Challenge #20 Something Old or Something New, or Something borrowed or Something Blue

Happy Monday Crafty Friends!!

Welcome to Eureka Stamps' 20th Challenge! This is our last Challenge for 2012!! WOW!

We are really excited that you have Joined us this week!

Thank you so much to Everyone who joined us two weeks ago for our challenge! We really Enjoyed Seeing all the Lovely Creations!! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Holiday!

Our Winner For Challenge #20 is:

 3. Gloria Shirr  

Using Eureka Stamps Images:
 digi26801 Snow Church & digi11202(509) May the Gifts

Congratulations! Please Email Tina with the words Eureka Challenge Winner in the Subject Line! Please go to the Eureka Stamps Site & Pick out Five Digital Images of your Choice! * Also, Don't forget to Grab the Winner Badge from our Side Bar for for your Blog!!

Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order

 37. Tammy A  

 34. J. Atterbury Creations  

   20. Jo Ham 

 16. Olivia  
 45. Fawn Palmer 

Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!

**** The Prize for Winning Our Challenge is 2 Digital Images from our Store of YOUR Choice. However, if you play and Win with a Eureka Stamps Image, You will win Your Choice of 5 Digital Images****

Also, Keep an Eye out for the Announcement of our NEW Design Team this week!

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THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS: 

Something Old or Something New, or

Something Borrowed or Something Blue

(Please List what you Have used when you link back to us)

Our Guest Designer this month is CG!!! 

We Really want to Thank CG for all of her WONDERFUL Creations that she has inspired us with!

I'm a crafter living in Baltimore, Maryland with my husband of nine years, a green Iguana named Percy, two unusually-large mini Schnauzers named Walt and Allen, (Allen's with me in the photo).  I have a background in poetry, website maintenance, and publication design, but these days I mostly make cards!  I'm currently visiting my parents in Arizona and I am spending lots of time crafting with my Mom, who got me into cardmaking.

I'm very lucky to have found the online creative community and I just love visiting blogs by crafters around the world.  I've recently gotten into cross-stitch and enjoy how relaxing that is.  Many thanks to Eureka Stamps for asking  me to join them this month as their Guest Designer!

 Here is CG's Card Showcasing digi6101 Cactus

 Thank you CG! Please Stop by her BLOG and leave her some LOVE!

 Now, For More Inspiration from a Few DT Members:

Jackie

Cheryl

Kristie

Sara

Tina

Reminder:
To play along with us, please post a direct link to the card/project on your blog using inlinkz and link back to our challenge from your blog! 

You can join in as many other challenges with ours as you like! You can only enter our challenge a MAXIMUM of 3 times per challenge. Please do NOT backlink to other cards you have previously Posted.

Thanks Again For Playing With Us!
Hope to see you back again in 2013!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

"NEW" Eureka Stamps/QKR Stampede Tutorial & Technique Team

Merry Christmas Everyone....

It's Sassy Raggedy - Joann here with you today with some really big news!  Starting in January we at Eureka Stamps and QKR Stampede will be introducing our brand new Technique and Tutorial  team.  

We also will be showcasing our designs every Wednesday on the Eureka Stamps and QKR Stampede Blogs and Facebook Pages.  Every Wednesday we will be posting step-by-step tutorials and we will show you many examples of how to use the different products sold at the Eureka Stamps and QKR Stampede stores.

We are all really excited about this team and hope we can inspired you to learn some new cardmaking ideas as well as expand your product knowledge of the different products available.

When we start up in January you will see a different tutorial on each blog so be sure to check out both the Eureka Stamps Blog, as well as the QKR Stampede Blog.  We also will be available to answer any questions you might have - just leave us a comment and we will get back with you. 

At this time I would like to introduce the team members so far.  At the end of the post you will see a Design Team call for our Technique and Tutorial Team.  It will run through the end of January and if you might be interested please read the info and let us know.

We will be showcasing our cards using "Mica Powders" today.  You can go to our individual blogs to view how we made our projects.

 Deb Scott of  "I Love It"

Deb Scott of  "I Love It"

What a talented and very creative crafter Debrah is.  We are so fortunate to have her join our Design Team. Deb is always trying different techniques and loves learning new ways to craft paper projects. 

Deb used a rubber stamp from Eureka Stamps called "Partridge in a Pear".  And she used the wonderful technique of using Mica Powders over VersaMark.

 Isn't this just lovely...What a wonderful card and be sure to stop by Deb's Blog, "I Love It" to see how she designed her card.

Joann - Sassy Raggedy of "Sassy Raggedy"

Joann - Sassy Raggedy of "Sassy Raggedy"

Yep that's me Sassy Raggedy!  I am looking forward to seeing what we can come up with each week and we would love to have you join us on our new venture.

For my introduction card I also used a rubber stamp from Eureka Stamps called "Bethlehem with Verse". I used the technique of applying Metallic Mica Powder over Sticky Powder.

Be sure to stop by my blog later today for the step by step instructions of how I made my card.  I say later today because my hubby is in the hospital and it will be later before I can get the post finished.

So there you have it.  The Introduction to our new Eureka Stamps and QKR Stampede Tutorial & Technique Team.

 Would YOU Like to Join us on our New Venture?

 Here are the requirements and the DT Call. 

Do you enjoy using different techniques and tutorials on your creations? We are looking for a few

talented and very creative people to join our new Tutorial and Techniques Design Team.

Some of the requirements for this new team are as follows:

• Must be able to write tutorials and convert measurements from cm's to inches.
• Be interested in learning how to use new products as well as new techniques.
• Able to commit to making at least 2 creations a month.
• Must have a blog and be able to post creations and info concerning new products and all products used.
• Must be dependable and versatile in completing projects.
• Must be able to read and understand English.

If you are interested in learning more about this Design Team please contact Joann Burton at joann@sassyraggedy.com. Please include your blog address when responding.

Thanks for stopping by today and from all of us here at Eureka Stamps and QKR Stampede we would like to wish all of you a wonderful Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Christmas peace

This is Sarosa posting today, and this is a post that almost didn't happen. I take my design team commitment seriously, and so made most of my cards this summer, just in case I had a rough semester of college. Well, it was crazy! I made all of three cards during that time, and this one I assumed would be easy enough to get to because college would be done forever. Well, so much for that idea! This is a card I had made a portion of earlier, which is the only reason I could finish it, lol! The dark green background is a shimmery pattern that is very similar to the design of the holly border and square. The text is from sister company Biblical Impressions.

Challenge #19- Christmas Spirit

Happy Monday Crafty Friends!!

Welcome to Eureka Stamps' 19th Challenge! 

We are So excited that you have Joined us!

Thank you so much to Everyone who joined us last week for our challenge! We really Enjoyed Seeing all the Lovely Creations!!

Our Winner For Challenge #18 via Random.org is:
 9. Stephanie W  

Congratulations! Please Email Tina with the words Eureka Challenge Winner in the Subject Line! Please go to the Eureka Stamps Site & Pick out Two Digital Images of your Choice! * Also, Don't forget to Grab the Winner Badge from our Side Bar for for your Blog!!

Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order
 17. Ursula Uphof  
 6. Elizabeth H.  

 12. DebbieM  

29. rysa  

 11. Sharon Gurnhill  

 Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!


**** The Prize for Winning Our Challenge is 2 Digital Images from our Store of YOUR Choice. However, if you play and Win with a Eureka Stamps Image, You will win Your Choice of 5 Digital Images****

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THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS:
 Christmas Spirit 

Our Guest Designer this week is CG!!! 
CG will be joining us for the month of December 
and showcasing her wonderful card.  Here is a little more about CG.

I'm a crafter living in Baltimore, Maryland with my husband of nine years, a green Iguana named Percy, two unusually-large mini Schnauzers named Walt and Allen, (Allen's with me in the photo).  I have a background in poetry, website maintenance, and publication design, but these days I mostly make cards!  I'm currently visiting my parents in Arizona and I am spending lots of time crafting with my Mom, who got me into cardmaking.

I'm very lucky to have found the online creative community and I just love visiting blogs by crafters around the world.  I've recently gotten into cross-stitch and enjoy how relaxing that is.  Many thanks to Eureka Stamps for asking  me to join them this month as their Guest Designer!

And here is CG's Wonderful Card: Using digi34601 Holly Doggies 

Now, For More Inspiration from a Few DT Members:

 Cheryl  

 Gemma

Kristie 

Sarosa

Sara P

Joann - Sassy Raggedy 

Reminder:
To Play along with us, please post a direct link to the card/project on your blog using inlinkz and link back to our challenge from your blog! 

You can join in as many other challenges with ours as you like! You can only enter our challenge a MAXIMUM of 3 times per challenge. Please do NOT backlink to other cards you have previously Posted.

Thanks Again For Playing With Us!
Hope to see you back again soon!

Gemma Pocock DT Post

Good Morning everyone, well its QKR time today, so here is a christmas card I made for the inlaws. I used the digi image of santa on skis www.eurekastamps.com/proddetail.php?prod=digi6607&cat=124 coloured in with my pro markers, added to some co ordinating papers and matt and layered, sentiment added and finished off with card candi.

 

Thanks for taking the time to look at my DT card, I would love you to come and take a look at my blog http://gemshandmadecards.blogspot.co.uk/

Merry Christmas

xxx

 

Happy New Year Card

Hello crafters!  

I created a New Year's card for you today, using a sentiment as the focal point.  You can find this sentiment in the Eureka store right here.

Isn't this large sentiment wonderful and just perfect for a New Year's card?  I used Echo Park Very Merry Christmas papers and added some Christmas green flowers to my card.  I jazzed the flowers up a little with a rhinestone in the center of each one.  The flower in the upper right hand corner is attached with a pop dot.  Here's a close-up photograph of the lovely sentiment.

Just for some added interest, I staggered the rows of flowers (at the bottom) and used pop dots on some of them.

I love using sentiments as the focal point and there are many of them, for any occasion, in the Eureka store.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~ Cheryl ~

You light up my life

Hi all! 

Kristie from Kristie Kreates, here today.

Christmas is so close and I'm still not done with my cards.

Almost, but not quite.

Here is another one that I made the other evening.

I used "Skunk and Lights" (#10901) and

"You Light" (#10903)

from Eureka! Stamps

With these images all that needs coloring is the string of lights.

I used FlexMarkers.

Easy peasy.

Thanks for stopping by today.

If you haven't finished your cards yet and don't have the image you want, pop into the Eureka! Stamps Store and pick out something.

I used rubber stamps for my images, but they are also available in digital format. Digital makes it easy to resize and print as many as you need quickly.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Challenge #18-Sparkle and Shine

Happy Monday Crafty Friends!!

Welcome to Eureka Stamps' 18th Challenge! 

We are So excited that you have Joined us!

Thank you so much to Everyone who joined us last week for our challenge! We really Enjoyed Seeing all the beautiful Creations!!

Our Winner Via Random.org is

  23. valou250809 

Congratulations! Please Email Tina with the words Eureka Challenge Winner in the Subject Line! Please go to the Eureka Stamps Site & Pick out Two Digital Images of your Choice! * Also, Don't forget to Grab the Winner Badge from our Side Bar for for your Blog!!

Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order

 24. nanette  

 40. CraftyGirl 

  30. Laine K  

 8. Olivia   

 18. chris olsen  

 Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!

**** The Prize for Winning Our Challenge is 2 Digital Images from our Store of YOUR Choice. However, if you play and Win with a Eureka Stamps Image, You will win Your Choice of 5 Digital Images****

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THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS: 

Sparkle & Shine

Our Guest Designer this week is CG!!! 
CG will be joining us from the month of December 
and showcasing her wonderful card.  Here is a little more about CG.

I'm a crafter living in Baltimore, Maryland with my husband of nine years, a green Iguana named Percy, two unusually-large mini Schnauzers named Walt and Allen, (Allen's with me in the photo).  I have a background in poetry, website maintenance, and publication design, but these days I mostly make cards!  I'm currently visiting my parents in Arizona and I am spending lots of time crafting with my Mom, who got me into cardmaking.

I'm very lucky to have found the online creative community and I just love visiting blogs by crafters around the world.  I've recently gotten into cross-stitch and enjoy how relaxing that is.  Many thanks to Eureka Stamps for asking  me to join them this month as their Guest Designer!

And here is CG's Wonderful Card:

Now, For More Inspiration from a Few DT Members:

 Jackie

Sara P. 

Sarah V. 

Joann - Sassy Raggedy 

Reminder:
To Play along with us, please post a direct link to the card/project on your blog using inlinkz and link back to our challenge from your blog! 

You can join in as many other challenges with ours as you like! You can only enter our challenge a MAXIMUM of 3 times per challenge. Please do NOT backlink to other cards you have previously Posted.

Thanks Again For Playing With Us!
Hope to see you back again soon!

Three Kings

This is Sarosa posting today. I hope everyone is enjoying the season, and not getting stressed out with everything on their schedules!  I had a different card in mind, and planned to post this one (which I made this summer) for the next challenge, however, I saw that Cheryl had used the same image in a wonderful way earlier HERE, and I though my posting this now might be extra inspiration for this image!

The obvious thing to do with this image is to color it, and I really wanted to ... still want to! But, I didn't! I decided to find a different way to show case the Three Kings. I wish I had a camera that could pick up the beautiful velvety cardstock I used for the background on the top card and everything on the bottom; the elegance it added is perfect. I also don't know if you can really see that the top card is somewhat 3D; each king is a separate, solid layer of cardstock. The star comes from the Bethelehem with verse image. I stamped it on light gold cardstock and embossed.

Quick & Easy Christmas Card

Hi! Happy Wednesday! 

Tina From Crafty and Green here with you today!! I can't believe the holidays are upon us already! Time Flies when we're having fun, huh? So, I decided to showcase an easy & quick Christmas Card that you can make on the go! 

Many of you know that I Craft with scraps, what people give me and what I have laying around. If I go shopping for craft supplies, it's normally at the thrift store! So with that being said; for this card, I found my Christmas/Winter Scraps. The Card base I found laying around was actually an empty Halloween Card with webbing on the front, but knew that I could cover that up with my scraps :) Grabbed some White Ribbon from my Stash and a few little dew drop doo dads. Then all I needed was a Sentiment!! The sentiment I chose for this quick & easy Christmas card is: digi11202(509) May the Gifts

I hope you get the chance to try a super easy & quick Christmas/Holiday Card yourself! Please feel free to stop by my blog sometime to see other creations made with Scraps & thrifty finds!! 

I pray you have a Wonderfully Blessed Holiday Season!

Until Next Time My Friends,

 $$Craft Green, To Save Green$$

Many Blessings,

Tina

Challenge #17- Winter Wonderland

Happy Monday Crafty Friends!!

Welcome to Eureka Stamps 17th Challenge! 

We are So excited that you have Joined us!

Thank you so much to Everyone who joined us last week for our Challenge!

We really Enjoyed Seeing all the Beautiful Creations!!

Our Winner Via Random.org is

 13. Cheryl (Shestamps) 

Congratulations! Please Email Tina with the words Eureka Challenge Winner in the Subject Line! * Also, Don't forget to Grab the Winner Badge from our Side Bar for for your Blog!!

Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order

  24. Tracy MacDonald  

 8. Judy Rozema    

 2. Diane Ahlers  

12. Suzanne J Dean    

 20. Vicky PP 

 Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!

Our Guest Designer this week is CG!!! 
CG will be joining us from the month of December 
and showcasing her wonderful card.  Here is a little more about CG.

I'm a crafter living in Baltimore, Maryland with my husband of nine years, a green Iguana named Percy, two unusually-large mini Schnauzers named Walt and Allen, (Allen's with me in the photo).  I have a background in poetry, website maintenance, and publication design, but these days I mostly make cards!  I'm currently visiting my parents in Arizona and I am spending lots of time crafting with my Mom, who got me into cardmaking.

I'm very lucky to have found the online creative community and I just love visiting blogs by crafters around the world.  I've recently gotten into cross-stitch and enjoy how relaxing that is.  Many thanks to Eureka Stamps for asking  me to join them this month as their Guest Designer!

And here is CG's Wonderful Card:

Be sure to visit CG's Blog:

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THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS: 

 Winter Wonderland

Now here is some Wintery Inspiration from a few ladies from the Design Team:

Kristie 

Cheryl  

Tina

 Gemma

Joann - Sassy Raggedy 

Reminder:

To play along with us, please post a direct link to the card/project on your blog using inlinkz and link back to our challenge from your blog.

You can join in as many other challenges with ours as you like! You can only enter our challenge a MAXIMUM of 3 times per challenge. Please do NOT backlink to other cards you have previously Posted.

***Our Guest Designer Spots are going to a Month Long Position. This Starts in December!! 

 If you would like to join us as a Guest Designer for a Month please add GDT after your name!***