Tuesday, March 1, 2022

WWC335 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers

It is with a touch of sadness that I write our final winners post for the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  It has been a joy to have seen all of your lovely creations through the years.  Thank you so much for making our challenge such a success.  We, the Watercooler Artists, will miss you all.

Presenting to you our final Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers.


The Watercooler Rock Star

Chris

Heidi's Rock Star:  Our cold snap and new snow make Christmas seem a lot closer, somehow. I love the tent card. Having that wonderful snowflake-filled patterned paper show through the circular cut-out really adds a lot of depth. The die cut snowflake border around the arch frames the adorable Santa and celebrating reindeer beautifully. And the colouring---the perfect crowning touch. Love it!

Congratulations Chris!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rock Star.



The Watercooler Rockers

Trina P

Marsha's Rocker:  Trina's daisies are so beautifully colored.  I like the hexagon frame with stitching is a great addition.  I'm ready for spring and this clean and simple design has me looking forward to all those spring blooms.

Stef Perry

Dawn's Rocker:  I just love the elegance of Stef’s foiled and coloured florals. Her soft and subtle devised background and the beautiful frame are amazing.
Just so gorgeous.

Michelle W

Helen's Rocker:  Michelle's CAS card is so eye-catching with her choice of the wonderful alcohol inks for her beautiful die cuts. Simply striking.

Tindaloo

Cathy's Rocker:  I love the vibrant colours in Tindaloo's tag, so many pretty details and gorgeous butterflies.

JanR

Kath's Rocker:  Jan has created a fun card! The birthday Dino is adorable and the coloring is amazing.

Lesley K

Tristan's Rocker:  Lesley has created a fabulous milestone birthday card. I love her design, colouring and use of DSP. Who can resist a cute sloth?!

Congratulations Trina, Stef, Michelle, Tindaloo, Jan and Lesley!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.


Thank you for “celebrating the end” with us.

-Marsha

I just want to thank all the talented participants to this challenge and all our previous challenges.  We've had a wonderful time enjoying the incredible variety of creations.  We're ending three months shy of eight years, but they've been full years of gathering a strong and steady following.  It has been a true privilege to enjoy this time creating beauty with you all.

-Heidi

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

WWC335 - Heidi's Challenge: "Anything Goes" Celebrating the End

What a ride it's been!  Since that first post on June 1st, 2014, our Challenge has undergone a number of changes, constantly building, until we finally wound up with the awesome Watercooler Wednesday Challenge, a set rotation of Themes and a terrific team of Watercooler Artists.  We've been "flying high", attracting a wonderful number of participants, both regulars and drop-ins.  But nothing lasts forever and I must admit that it feels good to shut the Challenge down, going out with a "bang".  We love you all and invite you to participate one last time.  


For this final Challenge, we decided to go "all out" and create something fancy.  You'll notice a lot of fancy folds and special techniques.  After all, we want to justify having called ourselves the Watercooler Artists  For details on how Heidi and all the Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath each project and you will be taken to that blog post.  We'll begin with Heidi's special Birthday fold:





Remember:

1.  This must be a new project--no back-linking to a previous post.
2.  You must link your project back to our Challenge (details at the top of the page).
3.  You must link directly to your post, NOT simply generally to your blog.
4.  You have a limit of 3 entries for each of our challenges. Entries over that limit will be deleted.
5.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.
6.  Have fun!

Please use the Linky below to share your project.  This Linky will close two weeks from now, on Monday, February 28th, 2022 at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

NOTE:  If you see that one or more of your entries has been deleted, we include in our rules in the right column as well as in the instructions above that this will occur if you have more than 3 entries in this challenge. 


Tuesday, February 15, 2022

WWC334 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers

It's time to announce our Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers for this challenge. We would like to thank all of you for playing along with this week’s challenge.  We loved browsing the gallery and seeing all of your wonderful creations.

 The Watercooler Rock Star

Cathy P

Helen's Rock Star:  Cathy's House Mouse card is so much fun and sure to bring a smile. The wonderful colouringand clever design elements really make it a stand out.

Congratulations Cathy!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rock Star.


The Watercooler Rockers

Stacey's Creative Corner

Marsha's Rocker:  I love everything about Stacey's card.  The colors, the patterned papers and those cute little penguins.  It's a very cute card.

Mac Mable

Heidi's Rocker:  I love Mac's colour palette. The dragonfly appears to have flown into the "splatt" of colours and is rising, dressed in its new colours. Love the gold foiling, the use of mica, and, of course, the gold heat-embossed edges. Beautifully done.

Mary Deatherage

Tristan's Rocker:  I love the scene Mary has created on her card - so much awesome texture.

Cat

Kath's Rocker:  Cat has created a lovely Thank You card! Her combination of dies and stamps are lovely!

