Challenge 66 - Anything Goes/Inspired by a Song

Hello and welcome back to the challenge blog!

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our last challenge - we really appreciate you joining in.

Don't forget to come back here on 25 January to see who is the winner and top 3 was from last month's challenge and of course to see more inspiration from the Design Team for our current challenge.

All our challenges are now 'anything goes' with an optional theme for you to follow.  Our Design Team will use the optional theme but you can choose whether to or not.

Before we talk about today's new challenge we are saying goodbye to Clara - a big thank you for being part of the team.

And we are saying hello and welcome to:

NanaConnie

and

Mireia PM Crafts

Now back to today's new challenge - 

Our optional theme chosen by Deanne is:

INSPIRED BY A SONG

And here is some inspiration from our Design Team:

Deanne using Cup of Cocoa
inspired by 'Hot Chocolate' by Tom Hanks (from 'Polar Express')

NanaConnie using The Dragon and the Knight
inspired by 'Puff the Magic Dragon' by Peter, Paul and Mary

Mireia PM Crafts using Ballerina
inspired by 'Ballerina' by Nat King Cole

Gina using Angel of One Wing
inspired by 'Born This Way' by Lady Gaga

Samantha using Goth Girl
inspired by 'Nothing Matters' by The Last Dinner Party

Great cards - thank you ladies!

Please link up your cards below remembering to link to your post not your whole blog.

Our rules are in the sidebar - please make sure you follow them so you are eligible for our winner's prize of three digi stamps of your choice.  Our challenges end at 12 noon GMT on the 9th of each month and as I mentioned above, the results will be published in our second post of the month on the 25th.

Helen and the Star Stampz Team x  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 65 Reminder and Winner and Top 3 From Challenge 64

Happy Christmas and welcome back to the Star Stampz Challenge Blog!!

We're back today with a reminder of our current challenge and the winner and top 3 from Challenge 64.

Our theme for Challenge 64 was anything goes/autumn or fall and we had some fabulous entries - your support is much appreciated.

First of all our winner chosen by random.org is:

#3 - Bernadet

Congratulations!  Please e-mail me (Helen) at madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com and let me know which 3 images you would like from the Star Stampz Etsy Shop - please include links in your e-mail.  

And now let's see who I've chosen as the top 3 from Challenge 63:

#6 - Elizabeth H

#9 - Astrid

#11 - Paper Whims

I would like to invite you all to be Guest Designers for a future challenge.  If you would like to take up this invitation, please e-mail me (address above) and we will get everything set up.

And now here is some more wonderful inspiration from the Design Team for our current challenge:

ANYTHING GOES/CHRISTMAS

Clara using Christmas Doll Stocking

Gina using Christmas Star

Maria using Snowflake Fairy

Samantha using Me and My Snowman

We hope that's inspired you to join our challenge here - we'd love to see your cards!

Helen and the Star Stampz Challenge x

Challenge 65 - Anything Goes/Christmas

 Hello and welcome back to the challenge blog!

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our last challenge - we really appreciate you joining in.

Don't forget to come back here on 25 December to see who is the winner and top 3 was from last month's challenge and of course to see more inspiration from the Design Team for our current challenge.

And don't forget that all our challenges are now 'anything goes' with an optional theme for you to follow.  Our Design Team will use the optional theme but you can choose whether to or not.

Before we talk about today's challenge, we are still having a:

DESIGN TEAM CALL

We're looking for some new team members for 2025!

Here's what you need to know:

1. You need to have a blog and a Facebook account - our DT group and Star Stampz group are both on Facebook.

2. You need to be comfortable working with digital stamps, taking good clear square photos of your cards and adding a watermark to your photos.

3. You will make one card per month.

4. We take turns choosing the optional challenge themes (which the Design Team must follow) and choosing the top 3 from challenges.  Design Team members can request a digi stamp to make their cards.

5. You will be commenting on one or two entries in every ten.

If that sounds like something you are interested in or if you have any questions, please e-mail me (Helen) at madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com

And now back to today's new challenge.

Our optional theme chosen by Annie is:

ANYTHING GOES/CHRISTMAS

And here is some inspiration from our Design Team:

Annie using Christmas Doll Stocking

Deanne using Christmas Tangle

Great cards - thank you ladies!

Please link up your cards below remembering to link to your post not your whole blog.

Our rules are in the sidebar - please make sure you follow them so you are eligible for our winner's prize of three digi stamps of your choice.  Our challenges end at 12 noon GMT on the 9th of each month and as I mentioned above, the results will be published in our second post of the month on the 25th.

Helen and the Star Stampz Team x

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 64 Reminder and Winner and Top 3 From Challenge 63

Welcome back to the Star Stampz Challenge Blog!

We're back today with a reminder of our current challenge and the winner and top 3 from Challenge 63.

Our theme for Challenge 63 was anything goes/spooky and we had some fabulous entries - your support is much appreciated.

First of all our winner chosen by random.org is:

#9 - Astrid

Congratulations!  Please e-mail me (Helen) at madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com and let me know which 3 images you would like from the Star Stampz Etsy Shop - please include links in your e-mail.  

And now let's see who I've chosen as the top 3 from Challenge 63:

#12 - Silke

#13 - Paper Whims

#21 - Bernadet

I would like to invite you all to be Guest Designers for a future challenge.  If you would like to take up this invitation, please e-mail me (address above) and we will get everything set up.

And now here is some more wonderful inspiration from the Design Team for our current challenge:

ANYTHING GOES/AUTUMN OR FALL

Clara using Cup of Cocoa

Gina using Thanksgiving Harvest Chibi

Maria using Mushroom Fairy

Samantha using Thanksgiving Harvest Chibi

We hope that's inspired you to join our challenge here - we'd love to see your cards!

And don't forget that we're running a DESIGN TEAM CALL for 2025 - all the details are in this month's first challenge post here.

Helen and the Star Stampz Challenge x

Challenge 64 - Anything Goes/Autumn or Fall

 Hello and welcome back to the challenge blog!

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our last challenge - we really appreciate you joining in.

Don't forget to come back here on 25 November to see who is the winner and top 3 was from last month's challenge and of course to see more inspiration from the Design Team for our current challenge.

And don't forget that all our challenges are now 'anything goes' with an optional theme for you to follow.  Our Design Team will use the optional theme but you can choose whether to or not.

Before we talk about today's challenge, we are still having a:

DESIGN TEAM CALL

We're looking for some new team members for 2025!

Here's what you need to know:

1. You need to have a blog and a Facebook account - our DT group and Star Stampz group are both on Facebook.

2. You need to be comfortable working with digital stamps, taking good clear square photos of your cards and adding a watermark to your photos.

3. You will make one card per month.

4. We take turns choosing the optional challenge themes (which the Design Team must follow) and choosing the top 3 from challenges.  Design Team members can request a digi stamp to make their cards.

5. You will be commenting on one or two entries in every ten.

If that sounds like something you are interested in or if you have any questions, please e-mail me (Helen) at madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com

And now back to today's new challenge.

Our optional theme chosen by Clara is:

ANYTHING GOES/AUTUMN OR FALL

And here is some inspiration from our Design Team:

Annie using Mushroom Fairy

Deanne using Autumn Gift

Great cards - thank you ladies!

Please link up your cards below remembering to link to your post not your whole blog.

Our rules are in the sidebar - please make sure you follow them so you are eligible for our winner's prize of three digi stamps of your choice.  Our challenges end at 12 noon GMT on the 9th of each month and as I mentioned above, the results will be published in our second post of the month on the 25th.

Helen and the Star Stampz Team x

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 63 Reminder and Winner and Top 3 From Challenge 62

Welcome back to the Star Stampz Challenge blog!

We're back today with a reminder of our current challenge and the winner and top 3 from Challenge 62.

Our theme for Challenge 62 was anything goes/men or boys and we had some fabulous entries - your support is much appreciated.

First of all our winner chosen by random.org is:

#1 - Auntysue

Congratulations!  Please e-mail me (Helen) at madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com and let me know which 3 images you would like from the Star Stampz Etsy Shop - please include links in your e-mail.  

