Challenge 33 - October - Time Flies

Good morning all,

October challenge time is upon us already, and the theme is very fitting 'Time Flies'.

We'd like to see your makes with IndigoBlu stamps/products, so take a look around for some inspiration, and join us for the challenge.

There aren't many rules, just that you use Indigoblu stamps for your design, but anything else goes!  Make anything you like, doesn't have to be a card.

First we'd like to say congratulations to our winners from September's challenge 'Autumn Days'.

Our Random winner is:

Congratulations Wanda!  Please contact anna.leone@indigoblu.com to arrange your prize and don't forget to grab your winner's badge from the badges tab above.

The fabulous winner’s prize this month is your choice of IndigoBlu stamps.  As always, you have 3 options to choose from:

1:   2 Large stamp plates

or
2:   4 Small stamp plates

or

3:   1 Large and 2 small plates

There’s also the Winner’s Badge, and one for the Top 3, to display proudly on your blog, and the WINNER of the challenge will also be invited to do a GUEST SPOT on a future Challenge Launch post. That’s right, your work will be on the Challenge Blog alongside the Design Team!

Also the Top Three each month (chosen by our lovely DT) will all be invited to do an inspiration piece to be included on the new reminder post that now goes live mid challenge. So, if you’d like a chance to be featured on the IndigoBlu Challenge Blog get those stamps out and get creating!

You’ll find all the information on how to enter the challenge,  the rules (don’t worry, there’s not that many) and get to meet the Design Team in the tabs above.

This month’s Top 3 from the 'Autumn Days' challenge, as chosen by the DT are...

1.  No. 3 - Samantha Wade
2.  No. 2 - Mermaid Designs
3.  No. 9 - Carolyn Lakin

Well deserved congratulations to you all, and don't forget to grab your Top Three badge from the Badges tab above.

Here are the amazing creations from our Design team, hop across and leave them some love, and then don't forget to come back and enter the challenge.  I think you will agree these ladies have outdone themselves this month.

Giovanna

Rachel

Joanie

Wenda

Emilia

Lydia

Julie

Cheremane

Gez

Claire

Kay

Maxine

Check out the Rules and join us, you could win some fab stamps, and a guest spot on the DT for the next challenge!  Our top 3 also get to join us for an inspiration post, it's so nice to see your work!

Good luck,

Best Wishes,

The Indigoblu Challenge DT.

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Challenge 32 - Top 3 Reminder - Autumn Days

Morning all,

It's our Top 3 winner's turn from the August challenge to bring you some inspiration for this month's theme, 'Autumn Days'.

I think you'll agree they have done us proud, and we are so pleased to have you join us this month ladies.  Here is their inspiration for you.

Firstly we have Karen:

Karen had this to say:

I used Distress Inks in the following colours to create the background - Forest Moss, Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade and Fossilized Amber, all applied with blending brushes (well shaving brushes to be exact… lol) and I used a mask to create the sun.  All stamps used are from the Nature 1 set.

Thanks for having me as one of your Top 3 x

Next up it's Ruth:

Ruth had this to say:

The challenge was to create something that makes you think of Autumn. My card definitely does not look like a typical Autumn card with leaves, oranges, reds and golds. Let me explain. I live in Perth Western Australia. Our Autumn is really just an extension of summer with (hopefully) slightly cooler but still warm temperatures. This card represents what Autumn means for me.
I used blue card and a blue distress ink background to represent the blue, clear skies we have in autumn. The gold touches represent the sun. Due to the slightly cooler conditions in Autumn, it is a good growing season so I have used the flowers and green leaves to represent this and dragonflies are always around in Autumn here. I love how they hover and flit about.

And last but by no means least it's Kathryn:

Kathryn told us:

“I was really thrilled to be placed top 3 in the Indigo Blu Challenge, Autumn makes me think of sunflowers – so that was an ideal starting point. Plus for some random reason I thought the challenge was Autumn Leaves and not Autumn Days! Duh!!

Many years ago I taught a mixed media canvas project where I embroidered the centre of daisies with french knots, and that was an ideal thing to do with the Indigo Blu Sunflower Stamp – and it really gives the flowers lots of depth.  All those leaves kicking around made me want to dry them off and use them as well – so I hope you pop over to my blog and see how the Autumn Days Wreath was achieved and perhaps even make one yourself!”

Stunning inspiration here from our fab Top 3 winners of the August challenge, please pop over to their blogs to see how they made their inspiration pieces, and leave them some love.  I hope they've inspired you to enter the challenge yourself, there is still time - 6 days to go!

Check out this month's challenge, the rules, and prizes, all HERE. 

Thank you to our lovely ladies, and good luck all.

Best wishes,

The Indigoblu Challenge DT

Indigoblu Demonstrators &

Indigoblu Top 3

Challenge 32 Demonstrator's Reminder - Autumn Days

Good morning all,

Today it's reminder day for our challenge, and some of our demonstrator's have some inspiration for you.  If you haven't seen what this month's challenge is all about, take a look HERE.  The theme is 'Autumn Days', and we'd love to see your entries, just remember, they MUST contain Indigoblu stamps please.  Entries that don't have Indigoblu stamps used will be discounted.

The fabulous winner’s prize this month is your choice of IndigoBlu stamps.  As always, you have 3 options to choose from:

1:   2 Large stamp plates

or
2:   4 Small stamp plates

or

3:   1 Large and 2 small plates

There’s also the Winner’s Badge, and one for the Top 3, to display proudly on your blog, and the WINNER of the challenge will also be invited to do a GUEST SPOT on a future Challenge Launch post. That’s right, your work will be on the Challenge Blog alongside the Design Team!

Also the Top Three each month (chosen by our lovely DT) will all be invited to do an inspiration piece to be included on the new reminder post that now goes live mid challenge. So, if you’d like a chance to be featured on the IndigoBlu Challenge Blog get those stamps out and get creating!

The girls have worked hard this month as always, here is their inspiration:

Lydia 

Lisa

Cheremane

Hop across to the girl's blogs to leave them some love, and then join us in the challenge, we'd love to see your entries this month.

Good luck,

The Indigoblu Demonstrators.

xx