New activities?
 

I really love the weekly challenges, but I'm wondering if there is enough interest to try some additional activities? e.g. do we dare try a speed scrap (is there enough people?)... or a template challenge?

Ideas are welcome... chime in with yays or nays...

I LOVE challenges! I say why not try one and see how it goes? :)

i've never speed scrapped and being in the uk could have problems with the time difference but i'd be up for a template challenge Gill

I would love a template challenge. I have no idea how to make a template but love to use them!

I've never done a speed scrap, I always seem to be busy during the time it is going on.

I love speed scraps! A Disney speed scrap would be really fun. :yeah: Of course, scheduling is always difficult, but if we scatter them out (evening one week, daytime the next) it might give everyone a chance to participate.

Oh, I love templates AND speed scraps!

Both sound like a lot of fun, Carol! :thumbsup:

ohhh yes! that sounds wonderful! i know we did one speed scrap on the disboards aand i thought it was great.

I've not done anything other than the weekly challenge but am up for trying something new:). I haven't used templates yet as I haven't figured out how to import them and use them in Storybook Creator.

I think both sound great!

The template challenge could be used by both paper and digi scrappers (the paper can "lift" the idea onto their pages). Speed Scrap would be technically more difficult for paper scrappers though, I would imagine. (although, I think I did do some paper layouts in an hour or so. As long as the directions kept paper scrappers in mind, it should work for them too).

EX: Nothing toooo hard for paper. Shapes ok, strips, ribbon, buttons, doodles ok.Number of photos and papers ok. Glitter (can you do glitter in paper scrapping wihtin an hour?) alphas and fonts would be ok.

Just trying to play fairly here! :idea:

Both would be awesome. Though I never seem to have any luck participating in speed scraps... If I am able to make it, it seems like I get to start and then inevitably there is some emergency that only mom can take care of, and I get sidetracked and neve get to finish in time... but at least I have a page started that I can finish later!

I LOVE template challenges, though, and would DEFINITELY participate in those!
Great ideas Carol!

I haven't used templates yet either but love to learn how. I'm also a SBC user.

I think it would be great we could all trade off hosting and we could give PP's for the SS and we could make a template for the template challenge. Count me in!:yeah:

Sounds like a great idea to me! I love challenges so I'd definitely participate as often as possible!

Also, I think it would be neat to do some sort of gallery love challenge! We seem to do a good job of loving on layouts that are for the weekly challenge, but not so much on the layouts that have been posted that aren't part of the challenge. Each week (or 3 days or whatever!) randomly pick a layout that was placed in the gallery but not part of challenge and then randomly pick a comment on that layout. The more love you give, the better your chances of winning. Since there would be fewere "winners" you could even use the same PP for several rounds (days, weeks..whatever the increment is).

I'm still new here but I would love to host a challenge.

Both sound great! We had a speed scrap once & it was lots of fun, I always wondered why we didn't do it again! And I'm totally a template girl, so I'd definitely love a template challenge. :D

Wow, girls... it's so great to get all the responses! It sounds like you'd all be interested in trying something. Turkogirl - neat idea... I love your focus on leaving love for others. And Aussiegirl, good point about a speed scrap likely being technically tough for paper. I do love speed scraps (though I stress a little bit, but it is fun and challenging). I can't participate during weekdays, but that doesn't mean we can't schedule them during that time if most people are available.

As far as a template/sketch challenge, I am not a designer, so we'd need some designers (both new and established welcome!) to help us. :help:

So, where should we start? I just want to make sure we do not take away from the weekly challenge at all. Should we try one of each first and see how it goes? Should we schedule them regularly or once in a while? The more people who participate the better (funner, if that is a word). I can post on our Facebook page and Twitter... blogs help too if you have one.

To be honest, I've always wanted to try a speed scrap, but I never seem to have time for one. So if you're trying to build interest, count me out.

On the other hand, I'm a huge fan of the template challenge! I think if you keep the challenge open for more than a week, that might work well. Since we have the rush, rush weekly challenge, then a slower paced template challenge.

CM has a set of templates that are awesome. There are three sets of templates to a CD. Each set has about 20 different layouts! Love it! Makes creating a page happen in no time!:yes:

Speed Scraps would be a blast! I love Speed Scrappin. But not too realistic for our paper friends.

Template challenges are always awesome! The trick is creating a new template each week. Hosts will have to be responsible for their own templates.

New activities would be very fun though Carol. Great ideas. :D

Both sound great. I've never done a Speed Scrap but if it happened to be at a UK friendly time, I'd be up for it.

I LOVE templates so would deffo be happy to do some of them! Great ideas Carol. :)

I also love telephone challenges - here were the rules from Fran when we did one on another board

THE RULES:

As host I will create a layout then pass it to the next person on the list. Their job is to scraplift my layout. When they are done they will pass it on to the next person. Be sure to PM me a copy so that I can put them all together at the end.
-DO NOT post your layout until everyone has done theirs. At the end I will post all of the layouts to show how it has changed with each person.
-Try to finish your layout within 24 hours of receiving it from the previous poster.
-Please post in this thread when you have passed it on to the next person.
-Have fun!


