WWC112 - "Anything Goes" Challenge AND our Design Team call

This is the final week of our Design Team call.  If you are interested in joining our team of Watercooler Artists, please read the following directions:

Watercooler Artist Requirements

You must have an active blog.

You will make 1 project per week as we are a weekly challenge.

You will comment on participants entries.
You will vote for winners as specified.
You will host one challenge every two months.

You will post your projects to our team Facebook page by the required deadline.

If you are interested in joining our Team, please add DT behind your full name when entering the challenge.

Please note that you do not have to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator to apply.

And now, on to our main event:

Here it is, what everyone has been waiting for:  our "anything goes" challenge.  No theme, just your own inspiration.  Let your creativity shine!

"Anything Goes" is the creative card-maker's delight, letting a person do as they wish. We hope the wonderful samples created by our wonderful team of Watercooler Artists help to stir your creative juices.  You can see from the diversity of the cards created by our Watercooler Artists that there is a huge range of options open to you.  As usual, if you click on the name under each card, you can visit the blog post to see details on how the card was created.

Marsha Reed

Kath Ricks

Penny Hanuszak

Heather Hopson

Libby Fens

Heidi Weaver

Gail Allen

Now it's your turn.  You can join us by linking up your creation with the InLinkz at the bottom of this challenge. 

Remember:

          1.  This must be a new project---no back-linking to a previous post.

          2.  You must link your project back to our challenge (details at top of page).

          3.  You must link directly to your post, not simply your general blog.

          4.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.

          5.  Have fun!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, April 3rd at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC111 - The Winner

It's time to announce the winner of Marsha's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge.  We had so many cards linked up that the Watercooler Artists had a fun time visiting your blogs to see all of your fantastic masculine cards.

Marsha picked Helene Huber's wonderful Coffee Card for a Guy as this week's challenge winner.  Congratulations, Helene!  Well done!

Helene Huber

Helene, here is your winner's badge.  We hope you'll proudly display it on your blog.

Our Honorable Mentions this week are Monika Reeck, Donna T., Jane Willis and Judy Markowitz.  Congratulations!  Your cards were wonderful examples of masculine designs.  Their cards appear in the order of entry into the challenge.

Monika Reeck

Donna T.

Jane Willis

Judy Markowitz

Monika, Donna, Jane and Judy, we hope you'll proudly display the badge shown below on your blog.

Many thanks to to all of you who participated by linking up and sharing your cards.  They were all wonderful!  We hope to see you back next week's challenge.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow, March 29th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You'll want to be sure to check out the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists. 

WWC111 - Marsha's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Before we get to this week's challenge, I want to share some news with you.  Jean Fitch, one of our original Watercooler Artists, has decided to step down from the challenge and focus her energies on other things in her life.  We will miss her and her creativity. That said, we are having a Design Team Call to fill her spot. 

Watercooler Artist Requirements

You must have an active blog.

You will be required to make 1 project per week as we are a weekly challenge.

Comment on participants entries.

Post your projects to our team Facebook page by the required deadline.

If you are interested in joining our Team, please add DT behind your full name when entering the challenge.

Please note that you do not have to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator to apply.

And, now it's time to introduce this week's Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  Marsha is hosting our Masculine "Anything Goes" challenge.  We look forward to seeing all the great cards you make for the guys in your lives.

So basically you just have to think masculine.  Otherwise anything goes.  It can be as simple or as fancy as you please.  It can be for a birthday, anniversary, congratulations, or anything at all.  Your choice. You can see from the diversity of the cards created by our Watercooler Artists that there is a huge range of options open to you.  As usual, if you click on the name under each card, you can visit the blog post to see details on how the card was created.

Marsha Reed

Kath Ricks

Heather Hopson

Heidi Weaver

Libby Fens

Gail Allen

Penny Hanuszak

Now it's your turn.  You can join us by linking up your creation with the InLinkz at the bottom of this challenge. 

Remember:

          1.  This must be a new project---no back-linking to a previous post.

          2.  You must link your project back to our challenge (details at top of page).

          3.  You must link directly to your post, not simply your general blog.

          4.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.

          5.  Have fun!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, March 27th at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC110 - The Winner

It's time to announce the winner of Heather's CAS "Easter Bunny" Challenge.  We had some wonderful cards linked up this week.  Heather picked Sheri's lovely card as her winner.  Congratulations, Sheri!  Well done!

Sheri L

Sheri, here is your winner's badge.  We hope you'll proudly display it on your blog.

