Giving Thanks Challenge Winner

Congratulations to #5 chosen by the random generator,.  She is Judy Parlin.  Judy send me an e-mail  at vlromaine@bellsouth.net and give me your address so i can forward it for your prize.

Drawer Box

this a very short post as I just had eye surgery and I can't see what I am typing.  Here is my entry to The Play Date Challenge for this week.  It is a drawer box with a digital image.

Time is Almost Up

Time is almost up for joining the challenge "Giving Thanks" as it ends at midnight this Sunday. Won't you come and join the challenge below? I'm giving away a great pack of paper from Paper Temptress.

Another Guest Designer and Challenge

This post will stay on top while the challenge is on-going.  For more recent posts, scroll down.

The Cheerful Stamp Pad is thrilled to announce another Guest Designer.  She is Barbara Washington. 

Barbara's sample is for the new challenge "Giving Thanks".

Barbara Washington

How exciting it is to be asked as a Guest Designer.  I am a mother of two grown girls, 25 and 24. I have 2 grandchildren. My grandson) is 4 and my granddaughter 5 weeks. They all live with me. I early retired in 2002 and have never regretted it. I was a college librarian (and anything else they could add to my plate). I've lived in and around Chicago all of my life, except for the two years I was in the Peace Corps serving in the Philippines.
I have been a crafter since I was a little girl, but of course the crafts have changed over the years. I have been a stamper for more than twelve years. I never considered myself an artist until I had been stamping awhile. Somewhere along the way I realized that it isn't drawing that makes one an artist; it is the creating. I get so much joy from working on various projects in my studio. I am presently on two other design teams. One is for Artistic Outpost, a stamp company. One is for Creative Inspirations, a shimmery paint product. And now I'll be working here with a challenge site. I am really enjoying what I'm doing and look forward to working with this team. I am on several Yahoo groups and also participate in a number of challenges each week.

This is a card I created for the Challenge 4 theme Giving Thanks. The background is done with the Antique Wallpaper technique from technique junkies. The sentiment is a stamp from Club Scrap. I love this saying because I think it is so meaningful. I can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge.

 Please link your entry befow.  I would be appreciated if you were also a follower of this blog.

Challenge # 4

Theme

Giving Thanks



This challenge is being sponsored by Paper Temptress.  If you are looking for specialty papers, this is the website to visit..  They have beautiful Mica, Lustre, and of course cryogen (great for Copics).  Submit an entry below.  You may be the lucky winner of a pack of paper from Paper Temptress.  I am sure you will not be disappointed.

Design Team

Recently I have had two Guest Designers, LaCretia Ogle (Krisha) and Barbara Washington.  Both of them have agreed to come aboard as Team Members. .  They will be posting anytime they feel in the mood and from now on they will help me choose the creation that best suits the challenges instead of  using the random generator. They will also be helping me pick themes for future challenges. Please welcome them in the comment section as I am resally pleased to have them working with me.

Below are designs for Thanksgiving by the  Design Team for The Cheerful Stamp Pad

Vicki

I chose a wild turkey inage for my Thanksgiving card.  The turkey image is by Inkadinkado and the greeting is by VAP Scrap.  The tan background area uses the chalk lines technique.   Inmages are colored with Copic markers.

Krisha

Barbara

It's exciting to be a part of this new Design Team. Here's a turkey card I created. Since Thanksgiving is coming upon us quickly, this handsome fella came by to wish you a Happy Harvest. All of the stamps used are from Kitchen Sink Stamps. I love how realistic the image looks. This look is created using the Kitchen Sink Stamp multi-step stamping system.

Perfect Distress

This is my entry into Studio L3's  Compendium of CuriositiesChallenge on Perfect Distressed.  Another challenge I am entering is Simon's Stamp and Show.  Their challenge is to Show Your Favorite Tim Holtz Stamp.  All ink and stamp are Tim Holtz.

Clipped Corners

Clipped Corners is one of my favorite techniques.  Here I have morphed the technique just a little.  The card has some fall cherries waiting to be picked before the snow falls.  The stamp is by CE Rubber Stamps.  If you visit my site often you will notice that I like to leave the front of my cards void of a greeting.  I really prefer to put my greeting only inside.  Coloring was done with Copics.

Winner of Challenge #3

Congratulations

The winner of Challenge #3 "Autumn Leaves" is No. 5 picked by the random generator.  That is Barbara Washington.  She wins a packet of paper from Paper Temptress.  Congrats to you, Barbara

Autumn Leaves - Challenge #3

  This week the Guest Designer Krisha (LaCretia Olge) has design a piece for our newest Challenge "Autumn Leaves" I think you will agree with that the colors are beautiful. If you have a chance drop down and leave her a comment.

Krisha

Fall is here is all its glory and there are leaves all round in an enormous array of colors. This challenge is to see what colors you see in leaves. Please post your link directly to your entry and not to your blog itself. Entries should be new and not from previous posting.

Notice that each challenge last two weeks so that gives you plenty of time to put in an entry. If you haven't made an entry into Challenge #2, please find that posting below.

Stamp Pad Challenge # 3

Theme

Autumn Leaves

I am pleased to announce that I have a sponsor for this challenge. It is Paper Temptress.

Paper Temptress carries an extensive inventory of speciality papers. Among them is Laser Lustre Package, which they are giving to the winner of this challenge.

To qualify for the challenge, please post your link to your entry and not your entire blog.  Also, it would be great if your chose to be a follower of my blog.

Challenge #4 Giving Thanks

Krisha

So glad Halloween is over and I can now legally think about turkey and pumpkin pie!

Leaves Challenge and Giving Thanks

It's truly autumn now and the leaves have turned colors. Our focus now turns to Thanksgiving. My card actually fits both challenges that are presently running. The leaves challenge ends November 7. The Giving Thanks challenge ends November 14. The stamps I used are from Kitchen Sink Stamps. The background is pulled glimmers from the Jun/July 2010 Technique Junkies newsletter. Barbara Washington-designer

Black, White and Burgundy

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 vlromaine@bellsouth.net

Black, white, and with a hint of burgundy are the colors for the Play Date Cafe Challenge #53  this week.  This is my entry.  I really like the way these colors came together on this card.  I went with a classic clean design but used multiple black and white prints to offset the solid colors.  The flower is made with a Tim Holtz die.