My scrapbooking journey began back in late 2003. I had an
idea to make a scrapbook for brother and his fiancé. I began like many with
paper scrapbooking. It quickly turned into something I really enjoyed doing. I then
began to work on other projects and learned more about scrapbooking. I bought a
Cricut machine and was just in love with scrapbooking, but there was something
missing from paper scrapbooking for me. It was difficult to find supplies for
some of the things I wanted to scrapbook like Civil War battlefields. I had been
using Photoshop for many, many years. I used to make wallpapers for your
computer. So in 2008 when I first heard about digital scrapbooking it seemed a
perfect fit. The first few layouts I made were of Civil War battlefields and
looking back on them now they are pretty bad.
One of the first digital scrapbooking sites I found was
ScrapMatters. I fell in love with the site instantly. I met so many wonderful
people through the site - designers and other scrappers. It felt like home and
one big family. It was a place where you could share things besides just
scrapbook pages. I felt so much love from everyone there in 2009 when my Dad
passed away. It was such a difficult time in my life, but I loved having so
many wonderful and caring friends. Even though ScrapMatters closed I have
stayed in contact with so many of those people I met through other scrapbooking
sites and social media.
One of the things that I love most about scrapbooking are
all of the wonderful people I have met. So many have encouraged me, inspired
me, given me advice, been a shoulder to cry on, and been a cheerleader.
Now I want to give back to the wonderful people that have so
blessed and enriched my life with their friendship.
In March 2015 my Dad's younger brother passed away. He had
never changed his will after my Dad passed which meant that the share that was
to go to my Dad was split between my siblings and me. My Uncle was a unique guy. I have so many
fond memories of going to the theater with him to see plays and musicals. He
loved to travel and go on roadtrips. He told the corniest jokes over and over, but you laughed each
time. He was a devout Lutheran who served as Usher in our church for many, many
years. The first time we went to church after he passed it was so weird to not
see him as an usher. He would help you in any way he could. He was always early. When we had family gatherings we always had to tell him a later time so he wouldn't show up too early. He was a great guy and is greatly missed.
So to give back to the scrapbooking community I am holding a
contest where the prizes will be purchased with the inheritance from my Uncle.
The challenge for this contest is easy . . . download the
template pack below and use one of the templates to scrap a layout.
It can be
whatever you want to scrap with whatever kit(s) you want.
For those that know me, know that I normally will
take a template and modify it. Great! Go for it. You can modify these templates
however you want for this challenge. I just need to be able to see that you did
use one as a starting point.
The first place winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to Britt-ish Designs. Britt's team is the first creative team I
ever joined. Britt is also one of the nicest and coolest people. Her designs
are AMAZING!!!! You can check out her designs at her website. This winner will be selected by me.
The second place winner will receive a
$25 gift certificate to either The Lilypad or Sweet Shoppe Designs. Both sites
have some super talented and awesome designers. Quite a few designers from ScrapMatters
have found their way to both sites. This winner will be selected by my niece,
Juno.
The third place winner will receive a $25
gift certificate to either The Lilypad or Sweet Shoppe Designs. This winner
will be selected by my niece, Annika.
A friendly hint . . . For those that know me, know that I talk about my nieces
*A LOT*. And I also have made just a few scrapbook pages about them. ;) I can
say that if your page is about something they like you might have a better
chance at being picked as the winner. I won't say here what they like, but if
you have heard me talk about them or seen some of my layouts you might have
idea of what they like. ;)
And for everyone who participates there will be a special
participation prize.
- Download the template pack
- Scrap any layout you want. You can use whatever kits you
want. It can be any subject you want. I just need to see that you used one of the four templates.
- Send me your finished layout in an email at yzerbear19@gmail.com. I will need your email
address if you win so this will make it easier.
- Only one layout per person.
- Attach a copy of your layout as a 600X600 page.
- Be sure to
include in your email your real name and username.
The deadline to enter is: JUNE 18, 2016 at 11:59 PM ET.
After the deadline I will gather all of the layouts and decide
the winners. I'm going to try to video my nieces picking their choices, so wish
me luck with that!
Once the winners have been selected I will notify the
winners through email and announce them here on my blog.
Good luck to everyone! I can't wait to see what you create with these templates!
