Official Statement from Scrappin' Moms

We know that there had been questions arising on the non-inclusion of Betchay Salustiano's entry in the Week 6 Gallery.

Apparently, Betchay did send in her entry to us at 8:40am. However, the email did not reach us due to a mistake in the email address she used.

We would like to share with you our official statement sent to Betchay regarding this matter:

Dear Betchay,

This is a hard decision that we had to make. But after much consideration and deliberation, we regret to inform you that we cannot include your layout anymore in the judging.

We have to abide by the rules we have set for this competition. And, not receiving your entry on or before the 10am deadline already results in automatic disqualification. It is unfortunate that the wrong email used resulted to this.

We will be including your layout in the Week 6 Gallery. However, it will have no bearing already to the judging as we have earlier stated.

The past five weeks we've seen your dedication to this challenge in your layouts. It saddens us as well that your leaving the challenge had to happen this way.

We appreciate the time and effort that you have given in this competition. Your support for the Idol is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Scrappin' Moms

Week 6 Celebrity Guest Judge - Courtney Walsh

Meet our last celebrity guest judge for this contest ... MS. COURTNEY WALSH!

Courtney Walsh has always been a scrapbooker in some capacity or another. With a love for photography and writing and the inability to throw anything away, this hobby is a natural fit. She has written two books, Scrapbooking Your Faith and The Busy Scrapper and has been a Contributing Editor for Memory Makers Magazine for 2 1/2 years. She is the Design Team director for Chatterbox, Inc. whose work has appeared in many scrapbooking publications including Creating Keepsakes, Memory Makers, Scrapbooks, Etc. and Scrapbook Trends along with a variety of books throughout the years. Courtney enjoys spending her time documenting her life as the wife of a children's pastor and mom to three kids.

Week #6 Gallery

It is now time to see the Week 6 entries of our Idol hopefuls!

Check out their fabulous layouts as we await the announcement of the Top 10 Finalists.

This is a tough week for judging, so stay tuned!

Week # 5 - Pick of the Week

Jennifer has picked her favorite.

scroll down and find out ...

BETCHAY SALUSTIANO'S

WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE

I love the simplicity of it. Her colors and design bring focus on the eye-catching photo. Very sweet!

Week 6 Challenge - Clarification

Challenge Requirements:

• Use ONLY six (6) materials on your layout. You may repeat the same material as many times as you want.
  

Criteria for Judging: Originality & Creativity - 20%; Overall Design & Craftsmanship - 30%; Choice of Photo - 15%; Journal - 25%; Challenge Requirements - 10%

Scrappin' Moms Idol Finale Promos

Today's the last day to get the CROPPING PASS at the special price of Php250.00!

Check out the following promos good until September 30, 2008.

Bring your friends to the Idol finale!

Pay in groups of 4 to avail of the discounted price!

• Group Shopping Pass: Pay only P500.00 instead of P600.00 for groups of 4
• Group Cropping Pass: Pay only P1,100.00 instead of P1,200.00 for groups of 4

**Payments for group passes must be made in a single transaction**

Single Cropping Pass: P300.00 (inclusive of cropping space and challenge participation privilege)
Single Shopping Pass: P150.00 (no cropping space)

All passes are entitled to the following discounts:

• one (1) coupon - 30% off on one item (minimum value of Php500.00) from LASTING IMPRESSION


• one (1) coupon - 25% off the regular price of the most expensive item on your transaction from MEMORY LANE STORE

• one (1) coupon - 30% off on selected Sizzix and Cuttlebug dies from MEMORY LANE STORE

• one (1) coupon - 30% off on one item (minimum value of Php500.00) from REKINDLED MOMENTS

Note: Coupons are only valid on October 4, 2008

There will be mini demonstrations from the Scrappin' Moms and suppliers and Supplier Challenges throughout the day!

Stay tuned to our blog in the coming days for more updates!

Scrappin' Moms Idol 2 - Week #6

The time has arrived for the last week of challenge for the
Scrappin' Moms Idol 2.

One more week before we find out the TOP 10 for the Idol Finale.
One more week to prove yourselves worthy of being called, the next Scrappin' Moms Idol.

And here are the ladies who are still in the running!

Now, on to the final round challenge...

"SIX and Counting!"

Answer the Question: "Why Do I Deserve to be the Next Scrappin’ Moms Idol?"

We want you to have fun in this round with this challenge. We want to hear the lighter side of you when you answer the question. Answers can be absurd, amusing, or darn right hilarious, if you want.

Challenge Requirements:

• Create a 12x12 Layout answering the given question
  
• Use only a minimum of six (6) materials on your layout. You may repeat the same material as many times as you want. (Refer to the post below on the Materials)
  
• One of the elements must be repeated AT LEAST 6 times.
• Example: six stars; six brads; six ribbons
  
• You may use AT LEAST one (1) photo in your layout
  
• Use only six (6) colors in your layout. You choose your own color scheme. You must include in the write up the color palettes you used.
• Black and white can still be used IN ADDITION to your chosen color palette
  
• Photos for this challenge must not have been used in any previous layouts (both International or Local)
• Include a write-up on your design process, the materials you used and the element you repeated.

