Challenge #9 Things with Wings!

Good morning all,  Its my {Susie} turn  to host the challenge at

Natalie & Amy's Challenge this month but before we get onto the new challenge we have to announce the winner of the 'monochromatic' challenge

The lucky winner of the 'Bamboo Cd & Stamp set' chosen by Mr Random is...

# 14 nnalorac

Huge congratualtions, please email Amy at  natalieandamy@gmail.com to claim your! Read below how to claim your winner badge.

Now our fab Top 3 this month chosen by Shell

# 127 Astrid

# 91 Kobie

# 45 Ulla


Please can both the winner & Top 3 email
 Shell on shell-swinscoe@virginmedia.com to receive your badges! Just pop in the header mono winner or mono top 3....thank you & huge congrats to our winners x


 The theme I have chosen for the challenge this is something I'm rather fond of...........

Things with Wings!

for me in particular it birds the prettier and more colourful the better!

The prize for this months challenge is a £15 voucher to spend instore

Susie 

using Marianne D Die's, First Editions Paper's, Roses, Gem's, Metal corner's and Stickles, with Core'dinations cardstock.

Sheryl 

Using Cheery Lynn Fanciful flourish; Memory box meadow bird die; Memory box perched reed bird die;

Marianne Collectables bird dies ( please note it says butterflies on the link, but they are birds); Mulberry Paper Roses ;  papers are taken from Debbi Moore's Shabby Chic Books for Gifts CD Rom; liquid pearls

Template for the bird cage on a box can be found here

Wendy

Stamp: Sweet Elin Flower Papers:Marianne D Beautiful Butterflys

Dream Weaver pearlised embossing paste

winter wonderland stick pin kit

Shell

using: 5" square scalloped card blank, 'Boho Chic' papers by First Edition, card from the 'Neutrals' Core'dinations stack, border done using the edge of the largest 'Resplendent Rectangle' by Spellbinders & 'Candy Hearts' die cut by Marianne D

Donna

Graphic 45 French Country 8x8

 C.C. Design Cutters Butterfly Border Die

 Buttons

 Glossy Accents

 Metal Corners

Wow these are all gorgeous & so different, thanks ladies x

I hope we have inspired you enough to join in with us this month.

You have until 29th May at 6pm UK time to get your entries in with the blue froggy!

Have fun, hugs Shell & the DT xx

Challenges #8 'Monochromatic'

Thank you to everyone who took part in the last challenge we were blown away with how many entries we had. Sadly we can only pick one winner and that lucky person, selected by Mr Random is......

#113 NORMA

Huge congratulations hun, please contact Amy at  natalieandamy@gmail.com to claim your prize!
Please read below on how to get your winners badge.

Oh so exciting our first ever Top 3 are in no particular order

# 142 Mags

# 186 Christy

# 228 Susan Kennedy

Congratulations to our first ever Top 3!! 

Starting this month we have a badge to give to our winner & our Top 3, so please if you 
are our 'die cuts' winner or in our Top 3 please email me at
 shell-swinscoe@virginmedia.com with N&A challenge in the topic & I will get your badges out to you!

Before we get to our challenge this month we have to say a sad goodbye to our lovely DT member Pascale who has decided to step down from the team. I am sure you will join us in wishing her luck for the future.

We would also like you to welcome Sheryl to the team, please pop over to her blog & say hi!

Now as well as the craft shop we have also been running an annual crafty get away and we have more planned for October this year. If you have not heard about it before it is in the UK and we take over a gorgeous house in the country and have a brilliant time crafting and chatting in a relaxed environment and you get a great crafty goody bag to use and take away with you. If that sounds like something you would like to be part of you can find the full details HERE. It would be great to be able to meet some of you in person.

Back to the challenge and this month we would like you to make some thing in mono. You can choose whatever colour you like and it can be any type of craft you like.

