WWC172 - Anything Goes Challenge

Woo Hoo!  It's the fifth Wednesday in a month and that means we have a fun-filled "anything goes" challenge.  This is all about creativity.  Whatever you've enjoyed creating, come link up and share with us.  The challenge is wide open.

As usual we have some terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get your creative juices flowing.  You can see how many different ways our team has interpreted the "anything goes".   For details on how the 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 lovely floral "hello":

Marsha Reed

Kath Ricks

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Gail Allen

Helen Finlay

Tenia Nelson

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, June 4th  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC171 - The Winners!

 Hello and welcome!  It's time to announce our Rock Star and Rockers for Heidi's "All About Christmas" challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank all those who played along with us.  You're entries this week were fantastic!  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 Tristan's alcohol ink background design.  Well done!  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

#13 Tristan (Tinstar Designs)

Heidi's Winner:  Tristan's die-cut white images are absolutely stunning, and showing them off against that wonderful alcohol ink background was brilliant. Love the mix of colours and the way the white shows so well against them. The addition of that silver thread is both simple and perfect.

Congratulations, Tristian!  Here is y our 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.

#1 Izzy Scrap

Charlotte's Choice:   A really lovely design with the soft watercolour and gold heat embossing. Very pretty Christmas card.

#10 Shani Thomas (Papersse)

Kath's Choice:  The Chrstmoose is so cute! The papers and layout work perfectly!

#6 Heather Hopson

Penny's Choice:  Luv, luv, luv these three little House Mouse mice singing their hearts out on those lovely pine branches. Such a sweet trio.

#7 Cornelia Wenokor

Tenia's Choice:  I so LOVE the die cuts, colors and the gold trim! CAS Christmas AWESOMENESS!!

#12 Anita in France

Marsha's Choice: I love the way Anita interpreted the inspiration card.  The colors she used are perfect.  It is a beautiful design

Congratulations to Izzy Scrap, Anita in France, Paperesse, Heather Hopson and Cornelia.   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, May 30th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss out on all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

WWC171 - Heidi's "All About Christmas" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  It's time to think about Christmas and that stash of cards you're determined to make early this year.  Join us as Heidi hosts our "All About Christmas" Challenge.  Basically it's an "anything goes" challenge with a Christmas theme.

As usual we have some terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get your creative juices flowing.  You can see how many different ways a Christmas card can be created, from the cute to the elegant.   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 Apron of Love look at Christmas, with a special pop-up inside:

Heidi Weaver

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Marsha Reed

Tenia Nelson

Helen Finlay

Penny Hanuszak

Kath Ricks

Gail Allen (Away this week)

 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, May 28th  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC170 - The Winners!

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

Penny's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Ilse's wonderful classic car design.  Well done!  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

#7 Ilse Stouten

Penny's Winner:  I love the clean crisp, very manly images on this card and the beautiful old car. The colour choices were perfect and so are the added elements.

Congratulations, Ilse!  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.

#20 Robyn Oliver

Marsha's Choice:  Having many fishermen in my family, I love the watercolored scene Robyn has created.  This is a wonderful masculine card.

#17 Mac Mable

Kath's Choice:   I love the white on white with the pop of bold colors.

#1 Natasa (NatsPaperWorld)

Heidi's Choice:  I love all the details of the card as well as the great colouring. Perfect box for this festive card as well.

#18 Toni Maddox (Toni at FHC)

Charlotte's Choice:  I love the cute monkeys and the background strip is just perfect. It's a great clean and simple design.

#12 Raga Senthil (Perky Hoppy)

Helen's Choice:  Raga has created a gorgeous CAS card using a hand drawn image and beautiful sentiment!

#19 Karen Brown

Tenia's Choice:  Love all the CAS, colors and the punny sentiment!!

Congratulations Robyn, Mac Mable, Natasa, Toni Raga 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, May 23rd, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss out on all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

WWC170 - Penny's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  Penny Hanuszak is hosting our popular Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge.  We all need those masculine cards for the men (boys) in our lives, don't we?  The great thing is that as long as the card has that masculine "flavour", anything goes.

Ready for the awesome cards created by our Watercooler Artists?  Well, we're down one Watercooler Artist until the end of August.  Due to family health concerns, Gail Allen is taking temporary leave.  So be prepared for some Guest Designers over the next few months.

Leading the way is Stephanie Lanzalotto whose work we're always happy to see.  She's created this lovely seaside card for her husband who loves the beach as much as she does.

Stephanie Lanzalotto

"I live in the state of New Jersey with my husband and 18 year old twin sons. By day, I am a librarian in a Pre-K through 8 school.  I have had many and varied crafting passions over the years, but the one I remain most passionate about is card making.  A heat embossing demonstration 25 years ago hooked me.  The magic of that powder turning into this wonderfully shiny and sparkly finish hooked me immediately.  I love the camaraderie and the exchange of artistic styles and ideas with people from all over the world. I have been delighted to meet some of them in person.  I am delighted to be Guest Designer for the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week."

And now on to our terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get those creative juices flowing.  We have some wonderfully varied cards for you to enjoy.   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 elegant Father's Day card:

Penny Hanuszak

Charlotte Ehrukainen

Marsha Reed

Helen Finlay

Tenia Nelson

Kath Ricks

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, April 16th  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC169 - The Winner!

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  It's time to announce our Rock Star and Rockers for Charlotte's "All About Occasions" challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank all those who played along with us.  You're entries this week were fantastic!  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 Raja's whimsical whale birthday card.card.  Well done!  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

#20 Raga Senthil (Perky Hobby)

Charlotte"s Winner:  I love the sweet whale with the very fitting accompanying sentiment. The clean and simple design is pulled off perfectly with that great splattered background, and the blue rhinestones finish it off perfectly.

Congratulations, Raja!  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 Natasa

Marsha's Choice:  Natasa's pink tulips are beautifully colored.  I like the delicate detail of the embossed lace doily behind them.  It sets them off perfectly.  Very pretty.

#39 Amber Lindsey

Heidi's Choice:  I love the attention to detail in this wonderfully designed card. From the cut out "daughter" to the delicate heat embossed design, to the gorgeous colouring of the floral display at top, this card is absolutely stunning. Well done, Amber!

#2 Deepti Aggarwal

Tenia's Choice:  I love the background and the awesome pop of color! Gorgeous card!

#8 Mac Mable

Penny's Choice:  Mac Mable's' card simply rocks. At first I thought it was a beautiful ladies dress but as I read into it I discovered it actually was a shoe. Love that the imagery touched people in different ways and I really liked the strong feminine sentiment. Well done!

#12 Chris

Helen's Choice:  Chris has created a wonderfully bright, happy birthday card. You can't help but smile when yo look at this beautifully coloured image, yellow balloons and clever design. Great card!

#27 Sue

Kath's Choice:  The gold embossing and the lovely resist spray make a wonderful card!

Congratulations to Natasa, Amber, Deepti, Mac Mable, Chris and Sue.   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, May 16th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss out on all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.