And now let's see who Clara has chosen as the top 3 from Challenge 62:

#6 - Paper Whims

#8 -  Astrid

#20 - Bettascrap

I would like to invite you all to be Guest Designers for a future challenge.  If yo

u would like to take up this invitation, please e-mail me (address above) and we will get everything set up.

And now here is some more wonderful inspiration from the Design Team for our current challenge:

ANYTHING GOES/SPOOKY

Clara using Little Halloween Witch

Gina using Pumpkin Painting

Maria using Ghost Girl

Samantha using Ghost Girl

We hope that's inspired you to join our challenge here - we'd love to see your cards!

And don't forget that we're running a DESIGN TEAM CALL for 2025 - all the details are in this month's first challenge post here.

Helen and the Star Stampz Challenge x

Challenge 63 - Anything Goes/Spooky and a Design Team Call

 Hello and welcome back to the challenge blog!

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our last challenge - we really appreciate you joining in.

Don't forget to come back here on 25 October to see who is the winner and top 3 was from last month's challenge and of course to see more inspiration from the Design Team for our current challenge.

And don't forget that all our challenges are now 'anything goes' with an optional theme for you to follow.  Our Design Team will use the optional theme but you can choose whether to or not.

Before we talk about today's challenge, we are having a:

DESIGN TEAM CALL

We're looking for some new team members for 2025!

Here's what you need to know:

1. You need to have a blog and a Facebook account - our DT group and Star Stampz group are both on Facebook.

2. You need to be comfortable working with digital stamps, taking good clear square photos of your cards and adding a watermark to your photos.

3. You will make one card per month.

4. We take turns choosing the optional challenge themes (which the Design Team must follow) and choosing the top 3 from challenges.  Design Team members can request a digi stamp to make their cards.

5. You will be commenting on one or two entries in every ten.

If that sounds like something you are interested in or if you have any questions, please e-mail me (Helen) at madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com

And now back to today's new challenge.

Our optional theme, chosen by Gina is:

ANYTHING GOES/SPOOKY

We have a Guest Designer joining us this month - please welcome Jinny!

And here is her amazing project:

To find out more about Jinny's project and leave her a comment, please head over to her blog here.

Jinny used 'Ghost Girl' to make her project.

And here is some inspiration from our Design Team:

Annie using Little Halloween Witch

Deanne using Little Halloween Witch

Great cards - thank you ladies!

Please link up your cards below remembering to link to your post not your whole blog.

Our rules are in the sidebar - please make sure you follow them so you are eligible for our winner's prize of three digi stamps of your choice.  Our challenges end at 12 noon GMT on the 9th of each month and as I mentioned above, the results will be published in our second post of the month on the 25th.

Helen and the Star Stampz Team x

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 62 Reminder and Winner and Top 3 From Challenge 61

Welcome back to the Star Stampz Challenge blog!

We're back today with a reminder of our current challenge and the winner and top 3 from Challenge 60.

Our theme for Challenge 61 was anything goes and we had some fabulous entries - your support is much appreciated.

First of all our winner chosen by random.org is:

#25 - Vivian Foo

Congratulations!  Please e-mail me (Helen) at madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com and let me know which 3 images you would like from the Star Stampz Etsy Shop - please include links in your e-mail.  Please claim your prize by the end of August.

And now let's see who I have chosen as the top 3 from Challenge 60:

#9 - Paper Whims

#22 - Rebecca Gillard

#28 - Astrid

I would like to invite you all to be Guest Designers for a future challenge.  If you would like to take up this invitation, please e-mail me (address above) and we will get everything set up.

And now here is some more wonderful inspiration from the Design Team for our current challenge:

ANYTHING GOES/MEN OR BOYS

Clara using Football Soccer Boy

Gina using Pumpkin Pile

Maria using Mad Hatter Chibi

Samantha using The Dragon and The Knight

We hope that's inspired you to join our challenge here - we'd love to see your cards!

Helen and the Star Stampz Challenge x