another ANYTHING GOES challenge at Charisma!

well this is new for me! i'm scheduling this post from Cape May, from my netbook, and i hope it pops up on Thursday morning with no issues!



if you're here, welcome! hope you're all having a wonderfully crafty week, and you MUST be here because it's time for a new Charisma challenge! WOOT! this one's open to anything and everything - you'll have no trouble playing along! i'd personally love to see you get outside of your comfort zone and try something new or play with an image you've never used or something.... but for the challenge, ANYTHING GOES! easy, right?



our sponsors....



Digi Stamp Boutique - they're offering up 6 free digis!


Crafty Emma's - this one's a surprise right now! :)


and Saturated Canary - a $10 voucher from their store!



i used the Saturated Canary image that jumped out at me - "Crafty Ragamuffin". check her out! isn't she CUTE?!

SOOOOO... join us HERE and check out the rest of my fabby teamies' creations! you have until next WEDNESDAY to play along, and you might be one of our lucky winners! and don't forget to join us in our Facebook group - one person will win a special little something!

thanks for joining us, and i'm off to enjoy some more of that ocean air! :D

it's not all black and white at Some Odd Girl! new challenge!

morning!

i'm a day late, but yesterday was ROUGH, with a training class an hour and a half away and a nasty migraine sticking with me ALL day. over that hump now, thank goodness, because today is my last day of work and i'm OFF FOR A WEEK! my leedle english bird is coming for her visit, and we shall CRAFT! oh yes.
anywho, yesterday, we posted a brand new challenge at Some Odd Girl, and we hope you're inspired to play along! we have just ONE simple rule for this one....

COLOUR YOUR IMAGE IN BLACK AND WHITE!

the rest is up to you! :)

click here to see all the divine samples from our Odd Girls, and prepare to be awestruck! i really like this technique, and it seems everyone has a slightly different approach....

i've grabbed the very sweet Roller Mae for an uplifting card - checkity check her out!

and while i would normally be inclined to throw down some SERIOUS bursts of bright colours, i stuck with a pretty soft palette:

of course, there are prizes to be won and faves to be pinned, and lots of fun to be had! come and join us OVER HERE, and upload your entries by Tuesday, November 1st at midnight eastern!

i'm playing along at...
Crafty Cardmakers - "Cute, with a dark twist" (mine's cute, but the twist is the dark colouring!)

PaperPlay Challenges - "Use Black" - indeed!

and you'll see LOTS of cards from me when i return, but the majority of my posting will have to be scheduled for next week as i'll have no internet access where i'm going! (no, not hell, silly - down to Cape May!)

Charisma is EMBOSSING this week!

wanna play along? get out your stencils or your Cuttlebug or your Sizzix and join us!

this week, the Charisma Galz are challenging you to EMBOSS on your projects! nice and simple, right? well i took exactly that approach, and while it's Team Gem's turn at bat, some of Team Carly decided to play along too. CLICK HERE to get to the challenge and see what the talented Charisma Galz have done!

here's my card:

LOVE that embossing folder (courtesy of my English penpal, who's coming to visit TOMORROW!)

piece of cake, right? well play along for your chance to win stuff!

or... four digis of the winner's choice from

ANNNNND play along here



for another chance to win a secret little prize! :)

you have until next Wednesday to join us - happy craftin'! :D

another Charisma challenge with FABBY sponsors!

okay folks, it's time for you to jump on board another Charisma challenge - this week, we have two FABULOUS sponsors - The Stamping Boutique and Some Odd Girl (and the prizes are ALWAYS great!), plus we have a special prize for one lucky player in our Facebook group....

so with that,

we want to see you use STITCHING (real or faux)

i am by no means in love with my sewing machine, and the needle and thread approach just takes forever (and i usually end up wounded or maimed), so i opted for faux.

here's my creation, using one of last year's adorable digis
from SomeOddGirl.com, "Rawr Tobie":
(click to enlarge!)

i just love his squidgy little face, don't you?!

the background image is from Make it Crafty, but i believe it's been discontinued - HOWEVER, you can still get THIS ONE! and someone asked about the sentiment - that's a BasicGrey rubon (i love love love the font!)

so clickety-click on over HERE to see what utter gorgeousness the rest of the Charisma Galz have come up with, and play along by next Wednesday for your chance to win fun stuffs from Some Odd Girl and The Stamping Boutique!


playin' along at....
Simon Says Stamp challenge - they want Halloween projects
Really Reasonable Ribbon - they're looking for Halloween projects with trim/ribbon (this is my last piece of that gorgeous layered stitch ribbon separating the top and bottom background pieces - WOE!)
Pollycraft - BOYS, BOYS, BOYS!
Creative Card Crew - Spooky Fun!


now... off you go! happy craftin'! :D