Monday, June 29, 2015

Weekly Winners - Color Challenge #129

Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's challenge!  It seemed like our colors really did pose a challenge since there were fewer than usual entries.  Sorry about that! 

Because of the smaller number of submissions, the Design Team is recognizing only two cards as our Weekly Winners.  We felt these two came closest to using our challenge colors while staying clean and simple in style.  In order of entry into the challenge, we congratulate:



Well done, ladies! Please feel welcome to copy our winners' badge and display it on your blog:


If you haven't played along with us yet this week, there is still time to join in our current challenge: #130 - Sketch. You have until 11:00 p.m. London U.K. time /6:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time Wednesday, July 1 to link your card to the challenge post. We'd love to see what you create!

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Challenge #130 Sketch

Hi everyone! Today is the last of my challenges for June, and it's a nice simple sketch! The blank space above the ribbon element leaves a fab blank canvas for you to stamp on, emboss, etc. Just remember to keep it clean and simple.


Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when creating your card.

Here is some inspiration from the design team to get your creative juices flowing:


Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab.  Please read them carefully before linking your card.  Happy crafting!


Challenge End Time:  6:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time/11:00 p.m. London U.K. time Wednesday, July 1, 2015


Monday, June 22, 2015

Weekly Winners: Sketch Challenge #128

Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's challenge!  We loved seeing what everyone created! The Design Team has chosen the following cards as our Weekly Winners.  In order of entry into the challenge, we congratulate:



Awesome job, ladies! Please feel welcome to copy our winners' badge and display it on your blog:


If you haven't played along with us yet this week, there is still time to join in our current challenge: #129 - Colours. You have until 11:00 p.m. London U.K. time /6:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time Wednesday, June 24, 2015 to link your card to the challenge post. We'd love to have you join us!

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Challenge #129 Colours

Hello! Lizy here with another challenge for you, this week a colour challenge! I am really enjoying setting these challenges and I hope you are enjoying entering them!


We've used Stampin' Up colour names for reference; however, you may use any companies' products for your cards as long as you match our colours as closely as possible. You may also use white, ivory, kraft, or black for your card base and layers, for image outlines, or for sentiments. However, in order to be considered for our weekly winners, you must not use any other colours.

Here is some inspiration from the design team to get your creative juices flowing:



Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab.  Please read them carefully before linking your card.  Happy crafting!


Challenge End Time:  6:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time/11:00 p.m. London U.K. time Wednesday, June 24, 2015


Monday, June 15, 2015

Weekly Winners: Colour Challenge #127

Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's challenge!  We loved seeing what everyone created! The Design Team has chosen the following cards as our Weekly Winners.  In order of entry into the challenge, we congratulate:



Awesome job, ladies! Please feel welcome to copy our winners' badge and display it on your blog:



If you haven't played along with us yet this week, there is still time to join in our current challenge: #128 - Sketch. You have until 11:00 p.m. London U.K. time/6:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time Wednesday, xxx to link your card to the challenge post. We'd love to have you join us!

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Challenge #128 Sketch

Hello everyone! It's Lizy, back this week with a sketch challenge for you to try. I used a similar one a few weeks ago and it gave me the inspiration to create this sketch...


I hope you have fun with this one and I can't wait to see your entries!

Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when creating your card.

Here is some inspiration from the design team to get your creative juices flowing:


Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab.  Please read them carefully before linking your card.  Happy crafting!


Challenge End Time:  6:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time/11:00 p.m. London U.K. time Wednesday, June 17, 2015


Monday, June 08, 2015

Weekly Winners: Sketch Challenge #126

Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's challenge!  We loved seeing how everyone interpreted the bunting whilst still remaining true to the sketch! The Design Team has chosen the following cards as our Weekly Winners.  In order of entry into the challenge, we congratulate:





Please feel welcome to copy our winners' badge below and display it on your blog. Thank you so much for all your wonderful ideas!



If you haven't played along with us yet this week, there is still time to join in our current challenge 127 showcasing brand new SU colours. You have until 11:00 p.m. London U.K. time /6:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time Wednesday 10th June to link your card to the challenge post. We'd love to have you join us!

Thursday, June 04, 2015

Challenge #127 - Colours

Welcome to a new month of challenges here at CAS - Colours & Sketches!  It's Lizy here for this month's challenges, and I hope you like them and feel inspired to join in! Here is my first one, a colour challenge:


I was anxious to use some of the new Stampin' Up In Colors!  :-)  but if you don't own them yet, no worries - several of us on the Design Team don't have them yet, either.  Just use whatever product you have in your crafting stash that is close.  For color suggestions, you can click on the links below to our Design Team members' cards to see what we've used.  In addition to these colours, you may use white, cream, kraft, or black cardstock for card layers and those colours of ink for sentiments and image outlines.

Here is what our Design Team has created:




Today the Design Team is excited to introduce our new Guest Designer program!  Each month, the names of all the Weekly Winners for the previous month will be put into a drawing.  One name will be selected and that person will be invited to be a Guest Design Team member for an upcoming month of challenges. 

Our first Guest Designer was chosen from our April 2015 challenge winners, and it is Jan Clothier!  Jan is a frequent participant in our challenges and we always love her creativity.  Here is what she's made with this week's colours:


Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab.  Please read them carefully before linking your card.  Happy crafting!


Challenge End Time:  6:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time/11:00 p.m. London U.K. time Wednesday, June 10, 2015