WWC60 - Marsha's CAS Birthday Challenge

It's time for another CAS (clean and simple) challenge and this time Marsha Reed is challenging us to make it all about birthdays in a clean and simple project.  What is clean and simple?  According to the challenges which host only CAS (clean and simple), this is what one aims to do:  CAS (acronym for "clean and simple":  A design of card with clean lines, minimal elements, areas of white space and few or no embellishments, most often single layered or minimal layers.

Just so we're clear on the "white space".  This can be any colour.  For example, Kath has used a coloured base and then added white embossing and a white banner.  For this card, the colour is the "white space" and the simplicity of Kath's design is clearly CAS.  As usual, you can click on the name under the card to go to the blog post and discover all the details about the products and creation of the card.  Let's begin with Marsha's elegant birthday card.

Marsha Reed

Bev

Leanne Johnson

Deborah Smart

Gail Allen

Libby Fens

Heidi Weaver 

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.  Please note that this challenge will extend over two weeks to allow time to enjoy the holidays.

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 4 challenges, including ours.

          5.  Have fun!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, March 28th, at noon Mountain Daylight Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC59 - No Winner this week!

Unfortunately our green colour challenge only had two entries:  Heather Hopson and Betty Lee.  They're both excellent cards which meet the challenge beautifully.  While we aren't choosing a winner this week, we congratulate Heather and Betty on their lovely creations.  Well done, ladies!

Heather Hopson

Betty Lee

The cards are posted in order of their link dates.  Please remember to come back tomorrow (March 23rd) for the new Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists.

WWC59 - Bev's Color Challenge in Green

It's wearin' of the green this week at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  So fitting since St. Patrick's Day is the day after our challenge starts.  Bev has given us many shades of green to work with in her color challenge.  So, have some fun and show us your green!

And, now, here are the wonderful green cards created by our Watercooler Artists and what a variety of ways to use green.  So, give it a try and link up your creation.  For details on how Bev and the other Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath each project and you will be taken to that blog post.

Bev

Heidi Weaver

Kath Ricks

Leanne Johnson

Gail Allen

Libby Fens

Marsha Reed

Deborah Smart

Jean Fitch

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 4 challenges, including ours.

          5.  Have fun!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, March 21st at noon, Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC58 - No Winner this week!

Unfortunately the Reflection Technique has no winner.  We had two linked up cards which belong to Heather Hopson and Heather Heroldt.  Both of their cards are great examples of the Reflection Technique.  We're so pleased you gave this technique a try and look forward to seeing you again at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.

Heather Hopson

Heather Heroldt

Please remember to come back tomorrow (March 16th) for the new Watercooler Wednesday challenge and the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists.

 

WWC58 - Gail's Reflection Technique Challenge

Welcome to the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge!  Heidi, our wonderful challenge leader, is off on holiday and she asked me (Marsha) to fill in for her.  I can only say that I have a much better appreciation for all the work she does for our weekly challenges.

This week it's time for a technique challenge and Gail Allen has chosen the Reflection Technique.  It's a great technique and there are so many possibilities. 

Don't you love the gorgeous picture Gail shared?  Wait until you see the wonderful cards created by our Watercooler Artists showcasing their own interpretations of this technique.  So, give it a try and link up your creation.  For details on how Gail and the other Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath each project and you will be taken to that blog post.

Gail Allen

Heidi Weaver

Bev

Kath Ricks

Deborah Smart

Leanne Johnson

Libby Fens

Marsha Reed

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 4 challenges, including ours.

          5.  Have fun!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, March 14th at noon, Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC57 - The Winner

It's that time again.  Today we pick our winners.  It's good to see so many familiar names among the link-ups coming back to join the challenges.  Sketch challenges are fun and draw a lot of participation.  We had some fabulous cards from which to choose.  That's great for the challenge but really tough on the team as we go to pick winners.

As difficult as it is to have such a great selection from which to pick our winners, in the end it was Jayme Ziemer's card that stole the show.  Jayme not only used the sketch beautifully but also showed us how Paper Pumpkin Kits can be so versatile.  Congratulations for "rocking the Watercooler" this week, Jayme.

 Jayme Ziemer

Jayme, we hope you'll display your winner's badge, shown below, proudly on your blog.

It was difficult to choose our Honourable Mentions since there were such great cards to choose from this week.   The two cards that squeaked past the rest were Susie Nelson's and Betty Lee's.

Susie Nelson

Betty Lee

Susie and Betty, we hope you'll each proudly display the badge, shown below, on your blogs.

And, a special thank you as well to Sheri and Heather for linking their wonderful cards.

Please remember to come back tomorrow (March 9th) for the new Watercooler Wednesday challenge and the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists.

WWC57 - Deborah's Sketch Challenge

Welcome to our very new challenge!  In this area, March is coming in with a bit of a roar.  Suddenly it's become cold again and the white stuff is flying.  But isn't that a good thing?  Maybe March will go out like a warm little lamb.  Luckily for us we can all stay inside and enjoy creating wonderful projects.  This week Deborah Smart is challenging us with a wonderful sketch.

Don't you love all those layers and the woven look in the centre?  Wait until you see the wonderful cards created by our Watercooler Artists, giving their own interpretations to the sketch.  As long as your interpretation is recognizably this sketch, we encourage you to link it up.  For details on how Deborah and the other Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath and you will be taken to that blog post.

Deborah Smart

Kath Ricks

Heidi Weaver

Bev

Gail Allen

Leanne Johnson

Libby Fens

Marsha Reed

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 4 challenges, including ours.

          5.  Have fun!

Please use the link-up below to share your project.  This Linky will close on Monday, March 7th at noon, Mountain Standard Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

WWC56 - The Winner

It's that time again.  Today we pick our winners.  It's good to see some familiar names among the link-ups as well as some new ones.  As usual our "anything goes" challenge was fun and attracted terrific participation.  We had some fabulous cards from which to choose.

With such talented participants, it's becoming a difficult task to pick our winners.  In the end, however, it was Susie Nelson's lovely quilted creation which stole the show.  Susie combined subtle colours, a great combination of stamp sets, and a beautiful embossed background for her "quilted" look.  Congratulations for "rocking the Watercooler" this week, Susie.

Susie Nelson

Susie, we hope you'll display your winnter's badge, shown below, proudly on your blog.

It was difficult to come up with our Honourable Mentions since the quality of cards this week was so good but two cards squeaked past the rest:  Jenny Engelke's and Lynn Starzl's cards.

Jenny Engelke

Lynn Starzl

Jenny and Lynn, we hope you'll each proudly display the badge, shown below, on your blogs.

A warm thank you as well to Jayme, Sheri and Heather for linking your wonderful cards.  

Please remember to come back tomorrow (March 2nd) for the new Watercooler Wednesday challenge and the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists.