Challenge 28...

Challenge 28 is a great one for everyone to be able to participate in! The fabulously talented Rosette says that for this Challenge, the task at hand will be "colouring with your favourite medium/s", so any new card or project will do actually, providing you use the approved stamps(see below, in red)! How simple is that?! I want everyone to show us a card in your favourite medium! Rosette's card below uses both Distress Inks and Copics...her favourites! How about you?

**When joining us in this challenge, please remember to use a Belles 'n Whistles, Magnolia, Alota, Greeting Farm OR Bildmalarnas stamp in order to qualify!**

The winner of this Challenge will be chosen randomly on Monday, January 11th...you have until January 10th to enter!

The prize for this challenge will be...a $10 gift certificate to either Roses on Paper or Belles 'n Whistles, the choice is the winner's!

Some DT inspiration!

Rosette

Susan

Lynda

Iris

I hope you'll all join us!

Summer =)

And the Winner of Challenge 27 is:

Thank you to those who were able to participate in our 27th challenge! I was blown away by the wonderfully creative and very beautiful entries! ;D The color combination itself was a great one, so rich and festive! Thank you all for your beautiful entries! I certainly am glad the winner is selected randomly for me...I simply would not be able to choose!

The lucky winner of Challenge 27 is:

Barbara

Congratulations to you Barbara! Please contact me with your choice of one Belles 'n Whistles rubber stamp! I'll get your chosen stamp out in the mail to you! ;D

The next Challenge is an easy one for everyone to participate in...I hope you'll all join us! =)

Summer =)

Challenge 27: A Color Challenge!

For this next challenge, Challenge 27, the wonderfully talented Susan of the Roses on Paper DT would like to see you to create a Christmas card, Gift Tag, Box or Bag and try to use the colors

Cranberry, Hunter Green and/or Gold!

Beautiful! Please remember to use qualifying stamps when entering...read below.

**When joining us in this challenge, please remember to use a Belles 'n Whistles, Magnolia, Alota, Greeting Farm OR Bildmalarnas stamp in order to qualify!**

The winner of this Challenge will be chosen randomly on Monday, December 28th...you have until December 27th to enter!

The prize for this challenge will be winner's choice of any Belles 'n Whistles stamp!

Some DT inspiration!

Susan

Nikki

Linda

Iris



Anki


Rosette

Don't forget to join us also at the Belles 'n Whistles Blog through Christmas Day for our Advent Calendar! Each day, a Goody Bag worth more than $20 is being given away...don't miss out! ;D

Summer =)

The Winner of Challenge 26 is....

Thank you to those who were able to participate in our 26th challenge! There were a nice variety of beautiful entries! ;D

The lucky winner of Challenge 26 is:

Kris of K-Lusive Kreations!!

Congratulations to you Kris! Please contact me with your choice of one Belles 'n Whistles rubber stamp! I'll get your chosen stamp along with the Bildmalarna Christmas Bear stamp out in the mail to you! ;D

Okay, another Christmas challenge is next...I hope you'll all join us! =)

Summer =)

Challenge 26...Alter Something!

For this next challenge, Challenge 26, the wonderfully creative Peta of the Roses on Paper DT would like to see you to create an Altered Christmas Gift! What a cool challenge! Upon completing your altered something, not only will you have an entry--you'll also have a cool Christmas gift to gift away to someone special! ;D I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

**When joining us in this challenge, please remember to use a Belles 'n Whistles, Magnolia, Alota, Greeting Farm OR Bildmalarnas stamp in order to qualify!**

The winner of this Challenge will be chosen randomly on Monday, December 14th...you have until December 13th to enter!

The prize for this challenge will be winner's choice of any Belles 'n Whistles stamp as well as a Bildmalarna's Christmas Bear unmounted stamp!

Some DT Altered Christmas Gift Inspiration:

Peta

(Altered Diary & Notebook, Cup & Plate)

Rosette

(Altered Address Book Box)

Anki

(Altered Gift Bag & Matching Card)

Susan

(Altered Jar)

Lynda
(Altered Stocking/Gift Card Holder & Altered Picture Frame)

I hope you will all join us!

Join us also at the Belles 'n Whistles Blog starting tomorrow, December 1, for our Blog Advent Calendar! Each day between December 1st and Christmas, a Goody Bag worth more than $20 will be given away...you will not want to miss out! ;D

Summer =)

And the winner of Challenge 25 is...

Thank you all for participating in our 25th challenge! The Romantic and Sweet cards you all created were just that...Romantic and Sweet! ;D

The lucky winner of Challenge 25 is:

Mandy of A Sprinkling of Glitter!

Congratulations to you Mandy! Please contact me with your choice of one Belles 'n Whistles rubber stamp! I'll get your chosen stamp out to you in the mail! ;D

Christmas was such a participated-in subject 2 challenges ago and it is also right around the corner, so challenge 26 will be fitting! I hope you'll all join us in our next Roses on Paper challenge...an altered Christmas creation! =)

Summer =)

Challenge 25...Romance or Sweet!

