Lisa's Sketch with a Twist challenge!

Didn't you just love what Mandi did with the twine on her page yesterday?  If you missed it you can find it HERE.  Today's challenge is brought to you by co-owner Lisa.  Lisa's challenge is to use one of her sketches but with a twist.  Here the sketch for her challenge:

To find out what the TWIST is and to enter for a chance to win a cool set of washi tapes visit Lisa's blog

MY CREATIVE ENDEAVORS
This concludes our birthday bash challenges.  I hope you enjoyed them.  We would love your feedback on what you liked or even didn't like about our birthday bash.  Don't worry though we are still going to be bringing you FOUR sketches each month and great prizes!  Tune in tomorrow for the reveal of Sketch #34.  *HINT*  It is another multi photo sketch!  Thanks to all who joined in our challenges this month.  While many end tonight at midnight some of our challenges will go on into June, so you still have time to play along. All challenges can be found in the sidebar, plus don't forget about our DT call going on until June 4th.  More details on that can be found HERE

Many of you know that one of our birthday bash challenges was for a chance to be our July Layout Guest Designer.  Thanks to all who participated! Our readers are picking our winner, so please vote for your FAVORITE artist below!  One vote per person please.  Our winner will be announced on June 3rd, poll closes at 10 pm CST on June 2nd, so don't delay vote today!
Here are the entries:

 Leah:                                                              Ashley:

Libby:                                                        Jennifer

Christine:                                                  Stacia:

Rita:                                                    Rainy:

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Birthday Bash Twine Challenge by Mandi!

Are you as excited as I am about Lisa's Get Organized challenge she posted yesterday? I may actually get something in order now! :)

Today our Design Team member, Mandi, is challenging us to get out our stash of twine and put it to good use! Here is a creative sneak of her challenge:

Come along and check out the challenge on her blog, Kraze of MJ. You will surely be inspired to grab your twine and go to work!

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget our very last day of Birthday Bash challenges tomorrow when Lisa brings us a real twist on one of her fun sketches!!!

Don't forget that all of our Birthday Bash challenges are on the right side of our blog and many of them have different due dates. Please be sure to check each challenge for the specific rules and end dates! 

Thanks so much for playing along in our Birthday Bash this month and have a great day!

Lisa's get organized challenge !

I hope you enjoyed Inna's super creative challenge inspiring us to use our embossing folders!  If you missed it you can find it HERE.  Today it's Lisa here bringing you some fun and fast ways to organize your hoard stash.  Let's admit it, we would all like to be more organized in all aspects of our lives, but especially in when it comes to our hoard   I mean, stash of scrapbook supplies!  I am always looking for a great tip to organize my supplies.  Here is a sneak of just SOME of my favorite ways to organize my supplies:

HANG IT UP

I have kits I have bought in the past and ones I have made out of my stash hung on pants hangers to allow me easy access to supplies and keep them from getting crushed in bins. My stamps and other supplies store UNDER the kits so there is really little wasted space.

USE BASKETS 

 My mini albums are neatly stored in a basket in my entryway so that guests can easily flip through the books & enjoy them while visiting.  My niece & nephews love to look at them when they stop by!

USE JARS

 Large glass jars make great storage for foam stamps and chipboard pieces, freeing them up so you can easily view and locate them when needed. I found when my chipboard was not punched out and hidden in a drawer I would not use it as it was out of sight and out of mind!

PUT A SPIN ON IT

Add a lazy Susan under your cropping bag, this allows you to easily spin it around and access supplies from all sides!  These can be purchased at any store for a reasonable price.  I got mine for under $3.  It is not only great when you are away at a crop but also when cropping at home!  I keep all my most used tools and adhesives etc in my crop bag, just in case I get invited to a crop at the last minute, no need to spend extra time packing and then forgetting basic supplies!

