Friday 8 January 2016

December 2015 - Our very last Grande Finale
Winners & Wall of Fame!






Hello Scrap Around The World friends & fans!
Happy New Year to you all!! 
Helen here to say GOODBYE & THANK YOU!!!
Thanks to you, SATW became the vibrant creative hangout it was & I encourage you all to continue seeking & giving inspiration. 

As many of you now know, this year sees me heading off on my travels in search of peace & security for myself & my family.  I wish those same things for each of you in 2016. I will still be blogging on my personal blog HERE & would LOVE for you to follow my creative journey there by signing up on my google friend connect & my bloglovin gadgets, 
both of which you can find in my personal blog sidebar.

I have resigned from my other design teams because of the uncertainty of my future but remain with PRIMA, so I will be sharing there too.  Thanks for all the amazing inspiration, hard work & creative highs that you have all given me & the SATW team over the years. Creating SATW was like birthing my 5th child - it's been such a fulfilling experience!


Over to Rach....

Thank you to everyone that joined us for our very last challenge!
We finished off with 117 entries for our December Mood Board Challenge, and we loved each and every one!


Here is a reminder of our beautiful December Mood Board... 





*** DRUM-ROLL Please ***

The WINNER of  the December Mood Board is...





1st place - My Art Marta {Poland}




A BIG Congratulations to you, Marta!
Your layout is truly STUNNING!!

*******************

Next up are our TOP 4 FEATURED...





2nd place - Sandra Bernard {Canada}




3rd place - Kareen Dion {Canada}




4th Place - Sanderjin De Bruin {Netherlands}




5th place - Nadya Gingery Tiger {Russia}




our next 5 places 
 to complete our top 10 FINALISTS...
PLUS 10 MORE!!!





6th place - Eirini Tsaima {Greece}




7th place - Anna Rogalska {Poland}




8th place - Evgenia Kovtun {Ukraine}






9th place - Amy Voorthuis {Netherlands}






10th place - Mary Crafts Moments {Greece}






11th place - Itziar Ferret {Spain}





12th place - Marie France Boulay {Canada}





13th place - Guzelya Nurmukhametov {Russia}







14th place - Amelie Jutras {Canada}




15th place - Marina Gridasova {Russia}




16th place - Bec Genet {Australia}





17th place - Kavita {India}




18th place - Kareen BH {Canada}





19th place - Anna Komenda {Poland}





& our 20th place - Sanna ter Horst {Netherlands}




We also have our last RANDOM PRIZE & RANDOM
FOLLOWERS PRIZE



Random Winner - Kasia Udalska {Poland} 






Commenter's Prize goes to Lizzy Crust!


Congratulations to all of these ladies!
Such an AMAZING array of STUNNING layouts!!
Please don't forget to grab your badges & display them proudly!!



Winners' Notes

WINNERS PLEASE NOTE - If you do not receive your prizes
within one month of writing to the sponsor, please email our
Sponsor Co-ordinator Nicole Doiron, 

at nicutopia{at}hotmail{dot}com

so she can look into it for you. We will do all in our power to ensure you receive your prizes.

PLEASE ASK YOUR SPONSOR TO ACKNOWLEDGE
RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL TO ENSURE IT HASN'T
ENDED UP IN THEIR SPAM FOLDER!!



Marta please email Monica - The Mini Art at
info{at}theminiart{dot}com
 so you can receive your $50 Euros worth of products!


Sandra please email Dusty Attic at 
dustyattic{dot}hq{at}gmail{dot}com
to ask for your $50 voucher code!


Kareen please email Pamela at
langeatheart{at}hotmail{dot}com
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $50 worth of scrapbooking supplies!  


Sanderjin please email Pamela at
langeatheart{at}hotmail{dot}com
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $50 worth of scrapbooking supplies!  


Nadya please email Helen at
scrapaddict{at}telkomsa{dot}net
with your postal address so you can receive 
your over $50 worth of scrapbooking supplies!  


Eirini please email Tusia at
tusia{dot}scrapki{at}gmail{dot}com
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $50 worth of scrapbooking supplies!  


Anna please email Nupur at
memorylane9008{at}gmail{dot}com
so you can receive 
your $50 voucher info at an online 
scrapbooking store of your choice!
{Please note that this does NOT include postage}


Amyplease email Vanessa at
salesat2crafty{at}optusnet{dot}com{dot}au 
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $30 worth of chipboard pieces!


Mary - please email Vanessa at
salesat2crafty{at}optusnet{dot}com{dot}au 
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $30 worth of chipboard pieces!



Marie-France please email Helen at
scrapaddict{at}telkomsa{dot}net
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $30 worth of Julie Nutting Stamps! 


