The Lilypad - Other January challenges

Call me crazy, but on top of all the MOC9 challenges I am doing this month, there are a few designer challenges at The Lilypad that I have done too. Some I even managed to combine with other challenges, others were standalone.

First up was Scrapping With Liz Make it Slowly - this happens on the first Saturday of the month. I've done a few of these in the past and then promptly forgot to check for a few months and so missed a few. Goal this year is to do most of them.

I also did the SWL blog challenge this month - this one I combined with the MOC9-6 challenge as well.

Next up was the Pink Reptile Design's challenge to use a sketch. I combined this one with the recipe challenge at PixelScrappers.

Then Lynn Grieveson had a colour palette challenge. I did The Studio LAD01-16 layout for this challenge.

I did the layout for Little Butterfly Wings template challenge for the LAD01-18 challenge

Lastly I did the Sahlin Studio template challenge - I used the MOC9-23 interview challenge for this one.

These have been fun to do in between the MOC9 challenges too. Will try tackle some more next month.

NGD - Priorities

 Did you manage to get all your priorities set this month. The first month of the year is nearly over already...but the fun is only just beginning!

Check out this kit from NiniGoesDigi as part of Publisher's Picks at The Digital Press.

The Digital Press - January 2021 challenges

Last year the challenges at The Digital Press were pretty hit and miss... mostly just template challenges and usually only 2 a month. This year they have changed things up slightly and there will be six challenges each month. Each challenge is run by a separate designer and if you use their products on their challenge you can win a voucher for their store. If you complete all six challenges in the month you also go into a draw to win a TDP store voucher.... great incentive to get scrapping.

So I have tackled the challenges and here is what I created:

1. Colour challenge by Laura Passage

2. Flat Lay by Dawn by Design

3. Kickstart 2012 by Mari Koegelenberg

4. Powerful Words by Cornelia Designs

5. Template by NiniGoesDigi - layout using the Titanium kit

6. Template by Rachel Etrog

Super chuffed to get them all done this month with time to spare too. Looking forward to doing these again next month.

The Studio - Layout a Day Winter Cabin

 I found The Digital Scrapbooking Studio last year and have followed some of the posts for a while. I did add layouts there when on the CT for Blue Heart Scraps and Connie Prince during 2020 but haven't really done much else. Well one of the emails I got earlier this month mentioned a forum challenge called Layout-A-Day Winter Cabin.... it runs for two weeks (6th to 24th Jan) and every day that you do a layout you get a part of a kit. 

Sooooooooo naturally I plunged right in and did a few layouts. You can use kits and templates from anywhere, which is great as I then get to do a few other challenges at the same time.

1 (6th Jan) - Font - the speed scrap layout from DDD

2 (7th Jan)- Smoke

Also entering this into the Just Because Studio facebook challenge for using their $2 Tuesday kit

3 (8th Jan) - Old Photo - used MOC9-6 layout

4 (9th Jan) - Snowman - layout also made for Gingerscrap's colour challenge

5 (11th Jan) - White space - Used the template from Gingerscraps challenge

6 (12th Jan) Photo Edit - product challenge layout for JBS

7 (13th Jan) Cute Animal- scrapper's choice layout for DDD

8 (14th Jan) Scatter - design challenge layout for JBS

9 (15th Jan) Two fonts - diary layout from TLP MOC9-12

10 (16th Jan) Faux Cutouts - also entered this in the Lynn Grieveson colour palette challenge at TLP

11 (18th Jan) - A Really Good Day

Entering this layout in the Little Butterfly Wings template challenge through The Lilypad

12 (19th Jan) Silhouette

I used part of the new kit from Cornelia Designs WinterWinterGoAway for this page.

13 (20th Jan) Use three patterned papers - layout for MOC9-16 doodle challenge

14 (21st Jan) Repurpose paper as a stencil

Another layout using Cornelia Designs WinterWinterGoAway kit. I played a bit with the papers for this one to create the mottled leafy background for the challenge - an interesting technique indeed

15 (22nd Jan) - A bad patch

16 (23rd Jan) - Dark background - Layout from MOC9-21 birthday challenge

The pressure has been on with these challenges as you have to make and post each layout within 24 hours of the challenge being announced. It has kept me on my toes indeed. Glad I have managed to stick with it and get it all done!

The Lilypad - MOC9 - Week 3

It's been another week of fun challenges at The Lilypad MOC9 forum... I've stretched myself and learnt a few new things this week. Some of these layouts were easy to put together, others took a bit of thinking power even though it might not look like it. 

16. Doodle

Entering this into the LAD01-20 challenge at The Studio.

17. Acrostic

18. 2 templates

19. Stamped Background

20. Thru a Lens

21. Birthday

Entering this page into the LAD01-23 challenge too for a dark background

22. Shaped Title

So far I've managed to keep up (or at least catch up a few in a day or two). Only one week to go till the end of the month.

Cornelia Designs - Currently: Listening

 It's new release day at The Digital Press and Cornelia has a lovely new collection called Currently: Listening available.

This kit is so full of all things music that it will be a perfect kit for lots of layouts... perfect teenager sort of kit for now too. I have a few more layouts planned with this so will be sharing them in the next few days I am sure.

Check out this full collection in the shop in the new release section it will be on special all weekend long.

NGD - Titanium Kit

We all have moments when we need a little encouragement. The sentiments in today's kit on offer from NiniGoesDigi is the perfect one... being strong like Titanium.

I have made this layout using the template provided for NiniGoesDigi template challenge this month... such a great template for the start of 2021.

Check out this kit as part of the publisher's pick at The Digital Press

Cornelia Designs - new CT team

 I could almost squeal with delight... in amongst ALL the creative work I am doing this month I took the plunge and applied to be on a new design team... for Cornelia Designs . Early this morning I got accepted. Sure made my day what with load shedding and covid scares happening at the same time.

So here is my first layout for the team using a wonderful new kit called Winter Winter Go Away.

Check it out in the new releases at The Digital Press.

Gingerscraps - January 2021 challenges

Wow I can't believe I've been doing these monthly challenges from Gingerscraps for over a year now... that's 10 challenges every month for the past year... and each month is a new kit. So nice to get more and more layouts done. Here is what I created for this month's selection:

1. Life Chronicled

2. A Year of Blessing

3. Jumpstart minikit

The rest are all combined with other challenges as well:

Combined these two layout with The Digital Scrapbooking Studio (DSS) Layout-A-Day Winter Cabin challenge that is running in January (will share my other layouts later this month)

4. Colour

I won this kit (Like A Blank Canvas) from Just Because Studio in a lucky draw. Also entered this in the snowman challenge at The Studio for day 3 of the LAD

5. Template

Also entering this in The Studio LAD day 5 white space challenge

These three I made for the MojoMod challenges by DandelionDust Designs (DDD) as well:

6. Surprise Challenge - DDD Hello challenge

7. Storytelling - DDD Font challenge

8. Font - DDD Scraplift challenge

The last two I made for the Jan Tribe challenges at Just Because Studio (JBS)

9. Back It Up - product challenge

10. WordArt - Journalling challange

There were some new challenges this month that are a nice change so I can definitely see myself doing these each month.

Just Because Studio - January Challenges

 This month is going to be HECTIC with scrapping... I found out about another set of challenges from one of my current favourite designers, Just Because Studio.... so just had to jump in with both feet.

First up JBS is having a quarterly challenge with using the kits on the $2 Tues sales. Every time you use one of the kits and share the layout you go into a draw and can be featured in the newsletter. I did one layout so far which I will share with The Studio Layout-A-Day challenges next week.

Secondly is the monthly challenges. Like last year these are run in the facebook group but this time there are four challenges each month. If you do all four you can get a free kit. Once you've done 24 challenges you get another free kit. I really like this idea so can see me doing these challenges every month. 

Here is what I managed to create for the January challenges:

Product

I won this kit (JBS_LikeABlankCanvas) just for commenting on the sneak peak posts on facebook... boy oh boy it is filled with all sorts of lovely bits and pieces. I am really enjoying the arty things. Also entering this layout in a few challenges - Gingerscraps Back It Up and DSS LAD01-12

Design

I made this layout to also fit the LAD01-14 challenge at DSS

Journal

This layout worked perfectly for the Wordart challenge at Gingerscraps.

Rotated Template

These were really fun to do. At present there are only two other people who have shared layouts this month along with myself... sure hope that there will be a lot more participation. The designers always put so much effort into creating kits and challenges that I feel it is only right to give them some support in return. Plus I get more layouts done... hehehe.