Saturday, February 23, 2013

Happy Birthday Inspiration

Did you have a birthday this month? If not, Happy UNbirthday to you! We can't have too many of those, right?

Our Happy Birthday Challenge is in full swing...have you joined in? This challenge we are sponsored by...
Just for doing what you love and linking up, you could win 4 SSD digis of your choice! Ready to join in on the fun?


Still looking for some inspiration? How about a few cards to help get your mojo flowing?!





and a few cake worthy cards spotted in our link up...


...do you need a masculine card? Great design, too!


...if this card doesn't put a smile on your face, you may need to go back to bed!


...this is just all around adorable!

Alrighty...there you have it! Grab a cupcake and get to crafting! Can't wait to see your card!



Friday, February 22, 2013

LOVE Winners

(NOTE: This is the "LOVE" winners post.

Thank you for sharing the LOVE! 

There were so many different styles to choose from in this last challenge - cute, dark, funky, traditional...so awesome that every day there is inspiration to be had! This was a difficult challenge to choose our Top 3...our DT liked so many of your cards!

We finally narrowed down the choices; here are our Top 3!
(in numberical order)
click on the name of the designer to visit their blog


...jailbird love? I'd take this one home!

...anyone for a picnic...in the woods?

...can there be a month of LOVE without Betty Boop?


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

And finally...our randomly drawn winner of the SSD digs....


Congrats to #206 Allisa!

Send an email to cardmakinmamaschallenge@hotmail.com to claim your prize!
PLEASE PUT THE NAME OF THE CHALLENGE YOU WON IN THE EMAIL.

Hmmm...do I smell cake? Stop by tomorrow for some lovely BIRTHDAY inspiration!

Friday, February 15, 2013

It's Birthday Time CMM63

It's birthday party time here at CMM!  Our very own JESS  is having a BIRTHDAY on Sunday and DT Angi just had her's a couple days ago!

So in honor of our special days, our challenge will be a card for a BIRTHDAY!  Pretty fun huh?

The sponsor this challenge is Sassy Studio Designs and the amazing prize is 4 digi images of your choosing. Now that's worth playing for.
Let's see what the DT has done with this totally fun and amazing challenge!!

                                                     Adina

                                                     Lilia

                                                     Penny  

                                                            Sara

                                                         Shary

                                                               Susan

                                                        Vikki 



You have until TWO WEEKS to get in your entries. Also please remember... we are a CARD challenge group.  So only card entries will be accepted.

Happy Birthday

1. Jenny B  85. Kelly Lloyd  169. Colleen Holmes  
2. Anda  86. Hazel  170. Tine  
3. ~DEANNE~  87. Debbie S  171. Jen Leeflang  
4. Crafty and Green- SSD DT  88. Gloria Shirr  172. Trollkatta  
5. Ruza - SSD DT  89. Monika Reeck  173. Angie B  
6. Linda V  90. Julie J  174. Liz  
7. vicky p-r  91. HAYLEY  175. Audrey E.  
8. Sue bearhouse  92. Cartai  176. Tracey F  
9. Maria  93. J. Atterbury Creations  177. Gry  
10. Kim D.  94. Aartje  178. Asha  
11. Cara  95. Joyce  179. DIANA L.  
12. Karen O  96. Loretta  180. Linda V  
13. Kim Thompson  97. Pauline  181. Karen @ Simply Frenzied  
14. Linda Simpson  98. Rachel Taylor  182. Linda Kleman  
15. Kaija  99. niki1  183. DebbieM  
16. mehilainen75  100. Angela P.  184. kimberly c  
17. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee  101. Gale  185. Mason Jar Cards  
18. Trollkatta  102. Cathy(Kraftykoolkat)  186. Mason Jar Cards  
19. Irene  103. Taniaj  187. Allisa  
20. Ria  104. Jennyfer L  188. Patty  
21. Mixamatoasties  105. Katina  189. Taniaj  
22. Chris S  106. Bettina  190. Mimi  
23. Helen  107. sue w  191. Craftygrannyb  
24. CraftyGirl  108. Yogi  192. Silke K.  
25. Janet T  109. Tanya OD  193. ♥ ♥Jacki ♥ ♥  
26. Bunny  110. Lynda  194. Tanya OD  
27. Lena Løken  111. Gerda  195. Crafty Teacher  
28. Monika Reeck  112. MIN H  196. Christine Garner  
29. Kim B  113. *Vicki*  197. R Meyers  
30. Wendy H  114. Athina  198. Katharina  
31. Mary M  115. Patty  199. Lisa W  
32. Julie P  116. Desire Fourie  200. Nazneen  
33. Diane  117. Mixamatoasties  201. E.T.  
34. judith  118. Giada  202. Pat P  
35. Hilde  119. carol gill  203. Tip Top  
36. Jennipher  120. Julie Reed  204. Anne  
37. Doreen  121. Janja  205. Jolene B  
38. stempelomi  122. Carol  206. Pat K.  
39. Wenche P  123. sandeeNC  207. Laurian  
40. Dragonllew  124. Tracey V  208. Claire C  
41. Niki  125. alee81  209. Anniebee  
42. Amelia  126. Bettina  210. Lacey Stephens  
43. Betty CH  127. Glittertastic  211. lalkygirl  
44. Jackie C  128. Cathryn  212. Jo L  
45. anne bodil  129. carol gill  213. Jenn Bedient  
46. CraftyGirl  130. Valou250809  214. СВЕТЛАНА(РОССИЯ)  
47. Crafting Vicky  131. Dragonlady  215. Margreet  
48. Laila aka Koneko  132. Jo L  216. Olivia  
49. Katie Tate  133. Jenni  217. R Meyers  
50. Lorraine A  134. pinky  218. Mian Hahne  
51. Marilyn S  135. Polished Moxie  219. Cat's sCrap  
52. Helen  136. Einat  220. Lisa - Scrappy Distractions  
53. Tracy MacDonald  137. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee  221. Lisa - Scrappy Distractions (#2)  
54. Vickie ODell  138. Lucy Patrick  222. Lovely Linda  
55. Jodi - Kaboo Designs  139. JanR  223. Cheryl (Shestamps)  
56. BethieJ  140. Cathryn  224. Sandra  
57. Kjersti G.  141. aNNie♥  225. Lisa T  
58. Antonia  142. Lorraine A  226. Diana Fernandez  
59. Deonna B  143. Helen  227. tina C  
60. SallyB.  144. Tine  228. Andree Clark  
61. Patty  145. Sue N  229. Viv  
62. Jennie  146. Cathy(Kraftykoolkat)  230. Norma  
63. Tilly Pickles  147. Anna  231. Cathryn  
64. Erica J-W  148. mv  232. hayley  
65. Mags  149. Mian Hahne  233. Donna BMC  
66. Crafting Vicky  150. Evelyn  234. lalkygirl  
67. Nancy Brown  151. Crafting Cathy  235. Ira  
68. Anniebee  152. Lisa Watkins  236. Darlene Pavlick  
69. Helen (Crafty Mamma Mia)  153. Gerda  237. Janis  
70. Mervi  154. aunty sue  238. Debbie Johns  
71. Chris  155. Crafty and Green  239. hayley  
72. Norma  156. Emily Thubbron  240. eneri  
73. Lucy Patrick  157. Sarah T  241. Carla Suto  
74. Helen  158. NanaConnie  242. Fiona-Kate  
75. Helen (Crafty Mamma Mia) 2nd Entry  159. Jackie Scott  243. Dawn Lancaster  
76. stempelomi  160. Nikki Stalker  244. Doreen  
77. Ardilla  161. Anu  245. Chandana  
78. Eret  162. Jackie C  246. Donna BMC  
79. NikkiByrne  163. Bettina  247. Sarah  
80. Twisted Witch - Lin  164. Jo Nevill  248. Tracy MacDonald  
81. Jacqui P  165. Kim Thompson  249. RoO  
82. Twisted Witch - Lin  166. theCook  250. catz  
83. Hazel  167. Deonna B  251. Made By Mandy  
84. Margreet  168. Darlene Pavlick  

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Love Inspiration

We could all use a little more LOVE, right?
From Millan.Net

Please take a moment to review the simple Challenge Rules and the following notes, take in the inspiration from the LOVE Challenge and then...


Inspiration Posts and How to Find the Challenges:
Our Inspiration Posts do NOT contain the actual Inlinkz link for our challenges. The link to the challenge post where you can link up your project  is normally located near the top of the Inspiration post.

You can find the Challenge Post itself:
Click on the blog header to start at the most recent post and then scroll down to the previous post or two or by clicking on the challenge name in the Blog Archives in the sidebar to the right.

