Challenge #58 - Black & Orange

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for all your fabulous "easy as 1, 2, 3 entries. We loved all your beautiful creations using your favorite products from 7 Kids College Fund! It's always fun to to see how different and creative you can get with an easy recipe.

Before we get to the winners & new challenge, I want to remind you we are looking for GUEST DESIGNERS. If you want to be selected, please place GDT after your name in the link tool AND participate in BOTH challenges for the month. Our challenges run two weeks so we have 2 challenges each month. We will announce the Guest Designer in the first challenge of the next month from those that participated in the previous month.

So, what does being a guest designer mean? Well, you will receive a $25 gift certificate to use in the 7 Kids College Fund store & create samples for 1 month of challenges!!! How cool is that?!

All of our current rules for challenges still apply so please make sure you are using a stamp that7 Kids College Fund currently carries in order to be considered for the GDT spot! We will choose one new guest designer each month so continue to play along with us to be considered. So, spread the news and get crafty! We LOVE to see what YOU create for our challenges!!!

Now to announce our Nov Guest Designer........

 

Karen G.

 

Congratulations, Karen! Please email me at czglobicki@msn.com to get started!

 

And now for our challenge winner:

 

#21 - Marilyn S.

 

Congratulations, Marilyn, please email me at czglobicki@msn.com to claim your gift certificate!

 

And last but certainly NOT least, our terrific top 3:
 

 

#15 - Elizabeth

 

#23 - Norma

 

#11 - Pat Frank

Congrats, ladies! Please grab your top 3 badge from our side bar to proudly display on your blog. :)

 

 

So, are you ready for our challenge this week?! This one is fun & seasonally appropriate as halloween quicky approaches - USE THE COLORS ORANGE & BLACK!!! How easy is that?! Of course, we still want to see what you make using stamps carried in 7 Kids College Fund store and we have had quite a FEW new stamp companies join us. SATURATED CANARY & SOME ODD GIRL to name a couple and don't forget to check out the new line of stamps from STAMPENDOUS while you are there!

Here is some inspiration from our amazing Design Team:

 

Pumpkin Fence by: Passionate Paper Creations

Rhea

Picket Pumkins - Stmpendous

Autumn Words - Stampendous

Mica Fragments Bronzed

Spectrum Noir

Aged Spiced Embossing Powder

Memento Tuxedo Black

XPress It Blending Card

Gold - Glitter Ritz

Zip Dry

Aqua Glue

Frances

Halloween Lulu by Kraftin Kimmie

Papers by Authentique

Spellbinders Nestabilities Blossom 4

Tim Holtz Alterations die

Copic Markers

Memento ink

Distressing tool

twine

Julie

Staz-On

  Distress Ink

Hanging Sign - Tim Holtz Die

 Magnolia Stamp (This stamp is not currently available, but there are tons of Magnolia's available at 7 Kids College Fund!)

KIM

Pumpkin Marci

Copic Markers

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Diamond Stickles

Cryogen White Paper

Marlena

Kraftin' Kimmie - Halloween Lulu

Spellbinder's Nestabilities Classic Oval

Spellbinder's Nestabilties Classic Scalloped Oval

Cryogen White Paper

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Glossy Accents

Diamond Stickles

White Gel Pen

Copic Markers

Wow, the design team blew me away with their interpretation of this challenge - I want to decorate my house NOW!! We can't wait to see your creative freedom fly as well! Now....it's your turn! Just create your own little masterpiece (card, 3-D project, etc.) using images and products from 7 Kids College Fund and following this fortnight's "ORANGE & BLACK" color theme!

 

Remember, Tab is awarding a $20.00 7 Kids College Fund store voucher! So, be sure to enter this week's challenge...and invite all your your friends to join too!

And...one final reminder...Please make sure you follow the Challenge Rules listed over there in the sidebar to be eligible for the prize and to be considered for the "Top 3" award! We also have a special request from the design team to please turn off word verification (we have a tip on our side bar on how to prevent spam but still let people easily leave a comment without word verification.) Thank you!

Thanks so much for joining us...now, let the crafting commence!! The linky tool will close Oct 23 at noon.

Be sure to link up your project below using the inlinkz below:.