Challenge #25~Valentine's and Winner(s)

Good morning everyone! Wow...we had 153 entries for this past challenge. That was a LOT of entries for me to look through and once I added in all of you that got added into the drawing two times it turned out to be a total of 166.

Thank you to all of you that continue to join us each time and I love to see new people joining us as well. Please note the rules on the sidebar! There are just a few of them but if you do not follow them...I do not include you in the drawing....so please only enter (2) challenge entries per challenge!!

So....I figured since we had such a huge showing this time around I would do a Top 5 AND..................wait for it.........wait for it.........

DRAW FOR TWO WINNERS

So let's get started because this is going to take me forever today!!!

WINNER(S) OF CHALLENGE #24

CW Card Creations

AND:

CardarTart

Congrats to both of you! Please send me an email with your choice of (3) images from the store that you would like! april_lower@yahoo.com

TOP 5

Colouring for Pleasure

Dreamtime Designs

Welcome to Gina's Krafty Place

BrossARTaddiction

Being Craft-De, that's Me

Wow right!!! Let's just say even picking 5 instead of just 3 was just as hard!!!

CHALLENGE #25

Valentine's

~Meaning pinks, hearts, love.....bring on the passion everyone! I don't want to just see it but I want to feel the passion through your projects

;-)

The DT worked very hard on showing us some Valentine's inspiration...let's get started!!!

Melissa:

used Umbrella~Whimsy which I never would have thought of to use for a Valentine's card and it's perfect! This is why I love these girls and why we do inspiration with our challenges because you always get those "ah-ha" moments.

Miranda:

used Art Doll and here is what she said about her card (I am just copying and pasting because I don't understand "art" language...lol)

"I've made a card in art journalstyle
used neocolor crayons and paperartsy stamps for the BG and black and white posca pens" Whatever it is that she just said....her work is beautiful as always!!! :-)

Debbie: (who has just joined our DT...woohooo)

she used Audrey's Heart and asked if this was okay for her first project...ummm...really????....it's more then okay it's beautiful and it's got a drawer...I mean talk about going above and beyond!!! Welcome Debbie!!

AND...BTW...if you subscribe to our newsletter you would have gotten this wonderful image in the issue ;-)

Julia:

used First Dance and used some very cute tickets down the side. I really like these and some pretty pink lace (see...there's a little passion coming out!!)

Audrey:

used one of my favorite girls...Princess Jennifer Latte Heartbreaker! The card has some passion and some sass behind it!! Love all the different shades of pink!

Elizabeth:

used AJ with heart banner which I love and in case you haven't noticed...banners are EVERYWHERE lately. And I'm thinking someone is in love with all these hearts ;-) Fab coloring and I love that big heart in the corner!

Sandy:

used Trenton and made this all too wonderful gate fold card for us. Can you find all the embellishments she used? It's one of those cards that you have to keep coming back to and looking at because you get to find one more thing that you missed the first time!! Lot's of beautiful DP and ribbon...too cute!

Stacie:

used Trenton and made this wonderful balloon...it's glittery, it's shiny...so cute! Love the bakers twine at the bottom....that's another popular item lately!



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The Crafter's Cafe challenge blog!!!!!

 

We have some fabulous sponsors lined up at CCCB. Join us for a chance to win some fabulous prizes and just for some plain old  fun!!!!!http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com

Do You Stack Up/C.R.A.F.T. Sponsor

If you are like me you have tons of ribbons in all colors, textures, and desgins just ready to play with? Well now is the time to pull out that ribbon stash and enter the challenge this week at Do You Stack Up?

We are excited to once again be sponsoring DYSU in 2012 and up for grabs are some FREE images!!! Make sure to head over and join the challenge HERE and check out what the DYSU team had created using TSB images. Now for your inspiration, Debbie and Ali (Dragonlady) have created some real works of art so make sure to check out their blogs for all the details!

Debbie Miller using AJ the Romantic

Ali (Dragonlady) using Inspire

We are also once again sponsoring C.R.A.F.T. in 2012 as well and the challenge this week is to use the following recipe: use a digi, add some buttons, and finish with a little ribbon! Ali's card above works for this challenge too, way to combine challenges lady!  Here are some more great offers from the team!

Debbie Miller using Audrey with a Heart

Sandy using PJL Peace

Lawren using Be Inspiring

Meet New DT member Debbie Miller

We are excited to introduce to you our newest member of our design team Debbie Miller.  Debbie won the November/December monthly contest uploading 116 entries, she not only creates wonderful cards but some fantastic layouts. Please welcome her to team, she has loads of talent and is ready inspire you all! 

