Scrapbook MAX! kit designer Michelle McCoy is going to get you into the holiday spirit with this fun challenge! Using items downloaded from Scrapbook MAX! – whether free or purchased – create a layout. You MUST use a title or phrase from any Christmas song as your title. Also, download Michelle’s beautiful Christmas-themed mini kit and be sure to use at least one item from it on your page. Upload your page to the gallery and share it with other challenge participants!

Get the full scoop on this fun challenge, and download Michelle’s freebie here!

The Groove November Freebie Challenge!

Freebie is based on the same “applelicious” theme as in the sample above

This month, designer Katie Castillo has shared an adorable 5 x7 brag book page based on her scrumptious “Applelicious” line of designs.

The Challenge:

Make 3 layouts with Katie’s freebie page.
•For the first page, pop in the perfect photos, but don’t change anything else (you can add journaling if you wish).
•For the second page, using the same photos, rearrange the embellishments and other elements to layout the page in a different way.
•For your third page, choose new photos, and alter the colors of the page (you can rearrange the items on this one or leave Katie’s layout intact).

Find the Challenge Thread here!

Scrapping Challenge 34 (Weekly Challenge hosted by Michelle McCoy)

From designer Michelle McCoy comes Part 1 of a 2 part challenge:

“Part 1? I suppose you are wondering what I’m up too this week, huh? lol….we are going to have a 2 parter…Each one will be a week long..Try to make your pages the best you can for this challenge, and you’ll understand why on the second week…It’s a secret…”

Find the list of items you need to use for Part 1 of Michelle’s challenge here.

November Designer Challenge – hosted by Carena Scott

From designer Carena Scott:

For the Challenge this month…

1. Use only the mini kit (pictured above) to make your layout
2. You can however use shapes to add interest
3. Upload your layout to the Scrapbook Max Gallery and Challenge Gallery
4. Come back here and proudly show us your layout with link to your gallery so we can all leave you some love.
5. Make your layout as complicated and clustered as much as you can. (just love those busy layouts)
6. Most of all – enjoy yourself and have lots of fun.

Pretty Easy – Can’t wait to see what you do!

Find the challenge thread and downloadable mini-kit here!

From designer Michelle McCoy:

 ”So here are the rules (for this week’s challenge)…Download the shape kit (attached to challenge thread and pictured above)…there are two different download choices for you….One will put the shapes right into your SBM shapes folder, and the other download (.zip file) in case you want them as a .png file instead….

Your layout MUST ONLY consist of things made with these shapes….Nothing else from the outside except for the backgrounds you use with the shapes….(read the challenge thread for the full challenge)

I will have a surprise for everyone who participates and of course, a new flair button.”

Weekly Challenge – October 3, 2010 – by Michelle McCoy

“I want to take you out of your comfort zone and dare you to do some thing a little different this week. This week’s challenge is about papers.

You can create your own backgrounds by using different papers (eg as stripes, curves etc), cut out shapes to use as embellishments or mats. Layer them on top of each other and play with the blending modes, change the hue or recolor them completely.

Your challenge this week is to create a layout usingc(at least) 10 different papers. You may use a paper more than once but there must be 10 different ones used (if you recolor a paper it counts as a new one). You must also use at least 3 items from this mini kit….

Post your layout in the designer challenges in the gallery and then copy and paste the second link under your layout and paste it here for all to see…

At the end of the week, I will pick two winers to receive a prize from me…BUT everyone will receive a new Flair Button….Let’s see what you come up with…:p”

- from Michelle McCoy

Find the challenge thread here!