Challenge #264

I hope everyone had a nice Easter.  I had a very pleasant one - even though the weather was more winter than spring!  
Our photo this week is one I took yesterday of Elli's teddy bear after she left it out in the rain.   She and Finn (they are both dogs in case you did not know) tend to grab her stuffed toys and take them outside for a run...but they forget to bring them in. Notice the water stain on the deck.

On to our top 3 from challenge #262....
Here they are in no particular order:

Alicia

Margaret (from Facebook) 

Lois (from Facebook)

And honourable mention goes to Patricia for this card:

Thanks to all who participated and a hearty "WooHoo!" to the winners.  Great cards from all!

Now for our challenge for this week, another great sketch from Kaylin with the optional theme   "Helping Hands".

  And here are the  cards from the team:

Vicki

Crystal

Kaylin

LeAnne

Lori

Sara H.

Beautiful, ladies, and  VERY INSPIRATIONAL! I am positive that we will get lots of interest in this challenge.  Thanks so much for being on our team.

Remember everyone, that you have two weeks to enter and you can do it below  (with the linky) or on our Facebook page as a comment to the appropriate post.

Happy creating, all, and have a great week!

Crystal's Craftroom

Hi, everyone!  As promised, here is the video Crystal made of her craftroom.  I hope this is the first of many "features" brought to you by   our talented team.   
So sit back and enjoy the tour....

Thanks, Crystal!

Challenge #263

Hello and happy Tuesday! Glad you stopped by to see us this week.  In case you are new, I want to let you know that our challenges run for two weeks (to give you lots of time to get your creative wheels turning). Also, please visit our Facebook page to view some beautiful cards and to join in our discussions.

As always, I begin with our photo for the week.

We feed the birds year round and I called this "Sharing Lunch".  

Now for the top three from Challenge #261.. We had a lot of entries (both here and on Facebook) so once again I will share the top three -in random order- and an honourable mention.

Lois (from Facebook)

Denise

Stephanie

Honourable mention....

Maria

Wow!  Great cards, ladies!  And great cards from EVERYONE who participated this week.  Thanks, all!

Our sketch this week is another from Kaylin.

I love everything about this sketch and hope you  do as well.

The OPTIONAL THEME is Easter Time.  Use it or not, it is up to you.

And here are the examples from our team:

Shell

Teresa

Libby

Lynne

Sharon

Beautiful cards, team!  And I am pretty sure you will inspire our followers to dig out some supplies and get creating.   I know that each week, you get my creative juices going.    Thanks so much for your dedication and hard work.

Everyone, remember, you can enter below or as a comment on our Facebook page.  And...you have until April 4th to get your cards done. Happy crafting!

p.s.  Check our blog and facebook page tomorrow for a special treat from Crystal.

Challenge #262

Hello   and good mornaftevening, all!  Hoping all is well with you.  As always, we begin with our photo of the week. 
I love watching the chickadees flitting around and spent some time on Saturday just sitting in the back yard with my camera.

On to our top three from challenge #260 ---here they are in random order:

Mary (from Facebook)

Dawn

Margaret (from Facebook)

Great  cards, ladies!  I love how you each interpreted our sketch so differently.  Congrats to you and thanks to everyone who participated.

Our sketch this week is  another courtesy of Kaylin and our  OPTIONAL THEME  is  St. Pat's.   Our theme is there to give you a little nudge  if you are having a hard time getting started.

Here are the examples our designers came up with:

Kaylin

LeAnne

Lori

Sara H.

Vicki

Crystal

I love how unique each of the designer cards is.  I  know you will be inspired to create your one-of-a-kind as well. A reminder that you can enter here by using the linky or on our Facebook page by posting a comment to the appropriate post.  And remember, you have two full weeks to enter.

Thanks, everyone, for stopping by and have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Challenge #261

Hi everyone!  If you are  first time visitor, welcome.  If you are a regular follower, welcome back.  We have a great   challenge this week and lots of samples to spur you on.  But first, lets look at our photo for the week and our top 3 from challenge #259.

Here's our  photo:

Now, pigeons might not be your cup of tea but I love the iridescent colours in their feathers and I really love how they often  "hang out" in pairs.

There were some great entries for challenge #259 and here are our choices for top 3:

Margaret (from Facebook)

Kicka

Maria

Congratulations, ladies!  And thank you to everyone who entered.  We saw some really fine work.

Now, on to our challenge for this week.  Our sketch is once again courtesy of Kaylin and our optional theme is NOTHING FLORAL.  As always, feel free to use our theme or not...it is up to you.

Here are the cards from our team:

Lynne

Sharon

Shell

Teresa

Jayme

Kaylin

Libby

Wow!  Amazing cards, team!  I know you will inspire our followers to do some creating of their own.  Thanks so much for  the beautiful work!

Rememer, everyone, our challenge runs for two weeks (until March 21st) and you can enter below using the Linky or as a comment on our Facebook page.  Happy crafting, all!

P.S.  I must apologize for this post being a few minutes late.  I was having trouble with blogger and uploading pictures.

New Designers

Hi!
Well, all three of our new design team members have responded now.  I would  like to welcome TERESA BUCHHOLZ , Jayme Ziemer and LIBBY FENS to our group.  Please welcome them warmly!  

New Designers

Good evening everyone.  It appears I told you an untruth.  As one of the selected designers has not answered me yet, I am waiting until tomorrow morning to announce the new members of our team.

Challenge #260

Hello to everyone!  
First, I want to thank everyone who has applied to join our design team.  I will do another post later today to let you know who has been selected.  I got some really great applications and have decided to add   two or three new team members.  Stay tuned until later today.

Our photo this week is of a pair of Bohemian Waxwings.  They have been coming in huge flocks to eat the apples left on our tree when winter came.

Our top three from challenge #258 are as follows:(in random order)

Teresa

Belle (from Facebook)

Maria

And honourable mention to...

Jenny

Congratulations, ladies!  In truth, there were so many beautiful cards this week that it was like splitting hairs to choose. Thanks to all who entered.

Now, for this week's challenge:

(courtesy of Kaylin)

Our optional theme  is : In Like A Lamb Or A Lion?  Use it or not, it is up to you.

Here are the samples from our team:

Vicki

Crystal

Kaylin

LeAnne

Lori

Sara H.

Gorgeous, team!  and all so different from the others.  I am sure you will inspire our followers with such beautiful cards and have shown them lots of options for interpreting the sketch.  

Remember, you have two weeks to complete your card and you can enter below or as a comment to our post on our Facebook page.  I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Before I go, it makes me sad but Lynda has found it necessary to eave our design team as well.  She is just too busy to continue so let's all wish her the best.  But, on a happier note, Shell is rejoining our little group after a bit of an absence.  I cannot wait to show you her work!

P.S.  check back later today to see who is new to our team.