Progressive Freebie Challenge: June 2023

Good morning!

A new Progressive Freebie Challenge has started at The Outlawz Challenges located HERE. I am a tad late getting this posted, but there is still plenty of time to play along as the challenge will run for one month ending on June 30, 2023

If you are not playing along and wish to join the rules are very simple:

You need to be a member of The Outlawz Challenge Facebook Fan Page and you will need to send us an email to outlawzprogressivechallenge@gmx.com. We’ll send you the image. All you have to do is enter a card/project made with the image supplied before the challenges closes on the last day of the month and you will automatically get the next image. If for any reason you don’t get your project made and you would like to rejoin us, contact us and we will let you know how to jump back in. And as long as you enter before the end of the month you will get the next one free and you will then get them automatically each month you enter a project.

This month’s we have a stunning image from Sandra to create with!

I opted to stay with a mostly achromatic card of black, shades of gray & white but I did add a bit of gold to the eye to make them stand out a bt

Supplies for 5 x 7 card

• Image printed on Hammermill color copy
• Card candy from my stash
• Dies from Sizzix (Classic circles)
• Embossing folder from Spellbinders (Blistered) & Stampin up! (Subtle)
• Ink from Tsuneko
• Sentiment from Close to My Heart (Short & Sweet Sentiments)

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(Hugs) Cara

Progressive Freebie Challenge: May 2023

Good morning!

A new Progressive Freebie Challenge has started at The Outlawz Challenges located HERE. And will run for one month ending on May 31, 2023

If you are not playing along and wish to join the rules are very simple:

You need to be a member of The Outlawz Challenge Facebook Fan Page and you will need to send us an email to outlawzprogressivechallenge@gmx.com. We’ll send you the image. All you have to do is enter a card/project made with the image supplied before the challenges closes on the last day of the month and you will automatically get the next image. If for any reason you don’t get your project made and you would like to rejoin us, contact us and we will let you know how to jump back in. And as long as you enter before the end of the month you will get the next one free and you will then get them automatically each month you enter a project.

This month’s we have a super cute floral image from fellow team mate Sandra

Supplies for 5 x 7 card

• Image printed on Hammermill color copy
• Dies: “Hugs” Unknown, “To you” from Happy Birthday to You from Paper Roses & Vertical Stitches from My Favorite Things
• ProMarkers

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(Hugs) Cara

Challenges entered:

Jan's DigiStamps Challenge: May, Anything goes

Entry 14

Crafting Happiness Challenge: May 142, Flowers

Entry 22

Make My Monday #199: Flowers

Entry 67

PIP Challenge 2317: Anything Goes

Entry 23

SplitCoastStampers CAS Challenge: CAS740, Flowers

Progressive Freebie Challenge: January 2023

No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which all date their time, and count upon what is left. It is the nativity of our common Adam. ~Charles Lamb, "New Year's Eve," in The London Magazine, January 1821

Good morning!

A new Progressive Freebie Challenge has started at The Outlawz Challenges located HERE and will run for one month ending on January 31, 2023

If you are not playing along and wish to join the rules are very simple:

You need to be a member of The Outlawz Challenge Facebook Fan Page and you will need to send us an email to outlawzprogressivechallenge@gmx.com. We’ll send you the image. All you have to do is enter a card/project made with the image supplied before the challenges closes on the last day of the month and you will automatically get the next image. If for any reason you don’t get your project made and you would like to rejoin us, contact us and we will let you know how to jump back in. And as long as you enter before the end of the month you will get the next one free and you will then get them automatically each month you enter a project.

This month’s we have a gorgeous image from our very own Sandra van Blaricum!

So many color options for this Dahlia image, I chose to go with several warm hues of gold to burgundy.

Supplies for 5 x 7 card

• Image printed on Hammermill Color Copy
• Card stock from The Paper Studio (base)
• Design paper from Bo Bunny, Dreams of Autumn
• Dies from A-muse Studios, Scalloped Edges
• Dies from Sizzix, Classic Circles
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• ProMarkers
• Sentiment from Studio G
• Sequins from Close to My Heart
• Sketch, Viva la Verve May 2014, wk 4

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(Hugs) Cara

The Outlawz Crash your Stash Challenge: Final Challenge

Gratitude is the memory of the heart. ~Jean Massieu (1772–1846)

Good morning!
We have a new and final Outlawz Crash your Stash Challenge going on at The Outlawz Challenge! You can find us HERE! This challenge will run through January 14th.

Make sure you are following us so that you know when the new challenge is starting!

For our final Challenge, our sponsor this month is Sandra van Blaricum.

As in the past, this challenge is culmination of all the challenges over the last year, so we get to pick what we want to use. I am using embossing folders

Supplies: 5 x 7 card

• Sponsor image printed on Hammermill Color Copy
• Banner bunch from Stampin Up!
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
• Dies from Sizzix (Classic Circles)
• Embossing folders from Lifestyle Crafts (Chain-link) and Cuttlebug (Polka dots)
• Ink from Tsukineko (Versa-fine Clair)
• ProMarkers & Copics
• Sentiment from Unity Stamps
• Sketch used: Poetic Artistry/MojoMonday 526

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(Hugs) Cara

Progressive Freebie Challenge: December 2022

Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. ~Dave Barry

Good morning!

A new Progressive Freebie Challenge has started at The Outlawz Challenges located HERE. And will run for one month ending on December 31st.

If you are not playing along and wish to join the rules are very simple:

You need to be a member of The Outlawz Challenge Facebook Fan Page and you will need to send us an email to outlawzprogressivechallenge@gmx.com. We’ll send you the image. All you have to do is enter a card/project made with the image supplied before the challenges closes on the last day of the month and you will automatically get the next image. If for any reason you don’t get your project made and you would like to rejoin us, contact us and we will let you know how to jump back in. And as long as you enter before the end of the month you will get the next one free and you will then get them automatically each month you enter a project.

This month’s fun image comes from our very own Sandra van Blaricum!

This is such a fun image and I decided to make it into a Christmas card because … why not?

 

Supplies for 5 x 7 card

• Image printed on Hammermill Color Copy
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (Base) & Stampin Up!
• Design paper from my scrap bin
• Ink from Tsukineko (Versa fine Claire)
• ProMarkers & Copics
• Sentiment from Stampin up! (Making Spirits Bright)
• Sequins from my stash

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(Hugs) Cara

Glittering Easter Eggs

The joyful news that He is risen does not change the contemporary world.  Still before us lie work, discipline, sacrifice.  But the fact of Easter gives us the spiritual power to do the work, accept the discipline, and make the sacrifice.  ~Henry Knox Sherrill

Good morning!

I’m a day late with this posting but the March Progressive Freebie Challenge at The Outlawz Challenges has begun!

Each month we send you a free digital image to use in the Freebie/Progressive challenge. Once your creation is completed, upload it into the freebie challenge and you will automatically receive the next month free digi. We will have one image per month so you have plenty of time to create a project using the image.

If you would like to participate, please register with your name and email address to: outlawzprogressivechallenge@gmx.com

Our image this month comes from our very own Sandra who has created a fun Easter Egg scene for us to play with.

I love this adorable image and thought it would look fun done up in glitters, so with my basket of glitters and a bit of patience, I carefully glued and glittered away!

How fun is this! I think I may have to make up some more!

Supplies: 

• Image printed on Stampin Up! Whisper White card stock
• Card stock (White) from The Paper Studio & (Rose) from Core’dinations
• Glitter from The Oriental Trading Company
• Ink from Close to My Heart
• Rhinestones from my Stash
• Sentiment from Close to My Heart
• Sketch: Pamela’s World of Scrap sketch 227

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges to see more inspiration using this adorable image!

(Hugs) Cara

Baubles ...

I can understand people simply fleeing the mountainous effort Christmas has become... but there are always a few saving graces and finally they make up for all the bother and distress. ~May Sarton

Good morning!

Today is the 1^st of December and the start of a new Progressive Freebie Challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.

Each month we will send you a free digital image to use in the Freebie/Progressive challenge. Once your creation is completed, upload it into the freebie challenge and you will automatically receive the next month free digi.  We will have one image per month so you have plenty of time to create a project using the image.

If you would like to participate, please register with your name and email address to: outlawzprogressivechallenge@gmx.com

This month our image “Baubles” come from our very own Sandra van Blaricum

http://cardsandcreativity.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/fam.van.blaricum

Card size 4.25 x 5.50

• Image “Baubles” colored with Promarkers
• Card stock (The Paper Studio, American Craft & Stampin Up!)
• Glitter card stock (Recollections)
• Glitter pen (Cra-Z-Art)
• Silver sharpie

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara