Simply Stampin' Challenge

Simply Stampin' Design Team Call

2012-03-16T18:00:00.002Z

**this post is sticky, scroll down for the current challenge**

Hello Crafters

Here it is...the Simply Stampin'

DESIGN TEAM CALL!!

The Simply Stampin' girls can't wait to see your creativity and talent shine

with special inspiration challenge just for you.

We hope to see many of you submit your wonderful designs

for a chance to earn a spot on the Simply Stampin' Design Team!

The Simply Stampin' Challenge is looking for a few

creative designers to join our team of Simply Stampers!

This call will be open until

16th March

and the new Simply Stampers will be chosen and notified by

23rd March

To be in for a shot of being chosen you will need to be able to -

Take part in each Weekly Challenge

Comment on the entries that we get each week

Post on your own blog with a link back to the challenge every Saturday morning 8am

Commit to the roll for a 6 month period starting the beginning of May.

If you think you'd like to join us then here's how to apply,

Create a card, layout or 3D project using the inspiration photo and your Stampin' up! supplies

and send it to our email address

simplystampinchallenge@hotmail.co.uk

with the subject 'DT CALL'

please also include

your blog address

3 of your favourite projects that you have created

and a little bit about yourself and why you would like to join

the Simply Stampers.

Good luck, we can't wait to see your beautiful creations!! xx

You could take inspiration from the colours,

theme, objects in the photo

or all of the above,

just remember to have fun!!

{Please scroll down for current weekly challenge details and link tool}

Simply Stampin' Colour Challenge

2012-03-10T08:00:00.012Z

Good morning crafters,

I don't know about you but I loved the work of our first guest designer Monica!

We'll have another guest joining us the first week of April,

and I'm already getting excited.

It was difficult to choose between our entries for last weeks

sketch challenge, but after pondering

here's this weeks

top 3

Deb Fearns

Carolyn King
Mixamatoasties

Well done ladies please take the Top 3 Banner for your Sidebar xx

Little Reminder:

Don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3 you must use one Stampin' Up! image or sentiment and we reserve the right to remove submissions that do not represent the challenge, link to non-SU promotions, or do not use at least one Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die.

Now on to this week's challenge which is

a colour combo!

Here is some inspiration from the Design Team

(if you'd like to see your work displayed here in the future,

why not apply for the Simply Stampin' Design Team)

Ruth

Becky

Niki

Kirei

Kelly

Alison

Amanda

If you'd like to leave any of the DT some love, then

click on the picture of them in the sidebar to be taken to their individual blog.

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Thanks for joining in xxx

Simply Stampin' Sketch Challenge #49

2012-03-03T08:00:00.149Z

Morning Stampers!

There were some very pretty and inventive entries for last weeks 'Lace' Theme
challenge and this week's Top 3 are:

Sue Rowe
Aileen
Margaret J

Well done to you all, please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar!

This week it's time for another Sketch so let's see what

you can do with this one!

Little Reminder

Don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3

you must use one Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die.

We reserve the right to remove submissions that do not represent

the challenge, link to non-SU promotions, or do not use at least

one Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die.

WHAT'S NEW???

Now we promised you something new for this week and from now on

for the first challenge of each month we will have a Guest Designer!

And our first one is the fabulous Monica Gale who I am sure many of you will be
familiar with from her blog My Many Many Passions!

We took the opportunity to find out a little bit more about Monica
and asked her some questions about.... crafting (of course!).

1) Why did you join SU and what do you love about it?
I joined for the discount initially, I was so happy when Stampin'Up! announced
they were coming to Europe and I vowed to be one of the first to join. I chickened
out initially and finally joined 4 months later. As for what I love about SU this is a very
looong list! Stampin' Up! has brought so much good to my life and I love that.
However what I love most is the product quality and fabulous
colour coordination, making pretty projects is sooo easy.

2) How long have you been crafting for?
I have always made one thing or another from being little ( I had very creative
parents and grandparents), this year however will be my 17th year since
discovering papercrafting and 12 years since I discovered stamping. I still
remember the limited choice of stamps on offer here in the UK, goodness
we have come a long way since then!

3) What are your three desert island SU! items?
(things you just can't craft without)
Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Bone Folder and
Guillotine (boring but very essential to create with ease!).

4) What is your favourite SU! colour?
I love red its my fave colour. Cherry Cobbler and Real Red will always
have a place in my heart equally I cannot choose between them.

5) Which is your most reached for stamp set?
Oh no this feels like having to choose between your children which
I have no clue about as I haven't got any. Broadsheet Alphabet is
getting a lot of use, I love adding fancy monograms to my projects.

6) We asked Monica for some pics of her favourite SU! projects...

7) What inspires your crafting creativity?
My blogging friends for sure, there is so much talent out there I love browsing
blogs while sipping a cup of coffee.

8) What is your favourite crafting technique?
My fave crafting technique has to be stamping. You can do so much
with stamps and you don't even have to be artistic, somebody
has done all the hard work for you already.

And finally....what did Monica do with our Sketch Challenge for this week?

Stunning card, don't you just love the banner detail! Thanks so much Monica for
being our first Guest Designer! Make sure you take a visit to Monica's blog
to see more fab examples of her work...

So onto the Design Teams inspirations for this week:

Ruth

Kirei

Becky

Kelly

Amanda

Alison

Niki

If you like what you see here and you'd like to leave one of the DT a comment

you can, just click on their photo on the side bar!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Thanks for joining in!

Simply Stampin' Theme Challenge

2012-02-25T08:00:00.004Z

Hello Crafters,

You may have noticed that while you were busy with last weeks colours,

we were getting a blog make-over, what do you think?

We really enjoyed visiting the entries for last weeks fun, flirty colour challenge,

so here are the

Top 3

Margaret K

Anne-Marie
Aileen

Well done ladies please take the new and improved Top 3 Banner for your Sidebar xx

Little Reminder:

Don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3 you must use one Stampin' Up! image or sentiment and we reserve the right to remove submissions that do not represent the challenge, link to non-SU promotions, or do not use at least one Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die.

This week is theme week, and we are sticking with the feminine feel.

This weeks challenge is lace!

Don't worry if we've got you stumped,

here's the Design Team with some inspiration for you.

Niki

Alison

Amanda

Kelly

Kirei

Ruth

Becky

If you like what you see here and you'd like to leave one of the DT a comment

you can, just click on their photo on the side bar!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

psst......

I've got a little secret to share with you, to go with our brand new look

we've also got some new features,

don't forget to join us next week to find out

more, we're very excited about it!

Thanks for joining in xxx

Simply Stampin' Colour Challenge #47

2012-02-18T08:00:00.036Z

Hi Stampers!

We had some really lovely entries for last weeks challenge and we saw some

fab variations on the sketch that we had for you!

This week's Top 3 are:

Aileen
Karen
Margaret K

Well done to you all, please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar!

So this week we are back to the popular colour challenge, let's see what you can

do with this very pretty combo!

Don't worry if you don't have the exact colours just substitute for a

similar Stampin' Up! colour.

Little Reminder

Don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3 you must use one
Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die. We reserve the right to remove
submissions that do not represent the challenge, link to non-SU promotions, or
do not use at least one Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die.

Here are the Desigh Teams inspirations for this week:

Amanda

Niki

Alison

Kirei

Becky

Kelly

Ruth

If you'd like to leave a comment on one of the Design Team's projects, just
click on their photo on the sidebar to go to their personal blogs.

Feeling inspired?? We would love to see what you come up with!

How to enter:
Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and

link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the
direct post rather than your general blog.

Thanks for taking part in this week's challenge!

Simply Stampin' Sketch Challenge

2012-02-11T08:00:00.000Z

Good morning crafters!!

Well you guys were certainly feeling the love for our 'Heartfelt' challenge last week,

giving us a very tough task to choose a Top 3,

but we managed to come to a decision in the end so this week's

Top 3 are

Patti Corriere

Susan Moffatt

Carolyn King

Well done ladies please take the Top 3 Banner for your Sidebar xx

Little Reminder:

We hope that you will love this weeks sketch

as much as the theme challenge of last week so here it is

It's a good one, right?! Don't forget you can rotate the sketch,

to make your cards or scrapbook pages, and if you need a little more inspiration

here's what the Design Team came up with

Kelly

Becky

Ruth

Alison

Kirei

Amanda

Niki

You've seen what the DT can do, now it's over to you.

How to enter:
Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Thanks for joining in xxx

Simply Stampin' Challenge #45 - Heartfelt

2012-02-04T08:00:00.014Z

Hi everyone!

Thanks to everyone who joined in with last weeks Colour challenge, it was a tough
combo but we had some fab designs and not all male!

This week's Top 3 are:
Karen
Margaret K.

Julie

Well done to you all, please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar!

So this week's challenge is a theme and being this close to Valentines Day

what else could it be but 'Heartfelt'...

Little Reminder!

Don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3 you must use

one Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die.

We reserve the right to remove submissions that do not represent the challenge,

link to non-SU promotions, or do not use at least

one Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die.

Here is this week's inspiration from the Design Team...

Alison

Kirei

Kelly

Becky

Amanda

Ruth

Niki

If you'd like to leave a comment on one of the DT's projects, just click on their

photo on the sidebar to go to their personal blogs.

So now it's over to you, come up with your take on this week's 'Heartfelt' theme and

don't forget to come back here to share your creation!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Thanks for joining in with this week's challenge!

Simply Stampin' Challenge 44

2012-01-28T08:00:00.023Z

Hello everyone

Thanks to everyone who joined last weeks sketch challenge,

we loved seeing the different takes on the sketch, and you made it very difficult to choose!

