Challenge #10, Winner of #9 and New DT

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Well it's Thursday and that means it's time for another challenge. Before we get to that I have a few announcements.
First let's announce the winners...

First place and winner of a free Rubber Stamp or 2 digi stamps from 2 Cute Rubber Stamps is... #277 Mary C
Congrats! Please email me so I can get your prize to you and don't forget to grab your badge from the sidebar.
Top 3 are
#170: Lori
#240: Spyder
#237: Priyanka
Congrats and don't forget to grab your badge from the sidebar.


Now onto our new DT members. We had such a hard time picking just 2 because there were so so many wonderful entries. After a lot of thought we decided to go with 5 new members. Thank you so much for all of your entries. Please enter again on the next DT call. We wish we could have picked all of you.

Here is the new DT!
Scrappy of It's A Scrappy World
Maria of Joyful Stamper
Lorraine of Coldwaters2
Dee of Dee's Design Blog
Gloria of CrafterGM
Please hop over to their blogs and give them a huge welcome!

This next challenge we are lucky enough to have The Stamping Boutique. They have such adorable images! Be sure to check them out. They are giving the winner of this challenge 3 digis of their choice.
Here is a little bit about them...
"I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor Aud Sentiments. My store has been open since September 2009. I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack. 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. "

For this challenge the sentiment is "Best Wishes". Feel free to add to it if you'd like.
Here are the beautiful creations from the DT using images from The Stamping Boutique...

Emma from Two Pink Ladies

Susan from Two Pink Ladies

Ruthie from Gotta Find A Cool And Funky Name

Julie from Julie's Crafty Spot

Audrey from Aud Cards

Dawn from Cards For Every Occasion

Ali from The Crafty Dragon

This challenge will run until Tuesday, September 14

September Candy Drawing and Winner of August Drawing

Well it's the beginning of the month and that means it's time for another drawing!

First off, the winner of the $30 Gift Certificate from Denami Design Rubber Stamps is...#16 Karen McAlpine
Congrats! Please email me so we can get you your prize.

For the month of September we are lucky enough to have Really Reasonable Ribbon as our sponsor. They are giving the winner a $15 Gift Certificate.

Here is a little bit about their company...

"Really Reasonable Ribbon has been meeting the ribbon needs of crafters, wedding planners, rubberstampers, scrapbookers and the artistic community for over 10 years. We offer great wholesale pricing on full spools of many of our styles, and really reasonable discount retail pricing on ribbon by the yard. Stop by our blog at reasonableribbon@blogspot.com for great ribbon crafting ideas and inspiration. We host challenges on the 1st and 15th of each month."

They also have a blog. Check it out! Here is the link

OK, here is all you have to do to enter the drawing...

1. Become a follower
2. Post on your blog about the drawing with the badge on this post and a link back to this post
3. Post it on your sidebar as well with the badge from this post
4. Link your post to Mr. Linky

That's it! Easy. Occasionally I will put up a post with something for you to do to be able to enter again so be on the lookout!
Thanks for playing with us!

Challenge #9, Winner of #8 and DT Call

Well it's Thursday again and that means it is time for another challenge. Before I get to that though I have a few announcements...
Let's do winners first!

First place and winner of 4 digis of their choose from Sassy Studios is...
#2 Caroline
Congrats! Please email me so I can get you your prize and don't forget to grab your badge from the side bar.

Now the top 3 are...
#10 Lynne
#5 Arianne
#9 Kitty
Congrats and don't forget to grab your badges from the sidebar.

I am sad to say that we are losing our Wonderful Wendy. As heartbroken as we all are we understand and wish her nothing but the best. With that being said, we are looking for 2 new design team members. If you are interested please put DT next to your entry to this challenge. The call will be open until Tuesday, August 31 and we will announce our choices on Thursday, September 2 with the new challenge. The term will run until the end of December. You will be required to make a project for each fortnightly challenge, to comment on the entries, and help in selecting the winners.

Don't forget there is still time to enter our new monthly drawing. The link is here. You are still eligible to win even if you are applying to be on the DT because your term will not start until after this drawing is over.

OK, now onto the challenge...


We are so so lucky to be sponsored by 2 Cute Rubber Stamps . They are giving the winner a free rubber stamp or 2 digi stamps! Thanks so much! If you haven't had a chance to work with their images go and check them out because as you will see from our DT they aer so much fun! here is a little something about them...

"2 Cute Rubber Stamps are cute and whimsical stamps that are offered as both digital and cling cushion. I decided to create a rubber stamp business to have an outlet for all my illustrations where others can enjoy! The BEST thing about 2 cute rubber stamps is that YOU can get involved in the creative process by voting on my sketches and being able to post ideas of what you would like to see as a stamp."

This time around the sentiment is... ANYTHING GOES! This will work out so perfectly to for the DT call because you can showcase all your favorite things to do! Enter as many times as you would like but PLEASE NO BACK LINKING and if you are applying for a spot on the team make sure that each entry has DT next to it.

Here are the super cute projects from the team...

Wendy from Whimsical Wendy

Ruthie from Gotta Find A Cool And Funky Name

Julie from Julie's Crafty Spot

Audrey from Aud Cards

Dawn from Cards For Every Occasion

Ali from The Crafty Dragon

Emma from Two Pink Ladies

Susan from Two Pink Ladies

Thanks so much for playing with us and please don't forget to enter the drawing this month!
This challenge and DT call will run until Tuesday, August 31.

Monthly Drawing For Blog Candy!

Current challenge is under this post.

We are having so much fun with this challenge blog that we have decided to add something new... A monthly drawing for CANDY!

Here is how it's going to work...
In order to qualify for the drawing all you have to do is

1. Become a follower

2. Post on your blog about the candy AND the sponsor with a link back to this post

3. Put the badge on the bottom of this post with a link back to this post on your sidebar

4. Link your post to Mr. Linky

That's it.

Sometimes we will have something extra for you to do to earn another chance to win. For example, for this drawing if you enter in Challenge #8 you will get to enter the drawing again. Just link your entry to Mr. Linky and put a #2 next to your name.

OK, now onto the sponsor. We are so lucky to have DeNami Design Rubber Stamps as our first sponsor. They have a wonderful selection of rubber stamps and other goodies and they are giving the winner a $30 Gift Certificate to spend in their store! WOW! Thank you Denami Design! Here is a little bit about their company...

"Established in 1989, Denami Design has been known for a timeless style featuring simply elegant art. From our extensive line of quality rubber stamps to the newer line of coordinating scrapbook papers, buttons, ribbons and glitters, we specialize in stylish and sophisticated products. These delightful designs are easy to mix and match for a designer look on all your paper crafts!"

They also have a challenge blog. Here is the link. Check it out! They have fun challenges over there!


This candy will go on until Tuesday, August 31 and we will announce the winner on Wednesday, September 1.

Here is a CAS card I made using one of DeNami's adorable stamps.

Good luck!

Challenge #8 and Winner of #7

Well it's Thursday and that means it's time for another challenge. Before I get to that let's take a look at the winners of Challenge #7. We had so many beautiful Christmas cards! It was so hard to choose. Thanks to everyone who has joined us. OK, here goes...

First place and the winner of winner of $10 Gift Certificate to the Digi Doodle Store is...
#16: Carolyn
Congrats! Please email me so I can get you your prize and don't forget to grab your badge from the sidebar.

Top 3 goes to...
#28: Claire C.
#50: Carolyn
#31: Jude
Congrats and don't forget to grab your badge from the sidebar.



Before I get to the challenge I have some sad news. We are losing our wonder designer Suzanne. She is starting up her own challenge blog called Let's Ink It Up. We are so excited for her but are very sad to see her go and we will miss her so much! Here is a little something about her new blog and don't forget to check it out!
"Do you love rubber stamping, do you love getting inky, well do I have the challenge site for you. Let's Ink It Up is the fun new challenge site on the blog just for rubber/clear stampers. Why don't you check it out, I am sure you are going to love it."

Now onto the challenge. this week our wonderful sponsor is Sassy Studios. And they are just that, sassy! There images are so much fun as you will see from the lovely work of the DT. Sassy Studios is giving the winner 4 digital images of their choice! Thank you Sassy Studios!

This time around we want you to use the phrase "Relax..." and you can finish it any way you like.

Here are the amazing examples from the DT...

Suzanne from Just Love Stamping

Wendy from Whimsical Wendy

Ruthie from Gotta Find A Cool And Funky Name

Julie from Julie's Crafty Spot

Audrey from Aud Cards

Dawn from Cards For Every Occasion

Ali from The Crafty Dragon

Emma from Two Pink Ladies

Susan from Two Pink Ladies

This challenge runs until Tuesday, August Aug 17

Challenge #7 and Winner of #6

Firstly I need to say WOW! What an amazing turnout we had on this last challenge! Over 100 entries! Thank you so much for joining in on the fun. We love looking at every ones creations and it is getting harder and harder to pick winners. Thank goodness I have a wonderful DT who all help in choosing because I could not do it myself! So thank you DT! (Cheers!) So onto the winners...The winner of 3 digi stamps or one clear stamp from Spesch Stamps is...#85...Chris Olsen. Congratulations! Please email me so we can get you your prize and don't forget to grab your badge from the sidebar!

The top 3 are...

#16... Angela Crockett
#2...Crafty Emma
#48... Kate
Congratulations and don't forget to grab your badges from the sidebar as well.

Now onto the next challenge. We are so lucky to have Digi Doodle as our sponsor this week. They are giving the winner a $10 Gift Certificate to their store! Thank you so much! If you haven't seen their shop you need to go check it out! They have the most adorable digis. The DT was lucky enough to use some of their images for examples this week and they are adorable!
The theme for this challenge is "Choose Your Own Christmas Sentiment"

Here are the wonderful creations from the DT...
Wendy from Whimsical Wendy

Ruthie from Gotta Find A Cool And Funky Name

Suzanne from Just Love Stamping

Julie from Julie's Crafty Spot

Audrey from Aud Cards

Dawn from Cards For Every Occasion

Ali from The Crafty Dragon

Emma from Two Pink Ladies

Susan from Two Pink Ladies

We are trying a new linking system so please let us know what you think!
This challenge runs until Tuesday, Aug 3