Nerdy * Victorious * Scrapbookers

challenge #14

2011-05-13T20:56:00.003-05:00

hey nerdy girls,, happy friday!!! were back and were making up for lost time,, starting with the april collage. here is the collage,,,

followed by what our rocking design team came up with,,,,

nerdy girl, leah l' orange

nerdy girl marja

a card created by nerdy girl alysse

miss nerdy girl emmeli

nerdy girl crystal moody

nerdy ninja girl ally*cakes

nerdy girl meg

we will be back with mays collage and layout inspirations soon,,,,

love, the nvs design team

nerdy girl #7,, marje

2011-05-09T16:46:00.004-05:00

hey nerds!!! miss us?!?! were back,, and totally ready to rock and catch you up on whats been happening for us nerdy designers these past few weeks,,, {months??} for now,, we need to introduce our newest nerdy girl,, marje,,, shes adorable and from sweden!!! go check out her blog leave her love and make her feel welcome!!! we will be back very soon with our last two collages and our nerdy girls take on them,,,

Please meet NERDY GIRL #6

2011-03-11T16:09:00.000-06:00

Name: Crystal Moody

Nickname: "Moody Girl"

Location: A loft in Springfield, MO

Blog: http://justplainmoody.blogspot.com

First words that came out of her mouth when she found out she made the nerdiest DT ever: "Wholy Guacamole!" ....

....and that my NVS friends is why she's on the team. :-)

Here are a couple examples of her artwork that she has created using our most recent inspirational collages:

And here is her take to our current March inspirational collage:

Stay tuned for more of Crystal's work in the coming months as she gets settled into her nerdiest design team role. In the meantime, view our March inspirational collage HERE and join the challenge!

p.s. We're always on the lookout for SPONSORS. Please contact us at nvsgirls@hotmail.com with your interest.

Challenge #13 - Sponsored by Candy Shoppe Designs

2011-03-07T10:00:00.000-06:00

Let's get right to it.....

Here's the fabulous collage our Nerd Ally supplied for us this month to take inspiration from:

Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do!

Remember, you do not need to create a collage yourself (that's old skool anyway)....just take inspiration from this one and create whatever it is you want.

To better inspire you, here are what the NERDY GIRLS created with this collage as inspiration:

Did I not mention that our newest Nerdy Girl Emmeli Steinwall is fitting right in? Well, this is her take and you can see for yourself that she is starting off on the right foot.

Nerdy Girl Megan Aaron shows you that it's okay to go out of the box and create a card instead. In fact, you can submit anything that you are inspired to create!

Our Nerdy Girl Alysse McDaniel is loving her new Instax camera and shares with us her first layout ever using the pics. from it.

Nerdy Girl Ally Serrato shares her happy place with us.

Nerdy Girl Leah L'Orange goes pictureless with a card using one of her newest stamps she just added to her collection. LOVE!

YOUR TURN!

RULES (gotta have em') PLEASE READ:

-There must be at least 5 challenge entries in order to win a prize. So, start spreading the news about this challenge. We want to see a competition!

-Your creation(s) must be linked up by Thursday, March 31st for judging. You can submit more than just 1 creation for a better chance at winning. The winner will be announced on or by the 7th of the following month.

*International Nerds, Geeks and Dorks are welcomed but they must pay their own s&h if they are announced the winner.

Guest Designers at Envious

2011-03-03T11:55:00.000-06:00

We're looking for our first-ever Guest Designers to share their takes to our fabulous inspiration collages along with our Nerdy Girls. To get our search started we want you to take this ultra fab inspiration collage supplied by our Nerd Ally and create whatever you are inspired to create with it.

Then, link up your creations on the 7th when we post what our Nerdy Girls did with it and show us what you're all about. Make sure to leave a comment letting us know if you'd like to be considered for a Guest spot on Envious and also email us (nvsgirls@hotmail.com) with your contact info and blog address.

We are looking for several Guest Designers (1 for each month for the remaining of the year: May, June, July, etc.). In return we will feature YOU on our site and have a link to your blog on our sidebar permanently to get more traffic your way.

If chosen as an up-coming guest you will be provided with one of our inspirational collages to work on and you are expected to supply us with at least 1 creation from it by the due date we give you. FYI-You'll have a month or more to get prepared for it.

p.s. We're really hoping to see Jennifer, JediFlame, and MrsPolkaDot amongst the entries. :-) We've become very fond of your work!

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

2011-03-01T17:09:00.001-06:00

It's official...a decision has been made about who will be filling the last 2 Nerdy Girl DT spots. But first, we want to give a warm welcome to our newest NERDY GIRL who we just added on to the team from our last competition round. Give it up to Emmeli Steinwall....

Although she's hot stuff she's been proving to be a perfect match to our team of nerdy designers and we can't wait to show off her first DT piece in a few days. So, don't forget to check back with us on the 7th!

Last month (February), we challenged you all to take inspiration from this collage piece:

We loved seeing you all work it into your creations and we had so much fun viewing all of your submissions.

Here were our 2 WINNING favorites:

by Moody Girl

and

by Marja/Miss Deerest

After all, if Moody Girl really is moody, then we're going to need Marja (Miss Deerest) on the team to calm things down. ;-) Right?

If you girls would contact me to let me know if you are still interested in the DT positions, please do so at nvsgirls@hotmail.com for more deets. Please make sure to leave your mailing info. for me to send prizes out. *International winners must pay their own s&h.

As for everyone else, we seriously enjoyed viewing your work and we hope that you continue sharing future works of art with us to view each month. Keep a lookout for a the next spot to open up on our team because you can be sure that when you do, we'll be holding down another fun competition. ;-)

Stay tuned tomorrow as we announce a Guest DT position with us. We have a few girls in mind that we would love to have. Could it be YOU?

PLUS, WE NEED SPONSORS!

If you would like to gain more traffic to your Etsy Shop, Online Store, Blog, or Website PLEASE contact us to let us know of your interest. The prize does not need to be scrapbook related, just something worth giving. Send us an email to: nvsgirls@hotmail.com.

Challenge #12 - Sponsored by Candy Shoppe Designs

2011-02-08T15:07:00.002-06:00

WOWEE! We challenged you all to bring it and you sure brought it!

You ladies out there are seriously talented and you've made the deciding factor extremely hard!

As you know, there are only a few empty spots on our team of designers and a decision's been made for 1 lucky WINNER so far but to give a recap first....here's the collage we asked you to gather inspiration from in January:

We loved all of your entries but here are some of our absolute faves from the bunch that we received:

by Marja

by Moody Girl

by Peg

by MrsPolkaDot

by Jennifer

and....

by JediFlame

The January prize WINNER that we'd also like to bring on as a lucky NERDY GIRL is....

Emmeli Steinwall. She created this gorgeous work of art by taking inspiration from our January collage....

Emmeli - We Nerdy Girls would like to invite you on to our team if you are still interested that is. For all you other Envious Followers....DON'T GIVE UP! We still have 2 more spots to fill. Show us more of what you got by taking inspiration from this February collage photo....

Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do!

Remember, you do not need to create a collage yourself (that's old skool anyway)....just take inspiration from this one and create whatever it is you want.

Here's what our Nerdy Girls were inspired to create:

by Nerdy Girl Ally Serrato

by Nerdy Girl Alysse McDaniel

and

by Nerdy Girl Megan Aaron

RULES (gotta have em')

-There must be at least 5 challenge entries in order to win a prize. So, start spreading the news about this challenge. We want to see a competition!

-Your creation must be linked up by Monday, February 28th for judging. A voting poll will go up between 3/1/2011 and 3/6/2011. We invite everyone (even non participants) to come vote for their favorite February creation. A private voting party will be going on behind-the-scenes and the Nerdy Girls will be casting their votes too! On 3/7/2011 the January challenge winner (that the Nerdy Girls have decided upon) will be announced as the winner. If different from the public voters choice, the public voters choice will be given an Honorable Mention.

*International players welcomed but International winners must pay their own s&h.

NERDY GIRL DESIGN TEAM CALL

Dear Envious Followers, we are holding a Nerdy Girl Design Team Call. We need a couple more NERDS to join our team. Interested? Being a NERD for N.V.S. is SUPER easy! I, the Headmistress, will give you the monthly inspiration collage early on and all you have to do is create something based off it every month. That's all! Inspire others to bring their nerdiness out of them and join our team of the nerdiest designers. The term will end in June 2011. To apply all you have to do is play along to our challenge this month (and possibly next). Link your creation up as usual and then leave a comment with your blog address and let us know you also want to be evaluated as a DT Member.

Challenge #11 - Sponsored by Candy Shoppe Designs

2011-01-07T19:39:00.000-06:00

It's 2011 and this is our 11th challenge so far to date. I'm hoping that this year we prosper in the name of all Nerds, Geeks and Dorks.

When we post our monthly challenges we hope that you are helping to spread the news about them (even if you aren't participating). Get the word out, help bring in more traffic and we'll continue on.

Here's a recap from our last challenge....

This is the collage photo we gave you for inspiration....

and here is the December challenge WINNER's creation....

SEVEN

It was a really hard choice choosing a WINNER because the other couple of entries were amazing as well.

Check them out....

So, I went with the creation that I thought did the best job drawing inspiration from the collage inspiration photo.

*Prizes are awarded only when there are at least 5 challenge entries. So make sure you spread the word and invite your nerdy friends over.

Onto our first challenge of the New Year....

Here is the JANUARY INSPIRATION PHOTO....

Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do!

Remember, you do not need to create a collage yourself (that's old skool anyway)....just take inspiration from this one and create whatever it is you want.

To further inspire you, here are what the trusty Nerdy Girls created with this challenge in mind....

by the Victorious HeadMistress, Lynnette Davis

by Nerdy Girl, Leah L'orange

by Nerdy Girl, Alysse McDaniel

by Nerdy Girl, Ally Serrato

by Nerdy Girl, Megan Aaron

RULES (gotta have em')

There must be at least 5 challenge entries in order to win a prize. So, start spreading the news about this challenge. We want to see a competition!

Your creation must be linked up by Monday, January 31st for judging.

A voting poll will go up between 2/1/2011 and 2/6/2011. We invite everyone (even non participants) to come vote for their favorite January creation. A private voting party will be going on behind-the-scenes and the Nerdy Girls will be casting their votes too! On 2/7/2011 the January challenge winner (that the Nerdy Girls have decided upon) will be announced as the winner. If different from the public voters choice, the public voters choice will be given an Honorable Mention.

*International players welcomed but International winners must pay their own s&h.

Great News! We are on the lookout for a few Nerdy Girls to fill our extra Design Team spots. Interested? Being a NERD for N.V.S. is SUPER easy! I, the Headmistress, will give you the monthly inspiration collage early on and all you have to do is create something based off it every month. That's all! Inspire others to bring their nerdiness out of them and join our team of the nerdiest designers. The term will end in June 2011. To apply all you have to do is play along to our challenge this month (and possibly next). Link your creation up as usual and then leave a comment with your blog address and let us know you also want to be evaluated as a DT Member.

Challenge #10 - Sponsored by Candy Shoppe Designs

2010-12-08T11:27:00.000-06:00

First, let's announce the November Challenge Winner and Honorable Mention.

The NERDY GIRLS voted and they chose Jennifer's "25 YRS" as the winning entry.

And coming in with 62% of the public votes is this "TOP MODEL" entry.

Irit Shalom gets an Honorable Mention.

*Since there wasn't 5 challenge players this time around no prizes go out but thank you so much for playing!

Here's your December collage challenge photo. Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do!

Remember, you DO NOT have to create a collage yourself (that's old skool anyway)...just take inspiration from this one and create whatever it is you want.

To further inspire you, here are what the trusty Nerdy Girls created with this collage in mind...

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN A NERD LOVES MATH CLASS

by Nerdy Girl Alysse McDaniel

FOR YOU CARD

by Nerdy Girl Megan Aaron

I GOT 'EM AND I'M SILENTLY JUDGING YOU!

by Nerdy Girl Leah l' Orange

Our December Sponsor is Candy Shoppe Designs. Here's the fabulous prize package!

RULES (gotta have em')

There must be at least 5 challenge participants in order to win the prize. So, start spreading the news about this challenge. We want to see a competition!
Your creation must be newly made between December 7, 2010-December 31, 2010 and linked up by the due date: December 31, 2010 for judging.

A voting poll will go up between January 1, 2011 and January 6, 2011. We invite everyone (even non participants) to come vote for their favorite December creation. A private voting party will be going on behind-the-scenes and the Nerdy Girls will be casting their votes too! On December 7th (or soon after) the December challenge winner (that the Nerdy Girls have decided upon) will be announced as the winner. If different from the public voters choice, the public voters choice will be given an Honorable Mention.

*International players welcomed but International winners must pay their own s&h.

It's time to cast your votes!

2010-12-02T02:15:00.000-06:00

We gave you NERDS this collage to draw inspiration from:

And here's what you did:

TOP MODEL

by Irit Shalom

TWENTY-FIVE YRS

by Jennifer

HAPPINESS

by Sharon

PAJAMA DAY

by Crystal_235

Vote for you favorite entry by December 6th!

The poll is on the sidebar under Nerd Alert!

The Nerdy Girl DT will be voting behind-the-scenes on who their favorite November creation is and that person will be announced the winner, regardless of how the poll voting goes.

If different from the poll winner, the poll winner will be given an Honorable Mention.

Winner/Honorable Mentions will be posted on December 7th along with our new collage inspiration challenge.

Challenge #9

2010-11-08T09:57:00.000-06:00

First let's announce the WINNERS and HONORABLE MENTIONS for our JULY and OCTOBER challenges.

In JULY, this was the inspirational collage that was given out:

The public voted and valechula is our JULY WINNER. She came in with 50% of the public votes.

Here is her take to the collage:

Our HONORABLE MENTION is:

Leigh, who came in with 21% of the public votes. Here's her take:

Valechula, please email us your mailing address so that we can mail off your prize.

In OCTOBER, this was the inspirational collage that was given out:

The public voted and Kate is our OCTOBER WINNER. She came in with 45% of the public votes.

Here is her take to the collage:

We have a tie for our HONORABLE MENTION(S) as both of these ladies came in with 13% of the public votes for each of these takes to the collage.

Here's Pink Heather's take:

And here's two of tarasmith's takes:

Kate, please email us your mailing address so that we can pass it on to our sponsor.

p.s. International Winners are responsible for their own s&h.

p.p.s. The Nerdy Girls DID NOT turn in any of their private votes, which is why we stuck to the public votes this round.

Onto CHALLENGE #9

We've been calling it "The Simple Plan."

As always, take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do!

Remember, you DO NOT have to create a collage yourself (that's old skool anyway)...just take inspiration from this one and create whatever it is you want.

To further inspire you, here are what the trusty Nerdy Girls created with this collage in mind...

HAIL...

by Nerdy Girl, Alysse McDaniel

SEA WORLD MAGIC

by Nerdy Girl, Ally Serrato

PARTY'S OVER!

by Nerdy Girl, Leah l'orange

and

CADEN

by Nerdy Girl, Michelle Winston

RULES (gotta have em')

1. There must be at least 5 challenge participants in order to win the prize. So, invite all your friends to come play along!

2. You must be an NVS Follower. It's EASY! Just click that FOLLOW button.

3. You must have an NVS link badge with a working link leading back to us on your blog (if you have a blog).

4. You must mention Envious and this collage challenge in a new blog posting with the picture of the inspirational collage.

5. All entries must be NEW as of 11/7/2010.

6. You must post your DIRECT LINK in the comments section of this blog by the due date:

30 November.

p.s. International Winners must pay their own s&h.

VOTE NOW for the JULY and OCTOBER challenges!

2010-11-03T15:34:00.001-05:00

You will notice TWO different polls this time around. Since we were absent for a few months over the Summer we'd like to ask you to vote twice so that we can name a Winner for our July challenge too. You have until 5 November to place your votes.

*Please note that the Nerdy Girls will have their own voting session behind-the-scenes and if they pick a different winner than the public, the public's choice will be announced as Honorable Mentions.

Winners/Honorable Mentions will be announced on November 6, 2010. Good Luck!

Back in July we gave out this collage to help inspire your creations:
It sure inspired me! Here's my take to it....

by Lynnette Davis

And here's a take by Nerdy Girl TrayChic from the DT:

We were happy to know that the collage inspired these Nerds too in one way or another...

1.

by Mo

2.

by Scrapping Madness

by Valechula

by Jennifer

by Nicole Brenna

by Leigh

This past month, in October, we gave you Nerds this collage to draw inspiration from:

And here's what you did:

by Pink Heather

by Jacqueline

by tarasmith

by Kate

by Scrapping Madness

by Fluffy

by Courtney Milburn

NOW GO VOTE!

Challenge #8 - Sponsored by Blue Moon Scrapbooking

2010-10-07T20:42:00.011-05:00

We're baaack....

and we've got a lot of catching up to do!

Before we get started I'd like to tell you how much I appreciate your patience. There will still be a winner from the July challenge but we're going to hold the poll at the same time we hold this one, if that's okay (1 November). I'm dedicating October as my catch-up month and I WILL catch-up with all I have to do.

Now, for all who have been waiting patiently....Here is your next collage challenge:

by Michelle Winston

As always, take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do!

Remember, you DO NOT have to create a collage yourself (that's old skool anyway)...just take inspiration from this one and create whatever it is you want.

To further inspire you, here are what the trusty Nerdy Girls created with this cololage in mind...

BUT I'M SO HUNGRY

DO I WANNA BE A NERDY GIRL? DOES A KID LOVE CANDY?
by Alysse McDaniel

HOME SWEET HOME

GROW by Michelle Jacknicke

MASKS

JUST ME & MY MOM

RULES (gotta have em')

1. There must be at least 5 challenge participants in order to win the prize. So, invite all your friends to come play along!

2. You must be an NVS Follower. It's EASY! Just click that FOLLOW button.

3. You must have an NVS link badge with a working link leading back to us on your blog (if you have a blog).

4. You must mention Envious, this collage challenge and our sponsor BlueMoonScrapbooking in a new blog posting.

5. All entries must be NEW as of 10/7/2010.

6. You must post your DIRECT LINK in the comments section of this blog by the due date

31 October.

Play along this month for your chance to win all of this....

by Megan Aaronby Tracy Gregoryby Leah L'Orange
Pretty Nerdy Eh?

I'M ALIVE!

2010-08-19T10:46:00.001-05:00

Hello Ladies!

I know it's been a loooong time since you all have heard from me. I went M.I.A. last month due to a couple of circumstances.

#1 being: My husband returned home from Iraq. His tour this time was short lived but I am extremely greatful that his replacements got there earlier than they were expected and that he's home safe. I am SO glad to have him back though, even though it was literally like a days notice before I found out he was coming home. His ONLY requests for me when he returned was to stay off the computer and keep out of my scrapbooking room and spend some quality time with him and the fam bam. So I did...with a short facebook sneek here and there. I had no time to warn you all or even prepare for my absence and it totally sucked being away from you all. I've missed you all dearly.

#2: A couple of my sisters from Hawaii came down the SAME DAY my husband got in and I had been preparing for their arrival all that week. My mother and a couple of my other sisters from Hawaii came a week later and left just yesterday (August 18). So, to keep my mind off of all my responsibilities in the online/crafty world we have been keeping busy and staying on the go.

Since my husband is back to work now and my family is gone I wanted to take a moment today to make contact and to let you all know that I haven't fell off the earth...yet. Also, I'm sorry if I had any of you worried and got any of you upset. It was a quick decision I had to make and I hope you all accept my appology.

I'll be a little busy for the remaining of the week as I am preparing for an important meeting this Saturday. My husband and I have decided to build a house and make Texas our home and this Saturday is when we go over the floorplan and some of the other details. FUN, FUN, FUN!

I know I have A LOT to catch up on scrap-wise and A LOT of updates to make for the DT's I'm a part of. Luckily I have my sweetheart, Ally Serrato, to thank for helping me with some of those things that need updating. I love you girl!

Things should be back to normal SOON!

Since I've skipped out on things for awhile I am also not on top of my game right now and if there is any prizes owed or something I forgot to send somebody PLEASE let me know what it is by emailing me personally at lynnette-davis@hotmail.com. Put IMPORTANT in capital letters to catch my attention and leave all the details in the email to help me remember.

Thanks so much for understanding!

Challenge #7

2010-07-08T00:01:00.007-05:00

Congratulations Nicole Brenna! Your "NIC" layout received 44% of the votes by 113 voters. This makes YOU the winner of the K&Company Paper Stack. Please contact us at nvsgirls@hotmail.com to claim your prize. Thank you for playing along with us Nerdy Girls!

For all of you eager to start the July challenge, here is the July Collage:

This is the collage you will draw your inspiration from this month. Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do.

Keep in mind, you DO NOT have to create a collage yourself....just take inspiration from this one and create whatever it is you want.

To further inspire you, here are what the Nerdy Girls created with this collage in mind.....

GIRLY GIRL by Ally Serrato

CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW LITTLE FAIRY (CARD)

by Megan Aaron

WINTER BLOOM by Michelle Winston

GIRLY GIRLS

by Alysse McDaniel

ONE SUNNY DAY IN LOVELY CAPE MAY by Leah l'orange

***The picture of the prize will be posted on 1 August. International winners must pay their own s&h.***

RULES (gotta have em')

1. There must be at least 5 challenge participants in order for someone to win the prize. So, invite all your friends to come play along!

2. You must be an NVS Follower. It's EASY! Just click that FOLLOW button.

3. You must have an NVS link badge with a working link leading back to us on your blog (if you have a blog).

4. All entries must be NEW as of 7/7/2010.

5. You must mention ENVIOUS on your blog posting with your submission(s) and a working link leading back to us.

6. You must post your DIRECT LINK in the comments section of this blog by the due date
31 July.

Vote for a JUNE Winner!

2010-07-01T22:18:00.010-05:00

In June, our challengers took inspiration from this "Daydream" collage. Please help us decide who made the WINNING creation by voting in our poll (on the sidebar).

Here are the entries in no particular order:

CHERRY BABY by Dana Tatar {datatar}

MY SIS OR MONA LISA

by Irit Shalom

BEAUTIFUL DREAMER by Mo

NIC
by Nicole Brenna

GRADUATE by Adrienne Pierce

WORRY-FREE DAYS by Bec

The winner will receive 36 double-sided 8.5x8.5 sheets of Designer Paper by K&Company from the Carolyn Gavin GREENHOUSE Line.

The winner will be announced on the 7th with our next challenge. Good Luck ladies!

Challenge #6

2010-06-08T00:11:00.008-05:00

Congratulations Heather! Your "Blonde Beauty" layout received 44% of the votes by 136 voters. This makes YOU the winner of the Chloe's Closet kit. Please contact us at nvsgirls@hotmail.com to claim your prize. Thank you for playing along with us Nerdy Girls!

by Nerdy Girl Ally Serrato

Keep in mind, you DO NOT have to create a collage yourself....just take inspiration from this one and create whatever it is you want.

To further inspire you, here are what the Nerdy Girls created with this collage in mind.....

SHE LIVES & DREAMS

BAD CATby Nerdy Girl Michelle Jacknicke

I WALK ALONE

KISS by Nerdy Girl Michelle Winston

MOM & ELLIE by Nerdy Girl Megan Aaron

ALTERED JOURNAL

by Nerdy Girl Alysse McDaniel

I THINK TOO MUCH

I THINK 2 MUCH
by Headmistress Lynnette Davis

***The picture of the prize you're playing for will be posted soon. International winners must pay their own s&h.***
RULES (gotta have em')
1. There must be at least 5 challenge participants in order for someone to win the prize. So, invite all your friends to come play along!

2. You must be an NVS Follower. It's EASY! Just click that FOLLOW button.

3. You must have an NVS link badge with a working link leading back to us on your blog (if you have a blog).

4. All entries must be NEW as of 6/7/2010.

5. You must mention ENVIOUS on your blog posting with your submission(s) and a working link leading back to us.

6. You must post your DIRECT LINK in the comments section of this blog by the due date
June 30.

by Nerdy Girl Leah l'orangeby Nerdy Girl Tracy GregoryFor all of you that are eager to start the June challenge, here is the June Collage:This is the collage you will draw your inspiration from this month. Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do.

WIN a "Heritage 1981" Kit!!!

2010-06-02T12:49:00.004-05:00

I, Headmistress of the Nerdy Girls, am having a GIVEAWAY....the "Heritage 1981" Kit will go to 1 lucky winner....head on over to this blog for details. Enter yourself by June 7th for your chance to win!

Vote for a May Winner!

2010-06-01T02:50:00.005-05:00

In May, our challengers took inspiration from this "Blondie" collage.

Please help us decide who made the WINNING creation by voting in our poll (on the sidebar). Here are the entries in no particular order:

Blondie by.... Redhead by.... by Kristy

Call me anytime card by KarenB

Blonde

by MY Creative Brightside

Best Time Ever by Irit Shalom

Blond Beauty by Heather

Our challengers are competing for this Vintage "Chloe's Closet" Kit. The winner will be announced on the 7th with our next challenge. Good Luck ladies!

GIVEAWAY

2010-05-08T15:34:00.003-05:00

May 8th kicks off the BlueMoonScrapbooking American Crafts Giveaway.
This is the prize.....

Feast your eyes on all of that goodness!
This Giveaway will run from May 8-May 29, 2010.
Click HERE to learn how to enter.

Challenge #5 - Chloe's Closet RAK

2010-05-07T13:19:00.009-05:00

Congratulations April Hummert! "The Caterpillar" received 59% of the votes and that makes you the WINNER of our April Collage Challenge. Please contact us at nvsgirls@hotmail.com to claim your prize from the SNOBBY WALRUS.

This is the collage you will draw your inspiration from this month. Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do.
To further inspire you, here are what the Nerdy Girls created with this collage in mind.....

SWEET CHILD by Headmistress Lynnette Davis

IF I WERE A COMIC BOOK I WOULD HAVE A MAGIC DISCO BALL by Nerdy Girl Michelle Jacknicke

I'M NOT THE KINDA GIRL WHO GIVES UP JUST LIKE THAT by Nerdy Girl Leah Lucescu

BLONDIE

by Nerdy Girl TrayChic

DRAG QUEEN BINGO

LADY GAGA
by Nerdy Girl Ally Serrato

HE DON'T NEED WINGS TO "FLY" by Nerdy Girl Michelle Winston

Play along this month for your chance to WIN the Chloe's Closet kit. *International winners must pay their own s&h.

RULES (gotta have em')

1. There must be at least 5 challenge participants in order to win the prize. So, invite all your friends to come play along!

2. You must be an NVS Follower. It's EASY! Just click that FOLLOW button.

2. You must have an NVS link badge with a working link leading back to us on your blog (if you have a blog).

3. All entries must be NEW as of 5/7/2010.

4. You must mention ENVIOUS on your blog posting with your submission(s) and a working link leading back to us.

5. You must post your DIRECT LINK in the comments section of this blog by the due date

May 31.

by Nerdy Girl Alysse McDaniel
Here's the MAY Collage for this next challenge.....

Vote for an April Winner!

2010-05-03T02:41:00.012-05:00

In April, our challengers took inspiration from this Alice in Wonderland collage to try to win a prize kit from Snobby Walrus. Please help us decide who made the winning creation this month by voting in our poll (on the right sidebar). Here they are:

"Tea Party" by Patricia Folchert

"2 for Tea" by April Hummert
"The Caterpillar" by April Hummert

"Wild Ride" by April Hummert

"Tea Time" by MY Creative Brightside

"A very merry unbirthday 2 u!" by MY Creative Brightside "You must be mad or you wouldn't have come here!" by Beandip "FAVS." by StaZ "My Love" by Karen

"Mad Tea Party" by Leigh "Wonder" by Jenn_G Don't forget to vote!

NEW DT MEMBER

2010-04-26T09:06:00.004-05:00

Goodbye Jackie Laing.....Hello Leah Lucescu! Leah lives in New Jersey, she has an obsession with ORANGE (the color and the fruit) and she's in a band. Stage name?? What other than "Leah l'orange?!" Good luck with all your future endeavers Jackie and good luck with your Etsy store. Welcome , welcome, welcome NEW Nerdy Girl......you are sure gonna love it here and we are gonna love having you!

p.s. There are still 4 more days left for you all to join in on the collage challenge this month. Hurry and get your submissions in!

Challenge #4 - Sponsored by Snobby Walrus

2010-04-08T13:42:00.011-05:00

I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date!

Sorry for posting this a day late. Life happened.

Let's give a hand to the NERDIEST GIRL in March - My Creative Brightside She came away with more than half of the votes with her "ART" Journal she created with inspiration from our March Collage. Way to go girl! Please contact us at nvsgirls@hotmail.com to claim your $20 Shopping Spree.

Here's your April Collage.....very fitting since I was a day late posting it.

This is the collage you will draw your inspiration from this month. Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do.

To further inspire you, here are what the Nerdy Girls created with this collage in mind.....
"WE ARE ALL MAD" by Michelle Jacknicke

"IN MY WONDERLAND" by Ally Serrato

"VALENTINE" by Megan Aaron

Our sponsor this month is SNOBBY WALRUS. It's a fabulous new place that will surely put a smile on your face. If this guy....

doesn't do it, then all the people over there will. I promise you! They are such a fun-filled group of people from all over the world. Check out the forums there to see what I'm talking about. Don't forget to take a peek in their fabulous online store and at their funny blog too!

Every follower of ENVIOUS can enjoy a 10% off discount to their online store by sending an email to sales@snobbywalrus.com with the following information:

Name:
Name of Challenge Blog: ENVIOUS
DT Member or Follower: (applicable only to followers of Envious)
Shipping Address:
Phone Number:
Paypal Account Email Address:
Items to Purchase:

You will then receive a bill from Paypal reflecting the discount on the items.

Here's the awesome Blog Candy that SNOBBY WALRUS will send to 1 winner this month.

Papers-
Prima "Quirky"
Prima "Cupcake"
My Mind's Eye "Black Checkers"
My Mind's Eye "Red Daisy" (flocked)
Crate Paper "Charity"
Crate Paper "Snapdragon"
Cosmo Cricket "Measuring Up"
Fancy Pants Designs "Romance"
Love, Else "Zoe Brainstorm"
Rouge de Garance "Angel's Notebook"

Embellishents-
1 yard red gingham ruffle ribbon
Altered Pages "Victorian Tea"
Fancy Pants rub ons "Dance Hall Alphas"
Prima Essentials Minitube "Watercolor Rainbow"
Cosmo Cricket Spinner Card "Things To Do"

NEW RULES if your participating in our collage challenge:

1. You must be an NVS Follower.

2. You must have an NVS link badge with a working link leading back to us on your blog.

3. All entries must be NEW as of 4/7/2010.

4. You must have something in your blog posting about this challenge blog and our sponsor this month.

5. You must post your DIRECT LINK in the comments section of this blog by April 30.

If we manage to get over 100 followers before our next challenge I will randomly pick someone from the followers list and send them a goodie bag of 100 patterned papers - no dupes! So, tell all your scrappy friends!

"WONDERLAND" by Tracy Gregory
"I LOVE YOU 2 SO MUCH" by Michelle Winston"EZRI IN WONDERLAND" by Alysse McDaniel

Vote for a March winner!

