Squigglefly Challenge #127 - SFC127 - Based on a Song

Happy Monday! Time for a new Squigglefly Challenge!

Time for us to announce the winner of last week's Winter Wonderland Challenge
(one of our most poular challenges ever!)
This week's winner is: NanaConnie
NanaConnie created an arctic scene using"Polar Christmas" by artist Marla Shega.

NanaConnie, please contact Holly for your image.

Thanks for joining the challenge!

To win you must use a Squigglefly image (our free digi images count, too!)

Thanks to everyone who participated last week's challenge.
We can't wait to see your projects for this week!

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Here's this week's challenge:

SFC127 - Based on a Song!

Create your project based on song lyrics- Rock, Pop, Disco- any song that inspires you!
(HINT- A Christmas song could inspire a holiday card, Happy Birthday or
He's a Jolly Good Fellow could inspire a birthday card.)
The name of the song DOES NOT need to appear on your actual project-
but please tell us which song inspired you!

Pat was inspired by the song, "Puff the Magic Dragon" and she used the image "Christmas Dragon" drawn by artist Rachel Goble. Just love how the dragon is just chilling on the fence with the gifts. Can you believe this is Pat's first easel card?


Debbie was inspired by the classic, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" so she used "Kris Kringle" by artist Marla Shega. Love the vintage look of Santa combined with the embossing.

Peggy was inspired by the song, "Feliz Navidad" so she made her card using "Here We Come A-Caroling" by artist Lynne Stansbery. Interesting bands of color and how about those angled letters?

Tammy shows us her sense of humor from her choice of her inspiration song: "In Heaven There Ain't No Beer" and from her image choice: "Glad Tidings and Good Beer" by artist Suzanne Urban. Beautiful coloring and I love the clean and simple lines (and they are straight- amazing with all that beer available!)

Holley was inspired by the song, "O' Christmas Tree" and she used the image "Trimming the Tree" drawn by artist Rachel Goble. I love the extra touch of elegance from the scalloped borders and the tiny red buttons.

Stephanie was inspired by the song, "Let it Snow" and caught the spirit with an image by artist Cheryl Alger called "Catching Snow". The kraft background is the perfect way to pop the brightly colored layers. Very vibrant and fun!

Terri turned the lights down and used the song, "Santa Baby" by singer Eartha Kitt. Terri chose "Badonkadonk" by artist Chesney Young and accessorized with "Santa Hat Accessory" by artist Crissy Armstrong. Terri added flocking to the Santa hat and glitz to the dress. Who are you giving this card to Terri?

Heather (that's me) was inspired by the song, "Deck the Halls", so I used, "Deck the Halls" by artist Robin Willis. I love adding texture to metallic paper.

The term for our current Squigglefly design team will be coming to a close at the end of the year. This challenge is the last challenge for Heather's Headliners and I would like to take this opportunity to thank my team: Tammy, Holley, Stephanie, Terri, Pat, Debbie and Peggy for all for their creativity and hard work during this design term. I would also like to thank my co- design team lead Marlene for her sense of humor and dedication to building the best design team. Thanks to Holly for giving me the chance to be a design team lead for Squigglefly. It has been an interesting 6 months and Holly, Marlene and I have shared many laughs, a few tense moments, and experienced some stuff that defies explanation but what an interesting journey it has been! Thanks to the whole team and to everyone who plays in our weekly challenges.

***Please take a look at the challenge rules- we updated them recently***

We realize that many people don't have blogs, but instead participate in our challenges using on-line galleries and we love that you are helping us spread the word about Squigglefly! However, many of the galleries require passwords and not all of us at Squigglefy belong to every gallery or group. To help us make sure we don't miss your artwork, we are asking that if you do use an online gallery that you leave us a comment on the challenge post. That way we'll be sure to have a member of the Squigglefly team who is a member of that gallery (SCS, CDAC, PCP, etc) can validate your entry.

1) If you up-load your creation to any on-line photo galleries, please use SFC127 for your keywords when loading your creation photo there.1b) please leave a comment on the challenge blog post so that someone from Squigglefly can validate your entry for the prize.
2) You don't *have* to include a Squigglefly image on your creation, but in order to qualify for the prize you will need to use one! You can also combine SF images with non-SF images to qualify! Don't have one? There are several FREEBIES you can grab!
3) You have one week to complete the challenge and it will close Sunday evening. The winner will be announced at the same time the new challenge post comes up...so be sure to check back EVERY Monday to see if you are a winner!
4) Please leave a direct link to your entry in the comments below. The linking tool works sporadically and we don't want to miss your project! (No back-linking please!)

