CHALLENGE #34 : "ANYTHING (Something Old, Something New) GOES"

Hi there everyone! Did you have a good Christmas? Here in South Africa we sure did - hot sunny weather, blue skies, gentle breezes - don't you wish you were here?! But then again, a White Christmas is something we'll never experience in South Africa!

Do you have any crafting inspiration left after the Christmas frenzy?
Did you receive new crafting goodies for Christmas that you are just itching to start using?
Is your crafting space littered with offcuts and remnants of old projects that you rushed to get completed before Christmas?

If you answered YES to just one or all of these questions, this new challenge is just for you ...

ANYTHING (something old, something new) GOES

We'd like you to create ANYTHING but you must use something old and something new on your project and it must feature a STAMP (digital, clear or rubber)

If you enter a papercraft project into the inlinkz below, using a non-Digistamps 4 Joy image, you will get one entry into the random draw.

BUT

If you use a Digistamps 4 Joy image on your entry, you triple your chances of winning .... you get THREE entries into the random draw! Now isn't that a bonus!?!

One random winner will be chosen (random.org) to win 3 images of choice from the store.

We will then have a DT's choice award. This award will go to the card / project that we vote to be our favourite (and must be a digistamps4joy image). This winner will receive a $6 gift voucher to spend in the store. We hope that there will be an entry (or two) using a Digistamps 4 Joy image, as there wasn't one in the previous challenge.

You do not need to use a Digistamps4Joy image to win, but we’d love it if you do!
We will choose 2 runners-up who we feel deserve a spot in the top 3.

Challenge Rules
Your project must feature a stamp (digi, rubber or clear).
You can use any image for the challenges. See above.
You have two weeks to enter the challenge.

You may enter a maximum of three (3) entries per DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY challenge.

Your entry must be new. No backlinking to previous posts.
Please link back to Digistamps 4 Joy blog.
Projects that do not follow the theme will not be entered into the draw.
Please use the Inlinkz to link to your CARD/ PROJECT only, please don't link to your entire blog.
You may combine this challenge with other challenges.
If you don't have a blog then please load your card/project into the gallery on the website, and link to that.

The most important rule, however, is to have fun!

The Design Team have created some projects to inspire you ... (we have two designers missing this week Charlene is moving house and is now knee deep in boxes, I think - Best of luck with the move, Charlene, we hope it all goes off smoothly; and Ursula, who is on vacation in The Netherlands, visiting family, and the good times don't end there for Ursula .... her family member OWNS a craft store ... oh WOW!)

The projects all feature Digistamps 4 Joy images available in the store (see the side bar for the link).


Here are the Design Team's Creations, Digistamps 4 Joy images for your inspiration ...

CAROL created this beauty - isn't the charm so pretty ...

ELENOR created this fabulous card - I'd love a dress that sparkly ...

JAN created this cutie with the gorgeous polka dot raincoat and wellies ...

STARLA created a beautiful gate fold card using such vibrant colours...

... and just look at the fabulous inside ...

JEN (me) .. I fell in love with this new DP and was looking for an excuse to use it

THIS JUST IN ..... an inspirational card from URSULA ...

So, as you can see, this is so easy ... !!!

We we can't wait to see what you create!

(Remember to link your blog post and not your blog. You will also make our life so much easier if you switched off the word verification on your blog.)

luv n huggz

Jen

DT Lead and Challenge Co-ordinator

WINNERS OF "MERRY CHRISTMAS - NO MOUSE IN MY HOUSE' CHALLENGE #33

First of all, thanks so so much for all your wonderful entries! ... 134 fabulous creations!

Unfortunately there were some that didn't qualify (we spied some animals sneaking in on the act!)and there were more than 3 entries per person in some cases.

However, with those eliminated, Mr Random.org generated that following winner:

#40 : DOREEN
 Your prize is three digi's from the DS4J store (see the link in the side bar). Please email me (jen[at]jencraft.co.za) with your choices.

Runners up :
#86 : SANDIE
#100 : JULIE J

Winners, please take the Top 3 Badge from the sidebar, add to your blog and link back to this challenge blog.

Once again, thanks for all your entries and congratulations to the winners!

Challenge #34 will be announced on this blog in just under 11 hours time. Be sure to pop by then!

luv n huggz
Jen
DS4J DT LEAD & CHALLENGE CO-ORDINATOR

DS4J : cHALLENGE #33 : "MERRY CHRISTMAS ... but no mouse in my house"

Is it only me, or does Christmas seem to sneak up a little faster each year?

This new challenge will help you make an extra Christmas card ... but it must NOT have an animal on it ... NOT EVEN A MOUSE!

If you enter a papercraft project into the inlinkz below, using a non-Digistamps 4 Joy image, you will get one entry into the random draw.

BUT

If you use a Digistamps 4 Joy image on your entry, you triple your chances of winning .... you get THREE entries into the random draw! Now isn't that a bonus!?!

One random winner will be chosen (random.org) to win 3 images of choice from the store.

We will then have a DT's choice award. This award will go to the card / project that we vote to be our favourite (and must be a digistamps4joy image). This winner will receive a $6 gift voucher to spend in the store. We hope that there will be an entry (or two) using a Digistamps 4 Joy image, as there wasn't one in the previous challenge.

You do not need to use a Digistamps4Joy image to win, but we’d love it if you do!
We will choose 2 runners-up who we feel deserve a spot in the top 3.

Challenge Rules
You can use any image for the challenges. See above.
You have two weeks to enter the challenge.
You may enter a maximum of three (3) entries per DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY challenge.
Your entry must be new. No backlinking to previous posts.
Please link back to Digistamps 4 Joy blog.
Projects that do not follow the theme will not be entered into the draw.
Please use the Inlinkz to link to your CARD/ PROJECT only, please don't link to your entire blog.
You may combine this challenge with other challenges.
If you don't have a blog then please load your card/project into the gallery on the website, and link to that.

The most important rule, however, is to have fun!

Here are the Design Team's Creations using Digistamps 4 Joy images for your inspiration ...

CAROL used the image "Season's Greetings"

CHARLENE

ELENOR

JAN

STARLA

URSULA

JEN (that's me) used

So, as you can see, this is so easy ... !!!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

This challenge will run for double the length of time, that is 4 weeks. You have FOUR weeks to enter this challenge, as the Design Team ladies are taking a Christmas break.

And here's a little bonus:

If you enter a project that falls into the theme of the challenge, we will allow you to enter another "Anything Goes" project into the inlinkz but it must feature a Digistamps 4 Joy image.

All that's left is for us to say "Peace and Love at Christmas" and we hope that your stockings are bulging with exactly what you wish for!

We we can't wait to see what you create!

(Remember to link your blog post and not your blog. You will also make our life so much easier if you switched off the word verification on your blog.)

luv n huggz
Jen
DT Lead and Challenge Co-ordinator

Winners of the "Tic Tac Toe - in full colour" Challenge #32

A great BIG Thanks to everyone that found the time to enter - we loved what we saw on your blogs.

So here goes, with the announcement of the winners:

Congratulations, Random.org chose entry #10 : Cheelsea : Your prize is three digi's from the DS4J store (see the link in the side bar). Please email me (jen[at]jencraft.co.za) with your choices.

Runners up : #14 - Elizabeth H and #4 - Jannny ... both of you created FABULOUS projects!

Winners, please take the Top 3 Badge from the sidebar, add to your blog and link back to this challenge blog.

Once again, thanks for all your entries and congratulations to the winners!

Challenge #33 will be announced on this blog in just over 8 hours time. Be sure to pop by then!

luv n huggz
Jen
DS4J DT LEAD & CHALLENGE CO-ORDINATOR

CHALLENGE #32 : TIC TAC TOE IN FULL COLOUR

For this new challenge we are going to play a little game :

TIC TAC TOE - IN FULL COLOUR

You all know how to play Tic Tac Toe, and this one is no different. Choose three colours in a row, either horizontally, vertically or on the diagonal, and create your papercraft project using those you have chosen. Not too difficult is it?

It can be for any occasion whatsoever, but it must have your three chosen colours as the dominant colours.

If you enter a papercraft project into the inlinkz below, using a non-Digistamps 4 Joy image, you will get one entry into the random draw.

BUT

If you use a Digistamps 4 Joy image on your entry, you triple your chances of winning .... you get THREE entries into the random draw! Now isn't that a bonus!?!

One random winner will be chosen (random.org) to win 3 images of choice from the store.

We will then have a DT's choice award. This award will go to the card / project that we vote to be our favourite (and must be a digistamps4joy image). This winner will receive a $6 gift voucher to spend in the store. We hope that there will be an entry (or two) using a Digistamps 4 Joy image, as there wasn't one in the previous challenge.

You do not need to use a Digistamps4Joy image to win, but we’d love it if you do!
We will choose 2 runners-up who we feel deserve a spot in the top 3.

Challenge Rules
You can use any image for the challenges. See above.
You have two weeks to enter the challenge.
You may enter a maximum of three (3) entries per DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY challenge.
Your entry must be new. No backlinking to previous posts.
Please link back to Digistamps 4 Joy blog.
Projects that do not follow the theme will not be entered into the draw.
Please use the Inlinkz to link to your CARD/ PROJECT only, please don't link to your entire blog.
You may combine this challenge with other challenges.
If you don't have a blog then please load your card/project into the gallery on the website, and link to that.

The most important rule, however, is to have fun!

Here are the Design Team's Creations, Digistamps 4 Joy images for your inspiration ...

CAROL USED red, neutral and blue for her creation:

CHARLENE created this with black, neutral and gold:

ELENOR used red, yellow and gold:

JAN created with black, blue and white:

STARLA used blue, green and gold:

URSULA

So, as you can see, this is so easy ...

All that's left is for us to say that we can't wait to see what you create!

(Remember to link your blog post and not your blog. You will also make our life so much easier if you switched off the word verification on your blog.)

HAVE FUN!

WINNERS OF CHALLENGE #31 : "With Gratitude"

Thanks to everyone that entered - we loved what we saw on your blogs.

So here goes, with the announcement of the winners:

Congratulations, Random.org chose entry #23: Cheryl First : Your prize is three digi's from the DS4J store (see the link in the side bar). Please email me (jen[at]jencraft.co.za) with your choices.

Runners up : #20 - Dee and #3 - Iulia - both of you created FABULOUS projects!

Winners, please take the Top 3 Badge from the sidebar, add to your blog and link back to this challenge blog.

Once again, thanks for all your entries and congratulations to the winners!

Challenge #32 will be announced on this blog 8 hour short hours time. Be sure to pop by then!

luv n huggz
Jen
DS4J DT LEAD & CHALLENGE CO-ORDINATOR

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY CHALLENGE #31 : "With Gratitude"

Here we are back again with the new challenge. For those of you in the US, and for those of you who aren't, in other words, all of us need to say "thank you" so often.
And that is what our challenge is all about:

Create a papercraft project that expresses your gratitude. It can be for any occasion whatsoever, but it must have a sentiment expressing gratitude on the front.
If you enter a papercraft project into the inlinkz below, using a non-Digistamps 4 Joy image, you will get one entry into the random draw.

BUT

If you use a Digistamps 4 Joy image on your entry, you triple your chances of winning .... you get THREE entries into the random draw! Now isn't that a bonus!?!

One random winner will be chosen (random.org) to win 3 images of choice from the store.

We will then have a DT's choice award. This award will go to the card / project that we vote to be our favourite (and must be a digistamps4joy image). This winner will receive a $6 gift voucher to spend in the store. We hope that there will be an entry (or two) using a Digistamps 4 Joy image, as there wasn't one in the previous challenge.

You do not need to use a Digistamps4Joy image to win, but we’d love it if you do!
We will choose 2 runners-up who we feel deserve a spot in the top 3.

Challenge Rules
You can use any image for the challenges. See above.
You have two weeks to enter the challenge.
You may enter a maximum of three (3) entries per DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY challenge.
Your entry must be new. No backlinking to previous posts.
Please link back to Digistamps 4 Joy blog.
Projects that do not follow the theme will not be entered into the draw.
Please use the Inlinkz to link to your CARD/ PROJECT only, please don't link to your entire blog.
You may combine this challenge with other challenges.
If you don't have a blog then please load your card/project into the gallery on the website, and link to that.

The most important rule, however, is to have fun!

Here are the Design Team's Creations, Digistamps 4 Joy images for your inspiration ...

