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Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Challenge # 77 - Elegant Fairies

Hi everyone, Karina here today to post our new challenge. Do you enjoy spring as much as I do as well? I love it when it is getting warmer again after a hard winter. It was me as well who chose the theme for our this weeks challenge. As I am a big fairies lover I want to go with 'Elegant Fairies'. So let us see all kind of fairies... aren't they all elegant on their own? We look very much forward what you will show us.

Also this week we have a wonderful sponsor. It is Crafty Ribbons


And you have the chance to win this fabulous prize, a Bev's Bag...


See what gorgeous creations the Rubber team have made for inspiration...
Using one of the new Hannah Lynn stamps called Aia


Used Molly Harrison Wonderland Available HERE



Using 'Night Blossom' by Janna Prosvirina available at Crafts & Me.

TRISH Using Bat Wings-Jasmine Becket-Griffith available HERE

TRACY
Using one of the new Hannah Lynn stamps called Aia




Winner and top 3 cards for challenge #75 Let's see Circles

Hello everyone,
The winner of this challenge picked by Random.org issssss-drum roll

NO.88 Glenda Atkins

Well done Glenda, please take your winners badge from the side to display on your blog with pride, please contact Trish in the sidebar for your prize

now onto my Top 3
This was a really hard task for me to choose as there was so many lovely cards entered. I got there in the end by weederling them down if there is such a word lol! and chose these three beautiful cards in no particular order.

No. 74 Mari Harpham


No.79 Scrapellen


Thank you ladies, please take your well earned badge to display with pride on your blog.

Don't forget to enter this weeks challenge.

Teresa xx



Wednesday, 21 March 2012

CHALLENGE #76 LIGHT AIRY SPRING COLOURS

Good Morning all!  The sun's out and we have blue skies, Spring is finally here yay!  And to celebrate that my challenge to you this week is to show us some light and airy Springtime colours.  Think fluffy bunnies, cuddly baa lambs, pinks, blues, greens, yellows, pastels just nice and light.

Crafts & Me are sponsoring the prize and the winner will receive their choice of 3 digi stamps from the online shop and there is soooo many to choose from!



We're also going to joined by our fabulous Guest Designer Alyce for our next 2 challenges so give her a warm welcome :)
Over to the tea and our creations for inspirations x


Guest Designer Alyce using Blessed







ROSE
using July by Sara Burrier









Winner and Top Three - Challenge 74 - Things with Wings

Thanks so much to all of you who shared your WONDERFUL cards and projects with us here for our digi team's Things with Wings challenge.

There were 137 entries using inlinkz.  I found another entry in the post's comments section so I added that entry at the end.  Therefore, our total entries for Things with Wings was 138.


The randomly selected and VERY LUCKY winner of the generous prize of THREE Crafts and Me Stamps digital images, of your choice, is . . .


Congratulations Kate of downrightcrafty!  Please contact Trish (details in the sidebar) to arrange for delivery of your fabulous prize.

All of your entries have so many incredible qualities!  We loved seeing all of your angels, fairies, birds, butterflies, ducks, dragons, owls, bees, airplanes, swans, ladybugs, dragonflies, and yes, even a steampunk blimp!!!  If I HAVE to pick ONLY THREE then:

Check out the heartwarming and shabby chic layers of May Britt's vintage birthday card . . .



You can't hold back a smile after seeing Heidy Blom's wonderful flying dragon card . . .



Audhild made this soft and lovely stepcard using Noon, a Crafts and Me Stamps exclusive image . . .


Thank you all for your AMAZING challenge entries.  Congratulations and don't forget to pick up your Top 3 flashing blinky from the sidebar.


~ Rose

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Challenge # 75 - Let's see Circles

Hello everyone, Teresa here I am your host for today's challenge, it seems ages since I last posted.

The girls from the Rockin' Rubber Team have some wonderful examples for you, how talented are they!!!
Today's challenge that I have set is LET'S SEE A CIRCLE mmmm! you think!
as long as we can see a circle we are happy, it can be dies, buttons gems etc.
Sponsor for this week Crafts and Me



Using Newsea-Star by Jasmine Becket-Griffith



TRISH
Using The Scarlet Sofa Jasmine Becket-Griffith
Used Believe by Zindy Nielson available HERE


AMY
Using Petal Melody and coloured with Promarkers
Using Jasmine Beckett-Griffith's "The Scarlet Sofa"


Here's a close-up

Using 'Cali Girl' digi image by Hannah Lynn



Thank you everyone who enters our challenges, we really love seeing your creations,
you have until 8am U.K time on the 21st March to post your entry to win our prize here at Crafts and Me.
Please leave your entry here

Winner & Top 3 for Challenge 73 - Pretty In Lace

Hello & good morning to everyone.
Well I'm here with the winner & the Top 3 from the 'Pretty In Lace' Challenge.
First tho we would like to say thank you for all your fantastic entries & your continued support, it really does mean the world to us......you are the reason we are all here.

Ok first I'm gonna do the winner as Mr Random Org does that because its too darn hard for us humans to do it lol. So the winner is.....drum roll please..........
 Congratulations sweetie contact Trish or Teresa to claim your prize, link is in the side bar.

Ok now onto the hard job picking top 3, you guys dont like making it easy for us do you.....
After much deliberation the top 3 are............
These are all so beautiful in their own unique way & each one different from the next.
Well done ladies, please grab your badges from the side bar to display on your blogs.
Thank you once again to everyone who entered. Pop back in an hour for this weeks new challenge.
Tatty bye xoxoxo

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Challenge #74 - Things with Wings

Hi there! This is Rose extending a HUGE THANKS to all of you who take part in the Crafts and Me Challenges. Your participation makes us happy! We LOVE seeing your work. And, your support encourages us to continue sharing our passion for creating.

We have another fantastic Dynamite Digi team challenge for you this week! We want you to show us your Things with Wings!

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Teresa has tons of beautiful winged images in her online store. You'll find angels and fairies with butterfly wings, as well as other sorts of fairy wings. Some fairies are on birds, others have butterflies fluttering around them. You'll even find some silhouette fairies.  There are backgrounds for your fairies too!  Flower fairies, contemporary fairies, garden fairies, and woodland folk.  You may find some elves, pixies and gnomes too!  I know where there's at least one steampunk fairy.  And, that's just in Teresa's digital stamps category!

So, bring it on . . . and let’s see your projects showcasing your Things with Wings.

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Our sponsor this week is Crafts and Me Stamps! The generous prize, to be given to a randomly selected entry, is THREE digi stamps of the winner's choice.


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For some inspiration, take a look at these brilliant creations by our Crafts and Me Stamps Dynamite Digi design team . . .

ROSE
using June by Sara Burrier
and Forest Fairy digi papers, page 3


SARA 
using Birth of Twilight by Sara Burrier


Mina 
using Midnight Warrior


KAREN 
using June by Sara Burrier



Vix  


Mona
using Cali girl



We sure hope that you’ll join us for our Things with Wings challenge and share your projects with us. Remember to stop back on March 14th for our next Rockin’ Rubbah Team challenge. You’ll find the winner of this digi challenge 74 posted with our next Digi Team challenge on March 21st.


Inklinkz has been included below. You have until 9pm UK time on March 13th to post your entry for a chance to win this great prize by Crafts and Me Stamps!


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Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugz and Good Luck! from Rose and the rest of the Crafts and Me Dynamite Digi Team


WINNER & TOP 3 CHALLENGE 72 SHADES OF SPRING and USE A NEW IMAGE

Good morning everyone Mina here just popping on to tell you the winner of our last digi team challenge, wow all your creations were amazing bright and beautiful, but there can only be one winner the and that winner is.........................drum roll.............................

Nathalie L
congratulations Nathalie could you please contact Please contact Trish, her details are in the side bar, to claim your prize

now for the super hard part my top three
I had so much trouble picking just three but finally settle own
SCRAPPELLEN
TIGGERTASTIC
KAVITHA
congratulations and please help yourself to the badges from the sidebar which I hope you will wear with pride
Have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

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And Vix is post hijacking to give you a very late post for winners of the USE A NEW IMAGE challenge.  I'd actually stepped in for another team member then promptly forgot it was my turn *doh* Sorry!  Anyway goodness me what stunning new images there are about, wow!  Thank You all for taking part so onto my winners and they are.....

Random Winner of a beautiful pack of digi papers from Crafts and Me is....


127 Judith


And my Top 3 in numerical order are...

14 - Debs

52 - Merkku

168 - Mary J

Well Done all, please grab your Top 3 badge in the sidebar and winner contact Trish/Teresa link in sidebar x