Urban Anthology

07
Nov
2009

Thankful Challenge Due Nov. 25

In honor of Thanksgiving this month I would like to see what you are thankful for. Layouts are due by Midnight Wednesday November 25, 2009. Please up load layouts to Urban Anthology Gallery Give Thanks .

The details:
* 1 or 2 page layout about something your thankful for
* Use something non scrapbooking
* Use fall colors
* Layouts must be new and done for this challenge

A prize will be given to one random entry, International applicants will receive a gift certificate to the store.

Winner will be posted here on the blog, and must claim prize as directed in the winning announcement.

* As a bonus incentive, the first person to upload a layout for this challenge will also receive a rak *

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02
Nov
2009

Fall Color Challenge – Due November 30th

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The fall colors are in full swing… and nothing is more beautiful then the colors that occur in nature. Using this photo as an inspiration for the colors of your layout. Layouts are due Midnight, November 30, 2009 in the Urban Anthology Gallery.

Photos courtesy: Chuck Hagen, Oak Lawn, Illinois from http://weblogs.wgntv.com

The details:

Create a 1 or a 2 page layout

Must use color combination from the photo (minimum 2 colors)

The layout can be on any topic

Due in the Urban Anthology Gallery by Midnight November 30, 2009

A prize will be given to one random entry, International applicants will receive a gift certificate to the store.

Winner will be posted here on the blog, and must claim prize as directed in the winning announcement.

Good luck!

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01
Nov
2009

Seeking UA Challenge Team Members

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Come join the UA Challenge Team, we are seeking several motivated scrappers who love a challenge.‬‪

Team members will help facilitate the challenges posted on the UA blog. They will be responsible for coming up with challenges, posting them on the blog, forum, and advertising the challenge on several websites. Challenge Team members will be encouraged to post a sample of their work for the challenge, as well as share the challenge details on their blog.

Team members will be assigned one week per month to post challenges, and to encourage participation.‬‪Each challenge team member will receive a 30% discount to the Urban Anthology Store. And for each week of hosting challenges you will receive a $5 gift card to the Urban Anthology Store (gift cards can be accumulated for larger purchases). Other special perks like per ordering limited edition kits, as well as one ticket to CHA will be offered.‬‪

Email Kari@urban-anthology.com if you are interested. Please provide a brief description of why you would like to be on the Challenge Team, what skills you have to offer, as well as your commitment to other design teams or challenge teams. (Please note, we are not looking for you to be exclusive to us, I just don’t want anyone to over commit… GASP… there IS more to life the scrapbooking… occasionally.)‬‪‬‪

Posted in HAPPENINGS

30
Oct
2009

And the final winners are…

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All right… it’s be TOUGH deciding… and if I were to have a design team, I would want all of you on it because the work was top notch! I love the variety of styles that were presented… they truly represent what we do here at urban anthology…

So with out Further ado… here are the remaining 3 winners… Take a peak at their work… totally fabulous!

Congratulations!!! And enjoy your kits, and post your work in our gallery, so we can show it off on our blog.

Carole

Anenucci

my3blessings

Posted in Urban Anthology's Got Talent

30
Oct
2009

Are you ready to find out who the GOT TALENT WINNERS are???

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I think I have kept you long enough… so who are the winners of our Got Talent Challenge???

Oh you thought it was going to be that easy huh???

Well I will be announcing them throughout the day… please email me your address to kari@urban-anthology.com and I will send you your kit when they start shipping… very soon.

Those who participated in all 5 challenges, if you did not win a grand prize, please email me to tell me you played along and I will email you a gift certificate to our store.

The winner of the over all votes… by a close margin of 3 points is…

audreykit

Congratulations!

Check out her work… isn’t it fabulous!

Posted in Urban Anthology's Got Talent

17
Oct
2009

Challenge 4 Voting Now Open!

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Come take a peek at the entries for challenge 4. These ladies sure stepped up to the plate and made some amazing layouts with the color pallet options they were given. The following 3 options they were to choose from and create a layout… Who created a layout that best represents one of these pallet options???

[polldaddy poll=2132906]

Posted in Urban Anthology's Got Talent

16
Oct
2009

Snowed Inn

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Check out our LAST kit… Snowed Inn… this fabulous kit will be sure to get you in the mood for the winter season. The kit features Basic Grey, Webster’s Pages, and a splash of Hambly Studios. Take a peak at this kit… the full reveal will be up November 1! And pre orders will be available soon in our store.

Posted in Kit Sneak Peak

16
Oct
2009

I have some news to share… sigh…

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I don’t even know how to start this blog entry… its one of the most difficult things I have had to write, ever…

About 16 months ago, Urban Anthology started as a dream to have my own business, which is something that I truly enjoyed doing. Over the year, I have learned so much about scrapbooking that I never knew… I have met so many wonderful, talented, and caring people. The people who have visited and participated in the UA form have been AWESOME. I don’t think I could have hand picked a better group of friends if I would have tried on my own. So you are probably wondering why am I saying all of this???

