cuddly buddly challenge 19: a recipe card!

hello cuddly friends!

it's friday again and it is time for another AMAZING challenge at cuddly buddly. this week we challenge you with a recipe - create a card with 3 flowers, 2 buttons and 1 ribbon.

here is some inspiration from me:

i used the AMAZING karen middleton digi stamp "star fairy", PRIMA's roses, petaloo white flower and marianne design "traditional christmas" paper pack.

you can find more FANTASTIC examples of our DT on cuddly buddly's blog.

rules for play:

• you may enter as many times as you’d like to each week so long as your project hasn't been submitted to a previous challenge at cuddly buddly;
• you may submit your entry to other challenges across the web;
• you will need to publish your entry on your own blog with a link to the challenge post and also display one or more of cuddly buddly's web buttons from the column on the right;
• NEW! – cuddly buddly customers who’d like to join in and play along but don’t have a blog can now do so by emailing their entry to KIM. your entry will then be displayed in the customer gallery. ONLY cuddly buddly artists’ images can be entered by email please!
• link your project to cuddly buddly by submitting your entry using the inlinkz service at the bottom of each challenge blog post;
• entries need to be linked up before 20:00hrs GMT thursday 10th november.

the prize:

a £10 (or £5*) cuddly buddly crafts gift certificate to be spent as the winner/s so choose in the online shop.

* if the winning entrant has not used a cuddly buddly image they will receive a £5 gift certificate.

the winner/s:

one winner will be chosen at random from all of the entries. if there are over thirty entries the DT member who set the theme for the challenge will personally choose a second winner.

the winner/s will be notified by email, announced on the next challenge and listed on the winners page.

come and join the FUN at cuddly buddly!

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy

cuddly buddly challenge 17: best friends

hello lovely friends!

it’s a new friday and a new challenge at cuddly buddly! BIG THANKS to the crafters who were able play along last week!

you can find a list with the winners on the WINNERS page on cuddly buddly's blog!

♥♥♥

this week the challenge theme is “best friends”!

and this is what i came up with:

i used the WONDERFUL eline’s digi set – baby girls bath & bedtime, eline's babies paper pad and marianne design - roses and pearls.

you can find more FANTASTIC examples of our DT on cuddly buddly's blog.

rules for play:

• you may enter as many times as you’d like to each week so long as your project hasn't been submitted to a previous challenge at cuddly buddly;
• you may submit your entry to other challenges across the web;
• you will need to publish your entry on your own blog with a link to the challenge post and also display one or more of cuddly buddly's web buttons from the column on the right;
• NEW! – cuddly buddly customers who’d like to join in and play along but don’t have a blog can now do so by emailing their entry to KIM. your entry will then be displayed in the customer gallery. ONLY cuddly buddly artists’ images can be entered by email please!
• link your project to cuddly buddly by submitting your entry using the inlinkz service at the bottom of each challenge blog post;
• entries need to be linked up before 20:00hrs GMT thursday 27th october.

the prize:
a £10 (or £5*) cuddly buddly crafts gift certificate to be spent as the winner/s so choose in the online shop.

* if the winning entrant has not used a cuddly buddly image they will receive a £5 gift certificate.

the winner/s:
one winner will be chosen at random from all of the entries. if there are over thirty entries the DT member who set the theme for the challenge will personally choose a second winner.

the winner/s will be notified by email, announced on the next challenge and listed on the winners page.

come and join the FUN at cuddly buddly!

hugs 'n smiles,
Emmy

cuddly buddly challenge 15: check it out!

hello lovely friends!

here we go again, it’s a new friday and a new challenge at cuddly buddly! BIG THANKS to the crafters who were able play along last week!

you can find a list with the winners on the WINNERS page on cuddly buddly's blog!

♥♥♥

this week the challenge theme is “check it out”!

if you want to play along you have to include checks, plaid or gingham in your creation.

and this is what i came up with:

i used the lilyboo designs digi stamp – sitting pretty, marianne design - creatables dies "winter birds", "songbook" and "traditional christmas" paper pad.

you can find more FANTASTIC examples of our DT on cuddly buddly's blog.

rules for play:

• you may enter as many times as you’d like to each week so long as your project hasn't been submitted to a previous challenge at cuddly buddly;
• you may submit your entry to other challenges across the web;
• you will need to publish your entry on your own blog with a link to the challenge post and also display one or more of cuddly buddly's web buttons from the column on the right;
• NEW! – cuddly buddly customers who’d like to join in and play along but don’t have a blog can now do so by emailing their entry to KIM. your entry will then be displayed in the customer gallery. ONLY cuddly buddly artists’ images can be entered by email please!
• link your project to cuddly buddly by submitting your entry using the inlinkz service at the bottom of each challenge blog post;
• entries need to be linked up before 20:00hrs GMT thursday 13th october.

the prize:
a £10 (or £5*) cuddly buddly crafts gift certificate to be spent as the winner/s so choose in the online shop.

* if the winning entrant has not used a cuddly buddly image they will receive a £5 gift certificate.

the winner/s:
one winner will be chosen at random from all of the entries. if there are over thirty entries the DT member who set the theme for the challenge will personally choose a second winner.

the winner/s will be notified by email, announced on the next challenge and listed on the winners page.

so, get your digi's and start creating!

hugs 'n smiles,
Emmy

great news - 100+ FREE digi stamps!

hello lovely friends!

i've got a FANTASTIC NEWS to share today - there are 100+ FREE DIGI STAMPS available on cuddly buddly's website

kim - the owner and creator of cuddly buddly - has decided that she can share some of the AMAZING cuddly buddly, lilyboo and picture kitchen digital stamps with the WONDERFUL and SUPPORTIVE cuddly buddly's FRIENDS! so, if you nosey around these sections of the site, you should spot a fair few digis for FREE!

TIP – browse by ‘price – up’ to find them quickly.

another TIP – lots of the older designables sets have colour AND black/white artworks – click on the ‘more info’ or small cover pix to see what’s in the sets.

Instant Downloads – Digi Stamps, 3D, Art & Papers < Shop | Cuddly Buddly Crafts

check back weekly for brand new FREE digis to be released with the regular stamps each week! 

off to do some browsing now!:-)

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy

cuddly buddly challenge 13: add a BIG number or a letter!

hello lovely friends!

here we go again, it’s a new friday and a new challenge at cuddly buddly! BIG THANKS to the crafters who were able play along last week!

♥♥♥

this week the challenge theme is “add a BIG number or a letter”!

here is some inspiration from me:

i used the picture kitchen studio digi stamp – my purrfect friend

you can find more FANTASTIC examples of our DT on cuddly buddly's blog.

rules for play:

• you may enter as many times as you’d like to each week so long as your project hasn't been submitted to a previous challenge at cuddly buddly.
• you may submit your entry to other challenges across the web.
• you will need to publish your entry on your own blog with a link to the challenge post and also display one or more of cuddly buddly's web buttons from the column on the right.
• link your project to cuddly buddly by submitting your entry using the inlinkz service at the bottom of each challenge blog post.
• entries need to be linked up before 20:00hrs GMT thursday 29th september.

the prize:

a £10 (or £5*) cuddly buddly crafts gift certificate to be spent as the winner/s so choose in the online shop.

* if the winning entrant has not used a cuddly buddly image they will receive a £5 gift certificate.

the winner/s:

one winner will be chosen at random from all of the entries. if there are over thirty entries the DT member who set the theme for the challenge will personally choose a second winner.

the winner/s will be notified by email, announced on the next challenge and listed on the winners page.

so, get your digi's and join the FUN @ cuddly buddly!

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy

cuddly buddly challenge 11: add a tag!

hello bloggers!

here we go again, it’s a new friday and a new challenge @ cuddly buddly! BIG THANKS to the crafters who were able play along last week, it was terrific to see your creations!

♥♥♥

this week  the challenge theme is “add A tag” - it can be a hand written tag, a stamp or anything that comes to your mind!

here is some inspiration from me:

i used bits of ivory digi stamp – toy train.

you can find more DT examples on cuddly buddly's blog.

rules for play:

• you may enter as many times as you’d like to each week so long as your project hasn't been submitted to a previous challenge at cuddly buddly.
• you may submit your entry to other challenges across the web.
• you will need to publish your entry on your own blog with a link to the challenge post and also display one or more of cuddly buddly's web buttons from the column on the right.
• link your project to cuddly buddly by submitting your entry using the inlinkz service at the bottom of each challenge blog post.
• entries need to be linked up before 20:00hrs GMT thursday 15th september.

the prize:

a £10 (or £5*) cuddly buddly crafts gift certificate to be spent as the winner/s so choose in the online shop.