This weeks Top 3 are

Julie
Margaret K
Susan Joyce

Well done ladies please take the Top 3 Banner for your Sidebar xx

This week we are challenging you to make a project featuring this colour combo

Don't worry if you don't have the exact colours just substitute for a similar
Stampin' Up! colour.

Little Reminder

Don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3 you must use one Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die. We reserve the right to remove submissions that do not represent the challenge, link to non-SU promotions, or do not use at least one Stampin' Up! stamp, designer paper, punch or die.

Here is this weeks inspiration from the Design Team

Ruth

Niki

Alison

Kelly

Kirei

Becky

Amanda

If you'd like to leave a comment on one of the DT's projects, just click on their

photo on the sidebar to go to their personal blogs.

So now it's your turn, show us what you can do with these beautiful colours,

and don't forget to come back here to share your creation!

How to enter:

Email Entry For Sketch Challenge

2012-01-23T17:01:00.000Z

Hi everyone

We have an email entry this week from Fiona in our sketch challenge:

Great use of the Paisley Petals DSP Fiona, and good to see the sketch

added to, to give a different look.

Thanks for joining us this week at the Simply Stampin' Challenge xx

Challenge #43 - Sketch

2012-01-20T22:34:00.001Z

Hi Everyone!

We had some fab entries for last weeks challenge, thank you to
everyone for joining in! Here are this week's Top 3:

Aileen

Tammy

Jacqueline

Well done to you all! please take the Top 3 Banner for your Sidebar xx

We have a Sketch for this week's challenge so get crafting!

But don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3 you must use

one Stampin' Up! image or sentiment

and we reserve the right to remove submissions that do not represent the
challenge or link to non-SU promotions.

Here is this weeks inspiration from the Design Team:

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Thanks for joining in this week's Challenge! xxx

Email Entry for To DIE For!!!

2012-01-15T20:17:00.001Z

Hi Everyone

We have an email entry this week from Stéphanie in our To DIE For challenge:

Great use of the Top Note die there Stéphanie, it's great to see a male card for once!

Thanks for joining us this week at Simply Stampin' Challenge xxx

Challenge #42 To DIE for!!!

2012-01-14T08:00:00.004Z

Hi Everyone

Thank you to everyone who played along with our colour challenge last week, it was a bit of a difficult one, but we like to challenge you! As always you stepped up and there were some really great entries and the Top 3 are:

Margaret K

Fiona

Jacqueline

Well done ladies please take the Top 3 Banner for your Sidebar xx

Now on to this week's challenge which is:

To DIE for!!!

That means we want to see some die cutting going on in your creations this week!

Here is some inspiration from the Design Team:

Kelly

So we're looking forward to seeing your To DIE for creations...

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3 you must use one Stampin' Up! image or sentiment and we reserve the right to remove submissions that do not represent the challenge, link to non-SU promotions, or do not use at least one Stampin' Up! image, sentiment or designer paper.

Thanks for joining in xxx

Challenge #41 Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

2012-01-07T08:00:00.002Z

Hi Everyone

Thank you to everyone who played along with our sketch challenge last week, there were some fab entries and the Top 3 are:

Margaret

Rozelle

Well done girls please take the Top 3 Banner for your Sidebar xx

We have a lovely Colour Combo challenge for you this week:

Some lovely bright colours there, lets see what the Design Team came up with for you...

So let's see what you can do with these colours...

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in xxx

Challenge #40 Sketch

2011-12-31T08:00:00.002Z

Hi Everyone

Thank you to all those who entered our Christmas challenge last week, a very topical theme I'm sure you will agree! Merry Christmas everyone!

The Top 3 for last week's challenge are:

Margaret

Anne-Marie

Sue

Some really lovely projects there girls, I particularly love Anne-Marie's Christmas Tree decorations, they are just gorgeous!

So moving on to this week's challenge, we have a sketch for you:

A great one this week!

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

So let's see how you interpret this one...!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone xxx

Challenge #39 Christmas

2011-12-24T08:00:00.000Z

Hi Everyone

Thank you to all those who entered our festive colour combo last week. There were actually only two that qualified to be chosen for the Top 3 (the others did not use a Stampin' Up! image or sentiment) so therefore the Top 3 banner this week goes to:

Aquarius

Margaret

Some beautiful cards there ladies, well done!

We've gone for a slightly obvious theme this week:

CHRISTMAS!!!

I reckon there must be a LOT of Christmas cards out there ready to showcase so please show them off here!

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

We're looking forward to seeing your Christmas Creations xx

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #38 Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip & Very Vanilla

2011-12-17T08:00:00.001Z

Hi Everyone

Well done to those who played along with our sketch challenge last week this close to Christmas! - thank you to all those who entered. The Top 3 this week are:

Margaret J

Aileen

Georgina

Well done ladies, please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar x

Right, onto this week's challenge, we have a festive colour combo for you:

and here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

So lets see what you come up with!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #37 Sketch

2011-12-10T08:00:00.000Z

Hi Everyone

Well plenty of you were feeling festive last week and joined in with our Snowflake Sparkle challenge - thank you to all those who entered. The Top 3 this week are:

Margaret

Margaret J

Jacqueline

Well done ladies, please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar xx

Now onto this week's challenge and we have fabulous sketch for you:

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

So lets see how you interpret this one!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Email Entry for Snowflake Sparkle

2011-12-09T20:57:00.000Z

We have an email entry this week from Stephanie:

Thanks for joining us Stephanie, a great colour scheme and love your snowflakes xxx

(Sorry this has gone up so late, I was on holiday until today!)

