ScrapLounge

CREATIVE TEAM CALL - JAN 2011 to JUNE 2011

Good morning everyone.
The Lounge is looking for 2 new people to join our talented Creative Team.
Here are the details.....

The Scrap Lounge is looking for two new creative team members to join existing members Jody (scrappyjo) and Kym to create projects using product supplied by our monthly sponsors.

As part of our Creative Team you will be expected to do the following:
- maintain a regular presence and actively participate in the forum and gallery, if not on a daily basis, as close to it as possible.
- Complete at least THREE projects (layouts, cards, ATCs, OTPs) each month using the product packs provided by the sponsor for that month – these MUST be uploaded by the first of each month.
Packs will contain approximately $15.00 worth of product from our sponsor.
- Help host and participate in, our monthly cybercrops (this will be done on a rotating basis within the Creative Team) – three CT girls will set the challenges and one will host a game (Bingo, Treasure Hunt, etc) each month
- Vote for the winners of our monthly challenges and cybercrop challenges.
- Contribute to the “Scrapping Question of the Day”, “Question of the Day”; Birthday/Anniversary Announcements areas of the forum.
- Contribute to The Lounge blog on a regular basis – sharing Lounge news, promoting sponsors/competitions/challenges, etc and uploading step-by-step projects, etc.
- Promote The Lounge through your blog and other social networking sites (Twitter, Facebook, etc)

If you think you would like to be a part of our team and join one of the friendliest forums on the net (well we think so), please send your application to shazz@scraplounge.com.au by midnight, Friday, December 3.

The following MUST be included in your application
Your name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Blog or website address (if applicable)

Images of 5 recent projects that you have scrapped that you feel gives us a “feel” for your style
(these images can be from other galleries, The Lounge gallery or feel free to scrap new projects)

Answers to the following questions…
1. Why do you want to be a part of the Scrap Lounge Creative Team?

2. Have you ever been on a design/creative team before?
If so, which ones?

3. What qualities do you think you can bring to the Creative team?

4. Do you regularly frequent other sites?

So if you think you would like to be a part of our team, please send in an application.

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Tuesday
~shazz~
xo

SO....WHAT'S NEW OVER AT THE LOUNGE...???

Rondelle has been teasing us all for a few days with the promise of a big announcement and I guess you can't get much bigger than this....

Well hello there my beautiful ScrapLounge members.

The time has come (probably rather overdue actually) for me to hand over the steering wheel of this wonderful place! Our long term forum member Shazz recently spoke to me about buying ScrapLounge and it all just felt so right... the timing, the person, EVERYTHING that I instantly said YES!!!!!

As you all know I've had a crazy couple of years with small children, a divorce, and in less than a month's time I have an interstate move. I've never been able to dedicate the time to this great place that I have wanted to, which has always left me feeling terrible because you girls and our sponsors deserve so much more! And I just know that ScrapLounge can be the hugely successful site that I had visions of when I first started it. I've just come to the realization that it can't be me to get it there.

I hope you'll all join me in welcoming Shazz as the new Captain of the Ship so to speak and give her a big Cheer!! She's got lots of great ideas and has the passion and dedication to this site to make it absolutely fabulous!

Welcome Shazz and thank you to all you members who have been with us here for years or have only just joined. I really see you all as part of my cyber family and look forward to seeing where this change takes us all.

I won't be far away..in fact you'll probably see me in here more than ever!!

I'll be continuing on as an Admin assistant to Shazz to make sure the change over runs smoothly and to help with some of the back end stuff. Our official handover date is December 1.

Also, if you are waiting on prizes, you're still getting them. I'll be sending out ALL overdue and outstanding prizes this coming week.

xo Rondelle

So....there you have it....I am so excited (and nervous) about being the new owner of this wonderful little corner of the cyber-Universe.
If you want to see the Lounge ladies reaction to the news you can read more here 

And yes....I do have plans for The Lounge but nothing too "over the top" - in the words of many a famous and successful person...."If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

I do hope all our blog readers will visit The Lounge and become part of our friendly little cyber-community.
There is always news to read or a challenge to take part in and someone to lend a friendly word of advice.
And we have a gallery bursting with inspiration and talent too.

Wishing you all a very happy, scrappy Sunday
~shazz~
xo

p.s. You might notice new blog posters as some of my Admin girls start taking over some of the blog postings....I promise they will keep you amused, and maybe even amazed, with their witty banter and conversational skills.
And they are pretty awesome crafters and gorgeous girls too.

NOVEMBER'S CYBERCROP CHALLENGES

Hi there.
Well the last cybercrop for the year is in full swing and the CT has posted three great challenges for us all.

CHALLENGE 1
set by Kym
Create ONE layout or TWO cards using Kym's sketch for inspiration.
And you must only use black, white and silver



And here are Kym's examples.....

Just gorgeous Kym.
You can upload your entries into the Scrap Lounge gallery here
before Monday midnight to be in the running for a great prize.
And don't forget to leave some lovin' in the gallery when you visit.

 

CHALLENGE TWO
Set by Jody
Jody's challenge is a recipe - of sorts - and the outcome is that there will be a CAKE on your layout somewhere!
YES.....an actual cake!
It could be in the photo or you can make your own embellishment.
Other criteria is:
MUST BE IN THE COLOURS OF RED GREEN AND WHITE ONLY!
1 cardstock
2 different alphas
3 flowers
4 patterned papers
embellishments to decorate!

I am SO in love with Jody's cute little owl :)
You can upload your entries into the Scrap Lounge gallery here
before Monday midnight to be in the running for a great prize.
And don't forget to leave some lovin' in the gallery when you visit.

CHALLENGE THREE
set by Lizzy

Lizzy has challenged us to create a LO using Serendipity Scrapping.
The other criteria are....
Serendiptiy Squares/shapes on your page;
Some Bling/glitter;
Buttons (more than one);
only the colours Blue, White and Silver.

And just WHAT exactly is Serendipity Scrapping I hear you ask....???
Here are some links that might help you out...
http://scrappystickyinkymess.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/serendipity-squares/
http://gomakesomething.com/ht/collage/serendipity-squares/
http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Techniques/Serendipity/35.php

Looks like fun hey....???
And a great way to use up those scraps you never know what to do with.

Here is Lizzy's example...

I love the way the arrow draws you to look more closely at the photo.
You can upload your entries into the Scrap Lounge gallery here
before Monday midnight to be in the running for a great prize.
And don't forget to leave some lovin' in the gallery when you visit.

And if you just feel like having a chat, please pop into the forum and there will be plenty to talk about over the weekend.

Thank you to our lovely CT members for these challenges.
This is the last CC for the year but we will be starting our monthly CCs again in January 2011.

Wishing you all a very happy, scrappy weekend
~shazz~
xo

 

NOVEMBER'S CYBERCROP

Hello everyone - it's been a while.

Hoping to keep the blog updated on a regular basis again....like everyone, life got busy for us all over at The Lounge but we are back and hoping to encourage you to visit us in the forum, upload to the gallery and join us throughout the month for challenges and the occasional comp.

So with that in mind, we would like to invite everyone to join in the very last CC for the year tomorrow night over on The Lounge forum.
The theme is "Celebrations" and our gorgeous CT - Jody, Kym and Lizzy - have come up with some amazing challenges to, well.....challenge us and get us all scrapping a LO or two or maybe even three.
The CC kicks off tomorrow night approx. 7.00 pm (QLD time) and you will have until Monday night at midnight to upload your layouts.

And............apparently there is to be a big announcement on Saturday night at 7.30 pm QLD time (8.30 EDST) so I hope you will join me in hopping onto The Lounge and seeing what it is all about.

See you there

~shazz~
xo