Challenge #31 Embossing

Good Morning, Good Morning, or is it? I'm really sad that we had so few  participants for last week's challenge, was it the challenge itself? or what? I'd love to hear some feedback from you, see if we can improve on things.

Anyways it's a new week and a new challenge, this week it's Embossing - Wet or Dry and I'm sure we'll see more Dry than wet, as there is such a variety of Embossing folders out there. I know I've not done any wet embossing for years now.

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Question of the Week - Do you want to see the Top 3 reinstated, so the Top 3 can be given a badge to put on your blog?

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Now onto last week's winner, it's Kanda with her lovely red card with a bear on it, congratulations Kanda, if you would please contact me (Donna), I will get your prize from Whimsy Stamps sorted for you.

Winner of Challenge #30 is

Kanda

and now for our

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

it's

offering 5 Digi's of the Winner's Choice

So let's see the beautiful cards from Team A for your inspiration.

Shirley

Kenny K image - Donna's "Floral Dreams" Papers

Tracey 

Laney

Movie Star by Kenny K, Cheery Days and Mini dots Bearlymine Designs

Natascha

  

using Bearly Mine Design  Spring Flight and Gingham

Donna

using papers from Spring Mist, and Gingham

All papers used on the DT cards can be purchased from Bearly Mine Designs

Challenge # 30 Tootie Fruitie

Good Morning One and All, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter with your family, and that the Easter bunny made his appearance and left you lots of chocolate (he left me a lot...shame on him lol)

Before we get to the winner of last week's challenge and onto this challenge, I have a couple of announcements to make

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Firstly, I'm afraid Jackie has decided to step down from the Bearly Mine Design Team as well as her other DT's, due to a lack of Mojo and enjoying life too much at the moment, so I've decided to expand the Design Team and will be looking for an additional few members to join us here at Bearly Mine Designs. If you'd like to know what's expected of you, please visit the post on my shop blog.

Jackie we're going to miss you and your fabulous sense of humour, but we all wish you well and will see you again when your MOJO comes back, thank you for all that you have done as a Team Member and Team Leader.

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Now it looks like I made the last challenge a little too difficult for everyone, I thought it would have been a great chance for you to use up some of your scraps and come up with a lovely patchwork  design on your cards..........ah well, you can't win them all.

This week's challenge is TOOTIE FRUITEE........which means we'd like to see some sort of fruit on your card, whether it be the image, the papers, or even a fruit charm or ribbon, the choice is yours. Team B has come up with some lovely cards for your inspiration.

WINNER....WINNER....WINNER..........I'd like to congratulate Anne for her lovely patchwork card she submitted, Mr. Random.org chose her. Anne if you would contact me @ bearlymine-designs@virginmedia.com, I will make arrangements for you to collect your prize from Fred She Said.

This week's SPONSOR is the lovely Denise from Whimsy Stamps, who is offering the winner FIVE digi stamps of their choice.

Now check out the fabulous cards from Team B for some ideas and inspiration

Lorraine

Papers from Simply Dots, Delicious Delights

Marie

Papers from Mini Dots and Delicious Delights

Tiggertastic 

Using - Delicious Delights

All papers used on the cards are available at Bearly Mine Designs

Challenge #29 PATCHWORK DESIGN

Good Morning Crafters, Donna here (third week in a row....bet you're getting sick of me now...LOL) Trust me Jackie is still here (hiding I'm sure, but she has  promised me she is BACK next week)

This week I've come up with the lovely challenge of "Patchwork Design", a perfect opportunity to use up some of those paper scraps you have laying around from all those papers you've been cutting up for your cards. I still have a small stash to work with.

And now for the winner of our last challenge, good ole Mr. Random has chosen

# 26 Mary C

Mary if you would email me at bearlymine-designs@virginmedia.com, and let me know which two digi sets you would like from my shop, I will get them emailed out to you.

Now for this week's "Patchwork Design" challenge, the prize being offered is a

$20 Gift Certificate from the lovely Tracey at



and now for some Inspiration and Ideas from the Fabulous and wonderful TEAM "B"
Shirley

Donnas "Spring Papers" - "Skipping" Image from FSS

Laney

I used Donna's Patchwork Papers and image from FSS

Tracey

Using Papers from "Christmas Glee" & "Christmas wonderland" and
FSS "Flying Winter Birds"

Natascha
Using Fred She Said "Corner Rose" & "Hearts and Roses" Digital Stamps;
Bearly Mine Design Papers "Flower Delight", "Gingham", "Love Dreams", "Mini Dots", "Simply Dots"

Donna

using Papers from Simply Dots, Mini Dots, Spring Flight,  and various other sets

All of the papers can be purchased from Bearly Mine Designs

Challenge #28 - 3,2,1

Good Morning Everybody, Donna here filling in for Jackie, who is still on her hols, you'll have to forgive me if there is any typo's as I am typing with one finger on my left hand, as I have a cannula hooked up to my right hand at the moment, been for my first day of IVig treatment which took six and a half hours to administer and wouldn't you know it but they put it in my right hand and I am right handed.......how typical. I'd also like to thank everyone that entered our challenge last week....I really appreciate the huge participation, and hopefully it will continue to grow each week.

Anyways enough about me, Jackie and Team B have the challenge this week and Jackie has chosen 3,2,1 for the theme, so as long as you have 3 of something, 2 of something else and finally 1 of something on your card, then this challenge is for you.

Now I've decided to go with Random.org as the picker of the winner for each challenge, and Mr. Random has chosen # 48 Iluia

Congratulations Iluia, if you would please contact me at bearlymine-designs@virginmedia.com, I will get your prize sorted out for you.

Now onto this week's challenge........

Here is the lovely Team B's inspiration for you all

Lorraine

papers used, Mini Dots and Spring Delight

GINA

Used Spring Daffodils Available HERE

Used three papers or three butterflies two pearls or two buttons and 1 ribbon

Marie

Using 3 stamps, 2 dp and 1 bow

Sarah-Louise

using 3 butterflies, 2 ribbons, 1 Design Paper

We're Back with Challenge #27

Good Morning Everybody, yes that's right, Bearly Mine Challenges is back, the girls and I have had a nice break, and I've spent a little more time recovering, and am now ready to get back into the world of crafting. I still struggle with doing fiddly bits on my cards as my hands don't work so well, but I'm having fun again.

Now the BIG change to the Challenge blog is, we have split the girls into two teams, so we have now become a WEEKLY challenge blog, and this week we have some gorgeous creations from TEAM "A" to inspire you.

I also want to thank all the girls that have stuck with me during this time, I do have a wonderful and fabulous Design Team and I love them all.....Mwah

For our first challenge, I've chosen the theme of "Dots", to celebrate the newest Digi Set in the shop called "Mini Dots", a digi set filled with 95 sheets of papers in almost every color you could think of.

and don't forget there is also the "Simply Dots" digi set if you prefer bigger dots

Our prize this week is the Winner's Choice of TWO digi sets from

BEARLY MINE DESIGNS

 

Now onto this week's inspiration

Shirley

Using Simply Dots

Tracey

Using "Mini Dots"

Laney

Natascha
using "Simply Dots" and "Mini Dots"

Donna

Challenge ends Monday March 26th @ 8pm