Hi everyone, Mel here to tease you with Suzy’s newest kit!! It is fabulous!!

Check it out on the Polka Dot Plum blog tomorrow and in the shoppe on Wednesday!

Hey everyone! How has your October been so far? Suzy has come out with some pretty great products, hasn’t she? Well, I’m here to remind you about the Scrap Mix Challenge that we’ve got going on this month. This challenges is based on a challenge over at Cat Scrap and is loads of fun!

Wanna win a $10 GC to Suzy’s store? Here is what you’ll need for your LO.

Check out the post HERE to see the complete details.

As promised, here is my LO for this challenge, using the birthday July 2, 1986.

I used Suzy’s new kit: “And Many More…{Bold},” “Life’s Journey: Hiccups,” “Life’s Journey: Prismatic Backs Vol. 1,” and “Life’s Journey: TNT #1.”

You have until October 31, 2009 at 11:59 EST to create your LO using the guidelines above and leaving a link to your LO as a comment in THIS post!

I’m a little late with this. Ya’ll should have had it on Friday but I’m running a few days late so you have it on Monday instead. I did this template based on my LO with Suzy’s kit Roughin’ It. I have never been camping but the kit is so versatile I was still able to use it. There are some really cute elements in it! You can pick up Roughin’ It at Polka Dot Plum.

Just click on the template for the download link. Thanks!

Just a small release from SuzyQ this week & if you’ve got Volleyball pics to scrap, you’re going to love it! 20% off for TODAY ONLY is….’From the Sticks: Bump, Set, Spike!’ You can find it in SuzyQ’s store here
These are awesome layered drawings that you can colour yourself and add a sticker effect to to embellish your scrap pages. Also included are over 50 words of Volleyball terminology that you can re-colour to suit any page you create!

Make sure you come back next Wednesday to see some awesome SuzyQ Scrappers. If you’d like a surprise from SuzyQ then just email me a link to a page (in any gallery) you’ve made using SuzyQ’s designs to sqscrappers AT googlemail DOT com

Thanks for reading & happy scrapping

Hi there, Laura here again and I have another SNEAK PEEK for ya. Yah I love to tease. So here it is…and be sure to come back so you can find out what this is!

While you’re waiting why not come on over to Polka Dot Plum and check out the store…there must be something you need for all those Halloween goodies you are going to make.

Fall has definitely showed it’s face in my part of the world. With the cooler air, have come thoughts about Halloween and planning for treats and school parties. I enjoy packaging treats for the kids and school functions in fun ways.

One fun way I have found are treat bag toppers, based on packaging of lots of things that you buy every day! When stapled over the top of a zip top sandwich bag, these toppers make a cute, inexpensive way to dress up treats

Here is a Halloween one I am using to give treats out. I put this one together using Suzy’s Halloween kit Too Cute To Spook

Our kids don’t get to have Halloween Parties at school, but rather they have Fall Parties, so I used Suzy’s Fallin’ Into Fun Kit for this one for school parties.

Want to make your own treat toppers? Download a very simple template HERE.

All you have to do is decorate the first side, rotate the canvas 180 degrees and decorate the second side. It is important that if you are using global light shadows,  you merge all the layers of one side before rotating to work on the second side because your shadows will change when you rotate. After you have created the topper, print it and trim it. If you cut along the edge of your design the topper with be a perfect fit for sandwich and snack sized bags. Fold the topper in half and staple over the top of the the bag.

These toppers are perfect for Trick or Treaters, school parties, birthday party goody bags and many other things!!

Something small but awesome for this weeks new release – one for the template lovers or one for those who find it hard to scrap loads of photos These are 20% off for today only so make sure you go snap them up! You can see one of the templates in action below – a layout from SuzyQ herself!

And onto this weeks weeks SuzyQ Scrappers. Please see the end of the post for some important news on next weeks SQScrappers

Today I just have one page to show you from Amber 565 at Polka Dot Plum – The page is called ‘Light Of My Life’ and I think this it’s stunning! Amber used SuzyQ’s kit ‘Star Gazing’ which you can pick un free in the DSA Enabler Click on the image for full credits.

Amber, your surprise will be in your inbox soon!

Now next week we won’t be having a SQScrappers post as I’m going away & it’s going to be difficult to show off any pages as I’m not going to have internet access. BUT please still feel free to send my your layout links as any I receive will be shown the week after next Send your links to sqscrappers AT googlemail DOT com

Thanks for reading & happy scrapping!

This releases on 10/7 @ Polka Dot Plum…and don’t tell Suzy I showed you!!!

Have a scraptastic day and be sure to visit us @ PDP and check out all the cool products Suzy has in store.

Thanks ladies for all the fabulous LO’s! I hope you had fun participating in the challenge. And…I’m sorry that I am so late with picking a winner. I went on vacation and I’m finally back. I picked Expressions from Jen as the winner.

Jen I sent you a PM over at PDP.  Thanks again to everybody that participated!  Make sure you check Suzy’s blog for the monthly challenge and another chance at winning a gift certificate to Suzy’s store.

Hey everyone! I’m back with this month’s scrap challenge. Play along, and you could win a $10 GC to Suzy’s store. Who wouldn’t want that, right? And it just so happens that we have a winner from last month! So Lorry email Suzy at sqscrapps at googlemail dot com to claim your prize. Check out Lorry’s LO! Fabulous, right?

Now it’s our turn to win $10 to SuzyQ’s store! This is how it works. I will give you the instructions, you create your LO, then come back to THIS POST, leave a comment linking us to your layout. You have until October 31, 11:59 PM EST to complete this challenge.

Instructions

There are 4 categories: Element to be used most, Number of pictures you should use, Main color, and Inspiration

To figure out what your main element should be, take the day you were born, add up the digits until you have a single digit. For example, if I was born on the 29th day, I would do this: 2+9=11, then 1+1=2. My main element is stitching. I was actually born on the 2nd day, so I should use stitching most on my LO. (You can use other elements, but your main element should be most prominent)

To determine how many photos should be on your page, take the number of the month you were born. I was born in the 7th month, so I can only use 1 photo! If you were born in the 10, 11, or 12 month, you add the digits until you get a single digit (ex. the 11th month would be 1+1=2, so you would use two pictures.)

To find out the main color you should use, you add the digits of the year you were born. Example: 1986, 1+9+8+6=24, 2+4=6, my main color should be white (You can use other colors, but again, your main color should be most prominent!).

Category 4 is your age and will determine what you should use as your inspiration.  Take your age, add it until you get a single digit, and have you’ve got your inspiration. I am 23, so 2+2=5. My LO should be about my favorite food. You can use your birthday, or your child’s or whoever’s birthday you want to use. Just have fun and be creative!!!

Here are your categories:

I will be back to post my LO, but go ahead and get started on yours! And remember: Post the link to your LO as a comment so we can see your creations. Any questions, please ask! One lucky winner will receive a $10 GC to SuzyQ’s store. You have until September 30, 11:59 EST to do this challenge. Looking forward to seeing your creations!