SUO Challenge #116 – Shape Up!

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With most of us already having our Valentine cards in the mail, and no holidays on the immediate horizon, we decided to try something a bit different. Yes, the focus will be on cards – but not just any cards. Your challenge this time is to make a card that has a shape that is not a rectangle or square. Hearts, circles, triangles, die cuts — you name it! If it's not a square or rectangle it belongs in this challenge! Need some ideas to get your creativity started? Then check out our Design Team projects – and have fun with your own project!

To participate in our challenge, make a card and post a photo of it to your blog or a gallery on the internet. Then come back here and use our link tool at the bottom of this post to share the photo with us.

PLEASE remember this: We’re looking for projects posted to the internet AFTER February 9, 2015 This is a NEW challenge! AND please mention/link to the SUO Challenge Blog in your post!

Of course, your projects must be made with Stampin’ Up! products only. The products may be those that are in current catalogs, or they may be retired products. But (as our blog title says) SUO – Stampin’ Up! Only! This means that products from other papercrafting, rubber stamp, die-making or other companies may not be included in your project or in any other project included in your blog post if Stampin’ Up! sells a like product. For example, Stampin’ Up! does not sell sewing thread. So use of sewing thread from another company is just fine. Stampin’ Up! does sell the Sizzix Big Shot, so use of die-cuts, texture plates or other such products from another company is not fine. If you have a question, please send an e-mail to our Coordinator, Robin Messenheimer, and she’ll be glad to answer it!

Challenge Dates: February 10, 2015 (3 am USA Eastern Time) –

February 21, 2015 (6 am USA Eastern Time)

An InLinkz Link-up

SUO Challenge 115, Valentines – Our Top 3!

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our challenge to feature a project with a Valentine Wish! 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.

Michelle Long. What a stunning card this is! It's so much fun being taken back to the days when every Valentine had some lace on it!

Cindy Brumbaugh. This is a beautifully made gift bag! Everything about it coordinates so well.

Jenny Gauthier. The black heart-dotted background just makes the bit of red in this card "pop." And the hand stitching is just lovely!

SUO Challenge #115 – Valentine Wishes!

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Can you believe January of 2015 is almost over!? And now it's on to Valentine's Day. Your challenge this week is to make a card or other paper crafted project that includes Valentine Wishes!

Need some ideas to get your creativity started? Then check out our Design Team projects – and have fun with you own project!

To participate in our challenge, make a card or other paper-crafted project and post a photo of it to your blog or a gallery on the internet. Then come back here and use our link tool at the bottom of this post to share the photo with us.

PLEASE remember this: We’re looking for projects posted to the internet AFTER January 26, 2015 This is a NEW challenge! AND please mention/link to the SUO Challenge Blog in your post!

And, of course, your projects should be made with Stampin’ Up! products only. The products may be those that are in current catalogs, or they may be retired products. But (as our blog title says) SUO – Stampin’ Up! Only! This means that products from other papercrafting, rubber stamp, die-making or other companies may not be included in your project or in any other project included in your blog post if Stampin’ Up! sells a like product. For example, Stampin’ Up! does not sell sewing thread. So use of sewing thread from another company is just fine. Stampin’ Up! does sell the Sizzix Big Shot, so use of die-cuts, texture plates or other such products from another company is not fine. If you have a question, please send an e-mail to our Coordinator, Robin Messenheimer, and she’ll be glad to answer it!

Challenge Dates: January 27, 2015 (3 am USA Eastern Time) –

February 7, 2015 (6 am USA Eastern Time)

An InLinkz Link-up

SUO Challenge 114, the Dotty Challenge – Our Top 3!

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our challenge to feature a project with Dots – of any kind!. 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.

Marcee Rodgers. What a beautiful Clean and Simple (CAS) card using the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set for the dots of this challenge. The colors that Marcee used, along with the Linen Thread and the sequins, did a great job of setting off the greeting as the focal point.

Chris Slogar. We really liked Chris' take on the Bokeh effect that's currently very popular with crafters. How clever to use the various sizes of punched circles to make the dots that are the feature of this challenge!

Linda Callahan. We were so glad to see the Sale-a-Bration stamp set, Lotus Blossom, featured in one of our Top 3! Linda cut out the main image and then accented it not only with the dots on the Designer Series Paper dots, but also with the textured front of the card. What fun!