Let's Squash It! Winners for Challenge #25 - Trees and Leaves

 

Hey, Squashettes, welcome to our October Winners post.  Our October Challenge was one chosen to match with the time of year and you guys offered up a truly fabulous mix of Fall, Halloween, Christmas and leafy creations!  A very big thank you to everyone who played along. 

Thanks also to our fabulous guest, Joanne from Ambrosia and Iron who inspired us with her gorgeous gnome card.

So, it's time to announce our favourite creations for this theme, and once again it was oh, so tricky as you guys really smashed it with this theme.

So, here we go...

We were very impressed with

#6 - Guri

and

#9 - Carol

Congratulations to you both, please grab your badge to flaunt brazenly on your blogs!

Our Challenge Winner is:

#19 - Linda

Congratulations Linda, please grab your Empress Badge. Gail and I hope you'll join us as a future guest designer. Please email me at dottypudding(at)aol.com so we can make the arrangements! 

                   Finally, we have our Random Prize to award...

It's you, Kate !

Congratulations Kate, please take a look in the Prize Vault and email me with your choice of EF and snail mail address at dottypudding(at)aol.com. I'll get your prize on it's way as soon as I hear from you!

Once again, thanks to everyone who played along. 

As always, we have a brand new challenge beginning on the 10th of the month, so stay tuned and we'll see you again soon for more squashy fun!

More Inspiration for Challenge #25 - Trees and Leaves

 

This month we're all about Trees and Leaves here at Let's Squash It!

We have the very talented Joanne with us as our guest, so here's a quick reminder of her adorable card:

Isn't that EF a beauty? I think I need to add it to my wish list... and the dainty leaves too... and the gnome!

Here's what I made for this inspiration post:

Trust me, but this looks so much better IRL. The EF is a Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades folder by Tim Holtz called Acorns. The depth of the embossing is amazing and so tactile.

You still have until the end of the month to play along with this challenge and it would be great to see more cards in the gallery. I think this theme would work well for Halloween and Christmas cards, so why not come and join the fun?

Let's Squash It! Challenge #25 - Leaves and Trees

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 25th challenge here at 

Let's Squash It! 

Let's Squash It! is The Embossing Folder Challenge.  We are gonna help you explore the world of the not so humble embossing folder and encourage you to dig 'em out, knock the dust off and find old, new and fun ways to make your projects pop. 

We have an awesome team to keep you entertained and awesome challenge themes to stretch your creativity and get you using all those long forgotten and neglected embossing folders. 

For those of you who are just tuning in you can check the previous posts for the story behind the genesis of the challenge and the technique posts for awesome tips and techniques to help you make the most of your supplies and folders.

Challenges start on the 10th of the month and run to the last day at 23.59 GMT.  We will be picking top picks and a winner, who will have a chance to be our guest designer for a future challenge.  These will all be announced on the 8th of next month.

So, Challenge #25

And this month's theme is

Use any Embossing Folder 

AND Trees and Leaves

Use any embossing folder and include some Trees and Leaves   Please make sure you include both parts of the challenge on your card and also please check da roolz!

We are very pleased to have our Let's Squash It!! Empress joining us as our guest designer this month.  Please welcome regular player Joanne from Ambrosia and Iron.

 

Joanne's card uses Woodland by Stampin' Up!

And here's some inspiration from the team...

 

 

Gail's card uses
Crafters Companion Lily Pond

Jo's card uses Layered Leaves

 

Please do check da roolz cuz rool breakers will be squashed!!!!

Now it your turn!

Grab your embossing folders and join the fun.

We are looking forward to seeing your cards.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inspiration for Challenge #18 - Emboss/Deboss

Hello Squashettes!  Happy St Patrick's Day!!!   Hope you have lots of luck today.  Gail here with a little reminder for Let's Squash It! Emboss Deboss challenge.  There are some lovely entries in the linky already so keep em coming.  We are really enjoying seeing how you are tackling this challenge.

We want you to use any embossing folder and use both sides of the same folder on the same card.  

I have gone all green and top of the morning in respect of St Paddy.

I embossed white card using Do-crafts Oak Leaf folder and smeared the embossed texture with dark green ink.  I stamped the Pink and Main sentiment on a strip of white card and debossed with the same oak leaf folder.  Then I stamped the Pink and Main leprechaun on another scrap of white card, coloured him, fussy cut and added him to the card.

I hope you have a great day and maybe get some time to grab your embossing folders and join the fun.   You have until the end of the month.

Carpe Diem!

 

HUGZ

More Inspiration for Challenge #17 - Grasshopper Green

 Hello Squashettes!  Gail here today with a little reminder for Let's Squash It! Grasshopper Green challenge.

 

We want you to use lots of green, include an insect, or any bug of your choice cos we won't be consulting entomologists, and at least one embossing folder of course.  I've used Sheena Douglas Twisted Vines folder and a beautiful dragonfly stamp from Rubber Dance stamps

I embossed mid-green card and smeared the embossed texture with dark green ink.  Then I cut the panel, gave it a self-coloured mount and stuck it on a dark green base card.  I stamped and fussy cut the dragonfly, added some colour with blue and green Promarkers and blitzed it with glitter, cos dragonflies are sparkly.  Maybe a bit over the top with the bling, but it does sparkle LOL.  Sentiment to be decided!

I hope you get some time to grab your embossing folders, your greens and your bugs and join the fun.   You have until the end of the month, which is a short one don't forget!!!  

Carpe Diem!

 

HUGZ