Simply Challenged Challenge ~April ~ Anything Goes!

Hello, everyone! I hope you are all finding yourselves well. Me, I am venturing into new areas of the craft world. I finally took the plunge and became a vendor at a fair! I'll make sure to write a post all about it very soon. Now, on to business!


Today is the start of a new challenge over at SCC. So make sure to stop by and check out all the creations from the DT and the winners from the last challenge.








This month's challenge is Anything Goes and we girls at Simply Challenged Challenges used images from the 4th of July Betties for this.

Here is my card using BBQutie Betty.

 

I used some bright papers and a butterfly border punch to give this card a summer feel. What do you think? Did I pull it off?

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Simply Challenged Challenge ~Feb 10, 2014~

Hello, everyone! I hope you are having a lovely week! It's almost Valentine's Day! Have you got your V-Day projects and gifts ready yet? I have to work on the gifts for my children but I think I'm right on schedule. Lol.

Today I am sharing a card I made for the SCC challenge for Feb.

Ready for a new fun Challenge? 

Challenge theme: Crop your SBS image, use only the face on your image.  Crop it down to a circle, a triangle, a square, any way you want to crop it but make the face the focus of the image.

So come on by and join in!

 

This is my Blue Valentine. I used Pandora Rio for this card, and as you can see I cropped the image into a circle to focus on her face. I used Copics to color the image and I used the DCWV paper stack called The Juniper Berry Stack. I used some Magnolia flowers from Petaloo and Bloomer Ribbon from Webster's Pages. I used some rose buds from Wild Orchid Crafts, and a border punch from We R Memory Keepers. I added some heart embellishments from my stash then accented everything with Liquid Pearls in Bisque.

Heart Break Miller SBS Showcase

Hello, all! It's my turn to showcase an SBS image from the Emo Valentines Collection today! I hope you've been stopping by the SCC Blog to check out everyone's creations!

 

This lovestruck young man is Heart Break Miller from the Emo Valentines Collection from Simply B Stamps. He's such a cutie. For this card, I used some Echo park Valentine papers, felt die cut hearts, doilies, a brad (with kissy lips), and a Martha Stewart hearts border punch. The image was colored with Copics.

Candy Hoggin London SBS Showcase

Hello, all! Can you believe we are into the third week of the new year already?! Time is really flying by lately!

Today I have a card to share with you. The focus of this card is Candy Hoggin London; a fantastic image from the Emo Valentine Collection from Simply B Stamps. All month long, the DT will be creating projects with the images from this collection, so make sure to stop by the blog often so you don't miss a thing!

 

This lovely lady laden with her Valentine's Day Candy is Candy Hoggin London. She must love sweets as much as I do. Lol. For this card, I used some candy patterned papers that I had in my stash. I really had a hard time photographing this as the paper was so light in color but I finally got a good shot. I used twine from Michael's Dollar Spot and a button I had in a jar. London is colored with Copics.

Simply Challenged Challenges in the New Year!

Hello, everyone! I hope the new year has been treating you well so far. Every new year brings about changes and I hope that all of them are for the better!

 

It's time to start up the Simply Challenged Challenged again!

Happy New Year!!!

Are you all ready to start the challenges again! Let's make it an awesome year full of fun with a MONTHLY challenge from here on!

A full month to participate in our challenges! Great prizes and loads of fun!

Today we are going to sneak peek an awesome image from an upcoming line...when is the release of this new Awesome line by Artist Rachel Sharp? SOON :)

Meet New Years London!

She and Lynx are ready to ring in the New Year to bring lots of prosper and luck!

Our challenge today is SUPER easy...

Theme: New Year's ANYTHING New Year's related!

You do not have to use an SBS image to participate, however they sure are appreciated.

Prize: two free digis winner's choice from our SBS Digital Stamps category. Just click the link to check out all the wonderful stamps available!

You have until the 9th of February at 6PM PST to upload your projects. Winner's will be chosen by the Design Team and announced with out next Challenge in February.

Here is the card I created with New Years London:

 

 

Make sure to visit all the DT members to see what they created with this fabulous image! Start at the SCC Blog.

 

 

SCC Challenge! ~All about Thanks Giving~

Hello, everybody! It's time for another Simply Challenged Challenge! The last one of the year! So you better not miss this!

Today's challenge is all about creating something Thanksgiving related! 

This is the little card I made as a DT example:

 

Fall Breeze Chris from SBS.

Check out the rest of the DT's creations over at the SCC Blog! You know they are some talented ladies!

