Design Challenge #7 - October 2012 - THE THEME

[frogfish]

The beginning and end of each month are always busy for me because if the design challenge, but this past month was exceptionally stressful because in addition to the design challenge, I hosted a weekly challenge (remind me not to sign up to host when design challenge is due/released again ), and had a lot to tackle at work. Sorry I have been missing from the thread for a while...I'll try to answer the questions that I found here.

Originally Posted by mayooo

Do we have to wait with publishing our own parts 'till the whole kit is released or can we show our stuff on our own blogs already?

There is no rule, per-se, just a common courtesy we have extended to each other and the site based on the reveal/release date shown in the individual design challenge threads. I can't stop you from posting your portion of the collab on your blog, but we won't be posting previews before the reveal/release date on this forum.

Originally Posted by mayooo

Okay, but there's not really a rule about it then as I see it...
And is there a rule about what you are and aren't allowed to do with your own products?

It is stated in the design challenge rules and instructions that the copyright of your submission remains with you. The kits that you create remain your property, MouseScrappers does not own them. By submitting them for this challenge, you are allowing MouseScrappers to sell them and keep the profits from such sales (for an unspecified amount of time). If you want to sell it elsewhere you are free to do so at any time. If you do choose to offer your kit for sale on another site, you may want to put a disclaimer in place stating that the kits (in whole or in part) are part of the design challenge here on MS so customers don't buy both thinking they are different kits.

Originally Posted by larkd

I'm not really into the villians either, but I am looking forward to seeing the kits. Do we need some templates? I can do those, or skip this one.

Sounds good! Would it be too much to ask you to do 2 templates since you are the only one?

Originally Posted by missdamsel

My wheels are not turning right now, can we do generic fillers? paper packs to match villian colors? Flowers, stars, ribbons, foilage, etc?? Maybe alphas?

Of course you can do a general use kit! You might think about doing one with just neutral colors (black, white, grey, brown, silver, gold, etc.) Most kits will already have color specific items; we may need some items that aren't specific to any specific color scheme. One suggestion the CT had for us after DC6 was to add some neutral items, specifically black/white papers. One thing I tend to forget is that the CT must use our kits exclusively to do their layouts and things like general use papers/elements can go a long way.

Originally Posted by marinapj

Christina, I've just sent you a PM with the link to my kit. Let me know if you got it.

Got it, but haven't had a chance to download anyone's submissions yet. I should be able to get to it soon and will let you know if there are problems.

[missdamsel]

This is what I will do then!! Some neutral papers and elements!!

Originally Posted by frogfish

Of course you can do a general use kit! You might think about doing one with just neutral colors (black, white, grey, brown, silver, gold, etc.) Most kits will already have color specific items; we may need some items that aren't specific to any specific color scheme. One suggestion the CT had for us after DC6 was to add some neutral items, specifically black/white papers. One thing I tend to forget is that the CT must use our kits exclusively to do their layouts and things like general use papers/elements can go a long way.



Got it, but haven't had a chance to download anyone's submissions yet. I should be able to get to it soon and will let you know if there are problems.

[larkd]

Christina - I already had 2 templates in mind so that is not a problem at all. Thanks for everything you are doing! Looking forward to seeing everyone's kits.

[Loveofpm]

Yay, I'm done... Uploaded and all. I had so much fun with this challenge I had to upload now otherwise I would have kept adding.

Toni

[Romajo]

Originally Posted by Loveofpm

Yay, I'm done... Uploaded and all. I had so much fun with this challenge I had to upload now otherwise I would have kept adding.

Toni

Know that problem!

[msbagley]

Originally Posted by missdamsel

This is what I will do then!! Some neutral papers and elements!!

Hi - thought I'd add my color swatches for you - I'm doing hook and smee,
here are the colors:
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Hope that helps you out a bit

[amordemar]

Where do we upload our kits?

[msbagley]

Originally Posted by amordemar

Where do we upload our kits?

Amordemar, I'm going to forward you the email I got from frogfish, it has all info you need!

[msbagley]

And...............I'm done!!!! One Captain Hook Kit had been uploaded to Christina!! I'd like to add that of course I'd like to be put on the blog Hop list!! Thanks!!!

[frogfish]

I feel absolutely terrible, but I am going to have to bow out of this challenge. Over the past several weeks I've been hit with some things in my real life that take precedence over just about everything. The worst part is that new things just seem to keep coming at me. I have only a couple things made for my part of the collab and am now faced with weeks (probably months) of things that are going to take literally all of my time and energy. I don't see any way for me to finish it. I will still be compiling and distributing your submissions but things are going to rocky for a while. It kills me that I won't be a part of this kit...I'm sorry that Prince John won't be featured in the kit. There is way too much going on for me to go into detail, but if you are the praying type, I would really appreciate if you could offer some up for me and my family so we can all recover and move past these trials unscathed as quickly as possible. Thanks to all of you for the support and wonderful sense of community you have always shown me!