SUO Challenges #95, Featuring Flowers!

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Spring is finally here! Even places that have had a few late season winter storms have seen flowers popping up everywhere! Your challenge this time is to make a card or other papercrafted project that features flowers by Stampin' Up! Once you have your project done, post a photograph of it on your blog or in any other open online gallery, and then add a link to our Link Tool at the bottom of this post. If you have any questions about linking your project or problems in creating the link, be sure to let the challenge coordinator, Robin Messenheimer, know. We cheerfully help crafters out just about every challenge, so don't be bashful about asking for help!

Of course we have guidelines and they are detailed at the left and summarized below,, including the dates that this challenge is open.

Please remember this is an SUO (Stampin' Up! Only) challenge. Projects using non-SU! images, paper, embellishments, etc., will be removed. We also ask that you do not have advertisements for products (e.g., classes and subscription services) in your post. Please respect our criteria.

And now on to some inspiration from our talented design team for this week's challenge!

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 April 21, 2014. 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: April 22, 2014 (3 am USA Eastern Time) –

May 3, 2014 (6 am USA Eastern Time)

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SUO Challenge 94, Easter Time – Our Top 3!

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our latest challenge. There are so many beautifully different ways that Stampin' Up! products can be used to make beautiful Easter projects – and we enjoyed seeing so many of them!

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.

Lisa Walsh. This cross with the matching card is just stunning! The vibrant color combination in the rose bouquet and Lisa's attention to details through this project make it a very special project!

Paula Sievers. The soft coloring and beautifully done fussy cutting of the cute little images make this an absolutely darling card. In fact, one of our design team members called this "the cutest darn Easter card EVAH!

Melissa Davies. Who knew that the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set could contribute to such a lovely Easter card?! The label across the front and the ribbon and the Boutique Detail decoration are the perfect accents. Love this 3-D project!

SUO Challenge #94, It’s Easter Time!

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Spring is here and Easter is on its way!! Your challenge this time is to make a card or other papercrafted project that features Easter. Once you have your project done, post a photograph of it on your blog or in any other open online gallery, and then add a link to our Link Tool at the bottom of this post. If you have any questions about linking your project or problems in creating the link, be sure to let the challenge coordinator, Robin Messenheimer, know. We cheerfully help crafters out just about every challenge, so don't be bashful about asking for help!

Of course we have guidelines and they are detailed at the left and summarized below,, including the dates that this challenge is open.

And now on to some inspiration from our talented design team for this week's challenge!

PLEASE remember this: We’re looking for projects posted to the internet AFTER April 7, 2014. This is a NEW challenge! AND please mention/link to the SUO Challenge Blog in your post!

Challenge Dates: April 8, 2014 (3 am USA Eastern Time) –

April 19, 2014 (6 am USA Eastern Time)

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SUO Challenges 93, Boxes, Bags and Baskets – Our Top 4!

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A big, “Thank You,” to those of you who joined in our latest SUO Challenge, to make Boxes, Bags or Baskets. We usually name our Top 3 of each challenge the Monday following each challenge. This time, though, we’ve decided, based on the small number of challenge entries, that each of the entrants was deserving of being named a “Top 3” even though there were four of them!

Each one of these entries was delightful and we hope you will visit each of the blogs through the links at the bottom of the previous post.

Congratulations to:

Louise Cyr
Lyndsey Bowe
Denise Diuk
Holly Carlin

We look forward to your joining in our next challenge to be published tomorrow!