Wednesday, September 16, 2020

WWC289 - Heidi's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

Woo Hoo!  This week Heidi hosts our awesome Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist challenge.   This is a terrific challenge for those who find masculine cards more difficult than others.  We're here to offer inspiration with our wonderful variety of masculine-themed cards.


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 Heidi and all 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 adorable Possum birthday card:









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.  You have a limit of 3 entries for each of our challenges. Entries over that limit will be deleted.
5.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.
6.  Have fun!

Please use the Linky below to share your project.  This Linky will close one week from now, on Monday, September 21st at 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

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   Just in case you aren't aware, we host a special group on Facebook called The Creative Watercooler.   Everyone is welcome to join and see the winners there as well as contribute creative throughts, if you're so inclined.  Check it out.  We hope to see you there. 

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

WWC288 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers

Our host, Kath, has chosen our Watercooler Rock Star and the Watercooler Artists have chosen the Watercooler Rockers for this challenge.  We would like to thank all of you for playing along with this week’s challenge.  We loved browsing the gallery and seeing all of your wonderful creations.

 The Watercooler Rock Star

Jenny Martin

Kath's Rock Star:  Jenny's card has a lovely autumn feel. Her distressed ink/Brushos bird and flowers are lovely.

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


The Watercooler Rockers

Lesley K

Marsha's Rocker:  Lesley's gnomes are adorable.  I love the poinsettia die cut.  She has done a fabulous job of coloring those gnomes.

Vicky

Tristan's Rocker:  Vicky has created a beautiful monochrome CAS card with a pop of colour. I love the look of the blackboard behind her sentiment.

Hazel (Didos)

Karen's Rocker:  Hazel created a gorgeous Copic and Prisma colored card! I really love that bird of paradise.

Pat

Heidi's Rocker:  Pat has used that large honeybee beautifully, enhancing the colours with that clear embossing powder. I love the raised wings and the scattering of water drops. With the stencilled honeycomb as the background, the card comes to life. Great design.

Maria Helena

Dawn's Rocker:  Maria Helena has made a stunning Fall Wreath card in beautiful monochromatic creams and browns. The texture she achieved with the embossed circles and die cut leaves is fabulous.

Melanie H

Michelle's Rocker:  Melanie has created a cute CAS birthday card. I love those cute little cup cakes all lined up ready to party!

Kylie

Helen's Rocker:  Kylie has created a wonderful little snowy scene with those cute little mice. The surprise of the double slider makes it super special!

Congratulations Lesley, Vicky, Hazel, Pat, Maria, Melanie and Kylie!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.

We would love to see you come back tomorrow, September 16th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  The Watercooler Artists will have plenty of inspiration to spark your creativity.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

WWC288 - Kath's Challenge: All About Occasions

Woo Hoo!  It's Kath's challenge this week and it's All About Occasions.  Everyone loves this fabulous challenge since one of the main reasons we create is for occasions, right?  We're looking forward to seeing what you create to share with us this week.


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 all the 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 stunning Christmas card:









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.  You have a limit of 3 entries for each of our challenges. Entries over that limit will be deleted.
5.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.
6.  Have fun!

Please use the Linky below to share your project.  This Linky will close one week from now, on Monday, September 14th at 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

WWC287 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers

Our host, Helen, has chosen our Watercooler Rock Star and the Watercooler Artists have chosen the Watercooler Rockers for this challenge.  We would like to thank all of you for playing along with this week’s challenge.  We loved browsing the gallery and seeing all of your wonderful creations.

 The Watercooler Rock Star

Helen's Rock Star:  Cornelia has created a wonderfully fun card. The expression on this cat says it all and is sure to bring a smile! The wonderful colouring really bring it to life.
 
Congratulations Cornelia!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rock Star.



The Watercooler Rockers

Marsha's Rocker:  Love all the colorful flowers in Jane's design.  They remind me of my grandmother's wallpaper.  So pretty.


                                                                 Rahmat

Karen's Rocker:  Rahmat's card is so creative! I love that she stitched over the stenciling on her card and her colors are so fun.

                                                                 Marlene
Dawn's Rocker:  Marlene has made the sweetest card. Love the different layers and all the beautiful flowers. Her colouring of her focal image is awesome.


Tristan's Rocker:  Vicky has created a lovely CAS card with her beautifully coloured floral image n gorgeous vibrant shades of yellow and green along the base.
 
Karen Dunbrook
Michelle's Rocker:  Karen has created a gorgeous card. The masked background is perfect for those silhouette flowers!
 
Heidi's Rocker:  Mary has combined the stamped images, die-cuts and Designer Paper beautifully in this lovely design. The colour palette is eye-catching and the card feels complete having the design continue inside. Continuing it onto the envelope is an added bonus.

Congratulations Jane, Rahmat, Marlene, Vicky, Karen and Mary!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.




We would love to see you come back tomorrow, September 9th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  The Watercooler Artists will have plenty of inspiration to spark your creativity.

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

WWC287 - Helen's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

Woo Hoo!  This week Helen hosts our fabulous Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist Challenge.  We're looking forward to seeing all your wonderful feminine projects.


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 all the 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 greeting card:









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.  You have a limit of 3 entries for each of our challenges. Entries over that limit will be deleted.
5.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.
6.  Have fun!

Please use the Linky below to share your project.  This Linky will close one week from now, on Monday, September 7th at 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

WWC286 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers


Our host, Marsha, has chosen our Watercooler Rock Star and the Watercooler Artists have chosen the Watercooler Rockers for this challenge.  We would like to thank all of you for playing along with this week’s challenge.  We loved browsing the gallery and seeing all of your wonderful creations.

The Watercooler Rock Star

Marsha's Rock Star:  I love Ashwini's stamping on white technique. Adding it to the Kraft background really makes those flowers stand out.

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



The Watercooler Rockers

Dawn's Rocker:  I really like the way Linda has used the textured card base for her wreath. Looks like a wooden door! The dimension of the wreath is awesome and love the shiny sentiment.

Karen's Rocker:  Marlena created a lovely wedding card. Her stamping, layout and colors are beautiful, inventive and eye-catching.

Michelle's Rocker:  Caroline has created a gorgeous baby card. I love the stenciled sun ray behind that cute stork!


Tristan's Rocker:  Jackie has created a super CAS birthday card. I love the simplicity of the balloons and her colour scheme.

Helen's Rocker:  Katrina's beautiful colouring brought this sweet little image to life to create a lovely birthday card! The magical sentiment works perfectly.

Heidi's Rocker:  Cathy has created an incredibly gorgeous butterfly from the "disaster" with which she began. The combination of paste, metallics and subtle colours make her butterfly a one-of-a-kind treasure. Love the vellum backing and also the stencilled background. What a "save"!

Congratulations Linda, Marlena, Caroline, Jackie, Katrina and Cathy!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.


We would love to see you come back tomorrow, September 2nd, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  The Watercooler Artists will have plenty of inspiration to spark your creativity.