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Monday, March 30, 2015

Top Three Winners - Challenge #116

Hi, it's Jane with the results of last week's colour challenge. Thank you to everyone who played along and shared their cards.  It was great seeing all your creations and I was thrilled with how you used my colours!
The Design Team have thought hard and decided on our Top Three Favourites.  So here they are in order of entry to the challenge:

 #8 Chrissie

 #9 Maura

 #11 Mama Bear Ink
 
Congratulations to our winners!  Please feel welcome to copy our winners' badge from our sidebar and display it on your blog.
If you haven't played along with us yet this week, there is still time to join in our current sketch challenge.

 http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-117-sketch.html

You have until 6:00 p.m. GMT/1:00 p.m. EST Wednesday to link your card to the challenge post. We'd love to have you join us! 

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Challenge #117 - Sketch

The final challenge for March and my final stint as hostess for a while. This week it's a sketch which I'm hoping you'll all have fun with.


Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when creating your card.

Here is some inspiration from the design team to help get your creative juices flowing:







Stef

So now it's over to you! We're looking forward to seeing what you create!

Please remember our challenge rules:
  • You must create a Clean and Simple styled card - sorry, but no scrapbook pages, tags, 3D projects, etc.
  • You must use stamping on your card.
  • Submit your entry using the linky tool provided below.
  • Do not link up your whole blog, only the specific post that includes your submission.
  • Please include a link to this challenge blog in your post.
  • Your card should be new - do not link to a card that is older than this post.
  • You are free to upload to any other challenges.
  • You may enter this challenge as many times as you'd like - as long as each entry is new.
  • To help us comment on your creation, please turn off word verification.

Monday, March 23, 2015

Top Three Winners - Challenge #115

Hi, it's Jane with the results of last week's sketch challenge. Thank you to everyone who played along and shared their cards.  It was great seeing all your creations and I was thrilled with how you used my sketch!
The Design Team have thought hard and decided on our Top Three Favourites.  So here they are in order of entry to the challenge:

 #3 Biggi
 

#10 Leslie 
 

#13 Jan
 

Congratulations to our winners!  Please feel welcome to copy our winners' badge from our sidebar and display it on your blog.
If you haven't played along with us yet this week, there is still time to join in our current colour challenge.
 
http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-116-colours.html 
 
You have until 6:00 p.m. GMT/1:00 p.m. EST Wednesday to link your card to the challenge post. We'd love to have you join us!  
 

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Challenge #116 - Colours

Hi, it's Jane again and this week I've picked some more yummy colours to inspire you.



While we've indicated the colours using Stampin' Up names, you do not have to use Stampin' Up products for your cards. Please do use colours that are close. You may also use white, ivory, or black for your card base, for image outlines, or for sentiments. However, in order to be considered for our weekly Top Three winners, you must not use any other colours.

Here is some inspiration from the design team to give your creativity a kickstart:





Now it's your turn! We'd love to see what you create!

Please remember our challenge rules:
  • You must create a Clean and Simple styled card - sorry, but no scrapbook pages, tags, 3D projects, etc.
  • You must use stamping on your card.
  • Submit your entry using the linky tool provided below.
  • Do not link up your whole blog, only the specific post that includes your submission.
  • Please include a link to this challenge blog in your post.
  • Your card should be new - do not link to a card that is older than this post.
  • You are free to upload to any other challenges.
  • You may enter this challenge as many times as you'd like - as long as each entry is new.
  • To help us comment on your creation, please turn off word verification.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Top Three Winners - Challenge #114

Hi, it's Jane with the results of last week's colour challenge. Thank you to everyone who played along and shared their cards.  It was great seeing all your creations and I was thrilled with how you used my colours!
The Design Team have thought hard and decided on our Top Three Favourites.  So here they are in order of entry to the challenge:

Stampin' Up! Painted Petals and A Dozen Thoughts

 


Congratulations to our winners!  Please feel welcome to copy our winners' badge from our sidebar and display it on your blog.
If you haven't played along with us yet this week, there is still time to join in our current sketch challenge.

 http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-115-sketch.html

You have until 6:00 p.m. GMT/1:00 p.m. EST Wednesday to link your card to the challenge post. We'd love to have you join us!

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Challenge #115 - Sketch

Hi it's Jane here again enjoying my second week as hostess and my first time ever to design a sketch. I'm really hoping you'll be inspired and play along.


Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when creating your card.

Here is some inspiration from the design team to get your creative juices flowing:






Now it's your turn! We'd all love to see what you create and I can't wait to see how you interpret my sketch!

Please remember our challenge rules:
  • You must create a Clean and Simple styled card - sorry, but no scrapbook pages, tags, 3D projects, etc.
  • You must use stamping on your card.
  • Submit your entry using the linky tool provided below.
  • Do not link up your whole blog, only the specific post that includes your submission.
  • Please include a link to this challenge blog in your post.
  • Your card should be new - do not link to a card that is older than this post.
  • You are free to upload to any other challenges.
  • You may enter this challenge as many times as you'd like - as long as each entry is new.
  • To help us comment on your creation, please turn off word verification.

Monday, March 09, 2015

Top Three Winners - Challenge #113

Hello!  Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's sketch challenge.  The Design Team was pleased to see so many lovely entries!  Please join me in giving a round of applause to our lucky top three winners, listed here in order of entry into the challenge:

 




Congratulations to our winners!  Please feel welcome to copy our winners' badge from our sidebar and display it on your blog.

There's still plenty of time to join in our current colours challenge if you haven't yet!  We've love to have you play along with us.  Link your card by 1:00 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, March 11.  We can't wait to see what you create!

Thursday, March 05, 2015

Challenge #114 - Colours

Before we get to this week's challenge, we have an announcement to make.  Our CC&S blog creator, Jacqueline, has resigned from our blog in order to take care of some personal matters.  We are sorry to see her leave, and we send her our heartfelt wishes for all the best.  We ask that our challenge participants bear with us during this time of transition as we keep the challenges going as usual.  Thanks so much for your understanding and for your dedication to our blog!

* * * * * * *
 
Hi it's Jane and this is my first time as hostess here at CAS Colours & Sketches. I'm really excited to be able to choose the colours for this week's challenge. I so hope you're going to like them!

While we've indicated the colours using Stampin' Up names, you do not have to use Stampin' Up products for your cards. Please do use colours that are close. You may also use white, ivory, or black for your card base, for image outlines, or for sentiments. However, in order to be considered for our weekly Top Three winners, you must not use any other colours.

Here is some inspiration from the design team to get your creative juices flowing:

Louise
 

Now it's your turn! We'd all love to see what you create, but I'm going to be especially curious!

Please remember our challenge rules:
  • You must create a Clean and Simple styled card - sorry, but no scrapbook pages, tags, 3D projects, etc.
  • You must use stamping on your card.
  • Submit your entry using the linky tool provided below.
  • Do not link up your whole blog, only the specific post that includes your submission.
  • Please include a link to this challenge blog in your post.
  • Your card should be new - do not link to a card that is older than this post.
  • You are free to upload to any other challenges.
  • You may enter this challenge as many times as you'd like - as long as each entry is new.
  • To help us comment on your creation, please turn off word verification.

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Top Three Winners - Challenge #112

Thank you to everyone who joined in our challenge last week!  We had some very lovely entries.  The Design Team was especially impressed by the way the following ladies used the challenge colors.  Please join me in congratulating our Top Three Winners:

(listed in order of entry into the challenge)

 





Well done, ladies!  We hope you'll copy the winners' badge from our sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

There is still time to join in our current sketch challenge.  We hope you'll give it a go and share your card with us by 1:00 p.m. Eastern time/6:00 p.m. GMT Wednesday, March 4.  We'd love to see what you create!  Happy crafting!