Curtain Call: Joy to the World

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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And we have sad news for you...announcing that this is our last challenge at Curtain Call.  Stacy has been phenomenal organizing this challenge and has provided us with so much inspiration and hard work through the years.  We will miss the challenge so very much but completely understand that it is time.  I have LOVEd being part of this team and my last card is one of my favorites!

We have many of our prior designers playing along with us in our last challenge. Please pop on over to the Curtain Call blog to play along and check out all their gorgeous inspiration!

Curtain Call: Celebrate Big

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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I was inspired by the stacked up books...to make a stacked up cake!  I know...a bit of a stretch but that is what popped into my head as I looked at the challenge!

Making it quick today as I haven't had much computer time...but I hope that you will come play along with us at Curtain Call!

Curtain Call: Thankful for You

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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Don't you just love that clean, crisp fall inspiration photo! At first thought I'd go for the woodgrain, but had the opportunity to use these fun Reverse Confetti stamps and quickly changed gears. This card has gone off to a co-worker congratulating him on a work anniversary.  

How about you?  How are you inspired? We'd love for you to pop on over and play with us at Curtain Call!

Curtain Call: Grateful for You

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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I had this post all ready to roll and forgot to publish it!  Whoops!  But no worries better than late than never right!  This card was one I made at my crafty weekend too. Love getting to use stamps and dies that I don't own and I never seem to have enough thank you cards.  So this was perfect for this challenge.  

I hope to see you over at Curtain Call!  Please come play along!

Curtain Call: You Keep Me From Unraveling

There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!!

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I didn't have a change to post on the 15th when the Curtain Call challenge originally launched...but I couldn't resist creating a card for the reminder post.  Isn't that teddy bear the sweetest? I thought of warm knit blankets...and thus I think you can see how I was inspired. 

Now, it's your turn!  To enter the challenge, simply follow these instructions:

1.  Create a new Anything Goes paper project (card, scrapbook page, 3D item)...with the option of drawing inspiration from the challenge graphic.
2.  Post your project to your blog or public gallery that directly mentions and links to this challenge here at the Curtain Call. You must also copy and paste the inspiration graphic into your post.
3. Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of five other challenges.
4.  Complete the Inlinkz section below using the direct link to your project before the deadline on October 25th at 8:00 AM CDT.
5. Prizes, when applicable, will be awarded to randomly selected challenge participants. The LEAD of each challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer for the next challenge.
The LEAD, Show Stoppers and Prize Winner will be chosen by the crew and announced on October 31st at 8:00 AM CDT.

Pop on over to Curtain Call and be sure to play along with us!

Curtain Call: Need to Venti

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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If you are a coffee love, you'll love this coffee loving inspiration we have for you!  Last Sunday, I had a major crafty binge...crafting for about four hours straight. I love those types of days!  My craft room is pretty organized now so I was looking at what I hadn't used in a while and found several items my friend, Erin, had sent to me. I pulled the sentiment for this card from her goodies!  Perfect to play along.  I hope that you are inspired to stop by Curtain Call and play with us too!

Curtain Call: Thanks

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

 

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Don't you love the inspiration photo?  So many fun colors and patterns to inspire you to play along.  I knew I wanted to use a couple of my Distress Oxide Inks and a stencil to play along with this challenge and I needed a masculine thank you for a male co-worker so it was the perfect opportunity to play along.

I hope that you're inspired to play along too!  The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!  Pop on over to Curtain Call to check out all the fabulous inspiration from the team!

Curtain Call: Dream

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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I loved the look and feel of this inspiration photo and new I wanted to go for a super CAS design.  I decided to make a card for my oldest who left for his sophomore year of college last Friday.  Pat took him back to school and I backed this in his bag with a note of love and encouragement.  He's very used to me tucking in notes to his things!  Wonder what he really thinks of them?!

The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge so we would love for you to come and play along.  Please pop on over to play with us at Curtain Call...we'd love to see how you're inspired!

Curtain Call: Thank You

I'm in a bit of a perpetual state of running behind these days...and that impacted this card showing up for the current Current Call Inspiration. I ran out of daylight to get the picture posted but no worriess, there is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

Check out that gorgeous inspiration photo below!  You all know how much I love a floral card!

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You have until August 25th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project!

The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!  Please come play along with us!

Curtain Call: Sending You Gratitude

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Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

This week we are inviting you to join us for the Herb Garden challenge. I loved all the green in the inspiration photo and at first thought I'd go with an all green/gray card, but when I sat down to stamp I went a different direction...and add a touch of blue to my card.  I love all stamped card so was very happy with the end result!

I hope you pop on over to Curtain Call to check out what the fabulous design team has created and to play along with us too!

Curtain Call: Happy Birthday - Surf's Up!

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!  It's July 15th and we have a great summer challenge for you...Surf's Up!  I hope you and your family are getting a way to the beach or somewhere fun this year. This picture is sure to inspire you to want to go!

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I made my card in March back when I was at my crafting weekend. I hadn't posted it yet and this was the perfect challenge for it. This card was made especially for my brother's friend who loves to be out on the water.

The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Please welcome our newest Guest Designer,

Lenae, SugarGem and pop on over to Curtain Call to play along with us!

Curtain Call: Red, White & Blue

Happy July 1st my friends!  It's time for our newest Curtain Call Challenge and this week we are inviting you to join us for...

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The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

I love a good red, white and blue challenge and the patterns on the ribbon immediately caught my eye!  I decided to go with the polka dots and use some new to me PTI butterfly dies to whip up a birthday card!

I hope that you come over to play with us at Curtain Call.  Be sure to welcome our newest Guest Designer, Hannelie Bester from Desert Diva. I have been a long time follower of Hannalie's blog. She has amazing designs and is a rock star with her Silhouette.  She is a sweetheart and I have no doubt you will love her cards!

Curtain Call: Thank You

Hello my friends!  It's time for a new challenge over at Curtain Call!  I don't have any ice cream stamps so I was immediately drawn to the colors in this refreshing inspiration photo!  I had a quick play with my new distress oxide inks to mask off a stripe and then stamped a quick flower and sentiment. I love how crisp and clean the end result turned out!

I hope that you can come play along with us over at Curtain Call!

Curtain Call: You are Appreciated

Happy Thursday - this is my second post of the day!  And that's because it is time for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!  This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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I was inspired by the gorgeous colors in the succulents...I don't have any succulent stamps so I decided to play along with my Misti and apply several different ink colors.  I don't love my sentiment size...but it works and this is already off to one of the boys teacher with a Starbucks card as an appreciation for all of their help.

Now, it's your turn!  To enter the challenge, simply follow these instructions:

1.  Create a new Anything Goes paper project (card, scrapbook page, 3D item)...with the option of drawing inspiration from the challenge graphic.
2.  Post your project to your blog or public gallery that directly mentions and links to this challenge here at the Curtain Call. You must also copy and paste the inspiration graphic into your post.
3. Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of five other challenges.
4.  Complete the Inlinkz section below using the direct link to your project before the deadline on  June 10th at 8:00 AM CDT.
5. Prizes, when applicable, will be awarded to randomly selected challenge participants. The LEAD of each challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer for the next challenge.

The LEAD, Show Stoppers and Prize Winner will be chosen by the crew and announced on June 14th at 8:00 AM CDT.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see you over at Curtain Call!

Curtain Call: Thinking of You

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and were spoiled if you celebrated Mother's Day yesterday. We had a gorgeous 80 degree day and started the day with a bike ride and finished it with a cookout our house. We had a dual celebration as it was also Ryan's 20th birthday. Hard to believe he is past the teenage years. Time does seem to be flying by!

But that's not what you're here for...it's time for a new challenge over at Curtain Call! Look at the gorgeous inspiration photo below. I love flowers and woodgrain...so this card came together quickly! I hope you are inspired too and come by and play along. When you stop by, be sure toswelcome our newest Guest Designer, Sonja Kerkhoffs, The Art of Stamping.  Her cards are absolutely beautiful!

Now, it's your turn!  To enter the challenge, simply follow these instructions:

1.  Create a new Anything Goes paper project (card, scrapbook page, 3D item)...with the option of drawing inspiration from the challenge graphic.
2.  Post your project to your blog or public gallery that directly mentions and links to this challenge here at the Curtain Call. You must also copy and paste the inspiration graphic into your post.
3. Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of five other challenges.
4.  Complete the Inlinkz section below using the direct link to your project before the deadline on May 25th at 8:00 AM CDT.
5. Prizes, when applicable, will be awarded to randomly selected challenge participants. The LEAD of each challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer for the next challenge.

The LEAD, Show Stoppers and Prize Winner will be chosen by the crew and announced on May 31st at 8:00 AM CDT.

Please pop on over to check out the inspiration by the design team and play along at Curtain Call!  

Curtain Call: With Sympathy

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It's time for another fun inspiration photo at Curtain Call!  Don't you love all those fun pastels in the inspiration photo?  I am still on the bandwagon with all the fabulous butterfly stamps and dies that exist.  How about you?  

I actually made my card at my crafty weekend away a few weeks ago using the amazing Birch Press dies!  They have so many very cool layering dies.  And I love how it is easy to add so much depth by the different colors. My dear friend, Tracey, designs for them and Birch Press was so generous to donate dies for those of us who went away on our crafty weekend. How awesome is that?!

I'd love for you to come on over to Curtain Call and play along with us!  The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!  And while you are checking out all the fabulous design team member cards, be sure to welcome our guest designer, Marcie Sharp of Sharp Designs.  Marcie and I were so lucky to meet in real life!  You will love her gorgeous designs so be sure to stop on by!

Curtain Call: Oh Happy Day!

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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Isn't that the perfect inspiration for Easter winter and Spring!  So happy to have the warmer weather here. It has been gorgeous this week.  Mid 70s...I could take this all year!

The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!  Please pop on over to the Curtain Call Challenge to check out the fabulous inspiration and our wonderful guest designer: Anita Bowden, Neet & Crafty.  I have no doubt you'll leave inspired!

Curtain Call: Happy Birthday

It's time for another Curtain Call Challenge.  This week we are inviting you to join us for a Fluff inspired challenge. Don't you just love all those fun patterns in the pillows below!  I was inspired by the various blues in the pillows and used a stencil to mimic some of the patterns.

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The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Please stop by my team-mates blogs to check out their creations!


Betty Wright, Crafting With Betty

Kim Singdahlsen, Joyful Creations with Kim

Laurie Willison, Soapbox Creations

Leigh Penner, To the Full

Lisa Henke, My Little Creative Escape

Lori Tecler, Inking Aloud

Lynn Mangan,The Mango Boys and Me

Marisa Ritzen, Rosemary Reflections

Melody Rupple, A Paper Melody

 Maureen Plut, buttons & bling

Monika Davis, M.A.D. Stamper

Sheri Gilson, Paper Crafty's Creations

Silke Ledlow, My Life

Stacey Schafer, Stacey's Stamping Stage

Tara Godfrey, Inking on the Edge

Now, it's your turn!  To enter the challenge, simply follow these instructions:

1.  Create a new Anything Goes paper project (card, scrapbook page, 3D item)...with the option of drawing inspiration from the challenge graphic.
2.  Post your project to your blog or public gallery that directly mentions and links to this challenge here at the Curtain Call. You must also copy and paste the inspiration graphic into your post.
3. Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of five other challenges.
4.  Complete the Inlinkz section below using the direct link to your project before the deadline on  March 25th at 8:00 AM CDT.
5. Prizes, when applicable, will be awarded to randomly selected challenge participants. The LEAD of each challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer for the next challenge.

The LEAD, Show Stoppers and Prize Winner will be chosen by the crew and announced on March 31st at 8:00 AM CDT.

Thanks so much for stopping by ....I can't wait to see how you're inspired!

Curtain Call: May Your Heart Be Kind...

It's time for a new challenge over at Curtain Call!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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I loved all the green...at first I thought I'd go for the crayons in the inspiration but then changed my mind...and went down my traditional style of focusing on the sentiment.  I love Verve stamps and their fabulous verses and sentiments.

Now, it's your turn!  To enter the challenge, simply follow these instructions:

1.  Create a new Anything Goes paper project (card, scrapbook page, 3D item)...with the option of drawing inspiration from the challenge graphic.
2.  Post your project to your blog or public gallery that directly mentions and links to this challenge here at the Curtain Call. You must also copy and paste the inspiration graphic into your post.
3. Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of five other challenges.
4.  Complete the Inlinkz section below using the direct link to your project before the deadline on  March 10th at 8:00 AM CDT.
5. Prizes, when applicable, will be awarded to randomly selected challenge participants. The LEAD of each challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer for the next challenge.

The LEAD, Show Stoppers and Prize Winner will be chosen by the crew and announced on March 14th at 8:00 AM CDT.

Thanks so much for joining us at Curtain Call!  

Curtain Call: Live Your Dreams

It's time for a new challenge over at Curtain Call!  When I saw the inspiration photo I'll admit to being a bit stumped...and kept looking back at the picture...and then got a new pack of patterned paper from My Mind's Eye...and I was ready to roll.  Love that this patterned paper picks up the colors from the inspiration photo and the triangle type patterns.

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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Now, it's your turn!  To enter the challenge, simply follow these instructions:

1.  Create a new Anything Goes paper project (card, scrapbook page, 3D item)...with the option of drawing inspiration from the challenge graphic.
2.  Post your project to your blog or public gallery that directly mentions and links to this challenge here at the Curtain Call. You must also copy and paste the inspiration graphic into your post.
3. Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of five other challenges.
4.  Complete the Inlinkz section below using the direct link to your project before the deadline on  February 25th at 8:00 AM CDT.
5. Prizes, when applicable, will be awarded to randomly selected challenge participants. The LEAD of each challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer for the next challenge.

The LEAD, Show Stoppers and Prize Winner will be chosen by the crew and announced on February 28th at 8:00 AM CDT.

I hope to see you over at Curtain Call!