Challenge #30 - Birthday Bash!

Hello! We're back with a brand new challenge for May and a brand new sponsor!! Please help me thank Patti Moore of Pholkart Blessings for her sponsorship this month!  Check out Patti's Etsy shop and blog to see her wonderful, whimsical style and digistamps!  The winner of this month's challenge will get to choose a digistamp from the Pholkart Blessings Etsy shop - woot! woot!!

Speaking of challenge, let's get right to it. This month's challenge is to Create a birthday card!  Sounds like tons of fun to me since you can use your imagination and almost anything works! 

As always, please link up your creations at the end of this post.  You have until May 31st at 11:59 pm. Stay tuned for some birthday inspiration coming from our Guest Designer, last month's winner Holly!  Have fun everyone!

CCC#27 - Sketch Challenge

Hello!!  Welcome to our February Challenge!  We also have a brand new sponsor this month.  Please help us welcome Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!  The winner of this month's challenge will get to choose one digi set from the vast number of adorable digi stamps available from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!  Thanks so much to the owner, Korin Sutherland!



This month's challenge is a sketch challenge designed by Emma!! We hope you enjoy!

Please add your link below by February 29th at 11:59 pm.  We will post the winner shortly thereafter.  Have fun everyone!

CCC #23!!

(Emma here) Hello! Wow! I can't believe we are on our 23rd challenge already! OK, this is going to be a fun challenge. You can make a card that sort of describes you! Maybe stamp your name, and stamp some of your favorite things and stuff like that! You have until Sunday, the 23rd to enter. The winner of this challenge, will get to pick the next challenge. (We are out of ideas!)

Have fun!

CCC #22!!!

Hello! Emma here! So, seeing that the winner of our last challenge was Miss E, and the winner got to pick the next challenge, Miss E. chose, Insects, for our next challenge. It can be an insect you like, or you don't like or you can just do anything!  There are lots of bug stamps out there so have fun with it!! :) The prize will be a surprise package from us!! You have until Sunday, the 19th to enter your projects. Hope you all have a fun time creating! 


Insects. 

CCC # 21!!

Hello! Sorry for the delay. Anyway,this weeks challenge is, "Your favorite thing(s) in spring! Since we don't have a sponsor, the winner will get to choose the next challenge again!

You have until Sunday, the 22nd to add your links!


Keep stamping!

Challenge #20

Since NiMu was the winner of Challenge #19 she got to choose our next challenge.  She chose "Food" as the theme, so now it's time for you to make a card using food as the theme.

Here is NiMu's card she made for the challenge (you can view her post here).  Thank you so much NiMu for playing along and choosing a fun theme!! :)

You have until Sunday, March 27 at 11:59 pm to add your links!  Have fun!

Challenge #19!!

Hello everybody! Emma here. I can't believe we are on our 19th challenge already! The next challenge is going to be fun. Everyone is probably hoping spring will come really soon. Us too! So, your card can have a spring scene on it or your favorite thing to do in spring! The prize is great. Whoever wins, will get to pick the next challenge!

 You have until Sunday, the 13th to enter your projects.

Have fun!

Challenge #18!

 Hello, Emma here! Sorry we took a while posting the new challenge. Anyway, this challenge, I think, is one that everyone is going to like. Challenge #18, will be a little different. For this challenge, you can make anything you want!! It can be a card, a decorated box, a scrapbook page, anything you can think of!

Our sponsor is Michelle VanWiggeren!  Since the last time she sponsored the prize never got claimed, it will be the prize for this challenge. Michelle is a Stampin' Up demo and has picked an adorable set to send to one lucky winner, Fox and Friends!! Thank you so much Michelle for working with us!! :) 

Enter your cards by the 27th at 11:59 PM.

Happy Stamping!

Challenge #17

Hello friends!  We've been really bad lately . . . it's such a busy time of year and I hope you all will forgive our tardiness in posing challenges and winners!  After all, this really is just for FUN! :)

So, now that you've had a week off let's jump back into a fun holiday challenge!  We'd love to see your Christmas card or projects based on one of your favorite things about Christmas.  Do you love snow, cookies, presents, caroling, the Christmas story . . . ????  Show us what you love!

The Greeting Farm is our sponsor for this challenge and we're thrilled to have their support!!  The random winner will be able to chose one of their adorable singles so get stamping!! :)

Challenge #16 - Thanksgiving

Ok so we all had a week off and it's time to jump back into the challenges!  We've got a returning sponsor who we LOVE -  The Greeting Farm!  They have the cutest stamps and I know my children just love to use them (they got several for Christmas last year!) :)  So big thanks to Marie and Jessica for being so willing to sponsor our challenges!  The winner will get to pick their own single from The Greeting Farm!

The new challenge is to make a Thanksgiving card!  It's the time of year we especially take time to remember all the blessing we have and it's a great time to send someone a card telling them you are thankful for them!  You have until Sunday, November 28 at 11:59 pm to add a link to your project.  Have fun everyone!

Challenge #15 - Happy Halloween!

Hello out there! We've got a brand new sponsor for your today and a fun new seasonal challenge!

First up, Michelle VanWiggeren is our new sponsor and we're so happy to have her!  Michelle is a Stampin' Up demo and has picked an adorable set to send to one lucky winner, Fox and Friends!!  Thank you so much Michelle for working with us!! :)

Michelle suggested that we have a Halloween themed challenge which seems most appropriate so . . . show us your best Halloween creations and have FUN!

Please link up your projects by Sunday, November 7th at 11:59 pm.

Challenge #14 - Leaves

Hello everyone!  We're back with the latest challenge and we have a new sponsor!  The very talented and sweet Tanis Geisbrecht has so wonderfully offered to send the winner a package of card making supplies!! Nice, huh?!!

So I asked Tanis is she wanted to pick the challenge and this is what she came up with:

Let's do a "fall leaves" theme! Stamped leaves, hand drawn leaves, REAL leaves...we'll LEAVE it up to you - ha ha!!

We cannot wait to see what you make!! You have until Sunday, October 24th at 11:59pm to leave us a link to your project - have fun! :)

Challenge #13 - Patterned Paper

Good morning! We're back with a brand new challenge and a brand new chance to win your very own stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!  Now wouldn't that be fun?!  Thank you so much to Kraftin' Kimmie for sponsoring our challenges this month!

So, Challenge #13 is fun and easy - using at least 1 piece of patterned paper on your card or project (you can use as much as you like, but make sure it has at least 1 piece)!  You all can do that right?? I know your mommies all have TONS of patterned paper that I'm sure they'd share *giggle*!

You have until 11:59 pm on Sunday, October 10 to leave your link below.  Have fun!!

Challenge #12 - Bookmark

Oh my goodness we're soooo late!! Sorry about that everyone! I'm sure you all understand with the back to school rush how busy things can be!

We have a brand new sponsor for the next 2 challenges and we're so excited!!  Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  They have the most adorable stamps and one thing I love is that they are stamps that mom AND the children can enjoy together!  Check out all the adorable lines and the cute little mice images - sweet!!  The winner of this challenge will receive 2 adorable Miles stamps, Beach Bum Miles and Surfing Miles!!

So now for the challenge, it's a fun but simple one . . . make a bookmark!!  With the new school year started we thought you might need one! :)  You have until 11:59 pm on Sunday, Sept 26 to leave your link below.  Have fun!!

Challenge #11 (CCC#11) - Back to School

It's that time of year again . . . Back to School!  We have already started school at our house - everyone was so excited when we received our curriculum that we just couldn't wait to start!   So let's make a card with a back to school theme - whatever that means to you! :)

Our sponsor for this challenge is Pholkarts Blessings Arts Shop again!  You have until Sunday, Sept. 5 at 11:59 pm to complete the challenge and leave us a link.  The prize will  be a digi stamp of your choice from our sponsor.  Have fun eveyone!

Challenge #10! (CCC9) - Animals.

[Emma here:] Welcome to Challenge 10!! We are so excited about this one!!  The theme for this challenge is - Animals!! You can use animal pattern paper, a stamp, ribbon you could even draw one on!! The prize is a bit different - and we actually have 2 prizes.  One, the winner of this challenge will get to pick the next challenge!! How fun is that? We will do this prize every once in a while to let everyone have a chance!

We do have a new sponsor also that will be providing a digi stamp of the winner's choice - however, my mom's laptop is not working right now (the power cord died again!) so we cannot get her contact information . . . if you are reading and were scheduled to sponsor this week, please email my mom!  Thank you!

As always, you have 2 weeks to complete the challenge, until Sunday, August 22 at 11:59 pm.  Please remember to link up your post below using InLinkz.  Have fun everyone!

Challenge #9 (CCC9) - Ribbons & Bows!

Welcome to Challenge #9! We are so excited that Soft Pencil Digital Stamps is staying on to sponsor this challenge!  Have you checked them out yet?  My girls picked out a very cute digi stamp for their cards for the past challenge - very kid friendly!! :)

In fact, Elizabeth, owner and illustrator of Soft Pencil suggested the theme for this challenge - "Ribbons & Bows"!  Feel free to interpret that any way you like kids - tie bows on your project, add a little or a lot of ribbon, use your imagination! I know you'll do great!

The challenge will be open until Sunday, August 8 at 11:59 pm and one randomly chosen winner will get to pick a digi stamp of their choice from Soft Pencil - woo hoo!! :)  Have fun with it!

Challenge #8 (CCC8)

Hello again!  We're back with our next challenge AND we have a brand new sponsor for the next two challenges - FUN!!

Our sponsor is Softpencil Digial Stamps owned by Elizabeth Pujalka who lives in Argentina (how cool is that!).  Please take a look at her adorable website - the stamps are whimsical, playful and just plain fun.  My daughter Anna and I are already making a list of our favorites!  Softpencil Digital Stamps will be donating a digi stamp of your choice to the winner of this challenge so make out your wish list! :)

This challenge is a COLOR Challenge - we can't wait to see your creations using these yummy, citrus-y colors:

Please remember to add you link below by July 25 at 11:59 pm.  We will chose and post the winner on Monday, July 26! Sometimes you may not see your thumbnail right after you've added it but we have been getting all the notices when they are added, but feel free to leave a comment just to be sure! :)

Have fun!

Challenge #7 (CCC7)

Hello again!  I hope you are all enjoying your summer vacation and having some nice weather!! It's been beautiful here in Maine -  which is why we're late with the new challenge! :)

Ok, since summer is here let's have an inspiration challenge!  Challenge #7 is to create a card or project inspired by the beach!  You can use the colors, the sights or anything else that reminds you of the beach.  Maybe a fun beachy stamp, or papers or shells - be creative!  We can't wait to see what you make.

Please remember to add you link below by July 11 at 11:59pm.  Remember, our sponsor for challenges this month is Tiffany's Doodles, so the winner (chosen randomly) will receive a FREE digi stamp of their choice!

Have fun kids! :)

Challenge #6 (CCC6)

We're back with a brand new challenge and a brand new sponsor for you this time!  Many thanks to Tiffany's Doodles for sponsoring the next 2 challenges!! Take a look at the Tiffany's Doodles site for all of her adorable digi stamps - I know you'll find something to love!

Challenge #6 (CCC6) is to make a card using flowers on it somewhere - they can be stamps, embellishments, pictures, brads, paper - anything with a flower counts!  You have until Sunday, June 27 to leave us a link to your creation for a chance to win!

We can't wait to see your cards!

ETA:  For some reason it seems that when you add a card with InLinkz you may not be able to see it immediately.  Feel free to send us an email but we are getting all the entries- we can see them here, I'm not sure why they don't show up on your screens.  Thanks everyone!! :)