Thank you all for your patience! The new challenge begins today with the creative tone set by our wonderful Anki! In Anki's words, "the challenge is to create a Romantic or Sweet card. I used Sweet November - the movie as my inspiration - since I loved that movie even if it also was very sentimental, but a perfect movie to watch a rainy Fall day together with someone that you love. Kramis - Anki"

**When joining us in this challenge, please remember to use a Belles 'n Whistles, Magnolia, Alota, Greeting Farm OR Bildmalarnas stamp in order to qualify!**

The winner of this Challenge will be chosen randomly on Monday, November 30th...you have until November 29th to enter!

The prize for this challenge will be winner's choice of any Belles 'n Whistles stamp!

Some Belles 'n Whistles Romantically Sweet Inspiration:

Anki

Lynda

Rosette

Peta

Jodi

Iris

Susan

Nikki

I hope you'll join us!

Summer =)

And the winners are...

Thanks for checking back! Here are the randomly selected winners of the Christmas card Challenge:

Cathy of Ellieskeeper's Creations
Sharon of My Creative Space
Liza of Pink Candy Stripes

Congratulations to you three! Please contact me with your choice of one Belles 'n Whistles rubber stamp! I'll get your chosen stamp out to you in the mail! ;D

Check back tomorrow for the posting of the next challenge, challenge 25. A hint though, Romance is in the air....

And hey! Thanks so much for the well wishes! I think those just may have done the trick...=)

Summer =)

Wow, wow, WOW!!

What a FABULOUS turnout for our Christmas card challenge! Obviously, Christmas is a season loved by many! =)

Now I hate to keep you in suspense, but the winners of this Christmas card challenge will not be announced until tomorrow...yes, tomorrow. I'm a little under-the-weather and am feeling the need to crawl into bed right now. Please check back again tomorrow as I will announce the winners then...uh huh, winners! For this challenge, I've decided to randomly select not one but possibly two, mmm....nah...let's go for three of you wonderful participants to win! Three of you will be asked to select a Belles 'n Whistles Christmas stamp of your choice, whoo hoo! Maybe it's the start of the holiday season that's itching inside me. Or it could be my excitement over Belles 'n Whistles releasing yet another fabulous set of Elisabeth's Christmas designs next Monday, 11/23...I dunno! Whatever the case, three of you will be winners tomorrow so do check back! ;D

Summer =)

Challenge 24...A Christmas Card!

~~Scroll down for winner of challenge 23

AND

for Guest DT news!!~~

The theme for this next challenge stems from the Belles 'n Whistles new release and blog hop held this past weekend...Christmas! The DT are all in the Christmas mood and we'd like to see something Christmassy from you too! ;D

**When joining us in this challenge, please remember to use a Belles 'n Whistles, Magnolia, Alota, Greeting Farm OR Bildmalarnas stamp in order to qualify!**

The winner of this Challenge will be chosen randomly on Monday, November 16th...you have until November 15th to enter!

The prize for this challenge will be
winner's choice of a Belles 'n Whistles

newly released Christmas stamp...whooo hoo!

Some Belles 'n Whistles Christmas Inspiration:

Iris

Jodi

Lynda

Rosette

Kathrin

Lilian

Anki

Summer

Join us please?!

Summer =)

New Guest DT!

Wow, wow, WOW! Our second Guest DT call was no easier than the first when it came down to having to select from all of you wonderful participants! Not an easy task to do at all, no-no! You are all extremely talented and so very creative!

After thoughful consideration from the Belles 'n Whistles design team members, they have come up with the lucky ladies who will join them for the next two months. The Belles 'n Whistles Design Team would like to welcome the following three ladies as guest DT for the months of November and December, 2009:

Kathy of Distressed Stamper
Erin of Scrap Stamp and Be Merry
Nikki of nicnakschat

Congratulations you three! Please contact me so that we can get you started on your Guest term!

We hope that if you were not selected this time, you will join us in our challenges still and apply again for our next Guest DT call as well--we would love to be able to work with each of you! =)

Hugs to all of you!
Summer =)

Winner of challenge 23...

Thank you all for participating in our 23rd challenge! We enjoyed all of the Spooktacular Halloween creations! We've lots of excitement today so we'll get right to our randomly selected winner!

The lucky winner of Challenge 23 is:

Nicolchen of Nicolchens kleine Bastelwelt!

