Challenge 34 - Winter Blues

Morning everyone,

Well it's seems good timing with this challenge, the cold has set in and I know some of you have had snow already! So go and keep warm and stay safe, in the craft room somewhere, and join us in the challenge this month for 'Winter Blues'. All we ask is that you use Indigoblu stamps, and the theme is.. well... mostly blue!

Our random winner from the 'Time Flies' challenge is:

Congratulations Gail. Please contact headhoncho@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 'Time Flies' challenge, as chosen by the DT are...

1.  Claire's Crafty Creations
2.  Strangely Creative
3.  Sunshine Crafter

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

Our well deserved winner from the last challenge 'Time Flies', was Wanda, and she has created these lovely ornaments for us as inspiration for the new challenge.

We were delighted to have Wanda join us as honorary DT this month, and this is what she had to say:

"I was excited to be given the chance to provide a project for inspiration for the new challenge. I decided to combine this project with my wish to decorate the MDF Christmas shapes in shades to match my newly decorated dining room.

I used the following Indigo Blu stamps - Snow Globe, Twinkle Star and Snowflake Lace. I used English Cottage paints in the following colours - Pantry White, Park Lane, Grandma's Teacup, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. I also used white gesso to prime the shapes. The texture paste, glitter, gems and ribbon are all from my stash. You can't have too much bling at Christmas!"

And to warm your cockles, we have a lot more inspiration from our fabulous Challenge DT:

Joanie

Giovanna

Nikki K

Rachel

Lydia

Cheremane

Emmy

Claire

Maxine

Wenda

Kay

Julie

Please hop across to our team's blog's and leave them some love if you have the time. They would love to hear your comments.

So come 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.

Please enter here: 

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Challenge 33 Top 3 Inspiration - Time Flies

Good morning everyone, 

Today is Top 3 reminder day, our winner's from the last challenge as chosen by the DT. Unfortunately two of our ladies were unable to take part, but we have a stunning card for inspiration from Carolyn.

Carolyn had this to say:

I was so pleased to be selected in the top 3 for my first ever entry into any craft blog challenge. It was Jenny Marples that inspired me to create a blog after I showed her some photos of my cards  when she did a recent demo at Daisy's in Coventry. 

The colours used included hickory smoke, black soot, weathered wood, mustard seed, dried marigold and ripe persimmon distress ink pads to create the background. I stamped the ink onto my craft mat, spritzed with water then laid the card onto the mat to pick up the colour. For the other colours I stamped the colour onto acetate, spritzed and then laid over the card, drying with heat gun between each colour. I used the clock embossing folder to create the clocks and stamped the butterflies and dragonflies with black memento ink pads. The butterflies were cut out and glued onto the background with the wings curled to create dimension. 

I'm new to blogging so very few posts to date but look forward to creating and adding more in the near future. I also intend to add some of my cards I have previously made.

Isn't this a gorgeous card?  Please hop over to Carolyn's blog and leave her some love if you can.

Here is our Challenge DT's and Demonstrator's inspiration again for you, in case you missed it first time around.

Giovanna

Rachel

Joanie


Wenda


Emilia


Lydia


Julie


Cheremane


Gez


Claire


Kay


Maxine


Lydia


Cheremane


Nikki K

I also wanted to share these again as I think the teams have outdone themselves this month, I'm sure you will agree there is some fantastic work here.  Of course, we'd love you to join us, you could be blogging with us next month if you win, or claiming the prize which 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

You can join in the challenge below, check it out, you still have until 8pm on the 20th to enter, and we'd love to see your makes!

Best Wishes,

Indigoblu Challenge DT

Indigoblu Demonstrators &

Indigoblu Top 3 Winners

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Challenge 33 Demonstrator's Reminder - Time Flies

Good morning everyone,

Today it's reminder day for our challenge.  If you haven't seen what this month's challenge is all about, take a look HERE.  The theme is 'Time Flies', 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!

Here is some more beautiful inspiration for you:

Lydia 

Cheremane

Nikki K

Nikki K

Nikki K

Hope we have inspired you to enter the challenge, you have until 8pm on the 20th November, and can enter HERE.

Best Wishes,

IndigoBlu Demonstrators. 

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