Welcome to August ...

 Welcome to our August challenge, it was such fun seeing all your assorted cats and dogs last month.  There were certainly some much loved friends on show.

This year we will be using a base colour (or allowing you to select your own) in any variation of that one colour you might like to use - light, dark, colour ranges just so long as we can tell it IS your monthly colour choice. Please follow the simple monthly criteria.

This month we thought we might try a slightly different colour from the norm.  We would truly love to see what you can do with this gorgeous, rich burgundy.

Create your layout on WHITE cardstock

COLOUR – Burgundy

Small amounts of black, navy may be used for contrast and we will allow green if part of a floral pattern.

Criteria for August - please add flowers to your page

and now some totally amazing inspiration from our talented 2025 team in no particular order!

Victoria King (Australia)

The beautiful Año Mera dome is on Mykonos.

Tracey Beer (Australia)

Inspired by the Cherry Bomb picture. If you're like me, the song was an ear worm for hours!

Jaimie Ramsey (Australia)

Amanda Moran (Australia)

Subtle shades of burgundy to go with my Cherry Bomb cocktail. Recipe on hidden tag.

Heather Bensley (Australia)

Karen Brierley (Australia)

Inspired by the red & white flowers.

Karen Guy (Australia)

What a colour!!
My inspiration from the Mood Board of course were the flowers, the colour in these Tulips from Burchart Gardens in Canada were stunning!!

Jane Howden (Australia)

Inspired by the squares in the moodboard design and the girl.

In 2025 we will have one main prize each month selected by random draw.  If we have over 15 entries I will do an additional prize draw.  This is open to all entrants so anyone could be a winner.

Plus there will be a special "Admin Choice" winner who will receive an invitation to guest with us next month. 

To enter please visit our Facebook public group White with 1 challenges and put your entry directly into our monthly album under media.

All entries must be new for this challenge and the original work of the entrant. Please remember we are a layout only challenge - cards, OTP or pocket page entries (etc) are not eligible for prizes. 

We'd love to see how you use our White with 1 colour combination this month. Please come and join in with us! You have until the end of the month to get your entry in.

Our July guest designer ...

 Please welcome our July guest designer, Tanyah Payne with her truly delightful take on our challenge this month.

Select your ONE colour from the image (PINK, BROWN or GREY) and use a cat or dog (or other furry creature) theme

My name is Tanyah Payne and most people know me by Tan. I have been scrapbooking for over 20 years with a little break in between when we lost everything in the 2022 Floods, which I am forever grateful for so many in the scrapbooking communities for their generosity and kindness to help me get back on my feet and create again.

My style has changed over the years from 12 x 12 layouts to now a 8x10 to fit into bookcases better. I enjoy anything mixed media, layering and adding all types of textures and embellishments. 

Many thanks for this opportunity.

Thank you so much for joining the team this month, Tanyah. It has been lovely having you join in with us.

There is still plenty of time to join in with our four legged friend challenge for July - entries close midnight on the last day of the month. We'd love to see your entry.

Our May and June winners ...

 Firstly my sincere apologies as I am not quite sure how I managed to do this but somehow completely missed announcing our May winners. We had some really lovely entries for both our Music and Bold Black and White challenges for May and June.  It so heartening to see people playing along with us each month so thank you for your continued support.

MAY

Since I completely missed the deadline for a guest designer I will award two winners for May:

TANYAH MAREE

DEBRA METCALF

JUNE

 So many beautiful BOLD black and white layouts - loved them all. I am also happy to report we will be selecting not one but two lucky monthly winners along with our guest invite.

and our first winner is ..

WENDY GERMAIN CROWE

and our second winner is ..

KATHY PRICE

Plus there will be a special "Admin Choice" winner who will receive an invitation to guest with us for our next challenge.

and our winner is:

JACKIE EDWARDS

We would love to have you guest with us during August.

Congratulations to the winners. Can you all please either message me or send an email (www1scrapblog@gmail.com) to claim your prize if I don't already have your details. Please remember it is the winners responsibility to claim their prize and provide postal details. You have until the announcement of the winners in the next month to do so.

Our current challenge is open until the end of the month so you have lots of time to play along with our challenge on our FACEBOOK page. We'd love to see what you can do with our colour combination this month.

Welcome to July ...

Welcome to our July challenge, we are now on that slippery slope to Christmas my friends - eek ... panic now!

We had some really imaginative black and white Be Bold entries last month - just wonderful everyone.

This year we will be using a base colour (or allowing you to select your own) in any variation of that one colour you might like to use - light, dark, colour ranges just so long as we can tell it IS your monthly colour choice. Please follow the simple monthly criteria.

COLOUR – Select your ONE colour from the image (PINK, BROWN or GREY)

Small amounts of black, navy may be used for contrast and we will allow green if part of a floral pattern.

THEME for July – Cats or Dogs (or other furry creatures)

and now some totally amazing inspiration from our talented 2025 team in no particular order!

Karen Guy (Australia)

I choose brown as my colour matching the gorgeous puppy, sharing his love!!

Victoria King (Australia)

Max loves all his toys with feathers, especially his flamingo 

Tracey Beer (Australia)

Heather Bensley (Australia)

Karen Brierley (Australia)

I have an endless supply of doggie pics to scrap!

Jaimie Ramsey (Australia)

Amanda Moran (Australia)

Our Beaglier dear old Archie 

Jane Howden (Australia)

I went with bright pink with black and white since our little girl is a sweet black and white kitty.

In 2025 we will have one main prize each month selected by random draw.  If we have over 15 entries I will do an additional prize draw.  This is open to all entrants so anyone could be a winner.

Plus there will be a special "Admin Choice" winner who will receive an invitation to guest with us next month. 

To enter please visit our Facebook public group White with 1 challenges and put your entry directly into our monthly album under media.

All entries must be new for this challenge and the original work of the entrant. Please remember we are a layout only challenge - cards, OTP or pocket page entries (etc) are not eligible for prizes. 

We'd love to see how you use our White with 1 colour combination this month. Please come and join in with us! You have until the end of the month to get your entry in.

Our June guest designer ...

Please welcome our June guest designer, LISETTE SMITH with her really striking take on our Black and White BOLD challenge this month.

I have been scrapping for over 20 years and crafting for much longer. I split my crafting time between scraping and quilting. I’m also involved in my local netball association. With two adult daughters it’s time for hubby and I to do more travel. Our travels feature in my scraping. My style is always evolving. I love using stencils and sprays and always lean towards bright colours.

 It took me a while to get my head around this black and white challenge, but I am so happy with my final layout.

Thank you so much for joining the team this month, Lisette. It has been wonderful having you with us.

There is still plenty of time to join in with our music themed challenge - entries close midnight on the last day of the month. We'd love to see your entry.

Welcome to June ...

Welcome to our June challenge, gosh I cannot believe how fast this year is flying past, into our sixth month already and the start of Winter here in Australia.

We had some wonderful music inspired entries last month - so great to see so many inspirational pages.

This year we will be using a base colour (or allowing you to select your own) in any variation of that one colour you might like to use - light, dark, colour ranges just so long as we can tell it IS your monthly colour choice. Please follow the simple monthly criteria.

Use BLACK and WHITE on a WHITE (or predominantly white) background to create your layout using elements from the moodboard as inspiration.

Criteria – Be BOLD with this page – make it stand out!

and now some totally amazing inspiration from our talented 2025 team in no particular order!

Tracey Beer (Australia)

Heather Bensley (Australia)

Jaimie Ramsey (Australia)

Karen Brierley (Australia)

I used stripes, spots, block uppercase alphabet and washi tape.

Amanda Moran (Australia)

Spotted the spots on the mood board.

Karen Guy (Australia)

I was inspired by the striped T shirt, with this photo and the half and half back and white, from the Mood board…

Victoria King (Australia)

Loved this Audrey Hepburn “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” street art in Christchurch.
Felt the black and white would make it bold and stand out.

Jane Howden (Australia)

Inspired by all the different patterns in the moodboard.

In 2025 we will have one main prize each month selected by random draw.  If we have over 15 entries I will do an additional prize draw.  This is open to all entrants so anyone could be a winner.

Plus there will be a special "Admin Choice" winner who will receive an invitation to guest with us next month. 

To enter please visit our Facebook public group White with 1 challenges and put your entry directly into our monthly album under media.

All entries must be new for this challenge and the original work of the entrant. Please remember we are a layout only challenge - cards, OTP or pocket page entries (etc) are not eligible for prizes. 

We'd love to see how you use our White with 1 colour combination this month. Please come and join in with us! You have until the end of the month to get your entry in.

Our May guest designer ...

  Please welcome our MAY guest designer,  Frances West with not one but two wonderful takes on our challenge this month.

COLOUR – Select your ONE colour from the image (BLUE, ORANGE, RED, PURPLE or YELLOW)

THEME for May – MUSIC theme

I grew up in England and moved to US in 1975. I started scrapping around 2001 when I was introduced to it by a friend after the third of my 6 children joined our family. I moved to Australia in 2008 and currently live in SE QLD. I love the chance to be creative and make beautiful pages, but for me the photos (and their memories) are the stars. It’s the pictures on the layouts that are most important for me. I scrap my family. The big events and the silly moments. I love documenting our travels and family milestones. Working on scrapbooks is a way to relive and remember our family life.

Thank you so much for guesting with us this month. It has been lovely having you join in with us.

There is still plenty of time to join in with our music themed challenge - entries close midnight on the last day of the month. We'd love to see your entry.