ABC challenge

LOLS

Helen

Vicky

Jan

FIONA

Make sure you remember to leave us a direct link to your project (not just your blog) with Mr Linky.

Don't forget to check back later to see if you've made it into to 'Top 5' for the last challenge...and also to find out who's won the £10 voucher for the Secret Crafter.

Winner & Top 5 for J is for...

2009-12-27T18:10:00.002Z

So sorry that this is a little later than expected...time kind of runs away from you at this time of year! lol

Well, hopefully better late than never, here are the 'Top 5' entries for the 'J is for Jigsaw' Challenge:

1. Georgia Mac
6. Chrissie
8. carlyann
9. Angela (Toucan Scraps)
12. Natascha

Congratulations ladies! You may now proudly display our 'Top 5' blinkie on your blogs...please email Vicky & Jane at the address in the sidebar -------->

Now, on to the winner of those fabulous Wags'n'Whiskers stamps.........

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-12-27 18:05:30 UTC

Woo-hoo...that's you Natascha! Please email Vicky & Jane with your full postal address, so that they can arrange to get your lovely stamps sent out to you.

K is for ......

2009-12-23T07:00:00.016Z

Hello everyone, are you ready for Christmas? If not, maybe you will like our new blog which begins tomorrow with a blog hop, so please be sure to check out our sister blog ABC Christmas Challenge, details of which are in the last post.

The final challenge of the year is here, and we are lucky that Wendy is joining us from the Secret Crafter. She has kindly donated a £10 gift voucher for her shop as a prize for this challenge, which will be sent out to one lucky winner in the new year.

Please check back tomorrow for the winner of the prize and the top 5 for the last challenge.

The theme this week is...

'K is for Kissing'

...so grab your mistletoe and see what the design team have for you starting with Wendy. All the papers and images are available from the Secret Crafter.

Guest DT & Sponsor

Wendy

JANE

Helen

Jan

We hope that you'll find some time over the Christmas and New Year period to join us. As always, leave a direct link to your project (not just your blog) with Mr Linky, so that we can come and visit you.

Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year
to all of our ABC challengers!

From the ABC DT x

Exciting News!!!

2009-12-20T17:30:00.005Z

The ABC Challenge has a new baby sister blog:

The ABC Christmas Challenge!

Are you running yourself ragged trying to get everything made for Christmas? Have you promised yourself to be more organised and not leave everything to the last minute next year? Then you need the ABC Christmas Challenge!

The challenges will run fortnightly in between our regular ABC Challenges on this blog...working through the alphabet helping you to get ahead with preparations for next Christmas. There will be plenty of inspiration from some of our regular ABC design team, plus lots of guests...and prizes too!

To celebrate the launch of the new ABC Christmas Challenge blog, there will be a blog hop on Christmas Eve...with lots of fabby prizes on offer!

So, make sure you set aside some time on Christmas Eve to join us and help us to spread the word.

In the mean time...why not pay the ABC Christmas Challenge blog a visit to find out what it's all about.

ETA - Sorry ladies...I didn't realise it was still private! lol
Have changed the settings so that you can all join us now!

Winner & Top 5 for I for Indigo Challenge...

2009-12-11T00:03:00.004Z

Hi..its my turn this week to choose the winner and top 5 for last weeks challenge..I for Indigo Blue... and what a difficult job it was!!!..thank you all for your wonderful entries...there are some very talented crafters out there...so The Top 5 are:

8 - Brenda
16 - Jeanette
14 - Chupa
30 - Natascha
65 - Sara (Littleminx)

Well done ladies please email us at the address on the side bar for the 'Top 5' blinkie code.

Now on to the winner of this wonderful prize..

It is........56 - Kathryn

Congratulations! Kathryn... Please email Vicky and Jane abcchallenge@hotmail.co.uk with your details.

Thank you all again for the fantastic entries and I look forward to seeing your creations for the J for Jigsaw Challenge.

Hugs
Jan..x

J is for................

2009-12-09T07:00:00.018Z

Thanks to all who joined us last time for the I for indigo challenge. Pop back later to see the top 5 and the winner of our prize.

This challenge is :-

J is for Jigsaw

We want to see a jigsaw element on your project. We are sponsored this time by Wags'n'Whiskers. The lovely Lacey has been fabulous and sent all the DT a stamp from the new release, and has honoured us by guest designing this week. Take a lookey at the blog for more info. The new release is out THIS FRIDAY the 11th December and the lucky winner of this fortnights challenge will win the following 2, yes 2 stamps from the love is in the air release.

Lacey

Jan

Jane

Fiona

1st card

2nd card using a digi image courtesy of Lacey at Wags'n'Whiskers,

Please remember to leave us a direct link to your project (not just your blog) with Mr Linky, so that we can come a visit you.

Winner & Top 5 for H is for...

2009-11-25T13:30:00.005Z

Hi its my turn this week to choose a top 5 I have really enjoyed looking at all your wonderful entries this week, I have tried to leave a comment on every blog too, I has been fun but at the same time difficult choosing from all the fantastic entries and I wanted to have a top 10 but....but but...

I have to choose just 5 soooooo my top 5 are:

10. Marianne lots of work on this one and who can resist penny black stamps, so beautifully coloured

16. Kadie Ensley Love the clear pocket what a brilliant idea, love the colours too!

31. Jane (Brodders) love the tiny pocket and great colours and shape

36. tracy such a cute idea and to have all the names on, but your poor fish! te he he

50. mummylade This is Fantastic, amazing amount of work and the colours too.

Very well done girls! and thank you for a fun time looking at all your brilliant work!

please grab the "top 5" blinkie so you can add it to your blog,
email us at the address in the sidebar for the blinkie code.

OK so now for this weeks winner.......
of the lovely surprise package prize from

Lacey of Wags 'n Whiskers

My winner is 50. mummylade!! congrats on your well deserved win... your advent calendar is wonderful!

please email Vicky and Jane -abcchallenge@hotmail.co.uk with your details

I look forward to seeing every ones entries for the next challenge too!

happy crafting Samantha

I is for...

2009-11-25T07:00:00.011Z

Hello and welcome back to ABC. Gosh the nights are really drawing in now, is anyone else finding that you just want to hibernate rather than craft? Let's hope this weeks challenge will make you want to rummage through all your stash.

We are lucky enough to be sponsored by the lovely Susie

who is offering one person this wonderful prize

all you need to do is join in this challenge

I is for Indigo Blue

to help and inspire you here is the design teams work. We would like to thank Desire and Susan for all the work they have done on the ABC Team who are leaving us after this challenge - thank you both for your inspirational cards.
Vicky

Desíre Fourie from Doing Life

Fiona

Samantha

Helen

Jane

Jan

Please remember to leave a direct link to your project (not just your blog) with Mr Linky so that we can come and visit you...looking forward to seeing what you create!

Top 5 and Prizewinner

2009-11-13T13:51:00.002Z

Unfortunately Jennifer has not been able to choose the top 5 this week so the fairest way is to random generate.

Random Sequence Generator
Here is your sequence:
81
50
16
15
112
31

Timestamp: 2009-11-13 13:50:52 UTC

So 81 is the winner of the prize well done Liza

50 - Ali
16 - Pinky
15 - Crafty Chris
112 - Janna
31 - loreal blonde

please contact me for your blinkie.

hugs Vicky x

H is for...

2009-11-11T07:00:00.053Z

Hello everyone and welcome back to what if the weather this week is anything to go by is a dark and dreary day.

Thank you to everyone who entered the last challenge of green it is great to see so many entries and we have tried to comment on all card but some peoples blogs have widgets that keep throwing us out with script errors, so sorry if yours is one of these as we were unable to leave you a comment.

Jennifer has chosen the top 5 this week and will be publishing them along with the random generated winner of the wonderful prize from Ribbon Oasis later on today.

The theme this week is:

H is for Hidden

and we are lucky to be sponsored by Lacey of Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps. who will be sending a surprise package to one lucky winner.

As per usual here is the talented design team with their interpretation of the theme.

Samantha

FIONA

Desire Fourie from Doing Life

Susan.

Jan

Vicky - card to follow due to personal circumstances

Jane

Jen

Please remember to add a direct link to your project (not just your blog) to Mr Linky...looking forward to seeing what you create!

Top 5 for F

2009-10-28T10:00:00.002Z

It's my turn to choose our top five. I loved looking through all your "flying" creations and it was soooo hard to choose just five but here they are.

Please feel free to grab the "top 5" blinkie to add to your blog.

Jane x

G is for ........

2009-10-28T07:00:00.022Z

Thanks to all who joined us in our "Flying" challenge. Some fabulous versions of things that fly!

The winner of the Secret Crafter £20 voucher is.............

PAULINE C

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-10-27 06:43:37 UTC

Don't forget to come back later to see who is our top five this time.

Onto this week's challenge which is:-

G is for Green

We would like to see any creation as long as the main colour is green.

We are kindly sponsored by

whom have offered us this wonderful prize

.

Here is a little bit about them from their website -

Hi and welcome to Ribbon Oasis. We hope you enjoy browsing our virtual store. Whether you are looking for Organza ribbon for a forthcoming wedding or something special to enhance your scrap booking and crafting projects, we are confident that you will discover something that sparks your imagination.

We are proud to have built up an excellent relationship with several suppliers and consequently have access to a vast selection of ranges and colours - if you don't see what you need, please contact us and we will endeavour to source it. We place great importance on customer service and will try our utmost to help you find the ribbon you want.

Below are our DT samples.

Desíre from Doing Life

Jan

SAMANTHA

JANE

FIONA

Helen

Susan

Desíre Fourie from Doing Life

Please add your link to your blog post and not your blog to Mr Linky for us to come a visit.

TOP 5 for E

2009-10-16T13:04:00.004+01:00

Hi

Sorry it is a bit late but it was my turn to choose and my youngest son has been very ill with a cold this week.

Could the following people please contact me for their blinkie

http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/2009/10/cute-card-thursday-mojo-monday-abc-and.html
http://kimscardcorner.blogspot.com/2009/10/friday-sketchers-passion-for-promarkers.html
http://didosdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-flanders-fields.html
http://aprilsroses.blogspot.com/2009/10/apple-farm-birthday.html
http://cardchallengesandmore.blogspot.com/2009/09/cuttlebug-spot-50.html

Thanks Vicky xxx

Winner of 'E for Embossing' Challenge

2009-10-14T14:10:00.000+01:00

Wow! What a lot of fabulous embossing you gave us for our last challenge! However, there can only be one winner of the Cuttlebug folder...using Random.Org to choose:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-10-14 13:08:28 UTC

Jolanda

Congratulations! Please email Helen (helenbrammer@hotmail.com) with your full postal address so that we can get your prize in the post to you.

F is for....

2009-10-14T00:20:00.006+01:00

Hello everyone and welcome back to this fortnight's challenge from ABC.
As you can see our new design team members are in place and we hope to inspire you with a nice easy topic of:-

F is for Flying.

We are lucky to be sponsored by Wendy of Secret Crafter this week. She is offering one lucky person a £20 voucher to spend in store, how exciting is that! Plus she has offered to sponsor us on a regular basis mwah Wendy we love you. Look out in future weeks as she is joining us as a guest designer.
So here is the new design teams take on F is for Flying, remember this can be anything that flies, insects, fairies even witches.
Good Luck everyone!

Jan

Fiona (Strawberryfields)

Jen

Jane

Susan.

Looking forward to seeing what you create...please leave a direct link with Mr Linky.
Don't forget to come back later to see who won the prize for the 'E is for Embossing' challenge...and who made it into the Top 5.

The small prize for entry for the design team

2009-10-02T17:55:00.001+01:00

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

3
Timestamp: 2009-10-02 16:55:13 UTC

Could Sari please contact me and I will get a small gift off to you.

E is for.....

2009-09-30T07:00:00.018+01:00

Hello everyone welcome back to ABC bet it seems like an awfully long time since you last joined us!

I am very, very proud to announce that the following people have been chosen by the team to join us. So a massive welcome to

Susan Zuzarte

Jan

Samantha

Desire Fourie

Could you all please contact Vicky on the address on the side, who will send you the details of the forthcoming challenges.

Thank you to all 44 people who applied.

This week it is a nice and easy challenge with a wonderful prize kindly donated by Helen.

Prize: 'Moroccan Screen' Cuttlebug embossing folder

E is for embossing.

This can be dry or heat as long as there is embossing somewhere on your card please.

Here are the design teams cards for inspiration:

Jen

Jane

Fiona

Please leave a direct link to your card (not just your blog) with Mr Linky, so that we can come and see what you've created...don't forget that this challenge will run for two weeks.

A Break from the Alphabet

2009-09-16T07:00:00.008+01:00

Important news -

From now on the ABC Challenge will be fortnightly.

This week we are taking a break from the alphabet as we are holding a design team call.

Unfortunately both Dawn and Cathy (whom help set up the challenge blog with Vicky) have stood down due to family commitments. I would like to thank them for the work they have put into the blog and also the wonderful cards they have produced for us. I hope that they will continue to join in the challenges and know that a place is here for them should they wish to rejoin the design team at any point.

We are looking for new members for the team, if you would like to join please do the following:

1. Post about this on your blog and link it back.

2. Choose your 3 favourite cards and add them to the post. Please show in these cards what you determine your style to be.

Please note this is a 6 month post to be extended if you and the team are happy with your work. You must be prepared to comment on at least a 1/3 of all entrants and have your card ready to be posted 24 hours before the challenge goes live. We have the topics prepared for the rest of the alphabet so it is ok to prepare in advance.

