Schools out

Welcome back to our second JUNIOR challenge!!

The junior theme for the next fortnight is 'SCHOOL'S OUT'

You can enter with projects of any kind that fit the theme so long as you are under 18.

You do not need to have your own blog.  You can enter your creation through someone else's blog OR can email it to sales@craftyboots.co.uk and we will upload it for you.

This challenge is open until midday 12th August 2012 and the winner of this challenge will be offered a guest designer spot on the challenge after next which will launch on 27th August 2012.

The winner from our first, Olympics, challenge is number 1 - Lilli!  Congratulations Lilli, we would love it if you could join us as a guest designer for our next challenge!

Now for our junior design team inspiration:

Smash pages by Freya:

 

Art parts by Emily:

Tag by Tom:

We can't wait to see what you come up with and don't forget if you're under 18, want to join in but don't have a blog you can email us a photo of your entry along with your name and age to sales@craftyboots.co.uk

Babies

Welcome back to another challenge at Crafty Boots.

This week is Kerry's week to host and she has set a theme of babies (human, animal or any imaginable kind of baby!)

Before we get down to the challenge and the DT inspiration we do have a serious request to make of our challengers/followers:

Kerry was pregnant with her second child when at a routine check up at 23 weeks, Kerry and her partner were told that their little girl's heart had stopped beating.  Their baby, Rhianna Lily, was later born at 23 weeks and 5 days.  Because she was below 24 weeks they cannot register her birth or death.  


Kerry and her partner had Rhianna Lily blessed and she has been buried but their is no certificate registering her at all.  They have found this petition and unfortunately they can't put another one in as it will be rejected as there is already this one in place.  So please let's try and get this changed.  They have no record of Rhianna  at all because of this rule, that babies are not babies before 24 weeks, even though Kerry gave birth to her and Kerry and her partner both held, cuddled and kissed her.  They had their baby in their arms, but legally she has never existed as she wasn't born past 24 weeks.  


Kerry and her partner would be grateful if you could all sign the below petition and send it to everyone you know so we can get this rule changed and make a difference:

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29933

As a thankyou to anyone who takes the time to sign the petition we would like to offer you a massive 20% off in the Crafty Boots online store.

To redeem your discount please forward the email confirmation following signing the petition to sales@craftyboots.co.uk and we will send you a unique voucher code which will give you 20% off at checkout at www.craftyboots.com.

Please note that this offer is open indefinitely, not just for the two week duration of the challenge!

On to the challenge:

- The challenge will run until 12 noon Sunday 5th August
- You can enter as many times as you like but with NEW projects
- If you use any products you have purchased from Crafty Boots add 'CB' after your name to receive two entries into the prize draw.
- Entry into this challenge can be combined with as many other challenges as you wish
- Your blog post must mention that you are entering this challenge and include a link back to this page
- Please link to your specific blog post rather than your general blog address, this will help our design team find your post when we visit your blog
- If you do not have a blog and want to enter the challenge please email photos to admin@craftyboots.co.uk and we will enter your project


Album by Kerry: 

Tag by Bev:

 

Keepsake By Sara:

Card by Sandra:

Baby Annoucement Cards by Amy:

 Tag by Gabrielle:

Card by Zoe:

Card by Emma M:

Card by Denise:

Card by Helen:

Card by Freya:

Card by Dionne:

 

Don't forget our junior challenge is still running until Sunday 29th July for any under 18s!!

Top 3 ~ Material & Winner

Am a bit behind on posting so apologies but here are the Top 3 from the Material challenge:

1st place: number 11 Shirley

2nd place: number 17 Alyce

3rd place: number 26 Deb Neerman

Congratulations!  Please email admin@craftyboots.co.uk to receive your blinkies!

We also had a set of Tim Holtz stamps for the winner chosen at random from both the Material and Sport challenges combined:

The winner selected by random.org is..... number 16...

That's Gaynor, number 16  from the Material challenge!  Congratulations Gaynor, please email your snail mail address to admin@craftyboots.co.uk and we will send your stamps out to you!!

Bingo!

Hello and welcome back to another week and another challenge.

This weeks challenge is set by Denise and is a bingo challenge

The idea is to use the 'elements' that are in a line: either vertical (ie Green, Pearls and Yellow) horizontal (ie Yellow, Dots and Lace) or diagonal (ie Ribbons, Stripes and Yellow)

For a bit of extra fun you can also choose to use the 4 corners or go for the 'full house' which would mean using all the 'elements' on the project.

- The challenge will run until 12 noon (UK time) Sunday 22nd July

- You can enter as many times as you like as long as it is with NEW projects - no backlinking please

- If you have used any products purchased from Crafty Boots add 'CB' after your name to get two entries into the prize draw.

- Entry into this challenge can be combined with as many other challenges as you like

- Your blog post must mention that you are entering this challenge and include a link to this page

- Please link to your blog post not just your general blog address

- If you do not have a blog and want to enter by email please email your photos to admin@craftyboots.co.uk

The entrants to this challenge and our next challenge will be combined and a winner drawn to receive a Kaisercraft house album:

Now onto the design team inspiration for you.

Card by Amy - Green, Pearls, Yellow

Card By Faye - Blue, Ribbon, Lace

Card by Sandra - Green, Stars, Ribbon

Hanging by Bev - Green, yellow, ribbon and lace

 

Tag by Sara - Spots, Stripes and Stars

Card by Emma M - blue, ribbon, lace

Card by Denise - Green, Stars and Ribbons

Card 2 By Denise - Yellow, Stripes and Ribbons

Card by Helen - Pearls, Stripes, Blue

Card by Freya - Ribbon, Blue and Lace

Postcard by Gabrielle - Stars, stripes and dots!

Card by Dionne (Yellow, Dots and lace)

Card by Stephanie-Emma (full house)

 

Junior Challenge - Olympics

Hello and welcome back to another not so sunny Monday at Crafty Boots!

We have something very exciting to launch today which is our new Junior Design Team and junior challenge!!

The challenges will be every 4 weeks, and every fortnight through the school holidays (on alternate Monday's to the main challenges).

The challenges are open to any entrants UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE so if you unfortunately don't apply please let your children, or other young crafters know and get them to come and join our new junior challenges!!

The theme of our first challenge is OLYMPICS so we'd love to see any Olympic inspired creations!!  You can enter with projects of any kind so long as you are under 18.

You do not need to have your own blog.  You can enter your creation through someone else's blog OR can email it to sales@craftyboots.co.uk and we will upload it for you.

This challenge is open until midday 29th July 2012 and the winner of this challenge will be offered a guest designer spot on the challenge after next which will launch on 13th August 2012.

The next junior challenge will be on 30th July so don't forget to check back again then!

Now to introduce you to our junior DT:

Please meet (left to right) Tom, Freya and Emily!

Click on their names to head on over to their blogs and welcome them to the team!!

And here are their creations to inspire you for their first challenge:

Card by Freya:

Card by Emily:

Card by Tom: