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Last Scrapper Standing: Round One

The Last Scrapper Standing is a very cool contest run by the Effer Dare Girlies. If you don’t know, the Effers started the first scrapbooking challenge blog — a concept that has taken off! There are so many of them out there now. I pointed out some of my favorites in a previous post. The Effers even published a book this year full of dares!

This is the second year that the Effers have hosted their Survivor style scrapbooking contest: Last Scrapper Standing. I didn’t participate last year, so when they announced the contest this year, I jumped on it as quickly as possible!

The first challenge was to create a layout using eight clear elements on a page — no more and no less. They said that they were looking for inventive ways of layering and that the eight layers must be “countable.” Here’s the layout I created:

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You can see entries from the approximately 170 entrants here. There’s a lot of wonderful creativity!

On Wednesday, the Effers cut the field in half, from 170 to 86 (I made the cut). And they issued a new challenge: Scrap seven random facts. It’s deceptively simple. My mind has been racing. Am I overthinking? What will be unique and really blow people away. Nope. I’m trying too hard. I need to stay absolutely true to myself. Hmmm…what should I do? The layout is due next Wednesday. I’m going to have to put my thinking cap on….

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

20 thoughts on “Last Scrapper Standing: Round One

  • Congratulations on making the next round- I love your layout!!!
    Yeah – my thinking cap is smoking too for round two – LOL. Nothing fancy comes to my mind right now…can’t wait to see all the creations on Wednsday!

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  • Congratulations on making the next round- I love your layout!!!
    Yeah – my thinking cap is smoking too for round two – LOL. Nothing fancy comes to my mind right now…can’t wait to see all the creations on Wednsday!

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  • Congratulations on making the next round- I love your layout!!!
    Yeah – my thinking cap is smoking too for round two – LOL. Nothing fancy comes to my mind right now…can’t wait to see all the creations on Wednsday!

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  • Congratulations on making the next round- I love your layout!!!
    Yeah – my thinking cap is smoking too for round two – LOL. Nothing fancy comes to my mind right now…can’t wait to see all the creations on Wednsday!

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  • Congratulations & way to go.
    Great use of the product, good luck with the next round.

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  • Congratulations & way to go.
    Great use of the product, good luck with the next round.

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  • Congratulations & way to go.
    Great use of the product, good luck with the next round.

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  • Congratulations & way to go.
    Great use of the product, good luck with the next round.

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  • Congrats on Making the cut and I am going to have to try following the challenges myself.

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  • Congrats on Making the cut and I am going to have to try following the challenges myself.

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  • Congrats on Making the cut and I am going to have to try following the challenges myself.

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  • Congrats on Making the cut and I am going to have to try following the challenges myself.

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  • Congratulations! what a great artful blog! I am here to tell you that you have been officially tagged. Check out my blog at shirleypando.blogspot.com to see the “rules”…have fun! “D

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  • Congratulations! what a great artful blog! I am here to tell you that you have been officially tagged. Check out my blog at shirleypando.blogspot.com to see the “rules”…have fun! “D

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  • Congratulations! what a great artful blog! I am here to tell you that you have been officially tagged. Check out my blog at shirleypando.blogspot.com to see the “rules”…have fun! “D

    Reply
  • Congratulations! what a great artful blog! I am here to tell you that you have been officially tagged. Check out my blog at shirleypando.blogspot.com to see the “rules”…have fun! “D

    Reply

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