Curtain Call

Friday, August 8, 2014

Happy Birthday, Amy!

Happy Birthday to Curtain Call Crew member, Amy Tsuruta of Tsuruta Designs!

Hoping you enjoy some cake with your coffee today...or maybe some coffee cake?!

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

The Curtain is Still Up on the Bow Tie Challenge

There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Bow Tie! You have until August 10th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project!

Current challenge details and link-up are here.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Waffle Flower Crafts. A randomly selected participant in the Bow Tie challenge will have their choice of a Waffle Flower Crafts stamp set!

A few of the Curtain Call Crew gals have even more fabulous takes on the Bow Tie challenge using products from our sponsor, Waffle Floower!

Amy Sheffer, Pickled Paper Designs

Amy Tsuruta, Tsuruta Designs

Gayatri Murali, Handmade by G3

Kim Singdahlsen, Joyful Creations with Kim

Lisa Henke, My Little Creative Escape

Sheri Gilson, Paper Crafty's Creations

Stacey Schafer, Stacey's Stamping Stage

Tracey McNeely, In My Creative Opinion

We look forward to seeing your creations!

Be sure to stop back on August 14th for the Lead and Show Stoppers from this challenge.
Then come back on August 15th for the next challenge!

Friday, August 1, 2014

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Bow Tie

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

Another big thanks to all of our readers, followers, participants and sponsors for making our first year so amazing! As we begin our second year of challenges, we are also making a few changes just for you, our wonderful participants! The details are listed at the end of this post.

We have a new sponsor, Waffle Flower Crafts, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Bow Tie! A randomly selected participant in the Bow Tie challenge will have their choice of a Waffle Flower Crafts stamp set!

The amazing Waffle Flower Crafts Designer, May Park, Mayholic in Crafts, is joining us for this fun challenge!

Without further ado, check out the Curtain Call Crew with their fabulous Bow Tie inspired projects!

Amy Sheffer, Pickled Paper Designs

Amy Tsuruta, Tsuruta Designs

Gayatri Murali, Handmade by G3

Kim Singdahlsen, Joyful Creations with Kim

Laurie Willison, Soapbox Creations

Lisa Henke, My Little Creative Escape

Sarah Gough, THinkING STAMPS

Sheri Gilson, Paper Crafty's Creations

Stacey Schafer, Stacey's Stamping Stage

Tenia Nelson, Jazzy Paper Designs

Tracey McNeely, In My Creative Opinion

Going forward into our second year, there are a few participant-friendly changes that we are implementing!

A sneak peek of the new challenge will be posted on our Facebook page one day early.
Every challenge is Anything Goes! An optional inspiration graphic will continue to be available for those who wish to be inspired.
Prizes, when applicable, will be awarded to randomly selected challenge participants.
The LEAD of each challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer for the next challenge.

Now, it's your turn! To enter the challenge, simply follow these instructions:

1. Create a new Anything Goes paper project (card, scrapbook page, 3D item)...with the option of drawing inspiration from the challenge graphic.
2. Post your project to your blog or public gallery that directly mentions and links to this challenge here at the Curtain Call. Copy and paste the inspiration template in your post.
3. Complete the Inlinkz section below using the direct link to your project before the deadline on August 10th at 8:00 AM CDT.

The LEAD and Show Stoppers will be chosen by the crew and announced on August 14th at 8:00 AM CDT.

Make sure you follow us!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Facebook Page

Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks so much for stopping by the Curtain Call! That's a wrap!

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Anything Goes LEAD, Show Stoppers & Prize Winners

Thank you so for joining us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Anything Goes! This challenge has been a celebration of our first anniversary. We had many, many amazing and generous sponsors sign on to help us celebrate. And so did all of you - we had 263 entries! Thank you so much for your support.

photo source: decoritdarling.net

All prizes for our Anything Goes challenge were randomly selected using a random generator at random.org - be sure to keep reading for the winners. First, we are proud to announce our LEAD and Show Stoppers from the 1st anniversary challenge, Anything Goes!

The LEAD of the Anything Goes challenge is...

#27 Kay Miller

Here is some applause from the crew...

"Love Kay's card...so fresh, fun and beautiful!"

"The flamingo on Kay's card is definitely looking sassy, love the colours and scene she put together!"

"Kay's card is so clean and crisp. The fun scalloped and diagonally striped background is a fun backdrop to this lovely scene."

The Show Stoppers for the Anything Goes challenge are...

#107 Lindsey L

"After going through all of the fantastic entries, I am voting for Lindsey L. I love how bright and eye-catching her card is among the entries. And when you go to her blog to see the card in close up, it is perfect."

"Lindsey's card is so hip and colorful and immediately caught my eye!"

#121 TaraG

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"Tara's card caught my eye immediately - what a stunning focal point she created!"

"Love Tara's card inside & out!"

#172 Megan

"Love the cover plate Megan used and how she filled some with designer paper. The die-cut word looks really nice."

#205 Sue McRae

"Sue's card and tag are amazing. The embossing paste with the Mini Cubist Stencil is perfect and the tag is so pretty!"

#113 Leigh Penner

"Leigh's use of the stitched squares made a fun and unique backdrop for her beautiful, dimensional bouquet."

And the winners are...

Our randomly selected prize winners are as follows. A big congrats to each of you! Please email Stacey at slschaf771@aol.com to accept your prize!