Those displayed digiart were divine weren’t they? So time to pick a winner….. Chris with her stairway art! Oh my I love it some much I think I need to try that one myself! I have the perfect stairway for it! So here’s what she has won:

Do you like to learn new things? or perhaps a different look at something you already do? I was requested to make a tutorial on clustering  so that’s this weeks spotlight challenge! My cooking class – Cluster the heck out of it!

I give a step by step and some helpful hints on how to make clusters like these:

by Harmonystar

by Harmonystar

by StarWarsFans

I give several other examples at my Cluster the Heck out of it Challenge so go check them out, read through the tutorial and cluster the heck out of your own LO!

Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit are elligable. Let me see those comments!

March comes in like a lion and out like. . . 4 inches of snow?!? I hope the rest of you are having a springier spring than we are in Idaho. Sheesh. But the Los are blooming all over just like our winner from last weeks spotlight challenge.  queenwild with her LO Messy Boy Love that blue and purple and of course I love messy faces! great use of Char’s template! Here’s what queenwild won:

Now this weeks challenge spotlight is the fabulous hybrid challenge by Julie! Have you seen her stuff? adorable, how she has time to play with glue and scissors with her 4 kiddos I’ll never know, but I love them and I love her! You will too! just take a look at her changeable digiart. What a great idea!

Now the ladies in the forum have really embraced this hybrid project! Let me show you a few!

by tanni

by Sarah-ICS

by sparagus

Adorable? Oh yeah! Want to sport some digi art in your home? Go For It! Be sure to use the hybrid challenge for inspiration and to post your final product there!

Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Welcome back! We’ve had a kinda awful week, my baby girl go RSV so we’ve all been housebound. On the upside I’ve been working really hard on my part of the buffet coming out next month! So there’s your silver lining to my families illness. 🙂 Oh and we’re all on the mend now, a few more days of meds and I think we’ll all be back in tip top shape. In the meantime lets find out who wins my little goody this time? Thanks for actually giving my random generator something to do. 🙂 and the winner is….. Jamie B aka jtbusman(Jamie) with he LO Happy Birthday Daddy. Here’s what she won!

Onto this weeks challenge spotlight. Do you like templates? I do! They allow plenty of creativity with a starting point so I don’t have to stare at a blank canvas wondering where to start. The Cookie Cutter Challenge is all about templates and right now Char of Wyld Web Designs is hosting the Cookie Cutter Challenge. Go there to pick up your free template.

There’s already a bunch of great LOs already done here’s a few of my favs from the GS team.

by Jenn

by AnikA

by sladd79054

See how you can get such a different look from the same template? I love it! There’s so many more so head over to the Cookie Cutter Challenge and check ’em all out. Crab the template while you’re there and give it try!

Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Well we’ve hit just about halfway through March. It’s time for that weather to be lamb-like right? Well outside my window it is pouring & both my kiddos have developed a cough. I feel like it’s been one illness after another for 3 months. Sheesh. But on the upside it is Monday and that means time for the Challenge Spotlight! But first we need a winner from last week! Our winner is . . . . Tina! aka Ambelleina for her remake from this to THIS! I love the remake and such a clever idea to use the ticket as the background! Here’s what you’ve won Tina!

So this week’s Challenge Spotlight is the Food Coloring challenge! Hosted this month by Cari Creates!

Never played the Food Coloring Challenge? It’s easy! The host posts a color palette and you have to use every color in the palette somewhere in your LO. To make it even easier they let you know a coordinating  kit you can use but you don’t HAVE to use that kit. Just those colors! 🙂

Ready to see this months palette?

Look familiar? It should! It coordinates with Ellie’s Daily Download!

Cari is even giving out a FREE kit from Cari Creates!! How sweet is that? Here’s some great LO’s already on display.

by jaye

by jrmminga

Cute as can be! Now it’s YOU’RE turn! Break out that daily download or scour your supplies for those colors and head over the the March Food Coloring Challenge

Then post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Well last day of Feb. Now if only it would take winter with it I would be one happy girl. Before I go any further I better give you this weeks random winner! It’s crinkletoast! with her Friend LO which just so happens to have possibly the cutest puppy EVER in it!

Here’s her prize:

Okay since again we are on the last day of the month and new challenges start TOMORROW I have nothing to spotlight EXCEPT the beautiful February Daily Download by Unforgettable Moments & Statements by Jodi! Here’s the full preview!

If you missed the Feb Daily Download. . . . well you’re probably kicking yourself, but it will soon be available in the store. Here’s a few of the lovely LOs I found with this kit.

Lovely right? Those silhouettes work with so many photos and the lovely metal work and all that greenery and sweet flowers, Wow! I love this kit! Well if you were smart enough to snag this kit while it was free let me see those LOs!!!  Post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit areelligable. Let me see those comments!

Oh and don’t forget to pick up Marchs Daily download starting tomorrow!!

Good day all! Did you miss me? Did you even know I was gone? 🙂 I was super sad to miss doing last week’s Challenge Spotlight. I wish I could say some super fun Valentine plans got in the way but even Valentine’s Day itself was postponed due to sickness. Yup my some sort of evil throat bacteria of doom infected my  household. Rendering me as mother virtually useless and my poor sick baby sleepless. We are now on the mend and though my house still feels like a giant bacteria colony on a petri dish, I think this germ is finally moving out. So today we are celebrating Valentine’s day with all the fun heartshaped food and heart games we can stand! Happy Valentine’s Day all!

Now for those who may possibly have missed me due to the fact that they are waiting on a prize! Let’s see who gets it. <3 <3 <3 (those are hearts in case you didn’t know. 🙂 ) Melinda N aka waterlily_mc with her beautiful Window LO

Here’s what Melinda will be recieving:

Now since we are, or for the rest of you have celebrated Valentine’s Day this weeks Challenge spotlight comes from  ShanMarie and it’s her Recipe Challenge! What does this have to do with Valentine’s Day? Well for her recipes this month ShanMarie asks you if you are a Flower person or a Jewelry person. Here are your two recipes to choose from:

Flowers Layout Formula- You can add extras if you would like, but in order to get the entry you need to have at least the following:
5 Flower elements
4 pictures
3 shapes
2 papers
1 ribbon

Jewelry Layout Formula- You can add extras if you would like, but in order to get the entry you need to have at least the following:
5 Bling Bling or glitter elements
4 Papers *can be cut anyway you need them*
3 Pictures
2 Frames
1 Alpha title

Want to see some of these recipes in action? Of course you do!!!

You can see that within the realm of your recipe you can really take this LO anyway you want! So give the Feb. Recipe Challenge a try yourself then post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit are elligable. Let me see those comments!

I loved your Jan. Daily download layouts! Are you  snatching Feb. daily download? better be! It’s great too! My random # generator actually had some selection this week and it picked out kimmyscraps Play!   Yay! Here’s what you won!

Okay onto this weeks spotlight! This month JulieMarie is hosting the Sugar Swap! What’s a sugar swap? Just a fun word for a scraplift! As I’ve mentioned before I LOVE scrap lifting, helps so much when I’m stumped on what form my LO should take.  JulieMarie has given you TWO beautiful LOs to choose from to scraplift. Here they are:

by Ella

by mom2triplets04

2 Beautiful LOs! Which one would you like to lift? Need more inspiration or help figuring out what a scrap lift is? Well here’s a couple from our Gingersnaps.

by JulieMarie lifted Ella's

by mgagnon lifted mom2triplets04

Get the idea? Sounds fun? I sure think so! So go to  the Feb Sugar Swap, Make your own scrap lifted LO and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Did you have a great time using lyrics on your Layout? I know FJchickie did on her Little Wonders LO. Somehow she made it beautiful and masculine all at the same time I love it! And of course she is our winner from last weeks challenge spotlight. Here’s what she won!

Okey dokey it is the LAST day of the month! Already!!! This makes it difficult to pick a challenge spotlight since the challenges will all be NEW starting tomorrow! Be sure to check them out! So have you been snatching up the download a day? I hope so cause instead of spotlighting a challenge I’d like to spotlight your amazing Layouts using January’s daily download. In case you missed the previous post, here’s the full preview!

If you haven’t thanked Pretty in Green for this beautiful kit she gave for FREE yet I suggest you do so! Cause WOW!  Here’s a couple Ginger Snap LOs with this beauty.

by kimmyscraps

by Sarah-ICS

by kimmyscraps

Aww sweet! I love these colors and that sweet flying elephant!!! So time to use your Jan. daily download and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done a LO with this kit are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Oh and don’t forget to pick up Febs. Daily download starting tomorrow!!

Ack did I really miss a week? Now I’m sad, that’s the first time I’ve missed since I started the challenge spotlight. Are you wondering why? probably not, but I’ll tell you anyway. 🙂 I was super busy redoing an entire database for my Dad’s Home Property Management business. His old program hit it’s date limit at the beginning of the year and so we were scrambling to hurry and get a new one. It was nuts! Anyway I’m back with more challenge goodness, but first!!! I have a prize to give!

The winner from last week is. . . . . mom2triplets04! Here’s her Week 1 LO! Here’s what she won!

Okay! So onto this weeks Challenge Spotlight! The Bakery Window! The Bakery Window is our inspiration challenge. For Jan. Photocowgirl hosted our Bakery Window.  She would like to inspire your journaling. Here’s what she has to say:

Photocowgirl is here to bring you the January 15 Inspiration challenge. I love to use song lyrics on my layouts, so this month we are going to scrap a page using at least one line from a song.

Here’s the summary:
1. Pick at least one line from a song to use for your inspiration.
2. Scrap a page using your lyrics.
3. Upload to the inspiration challenge gallery – make sure to add your song choice and artist to the credits

Sounds like a great way to find just the right thing to say. Need MORE inspiration? Here’s some LOs from our Gingersnaps.

by Photocowgirl

by ~Aim~

by rdjrneace

Aww super cute! Go ahead and be inspired! Go to the Bakery Window Challenge then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!

Hope the weather is treating you well! We reached a high of 15 degrees today. Brrrr! Lets pick a winner from last weeks Challenge Spotlight! And the winner is………………Katie! With her forever in my heart LO! Here’s what she’s won!

This weeks Spotlight is the Cookie Madness better known as the 365/52 project. It’s not too late to start it yourself this year! Here’s a few to give you some ideas.

by Sarah-ICS

by prettyingreen

by Julie

I did this last year and really enjoyed it. Are you ready to take on the challenge? Go to the week 1 &/or week 2 pages and get your daily life preserved.

Then come back here and post the link to your LO in the gallery and post it in a comment here. Next week I’ll randomly select one and that person will win a prize from ME! (Harmonystar).

CT & those who have already done the challenge are elligable. Let me see those comments!