Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Featured Stamper #222

Good morning, everyone!  It's time to announce the Featured Stamper for challenge #222.  Drumroll, please.......

Random.org chose # 14, and that's Nelly's Handmade:


Isn't it cute?  I love that she used the same little snowman that I did!  Nelly, please email me at bronih AT truvista DOT net, and I'll send you the Featured Stamper #222 badge for your blog.

Now here are some that caught my eye:

#12 - Monika

#13 - Betty

#16 - Shelly

Thanks so much to everyone who played along with us this week!  We all hope you have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!


Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Color Throwdown #222



Hey there!  It’s Broni and I’m your host for this week’s challenge. 
 
Let me start by saying that this will be our last challenge until after the first of the new year.  We need a break for the holidays too, you know!  But please don’t let that stop you from playing along with us this week!  I’ll still choose a Featured Stamper and my favorites, and post them next Tuesday, Dec. 18.

On to the challenge!


I love this photo of the sunset taken through the glass, don’t you?  The photo and the colors remind me of the beach, but I decided to make a winter card instead!

The rules for the challenge are simple….Make a paper-crafted project using these colors or something very similar.  Post your creation on your blog or online gallery using the code CTD222.  Give us a direct link to the card post through the inLinkz tool at the end of this post.  (All the details are in the right hand column.)




On to some inspiration from my fabulously talented CTD sisters:


Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor




Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits


Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations


Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper


Joan Ervin - Stamping with a Passion


Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene


Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy


Miriam Napier, December Guest Designer - Miriam's Delirium


Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud


Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri



**Inlinkz**

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Featured Stamper #221



Hi, everyone, and thanks so much to all of you who played along last week! We appreciate each and every one of you and I saw some gorgeous cards linked up!

It's time to announce this week's Featured Stamper, so without further ado, and with the help of Random.org, I'm happy to announce that (drum roll, please!) this week's Featured Stamper is...

Kim of Kim - Luv Flowers!! Here's Kim's card, isn't it just beautiful!? Congratulations, Kim! Thanks so much for playing! Shoot me an email at barcat [at] embarqmail [dot] com and I'll send you your Featured Stamper blinkie. Thanks again for playing--your card just sings Christmas!

A couple of other cards caught my eye this week. Here they are, in no particular order:
1. Jenny Engelke - Music always gets me and that Peace die cut on top of it was icing on the cake!
2. Jen Mitchell - Fabulous CAS card!
3. KalySto - I canNOT do round cards and I'm in awe of anyone who can. Kalysto obviously can. Awesome.

And that's all from me today! Miss Broni will be back tomorrow with the last challenge of 2012. We're taking the next two weeks off but will be back on January 2, 2013 with the first challenge of 2013. Broni has a fabulous color combo for you so be sure to stop back and play!

Thanks again to everyone who played last week!


Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Color Throwdown #221

Hi, everyone! Barbara here with this week's challenge. I couldn't let us get this close to Christmas and NOT have a traditional Christmas color combo now, could I?


Yep, he's watching, so you'd better be good and play along with week ;-) As always, if you don't have the exact colors, no sweat, just use the closest colors you have--it's all about the fun, right? After you create your project, add the direct link to you blog post to the linky thingy we have below. And, if you upload to an online gallery, please use the keyword CTD221. The challenge rules are provided on the sidebar, if you have any questions.

Now, how's about a little inspiration from our amazing design team? We're happy to announce December's Guest Designer is Miriam Napier! Please join us in welcoming Miriam--we can't wait to see what she has to share with us!

OK, enough talk, we can't wait to see what YOU have either, so let's get inky!


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Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits



Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud



Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor



Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion



Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations



Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper



Miriam Napier, December Guest Designer - Miriam's Delirium



Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri



Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene



Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy



**Inlinkz**

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Featured Stamper #220

 Many thanks to all of you who played along and submitted such beautiful entries this past week!  Our randomly picked featured stamper for the week is:
Paula Bee
Check out her sweet ornament shaped card...


To claim your featured stamper badge for your blog, please contact me at cullenwrATyahooDOTcom.

There were several other cards that caught my eye in the gallery:
Kim Richardson - #7
Miriam Napier - #16
Deborah Frings - #21
 Be sure and check back here again tomorrow to see the lovely colors Barbara Anders has for us!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Color Throwdown #220



Hi everyone!  It's Wanda here and it's my turn to host the 220th Color Throwdown Challenge!  While searching for Christmas mantel decorating ideas on Pinterest, I found this aqua/green/red combo that I thought would be a fun one and I hope you enjoy it as well!  

 As always, if you don’t have the exact colors, it’s no problem. Substitute with what you have that’s close to this week’s colors. Once you’ve finished your card or paper project, add a direct link to your creation using the linky tool we’ve provided below. And, don’t forget to use the keyword CTD220 when you upload your project to an online gallery.  If you have any questions you can find all the challenge rules in the right sidebar here on our blog.

Our design team has some great inspiration for you below, so be sure and check it out!  We're also saying goodbye to our talented November guest designer, Lynn Mercurio, who has inspired us all month with some fabulous samples!  Thanks, Lynn!

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations


Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits


Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene


Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud


Lynn Mercurio, November Guest Designer - Stamperosity


Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion


Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri


Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor


Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper


Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy



Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Featured Stamper #219

Wow, I'm so thrilled to see that everyone liked the colors I chose last week!  There were some great entries to drool over!  This week the #13 proved to be lucky, as random.org came up with that number for our Featured Stamper, who is....



Congrats, Christine!  Please email me through my Blogger profile and I'll send you your Featured Stamper blinkie for this week to display on your blog!

Also, some of my favorites for this week include...


Many thanks to ALL who joined in this past week!  Stay tuned for a beautiful, holiday-friendly color combo from Wanda tomorrow!



Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Color Throwdown #219



Hello Throwdown fans!  Today it's my turn to host the challenge, and I guess I'm just partial to aqua tones because as soon as I saw this photo, I just knew I wanted to use it for today's challenge.  I hope you'll love these colors as much as I do.  Feel free to substitute silver for the grey if you want to... you'll see several of our designers took that approach today!  :)


As always, if you don’t have the exact colors, it’s no problem. Substitute with what you have that’s close to this week’s colors. Once you’ve finished your card or paper project using the colors, add a direct link to your creation using the linky tool we’ve provided below. And, don’t forget to use the keyword CTD219 when you upload your project to an online gallery.  If you have any questions you can find all the challenge rules in the right sidebar here on our blog.



Before you head off to create, here’s some inspiration from our talented team to get you started.








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Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy



Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations



Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits



Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor



Joan Ervin - Stamping with a Passion



Lori Tecler -  Inking Aloud
 
Lynn Mercurio - Stamperosity



Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri



Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene


Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper


**Inlinkz**