Barb's Saturday Post - It's Holiday Time!

I hope all of my USA friends had a lovely Thanksgiving! And here's to everyone for a beautiful holiday season!!

I've been eyeballs deep in Christmas cards for the past couple of months. It's the best time of year to be a cardmaker, right? Right!

For this one I used Fitztown's candle image. I love this image for its simplicity - that makes it so versatile! A little color, a little glitter and the holidays are set a-glow.

To find out just how I made this card and to see some of my other projects, please join me on my blog at In the Studio with Barb.

Thanks and I hope your holiday season is filled with lots of fun craft projects!

Challenge No. 63 - Pink and Silver Christmas AND Challenge No. 60 Winner

Hi! fellow crafters, Judy here with Challenge 63.  The challenge is a Pink and Silver Christmas.  Lots of ideas came to my head with this theme. I can not wait to see what our talented participants come up with this week. 

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But before we get to the challenge, we've changed the format for the blog a bit. Ema made the official announcement a week ago and you can read all about it here. 

So for now,  it's time to announce the winner of Challenge #60 - Romance and Love hosted by Team A a couple of weeks ago.
Tammy A 
is our lucky winner this week!

Now that Fitztown allows ALL digital images, the prizes have changed. You can find info about these changes here. 

Please email stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com with the (ONE) image you chose from Fitztown within seven (7) days. You can shop for images here.  Please use Challenge #60 Winner in the subject line. Be sure to do that! Ema sends out images for various challenges and it can get confusing for her when all it reads is 'Winner' on the subject line! Don't forget to grab your winner badge located here to display proudly on your blog's sidebar! If prize goes unclaimed, winner will be drawn again with the next challenge winner announcement. CT Coordinator chooses a TOP 3 from ALL entries only if we have at least 10 entries. We did not have enough entries for a TOP 3.

Creative Team Coordinator Ema will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge #61 - Glitz and Glamour on Monday, December 1st with the new challenge Team C will be hosting that week. 
Be sure to come back and visit that day because we will be announcing a change in the format of the blog. We don't want you missing out on that!
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Now... let's get on to our challenge!

We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.

Don't forget, this is now a weekly challenge starting today and ending on Sunday.

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Check out these creations from some of our CT! 

Please be sure to leave some blog love for them! If click on their name you can pop on over to their personal blogs so you can leave some love there, too! They sure do appreciate it when you stop by to visit! Don't we all?

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CREATIVE TEAM

JUDY
using Winter 10

BILLIE
using Winter 6

DIANNE
using Winter 10

HAZEL
using  Winter 2

KATE
using Car 6

LAINE
using Winter Snowbird 1

LISA 

using Winter 10 

LYNN

using Cameo 1

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GUEST DESIGNER

SUZE

using Winter 10

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Challenge No. 62 - Anything Goes with Challenge No. 59 - Distress Winner and TOP 3

It's Lynn here with the latest challenge at Fitztown.  It's everyone's favourite kind of challenge!  Anything goes is the theme, so there's no excuse not to play along.

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But before we get to the challenge, we've changed the format for the blog a bit. Ema made the official announcement yesterday and you can read all about it here. 
So for now,  it's time to announce the winner of Challenge #59 - Distress hosted by Team B a couple of weeks ago.
Since we didn't have more than 10 entries, I get to choose a winner; 

otherwise, we use Random.org.

So without further ado...here's my choice...

Congratulations #6 - Norma

Now that Fitztown allows ALL digital images, the prizes have changed. You can find info about these changes here. 

Please email stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com with the (ONE) image you chose from Fitztown within seven (7) days. You can shop for images here.  Please use Challenge #59 Winner in the subject line. Be sure to do that! Ema sends out images for various challenges and it can get confusing for her when all it reads is 'Winner' on the subject line! Don't forget to grab your winner badge located here to display proudly on your blog's sidebar! 
If prize goes unclaimed, winner will be drawn again with the next challenge winner announcement. CT Coordinator chooses a TOP 3 from ALL entries only if we have at least 10 entries. We did not have enough entries for a TOP 3.

Creative Team Leader Judy will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge #60 - Love / Anniversary on Monday, November 24th with the new challenge Team A will be hosting that week. 
We hope you are also participating in Challenge #62 - Anything Goes!

Lynn, Leader, Team B

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We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.
This is now a weekly challenge starting today and ending on Sunday.

For this challenge, you have until this Sunday, midnight EST USA to enter your project. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced with the new challenge hosted by Team A on Monday December 8th! Don't hold us to that date! We're on a learning curve but it's three weeks from today! :)

Good luck everyone and let the fun begin!
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Check out these creations from some of our CT! 

Please be sure to leave some blog love for them! If click on their name you can pop on over to their personal blogs so you can leave some love there, too! They sure do appreciate it when you stop by to visit! Don't we all?

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CREATIVE TEAM
LYNN
using Flower Set of 6

ANTONIA
using SNP 2

HAZEL
using Cutie 11

TRACEY
using FAE 28

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Official Announcements

Hi Blogland! Ema here with a few announcements. 

