IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Please, when you load up your pages, load them up as as "ONE" scrapbook with 2 pages, NOT two separate pages. The reason for this is that if you load them up as two separate pages they will appear separate at the challenge as well, and the idea is that both pages are under ONE entry. Please let me know if this is not clear or if you need my help in ANYTHING!

Thank you so much and have fun preparing! oh! remember the sooner you post your pages up the more points you can get...and please stop by to vote too:) Thank you.

Nayyan:)
Feb 25, 2007

OK, IF you CANNOT load your pictures up together, them please do so as separate pictures. We will all have to make sure that when we vote , we vote on BOTH pages iqually as we are voting for the 2 pages as a whole not as individual pages. Thank you! Please let me know if you are having trouble with this...remember the most important thing is that you get your pages up, even if they are separate.
nayyan
Feb 25, 2007

Can we put more than one picture on the first page if both people are present in each photo?
Feb 25, 2007

Do you have to use anything other then a poem or 10 reasons why you love each other?
Feb 25, 2007

Typo Can you use anything other then a poem or 10 reasons why you love each other?
Feb 25, 2007

you may use the words of a song :)
Feb 25, 2007

This is going to be great.
Feb 25, 2007

oop I think I did something wrong not for sure when uploading the challenge page to the challenge, I got both pages on here if you click on them you see that they are together but if not then it is fine I guess,

Great Challenge though
Feb 26, 2007

Its ok, I think the website doesn't allow for only the top page to show. Just make sure you vote on BOTH pages. Thanks! Great pages by he way! :)
Feb 26, 2007

Hi Nayyan
When I uploaded my page which has both pages together, only one shows up on the challenge, they both show up when you click on the page, but can't be voted on seperately.
Feb 26, 2007

ok dear...I think this is a technical error of SBF...I saw that some entries were showing both pages and some only one. What we will have to do for now is just add the points for both pages until I can see if SBF can fix the problem. Thanks for letting me know. Wonderful scrapbook by the way! :)
Nayyan
Feb 26, 2007

Nayyancita,
Im not sure if this is a question or a comment. Can someone out there explain to me if the voting system is actually legit? I asked this because I have been watching the entries, and the votes, and I just don't understand how a page that has less than one picture/words, doesn't match or have a second page(which was a requirement for the contest)have over 300 votes, and "others" only have 50 or 60?? I guess its more about "who ya know" than about the ability of the scrapbooker! Forgive me for sounding rude, but I have watched the challenges for 2 weeks now, and I am very disappointed!
Feb 28, 2007

I will answer in many posts because it will not fit in one.

Dear 1ScrapAddict,
I understand your comment 100%. I wondered about this myself when I first became a part of SBF's community. This is what I now understand:
About the pages and the rules: as far as I have seen in other challenges the "rules" are really used as guidelines and are not so strict. The purpose of the challenges is to have fun and deleting scrapbooks because they don't totally match or because they put an extra picture would be too harsh and would take the fun out of the challenge. SBF doesn't have specific rules about challenges; the challenge creator has the right and responsibility of making sure that things go smoothly and that everyone is enjoying the challenge. I have asked a few people to try to fix up their pages to better match, but removing them would be too much in my opinion. The voters should keep the rules or guidelines in mind when they vote.
Mar 1, 2007

The winner usually does know many members, but it's not always the case. Actually, because of this reason I decided to give every participant a gift kit just for being a part of the challenge...because I KNOW that everyone does their best and tries hard to make a beautiful and inspiring page, so everyone deserves a prize. The way I personally take points and votes in SBF is in a spirit of fun and sharing...I don't measure my work by them. Please don't be disappointed and don't think you sound rude. You are very honest and have brought up a subject that many were wondering about. You can always contact SBF and suggest better general rules or guidelines for all challenges.
Mar 1, 2007

I hope this helped a bit dear. Please let me know your thoughts and please remember that all of this is done in a spirit of fun and sharing and not in a purely competitive manner. Have a wonderful day and by the way I think your pages are all beautifully done. You are very talented.

Sincerely,
Nayyan

Mar 1, 2007

Thanks for clearing a lot of this up. I am glad to know that the rules are just "guidelines" and that we still have the freedom to "change it up a bit" I love scrapbooking, have been doing this for over 8 years and want to eventually get a job doing this for a living!!! I am very thankful for you taking the time to help me understand. I am new to digital SB and I think maybe my pages are too "overdone"...on here, I've seen that "less is more", so I am already learning a few things from my friends!!:) Again Nay, Thanks! TINA
Mar 1, 2007

You're welcome Tina! I just put up a note for everyone to see so that they check their pages and try to stick to the guidelines. Good luck in the challenge!!
Nayyan :)
Mar 1, 2007

You're welcome Tina! I just put up a note for everyone to see so that they check their pages and try to stick to the guidelines. Good luck in the challenge!!
Nayyan :)
Mar 1, 2007

When you say to vote for the pages equally where 2 are showing do you mean that we should vote for one or both of the pages? Hope that makes sense!!!
Mar 5, 2007

ok, got it! however, my LAST page is showing as my first page, but when it's clicked on BOTH pages are there...don't know what happened there...so you have the poem page FIRST..is that ok?
Mar 5, 2007

ok, got it! however, my LAST page is showing as my first page, but when it's clicked on BOTH pages are there...don't know what happened there...so you have the poem page FIRST..is that ok?
Mar 5, 2007

ok, got it! however, my LAST page is showing as my first page, but when it's clicked on BOTH pages are there...don't know what happened there...so you have the poem page FIRST..is that ok?
Mar 5, 2007

OH! and do NOT hit the REFRESH button unless you want MANY replies....uggg...found out something new...sorry ...delete those refreshed ones..LOL!
Mar 5, 2007

its ok..about how the website works I can't do much about..but its fine anyways, as long as the pages have all the requirements its ok.

Nayyan :)
Mar 5, 2007

Hello Faye, sorry I didn't answer your question before; Please vote on both pages with the same amount of points. Thanks dear!
Mar 5, 2007

I made a background out of a photo for both pages - is that acceptable?
Mar 6, 2007

yes, a picture that is a background is ok, as long as it looks like a background, well blended. Thanks for asking. :)
Good luck!
Nayyan :)
Mar 6, 2007

Hello all!
I am VERY new to scrapbooking, and would like a clarification on the requirements for this challenge; If I use a paper from here and decorations from there, etc. (all with a "love" theme) is that acceptable as a "kit"? Thanks!!
Mar 7, 2007

Hello all!
I am VERY new to scrapbooking, and would like a clarification on the requirements for this challenge; If I use a paper from here and decorations from there, etc. (all with a "love" theme) is that acceptable as a "kit"? Thanks!!
Mar 7, 2007

Guess I should have read KimberlyRae's post more closely, lol......sorry for the double post
Mar 7, 2007

Yes, the "kit" you use or elements you use need to have a romantic theme..you may mix and match. It's ok about the bouble post, it happens a lot here lol
Good luck!!
Nayyan :)
Mar 7, 2007