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The Inchie-IO Fall Challenge Winner

It was a wonderful IO Fall Card Inchies-IO Challenge, and we have a winner for our $25 Gift Certificate too!  We used Random.org to choose the winner and that would be Tracey Kuzniak at My World Of Cards, Scrapbooking, and Triathlons.  Congratulations, Tracey!  Happy shopping!!

Coffee, Pumpkin, and Nutmeg Color Challenge

I want to thank both you and Deloris Thiebe for participating and I hope to see you both at our Coffee, Pumpkin, and Nutmeg Color Challenge on October 7.  For those of you who are new follow the guidelines below and you too can get a chance to win free stamps of your choice:

• Challenges are held the First and Third Thursdays of each month.
• Please use at least one Impression Obsession stamp.
• Please provide the name(s) and/or stamp number(s) of IO stamps only with your email to me.
• Entries will be accepted until tomorrow, Friday, October 8, 9 p.m., EST.
• Email your entry to me using the "Email Shirley" link provided near the top of the right-hand sidebar.
• All participant cards will be posted here the day they are entered.
• Cards with only all IO Stamps will be added to our IO Customer Gallery under the Card Galleries tab.
• ALL participants will be entered in the drawing for a $25 Gift Certificate for use at our a Online Store.

Don't forget a list of our challenges is in the left-hand sidebar.  If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask.  So get busy out there!!  Stamp up a "Coffee, Pumpkin, and Nutmeg" card and send it to me.  Hope you had a great week and enjoy a wonderful weekend too!!  Thanks for stopping by to look and say hi!

 

 Shirley

 

The Inchie-IO Fall Challenge Has Begun

It's our IO Fall Card Using Inchies Challenge.  If you don't have your Inchies supplies by now, you may want to substitute by using your square punches until you get yours.  To find out more about Inchies products you can check HERE.  To see what Inchies and our IO DT have created you can click on the links below:

• Inchies Blog
• Daniela Dobson
• Deborah March
• Dina Kowal
• Kathy Menzies
• Laura Fulcher

Now,  some information about the uniqueness of Inchies:

They are made from the highest quality matte board in the marketplace today.  They behave like a very high quality art paper - some compare it to a super thick hot press watercolor paper.  They can be colored with both wet and dry mediums from color pencils, pastels, watercolor paints, Copic markers to stains and dyes without warping or disintegrating. And of course their thickness provides a perfect platform for embellishing! The product is available in 7 different colors, in 3 different sizes. Product info can be found on the Inchies web site and all kinds of tutorials and ideas, plus the great ideas above from the IO and Inchies Design Teams, or how to use the products can be found on their creative blog, All In An Inch.

Now for our first entries from our customers.  The first two were created by Tracey Kuzniak.  She chose to use Cover-A-Card^TM Pine, Large Paisley, Flourishes, Woven, and Swirls & Stars.  Her sentiment is a rub-on.  A really beautiful patch work card, Tracy!  She said she is in love with the Cover-A-Card^TM stamps.

For her second card she again used Cover-A-Card^TM Large Paisley, Flourishes, and Swirls & Stars and the word is a rub-on.  A really bright, warm, and gorgeous Fall card, Tracey.  Thank you for participating and good luck in the drawing too!

The last wonderful card for this post comes from Deloris Thiede at Stamping At The Lake.  Her card was designed using Fall Cube.  A really stunning Fall card and really beautiful use of inks too!  Thank you so much for sharing with us, Deloris and good luck in the drawing too!

For those of you who are new follow the guidelines below and you too can get a chance to win free stamps of your choice:

• Challenges are held the First and Third Thursdays of each month.
• Please use at least one Impression Obsession stamp.
• Please provide the name(s) and/or stamp number(s) of IO stamps only with your email to me.
• Entries will be accepted until tomorrow, Friday, September 3, 9 p.m., EST.
• Email your entry to me using the "Email Shirley" link provided near the top of the right-hand sidebar.
• All participant cards will be posted here the day they are entered.
• Cards with only all IO Stamps will be added to our IO Customer Gallery under the Card Galleries tab.
• ALL participants will be entered in the drawing for a $25 Gift Certificate for use at our a Online Store.

Don't forget a list of our challenges is in the left-hand sidebar.  If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask.  So get busy out there!!  Stamp up a "Fall Inchies" card and send it to me.  Hope you had a great week and enjoy a wonderful weekend too!!  Thanks for stopping by to look and say hi!

 

 Shirley

 

A New Challenge Using Inchies On Thursday

A little reminder that it's not too early to book your seats for the cruise!  Two IO Customers have already booked their rooms too!  IO has teamed up with the Paper Cut and Sparkle 'n Sprinkle for the Stampin At Sea Cruise to be held February 14-19, 2011.

