Love is in the Air Winner

I want to send out a big Thank You to everyone who played along and followed our recipe challenge.  There were a few requirements in this challenge, and it seemed to have stumped a few folks.  It was tough to choose a winner, but in the end the Top Talent award goes to...

 Carla S. 

 Carla had all the requirements in this recipe challenge: kraft, grey, and pink colors, some sparkle (her glitter) and a heart shape (her Valentine).  Carla had just a few layers, but her work is neat, clean and simply pretty.   Carla did a wonderful job coloring her digital image, and adding glitter to the appropriate image pieces.  Congratulations Carla S. !

It's not too late to still play along with this weeks challenge, Best Friend.  We've seen some beautiful creations so far, and we'd love to see more!  We'll be back on Saturday with a new challenge, so please come back again!

Best Friend

Happy Saturday!  It's Sharon W. of Designs by Sharon, here, hosting again this week.  I hope everyone is ready to play along with us here @ Our Creative Corner.  First, I have a little housekeeping to take care of.  Last week, I hosted a recipe challenge for a St. Valentine's Day themed challenge.  And well, there were entries that did not follow the recipe.  I'm not sure if was because of the popularity of the theme, or the title, or what.  We all have taken time and energy to both develop and participate in these challenges, and so we ask the same of you, our treasured followers and players.  Second, I would like to say Thank You to our guest designers last week!  They did a wonderful job showing their talents and creativity.  And third, a heart felt thank you for all of you who participated in last week's challenge.  I know the color combination was very creative.  

Ok, so now on for this week's challenge; 'Best Friend' is the title and theme.  This week, the challenge is a little more liberal.  Make a paper craft item (card, scrapbook page layout, a 3-D item, an altered item) for a Best Friend! It can be for a birthday, a thank you, or to just let her know she is your best friend!  The only other requirement, is to include a flower!  The flower can be hand-made, an embellishment, or a stamp.  It's your best friend, you decide what works best for your paper craft item.

The guest designer we had scheduled for this week actually joined our design team last week.  But we want to recognize Anita Houston for winning the Top Talent award recently and feature her design team card this week in our guest designer spot.  

Anita Houston - Guest Designer and New Design Team Member

Susan Butler

Vicki Burdick~~It's a Stamp Thing

Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

Irena Kowalczyk/Rudlis

Tui Nathan - Stampin Time

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

Anne Marie Hile - Stampin' Anne

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Hip to Be Square Winner!

A big thanks to everyone who played along with our sketch challenge. It looks like it scared some people away, LOL, but those of you who played along seemed to really love it, which makes me beyond happy! It was tough to choose a winner, but in the end the Top Talent award goes to...

Amy Lazzell!

The mix of punches, images and textures on Amy's card is a showstopper. The buttons, pearls and twine add so much interest. She put a lot of detail into this sketch and her effort paid off! Congratulations, Amy!

It's not too late to join in our Valentine's recipe challenge - we've seen some lovely creations so far and we'd love to see more! We'll be back on Saturday with our new challenge so please come back again!

Love is in the Air - A Recipe Challenge (please read the challenge requirements and do not enter if your project does not meet them)

Good Morning! I hope everyone's weekend is off to a good start.  It's Sharon, from Designs by Sharon, and I will be your hostess this week.  Before we get started with a new challenge, let me extend our gratitude to all of you who played along with us in last week's challenge:  Hip to be Square brought to us by the talented Lori Rider.  Everyone did a fabulous job!

And don't forget, we are welcoming five new designers this week so please give a warm welcome to:

Sue Butler - Scrumplescrunch
Anita Houston - The Artful Maven Haven
Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts
Irena Kowalczyk (aka Rudlis) - Love, Life and Crafts
Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

Now onto this week's challenge.  My goal for this challenge was to inspire you to create something romantic and beautiful for St. Valentine's Day.  So, here it is!  This week's challenge is entitled, ' Love is in the air'.  Make a St. Valentine's Day paper craft item (card, scrapbook page layout, 3-D item, or an altered item) using the colors Pink, Grey, and Kraft.  Now, I'm a girly-girl, so add some sparkle to your paper craft item (rhinestones, glitter, metal) anything that shines!  And don't forget to include a heart-shape.  Before you think these colors are a bit off, check out what these fabulously talented ladies have created!  Let us inspire you, to create the perfect Valentine!

Guest Designer - Noelle McAdams

Guest Designer - Marie at Ink'd Wings

 Sue Butler

Anita Houston

Meihsia Liu

Vicki Burdick~~It's a Stamp Thing

Irena Kowalczyk/Rudlis

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Tui Nathan - Stampin Time

Oh Baby! Inspiration Challenge winner

Good morning! I know you're here to find out the winner of our Oh Baby! inspiration challenge, but first a huge thanks to everyone who took on our challenge. Your creations were gorgeous as always! We hope you enjoyed playing along. Our winner this week is Tracey!

How adorable is the giraffe punch art? Perfect for a baby card! The framed window is a clever take on the shape of the cake in the inspiration photo, and the embossed background and hearts really add a punch! Congratulations to Tracey - please display our Top Talent badge with pride!

Don't forget you still have time to play along with our sketch challenge this week. We would love to see your creations! Then come back on Saturday for a new month of challenges and our first contributions from our fabulous new design team!



Good Bye and Hello - Announcing Our New Design Team

A huge thank you to all who applied for a design team position with Our Creative Corner.  We all took part in the review and recommendation of the new members.  It was a tough choice with so many great entries and now we have five new design team members.

But before they are introduced, we have to say a sad goodbye to two of our team members who are moving on to bigger and better things.

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps and Scraps

Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

Please join us in thanking these two talented paper crafters for all the wonderful inspiration they have provided during their time with Our Creative Corner and in wishing them all the best as they continue to pursue their individual interests.  They will definitely be missed!

Now it's time to meet our new designers who will be joining the weekly inspiration line up.  You may already know some of them as they have been regular players here at Our Creative Corner.  Please welcome:

Sue Butler - Scrumplescrunch

Anita Houston - The Artful Maven Haven

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

Irena Kowalczyk (aka Rudlis) - Love, Life and Crafts

Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

A big welcome, ladies, from all of us here at Our Creative Corner.  We're thrilled that you have joined our team!