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Our Oldies But Goodies Challenge Winner And Up Coming Events

What a really great challenge we had!  Our challenge winner, selected by Random.org for our "Oldies But Goodies Challenge", is Helena  at Oceans of Imagination.  Congratulations, Helena, and happy shopping!  If the rest of you missed all of the DT members' beautiful designs and the other entries for the challenge, please check them out Here.

This is usually DT Thursday, but this week we are doing it a little different.  Where is the the Design Team you might ask?  Well, they are busy busy busy making cards, with images from the NEW SPRING 2012 CATALOG, for CHA and for next week's CHA DT Blop Hop.

I am not on the Design Team, but I do participate in the challenges now and then.  A while back we had a No Pattened Paper Challenge.  I had started a card, but did not get it finished in time.  It would have been great for this Oldies But Goodies Challenge too.  So, I am going to post it here for you today and hope you enjoy it.  I also have it in a post on my blog with the details HERE.

Below are the rules for the scheduled DT AND FAN BLOG HOP, which begins January 30, also the start of CHA, and continues through Friday, February 3. There will be a $25 Gift Certificate Drawing every day and an additional $25 Gift certificate awarded on Friday, all for use in our online store.  For you to be eliginble to win you should:

• START HERE every day to see which DT Members are participating and to link to their blogs.
  
• Comment HERE and on every participating DT member's blog on that day to be eligible for that day's drawing.
• For Friday's drawing you must have completed all comments for Monday through Friday.
• This means someone on Friday has a chance for $50 worth of free stamps (sigh)!  Maybe more for the week if Random.org loves them! ;-)
  
• You can go back to each day to catch up for Friday's drawing and the 5 day drawing.
  

I am really excited to see the cards created by the Design Team with the NEW 2012 SPRING CATALOG images and to hand out the certificates too.  I can't wait to see what you think too.  The new images are really great!!!  For those of you who have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask and EMAIL ME.

Our next challenge , "Hey There, Hi, Hello" starts on Thursday, February 16, and continues until the following Wednesday evening, February 22, at 10 p.m. If you would like a chance to another $25 gift certificate, create your card for our "Hey There, Hi, Hello Challenge" and enter it using the Inlinkz at the bottom of the February 16 post.

I hope you have enjoyed this DT Thursday!! Thanks for stopping by to look and share!

Our "Oldies But Goodies" Challenge And Happy Birthday To Someone Special Too!

Mitra, the Design Team, and I would like to wish our Design Team Coordinator, Kelli Richardson, a "VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY" each and every day of the year to come.  We thank you for all you do for us and for your patience with us too! We wish you a wonderful 39th birthday today!!

Next we have our wonderful "Oldies But Goodies Challenge".  Our DT members are ready for you to stop by and check out their great cards.  Some have asked, "What is old?"  I say if it isn't in the new Spring 2012 catalog it should qualify.  :-)  If you have any questions please don't hesitate to EMAIL ME.  So let's get to it and check out their blogs below, before you add your card at the end of the post:

• Daniela Dobson
• Dina Kowal
• Jeanne Streiff
  
• Jenny Gropp
• Julie Koerber
• Laura Fulcher

Would you like to participate in the challenge for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate?  The Challenge Guidelines widget is posted in the first sidebar to your right.

• Use the Inlinkz thumbnail format at the bottom of this post. 
• Ending time for this challenge will be next Wednesday, January 25, at 10 p.m. EST.
• The winner is picked using Random.org.
• The players are notified by email of the winner that night. 
• The winner's name will be posted with the DT Thursday post on January 26.

Thanks in advance for playing and joining in the fun everyone!

As I mentioned last time, this is our last challenge listed in the sidebar to your right.  There are some NEW PLANS for the blog, challenges, a NEW ONLINE STORE FRONT, etc., our new 2012 Spring Stamps, and more to be released soon.  In addition, we have CHA week after next!!! 

A reminder, beginning the week of CHA, January 30 and through February 3, our DT members Blog Hop. showing off all of the NEW SPRING STAMPS.  There will be a $25 Gift Certificate Drawing every day and an additional $25 Gift certificate awarded on Friday.  To be eligible to win you should:

• Comment on every DT member's blog each day plus the IO blog for daily drawing.
• For Friday's drawing you must have completed comments for Monday through Friday.
• This means someone on Friday has a chance for $50 worth of free stamps (sigh)!
  

Because of our blog hop scheduled CHA week we won't have a challenge that week.  Our next challenge will be "Hey! Hi! Hello There!" on February 16.  We are really excited about the coming changes and hope you will STAY TUNED to our blog for news about all of them. :-)  

Hope you week has been great so far!! Can't wait to see your creativity with this challenge, and thanks for stopping by to join in the fun and say hi!

Beautiful DT Thursday And Our Challenge Winner Too!

Hi everyone!  Hope you are having a great week! We'll take care of our Random.org was used to choose our winner for our "Hearts And Flowers Challenge".  Our new winner is Shannon White at Enchanted Ladybug Creations.  Congratulations, