WWC150 - Heidi's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge - TWO WEEK CHALLENGE

Woo Hoo!  The last challenge for 2017!  Christmas is almost here and everyone is getting busier and busier.  No time for weekly challenges right now so we're extending this challenge and making it a two week challenge with Heidi as host.  In the meantime, have a wonderful and very merry Christmas (or celebration of your choice) and may the New Year bring you joy.

We have some terrific samples to get you excited and inspired.  For details on how Heidi and the other Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath and you will be taken to that blog post.  We begin with Heidi's striking eclipse technique birthday card:

Heidi Weaver

Marsha Reed

Judy Markowitz

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Penny Hanuszak

Gail Allen

Kath Ricks

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!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, January 1st, 2018 at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC149 - The Winners

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It's time to announce the Rock Star and Rockers for Marsha's "All About Occasions" Challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank everyone who played along with us.  Your entries were wonderful and as a result it made our choices harder.

Marsha's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Linda's beautiful winter wonderland poinsettia card.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Linda (loopyloocards)

Marsha's Winner:  I love Linda's shiny foil poinsettias and all the glitz and glitter.  Beautifully designed.

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

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

Helen

Heidi's Choice:  This stunning card certainly proves that less is more. Love the stitched panel, the image, the embossing, the sentiment and, last but not least, the sparkle.

Tinstar Designs

Charlotte's Choice:  I just love the clean and simple design. The colours pop so beautifully and the looseness of the watercolour is fabulous.

Marina

Judy's Choice:  The coloring of this image is amazing! I love all the details!

Sharon

Penny's Choice:  That crazy little bird looks like he's wishing for something good. Great CAS card and I love the watercolouring.

Aileen

Gail's Choice:  I love the embossed snowflakes against the non-traditional coloured background.

Congratulations to Helen, Tinstar Designs, Marina, Sharon and Aileen.   Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rockers.

There you have our Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers lineup for this week!  Be sure to come back tomorrow, December 20th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  It's our last challenge of the year and will run for two weeks.  You won't want to miss out on all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

WWC149 - Marsha's "All About Occasions" Challenge & Design Team Call

Woo Hoo!  We have a brand new challenge.  This one is for all the occasions in one's life.  If it's not listed on the banner then don't worry about it.  There are lots and lots of occasions which we'll be happy to see celebrated with this challenge.  Hosting this brand new challenge is our own Marsha Reed.

But before we get to the samples, our awesome Watercooler Wednesday Challenge is having a Design Team call.  Are you interested in becoming a Watercooler Artist?  Just follow these easy steps:

   Just add DT behind your name as you link up your challenge entry

Things you  should know about becoming a Watercooler Artist:

      1.  You must have a blog

      2.  You must be an active Facebook member since all our decisions, plans, news, etc. are done through our private Facebook Group page.

      3.  You must upload your challenge creation by the posted deadline and abide by all posted rules

      4.  You must create one project per week as we are a weekly challenge

      5.  You must comment on participants' entries

We look forward to receiving your entries and checking out your blogs.  The new team member will begin in January 2018 for a six month term.

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And, now it's time to show off this week's Watercooler Artists' creations.

We have some terrific samples to get you excited and inspired.  For details on how Marsha and the other Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath and you will be taken to that blog post.  We begin with Marsha's sweet and fancy shaker birthday card:

Marsha Reed

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Judy Markowitz

Heidi Weaver

Penny Hanuszak

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!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, December 18th at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC148 - The Winners

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It's time to announce the Rock Star and Rockers for Heidi's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank everyone who played along with us.  Your entries were wonderful and as a result it made our choices harder.

Heidi's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Cornelia's windy day card.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Cornelia

Heidi's Winner:  Her image and the colours she used really caught my attention. Love the addition of the Washi tape and the white splatters. Beautifully done.

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

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

Robyn Oliver

Marsha's Choice:  I love the soft colors Robyn used on her design.  The hummingbirds and flowers are beautifully colored.  It's a lovely card.

Sharon

Penny's Choice:  I love the commando type background, the lips and the sentiment. Perfect!

Tinstar Designs

Gail's Choice:  The colours, the balloons, the angled DSP, all make a pleasing design and a fun way to let someone know you are thinking of them.

Chris

Judy's Choice:  The coloring of this image is amazing and the whole card is absolutely fabulous!

Sue

Kath's Choice:  I love the colors used together on this Christmas card.

Kylie

Charlotte's Choice:  So beautifully watercoloured. I really love the softness on this wonderfully CAS design.

Congratulations to Robyn, Sharon, Tinstar Designs, Chris, Sue and Kylie.   Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rockers.

