CCEE1639, Christmas and/or Winter Card

This is my final week as hostess.  Summer is over.  Let's make a Christmas and/or Winter card.

Vicky Gould - Village Stamper Ramblings

Gatefold Easel Closed 

Gatefold Easel Open

Anne Harmon - Inkinginred

Lois Bak - Clownmom Creations

Maryann Einam Stamping on Greens



Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio





Liz Williams - Right Brain Madness

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

CCEE1638, Follow the List

This week I'm asking you to Follow the List.  Include on your card:

One (1) animal

Two (2) layers

Three (3) colors (plus neutrals -- black, white, gray -- if you wish)

Anne Harmon - Inkinginred

Vicky Gould - Village Stamper Ramblings

(Yellow, Blue and Green)

Lois Bak - Clownmom Creations

Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio

Maryann Einam Stamping on Greens

Liz Williams - RightBrainMadness

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

CEE1637, Die Cuts

Today's challenge is a simple one -- make a card with no stamping -- just die cuts.

Vicky Gould - Village Stamper Ramblings

Lois Bak - Clownmom Creations

Liz Williams - Right Brain Madness

Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

Maryann Einam Stamping on Greens

Anne Harmon - Inkinginred

CCEE1636, W-O-R-D

I think most kids are back in school by now.  So lets have a Word Challenge -- the word being WORD.  Include something on your card that begins with each of the letters in W - O - R - D.

Vicky Gould - Village Stamper Ramblings 

W - Woods; O - Owl, R - Ringless Honey Mushrooms, D - Deer

(Mushrooms are those small circles at the base of tree to left)

Anne Harmon - Inkinginred

W = white;  O = owl;  R = round;  D = doily

Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio

W - Wings; Wise Owl; O - Owl; Oval; R - Red; D - Daisy

Liz Williams - RightBrainMadness

W-words in bg and white, O- orange and olive, R-red, D-deer

Lois Bak - Clownmom Creations

(W) Water; (O) Ovals, Ocean; (R) Red; (D) Dock

Maryann Einam  Stamping on Greens

(W) Wedding (O) ovals (R) Rings (D) Dies

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

W (wind) O (outdoors) R (ribbon) D (Die)

CCEE1635, Bokeh Background

Lois here -- I'm the hostess for September.  I thought we could start off the month with a Technique Challenge.  A simple background technique that I love is Bokeh Background.  Here is the tutorial from the Resources section of Splitcoaststampers - http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/bokehbackground/

Vicky Gould - Village Stamper Ramblings

Anne Harmon - Inkinginred

Lois Bak - Clownmom Creations

Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio

Liz Williams - Right Brain Madness

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

Maryann Einam Stamping on Greens