Winners for September Home Alone poster....

Thanyou to everyone who entered this months challenge, we had 13 entries, which was a fantastic effort for our second month of challenges and I can only thankyou all for participating and helping make this challenge site grow. I hope you all enjoyed the 'Home Alone' challenge and look forward to you all playing along again in October......... :)

The range of entries was awe inspiring. It was a difficult decision and I'm sure I went through the blog roll of everyone's layouts many times as did the Design Team members. To vote we used the 1st=3pt, 2nd= 2pt and 3rd = 1pt system!!


so...........

The SEPTEMBER winner of the
Home Alone challenge

is

Tina Holmstrom

with her entry - 'Our Home'

Heres a few comments from the DT on Tinas winning entry:

Tina's house was amazing. So much work had gone into it! Fab

I thought the complete layout was very cleverly done, from the hand cutting to the doodling and staying within the criteria

* I chose Tina's entry because she went to a great deal of effort to piece the house and garden together. The colours are bold and striking!

Congratulations Tina on winning the Golden Globe prize of a 'D-Lish Scraps' prize pack and thanks for participating, your entry was devine and your win was well deserved. - Shazza.

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The SEPTEMBER runner up winner of the
Home Alone challenge

is

Jayne Smith

with her entry 'Summer Bliss'

Congratulations Jayne you have won ........A pack of three 'Sam and Lucy' - Weave extras, which include puffies, chipboard buttons and teeny tiny letter stickers - donated by Shazza

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RANDOM DRAW PRIZE WINNER

With all the fantastic entries this month I decided to put everyone's name into a draw for a RAK.

and the winner, drawn by my daughter Jenna,

is

Anita Bownds

Her entry was 'Furry Friends'

Congratulations Anita, you have won a
$10 voucher to spend at "Uproar 2 Scrapmore'

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Lisa's Logie

a vintage Kit

goes to lucky ducky!!

Bec Miller

with her entry Uh Oh!

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DESIGN TEAM WINNER

The winner of the Home Alone submission,
as voted by the rest of the Design Team

is

Ali Coles

Here is her submission for the month called 'All Alone'

Congratulations Ali, you have won a RAK of goodies for your creative efforts,
donated by Shazza :)

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Could all the winners please email me their details to: shazzaalleyes@hotmail.com so I can get your prizes organised and/or posted out to you.

Again, I would like to thank all the ladies that submitted entries for the month. The quality of work of some of the entries was outstanding and made it very hard to pick the winner! I am sure the rest of the Design Team would agree with me....

I hope you all get a chance to participate in the challenge for October which is 'Night at the Museum' plus some extra criteria, which has just been posted.

A BIG Thankyou to all our Sponsors for September your generous
donations are greatly appreciated :)

Thanks
Shazza

Action! Take Two - September Movie Poster

Take your inspiration from this 'Home Alone' poster

Plus Criteria = use either red or blue cardstock,
one piece of pp (patterned paper) and two word title

Cheers
Shazza

MOVIE Trivia Quiz - For a bit of fun!

How well do you know the movie 'Home Alone' - Test your knowledge about the movie!!

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Open to everyone - followers of this blog site, entrants and DT members, international scrappers welcome!

Email answers to: shazzaalleyes@hotmail.com (Home Alone Trivia Quiz in subject line)

Quiz closes midnight Wednesday 30th September

All correct answers will go into a hat and a winner will be drawn

Prize = RAK of goodies

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All answers can be found on the internet... hint.......use google!
Unless of course you know the answers!

Question One - Where does Kevin live?

a) New York
b) Chicago
c) Seattle
d) Los Angeles

Question Two - Where are the McCallisters going on vacation in 'Home Alone'?

a) New York
b) California
c) Florida
d) Paris

Question Three - What kind of drink was Fuller drinking?

a) Pepsi
b) Coke
c) 7-Up
d) Sprite

Question Four - What did Kevin eat before the bad guys arrived?

a) Chocolate Cake
b) Cheese balls
c) cheese Macaroni
d) Lasagna

Question Five - What is Kevin's mothers first name?

a) Karen
b) Katheryn
c) Kate
d) Joan

Question Six - What did Kevin accidentally take from the drug store?

a) Gum
b) Nothing
c) Candy
d) Toothbrush

Question Seven - what are the Bad Guy's names?

a) Harry and Marv
b) Duncan and Marv
c) Harry and Duncan

Question Eight - Home Alone is directed by:

a) Daniel Stern
b) Chris Columbus
c) John Hughes
d) Devin Ratray

Question Nine - The wax and plastic artificial snow used in the film was given to the Lyric Opera of...

a) Detroit
b) Los Angeles
c) Chicago
d) Boston

Question Ten - The role of Uncle Frank was originally written for who?

a) John Hughes
b) Kelsey Grammer
c) Joe Pesci
d) Robert De Niro

GOOD LUCK !!

Runners up prize added to prize pool for 'Home Alone'........

I have decided to add a 'Runners Up' prize for this months 'Home Alone' inspiration.

Last month we had Five entries, this month we have had thirteen so far, which has been over a hundred percent increase, so I am adding (no pics yet), a pack of three 'Sam and Lucy' - Weave extras, which include puffies, chipboard buttons and teeny tiny letter stickers.

Good luck to the winner!

Shazza

Entries for Septembers Challenge will close on TONIGHT....Sunday 27th September at midnight SHARP!

Showcase of 'Home Alone' inspiration so far for the month.......

In no particular order, here is a blog roll of all the 'Home Alone' layouts for the month! They have all been scaled down so as to fit them all in the one post.....

Joanne Powell - Too Tweet

Anita Bownds - Furry Friend

Lisa Kamphuis - Quiet Time
(September Guest Design Team Member)

Sarah Pannell - Big 40

Fiona Whitehead - Hang On

Jacqui Miles - My Tweetheart

Jayne Smith - Summer Bliss

Jenifer Manis - @ Home

Bec Miller - Uh Oh!

Brenda Wyllie - So Beautiful

Liana Pickett - So Lonely

Lisa Lofthouse - Dahl Face

Tina Holmstrom - Our Home

Sandra Wilkinson - Wave Angel

TFL
Shazza

Sneak Peak - of OCTOBERS poster......

Here is a sneak peak of Octobers poster inspiration.

and

Can you guess what the movie is ??

Octobers criteria will be uploaded in a day or so, so keep checking back and look out for the Design Teams inspiration :)

Cheers
Shazza

Take Two, Scene Thirteen... a last minute entry from.....

Liana Pickett - So Lonely

This is what Liana had to say - I have named my page... So Lonely. The photograph is of my 7 year old daughter Demi... who is sitting up our passage way...... all alone. As soon as I saw this challenge I knew exactly which photo I wanted to use. I am new to this but really enjoyed doing the challenge and look forward to your ones in the future. Btw Love your web site/blog ... it looks great!!!!! Just have to find my way around it and familiarise myself with it a little more. :O)

Thanks for your entry Liana, You have covered the criteria perfectly, great photo to use for this challenge of Demi.....all alone.......... Love how you have have made the photo look like a picture frame hanging from a wall, Fantastic!- Shazza

Entries for Septembers Challenge will close on TONIGHT....Sunday 27th September at midnight SHARP!

Take Two - Scene Twelve....Look another entry from...

Jenifer Manis - @ Home

Hello! I have recently started following your blog & I love it! Here's my take on the 'Home Alone' poster challenge- my page is entitled '@ Home'. Thanks! -Jennifer Manis

Jennifer this is fabulous, love all the little photos and love the title :), thanks for playiong along and giving the challenge a go! - Shazza

Entries for Septembers Challenge will close on Sunday 27th September at midnight SHARP!

Take TWo, Scene Eleven, this time from....

Sarah Pannell - Big 40

Here's my layout inspired by the Home Alone poster. When I saw it I knew I had the perfect photo- me as I walked in the door to my Surprise 40th Birthday party. I have used blue cardstock background, 1 patterned paper (Websters Pages) and a 2 word title (well one is a number but I hope that doesn't disqualify me.) Thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks for your entry Sarah.....your've covered all criteria so your right to go :)
I love your page, well done, you really do look surprised!! That photo was definately caught at the right moment. I love it!! Good on you for submitting - Shazza

Entries for Septembers Challenge will close on Sunday 27th September at midnight SHARP!

Take Two, Scene Ten from.....

Fiona Whitehead - Hang On

This is what Fiona said: Hiya me again - love this challenge - This is what I came up with - hope you like it. Thanks for getting me creative this afternoon.

This is a really great take on the challenge Fiona, the journalling is a bit hard to read but I think it says 'Christopher Tree Trekking in 2005', glad we were able to inspire your creativity. - Shazza


Entries for Septembers FS2S Challenge will close on Monday 28th September at midnight SHARP!

Lets check out our Sponsors for the month !!

Our Golden Globe September Prize has been kindly donated by

A lovely little pack of goodies worth over $15 in value, plus free gift voucher and free shipping :)

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Academy Award Random Draw Prize Sponsor for September is.......

Uproar 2 Scrapmore

A voucher to the value of $10

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Lisa's Logie ...... Lisa will pick a winner from the fantastic entries!

You could win this beautiful Vintage kit kindly donated by Lisa

Visit Lisa at:

http://ourlittlesliceofparadise.blogspot.com/

Thanks ladies for your kind donations

TFL
Shazza

Take Two, Scene Nine,,,,,,,,

Jacqui Miles - My Tweetheart

Jacqui said: The colours in the home alone 2 poster were my inspiration for my page.

Great page Jacqui, love your paperfolding and Tearing, cute flower stack with heart in the centre, The bling corners are different (Would love to get some of them!) and look at that cute little face, what a little princess! - Shazza


Entries for Septembers FS2S Challenge will close on Monday 28th September at midnight SHARP!

Take Two, Scene Eight.... Roll Em!!!

Tina Holmstrom - Our Home

This is what Tina said: Here is my take on the Home Alone Poster ! I've taken the following inspiration from the poster , two word title with smaller text under, the squares of us to form a window and blue cardstock. Thank you for a great challenge !!

Tina, love your layout, lots to look at, the house with scalloped roof is fantastic, everything blends together so well. Love the pics of your family looking throught the windows. - Shazza

Entries for Septembers FS2S Challenge will close on Monday 28th September at midnight SHARP!

Take Two, Scene Seven.......Action!!

Jayne Smith - Summer Bliss

Jayne said:
For my entry I used the window in the picture and the dark blue background as my inspiration for my layout. Products used: Blue cardstock, Diecut bule cardstock, Sandylion pp, AC glitter thickers, Carolees creation alphas, MM paint, Flower, Pearl strands, Ric rak, Ink, Tag, Ribbon and Zig pen. Thanks for a great challenge

Great interpretation of the criteria Jayne. Love your hand made flower stack and Is that a journalling tag I see ? Fantastic entry :) cheers Shazza

Entries for Septembers FS2S Challenge will close on Monday 28th September at midnight SHARP!

A little bit of info about the Director of Home Alone.

Christopher 'Chris' Columbus (born September 10, 1958 in Spangler, Pennsylvania ) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.


Columbus graduated from Tisch School of the Arts. He created and wrote the first episodes of the animated series Galaxy High (1986–87).

Columbus made his directorial debut with the teen comedy Adventures in Babysitting (1987). He had huge success with the popular Home Alone film (1990) and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York starring Macaulay Culkin.

In 1995, Columbus started his own production company named 1492 Pictures. This refers to Columbus's more famous namesake, christopher Columbus.

His later directorial work includes Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Stepmom (1998), Bicentennial Man (1999), the first two Harry Potter films and Rent (2005), an adaptation of the popular Broadway Musical.

Commercially, he has been hugely successful, despite the occasional flop, but like his one-time mentor, Stephen Spielberg, he has met with critical accusations of excessive sentimentality and catering to children, as well as being described as a "bean counter" by British film critic Mark Kermode in criticism to his "bland and straight-forward direction."

As of August 2006, Columbus optioned the film rights to Christopher Moore's best-selling novel A Dirty Job.

TFL

Shazza

Take Two, Scene Six......from...

Bec Miller - Uh Oh!

Bec said -When I saw the poster, I had to do this photo!!

She says Uh Oh and puts her hands to her face.

The red cardstock is the base one. I wasn't sure if I could do another cardstock also, so I did a cream one as well.

Loved doing this challenge.

Perfect photo for this challenge, love your pp you used, I love your layout, it's come together brilliantly - Shazza

Entries for Septembers FS2S Challenge will close on Monday 28th September at midnight SHARP!

Take Two, Scene Five, this time from.....

Brenda Wyllie - So Beautiful

Brenda said: The Home Alone poster was very inspiring, the roof representing the home. I used red background with the pp being the white flowers at the bottom of the page. I feel that So Beautiful really describes my granddaughter!

A very creative piece, love the pic of your grandaughter. And look at the little kitty's face squished up against your grandaughters face.... so cute!! I love your flower stacks, great take on the challenge, cheers Shazza

Take Two, Scene Four..... from

Joanne Powell - Too Tweet

Joanne said - I have used the title with the embellishment in the centre as part of my inspiration, this month I got a little obscure and used the one bird alone in the house as a reference to the movie. Also the colours I have used are drawn from the poster :)

Fantastic entry Joanne, I love the title.... I love the bright colors and the little bird house is soooo cute! - Shazza

Take Two, Scene Three..... from

Lisa Lofthouse - Dahl Face

This is what Lisa had to say: I was inspired by the colours and the shapes in this poster doing a "window" style setup for the PP's. I wanted it to look like people were watching over my Aiden. I have placed it all on red cs.

Great layout Lisa, you've done an excellent job, a gorgeous photo of Aiden looking up. Is that a stamp shape flourish you have used, because it looks awesome , (I would love one of those :) Cheers Shazza

Take Two, Scene Two ACTION! from......

Sandra Wilkinson - Wave Angel

........and here are a few close ups

and

Sandra said -For ‘Wave Angel’ my main inspiration was the look of the photo. I’ve used blue cardstock (coredinations) and have embossed it as well.

Love the pinks and blues you have used on the white background, they really stand out. Love the pic, an overall beautiful layout -Shazza

Hey Ladies!

Don't forget we have some great prizes this month for our Golden Globe Award and Academy Award at 'From Screen 2 Scrap'.

So, get rehearsing (scrappin!) and send your layouts to shazzaalleyes@hotmail.com.

Golden Globe Award Sponsor

D-Lish Scraps

Win a D-Lish prize pack

and

Academy Award

Uproar 2 Scrapmore

Win a scrappin voucher

also

And Lisa's Logie
Win a Vintage Kit from Lisa

Cheers
Shazza

Our First Entry - Take Two, Scene One from..........

Anita Bownds - Furry Friend

Anita got her inspiration from the window on the poster.

Anita a lovely neat layout, love the colors you chose for this piece, your three little flower stacks are gorgeous, and what a cute little pic!! well done - Shazza

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Don't forget our very own Executive Producer runs her own little on-line store, so pop in and shop to you drop!!

TFL
Shazza

How to win the Lisa's Logie...

Would you like to win, one of Lisa's beautiful vintage kits.

This is Lisa's Logie prize, its called Gertie and is one of her September kits......

All you have to do is submit a layout for the month using the 'Home Alone' poster plus the added criteria and Lisa will pick her favourite entry........ as simple as that!!

If you would like to purchase a vintage kit from Lisa please check out her blog for her contact details at http://ourlittlesliceofparadise.blogspot.com/

TFL
Shazza

Lisa's 'Home Alone' submission ......

Lisa Kamphuis - Quiet Time

Okay - here she is - red or blue card, one patterned paper. I was inspired by the colours and the window that the poster is in.......hope you like it....

Great take on the challenge Lisa, I love the window and the paper folding looks like a window shutter. It's fantastic, thanks for having a go of the challenge. Cheers Shazza