Digi Sparkle

Hi everyone and hope all is well xxx

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us last week and as always there were some stunning pieces of work and awesome takes on the sketch.

Massive apologies if I didn't leave you a comment - for some reason either Mr Blogger or my computer decided that it would let me on some blogs but not on others. What a pain!!!

But anyway, we need a winner

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Here are your random numbers:41
Timestamp: 2009-11-10 12:28:16 UTC


Yoohoo Fliss, it's you chick :)
Please e-mail me your details and I'll pass them on to our Lou so that she can organise your prize. Big thank yous to Lou and the team for their sponsorship as well xxxx

And we have another fabulous sponsor this week. and it's Heather at

And check out this prize -

The winner of the challenge will have their account at digisparkle.com upgraded to 'club member status' for a period of one month which will run from when we are notified of the winner till the same numerical day of the following month.

And don't worry if you don't have an account - it is so easy to create one.

As a 'club member' you will be able to download all our products completely free, including any new digistamps that are added to our catalogue during your club membership period. At the end of the month the winner's account will become a normal account again, and any further purchases will be at full price.

That's free access to over £28 worth of digistamps!

And also, the wonderful Heather has joined us for the challenge as well. So I better stop waffling and tell you all what it is :)

Well, in honour of our sponosr, our challenge this week is

Digi Sparkle.

So we want to see a something digi on your card - could be an image or paper, whatever you want to use - plus a bit of something nice and sparkly and blingy.

As always the fab Papertake chicksters have weaved their magic and created some stunners which we hope wil inspire you, and all the images you see on our cards are available from Heather.

We are also saying hello to a new GDT girlie and that is Saskia who will be with us for 4 weeks. And the wonderful Lorraine is also staying with us for another 4 weeks :)x

So here's the cards peeps.

Heather

Lorraine (GDT)

Saskia (GDT)

Jill

Mandy

Sharon

Debi


Donna

Dawny P

Steph

So there's our digi sparklers, and now it's over to you lovely peeps.

If you get a sec, don't forget to check out our individual blogs and see what else we've all been up to. Have a great week and see you next Tuesday xxx

Sketch #27

Hi everyone.
Well didn't that last week fly by!!!!

And what a wonderful response we had to last week's challenge. Huge thanks to everyone who took part and for your lovely spotty stripey creations - fabulous!!

Huge thanks also to Heidi for sponsoring us and our lucky winner is

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Here are your random numbers:115
Timestamp: 2009-11-03 13:20:26 UTC

It's Itzuvit :)
Well done chick and if you e-mail me your details, I'll pass them on to Heidi.

So onto this week. It's time for another sketch and it's this on here ...

And we have another fabulous sponsor this week and it is the sweetness that is Lou at Lily-Boo

When I showed Lou the sketch, she sprung into action and sent it to Sam who designed some images especially for the sketch - how special do we feel xxxx

And it is these 6 very special images that are up for grabs this week.

Not only that, but Lou has joined us as our special guest designer and has done a gorgeous card as well.

Before we get to the team cards, sadly this is the last week for Lorraine and Heather who have been with us for the last 4 weeks.Huge thank yous to you both for all your hard work and wonderful cards.

And apologies to both Heather and Lou, cos some very dozy person forgot to send Heather her image to work with.

No prizes for guessing who that was!!!
We will have a new GDT for you next week.

So onto the team cards - feast your eyes on these :)x

Lou

Lorraine (GDT)

Heather (GDT)

Steph

Mandy

Debi

Donna
Jill

Sharon

Dawny P

We hope you like them :)

If you get a sec, don't forget to pop over to our individual blogs and catch up with what else we've all been up to.

And have fun with the sketch. As always you can rotate and resize any of the elements and flip or rotate it. As long as you can still see the basic sketch then that's fine.
And the text is an optional extra :)

See you all next week xxx

Spots 'n' Stripes

Hi peeps - hope everyone is well :)
It's time for another Papertake Weekly.

But before we check out the DT cards, which are, as always, fantabulous, a huge thank you to everyone who joined us last week. And the winner of Kay's gorgeous prize is .....

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Timestamp: 2009-10-27 12:20:03 UTC

Woohoo, it's Kath :) Well done Kath and if you e-mail me your details I'll pass them on and huge thanks to Kay for her sponsorship xxx

We have another fab prize for you this week and as it is the last week of the month, we have our featured sponsor, the very wonderful ...

Some lucky girlie will get to spend $25 in Heidi's shop and that is the full $25 as Heidi very kindly pays the shipping costs. If you've never been over there, then you are in for a treat cos it is chock full of goodies.

So onto this week. Our challenge is

Spots n Stripes

You can use either or you can use both - tis up to you. And without further waffle from me, here is what our fab girls have done.

Lorraine (GDT)

Heather (GDT)

Debi

Steph

Andrea


Mandy

Sharon

Donna

Jill

Dawny P

So that's what we did and now it's over to you to dig out your spotty stripey bits and bobs and do your crafty thing with them.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out our blogs if you get a sec and catch up with what we've all been up to.

You might even find some blog candy while you're there ;)o

Hugs to all and see you next Tuesxday xxx

Sketch #26

Hi everyone and hope that all is well with you.

Wow, we had a fabulous response to our challenge last week - lots of spookiness and darkness, and all of it fantastic!!!!

Thank you to everyone who joined in and the winner of the Joana Sheen voucher is -

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Here are your random numbers:40
Timestamp: 2009-10-20 10:52:18 UTC

Wooohoooo, Caz, it's you chick. So if you e-mail me your details, I'll pass them on to Pat.

Thank you to Joanna and her team for sponsoring us xxx

So onto this week and it's time for another sketch. This one....

And as always, please feel free to flip, resize and rotate any of the elements and as long as the basuic sketch is still there, then that's completely fine.

Also the text is optional so you can put it on or leave it out - tis up to you xxx

We have another fab sponsor and we are very pleased to welcome back the wonderful Kay from

Toodles & Binks

And get a load of what one lucky girlie will be winning -

Rose Tapestry

It currently contains
Rose Tapestry A4 unmounted sheet, the main image is a whopping 6x6
4 sheets of Razzlebury Prism Cardstock
4 sheets of Iced Lemon Prism Cardstock
3 sheets of BG Urban Couture Tweed PP
3 sheets of BG Urban Couture Merino PP
Turquoise and Pink buttons
Various silk, paper flowers, plus 2 made by me.
Various ribbons
Chiaro and Candyfloss Zoomz

Now is that fab or it that FAB???

So all you have to do is follow the sketch, link us up and that little lot could be on it's way to you next week.

So what did the DT girlies do with the sketch?
Here 's our cards -

Lorraine (GDT)

Heather (GDT)


Sharon

Debi


Jill

Donna

Andrea

Mandy

Dawny P

So those are our cards - we hope you like them :)x
We can't wait to see what you do with the sketch and we'll see you same time same place next week.

Have a great week and hugs from all of us to all of you xxxx

The Dark Side

woooooooooooooooooooooooo

(Vincent Price scary noise from the horror films - just to set the scene)

Hello peeps.
It's time for another Papertake Weekly Challenge and this week
we are going over to

The Dark Side

But before we get here, we need a winner for last week's challenge,

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Here are your random numbers:38
Timestamp: 2009-10-13 11:32:32 UTC

And it's Audrey!!!

Well done chick and if you e-mail me your details, I'll pass them on to Kathe so that she can organise your prize. Thank you to Kathe for her sponsorhip.

Well if anyone read my blog yesterday, they will know that I left a little clue about today. I said that we would be joined by a very special guest today and it is none other than the one and only

Joanna is sponsoring our challenge and our winner this week will get a £10 voucher to spend in the shop.

But that's not all, because Joanna has also joined us as our special guest designer and has made us a card. So a huge thank you to her, and we are thrilled that she has joined us xxxx

I must also thank the lovely Pat at Joanna Sheen for all her help as well - Pat you are a star xxxx

We also have 2 new guest designers for you as well and they are Lorraine and Heather. Welcome girlies and we are so pleased to have you with us for the next 4 weeks. Heather has kindly offered a little prize as well so nip over and check it out if you have a sec.

So, our challenge is, as I said, The Dark Side and we want to see anything spooky, creepy and Halloween-ie on your cards. And without further ado, here's what we all did.

Joanna

Lorraine (GDT)

Heather (GDT)

Jill

Sharon

Andrea

Steph


Mandy

Donna

Dawny P

We hope that you like them and we can't wait to see your 'spooktacular' creations (sorry, I can't help meself!!).

