Hello OCC friends, and welcome to another challenge! Thanks to all who participated in last week's stitching challenge. The winner of the Stamper's Dream Halloween-theme giveaway is Janette/blessingsX3. Email us to claim your prize! Thanks Michelle for sponsoring our challenge!
A new month brings a new OCC host - Lynda Benden. This weeks challenge is to make a card using bling!!! Your bling can be ANYTHING shiny!!! This can be shiny paper, flowers, rhinestones, glitter, etc....
Today's special guest is the AMAZINGLY talented Michele Boyer!! Thank you SO much Michele for playing along with us this week, we are so happy to have you!!! Here is Michele's BEAUTIFUL card:
Here is some more BLING to look at....
By Lynda Benden - Stamp Act
By Julee Tilman - Poetic Artistry
By Amy Sheffer - Pickled Paper Designs
By Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
By Dawn Easton - Treasure Oiler Designz
By Cindy Haffner - Cindy Haffner's Corner
By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs
Laurie Schmidlin - Just Give Me Stamps
Have a wonderful weekend!
Gorgeous samples ladies!!!
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Here is my card....Have a great weekend everyone!!!
http://silkeledlow.blogspot.com/2008/10/wsc60-get-well-soon.html
Welcome, Michele! Great samples, OCC girls! Thanks for a great challenge, Lynda.
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Fun challenge - love bling, bling! Have a great weekend!
Fantastic samples girls! Thanks for playing along with us Michele!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the samples girls! Thanks Lynda for the fun challenge & thanks for playing Michele!
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Great challenge! I loves me some bling!
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Thanks for looking! Angela
BEAUTIFUL cards girls!!!! Here is my card: http://smilingwhilestamping.blogspot.com/
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ReplyDeleteGreat challenge!
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Thanks for looking!
Hugs Gisela
Another fun challenge and great looking samples. Looking forward to what else Lynda has up her sleeve for us this month!
ReplyDeleteHere's my card:
http://www.sue-thislife.blogspot.com
Okay - when opportunity knocks - I take it! Just so happens this is also my challenge for world card making day on my own blog, so I figured I could call it a double!! Here's mine:
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Thanks for the constant inspiration!!
I made a girly sparkly card (although the pic isn't great!)
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Dang! These are ALL gorgeous! Great job ladies!
ReplyDeleteYou gals rock! Awesome creations!!
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys are all fabulous!!! I love every one of your samples! Thank you so much for having me. :) I enjoyed it! :)
ReplyDeleteLove all your cards! Bling is divine!
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Happy Card Making Day!
Welcome Michelle - love your card. Nothing sexier than a girl on a bike (or so my dh tells me). All the cards are marvelous!!
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Hugs, Jami
Great cards this week, girls! Here's my card: http://withfeathersandsequins.blogspot.com/2008/10/and-i-just-cant-pull-myself-awayunder.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun challenge!
Thaks for another fab challenge. Stunning examples from the DT Here is my card TFL
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards from the DT and what a great challenge.
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Thanks for looking.
Karen x
Exceptional creations! What wonderful inspiration for the 'bling' challenge!
ReplyDeleteWow stunning DT cards ladies. You can see my card here:
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TFL Debbie x
Great DT samples :o)
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Hugs
Tracey
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OMG...did someone say, BLING? This challenge was made for me, I don't even think I am capable of making a card without adding bling in one form or another! Thanks for letting me play along! Here's my card:
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Love the samples - as always!!
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http://onekraftykat.blogspot.com/
Beautiful samples!
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wow, great cards ladires made with all that bling, here is mine:
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These are all great samples, its hard to choose just one as a favorite!
ReplyDeleteThe samples are all so beautiful! I hope mine has enough bling to qualify, LOL (I'm such a hoarder!).
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Thanks for letting me play along!
Kathy
Awesome samples ladies!! I'm addicted to bling so I couldn't pass this challenge up. Here is my card http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1080871?nocache=1.
ReplyDeleteWonderful samples ladies.... great challenge.
ReplyDeleteHere is my card.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1080961?cat=500&ppuser=102880
GREAT cards from the DT!!!! *wow*
ReplyDeleteThanks for this new challenge .. I really really love 'bling' :o))
Here's my card: http://sylviastamps.blogspot.com/2008/10/xmas-reindeer.html
thanks for looking
Sylvia
Great challenge, Lynda! All your samples are fabulous! Here is my card, better late than never!
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Thanks for the chance to play along!
Carla
Hi everyone and what a wonderful challenge this week! The DT samples are absolutely stunning, I enjoyed them all very much. My card is here. TFL. Chris
ReplyDeleteHere is my little card:
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Gorgeous each one just beautiful
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Hi There,
ReplyDeleteI Love all the DT cards but the texture on Lauries card is wonderful!
Here's my card!
Susie xx
OMG, how have I missed this blog for so long????? Some of my all-time favorite stampers, together in the same corner ~ wowweeee!!! Your cards are gorgeous. I can't wait to play along!
ReplyDeleteThe samples from the design team are just out of this world. It's tricky to get sparkle and bling to show up well on a photo buy my card is here...
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Thanks for setting a great challenge and hope to be able to join in more often.
Ann xxx
The samples are just adorable! I combined this fun challenge with this week's Color Combo Challenge over at SCS. Here's mine:
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Thank you ladies, I love the bling!
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Fun challenge! Here's mine:
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A terrific theme and wonderful Dt inspiration. You girls rock!
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Katharina x
Great theme and works, ladies!
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Bling
Hugs
Tina
AWESOME samples ladies!!! Thanks for the inspiration. I made this card for both today's Crafty Secrets challenge using chipboard and your fun challenge using BLING! Hope you like it: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1083123?cat=500&ppuser=95678
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Fun challenge! Here's mine:
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i am ALWAYS up for some bling!!!! FABulous samples girlies!! here is my card:
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hugs
M
Wonderful samples girls!! I used Dazzling Diamonds all over the trees but could not get a great pic! It's very sparkly IRL!!
ReplyDeleteYou can check mine out on SCS: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1084380?nocache=1
or my blog: http://thescallopededge.typepad.com/the_scalloped_edge/2008/10/sc197-happy-holidays.html
Wow! What awesome and inspiring samples!!! Here is my card:
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Thanks for looking!
Peggy
Wonderful DT work! ♥
ReplyDeleteGreat challenge...Everything is sparkling now! Including the puppy! ^.^
Here is my entry.
Here´s my bling. :) Thanx for looking.
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x Natasha x
This challenge made me know I need to buy more BLING! Anyway, here is my take. The samples and challenger cards are awesome!!
ReplyDeleteHere is my card: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1085708&cat=12539.
Thanks so much to the Design Team for the wonderful cards! My entry is HERE.
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Your cards are such a huge inspiration! Here is mine: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1086439?cat=500&ppuser=96479.
ReplyDeletecan't believe it's friday and I am just getting to this challenge..You see, I don't own alot of bling (hanging head in shame) but I did find some to add to the middle of the flower...
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Absolutely beautiful cards, the best I have seen for a long time. Hopefully I'll be able to join in with your challenge.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!! I love sparkles!!
ReplyDeleteHere's mine:
Fluffles get down!
Blessings, Maria
Wow I was really cutting this one close. I finally got it done after a rather hectic day. Here is my entry - an ATC card.
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Robbie
Here's my card! http://heartsdelightcards.blogspot.com/2008/10/one-for-three.html
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I might be too late for this challenge! But here is my Black Sparkly Christmas card - sparkle doesn't show up too well on the scan but it is fully of glitter and sparkle!
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I was finally able to come up with some bling! Here is my card:
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