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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, August 31, 2011

DDCC #128-Sept 1-Colour/Photo Inspiration

Thank you to everyone that participated in our Anything But A Card challenge last week!  So many wonderful entries and great projects, thanks for the wonderful inspiration everyone!  
Without further ado, I would like to thank Chi Chi Memories for sponsoring our challenge last week.  

The random.org chosen winner is
entry #53- Donna's Doodles! 
Congratulations Donna!  Please contact me to claim your prize!

This week bring is Crafty Sentiments Designs and they have kindly donated 4 digis to the winner of this challenge.

Our challenge for you this week is a gorgeous color challenge brought to you by these two gorgeous photos.  Harvest in in full swing in my neck of the woods and school started today, so I found these gorgeous photos and thought they would fit perfectly for this time of year!








Kelly
image used: Amy Looking Out  from Crafty Sentiments



Stacey

Kelly

Sept2_2011_DS17
I would love to see your interpretation of the fabulous inspiration pictures we have for you this week.

Happy Crafting!
Please just remember our rules:
~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 

~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize



Thursday, August 25, 2011

DDCC #127-Aug 25-Anything But A Card

Wow, sketch challenges seem to be a tough one around here!  While they seem to be my favorite, they don't seem to be a fav of our followers..so with that, please leave me a comment and let me know what your favorite challenges are.
Out of our very few but yet fabulous entries, our winner is 
entry # 4-Channieke!
Congratulations Channieke, please contact me to claim your prize.
You have won 5 digis from The Stamping Boutique.  They have so many great new digis available, you'll be sure to find something you love!!

 A big thank you to them for being such a wonderful sponsor to our Dutch Dare challenge!

Onto this week...it's an Anything But A Card week here and I hope you really like this one!

Our sponsor this week is Chi Chi Memories and they have kindly offered 3 digis to the winner.  


So let's see all of your fun, creative creations, that are, yes you guessed it, Anything But A Card!  Here are some great projects to get you started!

Pattie
-using Planted Flowers from Spring Is Here Set from Chi Chi Memories-



Dorte
Made a bookmark using Splash of fun Candace from Chi Chi Memories



Erica (coaster magnet)
using Hug from Chi Chi Memories


So there we have it, some great inspiration to get you going.

Happy Crafting!
Please just remember our rules:
~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 

~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize


Thursday, August 18, 2011

DDCC #126- Aug 18-Sketch

Welcome back and thanks so much for playing along with us in our Back To School challenge! Great entries everyone!! Just a reminder that if your number has been drawn and I pop over to your blog and see that you have not followed the rules (entered more than 8 challenges, back-linked, etc, I will re-draw until a valid winner is found) I had to re-draw twice to get this weeks winner.

Our sponsor for last weeks challenge was Simon Says Stamp!


Simon Says Stamp has over 100,000 items in stock. They have all of the latest releases from Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Copic and so much more! With free shipping for all International orders over $200 and USA Orders over $70, it’s a great time to shop with Simon Says Stamp.

Our lucky random winner is entry
# 10-Samantha Ball
Congratulations Samantha!! Please contact me to claim your prize.

Ok, now on to this week's challenge. Sorry for the delay, but I had some technical difficulties:-) With those all sorted, let's get onto this week's challenge. We have a great sketch for you! Sketch challenges are my favorite, so I hope you will join in the fun with us this week.
Our wonderful sponsor is The Stamping Boutique.
They have such a wonderful selection of great images, you need to pop on over and check them out. They have kindly donated 5 digi images to the lucky winner of this week's challenge.

Here is the sketch for you...
and here is some inspiration from the DT to get you started..please don't mind that my square layers are backwards:-)
August17_2011_DDCC126


Monica:

Lisa



there we have some great artwork to get you started on our wonderful sketch and the chance to win 5 digis of your choice to The Stamping Boutique!

Please just remember our rules:
~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog
~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize




Thursday, August 11, 2011

DDCC # 125- Aug 11-Back To School

Thank you to Meljen's Designs for sponsoring our For The Kids Challenge from last
week. Our lucky winner is entry #19- Kiki.  Congratulations Kiki, please contact me to claim your prize.

Onto this week now! Our sponsor is none other than Simon Says Stamp!


With over 100,000 items in stock, Simon is proud to offer the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards, Altered Art, and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world!

Our challenge this week is Back To School. Now I know some children are already back in school, my kiddos start Sept, but I think it's still a fine time to have a card on hand for your child's teacher this year!







There we have some fun Back To School creations to jumpstart your mojo. Why don't you play along with us for your chance to win a $10 gift cert to Simon Says Stamp.

Please just remember our rules:

~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog
~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules ill not be eligible to win our weekly prize

Thursday, August 04, 2011

DDCC #124-Aug 4-For The Kids

Thank you to Stamping Dragon Designs for sponsoring our Birthday Fun challenge last week! Our lucky winner is entry # 92 Dee.

Congratulations Dee, please contact me to claim your prize.

Our generous sponsor this week is Meljen Designs. I love their cute images and we had some fun ones to work with for this challenge.







Our challenge this week is For The Kids, so show us your cards for the kids, whether it be birthday, get well, a happy hello, etc.

Here is our DT gals with their cards For The Kids



.













Lisa



Sue







Thank you to our fabulous DT gals for sharing their creations for kids! Let's see yours!



Please just remember our rules:


~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog


~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed


~any entries not following the above mentioned rules may be deleted








Wednesday, August 31, 2011

DDCC #128-Sept 1-Colour/Photo Inspiration

Thank you to everyone that participated in our Anything But A Card challenge last week!  So many wonderful entries and great projects, thanks for the wonderful inspiration everyone!  
Without further ado, I would like to thank Chi Chi Memories for sponsoring our challenge last week.  

The random.org chosen winner is
entry #53- Donna's Doodles! 
Congratulations Donna!  Please contact me to claim your prize!

This week bring is Crafty Sentiments Designs and they have kindly donated 4 digis to the winner of this challenge.

Our challenge for you this week is a gorgeous color challenge brought to you by these two gorgeous photos.  Harvest in in full swing in my neck of the woods and school started today, so I found these gorgeous photos and thought they would fit perfectly for this time of year!








Kelly
image used: Amy Looking Out  from Crafty Sentiments



Stacey

Kelly

Sept2_2011_DS17
I would love to see your interpretation of the fabulous inspiration pictures we have for you this week.

Happy Crafting!
Please just remember our rules:
~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 

~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize



Thursday, August 25, 2011

DDCC #127-Aug 25-Anything But A Card

Wow, sketch challenges seem to be a tough one around here!  While they seem to be my favorite, they don't seem to be a fav of our followers..so with that, please leave me a comment and let me know what your favorite challenges are.
Out of our very few but yet fabulous entries, our winner is 
entry # 4-Channieke!
Congratulations Channieke, please contact me to claim your prize.
You have won 5 digis from The Stamping Boutique.  They have so many great new digis available, you'll be sure to find something you love!!

 A big thank you to them for being such a wonderful sponsor to our Dutch Dare challenge!

Onto this week...it's an Anything But A Card week here and I hope you really like this one!

Our sponsor this week is Chi Chi Memories and they have kindly offered 3 digis to the winner.  


So let's see all of your fun, creative creations, that are, yes you guessed it, Anything But A Card!  Here are some great projects to get you started!

Pattie
-using Planted Flowers from Spring Is Here Set from Chi Chi Memories-



Dorte
Made a bookmark using Splash of fun Candace from Chi Chi Memories



Erica (coaster magnet)
using Hug from Chi Chi Memories


So there we have it, some great inspiration to get you going.

Happy Crafting!
Please just remember our rules:
~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog 

~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize


Thursday, August 18, 2011

DDCC #126- Aug 18-Sketch

Welcome back and thanks so much for playing along with us in our Back To School challenge! Great entries everyone!! Just a reminder that if your number has been drawn and I pop over to your blog and see that you have not followed the rules (entered more than 8 challenges, back-linked, etc, I will re-draw until a valid winner is found) I had to re-draw twice to get this weeks winner.

Our sponsor for last weeks challenge was Simon Says Stamp!


Simon Says Stamp has over 100,000 items in stock. They have all of the latest releases from Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Copic and so much more! With free shipping for all International orders over $200 and USA Orders over $70, it’s a great time to shop with Simon Says Stamp.

Our lucky random winner is entry
# 10-Samantha Ball
Congratulations Samantha!! Please contact me to claim your prize.

Ok, now on to this week's challenge. Sorry for the delay, but I had some technical difficulties:-) With those all sorted, let's get onto this week's challenge. We have a great sketch for you! Sketch challenges are my favorite, so I hope you will join in the fun with us this week.
Our wonderful sponsor is The Stamping Boutique.
They have such a wonderful selection of great images, you need to pop on over and check them out. They have kindly donated 5 digi images to the lucky winner of this week's challenge.

Here is the sketch for you...
and here is some inspiration from the DT to get you started..please don't mind that my square layers are backwards:-)
August17_2011_DDCC126


Monica:

Lisa



there we have some great artwork to get you started on our wonderful sketch and the chance to win 5 digis of your choice to The Stamping Boutique!

Please just remember our rules:
~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog
~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules will not be eligible to win our weekly prize




Thursday, August 11, 2011

DDCC # 125- Aug 11-Back To School

Thank you to Meljen's Designs for sponsoring our For The Kids Challenge from last
week. Our lucky winner is entry #19- Kiki.  Congratulations Kiki, please contact me to claim your prize.

Onto this week now! Our sponsor is none other than Simon Says Stamp!


With over 100,000 items in stock, Simon is proud to offer the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards, Altered Art, and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world!

Our challenge this week is Back To School. Now I know some children are already back in school, my kiddos start Sept, but I think it's still a fine time to have a card on hand for your child's teacher this year!







There we have some fun Back To School creations to jumpstart your mojo. Why don't you play along with us for your chance to win a $10 gift cert to Simon Says Stamp.

Please just remember our rules:

~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)
~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog
~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed
~any entries not following the above mentioned rules ill not be eligible to win our weekly prize

Thursday, August 04, 2011

DDCC #124-Aug 4-For The Kids

Thank you to Stamping Dragon Designs for sponsoring our Birthday Fun challenge last week! Our lucky winner is entry # 92 Dee.

Congratulations Dee, please contact me to claim your prize.

Our generous sponsor this week is Meljen Designs. I love their cute images and we had some fun ones to work with for this challenge.







Our challenge this week is For The Kids, so show us your cards for the kids, whether it be birthday, get well, a happy hello, etc.

Here is our DT gals with their cards For The Kids



.













Lisa



Sue







Thank you to our fabulous DT gals for sharing their creations for kids! Let's see yours!



Please just remember our rules:


~must be a new creation as of the date stamp in this blog (Thursday, 12:01 AM MST)~post to your blog with a link back to the DDCC blog


~you may combine challenges to a maximum of 8
~you may enter 2 times per challenge if you like as long as the rules are followed


~any entries not following the above mentioned rules may be deleted