Challenge # 70 - Check it Out!

Good morning crafters, we hope you’ve all had a fabulously crafty week and we want to start by saying a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who joined in last week’s challenge. We had some really amazing projects entered and we know that your entries will have inspired others to try something a bit different and we can’t thank you enough for making the challenge such a success!

We know you are itching to find out who won last week’s challenge so without further ado here is the winner chosen by random.org

Alicia

Congratulations Alicia please contact Emma at woodemma9@aol.com to claim your voucher and you can pick up your winners badge below

...and here are our top 3 winners also chosen by random.org...

Claire's Crafty Creations

Keeley

Nikki

Congratulations ladies...here is your Top 3 badge...we hope you will display it on your blog with pride!

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So, onto this week’s challenge which is a team challenge...

***** CHECK IT OUT *****

Yup, a nice easy theme for you this week and if you choose perfect plaids or gorgeous gingham, they must be the focal point of your project! You are not limited to just using chequered design papers…it could be ribbons, buttons or even checks on your image!

You will see from the design team inspiration below that they really enjoyed this challenge and we hope that you do too! We are really looking forward to seeing your entries this week and we hope this challenge allows your imagination to run wild!

This weeks prize is a £10 voucher (excl p&p) to spend over at Crafty Emma's Store

Don't forget to pop over to Emma's and take advantage of her massive clearance sale...there's 30% off 6x6 Papers, Card Candi, Ribbons, Hero Arts, Inkadinkado & Whiff Of Joy Stamps! If you pre-order the new paper pads you will receive a voucher code with your delivery for 20% off your next order! Make sure you check out the new products and pre-order sections of the shop so that you don't miss anything!

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The design team have provided some fab inspiration for you this week...if you want to see how they made their projects just click on their name and you will go directly to their individual blogs!

Karen

Using 6x6 Scallop card blank, MME Everday Flair Designer Paper Pad, Echo Park Happy Days Designer Paper Pad, mini blooms, flower button and liqourice bakers twine

Donna
Using My Minds Eye 'Every Day Flair' Papers, Smooth White Card & Promarkers, Bakers Twine & White Button

Shell

Using- 6" square card blank, Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Back 2 Basics DP,

Back 2 Basics II DP & card candi.

Sheena
using MME "Everyday Flair", Bakers Twine, Card Candi, Sentiment and Gardenia


Claire

Vicky xx

Using 6x6 'Petal Point' card blank & Echo Park papers

Jenny

Using; Card Blank, Card Candi, Adhesive Gems, Flexmarkers.

Challenge # 69 - Anything But a Card!

Good morning crafters, are you ready for a brand new challenge to play with this week?

Before we announce our new challenge we have to thank everyone who played along with last week’s challenge. WOW...you girls really know how to do vintage and the design team were positively drooling over the pretty lace, papers and gorgeous embellies that you used…you totally rocked the challenge which has made it soooooo hard to pick the top 3 winners therefore we let Mr Random.org do the job for us!

Viv - Viv's Visuals

Congratulations Viv please contact Emma at woodemma9@aol.com to claim your voucher and you can pick up your winners badge below

Here are our top 3 winners for last weeks challenge...

Debbie (Life is Beautiful)

Lovely Linda

Mueppi

Congratulations ladies...here is your Top 3 badge...we hope you will display it on your blog with pride!

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Our lovely Shell has chosen the theme for this weeks challenge which is....

***** ANYTHING BUT A CARD *****

I know most of us tend to panic when we are asked to make anything other than a card but this theme has so many possibilities and in many cases gives us the chance to step out of our comfort zone and try something different

You will see from the design team inspiration below that they had great fun with this challenge and we hope that you do too!

We are really looking forward to seeing your entries this week and we hope this challenge gets your creative juices following!

This weeks prize is a £10 voucher (excl p&p) to spend over at Crafty Emma's Store

We mustn't forget to mention the massive clearance sale currently on at Crafty Emma's Store...plus there is 30% off 6x6 Papers, Card Candi, Ribbons, Hero Arts, Inkadinkado & Whiff Of Joy Stamps. Emma has lots of new stock on order and when you pre-order the new paper pads you can receive a voucher code with your delivery for 20% off your next order! Make sure you check out the new products and pre-order sections of the shop so that you don't miss anything!

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The design team have created some amazing projects this week...if you want to see how they were made just click on their name and you will go directly to their individual blogs

Sheena

using Basic Grey "Out of Print", Buttons and Twine

Donna
Using Smooth White Card My Minds Eye 'Happy Go Lucky' Design Papers & Mini Pink Blossom

Sue

Clock & Paper From Crafty Emmas, papers are HOTP

Claire

Carrie

Using brown bag, twine, butterfly button

Karen

Using Authentique 'Freebird' 6x6 Desinger Paper Pad, Button Mix and Liqourice Bakers Twine

VICKY xx

Shell

Using Echo Park papers pro's & flexies, super smooth card, card candi & butterfly button