Single Layer Cards

Hello everyone and welcome to another fun challenge!  

As much as I love clean and simple cards, my cards always have layers.  Always!  Even if it's just ONE layer.  I think it's a safety net for me.  I never tend to stamp directly onto the actual card base because it never fails that I mess up.  And a stamped image with a border backing layer will always spiffy a card up.  So this challenge really made me stretch.

The challenge is to create a SINGLE LAYER CARD!  No layers, no backing (frame) layer, nothing but the actual card base.  You can add embellishments, ribbons, brads or washi tape, etc.  It does not have to be a card, a tag is perfectly ok.

And folks, I had a blast and am absolutely in love with my SINGLE LAYER CARD!  
But first, let's welcome our September Step-Sisters and check out their wonderful creations:

Cheryl First - Cafexpressions

Sandy How - Sandy's Creations

Welcome girls!  Now let's check out what the rest of the Sistahs' created for this fun challenge:

Darlene 

Terri

Diane

Lisa

Micki

Awesome job Girls!  For more details on each of these wonderful Single Layer creations, click on their name to go to their blog.  And, while you're there, please leave them some love!

Now it's your turn to create a SINGLE LAYER CARD (or tag)!  And we can't wait to see what you'll create!

Deadline to enter:
You have until Sunday, September 21st - 8:00 P.M. (EST).

Winner will be announced Tuesday, September 23rd.

Please remember to follow these few simple rules: 

• No backlinking only new creations.
• Three (3) entry limit.
• Must follow challenge theme to qualify for prize (when one is available).

• Direct link to your challenge entry ... not your entire blog.
• We would really appreciate you turning OFF the word verification.

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Monochromatic Winners

Hi guys,

What an amazing array of projects you guys submitted in our Monochromatic challenge.  Now wasn't that fun?  And the fun continues tomorrow with a new challenge so be sure to check back and join us.  Now let me jump right to the winners.  You guys make it so very hard and personally I think everyone is a winner :-), so without further ado,  here are our winners.

Anne Ray

Wendy Fraser

Helen

And least but not last.......

Ellapu

Congratulations Ladies.  Don't forget to grab your badges!!!!

For the Love of Monochromatic

Hi Folks,

Micki here with our new challenge.  You guys probably know by now that as much as I love color and white space, I love - love - love- monochromatic.   Kind of like white space, it's a fail safe for me in my artsy creations, especially when my brain goes into it's analytical over load mode, :-)!  Monochromatic is also the perfect theme when life is hectic and time is limited for arts and crafts!  

The English Dictionary defines MONOCHROMATIC as:

adjective

1.

of or having one color.

2.

of, pertaining to, or having tones of one color in addition to theground hue: monochromatic pottery.

3.

Optics. pertaining to light of one color or to radiation of a singlewavelength or narrow range of wavelengths.

4.

Ophthalmology . of or pertaining to monochromatism.

So without further ado, our new challenge is:

MONOCHROMATIC

• create a project using one color or tones of one color! 
• it can be a card, canvas, crochet or knitted item, ANYTHING craft related as long as it follows the theme.

Deadline to enter:
You have until Sunday, July 6th - 8:00 P.M. (EST).

Winner will be announced Tuesday, July 9th.

Please remember to follow these few simple rules: 

• No backlinking only new creations.
• Three (3) entry limit.
• Must follow challenge theme to qualify for prize (when one is available).

• Direct link to your challenge entry ... not your entire blog.
• We would really appreciate you turning OFF the word verification.

Now for some sweet inspiration from our June Step Sisters:

Judith Wright - Judith's Adorable Creations

Anna Karasiowa - Order and Disorder or Artistic World Karasiowej

                 

Now for the rest of the Sisters:

Terri

Lisa

Darlene

Diane

and last but not least here is mine:

Micki

Now it's your turn to share some MONOCHROMATIC fun!  

Can't wait to see what you guys create!

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White On White Winners

I don't know about you guys, but I was literally giddy by each and every project submitted in our White On White challenge!

The elegance of a white card, regardless of the number of layers, is timeless!  And add layer panels of embossed texture, white embellishments and the beauty of these cards just blew me away.  Yup, definitely LOVED this challenge.  Now to the winners.

Top Sister Award 

goes to:

Min Hobbyverden

and Top 3 Sisters are:

Annamaritta

Ajaschas Bastelecke 

Gem

Congratulations Ladies!  Don't forget to grab your blog badge from the sidebar!

In actuality, we think each and every card was a winner!  Like I always say, "you can't go wrong with a white on white card.".   Thanks so much for playing along with us!  Check back tomorrow for another fun new challenge.

White on White

Hello everyone, Micki here as your host for our newest challenge!  You all know how much I love white space, especially when creating cards.  Whenever I'm stuck in a rut or can't seem to get the designer papers to look right, regardless of the color combo, creating a clean and simple card with lots of white space is always a sure winner.  White on white is always classic, always elegant and always makes me feel better :-).  And after you see what the girls came up with, you are bound to agree!

So this challenge is all about White on White! 

Your project must be WHITE.  As you will see with my project, I did use a gray ink to stamp my sentiment, which is perfectly alright.  After all, would be really hard to see white ink on white, right?  I actually used several different shades of white paint to create my mixed media background which I used to create my card.  
But first it is my pleasure to introduce you to our April Step Sisters:

APRIL STEP SISTERS:

Jennifer  - Just Coffee Please & Stamps & Ribbon & Paper

Deborah Adams - A Creative Life

Absolutely gorgeous cards girls!  A big welcome from the Sistah's!
Now  let's see what the rest of the Sistah's came up with:

Terri

Diane

Darlene

Micki

Now it's your turn to show us your White on White projects.  Remember, it can be a card, a canvas, 3-D project, anything as long as it follows the theme.

Deadline to enter:
You have until Sunday, April 20th - 8:00 P.M. (EST).

Winner will be announced Tuesday, April 22nd.

Please remember to follow these few simple rules: 

• No backlinking only new creations.
• Three (3) entry limit.
• Must follow challenge theme to qualify for prize (when one is available).

• Direct link to your challenge entry ... not your entire blog.
• We would really appreciate you turning OFF the word verification.

And, by all means ... HAVE FUN!

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Winter Snowflakes

Hi everyone!  Micki here with our newest challenge details. 
Hope everyone is staying warm this winter.  It does seem to be a colder winter season than the previous couple of years, at least here in the Midwest.  And as much as everyone is eagerly anticipating Spring, we thought it a perfect time to challenge you to see the beauty in Winter Snowflakes.  I know I'm hearing some grumbles but seriously, gently falling Winter Snowflakes are beautiful.  

So the challenge is to create a project with a Winter Snowflakes theme. 

It can be a layout, a card, canvas....

anything as long as there are 

Winter Snowflakes 

somewhere in your project.  

Use Stickles to depict snowflakes, perhaps a layout with fun in the snow pictures, or a canvas with heavy bodied paint to replicate snow covered hills... see where I'm going with this?

Now let's see what the rest of the Sistah's came up with....

first up, a very warm welcome to our January Stepsister

Olga Bester (Elephant Fairies)

Darlene

Lisa

Micki

Now it's your turn to show us your projects with Winter Snowflakes.

Deadline to enter:
You have until Sunday, February 2nd - 8:00 P.M. (EST).

Winner will be announced Tuesday, February 4th.

Please remember to follow these few simple rules: 

• No backlinking
• Three (3) entry limit
• Must follow challenge theme to qualify for prize (when one is available)
• Direct link to your challenge entry ... not your entire blog.
• We would really appreciate you turning OFF the word verification.

HAVE FUN!
REMEMBER:  If you're interested in becoming our step sister, place an 'SS' after your name when you submit your creation.

 

Embossing!

Hi everyone, Micki here as your hostess for our new challenge! A great big thank you to everyone who joined us in our Fall challenge.  Wow, everyone submitted wonderful, awe inspiring projects!!  
Our new challenge is not going to be seasonal or holiday inspired, because - well, I don't know about you but I don't even want to think about the fact that Christmas and the New Year is literally right around the corner, lo!  Instead, let's focus on a technique. 

We challenge you to use EMBOSSING on your project.  

It can be any type of embossing, such as wet embossing with embossing powder or dry embossing using embossing folders, stylus, etc.  You get the idea, right?

Your project can be a card, 3-D, canvas, etc. 

anything that will clearly show the embossing technique!

Before sharing inspiration from the Sisters, we want to give a very warm welcome to our newest step-sisters.  These lovely ladies will be joining us for our November and December challenges and will be sharing their inspirations.  Please welcome 

Crafting Cathy

and

Rachel Taylor

Stop by their blogs and leave them some love!

Now for some EMBOSSING inspiration:

Darlene
Using the Letterpress with a Cuttlebug Folder technique

STEP SISTER

RACHEL TAYLOR

I used dry embossing for background and wet embossing for the sentiment..... 
STEP SISTER
CRAFTING CATHY

MICKI

Now it's your turn to show us your EMBOSSING techniques.  We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Deadline to enter:
You have until Sunday, November 24th - 8:00 P.M. (EST).

Please remember to follow these few simple rules:

• No backlinking
• Three (3) entry limit
• Must follow challenge theme to qualify for prize (when one is available)
• Direct link to your challenge entry ... not your entire blog.
• We would really appreciate you turning OFF the word verification.

Black, White and One Accent Color

Hi Friends,  

Welcome to a new challenge here in The Sisterhood!  We hope you had a wonderful 4th of July holiday and you guys really blew us away with your creations.  Definitely put me in the patriotic mood!  
Micki here and it's my turn to host.  I don't know about you, but whenever I am lacking in creative mojo, one sure fire way for me get it back is to go to my basic, classic style.  
And that is to use 

Black, White and One Accent Color.  

You can not go wrong and no matter what, the end result is always a timeless classic.  Not only is this color combination a timeless classic,  it's so versatile.  Depending on the accent color, it can be feminine or masculine.  A general Thinking of You, a Birthday or Get Well card.  And it's absolutely perfect as a Wedding or Anniversary card.
So come play along with us and show us what you can create using only Black, White and One Accent Color.  It can be a card, a mixed media project, 3D,  anything as long as you stay within the theme of using only Black, White and one accent color and follow our general rules (see below).  

Now, check out these beautiful and elegant cards.

Darlene

 Micki

Lisa

Now it's your turn.  We can't wait to see what you come up with.  

You have until Sunday, July 21st - 8PM (EST) to link up your creations. 

Please remember to follow these few simple rules:

• No backlinking
• Three (3) entry limit
• Must follow challenge theme to qualify for prize (when one is available)
• Direct link to your challenge entry ... not your entire blog.
• We would certainly appreciate you turning OFF the word verification.

Ready to share your Black, White and One Accent Color projects? Just enter below.

Celebrating Easter

Nothing signals a new beginning or the arrival of Spring like Easter. Although with the extremely warm temperatures, it more like signaling the arrival of Summer.

Hi everybody, Micki here. I wasn't able to play along with our last challenge but was able to whip up a card for this challenge and we hope you'll be able to play along with us here in The Sisterhood. Sorry about the delay in announcing the winner for our last challenge.  Check back later today to find out who won the stamp set from our Sponsor Shabby Chic Stamps as well as who made Top 3.

With Easter only weeks away, our challenge is to create an  
E A S T E R card or project. Easy, peasy and perfect timing to create some Easter cards for the family or even some Easter decor!

Here's some inspiration from the Sistah's:

Micki

Diane

Darlene

Tanis

We hope you are inspired to play along. You have until Sunday, April 8th, 8PM Central Time to play along and link up your creation below.

Please remember only 3 entries. We'll announce our TOP Sister and Sisterhood Top 3 winners on Tuesday, April 10th.

Happy Crafting!