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It’s November! I'm looking forward to the turkey! We have a fabulous list of challenges for you this month. Here’s hoping November is your month to complete the portfolio!
For ease of reference, we've created a printable checklist of this month's portfolio. Click the link below to download and print.
November 2011: Sweet Shoppe Scrapper's Portfolio & Tracker
As always, you MUST use primarily Sweet Shoppe products to complete your challenge layouts.
One Point Tasks - 20 Primary Points Possible
1 - Lift a portfolio layout by one of the Sugar Babes! This month the Sugar Babes created pages based on this November Portfolio. These layouts can be found in the gallery or rotating on the site’s home page. Your challenge is to lift one of the Babes' portfolio layouts!
2 - Quote Inspiration! Create a page that uses this quote as inspiration. “Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." -Oprah Winfrey
3 – 365 Days of Bliss! We’ve been sharing 365 Days of Bliss on the blog with you. Create a page inspired by one of the blissful posts found on the blog!
4 – Color inspiration! Create a page that is inspired by this color palette.
5 – Get inspired by the site thxthxthx.com, where the author does hand-written thank-you notes to the most random things/people/events.
6 – Ad Inspiration – create a page based on this ad.
7 – Children's Book Week is in the month of November, scrap a page about your favorite book as a child. Do your children read the book too?
8 – The Holidays are coming. It's a perfect time to make your Christmas or holiday card! Let’s see it!
9 – Lift-A-Babe – here’s your chance to lift the fabulous Tracy!
10 – Book Cover Challenge: be inspired by one of the beautiful book covers at The Book Cover Archive. (The link is randomized..so each time you click on it you get different covers to choose from.)
11 – November can mean going to the voting polls for many... what issues are important to you? Do you and your significant other have the same views? If you were running for public office, what would be your platform?
12 – Getting ready for the Holidays... what is on your Holiday Bucket list?
13 - One Little Word Challenge - Grateful! Scrap a layout based on that word (use it as your title!)
14 –Replace one of the letters in your title with an embellishment of the same shape. Round letters like "o" can easily be replaced with flowers, hearts, and circular embellishments.
15 – A layout within a layout - scrap a page devoted to one or two or three or twenty of your favorite previously scrapped layouts.
16 – Scrap a page with at least 11 photos and 11 elements to celebrate the 11th month of the year.
17 - It's time for one of our steady favorites again! Paper 2 Digi! Browse Jaime Warren’s gallery and lift one of her amazing layouts! Paper 2 Digi is always a blast and a great chance to try out some new techniques!
18 – 5,4,3,2,1 challenge - use 5 patterns, 4 embellishments, 3 alphabets, 2 ribbons, 1 photo ONLY!
19 – What does your fall look like? Be inspired this image.
20 - Are you keeping up with your recipe book? November is not National Turkey Lovers Month, but I need recipes for leftover turkey! Create a recipe card featuring turkey! Need some ideas? Check out EatTurkey.com for loads of yummy recipes!
Two Point Tasks - 20 Primary Points Possible
21 - Technique – Create a typographic wallpaper image then use it on your page.
22- Scrap a series of photos one right after the other
23 – Be inspired by Ali Edward's Weekend Lens - Scrap a photo heavy layout featuring photos of what you do over a weekend.
24 – Tell us about at least 5 funny little insignificant things that you are thankful for! For example, I’m thankful for peanut butter and jelly – quick kid lunches are fantastic!
25 – Down Low - Get down low and keep the camera below 12 inches. Scrap the photo you took!
26 – Now & Then - Scrap a 2 page layout where one side shows now and the other side shows then.
27 – Create a new outfit board on polyvore.com and design an outfit (don't forget the accessories and beauty products!) Then, use that as an inspiration for a layout! Link us up to a screenshot of your polyvore board, and the layout you used the inspiration for!
28 – Use this sketch by Debbie Hodge to create a two page spread
29 – Technique - distress the text or doodles or stamps on your layout
30 – Life at this moment - as the Holiday season is in full swing we often forget to stop and document what life is like right at this moment. Create a layout that documents your life at this moment.
Five Point Tasks - 10 Primary Points Possible
31 – Use one of the following product types on your page and make it the star of your page. Choose three different products and scrap three pages to earn five points.
31a – Shape Templates/Clipping Masks
31b – A calendar
31c – Brushes
31d – Photo Masks
31e – Digital stamps, doodles or hand drawn elements
32 - Life Lessons 2011 - this year SSD is encouraging you to create a Life's Little Lessons Album! One of the greatest things we can pass along to our loved ones is the stories of lessons we've learned in our own lives, so this year we're challenging you to do a little soul searching and create an album of these little learning experiences.
Pick 3 of the 5 topics below and scrap 3 layouts to earn 5 points:
32a – There is only one way to learn and that is through actions.
32b - The most important lessons in life can never be expressed in black and white, but must be experienced.
32c – If you want something in your life you've never had, you'll have to do something you've never done.
32d – Your actions now create memories you will reminisce and talk about in your elder years.
32e - Laughing, crying, joy and anger… All are a vital. All make us human.
Ten Point Task - 10 Primary Points Possible
33 – Get ahead of the holiday craziness and get your hybrid craftiness on! Create a hybrid gift box, print and assemble and then take a picture to show us your wonderful design. A holiday theme is not required. Any 3-d hybrid gift box will do.
Here are some examples from the Sugar Babes:
Juli
Juli
Rebecca
Rebecca
Rebecca
Rebecca
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=166320&ppuser=5598Andrea
Andrea
Andrea
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=196053&ppuser=8261Heather
Heather
Flex Tip - Be Creative! If the challenge is asking for a TOP 10 of your favorite TV shows, feel free to scrap your husband's or child's favorite shows instead! If it's asking a question, feel free to ask the question of a loved one and scrap a page for them instead.
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DON'T FORGET! As you complete layouts for our challenges, you'll be tracking them yourself in one post that you'll update throughout the month. For November, all layouts and points need to be posted by 11:59pm EST at the end of the day on December 1st. If you're joining us for the first time this month, have a look at the amazing portfolio tracker threads from throughout the year to see how it's done!
1) Post to claim your tracker spot for the month.
2) When you finish a layout for a challenge, upload it to the gallery and right click to get the image information for your layout.
3) Return to your tracker spot you claimed in this thread, and click edit to add the image of your layout to your portfolio. You'll want to add your layout in order of the numbered list above and include that number and the points earned above your image.
4) At the very end of your portfolio, please keep a running tally of the total points earned to date.
PLEASE NOTE: Portfolio points may NOT be carried over into the following month as each month begins anew with a fresh set of inspiring challenges! Additionally, you may NOT use the same layout for more than one numbered task - each task requires a new layout. For more information, visit the Portfolio FAQ.
Please don't post chatter or comments in this thread as we'd like to keep it clean and easy to check at the end of the month. If you want to give praise to your favorite prompts or layouts, feel free to chatter as much as you like in our General Info & Chatter Forum. Thanks!!
It’s November! I'm looking forward to the turkey! We have a fabulous list of challenges for you this month. Here’s hoping November is your month to complete the portfolio!
For ease of reference, we've created a printable checklist of this month's portfolio. Click the link below to download and print.
November 2011: Sweet Shoppe Scrapper's Portfolio & Tracker
As always, you MUST use primarily Sweet Shoppe products to complete your challenge layouts.
One Point Tasks - 20 Primary Points Possible
1 - Lift a portfolio layout by one of the Sugar Babes! This month the Sugar Babes created pages based on this November Portfolio. These layouts can be found in the gallery or rotating on the site’s home page. Your challenge is to lift one of the Babes' portfolio layouts!
2 - Quote Inspiration! Create a page that uses this quote as inspiration. “Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." -Oprah Winfrey
3 – 365 Days of Bliss! We’ve been sharing 365 Days of Bliss on the blog with you. Create a page inspired by one of the blissful posts found on the blog!
4 – Color inspiration! Create a page that is inspired by this color palette.
5 – Get inspired by the site thxthxthx.com, where the author does hand-written thank-you notes to the most random things/people/events.
6 – Ad Inspiration – create a page based on this ad.
7 – Children's Book Week is in the month of November, scrap a page about your favorite book as a child. Do your children read the book too?
8 – The Holidays are coming. It's a perfect time to make your Christmas or holiday card! Let’s see it!
9 – Lift-A-Babe – here’s your chance to lift the fabulous Tracy!
10 – Book Cover Challenge: be inspired by one of the beautiful book covers at The Book Cover Archive. (The link is randomized..so each time you click on it you get different covers to choose from.)
11 – November can mean going to the voting polls for many... what issues are important to you? Do you and your significant other have the same views? If you were running for public office, what would be your platform?
12 – Getting ready for the Holidays... what is on your Holiday Bucket list?
13 - One Little Word Challenge - Grateful! Scrap a layout based on that word (use it as your title!)
14 –Replace one of the letters in your title with an embellishment of the same shape. Round letters like "o" can easily be replaced with flowers, hearts, and circular embellishments.
15 – A layout within a layout - scrap a page devoted to one or two or three or twenty of your favorite previously scrapped layouts.
16 – Scrap a page with at least 11 photos and 11 elements to celebrate the 11th month of the year.
17 - It's time for one of our steady favorites again! Paper 2 Digi! Browse Jaime Warren’s gallery and lift one of her amazing layouts! Paper 2 Digi is always a blast and a great chance to try out some new techniques!
18 – 5,4,3,2,1 challenge - use 5 patterns, 4 embellishments, 3 alphabets, 2 ribbons, 1 photo ONLY!
19 – What does your fall look like? Be inspired this image.
20 - Are you keeping up with your recipe book? November is not National Turkey Lovers Month, but I need recipes for leftover turkey! Create a recipe card featuring turkey! Need some ideas? Check out EatTurkey.com for loads of yummy recipes!
Two Point Tasks - 20 Primary Points Possible
21 - Technique – Create a typographic wallpaper image then use it on your page.
22- Scrap a series of photos one right after the other
23 – Be inspired by Ali Edward's Weekend Lens - Scrap a photo heavy layout featuring photos of what you do over a weekend.
24 – Tell us about at least 5 funny little insignificant things that you are thankful for! For example, I’m thankful for peanut butter and jelly – quick kid lunches are fantastic!
25 – Down Low - Get down low and keep the camera below 12 inches. Scrap the photo you took!
26 – Now & Then - Scrap a 2 page layout where one side shows now and the other side shows then.
27 – Create a new outfit board on polyvore.com and design an outfit (don't forget the accessories and beauty products!) Then, use that as an inspiration for a layout! Link us up to a screenshot of your polyvore board, and the layout you used the inspiration for!
28 – Use this sketch by Debbie Hodge to create a two page spread
29 – Technique - distress the text or doodles or stamps on your layout
30 – Life at this moment - as the Holiday season is in full swing we often forget to stop and document what life is like right at this moment. Create a layout that documents your life at this moment.
Five Point Tasks - 10 Primary Points Possible
31 – Use one of the following product types on your page and make it the star of your page. Choose three different products and scrap three pages to earn five points.
31a – Shape Templates/Clipping Masks
31b – A calendar
31c – Brushes
31d – Photo Masks
31e – Digital stamps, doodles or hand drawn elements
32 - Life Lessons 2011 - this year SSD is encouraging you to create a Life's Little Lessons Album! One of the greatest things we can pass along to our loved ones is the stories of lessons we've learned in our own lives, so this year we're challenging you to do a little soul searching and create an album of these little learning experiences.
Pick 3 of the 5 topics below and scrap 3 layouts to earn 5 points:
32a – There is only one way to learn and that is through actions.
32b - The most important lessons in life can never be expressed in black and white, but must be experienced.
32c – If you want something in your life you've never had, you'll have to do something you've never done.
32d – Your actions now create memories you will reminisce and talk about in your elder years.
32e - Laughing, crying, joy and anger… All are a vital. All make us human.
Ten Point Task - 10 Primary Points Possible
33 – Get ahead of the holiday craziness and get your hybrid craftiness on! Create a hybrid gift box, print and assemble and then take a picture to show us your wonderful design. A holiday theme is not required. Any 3-d hybrid gift box will do.
Here are some examples from the Sugar Babes:
Juli
Juli
Rebecca
Rebecca
Rebecca
Rebecca
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=166320&ppuser=5598Andrea
Andrea
Andrea
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=196053&ppuser=8261Heather
Heather
Flex Tip - Be Creative! If the challenge is asking for a TOP 10 of your favorite TV shows, feel free to scrap your husband's or child's favorite shows instead! If it's asking a question, feel free to ask the question of a loved one and scrap a page for them instead.
___________
DON'T FORGET! As you complete layouts for our challenges, you'll be tracking them yourself in one post that you'll update throughout the month. For November, all layouts and points need to be posted by 11:59pm EST at the end of the day on December 1st. If you're joining us for the first time this month, have a look at the amazing portfolio tracker threads from throughout the year to see how it's done!
1) Post to claim your tracker spot for the month.
2) When you finish a layout for a challenge, upload it to the gallery and right click to get the image information for your layout.
3) Return to your tracker spot you claimed in this thread, and click edit to add the image of your layout to your portfolio. You'll want to add your layout in order of the numbered list above and include that number and the points earned above your image.
4) At the very end of your portfolio, please keep a running tally of the total points earned to date.
PLEASE NOTE: Portfolio points may NOT be carried over into the following month as each month begins anew with a fresh set of inspiring challenges! Additionally, you may NOT use the same layout for more than one numbered task - each task requires a new layout. For more information, visit the Portfolio FAQ.
Please don't post chatter or comments in this thread as we'd like to keep it clean and easy to check at the end of the month. If you want to give praise to your favorite prompts or layouts, feel free to chatter as much as you like in our General Info & Chatter Forum. Thanks!!
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