Bright and Happy New Year

Hello there, fellow stampers! Anne Marie Hile, from Stampin' Anne, here, with a new challenge for the NEW YEAR, here at Our Creative Corner. Thanks so much to everyone who joined us last week for the "Home for the Holidays" theme challenge. Be sure to stop by on Wednesday, December 4th to see the "Top Talent Award" winner. We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that you all are ready to ring in 2012! This week, we are featuring a "Bright and Happy New Year" color/theme challenge: 

"Bright and Happy New Year" - 

It's time to ring in 2012! Create a card for a CELEBRATION using this color combo. There are so many occasions that call for a celebration ...New Year's, birthday cards, congratulations...just to name a few. Have some fun with these bright and happy colors!

Here are the creations from the lovely ladies on the Design Team:

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps & Scraps

Jen Rzasa - Our Change of Art

Vicki Burdick-It's a Stamp Thing

Tui Nathan - Stampin Time

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Anne Marie Hile - Stampin' Anne

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Happy New Year!!

Holiday Color Combo Challenge Winner

Hello there! Anne Marie Hile here to announce our Top Talent Award Winner for the "Holiday Color Combo" challenge. We want to say a BIG thank you to everyone who participated in the challenge here at Our Creative Corner. It was wonderful to see all of the different ways the colors were used together. Thank you so much for sharing your creative inspiration and talents with us! 

Our Top Talent Winner for the Challenge is:

Anita Houston - The Artful Maven Haven !! 

Congratulations, Anita! All of the details Anita added to her vintage Santa tag are over-the-top gorgeous! From the layered stamped background, to that awesome dimension in the tree, to the shimmer and shine...this is absolutely beautiful, in every way. Wow! Anita, please be sure to grab the Our Creative Corner Top Talent Badge and thank you again for playing along last week! 

There are still a few days left to play in our "Home for the Holidays" inspiration challenge this week. Click HERE for more details. We hope you will join us! 

Happy New Year! 

Home for the Holiday

Hello fellow stampers! It's Sharon W. of Designs by Sharon, here hosting this week's challenge. I know that Christmas is tomorrow, and I hope you each have a joyous and safe holiday! If you get a chance to paper craft, I hope that you play along with us!

For this week's challenge, we would like you to use the scene in your own home for your inspiration. You can use the decorations on your Christmas tree, a center piece from your dining room table, the winter wonderland seen from your front door, or the wreath on your front door. Whatever your inspiration, please share that with us, in your paper craft item. You can create a card, a layout, a 3-D item, an altered item; whatever your paper crafting heart desires. The only requirement - show us some glimmer/sparkle!

Vicki Burdick~~It's A Stamp Thing

Inspired by our tree, red bows, burlap garland and holly.

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Tui Nathan - Stampin Time

Inspiration: My wreath and our Christmas stocking

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Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps & Scrap

Inspiration - Holiday cards full of warm wishes for the New Year

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Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

Inspiration: The handmade paper ornaments I have on my Christmas tree!

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Holly Kean  - Kean on Paper

Inspired by a reindeer ornament from my Christmas tree.

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Linda Coughin - The Funkie Junkie

Inspired by a pair of vintage style reindeer that sit on my hearth at Christmastime

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Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

inspired by the rustic ornaments on our Christmas tree

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Anne Marie Hile - Stampin' Anne

Inspired by a plush Santa that has been in our home for many years and a favorite ornament on the tree

All Ruffled Up Challenge Winner

Hello there and Happy Wednesday! Anne Marie Hile here to announce our Top Talent Award Winner for the "All Ruffled Up" challenge. Before I get to that, we want to say a BIG thank you to everyone who participated in the challenge here at Our Creative Corner. There were so many beautiful entries showcasing ruffles and we thank each of your for your amazing inspiration and creativity.

Our Top Talent Winner for the Challenge is:

Donna - Butternut Sage Designs !! 

Congratulations, Donna! Your lace tree is full of vintage style, especially adorned with those pretty pearl accents. The rich colors, embossed snowflakes and banner sentiment just add to the holiday elegance. Just gorgeous! Donna, please be sure to grab the Our Creative Corner Top Talent Badge and thank you for playing along last week! 

There are still a few days left to play in our "Holiday Color Combo Challenge" this week. Click HERE for more details. We hope you will join us! 

Happy Holidays! 

Holiday Color Combo Challenge

Hello there Stampers! Welcome to another fun week here at Our Creative Corner. We all want to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in our All Ruffled Up theme challenge last week. Be sure to stop by on Wednesday December 21st to see who the winner of the Top Talent Award will be. 

