Tuesday 31 January 2012

Week 133–winner & top 5 passionista

Good evening crafters, we apologise for the delay in our post tonight, but time just got away from us!!  We’re back to announce the lucky winner and top 5 passionista for last week’s “recycle” challenge.  The DT had a brilliant time visiting your blogs and they saw lots of beautiful entries which shows how you can recycle ordinary household items into something beautiful and creative. 

Firstly we are going to announce the lucky winner of the £10.00 gift voucher courtesy of Joanna Sheen and as usual we used random.org (there were 45 linked entries and 2 emailed entries this week) and that is:

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No. 40

Natalie

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Congratulation Natalie.  What a pretty card and the image is so sweet.  Please email us and we will arrange for you to receive your prize.

Now onto the top 5 passionista and Kim had such a tough decision this week as there were some very clever recycled items used but after much deliberation here are her top 5 passionista:

Anne Lise

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Jan

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Janice

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Louise

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Lyn

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Congratulations ladies, you can now proudly display the top 5 passionista blinkie on your blogs.  If you need any help with this please feel free to email us

Top 5 Passionista Blinkie

Don’t forget to check out our new challenge “new beginnings” – full details in the post below.   Have a wonderful week.

Hugs, Denise, Gina & DT x x

Week 134 - Theme

Good morning dear crafters.  We’re sure you’ve had a crafty week and are now ready for a brand new challenge!.  We hope you’ve managed to miss all the snow we’ve had over the last few days, but wherever you are in the country it is rather chilly isn’t it!!  Before we announce the details of the new challenge we would like to say a big thank you for all your gorgeous and clever recycling last week.  Kim will certainly have a tough job when she has to choose her top 5 passionista.  Call back later to find out the lucky winner of the £10.00 voucher courtesy of Joanna Sheen and also to find out who Kim has chosen as her top 5 passionista.

Ok, onto this week’s challenge,which has been set by the lovely Lis and she has chosen “new beginnings” i.e. new baby, new home, wedding etc.  Don’t forget to be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (such as promarkers, aqua markers, flex markers or tria markers).

Our sponsor this week is DigiStamp Boutique and Sally-Ann is offering one lucky winner the amazing prize of 6 digi images of their choice:

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The design team have done a wonderful job once again this week (please click on their names to visit their personal blogs):

Lis

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Maya

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Michele

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Nic

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Vix

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Denise

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Gro

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Heidi

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Kim

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Gorgeous cards as always, I’m sure you’ll agree.  We hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and we look forward to seeing what you create. 

Hugs, Denise, Gina & DT x x




Tuesday 24 January 2012

Week 132–Winner & Top 5 Passionista

Hello again dear crafters.  We’re back to announce the lucky winner of last week’s “humour” challenge and also to let you know who Heidi has chosen as her top 5 passionista.  The DT had a fab time looking at all your cards and had a bit of a chuckle, so you definitely brightened our week! 

Firstly we are going to announce the winner, who will receive 4 digi images of their choice from Pink Gem Designs and as usual we used random.org and that is:

PFP winner week 132

No. 16

Jacky

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Congratulations Jacky, such a fun card and the sentiment is fantastic.  Please email us and we will arrange for you to receive your prize.

Now onto the top 5 passionista and Heidi really enjoyed visiting your blogs and seeing your wonderful creations.  You certainly made her job tough this week but after much deliberation here are her fave top 5:

Anita

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Fae

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Lena

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Linda

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Sandra

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Congratulations ladies, you can now proudly display the top 5 passionista blinkie.  If you need any help with this please email us

Top 5 Passionista Blinkie

Have a wonderful week and don’t forget to check out this week’s challenge “recycle something” – full details in the post below.

Hugs, Denise, Gina & DT x x

Week 133 - Theme

Good morning dear crafters. We hope you had a wonderful week last week and are raring to go once again! Well the week’s are certainly flying by but at least that means it’s time for a brand new challenge. All the DT had a wonderful time visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous and amusing cards for Heidi’s “humour” challenge. Don’t forget to check back later to find out who Heidi has chosen as her top 5 passionista and also to see if you are the lucky winner of the 4 digi images courtesy of Pink Gem designs.

Onto this week’s challenge which has been set by the lovely Kim and she has chosen “recycle something” i.e. use something on your cards that was intended for another purpose such as buttons off your clothes, ribbons, cardboard packaging etc. Don’t forget to be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (promarkers, flex markers, tria markers or aqua markers) and of course follow this week’s theme.

Our sponsor this week is the lovely Joanna Sheen and the lucky winner will receive a £10.00 voucher to spend in her online store. Don’t forget your money goes a little bit further as there is always free P&P in Joanna’s store!!

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The design team have created amazing samples to inspire you once again this week (please click on their names to visit their personal blogs):

Kim

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Lis (cardboard packaging & kraft office file)

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Maya (button from old shirt, home-made twine from string in kitchen drawers)

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Michele

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Nic (backing card out of a new duvet set - the bit that shows the pic of the duvet on the bed)

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Vix (charm from daughter’s jeans)

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Denise (ribbon from packaging and tag from t-shirt)

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Gro (tag from jeans)

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Heidi

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Wow they’ve all done an amazing job this week and we’re sure you’re bound to be inspired. So off you go and raid your cupboards/drawers/wardrobes for any bits that can be re-used on your cards. We cannot wait to see what you create.

Hugs, Denise, Gina & DT x x




Tuesday 17 January 2012

Week 131–Winner & Top 5 Passionista

Good evening dear crafters.  We hope you’ve all kept warm today in the freezing temperatures – it’s the perfect weather for staying indoors with your pens and colouring to your hearts content lol! 

We’re back to announce the lucky winner of last week’s “inspired by a song” challenge and also to find out who Gro has chosen as her top 5 passionista.  We had a wonderful response to the challenge and it was wonderful to see all your song inspired creations. 

Firstly we are going to announce the lucky winner of the Promarker Stamping Kit courtesy of Letraset and as always we used random.org to choose our winner (there were 113 linked entries and 1 email entry) and that is:

PFP winner week 131

No. 16

Claire

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Congratulations Claire, what a beautiful card and such a brilliant song to choose!  Also winning a challenge on your very first challenge card – way to go!  Maybe you should buy a lottery ticket this week lol!  Please email us and we will arrange for you to receive your prize.

Now onto the top 5 passionista and Gro was blown away by the number of entries to her challenge.  You all certainly love your music as much as your crafting!!  Gro had a fabulous time looking at all your creations and after much thought here are her top 5 passionista:

An

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Angella

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Annie

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Clare

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Sandra

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Congratulations ladies, you can now proudly display the top 5 passionista blinkie on your blogs.  If you need any help with this please email us

Top 5 Passionista Blinkie

Don’t forget to check out our new challenge “humour” – full details in the post below.  Have a great week.

Hugs, Denise, Gina & DT x x

Week 132 - Theme

Good morning dear crafters. We hope you had a great week last week and are ready for a new challenge. Before we announce the details we would like to say a huge thanks for all your gorgeous “inspired by a song” creations……you certainly kept the DT entertained all week and we were singing along to most of your songs lol! Don’t forget to check back later to find out who Gro has chosen as her top 5 passionista and also to see if you are the lucky winner of the Promarker Stamping Kit courtesy of Letraset.

Onto this week’s challenge and Heidi has set the theme and she has chosen “humour” so she wants to see all your funny images and/or sentiments, basically something to tickle the DT! Don’t forget to be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (promarkers, flex markers, aqua markers or tria markers) and follow this week’s theme.

Our sponsor this week is the lovely Janet from Pink Gem Designs who is offering one lucky winner 4 digi images of their choice.

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The design team have worked their magic once again this week and have created gorgeous (and hilarious) cards for your inspiration (please click on their names to visit their personal blogs):

Heidi

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Kimberly

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Lis

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Maya

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Michele

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Nic

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Vix

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Denise

Will be up later!

Gro

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Wow amazing creations once again this week girls. We hope you’ve been inspired to join in with our challenge and we cannot wait to see what you create.

Hugs, Denise, Gina & DT x x