Color Challenge #1 **Winner**

We are happy to announce the winner of our first Color Challenge!

#3 ~ Christina

Congratulations!!!!

Send us an e-mail at handmadelovechallenge@gmail.com and we will send you your winner blinkie!!

QOTW - February 28

Q: How do you cure "scrapper's block"?


DT answers:


Allison: Whenever I experience scrapper's block I know that's the time for me to take a break. I'll either take a break from scrapping all together or work on another project. If I come back to what I was previously working on an am still not feeling it I'll try switching out the papers or even the photos. That usually does the trick!


Brittney: Online galleries and blogs for sure! There are so many talented ladies out there, and I find them definitely inspiring!


Courtney: I haven't really experienced this yet, but once I do, I'll probably look around at galleries for inspiration or blogs. I might even look around my room for inspiration as well.


Jamie: Working from a sketch, flipping through mags and browsing through the galleries at 2Ps always help me with my scrappers block!


Jen: ewww this always seems to hit me when i really want to get projects done....I look throught he gallery and magazines and just start with a scraplift that i want to do. The usually gets my creative juices flowing and i start doing my own stuff next.


Michele: I hate scrapper's block! I look at the 2Peas gallery or browse through my idea books. I recently updated my "scrap library" and I love looking through the books for inspiration!


Monica: ugh, scrapper's block! I usually will look through magazines or online galleries until I get some fresh ideas and the desire to scrap. Then I will look for some pictures that I feel inspired to scrapbook.


Rachel: I keep sketching my ideas, blog surf, and take some time off. Sometimes I feel that the harder I try to 'cure' nomojoitis, the worse it gets.


Shannon: I try not to force it. I take a break from scrapping and let my mind rest. When I'm ready to jump back in I look at products I have, online galleries, magazines and especially sketches. Sketches seem to work best for me.


Stephanie (Steph): Blogs, galleries, and music are surefire ways to cure my scrapper's block!


Teri: Scrapper's block is the worst! I usually print new pictures or shop for something new when my creativity isn't flowing. Usually fresh pictures will do the trick!




We'd love to hear what you do to cure scrapper's block!

Random Prompts Challenge Feb. 25 - More inspiration!

We're back to bring you some more inspiration for the first Random Prompts challenge! This challenge has been fun because each and every design team member came up with a totally different interpretation. Hopefully these samples will get your creativity flowing and inspire you to create a project for the challenge!

Take a look at these projects by our design team:

Jen "Bucket Bath"

"Me when i was a kid.. so cute! My unusual scrap supplies were sand paper and cardboard and bottle top for the stamping."

Leigh "Hot Mama"

"I used a full 8x10 page torn from an old issue of Vogue as the base of this page. I love those gorgeous peppers!"

Kate "I Love U card"

"The non-scrapbooking item on this card is the cream and brown flocked border, which was  a Starbucks gifts card holder in its previous life."

Random Prompts Challenge #1 - February 25, 2010

Good morning! Jamie and Monica, your Random Prompts hostesses, are very excited to bring you the first Random Prompts challenge. Your challenge this week is to use a product not intended for scrapbooking on your layout such as an office supply, a photo from a magazine, recycled cardboard, or even a brown paper bag! You can interpret this as loosely as you'd like! This is what the hostesses came up with:

Monica "True Love"

"For the background, I used a piece of cardboard and ripped off parts of the top to reveal the ridges. Then I used Glimmer Mist in Key Lime & Turquoise to create the heart design. Last, I added green paint to the ridges of the cardboard."

Jamie "Gift Bag Mini Book"

Here are a couple of layouts from the design team:

Shannon "Happiness is a Peeanut"

"This little bag is what my husband's new iPhone case came in (got to love Etsy!) and I immediately thought of my daughter. Her grandparents have called her peanut since she was born."

Allison "Coach Love"

"I used a Coach shopping back for the background and most of the accents, including the ribbon!"


We can't wait to see what your interpretation is for this challenge! Please submit your project by 11:59PM CST on Wednesday, March 3.
Submission Instructions:

You may submit as many layouts (or cards) as you want by the challenge deadline and will get one chance at the prize for each entry. Your project 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 InLinkz. It will 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

**Winner** - AAM February 11

Sorry this is so late... we used Random.org to pick a winner for the first About Me challenge and it picked...


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#2 - Christy!


Congrats, Christy. Send us an email at handmadelovechallenge@gmail.com to get your "winner" blinkie!

QOTW - February 21

Q: What is one thing you are itching to add to your scrap stash?


DT answers:


Brittney: A bind-it-all. C'mon employment!


Kate: More storage. Before I buy anything else I need to have somewhere to put it!


Leigh: The "Dreams Come True" Disney Princess Cricut cartridge!


Michele: The Cinch from We R Memory Keepers!


Monica: I was dying to get my hands on the Dear Lizzy collection so now that I have it, the next things on my list are Sassafras Nerdy Bird and the Tim Holtz "texture fades" embossing folders.


Rachel: Storage Units. I have no real place to store my things and no space to scrap. I'd love to add some storage to my stash so that I can find what I already have!


Shannon: Sure Cuts A Lot for my Cricut!


Stephanie (Steph): More Cricut cartridges!


What about you? What are you itching to add to your stash?!

Color Challenge Feb 18th- Even MORE Layouts

We hope that you play along with our very first color challenge! Need some more inspiration? Here are some more layouts from our DT!

Don't forget: Please submit your project by 11:59 PM EST on Wednesday, February 24th (see original Color Challenge blog post for complete submission instructions).

Happy Scrapping!

Monica- "A Fun Filled Day of Wii"

Leigh- "Mr. T Starter Kit"