2016 Challenge Bingo FAQ

for july 2016 my hometown top ten does it have to be the hometown I actually live in which has absolutely nothing in it or can I do it on orlando?
 
AliceM said:
Can we use "old" LO's that matches for a Bingo tile?
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Unfortunately, you cannot. Each layout must be created specifically for the challenge in the month it appears on the Bingo card. You can't simply use a layout you created in the past that "works" for the challenge.
 
Can I double dip some of the open house layouts I make for the Bingo challenge? I just made one for Traci's challenge that fits perfectly for one of the Bingo challenges.
 
Normally, we say no on using the same layouts for more than one challenge, but this is a different type of event. So, let me double check with Robin and get the official word for you guys. :)
 
herbrock said:
Can I double dip some of the open house layouts I make for the Bingo challenge? I just made one for Traci's challenge that fits perfectly for one of the Bingo challenges.
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Good news! I asked Robin, and she said if you can make it work for both, then that's totally fine! :wub:
 
Can anyone help me with the ABCs or 123s challenge? How do I interpret this? I'm not sure I understand the prompt.
 
anelia said:
Can anyone help me with the ABCs or 123s challenge? How do I interpret this? I'm not sure I understand the prompt.
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I think this is usually perfect for a back to school page or scrapping about kids' school activity or school work. There's a lot of ABC/123 papers on the school related kits, e.g., the Kindy Kid by Amanda Yi & Digilicious.
Or, you can do something like 123 go... maybe about starting something new or running a race. Just a thought :)

Hope that helps.
 
This may be a dumb question, but what is meant by dressing up/ dressing down or messy/clean. Does that mean scrap a page about both dressing up and down or dress your page up or down? Same goes for messy and clean. Do you mean scrap a page about both messy and clean? Or make your page messy or clean?

Now I think I'm confusing myself! LOL
 
This is my first time doing Bingo here and I like Jenn, overthinking everything!

(1) What does "What is your world like right now?" Like can I scrap taking the kids to Home Depot today because that's my life, doing things with the kids? Or am I scrapping current events, news--all that boring stuff I'll never want to include in an album?

(2) I hate pumpkin/pumpkin spice. Am I allowed to scrap a layout using orange? Or do it HAVE to be a layout about pumpkin spice?

(3) Clip it Good-- are we talking clipping papers to the template or literal paper clips?

(4) Inspired by prints- are we talking tiny prints of photos or tiny patterns?

(5) All about me: the journey - what journey? What does this mean? Can I scrap about a road trip?

Uugh, SO many questions that my head is spinning. I'm so sorry for some of the questions that I have, I really am trying. I'm such a literalist that I've always been overwhelmed with challenge Bingo, which is why I've never done them, but I am driven by the chance of winning a GC!
 
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These challenges are TOTALLY open to interpretation. As long as you can justify in your mind how your page fits the challenge, it's totally fine with us. These challenges are supposed to inspire you. We aren't in the business of trying to disqualify people. :)

So using some of the examples above: messy/clean - You could do a literal page of a messy room vs a clean room (or messy/clean kid or whatever), or you could do something like half your page is messy and the other half is clean, or any other way you interpret the challenge is fine, too.

Same with pumpkin spice... if you don't like pumpkin spice, you don't HAVE to scrap about starbucks. LOL Scrap a trip to the pumpkin patch, the color orange, a general fall page using pumpkin elements.

Just take these prompts as a jumping off point and let them inspire you. I promise you, as long as there is a connection in some way to the prompt, it's TOTALLY fine.
 
Ahh, thanks for the reply, Libby. I've never done the challenges here before so wasn't sure how to interpret the challenges! Seems easy enough! :thumbup:
 
Libby Pritchett said:
These challenges are TOTALLY open to interpretation. As long as you can justify in your mind how your page fits the challenge, it's totally fine with us. These challenges are supposed to inspire you. We aren't in the business of trying to disqualify people. :)

So using some of the examples above: messy/clean - You could do a literal page of a messy room vs a clean room (or messy/clean kid or whatever), or you could do something like half your page is messy and the other half is clean, or any other way you interpret the challenge is fine, too.

Same with pumpkin spice... if you don't like pumpkin spice, you don't HAVE to scrap about starbucks. LOL Scrap a trip to the pumpkin patch, the color orange, a general fall page using pumpkin elements.

Just take these prompts as a jumping off point and let them inspire you. I promise you, as long as there is a connection in some way to the prompt, it's TOTALLY fine.
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Thank you so much! I was talking with my oldest this morning how I could scrap pumpkin spice and she was like "take me to Starbucks and I'll get one" Apparently she likes them, but I'm too cheap to Starbucks! :D But since time is of the essence, I'm not taking her to Starbucks for a drink, just for a layout. I like the idea of using orange. Now to see if I have any orange kits. I've never been to a pumpkin patch, maze thingy or anything like that before so no photos there. Hmmmm, That one does have me stumped as it's one of the last ones I need to scrap for Hard Bingo. And thank you for the easiness of the challenges. I've not done a challenge since the beginning of this year where I had to justify why I scrapped what I did for a specific challenge. It became rather challenging doing the challenges, which is why I never did another one or tried a Bingo Challenge here!
 
Um, I confess....I don't know exactly what something means and think I might have done something wrong with my bingo card.

"Spin your scraplift of sugarbabe: seattlesheri"

What does that mean?
I just scraplifted her but I'm thinking there might be more to it?
 
Hi Wendy!

A Spin-A-Lift is an old challenge that we've done around here for years. Basically, it's just like a regular scraplift except you flip it or rotate it somehow before you lift it.

BUT if you've already done your page as a straight-up lift, since you didn't know what that meant exactly, the challenge police aren't gonna come hunt you down. ;) Just consider it done and move on to the next challenge!
 
Libby Pritchett said:
Hi Wendy!

A Spin-A-Lift is an old challenge that we've done around here for years. Basically, it's just like a regular scraplift except you flip it or rotate it somehow before you lift it.

BUT if you've already done your page as a straight-up lift, since you didn't know what that meant exactly, the challenge police aren't gonna come hunt you down. ;) Just consider it done and move on to the next challenge!
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Oops!!! I wondered if I was supposed to do something else with that. I'm sorry. I did do my layout (it's already posted), but I promise I'll scraplift (and turn it) another layout after dinner!

Thank you for the quick response. I want to be fair and not cheat.

Can I ask one more question?

Robin said for basic bingo, to scrap five layouts, yet the example shows the middle as free. giving you only four layouts to scrap. Today as I was looking through the easy mode forum, people who used the free middle, had an extra layout and one lady even pointed to a fifth layout. Is that something that is necessary as the middle doesn't count--having a fifth layout? If it doesn't count, do you just do another block of the challenge card or can any SSD layout count as your fifth layout?

I'm only asking for next month, so I know all the rules. Hopefully this will be the last time you hear from me! :wub:
 
That's correct. The middle square is only truly "free" if you are doing a blackout of the whole card. Otherwise, in order to get your 5th layout, you can choose any other prompt on the card and count it for your free space. :)

Hope that clears it up!
 
How do we know what kits we have that are free with purchase (I believe it's number 17). I don't remember what is what in my files because let's face it, I have a horrible memory!

Or are you talking about SSD Store collabs?
 
I have a question about the 2 free with Purchase kits. Is there a certain way to know if a kit you own was a free with purchase one? I tried searching in the store, but it only came up with the current free with purchase kit. There are a few kits that showed up since they have free with purchase items.

How do we figure this one out? Thanks! I'm attempting Bingo this month (I've tried in the past and failed, but I'm committed this time! I've already got a few pages done!)
 
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