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Welcome to July! It's hot, it's busy, and it means it's time for another dose of inspirational challenges!  Hopefully amidst your BBQs, picnics, beach trips and other obligations you'll find some time to document all those fun Summer memories... and these creativity jump-starters should be just the thing to get you going.  Stay cool and stay scrapping, everyone!

Remember:

- only one LO per challenge will enter you into the points drawing

- LOs cannot be entered into more than one challenge category

- *please* only enter LOs that meet the specific challenge instructions  

Ad Inspiration Challenge - By MamaK321 (Kristianne)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

All About Me Challenge - By millmomma (Brittney)

Paper or Digi

Altered Object Challenge - By JulesinParadise (Jules)

Paper or Hybrid Scrapbooking

We all have that one earring, the piece of jewelry with missing stones or broken clasps. We save these either intending to get them fixed, hoping to find the other piece or for sentimental reasons. This month, I am challenging you to use one of these pieces on a card, a layout or an altered object




 

Card Challenge - By bluejeans7 (Angela)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

I wonder... Do you have as many brads as I do? LOL! I have a ton so this month I decided to use them. On your cards for this challenge I want you to use lots and lots of brads. Okay you don't have to use a ton but you do have use use at least 10 brads. LOL!

 

Color Challenge - by Art_Teacher (Laura)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

My wedding anniversary is in July. I was heavily influenced by the colors of the late 80's/early 90's, and pastels were in! So, of course, I had a pastel rainbow wedding. LOL! Looking back it seems so unsophisticated to me, but I still like the colors. Your color challenge for this month is to create a layout with pastels, using at least 4 different ones! Can you do it?

Countdown Challenge - By sarahwhithers (Jennifer)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

For this challenge you will create a layout using a countdown method of items. I will list five different kinds of things (eg. elements, papers, photos) for you to use in your layout. Every month there will be five new items for you to use. And for this month, I want to celebrate the outdoors. I want to see some of those outdoorsy elements come out!

5 - Pictures
4 - Papers
3 - Stitches or stitched items
2 - Clips/fasteners (anything to keep something tacked down)
1 - Sticker

You are welcome to use more than these items (eg. 3 clips instead of 2 is fine) just as long as you meet the required list and numbers asked for each. An example is seen below.

Die Cut Challenge - By Dianedi (Diane)

Paper  Scrapbooking

On Hiatus

Digi Do-Able Challenge - By Smiley-Scrap8 (Ronny)

Digital Scrapbooking

This month the template is by oceanbreezes423! Get the July Template free in the digi shoppe and use it to create your layout!



My example:

Fashion Findings Challenge - By happayscrappay (Rachel)

Paper or Digi

This month the focus is on an old technique, color blocking that we are seeing again in fashion, but let's put a modern spin on it and decorate those blocks of color. Your page needs to include blocks of colored cardstock with no more than 10% of the page patterned paper. You can do things to the color blocks including texturizing, layering stickers on them, stamping, stitching, inking, etc.

Rachel's example:

Heritage Challenge - By JanetM (Janet)

Paper AND Digital Scrapbooking

On Hiatus

Hybrid Challenge - By Smiley-Scrap8 (Ronny)

Paper AND Digital Scrapbooking

On Hiatus

Journaling Challenge - By Jenn Kellams (Jenn)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

On Hiatus

Manufacturer Challenge - By 4peasinourpod (Pam)

Paper Scrapbooking

July's Manufacturer is BAZZILL!

Music Challenge - By Mommybruno (Cassie)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

This month we're going to get inspiration from the many musical works that have come from Disney films. It seems like there is a Disney song to suit almost any occasion. I took the inspiration for my page from the movie Tangled, which featured the song Mother Knows Best. As in the song, I made a list of things that I often tell my DS...though mine are hopefully a bit nicer! LOL! So what inspiration can you draw from Disney tunes this month?

One Word Challenge - By Mommybruno (Cassie)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

You would be surprised how difficult it is to come up with one good word each month. Which is why I gave myself a break and an extra word this month. The challenge for July is to use both Good and Life on your scrapbook LOL. You can use them any way you want - together or separately, in your title or journaling. I did all of those things - used the words together for my title and separately in my journaling. Let's see what's good about your life this month!

Photography Challenge - By nun69 (Angie)

Photography 

Uk...how do you celebrate the 4th?   If you are not American, share with us something that shows your patronage of your home country.

Scraplift the GCT Challenge - By averys_mom and Carrie123 and megamay (Mandi and Carrie and Meg)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

This month our GCT is killarney_rose!  For this challenge go into her gallery and scraplift something you love. 

By killarney_rose:


Meg's lift:

Sketch Challenge - By Kimandasmo (Cindy), 4peasinourpod (Pam), and CT

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

Sketches are everywhere lately. They are the "hot" thing of the moment. We have another awesome sketch for you this month. It has a few layers for you to work with and many areas for you to embellish your page. Don't forget a sketch is just a starting point. You add all the creativity. I hope you enjoy this months sketch and can't wait to see what everyone does with it.



By MamaK321:

Supply List Challenge - By SarahA (Sarah)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

This month, in honor of my second baby arriving pretty soon here, we're doing it in pairs! Make a layout with 2 different alphas, 2 different border punches and at least 2 photos.

Theme Challenge - By ChrissyTina (Chrissy)

Paper or Digital Scrapbooking

This month's theme is "water".

Trends & Techniques Challenge - By Megamay (Meg)

Paper Scrapbooking

This month I want you to use a technique, a trendy technique -- Mediums! You can pick your medium, use one or more. It's up to you. On my example I used: Paint, Glossy Accents, and Crackle Accents. Other Mediums include: Gesso, Mist, Crackle Paint, Alcohol Ink etc.

If you are having trouble, watch the reveals this month because Chrissy is going to be showing off some distressing techniques using various mediums.