06.27.10 3 PM Challenge for Chocolatier Launch Crop

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 27, 2010

3 PM EST—A WORD SCRAMBLE

Scrapbooking/Card-Making Word Scramble

Please unscramble the words below.

1. nibbor                     

2. ocsopakbr     

3. elytee                      

4. acrd  

5. iskscert                    

6. pueitcr           

7. ssroscsi                   

8. ertmmir          

9. otcoheorclapc (2 words)                  

10. emeimknirmosga (2 words)

11. freslwo                  

12. glunnaojir     

13. mtapss                   

14. hnusecp       

15. apper                    

16. cygbisera (2 words)             

17. hteikscr                 

18. eignsmobs   

19. bsdra                     

20. gbiln            

21. caemra                  

22. stiirdesngs    

23. sicseklt        

Please e-mail me your answers at megannwalker@gmail.com. There will be 2 winners—the first person to correctly unscramble and e-mail me all of the words and a random drawing of all people who correctly unscramble the words by the deadline (5 PM Sunday June 27, 2010). Each prize is $5 Crop Credit.

06.27.10 1 PM Challenge for Chocolatier Launch Crop

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 27, 2010

1 PM EST—Create A Card Challenge

DUE: 11:59 PM EST SUNDAY JUNE 27, 2010 posted to Sweet Talk if you use CC products and want to share with the whole Crop Chocolate community or to the Yahoo Group if you just want to share with the Chocolatiers. You may also post to a blog or online gallery and e-mail the link to share your project.

RULES: Create a Card (preferably using mainly CC products)

PRIZE: $10 Crop Credit! You must submit your project by the deadline to be considered for the prize. This will be judged.

06.27.10 11 AM Challenge for Chocolatier Launch Crop

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 27, 2010

11 AM—Countdown Challenge

DUE: : 11:59PM Sunday June 27, 2010 posted to Sweet Talk if you use CC products and want to share with the whole Crop Chocolate community or to the Yahoo Group if you just want to share with the Chocolatiers. You may also post to a blog or online gallery and e-mail the link to share your project.

RULES: We have all been counting down the launch of the new Chocolatier program! Now use this countdown on your card, LO, or altered item: at least 5 brads, at least 4 types of distressing (i.e. inking, sanding, tearing, edge distressing, misting, etc.), ONLY 3 photos, at least 2 patterned papers, ONLY one type of bling!

PRIZE: $10 Crop Credit! You must submit your project by the deadline to be considered for the prize. This challenge will be judged!

06.27.10 9 AM Challenge for Chocolatier Launch Crop

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 27, 2010

9 AM EST—Scraplift Challenge

DUE: 11:59 PM EST Sunday June 27, 2010 posted to Sweet Talk if you use CC products and want to share with the whole Crop Chocolate community or to the Yahoo Group if you just want to share with the Chocolatiers. You may also post to a blog or online gallery and e-mail the link to share your project.

RULES: Find a LO, card, or altered item under anyone’s profile on cropchocolate.com (it does not have to be a Chocolatier) that you want to scraplift. (scraplift-v-to use another artist’s project as inspiration for your own; to duplicate another artist’s work.) Make sure to give credit in your description to the original artist. Including a link to the original in your description is a nice way to give credit to the artist. Scraplift someone from cropchocolate.com and show us your project along with a link to the original you used as inspiration! Ideally, you will use any CC products you might have so that your project can be posted to Sweet Talk. HAVE FUN being inspired by all of the talent at cropchocolate.com! Here is a link to my gallery to get you started: https://www.cropchocolate.com/profile/d8yWX7vUhIkliw9Q

PRIZE: $15 Crop Credit! You must submit your project by the deadline to be considered for the prize. This challenge will be judged.

06.26.10 10 PM EST Challenge for Chocolatier Launch Crop

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 26, 2010

10 PM EST—Recycled Item Challenge

DUE: SUNDAY JUNE 27^th @ 10 PM EST posted to Sweet Talk if you use CC products and want to share with the whole Crop Chocolate community or to the Yahoo Group if you just want to share with the Chocolatiers. You may also post to a blog or online gallery and e-mail the link to share your project.

RULES: We all could be a little greener with our scrapping—Choose an item that you would have rather thrown away and recycle it—It can be packaging for a product, an empty coffee can, an ice cream pint, coffee sleeves from starbucks, etc. Use CC products if you can! You can do a card, a LO, or an altered item.

PRIZE: $10 Crop Credit—You must submit your project by the deadline to be considered for the prize.  The winner will be chosen by a judge.

06.26.10 8 PM EST Challenge for Chocolatier Launch Crop

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 26, 2010

8 PM EST—Altered Item Challenge

DUE: SUNDAY JUNE 27^th @ 11:59 PM EST posted to Sweet Talk if you use CC products and want to share with the whole Crop Chocolate community or to the Yahoo Group if you just want to share with the Chocolatiers. You may also post to a blog or online gallery and e-mail the link to share your project.

RULES: Alter an item purchased from CC or alter an item using products from CC. For example, paint and embellish the white MM Embellishment Box or alter a notebook using the 6x6 Paper Pads by Basic Grey. This cannot be a LO or a card!

PRIZE: $15 Crop Credit—You must submit your project by the deadline to be considered for the prize. A winner will be chosen randomly from all participants who complete and post a project by the deadline. 

06.26.10 6 PM EST Challenge for Chocolatier Launch Crop

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 26, 2010

6 PM EST—Create Your Own Kit-Use CC Products

DUE: SUNDAY JUNE 27, 2010 11:59 PM EST posted to the Yahoo Group or e-mailed to me at megannwalker@gmail.com.

RULES: Create a kit that could potentially be featured on cropchocolate.com using products from CC. You must list the products that you will be featuring in your kit. For example, here is my kit:

CURRENT CC PRODUCTS

Bittersweet Collection Pack by Basic Grey

Chit Chat Thickers in Brown by American Crafts

Cheeky Trims Emery by Making Memories

Clear Creations Flourishes by Making Memories

Love Notes Tiny Alphas by MM

Love Notes 3D Stickers by MM

Rouge Spiral Journaling Book by MM

GENERIC PRODUCTS I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THIS KIT:

Clear Bling

White & Brown Pearls

PRIZE: $5 Crop Credit! You must submit your project by the deadline to be considered for the prize. The prize winner will be chosen by a group of judges.

06.26.10 4 PM EST Challenge for Chocolatier Launch Crop

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 26, 2010

4 PM EST—A COLOR CHALLENGE

DUE: 10 PM EST SATURDAY JUNE 26, 2010 posted to Sweet Talk if you use CC products and want to share with the whole Crop Chocolate community or to the Yahoo Group if you just want to share with the Chocolatiers. You may also post to a blog or online gallery and e-mail the link to share your project.

RULES: Create a layout, card, or altered item using mostly Crop Chocolate’s colors—PINK AND BROWN. You can use other accent colors but it should be obvious that the project is mostly pink and brown.

PRIZE: $10 Crop Credit! You must submit your project by the deadline to be considered for the prize.

06.26.10 2 PM Challenge for Chocolatier Launch Crop

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 26, 2010
2 PM EST—Create a LO, altered item, or 2 cards and Write Directions on HOW to recreate the project(s) using CC products

DUE: SUNDAY JUNE 27, 2010 @ 11:59 PM EST by posting to the Yahoo Group or e-mailing me with your project and directions at megannwalker@gmail.com.

RULES:
1. You must create a project: one layout, one altered item or two cards.
2. You must type out directions explaining how you created your project and which CC products you used.
3. Make suggestions for other Crop Chocolate products that could be used to create your project.

PRIZE: FEATURED IN 1st SPOT ON “The Crop” CC’s Blog

Sketch for Crop Chocolate Chocolatier Launch

Here is a sketch I created based on a LO I did called "obsessions: May 09" for the Crop Chocolate Chocolatier Launch Online Crop.

Crop Chocolate Chocolatiers Launch—June 26, 2010

12 NOON—Sketch Challenge

DUE: 11:59 PM Saturday June 26, 2010 posted to Sweet Talk if you use CC products and want to share with the whole Crop Chocolate community or to the Yahoo Group if you just want to share with the Chocolatiers. You may also post to a blog or online gallery and e-mail the link to share your project.

RULES: Use the following sketch as inspiration to create a layout (LO) OR card OR altered item (it is a single page 12x12 LO sketch, but you can adapt it to a 2 page LO, 8.5x11 LO, card, or whatever!)

PRIZE: $20 Crop Credit! You must submit your project by the deadline to be considered for the prize.

POST THE LINK TO YOUR LO YOU CREATED USING THIS SKETCH:

in thought, in love

Here are the supplies I used to make a LO about my sister, Amy, at her wedding in January.

Supplies include:
(Supplies marked CC are from CropChocolate.com)
Clear Creations by Making Memories (CC)
Bittersweet Collection Pack by Basic Grey (CC)
Love Notes Tiny Alphas by MM (CC)
Love Notes 3D Stickers by MM (CC)
Chit Chat Brown Thickers by American Crafts (CC)
Cheeky Tims by Making Memories (CC)
Bazzill Basics Clear Bling
Pearls by Recollections
Circle Cutter by Making Memories (CC)
Label Maker by Dymo
Rouge Spiral Journaling Book by MM (CC) (Used Transparent Cover)
Misc. Brown Ribbon
Craft Iron
Signo White Pen
Zots
Tombow Glue Dots Runner

Here is the finished product: