Week #6 - Throwdown!!!

Hi everyone, Joni here!!   So this is the last week for our Annual Throwdown event... and it's my week for the 2 recipes...

First off, we're having a nice green salad to make our appetizer (card).
So, your card should be "mainly" green, with some kind of "dressing" (ink/paint)
And at least 2 more "toppings" on your salad...
I used MME Follow Your Heart...

Green base (salad), ink splatter (dressing) ...
I also added
CAULIFLOWER (flowers), ARTICHOKE HEARTS (hearts), and Alfalfa Sprouts (twine)

and for our Main Course THROWDOWN meal this week...and instead of just one item...we're making an entire dinner!!!
So it's getting to be nice weather outside...so let's go outside for a BBQ!!!

We're having BBQ Chicken, Baked Beans, Corn on the Cob and some icy lemonade!!

BBQ Chix:
1) Something with Wings
2) GRILL LINES
3) HEAT or HOT of the grill (interpret however you want)

Baked Beans:
4) Something lumpy

Corn on the Cob: (kernals are clustered)
5) A Cluster

Icy Lemonade:
6) A "clear" (icy) item.

Here's mine using MME Follow Your Heart

Wings = Butterflies, Grill Lines = Music lines, Heat = Sun/Sunshine, Lumpy = Crochet Flower, Cluster = lower left corner, Clear item = transparancy (over the photo)

So why don't you come over and join us?  Anytime is a great time to jump in!!  And we do some kinda fun stuff every month over on the Message Board.  And don't forget the store...Wow... lots of yummy product coming in all the time!!!  So, here is a little incentive for reading this far if you made it...  leave a comment on this post letting me know you were here....some lucky winner will recieve a gift...and you never know what that's going to be?!!!  I'll leave this open until next Wednesday the 25th and then draw a winner shortly after that.

time for a new DT call

It is with sadness that I have to post this notice but its time to search from some new DT members here. Audrey and Sally's term is up at the end of May We will miss their talent here on the boards but I dont think they will be going anywhere, they have both been hanging out here for a long time. We all sincerely thank them for all their hardwork and dedication to the store and us members here at MS.

So with that its time for another call--here's the info

Memorable Seasons http://www.memorableseasons.com/
is holding a Design Team search until APRIL 30th A decision will be made by May 4th.

Memorable Seasons is an on-line scrapbook store, gallery and message board dedicated to documenting all the seasons in your life. We are searching for one more designer to complete our team.

To apply, please email the following to momawhite99@yahoo.com
1.links to your online gallery, blog and/or resume, if available
2. your full contact information: name, phone number, email address, and mailing address. Include your message board name if you sign up for the gallery under a name other than your given name.
3. a short paragraph or two about why you want to be one of our designers and what you would add to our team
4. a list of your current scrapbooking commitments – other DT work, etc
5. and then attach the following items

photos or scans of 3 total projects to include
• your favorite layout
• one card
• one altered item or an additional card
We prefer those who are not currently on a design team affiliated with a store. Manufacturer, sketch site or kit clubs with no stores attached are okay. Additional details can be found here.




Design team members will receive a monthly kit sometime after the 10th of the month. You are required to create and share at least 4 projects using mostly the items in your kit on the 1st of each month. One of those 4 projects must be a card. You will also be required to choose a layout of the week, issue a DT challenge and post to the blog on a rotating basis with the other DT members. Other requirements include active participation on the message board, on line crops, occasional happy hour duties, creating a layout based on a monthly sketch and any other promotions that may come up. Term is 6 months with an option to extend by 6 more months and a limit of 1 year. If selected to join our team your initial 6 month term will begin in June 2012.

Week 4 Throwdown Challenges

I received the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan line with my DT kit so instead of an appetizer and because I love sweets I offered up a dessert challenge!  My challenge was to create a trifle using paper - more specifically: 

To create your trifle card you need the following ingredients:
whipped topping - vellum, tissue paper, lace, anything that gives an airy feeling
layers - you must build a scene using layers like you would your cake
fruit - hand cut some items from your patterned paper to enhance your design

My main course challenge I offered up was PIZZA!

The ingredients for your pizza are:
dough - you need to start with cardstock
sauce - you must use ink/paint/spray to give a saucy look - you choose the flavor
cheese - confetti! Yep, here is the work part. I want you to give the sprinkled cheese look with confetti - I thought of circles, but you may use any shape, but sprinkle!
I chose to add in some crust with my paper strips and sewing, but that is up to you. Also, feel free to add any extras that you would like on your pizza, but please share what extra food item inspired your scrap item.
 

Materials Used:  American Crafts, Tattered Angels

Isn't it amazing where you can get your inspiration from?  I have never tried food before, but it was really fun!  Hope you stop by and join us we've had some neat "meals" so far.  LOL

It's Reveal Day-Yipeee

Hello ladies-Tami here with my kit reveal for April.  WHOA did I have some fun with my kit this month!  I was challenged with the use of some FAB Studio Calico pps.  I got to work with the Abroad line
http://www.qbaroo.com/memorableseasons/main.cfm?categoryoid=374

These pps are soo versatile and the backsides of the pps are like a totally different kit-soo FUN too mix them up.
Well since I like to mix things up a bit I added some Crate PAper storyteller border stickers to it-they seem like they were made to go together!

Here's what I have so far for you

and heres a sweet card using the AC Fair ribbons--they are perfect for cards

I will have more to share with you later in the month!

BTW did you  know we are having a SALE???  And also a PROMO with MME--for every $15 order you will get into a drawing for some BRAND NEW goodies from the new MME lines-WOWZA!  Better get over there in scoop up some goodies!

toodles,
Tami

Scrapbook Throwdown Week 3 Recipes

Hi! Raechelle here with the appetizer and main course for this week's throwdown challenge. I used my kit, the lovely Cosmo Cricket Evangeline, to create both of my projects for this challenge. You can find them here in the Memorable Seasons store as well as many other wonderful new products from your favorite manufacturer.

Let's begin with the appetizer; chips and salsa:

the "bowl"; stitching or some type of a border to "hold" the salsa
the chips; a sentiment sticker or phrase
and the salsa; a mixture of smallish embellies

my card:

and for my main course this week I selected Chicken Fajitas;

chicken/pepper/onion strips= twine or ribbon AND a banner with at least 3 different patterned papers or colors

fajita= circle(s)
dallops of sour cream= ink or paint splatter

my layout:

Just a reminder that your card must be newly created for this challenge and be posted by Wednesday, April 4th, to have your name in for the weekly drawing.

Head on over the to the forum and this section for my challenges as well as past and upcoming. I do hope you'll join us.

Scrapbook Throwdown Week 2 Challenges

It's week 2 of our Scrapbook Throwdown and it's my turn to offer up a few recipe challenges. So here they are:

Appetizer round:

1 - Since the tray is round I want you to use a large circle on your card

2 - Since we all have to eat some of that tasty dip use white or cream as your base

3 - Choose at least 2 "veggies" from the tray to add.

*crinkle cut carrots: use chevron or ric rack design somewhere

*celery: hand cut work

*olives: bling

*broccoli: texture

*radishes: a pop of red

*cucumbers: ribbon

*peppers: 3 pp's (since our veggie tray usually has red,green and yellow peppers in it)

And here is my card for it using my March DT kit October Afternoon Sasparilla:

Now onto the Entree Challenge:

Who doesn't love lasagna?

So with this yummy entree in mind I want to see you follow this recipe for lasagna:

1. Noodles have wavy edge so I'd like to see at least 3 different treatment/punches on your paper edges

2. Lasagna is created by making layers. Use at least 3 layers on your layout

3. Looking at the photo above, you'll notice that there are 3 main colors in lasagna(red,cream,brown) so your layout must consist of only 3 colors, though they can be any 3 colors you'd like. You may add one neutral but for the most part just stick to 3 colors.

Now like any recipe you may add any additional items you'd like to your "lasagna" but the above 3 elements must be present.

And here is my layout using my March DT Kit:

You will have until Wednesday March 28th to post your projects. If you complete both of them by then your name will go into a weekly drawing for a prize from Jill. So you still have plenty of time to play along!

Hello March and REVEAL day

Good morning ladies and Hello to the month of March-WOW how time flies!

So this month our reveal day is kinda short.  Why you ask---well we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of some of the new goodies for the store.  And Jill and Emmalie always want the DT to have the newest product out there to work with.  So becuz I have a big event going on in my life-I had to go ahead and work with some stuff we already had on hand.  And boy did I luck out,  LOOK at what I received

Its some awesome MME Kraft Everyday pps, mixed with some red cardstock-YUMMY!   So here are two things I wanna share with you today- first up is a layout I did about my son--I used a sketch from pagemaps

And next is a little card I created--I just love making these rolled flowers--thank heaven for glubers-LOL!

So there you go girls--I will have more to debut thru the month but I am saving them for a contest we are having later.

Also stay tuned as a little birdie told me that the other DT girls got their new stuff to work with and it's REALLY good!  As they get done I am oh soo sure they will be happy to share with you!

Thanks for looking,
toodles,
Tami