Challenge #9 - ANYTHING GOES!

Easy one for you over the holidays and a chance to make something other than a Christmas card will be nice :)

So anything goes ladies, make it and link it and we will come and leave you some love.

The DT Lovelies have made some gorgeous projects and if you are wondering about the cute images on the cards..... they are called Emerald Faeries and are exclusive to our International Sponsor "Deb's Creations".

I have been busy building up stock in the Store to bring you a great range of Products from Stamps to Beautiful Embellishments from Patterned Papers to Copic Markers
The later half of the year is such a fun time of the year with Spring & then Christmas! Many new Product lines are now available in the Store to bring out the creative goddess in you :)

Debs stocks loads of stamp lines including Magnolias, Bildamalarnas and her exclusive Emerald Faeries. Deb is a certified copic stockist and also has a great range of embelishments. Be sure to check out the Ning group as well, lots of lovely ladies, fun challenges and gorgeous eye candy.

The second sponsor is..... Us, Trace and Lou will be putting together some papercrafting goodies for one lucky Australian-NZ winner.

And here are the DT Lovlies samples for this challenge...........

Patricia

Viv


Trace


Sue


Marie


Louise


Julie


Bettina


Alicia

Only 1 entry per person and please when you add your link if you aren't from NZ or Australia then add INT after your name. Thank you.

Vintage winners and top 5

Hello, hope you all enjoyed the feastive activities..... I am sure it was a warm up to the New Year Eve parties!!!... I wont keep you as I am sure you all want to eat and drink some more.... or maybe even play with your new craft items... you lucky things... Santa didn't bring me anything remotely crafty..sob sob... I am sure I will get over it..... anyway, enough prattling...........

Here are the winners

Mad 4 Markers - Tracey M

Whimsey - Renee M

Top 5 chosen by our lovely DT in no particular order

#5 - Linda McClain

#8 - Vicki Parker

#19 - Irit

#1 - Kylie

#20 - Darlene

Congrats to Tracey, Renee and the top 5.

You can contact us here to claim you prizes and blinkies.. tune in again for a easy easy easy challenge.... hope to see you all play!!!

Challenge #8 Vintage

Another fortnight means another challenge and this week we would like to see your Vintage skills on your projects. The DT have come up with AWESOME projects this week for your inspiration so don't forget to leave them some love. Also 2 more fantastic sponsors this week so be sure to enter to be in to win some lush goodies.

Check the rules before linking please, it helps make things easier when working out which prize draw each person needs to be in, also a reminder 1 entry per person only please.

As this is our last post until after Christmas, Tracy, Lou and the SGC DT Lovelies would like to wish you all a..............
Merry Christmas and very Happy and Safe New Year!

and now onto our sponsors for this challenge.

International Sponsor

Whimsy Stamps is a family owned business and online store located in the United States. We carry a line of whimsical and fun rubber stamps made from deeply etched red rubber and mounted on EZ mount foam. We also have a digital stamp collection with new releases on the 1st of each month. We've recently added an online gallery for our DT and registered users where you can find lots of samples using our stamps. We also have an inspirations blog with daily postings and product info and our featured stamper Saturdays!

Whimsy Stamps are giving our international winner 5 digital images of the winners choice!

NZ/Australia Sponsor

Mad for Markers is a home based WEBSTORE started with the aim of supplying Copics and accessories (paper, inks etc) at reasonable prices to crafters/ artists in Australia and New Zealand. We have all your Copic needs!! :D

The winner of the Aus/NZ draw will a pack of 20 A5 sheets of Xpress IT card, a set of three markers and a colourless blender refill kindly sponsored by Sammi at Mad 4 Markers

And now the Design Team samples......

Autumn

Marie

Alicia

Michelle

Viv

Trace


Louise


Julie



Deb



Carol

Bettina




Only 1 entry per person and please when you add your link if you aren't from NZ or Australia then add INT after your name. Thank you.

Winners and top 5

Ohhh you ladies are so talented... another tough decision had to be made picking the top 5... if only there was a top 10!!!!

Better let you know who the winners picked by random.org are .......drum roll....

Winner of Karens Doodles pick 3 images is....... #22 - Fiona Lally

Winner of the Scrapin Patch goodies is.... #2 - Lovely Linda

Top 5 this week picked by our lovely DT...

#8 - Kylie

#11 - Hazel

#7 - Lynns Designer Creations

# 27 - Zoe

#16 - Mari

Congrats ladies from Lou, myself and all the lovely DT. You can email us here to collect your prizes..

Tune in this time tomorrow from another great challenge which I am sure you will love and the DT have done an amazing job again..... and don't forget our wonderful sponsors.

Challenge # 7 - It's Heating Up!

This weeks challenge is to celebrate the warmer weather coming our way in the lands down under which means Summer is definitely on it's way! For this challenge we would like to see anything using heat on your cards..... embossing, burnt edges, wax etc. There are some stunning projects from our DT Lovelies this week and all of them are completely different so I sure there will be lots of inspiration flying around. Don't forget the rules are posted just above this post. Please read them, we hate having to take people out of the draw because they haven't followed the rules. This challenge will close at 12 noon (NZ TIME) 14th December 2010

A HUGE announcement to share also..... Julie who has been our Guest DT Member has agreed to stay on as a permanent DT Lovely, we are so pleased to have her on our team. After seeing her totally amazing projects for the last couple of Challenges Trace and I agreed she was too fab to let go.

And one last thing... 2 of our DT Lovelies are celebrating birthdays this month HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PATRICIA for the 2nd and HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE for the 11th!

Onto our super awesome sponsors for this challenge..............

New Zealand/Australia

The Patch is located only 12 mins south of Christchurch in beautiful, new, large premises. Our well stocked stores (both physical and online), are overflowing with new and inspiring products arriving each week. We have a very talented Design Team who inspire with their stunning work via our blog, forum, and Facebook page. We cater to the beginner and the experienced, and reward our customers for their loyalty. If we don’t have it and you want it let us know and we will source it for you.

Scrappin Patch are giving a pack of goodies worth up to $40.00 for one lucky lady from Down Under!

International

Karen has been drawing all of Her life. For the past 20 years she has created animations for Disney, Fisher Price and Mattel and bringing their characters to life. She is celebrating 50 years as a doodler and looks forward to sharing her original drawings with crafters through "Karen's Doodles" .
The winner of the International draw will get to pick 3 digi images of their choice from Karen's Web Store.


Here are this weeks Design Team samples.......

Patricia
used a candle for her flower

Alicia

used heat embossing

Louise

clear embossing powder on the sentiment and Watermelon

Karen
heat gun on the embossed green number/alpha stamp and some melted wax

Julie

heat gun for the shrink plastic snowflake, embossed Greeting

Deb
heat gun to glue the flowers

Sue

burning around paper and embossing powder on the chipboard embellie

This challenge closes at 12 noon (NZ time) 14th December 2010

Thanks for visiting our Challenge blog!

Lou, Trace & the DT Lovelies

Please read the rules above this post. They are really simple and make life easier for us when it comes to putting the draw in Random.org. If you submit your card incorrectly you may be excluded in the draw. Thanks.

Winners plus top 5

What a stunning turn out for challenge 6. Once again we are amazed at the talent that is out there and you certainly made it hard for the DT to choose a top 5... so onto the winners

Winner of Make it Crafty prize ........ Mazz

Winner of SBO kit is...... Kathryn

Congrats ladies.. look at it as an early Chrissy pressie!

Now onto the hardest yet top 5 pick in no particular order

#16 - Melisa W

#36 - ona i ja (Agnieszka)

#19 - Renee

#33 - Chris Olsen

#47 - Lynn

and yes I know its supposed to be a top 5, but had to add one more...

#58 - Crafty Teacher

Well done ladies, please email us here to claim your prizes and top 5 badge.

Join us again tomorrow for another fantastic challenge and two more great sponsors

Lou, Trace and DT lovlies