SCC Challenge! November 5 ~Fall Colors~

Hello, everyone! After a month of no challenges, here is the first November challenge at Simply Challenged Challenges! I don't know about where you live but here, it is just barely cooling off any. I am SO ready for fall! It's my favorite season and it just hasn't felt at all like the holidays are creeping up. I am hoping this challenge and some holiday creating will change all that! :) 

Fall Colors Challenge

Colors: Spice, Turquoise, Cream. You must use these 3 colors in your project, 

you may use other colors also ...
you MUST use an SBS image for a chance at the prize. 

The DT will be using the Teen Scene Dragon Pet Collection. 

Here is my creation for this challenge, using the image Christian and Spitfire.

  

I used an older DCWV stack that I had in my stash that fit the color scheme. Then matted the papers in black to make them pop a bit. I also added some Liquid Pearls to add a little shine.

Make sure to stop by the other DT and Guest DT blogs, to check out what they've created!

 

SCC
Corinne

 Irene

 Trish the dish

 Guest DT Emily

It's SCC Challenge Time! ~Create Your Own Background~

Hello, everyone! It's another SCC challenge! It's time to get creative! This challenge is all about creating your own background! No patterned paper!

Create your Own Background, no embossing folders or digi's 

Use Stencils, ink, delusions spray, whatever you like, just make your own background.

 

 

This lovely lady is  April Showers Rio and Toots! She's ready for a lovely and fun rainy day! 

For my background, I used some glossy paper, alcohol inks (sailboat, denim, silver metallic, and pool), and some glossy accents for rain drops. I like how the background looks like water falling on a window pane.

Come join in the fun over at SCC! And be sure to check out all the DT creations!


 Corinne
http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Celina
http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene
http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish
http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com/

Kaylou
http://kayloucraftyblog.blogspot.com/

Sharon
http://mrslumpys.blogspot.com/

 Guest DT Regan

SCC Challenge - Fall is Here!

Hello, everyone! Fall is here (well it's supposed to be...) Lol. I haven't seen much of it so far. I hope the temperatures start to drop soon around here!

So today is the start of another Simply Challenged Challenge, and it's all about the colors of fall! The ladies of Simply B Stamps have been invited to participate in the Pile It On Challenge (#36), which has a fun Tic-Tac-Toe game in it. Make sure to stop by both SCC and PIO for all the fun!

Here is the Tic-Tac-Toe board from Pile It On, followed by my creation using Lilly Pie from the Jude and the Rockers Fall line from Simply B Stamps.

 

It's "Pie Time!" I used the Fall colors, Image, and For a Child squares to create my Tic-Tac-Toe project.

Make sure to check out the rest of the SCC DT and our Guest Designer, for some more wonderful projects and inspiration!

Corinne

http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

You are Here --> Celina

http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene

http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish

http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com/

Rachel

http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

Kaylou

http://kayloucraftyblog.blogspot.com/

Sharon

http://mrslumpys.blogspot.com/

 

Guest DT: Regan

http://charmedstamping.blogspot.com/

Simply Challenged Challenges ~ Going Back in Time!

Hello, everyone! It's challenge time again at SCC!

For my showcase of the rest of the Trick or Treat Teens, please scroll down to the next post. Thanks!

Taking the Time Travel Machine out for a drive....

That's right, let's pull out those Poodle skirts, greaser hair do's and go back in time to the 50's!

So...lets Remember the 50's and go TOTALLY 50's for this Challenge

DT's inspiration for this month's challenge is using the Emos 50's line.

Come on and get your SBS image and lets rock the 50's!

Prize for this challenge is an 3 Emo images winner's choice!

 

This is my creation for the TOTALLY 50's Challenge:

 

GO TEAM! This is Cheerleader London and she is full of spirit and pep!

Make sure to check out the rest of the DT member's creations and Deb's (our Guest Designer) for inspiration, and stop by to join in the challenge at SCC!

 

Corinne

http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

You are Here --> Celina

http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene

http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish

http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com/

Rachel

http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

Kaylou

http://kayloucraftyblog.blogspot.com/

Sharon

http://mrslumpys.blogspot.com/

Guest DT Deb

http://debsatfrecklesplace.blogspot.co.uk/





Simply Challenged! ~ July 30 Challenge ~ Heavy on the Embellishments!

Hello, everyone! Time for another fun challenge over at Simply Challenged Challenges! This challenge is all about the embellishments! We want to see lots and lots of flowers, bling, or anything else you can think of, on your creations!

