I love to set goals for myself, especially scrapping goals. Each month in our Shaker The October winner is Barb/corgizenger, who set her page goal at 10 and exceeded it early in October. We had 10 who reached their page goals this month. Way to go, Ladies and Congratulations to Barb for being our winning Page goal player! For details on how everyone did, please visit the thread in our Challenge forum. To check on the progress of the November Page Goal Challenge, you can visit this thread. The following scrappers reached their October monthly goals. Way to go, ladies!
----------------- Use Your Stash Challenge Congratulations to Gmathis/Sandy for winning the October Stash Challenge. Sandy beat the rest of us easily! She really dove in and used up a lot of her stash this month as well as not spending any money on supplies except for adhesive! To view the details on the thread please go here: The Stash Challenge has changed formats, and now Designer Kristi will be giving weekly challenges. There is still a chance to win a prize though!!
Read about the changes and see the link to the current challenge, please visit this thread. Theme & Technique Challenge Each month The Shaker Box has a new theme and technique. The Shaker Designers have uploaded their new layouts into the gallery and we would love to have you join us. My challenge to you is to upload at least one new layout this month into each of our new folders. Can't wait to see what you create!! Our November theme is: Thankful/Blessings This is the season for counting our blessings and sharing special moments with our loved ones. No matter what the occasion, document that special event and share it with us here! Our November Technique is: Ribbons Ribbons are so popular right now and can be used in a variety of ways. Get those ribbons out and use them on your next page! We would love to see your designs! There is also a thread in our Technique forum with a lot of great ribbon ideas. If you design a layout that includes both the theme AND the technique, you might even win our November layout contest!! The November Shaker Box layout contest is sponsored by Altered Pages and the winner will receive a $20.00 gift certificate from Altered Pages!! ----------------- Shake It Up Challenges Designer Mickey's newest challenge to us all is to use pre-printed embellishments in a new way! This includes Fresh Cuts, O'Scrap, K and Co., etc. So be inspired by this new challenge and create your next masterpiece! For a complete list of Shake It Up Challenges, click here! We look forward to seeing your challenge creations! ----------------- Card Challenges If you are a card maker and like to set goals, please join Designer Jen in the monthly card goal thread. Designer Jen also posts various card challenges during the month and you can find them in our Shaker Challenge forum.
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Thankfulness Album!
Soon it will be Thanksgiving; the time of year when our thoughts turn to pilgrims, pumpkin pie, and roasted turkey. It is also a time of tradition and thankfulness. What better time to start a thankfulness theme album! It is an excellent way to relay to future generations the blessings that have been bestowed upon your family. Let's look at several different types of albums that you could consider when planning your thankfulness theme album. Interview Album The interview album is based on the opinions and thoughts of others. You will need to ask each person that you are including in your album, what they are especially thankful for this year. There are actually two ways you could handle this:
Sample Interview Questions You may get lucky and everyone you interview will be able to tell you without hesitation all that they have been thankful for over the past year. However, if you have the same experience I did, you will get the response, “I don't know what to say”, or “I can't remember anything”. It is a good idea to have a few questions ready to prompt your interviewee…just in case! Here are a few such questions.
You may choose to complete this album for only one year or make it an annual tradition. Either way, I recommend that you share the album with your family and friends at some point during the day on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day that has been set aside to reflect on how each of us have been blessed over the course of the year. What better way than to share this book of blessings with your loved ones.
This album is meant to be an ongoing annual album, containing layouts that outline the things that you have been especially thankful for each year. To complete this album, choose several events or blessings that have occurred throughout the year. Create a layout for each using your favorite technique or techniques. For consistency in my album, I use the same technique for each layout covering a particular time period. However, I like to change this with each year I complete, usually using a technique that was popular during the year. I chose to combine the Shabby Chic and Collage techniques for my 2003 layouts. You can find a sample of my album in the Theme Gallery. I always include a section page for each year. This will help to organize your album, and will enhance the visual appeal, as well.
Focus on a specific area of your life and create an album based on the special way you have been blessed. You will want to include a title page and several layouts that express why you are thankful for this special blessing. The great thing about this album is that it's quick and easy, and can be completed in virtually any size. It is a perfect gift album, especially for hard-to-buy for grandparents and teachers; don't forget that Christmas is right around the corner!
Here are just a few of the many Special Blessing Albums that you could create:
I hope that you will be able to use some of the ideas included here as you begin your album of thankfulness.
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