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Welcome to our challenge blog. We will post a new challenge every Thursday. You can create any card, scrapbook layout, altered item with any stamp or technique as long as it is a new project, no backlinks please. To join in please post your card on your blog and then enter via the Linky Tools button at the bottom of every challenge post. You must leave a direct link to your creation as well as a link back here to the challenge post.

Entries close at 8:00PM MST/MDT the Wednesday before the new challenge is posted and winners will be announced at the close of the challenge (on the sidebar) as well as on the new challenge post.

Please make sure to follow our blog in case you are the lucky winner...winners will be chosen by random and posted and they have until the next challenge is posted to contact me and claim the prize or there will be a re-draw! You may enter 2 (two) times per challenge as long as the creation is new and follows the challenge guidelines, have fun! You may combine challenge to a maximum of 8.

We hope you will join in the fun!

Thursday, September 27, 2012

#184-Clean & Simple-The Stamping Boutique

Fantastic entries in our Snips & Snails challenge everyone, they were wonderful!  I find masculine cards tough and it's so nice to see everyone's take on boy cards and the inspiration is outstanding!  Just a housekeeping item to get out of the way here as well....Please keep in mind our rule regarding combining challenges-we have been getting entries with a combination of 10 +...our limit is 8, so if you have combined more than 8, you will not be eligible for the prize.  The rules are listed below every post and at the top of the blog.  Thanks everyone!!

Our fabulous sponsor for the Snips & Snails challenge was the ever so lovely Saturated Canary!!  Thank you Krista for your generous sponsorship!  One lucky winner has won 2 digis of their choice!!

Our random.org chosen winner is:
 KYM Y, that's you!!  Congratulations, please contact me to claim your prize from Saturated Canary!!

So onto this weeks challenge, we would like to see your Clean & Simple cards.  Our sponsor this week is The Stamping Boutique and one lucky player will receive 3 digis of their choice from the store! 


Our DT has been lucky enough to play with some fabulous images from The Stamping Boutique as well for their creations this week!

image used: Witches Laundry Line from The Stamping Boutique

Caz
image used: Tulip Fairy from The Stamping Boutqiue
imaged used:Caroling Snowmen from The Stamping Boutique
 
Cupcake bakery  from The Stamping Boutique
Image used: Audrey With A Cupcake from The Stamping Boutique
 
So there we have some absolutely fabulous inspiration from our DT and would love to see your Clean & Simple creations!!  Please play along with us this week and spread the word to win your choice of 3 stamps from The Stamping Boutique.
Please remember our rules before you enter your link. If any of the listed rules are broken, your creation will not be eligible for the weekly prize. 
~please link directly to the blog post corresponding to the challenge not just directly to your blog  
 ~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog 
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 
 ~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8 
 ~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the above rules are followed 
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize. Thank you!


Thursday, September 20, 2012

#183-Snips & Snails-Saturated Canary

Welcome to Dutch Dare!!  We have a re-draw as our winner from challenge #181 did not contact me in time, so our new winner is

 # 2, that's you Belinda from I Love Stamping!  Please contact me to claim your prize (4 digis from Sassy Studio Designs)!

Thank you for all of the lovely entries in our Sugar and Spice challenge, beautiful cards!
Our lovely sponsor was Meljen Designs and one lucky winner has won 4 digis of their choice!

Our lucky random.org chosen winner is:
Kiwime's Kreations, that's you!  Congratulations, please contact me to claim your Meljen Designs prize!!
  Thank you Meljen Designs for sponsoring us!

So we had Sugar and Spice and all things nice for the girls last week, so this week we have Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails...all things boys for you as our challenge this week. Our gracious sponsor this week is non-other than the absolutely fabulous Saturated Canary!
Our very talented DT was lucky enough to work with images provided by Saturated Canary, please check out their work below and leave them some love!


Hannelie using  givebigboy (a freebie from Saturated Canary)


Helen using Force Boy


Leslie using Zombie Philly


Bettina using Skateboarding


Tamara using Sporty Guy


Céline using Skateboarding





Lilia using Skateboarding


Wow, thank you Saturated Canary for the images, all the cards are fabulous-I must say!!  Please be sure to play along with this weeks Snips & Snails challenge to win your choice of 2 free digis from Saturated Canary.
Please remember our rules before you enter your link. If any of the listed rules are broken, your creation will not be eligible for the weekly prize. 
~please link directly to the blog post corresponding to the challenge not just directly to your blog  
 ~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog 
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 
 ~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8 
 ~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the above rules are followed 
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize. Thank you!


Thursday, September 13, 2012

#182-Sugar & Spice-Meljens Designs

Fantastic entries for our sketch challenge last week!  A big thank you to those of you that played along as well as our wonderful sponsor Sassy Studio Designs


On lucky winner gets to choose 4 digis from Sassy Studio Designs...and that winner is:

Congratulations Shell! (re-draw winner #2-Belinda)  Please contact me to claim your Sassy Studio Designs prize!

 This week I am delighted to have the ever so fabulous Meljen's Designs back with us as our sponsor.  They have kindly donated 4 digis to one lucky player and graciously allowed our DT to play along with some super cute images as well.  
Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has a new challenge every Thursday, and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the adorable line of Meljen's Designs stamps at our store HERE to browse all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's exclusive rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!  Don't forget to join Meljen's Designs on FacebookHERE to take advantage of special sales and promotions that are just for her facebook fans!

So what's our challenge you ask...Sugar & Spice- yes we are borrowing a page from a good ole Mother Goose nursery rhyme this week with our Sugar & Spice theme.  Sugar & Spice and all things nice, that's what little girls are made of.  So anything pretty and girly and feminine will do just fine, I can't wait to see your interpretation of Sugar & Spice.

Here are some super fun Sugar & Spice creations from my wonderful DT!
  
 So now it's your turn to show us your Sugar and Spice creations!  Be sure to play along with us this week for your chance to win 4 digis from Meljen Designs!
Please remember our rules before you enter your link. If any of the listed rules are broken, your creation will not be eligible for the weekly prize. 
 ~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog 
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 
 ~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8 
 ~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the above rules are followed 
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize. Thank you!



Thursday, September 06, 2012

#181-Sketch-Sassy Studios

Flowers galore, so nice to see so many beautiful creations featuring flowers!  Thank you to those of you that played along with us!  Our wonderful sponsor was Crafty Sentiments and they have donated 3 digis to one lucky winner.  
 They also have a new release set to happen Sept 10 with digital papers, dies, images and more, so be sure to check them out!  Without further ado, our lucky random chosen winner is
Congratulations DEE, please contact me to claim your fabulous Crafty Sentiments prize!

So now onto this weeks lovely sponsor, we have the ever so cheeky- Sassy Studio Designs on board with us.  
 
Our fantastic DT has a lovely assortments of fantastic cards featuring this weeks theme- a sketch!! Our very own Angela has created this fantastic sketch for you guys this week. 


                                                     







Ang using Sarong Sassy
  Lilia using Mary Poppins


Hannelie  
Thank you to my lovely DT full of such talented ladies that have graced us with their beautiful creations today...some even featuring Sassy Studio Designs images!  So now it's your turn, just grab our sketch and play along with us...make sure you follow the rules please.  Don't be shy, sketch challenges are my go to challenge every time I craft, so please go ahead and play along with us!
We have had several entrants in the last few challenge that have combined 10 or more challenges together or not even followed the challenge...our rules are below and the top of the blog:-)

Have fun!

Please remember our rules before you enter your link. If any of the listed rules are broken, your creation will not be eligible for the weekly prize. 
 ~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog 
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 
 ~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8 
 ~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the above rules are followed 
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize. Thank you!
 

Thursday, September 27, 2012

#184-Clean & Simple-The Stamping Boutique

Fantastic entries in our Snips & Snails challenge everyone, they were wonderful!  I find masculine cards tough and it's so nice to see everyone's take on boy cards and the inspiration is outstanding!  Just a housekeeping item to get out of the way here as well....Please keep in mind our rule regarding combining challenges-we have been getting entries with a combination of 10 +...our limit is 8, so if you have combined more than 8, you will not be eligible for the prize.  The rules are listed below every post and at the top of the blog.  Thanks everyone!!

Our fabulous sponsor for the Snips & Snails challenge was the ever so lovely Saturated Canary!!  Thank you Krista for your generous sponsorship!  One lucky winner has won 2 digis of their choice!!

Our random.org chosen winner is:
 KYM Y, that's you!!  Congratulations, please contact me to claim your prize from Saturated Canary!!

So onto this weeks challenge, we would like to see your Clean & Simple cards.  Our sponsor this week is The Stamping Boutique and one lucky player will receive 3 digis of their choice from the store! 


Our DT has been lucky enough to play with some fabulous images from The Stamping Boutique as well for their creations this week!

image used: Witches Laundry Line from The Stamping Boutique

Caz
image used: Tulip Fairy from The Stamping Boutqiue
imaged used:Caroling Snowmen from The Stamping Boutique
 
Cupcake bakery  from The Stamping Boutique
Image used: Audrey With A Cupcake from The Stamping Boutique
 
So there we have some absolutely fabulous inspiration from our DT and would love to see your Clean & Simple creations!!  Please play along with us this week and spread the word to win your choice of 3 stamps from The Stamping Boutique.
Please remember our rules before you enter your link. If any of the listed rules are broken, your creation will not be eligible for the weekly prize. 
~please link directly to the blog post corresponding to the challenge not just directly to your blog  
 ~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog 
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 
 ~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8 
 ~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the above rules are followed 
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize. Thank you!


