SUO Challenge #42 – Our Top 3!

4 / 17 / 12

We are very happy that so many of you decided to join in our "Congratulations" challenge. Congratulations to all of you! And, as always, a special Congratulations to our Top 3 for Challenge #42!

Bonnie Klass. We all loved the use of the white space in this card, perfectly accented by the "stamped-off" images from the Herbed Expressions stamp set. This clean and simple design is just stunning!

Cathy Parlitsis. Those rosettes are adorable, and the layering of the whole card sets them off so beautifully. Cathy used so many techniques in this card, and they all blend together to make a really spectacular Congratulations greeting.

Erna Logtenberg. The fold in this card is one that many of us haven't used in a long time – and now we wonder why! Of course, the colors and the stamped layered motif of this card are what truly make it special – and one of our favorites of the week!

Thank you ALL for being a part of the SUO Challenge!

SUO Challenge 38 – Our Top Three

2 / 20 / 12

What fun to see all the color combinations that you all showed off in response to our last challenge. It started off as a Valentine Color challenge, and segued into use of two colors for any project once we got past Valentine's Day. Thanks so much for everyone for participating, and especially to this week's Top Three:

Bonnie Klass. We all loved the way Bonnie used the white space on this card to set off her colors so nicely, and we really enjoyed the way that she used the black gingham ribbon to accent the white as well as the colors. And those pearls on the hearts are just the perfect accents for this beautiful Love card!

Karen
Sczcepkowski. What a unique color duo for this Anniversary/Valentine's card. We loved the way she stamped on the side panels and then used the embossing to accent the top and the bottom panels. Lovely combo, and I think a couple of us may be using this color combo before long!

Lana Horton. Lana showed us how we can transition from Valentine's Day to St. Patrick's day with this unusual set of colors to set off her sparkly heart! The way she tied the ribbon was a beautiful way to finish off this card!

SUO Challenge 37 – Our Top 3

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Oh my did we have some variety with this challenge and what fun it was to look through them all again as we were trying hard to pick our top 3. But pick we did (despite just about everyone getting a vote somewhere!). Thanks to everyone who joined us this time, and special congratulations to our Top 3!

Sally McD That lion is just TOO cute! And we all loved how Sally used the colors from the Sale-A-Bration sets for this over-the-top cute baby card!

Erika Clark. What an A-Maze-Ing Twisted Easel Card with the pleated ribbon all around to set it off.

Lori Rider. We loved the layering with the Framelit and the Doily Triple Layer punch, and the precision with which she did everything in this card!

SUO Challenge 36: Top 3

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Finally life has come to be somewhat normal (as in “normally chaotic” rather than “all-heck-is-breaking-loose” normal) and I have compiled all our votes for the Top 3 for SUO Challenge 36 – New Techniques. Without a doubt many of us on the SUO Challenge Design team were impressed with all the techniques and I think that each one of us learned a new technique in the process. I’m trying out two of them in my classes next week!

But enough of us! Congratulations to all of you for showing off so many wonderful techniques – but especially to our Top 3. Note that clicking on one of the pictures will take you to the original blog post and more information about the stamper’s technique!

Margaret of TotallyAwake4-Stampin. How much fun is that “Peekaboo Embossing”!? Not only is the technique fun to use, but Margaret used a perfect stamp set with all the butterflies flitting in and out and around her embossed flowers. Fun, fun, fun! Now to go get out our “Flight of the Butterfly” set!

Liz Fedyna of Stamper’s Bliss. Her take on the Vellum Faux Dry Embossing is just stunning, and we especially liked the added touch of the stitching around the central image. We think that Liz executed this technique with vellum perfectly and we’re all itching to try it again as soon as possible!

Gayle Wheeler of Stampingville. We all just loved the idea of using the Dazzling Details to trace the stamped image in this card. Gayle gave credit to Stampin’ Up! for showing off the technique. But Gayle did a dynamite job showing it off to everyone (including those of us who missed it in the demonstrator’s magazine!)