We have done is with 10 participants but we can do it with more - the order in which people respond that want to participate is the order in which we pass it along..

Anyone want to play - I am willing to start us off!

That sounds fun, Jennifer! I have never heard of something like this... it's neat to hear these new ideas! I'd be willing to participate. :yes:

Oh wow, I had totally forgotten about that game, that was fun!

Oh, I loved that game, too! I also did that a few times at SM, and it was always fun. Paper scrappers can definitely participate in that one, also.

that sounds like a fun idea too!

I'm up for both, and the other ideas sound fine, too. I'd also be willing to host.

'Telephone' challenge - I sent Jennifer an email, asking her to start the telephone challenge... sounds fun! Since it will take a while to get through, I hope she can start it soon. :yes:

Template challenges - any volunteers to host? At this point, I think you can pick the date... just not on Wednesdays. Remember to keep instructions open for paper scrappers (they can treat it like a sketch).

Speed Scraps - any volunteers to host? Likewise, no set schedule - up to the hostess. For paper scrappers, how about this... allow extra time (24hours?) after the instructions are all given for completion of the layout? Does that sound realistic/fair?

Feedback/leave love challenge - Tukogirl, do you want to lead us on this one? Anytime at your convenience.

Both sound like lots of fun!

I can host a template challenge. Just probably not this week since I'm hosting the weekly challenge.

Sure, I can host a leave love challenge. I will probably wait a week or so since we are just getting started with the telephone challenge. I've never done a speed scrap or template challenge, but after I've done a few I'd love to host. All of these activities sound like so much fun!

I think it's a great idea to start with some new stuff! Although I will also add that for me, I'm notoriously bad with Speed Scraps unless they are the same time/same day. When they are random nights, I don't remember so much. Not that I want a plan around me :wave: but just saying I would vote for a set schedule.

i can host a template challenge too! i love those =)

I can host a template challenge. I just can't do in the second and third week of March.

Input needed!
 

Okay, I'd like your input on template challenges...

- What day do you want to have it? I do not want to distract from the weekly challenge. I don't want to have it Tuesdays, either, since that is ScrapMatters 'Tuesday Template' challenge day.

- How do you feel about 'no prizes' for this challenge (other than the template, which is kind of a prize anyway)? Though there is no requirement to have a prize in the weekly challenge, I know a number of our hosts have been gracious about giving away something nice for participating. I just want to avoid a situation where people choose to participate in one challenge over the other because they like one prize better. Know what I mean?

- Do you think participants should be allowed to use the template for the weekly challenge?

- anything else I am forgetting?

Sounds like we have some hosts lined up already... thanks so much! This is very exciting. :yes:

I agree. You're already getting the template so there really isn't a need for a participation prize.

How about Saturdays. That way scrappers would have the weekend and it's after most shops release their new products so those would be available to use.

How about every other week to see how it goes? Making this weekly might lower participation in the reg weekly challenge.

Saturdays sound good to me. I agree about the template being a prize.

I love prizes, but I don't see them as a necessity because getting a page done is a prize itself. I won't look a gift horse in the mouth, though. :yeah:
I appreciate these challenges and those who host and those who participate! It's so inspirational!

Saturday = good

No prizes = good as the template is the giveaway

I don't think the template should be allowed to be used for the Tuesday one as that would be a double up. I think they need to remain unique.

I would host, but it takes me forever to make a template......:sad2: :blush:......

i agree with what everyone else has said!

the template is the prize, saturdays are a good day and they should not be able to use them for the weekly challenges. but it should be ok to use the template for the weekly challenge if and only if they DL it and end up not turning in a LO for the template challenge.

i would be willing to host the first challenge! i love making templates, but i am really bad at writing up descriptions for challnges. so if there is anything that NEEDS to be said as far as rules, i will need to know those....everything else i think i could just wing it. lol, so just let me know if that is cool!

What about having the Template Challenge on a Friday to give people a chance to use their goodies on the new release dates?!

And no, I agree, there shouldn't be a prize when you factor getting the template

I would also say no double dipping from challenge to challenge, especially as the site grows with possibly more challenges, its best to start from the beginning so you dont have people saying "Well we were able to do it before, etc"

I think this is great! Im so glad that MS is growing and expanding! :woohoo:

Thanks, Tanya.

I can think of a few basic rules... nothing should be a surprise


1) It should be Disney related :mickeymouse:

2) Upload to the MS Gallery (I will create a new template gallery) :flash:

3) Post a linked image in the challenge thread :scrapbooking:
4) So we can easily find your layout later, post a linked image in the appropriate forum ('land'/resort/ship/event, etc) :party:
- no prizes; no using for the weekly challenge

It's great to have all of your feedback... I love it! Now I don't want to burn people out though... I hope the majority of you think it's a good thing to have the variety of challenges and that it won't make things confusing/cluttered (or overwhelming) - or frustrating for the hosts (because the pool of potential participants may get diluted due to members' time constraints and having to choose between challenges). We have the Weekly challenge, the Telephone challenge, and the template challenge - and possibly Speed Scraps or other things.. whew! If anyone has a concern that this may negatively impact our site, let's talk about it now. I certainly don't want to mess up our 'home'