Mid-Week Inspiration - Challenge #4: Try Something New

T.G.I.F fellow crafters!

Samantha here with you mid-week inspiration! You still have a couple days left to join in on our "Try Something New" challenge!

 Just reminding you that we have sponsors TWO this week and they are:

Stamp & Create

Prize: $20 Gift Certificate

AND

Bugaboo

Prize: 7 digital images

Believe it or not, I have NEVER made a Shaker Card!! So I took this opportunity to finally create one. I love the way it turned out, and it's just in time for Valentine's Day!

For more information on how I created this project, please visit my personal blog at:
Designs by Sammy

Happy Crafting!

Challenge #4: Try Something New!

Happy Wednesday!

Thank you all so much for all your support and lovely entries! I also really appreciate all your sweet comments. I hope that you will continue to play along with us every Wednesday!

Before we get on with this rest of this lengthy post, I wanted to wish one of our very own DT members a very Happy Birthday! Be sure to check out her blog and leave her some birthday love!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYNNE!

So, before we announce our next challenge let's announce our winners!

There is still a prize up for grabs from our 2nd challenge, because it was unclaimed. So the NEW winner is...

The winner for the Paper Temptress prize is:

#2. LINDA - Paper Cutting Kind of Day

Now onto this week's winners!

The winner for the Lacy Sunshine prize is:

#31. CHRISSY - Truely Chrissy xx

The winner for the QKR prize is:

#52. NANACONNIE - Grammy's Attic

Congratulations Ladies!! Here's your PERSONALIZED Winner's badge you may display on your blog. Please use the contact me tab at the top of the page to claim your prizes. You have one week to claim your prizes.

 







The DT's Top Three Picks this week are:

We had some FABULOUS entries this past week, and it's always hard to choose just Three. However, the DT and I nominate the following as our Top Three:

 #14 -  Sheena - Cards by Sheena

 # 19 - Kim - Scraps of Faith

 #36 - Lola - Lolas Kartenwelt

Such awesome cards ladies! These are wonderful masculine cards! Here is your PERSONALIZED Top Three Badge you may display on your blog.

We also had a very special entry this week (with some help from his sweet grandmother) and the DT and I thought that he deserved a special recognition!

So thanks for joining us Luke!

#21 - Luke (Courtesy of Patty) - INK IT UP

Now on to the challenge:

This week's challenge is Try Something New!

So we are well into Janurary now, and I'm sure most of you have set some sort of "Crafty" Resolutions, right? Was one of those things to try something new? Well then WE have the PERFECT challenge for you! Show us what you've been wanting to try out!

For this challenge we have TWO wonderful sponsors:

Stamp & Create

Prize: $20 Gift Certificate

AND

Bugaboo

Prize: 7 digital images

Now, here's some inspiration from our DT. I loved seeing your "New" Techniques.

New Fold - Side Step Card

Lynne

New Fold - Upright Z Fold
Lisa





New Fold - Side Step Card

 Agnieszka

New Technique - Printing on Patterned Paper

 Georgie

New Technique - Masking

Kathryn

New Technique - Shaker Card

 Judy

New Technique - Heart Swing Card Fold

Lena 





New Items - Paper & Diecuts
Becca

Remember that Friday's now have a Mid-Week Inspiration provided by yours truly! So, stay tuned to see what my take was on this weeks sponsors. :)

Please be sure to check out the rest of our simple rules for participating HERE.

You have until February 3rd to enter! Please tell us what you tried, that was new! :) 

Good Luck and thanks for joining us today, I can't wait to see all the amazing projects!

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Mid-Week Inspiration - Challenge #3: Let's Hear it for the Boys!

**LINK TO CURRENT CHALLENGE**

T.G.I.F fellow crafters!

I wanted to quickly announce that Alison from Words and Pictures has won the Blog Candy from Georgie's blog! Congratulations! 

Samantha here with you mid-week inspiration! You still have a couple days left to join in on our "Let's Hear it For The Boys" challenge!

 All you have to do is create a project for man/boy.

Just reminding you that we have sponsors TWO this week and they are:

QKR Stampede

Prize: 3 digital images

AND

Lacy Sunshine

Prize: 3 digital images

Here's a bit of info about the wonderful and talented Heather (Designer of Lacy Sunshine!):

 Heather Valentin  is  creative ,  award winning,  modern-day  fantasy and  whimsical  artist who has displayed a dynamic and vibrant energy while painting professionally for over 18 years. 

She  began to express herself creatively through movement at a very young age. 

For many years she studied dance, being drawn to forms that allowed creative self expression, all the while feeling this constant urge to create with her hands. The canvas is now her dance floor where color, beauty and drama are expressed through her every pencil sketch and  brush stroke. Her  subjects vary from fairies, fantasy, mermaids, vampires, dragons, wildlife, abstract and more. She is one who is inspired in a single moment. Her  dreams, moods and the the unfolding beauty of the world around her is what charts her dance for the day. She is most alive when sketching and painting, creating timeless pieces that reflect her heart and soul. Drawing breathes life into her soul- it enables her to reach out and touch lives. This gives her a place in the world one character and painting at a time.

Heather's  artist portfolio  has  expanded to include such  clients  as   Pepsi, Outback Steakhouse, Nabisco, Zephryhils  and can now be found  at Laguna Art, Third Stone Art Gallery and Sausalito Art Galleries, along with commercial and private collections across 

the globe. 

I had the privilege of using both sponsors!

 Using Lacy Sunshine - Race Car Jamie

QKR - Classic Car

I find making male cards always stumps me so I decided to make a challenge all about the guys in our lives that deserve cards! This week I even managed to make TWO!

For more information on how I created these projects, please visit my personal blog at:
Designs by Sammy

Happy Crafting!

Challenge #3: Let's Hear it for the Boys!

Happy Wednesday!

Thank you all so much for all your support and lovely entries! I also really appreciate all your sweet comments. I hope that you will continue to play along with us every Wednesday!

So, before we announce our next challenge let's announce our winners!

The winner for the Paper Temptress prize is:

#4. STEPHANIE - Stefanie's Stamping Spot (UNCLAIMED)
#2. LINDA - Paper Cutting Kind of Day

The winner for the Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet prize is:

#22. ANGELA - Taste of Craftiness

Congratulations Ladies!! Here's your PERSONALIZED Winner's badge you may display on your blog. Please use the contact me tab at the top of the page to claim your prizes. You have one week to claim your prizes.

The DT's Top Three this week are:

We had some FABULOUS entries this past week, and it's always hard to choose just Three. However, the DT and I nominate the following as our Top Three:

 #3 -  Dawn - Designs by Dragonfly

  # 14 - Karen - Kaleidoscopic Sparkles

 #38 - Kavi - Kalalayaa's Art Studio

LOVELY cards ladies! Here is your PERSONALIZED Top Three Badge you may display on your blog.

Now on to the challenge:

This week's challenge is Let's Hear it for the Boys.

All you have to do is make any project for a boy/man!

For this challenge we have TWO wonderful sponsors:

QKR Stampede

Prize: 3 digital images

AND

Lacy Sunshine

Prize: 3 digital images

Now, here's some inspiration from our DT. You never disappoint Gals!!

QKR Stampede - Resting Bull

Becca





Lacy Sunshine - Jamie Golfing

QKR Stampede - Going Fishing
Lynne

QKR Stampede - Going Fishing

Lacy Sunshine - Mickey Sweet Urchin

Lisa





Lacy Sunshine - Mickey Sweet Urchin

QKR Stampede - Train

 Agnieszka

QKR Stampede - Perfect

 Georgie

QKR Stampede - Boy with Balloons

Kathryn

QKR Stampede - Going Fishing

Lacy Sunshine - Jamie 1920's Zoot Suit

 Judy

QKR Stampede - Birthday Bear


Lacy Sunshine - Adventure Jamie

Lena 

Remember that Friday's will now have a Mid-Week Inspiration provided by yours truly! So, stay tuned to see what my take was on this weeks sponsors. :)

Please be sure to check out the rest of our simple rules for participating HERE.

You have until January 27th to enter! 

Good Luck and thanks for joining us today, I can't wait to see all the amazing projects!

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