Winner and Top Three for Challenge 3

And here is the winner of Challenge 3 for the Letreset Pens, and the number chosen by Random Org is No.#9 and that is

 "Scrapcat"

well done and if you would like to email Donna at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk she will sort your prize out for you.
And now for the top three winners who are,

 No. 47 Beacarnona

No.92 Donna

No.101 Tammie

And a very Special Mention to No.8 Theo

Weve certainly got some very talent people out there and young Theo's card is stunning well done. And if you would like to take your Top 3 badge from the side bar please do and display it on your side bar we would be delighted.

Challenge 4 - "Valentines Day/Love"

Good Morning Everyone, wow we are already 8 weeks into 2012 it just doesnt seem possible and we have reached our fourth Challenge and for this one we want to see your "Valentine's Day/Love" Cards for your husbands or boyfriends and Im sure you wont find that difficult as we really enjoy creating these type of themed cards.
For this challenge we are being sponsered by Heather of Freshly Brewed Designs

and as Heather also has a blog hop that starts today on her own Challenge Website I do hope you will click on this badge and go and visit her.

And she has very generously offered as a prize for this Challenge 3 digi images of your own choice, and this is what Heather says about herself and her company.

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 andinspirational.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.

We have also been given a brand new prize which will be offered with our main prize once a month and this is by Michelle (thank you so much for this) of "One Stop Card Crafts" and that is a £10. Gift Voucher and here is what she says about her company.

At One Stop Card Crafts we have a big range of ever changing discount card making and cardmaking craft supplies.We are always adding to our range of craft supplies which are ideal for making handmade greeting cards, do-it-yourself invitations scrapbook pages, altered items and much more.

Our card making craft supplies include free UK postage* and our popular discount scheme and quick service means our customers keep coming back for more.

Our prices are very competitive and this makes us an ideal place to buy your cardmaking supplies online.

And the Design Team were lucky to receive several images from Heather to play with and this is what they have created for your inspiration.

Alan



Tracy

Sandra

Patricia

Michelle

Mandy



Shirley

Jen

Donna

Now that youve seen the stunning work the team have created for you, I do hope that you will be inspired to take part in this "Valentine's Day/Love" Challenge.

Winners & Top 3 for challenges 1 & 2

I've finally managed to catch up with the winners post, thanks for being patient. Here goes,

Challenge 1 - £10 voucher for One Stop Card Crafts

The winner chosen by Random.Org was #31 - Cindy Groh.  Congratulations, Cindy, email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details on to the sponsor.

The top 3 for this challenge is:

IreneM

Sue C

Lis-M

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

Challenge 2 - 3 digis from Hope Jacare

The winner chosen by Random.Org was #64 - Jane A.  Congratulations, Jane, pop over to Hope Jacare and email your 3 choices to cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.  

The top 3 for this challenge is:

Jenni

Marie Gamber

Chris C

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

So there you have it, congratulations to everyone.  There's still time to enter the current challenge - it closes tonight.

Challenge 3 - Seeing Red

Wow, sorry I'm late today but very hectic at home lately.  I can't believe how many entries we've had for the last challenge.  Here's hoping this weeks theme will prove equally popular.  I thought we'd have a colour challenge this time so our theme is 'Seeing Red'.  Hopefully that ties in with all your valentine projects.

Our sponsor is 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. 

Our prize is a six pack of Letraset's flexmarkers

Isn't that fab?  I'll be back later on with the winners of the last two challenges and hope to see you guys entering the current one.  If you need any ideas, our wonderful design team have done it again:

Jen

Michelle

Shirley

Tracy

ALAN:

Sandra's 

Patricia

Finally some rules.

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

The challenge will run from now until midnight on 12 February 2012.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the list below.  If the link list is not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck

Challenge 2 - Boys and their toys

Welcome to our second challenge of the year.  We had some fab entries into our recycling chalenge.  I'll be back later on with the winner and top3 post.

This challenge is sponsored by one of our first ever sponsors, Hope Jacare.

"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" 

The theme is 'Boys & Their Toys' and we have a prize of 3 digis from Hope Jacare to give away.  If you're in need of some inspiration, here's what our team came up with:

Michelle

Shirley

Tracy

Sandra

Alan:

Patricia

Jen

Mandy

Donna

I hope you're all fired up and ready to go. We love seeing all the entries.  Now for some rules:

1.  The card must be new for this challenge and 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 29 January 2012.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If the link list is not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck

Challenge 1 - Recycling

Welcome to 2012!  I can't beleve it - a whole new year and we have a year full of wonderful challenges and fabulous prizes ahead.  You'll see a lot of our regular sponsors but we always have room to welcome a few new ones too.  Whether old or new, we appreciate all our sponsors and followers.  Here's to a great year!

Our theme for this challenge is 'Recycling' and you'll see from our samples that we have included projects as well as cards.  Please bear in mind that any entries should be geared towards a boy or a man.  To sponsor this challenge we have one of our regular sponsors, One Stop Card Crafts and the prize is £10 gift voucher.

At One Stop Card Crafts we have a big range of ever changing discount card making and cardmaking craft supplies.We are always adding to our range of craft supplies which are ideal for making handmade greeting cards, do-it-yourself invitations scrapbook pages, altered items and much more.

Our card making craft supplies include free UK postage* and our popular discount scheme and quick service means our customers keep coming back for more.

Our prices are very competitive and this makes us an ideal place to buy your cardmaking supplies online.

So let's see what we've come up with to help you along with inspiration:

Michelle

Tracy

Shirley

Sandra - mine takes no introduction lol used toilet rolls

Jen - Using Quality Street Wrapper

Donna -  I used ribbon band from Christmas Cake and image/sentiment from 2010 Christmas Cards.

  

Patricia - I made these for my son. I will fill them with different kinds of candy. His birthday is not til January 9th - did not want to fill them to soon.

I hope that's given you a few ideas.  Now for some rules:

1. Your card must be new for this challenge and 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 15th January 2012.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below. If the link list is not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.

Winners, winners, winners (part 2)

Here I am again with more winners.  Last night we announced the challenge winners and top 3 picks.  Tonight we have all the blog hop candy winners.

Stop 1 (Jen) was sponsored by

The prize of 3 images was won by #14 - Mary J. Congratulations, Mary, click on the badge above to have a look at Digital Delights and then email your 3 choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

Stop 2 (Patricia) was sponsored by

The prize of 3 images was won by #22 - Rose. Congratulations, Rose, click on the badge above to have a look at Fresh Brewed Designs and then email your 3 choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

Stop 3 (Shirley) was sponsored by

The prize of 4 images was won by Marianne. Congratulations, Marianne, click on the badge above to have a look at Karen's Doodles and then email your 4 choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

Stop 4 (Me) was sponsored by

The prize of a $10 gift voucher was won by #12 - Lorraine.  Congratulations, Lorraine, let me know your email address and I'll pass it on to the sponsor.

Stop 5 (Sandra) was sponsored by

The prize of 4 images was won by #17 - Dora. Congratulations, Dora, click on the badge above to have a look at Kenny K and then email your 4 choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

Stop 6 (Tracy) was sponsored by

The prize of 4 images was won by #18 - Rose. Congratulations, Rose, click on the badge above to have a look at Meljen's Designs and then email your 4 choices to nicole.anderson@insightbb.com

Stop 7 (Alan) was sponsored by

The prize of 3 images was won by Debbie. Congratulations, Debbie, click on the badge above to have a look at Hope Jacare and then email your 3 choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

Stop 8 (Mandy) was sponsored by

The prize of 7 images was won by Mags.  Congratulations, Mags, click on the badge above to have a look at Bugaboo Stamps and then email your 7 choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

Stop 9 (Michelle) was sponsored by

The prize of £10 gift voucher was won by #23 - LeAnne.  Congratulations, LeAnne,  let me know your email address and I'll pass it on to the sponsor.

So that's all the winners announced, thanks for your patience.

Before I finish, I want to say thankyou to all our followers and participants, to the Design Team for their hard work and to all our wonderful sponsors.  Without you all this challenge blog would fail and I appreciate you all for being there.  Merry Christmas to you all and we'll be back with a challenge on 2 January 2012.