SDC#4 Hippity Hoppity Easter's on it's way!

Spring is upon us and Easter is creeping right around the corner. For some, we are enjoying some 70 degree weather while others are still getting a dusting of snow. Wherever you may be, we hope that you are ready for Easter. This week Hella, our hostess has asked you to break out your well loved Stampotique stamps and create something with an Easter theme. Make sure you hop on over to Hella's blog for an extra special creation this week...you won't want to miss it!

We've enjoyed everyone's creations and appreciate everyone participating in our challenges. The creations are all great, each one so different from the next and of course we love to see you creating with the Stampotique Stamps!

So, head on into your craft room- or if you can't find it, just plop down anywhere and get started on that Easter themed creation using your Stampotique Stamps for a chance to win $15 gift certificate for the Stampotique Originals store.

If you need some inspiration, make sure to check out the bunny hoppin' design team creations below. You can click on their creation to take you to their blog to leave them some lovin'.

The Winner for this weeks Challenge is Paula Whittaker.

Paula, please contact vickig@kos.net for details on how to claim your prize!

For a chance to win this week's challenge, make sure link up your creation (please copy & paste the direct link to your Stampotique Designer's Challenge) to Mr. Linky. Links that are not direct to your creation will be deleted.

Theme: Easter using your Stampotique Stamps

*if you do not have any Stampotique stamps, join us the 2nd Wednesday of the month for your chance to add some to your stamp collection*

Featured Stampers SDC#3

This job is so difficult!

It's my turn to choose three faves from the entries so far from all the amazing artwork entered in the Spring has Sprung challenge. There are still a few days left to join in with the fun, so please still enter if you have something Springy to share.

The chance to win the $15 gift coupon to spend on rubber at Stampotique is still ongoing until Weds - its a lucky dip as always- but you have to be in it to win it. Thankyou so much to those who have taken part up to now. xx

I've decided that the featured stampers this time are:

Carol Q

Jen

Kaz

Jo

SDC#3 Spring Has Sprung!

I'm very excited this week as its my turn to host the third Stampotique Designer's Challenge.

Here in the UK the sun has started to shine and the daffodils are making an appearance so I've decided on 'Spring Has Sprung' for the theme. I hope that nature is springing back to life where you are and giving you that feel good factor...and if not (I know the snow is still hanging around for some of you) maybe joining in the fun here will help make up for it.

As its another 'first challenge of the month', we are back to using any stamp manufacturer, but if you have any Stampotique Originals stamps then it would of course be wonderful to see what you can come up with using those.

Below you can see a fabulously wide and varied collection of ideas submitted by the members of the Stampotique Design team. By clicking on to any of the images it will take you directly to their blog.

If you are uploading to SCS or another site please use SDC3 as your keyword. Upload your direct link to your card (or what ever it is you've created...it could be an altered something or a 3D item, anything you like) on Mr. Linky below. Links that do not directly link to your challenge item maybe deleted. Please leave your link by 6pm EST Tuesday March 23rd 2010.

One participant will be randomly selected to win a $15 gift certificate to spend on stamps of their choice at Stampotique Originals store.

The SDC#2 gift certificate winners are Penny Bearcroft and

Joanne Wardle you can see her challenge card HERE

Congratulations!! Happy shopping! Please contact Carol at Carol@Stampotique.com to claim your prize.

The team and I are all really looking forward to seeing all your contributions. Also please don't forget that the new Stampotique Designer's Blog is being updated regularly and is well worth checking out :0)

Jo Capper-Sandon -X-

Featured Stampers: SDC #2

On behalf of the Stampotique Design Team, we want to thank you again for making the color challenge this week such a success.  We have so much fun seeing the wonderful displays of creativity you all have, it's amazing to see the same stamp being used in two completely different ways.  

Before each new challenge, the hostess will be choosing her favorite three favorite creations and this week was my choosing.  This was soooooooooooooooooooo hard to do!  I've gone through all the submissions so many times and each creation had elements I really liked.

Without further ado here were the three I chose as my favorites from the color challenge, in no particular order:

 

Hels Sheridan

I love the background of her card, and her pairing of the images with the sentiment she added reminded me of ZZ Top.

 

Alix

The colors on Alix' card really just POP out to me and how can you not love her hilarious "Get A Head" card?

 

Paula Whittaker

I have to say this clean card, with just touches of the color really stood out for me.  Really makes me Dream BIG!!!

Congratulations to our featured stampers this week, if you would like a Featured Stamper's Logo for your blog, please send me an e-mail at khowardga at gmail.com and I will be happy to send it to you.

Thanks to everyone for playing this week, and if you are still wanting to join us, you have until Tuesday evening to submit your entry.

Our new challenge will be posted at midnight on Wednesday, can't wait for you all to join us and see what you create!  This next challenge will be using any stamps, but of course we *love* to you use your Stampotique Originals stamps.

SDC#2: Color Challenge-Stampotique Stamps Only

Wow! What a great way to greet the Stampotique Designer's Challenge into your daily stamping routine. We had such an overwhelming turnout for our first challenge, and we want to thank you all who joined us. We are so excited by the response we received and loved seeing everyone's creations with the "LOVE" theme.

We also have another blog set where the Design Team will be displaying their work using Stampotique Stamps all the time. You can find the new blog here.

The random winner of our first $15.00 gift certificate is Margie. You can check out her fabby creation here!

This week I'm excited to be the hostess of our 2nd Stampotique Designer's Challenge. This week you are required to use Stampotique stamps to participate and one participant will be randomly selected for a $15.00 Gift Certificate to Shop at Stampotique!

Our challenge this week is a color challenge. I chose some springy colors to work with this week, I can't wait to see what you all create using the following colors:

Rose
Yellow
Mossy Green
Optional: Blue

If you are uploading to SCS or another site, please use SDC2 as your keyword. Please upload your direct link to your card on Mr. Linky below. Links that do not directly link to your challenge card may be deleted.  Please leave your link by Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 9 p.m. EST.  The hostess will pick her favorites a few days before the challenge ends & a random winner from all the challenge entries will be announced in the new challenge post.

You can click on the designer's project to take you directly to their blog if you wish to leave them some love on their blog, we love to hear from you all!

Kim Prince

Sue Roddis

Valerie Wilson

Featured Stampers

We sure hope that you enjoyed our first challenge! We have another coming up this week, so don't miss it! Thank you all for playing and we'll announce the winner with the next post!

The Design Team were very impressed with your creations and we've decided to highlight a few each week. We're in the process of making a button for your blog, should your card be featured here!

The Hostess of the Challenge will choose her three favourite cards and they will be posted here in the challenge forum a few days before the next challenge goes up!

It wasn't an easy task, as there were so many sweet entries, but here are my picks !

Lorraine's Loft

As Happy as.....

Angela's Ink Spot

Happy Stamping!

Vicki

SDC#1 Create a Love Themed Card

I am SO excited to be the first Hostess in the Stampotique Designers Challenge!!! The designers, along with Carol have been working diligently behind the scenes to bring you this fun forum where you will see a lot of great ideas for Stampotique images as well as the chance to Challenge yourself and to try some new techniques, themes and sketches! In addition you can win some Stampotique Swag just for playing along!

A BIG thanks to Kim Howard for designing our blog, banner and blinkie! Please feel free to add it to your sidebar! We'd love to have your support and of course want you to play along!

Just a little about the Blog! Each of the very talented design team will take turns hosting challenges, which will be held twice a month! You have the chance to play along as long as you link your creation by the Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. est prior to the next challenge. The first challenge of the month will allow you to use any stamps or images, the second challenge, will be Stampotique exclusive. A winner will be chosen randomly from all of the entries and will be announced at the next challenge.

Now for our first challenge!!!! We'd love to see you create a Love themed card! I know that Valentine's have passed, but it is with much love for Carol, Jim and Stampotique that we bring you this blog! If you are uploading to SCS or another site, please use SDC1 as your keyword.

One participant will be randomly selected for a $15.00 Gift Certificate to Shop at Stampotique!

I'm trying to upload Mr. Linky! If you see it, please add in, but if you don't please post a link in the comments sections, so that we can see your fabby creations!

And now, without further adieu, I present to you the Stampotique Design Team creations !!!!