Congratulations to you Nicolchen! Please contact me with your choice of one Belles 'n Whistles rubber stamp! I'll get your chosen stamp out to you in the mail! ;D

NOW, I hope you'll all join us in our next Roses on Paper challenge...a Christmas creation! =)

Summer =)

Challenge 23: It's nearly Halloweeeeen!

~~~~Scroll Down for winner of Challenge #22~~~~

The theme for this next challenge was chosen by the wonderfully creative Iris! Iris says, "It's Halloween!" She would like to see your Halloween themed cards or craft projects, invitations or treat bags...yum!! ;D

**When joining us in this challenge, please remember to use a Belles 'n Whistles, Magnolia, Alota, Greeting Farm OR Bildmalarnas stamp in order to qualify!**

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE GUEST DT CALL IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY...YOU'VE GOT TILL THE END OF TODAY TO DO SO!

The winner of this Challenge will be chosen randomly on Monday, November 2nd...you have until November 1st to enter!

The prize for this challenge will be
winner's choice of a soon-to-be-released

Belles 'n Whistles Christmas stamp...whooo hoo!

Some Design Team samples, for inspiration:


Iris


Peta




Anki




Susan



Jodi


Summer =)

WInner of Challenge 22...

Thank you all for participating in our 22nd challenge! We enjoyed all of the beautiful Fall creations! Yes, Mister Linky did give a bit of trouble though the entries that were signed up prior are posted there in the challenge. Do not worry--your entries were not lost! =) I combined the Mister Linky entries together with those who had left comments, being sure to omit any duplicates. Names were then written and cut into slips of paper and one name was randomly drawn. (Usually, Random.org is used to help select the winner)...

The lucky winner of Challenge 22 is:

Kiki of Kiki's Kreativ-ecke!

Congratulations to you Kiki! Please contact me with your choice of one Belles 'n Whistles rubber stamp! I'll get your chosen stamp out to you in the mail! ;D

NOW, I hope you'll all join us in our next Roses on Paper challenge...a Halloween creation! =)

Summer =)

Guest DT Call!

~~~Please scroll down for Challenge 22

& the winner of Challenge 21!~~~

(this post will remain at top through October)

Yahooo! It's time for another exciting Guest Design Team Member Call for the yummy new stamp line, Belles 'n Whistles! There are three positions up for grabs for the term of November through December, open to crafters worldwide! During the 2 month position, you will be expected to create a card or other craft project using the stamps I send you, participate in challenges and post blog entries and photos on your blog.

Conditions of Application:

If you are interested in applying for a Guest DT spot on the new Belles 'n Whistles team, the following are the requirements:

~you must have a blog yourself
~you must be a follower of this ROP/BnW Combined Challenge Blog
~you must have participated in a challenge here after June 15th (our last GDT call) OR you must participate in the current challenge below .

Guest DT members will be selected and announced in the last week of October.

To Apply:

~Select a project you've entered into one of our ROP Challenges after 6/15/09 (if you haven't yet entered, be sure to join in on the current one below to qualify)
~Post your chosen project on your blog, announcing the Belles 'n Whistles Guest Design Team member call and linking to this post.

You have until October 19th to participate in this exciting call! I hope you'll join in!

Summer =)

Challenge 22: Choose a Sketch & Use these Colors!

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The theme for this next challenge was chosen by the fabulously talented Jodi! She would like you to choose a sketch from another challenge blog PLUS use the Fall-ish colors of Orange, Brown and Green!

You may also use this challenge theme to create your entry for the upcoming Belles 'n Whistles Guest DT call so if you haven't entered a previous challenge and would like a chance at a Guest DT spot, get a move-on! While I was SUPPOSED to post the guest DT call this evening (morning/afternoon for many of you), I forgot. I promise to have it up this wednesday though, so get your entries ready! =)

**When joining us in this challenge, please remember to use a Belles 'n Whistles, Magnolia, Alota, Greeting Farm OR Bildmalarnas stamp in order to qualify!**

The winner of this Challenge will be chosen randomly on Monday, October 19th...you have until October 18th to enter!

The prize for this challenge will be

winner's choice of a Belles 'n Whistles stamp!

Some Design Team samples, for inspiration:

Jodi

(Friday Sketchers)

Rosette

(Midnight Madness Sketch)

Anki

(Anki's Own Sketch, Belles 'n Whistles Blog-->Join us!)

Iris

(Friday Sketchers)

Susan

I {heart} to Stamp sketch

Join us here and don't forget to come back this Wednesday for our Guest DT call...whooo hooo!!

Summer =)

Sorry! Mister Linky had disappeared some days ago though below is the list of participants prior to his disappearance, LOL!

The winner will be chosen from the Mister Linky list as well and the comment list combined however I will be sure to omit duplications...

1. Risa W. 2. mueppi 3. Stempelfan 4. Jenny S. (UK) 5. Jenny S. (UK) Mark 2 6. Bev 7. cheryl 8. Michele Roos 9. irit

10. Jodi S 11. Vivian F 12. Anat Simon 13. sasibella 14. Cheryl 15. Lauretta See (LadyPou) 16. Kiki 17. Paola 18. Alex L

19. Benedicte 20. Erin... 21. Kathy 22. Vicki (basement stamper) 23. Gail B 24. Kris 25. Marcea 26. Chris Sather

Powered by... Mister Linky's Magical Widgets.

Thanks all!

Summer =)