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Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Stamp of the Moment

Morning all, we have some mid month inspiration for you following our 'Favourite Stamps' theme or maybe 'Stamp of the Moment' might be more appropriate as our favourites tend to be moving targets. The challenge runs until 1st September so still plenty of time to join in for the chance of a prize from......

Take a look at the current favourites from the Design Team......

Zoe our Guest Designer

Alice

Anesha

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Sunday, 8 August 2021

Some very sad news

It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that our team mate Kath has died.

As some of you have observed, Kath has been missing from our last few posts, she had been really poorly following a devastating medical diagnosis last month.

I feel fortunate that I was able to chat with her a few times during those weeks and she asked that her crafting friends knew what was happening and her family have now asked that I pass on the news to the crafting world. Sadly I am having to make this posting far sooner than I expected.

Kath was a stamper, starting with a love of Penny Black stamps many years ago, she also enjoyed working with Woodware stamps. She gained great satisfaction from paper piecing using her ever growing collection of DP’s, over the years she shared many beautiful creations using this technique.

She was an invaluable team member at both Allsorts, and the former Penny Black challenge. She was always so reliable with work prepared weeks in advance and the first to help out with commenting if another DT was unwell or away. I feel privileged to have know her for many years, met up with her and have her as a good friend.

She will be missed by so many and we send our love and thoughts to her family at this very sad and difficult time.

I will leave you with a few of Kath’s recent cards

We will all miss you so much Kath.

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Sunday, 1 August 2021

August - Favourite stamps

Morning to you all, we have a new challenge for you and of course the chance to win an A4 stamp sheet or stamps to the same value of your choice. Our theme is a nice and easy one......

******Favourite Stamps******

Your creation can be for absolutely any occasion, all you need to remember is that the focal element (feature of your creation) must be hand stamped (or digital). You can check out our rules here.

One of our regular entrants Zoe will be joining us as our Guest Designer for the next couple of months, please join us in welcoming her. Here is the card she has created

And more favourite stamps from the Design Team, what a varied selection at that......

Alice

Anesha

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Friday, 30 July 2021

July winner and Top 3

Hello everyone, after a month of beautiful floral creations from you all it's time to announce our winner and Top 3 and thank you all for taking the time to share your creations with us.

I am pleased to announce the lucky person who can choose an A4 stamp sheet or stamps to the same value

......as selected by Random Org., is

No 14 Kym

Well done Kym, please mail me from the link on the sidebar ensuring you include your full name and postal address.

And second is......

Rosie

Please note, prizes not claimed within seven days.......by 12th August, will be re-drawn and new winners notified by e.mail or blog comment.

And our Top 3 in a very close run contest in order of votes cast by the Design Team are......

Entry No 34 Pinky

Entry No 40 Lynn

Entry No 53 Dreja

Congratulations to you all, well deserved credit for beautiful creations, please collect our Top 3 badge to display on your own blogs.

I will see you all again on Sunday with a new challenge.

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Sunday, 18 July 2021

Flowers galore

Morning crafting Peeps, our current FLOWERS theme is in full swing, although not too many entires so far.......and there was us thinking you all loved your flowers as much as we do? But there is still plenty of time to join in as the challenge runs until Wednesday 28th July with the chance to win your choice of an A4 stamp set or stamps to the same value from......

Fiki is our July Featured Designer and has created another pretty card to share with us......

And more inspiration from the Design Team......

Anesha

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Sunday, 4 July 2021

July - Beautiful Blooms (flowers)

Good morning, I hope you are ready for a new challenge. This month we are celebrating our gardens with the theme of........

******Beautiful Blooms (flowers)******

It's as simple as that, we want to see lots of beautiful flowers, so get out those floral stamps and get creating. Your entry can be for any occasion all we ask is that the focal element is stamped (or digital) and has flower/s (not just added non stamped flowers).

Fiki was selected as our next Featured Designer from entries in May, here is a little bio she has written to introduce herself:

"My name is Fikreta but friends call me Fiki. I'm from Bosnia and Herzegovina, but I live in Kalinovac, Croatia I'm married and we have one beautiful 18 year old girl whose name is Paola. I'm a big animal lover. I LOVE cats ! Love anything crafty. I started crafting 5 years ago and blogging about 4 years ago. If you ask me why I start to craft I think because I don't go insane LOL ! I'm at home, I do not work, wife and mom so I must do something else. I love paper, stamps (digi too) ink and everything else to make my creations. I love to make anything crafty, My inspiration is everywhere. I'm a big dreamer. And I like to take pictures, especially my cat's. Thank you for having me as Guest Designer! I'm very honoured!"

Thank you so much Fiki. Here is a beautiful card she has made to share with us all......

We are thrilled to introduce two new team members, Lorraine, aka Lolo and Anesha, welcome to you both and together with the existing Design Team have been really busy creating a super display of floral creations to inspire you......

Alice