Stampotique Designers Challenge

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

SDC46: Pocket or Purse Calendar

It was great to see what everyone's wish for the New Year is, so many great creations to check out this past challenge!

Congratulations to Nellie's top 3 picks this last challenge:
(please e-mail Kim @khowardga@gmail.com for favorites badge)

Dawn: I love the colours of this one and this card really made me smile, beside the fact that the wish is so recognizable

Trisha: Love the quiet paper background that makes the moon en birdies stand out so beautifully

Renee: A very original entry with so many interesting details, love the silver of the stamp and the lart ribbon flower on top.

Congratulations to our random winner of the $30 Stampotique gift certificate is #2 Clare.

(please e-mail carol@stampotique.com with subject line SDC45 winner to claim your prize)

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This week Maria gave us the challenge to create a handy pocket calendar or purse calendar. The challenges are now STAMPOTIQUE ONLY (non-Stampotique will be deleted). Join us for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate for Stampotique stamps.

Our team came up with some fantastic creations this week with a variety of different calendar options for the new year.

Laura Liddell-Guest Designer

We hope that you will join us for SDC46 and create a pocket or purse calendar by linking up below directly to your creation. Please link only once and no back linking. We will remove duplicate posts, backlinked posts, or any not using Stampotique stamps. You will have until 1/24/11 at 5 p.m. EST to enter.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

SDC45: Wish for the New Year- Group 1

Our hostess for the last challenge of the year is Nellie and here is what she what she has challenged us with:
Here is a recap of Nellie's challenge for us:

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 1 with their wonderful creations:

Join us here with your creation, you have until Tuesday 1/10/12 to play along with us.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy New Year! January 2012 Guest Designer

Help us ring in the New Year with our January guest designer, Laura Liddell. Here's a little info on Laura:

I live in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, UK, with John, my partner of many years and our 2 daughters who are now 17 and 15. I love the area in which we live. It is so beautiful nestled between two salmon rivers, the River Severn and the River Wye. Our home is situated on the borders of Herefordshire and Wales.

I feel I am a person with little emotional baggage with a joy for life. I feel I have learned to smell the roses. This saying is on my list for a journal page soon.

I have always been creative and before the children were born I designed knitwear and exported mainly to America and Japan. The landscape around me was very much the inspiration behind many of my designs. Taking colours from the every changing seasons and countryside around us. I found a niche in the market for hand knit menswear and sold to many prestigious stores. The colours I used appealed to this market where I would combine up to 30 different yarns together to create a subtle design full of texture.

When my first daughter was born it coincided with the markets weakening and deadlines were too stressful with a young baby, so I decided to wind up the business. It was also a relief not to have to create in straight lines anymore, which is the structure of knitting.

I came to stamping about 6 years ago. Prior to this I would make up creative projects to do with my children and for my job in family learning. I must admit I love stamping. I love how instant it can be and how one stamp can be used in so many different ways. It has opened up so many peoples creativity and made this part of their life accessible. It is the closest thing I have found as an adult to be like playing as child. I love to combine humour into my creations. There are not many days when I do not find time to play.
Laura joins our current challenge to celebrate the New Year with her creation here:

Her creation uses Starbird with Chick 3059 and Peace on your Wings 8875.
Happy new Year, hope you will join us for our current Stampotique Designer's Challenge here.

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.