CAROL

CHARLENE

ELENOR (The sentiment is Swedish for "Thank you")

JAN

STARLA (Starla's sentiment is "Thanks" in Hawaiian)

URSULA

JEN (yours truly)

So, as you can see, this is so easy ... I'm sure you can think of at least 10 people you can make a thank you card for.

All that's left is for us to say that we can't wait to see what you create!

(Remember to link your blog post and not your blog. You will also make our life so much easier if you switched off the word verification on your blog.)

WINNERS OF CHALLENGE #30 : " EMBELLISH/EMBELLISH IT" - SEEIN' DOUBLE

thanks to everyone that entered - we loved what we saw on your blogs. I am happy to announce that my internet speed is now upgraded and I will once again be able to leave you all some lovely comment from the next challenge onwards.

So here goes, with the announcement of the winners:

Congratulations, Random.org chose entry #25 : Trina: Your prize is three digi's from the DS4J store (see the link in the side bar). Please email me (jen[at]jencraft.co.za) with your choices.

Runners up : #18 - Joy aka daiseyfreak and #27 - Chris Olsen - we just loved the identical embellishments you used!

Winners, please take the Top 3 Badge from the sidebar, add to your blog and link back to this challenge blog.

Once again, thanks for all your entries and congratulations to the winners!

Challenge #31 will be announced on this blog 8 hour short hours time. Be sure to pop by then!

luv n huggz
Jen
DS4J DT LEAD & CHALLENGE CO-ORDINATOR

WINNERS OF CHALLENGE #29 : 'THINK PINK FOR BREAST CANCER'

Thanks to everyone that entered - we loved what we saw on your blogs, and tried to leave a comment for each of you. I still have problems with \a very slow internet, and couldn't get a page to load in under 5 minutes and for about 12 hours I have intermittent internet connect - hence the lateness of this post .... our apologies

So here goes, with the announcement of the winners:

Congratulations, Random.org chose entry #86 : Susan Dean: Your prize is three digi's from the DS4J store (see the link in the side bar). Please email me (jen[at]jencraft.co.za) with your choices.

The winner of the DT's choice for this challenge is #84 ctgirl - Rene - We just loved your "Hangin' with Spidey" card. Rene enter TWO cards using DS4J images - thanks Rene! Congratulations - you have won $6 dollars to spend in the store (see the link the the side bar) Please email me jen@jencraft.co.za with your choices!

Runners up : #71 - Cec - your soft colours and beautiful roses were just fabulous! and #33 - Trina - your pink ribbon and sympathetic tribute to the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign won our hearts!

Winners, please take the Top 3 Badge from the sidebar, add to your blog and link back to this challenge blog.

Once again, thanks for all your entries and congratulations to the winners!

Challenge #30 will be announced on this blog within in an hour. Be sure to pop by then!

luv n huggz
Jen
DS4J DT LEAD & CHALLENGE CO-ORDINATOR

CHALLENGE #30 : EMBELLISH/EMBELLISH IT "Seein' Double"

Once again, congratulations to the winners of Challenge #29 – it’s clear to see that there are very many of us very passionate about the breast cancer awareness campaign.

I’d like to introduce you to three new images in the DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY STORE:

This week we have an easy challenge where we’d like you to add two identical embellishments on your creation.
If you enter a papercraft project into the inlinkz below, using a non-Digistamps 4 Joy image, you will get one entry into the random draw.

BUT

If you use a Digistamps 4 Joy image on your entry, you triple your chances of winning .... you get THREE entries into the random draw! Now isn't that a bonus!?!

One random winner will be chosen (random.org) to win 3 images of choice from the store.

We will then have a DT's choice award. This award will go to the card / project that we vote to be our favourite (and must be a digistamps4joy image). This winner will receive a $6 gift voucher to spend in the store. We hope that there will be an entry (or two) using a Digistamps 4 Joy image, as there wasn't one in the previous challenge.

You do not need to use a Digistamps4Joy image to win, but we’d love it if you do!
We will choose 2 runners-up who we feel deserve a spot in the top 3.

