Challenge #112 - Ribbon or Trim

Morning everyone sara here to bring you a new challenge and I have chosen a nice easy theme

...Ribbon or Trim...

so any form of ribbon fancy trim lace etc is fine 

we are sponsored this week by Crafts and Me and Teresa is generously offering the winner 3 Digi images of their choice

so time for some inspiration from the DT

 Nic using Rae by Hannah Lynn

Mina using Perched at Dawn

sara 
using Wynndy by Hannah Lynn

♥ ROSE ♥

using

Hannah Lynn's Monarch Mermaid Digital Stamp

Mona using Monica



now its your turn

please link up below 

happy crafting hugs sara x x x

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Winner and C&M Spotlights - Challenge 110 - Untraditional Christmas Colors

Thanks so much to all of you who shared your WONDERFUL cards and projects with us for our digi team's Untraditional Christmas Colors challenge.

The randomly selected and VERY LUCKY winner of the generous prize of THREE Crafts and Me Stamps digital images, of your choice, is . . .

 

Congratulations zetk@!  Please contact Rose (details in the sidebar) to arrange for delivery of your fabulous prize of three Crafts and Me Digis.

As Mona has been unable to share her Top 3 choices, she let me select a couple of the fabulous entries that show some of the artists' designs that are available as rubberstamps at Crafts and Me Stamps.

23 - Kate T using Hannah Lynn's rubberstamp Irish Christmas Fae

114 - Shree W using Jasmine Becket-Griffith's rubberstamp Fairy In My Window

130 - Astrid shows her use of a wood ornament similar to those that can be found at the Crafts and Me Stamps online store.

Thank you all for sharing your AMAZING creations.  Congratulations and don't forget to pick up your Top 3 flashing blinky from the sidebar.

 

We look forward to your joining us for our upcoming weekly challenges.

~ Rose

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Craft Tutorial: Non-slip Hair Clip

I've been making crochet and felt flowers and bows for my girls' hair for a long time, and pretty early on I realized that most handmade bows are too heavy for the alligator clips, especially with a layer of felt in between the "jaws."  I figured out this way to make the clips stay in their hair better from looking at my non-slip headbands for running.  There's a line of clear plastic on the inside that grips my hair.  That was easy enough to do!

I put the flowers for all my crochet hats on alligator clips so that they can be used as hair bows after the baby grows out of the hat.  Using this non-slip hair clip method ensures that the clip won't slip off the hat or out of the kid's (or mom's!) hair.

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CHALLENGE #111 CIRCLES

Good Morning,
This weeks challenge chosen by me Teresa is CIRCLES, anything showing circles it could be buttons, cards, stamps, dies, flowers so many choices, why don't you surprise us with what you can come up with!!!
 Here are the wonderful d.t with their inspirational cards.

karina

using Thinking from Robin Pushay

TRACY

Using Tree Top Blessings by Robin Pushay

VICKY xx

Using 'First Snow' by Zindy Nielsen

 Close-up

Amy

A bag charm using Mermaid eclipse

 Close up

GINA

Used Sara Burrier Blue Topaz Available HERE.

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challenge#109 Reds Winners

Good morning everyone,
Wow! beautiful cards to look at and choose from and was it a hard task to do.

First of all the winner chosen by random.org is

 no.88 Arty Andrea

congratulations Andrea please email your address details to Rose in the side bar and we will get your goodies out to you.

 Don't forget to take your winners badge Andrea to display with pride on your blog.

 My Top three for this week was such a hard choice but I got there in the end,
Congratulations girls please take your Top Three badge from the side bar to display proudly on your blog.
Don't forget to join in this weeks great challenge

Teresaxxxxx

no.59 Scrappellen
 

          no.128 Karen c   

                                 

no.100 Sandy's Stampin Scene

 

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Free Pattern: Vertical Stripes Beanie - Newborn

Premie size here.
3 month size here.
6 month size here.

This hat is a worsted-weight copy of this hat.  I think it turned out really sweet.  It would be a great boy hat, too, especially with a little brim.
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Challenge #110

Hi peeps!

Mona here again to set our new challenge hosted by the Dynamite Digi girls. It doesn`t seem like long ago since i was here last time, lol, so you just have to bear with me. 

First i want to say thanks for all the wonderful entries for the last digi challenge. You are all such  a talented crafty bunch! I just hope you are up for a new challenge, again, lol.  

