Winner of the June 2011 Challenge

Huge Congrats to

MAZLINA 


who has won this challenge.

June 2011 - Thing/s You Can't Live Without Challenge

Welcome to our first reveal by our latest DTs.  We are so excited to have fresh new talents on board and we look forward to more exciting beautiful work from them.  This month - we have another simple challenge for you:

The topic of this challenge is :  "Thing/s I can't do Without."

We would like to challenge you to scrap about the thing or things that you can't do without. It may be something tangible or intangible and we thought it would be nice if you can put it down onto paper on what you can't live without.  

Here are the DTs' takes on the challenge:

DT Amelia : She says it quite simply that she really cannot live without her daily dose of caffeine  :)

DT Fon Mee lists down all the items that she needs in a day on an elegant layout.  

DT Nad says that communication is the key and she simply can't live without her blackberry and Ipad.

DT Yatie does an emotional take - citing that she can't live without her daughter's smile.  Awww..... how sweet.

DT Helene basks in her love and she simply can't live without her hubby's hugs.  Sweet love...

We love DT Azura's tic tac toe-ish take on the challenge complete with tiny photos of what she cannot live without.  

DT Helen expresses her love in such a sweet layout.  Love how the layout is full of photos yet it doesn't look cluttered.

We hope that you are totally inspired with these new talented and returning DTs.  We have prepared this RAK for you below and please do read our challenge rules as conditions for participation do apply:

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All you would have to do is to send in your submissions (we only accept layouts) via the link above by midnight 12pm, Thursday, 30th June,  2011 (Malaysian time). If you have any problems with the link submission, please notify us at chowchow138@gmail.com. Kindly note that we are unable to entertain any project that is sent after the stipulated time and please note that the project sent should solely be submitted for the Scrap-It-Lah challenge and not for any other challenges. Yes, we welcome international submissions as we would love to see Scrap-It-Lah grow.

New DT Announcement and We will be back in June

A very very BIG Thank you to all the applicants for our DT positions.  We would love to take all of you but unfortunately,  we can't.  However,  we would like to thank those who have tried out and here are the chosen DTs for our next Term June - December 2011.  Here they are in no particular order:

Azura Alyssa

Hi! My name is Azura Alyssa. I am from the sunny island of Singapore. I am down to earth, cheerful and loud. I always have crazy and fun ideas. My life circles around those who are close to me especially my family, my friends and of course my boyfriend. They are everything to me and they always end up being the subjects to my scraps. Scrapbooking is now a part of who I am. Its my own little retreat of being artsy fartsy. It makes me happy and that is all that matters. Being on the team is an honor for me. I wish that throughout my term I will keep you inspired and you will inspire me as well. Thank you. 

Helene Siermans

Hi! My name is Helene Siermans but I call myself Nick. It was my hubby who started to call me that. Why? Well maybe I´ll tell you one day. I have two kids. I adore them and they always make me smile. I live in Sweden in a small village. And finally I got myself a private scraproom. Yes dreams can come true... I´ll hope to inspire you here at SIL and  I am looking forward to meet a lot of wonderful crafters from all over the world.

 Fon Mee

Hi there, I'm from Sabah - The land below the wind. I've started scrapbooking in 2007 and never turn back since and never stop creating. I don't have a specific style but love to trying out new ideas, new products and play with colors. I also like mini album which is a good escape for those photos of mine that have no place for scrapbook layout. I'm a working mom and basically only be able to scrap during my free time such as after my boys went to bed or weekend.

Helen Tilbury

My name is Helen Tilbury & you can find my blog @ http://helentilbury.blogspot.com. I live in Durban, South Africa. 

The weather is more often than not hot & humid & you can find me tinkering away in my little home studio with my air-conditioning set to 21 degrees Celsius! 

I have a wonderful & tolerant husband who allows me to pursue my vocation liberally & we share 4 precious children aged 17, 16, 13 &10, plus 3 over-indulged fur babies (cats!).

I am currently part of the Challenge Design Team at Scrapbook Challenges sketch/challenge-based Ning community, Inspired Blueprintssketch-based Ning community,

Once Upon a Sketch sketch/journaling blog, Bird is the Word word-based challenge blog & Pretty Paper Petals Australian flower & embellishment manufacturer.

I am a work-at-home mum & could always make an extra buck as a taxi-driver as my kids have me driving all over the province regularly for sports matches & social activities! 

I am a fashion designer by profession but my love of scrapbooking & photography has long since super ceded my love of fabrics. 

I have enjoyed an enduring affair with pretty paper & embellishments for 7 years now & can't imagine a life without the smell of new papers & the anticipation of my next delivery of scrapbooking goodies in the mail!

I don't believe in labelling my style as I design to suit the mood & subjects of my pages but I endeavour to always push my creative limits & constantly grow with my craft.

Louise Dahlstrom

Headshots and write-up will be along later as Louise is unwell at the moment.  We would like to wish Louise a speedy recovery and we can't wait for her to share her creations with us here soon.

