April Winners and Some Sad News

Hello all,

Firstly apologies for the delay in posting last months winners, it has all been a bit hectic here.

So without further ado here are the April winners for the monochrome challenge.

1st Prize - 37- InkyPinkyCraft

 

Top Three

1 - 9, Debbi Taylor

2 - 65, Cumbrian Lass

3 -40, Tiggertastic

Well done to you all. Don't forget to take your Blinkies from the side bar. Winner please email using the button on the side bar and we will sort your prize for you.

And now on to the sad news............it is with regret that Shell and I have decided to close the blog, we are not sure at this stage how permanent this move is but it is certainly for the foreseeable future.

I (Patsi) have got too much on with study and work to give the blog the attention it deserves and so Shell has been running it single handedly for the past 6 months or so.  Shell now has realised a long held dream and has a shop giving her all the card and keepsake orders she can handle and she has no time for anything else understandably.  Who know where this will lead for her and we are all very proud of her!!

Anyway all this means is that we are having to say goodbye to our beloved blog and our design team.

It just remains for me to thank Shell for everything she has done for me, the DT for being absolutely wonderful and you all for joining our challenges and making our blog the success it was.

I wish you all well, and hope to see you all again in craft land.

Patsi and Shell

xx

Apoligies

Hi there crafters,

sorry we're having some difficulties this month..

I'll be back tomorrow with the winner and top 3 from last month..

thanks Shell xx

Monochrome

Welcome to our April challenge,

thank you for all your fab entries into our

shades of lilac challenge last month, they were all fabulous.

Our winners from last month are

6- Tracey (prize 1)

&

46- Bella (prize 2)

and the top 3 are

1 - 30, Marit

2 -15, Bernie

3 -41, Laura

Well done to you all top3 dont forget to take your Blinkies

and please contact Pasti and she'll sort your prize.

Right then onto this months challenge it's

MONOCHROME

we are sponsored by a new digi company this month

called INKED PAWS.

inkedpaws is a single mummy that ceates original varied digi's for the card making community.

miss paws is a fantasy illustrator/sculptor,

we are proud to sponsor Bling It On

here's some inspiration from our design team

Shell

Souix

Debs

Laney

Just add your entry into mr linky

thanks and good luck

Shell, Patsi and the team

xxx

Happy Birthday To Us...................

Well who could believe it is a year already since we launched the Bling It On..... challenge blog! It seems like only yesterday!!

Firstly we would like to thank all of you who enter our challenges, you make it all worthwhile. Also thank you to all of our lovely sponsors who are so generous with us.

So without further ado here are the winners from last month.....

1st prize - Donemark

Top Three
1 - Priyanka
2 - Bethie J
3 - Donemark

And on to this months challenge, well ofcourse it had to be BIRTHDAYS, oh and because Patsi set it and she is obsessed with purples it is also SHADES OF LILAC. So there you go its that easy!

This month we have 2 sponsors...............

Lili Of The ValleyAnd also for the first time......

THE PAPER SHELTER

who are offering a $20 gift certificate to their store

here's a bit about them

"If you are looking for fun, cute and lovely digi stamps for your paper-crafting or web design projects, The Paper Shelter is your one-stop boutique! This growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps with many different kind of options offers a multitude of themes such as everyday items, holidays, special occasions, children, adorable characters and creatures. Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, as well as in pre-colored format. Images are wonderful for coloring and make perfect additions to greeting cards and scrapbook albums. In "The Paper Shelter" you'll also find great other resources for all crafts (or digital) projects, like Paper Packs, Printables, Accesory sheet, etc."

Here's what the DT have come up with this month

Shell

Shell used a Paper Shelter image

Patsi

Debs

Debs used a Paper Shelter image to make her tag.

Sioux

Sioux used a Paper Shelter image

Laney

Laney has used a Lili Of The Valley image

Nat

Nat used a Paper Shelter image

Mocca

So what are you waiting for use the linky tool below to add your entry!

Patsi, Shell and the team.

xxx

Love is all around

Welcome to our February challenge,

thank you for all your fab entries into our

new beginnings challenge last month, they were all awesome.

