The Groove September 2009 Freebie Challenge

[The Groove]

Welcome to The Groove's Monthly Freebie Challenge!

Hello from The Groove, Scrapbook MAX!'s *free*monthly newsletter. (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/thegroove/)

Each month, a featured designer offers a great freebie mini-kit and issues a challenge based on that kit.

All you need to do is download the freebie, create a layout that steps up to the challenge, upload it to your gallery, and post a link to your layout in a reply to this thread!

Details about this month's freebie and challenge are below!

The “Freebie” Part!

Diana Carmichael has provided a lovely, free-spirited set of freebie items, perfect for pretty pages!

The “Challenge” Part!

Here's the challenge:

Download the freebie kit. Using at least three of the elements, create a layout that expresses "happiness" - whatever that may mean to you!


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Be sure to check out the September 2009 issue of The Groove (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/newsletter/2009/09/the-groove-september-2009/). You'll find some of this year's favorite layouts, a 10% off coupon on featured kits, and more!

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[peachsac]

Great Freebie!;)

[rijnkooi]

Thanks for the monthly freebies, I love them!

Have a scrappin' day!

Love, Natasja

[sylvia esther]

Your very own Fairy Wings!

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/Happiness.jpg

Thank you for the freebies and the challenge

[knzus]

Awwwwwww, Sylvia, she is darling! Look at that smile! Yep, I think fairy wings would be really cool! GREAT page!

And you all are welcome!

Everyone make some happiness pages!

What? Me, too? Okay.... hmmmmm.... what is happiness to me.....

:D

[Oceania]

Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I'll have to see what I can whip up :) thanks for the freebies :)

[knzus]

I didn't have to think too hard (yeah, yeah, I can hear it now :p ) on what happiness is for me. Like my siggy tag says... "my family is my happiness"

So, using a couple of my family -- two of the grandkids, of course! -- my page is below. I recolored the paper, slightly transparent, over a yellow background color... and recolored the bracket frame and flower, and also used the sequin.

[sylvia esther]

A good chocolate paddlepop!
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/Happiness1.jpg

[knzus]

LOL! Yep, Sylvia... I'd say that paddlepop was worth a LOT of happiness! Very CUTE!! :D

[dillie1]

Is coming home to these four
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=241&pictureid=1346

Thanks for the freebies. I am pretty new to this and enjoy the challenge.

[Karin]

Just gotta say that all these Happiness layouts are making me Happy! :)

Love, love, love Syliva Esther's adorable photos, and dillie1 - those poochies are priceless!

Glad everyone's having fun with Diana's great freebie!

Karin :D

[knzus]

Awwww, dillie1, your little furry friends are adorable! LOVE the lineup -- they have such cute faces! GREAT page for your first time in the challenge! Bravo!! :D

[Kimmyann]

Here is My Happy Layout


http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/2664/SeptGroveChallengeKAW-000-Page-1.jpg

[sylvia esther]

I love POP ART!

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/True_Colours_2_.jpg

[knzus]

LOVE the popart look, Sylvia!! Such great colors for you! AWESOME!!

[PixyGirl]

Thank you for the pretty package.

[PixyGirl]

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=244&pictureid=1390

Here is what happiness is - besides family, etc. The ocean and flowers!

[knzus]

Ohhhhhhhhh, I really like that page, PixyGirl! LOVE the ocean and rocks photos! If I were ever blessed enough to visit the coast (any of them, LOL!), I think I would spend most of my time sitting on rocks like that and just watching the water and all the nature around me! WONDERFUL layout! :D

[PixyGirl]

Yes, but unfortunately, even living in FL with a schedule of working full time and busy weekends, even we don't make it there that often.

[nanwu]

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/sbm-challenge-pages-005-septgroovechallenge.jpg

[knzus]

AWESOME, Wendy! LOVE the photos, such fun! And those alphas are really COOL! GREAT job!

Good to see you again, by the way!! ;) :D

[grannywin]

Thanks for the kit to design this layout. The colors were beautiful.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/1463/wcw-Groove-Sep09-Happiness.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35683)

[knzus]

Hear ye! Hear ye! We have an EXTRA BONUS for this challenge!

For everyone who contributes to the GROOVE SEPTEMBER 2009 FREEBIE CHALLENGE, your name will go into a RANDOM DRAWING for a FREE COPY of the NEW VERSION 2 SCRAPBOOK MAX! SOFTWARE that was just released a few days ago! The WINNER will be chosen by RANDOM DRAWING.

Please note: Layouts MUST be uploaded to the gallery AND posted to this thread by MIDNIGHT on SEPTEMBER 30, CST USA to be considered for the drawing. NO EXCEPTIONS.

So, all you need to do is CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CHALLENGE following the instructions at the beginning of this thread. Your name will go into the RANDOM DRAWING ONLY ONCE (but you can still make more layouts, of course!)

{If you have already purchased the new version, please send me a note via private message by September 30, MIDNIGHT, my time (Kansas, USA), and I will have an alternate goody for you.}

So, get your challenge pages made, upload them to the gallery AND post them to this thread to be entered into the random drawing for a FREE COPY of the NEW VERSION 2 SCRAPBOOK MAX! SOFTWARE!

AND HURRY -- there are ONLY TEN (10) DAYS LEFT in this month as of this post!

ONLY ONE FREE COPY OF THE SBM V.2 WILL BE GIVEN AWAY.

:D

[nanwu]

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/sbm-challenge-pages-007-septgroovechallenge2.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35702)

here's another one, my daughter loves to shop

[wolvsie35]

Diana, I had so much fun using your kit...I also used the 2.0 version..Love the things you can do with fonts...Woo-Hoo!!!! I recolored some of the stuff, but it sure turned out cute...Thanks again for such a wonderful challenge and freebie...((HUGS))
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/Groove-Challenge-001-Page-2.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35706)

[knzus]

Is that your house, Grannywin? That is SO CUTE!! I love tiny little homes like that. They look like adorable little doll houses. GREAT layout! :D

Banwu, the true test is HOW MANY bags can you get in each hand, huh! LOL!! :D COOL page!

LOVE all that beautiful BLONDE hair {I'm a bit partial to blonde myself, heh-heh ;) } And those EYES, wowwwwwww! ADORABLE page!!

[eye]

I downloaded but cannot find it.What am I looking for and what should it be under

[knzus]

I downloaded but cannot find it.What am I looking for and what should it be under

When all else fails, do as I do... instead of importing (or running) it as SMB, I always save mine to whatever folder I want, then change the file extension SMB to ZIP, then extract to that folder and use the items from there.

[eye]

I finally found it.:D

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/1463/768-000-Page-1.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35717)

[Kazr]

Here is my layout-My Mum had a dreadful fall with lots of damage but is on the improve now :)
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/Happiness-Is-000-Page-11.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35718)out

[dillie1]

I am sorry to here about the dreadful fall, however, so glad that she is on the mend. Nice layout.

[knzus]

Sometimes takes a bit of sleuthing, eh, Eye! Just when you think you know where it SHOULD be, it hides someplace else! LOL! Nice page!!

So sorry to hear of mum's fall, Kazr! Praying she is feeling much better soon and heals quickly! Great page!

And to the couple folks who pm'd me... YES, you can recolor, resize, etc. the freebies in your SBM program to suit your page layout!

Get your layouts made for your chance to be in the random drawing for the FREE COPY of the NEW VERSION 2 of SCRAPBOOK MAX! Only EIGHT (8) days left before the cutoff!

:D

[ryansmom66]

<img src="http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/Sept-09-Groove-Challenge-000-Page-1.jpg" />

[ryansmom66]

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/Sept-09-Groove-Challenge-000-Page-1.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35724)

[mortmomof2]

I have SB version 1. I made this using the freebie kit and my mom's SB2! I want it!!!!

Rebecca

[mortmomof2]

I love it! So Fun!

[knzus]

Great pages, Trisha and Rebecca! Our kids are a lot of our happiness! So glad you could join in our challenge... and each of you is now entered into the random drawing for a chance at the SBMv2 software!

It had you hooked as soon as you used your mom's, huh, Rebecca! ;)

LOVE the pages, everyone! :D

Everyone else, hurry-hurry-hurry, get your layouts made for your chance to be in the random drawing for the FREE COPY of the NEW VERSION 2 of SCRAPBOOK MAX! Only SEVEN (7) days left before the cutoff!

[hmschoolmom]

thank you so much for this freebie! it was perfect for these photos that I have been waiting 3 years to scrap!!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/hmschoolmom/blizardbch.jpg

[KPierce]

thank you so much for this freebie! it was perfect for these photos that I have been waiting 3 years to scrap!!!!



Wow you are correct this kit was perfect for those pictures. The colors match perfectly. Great job.

