Saturday, October 31, 2009

Vintage Style

Happy Halloween! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week ~ your creations were super fun!! Before we start this week's challenge, we would also like to thank those joining us for our weekly sketch challenge. Every Thursday a NEW sketch will be posted.

This week our October hostess, Lori Rider, has challenged the OCC to a inspiration challenge. Create a card or project using something vintage, or vintage-inspired, on your card or project. Raid your drawers for old buttons and trims, an old tag or photo, or anything else you find.

There is no time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC.


By Lori Rider



By Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio


By Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee



By Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping


By Cindy Burgess


By Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat


By Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie



By Loretta Lock - love to create

By Silke Ledlow - My Life


By Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous





By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs







Thursday, October 29, 2009

Sketch Challenge SASSC38

Hello OCC friends and thanks for stopping by!! It's time for our weekly sketch challenge "SASSC38" over at Stamps and Smiles. We warmly invite you to play along with us, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies!

This sample was created by Jennifer Stricker. She used a NEW stamp set by Stamps and Smiles called I Love Snow.

When you play along with us, please don't forget to post your name and your link with Mr. Linky so we can easily find you. To be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag, please have your card/project uploaded no later then Wednesday at 6 pm CST.




Saturday, October 24, 2009

Our Creative Corner Challenge

Hello OCC friends!! Thanks to all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, your cards/projects were so pretty using the colors from our color challenge!!

Before we start with today’s challenge, we would like to invite you to our weekly sketch challenge. Every Thursday, we will post a NEW sketch. We warmly invite you to play along, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies.

This week our October host, Lori Rider, has a fun challenge for you to try. Create a card or a project inspired by your favorite holiday book or movie. We just want to see where your imagination takes you. Don't forget to share where you got your inspiration from! Here are some examples of books and movies to help inspire you:

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Heart of Darkness
Psycho, The Birds, any other Hitchcock
Beetlejuice
Where the Wild Things Are
Harry Potter
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Polar Express
Elf
Nutcracker
Christmas Story

Our October host, Lori Rider, will lead us off:



Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous



Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee



Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping



Loretta Lock - love to create



Dana Grothaus- Dana's Dabbling Studio



by Cindy Burgess



Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

By Silke Ledlow - My Life



By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs










Thursday, October 22, 2009

Sketch Challenge SASSC37

Hello OCC friends!! It's time for our weekly sketch challenge "SASSC37" over at Stamps and Smiles. We warmly invite you to play along with us, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies!

This sample was created by Jennifer Meyer. She used a NEW stamp set by Stamps and Smiles called Tis the Season to be Jolly. Please stop by her Christmas blog for a chance to win this card.
There are 5 NEW stamp sets available at the Stamps and Smiles store - Save 15% if you buy the whole stamp bundle. See you on Saturday with another fun challenge and samples.

When you play along with us, please don't forget to post your name and your link with Mr. Linky so we can easily find you. To be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag, please have your card/project uploaded no later then Wednesday at 6 pm CST.



Saturday, October 17, 2009

Color Challenge

Hello OCC friends!! Welcome to another challenge here at Our Creative Corner! We want to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week sketch challenge. Wasn't that a fun one?

Before we start with the challenge, we would like to announce the winner for the Stamp and Smiles Giveaway. Congratulations to Vicki Dutcher. Please email us your address so we can get your goodies out to you.

This week the OCC has been challenged to a Color Challenge? Lori Rider has put together a great color combination for the fall: Blush Blossom, Sage Shadow, Handsome Hunter and Soft Suede - feel free to use colors that are similar.

Our October host, Lori Rider, leads off with the first of our color challenge samples:


Now let's check out the samples from the rest of the OCC Design Team:

By Joycelyn Turner-


Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous

























Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio




By Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping



By Cindy Burgess



By Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie



By Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat



By Silke Ledlow - My Life
























By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs


Before we go, don’t forget to join us on Thursday over at the Stamps and Smiles blog for Jennifer’s weekly sketch challenge. Each week one lucky participant will win a Stamps and Smiles goodie bag.






Saturday, October 10, 2009

Our Creative Corner - Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to Our Creative Corner! Thanks for all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, all of your samples using the Journals by Monique Duval were very inspirational!!



This week we have a fun giveaway!! Jennifer just released 5 NEW sets from her Fall/Winter stamp line from Stamps and Smiles. One lucky winner will receive a 25$ Gift Certificate to her store.

This week our October host, Lori Rider, has challenged the OCC to a sketch challenge. Here is here sample layout:

To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. Remember, there are no time limits to our challenges. Feel free to play along whenever you're able. If you upload to SCS, use keyword: OCCC

Now let’s check out the rest of the samples for the OCC…


Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie




Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous














Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio























Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping
By Cindy Burgess

By Loretta Lock - love to create



By Silke Ledlow - My Life



By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs




Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat