Challenge # 59 - New Beginnings (2 Week Challenge)

UPDATE : Emma's gorgeous baby daughter has arrived...Olivia Roni Britton arrived just before 1am this morning (23rd October) Mum and baby are both doing great & hope to be home later today...congratulations Emma & Steve on the birthday of your beautiful baby girl!

Good morning lovely crafters...it has turned very chilly here in the UK this week and Autumn is definitely on it's way! Talking of Autumn...huge thanks to everyone who played along with our Forever Autumn theme last week...we had some amazing entries and it was very hard to choose our top 3 but we got there in the end!

The winner for last weeks challenge has been chosen by random.org

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

It was a very difficult choice but here are our top 3 winners for last weeks challenge...

Karin

Sheri

Zora

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

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As some of you will know our gorgeous boss Crafty Emma is due to have her baby any day now (we were hoping to make a baby announcement today lol!) and to help Emma celebrate we are running a two week challenge and the theme is....

NEW BEGINNINGS

You don't have to make a baby card it could be for a new home or even a new job...you just need to ensure your card shows a new beginning!

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

Emma currently has a ***MASSIVE CLEARANCE SALE WITH UP TO 80% OFF*** plus an extra 20% OFF EVERYTHING (excl. gift vouchers & digi images). You just need to enter this code at checkout...SALE20

There maybe a slight delay in despatch of orders due to the fact that Emma is due to give birth any day now!

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

Donna
Using 6"x6" Back to Basics Scalloped Card Blank, Smooth White Card, Promarkers, Back to Basics 1 Design Papers, Pink Mulberry Ribbon, Shaped Flower Button 12mm, Pink Curly Gardenia Petal, Pink Carnations, White Mini Blossoms and Pearls

Shell

6" elegent edge card blank, Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Fizzy Moon stamp & DP, divine twine & gems!

Caroline - KISS
Using 6 x 6 Card Blank, Card Candi, Gems

Kaylou
using - 6x6 back to basics card blanks, love letters papers, echo park papers,

Carrie

Using 6x6 card blanks,MME papers, twine, buttons, pins, charm and basic grey transfers

Julie

Using Prima Alla Prima papers, Bracket card blank, Divine Twine, Flowers, pearls, Divine Twine, Flexmarkers and Promarkers

Jenny

Using; Card Blank, Baker's Twine, Buttons, Pearls

Karen
Using 6x6 Scallop card blank, Pink Mini Blooms

Sheena
using Basic Grey "Out of Print"

Challenge # 58...Forever Autumn

Hello Karen here with my first post for CES, very excited I am too. We had lots of gorgeous Red entries last week and all so beautiful, thank you so much for joining us.

So first our winner of the Seeing Red challenge
picked by random org is number 48
Susan Stacey

Congratulations Susan and if you can email Emma, the address is on the sidebar she will let you know how to claim your prize.

And the top 3, a very difficult choice but here they are in no particular order...

Julie


Lisa



Marjie



Well done ladies, here is the Top 3 badge for you, we hope you will wear with pride!

Now onto this weeks challenge and I have chosen the theme

Forever Autumn

so we would love to see beautiful rich autumn shades or maybe an autumn scene on your card or project...

The lucky winner of this challenge will receive a £10 voucher (not incl P&P) from Crafty Emma's Store

Here are the gorgeous DT samples to get you on your way....

Donna
Using 6"x6" Back to Basics Scalloped Card Blank, Smooth White Card, Promarkers, Echo Park (Country Drive) Design Papers, Pearls, Orange Mini Blossoms & Brown Curly Gardenia Petals

Caroline - KISS

Using 6 x 6 Card Blank, My Mind's Eye Mabel DP, Blooms,

Pearls and Gems

Karen
Using 6x6 Scallop Edge Card Blank, Basic Grey'Out of Print' Papers

Shell
Using 6" Scalloped Square Card Blank, 'Desert Blooms' Design Papers, Ribbon Slider, Dew Drop & Sentiment, Promarkers with Fine Nibs & Flexmarkers


Jenny
Using Fancy Pants 'Summers End' Papers, Bakers Twine, Charm, Flowers.

Julie
Using 6x6 card blank, Promarkers and Flexmarkers,
Bo Bunny Time Piece papers, Card Candy

Carrie:
Using 6x6 card blanks, basic grey pryus papers, pin, wooden button

Claire
(BG Life of the Party Paper, Promarkers, Fine Nibs, Cherry Blossoms)

Sheena
using MME "Darling Dear", flowers (coloured with Promarkers) and Card Candi

Kaylou

using  - promarkers +fine tips, back to basics card blanks, various flowers

So I hope you enjoy the challenge, we can't wait to see your creations

Hugs from The CES DT

Challenge #57 - Seeing Red...

Hi all! Jenny here to host this weeks challenge for you.
But before I tell you about that, onto the winners of Shells 'Totally Gorjuss/Pretty Girls' challenge......which you loved judging by the amount of fab entries!

Picked by Random.Org we have #82. That's.......

Carol


Whoohoo! Well done sweetie.
Please drop Emma a quick message to claim your prize and winner's badge.


Now for the Top 3, and phew what a hard one with all the gorgeous entries, but here goes (in no particular order)......


Marianne


Chris


Mandy

Congratulations! Please collect your Top 3 Badge and wear it with pride!

So onto this week's challenge:

'SEEING RED'

I would like the colour red to be used as one of the main colours on your creations please. Feel free to use other colours too, as long as we can see lots of red.

The lucky winner of this challenge will receive a £10 voucher (not incl P&P) from Crafty Emma's Store:

So to inspire you, the DT have come up trumps as always....

Donna
Using 6"x6" Back to Basics Scalloped Card Blank, Smooth White Card, Promarkers, Echo Park (Metro) Design Papers, Gems, White buttons & White Hydrangea Petals (coloured with Red PM)


Caroline - KISS
Using 6 x 6 On the Edge Card Blank, Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas DP,
CatsLife Press Stamp, Glamour Dust, Card Candi

Julie
Using Promarkers and Flexmarkers, Basic Grey Nordic Papers, Rhinestone Gems, Scalloped Edge card blank from Mixed set

Kaylou
using - promarkers+fine tips, MME 6x6 papers, blooms, flowers card blanks

Sheena
MME "Everyday Flair", card blank, sentiment, card candi

Carrie:

6x6 card blanks, first edition papers and fizzy moon stamp

Shell
Elegent card blank, Promarkers with nibs, Flexmarkers, bak to basics DP & card candi



Jenny
Echo Park Dots & Stripes Papers, Buttons, Bakers Twine, Card Blank.

Jane
Using Echo Park Season's Greetings papers

Claire
Promarkers, Petal Point Cardstock, Fancy Pants St Nick Paper

Can't wait to see what you make.
Hugs,
Jenny & The Team