Challenge 10 - Someone Special

Thank you so much for all the entries to our last challenge, you seemed to have lots of fun with circles! Please pop back later to find out who won the challenge and who was picked as the Top 3. This time we're looking to see your cards for Someone Special. So it could be a Father's Day card, Birthday card for a special man in your life,.. whatever it is we'd like you to put your thinking caps on and have a play with us. Our sponsor this time is the fabulous Digital Delights...

"Welcome to Digital Delights, a magical place filled with my little digi creations from all walks of life. We have a wide variety of digital stamps which are delivered straight to your email 24/7".

So, one lucky winner will win three fab digital stamps of their choice. The DT were given a gorgeous selection of Digital Delights images to play with and this is what we came up with for your inspiration...

Alison

Alex

Wenche

Shirley

Patricia

Sarah

Tussemaja

Mandy

Donna

Kitty

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 (BST) on 23rd May 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 we'll add you in before we do the draw.

Challenge 8 Winner & Top 3

I hope you all had a lovely Easter Weekend and the sun is still shining where you are!

Now onto our winner and top 3 of our Easter Challenge!

It's quick tricky making an Easter Card for a man but you all managed it and there were so many lovely creations!

Our winner of Challenge 8 Easter is...

No 15.... Stempelientje

Congratulations hun!! Please email your details and we will get your prize out to you asap!

Our Top 3 are..

No. 18 - Christina G

No. 36 - Lin - Twisted Witch

No. 57 - Anita M

Well done girlies, they were all stunning creations. Please grab the Top 3 Logo from our sidebar!

Challenge No 9 - Circles

Another fortnight has flown by and we have another new challenge for you all.This time Kitty (me!) is hosting the challenge and i have chosen the challenge theme of Circles!
So we want to see lots of circles on your cards, this can a circular image, die, buttons or anything else round on your cards and projects!

Our sponsor this week 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.

Freshly Brewed Designs are kindly giving the winner 3 Digi Images of there choice!

I would also like to welcome our four new design team members as this is there first challenge that they are participating in. Fresh Brewed designs were very generous as the design team were even given images to work with so i hope you love the cards we have all been making for your inspiration.

Jen

Wenche

Alex

Alex

Shirley

Kitty

Mandy

Sarah

Alison

Donna

Patricia

Tussemaja

Tussemaja

They are so brilliant and different aren't they!
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 (BST) on 8th May 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 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.