Challenge 852 🐝 🌺 🐦‍⬛

Hello everyone, Ellie here, it's my turn to host and bring you a new optional theme for the next two weeks. I hope you are able to join us for this challenge. The optional theme I selected is..........

Bees, Blooms and/or Birds

(or Anything Goes)

We would love to see all your crafty makes (up to 5 per entrant) whether you follow the theme or use the Anything Goes option.

Please remember, to be eligible you must provide name/makes of products used on your entry (our rules explain why), if missing entries will not be included in winner/Top 7 selections.

Our prize for this challenge is the stamp set above, Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Glorious Bouquet stamp set available from Buddly Crafts. 

And here is what we made to inspire you, first up our guest designer:

Silke

Ellie

Using Penny Black  Posted Die Set

Brenda

Using Tim Holtz Botanical Elements and French Garden

Using Lavinia Loomweavers Collection

Christine

Donna

Gail

Liz

Lynn

Lynne

Sarah

Val

To find out more about each project simply visit the links above. We would love to hear from you!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 851 Top 7

Good evening, Brenda back with the Top 7 from my Anything Goes from the Garden theme which attracted some beautiful entries to inspire us all, many thanks to everyone who took the time to join us. 

Loving all things floral means my task was difficult and I did actually have eight but the gallery source of one would not allow a download so it is just seven.

No 25 Christine

Striking black and yellow

No 31 Margreet

Beautiful Wisteria

No 38 Diny

Spring Blooms

No 43 Rosi

Peaceful Garden

No 108 Sarn

Fairies at the end of the garden

No 114 Alice

Lovely Vintage vibes

No 115 Denise

Bright pops of colour

And from that list I have selected no 43 Rosi who I hopes will join us as our Guest Designer for challenge 854 on 18th July, please mail us by Friday 15th April to learn all about our theme for that challenge.

Well done to you all, please collect your badges to display on your own blogs. Winners from this challenge can be found on the post below.

Ellie will be along tomorrow with a new challenge and hope to see you all again for her theme.

Challenge 851 winners

We have our winners for challenge 851 which has some lovely entries, thank you all for joining us.

There are two winner as selected by Random Org., who are no 8 Alice and no 40 Jane.

  

Congratulations to you both, please mail us by Friday 26th June with your full names and postal address, prizes unclaimed by that date will be forfeited. Overseas winners, before claiming please read our rules and prizes pages and consider the information before claiming as we cannot help after prizes are shipped. 

I'll be back later with my Top 7 from the challenge.

Challenge 851

Good morning everyone, Brenda here with a new theme for the next two weeks which is....

Anything Goes from the Garden

Gardens are in full bloom in many parts of the World so I hope this will provide inspiration for our theme, but Anything Goes is always there, we love seeing your entries whichever route you choose. Please remember, to be eligible you must provide name/makes of products used on your entry (our rules explain why), if missing, entries will not be included in winner/Top 7 selections.

Our prize is three die sets from Oakwood Direct, plus an extra floral stamp set from AALL and Create

A wonderful display of garden inspiration to set you on your way starting with a beautiful Butterfly card from our Guest Designer Guri....

Brenda

Christine

Donna

Ellie

Gail 

Liz

Lynn

Lynne

Sarah

Val

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Top 14! for our 17th Birthday challenge 850

Hi everyone, Lynn here back with my top picks for the 17th Birthday challenge. Thanks so much to everyone that entered, we have enjoyed seeing your creativity.

As we had so many entries and it's a special occasion, I have indulged myself with picking 14 picks - twice as many as usual! I could still have picked more lol! Out of my Top 14 the crafter selected to join us as a Guest Designer for Challenge 853 on 4th July is #12 Cynthia O. We do hope you will join us. Please mail us before Friday 12th June to learn more about our theme for that challenge. Here are  my picks in order of entry...

11 Di

12 Cynthia O 

13 Denise Bryant 

19 Sarah R

26  Aartje 

67 Dora 

94 Carrie Sheridan

134 Darnell 

138 Rosi 

149 Blankina

156 Creative Em 

160 JanR

161 Jeni Mc

#171 Shaz

Congratulations to everyone. Do please collect your badge from the side bar to display on your own blogs.

Brenda will be here tomorrow with a new challenge theme.