Challenge #36 - Snowflake Sparkle

2011-12-03T08:00:00.001Z

Hi Everyone

Well it was a quiet week for entries last week, as I am sure everyone is busy with only 3 weeks to go until Christmas! So a big thank you to to Margaret and Jacqueline for your lovely entries for the colour challenge!

I couldn't pick just one winner as they were both fab so please both take the Top 3 banner for your side bar!

Margaret

Jacqueline

Now onto this week's challenge and we have a very festive theme for you... Snowflake Sparkle!

Here are the Design Team's entries for this week:

So we want to see lots of snowflakes and lots of glitter on your entries!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #35 Whisper White, Concorde Crush, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade

2011-11-26T08:00:00.002Z

Hi Everyone

Thank you to all those who joined in with our sketch challenge last week, some lovely interpretations there girls and the Top 3 are:

Margaret

Bev D

Jacqueline

Well done ladies - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

We have a gorgeous colour combo for you this week:

...and here are the Design Team entries:

So lets see what you do with these colours...

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge# 34 Sketch

2011-11-19T08:00:00.001Z

Hi Everyone

Thank you to everyone who played along with last week's Leafy theme, we had some absolutely fabulous entries, in fact, choosing the Top 3 was very tricky but these ones have been deemed top of the list:

6. Margaret

10. Jess Doyle

11. Bev D

Well done girls - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

OK, so this week's challenge is a sketch challenge and we have another fab sketch for you this time:

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

So lets see how you interpret this sketch...

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #33 Leafy

2011-11-12T08:00:00.002Z

Hi Everyone

Thank you to everyone who played along with last weeks colour combo, some really gorgeous entries as usual!

The Top 3 this week are:

Jess
Jacqueline

Stephanie

Well done ladies - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

Right, moving onto this week's challenge which is:

LEAFY

That means we want to see some lovely leaves on your creations this week!

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Kirei

So let's see how you use those leaves...!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Email Entry

2011-11-10T10:13:00.000Z

We've had an email entry this week from Stephanie:

Thanks for playing along Stephanie xxx

Challenge #32 Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

2011-11-05T08:00:00.000Z

Hi Everyone

Thank you to everyone who played along with last weeks sketch, great interpretations out there, well done!

The Top 3 this week are:

Debbie

Jacqueline

Sue

Well done girls - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

OK on to this week's challenge, we have another fab colour combo for you this week:

So let's see what the Design Team came up with for you:

So lets see what you come up with!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #31 Sketch

2011-10-29T08:00:00.004+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thank you to all those who played along last week, we really loved seeing your spooky creations - some really inventive stuff out there this week, making the Top 3 hard to choose:

Vicki

Anne-Marie

Craftie Mummy

Well done ladies - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

We have a sketch for you this week:

and here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Some great DT work there I'm sure you'll agree! now let's see what you come up with!!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #30 Halloween

2011-10-22T08:00:00.009+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thank you to everyone who played along last week, we loved seeing what you did with those spooky colours

This week's top 3 are:

Alison

Evelyn

Sue

Well done ladies - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

Now on to this week's challenge which is

HALLOWEEN

A nice easy one this week! Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Niki

Caroline

Kirei

Alison

Kelly

Ruth

Becky

Now lets see what you come up with!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #29 Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Black & Whisper White

2011-10-15T08:00:00.002+01:00

Hi Everyone!

Thank you to everyone who played along last week, we loved seeing what you did with our sketch!

This week's top 3 are:

Margaret

Andrea

Georgina

Well done ladies - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

I am pleased to announce that we have three new Design Team members:

Alison

Ruth

Kelly

A huge warm welcome girls, we are delighted to have you on board.

You can see Alison, Ruth and Kelly's designs in the next few weeks.

This week we have a colour combo for you:

Ooooo, a bit halloween-y

Here is what the Design Team has come up with for you:

Kirei

OK so we can't wait to see what you do with these colours...

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #28 Sketch

2011-10-08T08:00:00.006+01:00

***Apologies for the late posting...something went wrong with blogger this morning...***

Hi Everyone!

Thank you to everyone who played along last week, we loved seeing your gorgeous swirls & pearls, some fabulous creations as usual! This week's top 3 are:

Ruth M

Jacqueline

Alison

Well done ladies - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

Thank you also to all those who have entered our DT call - we'll be considering your entries and intend to make a decision within the next few days. We'll contact you by email to invite you

to join if you have been successful - good luck!!

