Allsorts challenge blog

Saturday, 15 March 2025

Challenge 819 💐

Good morning, it's Lynn here with the new challenge for the next two weeks.

I've chosen an optional theme of

FEMININE

There is so much scope with this theme as the DT have demonstrated brilliantly below. But if you want to you can always use the Anything Goes option if you wish to.

We have two prizes from Stamp Addicts, stamps and stencils

Here's what the DT made using the theme Feminine.

Lynn

Brenda

Using Stamp Addicts Spring Flowers, Believe sentiments, Amazing Glaze and 7cm Addictions

Using Stamp Addicts Floral Background, Poppy Wreath and Moments sentiments

Christine

Donna

Ellie

Gail

Helen

Liz

Lynne

Sarah

Val

I'll be back in two weeks to announce my top 7 picks.

Friday, 14 March 2025

Challenge 818 Top 7

Hello everyone, Helen here, back with my Top 7 and what a busy fortnight it's been, so many lovely entries to choose from, thanks to everyone who joined in.

Choosing just 7 was so difficult but here they are in order of entry....

No 17 Francesca

No 29 Silke

No 61 Carrie

No 76 Fiona

No 78 Kath

No 100 Carol

No 108 Jane

Well done to you all, please collect your badge to display on your own blogs.

Lynn will be along tomorrow with a new challenge.

Saturday, 1 March 2025

Challenge 818 - CAS

Good morning, Helen here and I'm happy to be introducing my first challenge since joining the Allsorts team, my chosen theme along with the usual Anything Goes is....

CAS

(clean and simple)

It seems to be a theme that lots of us avoid or struggle with so the perfect chance to give it a try, but if not the Anything Goes option is always there, we love seeing all your creations. A gentle reminder to please include details of focal products used, most of you do but a few still forget and have to be marked ineligible.

We have three prizes from Oakwood Direct, an A5 Spring themed stamp set, three stencils and a coordinating Butterfly stamp and die.

The Design Team have been busy and have lots of CAS inspiration to share....

Helen

Brenda

Christine

Donna

Ellie

Gail

Liz

Lynn

Lynne

Sarah

Val

Friday, 28 February 2025

Challenge 817 ~ Shades of Blue - Top 7

Good evening, it's Liz here with my Top 7 for the Shades of Blue/Anything Goes Challenge. There were so many beautiful entries to choose from, with many of you choosing to use the Shades of Blue option. It wasn't an easy decision, but here are my Top 7.

No 4 Eve

No 9 Sarn

No 48 Margreet

No 55 Deb Horst

No 67 Cynthia O

No 74 Bunny Hoyle

No 78 Denise Bryant

Congratulations to you all. Please collect your Top 7 badge from the sidebar to display on your own blogs. Helen will be back in the morning with a new Allsorts Challenge.

Challenge 816 and 817 winners

Good afternoon, it's time to announce our winners again after a month of beautiful cards and creativity, our thanks to each and every one of you for joining us.

But before we have an announcement which has been prompted by yet more increases in postal rates and changes to Customs requirement specifically USA and Australia. So we are very reluctantly no longer shipping physical prizes to those destinations. We are so very sorry about this but hope you will understand and we of course hope you will still join in and share your lovely creations as all entries are eligible for Top 7 selection.

The lucky winners as selected by Random Org:

Week 816 (A&C) ~~no 155 Susan~~ (10/3 unclaimed/re-drawn), ~~no 68 Valerija~~ and

~~no 45 Ellen~~ (10/3 unclaimed/re-drawn)

Challenge 817 (Lavinia) ~~no 112 Tina and no 23 Hilary~~

Congratulations everyone, please mail me by Friday 7th March with your full name and postal address. Any prize unclaimed by that date will either be re-drawn and new winners notified direct or returned to the prize box.

Winners outside the UK: Prizes are always sent as gifts, but Customs fees may be added in your own Country, this is out of out control so by claiming your prize you are accepting responsibility for any fees and we cannot assist should this happen.

Pop back later to see Liz's Top 7 choices.

Saturday, 15 February 2025

Challenge 817 🔷🩵

Good morning, it's Liz here with a new theme for this fortnight's Allsorts Challenge. I've chosen the theme of.....

SHADES OF BLUE

It would be lovely to see our challenge blog flooded with creations in shades of blue. Will you use blue inks, blue die cuts, blue embellishments or perhaps you have some blue patterned papers just waiting to be used. If blue is not your colour, there is always the theme of Anything Goes. Please remember a short explanation of products used is required to be eligible for prizes and top picks.

Two prizes of Lavinia Stamps and stencil (photos not to scale). Please note, we (Lavinia) cannot provide exchanges/replacements/refunds for any products received through this third-party giveaway.