WWC163 - Penny's "All About Christmas" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  Time for a Christmas challenge.  Our Penny is leading the way, hosting this awesome challenge.  What better way than a good challenge to get some Christmas cards made for that stash you all know we'll need closer to Christmas.

We have some terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get those creative juices flowing.  Incredibly we're showing an overwhelming love for those reindeer.   For details on how Penny 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 Penny's gorgeous reindeer "eclipse" card:

Penny Hanuszak

Heidi Weaver

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Tenia Nelson

Gail Allen

Marsha Reed

Helen Finlay

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, April 2nd  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC162 - The Winners

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  It's time to announce our Rock Star and Rockers for Charlotte's Masculine "Anything Goes" challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank all those who played along with us.  The entries this week were awesome!  You are making it harder and harder on us to make our choices as we think you are all stars.  Well done!

Charlotte's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Marina's wonderful  "Mission Control" birhtday card.  Well done!  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

#15 Marina

Charlotte's Winner:   The background is just perfect for the space theme, and the sentiment fits with it wonderfully. A fantastic masculine birthday card.

Congratulations, Marina!  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 are shown in no particular order.

#13 Darlene Pavlick

Marsha's Choice:  The cabin in the woods scene that Darlene has created is beautiful.  The cabin in the woods is such a peaceful, restive scene.  I love the detail in this design.

#10 Rijacki Ledum

Gail's Choice:   That huge music note is so cool and I love the guitar player, too.

#8 Shona E

Heidi's Choice:  What a great combination of techniques! The mix of dry and wet embossing and those wonderful colours really make this a "wow" card. Bleaching the truck and adding all those gorgeous gears finished it up incredibly well.

# Zahraa

Penny's Choice:  I'm a big fan of mixed media, and this beautiful card has so much detail in it from the tissue paper background and stencil to the texturizing paste, and of course the handsome image.

#11 Fiona Whitehead

Helen's Choice:  A great CAS card with wonderful choice of colours for a male card. The sentiment is just perfect for that special man in your life!

#5 Hazel

Kath's Choice:  Who wouldn't love a combination of koala bears, lots of well-done layers and a fun fold as well! The details come together to make a wonderful masculine card.

#6 Karen Dunbrook

Tenia's Choice:  What a Gorgeous Masculine card and I just love the scene and the blue!

Congratulations Darlene, Rijacki, Shona, Zahraa, Fiona, Hazel and Karen.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.

There you have our Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers lineup for this week!  Be sure to come back tomorrow, March 28th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss out on all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

WWC162 - Charlotte's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  It's time for our popular Masculine "Anything Goes" challenge which is hosted by Charlotte Ehrukainen this week.  This is your chance to work on a nice little "stash" of cards for those men in your lives who keep insisting on having birthdays and other special occasions.  It's "Anything Goes" so the possibilities are endless--as long as your project has a masculine theme.

We have some terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get those creative juices flowing.  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 sailboat fantasy:

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Kath Ricks

Marsha Reed

Heidi Weaver

Helen Finlay

Tenia Nelson

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, March 26th  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC161 - The Winners!

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  It's time to announce our Rock Star and Rockers for Helen's "All About Occasions" challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank all those who played along with us.  The entries this week were awesome!  You are making it harder and harder on us to make our choices as we think you are all stars.  Well done!

Helen's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Robyn Oliver's gorgeous bouquet of tulips.  Well done!  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

#15 Robyn Oliver

Helen's Winner:  Robin's card is so soft and feminine with her beautifully coloured jug of flowers and colour co-ordinated background papers.

Congratulations, Robyn!  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 are shown in no particular order.

#19 Martha (Stampartpapel)

Marsha's Choice:   Martha's card is stunning.  The texture of the background and the coloring of the embossed flowers come together for a lovely design.

#33 Darlene Pavlick

Heidi's choice:  Darlene's card has me in awe. The colour combination, the lovely layers, the incredible fussy-cutting, are just a few of the things that make this card a masterpiece. Beautiful work!

 #30 Mac Mable

Gail's Choice:   I just love the way Mac used the poppy stamp to make that gorgeous dress!

#14 Lola

Kath's Choice:   Adorable Bunny in its hot egg balloon. Great card with a fun fold too!

#10 Lynda (loopyloocards)

Penny's Choice:  I love the Altnew images and the grey monochrome colouring of this card and images. The generational stamping of the leaves and flower is so beautiful.

#21 Isabelle (Izzy Scrap)

Charlotte's Choice:  The bright, bold colours are fabulous and the design so perfectly clean and simple. A very well created scene.

#5 - Darnell 

Tenia's Choice:  What an amazing Clean and Striking design!! Breathtaking!

Congratulations Martha, Darlene, Mac, Lola, Linda , Isabelle and Darnell.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers. 

There you have our Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers lineup for this week!  Be sure to come back tomorrow, March 21st, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss out on all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists. 

WWC161 - Helen's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  It's Helen's turn to host the challenge this week and it's "All About Occasions".  Just think about all the Occasions which occur every year.  You can see a short list in the challenge icon but there are many, many more.  

For details on how Helen 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 Helen's wonderfully coloured fringed blue and white tulips:

Helen Finlay

Marsha Reed

Penny Hanuszak

Kath Ricks

Heidi Weaver

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Gail Allen

Tenia Nelson

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, March 19th at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC160 - The Winners!

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  It's time to announce our Rock Star and Rockers for Heidi's Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank all those who played along with us.  The entries this week were awesome!  You are making it harder and harder on us to make our choices as we think you are all stars.  Well done!

Heidi's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Wendy Rudd's (Cartai) wonderful bouquet of shamrocks.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

#2 Wendy Rudd

Heidi's Winner:  Wendy has used a stunning image of a bouquet of shamrocks, and has coloured it beautifully. This is a perfect time for those wonderful green "bringers of good luck", especially when presented in such a great card.

Congratulations, Wendy!  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 are shown in no particular order.

#5 Janice Rohde

Marsha's Choice:  I love the unique design of Janice's card.  The die-cut border adds such dimension to her design.  It's elegant and it's feminine.

#8 Mervi Leikas

Gail's Choice:  It's such a touching image of the two lovely ladies all dressed up for a stroll on a sunny afternoon.

#14 Maria Fischer

Tenia's Choice:   I love this card!! So much fun....and Bright!!

#37 Gerrina

Kath's Choice:  I find CAS cards so difficult to make! This one is so well done you don't notice at first that it is a CAS card. Lovely!

#4 Angie Cimbalo

Charlotte's Choice:  A really lovely design. The blossoms are so pretty and just beautifully coloured.

#21 Anita in France

Penny's Choice:  I was blown away by the alternate way Anita chose to stamp the tulip image in this card. She's created a beautifully intricate background for her thank you card, by reversing her rows and stamping with precision.

#25 Caroline Paton

Helen's Choice:  Caroline's bokeh effect card front is so soft, pretty and feminine with its lovely colours.

Congratulations Janice, Mervi, Maria, Gerrina, Angie, Anita and Caroline.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.

There you have our Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers lineup for this week!  Be sure to come back tomorrow, March 14th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss out on all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.