September Challenge - Theme and Sketch!

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! It's time for a new challenge. You can create and link up projects based on the theme, the sketch, or both -- and you've got the whole month of September to play.

For September, our theme is STAMPS & MUSIC.

And we've got a fun sketch below for you to get inspired by as well.

***PRIZES***

Winner

(voted by the design team)

Prize: $15 gift certificate or choice of two (2) standard-size (5x7) ARTplorations stencils if the winning project has STAMPlorations products; $10 gift certificate or choice of one (1) standard-size (5x7) ARTplorations stencil if the winning project doesn't have STAMPlorations products

+ Guest Designer spot in the October 2015 Challenge

(Visit the shop to see our stamps and stencils.)

Top Picks

(voted by the design team)

Prize: $5 gift certificate or choice of two (2) digi stamps

+ Guest Designer spot in the October 2015 Challenge should they decide to use STAMPlorations images (digis or clear stamps) in their projects.

Winner and top picks will receive a personalized STAMPlorations guest designer watermark and a personalized guest designer badge to display on their blogs.

Random Draw Winner

We'll randomly draw a winner from projects that have STAMPlorations products (clear stamps, digi stamps, and/or ARTplorations stencils). Winner receives a stamp & stencil pack or $10 gift certificate to the shop.

***INSPIRATION PROJECTS***

This month, we have four (4) talented cardmakers guest designing. For this post, we're showcasing the first three: Karen Dunbrook, Kathy Schweinfurth, and Karen Petitt. You'll meet our fourth guest designer, Keia Shipp, when we feature her in our mid-month challenge post on September 16. I hope you can check out the blogs of our guest designers. They've each created gorgeous cards for the challenge and we're excited to have them here on the blog this month! :o)

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Guest Designer KAREN DUNBROOK

using Noteworthy and ARTplorations Gridlocked Stencil

Guest Designer KATHY SCHWEINFURTH

using Fond Expressions 2, Mixed Media Grunge, Helenium - LARGE, 

and ARTplorations Weathered Wood stencil

Guest Designer KAREN PETITT

using It's All About You Boxed and Typed Words

LAURAJANE

(theme)

using Blossom Like A Butterfly, Trendy Butterflies, and Party Time

SARI 

(sketch)

using Cardinal - large and Fond Expressions 2

JULIE

(sketch and theme)

using Trendy Butterflies, Dee's Artsy Impressions Balloons and Banners,

ARTplorations Flourishes Stencil

TENIA

(theme and sketch)

using Blooming Buds-Dee's Artsy Impressions

BECCA

(sketch)

using BOLD SENTIMENTS: Discover, and Mixed Media Grunge

READY TO PLAY?

Please keep in mind our simple guidelines:

• Link up any type of project(s) based on the theme, the sketch, or both.
• You must use stamps in your project(s) -- rubber, clear, or digi from any company. Non-STAMPlorations stamps  are OK (although please don't link up a project you've created for the sole purpose of promoting another company; those projects will be deleted.)
• Link up to 6 entries and link up to as many other challenges as you want.
• Link directly to your blog post, not to your main blog. (This makes it easy for us to find and comment on your entry.)
• If you have word verification turned on, our design team may not be able to leave a comment, so please consider turning it off.
• Link back to this challenge post (not just our main blog) to encourage others to play too. Entries not linking back to our challenge will be deleted.
• Link up by Wednesday, September 30, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-7).
• Have fun creating your project(s)!

~ The STAMPlorations™ girls