Week 583/54 - Make it Masculine

Good morning, Tracy Mouse here at Allsorts, and here I am with this weeks new theme. Please remember to check out the post below to see if you were  picked to be in our top 5. This challenge will run for two weeks so extra time for you to join in with us.

So this fortnight I have picked the theme:-

******Make It Masculine******

We would like to see anything that relates to male creations, there's a lot of scope so please do follow the theme.  Here is this prize for this challenge:-

Chocolate Baroque Harmony Tree 

Chocolate Baroque will be showcasing some exciting new stamps on Hochanda TV on Tuesday 4th August at 10am and 3pm. Lesley will also be on our screens on Sunday 16th August with a new Craftalong, the kit for that show is available to purchase with a £5 discount from Hochanda here.

                

Chocolate Baroque is a small independent art and craft company, based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley and David Wharton. 

We design our own range of natural rubber art stamps from Sue's hand drawn originals, complemented by old original drawings and typography from Lesley.  The rubber stamps are made in house, by David, to our very exacting quality standards. And nothing gets past his eagle eye!

Here is what the team have created to inspire you:-

Brenda
Using Chocolate Baroque Catching Dreams, Do Right Always and Hold On

Ellie

Helene

Kath

Lynn

Mervi

Tracy Mouse

Using Chocolate Baroque - Do Right Always

Using Chocolate Baroque - Do right Always

Wendy

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Winners of Flowers All Over

Good evening, Mervi here to announce the winner and top 5 of Flowers All Over - fortnight.
Thank you so much for your fabulous and beautiful entries. We have enjoyed; I've tried to visit you all with a few words.

Prize comes from Chocolate Baroque.                                    

                               

                                 Limited edition Fragrant Honeysuckle stamp   

Winner is drawn with Random.org.

  ***** no. 117 Marina   ******

Congrats, please mail  Brenda by Thursday 6th August, so she can send your prize.

Here's the TOP 5 in order of entry:

9. Cimbacreativefun

42. Dawn Pauley

59. My Other World

80. Stempelgedöns

106. Pöydänkulmalla näpertelijä

Congrats, please collect our Top 5 badge or winner badge to display on your own blogs.

Thank you and welcome again tomorrow Tracy starts a new challenge;-))m

Allsorts 581/582 - Flowers all Over

Happy Saturday, it's time for a new Allsorts Challenge! DT Mervi here, it's my time to start the summer season and one challenge goes on two weeks. My theme is

" Flowers All Over". 

I think we are going to have a beautiful fortnight. Welcome to join in! Happy summertime! Prize comes from Chocolate Baroque.                                    

                               

                                 Limited edition Fragrant Honeysuckle stamp                

                 

Chocolate Baroque is a small independent art and craft company, based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley and David Wharton.

We design our own range of natural rubber art stamps from Sue's hand drawn originals, complemented by old original drawings and typography from Lesley.  The rubber stamps are made in house, by David, to our very exacting quality standards. And nothing gets past his eagle eye!

Here's the samples from fabulous Design Team for your inspiration:

Brenda
Using Chocolate Baroque Wish Flower, Just Butterflies, and Make Your Mark

Using Chocolate Baroque Poppy Ledger

 Ellie

Helene
 
Kath

Lynn
 

Mervi

Tracy Mouse

Wendy

This challenge goes on from 18th to 31st July, have fun;-))m

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I spy winners

Hello everyone, it has certainly been a very busy week and I can see there have been some wonderful entries. Normally I try to visit all entries but I failed miserably and afraid I've not visited any of you as I have been rather poorly for a couple of weeks.

But Tracy who did my post last week and all of the team have done an excellent job keeping things ticking over and I would like to say a big thank you, what a great team you are. So hands up that I am picking this weeks Top 5 based purely on your entry photos and Random Org., has selected the winner as usual and the lucky winner of the beautiful limited edition Chocolate Baroque stamps is...............

No 120 Vicky (not claimed by 28/7 so back into the prize box) well done, please mail me by Thursday 23rd July so I can send your prize.

And now for my Top 5 in order of entry.............

No 10 Christine 'B' for Butterfly

No 20 Anke 'B' for Birds

No 68 Janis 'B' for Babushka

No 109 Amelia, 'B' for Beach, Boy and Bucket

No 124  Glennis 'B' for Bees

Well done everyone, please collect our Top 5 badge to display on your own blogs.

Mervi will be along tomorrow with a new challenge.

Week 580 - I spy with my little eye something beginning with 'B'

Good morning, and welcome Brenda here at Allsorts.  I am here with this weeks new theme. Please remember to check out the post below to see if you were  picked to be in our top 5

So this week I have picked the theme

******I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With B******

We would like to see things on your creation that begin with the letter B, so that could be a whole range of things like, Butterflies, Bicycles, Balloons and much, much more.  However we would appreciate it if you could make your 'B' the focal point and mention in your description what your 'B' is please.   

Here is the fabulous prize that is on offer:-  Limited edition Butterfly Tree stamp

                                                                   

Chocolate Baroque is a small independent art and craft company, based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley and David Wharton. 

We design our own range of natural rubber art stamps from Sue's hand drawn originals, complemented by old original drawings and typography from Lesley.  The rubber stamps are made in house, by David, to our very exacting quality standards. And nothing gets past his eagle eye!

But please do still share your wonderful creations with us, we love to pop by your blogs and see what you have made for our theme.

Here is what the team have created to inspire you:-

Brenda

B is for Butterflies, Black, Blue and Bright
Using Chocolate Baroque Essence of Nature (which includes Butterfly Tree)

B is for Butterflies, Blooms, Blue and Blobs

Using Chocolate Baroque Butterfly/Floral Multibuy, Pretty Poppies, Patchwork Butterfly and Wild Meadow 

Ellie

B for Bicycle, Berret, Basket, Blossoms and Bricks

Helene
B is for Butterflies, Bloom, Brown, Button and Bow

Kath

B is for Basket, Blossoms and Bloom

Lynn

B is for Basket and basket embossed background

Mervi

Bows, basket, butterfly

Tracy Mouse
Using Chocolate Baroque Butterfly Mind
B is for Butterflies, Bluebells and Blue skies

Wendy
B is for Boat and Bear

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Winner and top five for our challenge Summertime

Nr 8 Sue

Hi there, Helene here to announce the winner and top five for our challenge Summertime. I want to thank you all for your warm and lovely entries but we have to pick out some winners. Mr Random gets to select the winner of the stamp from Chocolate Baroque

Warm congratulations. Please e-mail Brenda (info on the sidebar) and claim your prize before Thursday July 16th (not claimed by 28th July so back into the prize box).

And I get to pick out the top five entries. Not an easy job but here they are, in order of entry:

nr 7. Chris

Nr 24. Rosina

nr 27. Little fairy birthday

nr 67. Christy Sugiarto

nr 82. jootje

Wonderful creations! Grats and feel free to help yourself to the badge from our sidebar. Tomorrow Brenda will be here to give you our new theme, don't miss it.