Category Archives: Challenge Favorites

SUO Challenge #42 – Our Top 3!

     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 #40 – Our Top 3!

     Once again, over half of the entries in our challenge received Top 3 votes.  Your ingenuity shown in all the fab entries for "It's Fun Being Green" just amazed us all.  We are just so pleased to have such talented people entering our challenge and we look forward every time to seeing what you design for us! 

     But, as always, we like to single out three of the entries for recognition as one of our Top 3.  It's so hard, because we'd like to make it a top 6 or 7 or 8….  But not.  So here are our Top 3 for this challenge.  You may click on any of the pictures to go to the artist's blog for more details about her project.

 

Paula's CardPaula Sievers.  Everything on this card is just fabulous!  The hills outlined with the edgelits, the little rosette in the lower left corner, the sun – and all the textured elements – really make it a very special card!

 

 

 

Karen Szczepkowski.  This card really took the idea of making the green the focal point to heart (sorry, but one of the design team said it first, so I'm not to blame for the pun).  And what a unique way to use the Sprinkled Expressions Sale-a-bration stamp.  Just darling!

 

 

 

 

 

Patty Gorka.  Again, the use of Edgelits for the hills in this card was definitely unique.  And that butterfly just really shows off the design of the stamp from Mixed Bunch.  Finishing the card off with the diagonal grid is a perfect complement to all the other texture in the card.