The winners will be announced in 2 weeks time, when the alphabet will continue with E.

All entrants will be put in a draw to win a mystery prize.

Please leave a direct link to your DT applictation post (not just your blog) on Mr Linky.

D is for Die CutsTop 5

2009-09-16T06:45:00.000+01:00

Wow...it was another bumper week for entries...it's great to see so many of you joining us each week...and a few new faces too! :0)
Once again you made it really difficult to choose, but here are our Top 5:

5 - Katie Tate
30 - Mervi
68 - Deanne
98 - Raindropecho
108 - Leonie

Congratulations Ladies! Please email Vicky (via the address in the sidebar -->) for the html code for the Top 5 blinkie.

WInner of 'C is for Circles' Challenge

2009-09-09T08:45:00.001+01:00

Well, after adding those entries left via a comment to those already on Mr Linky...we had a record 187 entries for our 'C is for Circles' challenge...I guess you all really wanted to get your hands on the fab Whiff of Joy stamp we had on offer as a prize!
However, there can only be one winner...and I'm so glad we use Random.Org to choose...and that winner is:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-09-09 07:44:13 UTC

Which is Jane!

Congratulations Jane! Please contact Vicky (her email addy is in the sidebar --->) to arrange to get your prize.

D is for .....

2009-09-09T07:00:00.014+01:00

Wow...it seems that you all appreciated the extra time we gave gave you to complete our 'C is for Circles' challenge...we had a record number of entries...and it was really difficult to choose our 'Top 5' from all of your fabulous creations. Thank you to all of you who entered the challenge...and our 'Top 5' are:

23 - Susie Sugar
32 - Itzuvit
115 - Ali
143 - Kat
170 - Nina B

Congratulations ladies! Please email Vicky (her address is in the sidebar --->) to get the html code for your blinkie.

The lucky winner of the fabulous 'Niki the Racoon' stamp kindly donated by Whiff of Joy stamps will be announced later this morning...so make sure check back to see if you've been lucky!

So...on to this week's challenge...our theme is:

'D is for Die cuts'

We'd like to see you using die cuts on your card...these can be shapes you've cut yourself...or bought die cut shapes...or even punched shapes.

Here's some inspiration from our design team:

JANE

Jen

Dawn

Please use Mr Linky to link directly to your entry (not just your general blog address) to make sure that we can find it. Now that the hectic start of the school year is over, we are back to our normal weekly challenge. We do hope that lots of you will join us again this week!

C is for.....

2009-08-26T07:00:00.020+01:00

Welcome back everyone this wonderful sunny (I hope) Wednesday morning for the ABC Challenge.

We are doubly lucky this week as not only has Whiff of Joy agreed to sponsor our challenge this week but Rach from their design team has kindly Guest Designed for us.

Here is the wonderful stamp that Whiff of Joy have offered for you to win. It is Nikki the Racoon, isn’t he gorgeous.

Now our theme this week is C is for Circles now this theme will run for 2 weeks as a one off as it is the bank holiday here in the UK this weekend and all the schools are going back next Thursday and one of our design team’s little girls starts big school for the first time. This will hopefully give you all time to enter.

Here is our work to inspire you. Please check out the previous post for who made the top 5 this week.

Rach

Jane

Dawn

Please enter via Mr Linky...remember to link directly to your entry, not just your blog, to make sure that we can find it! Don't forget you have two weeks to enter this challenge :0)

B for buttons blinkies

2009-08-25T22:11:00.001+01:00

Wow I can't believe how many of you love buttons. What a hard choice we have had this week, and thank you to everyone who took part.

... so here are our top 5 ...

Jolanda

Desire

Vicki

Donna

Regina

Please contact us for your blinkies.

2009-08-19T08:56:00.004+01:00

Hi

The winner of the wonderful stamp set donated by Simon Says is -

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

104 Timestamp: 2009-08-19 08:05:37 UTC

which is Sharon

Congratulations hun, please email me and I will arrange for your prize to be sent out to you.

The first top 5 are:-

Erin

Dianne

Kim Y

Trudy

Georgia

If you also contact me I will send you the html code for your blinkie, to display with pride on your blogs x

B is for Buttons

2009-08-19T07:00:00.015+01:00

Hello and welcome back this week to the letter B. A nice easy one for you all this week the design team would love to see....

Buttons on your card.

We have been looking through all your cards and projects so please come back later to see who has won the wonderful stamp kit offered by Simon Says Stamp and our first top 5.

Here are the design teams cards on this theme -

Jane