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September Kids Challenge

2012-09-17T21:24:00.001-04:00

Hello! I just wanted to pop in and remind you that there are still two weeks to get the entries in for our kids challenge. Our theme this month is Fall/Back to School.

Our sponsor this month is Robyn's Fetish. Please be sure to visit them and say thank you.

Now, here is a little inspiration from one of our Kid DTs.

Emma

We can't wait to see what you have to share with us.

Rhonda and the Kid Design Team

September Kids Challenge

2012-09-01T12:35:00.003-04:00

Hello and welcome to our September challenge.

Have you all started school yet? We started a couple weeks ago and are all ready in full swing. So, since we're all starting up school for the fall, our challenge for September is Fall/Back to School.

You can use any images, stickers, papers, etc... that you want and make whatever you want. There are not limits.

Our sponsor this month is Robyn's Fetish. Be sure to stop by and give them some love.

Now, how about some inspiration from our kids DT...

Abby made a bookmark with the Backpack image from Robyn's Fetish.

We can't wait to see what you come up with. You have til the end of the month to upload your creations. Just click here to go to our challenge page.

Rhonda and the kids DT

July Kids Challenge

2012-07-07T10:23:00.001-04:00

Good morning!! Are you all having a good summer? I know we are. Are you ready for a new kids challenge? We are going to try something new this month and I hope you all play along.

I am going to give you a tutorial on Paper Piecing and then let you give it a try. We would also like to see the colors RED, WHITE and BLUE in your creation. Also, the image that was used in the tutorial will be available to you as a freebie, all you have to do is email Stacie (as soon as I have the contact information I will add it here.)

Our sponsor this month is The Stamping Boutique. Be sure to visit them and say thank you.

Now on to our tutorial, Abby is my DT helper for this tutorial. She did all the work....

Supplies you will need:

Image (stamped or digi)

Designer Paper in the patterns you want to use

Card Stock

Scissors

Glue and/or tape

Step 1: Print your digi or stamp your image onto your base card stock and any designer papers you want to use.

Step 2: Cut out the parts you want to use from each of the papers.

Step 3: Glue cut pieces to base cardstock.

Step 4: Add to your creation.

Now, it's your turn. We can't wait to see your fabulous creations. Hop over to the Kids Challnege at TCC and enter your creations.

Rhonda and the Kids DT

June Kids Challenge Reminder

2012-06-16T15:03:00.002-04:00

Hello!! I'm here with some more inspiration for our June Kids challenge. Remember our theme is Dad and Summer or Fishing.

Our sponsor this month is Fresh Brewed Designs.

Here is some inspiration from a couple of our kids...

Miss E

P.K.

We can't wait to see all your fabulous kid creations.

Rhonda and the TCC Kids DT

June Kids Challenge

2012-06-09T12:56:00.004-04:00

Good morning!! Are you ready for our June Kids challenge? I know I am. Our theme this month is Dad and Fishing or Summer.

I'd like to thank our sponsor for June Fresh Brewed Designs.

Now for some inspiration from our kids...

Abby

Now it's your turn. We can't wait to see what you have to share with us.

~Rhonda and the Kids DT

Reminder

2012-05-19T17:23:00.003-04:00

Hello!! I just wanted to remind you there's still time to get in some entries for our May Kids Challenge. Our theme is Mom or Special Lady.

Our generous sponsor for May is Limited Runs

Here are some cards from our DT kids...

Lizzy

William

Lydia

Thanks for looking. We can't wait to see all the fabulous kid creations.

~Rhonda and the Kids DT

May Kids Challenge

2012-05-05T13:20:00.005-04:00

Hello! Welcome to our May Kids Challenge. Thank you to everyone who joined us in April. We're so excited to have you join us this month. Our theme is Mom/Special Lady, we want to see all your creations for your mom, grandma, aunt, teacher, friend, etc...

Before we get to the DT samples, I'd like to thank our generous sponsor, Limited Runs Digital Stamps.

Now, on to the creations from our talented kids...

P.K.

Miss E.

Now it's your turn. Head over to The Crafter's Cafe and add your creation to the Inlinkz. Have fun.

~Rhonda and the Kids DT

April Kids Challenge

2012-04-07T15:48:00.002-04:00

Hello Kids!! Welcome to our April challenge. This month, since it's spring and we have all these new animals, we would like to see your creations with Bunnies and/or Baby Animals.

Before we get to the inspiration from our fabulous kid DT, I'd like to thank our sponsor A Day For Daisies. Be sure to visit them and say thanks.

Now, on to the wonderful creations from our kids...

Macka

Taia

Miss E

P.K.

Abby

Now it's your turn, hop over to The Crafter's Cafe and add your link. I can't wait to see all your fabulous creations.

~Rhonda

March Kids Challenge

2012-03-03T17:30:00.002-05:00

Hello! It's time to start our March kids challenge. Thanks to all who played along last month. Be sure to pop over to see who our winner is.

Before I get to our theme for this month, I just wanted to let you know that we are looking for a couple more kids to join our Kids Design Team. If any of you are interested, head over to the challenge for the details.

So this month was want to see your Spring creations. Anything for spring; flowers, birds, etc...

Before we get to our samples, I'd like to thank our sponsor Robyn's Fetish.

They have provided our kids a couple of really cute images to work with and here is what they have done for you.

Abby

Lydia

We can't wait to see what you come up with.

~Rhonda

February Kids Challenge.

2012-02-04T15:38:00.000-05:00

Hello! Are you ready for another fun challenge? I know I am. For February we are asking to see your Valentine or Pink/Red/1 other color creations.

Before we get to the DT creations, I would like to thank our generous sponsor, Floppy Latte Designs.

Now for some fun creations from our kids DT.

P.K.

Miss E

A.J.

Didn't they do a great job? Now it's time to share you kids' creations. We can't wait to see what they have to share with us.

~Rhonda

AJ's Designs: Unity and Ippity United at 39% OFF

2012-01-21T15:24:00.000-05:00

AJ's Designs: Unity and Ippity United at 39% OFF: The weekend is almost here! I cannot wait. I am not suppose to be on my computer right now. My arthritis has raised it’s ugly head (in my ha...

January Kids Challenge week 3

2012-01-21T14:35:00.000-05:00

Hello! Are you ready for some more inspiration from the DT of our Kids Challenge? Remember our theme this month is Winter/Blue/Sketch.

First, I would once again like to thank our sponsor, The Stamping Boutique. Please take a minute to visit Tracey and say thank you.

Now, for the cards from our talented kids...

Miss E.

Abby

Lydia

I can't wait to see more of your wonderful creations. Remember to enter them over on the forum.

~Rhonda

January Kids Challenge

2012-01-14T14:39:00.000-05:00

Hello! Can you believe we're starting the second week of our challenge already? Boy, time does fly. I can't wait to see more of your wonderful creations using our Winter/Blue/Sketch theme.

Here is the sketch...

We would like to thank our sponsor The Stamping Boutique. Please visit them and show them some appreciation.

Now for some inspiration from the kids...

Miss E using our sketch.

Abby using the winter theme.

Ok, now it's your turn to get crafting. Remember to enter your link at TCC.

~Rhonda

January Kids Challenge

2012-01-07T19:03:00.000-05:00

Hello!! Are you ready for our January Kids Challenge? I know I am. We had 20 entries last month. Wow, that's so cool. Let's see if we can do that again, or even more. For January our theme is going to be Winter/Blue/Sketch. You can use one, two or all three items for your entry. Here is the sketch.

Before we get to our DT inspiration, lets take a minute to thank our generous sponsor...

The Stamping Boutique.

Now, for our DT creations...

P.K.

Whemay

Miss E

Abby

Ok, it's your turn. I can't wait to see all your wonderful creations.

~Rhonda

Open House is HERE!

