WWC240 - Kath's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  Kath is hosting our fabulous "All About Occasions" Challenge this week.  Of course this time of the year Hallowe'en and Thanksgiving are getting closer and closer, not to mention Christmas.  And then there are all the other Occasions that keep happening each month.  We have some wonderful samples to share with you.

Are you ready to be inspired by the terrific projects created by the Watercooler Artists.  I love how wonderfully diverse all our creations are this week, don't you?   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 gorgeous Autumn Thank You card:

Kath Ricks

Marsha Reed

Tristan Dawes

Dawn Turley

Karen Brown

Michelle Wallace

Helen Finlay

Heidi Weaver

And now it's your turn.  You can join us by linking up your creation with the Linky 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 the top of the page).
3.  You must link directly to your post, NOT simply generally to your blog.
4.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.
5.  Have fun!

Please use the Linky below to share your project.  This Linky will close one week from now, on Monday, September 30th at 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

WWC239 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers

Drum roll, please!  It's Tuesday 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 stars.  Well done!

Helen's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Linda McEnery's wonderful mad hatter card design.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

#3  Linda McEnery

Helen's Rock Star:  Linda has created a wonderfully fun masculine card! The 'Costume Party' image is perfectly coloured and when added to the DP and clever little elements, the scene is finished perfectly! Great Work!!

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

Next up are all the wonderful designs that caught the eyes of the other Watercooler Artists for our Watercooler Rockers.  They are shown in no particular order.

#11  Hazel

Kath's Rocker:  Hazel's card is beautiful. I love that she used counted cross stitch on this card. The counted cross-stitching will be a keepsake.

#19  Donna

Tristan's Rocker:  I love the monochrome look and those cool looking guitars. Nice and simple for a guy.

#7  Lynda Pleckan

Karen's Rocker:  Pumpkins, plaid and stitching! Lynda has created a lovely seasonal card perfect for October.

#4  Natasa

Michelle's Rocker:  Natasa has created a fun card, I love the muscle man image and her coloring is fabulous! The perfect masculine card!

#6  Izzy Scrap

Marsha's Rocker:  Love this clean and simple design by Isabelle. Her coloring is very nice.  A great masculine card.

#24  Carol Cel

Heidi's Rocker:  Carol has created such a fun and well-thought out card for her father-in-law. Love the "90" in the shape of balloons. How perfect to have the car pulling them along since he was a mechanic and loves cars. The inside of the card is as awesome as the outside. Well done!

#16  Beverly S.

Dawn's Rocker:  Beverly has produced a stunning masculine card with her beautiful sail boat. Her water-colouring is fabulous. The large die cut sentiment and the sweet little mermaid charm is just finish the card perfectly.

Congratulations Hazel, Donna, Lynda, Natasa, Isabelle, Carol and Beverly!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.

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

WWC239 - Helen's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Woo Hoo!  It's time for Helen to host our awesome Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge.  We all have to make some masculine cards during the year, don't we?  Let us inspire you with our samples.

Are you ready to be inspired by the terrific projects created by the Watercooler Artists.  I love how wonderfully diverse all our creations are this week, don't you?   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 beautifully designed and coloured celebration card:

Helen Finlay

Marsha Reed

Michelle Wallace

Dawn Turley

Tristan Dawes

Karen Brown

Kath Ricks

Heidi Weaver

 And now it's your turn.  You can join us by linking up your creation with the Linky 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 the top of the page).
3.  You must link directly to your post, NOT simply generally to your blog.
4.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.
5.  Have fun!

Please use the Linky below to share your project.  This Linky will close one week from now, on Monday, September 23rd at 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

WWC238 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers

Drum roll, please!  It's Tuesday and time to announce our Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers for Tristan'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!

Tristan's choice for our Watercooler Rock Star is Ma-Mi's sweet little elephant card design.  Following the winner are the Watercooler Artists choices for the Watercooler Rockers.

#30  Ma-Mi

Tristan's Rock Star:  Ma-Mi has created an adorable card with her sweet elephants decorating the Christmas tree. She has used an inventive technique to make her background scene to match her digital stamp. Very clever and to great effect.

Congratulations Ma-Mi!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rock Star.

Next up are all the wonderful designs that caught the eyes of the other Watercooler Artists for our Watercooler Rockers.  They are shown in no particular order.

#6  Sherri Thacker

Marsha's Rocker:  Love the way Sherri has created this card. Using an actual plant is an interesting and unique technique. Very nicely done!

#37  Chris

Dawn's Rocker:  I like the way Chris has added interest to her card by cutting the image into the 4 squares and round the opposing corners. Her image is also beautifully coloured.

#7  Angie Cimbalo

Karen's Rocker:  Angie created a lovely card with a gorgeous leather looking background crafted from Glassine paper. The contrast is perfect for the happy sunflowers.

#22  Heather

Helen's Rocker:  Heather's beautiful Autumn toned card features gorgeous leaves she has created with a great mix of colour, shape and texture. It was certainly worth trying out a new technique, Heather! Well done!

#27  Claire

Heidi's Rocker:  Claire has created a wonderful clean and simple birthday card. The colours of the fox simply jump out at you. And the sentiment? What can I say? Absolute perfection.

#29  Sheri

Kath's Rocker:  Sheri has made a fun Christmas card! She used an adorable snowman as the image on her Z fold card. A great card.

#15  Jenny Martin

Michelle's Rocker:  Jenny has created a beautiful background piece which makes that gorgeous leaf die just pop! A Stunning card, Jenny!

Congratulations Sherri, Chris, Angie, Heather, Claire, Sheri and Jenny!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.

That's our lineup for this week's Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers.  Be sure to come back tomorrow, September 18th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  You won't want to miss all the wonderful designs by our Watercooler Artists.