Winner & Design Team Favorites CMM78

* (Current Challenge - Move It! (Interactive Cards)! - click here!) *

Time for another Challenge Winner and the Design Team Favorites!

Lots of Thanks to last month's sponsor: Art by Mi Ran! 

and our random.org winner is...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

#86 Andy

(the winner has been contacted)

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 Penny | #141 Kerry H.

This card screams cuteness to me, I am smiling everytime I look at it.  Your card detail and embellishment choice works really well with that beautiful digi.

DT Susan | #83 Regan

Fabulous card Regan, love your colouring it caught my eye right away, her hair is brilliant! Love it all the fab mix of papers and her sparkly boots are out of this world.  Love the gold pearls around the image too! 

DT Lilia | #99 Lucy P.

I love the stunning colouring skills on this beautiful card and the choice of colours, dp and embellishments. Everything go so perfectly together! Doodled stitching looks so good I didn't realize it's faux at first. 

DT Carolyn | #239 Lis-M

I love how graphic the card is. I also think that tiny pop of black is a great way to anchor all the elements without being too over the top.

DT Kim | #177 Susan K.

I love this card. Not only is the image colored wonderfully but the message is uplifting and heart warming. Would make the person receiving it know that you care!

DT Maria | #228 Lori T.

I love combo black & pink. Love the choice of image and how it was coloured. In total card looks beautiful.

DT Melissa | #156 Karal S.
I love everything about this card, The colouring, the snowflakes and especially the sentiment.

DT Suzanne | #coming soon!

DT Vesi | #12 Julie P.

I like the image colors (my favorite), I like the dynamics and different forms. The flowers are so great!

DT Angi | #207 Traktor

We don't have 'Anything Goes' Challenges very often, so when we do I look for projects we wouldn't normally see & that have some kind of 'Wow!' factor. Clean lines, crisp folds and the little details - the seat, the 'lug nuts', the headlights...this is fabulous!

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 - Move It! (Interactive Cards)! - click here!) *

CMM78 | Anything Goes Sponsored by Art by Mi Ran

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

Happy New Year!

With the New Year comes change...we have new Design Team members, a new look, new sponsors and new structure to our challenges, including pictures with your link up!

New Challenges every 1st and 3rd Fridays. 

There are still a few things in the works (meeting the DT, new badges...), so be sure to join our Facebook group to be the first to know!

We hope these changes will help inspire you to create and share your love of paper crafting! 

Our challenge this month is sponsored by the wonderful:

Art by Mi Ran!

Hello! I am Mi Ran artist and owner of Artbymiran.

I was born in Seoul, South Korea. I grew up with Korean and Japanese Manga. In my childhood, I loved drawing and making my own little stories. I moved to Canada in my late 20s, where I reside with my husband.

I have worked on a variety of publications, ranging from children's to contemporary adult genres. I have contributed as an artist and colorist. I also worked as a graphic artist and layout designer for non-comic publications. For several years I was able to share my passion through teaching art to elementary school aged children. These experiences have influenced my recent artwork.

I am excited to have been kindly received into the community of digi stampers and crafters.

I love to share my art. I love thinking of new images, and it’s so fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art.

You can find Artbymiran images at my Etsy Shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/artbymiran

My designers' creations can be seen on my blog http://www.artbymiran.blogspot.com/

My Facebook page  - https://www.facebook.com/artbymiran

Link up for a chance to win 3 images of your choice from Art by Mi Ran!

The challenge theme is: Anything Goes

This is a great way to start the 2014 challenges, don't you think? After the busy holidays, we hope you'll be able to take some time and join in our challenge!

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

Time for some Mojo Mama Inspiration!

DT Penny using Princess

DT Susan using Brittany 1920's Flapper

DT Lilia using Winter

new DT Melissa using Princess

new DT Vesi using April's Rain

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! *

An InLinkz Link-up

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!

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!

Anything Goes Winner & Thanksgiving/Thank You Inspiration

Happy Friday!

Are you as glad as I am that the weekend is finally here?! What better way to start the weekend than to announce our winners from the Anything Goes Challenge?

The WINNER of the Squiggle Stamps Mystery Digi Bundle is...

#190 Lorianna

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 now located on the sidebar to the  right. 

There were over 300 entries for our Anything Goes Challenge! You all make it difficult for the Design Team to pick only 3 faves...but we persevered. :)

Our TOP 3 this week (in no particular order) are:

#12 Jacqui P. 

#79 Katie

#306 Tracy MacDonald

Congratulations! There is a fun badge for you to display on your blogs located on the sidebar to the right. 

Have you entered our current challenge -

THANKSGIVING/THANK YOU?

Not yet? Do you need a little eye candy to boost your mojo?

Have a look at what our Inspiration Design Team created just for you!

Lisa using Apple Park (Digi My World)

Shannon

Penny using Thankful Givings (Digi My World)

Sara using Apple Park (Digi My World)

Too cute, right?!

Feeling inspired now?

Link up your card to our THANKSGIVING/THANK YOU for a chance to win a Mystery $$ Prize from our current sponsor Digi My World!

ONE MORE THING, apparently the Halloween/Spooky Winners post seems to have disappeared into the land of the lost blogs.  We apologize for the delay! The winner from the Halloween/Spooky challenge was Sharon Basel. Sharon, follow the email instructions mentioned above so that you can also claim your prize.

Alright...Gobble, gobble till you wobble! For those that celebrate Thanksgiving, hope your Turkey Day is wonderful! Check back next Friday for an inspiration post made by you! (If you would like your card to be considered for this special post, your card must be linked up no later than the end of the day on November 21st.)