2011-12-31T08:00:00.002-05:00

**Edited** Evidently I scheduled this for a week off. The open house is open until tomorrow. You have one more day to play the games and enter the challenges. We'll see you there**

It's finally here! Open House at The Crafter's Cafe! We have a ton of fun planned. There are challenges that start today and will be open all week. We'll have a different game with a prize every day. You can win a door prize just for stopping by and saying hi each day. We have a ton of great sponsors and fabulous prizes! We hope you'll stop by each day for fun and games.

We'll see you there!

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Open House Event

2011-12-27T20:38:00.003-05:00

We have thrown the doors wide open

for our first ever

Open House!!

We invite you to stop over to the Forum at

The Crafter's Cafe

and play along for a chance to win ALL KINDS of fantastic prizes!!

We're having a DAILY DOOR PRIZE:

all you have to do is leave a comment for a chance to WIN!!

We're handing out TOKENS just for playing

and the more tokens you can collect,

the better your chances to WIN a super CANDY prize!!

We're calling out BINGO words every day

for a chance to win MORE prizes!!

We're hosting several different challenges, all with different sponsors!!

And there's a FUN Word Scramble Game

and more games and events planned ALL WEEK!!!

It's a great way to get away from all the Holiday chaos

and spend some quality time with your online crafting buddies!

There's always a LIVE chat available, too!!

What are you waiting for?

Stop in to say "Hi" and check out all the F-U-N!!!

More inspiration from GHWI

2011-12-16T15:43:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday!

Here’s a little inspiration from some of the GHWI Design Team. (Click on their name to be taken to their blogs, click on the stamp name to see the actual stamp set.) These inspiration pieces are for our last challenge for 2011. We will resume on January 2, 2012 with a brand new sketch. Now site back, grab your favorite beverage, and enjoy these wonderful creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by. The GHWI Design Team wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We will be back in 2012!
Aletha and the GHWI Design Team

Week 2 of The December Kids Challenge

2011-12-10T23:01:00.000-05:00

Hello! Can you believe we're on the second week of December already? Christmas is only 15 days away. Oh boy. I'm here to remind you of our December Kids Challenge. The theme for December is Christmas, we would love to see all their Christmas creations.

We would again like to thank our sponsor for this month Guylou's Inimitability.

Here is a little inspiration from our design team.

Abby

William

Lizzy

Lydia

I can't wait to see all the fun Christmas creations from your kids.

~Rhonda

GHWI Challenge #11

2011-12-09T14:04:00.000-05:00

Happy December!

We, the Get Hippity with Ippity Design team, have a new challenge going on. This one started Monday, December 5 and will end Saturday, Dec. 17. You still have plenty of time, so don’t panic. The GHWI Challenge #11 is a brand new sketch for you. We want to see any kind of art your heart desires to show us, be it altered, cards, layouts, mixed-media, woodworking, etc., but we have to be able to recognize the sketch in your little piece of art.

This is the sketch:

And, here’s a little inspiration from some of the GHWI Design Team. (Click on their name to be taken to their blogs, click on the stamp name to see the actual stamp set.

We hope you join us for our last challenge in 2011. We will resume on January 2, 2012, with another new sketch.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.
Aletha and the GHWI Design Team

December Kids Challenge

2011-12-03T18:56:00.003-05:00

Hello!! Can you kids believe it is December already? I'll be you're all getting excited for Santa to come visit you. For our December challenge we want to see all your Christmas creations. You can enter anything you want with a Christmas theme. Have fun and we can't wait to see what you have to share with us.

Before we get to the DT samples, let's give a bit Thank you to our sponsor...

Guylou's Inimitability

Now for our DT creations...

Miss E

P.K.

Abby

Wow, aren't those some fabulous creations? Now it's your turn. Let's see all those fun projects.

Rhonda

New Inspiration from the GHWI Design Team

2011-12-02T00:01:00.002-05:00

I hope everyone has had a great week. Here in Oklahoma the weather has been beautiful, but we are due some wet and cold stuff this weekend. I really should not complain too much. The cold is just now hitting this region. I think that’s what is suppose to happen in the winter, right?

This is the last 48 hours for our Get Hippity with Ippity Embossing Challenge. We have some beautiful entries and we would really like to see your’s.

Here’s a little inspiration from a few of our GHWI designers…

Rhonda

Rhonda used the Ippity stamp set

thankful for YOU

Julia

Julia used Ippity stamp sets

Pain and Pride

Warm Wishes

Gingham Christmas Greetings

Aletha (Me)

I apologize, I have not had time to blog about this particular project.

The Ippity set I used

Cuppy Cakes

Monday starts a new Get Hippity with Ippity challenge. This will be Challenge #11 and our last one for 2011. Check out the blog for the sketch. You do not have to use an Ippity or Unity stamp to participate.

Everyone have a great weekend. I still have some cyber shopping to do. The only way to shop is the cyber way!

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions don’t hesitate asking.
Aletha and the GHWI Design Team

Recipe Challenge

2011-11-28T12:52:00.001-05:00

Good morning! Are you ready for our last challenge for November? This week we are going to have a 1, 2, 3 recipe challenge. We want you to use 1 ribbon, 2 design papers and 3 embellishments. I can't wait to see what you all come up with.

Before we get to the DT samples, I would like to thank our sponsors for this week...

Fresh Brewed Designs-3 digis

Floppy Latte's-Gift Certificate

Digital Delights-Gift Certificate

Now on to our DT inspiration...

Asha

Heide

Snehal

Julia

Stacie

Haven't they done a fantastic job.? Now, it's your turn, you have until midnight, Sunday Dec. 3 to get your entries in to the challenge on the TCC Forum.

Rhonda

November Kids Challenge Week 4

2011-11-27T18:27:00.000-05:00

Hello again!! Can you believe we're already to the end of November? Wow, time sure does fly. Lol.

Our kids have been busy creating some fun inspiration for you for our last week of our challenge. Remember our theme for November is Thank You/Thanksgiving. So lets see all those fun creations using our theme.

Before we get to our samples, I would like to thank our generous sponsor, Jen's Digi Stamps. Please be sure to visit them and give them some love.

Now, onto the samples our kids have made for week 4.

Lydia

Ok, now it's your turn. I can't wait to see all your fun creations.

Rhonda

GHWI Challenge #10

2011-11-25T16:16:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday! I hope everyone in the U.S. survived Thanksgiving. We rolled ourselves home from my Mom’s last night feeling very good about ourselves, we did not have seconds! ;o) Today I had my seconds for lunch. Yummy!

Down to business! We, the Get Hippity with Ippity Design team, have a new challenge for you. This one started Monday, November 21 and will end Saturday, Dec. 3. You still have plenty of time and this challenge is easy peasy. GHWI Challenge #10 is all about embossing. It can be wet, dry, or faux embossing. We want to see anything kind of art your heart desires to show us, be it altered, cards, layouts, mixed-media, woodworking, etc., but it has to have some form of embossing on your finished project. Our challenge rules have changed slightly, so be sure and read them again before linking.

Here’s a little inspiration from some of the GHWI Design Team. (Click on their name to be taken to their blogs, click on the stamp name to see the actual stamp set.)

Aletha (the next three cards)

Gingham Christmas Greetings

Kissmas and Mistletoe

ALL things are POSSIBLE

Kissmas and Mistletoe

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.
Aletha and the GHWI Design Team

Sketch Challenge

2011-11-21T13:04:00.002-05:00

Hello! Are you ready for a new challenge? I know I am. This week we're giving you a sketch to work with. I love using sketches, the layout of my cards is sometimes the hardest part to work out. Here is the sketch you'll be using created by Aletha...

Before we get to our DT samples, I would like to thank our generous sponsors...

Get Hippity with Ippity-One set up to $12

DtsArt-2 digis or 2 SVGs or 1 of each

Glitterbabe-$10 gift certificate

Now on to our wonderful DT creations...

Julia

Snehal

Ash

Heide

Stacie

Now it's your turn. I can't wait to see all your amazing projects. Just click HERE to enter.

Rhonda