Ribbon Winners & a Shout Out!

I did mention that there is some crazy stuff going on around the CMM backroom, right? Well, I'd like to give a shout out to...

FIONA!

She left a very nice comment asking us about the Ribbon Winner - did we announce them? 

Ummm...no.

I, too, thought we had, but I checked the posts and sure enough! no Ribbon winners...

Thanks, Fiona! We sure appreciate you paying attention and kindly letting us know!

In light of the crazy going on and our new format, we will not be choosing a Top 3, so we can concentrate on making sure our next challenge goes smoothly (coming this Friday!!!);
we will keep this short & sweet...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The winner of the stamp sets generously donated by Jessica is...

Yay, Giada! (LOVE the polka dot ribbon...)

Send an email to cardmakingmamaschallenge@hotmail.com to claim your prize!

PLEASE PUT THE NAME OF THE CHALLENGE YOU WON IN THE EMAIL.

There's still time...

**(Click Here: Link Up to Our Current Challenge - PUNCHES)**

Hurry! You have through Thursday PDT to link up...

Washi Winners

Wonderful Washi Winners!
(say that 3 times fast!)

You lucky crafters! There were only a small number of entries and a couple that were deleted as they weren't cards, so your chances for being a Top 3 or prize winner for the Washi Challenge were really good! Love the diversity of the designs, a little bit of washi tape here, a whole background there...wish we could give all of you a prize for playing along, but alas, we had to choose only a few...

**(Click Here: Link Up to Our Current Challenge - PUNCHES)**

Hurry! You have through Thursday PDT to link up...

I know you've been waiting for our *finale Top 3 Picks and the randomly drawn winner of the

Rick St. Dennis prize, so I won't keep you waiting much longer...

CONGRATULATIONS!

Our Top 3

#3 Jytte

...these colors are just right...

#6 Marianne

...what a great way to use up your bits...

#10 Lorraine 

...CAS stamping on washi. did you ever try this?...

Top 3 Winners - Don't forget to add the CMM Top 3 badge to your blog - it's located in the sidebar!

...and the winner of the fantastic prize from Rick St. Dennis...

Whoop, whoop! #2 Diana

Send an email to cardmakingmamaschallenge@hotmail.com to claim your prize!

PLEASE PUT THE NAME OF THE CHALLENGE YOU WON IN THE EMAIL.

Be sure to stop by the winners blogs and share a little comment love...who knows? It might be your card that's showcased next challenge!

*finale Top 3  - if you were wondering what is so finale about our Top 3 Picks...it's because with the next challenge there will no longer be a Top 3; there will be Design Team Favorites! Have you joined our Card Makin' Mamas Facebook group, yet? More inspiration and creative sharing when you do!

Washi Winners Coming Soon!

Hey, CMMs!
Still working out a few kinks here, so I apologize for the wonky posting. Preparing to move cross country at the end of the school year, having work done on your house while you're camping out in it and trying to keep to your creative schedule and hope that your kids aren't feeling neglected...

...and all the while trying to keep up the challenge blog because you love the Card Makin' Mamas community and don't want to let them down...tough stuff! Thank you for your understanding.

Look for the Washi Winners on Wednesday!

Until then, there are a few more days to link up your card using punches...we know you've got them...we would love to see you flaunt them!

CMM69 | Punches

Don't forget this challenge we're sponsored by the most fantastic Rick St. Dennis!

Check them out!

CMM69 | Punches sponsored by Rick St. Dennis

Happy Friday! Woohoo, it's time for a new challenge!

Card Makin' Mamas Challenge #69 | PUNCHES

This challenge is sponsored by the fabulous Rick St. Dennis!

(click the picture to visit the blog)

Rick St. Dennis aka Donald McAfee is an artist, designer, author and educator and creator of digital stamps. If you like vintage, whimsical, the macabre, faery tales...

be sure to visit his Etsy shop - Rick St. Dennis MFA - Artsy Stuff

"Art is the stage upon which we play"

He has something for everyone!

Ready for some inspiration?

Say 'hello!' to our Guest Designer - Hazel - a member of the Rick St. Dennis DT!

and more eye candy from our CMM DT...

Adina

Penny 

Sara

Susan

Vikki

Lilia

Your turn! Create your card using a punch, or two or three, then link up for a chance to win some Rick St. Dennis goodies!

(Winners for the Washi challenge will be announced on Wednesday, the 22nd!)

CMM68 | Washi Tape

If you're a regular follower of The Card Makin' Mamas Challenge Blog, you know we've been a little off our game lately. Between job changes and cross country moving, there are a few things shaking behind the scenes; please forgive the dust as we make improvements over the next few weeks. We hope the upcoming changes will help settle things down and make your creative experience here a great one!

Stay tuned for the details - better yet, join the CMM Facebook group or sign up for emails and be one of the first to know!

Love playing with current trends and this one is no exception...our current challenge is to use:

WASHI TAPE

There are so many designs and sizes, a style for every crafter! Use it on the background, as an embellishment, as a journaling strip...

And our sponsor is our very own JESSICA, owner of the CMM Challenge Blog! She has found some treasure to share with the winner of this challenge!

Let's see what some of the CMM Design Team has to show you!

Adina

Jessica

Penny

Susan

Vikki

Alrighty, your turn - show us your tape!

No Patterned Paper WINNERS!

Happy Tuesday, Mamas! I apologize for the delayed winners post. I'm in the middle of a move and had temporarily lost my power cord to my laptop - Thank Goodness it didn't get packed! Anyway, it was fun to see how you interpreted the last challenge - some of the cards were CAS and then there were those were not hindered in the least to layer up their cards! No matter what you did - thanks for the inspiration!

**(Click Here to Link Up to Our Current Challenge - RIBBON)**

Well, without much more ado, here are the Top 3 winners of our No Patterned Paper Challenge!

#9 Marlies

...darling image and pretty layers...

#11 Susan Kennedy

...great use of positive & negative die cuts...

#92 Allisa

...subtle texture & creative use of bling...

Top 3 Winners - Don't forget to add the CMM Top 3 badge to your blog - it's located in the sidebar!

...and the winner of the fabulous prize of one free seat to any one of MY CREATIVE CLASSROOM's online classes...drum roll, please!....

Congratulations, #31 Shelly Schmidt!

Send an email to cardmakingmamaschallenge@hotmail.com to claim your prize!

PLEASE PUT THE NAME OF THE CHALLENGE YOU WON IN THE EMAIL.

On to the next challenge...just a few more days to link up! Get out your stash of fibers and things to be tied!

**(Click Here to Link Up to Our Current Challenge - RIBBON)**

Time for RIBBON CMM67

Hello Hello to all of you. I am sorry this is a few days late. I have had some issues beyond my control that caused my tardiness. I hope you forgive me. 

Let's get to the NEW challenge. 

                     RIBBON

I wanted to see all sorts of pretty ribbon on your projects. Big or small, crinkle or satin. It doesn't matter. I just want to see it. 

The sponsor this challenge is ME. I have a 2 Bugaboo Rubber Stamp Sets to give away. I will post a pic tomorrow of them. 

Now let's see what the DT has for us today.

                                                           Adina 

                                                             Lilia

                                                            Sara

                                                          Susan

                                                       Vikki

Alrighty everyone, now let's see what kind of creativity flows from your fingers.