There you have our Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers lineup for this week!  Be sure to come back tomorrow, December 13th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss out on all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

WWC148 - Heidi's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Our awesome Watercooler Wednesday Challenge is having a Design Team call.  Are you interested in becoming a Watercooler Artist?  Just follow these easy steps:

   1.  Enter two challenges before 5 p.m. Mountain Time December 18

   2.  Add DT behind your name as you link up your challenge entry

Things you  should know about becoming a Watercooler Artist:

      1.  You must have a blog

      2.  You must be an active Facebook member since all our decisions, plans, news, etc. are done through our private Facebook Group page.

      3.  You must upload your challenge creation by the posted deadline and abide by all posted rules

      4.  You must create one project per week as we are a weekly challenge

      5.  You must comment on participants' entries

We look forward to receiving your entries and checking out your blogs.  The new team member will begin in January 2018 for a six month period.

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And, now it's time to introduce this week's Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. 

Woo Hoo!  It's our very popular Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge.  You could make cards, tags, boxes, or any project at all, as long as it's feminine, link it up and join the fun!

We have some terrific samples to get you excited and inspired.  For details on how Heidi and the other Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath and you will be taken to that blog post.  We begin with Heidi's elegant black, white and red gate-fold card:

Heidi Weaver

Judy Markowitz

Kath Ricks

Gail Allen

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Penny Hanuszak

Marsha Reed

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!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, December 11th at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC147 - The Winners

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It's time to announce the Rock Star and Rockers  for Charlotte’s “Anything Goes” Challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank everyone who played along with us.  Your entries were wonderful and as a result it made our choices harder.

Charlotte's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Trina's beautifully designed clean and simple card.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

#23 –Trina P.

Charlotte's Winner: I love the CAS design and textured snow background.  The little bird is so adorable and it’s so fun including it as part of the sentiment.

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

Now it's on to the Watercooler Artists choices for our Watercooler Rockers. They appear in the order of entry into the challenge.

#6 – Celeste Goff

 

Judy’s Choice:  The colouring of this image is amazing and the layout is a fabulous compliment to the image.  Love it!

#18 – Mistyblue(Jane P.)

 

Kath’s Choice:  Excellent colouring of a fun image.

#19 – Kate“Rijacki”

Penny’s Choice:  This is such a great wedding card.  I love everything about it.

#24 - Sharon

Marsha’s Choice:  I love Sharon’s Clean & Simple design.  The holly border is set off perfectly with the red background.  And who doesn’t love a bit of glitter?

#28 – Heather

Gail’s Choice:  It’s a 3-D project and it just looks so cool.  I can imagine how much fun it was to do.

#33 – MaryD.

 

Heidi's Choice:  I love the way Mary took her inspiration from the Coldwater Creek catalog and ran with it.  Her combination of products resulted in an amazing card.

Congratulations to Celeste, Jane, Kate, Sharon, Heather and Mary.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating your as our Watercooler Rockers.

There you have our Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers lineup for this week!  Be sure to come back tomorrow, December 6th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss out on all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

And remember, we have a Design Team call which continues until 5 p.m. Mountain Time on December 18^th.

Design Team Call

That's right, our awesome Watercooler Wednesday Challenge is having a Design Team call.  Are you interested in becoming a Watercooler Artist?  Just follow these easy steps:

   1.  Enter two challenges before 5 p.m. Mountain Time December 18

   2.  Add DT behind your name as you link up your challenge entry

Things you  should know about becoming a Watercooler Artist:

      1.  You must have a blog

      2.  You must be an active Facebook member since all our decisions, plans, news, etc. are done through our private Facebook Group page.

      3.  You must upload your challenge creation by the posted deadline and abide by all posted rules

      4.  You must create one project per week as we are a weekly challenge

      5.  You must comment on participants' entries

We look forward to receiving your entries and checking out your blogs.  The new team member will begin in January 2018 for a six month period.

WWC147 - Charlotte's "Anything Goes" Challenge & A Design Team Call

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

Watercooler Artist Requirements

You must have an active blog.
Since the challenge is run from our Private Facebook Page, active participation on Facebook is required.
You will be required to post your projects to our team Facebook page by the required deadline.

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

You will be expected to comment on participants' entries.

If you are interested in joining our Team, please add DT behind your full name when entering the challenge.
Since this Design Team call will be held over two challenges, you will be expected to enter both challenges in order to be considered.

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And, now it's time to introduce this week's Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. 

Woo Hoo!  It's our very popular "Anything Goes" Challenge and this time it's hosted by Charlotte Ehrukainen.  If you're making cards, tags, boxes, or any project at all, link it up and join the fun!

We have some terrific samples to get you excited and inspired.  For details on how Charlotte and the other Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath and you will be taken to that blog post.  We begin with Charlotte's wonderful New Year's party cats:

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Kath Ricks

Judy Markowitz

Gail Allen

Marsha Reed

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!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, December 4th at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up