Stampotique Designers Challenge: 2011

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

SDC45: Wish for the New Year

We here at Stampotique hope that you all had a wonderful holiday and that you are jumping back into your creative streak.

Our last challenge to use shimmer & glitter brought out fabulous creations. Valerie's top pics for this challenge are:
(e-mail Kim at khowardga@gmail.com for your favorites badge)

Rene Zarate

Stacey G

Claire C

and our random winner for the $30 gift certificate to Stampotique for stamps is:

#11 Carla
(please e-mail Carol@stampotique.com to claim your prize, use subject SDC44 Winner)

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Our hostess for the last challenge of the year is Nellie and here is what she what she has challenged us with:

Almost 2012, a whole new year lies ahead of us.

This time of the year we tend to look forward, what are our dreams, wishes, hopes and things we want to achieve for the new year. What do we wish and hope for our dear ones. I challenge you to show us your dreams, wishes and hopes in a stamped project.

It’s a Stampotique stamps only challenge this time so grab you stamps and stamp! As always you can win a $30 dollar gift certificate for your choice of free Stampotique stamps.

This is what I wish for you: a colourful year in which you go confidently in the direction of your dreams!

Here is Group 2 sharing their wishes for the New Year:

Vicki Garrett-Summerthyme Studio

*challenge closes at 5 p.m. ET on 1/10/11*

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

SDC44: Shimmer, Glimmer, Glitter & Glitz-Group 2

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 2012 REGARDING CHALLENGES:
This will be our last challenge where you can use ANY stamps.
Beginning with our first challenge the 2nd Wednesday in 2012, we will be a STAMPOTIQUE only challenge. We will no longer host our any stamps challenge, you must use ONLY Stampotique stamps on your creations. We greatly appreciate all that have supported us throughout 2011 and look forward to seeing your work with Stampotique in 2012.

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For our current challenge Val is here as our hostess. She is challenging us to break out our "Shimmer, Glimmer, Glitter and Glitz" using shimmery paper, glittery embellishments, glimmery paints/washes/spritz or any kind of glitzy bling in your creations....let your inspiration shine!
This week is our last challenge where you can use ANY stamps.

Here is group 2's shiny creations:

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Join us for the last challenge of 2012 at your chance to win a $30 gift certificate for Stampotique stamps. Link up your creations here by 5 p.m. ET on 12/27/11.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

SDC44: Shimmer, Glimmer, Glitter & Glitz

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 2012 REGARDING CHALLENGES:
This will be our last challenge where you can use ANY stamps.
Beginning with our first challenge the 2nd Wednesday in 2012, we will be a STAMPOTIQUE only challenge. We will no longer host our any stamps challenge. We greatly appreciate all that have supported us throughout 2011 and look forward to seeing your work with Stampotique in 2012.
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We loved seeing what color creations you were able to come up with for the non-traditional Christmas challenge and Vicki chose her top 3 favorites:
(e-mail khowardga@gmail.com for your favorites badge

I absolutely LOVE Samantha's card.......from Joe in pink to the amazing tree made from the Under the Parapluie set, the Diamond Glaze on the Christmas Balls.......and the wee bits of gold...oh yes AND the Background..........um YUMMY!!!!!

Anikrafts ho ho ho card, made me go he he he!!!!! Love everything about this, including the fun crown!!!

Last, but certainly not least,

Love this Clever Christmas Card..........those little "fishies" hanging from the tree are priceless and the sentiment??? Shut the Front Door~ This one made me LOL!!!! Thanks for the giggle Sue!

and our random winner for the $30 gift certificate for Stampotique Stamps is:
#5 Lena
Congratulations!
(contact carol@stampotique.com to claim your prize with subject line SDC43 Winner)

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For our next challenge Val is here as our hostess. She is challenging us to break out our "Shimmer, Glimmer, Glitter and Glitz" using shimmery paper, glittery embellishments, glimmery paints/washes/spritz or any kind of glitzy bling in your creations....let your inspiration shine!
This week is our last challenge where you can use ANY stamps.

Kaz Boughton

Willy Anderson

Monique Verbeek

We would love for you to join us this week and shine for us. Please link up before 5 p.m. ET on 12/27/11 using the inlinkz below. Please only one submission and no backlinking to previously posted creations.

Reminder, this will be the LAST challenge you an use ANY stamps.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

SDC43: Non Traditional Christmas Card-week 2

Vicki is our hostess for this challenge and here's what she has to say about her challenge:

Before you know it, Christmas will be upon us! How many of you have started your Christmas cards? I'm curious, do you make ALL of your Christmas cards, none of them or a bit of both?

This week I'm challenging the team to make a non traditional Christmas card. The main rule is

NO RED OR GREEN!

I can't wait to see all of the great ideas!

Pull out your Stampotique Stamps as this is a Stampotique only week!

Play along with this week's challenge for your chance to win a $30 Stampotique Gift Certificate, be sure to link in your entries by 5 p.m. EST on 12/13/11 here. Please no back linking to previous posts and only one entry per person.

Here's group one's creations showing off their non-traditional Christmas colors:

Hope you will join us here and play along for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate for Stampotique stamps.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

SDC43 It's a non traditional Christmas

Last week Lisa challenged you to use a sketch and we had some great interpretations of it. Lisa's favorites were:
(please e-mail khowardga@gmail.com for the favorites badge to display on your blog)

Retro Dolly - fun whimsical use of the sketch. Love the added creatures and map pieces to go along with the sentiment

Sue - fun use of the sketch for a Christmas card, love the image paired up with the sentiment

Belinda-Wonderful use of colors/papers, fun holiday card! Great sentiment for the melted snowman

Congratulations to our random winner #2 Belinda, who just happened to be one of the favorites this week.

(please e-mail Carol@stampotique.com to claim your $30 gift certificate for stamps with subject SDC42 winner)

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Vicki is our hostess this week and she has proven to give us quite the challenge:

Before you know it, Christmas will be upon us! How many of you have started your Christmas cards? I'm curious, do you make ALL of your Christmas cards, none of them or a bit of both?

This week I'm challenging the team to make a non traditional Christmas card. The main rule is

NO RED OR GREEN!

I can't wait to see all of the great ideas!

Pull out your Stampotique Stamps as this is a Stampotique only week!

Play along with this week's challenge for your chance to win a $30 Stampotique Gift Certificate, be sure to link in your entries by 5 p.m. EST on 12/13/11 by using the InLinkz below. Please no back linking to previous posts and only one entry per person.

The winner of the new Release Blog Hop is Vicky
who wrote on Maria's Blog
(please e-mail Carol@stampotique.com to claim your grab bag with subject Kira Blog Hop Winner)

Vicky said...

I love how you've used those 2 quirky images, kind of vintage but with a bit of fun thrown in :)

Congratulations Vicky, you've just won a grab bag of the new release stamps!
and now the design team showing off some non-traditional color cards.
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Vicki Garrett

Connie Baever-Guest Designer

Challenge closes on 12/13/11 at 5 p.m. ET, please join using the inlinkz below.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

SDC42: Group Two

Just another reminder of our current challenge:

Lisa here with this weeks Stampotique designers Challenge! I don't know about you, but I love to use sketches as a jumping point for my work, so for this weeks challenge, I'm providing you the following sketch.

Feel free to rotate it, change the focal image, but try to keep the sketch in tact. For this weeks challenge you can use ANY Stamp companies images, but if you have Stampotique images, we'd love for you to use them. Play along with this weeks sketch challenge for your chance to win a $30 Stampotique Gift Certificate, be sure to link in your entries by 5 p.m. EST on 11/22/11 by using the InLinkz here. Please no back linking to previous posts and only one entry per person.

Kate Crane

Joanne Wardle

Valerie Wilson

Hope you will join us this week!