Tuesday 29 April 2014

Color Challenge


Hi everyone and welcome to one of our most populair and favorite challenges!
It's a Color challenge this week and we would like you to use these colors on your project!
Soft Pink, Lavender, Soft Orange and White. Aren't these colors amazing together?

To enter  this challenge here are the guidelines:
Please ensure you have read what is required below.
Max 3 entries per person
You can use any manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine,
dies or embossing folders to enter our challenges. 
Please tell us what products you've used in your post!!!
Our sponsor for this lovely Colorchallenge is :
https://www.facebook.com/EJredefineddesignmn
They are sponsoring us with a custom book letter and any state/country pouch!!
How awesome is this! 
 
Here are the colorful projects of our Amazing Team!

Deneen

Cuttlebug Items Used: 
Spellbinders A2 Filigree Delight Die, Verve Stamps Banner Die, Memory Box Pippi Butterfly Die.

Kim

Memory Box Hello die
Joy Crafts Butterfly dies
Jannie
I have used the Hello Kitty Sitting with bow Sixxix die
And a brandless embossingfolder with flowers
The orange really isn't this bright in real life

 



Tuesday 22 April 2014

Winner - Make us Smile

We had a good giggle with your entries for this challenge, lots of funny sentiments and images. Lots to make us smile.

Well done to #24 Dee ,you are our winner for this challenge.
Such a funny sentiment and a great layout.

Please contact Jannie for your prize and your winner Blinkies too!!! 
Well done to the runners up too!!!!

  Love the ice cream and the sentiment is great. 

#25 - Susanne
Love the fun image and bright colours.
Love the picture and the sentiment is hilarious.

Also, don't forget to contact Kerry for your winner and runners-up Blinkies too!!!

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Easter Eggs

Before we tell you about our new challenge, we must say a BIG goodbye to Kerry. This will be her last project for us. She started Cuttlebug Mania with Jannie, but is moving on to pastures new with her husband and starting a new life in France. We wish her all the best for the future.

There are so many images that come to mind when we think of Easter, the Easter bunny, chocolate, the cross, cute little chicks and of course the Easter egg. 

Please create for us an Easter project which must feature an egg.

Please ensure you have read what is required below.
Max 3 entries per person
You can use any manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine,
dies or embossing folders to enter our challenges. 
Please tell us what products you've used in your post!!!

 Our sponsor for this challenge is Every Crafts a Pound who have donated a £10 voucher for our winner.

http://www.everycraftsapound.co.uk/

See what our design team has created for our Easter Egg challenge....

I've used Provocraft Swiss Dots embossing folder, Sizzix Scribbles Swirls die and Sizzix Thick Cuts Ovals.

Deneen
 Cuttlebug Items Used:  Crafts Too Lattice EF, My Favorite Things Die-namics Chevron Stripes, Taylored Expressions Designer Mini Tags Die, Heartfelt Creations Sweet Juliet Die.

Kim
 I used Marianne Design Border Die, an embossing Folder (free with Cardmaking & Papercarft) and Oval Nestabilities.

Jannie
 Using Peachy Keen faces and a few dies from My Creative Time


Tuesday 8 April 2014

Winner of our 1st Anniversary challenge




 
Thank you all so véry much for joining our festive challenge for our first Anniversary!
There were 52 entries with beautiful dotty details!
 
The winner will get a very special price, a team prize!!
 
So here is this week's winner!
 
 
A very festive dotty card with a very stinkin'cute piggy which deserves to win!
 
Congratulations Lyn and please contact Jannie for your prize
 
 
 
Now for the runners up!! They also did a very good job!!
 
 
Love the design and the spring colours
 
 
 
We love how the cardinals 'pop' and the birch trees.

   #12 - Di -


 Love the CAS look but it's oh so Dotty 

Congratulations to you all!!!!!
Also, don't forget to contact Kerry for your winner and runners-up Blinkies too!!! 

Tuesday 1 April 2014

Make us Smile


Happy April Fools day to you all. 
We hope you have a fun day and are not being fooled to much.
We'd like you to make a funny project, to make a joke or a prank,
but most of all to put a smile on someone's face.

Please ensure you have read what is required below.
Max 3 entries per person
You can use any manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine,
dies or embossing folders to enter our challenges. 
Please tell us what products you've used in your post!!!

 Our sponsor for our our smiley challenge is...

and they have given us Spread your Wings - My Beautiful Butterfly for our lucky winner. This collection includes very large graphics so they'll work well for printed projects, but can also be reduced in size for web graphics. All images are high quality 300 dpi and come in both transparent PNG and non-transparent JPG formats. Original artwork by Trina Clark.


 


Here are our design teams smiley projects....

Kim
I've used square plain & scalloped Nesties and the Joycraft Buckle die.

Kerry
I've used Couture Creations Celebrate embossing folder, Provocraft Fruit and Tags dies and Provocraft Spring Floral die.

Deneen
Sadly no card from Deneen this time as her Cuttlebug is completely broken :(

Jannie
 
 I made a 2-4-6-8 box and adjusted it to my laughing bag!
I just had to buy it with this challenge in mind.
I used 3 dies from My Creative Time