Challenge #149 - Sparkle It Up

Well, it is the last day of 2013.  It has been a busy year for most of us.  I know I have not had the time I want to devote to my art so my resolution is to make more time for myself.  What is yours?
I also want to allocate more time to this site and make it even better for 2014.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Our sketch this week is another one courtesy of Sarah.  And the twist is to sparkle it up - if you want.

And here are the creations by our team:

glenda

karen

nicole

sara h.

sarah

sue

tanya

eileen

Beautiful cards, ladies!

Now it is your turn.  I am so looking forward to seeing what you create.

Happy New Year!!

Challenge #147 Top 3

Hi everyone!
Just a note to say there will be no top 3 this week.  We only had four entries so it would be unfair to showcase three and leave only one out.
Thanks to those of you who took the time during this busy season to participate.
Merry Christmas!

Challenge #148 - Use Wood or Woodgrain

Merry Christmas to all!
I hope your day is happy and you enjoy this time with family and friends.
Can you imagine my horror?  I went to post a note about the top 3 and I noticed that I simply forgot to post this week's challenge.
Here it is ....a day late.
Here is the sketch:

The twist (if you choose to use it) is to add wood or woodgrain to your card.
And here are the cards from the team:

nancy

sara h.

amy

glenda

kathy

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time from this busy season to craft with us.  I cannot wait to see your creations.

Happy holidays!

Challenge #146 Top 3

Oh my!  I cannot believe I forgot this post.  I have been running to physio for my hand and, on Wednesday, when it should have aired, I simply forgot to do it. Sorry, everyone.

But, better late than never, here are the top three for last week (in random order):

patti

hazel

sandi

Congratulations, ladies!  Aren't these fabulous cards?  Click on the names to visit their blogs and maybe even leave them some love.

See you later!

Challenge #147

Good morning!
I hope you are enjoying your holiday preparations and that you are not getting too stressed to enjoy this time of year.
And.....
I hope you find time for yourself as well.  What better way than by doing some crafting?
Our sketch this week is yet another basic one and the twist is to include a snowflake (if you want).  
Our sketch............

And the cards from our team................

eileen

glenda

karen

nicole

Wow! Don't you love these cards?  Now get your supplies out, take some time for yourself and create a card of your own.

And enjoy the season!

Holiday Tag- Stravaganza Draw Winners

Hi!
Here are are winners from our Tag-Stravaganza two week event.  I let random.org pick one winner from week one and two from week two.
Winners,please email me your mailing addresses and I will send out your prizes.

Week One Winner:
Kathy S.

Week Two Winners:
Nancy Parker
Katy

Thank you to everyone who participated in our special event!

Tag-Stravaganza Week 2 Top 3

Good morning and welcome back to Try Stampin'.
We are always so excited to see all of your wonderful creations and thank you for submitting your projects each week.
Here are the top 3 (in random order) from last week :

melissa

katy

natalie

Congratulations, ladies!  Aren't these fabulous tags?  Click on the names to visit their blogs and maybe even leave them some love.

See you later!

Tag-Stravaganza Week 1 Top 3

Good morning and welcome back to Try Stampin'.
We are always so excited to see all of your wonderful creations and thank you for submitting your projects each week.
Here are the top 3 (in random order) from 2 weeks ago:

kathy

kezzy

rose 

Congratulations, ladies!  Aren't these fabulous tags?  Click on the names to visit their blogs and maybe even leave them some love.

See you later!

Challenge #146

Hi everyone!
First let me thank all of the designers and participants for a great "Tag-Stravaganza" - it was a lot of fun and the tags were amazing.  I will announce the prize winners tomorrow along with the top 3 for each week. 

This time of year we are all busy with holiday preparations but I hope you have time for a little R and R (better known as crafting).  If so, here is our sketch for the week:

And the twist (use it or not) is to use Gold somewhere on your card.

Now for the inspirations from the team:

glenda

kathy

mary jo

nancy

sara h.

shell

amy

Aren't they all beautiful?  Now it is your turn.  I hope you find the time to have some fun and create your own great cards.

Thanks for stopping by!

Holiday Tag-Stravaganza Part 2

Good Morning!  Welcome to week 2 of our big holiday tag event. Once again, there is no sketch but our designers have been busy creating wonderful tags for you.  And...they have added short tutorials on their blogs to let you know how they made them.  

Just like last week, there will be a prize awarded randomly for every five entries we receive. And, you can also win a prize for re-creating a tag by one of the team.

Now, when I dreamed up this event, I forgot about American Thanksgiving.  As many of you would have been busy last week (with no time to craft), I have extended last week's deadline as well so you can also add tags to that post until next Tuesday.  Hopefully there is more time this week.

It is time to see the beautiful tags from our designers:

sara h.

sarah c.

sue

tanya

eileen

karen

nicole

OKay, now that we have shown you our tags, I cannot wait to see yours.  Post as many tags as you feel like making, leave comments and re-create our tags if you want.  And most of all, let's have some fun!

P.S.  the first linky is for all tags; the second for re-creations.

Top 3 for Challenge #145

Good morning and welcome back to Try Stampin'.
We are always so excited to see all of your wonderful creations and thank you for submitting your projects each week.
Here are the top 3 (in random order) from last week:

rose

ellen

hayley

Congratulations, ladies!  Aren't these fabulous cards?  Click on the names to visit their blogs and maybe even leave them some love.

See you later!

Holiday Tag-Stravaganza

It's time for a very special event here at Try Stampin'.  This week and next, we will be having a giant "Holiday Tag Gala".   There will not be sketches to spur you on --you will be asked to submit tags of your design and our talented team is posting tags as their samples (to inspire you).As an added bonus, each designer will have a tutorial on her blog to show you how she made hers.  There are draws and prizes and lots of fun.  

So, start thinking of tags! tags! tags! and more tags!  The more you submit, the more chances you have to win!  

So let's get started with the fun..... This week, there will be a prize draw for every five entries we get.  Also we will draw one winner from all the comments we receive.As well, if you re-create a designer's tag, you will also be eligible to win a prize.  There will be a separate linky for these re-creations so be mindful where you post your tags.

Now, since this is a special event, I am going to ask everyone to leave comments on the designers' blogs at the end of each tutorial post. Let them know you appreciate their efforts.

Here are our designer samples for this week:

amy

claire

glenda

kathy

mary jo

nancy

shell

cherylann

OKay, now that we have shown you our tags, I cannot wait to see yours.  Post as many tags as you feel like making, leave comments and re-create our tags if you want.  And most of all, let's have some fun!

P.S.  the first linky is for all tags; the second for re-creations.