Challenge 13

Hi everybody...here is finally our new challenge and this time it will be all about ALTER EGO'S..

We where thinking about how Amelie would play tricks on the grocer to avenge the young men who worked for him. That is when we saw her in her mask and cape. So we thought about an alter ego---like Clark Kent is Superman. Or Bruce Waine is Batman. It doesn't have to be a super hero but another version of yourself...could be good or even naughty

We want to see yours Alter ego...
We have also again a great Awesome price for you and this time it will be HAMBLY PRINTS
so come on and play with us ...


This is what the lovely Amelie Girls did i hope we can give you the boost to make you alter ego...



larissa alter
fairytale
Safo Joker alter ego
Denise just looks like
Karen Walker
Karin always feels like
a little girl
Valerie as Flashy alter girl

Servine as a lovely
sweet alter ego girl
Mandy day and night girl
Penny as bellydancer girl
Be sure to link up your pages in the comment section before the 25th of April.

Challenge 12

Our next challenge is all about the simple pleasures in live.Amelie enjoy's to dig into a sack of grain,crackin her creme brulee with a spoon or skipping stones at the St.Martin's canal. (Ricochet)

Maybe you enjoy the same simple pleasures as Amelie?Or maybe something completely different?Share it with us!!

We have an amazing price from Jenni Bowlin!!And believe me,it's going to be worth playing for.Be sure to link up your pages in the comment section before the 25th of April.

We have another fantastic Guest Designer this month Mylene Ouellette(Mimi73).
Please tell us something about yourself . Hi! My name is Mylène Ouellette (Mimi73) and I am 35 years old. I live in the suburbs of Montreal (Canada). I am scrapbooking for 2 years. Through this hobby, I have developed 3 other hobbys: photography, Mixed-Media and painting. I love scrapbooking because it allows me to be creative and above all ... to meet people. In recent weeks, I'm happy to provide workshops in a scrapbooking shop in my neighborhood. For me, It's very rewarding on a personal level that animate and share at these workshops.

Where can we see your work?
On my blog ;) http://mimi73.typepad.com
And you can also visit my EtsyShop: Mimi73.etsy.com

Can you describe your style?
FreeStyle


How does Amelie inspire you?
Amélie Poulin is by far my favorite of all. I love it's naive side and deep colors . This movie makes me appreciate the simple pleasures of life and reminds me to live the present moment at 100%. I listen regularly to the original soundtrack when I do scrapbooking. I love the music of Yann Tiersen.


Anything you would like to add?
Thank you for your invitation Fauve :D Long life to your beautiful blog!!!

So good to have you with us this month!!Here is the lovely layout she made.Such wonderful details... And here is what our Amelie girls made this month.

LarissaFauveDeniseSeverineSafoKarinMandyValerieHAPPY EASTER!

Winner challenge #11 Letters

The entries were amazing this time!I am glad that we inspired more people to play with us.We hope you continue to join us,and show us your amazing projects!

The winner for challenge #11 is:Ruby Claire

Please send your info to:inspiredbyamelie-owner@yahoogroups.com,and we will get the price send out to you.

Here are some of our faves:

We will be back with our new challenge on the 10th!

Challenge #11 Letters

Remember when Amelie sneaked into the the apartment of the concierge of her building and took the letters of her lost husband? She then cut them up to make one last, handmade love letter to brighten the woman's spirits. This is your inspiration for Challenge 11. Use letter cut from different places for your title, make your OWN handmade letter for your project, or even just cut your journaling into strips. Get creative...there are lots of ideas that can be sparked from this scene in the movie. We can't wait to see what you make!Our sponsor this month the awesome kitclub 'A Million Memories'!They sell amazing kits and have cheap postage options for International scrappers!You'll have untill the 25th of March to link your layouts in the comment section!

Here is what our Amelie girls made:

Severine

Denise Mexx Mandy PennyValerie Larissa

B-day frame challenge!

Deadline moved to the 10 March!

We are doing random challenges today.And eventhough we are inspired by Amelie,today it's just about having fun!So we kick off with a challenge about framing.Show us your layouts using some very creative framing.This can be around your picture,journaling etc.Sky is the limit,but you can go beyond!
Fauve PennyDenise ValerieMexx

Larissa
We can't wait to see what you will come up with!Dont forget to link your layouts in the comment section.You'll have to midnight to link your pages.Now you wanna know what cool prize we have in store for you right??Well the winner recieved a 30$ gift coupon to use in the KITTYROBOT store.How cool is that?KITTYROBOT has the most amazing handmade buttons!!

So go on,and play with us!

Joyeux anniversaire!

Or shall i keep it in English?? :)

Happy B-day to our blog!!It has been a year since we started our inspired by Amelie blog,and the time just flew by!It has been an amazing journey with a lot of wonderful and inspiring designers.Many thanks to our blog followers who kept us going for such a long time.We hope to inspire you and bring you more fun challenges in the future!

It is going to be a fun day with lot's of cool challenges,fun and prizes to win!So join us today,to make this the best B-day ever!!

We have a winner!!

But before announce the winner,i wan't to give a huge shout out to our girl Valerie for our fantastic blog make-over!I think it looks fantastic,what do you think?Let us know!!

We also have some exciting news to share...Our girl Penny is expecting!!!!!How cool is that??Happy times :)

Only 7 day's left untill our 1 year anniversary,and we are planning some special things for you.So don't forget to check mark it on your planner: March 8,inspired by Amelie party!!

Congratulations to benulun,she wins the Bad Girls kit by making this fantastic page!Love the gnome picture made into a polaroid!!Please send your info to:inspiredbyamelie-owner@yahoogroups.com
Happy Scrapping!

