CMM76 Winner & Favorites

* (New Challenge Friday, January 3, 2014!) *

Time for another Challenge Winner and the Design Team Favorites!

Lots of Thanks to last month's anonymous sponsor
of the gift certificate to Simon Says Stamps!

and our random.org winner of the gift certificate is...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

#29 Angie

(The winner has been emailed.)

And now on to our

Design Team Favorites

where the Design Team chooses one of your cards and gives YOU a creative high five!

DT Angi | #2 Lavender Dreams

Wow. Such a gorgeous card! Love the colors, the layout...the fact that it's FLAT. Yep. Splatter that doesn't decorate my wall, charms that will get the Post Master's approval, embossing? Yes, please! As much as I love my paper, this digitally designed card is definitely a new favorite - my favorite entry of this challenge!

DT Susan | #63 Jessie L.

A fabulous card just love that image it really brought a smile to my face. Brilliantly coloured and the papers complement the image without detracting from it. A great card design, simple but extremely effective.

DT Penny | #65 Carol Gill

We absolutely love all things beautiful here at Card Makin Mama's and your thank you card is simply amazing, its elegant and very special. I am sure that the lucky recipient will be absolutely thrilled to be given such a special card.

DT Lilia | #67 KT Fit Kitty

Stunning CAS card! I love how the ribbon, card stock and beautifully coloured image show the simplicity and importance of being thankful. 

DT Adina | #90 ScrappinwithZ

I love that this card takes a different twist on the "Thankful" theme by incorporating Christmas colors and such a cute image! It makes the theme a lot more versatile than "Just" for Thanksgiving, and Z's coloring is phenomenal!

Thanks for a fabulous challenge!

If you would like to be considered for a DT Fave create your card following the guidelines and theme of the challenge, take well lit pictures and show us your best work!

* (New Challenge Friday, January 3, 2014!) *

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

Design Team Call

The Design Team Call has ended. Thank you for your interest.
The Design Team and Challenge Blog are on Holiday Break until 2014.
See you Friday, January 03, 2014 for
the first CMM Challenge of the New Year!

Hello, Paper Artists!

We are shakin' things up a bit around here...a few subtle and not so subtle changes are coming to the 2014 CMM Challenge! Starting with a Design Team Call!!!

Have you ever wanted to be a Mojo Mama?! Share your fab creations with a bigger audience? Even on occasion design with sponsors and companies and their products? Work with a group of like minded paper artists to inspire and be inspired?

Now is your chance!

The CMM Challenge is looking to add to our fabulous Design Team! We will be a twice a month challenge (the 1st and 3rd Friday) beginning in January 2014. We are looking for a variety of styles, so please submit only your best projects that showcase YOUR style - anything goes!

Design Team Responsibilities:
* You must have an active blog and a Facebook account. We have a private FB group for the DT to communicate and upload challenge photos and such. Be willing to share feedback, planning for continued improvement of the challenge/blog/group, etc.

* Help promote CMM and your teammates by adding our link and badge to your blog, including links to the DT members' blogs.

* Create a new project following the challenge theme twice a month and take good photos of your project. If the challenge is sponsored, you must be willing to use the images provided. You will need to upload your project photo the Wednesday before the Friday challenge.

*Any time on Friday you will publish your project on your blog with a link for readers to visit the CMM Challenge blog to see more inspiration and to add their entry to the link up. If the challenge is sponsored you will also share the sponsor's badge and link.

* Comment on participants' entries. Don't worry...each DT member has assigned numbers. This is not optional, folks! Everyone appreciates a little comment love!

* Frequent and participate in the CMM Fans FB group at least once a week, such as sharing other projects, links, commenting, etc.

If you are able to fulfill those obligations, and you're ready to apply, please email the application (or any questions) to:

thecmmchallenge@gmail.com with the subject: CMM DT APP

Application:
1. Name and blog address
2. pictures of 3-5 projects showcasing your style (new or old)
3. Why do you want to be a part of the CMM DT?
4. Will you be able to commit to making and posting 2 projects a month, commenting on all assigned entries and participating in the CMM Fans FB group as discussed?
5. This design team term begins January 3 and ends April 30, 2014.

Deadline to apply: December 20, 2013

CMM77 | Merry Christmas sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps

Welcome to the December Edition of Card Makin' Mamas Challenges!

Happy Holidays!

* Did you hear that we are having a DT Call? Check out the details HERE. *

Our challenge this month is sponsored by:

 the wonderful BUGABOO STAMPS!

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps:
A Short Essay:

"As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations... 

Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!"

Read more about Jodie, the owner and designer of Bugaboo Stamps, HERE.

Link up your card to our challenge for a chance to win:

The challenge theme is: Christmas & New Year

We can't wait to see your gorgeous cards celebrating these winter holidays!

For this challenge only: you may link up your favorites 'past'.

Yep, that's right...new projects or old projects...your choice! This challenge is only 2 weeks long.

Remember to follow the guidelines and only 2 entries per person.

Time for some Mojo Mama Inspiration!

This is Adina's last challenge with CMM!

Be sure to stop by her blog and leave her some comment love! We will miss her fabulous designs!

DT Adina using JJ Christmas - cheers

DT Penny using Winter Bird Trio

DT Susan using Christmas Words - hohoho

DT Lilia using Ava Christmas - sitter and Tree Bench

THANK YOU to those that leave some paper praise after linking up!
The Mojo Mamas love & appreciate your comments!

Now we want to see what YOU create!

To play along:

* Create a new card following the current theme and guidelines *

* Inspired? You can link up to 2 cards! *

* Please include a link to the CMM Challenge Blog in your post. Share the fun! *

Due to the holidays and a much needed break for the DT, this challenge will end on Thursday, December 19th.

CMM75 Winner & Favorites

* (Current Challenge - Thankful Tidings - click here!) *

Time for another Challenge Winner and the Design Team Favorites!

Lots of Thanks to last month's sponsor: DT Angi!

and our random.org winner is...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

#54 Gail L

*Click Here* to send us an email to claim your prize!
PLEASE PUT *CMM Winner: TRICK OR TREAT* IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

And now on to our

Design Team Favorites

where the Design Team chooses one of your cards and gives YOU a creative high five!

DT Adina | #54 Gail L

I LOVE this image and the coloring is phenomenal! Such a cute take on the Halloween theme!

DT Penny | #165 Lynne in NI

The bats on this card have had me smiling all morning. I also am impressed with the moon masking, as whenever I mask I can never get my perspective right.. so I'm thrilled someone else can nail it.
Lots of elements that all work together.

DT Angi | #163 Athina

Love the shabby distress! Inked frayed edges, dark turquoise and purple with a pop of yellow and it's a gatefold card - you can tell there's love and fun in the design!

DT Lilia | #87 Carla Suto 

Absolutely adorable Halloween card! Image is coloured so well and matches chosen papers perfectly! Love those cute spooky embellishments! Thanks for a fabulous challenge!

If you would like to be considered for a DT Fave create your card following the guidelines and theme of the challenge, take well lit pictures and show us your best work!

* (Current Challenge - Thankful Tidings - click here!) *

CMM76 | Thankful Tidings

Welcome to the November Edition of Card Makin' Mamas Challenges!

This month our CARD challenge has an anonymous sponsor!
One of our readers wanted to donate a prize without all the fuss and hoopla, so who are we to argue?!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

The prize this month is a $5 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp!

This month's theme is: Thankful Tidings
We are looking for cards that feature ***SENTIMENTS*** of Thankfulness or Gratitude. Feel free to include other design elements as well, but the sentiment is required.

How about some Mojo Mama inspiration?

DT Angi

DT Susan

DT Penny

DT Adina

DT Lilia

THANK YOU to those that leave some paper praise after linking up!
The Mojo Mamas love & appreciate your comments!

Now we want to see what YOU create!

To play along:

* Create a new card following the current theme and guidelines *

* Inspired? You can link up to 2 cards! *
* Please include a link to the CMM Challenge Blog in your post. Share the fun! *

CMM74 Winner & Favorites

* (Current Challenge - Trick or Treat! - click here!) *

Time for another Challenge Winner and the Design Team Favorites!

Lots of Thanks to last month's sponsor: Bugaboo Stamps!! 

and our random.org winner is...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

#12 Papersniffer (Wendy)

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

PLEASE PUT *CMM Winner: FOR THE KIDS* IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

And now on to our

Design Team Favorites

where the Design Team chooses one of your cards and gives YOU a creative high five!

DT Adina | #98 Wishcraft

The soft tones and beautiful addition of the glitter, lace, ribbons and gloss make this card such a sweet little gift for any little baby girl!

DT Lilia | #47 JanR

I love this stunning fall card! Colouring is just perfect and looks great with chosen dp, twine and colourful leaves!

DT Penny | #77 Debbie S

I struggle with boy themed cards so this cute kid card made me smile , all the elements work well.

