Challenge 7 - Winner & Top 3

Wow, what wonderful entries we had for the Embossing challenge.  Without further ado, the winner of the Paper Pretties Prize was:

That was Ruby.  Congratulations, Ruby.  Please email on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk with your Name & Address and I'll pass it on to the sponsor.

Our top 3 this time are:

7 - Peggy R

9 - Dorte

22 - Lisa Jane

Well done to you all.  Please grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.  That's all from me for now.  There's still plenty of time to enter the current challenge which has an Easter theme.

Challenge No.8 - Easter

Before I get to this fortnight's challenge, I'd like to say again how amazed we were with the fantastic response to our Design Team call.  It was really tough to choose but we managed it.  Please give a big friendly welcome to our newest members:

Wenche

Alex

Jen

Tusssemaja

Why not pop along to their blogs and have a look around.  I'm sure you'll be as impressed as we were.

Now onto the current challenge, this week we're looking to see your Easter cards.  So whether it's Eggs, Bunnies, Chicks or Crosses, get your thinking caps on and let's see your ideas.  Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Peachy Keen Stamps and just wait 'til you see the prize they've given us.....

Sweetie Pie Peepers

Happy Mother's Day

Peachy Keen Stamps is a family owned and operated leading clear stamp manufacturer based out of Northeast Wisconsin. Our stamps are made with the highest quality polymer on the market today, giving them their unique peach tint. The whimsical images designed by Kathy Jakopovich coupled with their durability make them a favorite amongst scrapbookers, card makers, and artists alike. These stamps are sold exclusively online at www.peachykeenstamps.com and at independent stamp and scrapbook stores worldwide. Please visit our website for a complete list of retail locations.

So, one lucky winner will win these two fab stamp sets.  Here's what we came up with on the Design Team for your inspiration:

Shirley

Sarah

Kitty 

Alison

Donna

 Patricia (Happy Birthday!)

Mandy

Aren't they great? All you need now are the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy
2. It must follow the theme/sketch set
3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (GMT) on 24th April 2011.  Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below.  If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and I'll add you in before I do the draw.

Challenge 6 - Winner & Top 3 PLUS our new DT members!

I'm sorry we're late getting these details on for you but better late than never.  The winner of challenge 6 was chosen by Random.org and is:

Sarah.  Congratulations, Sarah!  Please email me with your name and address at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk so that I can pass it on to the sponsor and get your Promarkers out.

The top 3 this time was:

1- Wenche

9 - Lisa

61 - Sharon

Well done girls, please grab the top 3 badge from the sidebar and add it to your own.

So now, I suppose you're all waiting to find out who has made our DT.  I can tell you it was really tough choosing and we really appreciate all the entries.  We have now emailed the successful entrants and I'll let you know who they are in our next challenge.  Keep you guessing :)

Challenge No. 7 - Embossing

We had a huge amount of entries for our sketch challenge last week and a good number of interested parties for our DT call.  We will post the winner and top 3 for the challenge later today (hopefully) but the DT winners will take a little longer.  I would aim to have the winners contacted  and announced by Thursday 31st March.

Anyway, onto this week's challenge which was set by the lovely Alison.  We want to see some embossing on your card.  We don't mind whether it's dry-embossing or heat-embossing or any other type if embossing you like, just let us know what you've done so we can find it.

We are welcoming a new sponsor this week in the form of Paper Pretties.

Paper Pretties is a full-service online crafting store.   We have many exclusive stamp lines, from elegant to whimsical, sweet to clever; there is something for every stamper in our Prettie Boutique!

In case you haven't heard yet, Paper Pretties has a BRAND NEW owner, Heather Lee-Reppen.  Now located in Madison, WI, we are pleased to offer you amazing customer service, faster and cheaper shipping, and a wider variety of stamping "must have" products to go along with all of our fun new stamps!! All orders are shipped within 24 hours.

Paper Pretties have donated a wonderful clear stamp as the prize.

The Design Team were lucky enough to work with some images from Paper Pretties and here's what we came up with for your inspiration:

Shirley

Sarah 

Alison 

Donna 

Mandy

Kitty

Patricia

So there you have it.  Can't wait to see your ideas. And the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy
2. It must follow the theme/sketch set
3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (GMT) on 10th April 2011.  Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below.  If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and I'll add you in before I do the draw.

Winner & Top 3 for challenges 4 and 5

Here I am at last with the challenge winners.  I'm really sorry not to have posted challenge 4 on time, I just completely overlooked it.  Without further ado:

Challenge 4 (Recipe Challenge)

Winner - No. 28 - Jenn

Congratulations Jenn, please email me at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details on to Shelley to arrange your prize.

The Top 3 were

2 - Katie Tate

44 - Vicky

48 - Beth

Well done ladies, please grab the top 3 badge from the sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge 5 (Water Challenge)

Winner - No 37 - Nicky

Congratulations, Nicky.  Please take a look at Hope Jacare and email your choice of 3 digis to cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The Top 3 were

6 - Hege

50 - Tip Top

52 - Maya

Well done ladies, please grab the top 3 badge from the sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge No 6. - A sketch and DT call

Here we are again with another challenge.  I just realised that I didn't post winner and top3 for challenge 4, oops!  I'll get that sorted later today with the winner/top 3 for challenge 5.

This week's challenge is a sketch which has been designed by Mandy.  It's a really nice one to work with so hopefully you'll all enjoy it.

We are in need of replenishing our numbers on the design team and have decided this challenge would be a good way of picking some.  If you are interested in being on our Design Team just put DT after your name in the linky thing.  We'll visit all the blogs and decide after the challenge is ended.

To give you an idea of what's involved, you need to:

• submit a card for each challenge (once a fortnight)
• comment on challenge entries on a rota (2 out of every 10)
• host/devise a challenge on a rota (approx two a year)

In return you get to be part of a fabulous, creative team who have lots of fun.  It's quite hard to make Male cards week in/week out but it's a great challenge and if you up for it we'd love to see your work.

This challenge is sponsored by Letraset and the prize up for grabs is a 12 pack of Promarkers.

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.

Finally let's have some ideas from our Design Team

Shirley

Sarah

Alison

Patricia

Donna

Mandy

Kitty

And the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy
2. It must follow the theme/sketch set
3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (GMT) on 27th March 2011.  Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below.  If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and I'll add you in before I do the draw.

Challenge No. 5 - Water

Yet another month has whizzed by!  It's March tomorrow, I'm amazed.  Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Recipe challenge.  We'll be back later on with the winner and top 3.

Our challenge theme this time is WATER.  You could have boats, seascapes, fish, sea animals or anything else that is water inspired.  Our sponsor is the wonderful, Hope Jacare, and the prize for this challenge winner is 3 digi stamps of choice.

"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 Stitchy Bear Stamps."

Please pop along and take a look at Claire's wonderful images.  The design team were given a selection of images to work with and I'm sure you'll agree that they did a fab job:

Shirley

Sarah

Patricia

Alison

Kitty

Mandy

So if you're itching to join in, here's the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy
2. It must follow the theme/sketch set
3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (GMT) on 13th March 2011.  Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below.  If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and I'll add you in before I do the draw.