Our winner from last month is

11- Tammy Louise

and the top 3 are

1 - 83 Gopi Shah

2 - 18 Sue

3 - Joann Sassy Raggedy

Well done to you all top3 dont forget to take your Blinkies

and Tammy Louise please contact Pasti and she'll sort your prize.

Right then onto this months challenge and this month it's Deb's turn

to set the challenge and she has chosen LOVE...

This month we have our regular sponsor of Kenny K who

will give the winner some digi's from his store..

About Kenny.....I wielded a mean crayon in my early days growing up in the Bronx, but made the quantum leap to the Mac at my first art studio job in 1990, and have been working as a digital artist ever since. In addition to the digi stamps and forthcoming downloadable content available here at KennyKdownloads.com, much of my other existing work is available for personal and commercial licensing; check out the Licensing section atKennyK.com for more info on my existing properties - and feel free to browse the rest of the site, where tons of my illustration and animation work are on display!

About Elena.....My name is Elena (a.k.a "Elena K" or "Lady K") and I am the feminine touch of KennyKdownloads.com. I have been producing events and party planning for over 6 years in NYC and am a crafter at heart - I love anything creative, both handmade and digitally produced. Kenny and I have been looking forward to collaborating on a project together since we got married, and we are finally moving on it now with KennyKdownloads.com! While Kenny continually cranks away producing his amazing art, I'll be here on the site to keep things running smoothly, as Kenny pops in when time allows.

Here's some Inspiration from our design team

Shell

Patsi

Debs

Laney

Mocca

Sioux

Nat

So lets share some LOVE around blogland....

Add your entry into mr linky and have fun...

Shell, Patsi and the Team

Happy New Year

Wow it is 2012 already, we hope you all had a lovely Christmas and that 2012 brings you all you wish for!

Before we get on to the first challenge of the New Year, here are the winners from the Christmas challenge. Please grab your badges from the side bar.

Winner -
109 - Carol

Top Three
1 - 170 - Tilly Trotter
2 - 102 - Shelby
3 - 46 - Lynn

This months sponsor is a first for us it is the wonderful Joanna Sheen! Joanna is offering a £10 voucher to the winner.

In honour of the New Year our challenge this month is set by Shell and is NEW BEGINNINGS!
Here is what our uber talented design team came up with.....

Shell





Patsi



Deb









Laney








Nat







Sue






Mocca






So come on join in and let us see what you come up with, you have until the end of January to join in the fun!! Just add your card using the link below.

Happy New Year from Patsi, Shell and the team.

It's Christmas..............................

Well nearly....................

Anyway before we get into all that here are last month winners chosen by Mocca.........

Winner is - xtglx

Top Three are:

1. No. 8 - Coops
2. No. 6 - Sandy
3. No. 4 - Nicolchen

Dont forget to grab your badges from the side bar and xtglx email us for your prize.

So on to this month................

The Bling It On.... team are getting in the Christmas spirit and our challenge them is......................

Christmas!!!


One of our favourite artists (and sponsors) is our sponsor this month and his name is...............

Kenny K

About Kenny.....I wielded a mean crayon in my early days growing up in the Bronx, but made the quantum leap to the Mac at my first art studio job in 1990, and have been working as a digital artist ever since. In addition to the digi stamps and forthcoming downloadable content available here at KennyKdownloads.com, much of my other existing work is available for personal and commercial licensing; check out the Licensing section at KennyK.com for more info on my existing properties - and feel free to browse the rest of the site, where tons of my illustration and animation work are on display!

About Elena.....My name is Elena (a.k.a "Elena K" or "Lady K") and I am the feminine touch of KennyKdownloads.com. I have been producing events and party planning for over 6 years in NYC and am a crafter at heart - I love anything creative, both handmade and digitally produced. Kenny and I have been looking forward to collaborating on a project together since we got married, and we are finally moving on it now with KennyKdownloads.com! While Kenny continually cranks away producing his amazing art, I'll be here on the site to keep things running smoothly, as Kenny pops in when time allows.


Kenny kindly let the DT choose some of his images to play with and this is what we came up with (well not me, Patsi as for some reason my printer has retired!)


Debs

Laney

Mocca

Shell

Sioux

We hope you enjoy our challenge, remember you have until 31st December to join in!

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Patsi, Shell and the team xxxx