DT Susan | #80 Pat K

I love the design and image which is beautifully coloured. The paper pieced shirt looks fabulous with that lovely gingham paper, perfect for the cowboy theme. The stitching around the image is so neat and draws your eye in to the image. Love it!

DT Angi | #184 Jennifer Scull

**"Great, Scull!" Having a male teenager in the house means I'm always on the lookout for a great design that's not girly, no foo-foo embellishments, no glitter, etc. but still has style and appeal. Fab card, Jennifer; you've got it all! (**"Great Scott!" was a Superman catch phrase...is my geek showing?!)

Thanks for a fabulous challenge!

If you would like to be considered for a DT Fave create your card following the guidelines and theme of the challenge, take well lit pictures and show us your best work!

* (Current Challenge - Trick or Treat! - click here!) *

CMM75 | Trick or Treat!

Welcome to the October Edition of Card Makin' Mamas Challenges!

Our CARD challenge this month is sponsored by our very own

Design Team member: Angi

The winner will receive a mystery prize...it will definitely be a treat!

This month's theme is: Trick or Treat!

We want to see HALLOWEEN (scary or cute, but please keep it PG!) or CANDY themed cards.

How about some Mojo Mama inspiration?

DT Susan

DT Penny

THANK YOU to those that leave sweet paper praise after linking up! The Mojo Mamas love & appreciate your comments!

To play along:

* Create a new card following the current theme and guidelines *

* Inspired? You can link up to 2 cards! *

* Please include a link to the CMM blog in your post. Share the fun! *

CMM73 Winner & DT Faves

* (Current Challenge - FOR THE KIDS - click here!) *

Time for another Challenge Winner and the Design Team Favorites!

Lots of Thanks to last month's sponsor: Jessica! 

and our random.org winner is...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

#60 DebiB

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

PLEASE PUT *CMM Winner: BLACK, WHITE PLUS ONE* IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

And now on to our

Design Team Favorites

where the Design Team chooses one of your cards and gives YOU a creative high five!

DT Adina | #28 Wishcraft

I just love the repeated use of mustaches here and how the color scheme is simple but becomes elegant on this card!

DT Susan | #44 Cheremane

What a fabulous and ingenious card! The wallpaper has been made by stamping and love how it is curling over just like wallpaper does! The paint splat looks fab and just love how she has just a zap of the blue. The whole card looks brilliant - well done.

DT Lilia | #47 Crafty Math Chick

I love how all the details on this card come together - beautiful black border, sheer white ribbon, yellow rhinestones and pins - to accent a message of a beautiful sentiment!

DT Angi | #81 Julie T.

Wonderful job of mixing up the pattern papers. Great use of the black and white to make your color choice pop! Not to mention this is such a sweet birthday card!

If you would like to be considered for a DT Fave create your card following the guidelines and theme of the challenge, take good pictures and show us your best work!

* (Current Challenge - FOR THE KIDS - click here!) *

CMM 72 Winner & Favorites

* (Current Challenge - FOR THE KIDS - click here!) *

Time for another Challenge Winner and the Design Team Favorites! 

Lots of Thanks to CMM72's sponsor Meljen's Designs! 

and our random.org winner is...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

#18 K8

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

PLEASE PUT *CMM Winner: MONOCHROMATIC* IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

And now on to our Design Team Favorites - where the Design Team chooses one of your cards and gives YOU a creative high five!

(apologies for the wonky spacing...apparently blogger has an opinion of what our post should look like! lol)

DT Penny | #15 scrappellen

I was really impressed with how well you worked with such a vibrant green and your project really pops. Thanks for sharing with us at Card Makin Mamas.

DT Susan | #67 scrappellen

I love everything about this. The images are so cute and the colouring is fabulous. Love the embossing and the lovely attention to detail with the inside being so beautifully finished off.

DT Adina | #112 Carol Gill

I love the use of white on white for the monochromatic effect. The result is very elegant and beautifully clean!

DT Vikki | #128 lyn t

I love the robot image and the way you've coloured him to have that rounded look. The embossed cogs look great- the vellum makes it really stand out and stitching it is a great extra detail. Fab!

DT Angi | #143 Debbie

 Great monochromatic card, Debbie! Love the variations of color and how feminine your design elements are...the flowers, lace, ribbon...so pretty together!

If you would like to be considered for a DT Fave make your card following the guidelines and theme of the challenge, take good pictures and show us your best work!

* (Current Challenge - FOR THE KIDS - click here!) *

Check back tomorrow (PDT Noon) for CMM73's winner & DT Faves!