Monday, September 25, 2023

Challenge 50 Reminder and Winner and Top 3 From Challenge 49

 Hello and welcome back to the challenge blog.

We're back today to share some more inspiration for our current challenge and let you know the winner and top 3 from Challenge 49.

Our theme for Challenge 49 was 'Use Your Favourite Colour Combination'

Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Our winner chosen by random.org is:

#2 - Bea

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

Please make sure you claim your prize before the end of October.

Please take our badge for your blog:


And our top 3, chosen by the Design Team, are:

#2 - Bea (it must be your lucky week!)

#6 - NanaConnie

#12 - Vannessa

If anyone from the Top 3 would like to join us as a Guest Designer in a future challenge, please send me an e-mail - madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com

 Congratulations to the Top 3, please grab your badge below: 


Now back to our current challenge which is:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Here's some more inspiration from our Design Team:

Clara using The Zoo

Gina using Flower Fairy Daisy



Kel using Unicorn Princess



Maria using Balloons and Ice Cream



Samantha using Panda Balloon




Don't forget to join us for the current challenge.

Helen and the Design Team x

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Challenge 50 - Happy Birthday

 Hello and welcome back!

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 September 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 now on to this month's challenge and very appropriately as it's our 50th challenge our theme is:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

We have a Guest Designer joining us for this challenge - please welcome Wendy and here is the beautiful card she has made:


Wendy used Be My Valentine to make her card.

And here is some inspiration from our Design Team:

Annie using Balloons and Ice Cream

Deanne using Balloons and Ice Cream

Helen using Balloons and Ice Cream

Kimberly using Panda Balloon

Great inspiration from the team!

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.

Don't forget about our Instagram page here.

Happy crafting

Helen and the Star Stampz Challenge Team x




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Friday, August 25, 2023

Challenge 49 Reminder and Top 3 From Challenge 48

 Hello and welcome back to the challenge blog.

We're back today to share some more inspiration for our current challenge and let you know the winner and top 3 from Challenge 48.

Our theme for Challenge 48 was 'Christmas in July'

Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Our winner chosen by random.org is:

#10 - NanaConnie


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

Please make sure you claim your prize before the end of September.

Please take our badge for your blog:


And our top 3, chosen by the Design Team, are:

#11 - KraftiKards

#16 - Jinny

#29 - Claudia


If anyone from the Top 3 would like to join us as a Guest Designer in a future challenge, please send me an e-mail - madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com

 Congratulations to the Top 3, please grab your badge below: 


Now back to our current challenge which is:

USE YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBINATION

Here's some more inspiration from our Design Team:

Clara using Fireflies


Gina using Beauty Chibi

Kel using Dennis



Samantha using Fireflies

Don't forget to join us for the challenge here.

Helen and the Design Team x

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Challenge 49 - Use Your Favourite Colour Combination

Hello and welcome back!

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 July 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 now on to this month's challenge:

USE YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBINATION

AND PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOUR COLOUR COMBINATION IS.

We have a Guest Designer joining us for this challenge - please welcome Carol and here are the two beautiful cards she has made:


Carol has used Sunflower Smiles to make her cards.

We are also welcoming Clara and Maria to our Design Team!  You will be seeing their cards for this challenge later in the month.

And here is some inspiration from our Design Team:

Annie using My Sweet Sunflower

favourite colour combination: yellow, orange and green



favourite colour combination: yellow and purple



favourite colour combination: pink and kraft




Great inspiration from the team!

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.

Don't forget about our Instagram page here.

And we have a new anything goes Facebook Challenge for any cards made using Star Stampz image so for an extra chance to win head over to the Facebook Group here

Happy crafting

Helen and the Star Stampz Challenge Team x




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Click here to enter

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Challenge 48 Reminder and Winner and Top 3 from Challenge 47

 Hello and welcome back to the challenge blog.

We're back today to share some more inspiration for our current challenge and let you know the winner and top 3 from Challenge 47.

Our theme for Challenge 47 was 'whatever the weather'.

Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Our winner chosen by random.org is:

#10 - Bernadet

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

Please make sure you claim your prize before the end of August.

Please take our badge for your blog:


And our top 3 are:

#1 - Paper Whims

#4 - Vannessa

#11 - Jinny


If anyone from the Top 3 would like to join us as a Guest Designer in a future challenge, please send me an e-mail - madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com

 Congratulations to the Top 3, please grab your badge below: 


Now back to our current challenge which is:

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Here's some more inspiration from our Design Team:

Gina using 'Christmas Elf'

Helen using 'Cup of Cocoa'

Kel using 'Christmas Doll Stocking'

Samantha using 'Jack Frost'

Don't forget to join us for the challenge here.

Helen and the Design Team x

Monday, July 10, 2023

Challenge 48 - Christmas in July

 Hello and welcome back!

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 July 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 now on to this month's challenge:

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

We have two Guest Designers joining us for this challenge:

First is Aimeslee who has used Santa's Letter to make this beautiful card:


 Head over to her blog here to leave a comment and see more of her great work.

Next is Clara who has used The Nutcracker to make this great card:


To see more of Clara's cards and leave her a comment, head over to her blog here.

And here is some inspiration from our Design Team:

We have a new Design Team member joining us this month - please welcome Annie!







Great inspiration from the team!

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.

Just before we go here's some news from Star Stampz:


First of all, we have a new Instagram page here so please follow us and keep an eye out for inspiration from the Design Team there

AND

We have a new anything goes Facebook Challenge for any cards made using Star Stampz image so for an extra chance to win head over to the Facebook Group here

Happy crafting

Helen and the Star Stampz Challenge Team x










You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Challenge 47 Reminder and Winner and Top 3 From Challenge 46

Hello and welcome back to the challenge blog!

We're back today to share some more inspiration for our current challenge and let you know the winner and top 3 from Challenge 46.

Our theme for Challenge 46 was 'nature'.

Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Our winner chosen by random.org is:

#12 - Shoe Girls Cards

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

Please make sure you claim your prize before the end of June.

Please take our badge for your blog:

And our top 3 are:

#10 - Carol Gill

#14 - Jinny

#17 - Kraftikards

If anyone from the Top 3 would like to join us as a Guest Designer in a future challenge, please send me an e-mail - madebyhelenblog@yahoo.com

 Congratulations to the Top 3, please grab your badge below: 

Now back to our current challenge which is:

WHATEVER THE WEATHER

Here's some more inspiration from our Design Team:

Kel using 'Water Lily'




Samantha using 'Cup of Cocoa'

Don't forget to join us for the challenge here.

Helen and the Design Team x