Week 476/477 - Flowers all over

Hi, here's Mervi to host you the next two weeks - we will be running three two weeks challenges over the busy holiday period to give you more time to join in and also give the DT a little rest.

It's the most blooming time of the year! Welcome to join in our summer challenge, my theme is

 "Flowers all over"

 Our prize will be drawn by random at 27th July from qualified entries, and it comes from:

"My name is Suha and I have created Swedish House Crafts in the second part of 2016. It is a little Swedish online shop with lots of enthusiasm for crafting in a different style, dare to be different. Visit SHC and learn more. I have been professionally crafting since 2008, I gave colouring classes (with Promarkers) in Sweden, had exhibition in 2014, and used to make cards and mixed media mainly. I have a master degree in digital and visual design. Yes, 100% of graphics in the shop are my artwork including the logotype. Because I am not leaving my education, I am using it in my passion for paper crafting in the first place. Great combination as the future is full of plans and surprises, hold on and follow SHC on Facebook and blog, you'll find SHC everywhere."

 Made by Lou for Swedish House Crafts

Thank you Lou and here's the Design Team's fabulous samples:

Brenda

Ellie

Helene

Kath

Mervi

Susan

Tracy Mouse

Tracy is taking a break

Wendy

This summer challenge lasts two weeks to Friday 27th afternoon. Winners are posted in the same evening. 

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In my Garden winners

Good evening and a huuuuuge thank you for all your wonderful garden inspired creations, there were some super entries and many of you thought right outside the box as our Top 5 shows, myself and the Design Team have really enjoyed looking at all your creations this week.

The winners of the Chocolate Baroque stamp as selected by Random Org., is..................

No 18 Mary

Well done Mary, please mail me with your full name and postal addy so I can send your prize.

And here are this weeks Top 5 ................

No 4 Sue 

Fairy magic - we all have them at the bottom of the garden, if we are very quiet 

and look closely we will see them

No 35 Jenny

In the strawberry patch

No 40 Cathy

Over the garden fence

No 63 Meg

Peaceful garden bench

No 72 Christine

Every garden needs a gardeners shed

And we would like to give a special mention to Sonia. Although we felt her dolls house did not quite reflect the 'In my Garden' theme, there is so much love and work in creating her beautiful piece of artwork that we had to share it with you all. 

GDRP prevents us giving a direct links to blogs anymore but it was entry 52 so you can pop over and take a  peek.

Please pop back tomorrow when Mervi will be along with a new challenge and advance notice, for the next few weeks we will be running two week challenges to take us over the holiday period.

Week 475 - In my Garden

A very good morning, Brenda here welcoming you to this weeks challenge and as I'm a floral sort of gal, the theme I have chosen is.....................

********In my Garden********

I want to see lots of lovely flowers and all those things you would find in the garden such as Birds and Bees and Butterflies and even some little critters hiding under the bushes.

And our prize compliments the theme, it's a beautiful floral stamp from Chocolate Baroque called Floral Harmony, I love their stamps but I might be a tad biased!

                          

Chocolate Baroque who are 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 Wharton. Our resident artist, Sue Page, works from her home in Hampshire where she is inspired, amongst other things, by the natural world, botanical art and early 20th century illustration.

We design our own range of natural rubber art stamps from Sue's hand drawn originals, complemented by 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!

As always my team mates have been busy creating lots of inspiration to share with you...........

Brenda
Using Chocolate Baroque Floral Harmony and Words of Inspiration

Using Chocolate Baroque Hanging Flowers and Baroque Corners

Ellie

Helene

Kath

Mervi

Susan

Tracy Mouse

Tracy is on a break

Wendy

Now it's over to you and we are looking forward to seeing all your garden inspired creations.

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Baby animals - winner and top 5

Evening all, it's time to announce our winners of the Baby animal challenge. 

First the winner of the stamp from Rare Earth stamps:

Nr 14 The Start Of The Day

Please contact us before midnight Thursday July 12 via the e-mail addy on top right of the sidebar.

And then our top 5, chosen by the DT-team, in no particular order:

Nr 9 ArtCardBox

Nr 12 Jenny Martin

Nr 15 Anita

Nr 23 Kuni

Nr 25 Debbie M

Congratulations all, feel free to take the winners' badge from our sidebar and display it with pride.

Week 474 - Baby animals

Hi all, Helene here. This week it is my time to host the challenge and I set the theme to Baby animals. It can be any kind of animal as long as it's a baby :). And for those of you who are wondering - a human baby is a no no this time, animal babies only!

We have a stamp from Rare Earth Stamps for a lucky winner this week. Super cute, isn't it!

 

Here's the inspiration from the team:

Brenda

Ellie

Helene

Kath

Mervi

Susan

Tracy Mouse

Wendy

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Sweet Treat Winner & Top 5

Thank you for all the Yummy makes for this weeks challenge. As always it is difficult to pick just 5. The winner of this weeks prize from Marianne Design picked by Random Org goes to...

No.59 2Craft Everyday

Congratulations, please contact Brenda to claim your prize by midnight Thursday 5th July, details in the sidebar. Feel free to take the winners badge for your blog too.

Here are the Top 5 in no particular order

No. 9 Rainey's Craft Room

No.21 The Curly Girl

No. 32 Mariannes Craftroom

No. 56 Karin

No. 3 Inky Fingers

Well done to you all, please take the top 5 badge to add to your blogs

Thank you to you all for joining in and hope you all come back tomorrow when the new challenge hosted by the lovely Helene will be announced.