Challenge Rules

You are welcome to use any stamp to enter the challenge. However, if you use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp, you will be entered into a 2nd drawing for a Free Wags 'n Whiskers digital stamp in addition to the regular prize.
You can enter any type of paper craft project. You can enter up to 2 times per challenge. It must be a new project, fit the theme, no back-linking, and must be a direct link to your project entry, or it will be deleted.

Wednesday 31 March 2010

Let's Play - Sneak Peek Day 1


Are you ready for some Sneak Peeks?!

We are so thrilled to be able to share our latest release with you!

We have 8 fun Sport themed stamps designed by our talented artist Cris de Lara.

The below wonderful Design Divas have sneak peeks to show you today.... You will notice that we have a new guest Diva - Debbie playing along with us while Jacqui takes a little break.











Make sure to check back tomorrow, too for even more sneak peeks!! Let' Play will be released Friday 2nd April at 7amEST/12:00pmGMT.

If you haven't already please help as spread the word by grabbing the badge on our earlier post. Be sure to leave your details to be entered into the drawing to win the full release.

Also our current challenge with Tina's fabulous sketch will remain open until our next challenge on 9th April.


Saturday 27 March 2010

Wags'n Whiskers release info

Are you ready for a new release??!! Well it's time to "play"!!!

We are so excited to announce that we will have a new release on Friday, 2 April!!!

The sneak peeks will begin on Wednesday, 31st March on the Divas Blogs!! We will have links to the participating blogs listed here, too. The peeks will continue on Thursday, 1st April.

There will be a Blog Hop here beginning at 12:01 EST/5:00am GMT on Friday April 2nd. Then at 7:00 am/noon GMT the stamps will go live in the stores with links here on the blog.

Would you like to win the whole release???!!!

Well grab the release banner above and post it on your blog with a link back to this blog.
One lucky person will win the whole release!!! The winner will be posted on Monday April 5th.

Thanks for helping spread the word and Good Luck!




Friday 26 March 2010

Challenge 16 winners - Crystal

Thank you so much to everyone who played along with our challenge last week! We loved seeing all of the different ways that you added dimension to your cards!

The winner of a stamp of your choice for last week's challenge is...

Congratulations!! Please contact Lacey at LaceySoLiving@bellsouth.net with your stamp choice and mailing address!!

We also had a few lovely ladies interested in being a Guest for our next challenge! Thank you so much for wanting to play along.

This week our guest spot goes to...


Thank you so much for playing along with our challenge! I love your card and your beautiful coloring and I can't wait to see what you do with our next challenge!

Please contact Lacey at LaceySoliving@bellsouth.net and I will let you know the challenge information!

Challenge 17 - Sketch by Tina

Welcome back stampers!! I hope you had a lovely week!! And I hope you have a lovely weekend planned as well!
It's Friday, so it's time for another Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge!! But before we get to this week's challenge...guess what will happen NEXT Friday?!

How about a new release and Blog Hop?! Yay!!

The sneak peeks will begin on the DT blogs starting on Wednesday, March 31st. They will continue on Thursday, April 1st. Then at midnight EST/5am GMT on Friday morning, we will host another blog hop!

At 7am EST/Midday GMT Friday, April 2nd the stamps will go live on the blog and our stores!!


Now it's time for this week's challenge...

Tina is our hostess this weekend and she gave us a wonderful sketch to follow...


Remember that one participant will win a stamp of your choice!! Yes, that will include one of the new release stamps, too if you would like!!

But you MUST use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp to be entered into the drawing for the prize.

Click here if you would like to purchase any Wags 'n Whiskers stamps.


This challenge will go on for 2 weeks since next week we will have a release instead of a new challenge. Therefore, you have until April 8th to enter this challenge.


Calling all Designers...

If you would like to be a guest for one of our challenges, make sure to add "DT" after your name when you link your project with Inklinz.

Now it's time to check out the fantastic samples made by the Design Divas...

Here is our Guest for this week:
Carolina Anderson




Sharon


Christa
Michele





Chris

Karen



Ok...now it's your turn!! Let's see what you do with Tina's sketch!!

Make sure to link your project to Inklinz to be entered into the drawing for the free stamp of your choice!

Don't forget to add "DT" if you would like a chance to be one of our guests!!

Happy Stamping!



Friday 19 March 2010

Challenge 15 Winner - Lisa Jane

Congratulations Lisa Jane! You are the lucky winner of last weeks challenge!!! We love your pretty card using Gemma and Bella's Spring Fun. Great job creating your flowers!

Please email me nichola.fairbairn@googlemail.com with your stamp choice and address details :-)

Your random numbers:

7

Timestamp: 2010-03-19 21:44:49 UTC



The lucky player joining us next week as guest is Carolina. Your Hey Chickie card is adorable and we look forward to you playing along with us next week!

If you wasn't picked this week keep playing! Be sure to add "DT" after your name when entering this weeks challenge.

Challenge 16 - Pop it up!

Wow, can you believe it is Friday already! Time for a new challenge :-) I will be back later with the winner of last week's challenge as well as our Guest DT for next week!

This week our fabulous designer Chris is asking you to:

Pop it up!!!

Basically, add some dimension to your card or paper project.

To play our challenges you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp as your main image to be entered into the prize drawing.

If you don't have any Wags 'n Whiskers, then it's time to go shopping!!!. There are also a few stores throughout the world that now carry Wags 'n Whiskers. If you would like to have them available locally, have your local stamping store contact us about wholesale opportunities.

Once again, one lovely participant will win a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp of your choice.

Before I go... don't forget that if you would to be considered for a guest spot make sure to add "DT" after your name! Keep in mind we can only choose 1 guest each week...so keep playing!

Below are the teams stunning samples to inspire you!!! Be sure to visit them at the blogs for more details on the products used on their creations.

Our wonderful guest joining us for this challenge is Cathy. Thanks so much for playing along with us :-)











Friday 12 March 2010

Challenge #14 Winner - Jolita

I loved seeing all of the creative and different styles of tags from last week's challenge! Thank you so much for playing along.

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
3
Timestamp: 2010-03-12 13:10:12 UTC

Last week's random winner for the free stamp of your choice is:
Congratulations! Please email me at LaceySoLiving@bellsouth.net with your mailing address and stamp choice.
This post was linked twice because both Jolita and her daughter participated in the challenge so I will go ahead and share both tags...
And the winner of this Guest spot for next week's Challenge is: Cathy!
Here is the lovely card Cathy created adding tags for the sentiment...


Keep in mind we can only choose 1 guest each week...so keep playing! And make sure to add "DT" after your name if you would like to be considered for a guest spot!

Challenge 15 - Make you own Flowers

Hello stamping friends! We are back again this week with another fun challenge!! Thank all you so much for participating with the challenges. I will be back later with the winner of last week's challenge as well as our Guest DT for next week!

This week's challenge is brought to us by Michele. And if you follow Michele's blog, then you are well aware that she LOVES to make her own designer flowers! So she is challenging us (and you) this week to:

Make your own Flowers!!

One lucky person who enters will win one Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of YOUR CHOICE!!

But remember, in order to be entered into the drawing for the free stamp, you MUST use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp.

If you are in need of a Wags 'n Whiskers stamps, just click here! There are also a few stores throughout the world that now carry Wags 'n Whiskers. If you would like to have them available locally, have your local stamping store contact us about wholesale opportunities.


Now here are the awesome cards made by the wonderful Design Divas.

Let's start with our Guest who was chosen from her participation last week...Maria...

Now here is our host Michele


Tina









Jacqui





Lacey (me)


Nikki

Now it's your turn! Let's see those hand-made flowers! It could be flower punches, ribbon flowers, or anything you can think of!

Make sure to link you card in Mr. Linky for a chance at a free stamp.

Before we go, I wanted to point out that Michele has made a few tutorials on how to create flowers. And for today's post, Tina has created a tutorial on how she made the sheer flowers on her card. Make sure to go check them out!

Friday 5 March 2010

Winner Challenge 13 - Lisa Jane

Congratulations to Lisa Jane who is our winner of Challenge 13!!!! We loved your adorable card using Furry Friends.

Here are your random numbers:

9

Timestamp: 2010-03-05 20:17:03 UTC


Please contact me nichola.fairbairn@googlemail.com to claim your prize.

Thank you to to everyone who showed an interest in being a guest DT for next weeks challenge. Our lucky player joining us next week is Maria - Maria's Studio! Above is Maria's gorgeous card using Steal a kiss. Please contact me for next weeks challenge details.

If you wasn't chosen please do play along again and you will get a chance very soon. Just pop the word DT after your name when completing Mr. Linky :-)

Challenge 14 - Tags/Bookmarks

It was so great to see so many of you playing along again last challenge :-) I will be back very soon let you know who last weeks winner is and to also announce the guest who will be joining us next challenge.

Before I tell you about this weeks challenge I have some sad news to share in that dear Inge will be leaving us :-( We are so thankful to Inge for all the beautiful work she has given us and wish her all the best! Love ya!

This week our talented gal Karen is asking you to create either a tag or bookmark. You may want to combine the tag with a card like some of our designers have done below.

To play our challenges you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp as your main image to be entered into the prize drawing.

If you don't have any Wags 'n Whiskers, then it's time to go shopping!!!.

Once again, one lovely participant will win a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp of your choice.

Wow, the team sure have some stunning samples to inspire you!!! Be sure to visit them at the blogs for more details on the products used on their creations.


















Jacqui

Lacey


Feel free to leave comments on this post but to be entered into the prize draw you must link you card using Mr Linky!