Hi, my name is Debbie, and I love all things crafty. I’ve been married almost 26 years and have two beautiful daughters.  I love to spend my free time sewing, scrapbooking, baking, making cards and jewelry, fishing, and ohhh, I do love to shop for crafting supplies.  I just need to find a way to buy time so I can play more often! 

 

I am so excited to join the team at The Stamping Boutique.  I recently found them on the internet – I know what you’re thinking – this woman must live under a rock!  In fact, I just created a home for my crafting projects last week www.craftingwhenican.blogspot.com.  Yeah, I’m stepping out of my box and learning a thing or two along the way. I look forward to making new crafting friends to share my passion with and spreading a little sunshine where I can.

One Buck Wednesday!

This week's one buck Wednesday deal is,
Flowers!!!!!!!!!!!

For today only all flowers will be one buck!!!!!

OMGosh!

Thank you all so very much!!!! You've made today very special!!!!!!
I love you all!!! :D :D :D

Happy Birthday to our AMAZING artist and leader!!!

 Miranda

 Melissa

 Audrey

 Elizabeth

 Heide

 Rhonda

 Stacie

Did you know today is a very special day for a AMAZING lady? Words cannot express how much we love and appreciate all you do and we are honored to be on your team!

Happy Birthday Tracey, here's sending you lots of hugs and may all your wishes come true today!

FB contest to win a rubber stamp from TSB!!!!!

We're having a contest on Facebook. Post your projects there using a TSB image and at the end of the week, we'll do a drawing for a rubber stamp from the store!!! I hope to see you all over there!

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Hi everyone,
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Have a happy Monday!

Tracey

Challenge #24~Die Cuts and Winner!

Welcome back to another challenge! I wanted to thank those of you that participated in our last challenge and can I just say....I was soooooo thrilled to see so many TSB images being used! All of you that used a TSB image were entered into the drawing 2 times as well as the ones that entered a scrapbook page!!!

So as always let's get started with our winner and Top 3 for challenge #23!

Challenge #23 WINNER

Ardilla's Papers

Congrats!!! Send me an email with 3 images from the store that you would like to have!!! april_lower@yahoo.com

TOP 3

Craftin' Suzie

Debbie M.

Debbie's Dash of This and That

psstttt....she used a The Stamping Boutique image!!!

Okay...it's time for our challenge!!

CHALLENGE #24

DIE CUTS

That's it...I just want to see a project with a die cut on it! As you will see from the DT they had FUN with this challenge!!

Melissa:

I can't help but totally love this project! I love PJL and I love coffee...and the two together is always a wonderful thing....and that sentiment...OMG..."with enough caffeine anything is possible" sooo true!

 Miranda:

If you were looking for some jaw dropping inspiration...here it is! Miranda used 4 digis on this card...she the little one on the easel? Gosh...the talent runs deep in this chica!!! Love the colors and the die cuts and well...everything!

 Stacie:

she has become the die cut queen!!! She made this ENTIRE box with SCAL and her cricut! It's a beautiful Valentine's box with fabulous accents and the heart scoop image!!

 Elizabeth:

So lovely with her Little Audrey image! This layout is adorable and that chicken DP....tooo cute!!

 Julia:

Love love love mermaid pearl...her tail is stunning with all those colors and I love all the extra pearl accents.

 Ali:

I love to see easel cards and this one is sooo cute! Those purples are pretty and I love the owl with a little bling on her head!!! Ohhhh look at that die cut with the sentiment in it...love it!

Sandy:

used one of my favorite images...help from a friend! I'm thinking she's trying to brighten up this cold winter weather with some fun colors!!! The coloring on the image is so bright and vibrant!!



Audrey:

Too cute of a color combo and I love those die cuts in the corner. Awww...you give me the warm fuzzies!! Cute!!

 Lawren:

I really love how soft tulip fairy looks on this. It looks like maybe a lot of us are ready for winter to be over and to see some beautiful spring tulips and flowers!!!



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Love you all!
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Late, but here it is!!!!! Blog candy winner...

Our lucky winner is #29 (Random.org) Kim of Kim Sherrod Studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 Please contact me (Tracey) at traceydawnn@msn.com with your address so I can get you your prize!
Happy, happy Sunday!