CCEE1907 Happy Birthday

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Hi Everyone

 It is Maryann here as our hostess for February, I hope you can join in the challenge fun.

The birthstone for February is Amethyst, use a shade of purple and include gem stones or charms on your card.

I used this Sizzix llama set for my card. I found a great "No Prob Llama" pad of card stock by DCWV that was perfect for this set. I was very fortunate there were some papers with purples in them. I added a few gems and sequins to add to today's fun. 

Check out the fun over on the CCEEstampers challenge site found HERE,

Join in the fun. 

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Hello, crafting friends. Liz is here again with a new challenge this week. 

I found that gold was discovered in California on Jan. 24, 1848, so let's see some gold used on your creations this week. Glittery gold paper, gold chrome cardstock, or gold embossing and any other possibilities you can think to create, we would love seeing on your creation

i almost need to name this card "Too much gold to behold."  All of this metallic stuff does not photograph too well with my near midnight lighting. This is the best shot that I got. I used  a lot of my fancy gold papers from my stash, and embossing the sentiment in gold as well. My mom is going to be celebrating her 90th birthday in February so she has reached those "golden" years I suppose. 

 This card is making use of one of my stamping resolutions for this year: deplete the stash, use old stamps, and make use of the tools I have. 

CCEE1903 Hot beverage

Liz is here for this week's challenge. This weekend is going to be our coldest days we have had so far this winter, so my favorite way to stay warm is to get cozy and sip on my favorite hot beverage. I have just become a coffee drinker, and although hot tea is still probably my favorite, I found some Godiva coffee on sale after Christmas that has been my recent morning beverage.  Hope you will join us in the fun this week by checking over at the CCEE blogsite, and will join us in playing along with this challenge. Please use CCEE1903 as your keyword. 

Here is my card using one of my Unity stamps for this one. 

CCEE1845 Tongue Twister Day

Apparently, it is Tongue Twister Day. This was a great challenge to me as none of the tongue twisters  I knew I didn't have stamps to go with, or the ones I did, someone had already used that tongue twister. So, I just got really creative and made up my own to fit one of the stamps I had. I was lucky too to find this nautical paper pad I found that had this sheet of  dp with crabs on it. So, here is my created tongue twister for you:  This crazy, creepy crab cries for crispy, crunchy crackers!!  

Have fun with this one, and join us over on the CCEE blogsite HERE and check out what the other team members came up with this week to challenge your tongue and its twisting abilities!!

CCEE1843 one layer cards

Okay.....here is this week's challenge.....

Many of you do fabulously wonderful fancy

fold cards, which is not my

thing. So today I am going to challenge you to make a true one layer

card....no layers, no popups, no embellishments. All your work must be

on the base layer. Embossing is fine, of course.

I used my new Unity stamps on this card and I  used distress oxide inks on this too. 

Check out the other one layer wonders of the team over on the CCEEstampers blogsite. HERE

If you load your card to SCS please use CCEE1843 as your keyword. 

CCEE1842 - Masculine card with beards

This week's challenge is for the guys.......

Today is No Beard Day, so let’s make some masculine cards with

mustaches, but NO BEARDS.

CCEE1841 Dogs

Joanne here with a challenge close to her heart....

As you all know, I love my two pups. They are both rescue pups from

Tennessee. Well, October is Adopt a Shelter Dog month. Let’s create

cards with dogs on them.

So,  Joanne, I had to use a dog that is a favorite of many over the years, Snoopy. I used colored pencils to color my image. 

Please join us with your cute pup image and post it to the cceestampers blogsite link here. While you are there, check out all the team's cute collection of dogs. 

ccee1840 - Non-traditional Halloween

Hi.....Joanne here as hostess for  the first of the October challenges.

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Nontraditional Halloween cards

This week we are going to make Halloween cards with nontraditional

Halloween colors.

If you don’t celebrate Halloween, do the same for

Thanksgiving cards.

I used Distress Oxide inks, some old SU stamps, and a new cat stamp from Repeat Impressions.

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Welcome to another challenge with the CCEE team, and here is Maryann's final challenge for the month I hope that you have enjoyed all the cards over the last month.

 I was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's set back stamping tutorial, using stamps and dies, something different to the normal layering that should be fun trying.

Here is my card which I used Our Daily Bread Design stamps and die:

ccee1838 - baby card

Welcome friends,  Maryann, our hostess this week ishere with another challenge.

 Create a card using baby as your inspiration, example: new baby, baby shower, grand baby, baby animals or even just a baby sized card.

I am using an old favorite from Stampin' Up. 

CCEE1836 shadow box card

Welcome to the CCEE Stampers blog. It is Maryann here as our hostess for the month. I do hope you come and join in the challenges.

Shadow box card - This card has been around for a lot of years but lately I have noticed some modern twists to it, so give us your version of a shadow box card.

Here is my card, made with kraft and ivory paper. The stamps I used were from Unity, and I used some of my favorite paper punches to embellish it.

CCEE1833 In honor of bees

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to our CCEE Stamps challenge blog. Frances is our wonderful hostess again this week and she had  another challenge for you today.

