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SUO Challenge #77, Happy Birthday – Our Top 3!

     Oh, my!  There are certainly going to be lots of wonderful birthday cards being sent out this summer and fall, if our entries for the latest SUO Challenge are any indication!  We all loved every entry, and hope that those who are on the receiving end of the cards are as appreciative of all your creative work as we are.

     Our work to select our Top 3 this time around was difficult as always. But we did finally come up with our Top 3 selections.  We hope that you will take the opportunity to visit the blogs of the Top 3 entrants – which you can do by clicking on the photos of their projects.  We also invite our Top 3 entrants to grab the code for our Top 3 banner over to the left of this post and add it to your blog sidebar!  We know you'd like to show this off!

     Now our Top 3:

 

Laura Mackie.  What a wonderful use of the stars.  The simplicity and color combinations made us smile.  This card definitely denotes a celebration!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lynda Day.  This card stands out because of the fab use of a wedding cake image as a birthday cake.  At least two of the design team put this set on our wish list because of this card!  The way the background paper colors are accented by the cake colors is so much fun!

 

De Williamson. This card with a more masculine design to it sends out a celebratory feel with the overall layout and the fun red accent.  "Make a Wish" is a perfect greeting for this card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SUO Challenge #76, Back to School – Our Top 3!

After a slow start, we had quite a few people jump into this challenge with some great projects.  Who says going back to school can't be fun! Of course, we did expand the theme a bit to include any "Kards for Kids."  But that doesn't at all detract from the fine projects you all entered!

Thanks and High Marks to everyone who participated, and especially to our Top 3:

 

Susie Nelson.  Susie got to the Top of the Class with her READ theme!  There's so much fun detail in this card, including the Book Mark, the creatively placed letters, and the different reading subjects. All the colors were beautifully complementary which pulled this whole card together perfectly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nanci Simmons.  Nancy gets an A+ for her creative use of the Owl Builder Punch!  How cute are those Minions!

 

 

 

 

 

 

De Williamson.  De received High Honors from our Design Team for her creative use of the old and the new.  She remembered this retired Stampin' Up! paper set and combined it beautifully with the new and very current Hexagon Punch and the greeting from Regarding Dahlias.

SUO Challenge #75, Get Well Cards – Our Top 3!

     I'm so glad to see that so many of our readers now have Get Well Cards in their stash of gorgeous Stampin' Up! cards.  And I hope that very few of you actually have to use them during this fun, relaxing time of the year.  For those of you who do have to use them, rest assured that you will all be sending the BEST kind of Get Well Card – one that's from the heart and made with the best paper crafting products out there!

     There were so many beautiful cards this time – actually, all of them were beautiful!  But we've managed to make our selection for this challenges Top 3 Entrants! 

     Congratulations to you all, and especially our Top 3.  Please be sure to "pick up" your SUO Challenge Top 3 blog widget over at the left!

 

Kathy Schweinfurth.  Such striking colors and the butterfly is SO realistic!  There are so many wonderful details in this card, and we love them all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stef Perry.  What a lovely, soft, color combination!  And the watercoloring in this card finishes off the whole effect beautifully!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karren Johnson.   Karren used the white space beautifully in this Clean and Simple (CAS) card.  The pop of color with the red butterfly is the perfect accent!

 

 

 

 

 

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SUO Challenge #74, Favorite Accessories – Our Top 3!

     What fun to learn what everyone's favorite Stampin' Up! Accessories are!  The variety of "favorites" included some samples where "variety" was the key – you couldn't pick your favorite!  There were more of you who chose Textured Impression Embossing Folders than any other accessory.  The embossing didn't stop there, though, as a couple of you chose Embossing Powder as your favorite. Punches, which have been around for awhile, are the favorites of many of you.  And two of Stampin' Up!'s newest accessories – Candy Dots and Simply Pressed Clay – also made the long list of favorites!

     So thank you all for making this a fun set of entries to go through.  The creativity of each and every one of you is outstanding!  It was difficult as always to pick our Top 3, but pick we did. 

     Congratulations to our Top 3 for the Accessories Challenge!  You may click on the photo of their project to go to their online post to learn more about them.

 

Karren Johnson.  This card does a fabulous job of showing off the emboss resist technique.  We especially liked how the black card base made the colors pop!  This is definitely a fun "grunge" look card!

 

 

Linda Callahan.  We loved this bright, cheery card with all the well-displayed embellishments. The colors are all so beautifully complementary, and the layout shows all the elements of the card off perfectly!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katie Shimshock. This is a beautifully Clean and Simple (CAS) card, with the butterflies perfectly complementing the Designer Series Paper and the ruffled ribbon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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