Winner's Post for the No Designer Paper/Patterned Paper Challenge

Winners for the No Designer/Patterned Paper Challenge:

I am supposed to pick just 3 Top 3 and 1 overall winner out of  60 entries????  Seriously???  

Well I looked at them all during the week and then again tonight I started from entry 1 and went to the end entry #60 and I kept about 23 of my favorites open and then I started eliminating from those favorites (which was really really hard!!!!)  

And you know what I realized when you have a challenge like this you almost need categories to win because there were several different ways people went with their No Designer Paper or Patterned Paper on their creations.  As I weeded through all the amazing entries I picked up on about 5 types of categories I kept seeing throughout the process.

1.) There is the 3-D Items

2.) The Embossed Items creating Texture for Patterns instead of Designer Patterns

3.) The use of scenes on their cards using just card stock and stamps

4.) Creating a Really good card with lots of elements and embellies and not using any Designer Coordinating Papers to help.

5.) Creating Patterns using Stamps and Inks to make great alternate looking DSP's 

So Guess What I have winners in every category!!!!!

Under the I won top 3 Category Winners pick up your button on the right of this post to display on your blog and Congrats to the winners are:

1.) Use of Embossing and Texture to create a Patterned Paper look without using Patterned Paper

There were a ton of these and they were all pretty but here are my very favorites!!!

Cammy
All that texture and added fun this is totally a "Cool" pun entended card!!!!

 

 Nikki

She used Crepe Paper to make this cool creation!!!!  How totally inventive and creative is that???  Amazing!!!!!

  

Sam

I love the elegance of this pretty creation!!!!

  

2.) The use of scenes on their cards using just card stock and stamps (This is one of my main styles of making cards if you notice I don't use DSP or Patterned Paper much but I do create a ton of scenes!!!)

Madeleine

Love those cool waves created with torn card stock and that added ribbon Octopus and fish WOW!!!!

3.) Creating Patterns using Stamps and Inks to make great alternate looking DSP's 

Ready set Stamp 

Look at all this gorgeousness created with a stamp for the background!!!!  Wonderful creation!!!!

 Kandi

I love the simpleness of this creation but those gorgeous colors make it totally pop!!!!!

 

4.) Creating a Really good card with lots of elements and embellies and not using any Designer Coordinating Papers to help.

Janna
No DSP yet a very cool involved great coloring project!!!!  A card after my own (talents) ahem Heart!!!!

 

Audrey

Have not seen an easel card yet I don't love but this one has such a flair and pretty through and through!!!!

 

 Now for my Over All Winners You can grab that I am a winner badge off to the right of this post.

I have one Winner with a 3-D Item she made, and 1 Winner with a totally gorgeous card with lots of fun elements on it too!!!!

 Winner #1 is

Kim

 Seriously???  Look at all those die cuts and added leaves and elements this card ROCKS!!!!!  She totally deserves a Winners Badge for this creativity!!!!

Winner #2 is 

Angie

Ummmmmm One Word AMAZING!!!!!  Great Job Angie!!!  I love the shape and he thought behind this great 3-D wedding gift I am sure they will adore it in every way!!!!

 

  

 

Congratulations to all of the Winners!!!!  I loved seeing the 60 entries and had so much inspiration I had a very hard time narrowing down the entries to even these categories!!!!

Have a Very Stampendous Monday Everyone and don't forget to join us back tomorrow for the Next Challenge!!!!!

Heather