I am sad to announce that Urban Anthology is changing directions with its business, and will no longer be offering kits after the November 2009 shipment. I can honestly say this has been a tough decision after a long year of hard work designing kits, researching what’s hot, and gaining the confidence of our customer base. I truly love looking at all of the beautiful papers, mixing and matching them with the hottest embellishments and seeing the UA design team create some of the most fantastic layouts, cards, and altered projects I have seen. They have been so inspiring!

So what WILL Urban Anthology be doing?

For now we will still be hanging out here online with our forum, and will be converting out blog to a challenge based blog. I am looking forward to challenging you with lots of fun challenges and blog candy… Urban Anthology will also continue selling goods online… expect to see some fun embellishment kits, as well as unique trims, and some occasional kits. Urban Anthology will be focusing a majority of its efforts on selling supplies at scrapbooking retreats in the Southern California/Nevada Area. We hope to see you at one of these retreats… You can find out where we will be at on our blog as well.

Now what does all mean?‪

I have decided that the November Kit, will be Urban Anthology’s last kit for now. The forum will remain open, the blog will be maintained with Challenges, and the store will be available for purchasing items as well.

‪What about the current DT challenges?

Well I never dreamed that this was going to happen when it did… but no time is ever a good time. Challenge 5 has been posted, and is due October 22nd, as indicated in the challenge post. Instead of choosing a design team, I will be picking 4 winners of the challenges, and will be given a November kit for playing along. We hope to see some things that you create with it. Anything created with this kit and posted in the gallery for the kit, will be featured on our blog. Those of you who do not win a kit, and have been playing along with us from the beginning or who have submitted a complete portfolio of all 5 challenges in our gallery by the due date, will receive $10 gift card to the Urban Anthology store as a thank you gift for participating in our Design Team Call.

And a BIG THANK YOU!

I want to thank you all for this wonderful and challenging run with Urban Anthology and it’s kits. I truly love the people I have met through this venture, and hope to keep you all close by as you are truly talented and wonderful group.‪ I look forward to seeing you all on the forum, as well as joining in on the blog with our challenges.

I want to thank all the current and past design team members. The help I have received from my team members has been tremendous! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

I also want to thank those who have helped me who were not on the design team, my UA Team, that was working to help me grow my business, helping with challenges, and anything else I needed help with! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Finally…

Please feel free to contact me with any questions kari@urban-anthology.com. And remember WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, and we are not going away… we are just changing directions of business at this time.

Please sign-up for our newsletter to follow what will be going on, and where we will be. Urban Anthology does not sell, nor share your information with other companies, and we promise not solicit you with useless mailings… we will be sending out monthly updates… and any other exciting news that may happen… like store specials, and those special kits here and there.

The last kits…

The October Kit will be shipping tomorrow, and what’s up for the November kit???? Sneaks will be posted shortly, its one beautiful winter kit. And we will be having a special limited edition Christmas kit as well… this will be announced next week.

Thank you all! And see you at the challenges.

Posted in HAPPENINGS, KIT CLUB

15
Oct
2009

Got Talent Challenge 5

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First off it’s time to post the 5th and final challenge. This one is very fun, and will really help you dig DEEP into your stash…

CHALLENGE 5:

Create your own small “kit”, choosing a 4-6 patterned papers, cardstock, trims, embellishments, an alphabet, etc. Take photos of the “kit”, and then make 2 projects made with your kit. (i.e. a layout and a card/tag, a layout and a simple altered item, or 2 layouts, etc). Don’t forget to post the photos of the kit and 2 projects in our Got Talent gallery for Challenge 5.

A few details about what should be in the Kit…

1. This “kit” should be a small-sized kit, maybe about HALF the product of a normal monthly kit.

2. Kit must contain cardstock, patterned paper, embellishments, and an alphabet.

3. Please do not feel you need to BUY new product for this kit! Feel free to coordinate and get creative with what you’ve got… Bring out that old stuff, and make it shine!

4. Projects made with this kit should use ONLY kit product you’ve selected, except for basic tools such as punches, ink, stamps, etc.

What we’re looking for here is your “eye” for what would go together well in a kit, and your ability to limit yourself to these coordinating items as well as really show the products off! Make us want to BUY the kit and get creating too!

Your Kit Photos & Layouts/Projects are due in the gallery by Midnight, Thursday October 22, 2009. The submissions will be reviewed during the following week, as well as the votes from weeks 1-4 tallied… and the winners will be announced Friday October 20, 2009.

Posted in Urban Anthology's Got Talent

15
Oct
2009

Thrifty Thursday: File Folder Mini Album

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You don’t need to spend $$$ on a mini-album when you can make one from a file folder that you probably already have at home.

Take a standard file folder.

Cut it into sections.

Stack them together, decorate the “pages” with paper/embellishments and secure them together with binder rings.
This is a great, inexpensive way to create mini books with chidren. TFL!

(Mini Album created using Bella Blvd’s “Camped Out” collection)