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.

 

Challenge 815 🍃🌤️

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

🍃Close 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....

Brenda

Using AALL and Create Polygon (56) Wiggle and Dance (1174) and Cultural Gems (16) 

Using AALL and Create Wire Birds (394)

Christine

Donna

Ellie

Using AALL and Create Elegant Spring Florals (623) and Miniatures (756)

Gail

Using AALL and Create Bite me White sentiments (1)

 Helen

Liz

Using AALL and Create Flock Together (687)

Lynn

Lynne

Sarah

Val

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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.

Challenge 814

Good morning and welcome to our first challenge of 2025. This week it's Brenda here and my theme along with Anything Goes is....

Matching Pairs

A card with something to match, there is nothing nicer than receiving a card with a prettily decorated envelope to match, but it could also be a matching gift tag, bag or box or you may have another ideas, we would love to see what you create (but obviously not two of the same!). Now we are a fortnightly challenge you can enter up to five (5) times, but please remember to be eligible you must include brief details of products used.

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

The Design Team have certainly come up with a stunning variation of Matching Pairs, thank you team for such super inspiration to kick start the New Year....

Brenda

Using Lavinia Wild Leaf Corner, Tree of Courage, Tree of Hope, Gideon and Lori

Using Lavinia Wands and Spells, Basil and Bibi, Fir Tree, Creeping Vine, Street Lamp, 

Mini Hearts and Mushroom 1 stickers

Christine

Donna

Using Lavinia Moss Flowers and Heartfelt Verses

Ellie

Using Lavinia Spring Trees, Red Pine Large, Snow Falls, Brodyn and Maylin 

Gail

Using Lavinia Fairy Foragers

Helen

Liz

Using Lavinia Woodland Fern, Mini Flowers and Mini Flutter

Lynn

Using Lavinia Mimsy, Tangled River Root, Woodland Mice and Brodwyn

Lynne

Sarah

Air dry clay thread sorter & needle minder

Val

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