Exciting News and our Monthly Challenge

Good Morning and Welcome to our New Look, New DT members and New Challenge/Inspiration Blog.

Yes of today we have decided to change from a weekly challenge blog to a monthly challenge, but throughout the month, my fabulous Design Team will be posting a new creation every couple of days to show you some of the wonderful paper sets that are available in my shop.

I ran a DT call back in early January and unfortunately I couldn't add all the ladies that answered the DT call, but I think we have four wonderful and creative ladies that have joined in with the team and they are

Sylvia, Annie, Simona and Dawn C. Please welcome them all.

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We will always have a new challenge on the 1st Day of the Month, you can enter up to THREE times per month, as long as ONE of your entries contains some of the papers available in my shop.

We will have one winner per prize and still have a TOP 3 as chosen by the DT, and throughout the month you will be able to see some lovely inspiration every couple of days from the Design Team members, so I hope you will join in on the challenges and check back every couple of days and leave some love for the DT.

ONE RANDOM COMMENTER WHO LEAVES SOME LOVE ON THE DT INSPIRATION POSTS WILL BE  GIVEN A DIGI SET OF THEIR CHOICE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. THE MORE COMMENTS YOU LEAVE THE BETTER CHANCE YOU HAVE TO WIN.

and Now for the Winner's of last Month's challenge and our Top 3

MARIANNE DESIGN WINNER - # 22 RUBY

Congratulations Ruby, please email me,  Donna with your full name and address details so I can pass these along to Marianne Design. Email address is 

bearlymine-designs@virginmedia.com

TOP 3 as chosen by the DT (in no particular order)

# 17 Heather

# 29 Tinie

# 18 Irene

Congratulations ladies, please grab your Top 3 badge from the page up top to display on your blog

Our Challenge Theme this month is "Vintage Romance"

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We have two wonderful sponsors this month

Marianne Designs

Marianne Design is a Dutch owned craft manufacturer and wholesale supplier to craft retailers around the world. The company was established in 1994 by Marianne Perlot and is based in the Netherlands. For years now, we develop all our products with much care and quality. We have a practical understanding of the needs of crafters, we integrate product development, design and customer service to bring fresh ideas and beautiful products to the craft industry. All to enable the consumer to make beautiful cards, scrapbooks and other projects and enjoy this wonderful hobby. Our products are available in 18 countries around the world. We produce a wide range of products which represent a complete concept of paper crafts. There are different lines of stamps and dies with matching papers and materials to decorate your card or scrap. Products are chosen carefully for mixing and matching and stimulating creativity.

offering this wonderful prize package

and Bearly Mine Designs

offering a £15 voucher to my shop

For your inspiration into Vintage Romance I present to you the fabulous and gorgeous creations

from my AMAZING Design Team

Laney

 Using Bearly Mine Love Dreams Digi Set

Lozzy

Using Bearly Mine  Vintage Fantasy and Lacey Vintage Dreams Digi Sets

aNNie

Using Bearly Mine Designs Paper....  Shabby Vintage digi set

Kym

Using Bearly Mine Designs Love's Dream, Plain and Simple and freebie flowers.  

Natascha

Using Bearly Mine Designs Summer's Roses and Just Plaids

Tracey

Using Papers Design Extreme CD1 "Paisley Love V"(retired)

Dawn

Using Vintage Fantasy & Shabby Vintage papers

Sylvia

Using Vintage #12 and # 17  papers

Andreja

Paper: Bearly Mine Design - Vintage Fantasy

Simona

Using Vintage Fantasy  and Vintage papers

Donna

Using  Vintage Fantasy and Lacey Vintage Dreams Digi Sets

Carol

using Steampunk fantasy Digi sets

Jules

Using Bearly Mine Designs -

Vintage Lace, Vintage Paper Lace & Vintage Fantasy

Remember all of the Digi sets used by the DT can be found in my shop

Challenge #118 - Colour Inspiration

A Very Happy New Year to all our followers and everyone that has joined in with our challenges.  We, the team, hope that you all had a fabulous Christmas, enjoyed the festivities and ..... got loads of crafting goodies :).

There are going to be a few changes made to the challenge blog in 2014, but we will come to that a bit further down. ;)

Firstly.... onto our winners from our last challenge of 2013, and oh my word, hundreds of fantastic entries..
The  winners of the prizes are given below, please make sure that you email Donna, (details in sidebar), and please also, say in the subject line, which prize it is that you have been lucky enough to win.   Well done to all.

Fred She  Said Voucher

#20 Debbie

Bunny Zoe Voucher

#348 Lynsey

Alota Rubber Stamps Voucher

#259 KalySto

Merly Impressions Voucher

#19 Create with Joy

Bearlymine Designs Voucher

#236 Dannii

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And we have our Top 3 as chosen by the DT

#319 Kiki Foe
#293 Maya
#362 Regan

Congratulations ladies, please grab your well deserved Top 3 badge from the badge page up top

Now onto this first challenge of the year, and as always the DT have done us proud...  the theme for this is

a colour inspiraton.

(I thought it would brighten up a dreary January) lol 

Our wonderful sponser will be 

Prize

About Marianne Design

Marianne Design is a Dutch owned craft manufacturer and wholesale supplier to craft retailers around the world. The company was established in 1994 by Marianne Perlot and is based in the Netherlands. For years now, we develop all our products with much care and quality. We have a practical understanding of the needs of crafters, we integrate product development, design and customer service to bring fresh ideas and beautiful products to the craft industry. All to enable the consumer to make beautiful cards, scrapbooks and other projects and enjoy this wonderful hobby. Our products are available in 18 countries around the world. We produce a wide range of products which represent a complete concept of paper crafts. There are different lines of stamps and dies with matching papers and materials to decorate your card or scrap. Products are chosen carefully for mixing and matching and stimulating creativity.

The history of Marianne Design

Marianne was trained as a craft teacher and in 1989 she started writing creative books. Her first book was of making ornamental dolls of fabric and threads. This was a big hit and she sold over 1 million craft books in the years that followed. At first she started to make books and products for other companies, but she wanted to do more and started developing her own products. In 1994 she founded Marianne Design B.V. and started developing new crafts and adequate products to go along with it for the Dutch market. To this day she still coaches authors who write crafts books. Marianne: “It is fantastic to see how creative people are and how crafts can excite them!”.

In recent years Marianne Design has grown to a mature production company which is still on top and in demand. The company has concentrated on supplying customers and consumers with the highest level of products and inspiration. For this Marianne still leads the company herself and she has surrounded herself with a passionate and experienced team. Marianne Design is a much loved brand. Since 2010 Marianne Design started to develop cutting- and embossing stencils to use in different machines. This turned out to be extremely successful and the Marianne Design Creatables dies have reached a cult status in the craft world. The products of Marianne Design are becoming more known and have started settling in other countries beside the Netherlands. The company continues to make beautiful designs and products, there are many ideas and inspiration for the future.

http://www.mariannedesign.nl/ 

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Cards from the fabby Design Team

Lozzy

using Bearly-Mine Designs digi papers Damask Delight, Floral Breeze, Spring Surprise

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KYM

 

Using Bearly Mine Designs Paper Lace, Just Plaids, Plain and Simple and Rose's Dream.

Image:  die-cut LOTV topper 

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Andreja

Paper: Bearly Mine Design: Mini Dots and Freebise - cloudy backgound

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CAROL

using Bearly Mine digi papers simple dots and gingham
both from the must have range

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JULES

Using Bearly Mine Designs Summer Roses & Mini Dots

Cuttlebug Die & Embossing folder for hearts

Jackie

Using BearlyMine Designs Summers Roses and Mini Dots
Image by Artbymiran
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Now onto the news I teased you about :).... From this challenge on, we will be doing a MONTHLY Challenge, and NOT a weekly challenge as before.  So this challenge will now run until January 31st.   

ALSO, as well as the fabby DT adding their cards/projects as inspiration, following the challenge, on the set dates... which will always be 1st of the Month...  throughout the month we will all continue to add inspiration for you, using BearlyMine Designs papers (although these will not follow the set challenge)  hope that makes sense lol... sok, I still confused myself, so don't worry if you not getting it either... I am sure we will get the hang of it as the month pans out.. (I hope rofl)...  all you need worry about, is playing along with us once a month with your wonderful creations, following the set challenge... (there now, wasn't that written clearer lol). 

All papers used are from BearlyMine Designs and are available HERE. 

 

Thank you for joining in on our challenge this month, please enter your cards below and good luck.

hugs Jackie

Challenge #117 Anything goes

Good morning everyone.....not long now to the big day and all the festivities are well on their way, love all the hustle and bustle and excitement at this time of year.

Not many entries for our sketch challenge last week but what we had were amazing!

I am presuming you are all busy bees in preparation for the holidays.

 Firstly on to our winners from last week

Marianne Design - #16 Suze

KennyK - # 9 Phi

Crafters Companion - #1 Lorraine

(please email Donna, and say in subject, what prize you have won)
(Email is in the sidebar)

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The TOP 3 winners chosen by the DT, (in no particular order)  are..

# 2 Shelley

#10 Karen C 

# 12 Renate

(please collect your Top Three Badge from the tab up top) 

Well done to all the winners, a big congratulations, and also a big thank you to all that entered. 

Now onto this week's challenge,

ANYTHING GOES

and this challenge will run to

January 7th

so will give you some extra time to join in!!

We have some wonderful sponsors this time

 Fred She Said - $20 Gift Certificate

Bunny Zoe's - £10 Gift Voucher

Alota Rubber Stamps - $15 Gift Certificate

Merly Impressions - £15 Gift Voucher

Bearly Mine Designs - £15 Gift Voucher

Anything Goes

Team A's Fabulous Inspiration

Sharon

Natascha

using Bearly Mine Design "Christmas Delights"

Julie

Using |Bearly Mine Christmas Traditions Papers

 Laney

Card and gift box using Bearlymine Designs Winter Swirl Collection

Tracey

 Using "Christmas Frolics" and "Christmas Joy"

All Papers used are from Bearlymine Designs available from here

Well done to all the team, fabby cards.

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Donna and the Bearlymine DT would like to wish you all

A Very Merry Christmas!

Now its your turn , just get creative and add your link below.  Good luck and have fun.
hugs
laney

Challenge 116 - Monthly Sketch

Good Morning all ,

How is everyone doing getting ready for the C word :)... ??  I know I am nowhere near ready yet, another couple of months and I might be LOL or just cancel this years..:)   No sign of snow just yet but I know a lot of little people around me that are wishing for it... oh to be 6 years old again!

 An absolutely fabulous selection of your beautiful creations again last challenge, wow... thank you all for joining in with us here.

As always, we have our top three winners chosen by the DT and also the three winners of the prizes that our fabby sponsors put up for last weeks challenge.

Miss Muffet Stamps - #48 Fiona

My Mums Craft Shop - #40 Andie

Bearly Mine Designs - #68 Tracy Mac Donald

(please email Donna, and say in subject, what prize you have won)

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The TOP 3 winners chosen by the DT, (in no particular order)  are..

#140 Jessie

#56 Maya
#68 Tracy

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(please collect your Top Three Badge from the tab up top) 

Well done to all the winners, a big congratulations, and also a big thank you to all that entered. 

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Now onto this week's challenge,  our wonderful sponsors this time are ..........

About Marianne Design

Marianne Design is a Dutch owned craft manufacturer and wholesale supplier to craft retailers around the world. The company was established in 1994 by Marianne Perlot and is based in the Netherlands. For years now, we develop all our products with much care and quality. We have a practical understanding of the needs of crafters, we integrate product development, design and customer service to bring fresh ideas and beautiful products to the craft industry. All to enable the consumer to make beautiful cards, scrapbooks and other projects and enjoy this wonderful hobby. Our products are available in 18 countries around the world. We produce a wide range of products which represent a complete concept of paper crafts. There are different lines of stamps and dies with matching papers and materials to decorate your card or scrap. Products are chosen carefully for mixing and matching and stimulating creativity.

The history of Marianne Design

http://www.mariannedesign.nl/

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PRIZE - 5 DIGI'S of the Winner's Choice

http://www.kennykdownloads.com/ 

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PRIZE - £10 VOUCHER

http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/

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This week's challenge is our
MONTHLY SKETCH
 

Team B's gorgeous inspiration cards... 

Lozzy

using Bearly-Mine Designs digi papers Damask Delight, Mini Dots, Ginghams

and Kenny K digi image Uptown Angel 

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Carol

Papers are from Bearly-mine, Christmas wishes

Using Kenny K image

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Kym

Backing papers used on this card are Bearly Mine Designs "The Boys Zone" and a "Country Collection".  

Image from the Crafter's Companion Barkley CD

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JULES

Using: Mini Dots by Bearly Mine Designs

Image: Kenny K

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Andreja

Paper: Bearly Mine Design - Mini Dots

Image: KennyK - Graduation Girl

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 Jackie

Papers used Simply dots, Mini Dots,  Floral Surprise and plain and simple 
all by Bearly Mine Designs
Magnolia Image.

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All Papers used are from Bearlymine Designs available from here

Well done to all the team, fabby cards.

Now its your turn , we look forward to seeing your takes on the above sketch, just get creative and add your link below.  Good luck and have fun.

hugs  Jackie x

Challenge 115 Christmas Sentiment

Good morning all you lovely crafters out there!! Well we are into the first week of December and I'm sure you're like me ...still making Christmas cards so thats a good reason to join in with our challenge this week,

but first things first......the lucky winners of last weeks challenge and what super entries we had too!

Alota Rubber Stamps   #43 Jacki R

i am roses #198 Craftdee Donna

If you could contact Donna, email addy in side bar, and please add, as subject, which prize you have won. 

The DT have chosen the top 3 winners, they are as follows,  in no particular order - please grab your top three badge from the sidebar also.

#1 - 121 Annie

#2 - 171 Suzi

#3 - 177 Valerie W

Well Done  to all the winners!!

Now onto this weeks challenge

CHRISTMAS SENTIMENT

We have 3 Fabulous sponsors this week

Little Miss Muffet Stamps - 3 Digi's of the Winner's Choice

My Mum's Craft Shop - £10 Gift Voucher

Bearly Mine Designs - £10 Gift Voucher

 and now for some inspiration from Team A

Natascha

Using Bearly Mine "Christmas Swirls"

Tracey

Using "Christmas Swirls"


Julie

Using Christmas Traditions Papers

Laney

Using Bearlymine papers Designer Extreme 3

All Papers used are from Bearlymine Designs available from here

We would love for you to come and join us and make some last minute Christmas cards too!

Hugs

Laney