Our Honorable Mention this week is Magic Flying Boots.  Congratulations!  Your card is a great example of an Easter bunny.

Magic Flying Boots

Magic Flying Boots, we hope you'll proudly display the badge shown below on your blog.

Many thanks to to all of you who participated by linking up and sharing your cards.  They were all wonderful!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow, March 22nd, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You'll want to be sure to check out the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists.

WWC110 - Heather's Clean & Simple "Easter Bunny" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  We have a Clean & Simple Challenge this week.  Heather Hopson is our hostess and has chosen the Easter Bunny as her theme.  How fun is that?

For some inspiration, here are the gorgeous cards created by our Watercooler Artists.  You can see from the samples that there are many ways to look at clean and simple and even more ways to feature an Easter Bunny.  We begin with Heather's adorable bunny with the flashy, sparkly tail.

Heather Hopson

Marsha Reed

Heidi Weaver

Kath Ricks

Libby Fens

Gail Allen

Now it's your turn.  You can join us by linking up your creation with the InLinkz at the bottom of this challenge. 

Remember:

          1.  This must be a new project---no back-linking to a previous post.

          2.  You must link your project back to our challenge (details at top of page).

          3.  You must link directly to your post, not simply your general blog.

          4.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.

          5.  Have fun!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, March 20th at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC109 - The Winner

It's time to announce the winner of Heidi's Color Challenge.  We had some wonderful cards linked up this week.  Heidi picked Tenia Nelson's lovely card as her winner.  Congratulations, Tenia!  Well done!

Tenia Nelson

Tenia, here is your winner's badge.  We hope you'll proudly display it on your blog.

Many thanks to those of you who participated in Heidi's Color Challenge by linking up and sharing your cards.  They were all wonderful!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow, March 15th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You'll want to be sure to check out the great projects done by the Watercooler Artists.

WWC109 - Heidi's Color Challenge

Welcome to this week's Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  It's a color challenge and Heidi has picked some awesome ones for us and we can't wait to see all the great cards you'll create.

And, here is some inspiration from our talented Watercooler Artists.  You can see from their projects that there are so many ways with which you can use these colors.

Heidi Weaver

Marsha Reed

Kath Ricks

Libby Fens

Heather Hopson

Gail Allen

Penny Hanuszak

Now it's your turn.  You can join us by linking up your creation with the InLinkz at the bottom of this challenge.

Remember:

          1.  This must be a new project---no back-linking to a previous post.

          2.  You must link your project back to our challenge (details at top of page).

          3.  You must link directly to your post, not simply your general blog.

          4.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.

          5.  Have fun!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, March 13th at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC108 - The Winner

We have a winner!  Gail has chosen Dawn's card as the winner of her sketch challenge.  Again, we had some great cards from which to choose.  Well done, Dawn!

Dawn

Dawn, here is your winner's badge.  We hope you'll proudly display it on your blog.

Our Honorable Mentions this week are Stephanie S. and Melanie Richards.  Congratulations!  Your cards were great examples of the sketch.  Their cards appear in the order of entry into the challenge.

Stephanie S.

Melanie Richards

Stephanie and Melanie, we hope you'll proudly display the badge shown below on your blogs.

Many thanks to to all of you who participated by linking up and sharing your cards.  They were  all wonderful!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow, March 8th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You'll want to be sure to check out the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists.

WWC108 - Gail's Sketch Challenge

Woo Hoo!  We have a sketch challenge this week!  Gail Allen has chosen a fun sketch and invites you all to create a card and link up.  Remember, sketch challenges have a lot of options as long as it is clear that the sketch was used.  Turn it on its side.  Flip it upside down.  It's your choice.

Ready to create and link-up?  Need a bit more inspiration?  Just check out the terrific ways in which the sketch inspired the Watercooler Artists this week.  As usual, if you click on the name under each card, you can visit the blog post to see details on how the card was created.  We begin with Gail's lovely card, using the Delicate Details lace stamps from our current Sale-a-bration.

Gail Allen

Kath Ricks

Marsha Reed

Heather Hopson

Penny Hanuszak

Libby Fens

Heidi Weaver

And now it's your turn.  You can join us by linking up your creation with the InLinkz at the bottom of this challenge.  

Remember:

          1.  This must be a new project---no back-linking to a previous post.

          2.  You must link your project back to our challenge (details at top of page).

          3.  You must link directly to your post, not simply your general blog.

          4.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.

          5.  Have fun!

Simply use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, March 6th at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up