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Monday, 15 March 2010

Challenge No.6

Wow, the fortnight's are just whizzing by, don't you think. It seems that Paper Piecing was not so popular? That's a shame, maybe if we can put together our own step-by step instructions specifically using digi images, would that help? I enjoyed it and would definitely do it again and the entries we had were all wonderful.

I'll be announcing the winner together with our top three and the candy winner later on today. In the meantime, I'd like to say a big thankyou once again to our sponsors, The Stamping Boutique.

Now onto this challenge. We have a wonderful sponsor this week, which is

The theme of our challenge is simply 'Happy Birthday' and the prize from Praire Fairy is your choice of 3 digi stamps. Here's what Roberta had to say about herself and Praire Fairy, when we asked....

Hello! I am Roberta from Prairie Fairy Designs. I am a new digital stamp company featuring artwork not only created by me but also my two kids, ages 8 and 11. They are featured on the site as the Fairy Princess and the Prairie Prince.

I have been an artist for as long as I can remember and have always loved to create. Two years ago my sister-in-law invited me to a rubber stamp party. I laughed and said "Maybe I will buy something if I can use it to stamp on canvases.". Needless to say, I was hooked! Two years later and a lot of learning about computers, I have finally accomplished my goal.

While digital stamping is relatively new in the papercrafting scene, it is what I believe to be such an amazing tool. Printed images have such clarity and vibrancy and gone is the need to re stamp an image because you didn't press hard enough or maybe you pressed too hard! They are also a lot easier to store and they can be reprinted over and over again. The fact that you can rotate and flip files, print them off the size of a postage stamp or as large as a scrapbook page makes them such a versatile medium. It is my sincere hope that I can help anyone who has hesitations about using digital images to embrace these amazing creative tools. If you have any questions about going digital, check out the site and the blog for more information. So head on over to http://www.prairiefairydesigns.com/ and check it out!

Here are some ideas to inspire you...

Lisa

Pat

Roberta (our Sponsor)

Shirley

Viv

Donna

So there you have them, our wonderful DT efforts. The challenge is open until midnight GMT on the 28th March 2010 and the rules are

1. The card must be for a man/boy.
2. You need to follow the theme/sketch that is set.

3. It must be a new card.

Leave your name and a direct link to your entry (not just to your blog) in Mr Linky below. If Mr Linky is not there for some reason then leave the details in the comments and I'll add you in when I'm doing the draw.

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

250 Followers!!!

Hey, we've reached 250 followers this week. I'm so pleased that I thought I'd offer up a little candy and see if we can get it up to 300, lol.

I inadvertently bought two of the same digi image from Phindy's Place (I'm sure I'm not the only one to have done that!) so am offering the second as a small candy. I checked with the owner and she said it was fine.

Isn't he great. The image is called 'Big Boots to Fill' and I love it.

So to be in with a chance of winning your own copy of this image leave your details with Mr Linky. If you'd like to add yourself to our followers that would be great. I'll close the draw Sunday 14th March at midnight GMT and announce the winner on Monday 15th March. Don't forget we have a great challenge going on at the moment with the offer of 5 digi images from the sponsor 'The Stamping Boutique'. Please have a go as we love to see your creations.

Monday, 1 March 2010

Challenge No. 4 - Winner

Wow, we had 82 entrants to the last challenge. Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter and please join us again with challenge no.5.

So, onto the winner of Challenge 4. I used Random.org and here is the result.....

No. 74 was Dorothy S. Congratulations Dorothy, please email your choice of 3 digis from Hope Jacare on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass them on to our Claire. I'd like to thank Claire once again for sponsoring Challenge No 4 and encourage you all to take a look at her shop.

Choosing the Top 3 gets harder and harder. I always ask the DT for their top 3, thinking that'll give me at most 12 to pick from plus the ones that have caught my eye. Unfortunately, they too are having a hard time and send me a lot more than three to pick from, lol. I got my husband to help me to narrow it down this time.

#41 - Alicia

#68 - Lauren

#78 - Anne

Well done to the three of you. Please help yourself to the 'top 3' badge in the sidebar and display it on your blog with pride.

Challenge No. 5

Before I start this fortnight's challenge, I'd like to say how much I appreciate the support we're getting from all you guys out there. We keep getting really positive comments and the publicity your posts are giving us is great. Thank you all so much.

For this challenge, our sponsor is 'The Stamping Boutique' and here's what Tracey (owner) had to say

"The Stamping Boutique is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. 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."

The images over in her shop are absolutely wonderful so please be sure to pop over and have a look around.

The challenge this time is to use the technique of Paper Piecing and for anyone who needs some pointers, the girls on the Design Team have found some tutorials on the web. Have a look at

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 2

Tutorial 3

Please remember that these are not the work of any members of this blog and I would like to acknowledge and thank the individuals for their contribution.

The prize for this challenge is 5 digi images from The Stamping Boutique. The challenge is open until midnight GMT on the 14th March 2010 and the rules are

1. The card must be for a man/boy.
2. You need to follow the theme/sketch that is set.

3. It must be a new card.

Here's what our Design Team came up with to help you on your way.

For more information on the individual cards, click the link to their blog below each card. Have fun with our challenge and good luck.

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Challenge No.3 - Winner

I'm sorry that I never got this posted yesterday. I had everything sorted just not the time to write the post. I'm sure you're all dying to know who won the Decoupage Book, aren't you?

No 32 on Mr Linky was Sarah A. Congratulations, Sarah. Please send your details to cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll get your prize out to you as soon as possible.

Now for our top 3, which gets harder each time. These were,

Katie Tate

Jeanet

Renata

Grab yourself a copy of our top 3 badge and place it on your blog.

Monday, 15 February 2010

Challenge No. 4

Woohoo. Our second challenge this month introduces the first of a host of new sponsors that we have lined up for you. Our challenge this month is to use the colour

GREEN

so it is fairly flexible. Any theme, any design, just make sure the predominent colour is green and you'll qualify.

Our sponsor is Hope Jacare and here's what the owner, Claire, has to say about her business...

"I'm a SAHM with three young children. I trained in Textile Design at the Glasgw School of Art and I love all things handmade, but especially papercrafts. I love to doodle ... and my doodles are available to purchase as digital images through Shop Handmade."

I just love Claire's work and hope you do too. Please go over and have a look at her shop

The prize for this challenge is 3 digi images from Hope Jacare. The challenge is open until midnight GMT on the 28th February 2010 and the rules are

1. The card must be for a man/boy.
2. You need to follow the theme/sketch that is set.

3. It must be a new card.

So do you need some inspiration? Our design team have been busy again and come up with some crackers.

For more information on the individual cards, click the link to their blog below each card. Have fun with our challenge and good luck.

Monday, 1 February 2010

Challenge No. 3

Here we are again with another challenge for you and a small announcement - our challenges will now be set fortnightly and we have some wonderful new sponsors lined up for the next few months. Before we get onto this challenge, our prize for January is yet to be claimed! The winner was ~Jeri~ and if you don't claim be 14th February when this challenge finishes, I'll draw another winner. Please email me your name and address on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

This months challenge is based upon a sketch with the optional theme of 'Love/Valentine'. You can rotate the sketch and alter proportions but it must be clearly recognisable that you have followed the sketch.

So what's stopping you all? Aha, the rules...

1. The card must be for a man/boy.
2. You need to follow the theme/sketch that is set.
3. It must be a new card.

That's all, I don't mind if you combine challenges with other blogs or anything like that. The challenge will close on the 14th February 2010 at midnight GMT. The prize is a 'No Scissors Required Die Cut Decoupage' book which contains 8 sheets of die-cut decoupage, 3 sheets of pop-out captions and 8 sheets of craft board.