Woodware USA Challenge #21 - MONOCHROMATIC

What a wonderful week we had with your clean and simple cards!! You are all amazing, and we are so fortunate to have you be a part of all of our challenges! We hope that you are being exposed to and coming to love Woodware USA stamps as much as we are.

Don't forget that you can also now purchase your Woodware USA stamps through not only the Woodware USA site by from StampingScrapping.com. Cindy has an amazing inventory of supplies and stamps, and you will love her personal line of stamps that are designed specifically for Nestabilities. In the coming months, we are planning some crossover events with the design team from StampingScrapping.com, so stay tuned!

We have a winner for the free set for the month of March, and drumroll.................... It's Hazel! She is one of the busiest paper crafters around, and she is a part of our challenge every week!! Hazel, please contact me at mattandnancybush@yahoo.com, and I will get your set in the mail to you right away!

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Woodware USA Challenge Rules:
1. An original creation for the challenge (any backdated entries will be removed).
2. A direct link to your creation using the InLinkz.com system.
3. A maximum of 2 entries per week per participant.
4. One entry per creation in our monthly drawing. Use a Woodware USA image, and you will receive an extra entry.
5. BONUS: If you would like to be considered as a guest designer for our challenge, please use a Woodware USA image and mark an asterisk (*) next to your name.

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Finally, it is my pleasure to introduce our guest designer for the month of April!! Her name is Wendy Stamey, and she is a talented papercrafter. You will enjoy her creations, so take a peek at her blog -- Wendy's Card Creations. Welcome to the group, Wendy!!

Alicia

Elegant Cameos

Special Wishes

Anne

Deuce Roosters by Jennifer Garant

Dawn

Indian Dreams

Harriet

Mary and Friends

Kerry

DIY

Nancy

Jane's Script

Flowers and Frames

Suzanne

Ted Remembers

and

our Guest Designer...

Wendy

Flutterby Butterfly

Challenge #9 - You're a Hoot!

Hi All,

Have you tried out our challenge for this week yet? Today's the last day of our samples for a "Monochromatic Cards" challenge! Haven't the girls done great with this one!!


I used "Owl Greetings" for my card and the "Purple Toes" Inky Links ink to sponge around the edges. I have to say, I am loving these little pads, the colors are unique and similar to chalk ink. Super value from Woodware!!

To get the embossed scallop around my owl image, I first cut out my circle, then I embedded the next smaller sized scallop die into the circle and ran it through my Big Shot using the sandwich recipe to emboss but not cut through the paper. I left the die embedded in the circle and then sponged on the "Purple Toes" ink.

My owl is colored in with Copics and I used a white gel pen to add faux stitching and highlights to complete the card.

Be sure to come back tomorrow when we introduce a brand new challenge and a whole new week of samples each day!!

Hugs,
Anne

Monochromatic {Mostly} Challenge...

This week's Monochromatic Challenge challenged me! I struggled over which set to use, what color to pick...One Color??? How do you Pick Just ONE! And then Patterned Paper...everything I have has COLORS on it. But then I decided to make a birthday card for a friend and I knew Just which set, Cocktails is Perfect for my group! ;) So then it was just a matter of which drink to choose...well, if you haven't had a Tokyo Tea then you Must! So, that is my story.

I know, I know....Monochromatic means 1 color and I HAD to throw in the red cherry, but you know what? Rules are made to be broken!!! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Cocktails
Paper: About a Boy (Fancy Pants,) White, Black CS (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Certainly Celery, Black, Copic Markers
Misc: Gems, Ribbon, Glassy Glaze, Stickles

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