Week 236 - Anything but Christmas

Good Morning Crafters,

Welcome to another week at Allsorts Challenge.  Thankyou to everyone who took part in last week's challenge and well done to the winner and the top 3! Pop over to the Allsorts Challenge Blog to check if you were one of these lucky crafters if you haven't checked already.

This week it is my turn (Jo) to host the Challenge and I have decided that it is time that we chose

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ANYTHING BUT CHRISTMAS !!!

for this weeks theme.

We would like to see a project that has anything but a Christmas theme.  I love Christmas but I have been making cards for workshops and samples for TV since May and I feel that it is the right time to have a little of something else to show people.  Do you agree?!!

Our lovely sponsor this week is ~

Digistamp

DigiStamp Boutique offers a wide range of digi images designed by Sally-Ann Hancock. My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.

Our Design Team have left some inspiration to get you started with some ideas for the Challenge.

Brenda

Helene

Jo

Sarah

                                                                                  

Tracy


Tracy Mouse

Wendy




I hope that you have lots of ideas from these great samples and would like to join in the Challenge this week for our great prize.

Pop back to the blog on Friday to check out the winners and top 3.

Week 235 winners

Hello all you crafty Peeps, what a great weeks it's been again with lots of wonderful entries for our Christmas Carol/Song theme, thank you all so very much for joining us and making it such a super week.

So I will get straight to it and announce this weeks winners as chosen by Random Org:

The images from DigiDarla..............

Tracy

And the prize from Crafty Ribbons..............

Lindyloo

Please both mail me (Lindyloo I will need your postal addy as well) so I can get your prizes sorted.

And our Top 5 favourites this week are:

Loretta

Such a lovely traditional feel

Sharon

Crisp and elegant

Mau

Lovely ink work

Andrea and Clarissa

Quite delightful

Berit

A perfect Christmas angel

Super work everyone, please all collect our sidebar buttons to wear on your own blogs.

Our very own Jo will be along with a brand new challenge bright and early tomorrow.

Week 235 - Inspired by Christmas song or Carol

Hello everyone and welcome to a brand new challenge here at Allsorts, the theme this week was chosen by Catherine who is taking a little sabbatical so we really miss her but are hoping she will be back with us in the Spring, so here is her theme.....................

Inspired by a Carol or Christmas Song

I'm sure you will all have lots of favourites for this one and we look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your projects (and lots of singing along with crafting please!!!!!) and please do remember to tell us in your post which carol or song you have followed.

We have two super sponsors this week..................

DigiDarla is the brain child of Kim Eskola and her daughter Emilea and both enjoy creating and when the idea of creating digital stamps came up, it sounded like the most wonderful way to earn ever! The stamps you will find in the store and on this site come from our art as well as a few family friends that help to digitize so we can keep up. They are offering one lucky winner five images of their choice.

Crafty Ribbons

Crafty Ribbons is a ribbon emporium, we are passionate about ribbons and want to share our fantastic ribbons with others. Our range of Christmas ribbons is second to none. Remember when we only used ribbons to add a bow to our hair, or tie up a birthday parcel ? Ribbons are now a "must-have" for all types of craft. Whether your project requires satin, sheer, silk, grosgrain, gingham or polka dot ribbon we have them all! Lots and lots of different colours in a range of widths. Need a little bit of ribbon inspiration - then have a look at our projects on our blog,or visit our Inspiration blog,or maybe join in with us at our Challenge blog. Go on, have a look... It's worth it ! The prize from them is a collection of lovely ribbons

Now for some fabulous inspiration from our Design Team, please do visit their blogs to see more.

Brenda
We Three Kings

Helene
using Caroling kids from sponsor

Jo

 

Oh Little Town of Bethlehem

Sarah

Santa Claus is Coming to Town using Santa Claus 5 from Digi Darla Designs

Tracy
Using snowflake image from DigiDarla

Tracy Mouse
Using DigiDarla's Carolling Kids  - Merry Christmas 

Wendy
Hark The Herald Angels Sing

They are all fabulous I am sure you will all agree and we would love for you to come and join in with us this week. I will see you again on Friday with the winners and Top 5 favourites. 

Bring on the Bling - Winner and Top 5

Hi All

Thanks to all of you who entered this weeks challenge with your sparkly creations.

Our winner of the My Heart Pieces  hearts pieces prize is 21 Kimberley 

Our winner of the prize from Whiff of Joy of Joy is 133 Caroline - Kiss 

Please contact Brenda using the address on the sidebar to redeem your prize

  

Our top five this weeks are as follows, please display the blinkie with pride

30 Angel - with this gorgeous sweetie filled box 

73 paper profusion with this sparkly winter scene

2 Tracy love the colours and embellishments on this one

143 Marina really adorable owls

153 Claire I love this unique creation

See you tomorrow for a new challenge