Office Supplies With A Twist!

Firstly, welcome to our new challenge for the coming week! I hope you enjoy creating a project for this week as much as our Design Team has. And we would like to thank everyone for their fabulous entries for last week's challenge. It was such a great challenge and it certainly got us creating outside of our usual comfort zones. As usual we will be announcing our winner on Wednesday, so be sure and check back then to see who it is! And now onto this coming week's challenge....

We all have bits and pieces floating around that belong in the office, yes? - Staples, Post-it Notes, String, Sticky Tape - the list goes on! This week we would like you to use your imagination and come up with a fabulous creation using these common items. BUT! And here's the twist, I want to see the color RED. Lots and lots of RED! Go bold and wow me with your fabulous designs!

NB. Neutral colors are allowed ie. black, white, cream, kraft, grey and browns - but your card must feature the color RED.

I have taken an inspiration photo to get us all in the mood! And check out these FABULOUS creations our special guest and in house design team have come up with! These are sure to inspire you to create something fabulous of your own!

Everyone is welcome to play along at any time. If you upload your card/project to SCS, please use the keyword OCCC. Our only requirement is that your project be a new project and not back-linked to a project made before this challenge started.

Kim Reygate-kim x

Guest Designer 

Kim Price - Inkognito

Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

Paula McClane - Scrap Addict's Attic

Susan Butler-scrumplescrunch

Christina Barnes - Dot Dot Stamping Designs

Lisa Minckler - You Made Me Ink!

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Liliana Inguanti - Stampin' From Home

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

(Used String and Reinforcement Stickers)

Holly Kean - Kean on Paper

Bling Bling + Nature Winner

drum roll please... and the winer is....

ArtIs

I love everything about what she created... exactly what I had in mind, ok maybe a little more!  Don't forget that the current challenge is still open: Denim with 3 ribbons or twine and 3 buttons or brads on a project!

Recipe: Denim with Ribbon or Twine AND Buttons or Brads

Paula here again.  Thanks so much to everyone who played in my Bling Bling with Nature challenge last week!  We were so thrilled to see so many gorgeous entries.  Be sure to check back on Wednesday to see who we have chosen as the Top Talent.

And now on to this week's challenge...I'm an Arkansan. We wear jeans all the time... work, church, play, even weddings. You name it, we can make the denim work. So dress it up or dress it down but use 3 ribbons or twine, 3 buttons or brads, and some denim (either real or faux via printed paper or a technique) on a project.

Guest Designer- Mitra Pratt.
(Denim, ribbon and brad.)

Paula McClane - Scrap Addict's Attic
(Denim, twine and buttons)

 Lisa Minckler - You Made Me Ink!

(Denim, Twine and Buttons)

Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

Susan Butler-scrumplescrunch

(Denim Butterfly, Buttons and Twine.)

Kim Price - Inkognito

(Denim pants, Buttons and Ribbons)

Christina Barnes - www.dotdotstamping.com

Liliana Inguanti - Stampin' From Home

(two stitched satin ribbons, one piece of twine, three buttons, and denim pennant)

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Denim frame and flower, ribbons and buttons

Irena Kowalczyk/Rudlis - love, life and crafts

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

(flower is made up of 3 separate brads, 2 ribbons and 1 twine)

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

(stitched ribbon, seam binding, bakers twine, one button and two brads, with denim ruffle)

Holly Kean - Kean On Paper

Anne Marie Hile - Stampin' Anne 

(denim scallop trim, denim ribbon flowers, more ribbon, baker's twine and three buttons)

Winner - Color Challenge with a Twist

I'm here to announce the winner of our color challenge with a twist (using fabric and/or circles). Thanks to everyone who joined in the challenge - it sounds like you all enjoyed the color combo, which makes me happy, and I know we were all happy to see what you came up with! Without further ado, the winner is...

Lynn Put of The Queen's Scene! This card shows all the best of clean and simple style, with a fabulous graphic look and wonderful use of the challenge colors. The button circles make a great statement and those poppies are simply gorgeous! Congratulations to Lynn and thanks again to everyone who played. It's not too late to check out our current "Bling + Nature" challenge - we hope you'll join us!

Bling Bling and an Item from Nature.

Hello All and Welcome Back to those who played along with us last week! Wasn't that a great challenge? I loved the colors, so bright & cheerful! So this is Paula here, one of the newbies to the Design Team, I'm so excited to be on the team! Let's get to it then, my first challenge! I am not a girly girl, I'm mostly found wearing a tee shirt and capris or jeans. But sometimes you just gotta whip out the shiny sparkly stuff & make it dazzle! Use rhinestones, stickles, glitter, etc along with items found in nature (plants, animals, etc)! A bit of bling mixed with nature... my wedding & engagement rings

I cannot believe the awesomeness the other Design Team members came up with... scroll thru them all, my jaw hit the floor!

Paula McClane - Scrap Addict's Attic

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Lisa Minckler - You Made Me Ink!
(Nature Items - Butterflies and Flowers)

Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

Christina Barnes - Dot Dot Stamping Designs

Kim Price - Inkognito

Susan Butler-scrumplescrunch

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

Liliana Inguanti - Stampin' From Home

Irena Kowalczyk/Rudlis - love, life and crafts

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

What Not to Stamp winner!

I'm happy to announce our winner for the What Not to Stamp card makeover challenge. Thanks to everyone who played with us - we loved seeing your remade creations. Your transformations were outstanding! For the winner I chose this beautiful card by Jenny Engelke:

Everything about this card is so stunning - the makeover really transformed the original into a gorgeous creation. The elements Jenny changed or added brought this card up to outstanding! Not to mention her fabulous coloring, creative layout, and beautiful bow. Congratulations Jenny and please grab our top talent badge to display on your blog!

Don't forget to play along with this week's Color Challenge with a Twist challenge - we are loving what we've seen so far, so get your fabric and/or circles and your thinking cap and join us!