Category Archives: Challenge Favorites

SUO Challenge 65, Our Going Green Top 3

     I have to tell you that this challenge provided a lot more fun that many of our challenges – and you'll know what I mean if you make sure to read the blog post for the first of our Top 3 entrants for the challenge.  I'm still laughing, and I can probably truthfully claim to have memorized the whole story!

     Thanks so much to all of you who joined in in our "Going Green" challenge, and we're all looking forward to seeing all of you – and even more! – as we get deeper and warmer intro Spring!

 

Linda Callahan.  Linda's card is so beautifully balanced, and we loved the 4-leaf clover with the word, "Lucky."  The splash of yellow was a nice finishing touch!  You have GOT to read her story.

 

Charissa Laarman.  We loved the dimension in Charissa's Shamrock and the texture that highlighted the entire card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Julie Gearinger.  The layering and all of the shading of greens in Julie's card is just beautiful.  And it's so much fun to have a Christmas card this time of the year!

 

 

 

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SUO Challenge #64, Our SAB Top 3!

     Stampin' Up!'s annual Sale-a-bration event is definitely popular if the number of entrants that we had during this challenge is any indication!  What fun we had with all of the samples that all of you shared with us. As always, though, we have chosen our Top Three and, as always, we had a tough time picking those Top Three!  You are all so talented.  Thanks for everyone who joined us for this challenge.

     So now for our Top Three!

 

Julie Wadlinger.  This is a very unique layout for this card!  There are so many different elements that are parts of this project – so creative!

 

 

 

 

 

 

KarrenJ. Karren constructed the Saffron and Black to make such a clean, beautifully designed card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Christie.  We loved the way she used the papers and stamps and colors to make such a fun box!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SUO Challenge #63, CAS Valentines – Our Top 3!

     Oh, my, what a wonderful collection of easy to make Clean and Simple Valentines you showed off during our last challenge!  Of course, some were more "clean and simple" than others.  But there is a wide variety of opinions on what constitutes CAS.  All these different ideas is what makes looking at all these wonderful project samples so much fun!

     Thank you to everyone who contributed a gorgeous project for this challenge – and they were ALL gorgeous!  We have selected a "Top 3," though, and they are:

 

Karren J.  made a card that we all agreed was the epitome of "Clean and Simple."  What a beautiful splash of red in the one corner of the card and the rhinestone accented it perfectly!

 

 

Gail Wheeler.  The Naturals Composition envelope and the distressed background complement each other so well – and provide the perfect background layout for the hearts and greeting.  Lovely card!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kristine Giampietro.  We loved the party favor, and especially the pearl heart on the tag.  The texture on the pillow box accented the two pieces of pink with their pearl accents beautifully.  What a fun project!

 

 

 

     If you wish to learn more about any of these projects, just click on the picture and you'll be taken to the artist's blog!

SUO Challenge #61, True Blue – Our Top 3!

     Even though it's been awhile since we posted this challenge, it's been hard to miss that gorgeous sea of blue that filled the last SUO Challenge Blog Post.  I couldn't have imagined a better response to this challenge.  Who knew so many loved blue?!

     And now, finally, after a bit of a delay, we'd like to name our Top 3 for our last challenge.  Don't forget to pick up a copy of the code for our "Top 3" winner that you can place on your blog side bars!

 

Julie Gearinger.  This set of sympathy cards is amazing.  We expecially loved that Julie included instructions for the basic brayering technique for the cards and showed us so many ways to use our final stamped product.  Definitely stunning!

 

 

 

 

Julie Fields.  Julie's Baby Wipes technique is just gorgeous!  Not only that, the way that Julie divided her card into sections really made this card feel like a work of art

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lynn Starzl.  That Henry card is so cute with the arrow clip to "point" us in the correct direction for extending Henry's wonderful trunk!   Lynn's masking was spot on, too, making this a treasure of a card.

 

 

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