December Challenge Winner & This Month's Guest Designer

Hello Everyone,

I'd like to announce our winner for December's Challenge 'Christmas Traditions'.

We had some A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. talent in last month's challenge, I think our challenges are becoming more popular in our lovely blogland and for that I am SO happy!

So a massive thank you to every one of you who joined us for the December challenge and all our challenges in 2011 and I hope you can join us for some of our challenges in 2012!

Our winner last month then without further ado is ...

... number 32  Betty Wright

with her christmas traditions card here

by Betty Wright - December Challenge Winner

I love the depth and texture of this card with its beautiful stitching and decorated die cut trees complete with golden glitter, a very traditional card and decorating the christmas tree is one of my most favourite traditions at christmas.  It has beautiful colouring and the sentiment is simple but says it all and I really loved this card a lot!

Thank you Betty, if you email me I will get your prize along to you and help yourself to our winner's button for your blog :)
And now ...

January Guest Designer - Deanne

Do you remember  ... Deanne at Three Trees Paper Creations  who was our November challenge winner with this cutie... 

'Merry Kiss A Mouse'

So in keeping with our monthly tradition (our winners are our next Guest Designers), here is Deanne's creation for January ... It's just beautiful!!!

by Deanne

Thank you Deanne, what a pleasure it was seeing the work on your blog.   & Deanne has used our 'Traditions' papers in green, don't they look pretty put with those embellishments.

Well that's about it for now folks.

I'll see you soon with some little notelets I've made and news of brand new paper collections in the store!!!

Love Mandy

Debby and 5 Favourite Cards 2011

Debby is giving away lovely candy ... just share our favourite 5 cards in 2011.

Here are the 5 cards of mine I think I like the best :)

 

Great fun Debby!

Creative Inspiration ...

I'd like to share some beautiful card makes from some our lovely design team today.

Mary has used 'Primrose Path' papers and don't those yellow roses look supa doopa  ? ...  I think so!

By Mary J (inside)

'Fresh Polkas' used on Sally's card for her friend', so very sweet, I love the use of colour.

by Sally

 Jo has used 'L'Amour' papers on this cute bunny card and the pretty heart card below,  how pretty Jo !

By Jo

By Jo

Thanks for sharing these cards with us girls, I love to see how you use our papers :)

Happy Crafting Everyone,
Mandy

January 2012 Challenge

Well a big happy new year wish to you all and thank you all for joining us in 2011 for our December challenge and for ALL of our challenges, it has been a truly inspiring year!

Here is our brand new challenge to kick off 2012 and it is 'Anything Goes'.

We've all been so busy over the last few weeks that I wanted to have a challenge that's easy and creative too.

So any creation goes for this month and we hope you have lots of fun joining in with us.

The prize this month will be a paper collection of your choice from the shop so you can go along and pick something out that you want :)

Here are our wonderfully talented Design Team cards, so enjoy!

   (We will be announcing our winner soon here on the blog.  So make sure you check back for that)!

By Anne

By Jo

By Mary J

By Mary J (inside view)

By Pami

By Pami

By Mandy (Owner)

You have until 8pm GMT on 31st January to get any entries in, the challenge will be finished then and a winner will be chosen on the 2nd January!

You can also check out the DT's blogs for lots more inspiration.   Have Fun!

Sal x

New Paper Collection

Hi Everyone, it's all over for another year then, I hope you all had a wonderful, wonderful time over this Christmas !!!

So here is a little bit of news about some new papers I have been working on over Christmas :)

'Fresh Start' is a paper collection just in time for a fresh start in 2012!

The papers are pastel shades and very floral, perfect for really pretty cards and makes.

They are in the shop now.

Fresh Start Papers Collection

Enjoy & see you in the new year, I'm off now to make a chilli ready for my cousin and her husband and new brand new baby, Thomas's arrival :)

See you in 2012 and look out for our brand new challenge post coming up on January 1st!

Lots of Love, Mandy

Makes by Marie

Hi Everyone

Well today we have some cards made by our lovely design team member, Marie.

SHe made these cards for the challenge this month as a little mid month reminder to you all that you can still join in with the challenge which is 'Christmas Traditions'.

We've had gorgeous projects so far and would love to see lots more!

So come on in and join us in the fun!  Think about any traditions that we all do over the festive period or maybe you want to show one of your own family traditions in your creation ...  I think my favourite thing is opening the christmas pressies, espectially exciting  is seeing my family and friends opening what I have given to them, what is your favourite tradition? 

Here are Marie's cards.  Marie has used our 'Traditions' papers which you can see here.

Thank you Marie, they are just beautiful :)

by Marie using 'little stars'

by marie using 'red argyle'

by marie using 'red gingham'

 

by Marie using 'mixed plaids'

Hope you are having a fabulous pre christmas weekend!
Mandy x

November Challenge Winner - Sweet Christmas

Hello Everyone,

Well what a massive response we had to last month's challenge, I think it was our best one yet!  So a huge christmassy 'thank you' to everyone who joined in with our Challenge for November ' Sweet Christmas'.

And what a sweet lot of cards and 'not' cards we had!  They were amazing!

We had such great ideas this time from boxes, candles and even reindeer poo!  I would like to share some of my other favourites at the end of this post as they were so lovely and just in case you didnt get to see all the challenge makes... why not look back and see some of them :)

Well I do have to pick out one project as the winner ...  so I have chosen one that made me 'awwww' lots :)

And the winner is ..... number 28


 ... Deanne at Three Trees Paper Creations

And here is her sweet, sweet christmas card...

'Merry Kiss A Mouse'

Deanne could you email me for your prize and do help yourself to a challenge winners badge for your blog :)

See you all next time and I hope you are enjoying this month's challenge 'Christmas Traditions'.  It's nice to think about all our lovely traditions from shopping, cooking the christmas dinner, crackers, putting up the tree, opening presents and seeing friends and family :)