Most recent Stampin' Up! catalogs have had lots of products in them that invite us to do something "frilly" with our projects.  And the brand new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Catalog is no different.  In fact, there may just be a lot more in the way of lace and scallops and fussy folders in this new catalog than there has been in previous catalogs.  So, rather than just using all of these fancy frills as accents for other products, we challenged our design team – and now you! – to make something that shows off the frills right up front, making them main features of a project.

     I'm sure you'll agree that our Design Team members have all approached this assignment creatively – and we're sure that you will, too!  All you have to do is to create a project (card, scrap page, or any kind of project) using Stampin' Up! products with at least a bit of a frilly nature to them.  Here are our Design Team members' takes on this challenge, and we're, as always, looking forward to seeing what you'll do with this challenge, too!  Don't forget – Stampin' Up! ONLY!!  For entries in this and all of our challenges, all Stampin' Up! products are welcome, whether they are current or retired.

 

Karen Barber

 

Deb Hoekstra

 

Mary Brown

 

Heidi Baks

 

Jennifer Timko

 

Robin Messenheimer

 

Cindy Coutts

 

Pam Staples

Cindy Elam

     To participate in our challenge, make a card or other 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!  We're looking for cards posted to the internet after June 11, 2012, and (of course!) 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 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!

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