Male Celebration day

Hi Crafting Friends

It is time to join the design team on the CCEE Stampers blog for this week’s challenge.

This week, create a masculine birthday card to celebrate her son turning 18 Kelly asks that we use 1 (one) or 8 (eight) of anything on our cards!

I have made an aged male card, suitable for any occasion. On the front I have stamped an Art Impressions image - Grillfather and used dies to create the panel.

Some interactive fun inside with dies from Karen Burniston 

1181 - Little Labels Pop-up

1110 - Happy Hour Charms

1135 - Fast Food Charms

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Frances Byrne

Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

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Friends

 Good Morning Crafting Friends,

Today I am sharing the card I made for a friends challenge. What is better thana few girlfriends getting together and having a fun time catching up.

Art Impression stamps have the best girlfriend stamp sets.

I have a ton of designer paper and while I use it for background layering this particular paper stack is thick enough to be used as a card base.

Thanks for looking and take care

Maryann

Cool Kat

 My card today is for the CCEE Stampers blog challenge CCEE2138.

 Yesterday was the Autumnal Equinox. Create a Fall-themed card

It is actually Spring in Australia so I have used fall colours to make a birthday card.

I have used the Katherine Label pop up from Karen Burniston and Art Impressions - meerkat set.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Frances Byrne

Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

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The Grillfather

Today's card is for the CCEE Stampers design team challenge.

 Today is Men Make Dinner Day :) Sit back, relax and prepare for dinner to be served! Create a card with the men (or critter) showing off their cooking skills. And yes – BBQ is acceptable!

It is summer time here and it is great to sit back and have the men in my life operate the grill. 

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Frances Byrne

Kelly Santi

Manal Habib

Hazel Estibeiro

Maryann Einam- You are here

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My Handy Hero

Hello Crafting Friends,

 It is time to join my friends on the CCEE Stampers blog for this weeks challenge.

Father’s Day Father’s Day in the USA falls on June 11th this year. Make a Father’s Day card. If, like me, your Father has gone to his heavenly reward, make a masculine card of any type for any man in your life!

It is not Father's day until September in Australia, so I created this card for the special Tradie in my life.

Okay I have had this stamp set and designer paper for quite sometime. it is amazing what you find hidden in your supplies when you have the time to look.

I also pulled out this hexagon nested die set from spellbinders that I have had for many years, and created a z fold card.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Frances Byrne

Vicky Gould

Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

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Aged to perfection

Welcome to today's challenge with the Crazy 4 Challenges design team. This Month Frances is our hostess and she says " Tomorrow, 8th March is International Women’s Day."

"For our challenge this week, include an image of a woman on your card."

I think and of the Art Impressions Girlfriends stamps are perfect for this challenge and this one was released a few years ago, I just couldn't resist stamping it out again.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Rebecca Endie
Kathleen Adams
Amy Ottmers 
Karen Ostergard
Tracey Farr
Maryann Einam- You are here
Nicky Foden
March Guest Designer - Kristine Reynolds

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I spy Santa

Today is the last 2019 challenge with for the CCEE Stampers. As part of the design team I would like to thank everyone for their support. We are taking a short break and will be back January 2nd 2020.

For this last challenge, we are asked to create a card which has a window. It will then be our choice on whether you want to be peeking IN on Santa or peeking OUT at Santa.

For my card I have used the windows to the world stamps and dies from Art Impressions, and have used a few other dies to create a stone cottage wall.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Frances Byrne

Vicky Gould

Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

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International dot day

Hello

This is my card for the Crazy 4 challenges theme challenge.

Tomorrow 15th September is International Dot Day, so for our challenge this week  let's include dots on our card. Use dotted papers, white gel pen dots on images, large dots, small dots, whatever your heart desires.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Rebecca Endie
Kathleen Adams
Amy Ottmers 
Karen Ostergard
Tracey Farr
Maryann Einam- You are here
Nicky Foden
September Guest Designer - Kristine Reynolds

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Under my umbrella

My card today was made for a friendship challenge. The Art Impressions Girlfriend stamp sets are just perfect for friendship themed cards.

I created my stormy background using distress oxide inks -  tattered rose,worn lipstick, picked raspberries, wilted violet and stencils.

Thanks for looking...…..

Sending you a teenie weenie hug

          Welcome to this week card with the Crazy 4 challenges team.                                      

It is National Dog Biscuit Day!  So this week let's put a pet on your card.  It doesn't have to be a dog.

For my card today I played with the Art Impressions dog twist ties set. The set comes with coordinating dies to create the window. This is so cute the way they wrap around each other.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Kathleen Adams
Amy Ottmers 
Karen Ostergard
Tracey Farr
Maryann Einam- You are here
February Guest Designer - Kristine Reynolds

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Stand Tall

Welcome to the Crazy 4 challenges team challenge today, this month Kathleen is hostess and we welcome back again Kristine as guest designer.

February 2nd is Ground Hog Day!  If you don't have an image of a ground hog then put any other ground critter on your card this week! 

I was asked some time ago to make a Meerkat card, but I just didn't have the right image, so I was so happy when Art Impressions came out with this stamp set. I have combined it with Karen Burniston's cup cake pop up to create a birthday card.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Kathleen Adams
Amy Ottmers 
Karen Ostergard
Tracey Farr
Maryann Einam- You are here
February Guest Designer - Kristine Reynolds


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Humorous Birthday

Today's challenge with the CCEE Stampers team is to make a birthday card, and extra points if it’s humorous.

I have been waiting to use this stamp set for awhile just needed the right challenge. I wanted to create a shop front which was simple enough with the stamps, the awing is from the MFT set and I have popped it up with foam tape.

 I used the Karen Burniston  spinner die for the middle and to create the acetate window. The spinner are was a perfect spot to add the sentiment.

