Featured Stamper #229

A big THANK YOU to everyone who played along with us last week!  The gallery was full of beautiful cards and I'm happy that so many of you loved the colors!  According to random.org, this week's featured stamper is...

SUSIE WITTWER 

Congratulations, Susie...your card is gorgeous!  Love all those layered posies on the textured BG!

Please email me at cullenwr@yahoo.com so I can send you the Featured Stamper blinkie to display on your blog.  It was hard to narrow down my top 3 faves because there were so many great entries, but these cards especially caught my eye (in no particular order):

#38 Veronika - loved the touches of crocheted elements she used!

#12 Teresa Kline - gorgeous shabby chic creation!

#16 Monika -so many fabulous details and textures!

Be sure and come back tomorrow to see the great earthy colors that Bar has chosen!

Wanda

Color Throwdown #229

Hi everyone!  It's Wanda here as your hostess for another Color Throwdown challenge and I've got some mouth-watering, chocolate-dipped strawberries to hopefully inspire you!  I thought I'd pick a color combo that would work if you still needed that last minute Valentine card.

 If you don’t have the exact colors, it’s no problem. Substitute with something 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 CTD229 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! If you missed the introduction last week, let me again mention that we're thrilled to have the talented Kim Hahn as our February guest designer! 

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Kim Hahn, February Guest Designer - Love of Flowers

Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

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Featured Stamper #228

Hello everyone!  I wanted to get our Featured Stamper post up this morning without delay, so please everyone... a round of applause for our randomly chosen Featured Stamper, Tait Gray!  Tait, please email me through my Blogger profile, and I'll send you a blinkie for your blog!

My favorites this week include...

Christyne Kane
Kristie Goulet
Marie Fischer
Jo Herbert
Stacey Schafer
Teresa Kline

Thanks again to everyone who played along, and stay tuned for a beautiful color combo tomorrow from Wanda!

Color Throwdown #228

Hi everyone, it's my turn to host the Color Throwdown challenge this week, and I thought a great, romantic color combo was in order as we approach Valentine's Day next week!  I hope you'll enjoy this!

We bid farewell to Miriam Napier who served us beautiful as Guest Designer in December and January!  And today we welcome Kim Hahn as our February Guest Designer!  Kim has been a long time fan and participant in CTD challenges, and I know you're going to love seeing what she'll have to show you this month!

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 other paper crafting project using the colors, add a direct link to your creation using the linking tool we’ve provided below. And, don’t forget to use the keyword CTD228 if you upload your project to an online gallery. Before you head off to create, here’s some inspiration from our talented team to get you started.

Happy stamping!

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Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion

Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper

Kim Hahn, February Guest Designer - Love of Flowers

Lori Tecler -  Inking Aloud

Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene

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Featured Stamper #227

Hello everyone!!  Sorry I'm running late with the Featured Stamper post this morning.  Thank you so much for playing along with the Color Throwdown this last week, your entries were all so fabulous!  Without further ado...it's time to announce the Featured Stamper for challenge #227.  Drumroll, please.......

Random.org chose # 23

Elisabeth Sarkis

Isn't this card beautiful!  Congratulations, Elisabeth!!!  Thanks so much for playing! You can shoot me an email at queen(dot)bee7306(at)yahoo(dot)com and I'll send you your Featured Stamper blinkie.

A couple of other cards caught my eye this week. Here they are, in no particular order:

#15 Ally Andersen - Such a lovely card with clean lines and a pop of color.

#13 Nedergaard - With her gorgeous card where she stamped on canvas.

#36 Vicki Z - With her wonderful card using an arrangement of birds

Well that's all from me today!  Be sure and check back here again tomorrow to see the lovely colors Tammy  Hershberger has for us!

Color Throwdown #227

Hello, everyone! It’s Lynn and it’s my turn as hostess for this week’s Color Throwdown Challenge. 

Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner I thought a romantic color palette and inspiration photo for this week would be nice to create with.

 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 other paper crafting project using the colors, add a direct link to your creation using the linking tool we’ve provided below. And, don’t forget to use the keyword CTD227 if you upload your project to an online gallery. Before you head off to create, here’s some inspiration from our talented team to get you started.

Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervi  - Stamping With a Passion

Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper

Miriam Napier, January Guest Designer - Miriams' Delirium

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Featured Stamper #226

Good morning!  Thanks to everyone who played along in this week's purple and green challenge. I looked through all the entries and there were some VERY pretty cards!  The featured stamper, chosen by random.org, for this week's challenge (#226) is....

Entry #1!...Cathy's Crafting Space...with this beautifully colored card...

I love all those dots around the image. Sweet!  Congratulations, Cathy!  Email me at denise (at) marzecmt (dot) com for your featured stamper badge. :)

A few other cards (in no particular order) that caught my eye this week are listed below...

1.  Tricia T #20  --  Love her gorgeous, soft coloring on that PI girl! Wowww!

2.  Danielle Kennedy #15  --  Love the use of the flower embellishments, so eye-catching. Really awesome coloring on the crocus, too!

3.  Kay Miller #10 - What a beautiful, clean design all around. Love all the layers and scallops.

That's all from me today! Miss Lynn will be back tomorrow with a very pretty color combo for you so be sure to stop back and play!

~Denise