* if the winning entrant has not used a cuddly buddly image they will receive a £5 gift certificate.

the winner/s:

one winner will be chosen at random from all of the entries. if there are over thirty entries the DT member who set the theme for the challenge will personally choose a second winner.

the winner/s will be notified by email, announced on the next challenge and listed on the winners page.

so, get your digi's and join the FUN @ cuddly buddly!

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy

cuddly buddly challenge 9: say something nice!

hello bloggers!

it’s friday and it is time for a new challenge @ cuddly buddly! 

♥♥♥

this week i had the honour to choose the challenge theme. 

so, here it is: “SAY SOMETHING NICE” - if you want to play along you have to include a text or journaling spot on your card!

here is some inspiration from me:

i used pachela studios digi stamp – toby tumble special friends 

you can find more DT examples on cuddly buddly's blog.

rules for play:

• you may enter as many times as you’d like to each week so long as your project hasn't been submitted to a previous challenge at cuddly buddly.
• you may submit your entry to other challenges across the web.
• you will need to publish your entry on your own blog with a link to the challenge post and also display one or more of cuddly buddly's web buttons from the column on the right.
• link your project to cuddly buddly by submitting your entry using the InLinkz service at the bottom of each challenge blog post.
• entries need to be submitted before 20:00hrs thursday 1st september.

the prize:
a £10 (or £5*) cuddly buddly crafts gift certificate to be spent as the winner/s so choose in the online shop.

* if the winning entrant has not used a cuddly buddly image they will receive a £5 gift certificate.

the winner/s:
one winner will be chosen at random from all of the entries. if there are over thirty entries the DT member who set the theme for the challenge will personally choose a second winner.

the winner/s will be notified by email, announced on the next challenge and listed on the winners page.

so, get your digi's and join the FUN @ cuddly buddly!

hugs 'n smiles,
Emmy

cuddly buddly challenge 7: anything goes

hello bloggers!

here we go again, it’s friday already and time for a new challenge @ cuddly buddly!

this week the theme is “ANYTHING GOES” chosen by judith

please be sure that your entry’s main image is sold here by one of cuddly buddly's artists and that you’ve added one of cuddly buddly's fabby banners to your blog sidebar!

it’s a wide open challenge theme that judith has chosen for us this week. and here is my inspiration to you:

i used cuddly buddly digi stamp – guardian angel 

you can find more DT examples on cuddly buddly's blog.

rules for play:

• each entry must, for it’s main image, use a digi image sold by one of the artists at cuddly buddly crafts.
• you may enter as many times as you’d like to each week so long as your project hasn't been submitted to a previous challenge at cuddly buddly.
• you may submit your entry to other challenges across the web.
• you will need to publish your entry on your own blog with a link to the challenge post and also display one or more of cuddly buddly's web buttons from the column on the right.
• link your project to cuddly buddly by submitting your entry using the inlinkz service at the bottom of each challenge blog post.
• entries need to be submitted before 20:00hrs thursday 19th august.

the prize:

a £10 cuddly buddly crafts gift certificate to be spent as the winner/s so choose in the online shop.

the winner/s:

one winner will be chosen at random from all of the entries. if there are over thirty entries the DT member who set the theme for the challenge will personally choose a second winner.

the winner/s will be notified by email, announced on the next challenge and listed on the winners page.

so, get your digi's and join the FUN @ cuddly buddly!

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy

NEW digi stamps at cuddly cuddly

hello bloggers!

here is a quick post about the FABULOUS karen middleton digi stamps available now at cuddly buddly! She has sent an assortment of twenty-four ADORABLE digi stamps – there’s cute ‘n’ cuddly, teens and fairies illustrations to choose between.

I had the pleasure to be one of the first designers working with her stamps and here is my card:

i used the WONDERFUL karen middleton digi stamp – star unicorn.

for more inspiration from the other DT members, please visit cuddly buddly's blog!