Bonus points for the humorous sentiment, I am so sure it is true.

Supplies:

Art Impressions Lingerie Shoppe

MFT Meet me in the cafe

Karen Burniston spinner square pop-up die

acetate, copic pens, foam tape, glue

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon

Joanne Grzelak

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Frances Byrne

Vicky Gould

Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

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Grandparents day

Welcome to another challenge with the Crazies team.

It's grandparents day tomorrow, so we have been challenged  to make a card to show someone you love or appreciate them for what they do for you.  I know I am forever grateful for my family.

Today's challenge gave me the chance to use this stamp from Art Impressions, that I have had for ages. The sentiments are from the Altenew stunning cosmos set. Inside is the first time I have used the Karen Burniston Upsy daisy pop-up dies, nothing too fancy in the decorating as it was more important to see it I could use the dies. I didn't seem to have the right sentiment for the inside so I just cut a few clear stamps sentiments apart to make the words sending you kisses. The little heart pieces are from Karen Burniston's coffee charm die set.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Amy Ottmers 
Kathleen Adams
Maryann Einam- You are here
September Guest Designer Fran Sabad

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Hot Java

Welcome to this weeks challenge with the Crazies team on Crazy 4 Challenges blog.

Make a Shaped card. Anything other than a plain rectangle,
square or circle.

For my shaped card I used the Honey Bee, coffee cup die and Art Impressions stamp - Cathy Caffeine. This coffee cup die is large enough to place a gift card inside.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.


Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Amy Ottmers 
Kathleen Adams
Maryann Einam- You are here
July Guest Designer Teresa Kline

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Keep wishing

On CCEE stampers Lois is our hostess of the challenges for this fun filled month.
 Tomorrow is National Tartan Day.  I asked the team members to create a card using plaid.

When I think of Tartan or Plaid, it is always a golf theme. I met my one true love on the golf course 36 years ago, we still love the game and play a couple times a week. To this day we have never had a hole in one, but we keep hoping, maybe I should try wearing two pairs of socks for luck LOL.

For my card I have used Art Impressions stamps and paper pieced his shirt and cap with the background plaid paper.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne
Vicky Gould
Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

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Not for Chickens

Welcome to this weeks challenge with the Crazy 4 Challenges team.

Today is National Poultry Day  and our challenge is to create a chicken card - of course if you don’t have a chicken stamp, you can certainly use any type of fowl - cardinal, robin, flamingo - something with feathers!

As you can see I went with the chicken theme, this image reminds me of a saying "Happy Birthday you old chook". I guess the saying came about because in Australian slang if a girl is a chick, so as you get older you must be an old chook , which is the opposite of spring chicken.

On the inside I made it an interactive card using the Karen Burniston  - Katherine Label pop-up and added the cupcake from the cupcake pop-up die set.


Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Amy Ottmers 
Kathleen Adams
Maryann Einam- You are here
February Guest Designer - Kristine Reynolds


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Chocolate just for you

Welcome to this month's first challenge on Crazy 4 Challenges, our hostess is Karen  and her guest designer is Kristine Reynolds.

Add a heart to your project this week. You can make a Valentine, put a little heart on a critter, make a heart shaped card - just show us a heart!


Chocolates on Valentine's day makes the heart happy.
This Art Impression image is so much fun.

I made my background of hearts by creating a stencil out of a old x-ray film with the background die, which I then applied distress ink using the sponging tool. The x-ray film is very sturdy and easy to clean and able to be reused several times.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Bonnie Sharp
Amy Ottmers 
Kathleen Adams
Maryann Einam- You are here
February Guest Designer - Kristine Reynolds
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Sassy ol' gal

This week on CCEE Stampers blog Kelly has issued the challenge.

Today is National Spunky Old Broads Day!
So, we're making a card using any spunky old gal(s), and I'm sure it will make you smile to see this card line up!

For my card I could't go pass the Art Impressions shake your booty. It has a front and back image which is perfect to use with this pull card die. I added the spring behind the booty so when you open the card it wobbles for a bit on fun. Added the die cut flowers and some Novo drops as embellishments.

Supplies:
Art Impressions - Shake your Booty & random sentiments
Karen Burniston - Rectangle pull card and flowers from the Flower pot pop up ( both retired)
wobble sping, copic pens, distress inks and Nuvo drops

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne
Vicky Gould
Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

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Having a ball

Welcome to this weeks challenge with the Crazies team.

Did you know that the 25th January is Opposite Day … For our challenge this week make a card/project that has opposites on it. Think opposite colors, on the color wheel, stripes and polka dots, black and white, mirror image, etc.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Bonnie Sharp
Amy Ottmers 
Kathleen Adams
Maryann Einam- You are here
January Guest Designer -  Elena Anderson


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Tag you're it!

Welcome back to another fun-filled year of Crazy 4 Challenges with the "Crazies"
Frances will be our hostess for January.

Tag You're It! - For our first challenge for the year incorporate a tag or  tags some way in your creation.

Guess what i received for Christmas from a friend, this wonderful tag die set designed by Karen Burniston. I have been a fan of Karen's dies for some time, everybody loves the interactive cards that her dies make and watching her tutorials make it so easy to enjoy these dies.
Since this is my first attempt I chose to follow the instructions closely, and just used these cute Art Impression owls for a quick card. The owls were coloured with copic pens and wink of stella glitter pen on the hats. I have been rearranging some of my craft supplies as some of my items are now coming back in style and came across this white liquid applique pen. You apply the liquid and once it has dries hit it with your heat gun and watch it puff up, so much fun.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Bonnie Sharp
Amy Ottmers 
Kathleen Adams
Maryann Einam- Thats me
January Guest Designer -  Elena Anderson


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