Winners and Top 3 (challenges 20 & 21)

So, I'm back with winners and top3 awards to give away.

For Challenge 20, we had a $25 gift certificate from Peachy Keen Stamps.  I used random.org to generate the winning number and it chose #1 - Salma.  Please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your info on to the sponsor.

The top 3 for challenge 20 were:

7 - Alicia

18 - Doreen

48 - Coops

Well done girls.  Grab our top 3 blinkie from the sidebar and add it to your own.

For Challenge 21, we had 3 digistamps of choice from Fresh Brewed Designs.  Again I used random.org and the winner was #6 - Hazel.  Take a look over at Fresh Brewed Designs and let me know which 3 images you'd like.  Email me your choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The top 3 for challenge 21 were:

9 - Pinky

13 - Ellie

27 - Joyce

Well done girls.  Grab our top 3 blinkie from the sidebar and add it to your own.

Finally, I'd like to thank everyone who made an entry for our DT call.   After much deliberation, we have managed to whittle it down and I will be emailing the winners over the next few days.  We really appreciate the efforts you all put in, but we (unfortunately) couldn't take you all.

That's it for now!

Challenge 22 - Animals

Well done to all our entrants for the last challenge.  Funny cards are not easy and it was great to see a good amount of you were up for our DT call.  I'll be back tonight with the winners of challenges 20 and 21 and hope to contact the DT winners over the next day or two.

This weeks challenge theme is animals and we had some wonderful images to work with from our sponsor, Digital Delights.

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

http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com/

The prize we have is 3 digital images of your choice and, believe me, you'll have a hard time choosing.  Here's what the great girls from the design team came up with:

Jen

Shirley

Tussemaja

Mandy

Patricia

Donna

Hope that has given you some inspiration.  Now for the rules:

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

The challenge will run from now until midnight GMT on 6 November 2011.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add your link in before the draw.  Good luck.

Challenge 21 - Make Us Laugh (and a DT call!)

Good morning everyone,

I'm a little late with this today - I normally schedule the night before but didn't have time.  Well done with all the entries for the last challenge.  Keep an eye out for the winners post and top 3 later on.

The challenge this time is to 'Make Us Laugh' and we have a wonderful sponsor, Fresh Brewed Designs.

HI! I am Heather, a christian, homeschooling mommy of two. I started cardmaking in 2007 and have not been able to stop! 

I love creating with pretty papers, ribbons and sparkle. I am also the artist and owner of my own rubber stamp and digi shop: Fresh Brewed Designs. Fresh Brewed designs is an online shop that opened in November 2010 selling a wide variety of rubber and digital stamps as well as specializes in many coffee themed images. It started with a dream and with the prodding of a very supportive husband, family and friends, with a lot of help and a lot of headaches:) and a lot of lessons and prayers turned into something bigger.
Fresh Brewed Designs has become a place to share, create, laugh and build lasting friendships.

Our motto is:
Fresh Brewed Designs... where creativity is brewed fresh daily.

We always have a pot brewing, so stop by and join us for a cuppa whenever you want!!!

Heather has donated a prize of 3 digi stamps so get along and have a look at what she's got!  The design team got some great images to play with.  Here's some of our ideas:

Shirley

Patricia

Mandy

Donna

Jen

I hope they've given you some ideas - we can't wait to see what you come up with.  It says in the title that we're having a DT call.  We're looking for 2-4 new team members to join us from November.  You need to be able to make a card each fortnight (using sponsor images if we get them), comment on entries on a rota basis and generally just join in our happy team.  Making Cards for Men each time is not always easy, but the challenge is rewarding and you end up with a great stockpile of cards for those unexpected occasions.  If you're interested, then enter the challenge and put 'DT' after your name.  Good Luck.

Here's some rules:

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

The challenge will run until midnight BST (British Summer Time) on 23 October 2011.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add it in before the draw.

Winners- challenge 19 'Anything but Square'.

I'm pleased to announce the winner of the 2 wonderful digis from Pixie Dust Studio and our brilliant Top 3 creations.

The winner of the Pixie Dust Studio digis (chosen by random.org) is:

56- Fabiola

Congratulations. Please have a look at the site and choose your digis then contact Donna on mailto:cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

Now for our top 3.

29- Dorte

55- Julie B

87- Jolanda Cuper

Congratulations on your fabulous entries ladies. Please grab your Top 3 badge from the sidebar to display on your blogs.

Challenge 20- 'Sports'.

It was great to see all your differently shaped cards for our last challenge! Hope you're all keeping well and are looking forward to playing along with our new challenge.

This time we would like to see your cards on a sports theme.

We are being sponsored by Peachy Keen Stamps for this challenge. Here's what they say about themselves:
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.

The prize will be a $25 gift voucher to spend in their store, so get picking!

Here are some cards from the design team to inspire you:

Shirley

Patricia

Alison

Jen

Mandy

Donna

Aren't they just fabulous!! Hopefully you're all raring to go. Our theme is 'Sports' so we want to see lots of different sporty themed cards. Here's some rules:

1. Your card must be new for this challenge (no backlinking to older posts).
2. Your card must follow the theme set.
3. Your card must be for a boy/man.

The challenge will run until 12 midnight BST (British Summer Time) 9th October 2011. Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below. If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add it in before the draw. Good luck!

Winners Galore!

Well I have let thing slide a bit haven't I?  I must apologise for not announcing winners through the summer but hopefully now that school has started, things will improve.  So I find myself announcing lots of winners which is nice.  Here goes....

Challenge 16 - Clean & Simple

The winner of our £10 gift voucher to spend at One Stop Card Crafts is number 50, Linby.  Congratulations, Linby please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I will pass you on to our sponsor.

The top 3 in no particular order is

46 - Lyn

70 - Georgina

114 - Janice

Challenge 17 - Anything Goes


The winner of 3 digital images from Hope Jacare is number 182, Shelby.  Congratulations Shelby, take a look at Claire's images and let me know your choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The top 3 are

192 - Pink Dandelion

230 - Faye

243 - Paula

Challenge 18 - G is for ...

The winner of a 5 pack of Promarkers (Autumn) from Letraset is number 11 - Dawn.  Congratulations, Dawn, please email your full name and address to cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The top 3 this time are

45 - Nicoletta

100 - Brook

127 - Suzi

Many congratulations to all our top 3 picks.  Please grab our top 3 badge from the sidebar and add it to your own. 

Finally, there's still time to enter the current challenge so why not have a go!

Challenge 19 - Anything but Square

Time certainly is flying, the night's are getting darker and hopefully, we're all getting more time for crafting.  Our last challenge seemed popular and hopefully this will continue with our current theme.

This month we have a new sponsor to introduce, Pixie Dust Studios.  Please pop over and take a look at the fab digis they sell and also, have a go at our challenge where you can possibly win 2 digis of your choice.

Pixie Dust Studio is a land, full of fairies, trolls, Glitter Bugs, Royal Frogs and MORE..look out, you might find everything you ever wanted or something that you did not even know you were looking for! The STUDIO is full of creative and fun digital stamps created by illustrator Kathy Fronczak.

We were lucky enough to get some images to play with.  Here's some of the designs that our team came up with for your inspiration:

Jen

Shirley

Sarah

Patricia

Aren't they just fabulous!!  Hopefully you're all raring to go.  Our theme is 'Anything but Square' so we want to see lots of shaped cards and fancy folds.  Here's some rules:

1.  Your card must be new for this challenge (no backlinking to older posts).
2. Your card must follow the theme set.
3. Your card must be for a boy/man.

The challenge will run until 12 midnight BST (British Summer Time) 25th September 2011.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add it in before the draw.  Good luck!