Category Archives: Challenge

C.O.D. #5

Wow, it’s the fifth Challenge of the Day here! As long as I can, I’ll be offering challenges on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I hope you’ll play along! C.O.D. #5: CASE the catalog You probably know that to CASE means … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #4: Use a sponge

Here’s what my card looks like for today’s challenge: Earlier I gave you some ideas how to use a sponge for this challenge — I decided to combine two ideas in one operation by using a Sponge Brayer to create … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #4

The fourth Challenge of the Day is simple, but it doesn’t have to be! C.O.D. #4: Use a sponge Rules: The only rule is to use Stampin’ Up! products exclusively. Create your project, photograph it, then include it in a … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #3: Create a project using a sketch challenge

The sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for this edition of the Challenge of the Day looked familiar to me. I wondered, Do I use it a lot? Have I used it recently? So I started looking, and in the process … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #3

Our third Challenge of the Day is a classic! C.O.D. #3: Create a project using a sketch challenge Rules: The only rule is to use Stampin’ Up! products exclusively. Create your project, photograph it, then include it in a comment … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #2: Create a project using a color you really don’t care for

Did you guess which 2019-2021 In Color I really don’t like? It’s Pineapple Punch! It’s too bright and has too much green in it for me. (If you love it, I’m happy for you both!) So to make it more … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #2

Welcome to the second installment of the Challenge Of the Day (C.O.D.)! C.O.D. #2 = Create a project using a color you really don’t care for Rules: The only rule is to use Stampin’ Up! products exclusively. Create your project, … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #1: Create a card with water

Oh, the plans! I recorded a YouTube video yesterday morning showing how I create a watercolor wash, but it’s only processed 57% of it. So that will be my project today, to figure out what went wrong. Hopefully you’ll see … Continue reading

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C.O.D. #1

C.O.D. = Challenge of the Day Here in Illinois we are in lock-down mode. Only people performing essential services (a surprising array, really) may be out of the house. Actually, it’s a little more complicated than that, but I’m grateful … Continue reading

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