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Welcome to our challenge blog. We will post a new challenge every Thursday. You can create any card, scrapbook layout, altered item with any stamp or technique as long as it is a new project, no backlinks please. To join in please post your card on your blog and then enter via the Linky Tools button at the bottom of every challenge post. You must leave a direct link to your creation as well as a link back here to the challenge post.

Entries close at 8:00PM MST/MDT the Wednesday before the new challenge is posted and winners will be announced at the close of the challenge (on the sidebar) as well as on the new challenge post.

Please make sure to follow our blog in case you are the lucky winner...winners will be chosen by random and posted and they have until the next challenge is posted to contact me and claim the prize or there will be a re-draw! You may enter 2 (two) times per challenge as long as the creation is new and follows the challenge guidelines, have fun! You may combine challenge to a maximum of 8.

We hope you will join in the fun!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Challenge #52: A Charity Card

Goodmorning everyone,

This week the Dutch Dare Cards Challenges is celebrating it's 1st anniversary!!!!
Thank you all who helped us getting there. We love seeing your creations!
This week we have a very special challenge for you, but before we are going to tell you about this we have to announce the winner of last weeks challenge.
The winner of the free sets of downloads from the Cutting Cafe is......
Congratulations!!! Please send Karin a email for details about your prize.
And now for our anniversary challenge. A few weeks back we received a very special request from a volunteer from Pol Pals.
Here's what the email said:
Hello.
I read that you do challenges and I wondered if you would consider doing a challenge with a twist.
I volunteer for Post Pals, they feature seriously ill children (most have cancer or are going through transplants) and their siblings on their website:
They invite members of the public to log on from around the world and send a card to a child. The aim is to make a child smile, but they have found it also helps their self esteen and parents often open them with a child during a procedure to distract them.
At the moment they are helping 120 children but they aren't getting much post.
I was wondering if you would do a challenge, instead of people just scanning in/taking a picture of their card for the theme but they actually make one for a Post Pal child and send it off.
I can't begin to tell you how much receiving a card means when your ill and isolated.
Thank you,
Charlotte Chapman
So this week all you have to do is make a charity card, something that would cheer an ill child. It doesn't have to be a new one, if you have a card you made a while back and suits this challenge that's fine. We do ask you to create a new post with it. Each DT-Member will pick a card and send the winner a small surprise RAK package.
But that's not all. This weeks sponsor is...
And they are donating those 4 fabulous Alota bug stamps to one lucky lady.





And for another lucky lady we have this cute little Hanglar stamp.


We the DT-Members are going to donate our sample card to Post Pal.

We (the DT-members and all the kids featured on Post Pal) would really appreciate it if you could send you card too. Just hop over to their website and follow their instructions.

And please spread the word about this about this very special challenge on your blog, so we have a lot of kids smiling in the next few weeks.

Take a look at this weeks sample cards.


Cathy


Monika:


Tamara

Wilma


We are looking forward in seeing your cards.

Deadline for entering the challenge is Wednesday June 17th.

Card from Katharina send to us by email.

Happy Stamping,

Karin and the DT-members

Date

24 comments:

  1. AnnieThursday, June 11, 2009 7:07:00 a.m.

    Great to see another challenge blog supporting Post Pals - I will certainly be joining in.

    Ann xxx

    ReplyDelete
  2. mueppiThursday, June 11, 2009 8:02:00 a.m.

    Great challenge and DT-cards

    here`s my card
    Hugs Gisela

    ReplyDelete
  3. craftyclaireThursday, June 11, 2009 10:10:00 a.m.

    Great challenge and it is wonderful to see you supporting Post Pals. Fantastic work by the DT.
    here's mine

    ReplyDelete
  4. Wendy SwenneThursday, June 11, 2009 11:28:00 a.m.

    Great Challenge

    Here is my card

    ReplyDelete
  5. ManuelaThursday, June 11, 2009 12:10:00 p.m.

    wonderful creations of the dt! here is my card: click me
    hugs, manuela

    ReplyDelete
  6. Kristen HThursday, June 11, 2009 5:20:00 p.m.

    Here is my card! Thanks for a fun challenge and the great cards to look at from the DT and other participants.

    This is a great challenge!

    ReplyDelete
  7. TrimgymFriday, June 12, 2009 5:10:00 a.m.

    Lovely challenge, worthy cause. I'll try to parttake if I have time as well.

    love,

    Jo.

    ReplyDelete
  8. VictoriaFriday, June 12, 2009 2:59:00 p.m.

    Fantastic idea

    my card.

    Thank you for looking, I am on holiday for a week and will send this off when I return, hope that that is ok.

    Vicky x

    ReplyDelete
  9. UnknownSaturday, June 13, 2009 2:29:00 p.m.

    What a great challenge. A made this card yesterday and thought it was a good one to send to one of the children.I'm sending this one to Madison.

    I hope this card will make her smile!

    Hugs Renata

    ReplyDelete
  10. Carol HurlockSunday, June 14, 2009 2:08:00 p.m.

    I can't tell you how inspired I was to make a card for your challenge because my card will be going to put a smile on someone's face. What a wonderful challenge. Here is my card:


    Winnie the Pooh

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnneSunday, June 14, 2009 5:16:00 p.m.

    Great to see more support for Post Pals, I've made a new card for my PostPal :)
    Here's my card

    ReplyDelete
  12. DianneSunday, June 14, 2009 5:25:00 p.m.

    Great Challenge and wonderful that you are supporting Post Pals.

    Here is my entry

    I am also giving away candy if anyone is interested.

    Thank you for looking.

    ReplyDelete
  13. KarinMonday, June 15, 2009 2:26:00 a.m.

    Hi everyone,

    my mum (Karin)told me about this great challenge and she helped me to make a card. I hope the girl receiving this card will like it.

    here's my card

    Hugs,
    Ruby

    ReplyDelete
  14. Monika ReeckMonday, June 15, 2009 8:41:00 a.m.

    Great Challenge and wonderful that you are supporting Post Pals.I am joining too

    Here's my card

    Thanks for looking :) Love, Monika

    ReplyDelete
  15. Marianne's CraftroomMonday, June 15, 2009 10:06:00 a.m.

    Here is my card Lovely idea to use your challenge for this charity. Marianne x

    ReplyDelete
  16. Allison RankinTuesday, June 16, 2009 7:00:00 a.m.

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Allison RankinTuesday, June 16, 2009 8:16:00 a.m.

    Here is my card. So sorry about the delay!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Yvonne RandallTuesday, June 16, 2009 2:21:00 p.m.

    What a wonderful idea. My card is on the link below:
    http://craftfairydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/06/dutch-dare-challenge-52-charity-card.html

    ReplyDelete
  19. Yvonne RandallTuesday, June 16, 2009 2:34:00 p.m.

    Whoops. The first link didn't work.
    What a wonderful idea. My card is on the link below:
    here's mine

    ReplyDelete
  20. HelenWednesday, June 17, 2009 7:49:00 a.m.

    Happy Birthday Dutch Dare!
    Great challenge & fab DT cards!
    Helen x

    Here's my card

    ReplyDelete
  21. AnneliesWednesday, June 17, 2009 8:57:00 a.m.

    I love the charity idea for Post Pals!

    Here is my card! I hope it will make a child happy!

    Annelies

    ReplyDelete
  22. Fonda @Southern ScrapsWednesday, June 17, 2009 4:48:00 p.m.

    Great challenge. Here is my card

    http://southernscraps.blogspot.com/2009/06/round-and-round.html

    ReplyDelete
  23. raindropechoWednesday, June 17, 2009 7:55:00 p.m.

    Thanks for the fun challenge, and for letting me know about this great cause! I hope they'll enjoy mine.
    Here's my card

    ReplyDelete
  24. Kelly SchelskeWednesday, June 17, 2009 8:13:00 p.m.

    Great challenge ladies! I'm so excited to be part of the team now!!

    Here's my card

    Kelly

    ReplyDelete

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Challenge #52: A Charity Card

Goodmorning everyone,

This week the Dutch Dare Cards Challenges is celebrating it's 1st anniversary!!!!
Thank you all who helped us getting there. We love seeing your creations!
This week we have a very special challenge for you, but before we are going to tell you about this we have to announce the winner of last weeks challenge.
The winner of the free sets of downloads from the Cutting Cafe is......
Congratulations!!! Please send Karin a email for details about your prize.
And now for our anniversary challenge. A few weeks back we received a very special request from a volunteer from Pol Pals.
Here's what the email said:
Hello.
I read that you do challenges and I wondered if you would consider doing a challenge with a twist.
I volunteer for Post Pals, they feature seriously ill children (most have cancer or are going through transplants) and their siblings on their website:
They invite members of the public to log on from around the world and send a card to a child. The aim is to make a child smile, but they have found it also helps their self esteen and parents often open them with a child during a procedure to distract them.
At the moment they are helping 120 children but they aren't getting much post.
I was wondering if you would do a challenge, instead of people just scanning in/taking a picture of their card for the theme but they actually make one for a Post Pal child and send it off.
I can't begin to tell you how much receiving a card means when your ill and isolated.
Thank you,
Charlotte Chapman
So this week all you have to do is make a charity card, something that would cheer an ill child. It doesn't have to be a new one, if you have a card you made a while back and suits this challenge that's fine. We do ask you to create a new post with it. Each DT-Member will pick a card and send the winner a small surprise RAK package.
But that's not all. This weeks sponsor is...
And they are donating those 4 fabulous Alota bug stamps to one lucky lady.





And for another lucky lady we have this cute little Hanglar stamp.


We the DT-Members are going to donate our sample card to Post Pal.

We (the DT-members and all the kids featured on Post Pal) would really appreciate it if you could send you card too. Just hop over to their website and follow their instructions.

And please spread the word about this about this very special challenge on your blog, so we have a lot of kids smiling in the next few weeks.

Take a look at this weeks sample cards.


Cathy


Monika:


Tamara

Wilma


We are looking forward in seeing your cards.

Deadline for entering the challenge is Wednesday June 17th.

Card from Katharina send to us by email.

Happy Stamping,

Karin and the DT-members

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24 comments:

  1. AnnieThursday, June 11, 2009 7:07:00 a.m.

    Great to see another challenge blog supporting Post Pals - I will certainly be joining in.

    Ann xxx

    ReplyDelete
  2. mueppiThursday, June 11, 2009 8:02:00 a.m.

    Great challenge and DT-cards

    here`s my card
    Hugs Gisela

    ReplyDelete
  3. craftyclaireThursday, June 11, 2009 10:10:00 a.m.

    Great challenge and it is wonderful to see you supporting Post Pals. Fantastic work by the DT.
    here's mine

    ReplyDelete
  4. Wendy SwenneThursday, June 11, 2009 11:28:00 a.m.

    Great Challenge

    Here is my card

    ReplyDelete
  5. ManuelaThursday, June 11, 2009 12:10:00 p.m.

    wonderful creations of the dt! here is my card: click me
    hugs, manuela

    ReplyDelete
  6. Kristen HThursday, June 11, 2009 5:20:00 p.m.

    Here is my card! Thanks for a fun challenge and the great cards to look at from the DT and other participants.

    This is a great challenge!

    ReplyDelete
  7. TrimgymFriday, June 12, 2009 5:10:00 a.m.

    Lovely challenge, worthy cause. I'll try to parttake if I have time as well.

    love,

    Jo.

    ReplyDelete
  8. VictoriaFriday, June 12, 2009 2:59:00 p.m.

    Fantastic idea

    my card.

    Thank you for looking, I am on holiday for a week and will send this off when I return, hope that that is ok.

    Vicky x

    ReplyDelete
  9. UnknownSaturday, June 13, 2009 2:29:00 p.m.

    What a great challenge. A made this card yesterday and thought it was a good one to send to one of the children.I'm sending this one to Madison.

    I hope this card will make her smile!

    Hugs Renata

    ReplyDelete
  10. Carol HurlockSunday, June 14, 2009 2:08:00 p.m.

    I can't tell you how inspired I was to make a card for your challenge because my card will be going to put a smile on someone's face. What a wonderful challenge. Here is my card:


    Winnie the Pooh

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnneSunday, June 14, 2009 5:16:00 p.m.

    Great to see more support for Post Pals, I've made a new card for my PostPal :)
    Here's my card

    ReplyDelete
  12. DianneSunday, June 14, 2009 5:25:00 p.m.

    Great Challenge and wonderful that you are supporting Post Pals.

    Here is my entry

    I am also giving away candy if anyone is interested.

    Thank you for looking.

    ReplyDelete
  13. KarinMonday, June 15, 2009 2:26:00 a.m.

    Hi everyone,

    my mum (Karin)told me about this great challenge and she helped me to make a card. I hope the girl receiving this card will like it.

    here's my card

    Hugs,
    Ruby

    ReplyDelete
  14. Monika ReeckMonday, June 15, 2009 8:41:00 a.m.

    Great Challenge and wonderful that you are supporting Post Pals.I am joining too

    Here's my card

    Thanks for looking :) Love, Monika

    ReplyDelete
  15. Marianne's CraftroomMonday, June 15, 2009 10:06:00 a.m.

    Here is my card Lovely idea to use your challenge for this charity. Marianne x

    ReplyDelete
  16. Allison RankinTuesday, June 16, 2009 7:00:00 a.m.

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Allison RankinTuesday, June 16, 2009 8:16:00 a.m.

    Here is my card. So sorry about the delay!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Yvonne RandallTuesday, June 16, 2009 2:21:00 p.m.

    What a wonderful idea. My card is on the link below:
    http://craftfairydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/06/dutch-dare-challenge-52-charity-card.html

    ReplyDelete
  19. Yvonne RandallTuesday, June 16, 2009 2:34:00 p.m.

    Whoops. The first link didn't work.
    What a wonderful idea. My card is on the link below:
    here's mine

    ReplyDelete
  20. HelenWednesday, June 17, 2009 7:49:00 a.m.

    Happy Birthday Dutch Dare!
    Great challenge & fab DT cards!
    Helen x

    Here's my card

    ReplyDelete
  21. AnneliesWednesday, June 17, 2009 8:57:00 a.m.

    I love the charity idea for Post Pals!

    Here is my card! I hope it will make a child happy!

    Annelies

    ReplyDelete
  22. Fonda @Southern ScrapsWednesday, June 17, 2009 4:48:00 p.m.

    Great challenge. Here is my card

    http://southernscraps.blogspot.com/2009/06/round-and-round.html

    ReplyDelete
  23. raindropechoWednesday, June 17, 2009 7:55:00 p.m.

    Thanks for the fun challenge, and for letting me know about this great cause! I hope they'll enjoy mine.
    Here's my card

    ReplyDelete
  24. Kelly SchelskeWednesday, June 17, 2009 8:13:00 p.m.

    Great challenge ladies! I'm so excited to be part of the team now!!

    Here's my card

    Kelly

    ReplyDelete

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