Challenge Rules
You can use any image for the challenges. See above.
You have two weeks to enter the challenge.
You may enter a maximum of three (3) entries per DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY challenge.
Your entry must be new. No backlinking to previous posts.
Please link back to Digistamps 4 Joy blog.
Projects that do not follow the theme will not be entered into the draw.
Please use the Inlinkz to link to your CARD/ PROJECT only, please don't link to your entire blog.
You may combine this challenge with other challenges.
If you don't have a blog then please load your card/project into the gallery on the website, and link to that.

The most important rule, however, is to have fun!

Here are the Design Team's Creations, using the three newly released images for your inspiration ...

CAROL ... used two spiders (EEEK!) and two flower gems ...

CHARLENE ... used two glossy bat embellies ...

ELENOR ... used two orange and two green gems ...

JAN ... used two pairs of polka dot buttons ...

STARLA ... used two ghosts, two bats and two candy embellies ...

URSULA ... used two brads ...

JEN ( that's me)... used two bats ...

Now that you've seen a wonderful cross-section of the images available in the store (see the link in the right hand side bar), do you see a reason why you shouldn't TRIPLE your chances of winning by using a Digistamps for Joy image? We think not!

All that's left is for us to wish you happy creating, and don't forget to link your post, not your blog, to the inlinkz below.

luv n huggz
Jen
CHALLENGE CO-ORDINATOR AND DT LEAD

***IMPORTANT - If you do not find the images in the store, we are having some internet problems and the images will be up as soon as possible***

Challenge #29 : "Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness"

Once again, congratulations to the winners of Challenge #28.

Before we get to the new challenge - we'd like to introduce you to our newest member of the Digistamps 4 Joy Design Team, the very talented and creative .....

.... welcome .... URSULA

I am Ursula from Roodepoort, now part of the metropolis of Johannesburg in South Africa, where I live with Robert my hubby of 46 years. We run a small business from home making ceramics and candles. I have crafted in some form or another for most of my life. I have tried most types of handcrafts and in 2008 started making a few cards for friends. Well that bug sure bit very hard and I have just loved every minute of my journey. Our 4 sons and their families are scattered around the world, so my passion for cards has certainly kept me busy supplying cards for the 9 grandchildren in South Africa, Netherlands and New Zealand.

Ursula would love you to visit her blog : My Crafting Corner

Ursula joins us for the first time on this challenge and has created a beautiful card for your inspiration.

And now on to the challenge:

This week we have a "Think Pink" challenge because October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

If you enter a papercraft project into the inlinkz below, using a non-Digistamps 4 Joy image, you will get one entry into the random draw.

BUT

If you use a Digistamps 4 Joy image on your entry, you double your chances of winning .... you get two entries into the random draw!

One random winner will be chosen (random.org) to win 3 images of choice from the store.

We will then have a DT's choice award. This award will go to the card / project that we vote to be our favourite (and must be a digistamps4joy image). This winner will receive a $6 gift voucher to spend in the store. We hope that there will be an entry (or two) using a Digistamps 4 Joy image, as there wasn't one in the previous challenge.

You do not need to use a Digistamps4Joy image to win, but we’d love it if you do!
We will choose 2 runners-up who we feel deserve a spot in the top 3.

Challenge Rules
You can use any image for the challenges. See above.
You have two weeks to enter the challenge.
You may enter a maximum of three (3) entries per DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY challenge.
Your entry must be new. No backlinking to previous posts.
Please link back to Digistamps 4 Joy blog.
Projects that do not follow the theme will not be entered into the draw.
Please use the Inlinkz to link to your CARD/ PROJECT only, please don't link to your entire blog.
You may combine this challenge with other challenges.
If you don't have a blog then please load your card/project into the gallery on the website, and link to that.

The most important rule, however, is to have fun!

Here are the Design Team's Creations for your inspiration ...

CAROL
Image : A Well Balanced Workout

CHARLENE
Image : Gypsy

ELENOR
Image : China Girl

JAN
Image : This image is a previous freebie which will be added to the site shortly

STARLA
Image : Dress on Hanger

URSULA
Image : Lady with Hat

Jen (me)
IMAGE : Serena

All that's left is for us to wish you happy creating, and don't forget to link your post, not your blog, to the inlinkz below.

luv n huggz
Jen
CHALLENGE CO-ORDINATOR AND DT LEAD