Top Picks for Masculine Card Challenge

We had so many fabulous entries this week, wonderfully done everyone.

You Rock with your Masculine cards!!

Thank you for sharing your wonderful projects.

Here are the Design Team top picks for the week:

Lis

My choice for top pick is this little skateboarder card by Lis. I love her layers of pattern paper  she chose, the punched stars and the awesome colouring of her little boy.  . Great masculine card Lis.  Thank you for joining us at Come and Get It this week.  Hope to see you again soon.
  Judy.

Marjorie

I have chosen Marjorie's birthday card this week.
I love the image and this card would so be perfect for my dad who loves bikes. Love the wonderful layout Marjorie with the motorbike charm.
Fabulous colours!  Thanks for sharing with us this week! We hope to see you again soon!
Meighan


Dawn



This week I have chosen Dawns layout for my top pick. I love the background in how she did the starburst, then added the fencing and the baseballs. It's as if her son hit the ball over the fence. What a great job, oh by the way I love the flag and star too, and I like that they are in red, gives it more pop. Thanks for sharing with us this week.
Cindy 


Dee

Top Pick #32 Dee's card has all the elements of a perfect masculine theme, I love the set she used to work with (though I'm partial to sea side themes with ships) and her coloring is wonderfully done.  Great idea to layer the clouds.....overall it's a card any male gender would be proud to get!
Thanks for sharing your card this week Dee!
Hope to see you again soon!
Shell

Billie



I just couldn't resist Billie's card this week! I LOVE Michael, of course, and how she has him colored. I also love the bright DPs and her layout! Just so perfect for a young man! Thanks so much for sharing with us this week, Billie!
Julie

Color Time Top Pick

Only a few people played along with the color challenge this week, but you all did a marvelous job on your artwork. Thanks for playing along. 

Here are the designers picks for this week.

Claire

My choice for top pick this week is Claire's card.  I love the way she designed her card with the lacey die cuts and the pretty flower in the center of the card.  Thank you for joining us this week. 

Judy

My top pick this week for our Color Challenge would be Claire's beautifully done card using a spellbinder die to create this intricate looking card. 
 Using the a simple flower and leaves makes a wonderful display!
Thanks so much for sharing Claire!
Shell

Sandra

This week I have chosen Sandra's sweet card. I love the image and how she has colored her. The layout is neat, too, and the touches of gold finish it off perfectly! Thanks for playing along, Sandra!

Julie

This week I have chosen Sandra's card. 
Lovely layout and sweet image and lovely coloured.
Perfect touch Sandra with the gold brads.
Thanks for sharing with us this week.
Meighan



Wendy



My choice this week is Wendy's beautiful card with the lovely image and coloring. Her use of the colors was just perfect, and then the added buttons in the center of the flowers and the ribbon are all just the right touches to finish of the card. Great card Wendy. Thanks for playing along with us this week.
Cindy

Top Picks and Winner

Wow what a great turn out we had for our Children's Birthday Card Challenge. 

Thanks to all for participating, it was great fun checking out all your cards and projects, making our job of picking our top picks very difficult. but we did manage to do it, so here are the Top Picks by the Design Team.

Lacey

I have chosen Lacey's Card as my top pick for this week. She used a wonderful stamp from Kenny K called Soccer Boy. She colored the image perfectly. The paper she used is perfect for a little boy and by distressing the edges adding the grass and crimped stars gives it a lot of texture and makes it for a fun card. Thanks for joining us Lacey.

Cindy

Chris

This week we had SO MANY great cards, but alas, I had to choose one. I have chosen Chris' Bright Cheerleader card. Such a cute image and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the background she created behind her star die! Overall it is just a FANTASTIC card! Thanks so much for playing along this week!

Julie

Kevin

Wow, it was sure hard to pick a card this week.   I cannot believe what great birthday cards that were submitted by all of our participants. My choice for top pick is Kevin's Ballet Dancer.  I love the image and all the little details including the netting, flowers and butterflies. He has done such a great job of colouring.  Great birthday card for a little girl. 

Judy

Tanya

What a lovely lot of projects we had this past week!  So my Top Pick is #25 Tanya, the reason I chose this card is because of the adorable image and the simplicity of how you can use just so little can make a fabulous card!
Awesome job Tanya.......thanks for sharing this week with us!
Shell♥


Julieanne



So many wonderful entries from our last challenge - thank you to everyone!

My top pick this week is #20 Julieanne.
I really love this image Julieanne and you have coloured it wonderfully.
I love paper and textured squares with the added branch of flowers.
Lovely work.
Meighan

The winner of the Bugaboo Digital stamps is

Laurie B

Please email Julie at

 julie_temple61@yahoo.com

to claim your prize. 

