Our Creative Corner - Sketch Challenge

Welcome back, friends of the OCC, to another week of fun! We're so happy you dropped by this week to see what our design team has been up to. We have a wonderful sponsor this week and a special guest. But first, let's take time to recognize an outstanding challenge entry from this past week. Our featured designer this week is Debbie and below you can see her beautiful entry from last week's Try a New Technique challenge. We hope you will take time to drop by her blog to congratulate her and see more of her wonderful designs.
Our sponsor this week is a brand new digital stamp company Sugar Creek Hollow. So new, in fact, that their Grand Opening is March 1st. They are a Christian company that is giving all of their proceeds to a food pantry. They are offering $10 in free digital images to the lucky winner of this week's random selection. But really everybody wins because as part of their Grand Opening there is a fabulous Friday Freebie (from yesterday), a blog hop, a drawing for $50 in free digital stamps and the opportunity to receive a free digital stamp for every $10 you spend on the Grand Opening day of March 1st. So be sure to drop by their site on Monday and check out all the goodies!

This week our February host, Linda Coughlin, has challenged the OCC to a sketch challenge. We can’t wait to see your take on the sketch, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies!!

There is no time limit on our challenges - 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

This week we have Joseline Capre from the Sugar Creek Hollow DT with us as a special guest designer.

Now let's check out the sketch samples by the OCC ~

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Loretta Lock - love to create


Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio


Designed by Jennifer Meyer



Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper


Joycelyn Turner ~ Stamps 'n' Coffee



Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping


Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat



By Silke Ledlow - My Life

Our Creative Corner - Try a NEW Technique

Hello OCC friends! We're so happy you have stopped by. Thanks to everyone who came by last week and special thanks to those who stayed to play in our challenge! We're glad you sorted through your stash and showed some love to previously neglected supplies and tools. We have another fun challenge for you this week, but before we tell you about it, we want to share a wonderful entry from last week's challenge. Our featured designer this week is Birgit and here is her beautiful sample from last week's challenge. Please take a moment to stop by her gallery to see more of her awesome work.

This week, our February host, Linda Coughlin, is challenging us to try a new technique. We all stay in our comfort zone way too much, but it really is fun to try something new. Our challenge to you this week is to try out something that you have never done before. Surely there is a technique that has caught your eye and you've been wanting to try for yourself ~ Now is the time! We can't wait to see your new creations, if you're stumped for a new technique, check out the Resources on SplitcoastStampers or the Tutorials on Papercraft Planet.

Remember, there is no time limit on our challenges. Please 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.

Here are the samples our designers made this week with their new techniques. Be sure to stop by their blogs to read about what they learned and how they created their samples.

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie



By Dana Gothhaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

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Joycelyn Turner ~ Stamps 'n' Coffee



Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping


By Silke Ledlow - My Life

Designed By Jennifer Meyer

Loretta Lock - love to create

Our Creative Challenge - Something Old That's NEW

Hello OCC friends and welcome back. We're so glad you stopped by for another week of fun! We had a great time looking at last week's masculine Valentines and thank everyone who joined in the fun. We had the chance to see some amazing work and before we get to this week's challenge, we want to feature Dawn B from My Stamping Thyme. Here is her beautiful sample from last weeks challenges. We hope you will take the time to stop by her blog to sample more of her lovely designs. This week, our February hostess, Linda Coughlin, has challenged us to dig deep in our stash and pull out something that we purchased eons ago but never got around to using. That's right, stampin' susters, we all have things in our stash that we have never used or haven't used in a very long time. It's time to get those supplies and tools out and USE them. Really, what did you buy them for anyway? We're looking forward to seeing what you whip up with them...

Remember, there is no time limit on our challenges. Please 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

Now let's see what the OCC team found in their stash this week, Linda will start us ~

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie


Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper



Joycelyn Turner ~ Stamps 'n' Coffee



Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Designed by Jennifer Meyer

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat



By Silke Ledlow - My Life

Loretta Lock - love to create



Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Masculine Valentine

Hello OCC friends & thanks for stopping by!! We would like to announce that we have a NEW spot for our weekly sketch challenge - OCC Sketch Blog, that way our sketch is always at the top. Everyone is invited to play along, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies.

Thanks to all those that stopped by and played along with our music challenge – our hearts were singing with inspiration!! Before we show you today’s samples, we would like to announce our featured designer Gardenia from A Little Less Useless. Below you will see her musical layout. Be sure to stop by her Blog for more inspiration.
NEW month means we have a NEW hostess, please help us welcome our February hostess, Linda Coughlin. This week Linda has challenged the OCC to a masculine Valentine card/project. The challenge is to create a card/project for the men in our lives, a significant other, Dad, Brother or friend. We can’t wait to see where our inspiration will take you this week!!
There is no time limit on our challenges - participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your card/project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Now let's check out the samples by the OCC ~

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Designed by Jennifer Meyer

Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee



Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper



Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio



Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping



Loretta Lock - love to create



Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat



By Silke Ledlow - My Life

NEW Spot for our Weekly Sketch Challenge

Hello OCC Friends!! Our weekly sketch challenge got a little crowded so we moved it to a NEW spot - OCC Sketch Challenge Blog. We warmly invite you to play along, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies.