Design Team Layouts by Jas

This month Jas had the Word Challenge and the Number Challenge.  Check out what she came up with...

{Word Challenge}

{number Challenge}

Head over to the forum and check out the criteria....add your layout to the gallery and be in the running for a randomly drawn prize!!

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Meet our September Guest Designer

Jess Mackenzie. 

Jess has recently joined Challenge Heaven and has blown me away with her amazing doodling, masking tape application and funky layouts!!  I couldn't help but ask her to be our guest designer.  I love how different her layouts are to what are commonly shown in scrapbooking magazines and on most design teams.

Here is a little about Jess and her wonderful layout for the September Sketch Challenge.

I’m a sahm to my gorgeous son Elijah who’s 2 and I’m married to my wonderful hubby Tavis. We have two mischievous dogs Charlie (golden retriever) and Ruby (Labrador).

We live in a mining town in WA called Port Hedland where I spend my spare time scrapping, reading, chilling with the family and listening to tunes.

I have no idea what I’d call my style.....messy, funky, fun.....I love trying new things....even if it ends up in the bin the process is always fun!

No page escapes my black sharpie pen, I love masking tape and I can’t live without my distressing tool and my tim holtz black ink. I also adore finding awesome handmade embellishments online...there are sooooo many talented crafty gals out there.

I find inspiration anywhere and Everywhere!! Mags, blogs, websites, children’s books......there is inspiration all around us : )

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The Stamp Spot - A Fabulous September Sponsor

The Stamp Spot – bringing international stamp companies to Australia

The Stamp Spot is an online store based in the Perth hills. While the store mostly stocks rubber and acrylic stamps and stamping products, we have an ever growing line of scrapbooking papers and products.

Owned by Marcia Pringle, the store started in July 2009 hoping to bring to Australian customers the many and varied stamps that are available from overseas. With the growth of blogging, so many stampers here were able to experience the wow factor of other companies stamps, many not available here or the cost on currency conversion made them expensive. We’ve been successful in bringing to Australia My Favorite Things, The Greeting Farm, Stampavie, Unity Stamps and more.

In addition to these wonderful products, I have a taste for most things Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, Sassafras Lass and October Afternoon – these are just some of the manufacturers products you will find instore. There may not be a massive range in store, but they are very competitively priced. We offer a flat postage cost of $6.95 (free post on orders over $75.00) – small orders will be refunded the difference in postage costs; it’s all about getting the products to you at a low cost.

For those in Perth – please feel free to contact The Stamp Spot to arrange a shopping date by appointment. There is a ‘shop’ as such, and any given week can see quite a few customers pop past for a look and a buy.

Contact Us by email at info@thestampspot.com.au or to make an appointment please call Marcia on 0428 94 54 54

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September Challenges

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES
If you have been inspired by one of our challenges and are sharing your work online or in stores we ask that you credit - Challenge Heaven with a link back to the site.
PLEASE NOTE: Layouts must be created for these challenges only and not to be used for any other online challenges/challenge blogs. 
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Word Challenge - Use the word Heart in your title.
Criteria: Use 2 types of alphas in your title

Themed Challenge – All about you
Criteria: Use Lace or Ribbon

Sketch Challenge - Use this awesome multi photo Inspired Blueprints sketch as your inspiration.

Song Challenge – Use "Hush Little Baby" as your title.
Criteria: Use pearls

Number Challenge – 1 photo, 2 pieces of ribbon, 3 patterned papers, 4 word title

Colour Challenge – Purple and Teal
Criteria: Use a scalloped edge

Ebony and Ivory Challenge – Black AND White with Grey
Criteria: Use a boy photo


DON'T FORGET

• As you complete a challenge add your name to the Completed Challenges List in the forum. Your name must be on these lists be considered for a randomly drawn prize at the end of the month.
• Your layouts must be created for these challenges only and not to be used for other challenges.
• If you're uploading to you blog or online gallery please credit Challenge Heaven with a link back to the site.

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Sponsor - Old Favourites

Here is a little about Sam and her store

My grandmother has always fostered my love of craft. No matter what project I would dream up she always had an endless array of tidbits to use. You never knew what treasures could be unearthed.

In an age where everything is mass produced nothing compares to the 'Old Favourites' of yesteryear.

We specialise in creating themed collections full of vintage products and also stock a variety of unique embellishments. New themed collections are being added every week and if you can't find one to suit we are happy to create one for you. I love adding pieces of nostalgic flair to my scrapbook pages and want to share with you the 'Old Favourites' of the past for your craft projects of the future.

Pop over and check out the lovely pieces Sam has put together.

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DT Member Jas...

...had the Song Challenge an d the Ebony and Ivory Challenge to create for this month.  She come up with some great samples for her challenges.

{Love - The Ebony and Ivory Challenge}

{"we are family" - Song Challenge}

Pop over to the gallery and see what all the members have created.

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DT Member Kylie...

has created 2 bright and funky layouts for us this month.

Kylie had the Theme Challenge and the Colour challenge to play with and here's what she came up with....

{The Queen of Pulling Faces - Theme Challenge}

{Cheeky Alligator - Colour Challenge}

Head over to the forum to check out the full list of challenges.

I look forward to seeing your creations in our gallery.

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