The Scrap Pink Challenge!

September 26, 2008 | Filed Under Challenges, Give Aways, Hybrid Projects | 8 Comments 

Happy Friday, everyone! Kim here with this week’s Blog Challenge.

This weekend, some of the local scrapbook stores in Central Ohio are hosting Scrap Pink crops, in order to raise money for Breast Cancer Research. I thought I’d carry this theme over to the Hybrid/Digital realm as well. So, here is your Scrap Pink challenge!

The rules are super simple: the primary color for your project is pink. You can use any shade of pink: mauve, watermelon, blush, whatever you like. Just remember that pink can be used effectively for masculine themes, too! Since I’m a member of Nicole’s hybrid creative team, I created a paper bag mini album for my project:

I took my DD, Natalie, to a Skate for Hope event over Labor Day weekend. The show featured local figure skaters as well as some United States and International skating celebrities, including Emily Hughes, Rachel Flatt, Parker Pennnington, Olympic Gold Medalists Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, and current US pairs champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker. All of these skaters earned their spot by raising money for Breast Cancer research. I am so inspired to dust off my skates and train for the show next year!

I quickly made the album before the show, so I would have somewhere to keep the photos. On a lark, we brought the album with us, and we managed to get some autographs! I’m so excited that Natalie will have such a cool keepsake from her first skating show.

Here are some more of the pages- I’m delighted with how easy this album came together! All of the digital products are from Sugarplum Paperie: papers from the Grapefruit and Lemon Twist kits, the Bleached Cardstock paper pack, and Rainbow Flavored Canvas paper pack. The alpha is also from the Twist Collection, and the Glitter Stars are from Glitzy Bits. I used the flexibility of digital to scale down the papers down to 4.75” square. I also used my Bind It All to punch the binding, even though I didn’t bind it with a coil.

I made some tags for the album as well (they can be tucked into the pockets created by folding paper bags). I simply printed a sheet of patterned paper onto cardstock and cut the tags with my Sizzix die cutter.

I had originally intended skaters to sign those, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers! I may use the tags for another project.

The fine print: this challenge is open between Friday, September 26 and Thursday night, October 2nd. Upload your layout or project to the gallery of your choice and add the link when you comment. On Friday, October 3rd, I’m going to let my DD pick a winner (it’s her birthday!), and we’ll send you a code for a gift card to Sugarplum Paperie! Yippee! So, break out your supplies this weekend, and scrap about a woman who means a lot to you. Make a hybrid card for a friend who needs a lift. Share your stories of hope and courage—just don’t forget to bring the pink!