Unique Crafters Challenge #7 ~ Anything Goes

 

Wow! It's hard to believe that we're already going into the eighth month at Unique Crafters! I remember their first month. I made a stacked set of wedding boxes that formed a wedding cake and entered it in Lollipop Crafts Challenge Blog. While perusing through the other entries (yeah, I do look at the other entries), I found Carol and her blog, CMDesign, and noticed that she entered her beautiful card in Unique Crafters Challenge #1. I'd never heard of this challenge blog, so I clicked on the link and, WOW! I was so impressed! This was their first challenge and they were awesome! The whole blog blew me away! I liked their ideas and where they wanted to go with this brand new challenge blog. Needless to say, I entered. I was just so excited to find such a fab blog. I had no idea I would win! But, I DID! I won a BIG prize (and I'm still having so much fun with all the goodies!).
I continued to enter every month. There wasn't one challenge that I missed.
The beginning of May brought the opportunity for me to be a Guest Designer! Oh happy day! After that I got to stay on full time and the rest is history! Every month I get to include my creations with some of the best crafters on the planet! It's such an honor. Thanks to everyone at Unique Crafters Challenge Blog for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful blog!
And, it just keeps getting better. We have some changes in the works; new categories, lots of fabulous prizes, contests liked you've never seen! I can't wait. This month we're going all out and you won't want to miss it!

Big Chance Giveaway Contest

I'm so excited to announce the Big Chance Giveaway Contest for September at the Unique Crafters Challenge Blog. You will have over 20 chances to win great prize packages when you enter this month.

The theme for this challenge is: "Anything Goes"

This month is going to be a little bit different. Instead of commenting on the posts our designers will be focused on discovering great new blogs to be highlighted in our Friday spotlight Posts. Also, check back on September 15th for information about the Designers Blog Hop where you will have another chance to win prizes. Remember, with an "Anything Goes" theme you can post up to 3 links with any paper or any digital craft project you have designed during the last three months.

We will be giving away awards for the following categories:

Best Home Decor Project

Best Party Favor

Best Alcohol Marker Colored Image

Best Altered Art Project

Best Digital Craft Project

Overall Favorite Scrapbook

Best Use of Photos on a Scrapbook Page

Best Theme on a Scrapbook Page

Best Color Combination on a Scrapbook Page

Best Simple and Clean Scrapbook Layout

Most Elaborate Layout

Overall Favorite Card

Best Birthday Card

Best Boy Card

Best Color Combination on a Card

Best Simple and Clean Card

Funniest Card

Most Elegant Card

Most Elaborate Card

One Big Grand Prize Winner

Our very generous sponsor for this month's challenge is
Scrapbook Unique
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I just got a new Cricut cartridge, "Over the Hill" and want to share with you the first "little pretty" I made using it. I cut it from pearl cardstock, coated it with Paper Glaze, and added just a bit of sparkle glitter. The Paper Glaze helped give it more body and was an easy way to apply the glitter.

I hope you like it. I had so much fun making it. Now, enter your fab creations and check out what amazing crafts all my DT buddies created for your inspiration!

Supplies used:

Cricut Event Cartridge~"Over the Hill" (mask)

Wild Orchid~ pink roses

Michael's Crafts~ feathers, ribbon, pearl stems, liquid pearls, wooden skewer

Colorbok~ white pearl cardstock

Martha Stewart~ white pearl paint (skewer)

Thermogrip~ hot glue and gun

Fiskars~ paper trimmer

My "little pretty" will be entered in the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations Challenge #178 Bingo (glitter, flowers, ribbon)

Everybody Art Challenge #202 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #91 Sparkle and Shine
Party Time Tuesdays Challenge #83 Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge #52 It's All About the Flora