Wednesday, October 31, 2018

WWC194 - "Anything Goes" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  It's the fifth Wednesday of the month and we all know what that means.  We're having an "Anything Goes" challenge.  We mean that quite literally.  This project does not have to be a card.  Show us your amazing creation.  We can't wait to see what you choose to link up this week.


But first, let's talk about our Design Team call.


This is the last challenge for which we will be accepting applications for our Design Team.  If you're interested and think you can keep up with a growing weekly challenge, just put DT behind your name when you link up your card.


NOTE:  All applicants must have an active Facebook page since our team runs everything through our private Facebook page.
All applicants must also have an English blog or a bi-lingual blog, one of which languages must be English.  Since all our planning and discussion is done in English, the applicant must be able to understand what is going on.

For an idea of how our challenge works, check out previous challenges HERE.

And now...

Let's have a look at  the terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get your creative juices flowing.  You can see how many ways an "Anything Goes" challenge can be covered, from a framed Christmas decor piece to an incredibly complex special fold and an absolutely gorgeous variety of cards.   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 Heidi's Christmas decor piece:








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, November 5th,  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.


Tuesday, October 30, 2018

WWC193 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers

Drum roll, please!  It's Tuesday time to announce our Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers for Tristan's "All About Holidays" 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 stars.  Well done!

Tristan's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Isabelle's lovely foliage design.   Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Tristan's Winner:   I love Isabelle's monochrome Christmas card. The gold embossing of the foliage on the vellum is very elegant and is CAS perfection.

Congratulations, Isabelle!  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 Karen's clean and simple design.  Her doodled plaid makes me think of curling up in front of the fireplace with a good book.

Heidi's Choice:  Lynda's use of non-traditional colours for this Christmas card simply feels right. Perfect to showcase that adorable Dachshund/sentiment combination. I love the shimmery background, the snowflakes and that awesome ribbon, too. Great card.

Gail's Choice:  It is a really fun card with all the different deer images. Even with all that's going on in the background, the red and white deer - Rudolph - stands out as the star of the show.

Kath's Choice:  The scene that Andrea made is beautiful! The scene is so lifelike. This card was made as a Christmas card but lends itself to any occasion!

Charlotte's Choice:  A gorgeous Christmas design. I love the texture of the reindeer and 
the pops of red.

Helen's Choice:  Trina has created a super cute, bright, happy Christmas scene with those lovely little penguins. A wonderful interactive card!

Congratulations, Karen, Lynda, Stephanie, Andrea, Natasa and Trina.  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you one of our Watercooler Rockers.




That's our lineup for this weeks' Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers.  Be sure to come back tomorrow, October 31st, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

WWC193 - Tristan's "All About Holidays" Challenge PLUS Design Team Call (Week Two)

Woo Hoo!  It's time for Tristan to host our "All About Holidays" challenge this week.  People are beginning to think about all those holidays which take place only weeks from now.  It's time to make those special cards and projects and show them off.




But first, let's talk about our Design Team call.



For the next two challenges we will be accepting applications for our Design Team.  If you're interested and think you can keep up with a growing weekly challenge, just put DT behind your name when you link up your card.  

NOTE:  All applicants must have an active Facebook page since our team runs everything through our private Facebook page.
All applicants must also have an English blog or a bi-lingual blog, one of which languages must be English.  Since all our planning and discussion is done in English, the applicant must be able to understand what is going on.

For an idea of how our challenge works, check out previous challenges HERE.

And now...

Let's have a look at  the terrific projects by the Watercooler Artists to get your creative juices flowing.  You can see how many ways Holidays can be covered, from the cute to the masculine to the elegant.   For details on how Tristan 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 Tristan's absolutely awesome Hallowe'en 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, October 29th,  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.


Tuesday, October 23, 2018

WWC192 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers!

Drum roll, please!  It's Tuesday time to announce our Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers for Marsha'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 stars.  Well done!

Marsha's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Diane's wonderful acoustic guitar design.   Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Marsha's Winner:   Diane has created a wonderful birthday card. All of the different elements she has used come together to make a great masculine design. Love that acoustic guitar die-cut.

Congratulations, Diane!  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.

Gail's Choice:  The multi-coloured background is perfect to highlight the silhouette. And the sentiment is great for a male-themed card.
 
Heidi's Choice:  Mia has created an awesome gift bag which is perfect for a little boy. Nice vivid coloured bag and colouring of that cute little cowboy image. Great idea.

Tristan's Choice:  Toni has created a stunning embossed/water coloured background piece for those deers. Great colour scheme.

Kath's Choice:  Donna made a wonderful card! I like a nice Masculine Christmas Card! I love the moose in the window.

Charlotte's Choice:  Cornelia has achieved such fabulous dimension with her stenciling and I love the shimmery background. The diagonal sentiment strip is a great touch with the white heat embossed sentiment standing out perfectly. Great design.

Helen's Choice:  Robyn has created a great card with its wonderfully peaceful watercolour panel offset with that eye-catching faux metal piece.

Congratulations, Nancy, Mia, Toni, Donna, Cornelia and Robyn..  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you one of our Watercooler Rockers.


That's our lineup for this weeks' Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers.  Be sure to come back tomorrow, October 24th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

WWC192 - Marsha's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge PLUS Design Team Call

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



But first, let's talk about our Design Team call.

For the next three challenges we will be accepting applications for our Design Team.  If you're interested and think you can keep up with a growing weekly challenge, just put DT behind your name when you link up your card.  

NOTE:  All applicants must have an active Facebook page since our team runs everything through our private Facebook page.
All applicants must also have an English blog or a bi-lingual blog, one of which languages must be English.  Since all our planning and discussion is done in English, the applicant must be able to understand what is going on.

For an idea of how our challenge works, check out previous challenges HERE.

And now...

Let's have a look at  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 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 wonderfully clean and simple 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, October 22nd,  at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.


Tuesday, October 16, 2018

WWC191 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers!

Drum roll, please!  It's Tuesday time to announce our Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers for Charlotte'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 stars.  Well done!

Charlotte's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Robyn's fantastic layers of ribbon Christmas tree design.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

Charlotte's Winner:  Robyn has made a beautiful clean and simple Christmas card. The ribbon tree is very striking, with great use of colours and patterns.

Congratulations, Robyn!  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.

Tristan's Choice:  Shani has created an adorable autumn scene, fabulous colouring of the bear and hedgie, great layout using digital images and DSP.

Marsha's Choice:  I love Pam's beautifully watercolored poinsettia.  Everything comes together perfectly for a stunning design.

Kath's Choice:  Besides being a great card, the Mountaintop base is fun! The coloring is Excellent! It is definitely Christmas in the making!

Helen's Choice:  I can't help but smile when I look at Trina's fun card! Great CAS layout and colour combinations!

Gail's Choice:  That little black cat just looks so sweet, sitting under the tree and looking at the night sky. The background does not detract from the focal image. I love the pop of orange along the bottom.

Heidi's Choice:  I love the smooshed Distress inks and the wave patterns Celeste created with her own stencil. The mother and baby whales are beautifully coloured and mounted. A unique but perfect baby card.

Congratulations, Shani, Pam, Ruth, Trina, Rijacki and Celeste.  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, October 17th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.