It's Magic Winner and Top 3

Hi everyone!

Kerstin here to bring you the Winner and Top 3 from my 'It's magic' Challenge.

Wow! I was really blown away by the high quality of the projects entered to our November challenge!

Sadly there were rather few entries, but those were really creative and I loved the imaginativeness, the skill, the beautiful nature images and stories you all shared with us! So huge thanks to all those who stepped out of their comfort zones and played with us last month!

  First let's announce the randomly drawn winner of the prize donated by our wonderful sponsor this month Nicecrane Designs:

And the winner is.......

No 7 - Lys

Even though there were just few entries picking my winner and Top3 wasn't easy.

And the one and only winner is...

                                                                   Bonnie McLain

Not only was I deeply impressed by her neologism "Magestic" but also her blog post and description. She definitely has put her whole heart and soul into her beautiful creation! The majestic, warm autumn colours she used and all the various details and textures she has incorporated mirror her deep love and affection for nature. Also there is this wonderful peace and tranquility to her project, which I really think is what makes it so magical! 

Congratulations Bonnie! You have just become our first ever Gold Winner!

                                                    Top 3 (in no particular order)

Evelyn Walter

The wonderful picture Evelyn used shows that the magic of nature already shows with the tiniest droplet of water! I love how she incorporated the beautiful photograph and how the details on her LO help blend it all together. Her idea of creating drops with the hot glue gun is genius! And I love the vintage look she has achieved!

Mona Pendleton

 

A really special capture of a wonderful nature moment, framed by magical flowers! I adore how Mona combined the tender colours and the stencilled texture from the background!

Jan Hill

 

I find Koalas fascinating too and can see why we all love them so much. With Jan's creation I especially admire the choice of colour which creates a tropical feel in a way. The layering with die cuts done in good old scrapbook style and the special effects used on this LO are absolutely stunning!

My sincere congrats to all of our winners, but really you are all winners for me, so thanks again for playing along!!

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You could be here next month as our winner or Top 3 - Just hop over to Alison's 'Have yourself a merry LITTLE Christmas' challenge and have a go! 

You could even win a prize from this month's sponsor Tando Creative! 

Remember, you have to be in it to win it!

With a Song in your Heart Winner and Top 3

Hello everyone, Alison here to announce the winners from my With A Song In Your Heart challenge.

Before I reveal the winners, I'd just like to say how much I loved seeing the projects created specifically for this challenge.  Sadly there were many projects which didn't qualify, having not included the song title/lyrics on their projects, but those that did get it right got it SO right... there were some truly fantastic creations to admire, as varied as the songs which inspired them.  In all honesty, I wish I could give a winners' badge to all of you that really played this challenge properly, so thank you for that.

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Firstly, let's find out who was picked by Random.org to be the winner of the prize donated by April's sponsor, Tando Creative, and that was...

#22 Shari, with this brilliant take on Soft Cell's Tainted Love.

Congratulations, Shari - please send us an email to claim your prize.

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Now to my winner... 

#14 Nikki Acton

I loved the musical message tucked in the top of this altered bottle, as well as the lovely soft chalky finish and subtle colour palette.  And if you hop over to Nikki's blog, you'll see the Message in a Bottle (by The Police, of course - what a song! what a band!) is washed up in some beautifully coloured driftwood too!

Thank you, Nikki.  Do grab your Winners Badge, and we hope you'll join us for a Top Talent feature soon.

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And now the Top Three, in no particular order...

#2 Shaerfchen's Kreative Welt a.k.a Dagmar 

This exploding box card is just so much fun.  There's such movement in the dynamic composition, and a fabulous retro feel, really capturing the spirit of the song.  And the song title on the wing of the flaming car tells you all you need to know - Viva Las Vegas (by the one and only Elvis Presley) indeed!

#31 magpieheaven a.k.a. Julie Ann

These fabulous Lynne Perrella clowns are only the inside story on this project - to find the song lyrics you need to see the front cover which asks "Are We A Pair?", a line from the haunting Send In the Clowns by Stephen Sondheim.  The detail and the storytelling in this bewitching creation are just wonderful.

#29 Lylac Sparkle Creations a.k.a. Deborah

I loved Deborah's thoughtful post about what inspired her in these lyrics from En Vogue's Don't Let Go.  The piece she created about a moment of losing control and falling in love is beautifully evocative, with those butterflies being released to flutter freely out in the world.  

Congratulations to each of you!  Please grab your Top 3 badge and we hope you'll wear it with pride.

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There's still plenty of time to play along with Linda's Love Those Leftovers challenge. Please read the challenge guidelines and our rules carefully to be in with the chance to win a prize from our generous sponsor this month, Crafty Individuals.  There'll also be some more Sponsor Spotlight projects later in the month so you can see Crafty Individuals' gorgeous products in action.

Don't forget there'll also be some more Birthday Quiz posts along shortly, so keep an eye out to find out more about each of the members of the Design Team.  

See you soon!

Alison x

Colorful Birthday Cake Winner

HEllo everybody.... newbies & faithfully followers!  This is Paula, again.  While we didn't get much of a turn-out for the Red, Blue & Yellow Birthday Cake challenge, we did get some good ones.... I was very happy with them and they all made me smile for my birthday (one of my sweet DT sisters even mailed her creation to me!)

My winner is:  Diane H with this creation

Diane, Here is your badge to wear proudly on your blog :)

Our lovely Top Talented Coordinator, Susan, will be in touch with you very soon to make arrangements for you to be spotlighted as our Top Talent Thursday on Our Creative Corner.

Don't forget, there's still time to play along with my current challenge "Shabby Chic Inspiration" which is a photo inspiration with a crown embellishment.  Please make sure you link back to us when posting your submissions!

Gettin Sketchy Winner

Hi Everybody!  Paula here. I'm extremely happy we got so many wonderful cards, yay!  I think ya'll actually liked my sketch.  I went thru them all and it was very VERY hard to pick a winner... so very hard.  But after much thought & deliberation, I finally kept coming back to this one from Heather

It is just so bright & fun and it made me smile every single time I looked at it!

Heather, Here is your badge to wear proudly on your blog :)

Our lovely Top Talented Coordinator, Susan, will be in touch with you very soon to make arrangements for you to be spotlighted as our Top Talent Thursday on Our Creative Corner.

Don't forget, there's still time to play along with my current challenge "It's My Birthday" which is a color combo challenge with a theme.  Please make sure you link back to us when posting your submissions!

Winner- Santa Claus is Coming

Hi again everyone, and thanks for joining us for last week's.  Lots of gorgeous creations again, but I think this week's winner really nailed the challenge.

Congratulations Birgit, I love your matchbox!

 

Birgit, feel free to add our Top Talent winner's badge to your blog, you will find it on our sidebar.  We will be in touch with you very soon to arrange for you to be a guest designer for Our Creative Corner. 

And don't forget to scroll down to see this week's fabulous challenge, we look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creative projects.