Fall Card Using Inchies Challenge

Now, about the challenge on this Thursday, September 16.  It's our "Fall Card Using Inchies" challenge.  If you don't have your Inchies supplies by now, you may want to substitute by using your square punches until you get yours.  You won't be able to duplicate the paper though.  Here is a little bit about its uniqueness:

They are made from the highest quality matte board in the marketplace today. They are solid core material.  They behave like a very high quality art paper - some compare it to a super thick hot press watercolor paper.  They can be colored with both wet and dry mediums from color pencils, pastels, watercolor paints, Copic markers to stains and dyes without warping or disintegrating. And of course their thickness provides a perfect platform for embellishing! The product is available in 7 different colors, in 3 different sizes. Product info can be found on the Inchies web site and all kinds of tutorials and ideas for how to use the products can be found on their creative blog, All In An Inch.

For those of you who are new follow the guidelines below and you too can get a chance to win free stamps of your choice:

• Challenges are held the First and Third Thursdays of each month.
• Please use at least one Impression Obsession stamp.
• Please provide the name(s) and/or stamp number(s) of IO stamps only with your email to me.
• Entries will be accepted until tomorrow, Friday, September 17, 9 p.m., EST.
• Email your entry to me using the "Email Shirley" link provided near the top of the right-hand sidebar.
• All participant cards will be posted here the day they are entered.
• Cards with only all IO Stamps will be added to our IO Customer Gallery under the Card Galleries tab.
• ALL participants will be entered in the drawing for a $25 Gift Certificate for use at our a Online Store.

Don't forget a list of our challenges is in the left-hand sidebar.  If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask.  So get busy out there!!  Stamp up a "Fall Inchies " card and send it to me.  Hope you had a great week and enjoy a wonderful weekend too!!  Thanks for stopping by to look and say hi!

 

 Shirley

 

Halloween Shake-It Challenge And A CRUISE?

I bet the "cruise" threw you, right?  Well, I am not kidding.  Two IO Customers have already booked their rooms too!  IO has teamed up with the Paper Cut and Sparkle 'n Sprinkle for the Stampin At Sea Cruise to be held February 14-19, 2011. 

Halloween Shaker Card Challenge

And if that isn't enough, we are on our way today with tons of fun with our "Halloween Shaker Cards" Challenge.  Starting off our fun trip the IO Design Team's blogs below have some beautiful Halloween cards to get you in the mood for the "Boo"tiful season coming up:

• Daniela Dobson
• Dina Kowal
• Jeanne Streiff
• Jenny Gropp
• Julie Koerber
• Kathy Menzies

The first two are from Bernadette Tolley.  For her first card she chose Spa Day, which can also be purchased as a clear stamp set, Inner Witch.  What a fun card!  Bernadette said she is using the Shake-It^TM Pouch like a window.  Very creative, Bernadette!!

For her second card she used Witchy Kitty.  She used the Shake-It^TM Pouch like a window again, added the ruffled trim, some glitter, and great DP too.

Our second participant is Deloris Thiede at Stamping At The Lake.  She chose Colonial Fall to create her shaker!  Talk about Autumn and Halloween all rolled into one, Deloris!  That beautiful colors and those leaves as shakers are wonderful!

Our last entry is shared with us by Katie Bondroff.  She chose Fritzy With Butterfly for her main image.  She used Cover-A-Card^TM Scratches and Circles for her backgrounds.  A very cute and fun Shake-It^TM card, Katie.

Those are just such fun and getting with the season cards, ladies!  Thank you Bernadette, Deloris, and Katie for participating and good luck in the drawing too!

So get busy out there and create a Shaker card!  If you don't have the pouches, you can still make your own.  For those of you who are new follow the guidelines below and you too can get a chance to win free stamps of your choice:

• Challenges are held the First and Third Thursdays of each month.
• Please use at least one Impression Obsession stamp.
• Please provide the name(s) and/or stamp number(s) of IO stamps only with your email to me.
• Entries will be accepted until tomorrow, Friday, September 3, 9 p.m., EST.
• Email your entry to me using the "Email Shirley" link provided near the top of the right-hand sidebar.
• All participant cards will be posted here the day they are entered.
• Cards with only all IO Stamps will be added to our IO Customer Gallery under the Card Galleries tab.
• ALL participants will be entered in the drawing for a $25 Gift Certificate for use at our a Online Store.

Don't forget a list of our challenges is in the left-hand sidebar.  If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask.  So get busy out there!!  Stamp up a "Halloween Shaker" card and send it to me.  Hope you had a great week and enjoy a wonderful weekend too!!  Thanks for stopping by to look and say hi!

 

 Shirley