Guzelya - please email Nicole at
nicutopia{at}hotmail{dot}com
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $25 worth of scrapbooking supplies! 



Marina - please email Dominika at
gizmo{at}Scrapiniec{dot}pl
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $20 worth of diecut chipboard pieces!



Bec - please email Dominika at
gizmo{at}Scrapiniec{dot}pl
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $20 worth of diecut chipboard pieces!



Kavita - please email Helen at
scrapaddict{at}telkomsa{dot}net
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $15 worth of Prima products! 



Kareen BH - please email Helen at
scrapaddict{at}telkomsa{dot}net
with your postal address so you can receive 
your $15 worth of Prima products! 


Anna - please email Alda - Flying Unicorn at
cs{at}flyingunicornllc{dot}com
 so you can receive your $15 voucher code info!



Sanna - please email Fiona at
fiona{dot}paltridge{at}gmail{dot}com
so you can receive your $30 voucher info 
at an online scrapbooking store of your choice!
{Please note that this does NOT include postage}

Kasia - please emial Aida at
13arts{at}wp{dot}pl
so you can receive your over $50 worth 
of scrapbooking supplies! 



Lizzy - please email Aneta - Studio 75 at
studio{at}studio75{dot}pl
so you can receive your $30 worth 
of products! 




THANK YOU ALL & GOODBYE!!

HAPPY 2016!!

COMPILED & POSTED BY
HELEN TILBURY & RACHAEL FUNNELL 

Site founder/owner/ manager DT co-ordinator, Sponsor Co-ordinator & South African Ambassador  

Monday 28 December 2015

Letting you all know more about 'More Than Words'
Challenge Blog! First Challenge in January 2016!






HELLO EVERYONE AT SCRAP AROUND THE WORLD!!
Nicole here with you today!  Firstly, thank you Helen for giving all
 of us at 'More Than Words' the opportunity to share all the details
 about our new challenge blog here in our own special blog post!

When Helen broke the news to us that Scrap Around The World
was coming to an end we went through a mix of emotions 
couldn't bear the thought of no longer having SATW around!

It has been such an incredible source of creative inspiration 
& encouragement each month, offering the best mood boards, 
the most talented & conscientious designers & social media
 ambassadors, the most consistent postings & of course
 the most fantastic prizes & exposure opportunities!

SATW feels like a family to us all, & Helen is our mama bird,
finally pushing us out of the nest to spread our wings & fly on
 our own!  None of us, including Helen, want things to change, 
but life has got in the way, & Helen has no choice but to free
 herself up for her 2016 adventure of starting a new life overseas.

SO We have all had to accept & embrace this change as a leap
 towards bright new horizons & amazing opportunities for all of us!  
In the words of our last beautiful mood board... 
"THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT!"

All of us at 'More Than Words' will  be forever grateful to Helen for having 
given us the opportunity to learn first hand how to successfully manage a 
challenge blog.  We have ALL learnt, including Helen, that the way to do it 
is as a TEAM!  SO 6 of us decided to create & administer a brand new 
challenge blog called 'More Than Words', & Helen couldn't be happier for us!
You have no doubt heard about this new Challenge Blog!
We have been advertising hectically on social media this month!!

MORE THAN WORDS was founded by 6 members of the SATW Admin Team, 
in an attempt to fill the gap that the closure of SATW will undoubtedly leave 
in the scrapbooking community, as well as in our hearts!

 

 

 


The concept behind the 'More Than Words' challenges revolves around a WORD as inspiration. We will offer 2 monthly challenges.  Joining the 6 of us at 'More Than Words' are another 8 more outstanding designers, completing our team of 14.   

The Main Challenge will offer a 'Creative Challenge' along with the WORD.
This challenge will be open to layouts, canvases & art journal pages & will 
go live on the 1st of each month.  The Mini Challenge takes place during
 the last week of each month & is for cards, tags & ATC's only!  
This challenge requires you to use a specific word on your project & to 
enter via Facebook, starting on the 23rd of each month.

You can learn more about 'More Than Words', our challenges, 
our designers, our sponsors & our rules by visiting our blog HERE!  
We hope that you will also take the opportunity to enter the 'More Than Words' New Followers Contest - going on right now - HERE

 It's very easy to enter!  All you need to do is follow the MORE THAN WORDS blog HERE&,for more chances to win,LIKE our Facebook HEREfollow us on Pinterest HERE & on Instagram HERE.
These 6 fabulous prizes are up for grabs!!

Di, Heather, Pamela, Rachael, Valia & I hope that you 
will play along at MORE THAN WORDS in 2016!
Written & posted by Nicole Doiron