Thursday, September 20, 2012

#183-Snips & Snails-Saturated Canary

Welcome to Dutch Dare!!  We have a re-draw as our winner from challenge #181 did not contact me in time, so our new winner is

 # 2, that's you Belinda from I Love Stamping!  Please contact me to claim your prize (4 digis from Sassy Studio Designs)!

Thank you for all of the lovely entries in our Sugar and Spice challenge, beautiful cards!
Our lovely sponsor was Meljen Designs and one lucky winner has won 4 digis of their choice!

Our lucky random.org chosen winner is:
Kiwime's Kreations, that's you!  Congratulations, please contact me to claim your Meljen Designs prize!!
  Thank you Meljen Designs for sponsoring us!

So we had Sugar and Spice and all things nice for the girls last week, so this week we have Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails...all things boys for you as our challenge this week. Our gracious sponsor this week is non-other than the absolutely fabulous Saturated Canary!
Our very talented DT was lucky enough to work with images provided by Saturated Canary, please check out their work below and leave them some love!


Hannelie using  givebigboy (a freebie from Saturated Canary)


Helen using Force Boy


Leslie using Zombie Philly


Bettina using Skateboarding


Tamara using Sporty Guy


Céline using Skateboarding





Lilia using Skateboarding


Wow, thank you Saturated Canary for the images, all the cards are fabulous-I must say!!  Please be sure to play along with this weeks Snips & Snails challenge to win your choice of 2 free digis from Saturated Canary.
Please remember our rules before you enter your link. If any of the listed rules are broken, your creation will not be eligible for the weekly prize. 
~please link directly to the blog post corresponding to the challenge not just directly to your blog  
 ~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog 
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 
 ~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8 
 ~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the above rules are followed 
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize. Thank you!


Thursday, September 13, 2012

#182-Sugar & Spice-Meljens Designs

Fantastic entries for our sketch challenge last week!  A big thank you to those of you that played along as well as our wonderful sponsor Sassy Studio Designs


On lucky winner gets to choose 4 digis from Sassy Studio Designs...and that winner is:

Congratulations Shell! (re-draw winner #2-Belinda)  Please contact me to claim your Sassy Studio Designs prize!

 This week I am delighted to have the ever so fabulous Meljen's Designs back with us as our sponsor.  They have kindly donated 4 digis to one lucky player and graciously allowed our DT to play along with some super cute images as well.  
Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has a new challenge every Thursday, and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the adorable line of Meljen's Designs stamps at our store HERE to browse all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's exclusive rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!  Don't forget to join Meljen's Designs on FacebookHERE to take advantage of special sales and promotions that are just for her facebook fans!

So what's our challenge you ask...Sugar & Spice- yes we are borrowing a page from a good ole Mother Goose nursery rhyme this week with our Sugar & Spice theme.  Sugar & Spice and all things nice, that's what little girls are made of.  So anything pretty and girly and feminine will do just fine, I can't wait to see your interpretation of Sugar & Spice.

Here are some super fun Sugar & Spice creations from my wonderful DT!
  
 So now it's your turn to show us your Sugar and Spice creations!  Be sure to play along with us this week for your chance to win 4 digis from Meljen Designs!
Please remember our rules before you enter your link. If any of the listed rules are broken, your creation will not be eligible for the weekly prize. 
 ~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog 
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 
 ~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8 
 ~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the above rules are followed 
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize. Thank you!



Thursday, September 06, 2012

#181-Sketch-Sassy Studios

Flowers galore, so nice to see so many beautiful creations featuring flowers!  Thank you to those of you that played along with us!  Our wonderful sponsor was Crafty Sentiments and they have donated 3 digis to one lucky winner.  
 They also have a new release set to happen Sept 10 with digital papers, dies, images and more, so be sure to check them out!  Without further ado, our lucky random chosen winner is
Congratulations DEE, please contact me to claim your fabulous Crafty Sentiments prize!

So now onto this weeks lovely sponsor, we have the ever so cheeky- Sassy Studio Designs on board with us.  
 
Our fantastic DT has a lovely assortments of fantastic cards featuring this weeks theme- a sketch!! Our very own Angela has created this fantastic sketch for you guys this week. 


                                                     







Ang using Sarong Sassy
  Lilia using Mary Poppins


Hannelie  
Thank you to my lovely DT full of such talented ladies that have graced us with their beautiful creations today...some even featuring Sassy Studio Designs images!  So now it's your turn, just grab our sketch and play along with us...make sure you follow the rules please.  Don't be shy, sketch challenges are my go to challenge every time I craft, so please go ahead and play along with us!
We have had several entrants in the last few challenge that have combined 10 or more challenges together or not even followed the challenge...our rules are below and the top of the blog:-)

Have fun!

Please remember our rules before you enter your link. If any of the listed rules are broken, your creation will not be eligible for the weekly prize. 
 ~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog 
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 
 ~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8 
 ~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the above rules are followed 
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize. Thank you!