Criteria for Judging: Originality & Creativity - 20%; Overall Design & Craftsmanship - 30%; Choice of Photo - 20%; Journal - 20%; Challenge Requirements - 10%

Note:

• Criteria for judging will only cover the Week 6 Challenge
  
• The total score from Weeks 1 – 6 will determine who enters the Grand Finale.
  
• The participants with the 10 highest scores will compete in the Grand Finale, where all scores will be back to zero.
  
• Weeks 1 – 5 have a weight of 15% each, and Week 6 is 25%, for a total of 100%

Reminders:

Please make sure you follow these reminders strictly. Some are not following the format we've indicated and it slows down the uploading process.

• All entries must be submitted by September 25 (Thursday) on or before 10:00am
• Email your entries to: scrappinmoms@gmail.com
  
• File size of each of your photos should be no larger than 300KB
  
• Submit a maximum of 3 shots of your LO -- one full shot (required) and 2 detail shots (optional)
  
• Include your Full Name and Title in the filename of your images when submitting your layouts:
  

Sample Format: Liza Bermudez - Layers of Me.jpg

• Include Journaling, Materials List and any additional notes in the body of your email to facilitate uploading

Week # 6 Challenge Requirement on Types of Materials

There are so many materials out there that determining what type they fall into can be a bit confusing. Use the guide below to determine which type they belong to.

• Paints. Anything that has the word paint is considered paint.
• Glitters. Whether in powder or liquid form (stickles, glimmer mist) is considered glitter.
• Inks. Whether it is pigment, dye, alcohol or watermark, it's considered as ink.
• Embossing powder. As long as it's in powder form and it embosses, it considered as embossing powder.
• Chipboard. In any letters, numbers, shapes and size. Pre-glittered chipboard and Corrugated board are considered chipboard.
• Stamps. This includes any type of stamped image. If you stamped and embossed, that's 2 materials.
• Felt. In any letters, numbers, shapes and size. Pre-glittered felt is considered felt.
• Fabric. Any embellishment made of cloth.
• Rub-ons. Rub-ons with glitter is considered a rub-on.
• Plastic. Acrylic, sequins, buttons and embellishments made of plastic.
• Metal. Any embellishments made of metal such as brads, eyelets, snaps etc.
• Ribbons. Including fibers, paper ribbons and laces.
• Stickers. Vinyl stickers, epoxy stickers, glittered stickers, cardstock stickers
• Paper/Cardstock - vellum quotes, self-made diecuts, pre-made diecuts and embellishments using paper/cardstock.

Exclusions:
Paper/cardstock used for matting, framing or base is not counted. Any material used as base is not counted.Pens/markers as well as adhesives are not counted also. Chipboard and other materials used to add dimension and placed underneath an embellishment or photo (in short, something we will not see on the front view of your layout) is also not counted.

Please take note you are not limited to what we have mentioned above. The list is provided just to guide you.

To help us identify which type of materials you used in your layouts, please include them in your materials list and categorized by type. (i.e. ink - distress ink, watermark; paints - acrylic paint and crackle paint)

Questions that you might have in mind....

So ok, you may think "What if I stamped an image, embossed it with glittered embossing powder? How many types of materials did I use?"

• Well, you stamped an image, so that's 1. You used watermark ink for embossing, that's 2. As for glitter embossing powder, it may fall under glitter or embossing powder BUT it's counted only as 1.

"What if I used a chipboard already embellished with glitter?"

• This is counted as just 1 material which falls under chipboard. Since you didn't make it, it's counted as 1.

"What if I glittered a chipboard?"

• This is counted as 2 materials, chipboard and glitter.

"What if I used brads and eyelets and bookplates in my layout? Is that counted as 3?"

• That is counted as 1 because they fall under metal embellishments or materials. You may however use brads and eyelets and bookplates as many times in as many shapes and sizes as you want!

People, this is the round where you can bring out all your embellishments and use them. We can't wait to see what you'll come out with!

Note: We might not be able to answer your questions immediately during the weekend but we will try our best to be online as often as we can. We hope the above examples would help you in understanding the requirements.

Week 5 Celebrity Guest Judge - Jennifer McGuire

I'm very happy to introduce our guest judge for this round ...


... she's none other than Ms. Jennifer McGuire!

Jennifer McGuire, a 2002 Creating Keepsakes Hall of Famer, has been scrapbooking and stamping for about six years. During this time she has had numerous designs published in Creating Keepsakes magazines and idea books, Autumn Leaves "Designing With" books and several other publications. Her work can be seen each month in CK's Tool Time article, where Jennifer shows the many things you can do with one tool or product, along with a bi-monthly article on creatingkeepsakes.com. A book based on this article, 101 Things To Do With Your Scrapbook Supplies, was released in June 2007 from Creating Keepsakes. Jennifer also works as a designer for Hero Arts Rubber Stamps, contributing to their designs, catalogs and web work. She most enjoys teaching, which she now does via how-to videos on her blog, jennifermcguireink.com.
Jennifer lives in Cincinnati. Almost 5 years ago, Jennifer left her job as an engineer in order to scrapbook full-time. Her family includes her dear husband, Ken, step-daughters, Kay (13) and Audrey (10), and new son, Colin (2).

Week #5 Gallery

The Gallery for the Week 5 entries is now officially open.

Check out the finalists' interpretation of this week's "Supersize It!" challenge.