Congratulations from the Design Team

Cindy, Julie, Judy, Meighan and Shell.

Top Picks for Sketch Challenge

Thank you everyone that joined us for the sketch this past week, we enjoyed seeing your creations!

Now on to our Top Picks for the Sketch from our Design Team.

Kathleen

I love  Kathleen's Dog Days card.  It is stunning in black and white with a very interesting set of images, especially the little paw that she added.  Thank you Kathleen for playing this week. Judy

Pia

Top Pick for Judy's Sketch Challenge this week is #3 Pia.  Her wonderfully done card is using some great elements and the designer papers of her card match so well.  Thanks for joining us this week Pia......

Fabulous work!  Shell♥

I too have chosen Pia's card as my top pick this week.
Pia, I love the colours and the wonderful embellishments you have
used for this card.Everything works so well together & love the colour choice too!Fabulous card for the sketch. Wonderful work.
Thanks for sharing with us this week. 
 Meighan



Nupur

My choice this week is this beautifully quilled card. I have done quilling in the past and know how much work and effort went into this card. the colors are so bright and cheerful and the design of each piece is perfect.I also love the cardstock she used to make the window.  Thanks for playing along with us this week, hope to see you again. 
Cindy

Patty



This week I have chosen Patty's card. I just LOVE the various DP's she used for her punches, and how they are all so perfectly coordinated! The Zig at the bottom and flower finish it wonderfully and really follow the sketch! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week, Patty!
Julie

Top Picks for Colour Challenge

Thanks to everyone who joined our recent Colour Challenge.

It was wonderful to see how everyone used the colours in their creations.


Below are the Design Team top picks:


Leeann

I love how Leann has used the colours and created this
lovely 1st Birthday card. A bright and fun card!
Love the buttons and how the paper has been added to the elephant's ears.
Lovely work Leann. Thanks for sharing with us.
  Meighan

 Cristina

My choice for top pick for this week's colour challenge is Cristina's Queen of the universe card. I love her choice of image and the pretty little details on the card like the pattern paper, clouds and roses.  Great colouring especially the interesting hair.   Thank you for joining us Cristina his week.
  Judy


Top Pick for our challenge this week is #5, I've chosen Cristina's fabulous card for her use of our colors and wonderful design...oh of course the fun image!
Thanks Cristina for sharing with us this week!
Shell♥





Nikki



My Choice this week is Nikki, for her simple but beautiful card. I love the simplicity of the card, and she used some wonderful elements to bring it all together. Thanks for joining us this week Nikki.
Cindy


I have also chosen Nikki's simply elegant card as my favorite this week. The Sketch she followed is really CAS, and I love the doily and PP Butterfly! Thanks for playing along again this week, Nikki!
Julie 

Top Picks for Sketchs with Fred She Said

Thank you everyone that joined us for the sketch this past week, we enjoyed seeing your creations!

And a big thanks to "Fred She Said" for sponsoring us this past week

So now on to our Top Picks for the Sketch from our Design Team

 as well as our Guest Designers

Once again we would like to say thanks to our wonderful Guest Designers for joining us the past 3 months Karal and Nat. Hope you come back and join in our challenge again. 

Kathy



My choice this week is Kathy's great card using a Bugaboo image that is sweet, her colors are perfect and she did a great job using our sketch. Thanks for sharing your art with us.
Shell


My choice for top pick this week is #6 Kathy and her card made with Kidz Fairy.  I love the image her beautiful coloring.  She is such a cutie colored in purple.  Also she did a great job with the sketch and her paper choices.  Wonderful card!  

Karal

I, too, am choosing Kathy's card. I LOVE the image, of course, and how she has colored and blinged it up. I Love the purple, and the DP's, too! Great use of the sketch on an adorable card!
Julie


Cathy

 My choice for the top pick this week is Cathy's Bradley birthday card.  I liked the way she stippled the background along with manly pattern paper.  Cathy also has done a wonderful job of colouring her image and tying her whole project together.
 Judy



Andrea



 My pick this week is Andrea's sweet Easter card, She used a Fred she said design for the main focal image which is really sweet, but I love the color scheme and the great papers and addition of the brads and flowers on the greeting, great job Andrea, thanks for Sharing with us.
Cindy



Shell




This week I have chosen #8 Shell. She has followed the sketch, but has cleverly rotated it which gives it a totally different look. I love her choice of papers and beautifully coloured cute image.
Natx




Tracey Boley



I have chosen Tracey's card.
I love the image and the wonderful colouring Tracey.
Love how you used the sketch and the lovely flower theme.
Thanks for sharing with us this week.
Meighan





and the Winner of the $10.00 Gift Certificate from "Fred She Said" is

Nana Connie 

To claim your prize contact Cindy at cvanoorschot@msn.com

thanks all for playing once again