Challenge #280 - Christmas in July

Team mate LeAnne came up with a unique Fill in the Blank challenge this week. It's the last week in July but most crafters have their sights turning toward Christmas crafting starting about now. We want to know what kind of Christmas stamping you like to do most in the summer? Cards? Home décor? Gifts? Craft Fair Novelties? Ornaments? Let us know by filling in the blank in the Challenge Banner.

For a Fill in the Blank Challenge, you complete the sentence by filling in the blank, then you make your project based on the words you used to fill in the blank. How would you fill in this blank? Now, take on the challenge of making something amazing with it!

 And make sure to tell us, in your blog post, how you Filled in the Blank!

     

Here's what the Design Team like to make for Christmas in July:

Heather Cooper

Heather C. likes to make a Christmas Stationery Gift Set each year.

Heather Heroldt

Heather H. loves to use this Santa's Vacation stamp set!

Jan Clothier

Jan's favourite Christmas in July creation is Mini Crackers!

Jane Knudsen

Jane's favourite Christmas in July creation is a Christmas card in non-traditional colours!

Joanne James

Joanne likes to make home décor and festive table favours. 

LeAnne Pugliese

LeAnne fills in the blank with Vintage Christmas.

• Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging project that fits the challenge.
• Fill in the blanks with the words that are right for you and then create your project with those words in mind. Tell us, in your blog or on your site, what words you used.
• Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the challenge in your blog post. Turn off word verification so we can send you lots of feedback. Make sure you link the post not the whole blog to the Linky. Use AYSI#280 when uploading to a public gallery.
• If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines tab.
• You can combine our challenge with up to 3 other compatible challenges.
• We do reserve the right to delete, or not consider, entries that do not comply with these guidelines.

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Winners of Challenge #279 - Sunset Symphony

We're excited to announce the winners of Challenge #279 because the Featured Artist will be our Guest Designer for the next Recipe Challenge in two weeks! We're very excited to work with the winner! Our entries were few but they certainly did the colour challenge justice!

Here are our winners:

Our Top Pick is: Jolanda Johnstone

Jolanda not only used our colours in a unique way, but she went out of her way to add a lot of interesting texture to her project as well. Check out the tire tread marks and the tires themselves to see what I mean. Then there's the playful background and the pennants! When you add in the appropriate lovely sentiment, the whole creation was one of the favourites of the Design Team!

Our Featured Artist is: Mary Deatherage

As Featured Artist this week, Mary will also be invited to be our next Guest Designer! We loved that she used ink blending to turn the Challenge colours into a tropical sunset, with the images used in silhouette overtop. And we loved how the circular frame was created, stamped on Basic White, then die cut so some of the images were outside the margin, mounting the inside circle flat and popping the outside panel up on dimensionals. What a great way to create focus! Mary's ink blending with our colours is impeccable and use of the lighter colours in the card layers works wonders! 

Congratulations, Mary, you will be our next Guest Designer for our Recipe Challenge in 2 weeks time. We will be in touch!

                                                      

And we think you may want to check out the following Honorable Mention on her site:

  6. Suzanne at Stamp n' Sip

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! Come and check out our new Fill in the Blank Challenge tomorrow morning on our blog! Our winners today can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.    

You Still Have a Few Hours to Play Challenge #279 - Sunset Symphony

You still have time to play with our Colour Challenge #279 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, July 27th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time. 

You Still Have Time to Play Challenge #279 - Sunset Symphony

You still have time to play with our Colour Challenge #279 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, July 27th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time. 

Challenge #279 - Sunset Symphony

I remember a camping trip on the west coast of Vancouver Island on a beautiful Pacific shore called Long Beach. Each night, there were such spectacular sunsets that people just came out and stood silently on the beach while the sun set, then went back to their activities, speaking in hushed tones. It was like being in a great cathedral or listening to a soaring symphony. It stirred you and all your senses. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw the inspiration photo for this colour palette, so I've named this colour challenge Sunset Symphony!

Each time we have a colour challenge, the Featured Artist will have a chance to become a Guest Designer for our next Recipe Challenge 4 weeks from now. So enter with that in mind! We're so excited to work with you for a challenge!!

