LisaWhitney
11-08-2007, 09:07 PM
Hi everyone :wave: welcome to the new weekly Scraplift challenge forum. Please join in and play along, every week I will pick and feature a new Layout Artist for you to use as inspiration and all you need to do is just pick a layout from their gallery to scraplift. The challenges will run on a weekly basis from Monday to end of the day the following Monday.
For a bit of incentive, I will be offering a freebie gift :clap: for anyone who participates, all you need to do is post your layout in the root of the Challenge Gallery (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=531) and then post a reply in the appropriate weekly thread with a link to the layout you used for inspiration and a link to the layout you created, your reply must be posted before Midnight (EST) the following Monday to ensure you recieve the freebie gift. I am also asking that you possibly share a simple little tip about something you did in your layout that may help a beginner digiscrapper, this is optional though, I want you to have a super fun experience playing along. :cheer2:
Scraplifting Basics: What you need to Know
Scraplifting (skrap-lift-ing) v: The act of copying ideas and designs from another person’s scrapbook page to use in your own pages. Designs or ideas can be copied in whole or in part and is largely subjective.
Don’t you hate it when you sit down some days, look at your photos, then a blank screen and you are like “Arg, what am I going to do?” At some point in time everyone suffers creative block, even the most incredibly creative and gifted scrapbookers have dry spells as well. Some days the creativity may just not be flowing as easily as you would like it to be or you may just be feeling uninspired. Scraplifting is a great way to get those creative juices flowing again, and lets face it, why struggle to create a fantastic page when you know there is an incredible amount of gorgeous layouts out there that you know you already love. Most scrapbookers are happy to share their ideas with others because they realize that they too have received inspiration, motivation or ideas from others in the past. Scraplifting can be the highest form of flattery when the person being copied views the “scraplifting” as an opportunity for someone else to have a creative experience from their work.
Here are a few rules of Etiquette to know before scraplifting someone else’s work.
Always Credit the original artist that you have scraplifted, and if possible place a link in your description back to the original layout that you lifted. If you scraplifted from a magazine then mention the publication, page # and original artist name that you lifted.
Make sure you are scraplifting for personal use and enjoyment, you should not be scraplifting layouts to be used as “Scrap for Hire” or for “Professional Use”. There are several commercial use templates available in the market today that you can use for that purpose, or come up with your own design.
Never submit a scraplifted layout for publishing.
A scraplift should contain a bit of your own personal twist in the process, if you are planning a 100% lift then it is appropriate to obtain permission from the original artist.
So before I scare you all away from Scraplifting completely, please understand that scraplifting is perfectly acceptable, usually the artist that was originally scraplifted is extremely flattered that you would consider lifting them and takes it as a compliment. For me personally, some of my favorite layouts that I created have been scraplifted or have had simple design inspiration drawn from another incredible layout artist. That is what is so great about the Scrapbooking community, the ability to share ideas and creative experience for beginners and seasoned pros alike. It never gets old, scraplifting is a good thing and I can guarantee that after you have lifted a page, those creative juices will be flowing again so enjoy the process!
I promise, the goodies will be well worth the participation. :love01:
For a bit of incentive, I will be offering a freebie gift :clap: for anyone who participates, all you need to do is post your layout in the root of the Challenge Gallery (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=531) and then post a reply in the appropriate weekly thread with a link to the layout you used for inspiration and a link to the layout you created, your reply must be posted before Midnight (EST) the following Monday to ensure you recieve the freebie gift. I am also asking that you possibly share a simple little tip about something you did in your layout that may help a beginner digiscrapper, this is optional though, I want you to have a super fun experience playing along. :cheer2:
Scraplifting Basics: What you need to Know
Scraplifting (skrap-lift-ing) v: The act of copying ideas and designs from another person’s scrapbook page to use in your own pages. Designs or ideas can be copied in whole or in part and is largely subjective.
Don’t you hate it when you sit down some days, look at your photos, then a blank screen and you are like “Arg, what am I going to do?” At some point in time everyone suffers creative block, even the most incredibly creative and gifted scrapbookers have dry spells as well. Some days the creativity may just not be flowing as easily as you would like it to be or you may just be feeling uninspired. Scraplifting is a great way to get those creative juices flowing again, and lets face it, why struggle to create a fantastic page when you know there is an incredible amount of gorgeous layouts out there that you know you already love. Most scrapbookers are happy to share their ideas with others because they realize that they too have received inspiration, motivation or ideas from others in the past. Scraplifting can be the highest form of flattery when the person being copied views the “scraplifting” as an opportunity for someone else to have a creative experience from their work.
Here are a few rules of Etiquette to know before scraplifting someone else’s work.
Always Credit the original artist that you have scraplifted, and if possible place a link in your description back to the original layout that you lifted. If you scraplifted from a magazine then mention the publication, page # and original artist name that you lifted.
Make sure you are scraplifting for personal use and enjoyment, you should not be scraplifting layouts to be used as “Scrap for Hire” or for “Professional Use”. There are several commercial use templates available in the market today that you can use for that purpose, or come up with your own design.
Never submit a scraplifted layout for publishing.
A scraplift should contain a bit of your own personal twist in the process, if you are planning a 100% lift then it is appropriate to obtain permission from the original artist.
So before I scare you all away from Scraplifting completely, please understand that scraplifting is perfectly acceptable, usually the artist that was originally scraplifted is extremely flattered that you would consider lifting them and takes it as a compliment. For me personally, some of my favorite layouts that I created have been scraplifted or have had simple design inspiration drawn from another incredible layout artist. That is what is so great about the Scrapbooking community, the ability to share ideas and creative experience for beginners and seasoned pros alike. It never gets old, scraplifting is a good thing and I can guarantee that after you have lifted a page, those creative juices will be flowing again so enjoy the process!
I promise, the goodies will be well worth the participation. :love01: