Frame's The Name Of The Game!

A new week, equals a new challenge at Our Creative Corner!  Our hostess again, Sue Butler of Scrumplescrunch, wants to see an "Embellished Frame".   Make the frame the primary focus. She wants it to be the first thing you see before the image or text. Your creation can be off the page, out of the box, or whatever obscure title you come up with. In other words, it does not have to be a card or tag. So have a play and have some fun and enjoy the experience. Try mixed-media if you dare!

If you are looking for mounds of inspiration for this terrific challenge, check out the Design Team's work, as well as our Guest Designer LeAnne Pugliese of WeeInklings.  I am absolutely floored by the creativity this week by the team...a real wow!

Linda Coughlin- The Funkie Junkie

Vicki Burdick- It's a Stamp Thing

Sue Butler- Scrumplescrunch

Ann Marie Hile- Stampin' Anne

Wendy Janson-  It's All About Stamping

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

Holly Kean- Kean On Paper

Irena Kowalczyk (aka Rudlis) - Love, Life and Crafts

Meihsia Liu- Simply Paper Crafts

Tui Nathan- Stampin Time

Lori Rider- The Diva Stamper

Kristin Tierney- Lilly Beth Boutique

Sharon Wheet- Designs by Sharon

First of all, I have to apologize. I made this card in about 10 minutes, while on my way out the door to yet another conference. I have been gone a total of 15 days in the last 16 days, and while I did try to make a ton of projects before hand, I never had time for this one. It is certainly NOT my best work, but for a 10 minute card it is not that bad. I could have declined this challenge, but that is just not me. It would have to be a major issue for me to ever skip out. This is why there is a whole lotta DT members...in case one slops up. Please stop by their blogs...very impressive I tell you! I will be so happy to be home for a while next week.

Supplies:
From My Stash- black snap


I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Brushless Watercolor

The new Compendium Of Curiosities II Challenge is "brushless watercolor" over at Studio L3.  I know I say it every week, but I think this is my new favorite Tim technique. Actually, I have loved doing this technique ever since I received my Distress Markers. If you haven't picked up CCII yet, you really are missing out on some of the best techniques in paper crafting. It's way less than $1.00 per technique...now that is a bargain, and talk about a learning process!  And...Eclectic Paperie is sponsoring this challenge as well, so there is a prize involved for some RANDOM participant. I love that it is random, and that the winner is not based on their project. Everyone is just participating to learn the technique and enrich themselves. That is what makes this so unique. That is what makes paper crafting so enjoyable to me...sharing  and learning in everybody else's work! Thank you Linda, and thank you Tim! However, I do love competing challenges as you well know...guess I'm a lover and a fighter!!!

I am also sending this to another no winner challenge....The Blogger's Challenge for "green, brown, and a neutral".

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!