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Friday 15 March 2024

MARCH Challenge REMINDER #20 The Cat In The Hat

The challenge this month is The Cat in the Hat

Here's a cute card I made using the book as inspiration! Just look at his cute hat!!!

This is the inside of the card!
If you have a Cricut and you'd like to try this card, click HERE!

Get your thinking hat on and make something using the book as inspiration!!!

Friday 1 March 2024

MARCH Challenge #20 The Cat In The Hat

 This month, the book is this wonderful story!!


There are three wonderful guest designers this month!!

Hello friends!  My name is Vicki and I'm thrilled to be a guest on here!  I've been paper crafting for several years and have enjoyed creating cards.  I also love to create art journals, make mixed media projects as well as many other crafty things!  My husband retired a few years ago and we enjoy our time together as we try and get some traveling time as much as we can.   I've always enjoyed reading and had many favorite books as a child.  This is a fun challenge to combine two things that I enjoy together!  I hope you can stop by and visit my blog Stamped Smiles!

I am recently retired.
Still not enough time in the day for things I want to do!
I live in Southern BC, Canada with my mom.
I volunteer in town; spend the rest of my time looking after the meals, house & yard.
I find time each day to craft; I like entering different challenges. Most times they are a CHALLENGE! I learn new techniques and a LOT of them make me think outside my comfort zone!
I am honored to be a guest designer for Once Upon A Time.

Hello, artisans!!! I've been dabbling in different fine arts and practical arts since age six when I started piano lessons! I took 9 years of weekly lessons!! At age 10 I added clarinet and bass clarinet but haven't played since high school. At age nine my arts and crafts, culinary, and sewing skills began. My mom was very supportive to have me try all sorts like making candles, cross-stitch, liquid embroidery, decoupage, flower arranging, etc. And she believed in helping her in the kitchen prepping and cleaning for meals. In high school and college I was an active member of yearbook staffs and I think that is part of the reason why I love blog posting my paper-crafted creations. Thanks very much Deanne for this opportunity to be a Guest Designer!

...and here's my project.

Let the story theme, the cover, the layout of the cover, the color scheme (USUALLY not just one color, unless the story permits it!) inspire you to get creative!!!

Here are the Tops for Challenge #19!


#1 Scrappyhorses (Katrina)

#2 Jose

Well, there were only 2 entries but they were awesome so I am offering you both the badge and also you two are invited to be a guest designer, if you choose. 
My email address is deannerc66ATgmail.com (change the AT to @), or use the CONTACT DEANNE in the sidebar, so please contact me because I would love for you to join me next challenge!!

Looking forward to seeing you and your friends participate in our new challenge! Let's see where your creativity takes you!! Please be sure to let me know how the book inspired you!

REMEMBER, you have to use the book/ cover/theme as inspiration.

This is NOT an "anything goes" challenge.

I HAVE to be able to see HOW the book inspired your creation. Thanks!!


1. PLEASE do not back-link. Your projects MUST be new.

2. You can create ANY kind of craft project you like.

3. Please, if it is unclear how you were inspired by the book, let us know.

4. You can enter each challenge up to 5 times, using different projects.

5. Challenge will be posted at the beginning of the month, on the 1st.

6. This challenge is just for FUN!! So, above all, have fun!

7. Top 3/5 will have the opportunity to be guest designer!!


This challenge starts on MARCH 1st at 12 AM and ends at 9 PM on MARCH 31st.(Newfoundland time)

*Please note, entries that do not follow the theme, colors, layout and/or patterns or entries that do not link back to the blog challenge post will not be chosen as a favorite and may be removed.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter