Challenge #33: Simon Says: Take out your coloring tools

I have been waiting anxiously to post today's entry. We have some important news before we get to the challenge. Today I want to introduce you to five new Design Team members here at The Cuttlebug Spot. Please give them a warm welcome and don't forget to visit their blogs to see more of their wonderful work.

Karen

Memories Unleashed

I am the proud mother of two teenagers - Caitlin and Dylan, loving wife of Rob, pet parent to Daisy, Snow and Bob, fun, silly, goofy, laid back, creative, sometimes girly, talkative, collector of all things cow, scrapbooker, picture taker, video game addict, singer (not so great), housewife/college girl, procrastinator, optimistic, life loving gal!!!

Julie

Huxter House

I am a part time working mum with one wonderful son, Connor who is nearly 16. I have been a crafter since I was 4 years old when my mum bought me some knitting needles for being good at the dentist! I have done many many crafts since then and started card making about 9 years ago! After working in a Bank for 31 years I was made redundant. This was when I bought my Cricut and cuttlebug and love using them to make my cards, these wonderful tools take your crafting to

another level!

Jeannie

A Place For My Cards

Hi I am Jeannie Phillips, I have been married for 28 years to a wonderfully sweet man who supports me in everything I do.... and looks closely at each and every card I make... I have two kids, Madison who just finished her Masters in Accounting atAlabama and John-Robert who is at Auburn studying to be a secondary history teacher... I have been making cards for 2 1/2 years now and I love making cards and sharing them... of all the crafts I have tackled it is by far my favorite!

I am so excited to be a member of The Cuttlebug Spot Design Team and lookingforwardto each challenge and to every ones work!

Kerri Kerri's KR8TIONS The two things I love most-- scrappin' and being of mom of three beautiful children Layton (9), Jaedon (4), and Delaney (2). They are my pride and joy and what I spend most of my days scrapping! I've been scrapping for about a year and a half now. The two things I love most-- scrappin' and being of mom of three beautiful children Layton (9), Jaedon (4), and Delaney (2). They are my pride and joy and what I spend most of my days scrapping! I've been scrapping for about a year and a half now. Marcelle Stamping Thyme I first am a daughter of The King, a wife to a terrific man of 32 years, a mother of two wonderful daughter's and a keeper of one adorable dog. I love spending time in God's word and time creating in my craft room. *****************************************

This weeks challenge has been lots of fun. We are taking out our coloring tools and coloring some wonderful stamped images. You will find that some members of the DT , including myself have colored the Magnolia Tilda stamps. I have fallen in love with this little girl, she is adorable. The challenge does not require you to color Tilda,but if you have these stamps,it would be awesome to see your creations. Your stamped image can be colored with any medium of your choice.

This week's challenge is sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. The project selected will receive a$20.00 gift certificate to the store. If you have never visited Simon Says Stamp, you really should take a peek. They offer a great variety of stamps, inks, copics, embellishments, and other tools for your creative needs. I love their service and prices. Good luck to everyone.

Nilda

Marcy

Kathrin

Aymee

Margie

Steph

Donna

Rheannon

AnnCaryl

Valerie

Marci

Susan

Lillie

Challenge # 32 : Brown, Blue, or Orange

Good morning everyone. I hope that everyone is having a great Holiday. For our international visitors, we are celebrating Memorial Day here in the United States. Please take a moment today to thank those that have served and continue to serve our country.

This week we have a color challenge. Brown with Blue or Orange.... or both... but dont leave out that brown. Please share your creations. Cant wait to see what you come up with these colors.

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This week's best project will receive a 25.00usd Visa Gift Card (visa gift cards can be used anywhere Visa is accepted) courtesy of Glenda from Glenda's Creative Place .

Thank you Glenda for your generosity and support. You can visit Glenda's blog for some great deals on the award winning Ultimate Crafter's Companion and Rock A Blocks. You can also purchase Spellbinders, Ranger, and Zutter items at a super low price (nestabilities are the lowest price around) She also has some great tutorials on her blog. Good luck everyone.

Kathrin

Donna

Nilda

Susan

AnnCaryl

Steph

Aymee

Lillie

Rheannon

Marcy

Margie

Valerie

Wednesday : Cottage Cutz.. Potted Sunflower

Good morning. I hope that you are having a wonderful week. Today we are sharing with you 2 cards made with the Cottage Cutz dies from The Scrapping Cottage. This one is the Potted Sunflower. As you can see our designers have planted their flowers and created beautiful cards. Enjoy.

Thank you Margie and Steph for your creations.

Reminder: The Cottage Cutz dies are compatible with the Cuttlebug. The sandwich to use from bottom up  is : A plate

                            C plate 

                            Die foam up 

                            Cardstock 

                            B plate

  

Mr Linky not available. .

Please provide us with the link to your projects in the comments... (the old way) Mr. Linky is having issues so I don't want any projects to be missed and not entered to win this weeks prize. 

If you have any question feel free to email me at nrocke1@msn.com 

Thank you for your patience and understanding. 

Challenge#31: Embossing something other than paper .

This week we are challenging you to emboss something other than paper. For those that have not yet tried this, you can emboss material such as acetate, metal, and foil. I'm sure many can think of other materials to emboss. So look around your house and experiment, have fun, and create. 

Our Creations 

Marci

Lillie

Aymee

Valerie

Nilda 

Margie 

Steph

Marcy

Donna

Susan

Kathrin

AnnCaryl

Winner Challenge #30

The winner for our window and frame challenge is Yvonne. This card is simply gorgeous. Please send me an email to claim your prize.  Thank you all for participating, we are always amazed with your talent. 

Wednesday : Cottage Cutz..Owl and Branch

Its Wednesday and you know what that means. Cottage Cutz. This week I have used the Owl and branch. He is so cute. I embossed parts of his body for texture. The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug branch folder. Thank you for visiting our blog and if you have purchased any of these dies, please send me an email with your creations. We can share them next Wednesday. Have a great week.

** Cottage Cutz can be purchased at The Scrapping Cottage 

Scroll down for a video on how to use the dies with your Cuttlebug 

Cottage Cutz and Cuttlebug

Winner

Last week's challenge was lots of fun. We enjoyed everyone's entries. Thank you for pariticipating and supporting our blog . 

The winner is Arlene. W.  Your flower vase was wonderful. Please send me an email to claim your prize. 

Challenge #30:Look Through Our Window

I thought about this challenge while looking through a window of my own home. It struck me that you can learn so much about someone when you look through their window. Although its just a glimpse of their life, it tells a story. Through my window, you will see pictures of my boys and other family members, a very comfortable couch, a table with a TV remote control and some kind of toy (whatever my boys have been playing with ) next to it. I guess that should tell you a bit about myself and my everyday life. So, this week we are making projects that have a window or frame. We will leave the interpretation of "window" and "frame" up to your creative mind.

This week's best project will win a gift certificate to The Craft Barn in the UK. They also have the new Cuttlebug folders ready for pre-order so go check them out.

Please enter the direct link to your project in the box at the bottom of this post. We would appreciate the direct link to your project not your entire blog, because you all have so many wonderful projects, sometimes its hard to find the one for our specific challenge.

Margie

Nilda

Kathrin

Aymee

Steph

Donna

Marcy

AnnCaryl

Valerie

Marci

Susan

Rheannon
Lillie