WWC129 - Libby's "All About Christmas" Challenge

Woo Hoo, another new challenge this week.  Libby Fens is hosting our "All About Christmas" Challenge  and it should be fun to see how many different images of Christmas we'll see linked up.

To get those creative juices flowing, we have the terrific samples created by our Watercooler Artists.  Remember, you just have to click on the name under the card to get to the appropriate blog post for more details.  We begin with Libby's wonderfully unique creation using the Eastern Beauty images against a background of Christmas colours.

Libby Fens

Fiona Whitehead

Marsha Reed

Kath Ricks

Penny Hanuszak

Heidi Weaver

Judy Markowitz

Gail Allen

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, July 31st at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.  Winners will be posted on Tuesday, August 1st at 5:00 p.m. MDT.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC128 - The Winners

We'd like to thank everyone who played along with Heidi's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge. There were many wonderful entries and the Watercooler Artists enjoyed visiting your blogs to see all of your great designs.

Heidi's choice for her Watercooler Rock Star is Sharon's wonderful hot glue technique card.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Sharon

Heidi's Winner:  The distress inks created a stunning background for the glue gun/heat embossing technique. I love the abstract lines and dots of copper.

Congratulations, Sharon.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rock Star!

Now it's time to share the Watercooler Artists choices for our Watercooler Rockers.

Char Leasor

Marsha's Choice:  I love the turtle and underwater scene that Char has created.  The sentiment is perfect for the design.

Andrea

Penny's Choice:  The composition of this street scene is amazing. Best I've seen yet with that stamp set!

Mimi

Judy's Choice:  I love all the attention to the littlest details!

Cheryl Algie

Gail's Choice:  Because - well, many of the men I know love nothing better than a cold, frosty mug of beer on a hot day!  And it is a really interesting fold.

Diane H

Libby's Choice:  It's cool and edgy. The bike is a perfect guy thought...and the map - perfect combination!

Robyn Oliver

Kath's Choice:  I love sailboats and the debossed water is cool.

Hazel

Fiona's Choice:  I love those images of the magnificent tigers and how well the background colours tie in.

Char, Andrea, Mimi, Cheryl, Diane, Robyn and Hazel here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rockers.

Well, there you have it for this week!  Be sure to come back tomorrow, July 26th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You'll want to check it out all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

WWC128 - Heidi's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  It's time for one of our very popular challenges.  Which one?  This week Heidi is hosting the Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge.  This is your chance to catch up on those masculine birthdays and graduations which seem to keep cropping up.

For some great ideas for those masculine projects we have the terrific samples created by our Watercooler Artists.  Remember, you just have to click on the name under the card to get to the appropriate blog post for more details.  We begin with Heidi's fun card using the Coffee Cafe.  Caffeine fix anyone?

Heidi Weaver

Marsha Reed

Fiona Whitehead

Kath Ricks

Penny Hanuszak

Judy Markowitz

Libby Fens

Gail Allen

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, July 24th at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.  Winners will be posted on Tuesday, July 25th at 5:00 p.m. MDT.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC127 - The Winners

We'd like to thank everyone who played along with Judy's All About Birthdays Challenge.  There were many wonderful entries and the Watercooler Artists enjoyed visiting your blogs to see all of your great designs.

Judy's choice for her Watercooler Rock Star is Louise Cyr's fun fox birthday card.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Louise Cyr

Judy's Winner:  I love how bright and cheery this birthday card is!

Congratulations, Louise.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rock Star!

And now it's time to share the Watercooler Artists choices for our Watercooler Rockers.

Nancy Brown

Heidi's Choice:  There is nothing that I don't like about this card. Great colours, great techniques, and lots of wonderful sparkle.

Sue Blamey

Marsha's Choice:  I love Sue's tissue paper flowers and the shimmer she's added to them. Beautifully done.

Kathyk

Gail's Choice:  I just can't resist that fabulous dog! And the way his eyes seem to be looking up towards the greeting.

Karen Dunbrook

Penny's Choice:  Karen's clean and simple style and the beautiful mixture of blues took my breath away.

Oriental Orchid

Kath's Choice:  "Who doesn't love orchids?"

Lori Turner

Libby's Choice:  Love the airiness of the balloons repeatedly stamped! It's as if they'd float away!

Macimbalo

Fiona's Choice:  I love the vibrancy of that bold flower and the great sentiment.

Nancy, Sue, Kathy, Karen, Oriental Orchid, Lori and Macimbalo here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rockers.

Well, there you have it for this week!  Be sure to come back tomorrow, July 19th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You'll want to check it out all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

WWC127 - Judy's "All About Birthdays" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  A brand new challenge this week!  Judy Markowitz is hosting our first "All About Birthdays" challenge.  What a whole lot of different choices there are with a challenge like that!

For some great ideas for possible Birthday projects we have the terrific samples created by our Watercooler Artists.  Remember, you just have to click on the name under the card to be taken directly to the blog post for more details.  We begin with Judy's adorable little dragons, romping in the clouds.

Judy Markowitz

Marsha Reed

Fiona Whitehead

Kath Ricks

Libby Fens

Gail Allen

Penny Hanuszak

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, July 17th at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.  Winners will be posted on Tuesday, July 18th at 5:00 p.m. MDT.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC126 - The Winners

We'd like to thank everyone who played along with Fiona's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge. There were many wonderful entries and the Watercooler Artists enjoyed visiting your blogs to see all of your great designs.

With this week's winner's post comes our newly designed badges for our Watercooler Rock Star and our Watercooler Rockers.  Now how cool is that! 

Fiona's choice for her Watercooler Rock Star is Jane Willis' beautiful shabby chic vintage design. Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Jane Willis

Fiona's Winner:   I love the way Jane has combined the vintage shabby chic look and all the added touches she has included.

Congratulations, Jane.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rock Star!

And now it's time to share the Watercooler Artists choices for our Watercooler Rockers.

Darlene Pavlick

Marsha's Choice:  Darlene did a beautiful job of blending the Distress Oxide inks on her background and on her shaped flowers.  I love the mix of colors she used.

Char Leasor

Kath's Choice:  Triple Time done well, both cards are beautiful.

Robyn Oliver

Heidi's Choice:  The silver embossing along with the beautifully vivid watercolouring makes the water lilies and dragonfly pop. Love it!

Helen Whitehead

Libby's Choice:  Love the feathers - the colors, the random placement - the simplicity of the design!

Fiona Walker

Judy's Choice:  Love the feminine feel and the coloring of the very feminine image is wonderful!

Louise Cyr

Penny's Choice:  Beautiful use of new In Colours and Birthday sets on side-step card. Inspiring.

Andrea Whisman

Gail's Choice:  There are so may details on this card, and yet they work together so harmoniously. Love the pop of bright colours from the flowers.

Darlene, Char, Robyn, Helen, Fiona, Louise and Andrea here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rockers.

Well, there you have it!  A brand new look for the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  Be sure to come back tomorrow, July 12th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You'll want to check it out all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.