Have a fab and craft week and see you next Tuesday xxxx

Sketch #25

Hi there peeps - hope that everyone is well and not drowning in the flippin rain like we are here today.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our black and white challenge last week. Apart from one Miss Cheaty McCheat (the full sorry story is on my blog here!!) you all managed to make some fab cardage with just the one extra colour.

And thank you to the very wonderful Heidi for her sponsorship once again and we do have a winner ..........

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Timestamp: 2009-10-06 12:34:57 UTC

Well the early bird certainly got the worm cos it's no 3 and that's Terry. If you send me your details chick, I will let Heidi know and she can arrange your prize.

We have another fabulous prize again this week -

cos once again we are delighted to have Kathe join us as our sponsor.

For those of you who didn't see the post when Kathe was last with us, here is a little bit about her and what she does -

Hello my name is Kathe most know as Bluerose. I would like to say that I am a Independent Distributor with The Angel Company (TAC) and it is a direct sales company that manufactures and sells an exclusive line of rubber stamps, paper collections, and accessories for scrap-booking, card-making, and other paper craft projects. They maintain one of the Nation's most liberal angel policies, allowing their customers to not only use their purchased stamps for personal use, but for projects for profit as well. You will love our revolutionary Creative Cling™ Stamping System! This system is fast, easy to use and can maximize your storage space. I would love to invite you to visit my blog at http://www.katzdesignz.blogspot.com/ I sure hope to see you there really soon…

Thank you Kathe - it's nice to have you back with us xxx

On a sadder note. we have to say goodbye to out wondereful guest designers this week. I can't believe it's been 4 weeks since they joined us - how quickly it's gone!!! But a huge thank you to you all cos you've all been stars and you've done some wonderful work for us xxx

We'll have a new and fabulous GDT for you next week.

So as the PTW regulars will know, it's sketch time again and here it is.

Here is what the girlies did with it, and all the images that were used here are available from Kathe.

Suzie (GDT)

Kath (GDT)

Donna - who is NOT a granny lol xxx

Sharon

Andrea

Jill

Mandy

Debi

Steph
Dawny P

Dawny P (again - greedy greedy !!)

Do ya like?

We hope so :)

So now it's over to you to take the sketch and do your thing with it like we did. As always you can be pretty flexible with your interpretation and as long as you can still see the sketch then that is absolutely fine.

And don't forget to come and visit our individual blogs if you get a sec and catch up with what we've all been up to.

Have the fabbiest of weeks and best stay in and make lots of cards cos the weather forecast is awful!!!

See you next Tuesday xxxx

Black & White + 1

Hi everyone and thank you so much to everyone who joined in with last week's challenge. You seemed to like the sketch and there were, as always some pretty fabulous cards.

Before we kick off this week, we have some wonderful news.

We thought it might be nice to add some new girlies to our team, cos although we were small (and perfectly formed lol x), we wanted to bring in some more styles and ideas which we hope in turn will give YOU loads more ideas and inspiration.

And we chose not 1, but 4 :)

So we are so very pleased to annouce that our fab 4 are, Sharon, Debi, Jill and Donna. All such different styles but with one thing in common - they do the most amazing work. Welcome to you all xxx

We's also like to thank the wonderful Wendy for her sponsorship last week and I can tell you that the winner is...

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Timestamp: 2009-09-29 11:36:26 UTC

... Lil Daffodil Fiona.

Well done chick and if you e-mail your details, I'll pass them on to Wendy.

So onto this week.
As it is the last week of the month, we are sponsored by

Heidi and Simon Say Stamp.

So one lucky girlie will get to spend $25 if Mr Random Thingie chooses her next week, and that's the full $25 cos Heidi also pays the shipping costs. Once again, thank you Heidi for you sponsorship xxx

Our challenge this week is a colour combi challenge and it is one of my personal faves,

Black & White + 1

So excluding skin and hair, you must use black and white and you can choose one more colour to work with.

And this is what our team have done.

Kath (GDT)

Nancy (GDT)


Suzie (GDT)


Sharon


Debi


Donna

Jill

Mandy
Steph


Andrea

Dawny P

Kimmie will be along next week - hope you are feeling better chick xxx

So what additional colours will you choose? We cant wait to see and also don't forget to nip along and check out what else we've all been doing if you get a sec.

Until then, have a fab week xxxx

Edited -

Jean McBride in New Zealand sent me these. She doesn't yet have a blog and this is the very first challenge she had ever done. Great work Jean and thank you for joining us xxx