Wednesday, September 26, 2018

WWC189 - Heidi's "All About Holidays" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  It's official!  People are beginning to think about all those holidays which take place later in the year.  With our usual good timing, we're having Heidi Weaver host our popular "All About Holidays" Challenge.


First of all let's check out our Guest Designer, Sheri Lee's, awesome creation.  Don't you just love the non-traditional colours?  And those snowmen are absolutely adorable!



And now on to the terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get your creative juices flowing.  
You can see how many different  types of Holidays can be covered, from the cute to the masculine 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 lovely Cardinal creation:










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, October 1st,  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.


Tuesday, September 25, 2018

WWC188 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers!

Tuesday has rolled around again and time to announce our Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers for Helen's Masculine "Anything Goes" challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank all those who played along with us.  Beautiful entries that make our choices so much harder but we think you are all starts.  Well done!

Helen's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Pat's fabulous steampunk airship/balloon design.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Helen's Winner:  Pat's card is wonderfully eye-catching and creative with her clever background and image.

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




Next up are the awesome creations that caught the eye of the other Watercooler Artists for our Watercooler Rockers.  They are shown in no particular order.

Kath's Choice:  Michelle’s card is straight up masculine, from the white socks with sandals to the designer paper. The image is wonderfully colored. An all around fun card.

Gail's Choice:  The watercolour bugs are great as is the sentiment. Really like the colours and the texture stamped across the bugs.

Crystal's Choice:  Her adorable little fisherman digi stamp was surrounded by the most beautifully colored frame! It was so realistic looking and impressive!

Marsha's Choice:  Loved the tool box that Dawn created.  It reminds me of all the handymen in my life.  I like the simplicity of the design and the colors she has chosen.

#1 Sherri Thacker

Tristan's Choice:  I love Sherri’s scene with the monochrome colour tones and dark trees. A great male birthday card.

Heidi's Choice:  Char has used such wonderful, vivid colours. Having that hexagonal “window” opening to the beach scene really adds to the theme and gives a reason for the wonderfully textured shell and starfish.

Congratulations Michelle, Mimi, Hazel, Dawn, Michelle and Char.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you one of our Watercooler Rockers.


There's our lineup for this weeks' Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers.  Be sure to come back tomorrow, September 26th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

WWC188 - Helen's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  It's time for our awesome Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge, hosted this week by Helen Finlay.  This is your chance to work on some cards for those men (of all ages) in your lives.



First of all let's check out our Guest Designer, Sheri Lee's, awesome creation.  Don't you just love the balloons with the plaid?



And now on to the terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get your creative juices flowing.  You can see how many different  types of occasions can be covered, from the cute to the masculine to the elegant.   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 wonderful Scotty dog birthday card:









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, September 24th,  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.


Tuesday, September 18, 2018

WWC187 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers!

It's Tuesday and time to announce our Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers for Kath's "All About" Occasions challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank all those who played along with us.  Beautiful entries that make our choices so much harder but we think you are all starts.  Well done!

Kath's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Marlene's Santa on Skates design.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Kath's Winner: Marlene’s skating Santa is adorable! Well colored with just the right embellishments.

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


Next up are the awesome creations that caught the eye of the other Watercooler Artists for our Watercooler Rockers.  They are shown in no particular order.

Marsha's Choice:  I love Darlene's Christmas scene.  The pine bough background makes the sentiment and white Christmas trees pop.

Helen's Choice:  Lynda has created a stunning Holiday card with her wonderful coloured background and berries.

Heidi's Choice:  Cornelia's wonderful ombre sponging has created the perfect background for her Hallowe'en silhouettes. Her masking brings this single-layer technique to another level.

Crystal's Choice:  The beautiful blue posies really popped against a CAS white background. Simple and pretty.

Tristan's Choice:  I love Donna’s gorgeous CAS wedding card. The embossed background is perfect for the focal sentiment.

Gail's Choice:  The red skates give me an image of Dorothy from Wizard of Oz skating away from the Wicked Witch. A really fun card!

Congratulations Darlene, Lynda, Cornelia, Michelle, Donna and Ruth.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you one of our Watercooler Rockers.


There's our lineup for this weeks' Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers.  Be sure to come back tomorrow, September 19th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

WWC187 - Kath's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  This week Kath Ricks is host for our awesome "All About Occasions" Challenge.  Remember, this is an "anything goes" challenge as long as it's for an occasion.



One of our full-time Watercooler Artists, Charlotte Ehrukainen, is taking a month's health leave and so we are welcoming our past Guest Designers and frequent participant, Sheri Lee, as Guest Designer for the next four challenges.


Sheri Lee

Hello, I’m Sheri....a head standing loving yogi that creates cards during my down time. My fave cards to make are either fancy folds or shaker boxes. I enjoy traveling, taste testing the yummiest artisan cheesecakes...searching for turtles and avoiding cilantro at all costs. My favourite colour is purple, I love eggs Benedict and my personal mantra....there is ALWAYS something to be GRATEFUL for everyday. 


And now on to the terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get your creative juices flowing.  You can see how many different  types of occasions can be covered, from the cute to the masculine to the elegant.   For details on how Kath 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 Kath's beautifully coloured Birthday card:







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, September 17th,  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.


Tuesday, September 11, 2018

WWC186 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers!

It's Tuesday and time to announce our Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers for Marsha's Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge.  But first, we'd like to thank all those who played along with us.  Beautiful entries that make our choices so much harder but we think you are all starts.  Well done!

Marsha's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Stephanie's elegant profile design.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.


Marsha's Winner:  Stephanie has created a very vibrant and elegant image. Smearing the ink on the stamp with her finger blended the blue and purple together in just the right combination.

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


Next up are the awesome creations that caught the eye of the other Watercooler Artists for our Watercooler Rockers.  They are shown in no particular order.

Kath's Choice:  The candy cane girl is cute by itself! When added to all the elements on the tag it becomes a wow!

Gail's Choice:  It is really creative, with the masked stamping and the double frames. The coloured image is such a pop of colour, yet does not detract from the subtle background.

Crystal's Choice:  Aileen's sweet maternity themed card with an array of colorful presents truly celebrates femininity.

Tristan's Choice:   I love the layout and the colouring of the flowers really makes them pop off the card.

Heidi's Choice:  I love the vivid tones and the bold strokes. Mia has achieved a fun watercolour look with those alcohol markers. Beautiful work!

Helen's Choice:  Pooja's card is stunning with her vibrant colours and pretty background.

Charlotte's Choice:  Ishani has made a beautiful encouragement card. I love the rainbow of pretty flowers, and the peek through window to show the sentiment.

Congratulations, Giulia, Mac Mable, Aileen, Dawn, Mia, Pooja and Ishani.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you one of our Watercooler Rockers.

 
There's our lineup for this weeks' Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers.  Be sure to come back tomorrow, September 12th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.