Happy *World* Card Making Day!

Welcome to a new month and a new challenge! I'm Lori Rider, your hostess for the next two weeks. I want to thank everyone who played along in the Numbers challenge - we loved your creativity as always! This week, in honor of our own special holiday, this is my challenge to you:

Create a card or project that takes its inspiration from a country other than your own. You can pick any aspect of that country - whatever speaks to you! Please be sure you tell us about your inspiration country in your post. The world is open to you with endless possibilities - we can't wait to see where our travels take us this week with your creations.

To kick things off, here are our team members' projects:

Guest Designer - Irene Kowalczyk (Rudlis)

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

(inspired by my time spent in Korea)

Kristin Tierney - LilyBeth Boutique

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps & Scraps

(inspired by the flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

(inspired by the flag of Argentina)

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

(Inspired by autumn in Paris)

Vicki Burdick-It's a Stamp Thing

(Inspired by the flag of Canada)


Wendy Janson - Its All About Stamping

Tui Nathan - Stampin Time

(inspired by the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan)

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

(inspired by the interior of Chateau du Versailles)

Holly Kean - Kean on Paper

(inspired by the flag of Japan)

Not Big on Pink Winner

Good Morning, and what a beautiful day!  I want to thank all of those who have played along with us this past week during our 'Not Big On Pink' challenge.  What a gorgeous set of cards to look at!  And selecting only one Top Talent was a bit hard.  But we were able to narrow down the Top Talent, and our winner is:

Audhild

This gorgeous card really caught our eye. She used a lot of different textures and worked it all together.  Her card is mostly light blue and white with some browns and little roses in pink.  The large white antiqued blossom is just so pretty and the white washed corrigated cardboard behind the main image is just so perfect. 

Congratulations Audhild!  Please feel free to pick up your Top Talent badge from our sidebar to display on your blog.  We'll be in touch very soon to arrange for you to be a guest designer for one of our upcoming challenges.

Thank you again, to everyone who participated in this challenge!  Your cards are all soo pretty!  And don't forget, you have until midnight on Friday to play along with our Numbers challenge.  Hope to see you there!

Numbers

It's Saturday! and you know what that means...it's time for another creative challenge from us!

Well, this week, your hostess is Sharon, again.  This is my second week hosting here @ Our Creative Corner, and I'm having a blast.   First, let me thank all of those wonderfully talented folks who played along with us and shared their creations last week, for our 'Not Big on Pink' challenge.  You folks are pretty talented and creative!  What beautiful creations!  Stay tuned, as the top talent award will be posted on Wednesday Sept 28th.  Please stop back by to see if you are our latest top talent!

Now, for this weeks challenge. . . It is titled 'Numbers'.  Everyone has a favorite number, or a number they will always remember.  So, for this challenge, include a number on your paper craft item.   Your paper craft item can be a card, tag, 3-D item, or scrapbook page.  Be creative on how you incorporate your 'number'.  This challenge is pretty straight forward, without a lot of specific guidelines or requirements.  And don't forget to have FUN!

So, without further ado, let's see what our talented design team have created.  First up is our guest designer.

Guest Designer - Billie A

Vicki Burdick-It's a Stamp Thing

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps & Scraps

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Anne Marie Hile - Stampin' Anne

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Kristin Tierney - LilyBeth Boutique

Tui Nathan - Stampin' Time

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Holly Kean - Kean on Paper

Wonderful Windows Challenge Winner

Hello paper crafters! Its Holly!

I hope you're enjoying this week's Not Big on Pink challenge from Sharon. If you haven't created your card yet, you still have a few days left so get to it!

It's already Wednesday so that means it's time to award the winner for our Wonderful Windows challenge. There were so many good projects to pick from - it was hard to narrow it down. But there can only be one winner so this week's Top Talent award goes to Shaz's Missing You Card:

Congratulations Shaz!

I really enjoyed you window with a cute frame and the simply sweet stamped boy and girl inside. The coloring was beautiful and the embellishments around the outside are interesting, complimentary and added a lot of great texture.

Please feel free to grab the Top Talent badge from our sidebar and display it on your blog. We'll be in touch with you shortly to arrange a guest designer spot with us for an upcoming challenge.

Not Big on Pink

Happy Saturday! It's Sharon, from Designs by Sharon. I am your hostess this week. This week's challenge is titled: 'Not Big on Pink' . For those who know me, I am a girl-y girl. I love flowers, ribbons, buttons, and all shades of red/pink. When you see my paper crafting samples, you can tell right away I like shabby chic, and feminine images. However, I have girlfriends who don't even like pink! Crazy, I know. So, for this paper craft challenge, I want you to use any shade of blue, and just a touch of pink. If you need a number, think 1/5 or less in pink. You must also incorporate some texture, (ie: fabric, ribbon, floss, etc) and a metal piece (ie: brad, push pin, charm, etc.). Make something pretty without going over the top in pinks! Heather Hilliard of House Beautiful circa Oct 2011, said that, 'A bright, happy blue becomes very sophisticated when paired with a neutral'. So, if you find you're having a bit of a struggle, let Heather's words help guide you. And most of all, have FUN!

Now, check out what this fabulous design team have created! And we would love to see what you create, too!

Guest Designer - Lenet Mos

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Kristin Tierney - LilyBeth Boutique

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Anne Marie Hile- Stampin' Anne

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps and Scraps

Vicki Burdick-It's A Stamp Thing

Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

(my metal is a piece of thin wire between the floss)

Tui Nathan - Stampin Time



Holly Kean - Kean On Paper

Stamp Happy Challenge Winner

Hello paper crafting people! I hope you're enjoying this week's window challenge. If you haven't created your card yet, you still have a little bit of time left.

It's already Wednesday so that means it's time to award the winner for our Stamp Happy challenge. It was really exciting to see how many of you took this one head-on!

And this week's Top Talent award goes to Lin and her Many Blessings Card:





Congratulations Lin!

I really enjoyed her design, the great use of several different patterned papers, how she used used the punch creatively and even used several patterned papers for her grassy hills!

Please feel free to grab the Top Talent badge from our sidebar and display it on your blog. We'll be in touch with you shortly to arrange a guest designer spot with us for an upcoming challenge.