The fab prize up for grabs for one lucky winner this month is

this gorgeous  'Party Paws' stamp set &

the fantastic 'Party Paws' digi kit collection CD-rom

Wow someone is gonna be a happy bunnie when they receive these fab goodies in the post!

 Here is some inspiration from the DT......

Amy

Using 6 x 6 Kraft card, Spellbinders resplendent rectangles, Hansa Yellow pan pastel

Sheryl 

Using 6 x 6 Kraft card blank, Kraftin' Kimmie- Lulu and friends, blue grosgrain ribbon

and

Using Whimsy Stamp's Amy

Shell
using 5 x 5 card blank, 'burnt sienna' Panpastel, 'Birdhouse' die cut by Marianne D, 'Neutrals' Core'dinations, 'Birdie' die cut from the 'Bird & Ivy' set by Marianne D, 'rich cocoa' Memento ink & 'Lavish Branch' die cut by Memory Box...

Susie using 

Memory Box & Marianne D die's, Distress Inks , Petaloo Flower's

Gem's and Stickles.

Donna

using Don & Daisy Stamp, Anja's Leaves 1, Anja's Leaves 2

Wendy

 using Marianne D stamp Finding a Crocus,Spectrum Noir pens Browns

flowers Petaloo Darjeeling mix 

I hope the girls have inspired you to join in with us. 

You have until 29th April at 6pm UK time to join in with us for a chance to win the fantastic prize!

Have fun, hugs Shell & the DT girls xx

Challenge #7 Diecuts

Good Morning Crafters, time for another challenge here at Natalie & Amy's, but before I tell you about the challenge, I just want to let you know that sadly Lisa has had to step down from the DT. We're going to miss you Lisa but we send you our best wishes, and hope you will find time to join in now and then.

Now we're making a change for the challenge blog, starting with this challenge. We're going to have a TOP 3, which the Design Team will pick and good ole Mr. Random will still pick our winner. 

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Now for the winner of our last challenge, we called upon our good friend Mr. Random and he's chosen 

#142 Claire C

Congratulations.......please contact Amy by using the email

natalieandamy@gmail.com to claim your prize

Also as of this month we are limiting your entries to 3 per person only please.

Onto this month's challenge which I've chosen is "Diecuts". With all the new dies available you really should pop into Natalie & Amy's to check out the fabulous selection, and if they don't have it, I'm sure Amy will do her best to get it for you.

The prize for this month is this beautiful of stamp and die set from our Marianne D range...

Here is some fabulous inspiration from the DT

Amy

Using Memory box die A little rain, Spectrum noir pens, Lulu and friends Kraftin' Kimmie stamp, sakura clear stardust pen, Spring Fling 2 digi paper, Salty Ocean distress ink, C6 Kraft card blank, Spellbinders Classic triple scallop edgeabilities

 Inside the card....

Pascale

Using Glossy Accents, Nellie Snellen Die and Dovecraft Garden Party Paper

Shell

using...'Flora' Toread stamp, 6" square card blank, Spectrum Noirs, 'Family Ties' DP by First Edition, 'Guirlande' Marianne D Die cut, 'Bloemenrand Oval' Marianne D die cut, sentiment from the

'School Yard Fun' set by Whimsy Stamps, 'permanent green'  & 'permanent red tint' Panpastels,

Tea Party twine & Star Dust Stickles

Donna

used Glossy Accents

Liquid Pearls

Papers - Marianne Designs Beautiful Butterflies

Marianne Designs - Anja's Leaves 2

Marianne Designs - Anja's Leaves 4

Marianne Designs - Stencil Heart Die

Memory Box - Bingham Heart

Memory Box - Contempo circle Border

Memory Box - Silverdale Heart

Memory Box - Cherish Border

Natalie

Used 6 x 6 scalloped card ,

small polka dot that special touch mask,

 Tim Holts Distressed ink - Milled Lavender

Debbi Moore Shabby Chis Garden CD 

 Fairytale Flower Border 

 Marianne Design Branch & Flowers 1 LR0256.

 

 

#6 Something Old & Something New!!

Thank you all for entering with your favourite things last month, there were some amazing creations out there!   

You all definitely got my crafty juices flowing!

Anyhoos onto last months winner

Huge congratulations goes to

# 72 Anda 

Please can you email Amy at natalieandamy@gmail.com to claim your prize!

This months prize is a £15 voucher to spend instore!

To stand a chance of winning this fab prize you need to follow the theme which is

Something Old & Something New

the perfect chance to use some of your new stash that Santa brought you along with some old stuff you have forgotten about. Please make sure you tell us your old & new somethings in your post!

Now for some inspiration from the DT!

Amy

using Geisha Emma stamps (these stamps are new for me) I have coloured her with Spectrum noir pens and for the old I have used sentiment from my stash and the papers are from an old Papermania set.

Shell 

Using 6" scalloped square card blank, Spectrum Noirs, 'Dawn with Kitten'  (new) stamp by Nellie Snellen, 'Summer Breeze'  DP by First Edition, 'Macarena' corner die by Memory Box, 'Magenta Tint' Panpastel, 'Star Dust' Stickles & sentiment (old) from the Humphrey's Corner set 'Birthday Girl'.

Pascale

Using Captain Hook Kraftin Kimmie stamp which is new to me some dies from Marianne Designs Anchor and Shells I used my old Spectrum Noirs to colour my image

Wendy

I used Marianne cutting sheet VK9520  Stick pin kit Pink and girly

Dream Weaver embossing paste

Fantasy Moon Discovery paint I used the gold pot out of this set to colour over the dream weaver paste

Chanelle

My New Items are Marianne Papers Beautiful Butterflies, Blue Ribbon, Saturated Canary Ellie's Birthday and my Old is the Magnolia Sentiment and Marianne Butterfly Die.

Now its your turn, I hope the DT have inspired you to join us.

You have until 28th February at 6pm UK time to get your entries in

please leave you link below!

Have fun, hugs Shell & the DT xx

Your favourite things

Thank you to everybody that joined in our Winter Wishes challenge. You made us all feel very Christmasy and I hope you all had a great holiday time and are looking forward to new year.

On to the bit you have been waiting for the winner from our last challenge as picked at random is....

#35 - Nanda

Congratulations please email us to claim your prize at natalieandamy@gmail.com

This month we have another voucher up for grabs

To be in the running to win this to spend on anything you want in the shop show us all the things you love.It can be techniques, embellies, stamps, colours as much as you can fit into your creationHere is some inspiration from the DT.....

Pascale

Using Everyday in Mulberry Wood CD rom, Jump rings
My Favourite things are digital crafting techniques, Sewing.

Shell
Using- 'Humphrey' stamp set, 5" square card blank, Spectrum Noirs, 'Resplendent Rectangles' Spellbinder die cut, phthalo blue & turquoise Panpastels, 'garden branch' Marianne D die cut & 'Boho Chic' DP by First Edition!

Amy
Using:Marianne D's music tape, Dovecrafts Garden party paper, Spectrum pens, Kraftin' Kimmie stamps Lola Lollipop  and  Lulu and friends.

Chanelle

Using:  Image Crafters Companion Swalk "Cat's Miaow", Papers First Edition "New Leaf", Stickles "Orange Peel", Ribbon Dovecraft "Christmas Vintage", 7 x 5 Card Blank.

Wendy
Marianne D Cutting sheet
Metal Corner Embellishments
Marianne D Paper pad La Musique
Stick pin Kits 

Donna

C.C. Designs Olive Branch Die, 6x6 White Cardstock, Dovecraft - Back to Basics II

Crafter's Companion Toreads - Buddles, Dovecraft  (Christmas Modern Blossoms)

Papermania Kraft Paper, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Glossy Accents

Winter wishes

Thank you to everybody that joined in our Colour me happy challenge. You certainly cheered me up. I am sorry if we did not get round to all of you with Christmas so close around the corner we are all finding it a bit harder to cover everything at the moment.

That does not stop us from having a winner though and the lucky person as picked at random is....

#68 - Rebecca

Congratulations please email us to claim your prize at natalieandamy@gmail.com

This month we have another voucher up for grabs

To be in the running to win this to spend on anything you want in the shop
create something Christmas or winter inspired and link up to us here.

Here is some inspiration from the DT and GDT....

GDT Sheryl
Using Dawn sharing a biscuit , Memory box dies Snowflake / Frostyville border and Winterland tree

Pascale

Using First Edition - Stocking filler papers, CC Designs Sugar Plum Angel Emma Stamp set

Wendy

I used DP First Addiction Christmas Village, DCWV Metallic stack, Dovecraft BtoB Christmas vintage ribbon, Christmas Modern Buttons, Heart Warming Christmas pin kit. Stamp Mulberry Wood Merry and Bright stamp 

Lisa

I used:- Nellie Snellen Dawn Giving Away stamp, Dovecraft Vintage Christmas and First Edition Stocking Fillers, Marianne D Miniature Poinsettias and Cheery Lynn Holly Corner dies

Amy

Using Spectrum noir pens, Whimsy Holly stamp, Holiday ticket sentiments, Christmas red stickles

Shell

Using Spectrum Noir pens, 6" scalloped square card blank, 'Giving' Mulberry Wood stamp & sentiment, Back To Basics 8x8 Vintage Christmas DP, Star Dust stickles, & turquoise Panpastel

Donna

using Crafter's Companion "Mulberry Wood Sledging By", Back To Basics 8x8 Christmas Modern, Stardust Stickles, Mulberry Roses Vanilla Fudge, Memory Box Frostyville Border

Susie 

using Dovecraft Back to Basics Vintage Christmas pattern Papers and paper Blooms &

Fabric Flowers from  Petaloo

Please leave your link with the little blue frog.....have fun!

Hugs the DT x
 

Colour me happy :D

Thank you again to everyone that took part in our last challenge we LOVED seeing all your Birthday bling creations.
The winner as picked at random is....

#58 Julie

Congratulations please email us to claim your prize at natalieandamy@gmail.com
This month we have another voucher up for grabs

To be in the running to win this to spend on anything you want in the shop
Use your favourite colour combo of the moment and link up to us here.

Here is some inspiration from the DT and GDT....

GDT Sharon

GDT Suzi

Using Marianne D die Branch Garden

Lisa ~ Traditional Christmas colours

Using Nellie Snellen Stamp 'Dawn Hokey-Pokey', Papers are First Edition 'Stocking Fillers' and Dovecraft 'Vintage Christmas' Cheery Lynn dies 'Holly Corner' and 'Holly Flourish', Dovecraft 'Modern Christmas' ribbon pack and a 6 x 6 card blank

Pascale
Using Geisha Emma, Pan Pastel Red shade,Marianne D Eline's Butterfly stamps, Glossy Accents

Shell
using: 'Snow Fun' Humphrey stamp & sentiment, 6" square scalloped card blank,
Spectrum Noir pens, 'Stocking Filler' DP by First Edition, 'Star Dust' Stickles & pink grosgrain ribbon.

Susie
using Dovecraft Back to Basic's Modern Christmas 12 x 12 Papers , Ribbon Pack,
Bloom's, Vintage Christmas Buttons , 6" square scalloped card blank, Mini Bells, Gem's & Stickles.

AMY - Pink and yellow
Using pebeo 150 porcelain paints and markers simply paint it onto porcelain and you can fire in your cooker to make it dishwasher proof!

Donna
used Kraftin' Kimmie Lulu and friends stamp set and DCWV Metallic Cardstock

Wendy

Marianne D cutting sheets metal corners Mulberry roses
ribbon

washi tape

Fanstasy Primse used on the broach