Stampotique Designers Challenge

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

SDC75: Paint

Happy Hump Day! Today Libby is our hostess and here's what she's challenging us with:

"Ever since I can remember I've been inspired by my Gramma Betty. She is an amazing artist. I grew up watching her paint sets for our local community theater group she co-founded, painting make-up onto the faces of the actors, painting beautiful paintings with her oils and painting gorgeous cheeseboxes with her acrylics. With a paintbrush in her hand, there's nothing she can't do!

I chose the theme for this week's challenge in honor of my amazing grandmother. She can paint with any medium, and so can you - acrylics, watercolors, daubers, whatever your little heart desires. Just use same sort of PAINT on your project this week!"

Wishing all of your here in the US or those celebrating, a Happy Thanksgiving.

Please read ALL RULES on the linkz page before linking your creation.

If you didn't follow the rules posted, you may have been deleted.

Feel free to relink your creation with the correct information for a chance to win.

Libby Hickson

Karen Bearse-Guest Designer

Roc Nicholas

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Nellie's top 3 picks for the Nature challenge were:

(please e-mail khowardga@gmail.com for favorites badge to display)

Mary Anne

I love the whole idea and the shape of this one! So very unique with great use of stamps and material.

Lena

I love tags and the colors and background of this one are just fabulous!

Elvy

Beautiful background and I especially like the little play with the quote stamp

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

SDC74: Nature

Nellie is our hostess today and here is what she has challenged our players with:

I love all things nature! Right now it’s autumn here and I think nature is at it’s best this time of the year. All those stunning colors, falling leaves, mushrooms and a very special atmosphere and smell.

So I chose “Nature” as theme for this week’s challenge. Think flowers, trees, bugs, bees, birds, mushrooms, leaves or any thing else you want to use that reflects. I can’t wait to see what you all come up with. So have fun stamping and show us!

Please read ALL RULES on the linkz page before linking your creation.
If you didn't follow the rules posted, you may have been deleted. Feel free to relink your creation with the correct information for a chance to win.

Nellie van Leeuwen

Karen Bearse-Guest Designer

Favorites will be announced at a later time, thanks for your patience.

SDC73 Winners

Congratulations to the top 3 picks from last week's challenge. Sam's favorites were:

(please e-mail khowardga@gmail.com if you would like the badge to display on your blog)

I loved #4, great door hanging by Sam

#1 I loved how Paula used the stamps on her tree

#7 Julie an old pocket, fab original idea

Thanks for joining us last week ladies, and hope to see you again this week with our Nature Challenge.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

SDC73: Hanging Decorations

Samantha is our hostess this week and she has a fun challenge for us:

"I'm a firm believer that everyone should enjoy art and the things we create shouldn't be hidden away in draws or boxes but shown and shared with everyone, and what better way than to embellish our homes than to make a decorative hanging using our Stampotique stamps? So your challenge for this week is to make a hanging decoration for your home, I can't wait to see your creations! The most important thing is to have fun!"

Please link DIRECTLY to your creation, not to your blog and include the challenge # behind your name (any not linking directly to your creation AND include the challenge # will be deleted and not eligible for prize). We ask that if you have comment verification turned on, that you would consider turning this on and doing comment moderation instead.

Please use the link in the left sidebar to link up your challenge showing us your "Hanging Decorations".

**Change to Stampotique submission rules: You will now have until the first challenge of the following month to submit your entries-we will only have one Inlinkz per month (at left sidebar of blog); so today marks the start of the challenges for November and it will run through the close of our last challenge for November on December 4, 2012 at noon ET**

Sam Read

Karen Bearse-Guest Designer

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Astrid's favorite Funny Halloween creations are:
(please e-mail khowardga@gmail.com if you would like the badge to display on your blog)

1. Maja (78)

2. Carla (76)

3 Sue (67)

and Congratulations to our two random winners of the $30 gift certificate for Stampotique stamps, they are:
(please e-mail carol@stampotique.com with SDC Oct winner in the subject line)

#38 Cornelia

and

#66 Michelle Webb

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

SDC November Challenge Links

PLEASE READ ALL RULES BEFORE LINKING

Please remember you can use any stamps now for our challenge, but only one entry per person. We will draw 2 random winners on the first week of our challenge in December from all those who played in the November challenges.

Please link DIRECTLY to your creation, not to your blog. You MUST include the challenge # behind your name (any not linking directly to your creation AND having the challenge # will be deleted and not eligible for prize). For example if I'm entering it would look like this- MYNAME-SDC73 (or whichever challenge # it is)

We ask that if you have comment verification turned on, that you would consider turning this on and doing comment moderation instead.

Please use Inlinkz below to link up your challenge.

**Change to Stampotique submission rules: You will now have until the first challenge of the following month to submit your entries-we will only have one Inlinkz per month; so today marks the start of the challenges for November and it will run through the close of our last challenge for November on December 4, 2012 at noon ET**

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

SDC72: Funny Halloween

Astrid is our hostess on this wicked Wednesday and here is what she has challenged you all with:

Happy Halloween, everyone! How exited, this is my first time to host a challenge. Okay... I hope you like a Halloween themed challenge, even if it's a bit last-minute ;-) Personally I thought this years Halloween couldn't be skipped on the Stampotique Challenge blog. There are so many fun Stampotique stamps that can be used for this theme. I challenge you to make something funny this Halloween. I really can't wait to see what you come up with!

Please remember you can use any stamps now for our challenge, but only one entry per person. We will draw 2 random winners on the first week of our challenge in November from all those who played in the October challenges.

Please link DIRECTLY to your creation, not to your blog and include the challenge # behind your name (any not linking directly to your creation will be deleted and not eligible for prize). We ask that if you have comment verification turned on, that you would consider turning this on and doing comment moderation instead. Please use Inlinkz at top of blog to link up your challenge showing us your "Halloween Funny".

**Change to Stampotique submission rules: You will now have until the first challenge of the following month to submit your entries-we will only have one Inlinkz per month (at top of blog); so today marks the start of the challenges for October and it will run through the close of our last challenge for October on November 6, 2012 at noon ET**

Astrid Stulemeijer