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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!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

DDCC#94-Dec 30- New Beginnings

Ok, not sure what happened here, but I had the whole post typed up and it was posted already and now it's back to the draft version....it posted fine... anyway, let's try this again!!

Thank you to all 130 lovely entries to our Winter challenge. I know crafting time during the holidays is hard to come by and I appreciate the wonderful entries this week! I used Random.org to choose a winner and it chose entry #24, which is Rachel Hope!


Congrats Rachel, you win your choice of 4 digi images from Meljen's Designs. Please contact me so I can get your prize arranged for you!

Onto our challenge this week, it is New Beginnings, so a new baby, a new home, new year, etc. To celebrate a new challenge, we have a $10 gift certificate available for you from Simon Says Stamp.


Here is some inspiration from our DT to get your mojo going!!



Pattie






Tamara
Monica:


So hopefully these wonderful creations from our crafty gals has got you thinking of something that will work just right for our challenge.
We sure hope you join us!

Happy New Year to you as well!! We wish you a happy, healthy 2011!





Thursday, December 16, 2010

DDCC#93 Dec 16-Winter-Meljen Designs

Welcome to Dutch Dare!! We had a fabulous response to our last challenge, 390 fabulous entries, great work ladies! Random.org chose our winner again this week and that lucky person is:
#6~Georgina from Gina's Krafty Place
So Georgina, please contact me and I will get your prize of 2 fabulous digi images from Crafty Sentiments off to you. You have until Dec 29th to claim your prize.


Thanks you to Suzette from Crafty Sentiments for being our fabulous sponsor last challenge!

Now onto our fun challenge for this week. Meljen Designs has sponsored us this week and my gosh are these images adorable!! You can win your choice of 4 fun images from Meljen Designs just for playing along with us this week!!
Here's a few words about this fabulous company:

"Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!"
Our theme this week is WINTER! So let's see your winter creations. Here are some fabulous works of art from our DT to get you started.






Tamara



Pattie
Front

Back

Kelly





Monica:


Kelly S


Lena



Show us your WINTER creations! Please remember to provide a link directly to your project and then back here to the blog. Links that are to your blog in general will be disqualified. You have until Dec 29th at 11:59 MST to get your entry in!





Thursday, December 02, 2010

DDCC #92-Dec 2-Christmas Card/Tag or Ornament

Welcome back to Dutch Dare! Thank you for all the wonderful entries from last week's great sketch provided to us by Dorcas! We had 30 wonderful entries and Random.org has chosen

#4-Sandy's Stamping Scene


as our winner of the $10 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp!!


So Sandy, please contact me to claim your prize. You have until Dec 15th, 2010 to claim your prize. After that, another random winner will be chosen, so don't miss out, contact me today!

This week our wonderful sponsor is Suzette from Crafty Sentiments.


She has so kindly provided this cute snowman couple and snowman for our DT to use as well as for our lucky winner from this week's challenge These lil guys are just too cute! So what's our challenge you ask...we would love to see your Christmas (winter is just fine as well) themed tags, ornaments or cards!

To get you started, here is some inspiration from our wonderful DT!


Pattie
front


back




Show us your Christmas (or Winter) themed tag, card or ornament! Please remember to provide a link directly to your project and then back here to the blog. Links that are to your blog in general will be disqualified. You have until Dec 15th at 11:59 MST to get your entry in! We look forward to seeing what you come up with!


Thursday, December 30, 2010

DDCC#94-Dec 30- New Beginnings

Ok, not sure what happened here, but I had the whole post typed up and it was posted already and now it's back to the draft version....it posted fine... anyway, let's try this again!!

Thank you to all 130 lovely entries to our Winter challenge. I know crafting time during the holidays is hard to come by and I appreciate the wonderful entries this week! I used Random.org to choose a winner and it chose entry #24, which is Rachel Hope!


Congrats Rachel, you win your choice of 4 digi images from Meljen's Designs. Please contact me so I can get your prize arranged for you!

Onto our challenge this week, it is New Beginnings, so a new baby, a new home, new year, etc. To celebrate a new challenge, we have a $10 gift certificate available for you from Simon Says Stamp.


Here is some inspiration from our DT to get your mojo going!!



Pattie






Tamara
Monica:


So hopefully these wonderful creations from our crafty gals has got you thinking of something that will work just right for our challenge.
We sure hope you join us!

Happy New Year to you as well!! We wish you a happy, healthy 2011!





Thursday, December 16, 2010

DDCC#93 Dec 16-Winter-Meljen Designs

Welcome to Dutch Dare!! We had a fabulous response to our last challenge, 390 fabulous entries, great work ladies! Random.org chose our winner again this week and that lucky person is:
#6~Georgina from Gina's Krafty Place
So Georgina, please contact me and I will get your prize of 2 fabulous digi images from Crafty Sentiments off to you. You have until Dec 29th to claim your prize.


Thanks you to Suzette from Crafty Sentiments for being our fabulous sponsor last challenge!

Now onto our fun challenge for this week. Meljen Designs has sponsored us this week and my gosh are these images adorable!! You can win your choice of 4 fun images from Meljen Designs just for playing along with us this week!!
Here's a few words about this fabulous company:

"Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!"
Our theme this week is WINTER! So let's see your winter creations. Here are some fabulous works of art from our DT to get you started.






Tamara



Pattie
Front

Back

Kelly





Monica:


Kelly S


Lena



Show us your WINTER creations! Please remember to provide a link directly to your project and then back here to the blog. Links that are to your blog in general will be disqualified. You have until Dec 29th at 11:59 MST to get your entry in!





Thursday, December 02, 2010

DDCC #92-Dec 2-Christmas Card/Tag or Ornament

Welcome back to Dutch Dare! Thank you for all the wonderful entries from last week's great sketch provided to us by Dorcas! We had 30 wonderful entries and Random.org has chosen

#4-Sandy's Stamping Scene


as our winner of the $10 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp!!


So Sandy, please contact me to claim your prize. You have until Dec 15th, 2010 to claim your prize. After that, another random winner will be chosen, so don't miss out, contact me today!

This week our wonderful sponsor is Suzette from Crafty Sentiments.


She has so kindly provided this cute snowman couple and snowman for our DT to use as well as for our lucky winner from this week's challenge These lil guys are just too cute! So what's our challenge you ask...we would love to see your Christmas (winter is just fine as well) themed tags, ornaments or cards!

To get you started, here is some inspiration from our wonderful DT!


Pattie
front


back




Show us your Christmas (or Winter) themed tag, card or ornament! Please remember to provide a link directly to your project and then back here to the blog. Links that are to your blog in general will be disqualified. You have until Dec 15th at 11:59 MST to get your entry in! We look forward to seeing what you come up with!