Apparently Saturday 18th August is World Honey Bee Day, so for our challenge this week we are to include a bee or two on our cards.

Want to play along with us this week, don't forget to drop back here to enter the link to your card to Mr Linky at the bottom of this blog post. While you are there, be sure to check out all the other cute bee cards from the team. 

I used some of my oxide inks including one of the newest, mustard seed and one of the older ones, wild honey. I added a few stamped dots of antique photo. These bees are really part of a trio, but I decided to cute them apart and use them seperately for this card. The sentiment is from an old SU set. 

CCEE1831 Coloring Book Day

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's Frances Byrne hosting our August challenges.

Apparently today (2nd August) is Coloring Book Day. Coloring books are popular for both young and old. For our challenge today use an image on your card that needs to be colored ... bonus points for those who have coloring books and uses an image from one of those for your card today.

Want to play along with us this week, don't forget to drop back here to enter the link to your card to Mr Linky over on the CCEEStampers blogsite. Check out all the other team cards while you are over there. 

I used a page out of one of my "adult" coloring books that I colored with colored pencils as my background. Then I stamped one of my Unity girls stamp onto white, cut it out and added it to the card. 

CCEE1830 National Refreshment Day

Here it is the last Thursday of July, and the calendar says it is National Refreshment Day!
Lynn has given us some great challenges for July. So, here is what she is asking for this final week of her hosting us this month:

One way to beat the heat of summer is with a cold refreshment. Do you cool down with a glass of lemonade, a rainbow snowcone, an ice cream cone, a cold bottle of beer, or something else? Whatever it may be, share with the CCEE Stampers your favorite cool-down treat in your design this week.

Join in on the fun and share your design with us! If you post to an online gallery, please include keyword CCEE1830.

When I looked through my stamp collection of summer treats, this snowcone seem to bring up some old summer memories from childhood of looking forward to a snowcone at the Little League baseball games we would attend. The refreshment stand was my favorite place to go.I am sure that is where I spent most of my dollar allowance for the week. 

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Hello to all our CCEE followers! Lynn here to share with you this week's challenge.

"Back in the day when I was a young mother, one of the first trips I planned during the summer break from school was a day at the zoo for my son and his cousins. We all loved watching the crazy antics of the animals. This week in honor of zookeepers' week, I am challenging you all to include at least one (more if you want) zoo animal on your card."

Those of you who choose to share your card in an online gallery, please include the keyword CCEE1829.

I used some great design paper on kraft and used  these lions from an old retired stamp set from Stampin' Up. Retirement means fixed income at my house, so since I have made a major investment in my stamp collecting over the years when I worked, I am now getting around to using some of these things I have had and not made much use of. It's been fun pulling out so many of these old gems 

CCEE1828 National Simplicity Day

It's Lynn back again to share with you the second July challenge. 

July 12 has been declared National Simplicity Day in honor of Henry David Thoreau who was a devoted advocate of living a life of simplicity. So on this lazy day of summer it's time to simplify. My challenge to you is to create a clean and simple one layer card!

Please include keyword CCEE1828 if you choose to play along and post your card to an online gallery.

I used white cardstock, a stencil, a stamp, and a punch. Pretty basic stuff for this simple card. 

CCEE1837 The Impossible card

Hi, friends. Lynn McAuley here! I will be hosting the CCEE Challenges for the month of July and hope that you will want to join in on the fun.

Suddenly I am seeing the Impossible Card popping up everywhere I turn. This new fun fold is based on a famous card trick so it isn't really all that new! I thought it would be great if the CCEE Stampers put their own "twist" on this design with their creations this week.

Here is a link to a tutorial by Maymay Made It Crafts that will show you what it is all about! It demonstrates the Impossible Card in several varied sizes.

Won't you join us in creating an Impossible Card. It really is simple and not at all impossible!!

If you post to an online gallery, please include keyword CCEE1827.

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Week three of the June CCEE Stamps Challenge. Here is Joanne's  challenge for this week.

"As many of you know, the ocean is my favorite place….and my annual trip to Maine is sacred.  So, in honor of that, please create a card inspired by the ocean or beaches."

" Obviously I am very much looking forward to this week's gallery of creations.  Please play along with us."


I am with you, Joanne! The beach and ocean are my favorite escape for the summer as well. Check over on the CCEE blogsite to check all the sea creations of the team. If you load your card to SCS please use the CCEE1825 as your keyword. 

I used two old Flourishes sets that I just love because collecting seashells at the beach are always one of my favorite things to do. 

CCEE1823 Using a Virgin stamp

Hello!!!  Joanne here to hostess the June Challenges.  Hope you enjoy them!!!  Here is the CCEE Stampers Challenge for the week.....

I don’t think  I am the only one with unused, or ‘virgin’, stamps.  This week I want you to go through your stash and ink those virgins to create this week’s card. 

Can't wait to see your creations....please play along.

The butterflies are from a set that I have never used before. 

Be sure to go over to the CCEEStampers website HERE to check on the great cards the team came up with for this challenge. If you play along and link over at SCS, please use the CCEE1823 as your keyword and link it on the blog.