This week's challenge is another fab sketch created by the lovely Kirei:

and here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

we can't wait to see what you do with this sketch...

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #27 Swirls & Pearls and DESIGN TEAM CALL

2011-10-01T08:00:00.004+01:00

Hi Simply Stampers!

Thank you to everyone who played along with last week's colour combo - you really stepped up to the challenge and came up with some gorgeous creations. This week's top 3 are:

Kelly

Jacqueline

Ruth M

Well done girls - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

Design Team Call
As per last week's post, we are sadly saying goodbye to Sharon and Angela and also Sarah-Jane who have decided to step down for various reasons - thank you very much ladies for all your contributions to the Design Team, we will miss you xx

We therefore have three spaces for the Design Team. We are looking for a 6 month commitment and the successful applicants will need to be able to produce a card or project featuring current Stampin' Up! products every week. The challenges are set quite far in advance so you have plenty of time to prepare. Other duties include leaving comments and selecting the Top 3 on a rotating basis.

If you are interested then please enter this week's challenge and add 'DT' after your name on Mister Linky. You are welcome to submit multiple entries. The DT call will close at 6pm on Friday 7th October. We will then review the entries and contact the successful applicants to invite you to join the DT within a few days.

Good Luck and we look forward to seeing your entries xx

Right, onto this weeks challenge which is:

Swirls & Pearls

You guessed it...we want to see both swirls and pearls on your creations this week!

Here is what the DT came up with for you:

Kirei

So lets see what you make of this challenge...

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #26: Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede & Very Vanilla and DESIGN TEAM CALL

2011-09-24T08:00:00.004+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thank you to everyone who played along with our sketch last week - we really love seeing how you interpret them. As usual we had some amazing entries and here are our Top3:

Eleanor
Ruth Trice
Ruth M

Well done ladies - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

Design Team Call
We are sadly saying goodbye to Sharon and Angela who have both decided to step down for various reasons - thank you very much ladies for all your contributions to the Design Team, we will miss you xx

We therefore have two spaces for the Design Team. We are looking for a 6 month commitment and the successful applicants will need to be able to produce a card or project featuring current Stampin' Up! products every week. The challenges are set quite far in advance so you have plenty of time to prepare. Other duties include leaving comments and selecting the Top 3 on a rotating basis.

If you are interested then please enter this week's challenge or next week's challenge and add 'DT' after your name on Mister Linky. You are welcome to submit multiple entries. The DT call will close at 6pm on Friday 7th October. We will then review the entries and contact the successful applicants to invite you to join the DT within a few days.

Good Luck and we look forward to seeing your entires xx

Challenge #26

This week's challenge is another great Colour Combo for you:

Now I think you'll like this one, very earthy and well suited for male cards. I wasn't sure about Soft Suede and Chocolate Chip together but actually they work very well.

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

OK, so lets see what you come up with using these colours

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #25 - Sketch

2011-09-17T08:00:00.016+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thanks to everyone who entered the Flutterby Butterfly challenge last week!
We had some fab cards for the challenge,
it was a hard decision picking our Top 3, but here they are!

Sally
Ruth M
Linda

Well done girls - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

This week's challenge is another great sketch for you:

We look forward to seeing how you interpret this sketch!

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you...

Caroline

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #24 Flutterby Butterfly

2011-09-10T08:00:00.085+01:00

Hi Everyone!

Thank you all of you who entered last week's challenge - as usual we had some fab entries!

Here are the Top 3:

Ruth M
Kelly
Rozelle

Well done girls, please take the banner for your sidebar x

Now for the big announcement: the winner of our CANDY!!

I used one of those random number generators so all entries for the last 4 challenges went into the mix and the winner is.....

Andrea L

Very well done Andrea, please email in with your address and the CANDY will be on it's way to you soon!

A big thank you to everyone who submitted entries to our challenges!

Now on to this week's Theme challenge:

FLUTTERBY BUTTERFLY!!

We want to see butterflies decorating a card, a scrapbook page

or anything else that you can think of!

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Caroline

Kirei

Niki

Angela

Becky

Amanda

Sarah-Jane

So get crafting and lets see what you come up with!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Email Entry

2011-09-08T17:08:00.000+01:00

We have an email entry this week from Rozelle:

Lovely card Rozelle - thanks for playing along this week at the Simply Stampin' Challenge x

Challenge #23 Melon Mambo, Perfect Plum, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

2011-09-03T08:00:00.004+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thank you all who entered last week's Sketch challenge - as always some really lovely entries. The Top 3 are:

Kelly

Georgina

Aileen

Well done girl - please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar x

We have a gorgeous Colour Combination challenge for you this week:

I think these colours are really lovely. Here is what the DT came up with for you:

Niki

Becky

Sarah-Jane

Kirei

Angela

So lets see what you come up with!

Don't forget about the prize that's up for grabs - all the details are in the sidebar. This is the last week!!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #22 Sketch

2011-08-27T08:00:00.002+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thanks to all who entered last week's Punch it Up challenge - we loved seeing some of your punch art projects, they were fab!!

Here are the Top 3:

Georgina

Andrea L

Jacqueline

Really well done girls - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

Right, on to this week's challenge -we have another great sketch for you:

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

So we're looking forward to seeing how you interpret this sketch! Don't forget about the prize that's up for grabs - all the details are in the sidebar x

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #21 Punch it Up!!

2011-08-20T08:00:00.003+01:00

Hi Everyone!

Thank you to everyone who entered last week's challenge - some beautiful entries as usual. Here are the Top 3:

Kelly

Carole

Aileen

Well done girls, please take the banner for your sidebar x

Now on to this week's challenge: we want you to

PUNCH IT UP!!

That means we want to see you using punches on your creations - punch art, die cuts and general punchiness!

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Kirei

So lets see what you come up with! Don't forget we have a prize up for grabs -see the details in the sidebar x

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #20 Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso & Pacific Point

2011-08-13T08:00:00.007+01:00

Hello there Simply Stampers!

We have a PRIZE up for grabs this week! It is a very cute little stamp set: Forest Friends! Now I'd quite like to win the prize as I don't have this stamp set (one of the few I don't have) but sadly being on the Design Teams I am not eligible :o(

So that means one of our lovely followers will have to win instead! All you have to do to win is enter one of Challenges #20 - #23 and meet the criteria that you see at the top of our sidebar - that's it, simple!

A winner will be randomly selected at the close of Challenge #23 and announced on Saturday 10th September

Good Luck!!

Now, back to business as usual: Thank you to all who entered last week's sketch challenge. Some beautiful entries as usual girls. The Top 3 are:

Kelly
Mandi
Carole

Well done! - please take the Top 3 banner for your side bar x

On to this week's challenge - we have a fabulous Colour Combination for you:

Pacific Point huh? What are you going to do with that?! Don't worry if you don't have the exact colours, just substitute for the nearest you have.

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Amanda

So lets see what you do with these colours!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog.

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge# 19 Sketch

2011-08-06T08:46:00.002+01:00

Hi Everyone!

Apologies for the slightly late posting, I was having some internet difficulties which are now hopefully resolved...!

Thank you to everyone who entered last week's colour challenge, some really great ideas there - the Top 3 are:

Judith

Donna

Ruth M

Well done girls - please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar.

Now on to this weeks challenge: we have a great sketch for you:

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Amanda

Kirei

So we're looking forward to seeing how you interpret the sketch - as long as we can recognise the sketch in your card/project somewhere then that's fine.

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #18: Photo Love

2011-07-30T08:00:00.002+01:00

Hi Everyone!

Thank you to everyone who entered last week's colour challenge - the Top 3 are:

Ruth Trice

Georgina

Judith

Well done ladies - please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar.

Now on to this weeks challenge: we have something a little different for you:

PHOTO LOVE

Now this doesn't have to be a scrapbook page, it can be a card that incorporates a little photo, an altered photo frame, a mini album or anything else you can think of just as long as it incorporates a photo in some way - we know you will step up to this challenge!!

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

So we're looking forward to seeing what you do with your photos this week!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #17 Real Red, Poppy Parade, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

2011-07-23T08:00:00.014+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thanks to all those who played along with our sketch challenge last week - we really love seeing how you interpret our sketches. The Top 3 are:

Julie Spencer

Rozelle

Aileen

Well done girls - please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar.

This week we have another Colour Combo challenge for you:

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Sharon

So lets see what you can come up with using these colours!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #16 Sketch

2011-07-16T08:00:00.001+01:00

Hi Everyone

Some really great creations in last week's Anything but a Card challenge - these challenges are always good to get the creative juices flowing! Thank you to all those who entered. The Top 3 are:

Jacqueline

Ruth M

Linda

Well done ladies - please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar.

Now onto this week's challenge, we have a lovely sketch for you to follow this week:

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Caroline

Amanda

Niki

Sarah-Jane

Kirei

Angela

So we're looking forward to seeing how you interpret this sketch - we're expecting to see lots of fabulous cards again this week x

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #15 Anything but a Card

2011-07-09T08:00:00.008+01:00

Hi Everyone

Some fantastic entries last week in our Colour Challenge which didn't contain the easiest colours! Well done - you certainly lived up to the challenge. Thanks for playing along. Here are the Top 3:

Luci L

Becky Wall

Claire C

Well done girls - please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar.

Now onto this week's challenge, we have a nice easy one for you:

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

Lots of scope with this one - we want to see altered items, scrapbook pages, 3D projects or anything that isn't a card

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Sarah-Jane

We're looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with so make sure you do us proud!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us. Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #14 Whisper White, Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Peach Parfait

2011-07-02T08:00:00.005+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thanks for playing along with our sketch last week - some great cards and projects there. Here are the Top 3:

Bev D
Susan Moffatt
Claire C

Well done ladies! Please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar.

Now onto this week's challenge, we have another colour combo for you this week:

Good luck with this one!

Here is what the Design Team created for you this week:

Angela

So lets see what you can do with this combo - feel free to substitute the colours for the nearest you have.

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us . Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog

Little Reminder:

Don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3 you must use one Stampin' Up! image or sentiment and we reserve the right to remove submissions that do not represent the challenge, link to non-SU promotions, or do not use at least one Stampin' Up! image, sentiment or designer paper.

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #13 Sketch

2011-06-25T08:00:00.004+01:00

Hi Everyone

There were some really fantastic 'Male' cards last week - you've proved that those pesky men aren't that difficult to make cards for after all! Here are the Top 3:

Sarah
Julie M

Jacqueline

Well done girls! Please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar.

Now onto this week's challenge, we have another great sketch for you this week:

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Kirei

So lets see what you can do with this sketch - not an easy one as there are lots of layers and that one that goes over the main image is a tricky one! Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch but just make sure we can recognise the original sketch in your project.

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us . Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #12 You've Got Male

2011-06-18T08:00:00.006+01:00

Hi Everyone

Some more great entries into last week's colour challenge - we really loved seeing what everyone did with those colours. The Top 3 are:

Anna O
Julie Spencer
Jacqueline

Well done ladies, some really lovely cards there.

Now onto this week's challenge, we have a nice easy theme for you this week in honour of Fathers' Day:

YOU'VE GOT MALE

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Amanda

Niki

Caroline

Sarah-Jane

Kirei

Angela

So we are looking forward to seeing all those Male cards- not always particularly easy but we have every confidence in you!!

How to enter:

Post your project to your blog and link back to us . Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog

Little Reminder:

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #11 Crumb Cake, Concord Crush, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

2011-06-11T08:00:00.005+01:00

Hi Everyone

More great entries last week - we really loved seeing what you did with our sketch. Here are the Top 3:

Chrissie
Ruth M

Alison

Well done ladies, please take the Top 3 banner for your sidebar x

Now on to this week's challenge which is a colour combo:

A fantastic colour combo don't you think? Quite male and therefore great for those Fathers' Day cards we all need to make...

Here is what the Design Team came up with to inspire you:

Kirei

So now we want to see what you can do with these colours...post to your blog and link back to us . Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #10 Sketch

2011-06-04T08:00:00.018+01:00

Hi Everyone

Wow - what a lot of fantastic florals we had entered into last week's challenge! There were some really amazing projects - thank you to all those who entered.

Here are last week's Top 3:

Jacqueline

Alison

Anna O

Very well done girls - please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar x

So on to this week's challenge: we have another great sketch for you this week:

Here is what the Design Team came up with to inspire you:

Kirei

So...now it's up to you! We can't wait to see what you do with our sketch - post to your blog and link back to us . Then come back to us and link to your project using Mister Linky below but remember to link to the direct post rather than your general blog (as this makes it easier for us to find your lovely projects!)

Don't forget that in order to be considered for the Top 3 you must use one Stampin; Up! image or sentiment and we reserve the right to remove submissions that do not represent the challenge, link to non-SU promotions, or do not use at least one Stampin' Up! image, sentiment or designer paper.

Thanks for joining in x

Floral Frenzy Email Entry

2011-06-02T15:34:00.000+01:00

We have an email entry this week from Ruth:

What a lovely card - thanks very much for playing along Ruth x

Challenge #9 Floral Frenzy

2011-05-28T08:00:00.005+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thank you to all who entered our colour combo challenge last week - as usual we had some really fab entries. This week's Top 3 are:

Alison

Julie Halls

Aileen

Well done girls - please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar x

So, on to this week's challenge which is

FLORAL FRENZY

We'd like to see some flowers on your projects this week

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you...

Kirei

So we figure this week's challenge shouldn't be too difficult and we are therefore looking forward to seeing your creations!

Thanks for joining in x

Challenge #8 Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

2011-05-21T08:00:00.044+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thank you to everyone who entered our sketch challenge last week - we really do love seeing how everyone uses the sketch differently and as usual we had some fantastic entries! The Top 3 are:

Linda
Georgina
Jo

Well done ladies - some really great cards there. Please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar x

So, on to this week's challenge, we have a colour combo for you this week:

Please feel free to substitute the colours for the nearest you have.

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Kirei

We can't wait to see what you come up with - thanks for joining in x

Challenge #7 Sketch

2011-05-14T08:00:00.012+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thank you to everyone who entered our Buttons & Bows challenge last week - we had some fantastic entries and here are the Top 3:

Georgina

Becky Wall

Kelly Slater - email entry

Well done girls - some really amazing projects there. Please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar x

So, on to this week's challenge, we have a fab sketch for you this week:

We're really looking forward to seeing how you interpret the sketch. Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Kirei

Thanks to everyone for joining in x

Email Entry

2011-05-13T20:42:00.000+01:00

We have an email entry for this week's challenge from Kelly Slater: she's having trouble with blogger so has emailed her entry instead.

Here is her card:

Great card - thanks for entering Kelly x

Challenge #6 Buttons & Bows

2011-05-07T08:00:00.012+01:00

Hi Everyone!

Thank you to everyone who played along with last week's colour challenge - some fab creations out there and you clearly weren't at all perplexed by the colour combo!

The Top 3 for last week are:

Mandi
Jacqueline
Maxine P (2nd entry)

Please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar and well done!

Now on to this week's challenge we want to see

BUTTONS & BOWS

on your creations.

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you:

Kirei

We can't wait to see what you come up with

Thanks for playing along x

Challenge #5 Colour Combo: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry & Basic Gray

2011-04-30T08:00:00.008+01:00

Hi Everyone!

Thank you to all who joined in with last week's sketch challenge - we love seeing the way everyone interprets the sketch differently.

The Top 3 for last week are:

Vicki H
Georgina (2nd entry)
Becki Wright

Please take the Top 3 Banner for your sidebar and well done!

Now for the big announcement: the winner of our CANDY!!

Using one of those random generators was quite tricky as numbered entries had to go in across the first four challenges so I made life difficult for myself and wrote them all down and picked one out of a basket:

AND THE WINNER IS:

Very well done Patricia - please email in with your address and the CANDY will be on it''s way too you!

A big thank you to all who have entered and supported the challenge so far making the launch really successful x

So on to this week's challenge and we have a fab colour combo for you this week:

Don't worry if you don't have all the colours - just substitute for the nearest shade you have.

I wasn't quite sure what to do with these colours at first but actually they seem to work really well together!
Here is what the Design Team have come up with for you this week:

Kirei

We can't wait to see what you come up with x

Email Entry

2011-04-29T18:58:00.000+01:00

We have an email entry this week from Patricia

Here is her interpretation of the sketch:

Thanks for joining in Patricia x

Challenge #4 Sketch

2011-04-23T08:00:00.001+01:00

Hi Everyone!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Easter challenge last week, more great entries to choose from!

The top three are:

Elaine

Laura

Joanne

Well done girls, please grab the Top 3 banner for your sidebar x

So on to this week's challenge, we have a fantastic sketch for you:

Don't worry if you don't have stars - just interpret as you want! Feel free to rotate and flip but try to keep the elements in place if you can.

Here is what the Design Team have come up with for inspiration:

Kirei

This is the last week that our prize up for grabs...you've got to be in it to win it!!

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is:

1. Enter a card or project into any Challenge #1 to #4 (you can enter all four or just one and you can enter multiple times if you like but as long as each entry is different)

2. Display our banner in your sidebar

3. Link back to us

4. Become one of our lovely followers

A winner will be selected at random at the closing of Challenge #4

Thanks for joining in and we can't wait to see what you come up with this week xx

Challenge #3 Easter

2011-04-16T08:00:00.011+01:00

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our colour challenge last week, we had some more fantastic entries so without further ado, the top three are:

Jacqueline

Julie Kettlewell

Paula Ponton

Well done girls, please grab the Top 3 banner for your sidebar x

So on to this week's challenge, we have a nice easy one for you:

Easter!!

We want to see bunnies, eggs, chicks or anything easter-ish!

Here is what the Design Team came up with for you this week:

Kirei

Don't forget there is still our prize up for grabs...check out the details in our sidebar as to what's on offer...

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is:

1. Enter a card or project into any Challenge #1 to #4 (you can enter all four or just one and you can enter multiple times if you like but as long as each entry is different)

2. Display our banner in your sidebar

3. Link back to us

4. Become one of our lovely followers

A winner will be selected at random at the closing of Challenge #4

Thanks for joining in and we can't wait to see what you come up with this week xx

Come join us at the Simply Stampin' Challenge!!

2011-04-13T20:18:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone

Don't forget to join in this week with our fantastic colour challenge - there is still CANDY up for grabs!

We can't wait to see your creations!

Challenge #2 Colour Challenge: Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Bravo Burgundy & Pink Pirouette

2011-04-09T08:00:00.063+01:00

Hi Everyone

Thank you so much to everyone who entered our first ever challenge last week! We so so chuffed with all the entries, please come back often!

I'm pleased to announce that this week's Top 3 (in no particular order) are:

Bridgette

Vicki

Anne-Marie

Well done girls, please grab the Top 3 banner for your side bar

On to this week's challenge, we have a colour combo for you this week which is:

and here is what the Design Team came up with for you this week:


Niki

Kieri

Don't forget we still have our CANDY up for grabs. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is:

1. Enter a card or project into any Challenge #1 to #4 (you can enter all four or just one and you can enter multiple times if you like but as long as each entry is different)

2. Display our banner in your sidebar

3. Link back to us

4. Become one of our lovely followers

A winner will be selected at random at the closing of Challenge #4

Thanks for joining in the fun xx