It's the most wonderful time of the year. I'm sure you are crazy busy getting ready for the holidays that are upon us. I hope you will take a little time out from all of your preparations to play along with out newest challenge.

This challenge includes a color challenge, along with a technique challenge.

 

Combine those colors with your favorite method of dry embossing. You can use the Big Shot with a dry embossing folder, or try a scoring blade in your trimmer to emboss straight lines, or even make a template using punches and emboss with a stylus.

 

Deb Hoekstra

 

Heidi Baks

 

Jennifer Timko

 

Karen Barber

 

Michelle Laycock

 

New Designers:

You will notice this challenge, we have two new designers. Please help me welcome Heidi Baks and Jennifer Timko to our team. We have been admiring their work for quite some time. We are excited to bring their designs to you.

 

 

Heidi Baks:                 

Jennifer Timko:

 

 

Winners for Clean and Simple Christmas card challenge:

It was great to have so many of you play along with us for the last challenge. Thank you so much for your participation. Choosing a winner this time was difficult, as there were so many wonderful entries.

After much discussion, here are the winners. Please make sure you choose your badge from this blog and display it on your blog to show that you won.

• Kathy Tanner – love the beauty and simplicity of the monochromatic design
• Vera – wonderful use of colors
• Julie Edmonds – we love that she did a hybrid card (using traditional products with My Design Studio)
   

Welcome to another great challenge here on SUO. When you are faced with a Christmas card list longer than your arm, what are you to do? How about something simple? A card that can be mass produced easily. This challenge is clean and simple Christmas cards. I hope you find something here that will inspire you to make your own Christmas cards this year. If you need more help getting started, contact any of our designers and they will be glad to assist you.

Enjoy and make sure you upload a link to your creations so we can see what you have been up to.

 

Cindy Coutts

 

Deb Hoekstra

 

Karen Barber

Michelle Laycock

 

 

Melina Pylant

 

Patricia Weitzel

 

Special Thanks to everyone who played along with our last challenge, Thanksgiving Table settings. Everyone did such a great job! We were unable to decide on just one winner, so we would like to extend our award to each of the participants.Thanks so much for sharing all of your great ideas with us. Please make sure you grab your award button to display on your blog.

 

Welcome to another challenge. This week we are proposing you make Thanksgiving Table Art as your project. We have some great examples here to show you from our design team. All styles are represented here. If you set your table with the best china and linens, we have something for you. If you have a large family who eats on disposable plates, we have something for you.

Take some time this week to make a table art for your Thanksgiving feast. Upload your photo, leave a link and show us your creativity.

Looking forward to seeing your creations.

Also, it is with sadness that we need to say goodbye to SUO Challenges designer Jenn Diercks. She has done a fabulous job with starting out this challenge group but due to family commitments, must say goodbye. Are you interested in stepping into Jenn's place? Please send an email to stampinkitty@sbcglobal.net if you'd like to be an SUO Challenges designer and send us the link to your blog or online gallery so we can see your work! Thanks!

 

Deb Hoekstra

 

Karen Barber

Michelle Laycock

 

Patricia Weitzel

 

Melina Pylant

 

And, for our Punch Challenge Winners … Carrie Gaskin with her amazing Snoopy card. We were wowed by this design. What a wonderful use of punches In tie for second place, Chera Wiest and Missy Haderlie. Thank you so much ladies for playing along. Remember to pick up your blog badges from the side menu.