1. game runs from March 1st till midnight EST on March 31st.
2. one layout (or half of a 2 page spread), one project life page = one point
3. one mini-album page (covers count as pages), one card, one tag = 1/2 point each
4. projects = 1/2 - 2 points, depending on size/difficulty
5. art journal pages = 1/2 - 1 point depending on size/difficulty
6. decorated daily planner pages (daily, weekly, monthly, tabs, etc) = 1/2 point
7. photobook pages = 1/2 - 1 point (preslotted/self-created) *detailed notes about this on page two
8. non-paper craft projects = 1 point (project must take an hour or longer to create)
9. Scrapbook Process Video or Layout Share Video = 1 point
10. Creating a Scrapbook Tutorial = 1 point
Calvinball Publicity Points: (once per week)
1. Blogging
2. Facebook
3. Instagram
4. Twitter
5. Pinterest
6. Google+
Calvinball Team Building Points:
1. leave comments on 10 Calvinball layouts = 1 point
2. leave comments on 5 Calvinball blogs = 1 point
3. early bird - for signing up in February = 1 point
4. attend the Calvinball crop on Sat, 3/25 = 1 point
Scrappy Challenge Bonus Points:
NOTE: These will be added throughout the duration of the contest, so be sure to check back for new rules!
1. Your first layout for 2017 in the Calvinball gallery = 1 point.
2. Use an item, either digital or paper, that was a freebie = 1 point
3. Photograph the view from your window and scrapbook it = 1 point
4. Use something wood--woodgrain paper or a wood title or wood veneer embellishments = 1 point
5. Scrap a milestone birthday or other event = 1 point
6. Host a scrap challenge = 1 point
7. Make a page using a Scrapbook Coach sketch or template (go here to see the free sampler library) = 1 point
8. Use 3 or more metallic elements on a page = 1 point
9. Use your own handwriting for a title or journaling = 1 point
10. Use mixed media such as paint, ink, gellatos, mists, watercolors, etc. = 1 point
11. Use a specialty paper such as acetate, vellum, mulberry, tissue, corrugated, etc. = 1 point
12. Use 3+ pieces of twine on a page = 1 point
13. Use 2 or more flair on a page = 1 point
14. Use Kraft for a background = 1 point
15. Use photos that are 2 or more years old = 1 point
16. Use up a kit = 1 point
17. Use 1 or more punches on a page = 1 point
18. Use scraps on a page = 1 point
19. Use stars on a page = 1 point
20. Use ink on a page--either by inking an element or stamping = 1 point
21. Make a page using a photo of yourself = 1 point
22. Use 3 different patterned papers on a page = 1 point
23. Include a list on a page = 1 point
24. Use journaling strips = 1 point
25. Use a typewriter font on a page = 1 point
26. Make a page using manual die cuts or embossing folders = 1 point
27. Use an electronic die cutter to make an element for a page = 1 point
28. Use ribbon = 1 point
29. Use washi tape = 1 point
30. Use a metal item such as a brad, eyelet, sequin, staple, paper clip,etc. = 1 point
31. Use up a paper pad = 1 point
32. Use glitter glue (like stickles), or drops (nuvo, liquid pearls etc) = 1 point
33. Use enamel dots = 1 point
34. Sew/stitch on a page = 1 point
35. Use stickers on a page = 1 point
36. Kill a sticker page = 1 point
37. Use tiny word stickers = 1 point
38. Use a big title on a layout or project = 1 point
39. Make a page for an online class = 1 point
40. Use only black & white photos = 1 point
41. Organizing your stash or photos = 1 point per day
42. Scrap with a friend or at a crop = 1 point
43. Use a dark background = 1 point
44. Scrap about a holiday = 1 point
45. Use 15+ different elements on a page = 1 point
46. Scrap with an item you bought this week = 1 point
47. Scrap vacation photos = 1 point
48. Use a tag = 1 point
49. Use Project Life or pocket page cards on a layout or card = 1 point
50. Use rub-ons = 1 point
51. Use a camera element of any kind (chipboard, sticker, etc.) = 1 point
52. Layer the words in your title on top of one another = 1 point
53. Use a supply from before 2010 = 1 point
54. Scrap a photo(s) taken by someone else = 1 point
55. Repeat a shape 7+ times on a page = 1 point
56. Use ephemera or memorabilia = 1 point
57. Use 5+ fonts in your title = 1 point
58. Make a cardstock only page with 5+ colors of cardstock = 1 point
59. Use arrows = 1 point
60. Fussy cut an element for your page = 1 point
61. Use a stencil--either purchased or handmade = 1 point
62. Use photo corners = 1 point
63. Use fabric = 1 point
64. Use a handmade embellishment = 1 point
65. Use dimensional adhesive = 1 point
66. Use GREEN = 1 point
67. Include a pineapple on a page = 1 point
68. Mix an old supply (over 2+ years) with a new supply (less than 6 months) = 1 point
69. Use a new (to you) tool = 1 point
70. Use a newspaper clipping, brochure, bulletin or event program on a layout
71. Use a map on a layout
72. Use supply (not tool) over 10 years old
73. Accomplish something you've had pinned on Pinterest (new or old)
74. Mixing elements from five different kits
75. Order layouts or photo books or photos (1 point per order)
76. Put 25 layouts in albums
77. Use circles &/or doilies
78. Journal around the edge
79. Use photos or other elements about FOOD
80. Triple mat a photo or photo block.
81. Put 5+ photos on a page
82. Use scrapbook "gems" or other bling.
83. Tear at least one edge.
84. Use heat embossing
85. Write up journaling on a layout you meant to do it on but never did
86. Finish an old layout you set aside
87. Scrapbook about an animal(s).
88. Scrapbook a photo of/including your Spouse/Significant Other.
89. Use a patterned paper background
90. Use a chipboard element
91. Use a household item such as kitchen foil, or plastic wrap, or bubblewrap, or an office transparency
92. Journaling of 50+ words
93. Use a quote from a song
94. Create a page with no photographs
95. Doodle on a project
96. Arrange the elements on a slant
97. Use a feather &/or some feather pp on a project.
98. Use a Clothespin
99. Use any shape at least once on a layout
100. Create a layout without a title
101. Make a project with no embellishments
102. Create a page about someone who has passed away
103. Make a page using a sketch you created away from home
104. Use more than 3 washi tapes
105. Use a cork element
106. Use glitter or a glittered element
107. Use a frame
108. Use a banner or flag shape
109. Use a flower, tree, or leaf element
110. Use the branding strips off of the edge of the scrapbook paper
111. Use a text print, grid or lined paper
112. Make a project with a title and a subtitle
113. Use 2 or more STRIPES on a project?
114. Use a foam shape or letters, etc
115. Showcase an EMOTICON on your project
116. Embellish a "naked" chipboard piece and use it on a layout
117. Use 6X6 paper on your layouts
118. Journal in colors other than nuetrals
119. Bullet journal
120. Use 6 or more flowers
121. Make a monochromatic creation
122. Use NEON colors
123. Incorporate CHALKBOARD elements on your creations
124. Scrapbook about current events or metrics such as top music, books, movies, or games
125. Use a 5x7 or 4x12 photos or larger
126. Create a page for a calendar; using a calendar paper; or using a photo from a commercially printed calendar
127. create a title page or a page divider for an album
128. Use a clock on a project
129. Scrapbook about Calvinball = 5 points
You would need:
*the word Calvinball as part or all of your title
*a set of at least 3 rules
*the word "win" or "winner" anywhere on the page.
130. Use more than 3 buttons on a page
131. Use a new and different page size than your normal ones
132. Scraplift someone in the Calvinball gallery
133. Use a screenshot of something other than a photo, either from your phone or computer (for example: a website, a text message, a calendar, an email, etc)
134. Scrap about the weather
135. Use something from your junk mail or a printed advertisement on your page?
136. Create hidden journaling on your page
137. Scrap about an item that is important to you
138. Use a holiday embellishment on an non-holiday page
139. Make a page kit that has 5 of the CB Rules= 1 point!
Random one time only points:
1. Newbie = 2, Return player = 1
2. Meeting Calvin Ball Goal
3. do some rearranging in your scrappy space
4. Calvinball Blinkie in your signature
5. Admit to non prepping for Calvinball
6. First to post a layout in the 2017 Calvinball gallery
7. Binge watching an entire TV series during the month of March
8. Starting a diet and/or exercise routine during Calvinball
9. Participate in a live webinar
10. Participating in a Calvinball related podcast
11. Hosting a crop or teaching a class or hosting a challenge
12. Taking the lead in the forum
13. literally dust off your scrap supplies so you can use them.
14. Change your main Scrappy total and points total to bold red in the stats post
15. Being an international participant
16. installing a font management program and getting it working
17. replenish a critical supply like adhesive, cardstock, printer ink, or cutting blades
18. attend the GIS march crop
19. you actually cropped during the GIS crop
20. Getting dental/medical work done, preventing you from scrapbooking
21. Post a photo of your crafty workspace in the thread post
22. Starting late (after 3/10)= 5 points
