HSS Monochromatic Theme Challenge #82

Welcome to this week’s challenge – Monochromatic.  Create a project using any ONE color and varying shades of that color.  Your designer paper, colors embellishments must all be of your chosen color.  You may use any neutrals (black, tan, white, cream, kraft) in your paper craft project.

Rules and Deets:

• You may use ANY BRAND of products to create your project.
• Use keyword HSSMC when uploading to public galleries.
• We would appreciate a link back to our HSS site.
• Incorrect links are not eligible and will be deleted.
• INLINKZ will close at noon (CST) Monday, September 5th
• Artist Picks will be announced on Tuesday, September 6th
• Join us for a new challenge every Tuesday. 

Shannon Eberhardt	Erin Gonzales
Genny Valdes	Mindy Backes
Erica Cerwin	Anne Marie Hile
Sherry Hostetter	Krista Jensen
Amy Lazzell	Robbie Rubala

Banner Bash Theme Challenge #81 Artist Picks

And a banner bash it was!  We had some very creative banner projects submitted but the following banners waved above the rest.  Congratulations to the following artist picks!

Kim Mc

Diane Vander Galien

 

Angela McKay

Each TUESDAY we announce the Artist Picks for the prior week's challenge. The winner receives a special badge to display on their blog to announce they were a Hand Stamped Sentiments Artist Pick.

Each week you have the chance to play along. We'd love to see your creativity. Check out today's newest post to see what challenge we have this week!

HSS Banner Bash Theme Challenge #81 and NEW Design Team Member

You are cordially invited to join Hand Stamped Sentiments for their Banner Bash!  We would like for you to join us in creating a project using any kind of banner – rectangle, triangle, circle, square, long, short any shape!  Show us your banners!
Rules and Deets:

• You may use ANY BRAND of products to create your project.
• Use keyword HSSBB when uploading to public galleries.
• We would appreciate a link back to our HSS site.
• Incorrect links are not eligible and will be deleted.
• INLINKZ will close at noon (CST) Monday, August 29th
• Artist Picks will be announced on Tuesday, August 30th
• Join us for a new challenge every Tuesday.

NEW DESIGN TEAM MEMBER…NEW DESIGN TEAM MEMBER…
We’re so excited to introduce our newest design team member, Mindy Backes from Bada-Bing! Paper-Crafting! blog.  Please stop by her blog to see more of her projects.  We’re so glad to have her creating with us.  WELCOME MIndy! 
“I was so honored when Shannon asked me to join the HSS team!  I was like, "who me???".  I'm so honored to be part of this wonderfully creative team and hope I don't disappoint!  I've been crafty as long as I can remember and always had a ton of coloring books and crayons and markers and paper.  I got my first stamp set circa 1989...it was a Lisa Frank (remember all that stuff?) foam stamp set with bright NEON stamp pads.  I was hooked!  I started scrapping in college and grad school and found my way to cardmaking.  At my first "real" job I met a SU demo who invited me to a Christmas card party in 2005 and I was blown away and have never looked back!  I signed up as a demo in 2009 with the support of my fiance and now wonderful hubby.   Papercrafting has been a huge blessing in my life!  It's been a great hobby and creative outlet for me and I have made some of the best friends through stamping and SU!  As for my non-stamping life, I'm a full time (and then some) athletic trainer and part time aerobics instructor where Turbokick is my torture of choice.  It's fun to rock out to some jammin' tunes after sitting at the craft desk for hours on end!  I'm an only child which I find pretty unique since I don't know many people who are.  My husband Jon and I just celebrated our one year wedding anniversary in June after dating in high school and then taking a 10 year or so break!  I also have a wonderful 6 pound toy fox terrier who will turn 6 this month!  She likes to keep me company in my craft room while I stamp!  I look forward to the challenges here and to being pushed to think outside the box!”
Now for some inspiration from our talented design team…

Shannon Eberhardt	Erin Gonzales	Genny Valdes
Mindy Backes	Erica Cerwin	Anne Marie Hile
Sherry Hostetter	Krista Jensen	Amy Lazzell
	Robbie Rubala

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All Stitched Up! Theme Challenge #80 Artist Picks

The entries for this challenge were AMAZING!  There were so many beautifully stitched cards but these were stitches above the rest.  Congratulations to the following artists!

 

Craftystamper

 

Cheryl (Shestamps)

 

Cate

Each TUESDAY we announce the Artist Picks for the prior week's challenge. The winner receives a special badge to display on their blog to announce they were a Hand Stamped Sentiments Artist Pick.

Each week you have the chance to play along. We'd love to see your creativity. Check out today's newest post to see what challenge we have this week!

Technorati Tags: All Stitched Up!,sewing,artist picks,Hand Stamped Sentiments

HSS All Stitched Up! Theme Challenge #80

We would be so glad if you could join us in getting stitched up!  Yup, you heard it right we’re in stitches over here at HSS.  Stitched up as in create any project with real or faux stitching.  You can create stitches with a sewing machine, needle and thread, or faux stitching with a marker.  Show us how you stitch up!

Rules and Deets:

• You may use ANY BRAND of products to create your project.
• Use keyword HSSASU when uploading to public galleries.
• We would appreciate a link back to our HSS site.
• Incorrect links are not eligible and will be deleted.
• INLINKZ will close at noon (CST) Monday, August 22nd
• Artist Picks will be announced on Tuesday, August 23rd
• Join us for a new challenge every Tuesday.

Now for some inspiration from our talented design team…

Shannon Eberhardt	Erin Gonzales	Genny Valdes
Erica Cerwin	Ann Marie Hile	Sherry Hostetter
Krista Jensen	Amy Lazzell	Robbie Rubala

Technorati Tags: Faux stitching,stitching,sewing on cards,handstamped sentiments challenge blog,challenge blog for paper crafting,weekly challenge paper craft blog

BTS Theme Challenge # 79 Artist Picks

What wonderful BTS projects were submitted!  We had our homework cut out for us trying to decide the artist picks for this challenge.  Congratulations to the following artists!

 

Anne

Christy Miller

Lai-Yoke

Each TUESDAY we announce the Artist Picks for the prior week's challenge. The winner receives a special badge to display on their blog to announce they were a Hand Stamped Sentiments Artist Pick.

Each week you have the chance to play along. We'd love to see your creativity. Check out today's newest post to see what challenge we have this week!

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HSS Back to School Theme Challenge #79

It's hard to believe that it's already time to get ready for back to school. Where did the summer go?! There are so many great projects you can create for BTS so get into the school mode and be inspired. Your homework this week is to create any paper craft project - card, scrap book page or 3D items to celebrate going back to class. We are excited to see how you make the grade!
Rules and Deets:

• You may use ANY BRAND of products to create your project.
• Use keyword HSSBT when uploading to public galleries.
• We would appreciate a link back to our HSS site.
• Incorrect links are not eligible and will be deleted.
• INLINKZ will close at noon (CST) Monday, August 15th
• Artist Picks will be announced on Tuesday, August 16th
• Join us for a new challenge every Tuesday.

We’re sad to say goodbye to one of our design team members, Minnie Cieslak.  She recently started a new job and has been busy thriving in her new position so she’s not had time for stamping.  Hopefully soon she’ll find a balance and will be able to get back to paper crafting. We wish her the best!
Now for some inspiration…

Shannon Eberhardt	Erin Gonzales	Genny Valdes
Erica Cerwin		Sherry Hostetter
Amy Lazzell		Robbie Rubala