Sweet Inspiration....and a winner!

Hey there stampers!  Thanks for poppin' by today!

So many of you gave us the bird last week, and I just loved visiting all of your blogs and checking out your great creations.  Pink Cat Studio was our generous sponsor and I've got 5 FREE DIGIS to give away to one lucky winner.  So.....without further adieu......our winner is.....

MANDY!

Here's how she gave us the bird.

*Mandy - send me an email to brucklerATcomcastDOTnet with your 5 pink cat studio choices!

Now let's check out our new challenge.

As I was perusing my favorite food blogs awhile back, I stumbled upon this beauty over at Bakerella...

photo credit: Bakerella

This week, I want you to use this photo as inspiration for your holiday card or project.  Are you inspired by the theme? the layout? the colors? the textures?

Whatever floats your boat and gets you stampin'!

Here's how the design team was inspired this week...

by MacKenzie.

by Lisa.

by Alyssa.

by Louise.

by Judy.

by Becky.

by Kerry.

Okay kids, now it's your turn.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with this week!

Link up here and leave a little love for some of your fellow participants.  I'll choose a lucky someone to join us next month as a guest designer!

Gimme the Bird.....and a winner!

A big thank you to all of those serious crafters who were brave enough to take on our last challenge!  Your gift sets were great!  I've got a free Perfect Presentation template to give away!  And the winner is....

SUE!

Here's her GORGEOUS gift set...

*Sue - send me an email with your template choice and format to brucklerATcomcastDOTnet.

So who's ready for a new challenge?

This one is easy. 

Just "gimme the bird"!

Use a bird image on your holiday card or project and you'll be in the running for 5 FREE DIGIS from Pink Cat Studio!

Here's how the team and I decided to give YOU the bird this week...

"Birds Make a Christmas Cupcake" by MacKenzie.

"Tweet" by Judy.

"Christmas Chicks" by Lisa.

"Santa Owl in Christmas Tree" by Patty.

"Penguin Candy Cane Swing" by Alyssa.

"Pretty Birds in Tree" by Louise.

"Birds Make a Christmas Cupcake" by Kerry.

"Penguin Candy Cane Swing" by Becky.

And last but not least, Sally joins us this week from "Stamping by Sam".

She won our sketch challenge last month and used "Kissing Penguins" for her cute sample today.

So, now it's your turn to give US the bird!

Be sure to link back to CSAYL and leave a little love for one or two of your fellow participants.

I'll chose a winner when our next challenges posts on Friday!

The Whole SHA-BANG.....and a winner!

PAUL!

Come on down!  You're the winner of our last challenge!

We've got a $15 Amber Ink Store Credit just for you!

Here's what Paul came up with for our "All About You" challenge using his favorite color, red.

*Paul, send me an e-mail to brucklerATcomcastDOTnet and I'll get you hooked up.

Thanks to all of you who played along last week - so many great entries!

Are you ready for the next challenge?  This week we're being sponsored by the fabulous....

I have quickly fallen in love with Perfect Presentation.  The owner, Leigh Ann, is a really wonderful person and her templates are fantastic, affordable and easy to use.  Be sure to hop on over to the shop and check em' all out when you can.

Our challenge this week is a big one.

Only for the serious crafters.

This week we're doing the Whole Sha-Bang!

I want to see it all!  A package, a matching card AND a gift tag!

Here's how the design team knocked it out of the park this week...

Louise used "It's A Keeper".

Kerry used "Uptown Takeout".

Becky used "Cute Carton".

Alyssa used "Cute Carton".

Judy used "Easy Candy Wrap".

Patty used "Easy Candy Wrap".

Lisa used "Perfect Parcel".

And MacKenzie (that's me) used "Able Gable".

Now it's time to see if you're up for the Whole Sha-Bang!

Leave us a link and a little love for some of your fellow participants.

One lucky winner will get a template of their chosing from Perfect Presentation!

All About You.....and a winner!

Thanks to those of you who were brave enough to take on my sketch challenge last week!

The winner of a guest design spot with us next month is.....

SALLY!

She flipped the sketch and came up with this beauty.

  *Congrats Sally! Send me an e-mail to brucklerATcomcastDOTnet and we'll figure out the details.

Our fantastic sponsor this week is

Amber Ink's great digi stamps are available for immediate download because us stampers are brilliant, not patient!  In addition to their fantastic digital images, Amber Ink has a line clear stamp sets (for those of you who ARE patient) and a huge line of  ipapers!
One lucky CSAYL winner will receive a $15 store credit!!

Our next challenge is "All About You".

Make a holiday card or project using your favorite color as the main color.

Can you guess the design teams favorite colors?

"Tis the Season to be Pretty" by Louise.

"You're the Perfect Package" by Alyssa.

"You're the Perfect Package" by Becky.

"Tis the Season to be Pretty" by Patty.

"You're the Perfect Package" by Kerry.

"Tis the Season to be Pretty" by Lisa.

"You're the Perfect Package" by MacKenzie.

Now it's your turn to show off your favorite color!

Feelin' Sketchy....and a winner!

I'm lovin' all the heavy metal I saw this week!

Today I have THREE winners to announce for our last challenge sponsored by

1st Place and 3 digis - Creepy Glowbugg

2nd Place and 2 digis - Mandy
3rd Place and 1 digi - Margo

*Send me an e-mail with your digi choice(s) to brucklerATcomcastDOTnet

Let's get right to the next challenge shall we?

I doodled up a little sketch for us to play with this week...

And here's what the team did with it...

Louise used a Kenny K image.

Here's what Becky came up with.

Alyssa used an image by Rubbernecker.

Here's Kerry's beautiful creation.

Judy used an image by Sassy Cheryl's.

MacKenzie used an image by Stampin Up.

Linda joins us this week from "The Stamper's Touch".  She won our photo inspiration challenge and played along with us this week as a guest designer.  Here's her lovely creation...

Are you feeling sketchy yet?
Now it's your turn to play along and show us what ya got!
I'll choose a winner next Friday to join us in August as a guest designer.

"She's Krafty" winner!

If you're looking for our newest challenge, click here or scroll down to the next post.

Thanks to all of you who played along with our kraft cardstock challenge!

Also a big THANK YOU to our two guest designers last week - Joyce and Fabiola!

The winner of 5 digis from

is

DEANNE!!

 

She made this amazing acetate card.

*Deanne - send me an email with your 5 digi choices to brucklerATcomcastDOTnet.

Heavy Metal

I'll be back later today to announce the winner of our "She's Krafty" challenge.

Hold on to your Christmas stockings ladies, because we have a new sponsor this month!

Digi and rubber stamps from KennyK are a fun and edgy way to add the perfect dose of attitude and style to all of your creations!  Kenny and Elena were generous enough to donate digi images this week to three, count em' THREE, lucky winners!!  First place will get their choice of 3, Second place will get their choice of 2 and Third place will get their choice of 1!

This week we're going "Heavy Metal". 

I want all you rockin' ladies to bust out that metal hardware and use it on your holiday card or project.  Metal frames, tags, brads, eyelets, pins - whatever floats your boat!

Here's a bit of inspiration from my rockin' design team...

Xmas Shopping by MacKenzie.

Mistletoe by Alyssa.

Va-va-voom!

Santa by Kerry.

Xmas Shopping by Judy.

Ice Skates by Lisa.

Santa by Patty.

Now it's your turn to show us whatcha got!

Leave us a link and leave some love for a couple of your fellow participants, and who knows?  Maybe you'll be one of our THREE lucky winners!