LOVE BIRDS - Crafter's Cafe Challenge Card

Hi, Another quick post!  I would absolutely love to have you join us at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog!  Our theme this week is Pearls and Swirls!  The image is a freebie from MelJen's Designs.  I don't do a lot of Swirls and Pearls, so I may have gotten just a little carried away!  My teammates have come up with some really fabulous projects.  I would love it if you would drop by, check out their work and enter a project into the challenge!  See you there!
Hugz,

Chana

HELLO DOILY!

Image by Guylou's Inimitability "Leah At The Cocktail Party"

Helllo, Cardies!  I was responsible for the Theme at Guylou's for our current challenge. One of my favorite songs and movies is "Hello Dolly" and I thought it would make a great challenge.  Guylou has five images that I wanted to use for this challenge, and narrowing it down to one was a challenge in and of itself!!  I love the Leah series and this particularly image personifies "Hello Dolly!  I used a mixture of Liquid Pearls and Studio Glitter Glue to create her "sequined" gown.

Materials: Neenah CS, dp from scrap, Hygloss Paper Lace Doilies, Prima Flowers, Spellbinders Label #18, Martha Stewart Punch "Doily Lace Trim", Copic Sketch YG11, Hampton Art Studio G Glitter Glue.

Challenge Deadline:You have until 10:00pm on May 31st to link your project to the InLinkz at the end of this post. Please make sure your project matches the requirements before you link it.

How to participate:
You can enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries. If you don't have one of her digistamps and your budget is tight; please check her online store where several freebies are available.

Prize:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. and the winner will also be invited to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges.


STAMP-N-DOODLE - OVALS OR CIRCLES

Digital Image by Lynn Crosskill

Hello, Cardies!  This week at Stamp-N-Doodle, we are challenging you to create a card using ovals or circles.  For the adventurous among us, you can use both circles and ovals.  I decided to stick with circles only.  I also liked the idea of using squares and circles to frame this wonderful image Lynn gave the team to work with this week.  I am the first to say, I am not a queen of Copics.  I am not even a serf, so I was a little intimidated by this image.  Finally, I just said to myself, "self, I know you can do this.  Just image what you think a wolf would look like if you encountered one in the wild"; (of course, I'd be running so fast in the opposite direction that I still wouldn't know what the thing looked like.)  But this is my idea.  I would love to see what you do with Ovals and Circles...I just know this will be an exciting and creative group of challenge submissions.  Thanks for Loooking!

A Piece of Cake

Hello, Cardies!  I must apologize, I totally forgot to snip the little connectors on the flourish and once it was stuck to the paper, it was impossible to remove without damage, so!! 

The Beautiful "Cake" Digi  available at Guylou's Inimitability. 

You can win this digi by leaving a comment on this posting. 
Carla S and Sheila H are the winner's for "You Are So Not My Sweetheart" and will receive a gift certificate for "Pirate Bear" from Guylou's!  Thanks for stopping by, ladies!

Now on to this week's challenge at Guylou's Inimitability. This time our challenge is about being Girly Girly!Brenda is challenging us to use lace and pearls on our project.

Prizes:

A winner will selected randomly and will win:

1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store

2. and the winner will also be invited to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges.

You can enter only one project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries. If you don't have one of her digistamps and your budget is tight; please check her online store where several freebies are available.

You will have until March 1st, 10:00 pm (EST or click here to find out the corresponding time where you are) to enter your cards or project/s .. One entry per participant, please. Be sure to add the link to your entry and not your whole blog as this makes it much easier on the team to find your creations. Thanks for participating!

Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - A Day For Daisies

Hello, Cardies!!! Today I am delighted to annouce my selection to the Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog Design Team!   Okay, so to start things off, our wonderful sponsor, A Day for Daisies, provided some fantastic, fun digis for our first design challenge. I chose to use "Butterfly Friends" in my design and this cool stand up banner that I learned about in a recent CAS class.  So make sure you READ THE RULES AND THEN click the link Crafter's Cafe Blog Challenge.  I look foward to seeing you there!

Crafter's Cafe Design Team Reveal - Color Challenge Sponsored by A Day For Daisies

Challenge Colors: Purple, Pink, Red

Deets:  Digital Image: Butterfly Friends by A Day For Daisies; Cardstock: Neenah Classic Linen Solar White, Neenah Classic Linen Red Pepper, DCWV Nana's Kids; Bazzill Purple; Die Cuts: Memory Box Cupid Heart and Spellbinders Classic Heart, Sentiment: Hampton Arts "We Make A Great Pair" clear stamps. 

CCCB's Challenge Rules
Please follow these guidelines.

·You MUST follow The Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog. http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com

·You can enter just ONCE.

·You need to stay with the current theme. You can create any project you like, card, ATC, tags, layouts, mixed–media, altered art, vintage, etc.

·You MUST link your entry to your actual entry blog post or gallery, not your entire blog, with mention of and link to The Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog.

·You will also need to HAVE FUN! That’s what we are here for!

If you do not honor these guidelines, you entry will be disqualified. We will use the “random generator” for the drawing and “InLinkz” for your entries.

(If you are looking for the CARD-D-OLOGY Challenge, scroll down) .

From Our Patch

THE OUTLAWZ COLOR CHALLENGE

The color challenge at Outlawz last week included a twist, your design had to include a pumpkin.  I had this wonderful dp and since I didn't use it in any of my Thanksgiving projects, I thought it was perfect for this challenge!

Supplies: Cardstock=Neenah Classic Crest Natural White,  American Crafts "Botanique Loretta (solid color side), Bazzill - Marmalade; Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, Spellbinders Grand Rectangles, Ink: Momento Rich Cocoa

Just For You

This is my non-traditional X-mas tree.  I don't normally do X-mas themed projects, however, This week's Greetings Challenge at Outlawz was "Gift Wrapped" and I wanted to stick with the theme. I could have done a Chanukah card, but I don't believe it giving gifts at Chanukah...makes it seem like X-mas. But I didn't believe in giving gifts at X-mas either.  I don't like the commericialization of  religious holidays.

Supplies:  Neenah Classic Crest - Ivory CS; Lost&Found Two - Sunshine DP, Recollections Printed Scrapbook Papers; Spellbinders Nesties; cArt-Us Embossing Folders; Momento Rich Cocoa Ink; Ribbons, Pearls, Stickles.