**If the Inlinkz link is missing or not working on the Challenge Post**
We would LOVE to take the time to link up your project, if the Inlinkz link is missing or not working, but ONLY if you provide the following information in the comments section of the Challenge Post:

1. The direct URL to your project post, not just your blog's main page.
2. ***Your email***  No email, no link.

Please note: If your project does not follow the guidelines or the theme, we have the right to delete your link from our challenge without notification. 

From Millan.Net
We LOVE leaving you a little comment LOVE, so please consider turning off Captcha/Verification. (Try moderating comments. Check with your blog service. Moderating works great with the added bonus of you receiving notification when someone leaves you LOVE!) With more than 100 entries per challenge, it can take us a bit of time to get around and we would love to bank those extra minutes for some crafting time, too!

Thank you for taking the time to read these notes and reviewing the challenge rules! You deserve a little eye candy! Look at the lovelies found in our LOVE Challenge sponsored by
















Are you inspired? Ready to link up?

Friday, February 8, 2013

Clean & Simple Winners

(NOTE: this is the "CAS" Winners post.

Thanks to all of you that linked up to our CAS (Clean & Simple) Challenge!

There were some fabulous cards out there that met all of the criteria...and then there are some of us still working on the Clean and Simple part of CAS...(ahem! I keep looking at my card wondering if I should add just a little something more or two! lol)


Well, in spite of the limited use of all things we cardmakers love to create with,
we have a Top 3 to present!
click on the links above the pictures to see the full project on the designer's blog









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

Last, but not least...our Random Winner of the fabulous sponsored prize of
4 digital images from Meljen's Designs is...


Congratulations, #168 Bonnie!

Send an email to cardmakinmamaschallenge@hotmail.com to claim your prize!
PLEASE PUT THE NAME OF THE CHALLENGE YOU WON IN THE EMAIL.

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

Friday, February 1, 2013

I'm in the mood for LOVE CMM62

 Are you all in the mood for LOVE??? I know I am.

The challenge this week is LOVE themed cards in honor of Valentine's Day. I want to see  cards filled with love and happiness. That means hearts and mushy stuff. LOL. But it could also mean the colors of love, or wedding or anniversary. ANYTHING THAT IS THEMED AROUND LOVE.

Our amazing sponsor this week is 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. That was two years ago. 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! 
If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps   at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT   for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug

They will be offering the winner of this challenge  FREE DIGIS



Also we are happy to be introducing our THREE newest DT members. They are so talented and I know that they will bring you tons of  inspiration. 

                                                        Meet Adina 

                                                          Meet Lilia

                                                          Meet Vikki


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

                                               Adina using a Bugaboo image

                                               Lilia using a Bugaboo image

                                                           Penny  
                                              Shary using a Bugaboo image

                                                Susan using a Bugaboo  image

                                                   Vikki using a Bugaboo image


Super cute cards right?  Want to show us what you got?  Then link up below to be entered in our challenge! Also don't forget to come back next Friday when the inspiration girls will dazzle you with their  creations. 



