Week 397 - Cats and/or Dogs

Thank you Mervi for the lovely challenge last week, please check the previous post to check if you were a lucky winner or a top 5 pick.

Susan here with the new challenge this week and l have chosen something completely different but hope you will all join in.

Cats or Dogs to Feature

It could be a stamp or a die or anything else you care to use. Check out below  the lovely work the design team came up with this week to give you some inspiration.

We have been generously sponsored by:-

DigiStamp Boutique offers a wide range of digi images designed by Sally-Ann Hancock. My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.

Sizzix, there's no bigger or better place for craft materials, custom dies and machines that can die-cut, emboss and texturize many materials, including cardstock, paper, construction paper, fabric, faux fur, felt and foil plus much more.

Please note: If we do not comment on your entry it will be because it does not follow the theme, qualify under our rules, or because we are asked to sign in or provide additional data to comment. We do not want to be rude but we do want to be fair to those who do follow the rules.

Annie

Brenda

Helene


Kath

Kevin

Taking a Break

Mervi

Susan

Tracy

Tracy Mouse

Wendy

Before linking your entry are you sure it meets our theme and challenge rules ? 

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Winners of "Something New"

Happy New Creative Year! Wow it started with lovely new projects by all of you!

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Here's the winner of the prize from

drawn by random.org ......no:51Congrats *************** 

Sarah-J W

Please, contact Brenda for your prize with your details.

TOP 5 - Design Team has chosen their favourites, and they are in no order:

Billie A

Sue

Jane's Journal

Karasiowa

Sarah T

Congrats to you all. Please grab your badges from the sidebar!

Early in the morning Susan starts the NEW theme, welcome back;-))m

Week 396 - Something New

Thank you all for your entries during the last year. Winners post of "Blue Bingo" is below this.

I'm Mervi, your hostess this week and I'm honoured to wish you all HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!

I'm also thanking our team leader Brenda, for her efforts with this challenge, huge work!

We are going strongly this year too - every Saturday!

We'll start with the theme.....

********Something NEW******** 

It can be new goodies, new technique, new baby, new home, just name what's NEW in your creation.

A prize from

Tattered Lace is home to a range of beautifully delicate and detailed craft products, including the successful Tattered Lace Dies and Embossing Folders, designed by Stephanie Weightman.

Here's the samples from the talented Design Team:

Annie

A new technique with reflection stamping and new stamps from Lavinia stamps

Brenda
Using new paper pad and dies from the Mickey Mouse and Friends range by Create and Craft and Tattered Lace

Brenda
Using a new stamp to me Rose Stem Script from Chocolate Baroque

Helene
The poem I got for Christmas telling me I'm gonna be a grandma! Paper pack and die also new but of less importance :)

Kath

Kevin

is taking a break

Mervi
Sponsor Tattered Lace's "Little City" new die, new home card

Susan
New baby and new Butterfly die

Tracy
Using new hare stamps by Lavinia

Tracy Mouse
New House Mouse Stamp

Wendy
My first ever Junk Journal

Now it's your turn! Link below if your are sure it fits our theme, thank you;-))m

Please note: If we do not comment on your entry it will be because it does not follow the theme, qualify under our rules, or because we are asked to sign in or provide additional data to comment. We do not want to be rude but we do want to be fair to those who do follow the rules.

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Week 394/5 winners

Good evening, it's time to announce the winners of our Blue Bingo theme, not to many of you so I am thinking your Christmas celebrations kept you from your craft rooms, but the entries we had were really fabulous, your thanks to you all for joining in.

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So the winner of the lovely collection of craft goodies from Swedish House Crafts as selected by Random Org., is.................

Catherine

Congratulations Catherine, please mail me with your full name and postal address so I can arrange for your prize to be sent.

And our Top 5 in no particular order.......................

Lynda

Jenny

Ellie

Sara

Pen

Janis

Well done to you all (and yes I know there are six, but it was a two week challenge !!), please collect our Top 5 badge to display on your own blogs.

Please pop back tomorrow when Mervi will be along with a new challenge for the New Year.

Week 394/395 - Blue Bingo

Good morning all you crafty Peeps, Brenda here with our new theme and just this once the challenge will run for two week over the Christmas period.

We have a very special treat for you this time and we are thrilled to welcome a wonderful new sponsor Swedish House Crafts. They are a UK based on line store and as the name suggests sell a variety of Swedish craft goodies including some lovely stamps, dies and design papers plus lots more as well, please do pop over to the store and take a peek.

Suha who owns the store is offering this very generous prize for our lucky winner, just take a look...........

Now onto our theme and I have come up with a bingo grid focusing around the colour blue, it's a little bit 'edgy' to draw in a bit of inkiness as well as traditional techniques. All you need to do is select a line in any direction, but please make sure you tell us in your post which line you are following.

As this is our last full challenge of 2016 I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the Design Team for their hard work during the year. Weekly challenges are always rather hectic and demanding on the team, so I would like to say to each and each and every one of you that you are a pleasure to work with and together you have helped ensured that the challenge runs smoothly.

Annie
 Blue and yellow, stenciling, dry embossing

Brenda
Blue and yellow, no design papers and dimension
Using Happy Birthday and Butterflies from our sponsor


Blue and purple, masking and dry embossing
Using Daisy, Little Rudbeckia and Happy Birthday from our sponsor

Blue and yellow, stenciling and dry embossing (flowers)

Helene
Blue and brown, stenciling, distress the edges

Kath
Blue and yellow, add dimension, no designer papers

Kevin
Kevin is taking a break this week

Mervi
Blue and yellow, stenciling, dry Embossing

Susan

Blue and brown, stencilling, distress the edges

Tracy
Blue and brown, stencilling, distress the edges

Tracy Mouse
Blue and Brown, dimension, masking

Wendy
Blue and purple, masking, dry embossing

Myself and the team would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and thank you all for your support of the challenge during 2016, we look forward to seeing you again in the New Year.

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