05.22.09
Contest info:
For the May Monday Challenges Contest, I have had some trouble accessing the entries.
TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND SAVE US ALL OODLES OF PRECIOUS TIME:
If you have completed or are completing a LO for any PAST or FUTURE May challenge please email them to me ASAP at peteali @ eastlink. ca (with no spaces).
Include your name.
THEN I can enter you in our “growing” Colorbok Prize Pack draw! It’s going to be a FUN and AMAZING PRIZE!

The BASIC Colorbok Prize Pack for May's Monday Challenges. It is GROWING!
It gets bigger EVERY time I receive an entry. Here is a sneak peek of the BASIC prize pack!
The only way I can enter your name is if you email it to me.
ALL WELCOME regardless of location. Additionally, former/current DT members and former/current Guest Designers are also eligible.
Have fun- Now go on!!! ”Get creating! “
THANKS gals!
05.18.09
Challenge C
Challenge C involves some inspiration from both a sketch and a photograph!
Here’s the sketch… it’s one of mine… lucky #7!

- Sketch #7 by Ali MacDonald
Next, I’d like you all to take your inspiration from this photograph: the images, the circle, the colours, the shading…. WHATEVER you like! This is a trivet I purchased for .49cents at a local store. Isn’t it gorgeous? LOL!

Inspiration for "Challenge C" ~ May 18, 2009
And remember! With every LO you complete you are “given” a ballot which I’ll place in a hat with your name on it: A chance to win the Colorbok prize pack featured in the post previous to this one. It’s growing every time someone completes a Challenge and leaves me the link to check out!
Go, go, go!!! Can’t wait to see what you’ll create!
05.12.09
It’s Time for Challenge B!!
Challenge B: This week our challenge is to create a LO that features the colours RED or Blue, while creating a LO from Sketch #21!
(Ok…Yes… you can use both colours! )
Any shade of blue or red goes!
[These are my two fave colours, so I'm being a li'l selfish here! ]

Here is a link to Challenge A and the rules.
Remember you have a chance to win this GROWING prize pack if you enter!

- RAK Prize Pack to be won with your lucky “Challenge” ballot!
I am adding one new item every time I receive an entry. It’ll be a great pack of scrappy-ness!
Now go, go, go!!! Let me see your creativity!
Applicants to the CY Design Team might find this a good Challenge to do as well.
Show us your Team Spirit!
05.10.09
Prize Pak Picture!!
Be sure to enter the challenges this month!
Challenge A has been posted below. Three will be another Challenge posted EVERY Monday in May!
The challenges do not have to be done in order. You can pick and choose!
Do one challenge or do all 4 this month, but be SURE to get your name in the prize draw!
The prize is SO much fun!

RAK Prize for our Lucky Winner!
Each challenge you complete and send in to me {pete ali@ east link.ca no spaces} nets you a BALLOT for our
Colorbok Prize Pak.
I’m going to sweeten the pot… For every entrant, I will ADD one item of Scrappy-ness to the RAK seen above!
Now: Go, go, go!
05.05.09
Wow: It’s the Merry Month of May!!!
We’ll be sharing sketches from the CY archives as we do this!
Every time you email a LO or card to Ali & Noella, we will happily throw your name into our “hat.”
LOs & cards sent in will be shared here on the CY Blog, along with your name and blog addy on May 30th, 2009!!
What a great opportunity to share your work with others.
The BEST part!
At the end of the month, we will have a draw from ALL those names for a really fun Colorbok prize pack!
Your RAK Prize will look just like this one with a few extras thrown in to “sweeten the pot!”

So, to recap:
*A new Challenge will be issued on Mondays throughout May.
* Must use the CY sketch posted to complete each challenge
* email all of your CY Challenge LOs and cards to Ali by May 29th midnight YOUR time at pete ali @ eastlink .ca with no spaces.
*****PLEASE INCLUDE THE SKETCH NUMBER, your name and your blog addy! (Missing information makes it hard to complete my work. Thanks for your consideration.)*****
* LOs will be shared here at CY on on May 30th
*Prize draw and announcement of winner will be made May 31st
CHALLENGE A-
1. Challenge A is to create a LO about an ANIMAL. It can be a pet, zoo critter, a bird, a creepy crawly or a wilderness friend. ANY sort of animal LO is acceptable.
2. Here is the sketch you’ll use for your LO!
Sketch # 15

Sketch #15 by Noella Arsenault
03.17.09
Sketch #51 NOTE!!! (Sneaky….)
Sketch #51 Challenge is still open! So far we have had no takers! Who among our talented readers needs a fun Challlenge!?
And… the exposure of your beautiful scrappin’ work on the BLOG?
OK, I am going to sweeten the pot!!! We were being sneaky, Noella and I…LOL.
Here is the plan:
Noella and I will be choosing a GUEST DESIGNER for April among the Sketch #51 LOs created by our “CY” blog readers!
So please read the rules below, & then do a LO with that sketch! ! Send us the link so that we may visit. YOU just might be the APRIL 2009 “Creatively Yours” Guest Designer! ALL are welcome, regardless of whether you have designed for “CY” before or not, and regardless of your location… Go for it!
International participants are welcomed!
A note to our CY designers:
Any and ALL of the current CY Designers or GDTs who complete a LO for Sketch #51– including those who originally interpreted it for us and do a 2nd layout,– will receive the opportunity to accept an EXTRA “CY” assignment!!!!
This assignment could be a card or LO or… oh… let me tell you…it will be a FUN surprise… So please do a new LO for Sketch #51, post the link in the comments section and have a chance to get increased exposure on the Blog! Simple as that. OK?
Time to SCRAP ladies!!!!! Wahooo!!!!
03.10.09
More Sketch #51 Layouts
We had a couple of our DT layouts go astray in Cyberspace, LOL!
I am pleased to present to you once again, “Creatively Yours” Sketch #51 and two more interpretations from our talented DT!
Don’t forget the VERY important Challenge in the post just below this one, OK?
Veeeerrrrry important that you do enter this challenge!!! Trust me!
Here’s that sketch:
Sketch #51 created by “Creatively Yours” Sketch Artist Noella Arsenault
CY Designer Helga Payawal-Vergara Created this wonderful layout using Sketch #51 as her inspiration. The layout has so much movement within its’ elements!
A layout by CY Designer Helga Payawal-Vergara
CY Designer Liz Weber created this gorgeous interpretation of Sketch #51. It’s so “calming” in tone! The dimensional butterflies draw the eye to the beautiful photographs showcased here.

A Layout by CY Designer Liz Weber
Thanks to you both, Liz and Helga for sharing your Design talent with us here at “Creatively Yours”!!
Our wonderful CY Design Team makes us so very proud!
BRAVO to you all!!!
03.09.09
Sketch#51

- “Creatively Yours” Sketch #51 by Noella Arsenault

“Creatively Yours” Designer Ann Seleshanko mixed a selection of patterned papers to create a crisp, cheerful winter layout as her interpretation of Sketch #51 . What gorgeous smiles… and shiny, pretty snowflakes! Brrrrrr!

Layout by "Creatively Yours" Designer Ann Seleshako
“Creatively Yours” Designer Evelien Verschelde celebrates love and sharing with a family-centered layout in her whimsical and gentle interpretation of Sketch #51. It radiates happiness!

- A layout by “Creatively Yours” Designer Evelien Verschelde
Noella and I, and our talented “Creatively Yours ” Designers hope you’ve enjoyed these beautiful interpretations of the latest CY Sketch!
~ “CREATIVELY YOURS” LAYOUT CHALLENGE ~
Why not give Sketch #51 a try? We’d enjoy seeing your interpretations!
What’s the incentive???
TWO lucky artists will have their interpretations posted on the CY site as a special treat!
Let’s Go!!!
How do you enter the Challenge???
Post the link to YOUR interpretation of Sketch #51 in the Comments section located below.
Noella and I will follow the link you provide, & come by to “visit” and see your creation(s) for this sketch! I’ll bet some of the CY Designers will pop by too! Wow, that means MORE BLOG TRAFFIC and exposure for YOUR WORK!!!
YES: you may create MORE than one layout for consideration in this Challenge. Create as many as you’d like.
We’ll be thrilled to consider each and every one for online publication on the CY blog!
Just remember: The layouts MUST be created with Sketch #51. Turning or flipping the sketch is fine, too.
And…you just might receive a request to place YOUR layout
front and centre on the “Creatively Yours” site!!
Now take Sketch #51 and GET BUSY!!!! LOL
Don’t forget to share the link to your creation so we can find it… and find you!
Tell all your friends to join us here at CY for this fun Challenge with a COOL “Creatively Yours” incentive!
Have fun!

- A layout by “Creatively Yours” Designer Evelien Verschelde
Noella and I, and our talented “Creatively Yours ” Designers hope you’ve enjoyed these beautiful interpretations of the latest CY Sketch!
01.10.09
Flippin’ February & March Madness Guest Designer Contest!
Sketch #10

Sketch # 10: for the CY Guest Designer Contest!
To enter, you must flip, turn, or “mirror image” (reverse) the contest sketch that we have posted above for the CY Guest Designer Contest. You can even turn it upside-down!
Then, create your layout based on the way that you turned/flipped/mirror-imaged the sketch. The interpretation of the sketch MUST remain a 12×12″ layout size, however.
Use any colours, photos, papers, cardstock, and embellies you like. Creative FREEDOM!
DUE DATE FOR ENTRIES: Midnight, AST Thursday January 29th 2009. One entry per person please.
Email your well-photographed contest entry to us at peteali@eastlink.ca AND noelmika@nb.sympatico.ca
***Please type: CY GDT CONTEST Feb/Mar 2009 in the subject line of your email!*** Thanks!
We will choose 4 CY Guest Designers from the pool of entries received. Winners will be notified by email on January 30-31, 2009. Winning entries will be posted on the CY blog with a mini-bio of each Guest Design Team position winner!
Please join in the fun!
08.10.08
Weekly Sketch Challenge!
Hi gals! I have decided that I am going to start each week with a challenge..are you up for it?? Good..here is this weeks challenge:
Create a 6″ x 12″ layout using one of the two previously posted 6″ x 12″ sketches. Your colors can only be black and white!! Ah..come on..I know you can do it!
Here is the link to the sketches: http://creativelyyours.wordpress.com/category/6-x-12-sketches/
Deadline will be Friday August 15th. Post a link right here in the comments to your creation. I will then post everyones interpretations on Saturday August 16th!! Have fun and happy scrapping!



