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Sunday, 1 November 2015

November challenge - Anything Christmas

Morning all, time for our November challenge and of course lots more lovely prizes to be won, our theme this month is a nice and easy one..................

********Anything Christmas********

Usual rules apply, you can enter up to three times, combine with other challenges, use any make of stamp......but can I please remind you.......

We are a stamping challenge so must see hand stamping as the focal element of your artwork, it can be a stamped image/s, large sentiment or quote.........the one exception is Penny Black Stickeroos. But no digi images and entries using them WILL NOT be eligible for prizes. It so upsets us to see names come out in the draw who are not eligible for a prize because they have not read the rules.

If you would like to be one of the first to hear about new products from Penny Black please click here to join the free club, plus their Facebook is full of activity and news.

Crafts U Love was formed in 2001 by Paul Baughton and Jenny Baughton. They are one of the largest stockist in the UK of die cutting and rubber stamp products as well as a wide range of general card making and scrapbooking products.

Crafty Ribbons is a ribbon emporium, we are passionate about ribbons and want to share our fantastic ribbons with others. Our range of Christmas ribbons is second to none. Remember when we only used ribbons to add a bow to our hair, or tie up a birthday parcel ? Ribbons are now a "must-have" for all types of craft. Whether your project requires satin, sheer, silk, grosgrain, gingham or polka dot ribbon we have them all! Lots and lots of different colours in a range of widths. Need a little bit of ribbon inspiration - then have a look at our projects on our blog,or visit our Inspiration blog,or maybe join in with us at our Challenge blog. Go on, have a look... It's worth it !

And don't forgot the DT are always on the lookout for our next Guest Designer from entries using Penny Black stamps.

Our Guest Designer this month is Autumn who has made this lovely card to share with us............

Using Penny Black Winter Glow 2805L, Winter Scroll 3239K and Christmas 2205F

And my Allsorts teami Wendy is our second Guest Designer with another lovely card..............

And here are what the Design Team have come up with to help get those creative juices flowing, as always you can pop over to their blogs from the links on their name to find out more about their work.......

Brenda
Using Penny Black 2765J Yes Virginia and 40-352 Festive Floral's

Ellie
Using Penny Black 30-317 Deck the Halls and 30-307 Holiday Snippets

Linda
Using Penny Black Jolly Follies 30-038

Lynn
Using Penny Black 40-159 Dashing Through Snow

Mervi
Using Penny Black stamp Holly Tweet 40-405"

Sam
Using Penny Black Santa Quartet 1273K

Shirley
Using Penny Black Warmest Wishes 40-027

Susan
Using Penny Black 40-180 Fairy Stardust

Tracy

Using Penny Black 40-034 Carolling Penguins

Good luck to you all, we look forward to seeing your Christmas creations.

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Friday, 30 October 2015

October winners

Hello to you all and a big thank you for all your wonderful Autumnal entries, we thoroughly enjoyed looking at them all.

Our winners as drawn by Random Org., are..................

Prizes from Penny Black

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Ruza

Nat

Anke

The voucher from Yours and Mine Paper Crafts

Stephanie

And the prize from Marianne Design

Milla

Well done to you all, please e.mail me so I can arrange your prizes.

And we would love the following to join us as Guest Designers, we have selected two months this time to help organise time over the upcoming festive season......

In December Lai-Yoke

And in January........ Anke

Huge congratulations to you both, please e.mail me so I can tell you more about the themes.

I will be back Sunday with a new challenge.

Sunday, 18 October 2015

More Autumnal warmth

Good morning everyone, time for some mid month inspiration following our Autumnal theme which you all see to be enjoying judging by the fabulous entries we are received so far. But if you have not joined in yet or wold like to enter again, then there is still plenty of time and this months challenge runs until 28th October.

And the Design Team are also enjoying working with the lovely Autumn colours and have come up with more super inspiration.......................

Brenda

Using Penny Black 40-357 Autumn Dance and 40-358 Filigree Foliage

Ellie
using No.30-234 Critter Time and No. 30-283 Snippets

Linda
Using Penny Black Scary Halloween 30-076 and Trick or Treat 30-005

Lynn
Using Penny Black Fantasy Tree 3880K and sentiment from PB Wonderful Day 30 045

Mervi
Using Penny Black stamp Gift of Love 40-178

Sam
Using Penny Black 'Oops!! 1695H

Shirley
Using Penny Black Jubilant 40-286

Susan
Penny Black Berry Wreath 4200K

Tracy
Using 2301F Garden Slumber

Happy Crafting all.

Sunday, 4 October 2015

October challenge - Warm Autumn colours

Welcome to our October challenge wither this month we have a very seasonal theme for you.....

********Warm Autumn Colours********

Usual rules apply, you can enter up to three times, combine with other challenges, use any make of stamp......but can I please remind you.......

We are a stamping challenge so we must see hand stamping as the focal element of your artwork, it can be a stamped image/s, large sentiment or quote.........the one exception are Penny Black Stickeroos. But no digi images and entries using them WILL NOT be eligible for prizes or GDT spots. It so upsets us to see names come out in the draw who are not eligible for a prize because they have not read the rules.

I feel the need to explain why the DT are unable to comment on some entries - we are seeing an increasing number of entries on third party hosted sites - i.e. not conventional blogs. Usually these entries have no product details or explanations, often no link to our challenge and invariably require those commenting to sign up to the host site. The DT do a sterling job visiting entries, but in future will not spend valuable time trying to find a team member who just might be able to access one of these sites.

Penny Black invite you to explore their creative world and see for yourself why their rubber stamps, stickers, beautiful papers for scrapbooking, cardmaking and stamp crafting are everyone’s favourites. Their products are designed to integrate style and colour for creating the best handicraft projects. If you would like to be one of the first to hear about new products from Penny Black please click here to join the free club, plus their Facebook is full of activity and news.

If you would like to be one of the first to hear about new products from Penny Black please click here to join the free club, plus their Facebook is full of activity and news.

Hello! My name is Mei and I have been card-making for about 3 years now but my tremendous love for it has inspired me to open up my very own online store! Yours and Mine Paper Crafts is a place where you can purchase supplies to create your own projects, or view my gallery for inspiration! We carry brands like The Greeting Farm, Penny Black, Spellbinders and more! All the brands and products we carry are items I have personally used for my own projects and I feel are awesome products that you would like as well.

Marianne Design is a Dutch owned craft manufacturer. The company was established in 1994 by Marianne Perlot and is based in the Netherlands. For years now, we develop all our products with much care and quality. We have a practical understanding of the needs of crafters, we integrate product development, design and customer service to bring fresh ideas and beautiful products to the craft industry. All to enable the consumer to make beautiful cards, scrapbooks and other projects and enjoy this wonderful hobby. We produce a wide range of products which represent a complete concept of paper crafts. There are different lines of stamps and dies with matching papers and materials to decorate your card or scrap. Products are chosen carefully for mixing and matching and stimulating creativity.

Now for some inspiration starting with Julie one of my new teamies over at our sister challenge Allsorts is joining us at a Guest Designer this month and has made this beautifully warm and welcoming card..............