137 Christmas

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up in November! 

Our Top Picks for the November & the Bonus challenge 

are listed in the previous post.

Congrats!

Ch# 137 Christmas

Any type of crafting welcome

Janis

Janis

Deanne

Jeanette

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

We can not always comment on every entry.

Top Picks from Ch#136 & Bonus Challenge!

Well November was fun!

We had a month long Thanksgiving / Fall theme

along with a Bonus challenge for the last week of November!!

Don't you just love surprises. I hope you enjoyed that Bonus challenge!

Top picks from 136 Thanksgiving / Fall:

#18 Elizabeth H

#24 Pinky

#35 Andrea W

#48 I Luv Scrapping 2

#54 Paperesse

Congratulations!! Grab your Top Picks button from the sidebar!

Top picks from Bonus Challenge last week of November:

#1 Christmas Love

#7 Helen

#13 Ho Ho Ho

#17 Nancy E

#18 Aunty Sue

Congratulations!  For those in the Bonus Challenge top picks who have a USA address, please email me at pausedreamenjoy@gmail.com with your USA address to receive ONE of the wooden word embellishments shown in the Bonus challenge post. 

Please contact me in by Dec 10. Thanks!

Don't forget to grab your TOP PICKS button from the sidebar!

Bonus Challenge! Nov 24 - end of month

We still have our Thanksgiving or Anything Fall challenge going on 

that you can enter HERE ...

BUT....

For those wanting to post some Christmas / Winter projects now... 

here ya go!!

Ch# Bonus Challenge 1
Christmas / Winter

Any type of crafting welcome

Janis

I'll choose 5 entries to each receive ONE of the wooden word shapes below.

(must have USA address)

 

Have fun!

Don't forget, you can still enter our Thanksgiving / Anything Fall Challenge until the end of the month as well... click here.

Enjoy!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

136 Thanksgiving or Anything Fall

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last month! 

Our Top Picks are:

#9 Judy V  

#42 Jane Savage

#68 Paperesse 

Congrats!!  

Grab your TOP PICKS button from the sidebar! 

Ch# 136 Thanksgiving / Anything Fall

Any type of crafting welcome; unlimited unique entries

Janis

Deanne

Jeanette

135 Halloween all month long

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week! Unfortunately, we didn't have enough entries to choose Top Picks. All of the projects were perfect! To all those who entered last week, grab our TOP PICKS button from the sidebar! You deserve it! Y'all are so creative & talented!!

Since everyone is getting busier and busier, we are keeping our challenge open all month long beginning on the first of the month. Yay! 

Ch#135 

HALLOWEEN -   unlimited entries as long as it follows the theme and projects are unique

Janis

Deanne

Jeanette

Thanks for playing along this week! 

You are welcome to enter as many times as you'd wish, but every entry may not receive a comment. We see them all though, and appreciate all of you!

**Side note** Hello, crafters! I know sometimes projects show up as entered more than once. It's not your fault. You've done nothing wrong. Don't stress over it or anything; I will delete duplicate entries as I see them. No worries at all. I'd rather see your projects multiple times than not at all. :) I hope all of you have a fabulous day! Hugs!

Janis, Founder & Design Team Member

134 Card: Trees; Not a Card: anything goes

Welcome back!!

We offer 2 challenge options each week! 

1. For the CARD option, each week will have a theme

2. For the NOT A CARD option, always anything goes (except a card)

    Make anything you want that's not a card, and it does NOT have to follow the card theme!

Before we get to this week's challenge, here are the top picks from last week:

#5 Elizabeth H.

#15 Sherri Thacker

#26 Silke

Congratulations!

......................................................................................

Ch#134 

Card theme: Trees (Christmas trees, forest... any kind)

Not a card: anything goes

Janis

Jeanette

Thanks for playing along this week!

133 Card: Autumn; Not a Card: anything goes

Welcome back! Thank you so much for visiting today, and I hope you'll join the fun this week.  

Because we had less than 20 entries last week, we were unable to choose Top Picks... they were all wonderful entries! So to everyone who entered last week's challenge, grab the Top Picks button from the sidebar and proudly display it on your blog. :) We appreciate you so much!

Lots of us love this time of year, and we can't wait to see your Card and Not a Card projects! Have fun with this week's challenge!

Ch#133 

Card theme: Autumn

Not a card: anything goes

Janis

Deanne

Thanks for playing along this week!

132 Card: on the farm; Not a Card: anything goes

We offer 2 challenge options each week! 

1. For the CARD option, each week will have a theme

2. For the NOT A CARD option, always anything goes (except a card)

    Make anything you want that's not a card, and it does NOT have to follow the card theme!

Ch#132

Card theme: On the Farm (interpret as you wish: animals, pumpkins, trucks, mud.....)

Not a card: anything goes

Janis

Thanks for playing along this week!

Top Picks

We loved seeing all the creativity linked up last week!

We appreciate you so much for sharing your art with us!! 

Please Note:

**Entries are unlimited as long as they follow the Card theme or Not a card theme.

**We will only comment on one of your entries, so if you enter 12 times (which is great!), you will only see a comment on one of your entries from us. BUT, we do see all the lovely projects.

**We only comment at places we don't have to sign in. 

Now, let's see who is on the TOP PICKS list from last week's entries!!!

#16 Lisa J

 

#24 Ellie

#35 Vicki

#40 Nancy E

#64 Judy V

Congratulations!

Tomorrow starts a brand new theme for the week.

Hint Hint....

Card: On the Farm

Not a Card: anything goes

See you tomorrow!

131 Card: add a sentiment; Not a Card: anything goes

We offer 2 challenge options each week! 

1. For the CARD option, each week will have a theme

2. For the NOT A CARD option, always anything goes (except a card)

    Make anything you want that's not a card, and it does NOT have to follow the card theme!

Here are some ideas:

• scrapbooking, tags, treat holders, Christmas ornaments, cupcake toppers
• banners, Halloween Treat Bags, crochet, cross stitch, ATCs, 
• 3D (can include box cards in this since they are 3D decorations too)
• planners, pocket letters, junk journals, painting, Rolodex, mini albums
• stationary, art, boxes, gifts, paper bag creations
• .... anything you create that's not a card

Ch#131 

Card theme: Add a Sentiment

Not a card: anything goes

Janis

Deanne

Jeanette

Thanks for playing along this week!

Project Highlights from our Last Challenge

Happy Sunday!

It's time for the Project Highlights from last week's challenge:

#20 Helen

#23 Epie

#9 Silke

Congrats! Beautiful projects by everyone.

Tomorrow starts a brand new challenge.

Hint Hint:
Card theme: add a sentiment
Not a Card: anything goes (paper projects or other hobbies like crochet, cross stitch, etc)

Can't wait to see your creativity!
Hugs! Janis, Deanne, Mary, & Jeanette

Highlighted projects chosen by random.org

130 Card: flowers or Not a Card: anything goes

We offer 2 challenge options each week! 

1. For the CARD option, each week will have a theme

2. For the NOT A CARD option, always anything goes (except a card)

    Make anything you want that's not a card, and it does NOT have to follow the card theme!

Here are some ideas:

• scrapbooking, tags, treat holders, Christmas ornaments, cupcake toppers
• banners, Halloween Treat Bags, crochet, cross stitch, ATCs, 
• 3D (can include box cards in this since they are 3D decorations too)
• planners, pocket letters, junk journals, painting, Rolodex, mini albums
• stationary, art, boxes, gifts, paper bag creations
• .... anything you create that's not a card

Ch#130  

Card theme: flowers

Not a card: anything goes 

Janis

Deanne

Jeanette

Thanks for playing along this week!

 

Project Highlights from our last challenge

 Happy Sunday!

It's time for the Project Highlight from last week's challenge. 

Congrats to #5 Bonnie - Kersey with her beautiful Birdhouse Shadow-Box card. It's lovely!

Tomorrow starts a brand new challenge.

Hint Hint:
Card theme: flowers
Not a Card: anything goes

Can't wait to see your creativity!
Hugs! Janis, Deanne, Mary, & Jeanette

129 Fun Folds

Ch# 129 

Card: Fun Folds

Not a card: anything goes

Thanks for playing along this week!

Top Picks

Larissa

 A big shout out to the three entries we had last week with out Back To School challenge. 

Thank you so much for playing along and sharing your cute cards!

Liliane

Gale K

Tomorrow starts a brand new theme for the week.    

Hint Hint:  Fun Folds

Challenge Format:

1. Weekly on Mondays
2. Themed challenges
3. Unlimited entries

See you tomorrow!

128 Back To School

New Challenge Format:

1. Weekly on Mondays
2. Themed challenges
3. Unlimited entries
4. You can click LIKE on other entries (helps with Top Picks)

Let the fun begin!

Ch#128 Back To School

Janis

Deanne

Thanks for playing along this week!

Top Picks from Ch# 127

Y'all are so talented! We loved seeing your entries last week, and can't wait to see what you'll create next.

Today we are announcing the TOP PICKS from last week's entries. Maybe it's YOU!

#2 Triple Circle

#21 Michelle B

#22 Whimsykel Creations

Congratulations!  

Tomorrow starts a brand new theme for the week.

(Here's a hint: the theme will be BACK TO SCHOOL)

Challenge Format:

1. Weekly on Mondays
2. Themed challenges
3. Unlimited entries
4. You can click LIKE on other entries 

See you tomorrow!

:) Janis and the Design Team