Challenge 159 - '4TH JULY' - that means PATRIOTIC not just red/white/blue

What a bumper week we had last week.... so many entrants and newbies too.
Welcome one and all.
Some super digi creations.... just shows how popular they are these days.
Now for the winner - out of over 150 wow what a lot......



come in number.... 40


Congratulations you win  Shelby

.....please do contact me before 7th July to claim your winning prize.

Many thanks to Marisha for her generous prize too of a $15.00 voucher to spend in her shop.

Now onto this week's challenge.......'4th July' is the topic in honour of Independence Day.

I love visiting the States and have a real affinity for it..... not been to all the States yet... still working on it.

So let's see something PATRIOTIC and RED, WHITE AND BLUE  in your creations please. Please note it must be PATRIOTIC too not just red white and blue

As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

The challenge this week is sponsored by Crafty Individuals who have given some super stamps and books as the prize.  Do go and check out their shop as they have some superb stuff there.


You will see we welcome Caroline to the DT this week..... here is what she has to say....

'Hi, my name is Caroline and I have been stamping for about 22 years. I found out about stamping through a magazine advert and after a while I found I wanted designs that were more versatile that those available at that time. I started my own range of designs and ran workshops.A few of my stamping friends and I started the North West Happy Stampers club and a few of us run the Port Sunlight Stamp festival.

Last year I started using digital images from CDs, scrapbooking kits and digital sites, and then began designing digis based on my rubber stamp designs.

I have two children aged 24 and 2, two cats (one's lovely, the others horrid!) and my hobbies are oil painting and gardening...when the sun's out.

I am delighted that Cynthia has invited me to join her DT team and looking forward to taking part in the challenges'.

Do check out her blog and shop to see her wonderful creations.


No go check out the DT cards below and also their blogs for inspiration and lovely works of art.




AUDREY

 CAROLINE

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JENNY

For Canne

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Challenge 158..... 'Digi Day'

Now it is summer... well so they say..... we passed the longest day yesterday so all downhill to Christmas now.... yes the Christmas word is upon us again lol.
Thanks for your lovely entries last week.... all super as always.
We have a winner for the lovely stamps too

Come in number


10




Congratulations  Jenny Dragonllew... do email me with your address info before Weds 29th to claim your prize.

Thanks again Emma at Time to Sow for the lovely prize.


Now onto the new challenge for this week..... not a song this time... having a rest from them..... so the topic is 'DIGI DAY'.... which means you should use at least one digi image on your creation.
We have a new sponsor this week too http://www.shopscrapbookingsupply.com.....
Marisha gave the DT some lovely images to work with and is offering a gift voucher for digis from her shop. Do pop over and have a look at her shop.

So get your thinking caps on and those digi images out and coloured.


As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Next week we shall have a new member of the DT to welcome.... woo hoo.....

Here are the DT creations using Marisha's images.



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JEN











JENNY

Challenge 157..... 'I am Sailing'

Gosh how the weeks fly by - we are well into June now and the longest day not far away.... but where is summer I hear you ask???.... another challenge over and done with and a new one to get stuck into.
Lovely entries again last week thanks so much one and all we love to see them.
The winner of the digi images from Chi Chi Memories... thanks again ladies..... is

number.....11


Congratulations...... SUSIE LITTLE

please do email me before 22nd June to claim your prize.

Thanks again to ChiChi Memories for their lovely images and prize.


This week 'I am Sailing' is the topic so any boats, ships, yachts will do.....and it is another song title too lol think I was on a roll when I planned these topics last year.

As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Here are the DT cards to help if you need inspiration.... do check out their blogs too and see their other super work

Oops almost forgot to say my sponsor this week is my lovely friend Emma at 'Time to Sow' with some acrylic stamps and an acrylic block to go with them.




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JEN

CHALLENGE 156 - 'Ticket to Ride'

Well, another week gone by... not much sunshine up here so not too many nice sunsets... have seen a few nice sunrises though but then the cloud has overtaken the sun..... when will summer arrive I ask you? Yesterday we had a mixture of hail, sleet and rain together with a cold wind. BUT the sun is out right now at 9am so hopeful.......

However, I did see some lovely sunsets and sunrises with your lovely creations... thanks so much one and all we love to see your interpretation of the theme.

On the positive side I have finally cracked Blogger... well my friend Jen has.... I have now downloaded Google Chrome and am using that instead of Explorer and hurrah it works...I can comment and not have to log in each and every time...many thanks Jen for the info - so if you are still having problems try this fix.

The winner this week is.....


Number..... 6

Congratulations  Kerry K ..... you win the Joanna Sheen voucher.....lucky you.

Please email me with your address info before 15th June to claim your prize.

We have lost another DT member in Christine this week..... she has not been too well and is taking some time out to get better and hopefully enjoy the summer touring in her caravan.
Thanks so much for all your hard work and lovely creations Christine.... we will miss you... get well soon.

This week we have another challenge sponsored by Chi Chi Memories and they gave the DT some lovely images to work with.
You could win some of their images if you enter the challenge.... the topic being 'Ticket to Ride'  ..  see another song title lol.
So let us see your creations with TICKETS ..... the transport can be of your choice.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Here are the DT creations for inspiration should you need any.




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JENNY

Challenge 155 - 'Sunrise - Sunset'

Sometimes you can - other times you can't...... comment I mean...... Blogger sometimes ok but sometimes not...... and yes I do not have stay signed in checked either. So sorry if I missed any of you.
However many thanks again for your entries last week.... obviously not too popular a choice of topic... sorry folks. The ones who did enter came up with some splendid creations.... we loved them all.
This week, as we are in a new month... yes folks June is here and not flaming where I am.... still cold and not very sunny at all,  we have another challenge sponsored by the lovely Joanna Sheen... always popular...... there is a gift voucher up for grabs.
The topic I have chosen is 'Sunrise Sunset'.....so get your thinking caps on and make the sun shine..... please...... the DT have done some lovely work again... thanks so much girls.  As Beryl, one of our regular entrants will tell you, the nights are now very long up here in the North.....and when the sun sets it is very late indeed......and then it rises earlier too. One of the joys of living up here - Beryl lives even further North than me lol.
Sadly, we wave goodbye to our lovely friend Claire this week..... she is stepping down from the DT due to family and house problems.  Thanks so much for all your lovely contributions Claire and we wish you well in sorting out the plumbing etc - hope it won't be too long before you can craft again. 
Feel free to come back whenever you can.

As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge


Now do pop over and check out the DT work... super as always.
Here are their works of art for your inspiration should you need any.

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ELIZABETH









CYNTHIA

JEN

JENNY







Ooh by the way the winners this week are
First........ no 13 lucky for Jo
2nd .........no 4.... that's Beryl K
3rd............no 12 that is Wendy
Well done ladies.... please do contact me before 8th June with your email addy to claim your prize.
Thanks again to our lovely friend Crafty Ann for the fab prizes.