First, most importantly, we have gone from a bi-weekly challenge to a weekly challenge format. We did this three weeks ago and I've been derelict in my duties as a Creative Team Coordinator because I've got LOTS of stuff going on in my personal life. Can you believe it? Who'd have heard of such a thing!?! lol

So with the weekly challenge format, we will begin announcing the winners to the challenges on Mondays when the new challenge is announced. I've gone to great lengths to make this as confusing as possible, so listen up carefully. ;)

We've three Teams with a Team Leader. Each Team will host a different week. The easy part is that they are Team A, Team B and Team C. haha Tomorrow's challenge is hosted by Team B. Team Leader will announce the winner for Challenge No. 59 - Distress because Team B hosted this particular weekly challenge. Next Monday, Team A will announce the winners to Challenge No. 60 - Romance and Love and so forth. Right now, the teams are not in alphabetical order and the reasoning for that is complex so kinda just watch what Team you play along with... or better yet... play along every week and then come back on Mondays to find out if you won! Haha! :) Easy peasy, right? lol 

We have GREAT plans for 2015! We will be finishing up with 2014 with the challenge on December 15th. It will be the last challenge for this year. I feel my hard-working Team and I need a well-deserved break! We will be back on January 5th with a vengeance! lol So be sure to keep watch for exciting changes in the new year! The Team and I are on pins and needles awaiting the changes!

We've lost Team members and added Team members and I've not been able to keep up with making the appropriate announcements so I'm gonna lay them all down for you here as I announce the Teams. 

First, we miss some Team members who had to leave for one reason or another and these are:

Lorraine Lowe

Diane Ahlers

Meggi Bischoff (temporarily)

We've added some Team members and these are:

Tanya Johnson

Lisa Jannaway

Laine Kammeraad

Now the fun part! I'm announcing the current Teams!

Team A:

Judy McKay  - Team Leader

Judy will be leaving the Team effective 2015. In 2015, Cathie Borowski will be Team Leader.

Dianne Jones

Kate Leroche

Billie Anderson

Meggi Bischoff

Team B:

Lynn Haines - Team Leader

Hazel Lawson

Rachelle Green

Tracey Mowbray

Antonia Passer

Team C: 

Tanya Johnson - Team Leader (I will be taking a less active visible role on the Team. Tanya has graciously offered to lead Team C.)

Julie Odil

Lisa Jannaway

Laine Kammeraad

Cathie Borowski (temporarily)

We have two long-time Team members who post as she and I can: 

Sande

Ema

We continue to have two Team members who post on Saturdays and these are:

Barb Black

Ivy (Ivette) Segarra-Steele

If you'd like to put a face to the name, please visit our Creative Team page here.

All these changes came about because of the upheaval in my personal life. I've not been able to keep up with the blog as I once did and the Team Leaders have stepped up to help me out. I'll be taking a less visible behind the scenes role with the challenge blog. That is making sure winners receive their images, arranging Guest Designers to join the Team and assisting the sponsored challenges as I can. 

I hope you've enjoyed reading about the team and what we're up to these days!

Thanks for stopping by!

GARDEN 1 IMAGE (GNOMES)

Here is another Fitztown image that I wanted to share.  

Hope you join in on the challenge!

To view more details on the makings, swing by my blog, "Escaping Understanding".  

Hope you were inspired!

Ivette

Challenge No. 61 - Glitz and Glamour Using Digital Elements

Hello Blogland! Welcome to our newest challenge, #61 - Glitz and Glamour! Pull out your rhinestones, pearls, flowers, feathers or anything you think looks glitzy or glamorous and use it on your project and then link up and join us for some fun! 

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We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.
This is now a weekly challenge starting today and ending on Sunday.

For this challenge, you have until this Sunday, midnight EST USA to enter your project. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced with the new challenge on Monday, December 1st.

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Good luck everyone and let the fun begin!

Check out these creations from some of our CT! 

Please be sure to leave some blog love for them! If click on their name you can pop on over to their personal blogs so you can leave some love there, too! They sure do appreciate it when you stop by to visit! Don't we all?

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CREATIVE TEAM
EMA
using Cameo 5

BILLIE
using Cameo 13

CATHIE
using Cameo 14

DIANNE
using Fae 35

JULIE
using SNP 1

JUDY

using Fae Fairy Cameo from Morgan's FaeWorld

LISA 

using Fae 35

SANDE
using Fae 37

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Guest Designers

We have a Guest Designer joining us today! She used a Fitztown image on a previous challenge and anytime someone uses a Fitztown image, we invite these participants to join the team for a challenge. The Guest Designer is allowed to select a free image from the store for their use! 

Today, we have NanaConnie and here's a little something she'd like you to know about her:

I'm a proud Nana of 6 plus Great-Nana to two. I'm a child of God, lover of people, and hoping to actually retire one of these days. Right now, I just 'pretend' to be retired. I craft because I love working with my hands, and creating things both frivolous and practical.

