Thursday, March 3, 2011

CCEE1109

The winds of March are on their way. So this week, the challenge for the team and YOU is to use SWIRLS on your card/project. It could be in the image, the designer paper, embossing, embellishments....just include swirls in some way.

We'd love to have you play along. All you have to do is create something using the above challenge, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword CCEE1109. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see your card too.

Now, lets see what the CCEE gals have come up with:

Joanne Grzelak -- The Inky Ocean Gazer

Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio


Charlene Merrick - wheremmsgather

Shirley Quarry



Happy world

Tosha Leyendekker ~ Stamp Talk with Tosh



Mr Linky

Thursday, February 24, 2011

CCEE1108

It's hard to believe this is the last week of February. I hope you've enjoyed our "Tool" challenges. Well, for this last week, I'd like for you to distress your papers. You can use tools such as the Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Distresser, the Zutter Distrezz~it~All, or just a bone folder or fingernail. Or, you can use inks to paper distress.

We'd love to have you play along also. All you have to do is create a card using the above challenge, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword CCEE1108. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see your card too. Now, lets see what the CCEE gals have come up with:


Joanne Grzelak -- Inky Ocean Gazer



Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio



Charlene Merrick - wheremmsgather



Tosha Leyendekker ~ Stamp Talk with Tosh


Cindy Haffner's Corner



Mr Linky

Thursday, February 17, 2011

CCEE1107

Wow! This month is flying by!! I can hardly believe it's the third week of February. Well, continuing with our use of different tools this month, this week you are to use scoring. If you don't have a Scor-Pal, or Scor-Buddy, you can use a foam mat, ruler and stylus to make your lines along the card stock. Also, some cutters have grooves for the blades, and these make good guidelines.

If you would like to play along all you have to do is create a card using the above challenge, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword CCEE1107. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see your card too.

Now, lets see what the gals have come up with this week. Scoring details can sometimes be hard to see. So, if you click on the photos, you can get a closer look.





ccee scoring PRC b

Tosha Leyendekker ~ Stamp Talk with Tosh




Charlene Merrick - wheremmsgather


Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio


Joanne Grzelak -- Inky Ocean Gazer







Thursday, February 10, 2011

CCEE1106

Hello stamping friends!! It's time to reach for a new tool. This week, I'd like you to haul out your embossing folders. If you don't have any embossing folders, you could use a stencil and a stylus.

We'd love it if you'd play along also. All you have to do is create a card using the above challenge, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword CCEE1106. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see your card too.

Here's what the CCEE gals came up with:



CAS


Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio




Joanne Grzelak -- Inky Ocean Gazer


Charlene Merrick - wheremmsgather

Thursday, February 3, 2011

CCEE1105

Hi everyone!!

Tosh here, and I have some new challenges for you for the month of February.

This month, it's all about the "Tools". When you hear the word "tools", most people think men and their cars, or the wood shop, etc. But not in the crafting world. When it comes to stamping, I'm all about tools. What's new, and what's my tried and true!! Well, for this first week, you need to include a punched piece somewhere on your card. Whether it be a border, corner, flower, circle, whatever shape, but it must be punched (not a diecut). I love my dies, but I also have a huge addiction to punches. I won't even begin to count my stash, and even if I did, I would never admit the number. :o)

We'd love to see how you use punches too, so if you would like to play along all you have to do is create a card using the above challenge, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword CCEE1105. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see your card too.


Tosha Leyendekker ~ Stamp Talk with Tosh


Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio



Charlene Merrick - wheremmsgather




Joanne Grzelak -- Inky Ocean Gazer




Thursday, January 27, 2011

CCEE1104



Hi everyone and happy Thursday!

It's Frances here again with my last challenge for February. I love the look of white on white cards, but I rarely do them unless I have to for a challenge. So this week our challenge is to create a white on white card, meaning all your layers etc are white. You can have color in your image if you wish but otherwise everything needs to be white!

If you would like to play along all you have to do is create a card using the above challenge, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword CCEE1104. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see your card too.

Here is what the CCEE Stampers came up with this week:


Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio


Joanne Grzelak -- Inky Ocean Gazer

Charlene Merrick - wheremmsgather




Tosha Leyendekker ~ Stamp Talk with Tosh




Shirley Quarry





Mr Linky

Thursday, January 20, 2011

CCEE1103

Hi everyone,

Welcome to our CCEE Stampers Challenge blog. Did you know that today is Penguin Awareness Day (I didn't either till I found it online). Well seeing we have a member on our team who loves penguins and it is also her birthday in a couple of days time too .... how could we not use this as a challenge. So our challenge today is to include a penguin of some sort on your card..... it can be stamped, punched, designer paper etc.

If you would like to play along all you have to do is create a card using the above challenge, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword CCEE1103. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see your card too.

Let's what penguin creations our design team came up with this week.


Frances Byrne - StampOwl's Studio


Joanne Grzelak -- Inky Ocean Gazer



CCEE Penquin

Charlene Merrick - wheremmsgather


Tosha Leyendekker ~ Stamp Talk with Tosh




Thursday, January 13, 2011

CCEE1102



Hi everyone,

It's time for another challenge! This week Let's Go Wild! We are creating wild cards ... as in shape. These used to be popular some years back and I (Frances) have been revisiting this style of card recently on my blog.

If you aren't sure what a wild card is .... basically it is an odd shape. Instead of having parallel sides you will have sides that are on an angle. If you can't do wild ... do any shape you want.

If you would like to play along all you have to do is create a card using the above challenge, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword CCEE1102. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see your card too.



Joanne Grzelak -- Inky Ocean Gazer

Thursday, January 6, 2011

CCEE1101

Happy New Year Everyone!

The CCEE Stampers are excited to be back for a brand new year of challenges. This month is my turn (Frances) to host the challenges, I hope you enjoy them.

To start of the year we have a nice easy challenge for you all ... Check it Out! You need to include checks of some type on your card .... be it a stamp which a check design; designer paper; embossing folder, ribbon etc. You get the idea!

If you would like to play along all you have to do is create a card using the above challenge, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword CCEE1101. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see your card too.

Now let's see what the design team created for you this week!


Joanne Grzelak -- Inky Ocean Gazer