Beautiful entries for 'things with wings' - thank you, everyone for your continued support and sharing your delightful festive crafting.
Big apology - when I started commenting on the present challenge I was referring to challenge 256 instead of 257 - please forgive the big senior moments - am now on track to refer to challenge 257 in my comments!
Please note that I publish the prize winners here and on our facebook page, but don't notify winners individually - it is up to you all to check to see if you have won and email me as requested. There are one or two unclaimed prizes, so it's worth having a look back to see if you were a winner.
Please note that my email to send to now is craftyhazelnut@gmail.com
Before I get on to today's challenge, I need to let you know the winners of challenge 256. There were four opportunities to win a prize:
The first winner:
Number 18: Lisa J, who shared this lovely card:
Congratulations, Lisa. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com so I can arrange for you to receive your £10 voucher from Crafter's Companion.
The second winner:
Congratulations, AJ. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can arrange for you to receive your assortment of embellishments from Dawn till Dusk.
The third winner:
Number 53: Marlene, who shared this lovely card:
The fourth winner:
Number 24: Lisa Lynn, who shared these lovely card:
Congratulations, Lisa. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com so I can arrange for you to receive your four digital images from Sweet Pea Stamps.
Now on to:
Challenge 257
For today's challenge I'd like you to use die cuts or punches when making your Christmas creations - the die cuts can even be ready made ones that you have purchased
Once again this week there are four opportunities to win a prize - as usual, winners will be chosen randomly.
The first sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps:
Bugaboo Stamps are proud to sponsor this challenge:
Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay
As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!
If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.
The second sponsor is Crafts 4 eternity:
The randomly chosen winner will receive five digital images of their choice from QKR Stampede.
who is offering three digital stamps (winner's choice) from the Crafts 4 eternity collection.
The third sponsor is QKR Stampede:
'Do you have a sense of humor? Are you looking for a cute stamp? Then, we are the company for you! QKR Stampede is the somewhat cute somewhat quirky rubber and digital stamp company. We showcase the artwork of Ken Herrod, who had a unique, somewhat quirky style with lots of humor and character. You are sure to get a chuckle out of our stamps! We have been offering our unique stamps and supplies to the craft industry for over 15 years. At QKR Stampede our images are available as un-mounted, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps! If QKR Stampede Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, don’t miss out on the sister companies: Eureka Stamps, Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.'
'Do you have a sense of humor? Are you looking for a cute stamp? Then, we are the company for you! QKR Stampede is the somewhat cute somewhat quirky rubber and digital stamp company. We showcase the artwork of Ken Herrod, who had a unique, somewhat quirky style with lots of humor and character. You are sure to get a chuckle out of our stamps! We have been offering our unique stamps and supplies to the craft industry for over 15 years. At QKR Stampede our images are available as un-mounted, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps! If QKR Stampede Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, don’t miss out on the sister companies: Eureka Stamps, Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.'
The randomly chosen winner will receive five digital images of their choice from QKR Stampede.