[Gotart]

Amy's 1st Baby pic. Happiness is expressed in the poem..
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=1646

[grannywin]

What a cutie pie, Gotart! The poem might be something I need in the near future.

[omajo]

Gorgeous pages everybody !! So sorry that I didn't comment on your pages in the gallery. :)

It is nearly the end of the month, I'm so glad that I can still participate in the challenge;
this is the latest photo of our GKs

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/SEptember-2009-008-Page-9.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35779)

[ValerieElaine]

Everyones pages are terrific.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/The-Groove-008-September2009.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35784)

[makeyesup]

Finally got my act together and did this months challenge. Thanks for cute kit, Diana.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35787

[Winnie49]

What a great pages girls!!!!! are amazing!!!!! as always you did a great job!!!!
I dont know if i can ask this here or not, but i cant download this minifreebie to participate, because i cant use my sbm program on my mac so i would love to know if you can tell how to get it in a zip file
Thanks
Wendy

[dillie1]

Happiness is Family Gatherings. This gathering was for my Dad's 79th Birthday. We always say "More the Merrier"

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/Miscellaneous-003-Page-1.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35800)

[Oceania]

Awesome pages everyone. This is one of my little girls and seeing her smile instead of having a meltdown is precious and it makes me very happy :)

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/sepchallenge-000-Page-1.jpg (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35801)

[Renata Guedes]

Hello,

I'm new to scrapbook, but just wanted to let my contribution to this month challenge. Hope you like.

[knzus]

... I dont know if i can ask this here or not, but i cant download this minifreebie to participate, because i cant use my sbm program on my mac so i would love to know if you can tell how to get it in a zip file...

Wendy... even if a person can't use the Scrapbook MAX! files, all you have to do is download the file (choose "Save File"... NOT "Open with..." or whatever your other option is) to wherever you want it to go, then change the SMB (.smb) extension to ZIP (.zip) (if it asks are you sure you want to do that, just tell it yes)... then, right click on the file and choose "Extract Here" and the goodies will be right there for you! :D

GREAT pages, everyone! LOVE how everyone is interpreting WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY! Such a wide variety of ideas and uses -- you're all so creative!

Remember, in TWO DAYS we will be having that RANDOM DRAWING for a FREE COPY of the NEW VERSION 2 SCRAPBOOK MAX! SOFTWARE! Anyone else wanting in on this chance, get your layouts made following the instructions in the first post on this thread! TWO DAYS and counting, kids!

:D

[KPierce]

Question: If you enter two layouts, do you get two entries in the random draw or is it one entry in the drawing per person?

[KPierce]

All I had to do was read. I found the answer to my question.


Question: If you enter two layouts, do you get two entries in the random draw or is it one entry in the drawing per person?

[tanni]

Fun challenge! Here's my try at the theme.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/35830

[KPierce]

Great challenge. I created a shape in RD for the bracket frame (aren't you impressed Granny that I figured that out).

29411

[laurie016@mywdo.com]

thanks for the freebies...my first challenge here.

[melissa76]

This is my first attempt at any of the freebies. It was fun. Thanks alot. I will continue with the freebies, as I am sure I will only improve with practice.
Hope you enjoy my page.
Melissa:)

sorry, I dont know how to adda link, so I will return to fix this.

[knzus]

We have done the random drawing for the FREE COPY of the NEW VERSION 2 SCRAPBOOK MAX! SOFTWARE!

And the winner is.... mortmomof2 (Rebecca)!! Woo-hoo!! Rebecca, you'll hear from Karin (one of the admins) of Scrapbook MAX! about your free software!

Congratulations, Rebecca! And a BIG THANK YOU!! to all of you joined in the challenge! Thank you for such creative and wonderful layouts made with the freebie pack!

And if you read through the Challenges and Contests forums, there will still be OTHER ways to win a free copy of the version 2 software! ;)

Thanks, everyone!

[MarthaT]

congrats mortmomof2!

[KPierce]

WOW I am so excited for you! It is a wonderful upgrade. Congrats.

[mortmomof2]

WOOOHOOOO!!! So excited!!!!! Can't wait to start using it!! Thanks so much!!! :)

[buiopltb]

Your very own Fairy Wings!

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/500/Happiness.jpg

Thank you for the freebies and the challenge

Great post! It's very nice and userful. Thank you so much for your post.
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[twpclerk]

Congratulations Rebecca!! Good for you!