Squigglefly Challenge #125 - SFC125 - ETCH MY SKETCH!

Happy Monday and welcome to this week's Squigglefly Challenge.

Before we announce this week's challenge, please join me in thanking and congratulating the winner of last week's BIRTHDAY CARD challenge, ANNE! Anne's card featured Squigglefly's FREE Hummingbird digi.

Anne, please contact Holly for your image.

Thanks for joining the challenge and for reminding everyone of the great free Squigglefly digi's available.

To win you must use a Squigglefly image (our free digi's count, too!)

Thanks to everyone who participated last week's challenge
(but we would love to see even more players)!

We can't wait to see your projects for this week!

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Here's this week's challenge:

SFC125 - ETCH MY SKETCH!

Use the sketch below as the basis of your project. Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch, just make sure we can tell you used our sketch ;) Also if you prefer to make the background strips all the same or all different, it is ok with us ;)

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My team, Heather's Headliners, had a great time using the sketch to create this week's samples.

Stephanie used "Gift Bearer" by artist Cheryl Alger. Love this color scheme and the vertical sentiment.

Tammy used "Mouseltoe" by artist Diane Carubia. Isn't the fur absolutely purrrfect? I love the repeated use of Christmas lights all over the card- especially the 3D bulbs!

Holley used "Angel Maisy" by Diane Carubia. Love the clean and simple lines and the metallic sentiment.

Peggy used "Baby of Mine" by Squigglefly co-owner Chesney Young. Love the woodgrained paper and the baker's twine- perfect for the giraffes!

Teri used another snowman image called "Jump, Snowman, Jump!" by artist Cheryl Alger. The snowflakes papers are perfect for that snowman image.

Pat used "Computer Trouble" another image by Chesney Young. (Who hasn't had this happen to their computer?) I love how Pat made all 3 panels different and how the desk is shaded.

Debbie used "Here We Come A-Caroling" by artist Lynne Stansbery. Great coloring and the pine boughs look real! Debbie realized how great her focal image looks in a circular shape so she added a rectangular layer underneath it to pop it.

And finally, Heather (that's me), used "Upside Down Snowman" by artist and Bond Girl Marlene Shaw. I added some very pale colored pencil to add some shadows to the snow.

***Please take a look at the challenge rules- we updated them recently*** We realize that many people don't have blogs, but instead participate in our challenges using on-line galleries and we love that you are helping us spread the word about Squigglefly! However, many of the galleries require passwords and not all of us at Squigglefy belong to every gallery or group. To help us make sure we don't miss your artwork, we are asking that if you do use an online gallery that you leave us a comment on the challenge post. That way we'll be sure to have a member of the Squigglefly team who is a member of that gallery (SCS, CDAC, PCP, etc) can validate your entry.

1) If you up-load your creation to any on-line photo galleries, please use SFC125 for your keywords when loading your creation photo there.1b) please leave a comment on the challenge blog post so that someone from Squigglefly can validate your entry for the prize.
2) You don't *have* to include a Squigglefly image on your creation, but in order to qualify for the prize you will need to use one! You can also combine SF images with non-SF images to qualify! Don't have one? There are several FREEBIES you can grab!
3) You have one week to complete the challenge and it will close Sunday evening. The winner will be announced at the same time the new challenge post comes up...so be sure to check back EVERY Monday to see if you are a winner!
4) Please leave a direct link to your entry in the comments below. The our linking tool works sporadically and we don't want to miss your project! (No back-linking please!)

Squigglefly Challenge #123 - SFC123 - NO PATTERNED PAPER!

Happy Monday and welcome to this week's Squigglefly Challenge.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, let me give a big thanks and congratulations to the winner of last week's Tickle My Fancy challenge, Linda Weber! Linda's Halloween card featured Littlest Witch and Ghost and a comical sentiment. Linda,
Please contact Holly for your image.

Thanks for joining the challenge!

To win you must use a Squigglefly image.

Freebies are available on the Squigglefly website.

Thanks to everyone who participated last week's challenge
(but we would love to see even more players)!

We can't wait to see your projects for this week!

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Here's this week's challenge:

SFC123 - NO PATTERNED PAPER!

Make a creation without using any patterned/ designer paper

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This week's samples were created by my team, Heather's Headliners. I'm a little biased but I thought the team had some very creative was to color and embellish images.

Stephanie used "Autumn Wind" from new Squigglefly artist Gemma Mortlock. Stephanie kept it clean and simple with a single layer card enhanced with score lines. The image is colored with colored pencil. Don't you love how the eyes pop?

Holley used "Postulation" drawn by company co-owner Chesney Young. Holley used repeated scallops and some buttons with a sideways sentiment. Nice card, it made me think! LOL


Terri used "Happy Tweetmas!" by artist Diane Carubia. Terri created an embossed background and lightly sanded it to highlight the embossing. Those diecut bells are really cool too.


Pat used "Fall Fairy" by new Squigglefly artist, Rachel Goble. Pat used several color blocks, metallic leaves and flourish diecuts. What a great sentiment from Trader Joe's (a natural foods supermarket). Pat and her husband recently celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary- congratulations!


Debbie used "Angel with Bouquet" by artist Inger Harding. Debbie used Stickles glitter glue for glitz and white flocking for the coat collar. Don't you like the glow around the angel?

Tammy used "Autumn Wind" by new Squigglefly artist, Gemma Mortlock. I was so fascinated by Tammy's card that I asked her how she made it. Tammy used metallic paint to stamp the swirls and after it dried she shaded the background with Distress Ink. Then she printed the digital image on the decorated cardstock and then "watercolored" the image with Distress Ink. Great mystical/ dreamlike quality, Tammy.

And finally, Heather (that's me) used "Stuck Santa" by artist Diane Carubia. The white textured cardbase was spritzed with green metallic mist and then gray ink was sponged over a stencil. A fast background that is different every time.

***Please take a look at the challenge rules- we updated them recently*** We realize that many people don't have blogs, but instead participate in our challenges using on-line galleries and we love that you are helping us spread the word about Squigglefly! However, many of the galleries require passwords and not all of us at Squigglefy belong to every gallery or group. To help us make sure we don't miss your artwork, we are asking that if you do use an online gallery that you leave us a comment on the challenge post. That way we'll be sure to have a member of the Squigglefly team who is a member of that gallery (SCS, CDAC, PCP, etc) can validate your entry.

1) If you up-load your creation to any on-line photo galleries, please use SFC123 for your keywords when loading your creation photo there.
1b) please leave a comment on the challenge blog post so that someone from Squigglefly can validate your entry for the prize.
2) You don't *have* to include a Squigglefly image on your creation, but in order to qualify for the prize you will need to use one! You can also combine SF images with non-SF images to qualify! Don't have one? There are several FREEBIES you can grab!
3) You have one week to complete the challenge and it will close Sunday evening. The winner will be announced at the same time the new challenge post comes up...so be sure to check back EVERY Monday to see if you are a winner!
4) Please leave a direct link to your entry in the comments below. The our linking tool works sporadically and we don't want to miss your project! (No back-linking please!)

Squigglefly Challenge #121 - SFC121 - SAYING THANKS!

What are you grateful for?
Congratulations to the winner of last week's FACE YOUR FEARS challenge:

The winner is Michelle B!

Congratulations, Michelle!

Please contact Holly for your image.

Thanks for joining the challenge!

To win you must use a Squigglefly image.

Freebies are available on the Squigglefly website.

Thanks to everyone who participated last week's challenge
(but we would love to see even more players)!

We can't wait to see your projects for this week!

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Here's this week's challenge:

SFC121- SAYING THANKS

Create a thank you note or other way of expressing gratitude!
The holidays are fast approaching- show your family, friends, teachers,
neighbors, church family that you appreciate them.

Now go make something!

This week, we have a guest designer joining us, Kathy Bradley. Kathy won a Squigglefly challenge earlier this summer and we invited her to join us for this week's challenge.
Thanks for joining us Kathy!

Kathy used "Thank You Tree" by artist Michelle Bertuzzi. Look at how she added color to the tree. I love the combo of patterned paper and the graceful drape of the leafy swirl. Well done!

And now for the creations from my team, Heather's Headliners:

Peggy used "Dotted Circle Sentiments" by artist Jess Holland. This card is so elegant with the dainty print, fluffy bow and pearl accents. Lovely!

Terri used "Cottage Window" by design team member and Squigglefly artist, Deena Perreault. Look at how Terri added brick walls and a texture shutter to the cottage. So homey!

Stephanie used "Heartful Wreath" by artist Lynne Stansbery. I love how it is colored and the touch of elegance with the white embossedbackground. Stephanie mentioned she made this card for Breast Cancer Awareness but I could see this versatile image used for Christmas and Valentine's Day as well.

Pat got a little saucy with "Badonkadonk" by Squigglefly co-owner Chesney Young. I can tell Pat had fun making this card just by looking at it! Look at how she paper pieced the dress with marble paper- it looks a lot like fabric. Ooh La La!

Holley used "Eat Beef" by artist Brian Lock. Holley fussy cut the sign and added a border to make a really cute Thanksgiving card. I promise I won't call PETA!

Debbie used "Angelipooch" by artist Crissy Armstrong. Love those shiny wings and the puffy clouds in the sky. This card is a loving tribute to her beloved family pet whom they lost this week. We're all thinking of you and your family, Debbie.

Tammy used "Apple Season" by Deena Perreault. I love the Autumn feel from the perfectly colored apples to the background paper and twine. Anybody else craving an apple?

Heather (that's me) used "Dotted Circle Sentiments" by artist Jess Holland. I went outside the box (bad joke) and made a box and embellished with lots of stars.

Thanks for viewing our creations. Now get off the computer and go make something to share with us!

***Please take a look at the challenge rules- we updated them recently*** We realize that many people don't have blogs, but instead participate in our challenges using on-line galleries and we love that you are helping us spread the word about Squigglefly! However, many of the galleries require passwords and not all of us at Squigglefy belong to every gallery or group. To help us make sure we don't miss your artwork, we are asking that if you do use an online gallery that you leave us a comment on the challenge post. That way we'll be sure to have a member of the Squigglefly team who is a member of that gallery (SCS, CDAC, PCP, etc) can validate your entry.
1) If you up-load your creation to any on-line photo galleries, please use SFC121 for your keywords when loading your creation photo there.
1b) please leave a comment on the challenge blog post so that someone from Squigglefly can validate your entry for the prize.
2) You don't *have* to include a Squigglefly image on your creation, but in order to qualify for the prize you will need to use one! You can also combine SF images with non-SF images to qualify! Don't have one? There are several FREEBIES you can grab!
3) You have one week to complete the challenge and it will close Sunday evening. The winner will be announced at the same time the new challenge post comes up...so be sure to check back EVERY Monday to see if you are a winner!
4) Please leave a direct link to your entry in the comments below. The our linking tool works sporadically and we don't want to miss your project! (No back-linking please!)

Think gratitude- a thank you note or other way of expressing gratitude

Squigglefly Challenge #119 - SFC119 - YIPES STRIPES

Happy Columbus Day to our US friends!

Welcome to our new challenge!

Congratulations to the winner of last week's paper piecing challenge:
The winner is Anne!

Congratulations, Anne!

Please contact Holly for your image.

Thank you for participating in the Squigglefly Challenge last week.

To win you must use a Squigglefly image.

Freebies are available on the Squigglefly website.

Thanks to everyone who participated last week's challenge (but we would love to see more players)!

We can't wait to see your projects for this week!

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Now... onto THIS week's challenge:

SFC119- YIPES STRIPES

Use stripes somewhere on your card.

They can be part of the image, background paper or an embellishment.
Show us your creativity and have fun!

This week, my team, Squigglefly's Heather's Headliners
created the following for your inspiration:

Terri used "Nerd Boy Skeleton"by artist Marlene S. (you'll see her name several times today). Terri cleverly created a whole scene worthy of the Addam's family. Fantastic details like the fence and a popped up pumpkin. Boo!

Tammy chose "Nerd Girl Witch" by artist Marlene S. Check out the cool toned stripes and the angled sentiment with stars. What lovely coloring- so many shades of purple.

Holley showed off "Nerdy Cat Girl" by artist Marlene S (again). Notice the neutral with a splash of orange color palette and the sideways sentiment.

Debbie used "Hugs" by Angela Donato and the accompanying "Sending you Hugs" sentiment by Jess Holland. What beautiful coloring and such soft colors. Aren't the flowers, fussy cut sentiment feminine and sweet and perfect for the image?

Peggy used "Nerdy Girl Witch" by you guessed it- Marlene S. Very cool crisscrossed ribbon and a sparkly vertical sentiment.

Stephanie used "Shy Bear- Caring Bear" by artist Lynne Stansbery. I love the contrast of the papers and did you notice the messages of hope on the white layer?

Pat used "Witch on a Pumpkin" created by artist Jackie Matthews. Don't miss how Pat fussy cut the main image so it looks like the bat are flying and the vines are growing! Love the added touch of glitz on the hat band and broom too.

***Please take a look at the challenge rules- we updated them recently*** We realize that many people don't have blogs, but instead participate in our challenges using on-line galleries and we love that you are helping us spread the word about Squigglefly! However, many of the galleries require passwords and not all of us at Squigglefy belong to every gallery or group. To help us make sure we don't miss your artwork, we are asking that if you do use an online gallery that you leave us a comment on the challenge post. That way we'll be sure to have a member of the Squigglefly team who is a member of that gallery (SCS, CDAC, PCP, etc) can validate your entry.

1) If you up-load your creation to any on-line photo galleries, please use SFC119 for your keywords when loading your creation photo there.
1b) please leave a comment on the challenge blog post so that someone from Squigglefly can validate your entry for the prize.
2) You don't *have* to include a Squigglefly image on your creation, but in order to qualify for the prize you will need to use one! You can also combine SF images with non-SF images to qualify! Don't have one? There are several FREEBIES you can grab!
3) You have one week to complete the challenge and it will close Sunday evening. The winner will be announced at the same time the new challenge post comes up...so be sure to check back EVERY Monday to see if you are a winner!
4) Please leave a direct link to your entry in the comments below. The our linking tool works sporadically and we don't want to miss your project! (No back-linking please!)

Thanks for joining us for this week's challenge. We're looking forward to seeing your striped creations

Squigglefly Challenge #117 - SFC117 - FLORAL FANTASY

Time for another new challenge!

Before we officially start this week's challenge, we would like to announce the winner for last week's sketch challenge.

Sketchy Sketchy challenge winner is Dawn

Congratulations Dawn! (Woo Hoo!)
Dawn, please contact Holly for your image.

Thank you for participating in the Squigglefly Challenge last week.

To win you must use a Squigglefly image.
Remember- we have freebies available on the Squigglefly website.

Thanks to everyone who participated last week's sketch challenge! We can't to see your projects for this week!

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Speaking of this week's challenge THIS week's challenge:
FLORAL FANTASY

We use flowers to celebrate births, weddings, proms and just to say "I love you".
Show us how you can use flowers on your project (image or embellishment).

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This week the Headliners rose (pun intended) to the occasion and shared their blossoming talent with us.

Tammy used "Twin Dollies" from artist Lulu Lancaster. I love the combination of this image with the vintage text background and felt flowers. Don't miss the detail on the leaves!

Stephanie used the sentiment "Friends are Flowers in the Garden of Life" by artist Nina Brackett. I love the elegance and the ribbon flower is fabulous. Be sure to check out an inside peek of the card on Stephanie's blog.
Terri used "Blind Date" by artist Marlene Shaw. I'm humming the "Mystery Date" song from the 1960's as I'm laughing at the fabulous modern sentiment. I'm loving the shiny glasses too.

Pat used "Nerdy Girl Devil" by our own design team lead, Marlene Shaw. I was gobsmacked when I saw how she had cleverly added Halloween into this floral challenge. Love all those touches of texture.

Jill used "This Old Front Porch" by perennial Squigglefly favorite, Lynne Stansbury. Jill set the scene for a summer's day with this clean and simple card.

Holley got a little naughty with "Fake Hooter" from (again) artist Marlene Shaw. Holley framed her subject and added some fabulous flowers with faux jeweled centers. Just think of what kind of sentiment Holley added inside...

Debbie used "Bloom with Happiness" from artist Lynne Stansbery. I love how the text is overlaid across the focal image. Look at all the shapes she used too- really nice!

Peggy used "Cottage Window" drawn by our Marvelous design team member, Deena Perreault. I love the monochromatic color scheme and the clean lines.

Heather (that's me!) used "Happy Everything" by artist Nina Brackett. Shout out to my Mom- Happy Birthday! Photo credit to my 11 year old daughter (who wouldn't let me 'borrow' my digital camera).

***Please take a look at the challenge rules- we updated them recently*** We realize that many people don't have blogs, but instead participate in our challenges using on-line galleries and we love that you are helping us spread the word about Squigglefly! However, many of the galleries require passwords and not all of us at Squigglefy belong to every gallery or group. To help us make sure we don't miss your artwork, we are asking that if you do use an online gallery that you leave us a comment on the challenge post. That way we'll be sure to have a member of the Squigglefly team who is a member of that gallery (SCS, CDAC, PCP, etc) can validate your entry. 1) If you up-load your creation to any on-line photo galleries, please use SFC117 for your keywords when loading your creation photo there.
1b) please leave a comment on the challenge blog post so that someone from Squigglefly can validate your entry for the prize.
2) You don't *have* to include a Squigglefly image on your creation, but in order to qualify for the prize you will need to use one! You can also combine SF images with non-SF images to qualify! Don't have one? There are several FREEBIES you can grab!
3) You have one week to complete the challenge and it will close Sunday evening. The winner will be announced at the same time the new challenge post comes up...so be sure to check back EVERY Monday to see if you are a winner!
4) Please leave a direct link to your entry in the comments below. The our linking tool works sporadically and we don't want to miss your project! (No back-linking please!)

Thanks for joining us for this week's challenge. We're looking forward to seeing your floral creations.