Category Archives: Challenge Favorites

SUO Challenge 95, Featuring Flowers – Our Top 3!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our latest challenge. We were inundated with flowers and loved every one of the projects you submitted.  Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this fun challenge.

Thanks especially to our Top 3 whom we felt did the best job of capturing our theme for the week!  Click on the pictures of their projects to go to their blogs or galleries for more details.

 

Nancy Littrell.  What a delightful mix of the old and the new, both in images and techniques.  The mix of colors carried from the layered flowers from a favorite older stamp set through to the spritzed Decorative Dots embossing folder is so eye catching!  I can't help but mention how lovely the coordinated backdrop for the photo is, too!

 

 

 

 

Brenda Hofstatter.  Again the coloring of this card definitely makes it outstanding.  The details that use the colors from the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper for matting, stamping and other accents are just perfect for this design!

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Gross. All those flowers are made especially lovely with the glitter accents, as well as how they're arranged in the beautifully embossed flower pot.  And that butterfly is just the perfect accent to draw our attention to the flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

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SUO Challenge 94, Easter Time – Our Top 3!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our latest challenge. There are so many beautifully different ways that Stampin' Up! products can be used to make beautiful Easter projects – and we enjoyed seeing so many of them!

Thanks especially to our Top 3 whom we felt did the best job of capturing our theme for the week!  Click on the pictures of their projects to go to their blogs or galleries for more details.

 

Lisa Walsh.  This cross with the matching card is just stunning!   The vibrant color combination in the rose bouquet and Lisa's attention to details through this project make it a very special project!

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Paula Sievers.  The soft coloring and beautifully done fussy cutting of the cute little images make this an absolutely darling card.  In fact, one of our design team members called this "the cutest darn Easter card EVAH!

 

 

 

 

Melissa Davies.  Who knew that the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set could contribute to such a lovely Easter card?!  The label across the front and the ribbon and the Boutique Detail decoration are the perfect accents.  Love this 3-D project!

 

 

 

 

 

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SUO Challenges 93, Boxes, Bags and Baskets – Our Top 4!

A big, “Thank You,” to those of you who joined in our latest SUO Challenge, to make Boxes, Bags or Baskets.  We usually name our Top 3 of each challenge the Monday following each challenge.  This time, though, we’ve decided, based on the small number of challenge entries, that each of the entrants was deserving of being named a “Top 3” even though there were four of them! 

Each one of these entries was delightful and we hope you will visit each of the blogs through the links at the bottom of the previous post.

Congratulations to:

  • Louise Cyr
  • Lyndsey Bowe
  • Denise Diuk
  • Holly Carlin

We look forward to your joining in our next challenge to be published tomorrow!

SUO Challenges 92, Pinks & Purples – Our Top 3!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our latest challenge. There are so many beautifully different ways that Stampin' Up! Pink and Purples can be used – and we enjoyed seeing so many of them!

Thanks especially to our Top 3 whom we felt did the best job of capturing our theme for the week!  Click on the pictures of their projects to go to their blogs or galleries for more details.

 

Heather Van Looy.  This is such a soft and lovely card.  We love the way that Heather fussy cut another flower and added it to the outside of the design.  With this and the dry embossing of the top layer, there is such nice texture to this card!  The Sahara Sand is a beautiful neutral for this design, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Julia Quinn.  We really liked the lacy soft  touch to these bookmarks.  The "Viola's Lace" wheel design with these colors almost makes it look like real lace!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stacey Ailes.  What soft vintage loveliness in this teabag holder.  The ribbon detail and the scattered pearls are the perfect accents.