Last few winners

I'd like to say a big thank you to all of you who joined in our Christmas Event.  I hope you enjoyed it and want to take this opportunity to wish all our followers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

I'd also like to say thankyou to all our sponsors and finally, my wonderful Design Team.  You have provided great inspiration and support throughout the year and I look forward to the New Year with you all.

So now, let's announce the remaining winners.

The winner of Day 10 winning a £10 gift voucher from That Craft Place is Kat. Congratulations Kat, email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details on to the sponsor.

The winner of Day 11 winning a £10 gift voucher for Stampin Up is Ardilla. Congratulation, Ardilla, email me on  cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details on to the sponsor.

The winner of Day 12 winning a 6 pack of Promarkers from Letraset is Margreet. Congratulations Margreet, email your name and address to cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll send out your prize.

There are a couple of prizes unclaimed:

Day 5 - Mapowska
Day 8 - Janice

Our first challenge of 2013 is 7 January so we hope to see you all then. xxx

It's Day Twelve ....

.....which is our final day of our Christmas Event.  Boohoo I here you cry!  We will beback in the New Year with challenges, the first one being 7th January 2013 and hope to see you all back with us joining in.

Today's prize is sponsored by Letraset and the prize up for grabs is a pack of Flexmarkers.

ProMarkers are made by Letraset and are a twin tipped, dye based alcohol marker offering a high quality product at a great price. Avilable in 148 colours, they give incredible tonal range and can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper and card. ProMarkers produce vivid, bright colours right through to the subtlest pastel shades - the translucent inks can also be overlaid and blended, even further extending the range of shades and hues on offer. ProMarker's quality nibs and inks provide flawless colour lay down with consistent coverage and no unsightly streaking. 


Today's host is Kym so pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the luck winner.

The winner from Day 10 is to be announced shortly

It's Day Eleven....

.... and today's sponsor is Stampin Up with a £10 gift voucher courtesy of Carole Bryson Wood:

I am an Independent Stampin Up! Demonstrator in Lancashire & surrounding areas. I teach large and small scrapbooking and craft classes. I can arrange parties in your home for crafting and non-crafting friends to suit your requirements, and where everyone is guaranteed to have a great time !

I also run a crop in the Rochdale area. Please contact me for more details at carole.bryson@gmail.com xx

Today's host is Donna so pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

The winner from Day 9 winning 10 digi images from Bugaboo Digi Stamps is Janice.  Congratulations, Janice, take a look at the website and let me have your choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

It's Day Ten ....

.... and today's sponsor is That Craft Place

Welcome to That Craft Place 

This is a Shop run By Lisa Horton ..   I run an actual bricks and mortar shop in Eastbourne, East Sussex

We have every Kind of craft for sale ...

If you can't find it i will try by best to source it for you. We stock most leading Brands and have a huge collection of rubber stamp's, Saturated Canary, Kraftin Kimmie, My Craft Sentiments, Crafter's companion, Indigo Blue, My Favorite Things, CC Designs to name a few . We also stock a large selection of Die's Memory Box, Sizzix, Spellbinder's, Cherrylyn, Marianne Dies. We have new deliveries arriving each day.

The prize is a £10 gift voucher and our host today is Caz.  So pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

The winner for Day 5 winning a £10 gift voucher for My Mum's Craft Shop is Mapowska,  Congratulations, Mapowska, drop me an email on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details onto the sponsor.

The winner for day 8 winning 3 digis from Kenny K is Linda.  Congratulations, Linda, take a look at the website and email your 3 coices to me at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

It's Day Nine ....

.....which means today's sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge,Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. TodayBugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stampsstamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug. 

The prize up for grabs is 10 (yes 10!) images and the host is Lisa.  Pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you maybe the lucky winner.

The winner for Day 7 winning 5 digis from Fresh Brewed Designs is Jane.  Congratulations, Jane, take a look at the site and email me your choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

It's Day Eight .....

....and today's sponsor is Kenny K.

I'm sure you're all familiar with the wonderful work of Kenny K's Shop but what about the man (and woman) behind those wonderful creations. Take a look here to see their journey, http://www.kennykdownloads.com/about-kenny-and-elena.php

The prize is 3 digis and today's host is Carole.  Pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

The winner from Day 4 winning 3 digi images from Scribbled Kidz is Margreet.  Congratulations, Margreet, take a look at the site and let me know your choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The winner from Day 5 is still on the way....

The winner from Day 6 winning 2 digis from Dr Digi's House of Stamps is #9 Nanette.  Congratulations, Nanette, take a look at the website and let me know your choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

It's Day Seven ....

......and the sponsor today is Fresh Brewed Designs.

 Hi. I am Heather Dennis. I am a homeschooling mother of 2 wonderful children, the wife of 12 years to the love of my life, a Christian and the owner of Fresh Brewed Designs. I have loved to draw and create ever since I was a child. My daughter has inherited my love of art and recently inspired me to start creating again.
All the images in my shop are hand drawn. I offer a wide range of images from coffee, cute and inspirational. I also love to create custom drawn images, so if you are looking for anything in particular, please feel free to drop me an email.


The prize on offer is 5 digi images and today's host is Erin.  Please pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

The winner from Day 5 is on it's way....

It's Day Six.....

....and our sponsor today is Dr Digi's House of Stamps.

Welcome to the brilliantly bizarre brain of Dr. Digi's House of Stamps. Here you will find Monsters, Aliens, Odd balls and Dundertons as well as many many more wonderful digital stamps. Our artist and founder cut his teeth in the craft world at the company "Just Inklined", where his unique digis made a huge impression. We're hoping to continue to entertain and amuse, with our growing catalogue of great value digis witha sense of humour.

The prize up for grabs is 2 digi images and today's host is Viv.  Pop over and leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

We appear to have had a glitch with Alan's comments on Day 4 and have been unable to select a winner.  So there's still a prize of 3 digis from Scribbled Kidz to be had.  Leave a comment on this post if you'd like to be in the draw.

It's Day Five....

....and the wonderful sponsor is My Mum's Craft Shop.

My Mums Craft Shop is a bricks & mortar and online store. We stock many of the leading brands and specialise in rubber stamping. We have brands including Some Odd Girl, Stamping Bella, My Favorite Things, CC Designs and many more. We also stock a large selection of Dienamics, Memory Box, Sizzix, CC Designs Marianne Dies. We constantly have new deliveries arriving, check out our website for more products - www.mymumscraftshop.co.uk

The prize to be won is a £10 gift voucher and today's host is Sandra.  Pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

The winner of Day 3 winning 3 images from The Stamping Boutique is Fabiola Jaques.  Congratulations, Fabiola, take a look at their website and let me know your 3 choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

It's Day Four....

.... and it's sponsored by Scribbled Kidz.

Scribbled Kidz is all about fun images largely inspired by my family and what they might get up to. They are all hand drawn originals scanned in at 300dpi and saved as jpegs.   If you have any suggestions or special requests please let us know.Please pop along and see what we have to offer.

The prize up for grabs today is 3 images and today's host is Alan.  Pop over and leave him some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

The winner from Day 2 winning a $10 voucher from Meljens is Rose.  Congratulations, Rose, email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details on the sponsor.

It's Day Three...

....... and we have another wonderful sponsor today in the form of The Stamping Boutique,

 I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor 2 Sketches 4 You. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for UnityStampCo. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed.

"The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.

Today's host is Michelle, so pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

The winner from Day 1 winning  a S10 voucher from Di's Digi Downloads is #1 Penny.  Congratulations Penny, drop me an email at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details onto the sponsor.

The winner from Day 2 winning a $10 voucher from Meljens is Rose.  Congratulations Rose, drop me an email at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details onto the sponsor.

It's Day Two ...

... and we have another wonderful sponsor today in the form of Meljen's Designs,

Meljen's Designs (http://meljensdesigns.com) is a digital stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical, fun digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and it is steadily growing. The new store offers instant downloads, organized categories, and a search feature. We have new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Mondays and a monthly Guest Designer at the Meljen's Designs Blog (http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/). Please visit the store to find more of Melissa's wonderful images!

Today's host is Shirley, so pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

Winners and Top 3 (challenges 21 - 24)

So I'm back with a round up of winners and top 3 for Challenges 21 through to 24.

Challenge 21
The winner of the 4 digis from Kenny K is #40 - Nikki.  Congratulations, Nikki, take a look at Kenny K's site and let me know what your choice is on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The Top 3 chosen by the Design Team are:

#6 - Marrianne MW

#26 - Lorraine A

#48 - Trish Munro

Congratulations to you all, grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge 22
The winner of the Letraset Flexmarkers is #15 - Lindyloo.  Congratulations, Lindyloo, email your address over to cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll post your prize out.

The Top 3 chosen by the Design Team are:

#2 - Petra

#6 - Kimbo

#7 - coops

Congratulations to you all, grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge 23
The winner of the £10 voucher from My Mum's Craft Shop is # 54 - Anne H. Congratlations, Anne, please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details on to the sponsor.

The Top 3 chosen by the Design Team are:

#5 - Marrianne H

#18 - Mirre

#101 - Debbie S

Congratulations to you all, grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge 24
The winner of 3 digis from Scribbled Kidz is #32 - Tracey Boley.  Congratulations, Tracey,  take a look at Scribbled Kidz blog and let me know what your choice is on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The Top 3 chosen by the Design Team are:

#5 - Sheila

#16 - Trollkatta

#29 - Brook

Congratulations to you all, grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

So there we are, all caught up.  Don't forget that we have our special Christmas Event going on.  From now until 14 December we will have a prize a day to give away.  Check here each day to find out which team member is hosting the giveaway.

It's Christmas ...

...or very nearly.  Some of you may know that we traditionally take a break from our challenges at this time of year and celebrate our Anniversary.  This year we are three years old and it's nice to see that there are still a number of original Design Team members still here.  We must eb doing something right, eh?

I'd like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all our followers, challenge participants and sponsors.  Without either element our efforts would be futile.  And speaking of effort, I'm hugely thankful for the efforts of all members of the design team.  They truly work as a team supporting each other in difficult times, welcoming new members and making sure I keep on my toes.  Thanks guys.

So what do we have planned?  Well, each day (from now until 14th Dec) a different team member will post a quick and easy Christmas Card or Project.  You'll need to check here to see who's turn it is.  Each day has a different sponsor and a prize up for grabs.  Visit the correct blog, leave a comment and check back in a couple of days to see if you're a winner.  Easy peasy.

Today's prize is sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads and if you pop over to Patricia's blog you'll see a fab card and prize.

I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with likeminded people.

I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself.

This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!

So pop over to Pat's blog right now and leave her some Christmas Cheer, remember you have to be in it to win it!

Challenge 24 - Merry Christmas

Well, here we are with our last challenge of the year.  We traditionally do something different in December because it's our Anniversary (3 yrs this year!) but more about that later.....

Our challenge this time has a theme of 'Merry Christmas' and is sponsored by Scribbled Kidz who are providing a prize of 3 digi images:

 

Scribbled Kidz is all about fun images largely inspired by my family and what they might get up to. They are all hand drawn originals scanned in at 300dpi and saved as jpegs.   If you have any suggestions or special requests please let us know.Please pop along and see what we have to offer.

The design team have been hard at work and here's what they have for you:

Shirley

CAZ 

Lisa

Patricia

 Michelle

Donna

 

 

So there you are, all ready and raring to go, I hope.  Here's the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy.
2. Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
3. Your post must mention Cards forMen and contain a link back to the challenge.

The challenge will run from now until midnight (GMT) on 2 December 2012.  Leave a link to your post (Not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.

Challenge 23 - Anything Goes

At this time of year it's nice to break away from the Christmas Cards (or not) and just make a card for the sake of it.  So our theme for this challenge is 'Anythng Goes', make a card or project in any style or theme you want.  Just remember it must be for a man or a boy to qualify.

So our sponsor this challenge is My Mum's Craft Shop which is run by one of our old teammates, Kitty.

My Mums Craft Shop is a bricks & mortar and online store. We stock many of the leading brands and specialise in rubber stamping. We have brands including Some Odd Girl, Stamping Bella, My Favorite Things, CC Designs and many more. We also stock a large selection of Dienamics, Memory Box, Sizzix, CC Designs Marianne Dies. We constantly have new deliveries arriving, check out our website for more products - www.mymumscraftshop.co.uk

Our design team have been busy making some wonderful cards for your inspiration:

Lisa



Patricia

 

Shirley

Sandra

Michelle

CAZ

Donna



So there you have it, hopefully you've got some thoughts on the way to go.  All you need now is the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man or a boy.
2. Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
3. Your post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to the challenge post.

The challenge will run from now until midnight (GMT) on 18 November 2012.  Leave a link to your post (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.

Challenge 22 - A sketch for you

So here we are again for another challenge.  This time we have a sketch which has been designed by our very own Shirley (aka Nannieflash) and a great prize from Letraset.

 

The prize we have is a set of 6 flexmarkers from Letraset.

 

 

ProMarkers are made by Letraset and are a twin tipped, dye based alcohol marker offering a high quality product at a great price. Avilable in 148 colours, they give incredible tonal range and can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper and card. ProMarkers produce vivid, bright colours right through to the subtlest pastel shades - the translucent inks can also be overlaid and blended, even further extending the range of shades and hues on offer. ProMarker's quality nibs and inks provide flawless colour lay down with consistent coverage and no unsightly streaking

Here's what the team have come up with to inspire you:

 

Shirley

 

Sandra

 

Michelle

 

 

Donna

 

Caz

 

 

Lisa

 

 

 

Patricia

 

 

Hopefully, you're all fired up for a challenge now.  Here are the rules:

 

1. Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.

2. Your card must be for a man or a boy.

3. Your post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to the challenge post.

 

The challenge will run from now until midnight GMT on 4 November 2012.  Leave a link to your post (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.

 

 

 

 



 

Challenge 20 - Winner and Top 3

Well we had a wonderful amount of entries for our 'Animal Magic' challenge and the team found it really difficult to choose the top 3 but here they are:

#8 - Leah Ann

#32 - Nikki Byrne

#54 - Louise

Congratulations to you all, please grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

The winner of the prize of 4 digistamps from Meljens Designs (as chosen by random.org) is

#63 - Berni C

Well done, Berni.  To claim your prize, pop over to Meljens Designs, choose which 4 images you'd like and them email Dee Morris who'll send out your prize.

Challenge 21 - Orange & Black

Wow, another two weeks gone.  I just can't believe it.  We had almost 100 entries for the last challenge - wow!  So hopefully you're all up for another great challenge.  This time our sponsor is the ever-popular KennyK and the prize is your choice of 4 digis.

I'm sure you're all familiar with the wonderful work of Kenny K's Shop but what about the man (and woman) behind those wonderful creations. Take a look here to see their journey, http://www.kennykdownloads.com/about-kenny-and-elena.php

So here's what the design team came up with to inspire you to join in with us:

Shirley

ALAN

Caz

Lisa 

Sandra

Michelle

Donna

Patricia

Hopefully, that's got you all fired up to join in with us.  Now for the rules:

1. Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
2. Your card must be for a man/boy.
3. Your post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to the main post.

The challenge will run from now until midnight (British Summer Time) on 21 October 2012.  Leave a link to your post (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good Luck.