2010-04-05T23:39:00.007-05:00

Check out these March challenge submissions and pick a winner by voting on the poll in the right sidebar.

Here's the March Collage that everyone took inspiration from:

And here are the submissions from our NVS players:

"SEE ME FLY" by Irit Shalom

"ART" Journal by My Creative Brightside

"JUST WANNA TRY YOU ON" by datatar

and

"GOLD" by Leigh

These challengers are competing for a $20 Shopping Spree at Generations Crafting. Please vote for who you think deserves this win. Thank you!

Challenge #3 - Sponsored by Generations Crafting

2010-03-07T01:42:00.008-06:00

A big CONGRATULATIONS is in order for our NERDIEST GIRL in February......

Many votes came in and Valechula won with her "Forever" LO. Way to go Val.....You rocked it!

Please make sure to get in contact via email at nvsgirls@hotmail.com to claim this......
It's your prize! See the bloomers? LOL p.s. This stuff is from my stash so some of the items might be partials. I included a little more than $20 worth of stuff to make up for it though.

To everyone else.....Don't give up! Anyone can win! We vote on our NERDIEST GIRLS by outside voting and as long as you keep trying there's always that chance. Even previous winners can win again and since we're NEW, chances are you'll only be up against a few others. The first voting period we had 3 players, the 2nd we had 5. This just means the better your chances.

With that said.....we're on to the next collage challenge.....This is the collage that you will be drawing your inspiration from this month. Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do. To further inspire you, here are what the Nerdy Girls created with this collage in mind.....

" Good & Bad Girl" by Michelle Jacknicke

"nuf nuf" by Michelle Winston

"Jump!" by Megan Aaron

"I :heart: Johnny!" by Jackie Laing

"Glamorous" by Alysse McDaniel

"Hankster" by Ally Serrato

and I jumped in this also......

"ID Check" by Lynnette Davis

Our sponsor this month is Generations Crafting. Enjoy prices with a 10%+ discount everyday on your newest scrapbooking and art supplies without a coupon code. The winner this month will get a $20 shopping spree with Generations Crafting. So play along and good luck!

Here's an extra incentive to give you reason to invite everyone you know to play along this month. IF we manage to get 100+ followers I will have a random giveaway for a package of 100 patterned papers-no dupes! You can spread the news about ENVIOUS by blogging about us, rocking our link badge (make sure it links back to our blog), leaving messages on the forums you frequent, twittering about us, facebooking about us, you name it! Start spreading the news!

Vote for a February Winner!

2010-03-03T00:26:00.009-06:00

Check out these February submissions and pick a Winner by voting on the poll to the left (in the sidebar).

Here's the February Collage that everyone took inspiration from:

Here are your choices:

"Forever" by valechula "Soulmate" by Mo"Shoes" by MaRLeNeF"One in a Million" by Dana Tatar {datatar}

and

"Injured" by Timi O. Mercado
The Winner will get $20 worth of Scrapbooking product.

Want a chance at winning $100 cash???

2010-02-14T00:46:00.002-06:00

Well who doesn't??? Visit FERN'S CREATIONS FROM THE HEART now and be entered to win BIG!!! Instead of scrappy goodness she decided to send straight up cash to 1 very lucky person. Benjamins baby! I know I'm probably giving myself a harder shot at winning it by spreading the news but you are all my scrappy friends and if not me....I'm hoping someone I know will get the happy news. All I ask in return is that you tell her who sent you. Love, Peace & Happiness to you all today!!!

Challenge #2

2010-02-07T12:09:00.014-06:00

Before we announce the February challenge we would like to congratulate our January challenge winner.

We got 124 votes in and more than half of you liked Staz's take to the challenge. So, here is the winning entry....."Nerdy Friends" by Staz

Please contact us at nvsgirls@hotmail.com so we can give you your $20 Gift Certificate to thelovelyteaspoon.

On to the next collage challenge..... This is the collage that you will be drawing your inspiration from this month. Take from it what you will (the colors, the patterns, the objects, etc.) and do what you do. To further inspire you here are what the Nerdy Girls created with this collage in mind.....

"loves" by Ally Serrato

"Why does this music speak to me?" by TrayChic

"She's an ace" by Michelle Winston

"Whipped Cream Monster" by Megan Aaron

"Got Ink?" by Jackie Laing

"Sara's Tattoo" by Alysse McDaniel

"Believe in yourself" by Michelle Jacknicke

The prize?
As of now the prize will be $20 worth of scrapbooking product from the headmistress' stash.
However, IF we get 75+ NVS Followers before the due date we will raise the prize to $25 worth of scrapbooking stash. 80+ = $30, 85+ = $35, 90+ = $40, 95+ = $45 and 100+ = $50.

*The photo of the prize pack will post when we announce the winner next month.

You have 3 weeks to create a layout for this challenge in order to have your chance at winning the big prize pack. If you want to win BIG you'll need to post about this collage challenge wherever you can to get more NVS Followers to boost the winnings.

Due date: Sunday, February 28

To enter your layout submission simply leave a comment on this post with a direct link for the Nerdy Girls and then check back on March 1 when we put it up on the blog for voting.

Vote for a January winner!

2010-02-01T07:10:00.003-06:00

Check out these January submissions and pick a winner by voting on the poll to the left (located in the sidebar). Invite everyone to come and vote. Here are your choices:

"Geeky Chic" by Kelly

"(Wanted:) Sweet Accessory" by Calia Yang

"Nerdy Friends" by StaZ

NVS & thelovelyteaspoon team up!

2010-01-15T13:45:00.003-06:00

Do you like it? I love it! So do the Nerdy Girls and we have teamed up with Ali over at thelovelyteaspoon this month and are giving away a $20 Gift Certificate to this lovely store where you can shop for all these lovelies! These are just some of our favs. Go to the store and check out all the other good stuff Ali has for sale. If you find something you really like become an NVS follower and mention it to Ali, you'll get 10% off your purchase this month by doing so.

Now, do you wanna know how to win that $20 Gift Certificate to the store? Just click here.

Challenge #1 - Sponsored by thelovelyteaspoon

2010-01-07T02:15:00.001-06:00

Let's here it for NEW BEGINNINGS!!!

It's such an exciting time right now for us because this happens to be our very first blog challenge here at Envious as a DT. We have been working very hard behind the scenes bringing together everything that we're going to show you today. So without any further ado here is the January collage that you will be taking inspiration from this month....

and here's what the Nerdy Girls were inspired to create from it.... by Megan Aaron

by TrayChic

by Michelle Winston

by Jackie Laing

by Alysse McDaniel

by Michelle Jacknicke

by Ally Serrato

Ali from TheLovelyTeaspoon is our sponsor this month.

This is Ali and I am SO excited to introduce you all to her. She's from Kentucky and is a 20-something year old wife and mother to two of the cutest twin boys ever! She makes the cutest whimsical jewelry and accessories around with a style all her own. She started TheLovelyTeaspoon back in 2007 and is inspired by what she finds in thrift stores and flea markets. What makes Ali a NERD? Well, when asked where she would take a 2 week vacation her response was: "To the future to see what kind of technological and scientific advances we have accomplished." I think that is by far the coolest answer anyone has had for that question. More power to you Ali! Oh and....if you ever take that vaca I'd like to be right there along side ya okee-dokee?! ;)

The January Blog Candy is a $20 Gift Certificate to Ali's Etsy Shop.

To enter for your chance to WIN the Blog Candy just create a layout taking inspiration from the collage above and leave a link in the comments section below. Don't forget to tell us how you were inspired!

For EXTRA chances:
-Become an Envious follower and leave a comment saying you are. I mean....we already know you are envious of us but we like to hear it. ;)
-Visit TheLovelyTeaspoon and then tell us what your favorite item(s) in the shop is. Trust me....this will be VERY hard to do....everything in there is just SO fab!
-Referrals (they must say they heard of this Blog Candy from you in our comments area).

*See something you like in her shop and want it NOW?! Become an Envious follower and let Ali know, she'll give you 10% off your purchase.

That's it!
Due Date for layout entries is Sunday, January 31. Good Luck!!!

Dear Envious Followers....

2009-12-23T14:00:00.001-06:00

It's about time I gave you all the announcement of who the 7 Nerdy Girl Design Team Members are. Due to a recent move and this joyous time of year the announcement is going out later than I expected. I know you are all anxious to see who made the team and for those who applied I thank you!

Here are the 7 Nerdy Girl Design Team Members and their take to the DT Call Collage. Be sure to come back in January to check out their very first DT creations as well as our very first collage challenge for you all.

Biking with Daddy by Megan Aaron - Pennsylvania

Paper Geek by Jackie Laing - Canada

Therapy Nerd by Ally Serrato - California

Geeks Always Welcome by Alysse McDaniel - California

9yr old Attitude by Michelle Winston - Australia

Last but not least we also have an exchange student from Candy Shoppe Designs - Michelle Jacknicke - Canada

and I as the Headmistress am giving you my take to this collage to help inspire you all just a little more.... Be Fabulous by Lynnette Davis - Texas

Remember, check back in January for our very 1st Official Collage Challenge.

Geeks Always Welcome by Tracy Gregory - Florida

DESIGN TEAM CALL

2009-11-03T14:09:00.000-06:00

Envious is recruiting 7 talented individuals to join its society of scrapbookers. Could you be one of them? If you are fun & funky then you just might be.

Being one of the 7, you will be responsible for just 1 scrapbooking layout a month and updating your blog with your layout every month as well. Not too much to ask right?

Well, there is a little something more we ask for. That is to rock the NVS Badge on your blogs and post about NVS on other scrapbooking forums where it's okay to.

Also, leave comments for participants when you can find the time and give our sponsors a shout out on your blog in turn for their sponsorship.

In return you will get product and/or discounts from our sponsors, your face and blog link will be displayed here on NVS and you can add the experience on your resume.

The DT term is from January - April 2010. Applications are being accepted now till 10 December and all you need to do to apply is send an email to nvsgirls@hotmail.com with "DESIGN TEAM" in the subject area. Include:

-your first and last name

-your address

-your blog link and gallery link

-a list of any DT's that you are currently on (if any)

-a short description of why you would make a good fit for the team

-and a layout taking inspiration from the collage photo above. Think outside the box! You can pull colors from the collage, use your scrabble tiles/dymo labeler, use patterned paper with text on it, use a picture of you listening to your ipod, reading a book or wearing your glasses. There are endless possibilities when taking inspiration from this collage photo. Think of more ways in how you can get inspired by this photo (even in the tiniest bit) and send your NEW layout(s) to me at the above email address telling me how this collage photo inspired you. I can't wait to see what you can do!