I don't know about you but when I make cards, I don't use a lot of embellishments. On layouts, I don't really have that problem. I think because I view it the cardstock as such a large place to put embellishments and cards just look so small to me. (I'm working on it, though).

Here is my creation using Beauty Spa Rio from the Hollywood Teens Line from SBS!

Check out the challenge and all the fun creations from the rest of the Design Team at these links:

SCC
http://simplychallengedchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Corinne
http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Celina
http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene
http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish
http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com/

Rachel
http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

Kaylou
http://kayloucraftyblog.blogspot.com/

Sharon
http://mrslumpys.blogspot.com/

It's Christmas in July! A Simply Challenged Challenge!

Hello, all! It's another challenge day! About 6 months till Christmas and holiday shopping can officially begin! The challenge over at SCC is to make a Christmas creation!

Here is what I created using the Christmas Zombie line:

This is Peppermint Brooke from the SBS Christmas Zombies lone. She is such a sweetie!

 

Make sure to visit all the DT members and see what they created for inspiration and to participate in the challenge stop by the SCC Blog.

 

 

Simply Challenged Challenges

Betty - Owner/Illustrator

Corinne

Irene

Trish

Rachel

KayLou

Sharon

Simply Challenged - March 12 - Frames Challenge

Hello, all! Time for another Simply Challenged Challenge! This bi-weekly challenge is all about Frames!

Get your thinking cap on and come join us for a "FRAMES" challenge.
Any kind of frame, looks like a frame, an actual frame.. all up to you

Use an SBS image and join in for some fun.

The DT has used the Betty 4's collection for your inspiration

AND....

We have a NEW DT Member ...

Please everyone help us Welcome Kaylou to our team...

I know you will all love her work as much as we do!

 

Here is what I created for this challenge:

 

Miles of Styles! This is Stylin' Betty! She's all about style!

 

 

 

Corinne

http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Celina

http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene

http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish

http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com

Rachel
http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

KayLou

http://kayloucraftyblog.blogspot.com/

Katrina ( Guest DT )

http://flutterbytrina.blogspot.co.uk

Simply Challenged - February 26 - No Lines!

Hello, all! The February 26th Challenge for SCC is another fabulously fun one! The technique for this challenge is one I had never used before and I was amazed at how much fun it was to use! I really like the look it gives. I hope you will all want to participate and try this!

The challenge is to use "no lines" in your image. For those of you who use digis, all you have to do is convert the image into a lighter color when printing. For those of you who use stamps, all you have to do is stamp the image in a neutral color such as light gray or beige. The lines will then disappear as you color. Sounds fun, right?!

Here is the card I made using this technique:

Birthday Princess Rio!

 

 

Corinne
http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Celina
http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene
http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish
http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com

Rachel
http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

Louise Guest DT
http://louisescraftycards.blogspot.co.uk/



Simply Steampunk - Classic Steampunk Collection 6!

Hello, everyone! Today is the day for a new Steampunk Collection release! It's time for the release of the Classic Steampunk Collection 6! The ladies over at the Simply Steampunk Challenges site (the sister site of the Simply Challenged Challenge site) let some of us from SBS/SCC help out with these images! I know you're going to love them!

I chose the Believe and On Halloween Night images to play with. Check them out in these creations:

Believe.

On Halloween Night.

 

 

Simply Steampunk Challenges:
http://simplysteampunkchallenges.blogspot.com/

Corinne
http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Trudie
http://trudiescakesandcards.blogspot.co.uk/

Aeryn
http://www.aerynkelly.com

Lisa
http://distinctivelmnts.blogspot.com/

Kristy
http://dontbeaprude.wordpress.com/

Louise (Guest DT)
http://louisescraftycards.blogspot.co.uk/

SCC is helping us Show case Collection 6!

Celina
http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene
http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish
http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com

Rachel
http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

Kaylou
http://kayloucraftyblog.blogspot.com/
 

Simply Challenged - Jan 15 - Glow!

Hi, everyone! It's time for another SCC challenge! And this one is such a fun one! The challenge is to create a glow effect on the image you use for your project! This is a technique I am not really familiar with but I can truthfully tell you that it was a whole lot of fun to play with.

Here is my Glow Challenge example:

This was a blast to do! Everyone has a different ways of coloring, not to mention different coloring materials. I use Copic markers but I know of ladies who use Promarkers and even som that use colored pencils. Now, I colored in with the lime greens first, so that I would know where the glow was going to be.I then colored the rest of the image like I normally would. Finally, I went over the parts that were supposed to glow with the greens again. I am really happy with the way this came out.

 

 

Supplies:

Bo Bunny Enchanted Collection Papers

Bo Bunny Enchanted Collection Chipboard Stickers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Peeled Paint Distress Ink

Lime Green Liquid Pearls

Copics

Shimmerz Hermit the Frog Mist

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to check out the SCC blog and the DT blogs to see all the awesome Glow projects created!

SCC Blog
http://simplychallengedchallenges.blogspot.com/

Corinne

http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Celina

http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene

http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish

http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com

Rachel

http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

Simply Challenged Challenge -Jan 1- A Sketch Challenge!

Hello, everyone! And Happy New Year to you all! It's the first Simply Challenged Challenge of 2013! Here are the deats! It's going to be a year full of fun challenges at SCC!

I would also like to welcome a new DT member to the SBS group. Welcome, Rachel!

Happy New Year's to EVERYONE,
I hope you all have a Fantastic Year filled with good health & Lots of Love.

Check our Winners Tab to see who won the last challenge..

Now on to this Challenge
But FIRST we would love for you all to help us OFFICIALLY welcome RACHEL to our DT, she does amazing work we are are so excited to have her as part of our team.

Our Challenge for this time is a Sketch Challenge

Here is a sketch for you, use an SBS image and follow this sketch.

See Easy Peasy, join in with us and have some fun.

Sketch Challenge

 

 

This is what I created using the sketch:

 

Sketch Challenge Card. I used Candy Hoggin' London for this. I think she is just adorable and I can relate to her because I love to hog candy! The papers are from Recollections and the ribbon and flower are from my stash.

An inside look at my sketch challenge card.

Thanks for stopping by and please visit the SCC blog to join in the challenge and see what the rest of the DT created!



SCC Dec 4th Challenge - Creating Movement!

Hello, all! I have something exciting for you today! We have another fabulous challenge over at the SCC Blog! This one was a real challenge, at least for me, since I have never tried to create movement in the images I use. But let me tell you it was actually a lot of fun! (And not as hard as it looks!)

Okay you ready for another fun, Fantastic Challenge?
Creating Movement Challenge
Pick an image and lets see you create some MOVEMENT!

Today we are joined by the Amazing Ruby Montes

and she is going to help us out with " CREATING MOVEMENT"

Please make sure to check out her Blog as she has a Tutorial for you on there...and leave her some love for helping us all out...

 

I chose Witchy Boo Betty! She always looked to me as if she was ready to take off!

 

 

Fly Away (with Witchy Boo Betty!). I have never used so many colors on one image before but I really like the way it came out! Everyone should try this at least once! I hope everyone who tries this has as much fun as I did!

Simply Challenged Challenges http://simplychallengedchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
Ruby http://rubyonlywrote.blogspot.com/
Corinne http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com
Celina http://www.scrapvamp.blogspot.com
Irene http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/
Trish http://www.scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.ca/
Trudie http://trudiescakesandcards.blogspot.co.uk/

Simply Challenged Challenges - Thanksgiving Challenge!

Hello, all! It's time for the second Simply Challenged Challenge of the month and this challenge is a "Thanksgiving" Challenge!

The challenge is to create a centerpiece or place setting for your table!

Here is the centerpiece I created for my table:

This is my Fall Centerpiece. I will be using this on one of my tables for Thanksgiving and the Fall season. I used Fall Breeze Chris for this because I love the pile of leaves and his scarf!

For details, to enter, past winners, and to see more DT inspiration; please visit the SCC Blog!

Simply Challenged Challenge - Nov 6 - Fall Colors

Hello, everyone! It's time for another Simply Challenged Challenge! The challenge frequency has been changed to every two weeks, to make it easier for everyone to participate. And I think you'll like the extra time you'll have to complete projects!

Now, on to the challenge. This challenge is to use Fall Colors! Use the Fall colors, olive green, mustard and orange, brown, red!

For more details, DT inspiration, and to participate; please visit the SCC Blog.

Here is what I created with the fall colors:

Give Thanks Card. This cute little girl image is Ali and Snuggles. I loved using fall colors for this. I really like the richness that they create together. The papers I used are from DCWV. I used olive green cardstock to mat everything, shape scissors to cut the edges of the striped paper, and buttercup liquid pearls.

Please come and join us at SCC to participate in the fall festivities!