Last Scrapper Standing #5 - Fussy Cutting!

Hello blog readers!  Susan here.  I'm presenting this week's Last Scrapper Challenge at Memorable Seasons and I'm so excited to see what all our participants come up with.

This week's challenge is a "FUSSY CUTTING" challenge.  What exactly is fussy cutting you ask?  Well, it's simply cutting things out of paper with a pair of scissors.  Like when you were a little kid and cut things out of magazines.  Remember doing that?  I'm sure we all did!  Grown up fussy cutting can add beautiful design elements to your page and can be so much fun!  You can cut whatever you want - flowers, leaves, vines, animals, objects, shapes, swirls....whatever your imagination can come up with.  You can cut these designs out of patterned paper, or make up your own designs from solid color card stock.  It's entirely up to you.

Here's my example.  I cut out the leaves and some of the flowers you see on the left and underneath the pictures. I layered them and popped some elements with dimensional adhesive.  There is so much you can do with fussy cutting to add your own look to your pages.  And a lot of people find it to be very relaxing to sit and cut things out.

I can't wait to see what everyone does with this challenge!


To enter this challenge, please...

• Upload your NEW layout to the gallery and link it back to the Challenge #4 thread in the Last Scrapper Standing forum.
• Have your layout posted by 03/13/13 at 11:59PM your local time.

Last Scrapper Standing #4 - Just My Type!

Hello everyone! Megan here to issue you this week's Last Scrapper Standing challenge!

Letters, Fonts and Words...Oh My! Wherever you turn nowadays, typography seems to be front and center as "art." Subway art, chalkboard art...it's everywhere. And with so many cool fonts out there, why shouldn't it be?

So here's this week's challenge - create a layout in which typography is front and center. Meaning, the typography must be a major design element on your page.

Here's my example I created using my February Fancy Pants Love Note kit. I decided to go with the card featuring the alphabet that has "I {HEART} U" embedded in it. The alphabet serves as the big design feature on my page next to my photo and also the "I {HEART} U" serves as the title of my page.

And then I thought I'd also remind you of this layout I created for my two-page sketch tutorial back in December. On this layout, I used a variety of different alphas and embellished each word for creative title treatment; when I say “embellished” I mean that used brown Thickers for the word “brown”, covered the word “paper” with mulberry paper, put a package sticker behind the word “package”, etc.

I am so excited to see what you all create! Hopefully, you'll be able to find that right font, word or letter that screams to you, "That's just my type!"

To enter this challenge, please...

• Upload your NEW layout to the gallery and link it back to the Challenge #4 thread in the Last Scrapper Standing forum.
• Have your layout posted by 03/06/13 at 11:59PM your local time.

Last Scrapper Standing Contest is coming!

Do you enjoy the TV show Survivor—well, we here at Memorable Seasons have our own take on the show. It's called The Last Scrapper Standing and we want all you ladies to join us here on our little island for a 6 week adventure that will cause you to scrap your sandals off! 

The DT will issue you a challenge every Friday starting February 8th, you will then have until the following Wednesday to get your layout loaded to the gallery and linked back to the appropriate thread. On Thursday all of us on the island will vote for our top 3 favorites, depending on how many entries we have entered on week 1, a percentage of those will move forward to next week. This will continue until week 5. The last week only the DT members aka THE JURY will vote on the top 3. The layout which receives the most votes will become our Last Scrapper Standing.

So what if you are voted off or what if you don’t want to join in the contest, no problem, because every week ANYONE that participates in the challenges will be eligible for a random prize drawing!
So we encourage you to invite your friends and spread the news because this promises to be the event of 2013, right here on our own little island at Memorable Seasons. So who is ready to be challenged?  Stop by the forum for more details.

See you Friday, February 8th

Week 7 of Last Scrapper Standing

Hello Memorable Seasons fans!
We are into Week 7 of our Last Scrappers Standing contest. Which means we're getting close to the finish line with only 5 contestants left!

1. Jean
2. Dria
3. Kathy
4. Linda
5. Susan

Congrats on making it this far, ladies!

The challenge for this week is to use the sketch below for inspiration along with adding some stitching somewhere on the LO.

Here is my example. I used my July kit which was full of Fancy Pants' Summer Soul collection.

Even if you're not a finalist, come play along with us!

Last Scrapper Standing - Week 5!

Hi ladies! It's Friday which means it's time for the next challenge in the Last Scrapper standing contest.  You ladies ROCKED the paint in week 4! Congrats to the remaining 11 ladies who are moving into week 5.  Remember that if you didn't make the cut, we'd still love to have you play along with us!!!

Also a BIG congrats to our random winner, Patricia!

Did you see what Week 5 has is store for you? It's all about using a mask on your layout!   Here is what I created using the beautiful Simple Stories Summer Fresh collection.  Make sure to check out the challenge post as well because I am offering up a tutorial to help you take your masking to a new level.

I added dimension using a mask template, modelling paste and mist.  I hope you'll join me in the challenge this week.  HERE'S a link for more details and the tutorial.

Also...did you know we're having a SALE to celebrate our Last Scrapper Standing contest..??? Check it out HERE!!!  Tons of products discounted ....!!!!

Last Scrapper Standing - Week 4

Another round of survivors have made it through week 3's challenge to doodle and the entries were AMAZING, I would encourage you to stop over to the gallery to have a look!

We are now on week 4 of our contest and the challenge is simple - paint!  We can't wait to see the ideas you will come up with this week with such a versatile medium.

I created this layout for this challenge using my fun Amy Tangerine Sketchbook DT kit, paints and some new stamps I had sitting around.

I hope you will join us for the challenge, even if you are just stopping by for the first time, you can still join in and possibly even be our random winner for the week!  Here is a link to the challenge and we can't wait to see what you are going to create!

Last Scrapper Standing Week 3

Can you believe that we are into Week 3 of the LSS contest already?????  The layouts submitted each week have just been absolutely amazing and the ladies have really risen to the "challenge" each week!  If you haven't yet, go check out the gallery and leave some love!

This week's challenge is brought to you by me! (Audrey)

You must use this sketch, have 4 photos, 7 stars, and red, white, OR blue on your page!  Go check out all the specific details in the week 3 thread HERE.

And just a reminder, that you can join in at ANY time for the weekly drawings!!  Hope to see you on the boards!

Last Scrapper Standing Winner

And the winner is....................................................


Brandi Pitts (Drewsmama)!! A big congratulations to Brandi for winning the 2nd Annual Last Scrapper Standing Contest. The final challenge was to use 3 different stamps in 3 different ways. Here is what she created:Brandi is the winner of her choice between the Sizzix Big Shot or the Spellbinder's Wizard die cut systems. Be sure to leave her some love in the gallery!

Final Week of Last Scrapper Standing contest...join us for the challenge!

This is the final week of the Last Scrapper Standing challenge over at Memorable Seasons. It's my turn to host the challenge and I wanted to invite everyone to participate...Jill will be giving away a gift certificate to her online store (Memorable Seasons) to one participant this week!

Here's the challenge:

Each participant must use at least 3 different stamps in 3 different ways on your layout. Any number of alphabet stamps used as your title all count together as a single stamp and a single use. If you stamp your title (no matter how long it is), you will have to come up with two other ways to use two different stamps on your layout. Choice of stamps and layout subject is up to participants. You can add any number of pattern papers or card stock to your layouts along with using more than 3 stamps, but must have at least 3 different stamps used in 3 different ways.

For my sample, I used stamps in these 3 ways:
1. Border--Circle stamps (stamped in a row as a brown border onto pattern paper) along with smaller dotted circle stamped in blue inside some of the brown circles; blue and yellow borders (stamped onto ledger paper as border accents)

2. Title --used 2 different alphabets to create my title (word "butterscotch" was stamped on pattern paper and cut out, the words "ice cream" were stamped directly onto the pattern paper) but both sets only count as one use.

3. Embellishment--100% Circle (stamped this circle image onto cream paper, then cut out with circle cutter and matted with pattern paper)

So I used at least 3 different stamps (actually used more--7 different stamps in all) in 3 different ways .

The Design Team will be voting again this week and we will be crowning one member with the title of Last Scrapper Standing and that person will also win the grand prize. We will announce the winner as soon as our votes are all tallied, so be sure to check back often. A random winner will also be chosen from among all the other entries (those playing along for fun).

I can't wait to see what everyone does with this last challenge!

Last Scrapper Standing Week 3!!

I can't believe we are already starting our 3rd week of our LSS contest! We have 10 talented ladies who just moved on to this round. Their new challenge is to create a layout using white/negative space and also an embellishment cluster. Here is my layout example for this challenge:Remember, even if you are not a part of the contest, you could still participate in the week's challenge and possibly win a $15 gift card from the store. Why not join us for some fun!!

Last Scrapper Standing contest has begun...

For the first week of this contest, here is your challenge:

Your subject is "an American Child." This does not have to be your title. You may interpret it how you want and use any colors you would like for your layout, but you must add stars and stripes to your layout.

You will have until Monday, June 21 at 3 pm to upload this first challenge in the official entry thread. If you need a reminder about the rules, they are listed here.

Here is the layout I created for this challenge... I used a star border punch and a silver star sequin along with the striped measuring tape paper.

We can't wait to see what awesome ideas you all come up with for this first challenge! Be sure to upload your layout no later than Monday June 23rd by 3pm CST.

Last Scrapper Standing!

We are just under two weeks away from the start of this year's Last Scrapper Standing Contest! If you haven't already, please take some time to go to the forum to see what it's all about. You do NOT want to miss out on this fun contest and all the great challenges the Design Team has in store for you! Have you heard about what the grand prize will be? Grand prize will be your choice of a Sizzix Big Shot or a Spellbinders Wizard!! Are you wondering what the first challenge will be? Well, I know! I may get into trouble for this, but I'm going to give you a teeny tiny little hint that may spark your interest a bit!
I'm sorry that isn't much, but maybe it will get you thinking. Can't wait for you to join us on June 13th for the kick off of the Last Scrapper Standing contest and the first challenge!