A new monthly challenge at Shel Belle Scraps

Sometimes conversations with friends spark great ideas. I was chatting with a good friend the other day about how I need to get started now on my Christmas gifts. I make a calendar each year for my grandmother; the past couple of years, the calendar hasn't quite been completed in time for gift-opening on Christmas Eve. My goal this year is to have it done, printed, wrapped, and underneath the tree for her to open that night. I'd like to create a calendar for my parents, and maybe one for my brother and sister-in-law too.

I also realized that there are entire sets of pictures that I need to get around to scrapping (vacations, study abroad, weddings, graduations, new additions, everyday moments, etc.).

I realized that this was a great opportunity to offer a challenge on my blog, too. So I've decided to host challenges each month here. Hopefully these challenges will help you scrap more pictures and preserve more memories for your loved ones. I'll be starting out with a layout challenge and will be adding new challenges in the months ahead. The cool part is that your layout(s) can meet a challenge requirement both here and at Stuff to Scrap. For example, you might create a layout using my products that meets the requirements of the font challenge, or the recipe challenge, or the scraplift challenge, or the WOW challenge, etc.

Here's what you need to do for October's challenge:

1. Create a layout using my products. Eligible products include kits, templates, paper packs, element packs, and alphas. You may use any of my current or retired products (including freebies).
2. Post your layout to my gallery at Stuff to Scrap.
3. Comment on this post with a link to your layout.  Each layout earns one entry.
4. At the beginning of next month, I will choose one person at random who will receive a $5.00 coupon to my store.

I'll be adding new challenges in the months ahead as well as adding new twists to them. If you've got any suggestions about what you'd like to see, please let me know.

Now...get scrapping! :)