But first this week`s sponsor:

 

 Teresa is generously sponsoring us with 3 digis of the winner`s choice.

The theme set for this week is:

UNTRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

We want to see Christmassy stuff with no traditional Christmas colours.

Here is what the Dynamite Digi Team has created for your inspiration.

Mina using Lady of Amethyst

Mona using Translucence

Nic using Lady of Amethyst by Sara Burrier

Sara using strings of worship by Sara burrier

♥ ROSE ♥

using

Silhouette Fairy of the Holly Digital Stamp

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Winner and Top 3 - Challenge 108 `Bling it up`

Good morning.A huge thankyou for all your wonderful entries in to our `Bling it Up` challenge.All entries were fantastic and i had to keep narrowing down my list to finally get my top 3.You sure made it a hard choice.
So first up i have the lucky winner chosen by Random.org, drumroll please the lucky winner is:

Entry number 131

which is

Carol Gill

Huge congratulations Carol, please email Rose (email in the sidebar) to claim you prize and do pick up your winners badge from the sidebar too :D

Now on to my Top 3.

In no particular order.

Heidy

I love the detail in this card, the image really pops.

Lisa Jane

This is just stunning, i love the rich autumnal colours and sparkle.

Monami

The wonderful Peony Princess stamp has been brought to life by Paulina`s amazing colouring.

Huge congratulations ladies.

Please do grab your Top 3 badge from the sidebar and a huge thank you to all who played along with my challenge.

Do pop back at 9am for our new challenge :D

Hugs Nic.xxxx

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Free Pattern: Tiny Basket

This little basket is about 3" in diameter on the inside, perfect for tiny things like buttons or change.  I made it as a laundry basket for my makeup remover pads.  It's just a little bigger than they are, so they stack up in there just right.  And unlike the lingerie bag I was using, it stands up and looks cute on my counter.

Filled with a week's worth of makeup remover pads, this would be a perfect stocking-stuffer for a teenager or an adult!

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Challenge #109 Reds

Morning everyone,

Sorry I am so late this morning I am still recovering from the show at the weekend, thank you everyone who visited us it was lovely to see you all.

This weeks challenge  is reds, any creation with Red included, I am so looking forward to see what you come up with especially this being the colour for Christmas!

This weeks prize is:-

               A surprise crafty stash of Xmas goodies from

Crafts and Me

TRACY

Coming Soon To Crafts and Me

AMY
Coming Soon To Crafts and Me

VICKY xx

'New' Hannah Lynn digi 'Monica'

KARINA

using Zindy S.D. Nielsens 'Don't Let it Fly'

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Winner and Top 3 # 105 Fantasy Creatures

Hi everyone, a big thank you very much for all your gorgeous entries to our Fantasy Creatures challenges. There were so many fabulous entries, so as always a difficult job to chose our top 3. But first I want to announce the lucky winner, generated via random.org...

No. 29 - Didos

Congratulations Hazel! Please contact Rose to claim your prize. You can find her e-mail addy in the sidebar. And grab the winner banner from the sidebar for your blog.

Now onto our top 3... in no particular order...

Wendy

Mila

Iulia

Congratulations ladies! Very well done! Love your projects. Please grab the top 3 banner from the sidebar to wear with pride on your blog.

Now we look forward to see you joining us again for our next challenge starting very soon.

Have a wonderful day!
Hugs, Karina

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Blog Update

In an effort to make the blog easier to browse, I've added page breaks to the pattern posts.  Instead of seeing the whole pattern on the front blog page, you'll just click in to the post to see the pattern.

To get the whole pattern, you can click on the "see pattern" link at the bottom of each post or the title of the post.  (see image below)

All the patterns are still there, and all the patterns are still free!

I did this so that when browsing the blog, you won't have to scroll past all the technical details of the pattern to get to the next post.

This won't affect direct links at all, just the experience on the main blog page.  Links directly to the post will still show the whole pattern on the same page.

I'm hoping that this will make the labels on the right side of the blog easier to use to find patterns you want.

Thanks for being flexible!

Alli

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Free Pattern: Princess Tiara - Toddler/Youth

This year, for #1's fourth birthday, I wanted to make a more delicate crown with some sparkly pink yarn I knew she would love.  This one in sport yarn is super cute, but my yarn is worsted weight.  So I came up with this.  She was such an adorable birthday princess.  :)

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