Thursday, December 11, 2014

CCEE1450 - Starring Santa

This final challenge of 2014 is a simple one. Chose one of your favorite Santa images and let Santa be the star in your design!

Please join us and link your card up using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of this post. If you upload to another site such as Splitcoaststampers, please add CCEE1450 to your keywords.

Thanks to all who have played along with us this year and have shared your work here with the CCEE Stampers. New challenges will resume in January!

Wishing you and those you love a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!


Now let's see how the Design Team used Santa in their design for this week!



Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper




Liz Willams - Right Brain Madness



Anne Harmon - Inkinginred


Joanne Grzelak -- The Inky Ocean Gazer



Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio



Lois Bak - Clownmom Creations



Sabrina Friel ~ SCS Gallery


Maryann Einam Stamping on greens


Amber Hillman - Amber's Antics
(I don't do Santa so substituted a snowman instead)













Thursday, December 4, 2014

CCEE 1449 - Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe

Lynn here with a little Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe fun. Choose any row you would like across, down, or diagonally in the photo below and include those three things on a holiday card. You may add more items, if you wish, but you must use the three in the row you have chosen!


Please join us and link your card up using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of this post. If you upload to another site such as Splitcoaststampers, please add CCEE1449 to your keywords.

Now let's see what Christmas fun the Design Team has created this week.

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper
plaid - embossing - an animal



Liz Williams - Right Brain Madness
Christ - stars - an animal


Anne Harmon - Inkinginred

Pines - Glitter - An Animal


Bells, Embossing, Stars


Joanne Grzelak -- The Inky Ocean Gazer
(I cheated a bit as I do not use glitter so I used bling in its place, along with the snow and the embossing)


Lois Bak - Clownmom Creations
Snow, Embossing, Glitter --  I also cheated a little bit and used Stickles (glitter glue)



Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio
Christ - Embossing - Pines (also have stars)



Maryann Einam - Stamping on Greens
Snow, Embossing, Glitter


Sabrina Friel ~ SCS Gallery

Snow, embossing, glitter


Amber Hillman - Amber's Antics
Snow (dog is making a snow angel), cheated using glitter embossing (the snow angel)
















Thursday, November 27, 2014

CCEE1448 Telescoping Image Technique

Welcome to CCEE Stampers, It is the last week of November and my final week for Hosting challenges. Thank you to everyone for participating, I have had a great time hosting and hope everyone has enjoyed my challenges.
For this final challenge I have decided on another technique challenge, ( do I hear some groans out there, if so I am sorry)  this one is Telescoping Image technique, have a look at the link it is lots of fun.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/telescopingimage/

Time to look at the wonderful design teams cards for inspiration

Lois Bak - Clownmom Creations


Anne Harmon - Inkinginred


Vicky Gould - Village Stamper Ramblings


Joanne Grzelak -- The Inky Ocean Gazer



Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio




Sabrina Friel ~ SCS Gallery



Maryann Einam - Stamping on Greens









Liz Williams  Right Brain Madness



Thursday, November 20, 2014

CCEE1447 Photos & Photography

Welcome to our challenge today. I am asking you to create a card and use your photos or Photo stamps anything that relates to photography.

Please join us and link your card up using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of this post. If you upload to another site such as Splitcoaststampers, please add CCEE1447 to your keywords.

It is time to look at all the design team's creations for this week.


Lois Bak - Clownmom Creations
(a photo I took in Monument Valley, Utah)


Anne Harmon - inkinginred



Vicky Gould - Village Stamper Ramblings


Joanne Grzelak -- The Inky Ocean Gazer

(I have two......each representing a favorite place....the first is Maine in sepia tones)

(the second......which came out a bit silly....representing Aruba)


Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio



Liz Williams - Right Brain Madness



Sabrina Friel ~ SCS Gallery


I have four different owls nesting in the tree trunk on this vew-master card; rather than take four photos of the card, it's easier to share the owls out of their nest :D.
Maryann Einam - Stamping on Greens




Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper


Amber Hillman - Amber's Antics





Thursday, November 13, 2014

CCEE1446, Bargello Technique challenge

Hi Maryann here again,
 I love challenges, they make us think out side of the box when I came across this tutorial on Splitcoast stampers it reminded me that this is something I have always wanted to try. I hope you give it a try.
 Here is a tutorial link to help.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/bargello/

Please join us and link your card up using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of this post. If you upload to another site such as Splitcoaststampers, please add CCEE1446 to your keywords.

Time to see what the design team has created.



Lois  Bak - Clownmom Creations


Anne Harmon - Inkinginred


Joanne Grzelak -- The Inky Ocean Gazer


Maryann Einam Stamping on Greens





Liz Williams - Right Brain Madness


Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio



Sabrina Friel ~ SCS Gallery



Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper