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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, February 24, 2011

DDCC #101-Feb 24-Sketch

***ETA: Our winner from last week's Sparkle/Glitter/Bling challenge is entry
#95-Julia!!
Congratulations Julia, please email me and I will get your prize arranged from Crafty Sentiments!

We are back with a fabulous sketch for you from our wonderful teammate Dorcas. Please feel free to rotate or flip the sketch but just make sure we can still recognize the sketch in your creation...other than that, have fun!

Our sponsor this week...is Me, Kelly Schelske! I will be providing a CTMH prize pack for one lucky winner. For mt fellow crafters living in Canada, please feel free to shop from my website. For my fellow crafters living elsewhere, if you are interested in CTMH products, send me an email!

There really is much more thank shopping to do at my website as well, Studio J is CTMH's fantastic digital scrapbooking program, I haven't really dabbled in it too much, but plan to start soon and there is a fabulous While Supplies Last category that has super deals on right now!! CTMH TV also has some great tutorials for you, so really it's much more than a shopping website, there is a ton of really fun info available as well!

Here is Dorcas' great sketch...

and here is some fabulous work from our DT gals to get you going!














We hope you will take this sketch and join in the fun with us, we'd love to see your interpretation...not to mention a fantastic CTMH prize pack from Kelly Schelske!

If for some reason the linky tool disappears, simply refresh your screen as he should be there!
***ETA-I am not sure why it says the collections is closed at it is not yet...you have until 11:59 MST to enter (please check clock on right hand side of blog), so please leave your link in the comments below, sorry for the error***

Thursday, February 17, 2011

DDCC # 100-Feb 17-Sparkle/Glitter/Bling

***ETA: Our winner from last weeks Love Is In The Air challenge is entry 
#40-Val! 
Congratulations Val, please contact me and I will see to it that your prize is arranged!  
You have won digis from Digi Doodle Shop!!***

My goodness, the week seems to fly by now that we are a weekly challenge blog!  A ton of fabulous entries last week ladies, thank you for joining us!  I will be back a wee bit later this morning with the winner from our Love Is In The Air challenge.

Onto our challenge for this week and that is to show us some Sparkle, Glitter and Bling!  All 3 or any combination will work just fine!  Suzette from Crafty Sentiments is our sponsor this week. 


She has some fabulous new releases, so make sure you pay her shop a visit and see what goodies you can find!

Here is some work by our fabulous DT and I would just like to say a shout out to our newest member Stacey as this is her first post with us!!  Welcome Stacey!

Dorcas (glitter is on the candy and fur)






The spool has all the glitter and bling.....
February15_2011_KDOBG_DDCC100
It's hard to tell but my possums and the leaves all have stickles and then the silver i-rock gems too!

There we have it folks, I hope that has you thinking about what sparkles in your craft room!  We hope you play along with us this week for your chance to win a fab prize from Crafty Sentiments!  Looking forward to seeing your work.  

If for some reason the linky tool disappears, simply refresh your screen as he should be there!

Thanks for playing along with us at Dutch Dare!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

DDCC #99- Feb 10-Love Is In The Air-Red/White/Pink

***ETA: Last week's winner did not come forward, so I have re-drawn and the new winner from challenge # 97 is BRENDA BROWN!  Brenda, please contact me so I can get you your  $10 gift cert to Simon Says!  


Now for our winner from last week's challenge, that is CHRIS OLSEN!  Congratulations Chris, please email me and I will get your prize arranged from Di's Digis!***

What a fun theme we have for you this week!  Love is In The Air, so let's see your Valentine, Love, Anniversary, Wedding cards, or you can choose to use the red/white and pick color combo...or better yet...both!!  We have another fabulous new sponsor for you this week and that is Digi Doodle Shop!


Welcome and we are so glad to have you!!

So here we have some fabulous artwork to share with you to get you set on the right track!  Some wonderful samples from our super talented DT!!



Céline- using Strawberries









Now there we have it, some inspiration to get you going.  So hop on over and check out Digi Doodle Shop, they have a fabulous February sale going on right now (on select images) and then hop back here and enter for your chance to win some great digis!  We look forward to seeing your work!

Thursday, February 03, 2011

DDCC #98- Feb 3-Buttons, Buttons, Whose Got The Buttons

***ETA:  The winner of our recipe challenge is:
 # 23-Arabella!  
Congrats to you Arabella, please contact me and I will have your gift cert from Simon Says arranged for you!***

Yes, that my friends is our theme this week.  Buttons!!  Show us your buttons.  I love buttons and they are such a  fun, versatile, easy to use embellie.  There are great for guys cards when you don't want to stick a flower on,  they look so nice with thread or twine showing the stitch and just as good stuck on as is!  We have a fabulous new sponsor to share with you this week and that is Di's Digis


 Diane has kindly sponsored our challenge this week and we have available for one lucky winner, your choice of 5 digis!!  Thanks Diane for joining our challenge this year!

Onto some fabulous artwork from our Dutch dare Divas..hey, that sound good!!  I even joined in the fun this week as well!





Kelly


So there we have it, some fun creations using buttons.  Please join in the fun with us this week and show us your stuff!  You could even win 5 digis from Di's Digis, how fun is that!

You have until next Wednesday, February 9th at midnight MST to enter your creation.  Please link directly to your blog post as well as back to the Dutch Dare blog.

Thanks so much and have fun playing along this week! (I am trying out a new linky tool, so we'll see how it works out this time)


Thursday, February 24, 2011

DDCC #101-Feb 24-Sketch

***ETA: Our winner from last week's Sparkle/Glitter/Bling challenge is entry
#95-Julia!!
Congratulations Julia, please email me and I will get your prize arranged from Crafty Sentiments!

We are back with a fabulous sketch for you from our wonderful teammate Dorcas. Please feel free to rotate or flip the sketch but just make sure we can still recognize the sketch in your creation...other than that, have fun!

Our sponsor this week...is Me, Kelly Schelske! I will be providing a CTMH prize pack for one lucky winner. For mt fellow crafters living in Canada, please feel free to shop from my website. For my fellow crafters living elsewhere, if you are interested in CTMH products, send me an email!

There really is much more thank shopping to do at my website as well, Studio J is CTMH's fantastic digital scrapbooking program, I haven't really dabbled in it too much, but plan to start soon and there is a fabulous While Supplies Last category that has super deals on right now!! CTMH TV also has some great tutorials for you, so really it's much more than a shopping website, there is a ton of really fun info available as well!

Here is Dorcas' great sketch...

and here is some fabulous work from our DT gals to get you going!














We hope you will take this sketch and join in the fun with us, we'd love to see your interpretation...not to mention a fantastic CTMH prize pack from Kelly Schelske!

If for some reason the linky tool disappears, simply refresh your screen as he should be there!
***ETA-I am not sure why it says the collections is closed at it is not yet...you have until 11:59 MST to enter (please check clock on right hand side of blog), so please leave your link in the comments below, sorry for the error***

Thursday, February 17, 2011

DDCC # 100-Feb 17-Sparkle/Glitter/Bling

***ETA: Our winner from last weeks Love Is In The Air challenge is entry 
#40-Val! 
Congratulations Val, please contact me and I will see to it that your prize is arranged!  
You have won digis from Digi Doodle Shop!!***

My goodness, the week seems to fly by now that we are a weekly challenge blog!  A ton of fabulous entries last week ladies, thank you for joining us!  I will be back a wee bit later this morning with the winner from our Love Is In The Air challenge.

Onto our challenge for this week and that is to show us some Sparkle, Glitter and Bling!  All 3 or any combination will work just fine!  Suzette from Crafty Sentiments is our sponsor this week. 


She has some fabulous new releases, so make sure you pay her shop a visit and see what goodies you can find!

Here is some work by our fabulous DT and I would just like to say a shout out to our newest member Stacey as this is her first post with us!!  Welcome Stacey!

Dorcas (glitter is on the candy and fur)






The spool has all the glitter and bling.....
February15_2011_KDOBG_DDCC100
It's hard to tell but my possums and the leaves all have stickles and then the silver i-rock gems too!

There we have it folks, I hope that has you thinking about what sparkles in your craft room!  We hope you play along with us this week for your chance to win a fab prize from Crafty Sentiments!  Looking forward to seeing your work.  

If for some reason the linky tool disappears, simply refresh your screen as he should be there!

Thanks for playing along with us at Dutch Dare!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

DDCC #99- Feb 10-Love Is In The Air-Red/White/Pink

***ETA: Last week's winner did not come forward, so I have re-drawn and the new winner from challenge # 97 is BRENDA BROWN!  Brenda, please contact me so I can get you your  $10 gift cert to Simon Says!  


Now for our winner from last week's challenge, that is CHRIS OLSEN!  Congratulations Chris, please email me and I will get your prize arranged from Di's Digis!***

What a fun theme we have for you this week!  Love is In The Air, so let's see your Valentine, Love, Anniversary, Wedding cards, or you can choose to use the red/white and pick color combo...or better yet...both!!  We have another fabulous new sponsor for you this week and that is Digi Doodle Shop!


Welcome and we are so glad to have you!!

So here we have some fabulous artwork to share with you to get you set on the right track!  Some wonderful samples from our super talented DT!!



Céline- using Strawberries









Now there we have it, some inspiration to get you going.  So hop on over and check out Digi Doodle Shop, they have a fabulous February sale going on right now (on select images) and then hop back here and enter for your chance to win some great digis!  We look forward to seeing your work!

Thursday, February 03, 2011

DDCC #98- Feb 3-Buttons, Buttons, Whose Got The Buttons

***ETA:  The winner of our recipe challenge is:
 # 23-Arabella!  
Congrats to you Arabella, please contact me and I will have your gift cert from Simon Says arranged for you!***

Yes, that my friends is our theme this week.  Buttons!!  Show us your buttons.  I love buttons and they are such a  fun, versatile, easy to use embellie.  There are great for guys cards when you don't want to stick a flower on,  they look so nice with thread or twine showing the stitch and just as good stuck on as is!  We have a fabulous new sponsor to share with you this week and that is Di's Digis


 Diane has kindly sponsored our challenge this week and we have available for one lucky winner, your choice of 5 digis!!  Thanks Diane for joining our challenge this year!

Onto some fabulous artwork from our Dutch dare Divas..hey, that sound good!!  I even joined in the fun this week as well!





Kelly


So there we have it, some fun creations using buttons.  Please join in the fun with us this week and show us your stuff!  You could even win 5 digis from Di's Digis, how fun is that!

You have until next Wednesday, February 9th at midnight MST to enter your creation.  Please link directly to your blog post as well as back to the Dutch Dare blog.

Thanks so much and have fun playing along this week! (I am trying out a new linky tool, so we'll see how it works out this time)