NanaConnie

using Cat 2

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Winner: Challenge No. 58 - Vellum

Thank you to everyone who entered our Challenge #57 - Anything Goes. 

Our intention is to use Random.org if we have OVER ten participants; otherwise, (Creative Team) CT Coordinator will chose the winner. We had 3 participants so on to the winner.

#2 - Alicia O'Bryant

Now that Fitztown allows ALL digital images, the prizes have changed. You can find info about these changes here. 

Please email stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com with the (ONE) image you chose from Fitztown within seven (7) days. You can shop for images here.  Please use Challenge #58 Winner in the subject line. Don't forget to grab your winner badge located here to display proudly on your blog's sidebar! 
If prize goes unclaimed, winner will be drawn again with the next challenge winner announcement.
CT Coordinator chooses a TOP 3 from ALL entries only if we have at least 10 entries. 
We did not have enough entries for a TOP 3.

Team Leader Lynn will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge #59 - Distressed on Monday, November 17th with the new challenge Team B will be hosting. We hope you are also participating in Challenge #61 - Glitz and Glam hosted by Team C which kicks off tomorrow, November 10th and closes on Sunday, November 16th as well. Thanks for joining our challenges! 

Ema

CT Coordinator for Fitztown

Barb's Saturday Post: Altered Frame with Eagle

Hello and Happy Saturday! Barb here with my weekend post.

Monday is Veteran's Day here in the USA. It's a day we have set aside to honor the men and women who have served in our military. That's why I decided to go rather patriotic for this project.

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the USA and symbolizes the freedoms we are privileged to enjoy. So, when I saw this digistamp from Fitztown, I knew I'd be going in a patriotic direction with it.

I used an inexpensive, unfinished wooden frame and an old pair of worn out jeans to get this project going. Add a couple different star stamps into the mix and I was off and running with it!

To learn more about what I did to make this project come together, please visit my blog post at: In The Studio With Barb: A Crafter's Tribute to Veteran's Day.

Thanks and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Challenge No. 60 - Anniversary / Love

Hi fellow crafters, it is Judy here with Team A for another great challenge at Fitztown this week.  The challenge is to create a card or project with the theme of Anniversary or Love. Fitztown has a great selection of digital images in their store and at Morgan's FaeWorld that are perfect for this challenge. 

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We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.
This is now a weekly challenge starting today and ending on Sunday.

For this challenge, you have until this Sunday, midnight EST USA to enter your project. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced with the new challenge hosted by Team A on Monday, November 24th.

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Good luck everyone and let the fun begin!

Check out these creations from some of our CT! 

Please be sure to leave some blog love for them! If click on their name you can pop on over to their personal blogs so you can leave some love there, too! They sure do appreciate it when you stop by to visit! Don't we all?

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CREATIVE TEAM
JUDY
using Valentine 9

BILLIE
Using Fae 19

DIANNE
Using Valentine 12

KATE
Flower Set of 6 Digi Stamps at Morgan's FaeWorld

HAZEL
using Valentine 4

LYNN

using Valentine 12

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Guest Designers

We have a Guest Designer joining us today! She used a Fitztown image on a previous challenge and anytime someone uses a Fitztown image, we invite these participants to join the team for a challenge. The Guest Designer is allowed to select a free image from the store for their use! 

Today, we have Laine and here's a little something she'd like you to know about her:

I love everything about crafting which also includes knitting, crocheting, sewing, writing and photography. I have been collecting supplies for a long time and if you were to ask my daughters the would say I have enough stuff to open my own shop. When I am creating it takes me to a place that is magical and relaxing. Doing something I love is a gift and I feel so blessed I am able to share my passion with so many talented and amazing women every day.
With smiles

Laine Kammeraad

using Fae 35

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Winner: Challenge No. 57 - Anything Goes

Thank you to everyone who entered our Challenge #57 - Anything Goes. 

Our intention is to use Random.org if we have OVER ten participants; otherwise, (Creative Team) CT Coordinator will chose the winner. We had 57 participants so on to the winner.

#36 - Natalie K.

Now that Fitztown allows ALL digital images, the prizes have changed. You can find info about these changes here. 

Please email stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com with the (THREE) images you chose from Fitztown within seven (7) days. You can shop for images here.  Please use Challenge #57 Winner in the subject line. Don't forget to grab your winner badge located here to display proudly on your blog's sidebar! 
If prize goes unclaimed, winner will be drawn again with the next challenge winner announcement.
CT Coordinator chooses a TOP 3 from ALL entries only if we have at least 10 entries. 
Here are the TOP 3 in NUMERICAL order:

#29 - Lisa J.

#37 - Jackie B.

#43 - Kaija

Be sure to grab your TOP 3 badge from here to display on your blog. Great job!

We will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge #58 - Use Vellum on Sunday, November 9th. We hope you are also participating in Challenge #60 - Anniversary / Love hosted by Judy and Team A which kicks off tomorrow, November 3rd and closes on Sunday, November 9th as well. Thanks for joining our challenges! 

Ema

CT Coordinator for Fitztown