Remember, if you don't have the Stampin' Up! colours, use the colours you have that are the closest. Your project should use all these colours only and 1 neutral. (Neutrals include black, white, vanilla or Crumb Cake.)

How did the Design Team use these colours this week?

Heather Cooper

Heather Heroldt

Jan Clothier

Jane Knudsen

Joanne James

LeAnne Pugliese

Here are some guidelines for the challenge:

• Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging project that fits the challenge.
• Stampin' Up! colours are used for reference but any matching colours are welcome. You can use black/neutral for outlines and sentiments but don’t use any other colours. Make sure you use all the colours in the challenge banner. Neutrals include black, white, vanilla, Crumb Cake.
• Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the challenge in your blog post. Turn off word verification so we can send you lots of feedback. Make sure you link the post not the whole blog to the Linky. Use #AYSI279 when uploading to a public gallery.
• If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines tab.
• You can combine our challenge with up to 3 other compatible challenges.*
• We do reserve the right to delete, or not consider, entries that do not comply with these guidelines.*

 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners for Challenge #278 - Three to Get Ready

Our sketch challenges aim to give you a framework to enhance your creativity! There was so much you could do with our last sketch with circles (or any other shape) of three! We enjoyed all the variety and imagination.

Without further ado, I want to introduce you to our winners! Here they are: 

Our Top Pick is: Yvon of Blue Heart Stamping

We all know the frustration of trying to leave a comment and being confronted with the dreaded "captcha" icon! Well, Yvon has captured that perfectly in her card design! Instead of circles, she used squares representing mini keyboards and linked them together with the cute sentiment using twine! The Design Team loved her clever concept, the colours and textures she used and the care with which she assemble her card entry! Definitely could NOT be made by a robot!

Our Featured Artist is: Laurel Seabrook

The Design Team was collectively amazed by Laurel's beautiful summer themed card! She used beach items as her three elements and a beach towel as the tilted layer underneath, (which we thought was genius)! We loved her colour choices and the paper choices, as well, and the way she framed the front panel. The piece de resistance, however, was the addition of the stitched waves in, under and around all the elements of the sketch, really topping off the beachy feel of the whole project! Anyone for a day at the seashore? Congrats on a creative and well-produced entry, Laurel!

                                                    

And we think you may want to check out the following Honorable Mentions on their sites:

3.  Johanna at Lavender House Creations

4.  Jennie Maier

8.  dj at Sendable Sentiments

10. Shirley Gentry

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! Come and check out our new Colour Challenge tomorrow morning on our blog with a chance at winning the right to being our new Guest Designer for our Recipe Challenge in two weeks time! Our winners today can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.     

You Still Have a Few Hours Left to Play Challenge #278 - Three to Get Ready

You still have a few hours left to play with our Sketch Challenge #278 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, July 13th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.  

You Still Have Time to Play As You See It Challenge #278 - Three to Get Ready

You still have time to play with our Sketch Challenge #278 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, July 13th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time. 

Challenge #278 - Three to Get Ready

It's a sketch challenge this week and I love the direction that I get with a sketch! Design Team member Heather H. came up with a lovely sketch that gives you guidance but let's you be creative at the same time! The three circles made me think of the rhyme: "One for the money, two for the show, Three to get ready...." What shape will you use for the circles? Will you be traditional or play it loose with the sketch? Let's see what you come up with!

Feel free to rotate or flip the sketch, just keep the integrity of it, so we can recognize it. 

What did the Design Team do with the sketch? Check out their projects:

Heather Cooper

Heather Heroldt

Jan Clothier

Jane Knudsen

Joanne James

LeAnne Pugliese

Here are some guidelines for the challenge:

• Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging project that fits the challenge.
• Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch and to substitute one shape for another but we must still be able to see the sketch in your finished submission.
• Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the challenge in your blog post. Turn off word verification so we can send you lots of feedback. Make sure you link the post not the whole blog to the Linky. Use #AYSI278 when uploading to a public gallery.
• If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines tab.

• You can combine our challenge with up to 3 other compatible challenges.*
• We do reserve the right to delete, or not consider, entries that do not comply with these guidelines.*

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter