Friday, July 10

SNR Events this weekend

for
1 Hour Card Sketch Challenge
Hosted by {My Sketch World}

It will start at 8pm EST (7pm CST, 6pm MST, 5pm PST)

We will have alot of fun and RAK will be given away for one random winner



SNR Summer Event
Saturday, July 11th from 1pm to 9pm EST

I will doing a recipe box class sponsored by Crate Paper
at 6pm EST

Come one over...there will be

challenges, games, classes and goodies to give away

Thursday, July 9

Wanna win a Cuttlebug?


Come on over to Melissa's Blog and comment on her blog to get a chance to win a cuttlebug.

Spread the word!! :o)

Want to Win some Copics?


Go to Joanne's Blog for a chance to win.
It ends 7/31

Wednesday, July 8

Scrapbook News and Review Aug/Sept Call

Special Double Issue for August/September 2009

Scrapbooking
By Style* (see special call below)
Babies
Grandparents
My first job
School days/teacher's gifts
Silly grins and crazy faces
Stamped backgrounds

Digital Scrapbooking
Adding selective color to photos
Converting photos to black-and-white

Cards
Anniversary
Back to school
Cards that feature sewing
Cards that feature dry embossing
ABC (Anything But Cards) -- Teacher Gifts

Stamping*
Fashion stamps -- can be shoes, dresses, purses, make-up, etc. Think diva.
Reader Spotlight: Transportation -- can be airplanes, cars, trucks, trains. Any stamp that features a form of transportation.
* can be cards, layouts or projects as long as they feature stamps

Altered Art
ATC's -- of any style or theme
Arches -- of any style or theme
General call -- altered art projects of your choice

Deadline: August 1, 2009

Send submissions to subs@scrapbooknewsandreview.com

Call Guidelines
Please submit your pages with the following guidelines:
Pages only unless specified, no mini albums, altered projects or home d�cor
Can be of any size, i.e. 12"x12", 8"x8", 6"x6"
Artwork can be traditional, hybrid or digital (please specify)
Please send images as large as possible and we�ll scale to size
You must name your image with the title of the layout or project.
The call name must be specified in subject line of your e-mail
There are no restrictions on whether your artwork has been posted to an online gallery, blog or other site but we respectfully request you take them down upon request for publication.

Important to Note: Please register on our site before sending in your submissions. This will ensure we�re able to properly contact you as well as authorize you to view the magazine should your artwork be accepted for publication. All submissions must include a SNR username.

Special Call for August/September Issue
By Style
In each issue of Scrapbook News and Review, we feature scrapbook pages by style and skill level. As a chance to see as many styles and genres as possible, for this call only, we do not restrict the amount of submissions per scrapbooker. In fact, we'd prefer to see at least three to five layouts per person in order to give us an idea of how well your defined style is. We're currently looking for pages of size or subject. It must be a clearly defined style, for example: clean and simple, modern and graphic, shabby chic, freestyle, eclectic, etc. Please include the style category you feel best describers your work

Monday, July 6

{Dixie Pieces} "Big Bummer - It's the End of Summer" Contest

August is approaching and summer is starting to wind down - doesn't it always seems to go by so quickly? Join us at Dixie Pieces for a summer contest and let us help you drag summer out just a little bit longer! We are excited to announce our first - "Big Bummer - It's the End of Summer" Contest! It's going to be SENSE-ational! That's right! It's all about the senses of summer! Each week starting August 1st one of our fabulous designers will offer up a challenge based on one of our five senses. Challenges will be given on Saturday morning and you will have until the following Friday at 11:59 PDT to get your entry uploaded into the Dixie Pieces gallery and posted in the forum. The fifth and final challenge will have an extended deadline of September 7th at 11:59 PDT due to the holiday weekend.

Guess what else? Each week of the contest - the challenge designer will share some tips on how to use her favorite technique on your layouts! So, you can expect tutorials on stitching, doodling, hand cutting, painting & more!

The details:

How do you win?
The contest will be based on a point system - the one with the most points at the end of the five weeks will be our Grand Prize Winner. Points will be offered for weekly participation in the challenge, capturing the vote of our secret panel of judges (including design team members, Sherry and Brenna, and sponsor representatives!), participating in random weekly trivia games, using secret items on your layouts, and completing all five challenges. In addition, there may be surprise points along the way - so keep an eye on the forums starting July 13th!

A spreadsheet tracking contestant points will be updated every week and posted on Monday afternoons.

What do you win?
The Grand Prize Winner - A Scrapbooking Prize Pack full of Goodies (more info to follow)
The 2nd Place Winner - The October Guest Designer Spot
The 3rd Place Winner - Your choice of a past Dixie Pieces Monthly Kit

How do I play?
This is the easy part! Just head on over to the sign up thread http://dixiepieces.com/forum/topic/4564?replies=1#post-43085 and put your name in! We will take sign ups until July 31st at 11:59pm PDT! Your first challenge will be posted Saturday, August 1st by 10:00am PDT. Hope to see you there!

Look for more details coming soon regarding contest specifics and the prize pack!

Link: http://dixiepieces.com/forum

Saturday, July 4


Come on over to My Sketch Blog and check out the blog hop we are having with Scrapook News and Review this weekend.

We have two prizes to give away