Stamping Sensations

Sunday, 2 August 2020

August challenge

Good morning, I hope you are all ready for our new challenge where this month our theme is..........

********Make it Masculine********

I know lots of us struggle with those male cards so this is the perfect opportunity to get some made.........and don't forget you can enter up to three times. As always the focal element of your work must reflect the theme and be hand stamped (or digital image).........a stamped sentiment or element added to a mainly stencilled or die cut card will not be eligible. You can check our challenge rules here.

We have some lovely Crafts Too stamps which are perfect for masculine cards for this months winner.

This month Emma joins us as our Guest Designer with this fun card

And our Design Team have a host of inspiration to share..............

Sandra

Tracy

Viv

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Friday, 31 July 2020

July All Creatures Winners

Morning everyone, we've had another super month and our thanks to you all for joining in the fun. The Design Team votes have been counted and.................

..............I can announce the lucky winner of the £25 store voucher from Crafty Individuals is..........

No 3 Kristina

Don't you just adore these doggies peeking over the garden fence

Well done, please mail me with your full name and postal address so I can arrange for you to receive your prize. Please note that in line with our challenge rules prizes must be claimed within seven days of the winners post being published.

And our Top 3 are............

No 129 Mac

No 26 Helen

No 52 Anke

Congratulations to you all, please collect the appropriate badge to display on your own blogs. I will be back on Sunday with a new challenge.

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Saturday, 18 July 2020

Mid month Inspiration for July

Morning everyone, we have reached the mid way point of our 'All Creatures Great and Small' July challenge. We are looking for animals, insects and birds, but not fantasy creatures. There are some lovely entries so far but still plenty of time If you have not joined in yet or would like to share another creation with us.

Please have a good read of the last post and our rules before submitting your entry. Thanks again to our lovely Sponsors Crafty Individuals for providing the £25 prize

Brenda
Using Crafty Individuals CI-517 Fly and Be Free

Joan

Lynne
Using Crafty Individuals CI-544, CI-335, CI-285, CI-231

Pinky

Sally
Using Crafty Individuals CI 523, CI 525 and CI 541

Sandra

Using Crafty Individuals CI-512

Tracy

Viv

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Sunday, 5 July 2020

July - All Creatures Great and Small

Hello everyone, we have a new challenge for you and the theme is...............

****All Creatures Great and Small****

So much scope there, all types of Animals, Birds, Butterflies and Bugs, Wild Animals..........but please no teddy bears and fantasy creatures such as Unicorns, they are not actually animals as we all know!!

Please remember we are a stamping challenge and the focal element of your entry must reflect the theme and be hand stamped (a small stamped element added to a mainly stencilled or die cut card will not be eligble) we prefer conventional stamping but digital images are allowed. You can check our challenge rules here.

Crafty Individuals join us again as our sponsor, we know how popular their stamps are with so many of our entrants. They are an exciting web based venture into the creative world of crafts and altered art products and produce an eclectic range of unique and top quality art rubber stamps, cutting dies, masks/stencils and paper craft products. They are offering a £25 store voucher for our lucky winner.

Helen the winner of our May challenge joins us as our Guest Designer this month and has created this sweet card to share with us all...........

And some inspiration from the Design Team................

Brenda
Using Crafty Individuals CI-517 Fly and Be Free

Joan

Using Crafty Individuals CI 510 and CI 493

Lynne

Using Crafty Individuals CI-508, CI-361, CI-495 and CI-207

Marlies

Pinky

Sally
Using Crafty Individuals CI-523

Using Crafty Individuals CI 526 and CI 430

Sandra
Using Crafty Individuals CI 515

Tracy
Using Crafty Individuals CI-390 On Safari

Viv
Using Crafty Individuals CI-512 Owl and Moon

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Friday, 3 July 2020

June winners

Morning everyone, Brenda here to announce our June winners from what turned out to be a really busy and colourful month with so many fabulous entries, thank you so much all who joined in.

The Design Team have all cast their votes which have been counted and I can announce that our winner of the £25 Visible Image voucher is.............

Entry no 11 Emma with this colourful and fun creation

Huge congratulations Emma, please mail me so I can arrange for you to receive your prize.

And our Top 3 in order of voting are...........

Enrty 136 Fi

Entry 57 Kate

Entry 44 Cath

Well done to you all, please collect our badge to display on your own blogs.

Make a note to pop back Sunday when we will have a new challenge and prize.

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Thursday, 18 June 2020

Colourful inspiration

Morning everyone, we have reached the mid way point of our 'Make it Colourful' June challenge, some lovely entries so far but still plenty of time If you have not joined in yet or would like to share another creation with us.