Saturday Challenge

CHALLENGE #169

2012-01-21T09:00:00.064Z

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Anything Goes with Blue" challenge. Gosh 199 entries and all brilliant as always.

The SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK was such a difficult decision for BRIDGET that she settled on two!

SARA

ANYA

Here's a button for your blogs.

The winner from last week chosen at random wins $10 to spend online at DIGI DOODLE SHOP is:-

no. 28 - Leesa

Please mail Wendy, link on the right, to get details of how to claim your prize.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely FRANCESCA who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. The theme this week is:-

FOOD AND DRINK

We want to see food and/or drink somewhere on your projects.

We are sponsored this week by:-

The prize for the winner is 3 digis of choice from the online shop.

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Our DT had some lovely Digi's from our sponsor to work with too. Click piccies on the right to visit the girlies blogs to see how they were made.

FRANCESCA
(using TSB - Cupcake Bakery)

ANDIE

BRIDGET
(card on left using TSB - Birthday Bunny)

FRANZ
(using TSB - Birthday Bunny)

HELEN

JANE
(using TSB - Birthday Bunny)

JANET

KATE

LINDA
(using TSB - Lattes for two)

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE
(using TSB - Birthday Bunny)

TRACY
(using TSB - Birthday Bunny)

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

CHALLENGE #168

2012-01-14T09:00:00.028Z

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Let them eat cake" challenge. All so scrummy.

The SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK chosen by the lovely ANDIE is:-

CRAFTYANNY

Here's a button for your blog.

The winner chosen at random of last week's sponsor prize of £10 voucher to spend online at CRAFTERS COMPANION is:-

SUSIE LITTLE

Please email Wendy (link on the right) for her to send you the voucher code.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely BRIDGET who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. The theme is:-

ANYTHING GOES WITH BLUE

You can make any project for any occasions as long as it is mainly blue.

Our sponsor this week is offering $10 to spend in their online shop is:-

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

BRIDGET

ANDIE

FRANCESCA

FRANZ

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KATE

LINDA

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE

TRACY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

CHALLENGE #167

2012-01-07T09:00:00.001Z

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and are bursting to start 2012 with some wonderful creations.

We have some changes to our little challenge this year. Our wonderful Boss Wendy has been working very hard and has secured some fantastic sponsors for this year so we will have a prize for all you lovely crafters every week. We will also continue with the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK.

Thanks to all who joined us over the Festive period for our "Anything Goes" challenge. Can't believe we had so many entries. The SPOTLIGHT CARD this time is:-

MANDY

Here is a button for your blog.

So our first challenge of 2012 is set by the lovely ANDIE who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. She has chosen a theme of:-

LET THEM EAT CAKE!

Our fabulous sponsor this week is:-

The lovely Sara has sponsored us and she has given a £10 voucher for the winner to spend online at CRAFTERS COMPANION.

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click pics on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

Now it's over to you - lets see what you come up with!

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

FRANZ

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KATE

LINDA

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE

TRACY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

CHALLENGE #166

2011-12-24T09:00:00.001Z

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Happy New Year / Celebrations" challenge. The SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK is:-

PRIYA

Here's a button for your blog.

Before we give you details of the next challenge we would like to wish you all a

MERRY CHRISTMAS

A HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2012

This week's challenge is set by the lovely WENDY (AKA THE BOSS!). She has chosen a nice easy one for us of:-

ANYTHING GOES

This challenge will run for two weeks so we will be back for the next challenge on 7th January 2012. Here are our DT samples for your inspiration.

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANZ

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KATE

LINDA

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE

TRACY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

CHALLENGE #165

2011-12-17T09:00:00.002Z

Thanks to all who joined us for out "All creatures great and small" challenge. Some beautiful creatures used. LINDA has chosen the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK which is:-

ELLEN

She has made this beautiful box. Here's a button for your blog.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely TRACIE. She has chosen a theme of:-

NEW YEAR/CELEBRATION

We want to see your New year or Celebration projects. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click pics on the right to go to the girls personal blogs to see how they were made.

TRACIE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANZ

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KATE

LINDA

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

CHALLENGE #164

2011-12-10T09:00:00.001Z

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Photo Inspiration" challenge. Some wonderful entries but the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK chosen by KATE is:-

MICHAELA

What a stunning card, Here's a button for your blog.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely LINDA who will also be choosing this week's SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK.. She has chosen a theme of:-

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

(INCLUDING ALIENS!)

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration - brilliant cards ladies. Click piccies on right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

LINDA

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANZ

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KATE

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE

TRACY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

CHALLENGE #163

2011-12-03T09:00:00.040Z

Thank you for taking part in last weeks 'Borders and Flowers' challenge - all the entries were fabulous which made it very difficult for Janet to choose a 'Spotlight' card. This weeks chosen winner is:-

Sandy G

Here's a button for your blog.

We are saying goodbye to Karen this week. Unfortunately she has stepped down from the DT due to work commitments. Thanks so much for your work and time with us Karen and we all wish you well.

Now on to this week's challenge which is set by the lovely Kate - it's a

PHOTO INSPIRATION

challenge. Show us your projects inspired by the photo below.

Below are our DT samples - what fabulous work girls. Click piccies on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

KATE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANZ

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KAREN

LINDA

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE

TRACY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

CHALLENGE #162

2011-11-26T09:00:00.005Z

Thanks to all who joined our "sketch" challenge last week - seems to have stumped some of you. The SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK chosen by Jane is:-

Susie Little

Here's a button for your blog.

This is your last week to be in with a chance of winning this months prize of 5 digi's of choice from our sponsor

I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for Unity Stamp Co. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed. "The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.

Store: http://thestampingboutique.com/

This week's challenge is set by the lovely JANET who is also choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. The theme this week is:-

BORDERS & FLOWERS

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

JANET

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANZ

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KAREN

KATE

LINDA

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE

TRACY

CHALLENGE #161

2011-11-19T09:00:00.002Z

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Spots & Stripes" challenge, all fantastic. The SPOTLIGHT CARD chosen by the lovely HELEN is:-

Renata

Here is a button for your blog.

This week's challenge is set by me (Jane!) and I'll be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF WEEK. I thought it was time for another sketch. Below is the sketch we want you to follow, you can rotate or flip it but we must be able to recognise it!

Below is the sketch to follow and our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

JANE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANZ

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANET

KAREN

KATE

LINDA

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE

TRACY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

CHALLENGE #160

2011-11-12T09:00:00.002Z

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Ribbon, Lace & Flowers" challenge. A few entries didn't follow the whole recipe so their entries were deleted to make if fair to those who did.

The SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK chosen by FRANCESCA is:-

Julie Price

Here is a button for your blog.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely HELEN who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD for this week. She has chosen a theme of:-

SPOTS & STRIPES

We want to see both spots and stripes somewhere on your projects. Below are out DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies onto the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

HELEN

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANZ

FRANCESCA

JANE

JANET

KAREN

KATE

LINDA

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE

TRACY

CHALLENGE #159

2011-11-05T09:00:00.001Z

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Spooky or Whimsical" challenge. All so fabulous. BRIDGET had a very hard time choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK but she chose:-

Black Dragons Craft

This frame is so fantastic. Such detail. Here is a button for you blog.

The randomly chosen winner of this months prize of 5 digis of choice from our sponsor THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE is:-

Brenda Dean

Please mail Jane, link on the right with your choices.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely FRANCESCA who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. She has chosen a recipe for us to follow of:-

FLOWERS, RIBBON & LACE

There must be all 3 items on your project. Below are the DT samples for your inspiration and this week we welcome our newest DT members for their first challenge. Click piccies on the right to go to their personal blogs to see how their projects were made.

FRANCESCA

ANDIE

BRIDGET
Week off as she is a poorly bunny - get well soon honey x

FRANZ

HELEN

JANE

KAREN

KATE

LINDA

SONIA

TAMARA

TRACIE

TRACY

CHALLENGE #158

2011-10-29T09:00:00.005+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Wrap up warm" challenge. So many lovely creations that ANDIE had such a hard time choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK that she chose two.

First is BETH - a very talented 7yr old. Super colouring Beth. Here is her card.

And next is LENA. Such a detailed card. Here is her card.

Here is a button for you to display on your blogs.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely BRIDGET. She has given you a choice of theme.

SPOOKY OR WHIMSICAL

We want to see either spooky or whimsical images on your creations. Below are the DT projects for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to visit their personal blogs to see how they were made.

As this is the last challenge of the month it is also your last chance to be in the draw for 5 digis of choice from our sponsor

BRIDGET

ANDIE

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KATE

LINDA

TRACIE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

CHALLENGE #157

2011-10-22T09:00:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "White plus one other colour" challenge. All so different with only two colours.

The winner of the spotlight card is:-

Karen

Love the colour combo. Here's a button for your blog.

Onto this week's challenge which is set by the lovely ANDIE who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD IF THE WEEK. She has chosen a theme of:-

WRAP UP WARM

We want to see images with winter woolies, knitting. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Please click piccies on the right to go to their personal blogs to leave some love for the girlies.

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KATE

LINDA

TRACIE

WENDY

CHALLENGE #156

2011-10-15T09:00:00.056+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Anything goes as long as it sparkles" challenge. My, my, you all like sparkle!!!!

The SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK card chosen by last week's host TRACIE is:-

Marit

A fabulous card Marit - here's a button for your blog.

Before we give details of this week's challenge we have a our wonderful new members of the Design Team to introduce to you all. (the eagle eyes of you may have seen their piccies on the right LOL)

We had a very difficult choice to make from all the fantastic people who wanted to join our little team. The other girlies had a mammoth task in visiting all your blogs and we decided on:-

The girlies will be joining us from the first Saturday in November. Please go and visit them and leave some love.

Now onto this week's challenge which is set by the BOSS - SECRET CRAFTER - WENDY who will also be choosing this week's SPOTLIGHT CARD. She has chosen a theme of:-

WHITE AND ONE OTHER COLOUR

(not counting the colour of your image)

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click pics on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs.

WENDY

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KATE

LINDA

TRACIE

CHALLENGE #155

2011-10-08T09:00:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all who joined our "Halloween" challenge last week - some very spooky projects!

The SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK card selected by KATE is:-

LOUISE

Fabulous card Louise, here's a button for your blog.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely TRACIE who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. She has chosen a theme of:-

ANYTHING GOES AS LONG AS IT SPARKLES

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to go to their personal blogs to see how they were made.

TRACIE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

JANET

KATE

LINDA

WENDY

CHALLENGE #154

2011-10-01T09:00:00.002+01:00

Thanks to those who joined us for our "Recipe" challenge - think it was a little hard for you LOL.

The SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK is:-

PAMELA

The colour is fantastic - love it Pamela. Here's a button for your blog.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely KATE and she will be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD IF THE WEEK also. She chose a theme of:-

HALLOWEEN

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made. Also a big WELCOME to JANET & LINDA. Today they are joining for their first project. The DT will be going through the applicants for the DT position to see who else will be joining our little crew.

KATE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

JANET

LINDA

TRACIE

CHALLENGE #153

2011-09-24T09:00:00.001+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "One layer challenge". I love these type of cards but it's not as easy as you think to do LOL.

The SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK chosen by the lovely HELEN is:-

LISA M

Such a gorgeous card - here's a banner for your blog.

Before we give details of this week's challenge we have a little announcement. We have two lovely ladies who will be joining our DT from next week. Please visit LINDA & JANET and give them a welcome.

Our DT call is still going for another week. We are looking for 4 dedicated crafters who can commit to making one project per week to the theme and taking a turn in choosing the themes. If you are interested then add you link on the right.

Now onto this week's challenge which is set by me! (Jane) I have given you a recipe to follow:-

1 IMAGE

2 DESIGN PAPERS

3 FLOWERS

4 BRADS

5 GEMS OR PEARLS

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click the pics on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

JANE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

KATE

TRACIE

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

CHALLENGE #152

2011-09-17T09:00:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for out "Inspired by a song" challenge. Some beautiful creations based on your songs.

The SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK chosen by last week's host FRANCESCA is:-

MANDY

Here is the blinkie to display on your blog with pride.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely HELEN who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. The theme she has chosen is:-

ONE LAYER CARD

We want to see single layer cards - no matts or layering at all.

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click picks on right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

HELEN

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

JANE

KATE

TRACIE

WENDY

CHALLENGE #151

2011-09-10T09:00:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Colours of Autumn" challenge. Gorgeous creations and such lovely shades of Fall.

Before we give details of this weeks challenge we have to announce the SPOTLIGHT CARD which this week was chosen by BRIDGET. Her choice is:-

TIGGERTASTIC

We now have a blinkie for you for the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. You can display on your blog and be proud!

Onto this week's challenge which is set by the lovely FRANCESCA who will also be choosing SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. She has chosen a theme of:-

INSPIRED BY A SONG

We want to see a creation inspired by a song and please make sure you tell us the song too! Here are the inspirations from the DT. Click pics on right to go to their personal blogs to leave a comment.

FRANCESCA
Singin in the rain

ANDIE
Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney/Wings

BRIDGET
Angels - Robbie Williams

HELEN

'If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake' (Various artists)

JANE

Santa Claus is coming to town - Bruce Springsteen

KATE
Dancing Queen - Abba

WENDY

Lookin' through the window - Jackson Five

Challenge #150

2011-09-03T09:00:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all who joined our "In the Sea" challenge last week. Lovely entries as always.

Andie's choice of Spotlight card this week is:-

ROSIE

Also before we give details of this week's challenge we need to announce the monthly winner of 5 digi's of choice from our lovely sponsor THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE is:-

HAZEL

Please e-mail Jane (link on right) with your choices .

This week's challenge is set by the lovely BRIDGET who will also be choosing this week's SPOTLIGHT CARD. She has chosen a theme of:-

THE COLOURS OF AUTUMN

We want to see project with Autumn/Fall colours only. Below are out DT samples for your inspiration. Click pics on right to go to the girls personal blogs to see how they were made.

BRIDGET

ANDIE

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

WENDY

from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #149

2011-08-27T09:00:00.034+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Create a Scene" challenge. Some fabulous creations from you all.

The Spotlight card chosen by WENDY is from:-

KIM O'CONNELL

As this is the last week of August then this is your last chance to be in the draw for 5 digis of choice from our fabby sponsor.

Store: http://thestampingboutique.com/

Onto this week's challenge which is set by the lovely ANDIE and she will be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD. The theme is:-

IN THE SEA

We want to see creations with something that is in the sea - nice and simple LOL. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. click pics on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they made their creations.

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

Challenge #148

2011-08-20T09:00:00.007+01:00

Thanks to all who joined our "Christmas is Coming" challenge last week. Seems like quite a few of you are trying to get ahead this year!

This week's SPOTLIGHT CARD is :-

Crafteezee

This week's challenge is set by the lovely WENDY (AKA THE BOSS!!!) and she will be choosing this week's spotlight card. She has chosen a theme of:-

CREATE A SCENE

We want to see you creating a scene/picture on your projects. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click photos on the right to see how they were made.

WENDY

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

TRACIE

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #147

2011-08-13T09:00:00.003+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us for our BLACK & WHITE Challenge - wonderful!

The winner of the SPOTLIGHT CARD for last week is:-

PAOLA

Onto this week's challenge which is set by the lovely TRACIE. She has chosen a theme of:-

CHRISTMAS IS COMING

We want to see your Christmas creations. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click pics on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

TRACIE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #146

2011-08-06T09:00:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our MONOCHROMATIC Challenge. Gorgeous creations with lots of different shades. The SPOTLIGHT CARD for last week was chosen by KATE. She chose this gorgeous Christmas card from :-

PAULINE

Also the winner of the 5 digis of choice from our sponsor is:-

ANNETTE

Please mail Jane (link on the right) with your choices.

Onto this week's challenge which is set by the lovely KELLY. She chose a theme of:-

BLACK & WHITE ONLY

We want to see creations with Black and White only - no other colours are allowed. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click pics on the right to go to the girlies blogs to see how they were made.

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

TRACIE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #145

2011-07-30T09:00:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Numbers" challenge. Some lovely entries.

This week's spotlight card chosen by JANE is: -

JOEY

Such a fun card - perfect kiddies card - so bright and colourful.

Remember this is your last chance to be included in the draw for 5 digis of choice from our sponsor:-

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Onto this week's challenge which is set by KATE who is also choosing the SPOTLIGHT card this week. Her theme is:-

MONOCHROMATIC

We want to see project all using tones of the same colour. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on right to so the the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

KATE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

TRACIE

(to follow)

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane &; DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #144

2011-07-23T09:00:00.001+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Holidays" challenge. We noticed loads of you are getting ahead for Christmas - very organised LOL.

The spotlight card chosen by HELEN was:-

MARILYN

Super cute card!!!!

This week's challenge is set by ME (JANE) and I will also be choosing a SPOTLIGHT CARD. I have chosen a theme of:-

NUMBERS

There must be at least one number on your creations. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on right to go to their personal blogs to see how they were made.

JANE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

KATE

TRACIE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #143

2011-07-16T09:00:00.002+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Get Well" challenge. As last week was her theme the SPOTLIGHT CARD was chosen by FRANCESCA and she chose:-

LYN

Onto this week's challenge which this week is set by the lovely HELEN who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD. Her theme is:-

HOLIDAYS

Lets see how you interpret the theme. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to link to their personal blogs to see how they were made.

HELEN

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

JANE

KATE

TRACIE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #142

2011-07-09T09:00:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Here Comes Summer" challenge. Stunning creations.

As it was Bridget's theme she has chosen the SPOTLIGHT CARD this week. She chose JANIEL'S entry. Isn't it so sweet!!!

Onto the week's challenge which is set by the lovely FRANCESCA, who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD. She has chosen a theme of:-

GET WELL SOON

We want to see creations for a Get Well theme only! Below are our DT creations for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to link to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

FRANCESCA

ANDIE

BRIDGET

HELEN

JANE

KATE

TRACIE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER.....

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #141

2011-07-02T09:00:00.002+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us for our "Embossing" challenge. Beautiful.

The SPOTLIGHT CARD this week is chosen by BEATE and she chose SPRYTEBYRD. Here is the fabby card. That mouse is just toooooo cute!!!

Our lovely BEATE has decided to step down from the DT due to personal commitments and we would like to wish her all the best in the future and hope she visits us soon :) xxx

The winner of our Monthly prize from our Sponsor THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE who wins 5 digis of choice is:-

BASSLADY

E-mail Jane with your choices (link on right) asap please.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely BRIDGET ans she will be choosing this week's SPOTLIGHT CARD. She chose a theme of:-

HERE COMES SUMMER

We want to see something that reminds you of Summer. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made - and leave some love!

BRIDGET

ANDIE

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

KELLY

(to follow)

TRACIE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #140

2011-06-25T09:00:00.002+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Around the house" challenge. We had some fabulous entries.

This week is our first SPOTLIGHT CARD. The lovely ANDIE, our host, had to choose, which she said was very difficult from all the brilliant entries. She decided on SCALLYWAGS, because of the uber cute image, fab colours and the image made her laugh! Well done Sally - below is her fabulous card.

This is your last chance this month to be included in the monthly draw to win 5 digis of your choice from our fabby sponsor.

Store: http://thestampingboutique.com/

This week the challenge is set by the lovely BEATE and she has chosen a theme of:-

EMBOSSING

This can be dry or heat or even both LOL. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click photos on the right to see how they were made and leave some love.

BEATE

ANDIE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

KELLY

(to follow)

TRACIE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #139

2011-06-18T09:00:00.001+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Male Cards". It seems the timing was perfect for your Father's Day cards :)

Before we give details of this week's challenge we need to tell you some news.

From this week, one of our lovely DT members who are "hosting" will choose a SPOTLIGHT CARD. This will be a card from the week that they feel is special in some way and want to share with everyone. The SPOTLIGHT CARD will then be posted on the following week's post for you all to see.

Now, this week's challenge is set by the lovely ANDIE, who will be choosing this week's SPOTLIGHT CARD.

She has chosen a theme of:-

SOMETHING FROM AROUND THE HOUSE

(images containing household items)

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click photos on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how their projects were made.

ANDIE

BEATE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

KELLY

(to follow)

TRACIE

WENDY

Challenge #138

2011-06-11T09:00:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "PHOTO INSPIRATION" challenge. Got you all thinking LOL.

This week's challenge is set by SECRET CRAFTER herself, the lovely WENDY. She has chosen a theme of:-

A MALE CARD

Now I hear all those gasps of shock. Most of us have trouble with these but this is the ideal time to get cracking, especially with Father's Day looming!!!

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click photos on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they made their cards.

WENDY

(to follow)

ANDIE

BEATE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

KELLY

TRACIE

Challenge #137

2011-06-04T09:00:00.002+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Clean and Simple" challenge. Not as easy as you think eh?

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE CHALLENGE RULES OR YOUR LINK WILL BE DELETED.

Before we give details of this week's challenge we have to announce May's winner of 5 digis of choice from our sponsor THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE. The winner is:-

SALLY MCD

Please email Jane (link on the right) with your choices for them to be forwarded to you from Tracey.

Now onto this week's challenge which is set by the lovely TRACIE. She has found the following picture and wants you to use it for your inspiration.

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click photos on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

TRACIE

ANDIE

BEATE

DT Break

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

KELLY

MELISSA

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #136

2011-05-28T09:00:00.003+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Anniversary" challenge. Wonderful as always.

This is your last chance this month to be included in the draw for our monthly prize.

The Stamping Boutique have very kindly offered 5 digis of choice for the winner.

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Challenge Blog: http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/

This week's challenge is set by the lovely KELLY. She has chosen a theme of:-

CLEAN AND SIMPLE

We want to see projects with a minimalist layout/embellishments. Clean and simple card have lots of white space.

Below are out DT projects for your inspiration. Click photos on the right to link to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

KELLY

ANDIE

BEATE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KATE

MELISSA

TRACIE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER.....

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #135

2011-05-21T09:00:00.001+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our Sketch challenge. It's great to see how one sketch can be interpreted so differently.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely KATE. She has chosen a theme of:-

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

We want to see anniversary themed projects. Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click photos on the right to go to the girlies personal blogs to see how they were made.

KATE

ANDIE

BEATE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

JANE

KELLY

TRACIE

To follow

WENDY

Challenge #134

2011-05-14T09:00:00.002+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "Dust off your stash" challenge. It shows what fabulous stash we all have neglected in out craft rooms LOL.

This week's challenge is set by me (JANE). I have designed a sketch for you to follow. You can flit or rotate it but we must be able to recognise the original sketch.

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Please click photos on the right to go directly to the girls personal blog to see how they were made.

JANE

ANDIE

BEATE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

HELEN

KATE

KELLY

MELISSA

TRACIE

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.

Challenge #133

2011-05-07T09:00:00.002+01:00

Thanks to all who joined us last week for our "For a baby" challenge - soooooooooooo cute!!!!!

Before we tell you about this week's challenge we need to announce the winner of last month's draw for 5 digis from our fabby sponsor THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE. The winner is:-

MARIE

Please e-mail Jane (link on the right) with your choices for her to pass onto Tracey.

This week's challenge is set by the lovely HELEN. She has chosen a theme of:-

DUST OFF YOUR STASH

We want to see you use some of your neglected stash. Remember to tell us what you have used in your project that has been neglected.

Below are our DT samples for your inspiration. Click piccies on the right to go to the girls personal blogs to see how they made their projects.

HELEN

ANDIE

BEATE

BRIDGET

FRANCESCA

JANE

KATE

KELLY

MEL

TRACIE

To follow

WENDY

Hugs from Wendy, Jane & DT xx

PLEASE REMEMBER......

Link to your blog post and not your blog to make it easier for the DT to visit.

The theme must be followed and a link back to the challenge blog must be in your post.

If you do not then your entry will be deleted.

New entries only please - do not backlink to older posts.

If your blog post is dated before the publish date of the challenge then this is backlinking and your entry will be deleted.