Once again, I'm Anne Marie Hile from Stampin' Anne and I will be your challenge hostess once again this week. Can you believe Christmas will be here in one week??!! Are you ready? Have you made all of your holiday cards? Well, this week, I have a "Holiday Color Challenge" for you:

Holiday Color Combo

Create a holiday card using Light Pink, Light Blue, Red and White

*PLUS a touch of holiday SPARKLE, just for fun!*

You can also use the photo for some inspiration! 

Please give a big welcome to Diane from Diane's Rambles this week as our lovely guest designer. Be sure to stop by and visit her blog to see her beautiful creations, too. Thanks so much for joining us, Diane! We are very excited to have you with us this week! Let's take a look at what the Design Team has created for inspiration with these colors: 

Guest Designer - Diane of Diane's Rambles

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Vicki Burdick~~It's A Stamp Thing

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps & Scraps

Tui Nathan - Stampin Time

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

Holly Kean - Kean on Paper

Anne Marie Hile - Stampin' Anne

"Haul Out the Holly...It's Time to Decorate" Winner

Ever have one of those days when you have something to do and you keep reminding yourself to do it up until it's time to do it and then you forget?  Well that's what I did with this post!  I apologize for being a day late to announce the winner of the "Haul Out the Holly...It's Time to Decorate" challenge.

First we, here at Our Creative Corner, want to thank all of you who participated in the challenge.  It never ceases to amaze me how much creative talent each of you has and yet how unique each is in that talent.  I think creativity is a wonderful blessing we all have in some way or another.  So thank each of you for sharing yours with us!

The winner this week that I feel is a great interpretation of the challenge is Sabrina - Aspiring to Creativity:

Congratulations, Sabrina!  I love the way you've used the fleur de lis accents around the circle image and formed a 5-pt star as well as all the beautiful pearl accents.  It's lovely and I hope those grandchildren will appreciate!  I know we have!  Be sure to collect your "Top Talent" badge from the sidebar.

Thanks again to all of you for your continued participation!  Merry Christmas!

All Ruffled Up Theme Challenge

Hi there and welcome to another fun weekly challenge here at Our Creative Corner! Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's Haul out the Holly, sketch challenge. So many wonderful entries were shared. Wow! Please stop by on Wednesday December 14th to see who will take home the Top Talent Award for the challenge. 

I'm Anne Marie Hile from Stampin' Anne and I am really excited to be your hostess this week. My challenge for you is a theme challenge - "All Ruffled Up". 

Create a project showcasing ruffles! 

Whether it is ribbon, lace, paper, fabric, stamped images or ruffled embellishments....get all "ruffled up" and show us what you can create, using the photo above for inspiration!

We also want to extend a BIG Our Creative Corner welcome this week to our Guest Designer, Jorunn Bjerkehagen. We are so excited to have you with us this week Jorunn! Be sure to stop by and visit her blog to see all of her beautiful creations. 

Guest Designer - Jorunn Bjerkehagen

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

(I machine sewn the satin ribbon for my ruffles.)

Vicki Burdick~~It's A Stamp Thing

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Anne Marie Hile - Stampin' Anne

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps & Scraps

Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

O Christmas Tree Challenge Winner

Hello and happy Wednesday crafters.  We were so happy to have so many of you participate in the O Christmas Tree Challenge!  Wow!  I'm sure you were all as impressed and inspired as I was by the many wonderful entries and ideas!  Thank you so much for your participation.  This week the Top Talent award goes to Tracy MacDonald - I Wanna Build a Memory.  Here is her entry.

Congratulations Tracy!  Those trees are so fabulous!  And thanks for sharing the link to the instructions on how you made them!

Haul Out the Holly...It's Time to Decorate! Challenge

Welcome to Our Creative Corner's challenge this week.  We want to thank all of those who participated in the O Christmas Tree Challenge last week.  There were so many beautiful and festive entries!  Be sure to stop back on Wednesday, Dec 7, to see the Top Talent Award Post for that challenge!

We also want to welcome our guest designer this week, Iwona Palamountain!  We are pleased to have you with us, Iwona!   Your work is always BEAUTIFUL!

I'm Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping, and I'm the hostess again this week.  I have a sketch challenge for you and am calling it the "Haul Out the Holly...It's Time to Decorate!" Challenge.  The challenge is to use this very basic sketch, and "decorate" it!  You can turn it on it's side or turn it upside-down or leave it like it is and then embellish or "decorate" it as much as you want!  Take a look at what our design team has created this week:

 Guest Designer - Iwona Palamountain

Holly Kean -Kean on Paper

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps & Scraps

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

Vicki Burdick~It's A Stamp Thing

Tui Nathan - Stampin Time

Anne Marie Hile - Stampin' Anne

Linda Coughln - The Funkie Junkie

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon