TSC16: Friends and Friendship - Using at least one Stampsmith stamp - And a Bonus!

From the African American
Heritage Plate

Welcome to The Stampsmith Challenge!

We are so excited with all of the beautiful entries shared with us for the birthday challenge! Be sure to take a closer look at all of the entries and leave some love on their blogs! You have all made it extremely difficult to pick just a few to highlight!! Here are just a few needing a second look!! Ladies, please email Valerie for our featured badge for your sidebar!

Cheryl

Melanie

Gerri Herbst

And finally, we get to draw for the winner! Congratulations to #4 Barbara Washington at Magic Delights who won the random draw for the Stampsmith gift certificate! Please contact Valerie for all of the details (her link is in the sidebar)!

And now for Challenge #16:
Friends & Friendship - Using at least one Stampsmith stamp - And a Bonus!!

This week, Lynne has chosen the wonderful theme of Friendship for our challenge!  Friendship is important to all of us so we want to see your friendship inspired artwork using at least one of The Stampsmith stamps. Will it be friendship between children, a couple, furry friends or probably the most important type of friendship ... female friends? Whatever you decide, share it with us at The Stampsmith Challenge for your chance to win a $10 gift certificate to shop in The Stampsmith Store!

As a bonus, anyone who submits their Stampsmith Challenge Friendship project to any other challenges will receive an extra chance to win.  Link to the Stampsmith Challenge and any other challenges you submit your project to in your blog writeup and we will automatically put your name in the hat twice!!!

Here is some design team inspiration to get you started!

Karen McAlpine 

Lynne Moncrieff

Valerie Wilson

We are looking forward to your creations!

TSC15 - Birthday Theme - Using Stamps From Any Company - And A Bonus!!

Floral Alphabet

Welcome to The Stampsmith Challenge!  Today we have some highlights to share from the fabulous entries sent in for the Starring Role challenge - as well as the winner of the draw and, of course, the new challenge!

The Stampsmith has so many images of famous stars and your projects certainly made wonderful use of them! As always, you've made it incredibly difficult to choose just a few highlights, but we've managed to pick just a few :) Ladies, please email Valerie for our featured badge for your sidebar!

Crafty Dawn

Mary Ann Evans

Alison (Craftytrog)

We are extremely pleased to congratulate #4 - Alison (Craftytrog) at Craftytrog's Inky Adventures who won the random draw for the Stampsmith gift certificate! Please contact Valerie for all of the details!

And now for Challenge #15: 
Birthday Theme  
- Using Any Stamps
- And a Bonus!!

This week, Valerie (our birthday girl!!) challenges us to create a project with a Birthday Theme! This is the first of the month, so you are welcome to use stamps from any company... of course, if you have Stampsmith stamps, we'd love to see your inspiration with them :)

As a bonus, this week we are also going to give you a chance to have your name entered multiple times in the draw! If you mention our challenge to your stamping friends and they participate in our challenge, you will each get an extra chance to win the draw! All they have to do is link to your blog and our blog in their writeup!!  So be sure to spread the word to play along!

The design team has some great inspiration to help jumpstart your creativity!

Karen McAlpine 

Lynne Moncrieff

Valerie Wilson

Julie Mutch

TSC14: Starring Role - Using at least one Stampsmith Stamp

From Oh Baby Plate

Welcome once again to The Stampsmith Challenge!

Today we have some highlights to share from the beautiful entries sent in for the Celebrating Mothers challenge - as well as the winner of the draw and, of course, the new challenge!

Mothers are such an inspiration and all of your projects certainly show us that!  As always, you've made it incredibly difficult to choose just a few highlights, but let's give it a go shall we :)  Ladies, please email Valerie for our featured badge for your sidebar!

Joanna K

Barbara Washington

Cynthia Schelzig

Finally, we are pleased to congratulate #7 - Jack (Jacqueline) at Jacks Arty Crafty Adventures who won the random draw for the Stampsmith gift certificate! Please contact Valerie for all of the details!

And now for Challenge #14:
The Starring Role - Using at least one Stampsmith Stamp

This week, Lynne challenges us to create a project highlighting a Starring Role, using at least one Stampsmith stamp.   The Stampsmith is known for it’s images of actresses, famous films and divas which would be perfect; however, we invite you to push the boundaries of this challenge and explore the star of anything - we know you'll come up with some great ideas!  The design team has some inspiration to get your creativity flowing!

Karen McAlpine

Lynne Moncrieff

Valerie Wilson

TSC13: Celebrating Mothers - Using Any Stamp Company

The Look

Welcome back everyone!!  Can you believe May is here already?!

What gorgeous entries for our Spring Theme challenge!!  Thank you to everyone who sent in their beautiful inspirational work.

Here are just a few of the wonderful highlights for a closer look. If your project is one of those highlighted, we invite you to email Valerie to receive our special badge for your sidebar.

Sue The Iron

Mueppi

Stamping Sue

And finally, we get to draw for the winner! Congratulations to #6 Sue at Sue The Iron who won the random draw for the Stampsmith gift certificate! Please contact Valerie for all of the details!

And now for Challenge #13:
Celebrating Mothers - Using Any Stamp Company

With Mother’s day coming up, this week's hostess, Julie Mutch wants us to celebrate our Moms by paying our tributes, expressing our love and thanking them for all they do with a project featuring at least one Stampsmith stamp. Be sure to get out your stamps of beautiful women and children or simply a beautiful floral card as a gesture of love and join us for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to spend in the Stampsmith Store!

Once again, the design team has been working hard to get us started with their wonderful interpretations of this theme.  We can't wait to see what you create!

Julie Mutch

Karen McAlpine

Lynne Moncrieff

We can't wait to see what you create!

TSC12: Spring Theme - Using At Least One Stampsmith Stamp

From the Botanica Plate

Hi everyone and welcome!

We hope you have enjoyed all of the beautiful and feminine entries in Karen's Female of the Species challenge as much as we have!  Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun to make this one of our largest groups yet!  Here are just a few of the wonderful highlights for a closer look.  If your project is one of those highlighted, we invite you to email Valerie to receive our special badge for your sidebar.

Jolanda

Maxine

Sharon

And finally, a huge congratulations to #10: Dianne at 1CardCreator who won the random draw for the Stampsmith gift certificate! Please contact Valerie for all of the details!

And now for Challenge #12:
Spring! - Using at least one Stampsmith Stamp

At long last, Spring has Sprung and Karen would like us to celebrate by creating a Spring-themed project using at least one Stampsmith Stamp!  Simply link up your project below for your chance to win a $10 gift certificate to spend in the Stampsmith Store!  If you're anything like us, you have Spring Fever and this will be an easy challenge!  Here is some inspiration from the design team to get your sprockets turning!

Lynne Moncrieff

Karen McAlpine

Valerie Wilson

Julie Mutch

TSC11: The Female of the Species - Using Any Stamp Company

From House of the
Rising Sun Plate

Welcome back to The Stampsmith Challenge!

Your entries for Karen's blue and brown color challenge have been so exciting!  Thank you to all who linked up their fabulous projects!  Here are just a few of the beautiful highlights for a closer look!  Ladies, please email Valerie if you would like our special badge for your blog (the button is in the sidebar)...

Gerri J.

Michelle U.

Julie F.

And, last but certainly not least!  Congratulations to #7 Laura Liddell at As Happy As who won the random draw for the Stampsmith gift certificate!  Please contact Valerie for all of the details!

And now for Challenge #11:
The Female Of The Species - Using Any Stamp Company

This week, Lynne has a great challenge theme for us - "The Female Of The Species".  This can be interpreted in so many ways - we can't wait to see what ideas you come up with!  Will you use some of the beautiful Stampsmith ladies or do you have some other tricks up your sleeve?

If you have not yet started your collection of Stampsmith stamps, now is your chance to join in the fun using any stamps for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to shop in the Stampsmith store!

And now for some inspiration from the design team!

Lynne Moncrieff

Karen McAlpine

Julie Mutch

Valerie Wilson

We can't wait to see what you create!

TSC10: Blue and Brown - using at least one Stampsmith stamp

From the Fruit Crate Labels Plate

Hi everyone!
This is Karen and I am hosting this challenge. I would like to say thank you to everyone who entered the Try Something New challenge. You all really rocked it!! I really enjoyed reading all your ideas. I plan on trying many of them!  Below is a closer look at just a few of the beautiful highlights!  Ladies, please email Valerie if you would like our special badge for your blog (her button is in the sidebar)...

Anika

Ellie

Debbie

AND a very big congrats to #9 - Jack (Jacqueline!) who is this weeks winner of the draw for a $10 gift certificate to The Stampsmith Shop!  Email Valerie for the all the details (her button is in the sidebar)!!

And now for Challenge #10:
Blue and Brown - using at least one Stampsmith stamp

I thought it would be fun for everyone to try a color challenge. It is your challenge to create a project using the colors Blue and Brown. I have always liked Blue and Brown together. There is so much scope in this combo. You can use light to dark blue and brown. You can also pair these two colors with neutrals. I like this combo so well that I used it for my bedroom. You may make any type of project: a card, ATC, 3-D, etc…Have fun with it!!

Here are the rules: Since it is 15th of the Month you must use at least one Stampsmith image to be eligible for the random drawing. Just link your project below and the winner will be announced on the 1st of April.

Take a look at the Design Team’s projects to help inspire you.

Karen McAlpine

Lynne Moncrieff

Julie Mutch

Valerie Wilson