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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Dashing through the SNOW

Hi Everyone, welcome to our challenge this week. On our holiday cards this week we want to see SNOW, that's it, should be an easy challenge for everyone this time around. 


Here is some inspiration from the Design Team.


Cindy



Meighan

Julie


Judy


Paige


Monday, June 24, 2013

Top Picks for "Holiday Sweets" Challenge

Thank you to everyone who shared their "sweet" cards for our challenge this week!

Congratulations to the winner of the Bugaboo digis!
Deanne! 



I have a weakness for gingerbread men and Deanne's creative card had me swooning!  Love how she colored, cut, and embellished the adorable image - too sweet!  The sentiment is fabulous too and just wish it were true!  Thanks so much for joining us this week and sharing your adorable card!
Paige




My choice for top pick this week is Deanne's "At Christmas Calories don't count" card.  Wish it was true. I love Deanne's design and the cute image she used for her project.  I also like the use of the different pattern papers and folds that she used.  Thank you for joining us this week.  Hope to see your art work again soon.  
Judy



Deanne, please contact Julie at julie_temple61@yahoo.com to claim your prize.




Here are the Top Picks chosen by our Design Team:

Sandra




This week I have chosen Sandra's adorable House Mouse Card!  The image is colored perfectly, and I love the DP's she used. The ribbon and snowflakes finish it all off! Thanks for joining us this week, Sandra!
Julie

Deanne






Louise



I have picked Louise's card for my top pick this week.
I just love everything about this card and the sweet image with her stocking full of Christmas treats.
Wonderful layout Louise and lovely colouring.
A really lovely card, thanks for sharing with us.
Meighan



Fabiola



I chose Fabiola's card this week, cause nothing says sweets like candy canes. I love the stripes and the polka dot ribbon, not to mention the border under the ribbon. Thanks again for playing along Fabiola
Cindy

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Holiday Sweets

Hi friends!  It's Paige here with the next Christmas card challenge!  Sweet treats have always been a holiday favorite of mine.  Candies, cookies, desserts, so yummy and tempting!  So for our next challenge you are to feature something sweet to eat on your card.  It can be images or maybe incorporate a recipe into your card design.  Show us your favorite sweets!

This week we have a sponsor and a chance to win some free digital images!    Read on!






Here is a little information on Bugaboo's History:
As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of paper crafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!
If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug






 Enjoy the inspiration this week created by our Design Team:


Cindy
Sponsor's image used is  Bobblehead Christmas - Gingerbread





Meighan 
Using Sponsor's image Hippo Candy Cane

Paige
Sponsor's image used is AKV Christmas Fairy - Lights

 

Monday, June 17, 2013

Top Pick for Christmas Ornament Challenge

What beautiful ornament projects this week.  Thank you for all  that participated.  Here are the design teams top picks. 





For my top pick this week I have chosen Miria's Christmas Ornament
I love the image that Miria has used and the wonderful colours.
Fabulous ornament and really lovely work.
Thanks for sharing with us this week Miria.
Meighan

I would also like to pick Miria's Christmas Ornament, for the sweet image and colors. the charm just adds to it. Great job Miria. Thanks for joining us this week.
Cindy

Asha
My top pick this week is this gorgeous "bauble" card by Asha.  I love the gold embossing on this beautiful image.  And she added just a touch of bling in all the right places to take it up a notch.  The colors and papers are so very pretty on this well designed card!  Thanks for joining us this week!
Paige

My choice for top this week is also Asha's card. Love the colours and the the very pretty embossing. I also love the little details all through out the card. Great work Asha. 
Judy



 
This week I have chosen Sylvia's Clean and Simple Ornament Card. I like how she has created a background and sentiment, then added the matching Ornament. Very Pretty, Sylvia, thank you for playing along with us!
Julie

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Christmas Ornaments

Judy here, my turn the chose the challenge this week and I chose the theme to be Christmas Ornaments, either an actual ornament or a card or tag with an ornament on it. Lots of of possibilities for this challenge.  Hope you will join us.  The design team has created some cards to get your ideas following:

















 
Hope to see your creations this week.  

Monday, June 10, 2013

Love Those Layers Top Picks





Thanks to all who participated in our love those layers challenge.  We had lots of great cards this week to pick from but unfortunately I deleted the link in error and not recoverable. I am truly sorry and apologize for  my mistake. 

Judy