Challenge 10+our new girls!

Whaaaaaaa crazy busy as alway's!!And the worst of it all...I didn't have internet connection!!!I was going crazy!!I was planning to post 2 day's ago since i kinda like to kick off the new challenge on the 10th of each of month.Unfortunately there was some delay...but from now on our challenge goes up on the 10th. :)

Before we explain the new challenge,i wan't to introduce some of our new girls.They are AMAZING! Please give them a warm welcome!And a HUGE thanks to everyone who applied for the call.It has been really hard since there were so many great submissions!Please tell us something about yourself.
I am Safo,23 years. I have a little girl called Ange,who is 4 years old and we live close to Paris.I have been a scrapbooker for over 3 years now.I like photography,music, the exits between friends and candies… And I Love to be a part of this great adventure :))

Where can we see your work?

http://safo.typepad.fr/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/safoscrap/

Can you describe your style?
My style is colorful, freestyle.

How does Amelie inspire you?
I have seen the movie two weeks ago. I really love one universe psychedelic and the music,it's so gorgeoussss...

Anything you would like to add?
Thank you Fauve for a very quick new challenge.

Please tell us something about yourself.
Hello girls,I'm Severine Sorbier or "Les Elucubrations de Severine"
I live in South west of France in Lacanau <http://www.lacanau.com/webcams.htm> a city near the ocean, with my husband and my daughter Zoe … my two dogs and my cat !!! lot of people in this house :-) .I began scrapbooking since December 2004.And I love photography, especially “cheap photography”, I have a lomo with color flash and filters and an old folding camera date from 50’S … I very much love the results with these cameras.
I design stamps for “Katzelkraft” and collaborate to create a line of paper kraft with “la compagnie du kraft.”Sorry for this short bio but writing in English is not easy for me but I am working on it.

Where can we see your work?
blog : http://www.leselucubrationsdeseverine.com/
gallery : http://www.flickr.com/photos/leselucubrationsdeseverine/

Can you describe your style?

A mix with Freestyle and Mixed Media ... It's my style :-)At first, I did traditional scrapping, and then I did more freestyle and mixed media. Now I do a mix of all techniques with MY photos or vintage photos and specially "les baigneuses".

How does Amelie inspire you?

I Love Montmartre, love style of this film, love colors, love vintage tone of the film and love the gnomes.

Anything you would like to add?

I'm really happy to join this Design Team and hope my creation inspire you.

Please tell us something about yourself.

Well there is a 30 year old girl who lived in thesouth of the netherlands with her king michel en prince mexx.. She loves to travel around the world cutting hair and make people beautiful.Her other passion is scrapbooking.She loves to do these things and she lives happily every day....

Where can we see your work?

You can find my work at http://www.karinkreijen.blogspot.com/ and sis gallery sisname; Mexx

Can you describe your style?
Hmmm not easy to discribe your own work,i find it very hard but i'll try to explain... I think it's freestyle with a sense of humor story in it.Very colorful and i try to use not scrapbook related products in it.

How does Amelie inspire you?

Well,do i have to explain that?Come on!Watch the movie,it is awesome..I love everything about it,and i love Paris ....Oooh what a lovely city...and those colors...and her style...I like,like,like it!And then the gnome!I love gnomes and everything that has something to do with the fantasy world i live in...And that's why this movie inspires me so much.Love every bit of it.

Anything you would like to add?
Well just wanne thanks the girls here for picking me to be on this wonderfull design team and that i will and can inspire others.Love it ...

Please tell us something about yourself.

I am a lover of all things quirky.I love to sew but I am not very good at it.I have been scrapbooking for 8 years and seriously love it.I collect junk.I believe chocolate is the food of the gods.I am a passionate yet inconsistant mother.I married the right man.I really think there is nothing better than a strong cup of good coffee and an interesting book.I like to plan trips even if I know I won't be able to go.I dislike nail polish on my finger nails.I love to sleep but never get more than six hours.Turning 40 was awesome!

Where can we see your work?

I have a gallery on Scrap in Style TV.I am lucky to be on the design team of the challenge blog OLW and I also have a blog.

Can you describe your style?

Oh I think basically random.I love to just do what I feel. My favorite styles to admire are simple and vintage but I rarely create that way.

How does Amelie inspire you?

In so many ways. The colors, the wonkiness of the characters. I liked Amelie's shyness, her rock skipping.I really felt that this was a story that represents magic in little things...in simple kindness and imperfection. It is a movie that leaves me content and hopeful.

Anything you would like to add?

Yes. I am excited to be here!

So,our new challenge is all about Gnomes!We adore the traveling Gnome from the movie,and hope he insires you to create something and get's you into a Gnomie mood :) We would love to see you use the Gnom pictures we added,but we mainly just like to see some Gnomes on your project.Easy one right?Some come on,and play!!

Our price is a kit from the fabulous...bad girls kits!Deadline is the 25th of February!

We found a fantastic guest designer for this month!I seriously love her unique work,she is a huge inspiration.Pleased to introduce Mandi Graber .

Please tell us something about yourself.

I'm a 23 year old college student with a stud of a husband, which makes it totally easy to scrapbook, generally. :) I'm also a nanny and I have an online vintage clothing shop. I love taking photos and playing with all things crafty.

Where can we see your work?

At the galleries at my blog: http://candimandi.typepad.com/

Can you describe your style?

I would say I like a mix of warm and funky craftiness with a bit of minimalism mixed in.

How does Amelie inspire you?

To look at the world from different perspectives.

Anything you would like to add?

Nothing I can think of! :)
Severine

LarissaSafoPennyMexxMandy