VSBN15May15 - Color My World - Color Me Stumped

[Lmn]

Title:Color Me Stumped
Hostess: Lela (scs: Lmn)
Keyword: VSBN15May15
Date: May 30, 2015

Welcome to (inter)National Scrapbooking Day!
Welcome to May VSBN!
Welcome to our Color Challenge

WooHoo! Back by Special Request

I posted this challenge last week but when no one commented after a few hours I removed it thinking perhaps it was too difficult to play along. Afterwards, I had requests for it so ... It's Back!

Sometimes inspiration just doesn't come easy and when that happens, you have to go Looking for Help!! For our last challenge, we're going to share Inspiration Sites. The challenge is to list (2) two ideas for Inspiration. It can be another challenge here on SCS, (Please don't pick one from this round of VSBN) a sketch, a post on Pinterest, a picture, a quote ... whatever Ideas help when you're stumped. Have Fun!

Here's How It Works
1. Pick 2 Inspiration Ideas and post the links
2. Choose to scrap one of your "found" Inspiration Ideas OR
3. Choose to scrap one posted by someone else OR
4. Choose to do both
5. You have until June 30, 2015 to post your completed pages


Here is where my SAMPLE page will be once Inspiration Posted .

Here is where the GALLERY[/URL] for this challenge will be once we get it going...leave a little luv for everyone!

UPLOADING INSTRUCTIONS:
1. To be considered for VSBN Recognition, ALL VSBN CREATIONS MUST BE UPLOADED BY 10:00 PM EST ON June 30, 2015.

2. Please be sure to write your description of how you interpreted this challenge in your Upload Description.

3. Please remember to put in the correct KEYWORD VSBN15May15 when uploading your image; a wrong keyword means your submission may not be seen for consideration. Copying and pasting the challenge keyword is recommended to avoid typos.

It is also highly recommended that you post a link to your creation in this chat thread to be sure your layout is seen by the host and all visitors.

[Lmn]

(To help, I'll try to repost the links to all of the INspiration Ideas that are posted HERE

1. Here's an oldie but goodie from SCS -- Flashback

2. May Challenge at 1-2-3 Get Scrappy (Melina/scs: Mepylant)

3. Another COOL Flashback to SCS Inspiration Challenge Great Idea Patti (scs: PrincessP1971)

4. Use each of the letters in the word, "E-M-B-O-S-S" to create a page, Scrap Our Stash. Good one Cheryl (scs: Motherload)

5. COOL Wendy (scs: Wendella247)! Perfect Titles

6. Mouse Crazy? LOL! Here's a good one, thanks Wendy (scs: Wendella247) MouseScrappers

[princessp1971]

I wondered where this challenge went to last week. Sounds like a fun challenge!

[princessp1971]

Lela do we post our inspiration sites first?

[princessp1971]

As one of my inspirations I chose this page from Peggy's (favorite grandma) gallery. Peggy is a former scrapbook hostess. I love her gallery!

Peggy's page

and for my second inspiration I am using one of the page's Lela posted

flashback

[Motherload]

I actually have a document on my computer listing some challenge sites that I like to visit when I need inspiration. They help me think outside the box and add some fun items to my layouts, or maybe take them in a different direction. Here are two of my favorites:

1-2-3 Get Scrappy posts a tic-tac-toe board on the 10th of each month. Love the variety of choices! The current challenge closes 5/31, so you have to get going if you don't want to wait until 6/10 for a new board.

Scrap Our Stash also has a cool challenge in which you create a layout using an item from your stash for each letter in the challenge word for the month. Their design team is also really talented, so I love picking up ideas from their layouts!

Off to get some inspiration and do some scrapping.

[wendella247]

This is a great challenge idea, Lela! I'm glad we have until the end of June, since I still have a bunch of previous May VSBN challenges to cover.

I have a lot of sites I go to for inspiration. Pinterest can cover most things for me these days, but I'll list two others:

Here�s a site I go to sometimes when I�m looking for Title Ideas for a page.

I�m currently on a Disney World scrapping kick, and thus is a great site for Disney Inspiration

[Lmn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by princessp1971

Lela do we post our inspiration sites first?

That would be great if you would! That way we can share ideas. Last week I posted the challenge with each person posting for the one before them but I realized people would have to keep checking back and that would be difficult so ... I altered it slightly but hopefully kept the fun.

I had requests after I took it down so ... here it is ... hopefully updated to make it a little easier for everyone to play along

[princessp1971]

Ok now that I have messed up my first post lets try this again..lol I enjoy looking for inspiration in Peggy's entire gallery not just the one picture I posted.


Splitcoaststampers Member Galleries - Favorite Grandma - Handmade Cards & Crafts


I also go to the master list for SBVC for inspiration.

SBVC Master List by Favorite Grandma at Splitcoaststampers

[Lmn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by princessp1971

Ok now that I have messed up my first post lets try this again..lol I enjoy looking for inspiration in Peggy's entire gallery not just the one picture I posted.

LOL! No worries, I've edited this one several times trying to get it set up so it's just like that on this one ..... I added Peggy's challenge, (her page is GREAT!) It's a good one! :o

[wendella247]

I wish Peggy still hung out on SCS. She was fun and offered lots of inspiration.

[Lmn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by wendella247

I wish Peggy still hung out on SCS. She was fun and offered lots of inspiration.

I agree! She was a great hostess of scrap challenges too and always had fun, inspiring pages. I'm going to scraplift the one Patti recommended for this challenge

[smadson]

I just wanted to tell you that I love Wendy's Title link. I love it!!!
One of my favorite places for inspiration is Pinterest. I have several Pinterest scrapbooking boards: one regular one and a heritage one.
So this gave me my idea for June Scraplift challenge.
I combined your challenge with my June Scaplift Challenge, Lela.
Here is my page for this challenge. Cousins Dinner

[AnniePanda]

Love the idea of this challenge! But I'm stumped as to what to list. I really don't have any sites in particular that I visit. I do love the new ones posted here and look forward to visiting and utilizing them in the future.
Still, I wanted to add to this list, so I will post what I was going to do when the challenge first went up worded a bit differently. Although we do not need two alternatives to choose from, here are the original ideas I had thought of as a challenge. One is from the tutorials here on Splitcoast that I'm sure you are all familiar with, but sometimes when we don't visit them for a while something new may spark our imaginations a new. The one in particular I want to share is a technique for our "stampers" who want a new way to add embellishments.
Faux Cloisonne. My other idea is just a reminder of the color challenges when stumped for a different color combo, something to jar us out of our rut perhaps. Color Challenges

[TrishG]

The two places I go when I'm stumped are to LAYOUTS!

1. I search on google images for "scrapbook layout", if I know how many photos I have, I even get more specific with putting the number of photos in my search.
https://www.google.com/search?site=&...yout+10+photos

2. The other place I look for layouts is here on the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge Master List...
COMPREHENSIVE Master List! by Salster at Splitcoaststampers

3. I search through splitcoast for different scrapbook challenges or cruise through the scrapbook galleries here looking for ideas.

[TrishG]

Here is the page I made from my google images search for a layout.

VSBN15May15 - snow 2014 by TrishG - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[AnniePanda]

I chose the "Scrap our Stash" site for inspiration.
A is for Attitude by AnniePanda - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[princessp1971]

I finished 2 pages for this challenge.

My inspiration

My page

2nd inspiration

My page