Saturday, 1 February 2025

Challenge 816 πŸŽΌπŸ’•

Morning everyone, Gail here with a new challenge, along with the usual Anything Goes I've chosen the theme of....

Romance and/or Music

It's coming up to Valentines Day so the perfect opportunity to share those makes with us. Alternately for an Engagement, Anniversary or Wedding, or maybe Music is your thing so along with Anything Goes there are endless possibilities.

We have three lovely prizes of stamps and stencils (winners will receive random selection from those below) from AALL and Create (February winners will be announced on Friday 28th).
 
  

The Design team have a wonderful display of inspiration to set you on your way....
Using AALL and Create Poetic Lyrics (686) 
Using AALL and Create Rosey Daze (1251), Sent with Love (831) Roadway Vistas (78) and Heart marks the Spot (46)
Using AALL and Create Fly (357)

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Friday, 31 January 2025

Week 815 Close to Nature Top 7

Hello everyone, January winners were announced this afternoon so don't forget to check out the post below to see if you were one of the lucky names selected.

Now for my Top 7 and wow, what a busy fortnight with my Close to Nature option proving very popular and so many following that route plus of course some super A/G entries as well. A big thank you to all who joined in, I think I got to all of your entries and really enjoyed looking at your creativity. 

With so many entries it made selecting my final seven especially difficult, but decisions had to be made and in order of entry here are my final Top 7....

No 43 Katrina
No 56 Elle-Jeanne
No 59 Gerrina
No 60 Esther
No 88 Helen
No 117 Gail
No 124 Shaz

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

January winners

Good afternoon, it's been a busy start to the new year and some lovely entries, our thanks to everyone. So now time to announce the lucky winners as selected by Random Org:

Week 812/3 (Oakwood) no 50 Jenn, no 13 Denise and no 116 Kath
  Challenge 814 (Lavinia) no 7 Billie, no 46 Lia and no 5 Sarn
Challenge 815 (A&C) no 158 Carla and as there are two Carols
to help identify your Country is after your entry numbers no 98 UK and 126 New Zealand 
 
Congratulations everyone, please mail me by Friday 7th February 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 there's been an increase in Customs fees being incurred, especially in Europe. 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.

Gail will be along in the morning with a new challenge.
 

Saturday, 18 January 2025

Challenge 815 πŸƒπŸŒ€️

Morning to you all, Brenda here hoping you are ready for a new challenge which this fortnight is....

πŸƒClose to Nature🌀️
along with Anything Goes

Nature surrounds us and offers so much inspiration, trees, flowers, animals, birds, the ocean, mountains, moon and stars, in fact anything which is not man made. We hope you will be inspired to share your creations on the theme, but of course there is always the A/G option, we love seeing all your entries. Please remember a short explanation of products used is required to be eligible for prizes and top picks.

Three prizes of A5 stamp sets from AALL and Create (winners will receive a random selection from those below)


As always the Design Team have embraced the optional theme with a super display of inspiration, thank you all....

Using AALL and Create Polygon (56) Wiggle and Dance (1174) and Cultural Gems (16) 
Using AALL and Create Wire Birds (394)
Using AALL and Create Elegant Spring Florals (623) and Miniatures (756)
Using AALL and Create Bite me White sentiments (1)
Using AALL and Create Flock Together (687)

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Friday, 17 January 2025

Challenge 814 Top 7

Hello everyone, I'm back with my Top 7 from our latest challenge which finished today. A big thank you to all who joined in, as always some really stunning entries and selecting my final seven was especially difficult.

As I said, so, so difficult and in order of entry here they are (OK, so I deliberated too long and there are eight!!)....

No 10 Kath
No 33 Magda
No 39 Chris
No 40 Marianne
No 49 Lesley
No 52 Lorraine
No 65 Lia
No 94 Taty

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

I'll be back in the morning with a new challenge.