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy

cuddly buddly challenge #5: petals & pearls!

hello bloggers!

it’s friday and time for a new challenge at cuddly buddly! 

this week the theme is “PETALS & PEARLS”, chosen by jackie

it's such a wonderful theme and it includes two of my all time favourite products - petals and pearls! here is my example for this challenge:

i used wee stamps digi stamps "rose's bike ride" and marianne design papers.

you can find more of the AMAZING DT examples on cuddly buddly's blog.

rules for play:

• each entry must, for it’s main image, use a digi image sold by one of the artists at cuddly buddly crafts.
• you may enter as many times as you’d like to each week so long as your project hasn't been submitted to a previous challenge at cuddly buddly.
• you may submit your entry to other challenges across the web.
• you will need to publish your entry on your own blog with a link to the challenge post and also display one or more of cuddly buddly's web buttons from the column on the right.
• link your project to cuddly buddly by submitting your entry using the inlinkz service at the bottom of each challenge blog post.
• entries need to be submitted before 20:00hrs thursday 4th august.

the prize:
a £10 cuddly buddly crafts gift certificate to be spent as the winner/s so choose in the online shop.

the winner/s:
one winner will be chosen at random from all of the entries. if there are over thirty entries the DT member who set the theme for the challenge will personally choose a second winner.

the winner/s will be notified by email, announced on the next challenge and listed on the winners page.

so, get your digi's and join the FUN @ cuddly buddly!

hugs,
Emmy

‘let’s keep creating!’ cuddly buddly digi challenges: #1 "a brand new"

Hello crafty friends!

as you can remember a few weeks ago i announced that i'm part of the new challenge team at CUDDLY BUDDLY and today is the day of the 1st challenge!

#1 “a brand new …” – theme chosen by KATIE

it’s an exciting new beginning and to get us all started katie wants to challenge us to create ‘a brand new’ themed project. it could be a wedding, new baby, new home, new job, new year or even a new craft tool that you’ve just treated yourself to. whatever the occasion, if it fits the ‘BRAND NEW’ theme then let’s see what you can come up with, please!

here is my example - "a brand new... life together":

i used the lilyboo designs digi stamps – "tree of hearts", some patterned paper and my favourite copic ciao of course.

you can find more DT examples on cuddly buddly's blog.

rules for play:

• each entry must, for it’s main image, use a digi image sold by one of the artists at cuddly buddly crafts;
• you may enter as many times as you’d like to each week so long as your project hasn't been submitted to a previous challenge at cuddly buddly;
• you may submit your entry to other challenges across the web;
• you will need to publish your entry on your own blog with a link to the challenge post and also display one or more of cuddly buddly's web buttons from the column on the right;
• link your project to cuddly buddly by submitting your entry using the inlinkz service at the bottom of each challenge blog post;
• you have until midnight GMT wednesday to submit your project/s.

if you don’t have a blog and need help getting started in blogland, then please visit us on our forum and ask for help, we’d be delighted to do what we can to assist you. it’s easy and free to start blogging with blogger and it’s entirely up to you how little or how much blogging you decide to take on, so you could open a blog just so you can play along with all the fun stuff in blogland!

the prize:

a £10 cuddly buddly crafts gift certificate to be spent as the winner/s so choose in our online shop.

the winner/s:

one winner will be chosen at random from all of the entries. if we receive over thirty entries the DT member who set the theme for the challenge will personally choose a second winner.

the winner/s will be notified by email, announced on the next challenge and listed on the winners page.

so, get your digi's and join the FUN @ cuddly buddly!

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy

yipee! some very exciting news!

Good evening, scrappy friends!

today is a fantastic day for me as i get to announce to everyone that i am a new DESIGN TEAM member of the digi challenge at cuddly buddly blog. i am so thrilled and honourd to be on the team. i'm looking forward to designing some cards for their fabullous challenges.

you can check their blog here or go to their online shop. they've got some amazing stuff there - both digital and traditional.

i also wanted to share with you my first digi-traditional card. i made it with the WONDERFUL digital stamps from eline pellinkhof and marianne designs paper pack.

i hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy