April Winner

Thank you to everyone who participated in our April Challenges! The winner of the Sassafras prize pack is Tammy!! Shoot me an email at Aleigh224@aol.com so I can get your prize out to you!!

Music Challenge - April 29

Hi everyone! It's Allison here and it's time for this weeks music challenge! Your challenge for this week is to draw your inspiration from the album cover below for the project of your choice! Be inspired by the photos, the title, the colors, you name it!

Here's a look at what our design team came up with!

Allison's "The Resistance Tour"

I love using tons of photos on my layouts so this album cover was perfect! All of these photos are from a recent concert I went to and I liked them all so I chose to use them all!

Michele's "Family"

"I know this seems like a bit of a stretch, but the challenge picture prompt reminded me of these mosaic tiles I had."

Leigh's "Holidays 2008"

"The poster totally inspired the "patchwork" square background for the title page for our Christmas 2008 Album."

Jamie's "365 Days of Urijah"

"I loved the inspiration CD cover so I made my own :) This is for the cover of a DVD I put together for my nephew's first brithday"

Monica's 365 Days Card

"On my card, I took inspiration from the sun and the "500 days" part of the cd cover. For the sun, I used a circle for the middle and handcut triangles to tuck underneath."

Well that's it! Hope you got inspired! We can't wait to see what you come up with! Use the link below to share your projects. Submissions close in 2 weeks (May 13th at 11:59PM).

Submission Instructions:
You may submit a maximum of TWO projects by the challenge deadline and will get one chance at the prize for each entry. Your project must be NEW as of the challenge date & must meet the criteria posted by the challenge hosts to be eligible to win. To submit your layout, add the direct URL for your layout to Mr. Linky. He’ll be at the bottom of each challenge post. You can link to your uploaded project in a gallery like Two Peas in a Bucket, a Photobucket account, or a post on another blog. Just make sure the URL takes us directly to your project and not just your blog homepage or whole gallery.

The challenge winner will be chosen by a random number generator. Every challenge winner will get a special “Challenge Winner” blinkie to use in their signatures on messages boards or blog posts. We will pool all the challenge entries and do a prize drawing with the random number generator at the end of the month. We may also occasionally have smaller prizes for mini-giveaways, so keep checking back!

If you have questions about any of this or have a problem using the blog, e-mail us at handmadelovechallenge@gmail.com

Last of the Sketch Inspiration

I'm back to bring you the last couple of design team layouts based on this week's sketch challenge! Don't forget that you have until May 5 by 11:59PM to submit your project based on the sketch!

Jen - "Wen"

This is one of my fav photos taken during a backpacking trip in Northern China. It was taken at some of the worlds oldest Buddhist caves, this monk stopped to smell some flowers, it was such a beautiful moment. The character is the Chinese word "wen" meaning senses used to depict smell but also means to have a deep sense of the gods and spirituality. The quote at the bottom is from Buddha - " Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment".... so fitting!

Monica - "Is it naptime?"

I interpreted the sketch pretty much right on (I love how they take the guesswork out of scrapping!). I was very excited to use the new Basic Grey Max & Whiskers on a page about my dog, Dinky!

Sketch Challenge - More Inspiration!

I'm back to bring you some more design team interpretations of this week's sketch! See the original post to find the sketch and instructions for the challenge. Have a great weekend!

Allison - "Too Cute"

I loved Shannon's sketch so this layout came together pretty quickly!  I did move the title and put my journaling in its place.

Michele - "Beauty"

This is a layout of my cousin-- isn't she beautiful?! I just loved this Bo Bunny paper; I felt that the colors complemented the picture nicely. Also, I was pumped to use those glitter chipboard letters because it is surprisingly hard to find layouts of mine that work with them!

Leigh - "Scenic"

I did this in 11x8 format- a perfect fit for this sketch!

Sketch Challenge - April 22

Yikes, I'm so sorry that this is being posted so late! But I (Monica) am here to bring you the latest sketch challenge! This one was created by Shannon! Your challenge this week is to use this sketch for inspiration. Here is it:

And here are a few interpretations by our design team:

Brittney - "Bliss"

I loved this sketch - it was so easy to work with. For this page I used items from My Mind's Eye "Love Me Do" collection.

Jamie - "My Wish"

The very last page of my nephew's 0-12 album! I personally, think it was made better by Shannon's lovely sketch.

We can't wait to see what you do with the sketch! Link your project below... you have 2 weeks (May 5 by 11:59PM) to submit your project!

Submission Instructions:

You may submit a maximum of TWO projects by the challenge deadline and will get one chance at the prize for each entry. Your project must be NEW as of the challenge date & must meet the criteria posted by the challenge hosts to be eligible to win. To submit your layout, add the direct URL for your layout to Mr. Linky. He’ll be at the bottom of each challenge post. You can link to your uploaded project in a gallery like Two Peas in a Bucket, a Photobucket account, or a post on another blog. Just make sure the URL takes us directly to your project and not just your blog homepage or whole gallery.

The challenge winner will be chosen by a random number generator. Every challenge winner will get a special “Challenge Winner” blinkie to use in their signatures on messages boards or blog posts. We will pool all the challenge entries and do a prize drawing with the random number generator at the end of the month. We may also occasionally have smaller prizes for mini-giveaways, so keep checking back!

If you have questions about any of this or have a problem using the blog, e-mail us at handmadelovechallenge@gmail.com

Random Prompt...get it while it's hot!

Sadly, we've reached the last of our Random Prompt DT layouts. But we have some wonderful layouts done by two fabulous DT members, Allison and Brittney. Be sure to link up here, if you want to play along!

Allison's "On the Water"

I loved the prompt for this challenge. I stitched along the outlines of the waves to make them stand out more!

Brittney's "Christmas Party"

Once I saw this challenge, I knew it was totally for me - hand stitching is my favorite! This page was completed using a sketch by Jana Eubank.

It's true! If you're really into hand stitching I suggest checking out Brittney's blog. She's done some really awesome things with a needle and thread!

xxbesos

j.leija

Random Prompt...a wee bit more inspiration

Here are a few more takes on this week's Random Prompt challenge, which is to hand stitch on your layouts. The DT did some amazing work with Cosmo Cricket product, and they aren't even our sponsors (but we'd love to have 'em!). To play along, be sure to link up your layout here.

Jen's "Good Morning Sunshine"

Michelle inspired me to use my cosmo cricket early bird line and now i am addicted!! how perfect if mixes with my sass! Photo is me at cottage in Australia becoming a coffee drinker ... yep I am new to that addiction as well!

Michele's "Being Silly"

I just love this Cosmo Cricket "Early Bird" paper; in fact, this is the second time you've seen this in one of my layouts and don't be surprised if it shows up again!! I believe in getting my money's worth. haha

Thanks for checking back! We can't wait to see what yall have come up with!

xxbesos

j.leija