With every new DT announcement, there are also some Goodbyes to be said to our "Retiring" DTs.  We would like to thank Jessy,  Wati, Sharm and Michelle for being on the team and we wish them well in their future endeavours.

Look out for our next challenge in June and we will be back then with new reveals from our latest team.

Scrap-It-Lah Second Anniversary Blog Hop - Last Challenge

Hi everyone,

We are finally back.  Yes,  we were supposed to unveil the last challenge to you yesterday but unfortunately there were some technical difficulties.  Today is a new day and we are back with a new and exciting challenge for you by this talented DT.  Do head over to her blog for challenge details.

We would like to thank everyone who has applied for the SIL DT positions.  There were so many of you and we wish we could take you all but we had only 5 positions available.  Do check back in a week when we announce who the new DTs are.  In the meantime, enjoy this last challenge by her.

Scrap-It-Lah Second Anniversary Blog Hop and First DT Call (update)

Hi Everyone.  We have a big in fact HUGE Surprise for you this month.  It's our 2nd Anniversary months and we have 7 Challenges lined up for you back to back!  All you have to do is to follow the DT's blogs to participate in the challenge.

Each challenge will only run for 7 days,  yes - that's only 1 week and we have prepared some very very nice RAKs for you.  What are you waiting for?

We are now into week no 6 of our challenges and hop over here to check out our latest layout challenge by this talented DT. 

*Just HOP on over to the first challenge at this very talented designer's blog.  This challenge is now closed.*

*Hop over here for our Second challenge to see what is in store for you by this other talented DT.* This challenge is now closed.  


*Challenge no 3 is now closed*


*Challenge No 4 is now closed*


*Challenge No 5 is now closed*



We would like to thank all the DTs that have sent in your beautiful applications.  We are in the process of selecting the DTs and we will be in touch with those who are selected soon.

This month  we would also like to invite you to join in our very first Design Team Call. As a non-profit site,  we will not be able to pay the designers in any form but it's just fun to be designing for a site.  Do you have what it takes?  We are looking for talented designers who are able to:


1)  Commit to a 6 months term from June 2011 onwards
2)  Maintain your own blog
3)  To design a layout on the challenge each month


Easy peasy right?  If you think you have what it takes,  please send in 3-4 samples of your work or blog link to chowchow138@gmail.com by the 30th April,  2011. Those selected will be notified by email by early May and will start designing their first challenge in June.  We are looking forward to your submissions.

We would also like to thank one of our latest sponsor Scrappin Studio for donating one of the RAKs for our Anniversary Blog Hop.  Thank you so much Scrappin Studio!

Do enjoy your blog hop and good luck!

Winner Announcement for Mrach 2011 Challenge

Its time again to announce the winners of the March Challenge.  The DTs have gotten together and the vote is in.  The winner is...  *drum roll please*...

                                 WINNIE!!!

Congratulations Winnie.  Please email Michelle at chowchow138@gmail.com for details on how to claim your RAK.

March Mood Board Layout

Another new month,  another new challenge.  This month we would like to present you with our very first MOOD BOARD layout challenge.  We know - some of you are going like, "HUH?" "What is a mood board?"

Here is an explanation on what a mood board is... Here is the explanation of a mood board in the Wikipidea here.  To translate it into scrapbooking theme - here is the explanation on what it is on the squidoo here.

We would like to challenge you to come up with a mood board layout of any theme in a 12 x 12 inch layout which is to be submitted to us by Thursday, 31st March,  2011 at midnight Malaysian time.

Our DTs have all come up with different variations of the mood boards for your viewing pleasure and here they are in random order:

Amelia's mood layout defines who she is in a very definitive way.  She is a wife,  a mom and busy strong woman.

On a softer side,  Jessy displays her fondness for all things shabby in her mood layout. Love the little elements which she has added to the layout.

New mom Nad professes her love for her daughter Zara in her multi-photo mood layout - isn't little Z cute?  Congrats Nad on your newborn little girl.

 Sharm expresses her hopes and dreams for her little one in this very whimsical mood layout.

Wati "schooled" her mood layout with alphabets and numbers as her little Prince has just started school.

Yatie added lots and lots of her daughter's favourite elements in her mood board - including hijacking N's crayons - hilarious!  

Michelle documented all the words that her daughter says of her IDOL Justin Beiber.  

Here is the RAK that we are offering this month.  Interested?  Do send us a submission this month and it may be yours!

We are just wondering what kind of mood layout will you present for submission?  Do share them with us at the link below or email us at chowchow138@gmail.com.

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Please note that all conditions apply.

All you would have to do is to send in your submissions (we only accept 12 x 12 layouts for this month only) via the link above by midnight 12pm, Thursday, 31st, March, 2011 (Malaysian time). If you have any problems with the link submission, please notify us at chowchow138@gmail.com. Kindly note that we are unable to entertain any project that is sent after the stipulated time and please note that the project sent should solely be submitted for the Scrap-It-Lah challenge and not for any other challenges. Yes, we welcome international submissions as we would love to see Scrap-It-Lah grow.