I hope these little tips will inspire you to organize your supplies to allow you more time to scrap!  For more GREAT ideas on organizing your scrapbook supplies visit our Pinterest board on getting organized!  You can find it HERE .  We would love to hear your tips on how you organize your scrappy stuff as well!  For today's challenge we are entering all participants who share their favorite organization tip in the comment section into the drawing for our 30 spools of American Crafts ribbon!!!!

  Here are the rules:
1) Share your favorite organizing tip in the comment section on this post (one tip comment per person max)
2) For an extra entry into the drawing follow us on Pinterest HERE 
If you are already a follower then leave that in the comments to let us know.
3) Deadline to enter is June 5th at midnight CST
4) We will draw a winner for the American Crafts 30 spools of ribbon from all entries into this challenge and our Birthday Bash Blog Treasure Hunt challenge.  You have until May 31st at midnight CST to play along with the Treasure Hunt challenge for more ways to win!!!
5) Random drawing for the ribbon will take place on June 6th

Have fun and come back tomorrow to see what  Designer Mandi  has up her sleeve with her fun and creative twine challenge!

Birthday Bash Embossing Challenge by Inna!

What a beautiful two page layout challenge by designer Lynette yesterday! If you missed out on her fun challenge, click HERE.  Today we are bringing you a superb challenge by Design Team member Inna! 

To see more about her fun challenge, check out her blog, Scrap-Kotyawka. I am sure you will be very inspired!! :)  Don't forget to check our sidebar to the right for all of our Birthday Bash challenges this month and each Design Team member's blogs for the individual challenge rules and due dates for all the PRIZES being offered!! We hope you are enjoying our first big birthday party! :) 

I don't know about you, but I find myself always needing to organize or reorganize! Be sure to stop back by tomorrow when Lisa has a creative challenge to help us all get organized!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous Tuesday! 

Double Page Layout Challenge by Lynette!

So did you get a chance to use up some of those buttons in your stash yesterday with Kelly's fun challenge?  If you missed it you can find it HERE or in our sidebar where we have ALL our birthday bash challenges listed.   Today's challenge is brought to us by Design Team Member Lynette who is challenging us to create a double page layout.  Here is a sneak of her challenge:

To learn more about Lynette's challenge stop by her blog:
A WORK IN PROGRESS
Even though May is winding down there is still plenty of time to play along with us!  Many challenges end on May 31st, but some that were posted recently end in June.  Stop back tomorrow for a fun challenge by DT member Inna!   We hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day!  Thank you to all who have served or are serving this great nation in our Armed Forces!

Birthday Bash Button Challenge by Kelly!

Wasn't that an awesome ink challenge by Senior Design Team member Heather yesterday? If you missed it, be sure to click HERE to check it out or you can find all of our Birthday Bash challenges on the right side of our main page. Today it's my turn (Kelly) to bring you a challenge to use up those buttons in your stash! Here's a peek at the challenge:

Come on over to my blog, Creating with Paper and More and play along with the Birthday Bash Button Challenge! I have a PRIZE posted that I will draw at the end of the challenge to one random winner so head over now and use up some of those buttons! :)

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for another awesome challenge by our Design Team member Lynette! 

Also, please note that several of the games and challenges we have posted during our birthday month may continue on into the month of June. Check each Design Team members rules for their challenges posted on their blogs and our regular May layout sketches and May card sketches will be due by May 31st.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! :)

Ink and Stains challenge with Senior Designer Heather!

I know everyone was inspired by Hillary's photo inspiration challenge yesterday! If you missed it you can find it HERE.  Today one of our Senior Designers, Heather is bringing you a messy but fun challenge to use your inks and stains!  Here is a sneak of her challenge:

I know you have mists and inks that are sitting neglected on your shelf, why not join in the fun at Heather's blog for a chance to win a fun prize?  You can find all the details on her blog:

THE OLDE SALTBOX

There is still plenty of fun left in the month, join us tomorrow for another fun challenge by co-owner Kelly who is challenging us to reduce our button stash!  Remember you can find all our challenges for the month in our sidebar, we hope you will find some time to join in the fun!