Allsorts challenge blog

Friday, 13 November 2020

Winner and Top 5 for Lace, real or faux with an Anything Goes option

Hello everyone - Lynn here again to announce the winner and my top five for the latest challenge.

The winner of the prize this week from our sponsor Chocolate Baroque

Chocolate Baroque is 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.

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!

Chocolate Baroque Floribunda Net stamp

31 Beckie 19/11/20 not claimed

Congratulations! Please email Brenda (link in sidebar) to claim your stamp. Make sure you do it by Thursday 18 November please.

Now for my top five picks in order of entry

#5 Alice

#16 Valérie

#18 Craftyfield

#34 Glo

#49 Priya

Congratulations everyone, and thank you all for joining in with us this week. Don't forget to take the badge from the sidebar to display on your blog. We would also love all of you to display our Allsorts challenge badge to spread the word about our challenge too.

Check back tomorrow when Helene will be setting our new challenge theme.

Saturday, 7 November 2020

Week 597 - Lace, real or faux with an Anything Goes option

Hello everyone, it's Lynn here with you this week for the challenge. I've chosen the theme of Lace - real or faux. However, if that's a little too taxing at the moment, with everything that is going on, we are fine with anything goes too.

Our prize this week from our sponsor Chocolate Baroque is this beautiful stamp Chocolate Baroque Floribunda Net (it's on my wish list!)

Chocolate Baroque have two shows on Hochanda tomorrow at 10am and 2pm which will feature some old favourites, new products plus loads of inspiration from Lesley.

Now to our inspiration for this week from the wonderful Design Team.

Brenda

Using Chocolate Baroque Floral Perfumery

Ellie

Helene

Kath

Lynn

Mervi

Tracy Mouse

Using Chocolate Baroque Butterfly Perfumery

Wendy

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Friday, 6 November 2020

Winner and Top 5 for Children and Teenagers Challenge

Hello everyone, it's time to announce our winner and the top 5 from my "for kids or teens" challenge. Thank you all for joining in and sharing your wonderful creations with us!

First up we have our winner who will receive a prize from Craft Stash - this beautiful Woodware stamp set.

Craft Stash is the fastest growing online craft store that specialises in papercraft for card making, journaling, mixed media and much more! We have over 10,000 products to choose from and we’re constantly adding new brands and new products from around the globe.

Kelly Lloyd 19/11/20 not claimed, back in prize box

Congratulations, you win the above prize! Be sure to contact Brenda by Thursday November 12th to claim your prize. Contact info can be found on our side bar, along with your winner's badge for your blog's side bar.

And now onto our top five which is never an easy selection but something that has to be done. So here they are in the order of entry, a beautiful selection of cards for children and teenagers.

No. 10 Crafty Jean

No. 18 Monique

No. 40 Majda

No. 45 Meghan Kennihan

No. 68 Cards a la Kate

Congratulations all, be sure to pick up our Top Five logo from the sidebar to display on your own blogs.

Lynn will be here tomorrow with a new theme and everyone is invited to join in!

Saturday, 31 October 2020

Week 596 - For Children or Teens

Hello and welcome to a new theme here at Allsorts challenge! Ellie here today and I hope you'll play along with us this week! Also be sure to scroll down to see the winner's and top 5 post if you haven't already.

This week the theme I selected is........

For Children or Teens

This can be any type of card for any occasion, tags, gifts, gift bags etc. as long as it's meant for a child or teen/young adult.

Our prize this week comes from Craft Stash.

The winner will receive this beautiful Woodware stamp set.

Woodware Reindeer Bells stamp set

The design team's wonderful creations are below. As always you can read more about each one by visiting their individual blogs. Simply click on the names above the creations.

Brenda