Yup, that’s it, guys! The Orchard, for those who don’t know, exploded. I really shouldn’t be making fun of it but, just like Shauna says in her blog post you absolutely have to read, it would be hilarious any other day.

Because of what happened to the Orchard, we want to give them time to have the site up and running (and also a little breathing space, since they’re most likely holding their collective breaths now waiting for it to be back), before going hunting for apples, so the Scavenger Hunt will begin on 00:00 Wednesday and run until Midnight EST Friday. That gives you guys 48 hours to hunt, so you can rest easier.

Now what are you doing until then? Well, that is the good news. Angel For A Day, Devil For A Night, Scraplift and WordArt Challenges have been extended until Midnight EST Tuesday. I hope you will have the opportunity to make more Challenges that way and, most of all, have FUN!

I’m a very visual person. It’s funny, but I think that I create better things when I am inspired by something else I’ve seen. I then will run with it to make it my own! That’s why I wanted to host a Scraplift Challenge on Grand Opening Day! Would you like to play along? Here are the rules:

1. Go browse the Sunshine Gallery! It’s already full of hundreds of beautiful Sunshine-y layouts!

2. Pick one that inspires you and scraplift it.

3. Then be sure to stop by the Scraplift Challenge thread in the Party Central section of the Forum and leave a link to your layout as your entry!

One lucky winner will be chosen at random to receive my entire Sweet & Simple Template collection (including 16 templates!).

Happy scrapping!