CAS Inspiration

Happy Saturday! Did you spend the day your jammies? (was that just me?!) Having a great weekend? Have you entered our CAS challenge? I know you want to get your craft on...CAS style...so take a peek at the projects below and then link up your CAS card!

 (CLICK HERE TO LINK UP YOUR PROJECT)

Not sure what CAS is?

1. CAS - Clean And Simple
2. uncluttered, not busy
3. lots of 'white space' = open SPACE...does not have to be white (just because there's an empty space doesn't mean you have to fill it!)
4. one main focal point

I have been told that CAS is a card design that will be easy and quick to duplicate. If you're like me, someone who loves to use paper, fibers and embellishments, CAS can be a tough challenge! Well, you know you can count on CMM to help you grow creatively!

Our CAS challenge is sponsored by Meljen's Designs.

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical digital images inspired by her kids and family.  Meljen's Designs has new releases monthly along with a new challenge every Thursday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the MELJEN'S STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!

Now on to our CAS inspirations...
(click on the link above the picture to see the card on the designer's blog)

DT Angi

#7 Allisa - hexes & honeycomb

#30 Mynnette - sentiment

#44 Calypso - washi tape + negative space

#109 Tammy - not white space :)

#113 Vicki - lots of white space

#129 Lis - one main focal point

Don't forget to let the designer's know you stopped by their cards! I hope that you've found some CAS inspiration. Looking forward to seeing your projects!

Anything Goes Winners

(NOTE: this is the "Anything Goes" Winners post.

If you want to link up your card to our current challenge *CAS*, please click here.)

Wow. 335 entries. You creative types really like the Anything Goes challenges! Well, so do we! Lots of pretty eye candy for us to leave some comment love on...do you ever get tired of hearing how fabulous YOU are? :)

As usual, the DT has had the difficult wonderful opportunity to choose a Top 3, so here they are!

click on the links above the pictures to see the projects on the designer's blog

#255 Jo L. - Fun wall hanging

#246 Ivonne H. - To gnome you...

#252 Jackie C. - Fab Frame

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

Grab yourself something to drink, get comfy and stop by and see these wonderful creations for yourself! Don't forget to leave them a little comment love!

And the moment some of you have been waiting for...

our Random Winner of the super secret MYSTERY PRIZE donated by our very own Jessica,

CMM's talented First Mama...

Congratulations, #278 Carole!

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

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

Hope you enjoyed the Anything Goes challenge!

Stop by tomorrow to see more DT inspiration and a few featured cards chosen from the entries for our current challenge: CAS!

A Simple Little Challenge CMM61

Hey there everyone. I am glad that you all got so excited about our last challenge. Be sure to check back next Friday for the Winner and Top 3.

Today I am here to share with you a great new challenge.

CLEAN & SIMPLE

So that means put away all the bells and whistles and fancy frills. Let your card speak for itself without having to be all dolled up. This is actually quite hard for some people, even some of the DT said so. (However you wouldn't know it by looking at their work).

The fabulous sponsor this week is Meljen's Designs. They will be offering the winner of this challenge a choice of 4 fabulous digital images. 

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical digital images inspired by her kids and family.  Meljen's Designs has new releases monthly along with a new challenge every Thursday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the MELJEN'S STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!

Hey why don't you head on over to the shop now and check out the amazing sale. PLUS - all orders of $10 or more are entered to win a $50 Gift Certificate code! 1 winner will be randomly chosen - multiple orders count as multiple entries!

Here are our amazing Design Team samples to get your mojo flowing!

                                                               Lisa 

                                                                  Sara

                                                            Shary using Miss You Birdie FREEBIE

                                                            Susan

                                                      Jess (ME) using Little Art Mouse

Alrighty ladies, now let's  see how CLEAN you can be.

Anything Goes Inspiration

DT CALL - Find the deets here! Deadline to apply January 18th.

(scroll down past the DT cards)

(ETA: Please note this is the INSPIRATION post for the Anything Goes Challenge. The actual challenge & Inlinkz can be found by clicking the link below.)

Card Makin' Mamas Challenge Blog focuses mainly on cards (I know that seems obvious, but you might be surprised at the number of entries that are linked up, but are not cards...), so it's a fun change when we have an ANYTHING GOES challenge (click the link) - Everyone can play!

Scrapbook pages, boxes, tags, calendars...even cards...link up whatever your creative heart designs!

In case you haven't linked up, yet, here are a few creations from our current challenge created by particpants and our Design Team (click on the links to see more!) :

Check out Catherine's layered tag - great use of dies and kraft.

Who loves Audrey Hepburn?! Ira does!

DT Angi

You have until January 17th to link up!

Happy Holidays Winners

T.G.I.F, right?!

Now that the busy holidays are behind us & we're into the second week of the new year, are you feeling refreshed? Is your creative mojo energized? I hope so! We have a bit of business to get to...I'm sure you have been wondering who our HAPPY HOLIDAYS * WINNERS are...

and check back tomorrow for inspiration peeks from our Design Team and to see if YOU were chosen as inspiration for our current challenge!

Thank you for participating! YOU are such an inspiration and we love stopping by to see what wonderful cards you've linked up & to leave some comment love. We all need a little more of that, right? ;)

Okay, on to the winners! This time around there are only peeks of the winners' cards. I'm sure they would love it if you were to click their links and congratulate them...just sayin'! :)

Congrats to Our Top 3!

#115 Fiona-Kate

lovely coloring, sweet image, cute design!

#127 Glenda Atkins

repeated elements, great color combo, fun texture!

#163 Sharon

vintage, gorgeous flowers, love that image!

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

And our random winner of the $10 Gift Certificate to Tiddly Inks...

drum roll, please...

Congratulations, #141 Frea!

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

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

Don't forget to add the CMM Winner's Badge to your blog!

The badge is located on the sidebar to the right.

See you tomorrow with some great ANYTHING GOES projects from our current challenge!

A New Year and a New Challenge CMM60

Hello Hello to all of you. I am so excited to be posting the first challenge of 2013. I trust all of you had a wonderful holiday season, I know I did. I hope you all don't mind that I gave the girls some time off. 

Let's get to the NEW challenge. 

                      ANYTHING GOES

I wanted to this year off right and let you all create WHATEVER you want. Yes, I mean WHATEVER. For one challenge ONLY I am allowing any kind of  papercraft (not just cards). Shocking huh? LOL. This is my New  Year gift to  you all, express yourselves in whatever way your heart desires as long as it is a papercraft. 

The sponsor this challenge is ME. I have a mystery package of crafting goodies to give away. There is a little bit of everything in there. I have been filling it over the holidays. 

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

                                                      Penny 

                                                   Shary

                                                     Susan

Many of our  ladies are recovering from various ailments and will be back next week with Inspiration for you all.

Now one last bit of news for you all. We are currently looking for a FEW NEW CARD MAKERS to join our AWESOME DESIGN TEAM!!

The DT term for the new applicants will be from February through April. As you know our challenges run bi-weekly and you will be required to do a card for each challenge. We have lovely and generous sponsors and when we are supplied with items to work with I ask that you do so. Also, I ask that you post on your challenge creation on your blog and comment on your designated challenge entries.

So if you are interested in joining us as a Design Team Member please e-mail me HERE. In the email, please tell me a little about yourself and your card making journey, why you want to be on our team, a link to your blog,  and attach 3 cards that you feel best show off your talents.

We are a fun bunch and we look forward to having some of you join the party here at CMM.

We will be accepting DT submissions through the end of the day on January 18th. That gives you  two weeks to get your applications in. The newly chosen DT members will begin February 1st. 

If you have any other questions regarding the specifics of what we would require of you, please email me HERE. I look forward to reviewing your applications.