JoAnn B

Dawn's Rocker: Loved the striking combo of the red flowers with the black leaves, plaid and scalloped edging on JoAnn's card. The red sentiment on the white embossed panel made the whole design pop.

Linda W

Cathy's Rocker:  Linda's Valentine's card is full of gorgeous details, including the sweet cat and mix of sentiments.

Congratulations Stacey, Mac, Mary, Cat JoAnn and Linda!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.


We would love to see you come back tomorrow, February 16th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  The Watercooler Artists will have plenty of inspiration to spark your creativity.

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

WWC334 - Helen's Challenge: All About Occasions

Surprise!  Instead of the usual Masculine Challenge for this slot, Helen is hosting another fabulous All About Occasions Challenge.  Why, you ask?  Well, it's close to Valentine's Day and we didn't want to limit the possibilities.  So whether you have a masculine card, a feminine card or anything in between, share it with us and enjoy the change.


And now for the awesome samples by our team:  Are you ready to be inspired by the terrific projects created by the Watercooler Artists?  I love how wonderfully diverse all our creations are for this fun challenge, don't you?   For details on how Helen and all the Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath and you will be taken to that blog post.  We begin with Helen's sweet baby congratulations card:







Remember:

1.  This must be a new project--no back-linking to a previous post.
2.  You must link your project back to our Challenge (details at the top of the page).
3.  You must link directly to your post, NOT simply generally to your blog.
4.  You have a limit of 3 entries for each of our challenges. Entries over that limit will be deleted.
5.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.
6.  Have fun!

Please use the Linky below to share your project.  This Linky will close two weeks from now, on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

NOTE:  If you see that one or more of your entries has been deleted, we include in our rules in the right column as well as in the instructions above that this will occur if you have more than 3 entries in this challenge. 


Tuesday, February 1, 2022

WWC333 - The Watercooler Rock Star and Rockers

It's time to announce our Watercooler Rock Star and Watercooler Rockers for this challenge. We would like to thank all of you for playing along with this week’s challenge.  We loved browsing the gallery and seeing all of your wonderful creations.

 The Watercooler Rock Star

Sue

Dawn's Rock Star:  I was drawn to the elegance and simplicity of Sue’s CAS card. The colours of her die cuts are superb. Love how she added the large
sentiment in coloured ink. Fabulous card Sue.

Congratulations Sue!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as our Watercooler Rock Star.


The Watercooler Rockers

Stephanie L

Marsha's Rocker:  Stephanie's blue heron is absolutely gorgeous!  Her coloring is superb.  A perfect reflection of the sentiment.  Well done!

Ashwini Rao

Tristan's Rocker:  Ashwini has create an amazing Dwali card. I love the movement with her lanterns and streamers and the extra bit of sparkle with on her sentiment and die cuts.

Valerie

Heidi's Rocker:  Valerie has created a stunning CAS anniversary card. I love the vibrant turquoise cardstock. It is the perfect backdrop for the gold embossed floral image and sentiment. Simple and stunning.

Ma-Mi

Cathy's Rocker:  Ma-Mi's wreath looks amazing in the silver and gold, great job assembling all of the tiny die cut pieces.

Debbie M

Kath's Rocker:  Debbie created a fun fold card. She combined two images from the Awesome Otters stamp set with the easel fold to make a delightful card.

Congratulations Stephanie, Ashwini, Valerie, Ma-Mi and Debbie!  Here is your badge to proudly display on your blog designating you as one of our Watercooler Rockers.


We would love to see you come back tomorrow, February 2nd, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  The Watercooler Artists will have plenty of inspiration to spark your creativity.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

WWC333 - Dawn's Challenge: All About Occasions

Woo Hoo!  Time for Dawn to host our awesome All About Occasions Challenge.  We all make our cards for various special occasions and so this is the perfect time to link up your creation and share it with us.


And now for the awesome samples by our team:  Are you ready to be inspired by the terrific projects created by the Watercooler Artists?  I love how wonderfully diverse all our creations are for this fun challenge, don't you?   For details on how Dawn and all the Watercooler Artists created their projects, just click on the name underneath and you will be taken to that blog post.  We begin with Dawn's beautifully coloured Birthday card:







Remember:

1.  This must be a new project--no back-linking to a previous post.
2.  You must link your project back to our Challenge (details at the top of the page).
3.  You must link directly to your post, NOT simply generally to your blog.
4.  You have a limit of 3 entries for each of our challenges. Entries over that limit will be deleted.
5.  Please link to no more than 8 challenges, including ours.
6.  Have fun!

Please use the Linky below to share your project.  This Linky will close two weeks from now, on Monday, January 31st, 2022 at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

NOTE:  If you see that one or more of your entries has been deleted, we include in our rules in the right column as well as in the instructions above that this will occur if you have more than 3 entries in this challenge.