SUO Challenge 97, Something Yummy – Our Top 3!

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our latest challenge. Lots of Yummy designs can be made with Stampin' Up! products, and our entrants showed that off nicely.

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.

Krista Clark. We just loved the bright colors and textures of these fun cupcakes in the Card in a Box! Such fun for whoever gets this gorgeous card. Definitely yummy!

Lori Rider. The cute touches in this box project are just darling. The embossed acetate and the perfect stamp for this project are definitely delicious!

Leanne Pugliese. Such a sweet gift bag, with all those darling heart decorations to accent the other "Subtles" colors. We loved how Leanne wrapped the ribbon through the Chalk Talk Tag. From the stitched top of the bag down to the last little heart, you've got to know something yummy is inside!

SUO Challenge #97, Something Yummy!

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We were looking around for something new for a theme and saw that there are quite a few stamps in the Stampin' Up! catalog that feature something yummy. And of course we all make treat projects now and then to feature our favorite yummies. Your challenge this time is to make a card or other papercrafted project that features something that you consider "Yummy. 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 ab"out 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.

Before we get to our Design Team's fun projects, we'd like to take this opportunity to say farewell to Deena Boos, who's been a wonderful member of our Design Team. We're sad to see her go. But next time we'll welcome a brand new member of our team, and I'm sure we'll all enjoy her creations as much as we loved Deena's!

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 May 19, 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!

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SUO Challenge 96, Birds, Bees and Butterflies – Our Top 3!

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our latest challenge. We definitely had a nice assortment of all the critters featured in the challenge

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.

Elizabeth Gross

(Lilybet's Papers). Our Design Team loved the floral fantasy of this gorgeous box. The butterfly and the bee look almost alive! Beautiful coloring.

Laurie (Stamping Up North). This card is so soft and serene The heart so beautifully frames the paper and then the butterflies, flowers and leaves make an equally lovely frame for the heart!

Aimee Cretsinger. We love all the colors in this project. Those flowers look as if they were cut from a garden and put in those beautifully colored vases. And that butterfly is such a sweet accent for the whole project.

SUO Challenge #96, Birds, Bees and Butterflies

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Everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, Spring is in the air. The birds are chirping up a storm, bees are buzzing around newly-opened blooms and butterflies are making their lazy way throughout our garden. Your challenge this time is to make a card or other papercrafted project that features Birds, Bees or Butterflies. 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!