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Erica
10-31-2008, 05:31 PM
Erica’s Lucky Dips Monthly Themed Challenge
(Download the PDF to keep these instructions (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/Erica/LuckyDips/EricasLuckyDipsInfo.pdf)handy)

This is a 4-week long challenge with a different theme each week and it’s totally up to you whether you want to create a layout for one or all four of the weekly challenges. However, if you do enter all four weekly challenges you’ll be in the random draw at the end of the month for a store coupon to the value of $3.99.

***Special Exclusive Bonus Challenge ***
If you enter all Bonus Challenges I’ll be giving away a brand new kit that wont go into the store until the month after the bonus challenge. (See below for more details)

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Long story short version…

4 x 1 weekly challenges - each week’s challenge a different theme
Use Erica’s nominated kit for the weekly challenge she chooses to get an exclusive freebie
Create a Layout for ALL of Erica’s nominated kit challenges throughout the month to get a free, new kit at the end of the month
Use DSP products only (not using Erica’s nominated kit) and do all of the 4 x weekly challenges and go into draw for coupon
It pays to enter ALL of Erica’s nominated kit challenges because:
A – you get the exclusive freebies for that challenge
B – you get a free kit at the end of the month
AND
C – you also get to go into the draw for the coupon if you’ve completed all 4 x weekly challenges

:eek::eek: :lol::lol::lol:
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But wait there’s more…
Because I know you all love FREEBIES, I have created a Special Exclusive Bonus Challenge. Not all weekly challenges will have a bonus challenge and I may mix these up from month to month, so that all the weekly challenges get to have a bonus challenge attached at some stage. Clear so far?? OK! So here’s how the bonus challenge works:

I will nominated one of my kits (this may be the current challenge kit, a past challenge kit or a kit that’s never been a challenge) for you to use for that weeks themed challenge, you MUST use this kit to get an exclusive posting bonus and the LO MUST be in the Lucky Dip Gallery exclusively (by that I mean it can’t do double/triple duty etc), this bonus will not be put into the store at anytime and is totally exclusive to that weeks challenge. To get the bonus your LO has to be posted to the gallery between the specified dates. These will be posted very clearly in that weeks challenge forum when the bonus dates will start and finish and I will also post the kit sample in the gallery at the date start and post a deadline image at the cut off date, this may not be for a full week (i.e. only 3 days or 5 days etc) and if you don’t make the LO with the chosen Kit you can still upload a LO to that weeks theme deadline. NO late uploads will be accepted for the bonus challenge however. Note – cut-of times will always be DSP/EST times at midnight on the specified date. If you’re not sure of the current DSP time check the chat room as it’s always displayed under the login.

But wait, there’s still more…
If you do a LO for all bonus challenges (how ever many I choose to run that month), you will receive a brand new kit not in the shop yet, at the end of the month.

And of course, if you’ve done all four weekly challenges, whether using the bonus kit or not, you still go into the random draw. If you’re NOT creating your LO using the bonus challenge kit it can do double, triple, whatever duty as long as I have a link in the weekly forum.

All 4 weekly challenges will be put up at the beginning of the month but the Bonus Challenges will be put up randomly during the month so it will pay to do each challenge weekly in their order if you want the bonus freebie and not all in one week. You can choose to do them in any order if you want but it would be a shame to miss out on the exclusive bonus wouldn’t it and one of my new kits for free?!

But Wait…here’s the deal


After each weekly challenge I would love to put a random selection of LO’s in my Blog (http://ericabeltondesigns.blogspot.com/), if you give your permission of course :)
Please use only DSP products and only my selected kit if you choose to do the Exclusive Bonus Challenge
Ploppers and QC’s are OK
The weekly challenges will have their own specific requirements, these need to be followed and adhered to please
And your generous comments on other’s layouts in Erica’s Lucky Dips (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6498) gallery are always welcomed

So the rewards are:(Note – these will be given out with in a day or two at the close of each month)


Random Draw Coupon to the value of $3.99 (1 Kit) = 4 LO’s, 1 for each weekly theme you can use ANY DSP kit/elements.
Exclusive, one-off bonus (never to go into the shop) = Using one of my nominated kits for that weekly challenge and uploading exclusively to the Erica’s Lucky Dips (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6498) gallery.
Brand new kit not yet in the shop = Creating LO’s for all Bonus Challenges run that month and uploading exclusively to the Erica’s Lucky Dips (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6498) gallery.

The Challenges:
Week 1: Lucky Dip
This will be a random collection of themes and may include some of the following:


Animal only LO’s
Flowers/gardens only LO’s
Card Challenge (Christmas, Birthday etc)
Math Equations ( 2 + 2 = 4) only as a LO theme.

To name a few – this is were you also get to tell me what challenge theme you’d like to see in the week 1 Lucky Dip challenge.

Week 2: Simon Says…
This is a poll for various themed LO’s maximum of 3 choices to vote on and may be some of the following.


Style Type (White space, graphic etc)
Colour Swatch choice (maximum of 3 colours per swatch)
Shapes Choices (square, circle, arrow etc)
Background choices (dotted, stripped, shabby etc)
Element choices (bow, ribbon, journal tag etc)

**Note** Weeks 3 and 4 will focus on titles and journaling so your LO can be any style, even a none traditional style, a style all your own, in fact, let your hair down and go creatively wild!

Week 3: Re-Phrase It
You’ll be given a phrase prompt for that week which you must include in your LO, it can be in the title, the beginning of the journaling or you can create a poem with the phrase in one of its lines.

Week 4: Triple My Word
This challenge is based on the previous Oh! My Word Challenge except for a slight difference - This week you will be given a WORD, just one, that you have to include in the title and in your journaling 3 times (the slight difference), it must be in separate sentences not like this - word, word, word etc. For example, lets say the chosen word is TIME; I might have a title or sentence something like this “TIME and tide wait for no man” or “She has a TIMELESS Beauty that is always admired”. So you see, you can extend the word to include all its possible meanings.

sammdc
10-31-2008, 06:58 PM
I am the first person to dip heheheheh woohoo

sammdc
10-31-2008, 07:02 PM
hahahah forgot about daylight saving went too the chat an hr early DOH

quanita
10-31-2008, 07:40 PM
I'll play too
Its too early for me to actually comprehend everything in that post, but I will go through it later when my brain wakes. Sounds like lots of fun though!

swatkins56
10-31-2008, 07:48 PM
I'm a bit confused, but I'm sure you'll explain all in our chat in 12 minutes!

JenniferG
10-31-2008, 09:29 PM
wow! You reallly put a lot of thought into this! Sounds like so much fun!

LauraLou
10-31-2008, 09:30 PM
Ok...I will give it a try...as soon as I see this week's particular challenge.

Erica
10-31-2008, 10:49 PM
UPDATED - short version - see first post :yes:

JenniferG
10-31-2008, 11:29 PM
Thanks Erica! Whats the first kit?

ebears
11-01-2008, 03:48 AM
I am confused - what kit etc?

JenniferG
12-07-2008, 12:09 PM
Will there be a December Lucky Dips? Really enjoyed last months challenges.

Erica
12-07-2008, 12:26 PM
Yes Jennifer I'll be putting it up today sometime :yes:

swatkins56
12-07-2008, 12:51 PM
Yes Jennifer I'll be putting it up today sometime :yes:

Thanks, Erica. I'm looking forward to this challenge! (Especially this month when I can combine with Designer of the Month.)

JenniferG
12-07-2008, 01:12 PM
Yes Jennifer I'll be putting it up today sometime :yes:

Yay!!!! :yahoo: I'll be looking for it!

idtwinmom
12-09-2008, 06:10 PM
Erica - will there still be 2 bonus kits and 4 challenges for December since you got a late start? And would it be possible to know the kits now? I have a couple coupons that expire this month and I would love to give this a go!

Erica
12-09-2008, 07:34 PM
No late start, just wanted 4 Mondays as start dates in December as there are actually 5 ;) Only one exclusive bonus challenge this month and I'll be posting this for week 3 (Christmas week), the kit to use will be Christmas Cheer (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8526) :) hope this helps your shopping spree :D

idtwinmom
12-09-2008, 09:18 PM
Thanks! Now I know I only need 1 coupon for this challenge! Gee, I didn't count the Mondays to realize there were 5 of them!

crigs
01-05-2009, 08:26 PM
I'd like to try my hand at this.

Erica
01-05-2009, 08:41 PM
Hey another Kiwi, welcome Katrina, I look forward to you joining us. Check out the first weeks theme (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36070) for January, we also have a poll going for the 2nd week that you can vote in.

Jesmchool
03-21-2009, 10:26 PM
Hi Erica, Just a quick question, i have done simon says for this month and and going to do the re-phrase it, and also wil complete the last chalange, however as a new member i missed the first weeks challange this month. Is it too late now for this month or may i do that challange now?

Thanks, Jess

Erica
03-21-2009, 10:52 PM
Hi Jess, the only week that has to be completed on the specific dates are any that are Exclusive bonus weeks, ie (Simon Says week 2), you can go back and do week 1 and week 3 any time before the end of this months challenges. Great to see you taking part :tup::tup: