WT85 - Open a Window
 

This Ways to Use it Challenge was suggested by Carol Sheevel. This week the challenge is to find Ways to Use WINDOWS in your projects. I just love the peekaboo, interactive effect you get with a window but for some reason, I rarely think about using them. There are many ways to incorporate windows into your cards. The easiest is to use a circle or square punch, but you can also use a shape cutter system such as Coluzzle or your xacto knife. The window can be a simple hole, a glitter window, a window in a neat fold, and there are also many types of beaded windows. Also, how about one of those donut windows that have been so popular lately. There are so many ideas...make it as simple or as complex as you wish...but we'd love to see you play along! This challenge is a very open one so I looking forward to seeing lots of creations this week.

Trifold Window - Cambria

Shaker Style Beaded Window - Mona Lisa
Beaded Fruit Window - Labullard
Beaded Window - an old one by myself

Please remember to put WT85 in your keywords section and post a link back here. If you need any help please pm me. I apologize for mostly being MIA these past couple weeks. I really hope to play along this afternoon.

Happy stamping,

All righty. I'm on it. Thanks Julia. Dang that's cute.

Am I second?

Yeah! I was second! Julia, does the wardrobe in the Fashion Statements count as a window? Just wondering...

If it opens or you can peer through it to an inside layer...it's a window!:) Go for it!

Oooh. sounds great!

This looks like fun - I'll get to play later, I hope!

Great challenge Julia. Can't wait to get started.

Oh cool Julia -- will have time this afternoon but at least I get to think about it while I'm sitting in the dentist chair!

You must be a great multi-tasker b/c all I can think about in the dentist's chair is: oh crap that hurts oh crap that hurts how much is this going to cost us oh crap that hurts...

Ouch! Hope it goes well!
J

Cool! Sounds like fun Julia. Can't wait to play after work!

will be a challenging one for me.....I don't do windows.......but.....here goes.....thanks, Julia for taking me over the edge

I love making windows!!!! I'm playing for sure :-)

Hi everyone! well, I guess i am getting off easy on my commitment to myself to do the challenges every day as I already have a couple of window cards.
...darn! I was hoping to get out of raking leaves (in the snow) but I guess i better get to it before the fluffers turn into flurries.

here's my last years Halloween glitter window:

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=29582

I have a winter one around here somewhere, I will upload it to my gallery when I am too pooped to rake any longer:-(

J

Love this challenge
 

:p Made this one last week at a Christmas Card Class. I'm not big on shaker cards, but this is just adorable. Had to share it.
Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with...great challenge Julia..thanks.

Kathy's Snowman Shaker

Julia, what fun! Here's a couple I had in my Christmas samples. I am off to "play" now...

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...395844&cat=508

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...395847&cat=814

okie dokie...maybe today will be a good stamping day;)

Thanks for this challenge. The samples were great. Loved them all. I am trying to have time to make a card today. Still need to do the great SC96 from yesterday. Thanks again, Julia

Cool challenge, Julia. I combined mine with the VSN Pixie Suprise challenge (create your own holiday!)..

So here is:

Happy Play Day!

Peace!

TFL!~

Here's mine. I don't love it, but . . . once I started I had to finish it. Now I need to get busy with my day.

Not thrilled

Mine is just a simple hole!

Woof! It's Christmas

Sounds like fun. Hope I can find some time to play today. Thanks, Julia. Love your beaded window!

Oh yeah! We can do a peek-a-boo window! I want to try that on a card when I get home.

Lunch bell is about to ring. Gotta go!

Here is my card. My little guy actually decided to have a morning nap today so I got it done this morning. This switch to one nap a few weeks ago is REALLY cutting into my stamping time!:( I designed this double window tri-fold card for this challenge....

Double Window Trifold

TFL,

Chicken In Window
 

Chicken In Window


YEAH! I was able to do 2 challenges in a row! Knock on wood...I'm on a roll!

Thanks Julia Here's mine
http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...5899&nocache=1

Grace Window
 

Had a minute and decided to try the challenge. I was shopping at Stamplistic yesterday in Amherst, OH. Saw this window card and it made it all that much easier to do the challenge. Hope the picture transfers well so you can see the window and "shutters" on all sides.
Thanx for the challenge.

GRACE WINDOW

Heres a window card shaker I made a while back....I was going put more shells but they werent small enough and one got stuck so it stayed....I tried to make the one pair of flip flops worn with toe marks can you tell??? TFL!
http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=68848

WT85
 

Thanks, Julia, for another great challenge. This was alot of fun, but time consuming. Oh well, I have one more Christmas card done. Here it is:

Window of Friends

TFL

Ohhh Julia can't wait to get home and play. Thanks for the challenge. Once again it's a great one!

It feels so good to be stamping again! I feel a little rusty though! Here is my card: http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=78862

I have a couple in my gallery..Hopefully I will get to play later today..

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=90220

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=90220

this was fun Julia! thanks!! I'd totally forgotten about this template till I got a newsletter from Verses that had it in it! and then the challenge today... it was meant to be;) hopefully I can make some more time to play!!

winter wonderland

Here's a few more for today's challenge:

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=38662

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=38662

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=38662

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=38662

Here's mine. I went with a shaker card and used chipboard accents as the shaker 'box' Pink Heart Shaker

OK, I'll stop after this post. There is a card already in my gallery using beads around the window. I love framing a window with those little beads!

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=38662

Thanks for a fun challenge, Julia!

Snow Flurries

I have been wanting to make a window for ages. Thanks Julia for the push. Love all the wonderful example cards. Leslierich has some cool samples too. Nancy

I did the packing tape technique on this card for the first time and I like it - thanks for the push, Julia - a new technique on the menu for me!

Miracle of Christmas