Our Creative Corner

Celebrate Food or Drink

2009-12-26T05:00:00.024-06:00

Welcome OCC friends and thanks for stopping by Our Creative Corner! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and joined us last week for our Snow Theme Challenge, your samples were Wintry and Wonderful!

Before we start this week’s samples, we would like to introduce our feature designer, America from Cards by America. Below you will see her beautiful sample from last week's Snow challenge. Please stop by her blog for more inspiring ideas and designs.

This week our December host, has created a "Food and Drink" Challenge! Most have us have been indulging in both this week.... so let's keep they party going! Incorporate some kind of food or drink image on your card or project.

We have Susan Joyce with us this week as a Guest Designer and you can find more of her inpiring creations on her blog Cat's Ink Corporated. Her is her Celebration creation for this week's challenge and she has coordinating projects posted on her blog, use this link to see them:

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

By Cindy Burgess

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

OCC Challenge - Let it Snow!

2009-12-19T05:00:00.023-06:00

Welcome OCC friends and thanks for stopping by Our Creative Corner! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and joined us last week for our Holiday Theme Challenge, your samples were so Festive!

A $25 Gift Certificate from Totally Stampalicious was up for grabs with last week's Challenge and the winner is.......Player #136 Gloria Stengel, and you can find her great designs on her blog Scraps of Life! Again we thank Totally Stampalicious Stamps for sponsoring last week's Challenge. Please email us to claim your prize.

Before we start this week’s samples, we would like to introduce our feature designer, Sarah from Sarah's Creations. Below you will see her beautiful sample from last week's Holiday challenge. Please stop by her blog for more creative ideas and designs.
This week our December host, has issued the call to "Let it Snow!". Everyone is crazy busy this time of year crossing things of our lists and preparing for the Holidays! So today is another easy one, create a winter themed card featuring snow or snowflakes somewhere on your project.

Our December host, Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat will start us off...

Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

By Cindy Burgess

By Loretta Lock - love to create

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

OCC Weekly Sketch Challenge - SASSC45

2009-12-17T05:00:00.001-06:00

OCC Challenge -- The Holidays are Here!!!

2009-12-12T05:00:00.026-06:00

Welcome OCC friends and thanks for stopping by Our Creative Corner! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and joined us last week for our sketch challenge, your samples were so inventive usign the 12 Days of Christmas as Inspiration!!

A $25 Gift Certificate from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps was up for grabs with last week's Challenge and the winner is.......Linda R, and you can find her great designs on her blog My Happy Place! Again we thank Nicole at Prickley Pear Stamps for sponsoring last week's Challenge. Please email us to claim your prize.

Before we start this week’s samples, we would like to introduce our feature designer, Darsie Bruno. Below you will see her beautiful sample from last week's 12 Days of Christmas challenge. Please stop by her blog for more creative ideas and designs.

This week our December host, Jenny has us all in the Holiday Spirit with a Holiday Challenge. Everyone is busy this time of year doing last minute cards and crossing things of our lists! So today is an easy one.... Create a card or project with a Holiday Theme, Christmas or Hannukah.

And we have another Gift Certificate up for this week's challenge. Play along and link your creation below using Mr. Linky for your chance to win. A $25 Gift Certificate is up for grabs from Totally Stampalicious, a new and FUN line of stamps! The winner will be announced next Saturday with the next OCC Challenge.

We also have the talented Sue Kment with us as a Guest Designer today. Thank you Sue for playing along with us for this challenge. You can find more of Sue's fun and amazing creations on her blog Sue's Stamping Stuff. Here is Sue's totally cute Snoopy creation for this week:

There is no time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Now let's check out the samples from the OCC, our December host, Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat, will start us off.
Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

by Cindy Burgess

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

Weekly Sketch Challenge SASSC44

2009-12-09T22:15:00.003-06:00

Hello OCC friends!! With everyone being so busy with the holidays, our weekly Sketch Challenge will be posted on the right side bar until the end of the year. We warmly invite you to play along, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies. For more idea's using this sketch & our Featured Designer, please stop by the Stamps and Smiles Blog.

OCC Challenge - 12 Day's of Christmas

2009-12-05T05:00:00.039-06:00

Welcome OCC friends and thanks for stopping by Our Creative Corner! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and joined us last week for our sketch challenge, your samples were so creative!!
Before we start this week’s samples, we would like to introduce our feature designer, Shelley Germann from Stampin' Garden. Below you will see her beautiful sample from last week's sketch challenge. Please stop by her blog for more creative ideas and designs.
We would like to thank our November host, Jennifer Meyer and welcome our December host, Jenny Gropp. Jenny has challenged the OCC to the Twelve Day’s of Christmas.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me...

Twelve drummers drumming,

Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,

Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds

Three French hens,

Two turtledoves,

And a partridge in a pear tree!

We also have a PRIZE for this challenge... A $25 Gift Certificate from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps is up for grabs. The winner will be selected randomly from the challenge players listed in Mr. Linky, and the winner announced on the next Saturday's Challenge, December 12th. Big thanks to Nicole at Prickley Pear for hosting this week's Challenge with a gift certificate!

We also have Carol Cabezas as a Guest Designer today, Thank you Carol for playing along with us for this challenge. You can find more of Carol's inspiring and amazing creations on her blog ScrapJust4Fun. Here is Carol's creation for this week: Her inspiration was the line "Four calling Birds".

There is no time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Now let's check out the samples from the OCC, our December host, Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat, will start us off.

Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

By Cindy Burgess

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

OCC Sketch Challenge - SASSC43

2009-12-03T05:00:00.012-06:00

Hello OCC friends! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with our challenges last week!! We would also like to take a moment and thank all those that applied for the OCC Sketch DT - WOO HOO!! We are sorting through the participants and will announce the OCC Sketch Team soon. We hope you will continue to play along with us, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies. Here is this week's sketch – SASSC43.

Before we show you a sample layout from this week's sketch, we would like to feature a card from last week's sketch layout. This card design was created by Tracey Parrott from Stamp for Joy. Thanks for playing along Tracey, your sample was beautiful! Please email us so we can get your Stamps and Smiles goodie bag to you.

This week's sketch sample was created by Jennifer Meyer, please stop by her Blog for more details.

When you play along with us, please don't forget to post your name and your link with Mr. Linky so we can easily find you. To be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag, please have your card/project uploaded no later then Wednesday at 6 pm CST.

OCC Sketch Challenge

2009-11-28T05:00:00.043-06:00

Hello OCC Friends! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us during our challenges this week, your samples were amazing!! For those visiting for the first time, each week we are featuring participants and their cards/projects.

Today’s we are featuring Carole Anne , below you will se her beautiful sample. Please stop by her blog "Stampin Stressaway" to see this wonderful tutorial.

Before we show you the samples, we would like to thank all those that applied for our Sketch Design Team. We will be announce the Design Team the first week of December. We hope you will continue to play along with us, each week we will feature a NEW participant along with their card/project.

This week our November hostess, Jennifer Meyer, has challenged the OCC to a sketch challenge. Have fun with the sketch and we can’t wait to see your creative samples!!

There is no time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Now let's check out the samples from the OCC ~

Stampin Fabulous - Melissa Young

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Designed by Cindy Burgess

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Sketch Challenge - SASSC42

2009-11-26T05:00:00.012-06:00

Hello OCC friends, we would like to wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!! We also would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, your sketch samples were so creative - WOW!! We warmly invite you to play along with us each week - Thursday's Sketch Challenge & Saturday's OCC Challenge. Feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies. Here is this week's sketch – SASSC42.

This is the last week to get in your entries for the Sketch Design Team. No worries if you have not played until now, we would be honored to see your creative samples!! If you are interested in a spot on the OCC Sketch DT, the details are listed below:

Here are the deets:
You can use your favorite stamps and supplies
Design the sketch sample for 6 months or longer
Post every Thursday using the scheduled sketch

If you are interested, please play along with us during November and leave DT after your name. We look over the participants and announce the Design Team December 1st.

This week's goodie bag goes to Sandra from Stamper on the Shore, please email us your address so we can get your goodies out to you.

This week's sample was created by Jennifer Meyer, please stop by her Blog for more details.

OCC Color Challenge

2009-11-21T05:00:00.030-06:00

Hello OCC Friends! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, your post cards were so creative!! Each week we would like to feature one of our participants and their cards/projects.

This week we would like to feature Gloria from Scraps of Life. Below you will see her beautiful sample.
Announcement… For those just stopping by, we would like to announce that the OCC is looking for a few girls to join our Sketch Design Team on Thursday.

Here are the details:
-You can use your favorite stamps and supplies
-Design the sketch sample for 6 months or longer
-Post every Thursday using the scheduled sketch

If you are interested, please play along with us during November. Please include DT after your name with Mr. Linky on Thursday’s Sketch Challenge posts. We will search for a few girls and announce the team December 1st.

Our November hostess, Jennifer Meyer, has challenged the OCC to a color challenge – Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie & a Neutral. Fee free to match these color with other company supplies. Just have fun with the challenge and we can’t wait to see your color samples!!

There is no time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Now let's check out the samples from the OCC ~

Designed byJenniferMeyer

by Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous

by Cindy Burgess

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

by Loretta Lock - love to create

Sketch Challenge - SASSC41 & Design Team Call

2009-11-19T05:00:00.005-06:00

Hello OCC friends!! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, your sketch samples were beautiful!! We warmly invite you to play along with us, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies. Here is this week's sketch – SASSC41.

If you are joining us for the first time, the OCC would like to announce that we are looking for a few girls to join our Sketch Design Team on Thursday.

Here are the details:
You can use your favorite stamps and supplies
Design the sketch sample for 6 months or longer
Post every Thursday using the scheduled sketch

If you are interested, please play along with us during November and leave DT after your name. We look over the participants and announce the Design Team December 1st.

This week's goodie bag goes to Shaz from Simply Shaz, please email us your address so we can get your goodies out to you.

This week's sample was created by Jennifer Stricker. Please stop by her blog for more details.

OCC Sketch/Inspiration Challenge

2009-11-14T05:00:00.039-06:00

Hello OCC Friends! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, your cards and projects were amazing!! Each week we would like to feature one of our participants and their projects.
This week we would like to feature Kristine from Queen of Nostalgia. Below you will see her beautiful sample.
Announcement… For those just stopping by, we would like to announce that the OCC is looking for a few girls to join our Sketch Design Team on Thursday.

Here are the details:
-You can use your favorite stamps and supplies
-Design the sketch sample for 6 months or longer
-Post every Thursday using the scheduled sketch

If you are interested, please play along with us during November. Please include DT after your name with Mr. Linky on Thursday’s Sketch Challenge posts. We will search for a few girls and announce the team December 1st.

Our November hostess, Jennifer Meyer, has challenged the OCC to a postcard challenge. Use the sketch layout as your inspiration. Just have fun with the challenge - we can't wait to see what you come up with!!

There is no time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Now let's check out the samples from the OCC ~

Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs
(stop by my blog for a chance to win this card)

Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

By Silke Ledlow - My Life (check out the mailing side on my blog)

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

by: Cindy Burgess

by Loretta Lock - love to create

Sketch Challenge - SASSC40 & Design Team Call

2009-11-12T05:00:00.006-06:00

Hello OCC friends!! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, your samples were so creative and fun!! We warmly invite you to play along with us, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies. Here is this week's sketch – SASSC40.

The OCC would like to announce that we are looking for a few girls to join our Sketch Design Team on Thursday.

Here are the details:

You can use your favorite stamps and supplies

Design the sketch sample for 6 months or longer

Post every Thursday using the scheduled sketch

If you are interested, please play along with us during November and leave DT after your name. We look over the participants and announce the Design Team December 1st.

This week's goodie bag goes to Cathrine from Paper Garden Projects , please email us your address so we can get your goodies out to you.

This week's sample was created by Jennifer Meyer. Please stop by her blog for more details Jennifer's Sweet Designs.

OCC - Inspiration Challenge

2009-11-07T05:00:00.027-06:00

Hello OCC Friends! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week ~ we loved your vintage cards and projects!!

Before we show you this week’s samples, we would like to announce that the OCC is looking for a few girls to join our Sketch Design Team on Thursday.

Here are the details:

-You can use your favorite stamps and supplies
-Design the sketch sample for 6 months or longer
-Post every Thursday using the scheduled sketch

If you are interested, please play along with us during November. Please include DT after your name with Mr. Linky on Thursday’s Sketch Challenge posts. We will search for a few girls and announce the team December 1st.

Since it’s the start of a new month, we have a new hostess, Jennifer Meyer. She has challenged the OCC to an inspiration challenge. Create a card or project using this picture, we would love to see what inspires you…

There is no time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Now let's check out the samples from the OCC ~

Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs

Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Designed by Cindy Burgess

Loretta Lock - love to create

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Melissa Young Stampin Fabulous

Sketch Challenge - SASSC39 & Design Team Call

2009-11-05T05:00:00.009-06:00

Hello OCC friends!! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, your samples were amazing! We warmly invite you to play along with us, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies. Here is this week's skech - SASSC39.

Before we show you this week’s sample, we would like to announce that we are looking for a few girls to join our Sketch Design Team.

Here are the details:
You can use your favorite stamps and supplies
Design the sketch sample for 6 months or longer
Post every Thursday using the scheduled sketch

If you are interested, please play along with us during November and leave DT after your name. We will search for a few girls and announce the team December 1st.

This week's goodie bag goes to Ruth from Tip Top Toppers, please email us your address so we can get your goodies out to you.

This week's sample was created by Jennifer Meyer. She used a NEW digi image called Jolly's Christmas Scene.

When you play along with us, please don't forget to post your name and your link with Mr. Linky so we can easily find you. To be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag, please have your card/project uploaded no later then Wednesday at 6 pm CST.

Vintage Style

2009-10-31T05:00:00.022-05:00

Happy Halloween! We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week ~ your creations were super fun!! Before we start this week's challenge, we would also like to thank those joining us for our weekly sketch challenge. Every Thursday a NEW sketch will be posted.

This week our October hostess, Lori Rider, has challenged the OCC to a inspiration challenge. Create a card or project using something vintage, or vintage-inspired, on your card or project. Raid your drawers for old buttons and trims, an old tag or photo, or anything else you find.

There is no time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC.

By Lori Rider

By Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

By Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

By Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

By Cindy Burgess

By Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

By Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

By Loretta Lock - love to create

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

By Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous

By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs

Sketch Challenge SASSC38

2009-10-29T05:00:00.001-05:00

Hello OCC friends and thanks for stopping by!! It's time for our weekly sketch challenge "SASSC38" over at Stamps and Smiles. We warmly invite you to play along with us, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies!

This sample was created by Jennifer Stricker. She used a NEW stamp set by Stamps and Smiles called I Love Snow.

When you play along with us, please don't forget to post your name and your link with Mr. Linky so we can easily find you. To be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag, please have your card/project uploaded no later then Wednesday at 6 pm CST.

Our Creative Corner Challenge

2009-10-24T05:00:00.032-05:00

Hello OCC friends!! Thanks to all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, your cards/projects were so pretty using the colors from our color challenge!!

Before we start with today’s challenge, we would like to invite you to our weekly sketch challenge. Every Thursday, we will post a NEW sketch. We warmly invite you to play along, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies.

This week our October host, Lori Rider, has a fun challenge for you to try. Create a card or a project inspired by your favorite holiday book or movie. We just want to see where your imagination takes you. Don't forget to share where you got your inspiration from! Here are some examples of books and movies to help inspire you:

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Heart of Darkness
Psycho, The Birds, any other Hitchcock
Beetlejuice
Where the Wild Things Are
Harry Potter
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Polar Express
Elf
Nutcracker
Christmas Story

Our October host, Lori Rider, will lead us off:

Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous

Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Loretta Lock - love to create

Dana Grothaus- Dana's Dabbling Studio

by Cindy Burgess

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs

Sketch Challenge SASSC37

2009-10-22T05:00:00.002-05:00

Hello OCC friends!! It's time for our weekly sketch challenge "SASSC37" over at Stamps and Smiles. We warmly invite you to play along with us, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies!

This sample was created by Jennifer Meyer. She used a NEW stamp set by Stamps and Smiles called Tis the Season to be Jolly. Please stop by her Christmas blog for a chance to win this card.

There are 5 NEW stamp sets available at the Stamps and Smiles store - Save 15% if you buy the whole stamp bundle. See you on Saturday with another fun challenge and samples.

When you play along with us, please don't forget to post your name and your link with Mr. Linky so we can easily find you. To be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag, please have your card/project uploaded no later then Wednesday at 6 pm CST.

Color Challenge

2009-10-17T05:00:00.040-05:00

Hello OCC friends!! Welcome to another challenge here at Our Creative Corner! We want to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week sketch challenge. Wasn't that a fun one?

Before we start with the challenge, we would like to announce the winner for the Stamp and Smiles Giveaway. Congratulations to Vicki Dutcher. Please email us your address so we can get your goodies out to you.

This week the OCC has been challenged to a Color Challenge? Lori Rider has put together a great color combination for the fall: Blush Blossom, Sage Shadow, Handsome Hunter and Soft Suede - feel free to use colors that are similar.

Our October host, Lori Rider, leads off with the first of our color challenge samples:

Now let's check out the samples from the rest of the OCC Design Team:

By Joycelyn Turner-

Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

By Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

By Cindy Burgess

By Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

By Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs

Before we go, don’t forget to join us on Thursday over at the Stamps and Smiles blog for Jennifer’s weekly sketch challenge. Each week one lucky participant will win a Stamps and Smiles goodie bag.

Our Creative Corner - Sketch Challenge

2009-10-10T05:00:00.032-05:00

Hello and welcome to Our Creative Corner! Thanks for all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, all of your samples using the Journals by Monique Duval were very inspirational!!

This week we have a fun giveaway!! Jennifer just released 5 NEW sets from her Fall/Winter stamp line from Stamps and Smiles. One lucky winner will receive a 25$ Gift Certificate to her store.

This week our October host, Lori Rider, has challenged the OCC to a sketch challenge. Here is here sample layout:

To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. Remember, there are no time limits to our challenges. Feel free to play along whenever you're able. If you upload to SCS, use keyword: OCCC

Now let’s check out the rest of the samples for the OCC…

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping
By Cindy Burgess

By Loretta Lock - love to create

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Inspiration Challenge - Journals by Monique Duval

2009-10-03T05:00:00.047-05:00

Hello OCC friends!! Thanks to all who stopped by and played in last week's monochromatic challenge, your creations were amazing!!

Before we start this week's challenge we have a little announcement. Jennifer is releasing her Fall/Winter stamp line. The party will start on Monday, October 5th – Friday, October 9th. She will have a full week of samples, challenges and giveaways!! For more information, please visit the Stamps and Smiles Blog.

We would like to thank Dana Grothaus for the awesome line-up of challenges last month!! Woo Hoo!! Please help us welcome our October host, Lori Rider. Lori has challenged us this week to find inspiration in one or both of these journals by Monique Duval. The quotes alone are inspiring - we hope *you* are inspired to come and play along!

To start us out, here is Lori Rider’s card:

To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. Remember, there are no time limits to our challenges. Feel free to play along whenever you're able. If you upload to SCS, use keyword: OCCC

Now let’s check out the rest of the samples from the OCC Design Team:

Melissa Young - Stampin' Fabulous

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Joycelyn Turner - Stamps 'n' Coffee

By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

By Loretta Lock - love to create

Silke Ledlow - My Life

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Cindy B mrsbscraftroom

OCC Challenge - Monochromatic Mania

2009-09-26T05:00:00.033-05:00

Hey there OCC fans, so glad you are visiting Our Creative Corner today!! Thanks for stopping by last week and playing along, there were so many awesome entries for the color combo challenge - WOW!!

This week we are making monochromatic cards. You can incorporate as many colors of one shade onto your card/project. You may also use neutrals (White, Cream, Kraft, and Black). We are anxious to what you create!

To start us out, here is our September hostess- Dana Grothaus' sample:

Remember there is never a time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then include a link to Mr. Linky form at the bottom of this post so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Now let's check out the rest of the samples from the OCC girls...

Joycelyn Turner ~ Stamps 'n' Coffee

Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Cindy Burgess mrsbscraftroom

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Loretta Lock - love to create

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

By Silke Ledlow - My Life

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge

2009-09-24T20:03:00.003-05:00

Hello OCC friends! Stamps and Smiles has a NEW sketch challenge posted every Thursday. Each week, one lucky participant will receive a fun goodie bag. We warmly invite you to play along, please use your favorite stamps and supplies.

OCC Challenge - A Yummy Color Combo

2009-09-19T05:00:00.029-05:00

Hello! Welcome back to Our Creative Corner. We were delighted to have so many of you play along with us last week - your samples were so amazing and inspirational!!

Today we will be making cards inspired by the colors in the delicious picture below. The colors to use are light pink, hot pink, brown, and white. We can't wait to see what your delicious layouts!

To start us out, here is our September hostess- Dana Grothaus' sample:

Remember there is never a time limit on our challenges - feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then include a link to Mr. Linky form at the bottom of this post so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Now let's check out the rest of the samples from the OCC girls...

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Joycelyn Turner ~ Stamps 'n' Coffee

By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs

Melissa Young - Stampin Fabulous

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Wendy Janson - It's All About Stamping

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

CindyB mrsbscraftroom

By Silke Ledlow - My Life