Challenge 49 - Christmas

Wowser! Thanks to all you wild things who came to play! Oh my you're animals! The lot of you... even the one with the cute worm on! Well it is an animal isn't it? Absolutely beautiful. I can say on behalf of the Gorjussettes and myself (oh how swanky sounding is that?) that its fab to see you all come and play with us. Now as you're reading this yours truly, that's moi is off on her jollies and experiencing some serious sun! Oh and golf oh and purely for research purposes I may be involved in a teeny tiny amount of stash acquisition..... Well what's a girl to do when such havens of stash are on her doorstep? Yup go in and spend is the answer!

So enough of me gloating.... Is it raining?

This week our challenge is really helpful - its Christmas! I know we all need help to get ahead with all those cards. Well I do for sure! It'll make a change for me not to make and send on the same day, oh and pray the glues dry! ~blushes~

This week we're kindly sponsored by Cupids Clear Stamps - they have some lovely images and are a treat to stamp with. This week the winner is Vicky email me please with the challenge number in the title;))

So as usual the Gorjussttes have been fantastic;

Squirrel

Mary

Net

Sarah

Nina

Paola

Gez

Kat

Suzie

As usual please enter by our good friend Mr Linky, he's being quite good recently.....I do hope its not a mistake to say that!

Challenge 48 - Wild Thing

Howdy there peepsters! Rawrrr!!!! Oh that's just me being wild, bear with me, oh another animal pun! Gee how do I do it? Or why? ;)) More of that shortly. So are you in winter mode? Seems we are in my neck of the woods. Oh not forgetting the rain, the high winds... oh its been delightful.... NOT! Oh and pretty chilly too.

So MASSIVE thanks to our players from last week - it seems lots of you are partial to the odd flower or two as well as me. Well as I said last week I tried to resign from the DT just so I could enter.... they were having none of it though, I mean I'd have come back this week ;)) So I threw all the names into the RPT and boy did he groan! He chugged and churned and he picked Susie Sunshine (how I wish it was!) If you email me your details I'll pass them on and then you'll be the lucky recipient of that floral lushness courtesy of Wild Orchid Crafts Lucky you!

So this weeks challenge, you recall well if you aren't asleep yet you will my references to animals? Well this week we want to see an animal on your card. I know its called wild thing but we'll accept any animal. My own personal animals have their wild moments for sure! This week we're kindly sponsored by Crafters Companion. A £10 voucher for you to treat yourself with - I know you're worth it ;))

Well I'm sure I've rabbited (another animal joke there!) on enough.

Here's what the Gorjussettes have done to inspire you

Suzie - welcome back!

Squirrel

Sarah

Nina

Net

Mary

Kat

So don't they make you go wild with inspiration? Well those and the chance of that nice voucher from the lovely peeps at Crafters Companion

So please enter via good old Mr Linky and link to your entry and not your whole blog. No back dating of entries please and new stuff only.

Challenge 47 - flower

Well hello there my little blogging flowers! Oh the humour! It'll come to you eventually... honest it will. Well as you're reading this I'm on a quick break to Vegas! Wow I hear you say how lucky is she eh? I mean Vegas for a short break! OK I'll 'fess up its Skeg-Vegas! Off for a weekend to Skegness with some pals. Doesn't quite have the same ring to it does really? Vegas or Skegness.... hmmm..... well I've been to both and I enjoyed them both! Vegas proper does tend to be warmer though! Oh and just in case you think that all of a sudden I've gone techy and clever and have scheduled this... think again Bloggettes! My friend Gorjussette Gez is very kindly posting! Thanks honey ;))

Thanks to those of you who came to play last week. The RPT has picked Nicky as the lucky winner of the Joanna Sheen voucher for £10 of treats. Now I promised to fill you in on my flower 'joke' this week we want to see flowers on your card! We're also sponsored by the fabby Wild Orchid Crafts. Cop a load of the prize they've given! Its L U S H!!! I asked if I could resign this week and enter myself... For reasons of decency I'll not give the answer that I got.... I think it meant 'no you may not'....;))

So the prize

Heres the inspiration from the Gorjussettes

Squirrel

Net

MaryJ

Suzie

Sarah

Kat

Nina

Please enter via Mr Linky and link to your entry and not your blog

Challenge 46 - its a sketch

Yo there peeps! How y'all doing? Well we have a bit of an Indian Summer thing going on here at the moment. Its lovely! Mind you I'd have liked a proper summer as well.... but hey this is better than all that rain and stuff. I hope its nice in whichever corner of the world you're in. Hmm how can you have a 'corner' in the world? I mean its round isn't it? And if its round it doesn't have corners.... Oh thanks for all your good wishes for my Harry. She's a lot better now thanks very much.

So thanks to last weeks players. Looks like a lot of you are getting ahead on your Christmas cards! I am too, well a bit and much more than usual. Most of mine are last minute and the glue just about dry before they hit the envelopes ;)) So I got the Random Picky Thing going and he picked Franca Email me your details and I'll get the prize off to you, please include the challenge number in the title line.

So this week is our Joanna Sheen week which means we have a nice easy sketch, well I drew it and I only can do easy! This weeks lucky winner will a £10 spend in Joannas super shop! Heck there's even free post and packing so its a full £10 of crafty wonderment for you. Oh and there are some absolutely fantastic things in there. I'm boring you all now aren't I? So....

Here's the nice easy sketch

And here's the inspiration from the Fantastic Gorjussettes;

Kat

Mary

Net

Nina

Squirrel

Fab huh?

You can turn, twist, rotate or flip the sketch - we'd like to see it somewhere in your submission though ;))

Please only submit new work and no back dating, they won't go into the random Picky Thing. Oh and while I'm nagging (only teasing) please link to your entry and not your whole blog.

Challenge 45 - Christmas in August

Howdy there peeps! Well what a week its been! What with fairly appalling weather, manically busy and then my baby girl Harry being hospital all week! Well I've not known if I was coming or going. The coming and going being the 120 mile round trips to the vets mainly. Yes folks that's right 1 2 0 miles! Why I can hear some of you say, well with Harry being a parrot and regular vets know nothing about them. Only the best for my girl.. Hence the trip. She's back home now and is getting better.

So thanks to all you stars who came to play last week - gee I'm so funny! Humorous and not odd.... well not too odd ;)) Just a bit odd.... but hey what's a bit of oddness between friends? Anyway I cranked up the Random Picky Thing and he picked Kerstin. Email me your details please include the challenge number in the detail and I'll sort your prize out.

So what's this weeks challenge I hear you cry.... louder I can't hear you! Well the weather here has turned decidedly chilly and they reckon snow is due in September! Have we moved into the Arctic Circle or what?? So I thought we'd better start thinking of Christmas. Now I sell a fair few cards and they're done and dusted mostly. However most of the ones I send are VERY last minute the glue is only just dry on them. I know that will be a surprise to everyone.... OK perhaps not to those who know me ;))

Anyway enough of my rambling... unless you want more? I can do a few thousand words easy... OK enough. This week we're sponsored by a lovely stamp company called Cupids Clear Stamps. Now these are really really nice, they are just ace! So the lucky winner will receive a set of stamps.

So here's the inspiration from the Gorjussettes.

Kat

MaryJ

Net

Nina

Paola

Squirrel

So inspired? Because I think these are just GERT LUSH ME BABBER!!! Now you may think I'm nuts.... but I was introduced to that saying earlier in the year by a retreat pal ;)) I think its a wonderful saying, makes me smile when I say it.

OK I know I'm rambling. Entry via Mr Linky please, link to your actual entry and not your whole blog. New work only and nothing back dated, please be fair to those who play properly ;))

Challenge 44 - Star!

Howdy peeps!

Oh wow I think summer has well and truly disappeared! The last couple of mornings have had a ~gulps~ autumnal feel to them! I mean come on its August its SUPPOSED TO BE SUMMER!!! Shouldn't it be hot? Or are those just the summers of my childhood? We have had some awful rain and high winds too.... just the snow to come in September them.... which the forecasters say might well happen! Cripes best dig those sweaters out then. Oh and the snowshoes too. I can't wait.... Oh hang on I can wait! Keep the snow.

So huge thanks to all our aqua players from last week. You are so clever! I'd love to give you all a prize, I would but there's just the one lucky winner. So who is it? Its Silvie! If you email me your details and include the challenge number I'll get your prize sorted.

So onto this weeks challenge 'STAR' which is sponsored by Crafters Companion The lucky winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend in the on-line shop. Fab huh? Trust me there are some must haves ;)) So what do we want? Well its easy (I only do easy remember) We want to see a star on your card - see I said it was easy ;)) So that can be on the papers, embellies, image or anywhere. Gorgussette Paola has made a super star shaped party treat.

So ready to be inspired?

Squirrel

Sarah

Paola

Nina

MaryJ

Kat

So there you are - I bet you're all starry eyed now! So we'd love to see your star struck creations! Oh my the humour - when is it going to start?

Anyway I digress as usual.... please enter by our old friend Mr Linky, who assures me he's going to behave this week. Please link to your entry and not your blog.

Challenge 43 - Aqua

Howdy there peeperoos! Oh my I think summer is definitely over! The weather here is just.... well .... awful sums it up perfectly I reckon. This morning had a hint of autumn in the air! I mean come on please a bit more summer!

I'm guessing lots of you lucky folks are on your holidays - I hope you've got some lovely sun. I fired up the RPT and he picked Hazel as last weeks winner of the Joanna Sheen voucher.

So this week our theme is fairly topical..... its AQUA! hehehe! At the moment its throwing it down with rain I love the irony of it.... aqua of course is water! So aqua it is. Now this can either be aqua coloured or you can have some aqua, water on your submissions. New work only please though. This week we kindly sponsored by the lovely Lili of the Valley They have got the most B E A U T I F U L stamps! They are so lovely and colour wonderfully! Oh there's a new release of stamps too ;))

As usual the Gorjussettes have some inspiration to share with you.

Squirrel

Sarah

Paola

Nina

Net

Mary J

Kat

So pretty darn fabby huh? So we'd love to see your aqua interpretations too. remember the lucky winner gets a Lili of the Valley stamp.

Please enter via Mr Linky and link to your entry and not your blog.