Love Challenge

1. Cara  87. Josephine  173. vicky p-r  
2. Julie J  88. Cebelica  174. Faith A  
3. barb murphy  89. sue w  175. Karen @ Simply Frenzied  
4. Poornima  90. Bunny  176. aunty sue  
5. Kym's Crafty Cards  91. niki1  177. Linda V  
6. Cathy(Kraftykoolkat)  92. Lucy Patrick  178. Cheryl Caldwell-Nyboer  
7. niki1  93. Kylie  179. Gopi  
8. Kym's Crafty Cards  94. R Meyers  180. kimberly c  
9. Cara  95. Mary D  181. Deni  
10. Rosie  96. Mari Harpham  182. Tracey V  
11. Tamara  97. Doreen  183. Calypso  
12. Carol C  98. carol gill  184. Sridevi MuraliKrishna  
13. Amelia  99. Janice  185. LenaS  
14. tina  100. Wicked Witch  186. Melly (9 years)  
15. CraftyGirl  101. ~DEANNE~  187. lydia  
16. Angie Boutiller  102. Valou250809  188. Rachelle  
17. Kelly Lloyd  103. Barb D  189. JanR  
18. Dreamlaine  104. Jacky S  190. Cheryl Caldwell-Nyboer  
19. SOMA  105. Beacarona  191. Dee (Sprytebyrd)  
20. Shelagh  106. Lezlye's Ink and Paper Creations  192. Tamara  
21. hayley  107. emma oliver  193. Iris  
22. Donna Walker  108. Tanya OD  194. Pearl  
23. sue w  109. Patricia D  195. Gerda  
24. Cathryn  110. Eret  196. --TRUDY--  
25. LaDiva  111. Gro Tjeltveit  197. Taniaj  
26. Leeann  112. pinky  198. SiskiyouSue  
27. Rachel Taylor  113. Wendy.F  199. Karen Mar  
28. Silke K.  114. Emily Thubbron  200. Leeann  
29. judith  115. Tine  201. sharla~  
30. Linda Simpson  116. Susie  202. lalkygirl  
31. Crafty Kitten  117. Evelyn  203. kavitha  
32. --TRUDY--  118. Aartje  204. Sue bearhouse  
33. Kim D.  119. Anne-Marie Lewis  205. Sammibug  
34. CraftyGirl  120. Marie  206. Allisa  
35. Gerda  121. Dee  207. Frea  
36. NikkiByrne  122. Lucy Patrick  208. Doreen  
37. Julie J  123. Valou250809  209. Sarah T  
38. Trollkatta  124. NY Debbie  210. Gloria Shirr  
39. Valou250809  125. MichelleL  211. Paige Dolecki  
40. Lynne  126. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee  212. JULES  
41. Jodi - Kaboo Designs  127. Debora  213. Cathryn  
42. Glittertastic  128. Joyce  214. Bernadet  
43. Lisa M.  129. Carla Suto  215. Jo L  
44. The Paper Artist  130. scrappellen  216. Anna  
45. Sandra Janssen  131. Angela P.  217. Desire Fourie  
46. Laurence  132. Tracy MacDonald  218. Eileen  
47. craftygrannyb  133. BethieJ  219. Diane Ahlers  
48. annemade  134. Evelyn  220. Steph  
49. Debbie Johns  135. Tabbatha S  221. ~DEANNE~  
50. Tanya OD  136. Mian Hahne  222. scrapjoanny  
51. Liv Solveig  137. catz  223. Gopi  
52. Mags  138. MIJA  224. NanaConnie  
53. Paper Whims  139. Cathy(Kraftykoolkat)  225. Jodi - Kaboo Designs  
54. aNNie♥  140. Leeann  226. Katharina  
55. Melissa sackman  141. Carissa  227. yogi  
56. sandeeNC  142. Cathy(Kraftykoolkat)  228. Detje  
57. Kim Ryden  143. Leona  229. Margreet  
58. Debby  144. Mari Harpham  230. niki1  
59. Donemark  145. Jo Ham  231. Shanna  
60. carol gill  146. Tammy A  232. Sue U  
61. Helen  147. Lyn T  233. Kelly O  
62. Jo L  148. Anne-Marie Lewis  234. Loves Happy Hour  
63. Daen'Ys  149. Mary D  235. Mina  
64. Deloris  150. Darlene Pavlick  236. Theepz  
65. scrappellen  151. Helen  237. Berni C  
66. Twisted Witch - Lin  152. Lawren F  238. R Meyers  
67. Dreamlaine  153. Lisa  239. Peggy R  
68. Gale  154. Chitra  240. Barb D  
69. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee  155. Shelly Schmidt  241. Julie J  
70. Jackie Bowman  156. May Grethe  242. Giada  
71. Tracy MacDonald  157. Sandy How  243. Sonia  
72. Archana  158. Lisa s  244. HildeM  
73. Kobie  159. sylvia anderson  245. Ira  
74. Mags  160. Elaine  246. Sammibug  
75. Debra M  161. SOMA  247. Daen'Ys  
76. Dawn Frost  162. kavitha  248. Karen Wilson  
77. Mian Hahne  163. Cheryl Ann  249. lydia  
78. May Grethe  164. Janis  250. Hazel  
79. stempelomi  165. R Meyers  251. Hazel  
80. Glenda Atkins  166. Meggi  252. --TRUDY--  
81. Julie T  167. Jackie C  253. Mrs A.  
82. Jacqui P  168. Ellen Parker  254. Fiona-Kate  
83. Darlene Pavlick  169. Billie A  255. Emily Thubbron  
84. SOMA  170. niki1  256. LorraineN  
85. Gloria Shirr  171. Glenda Atkins  
86. Karal S  172. Ardilla  

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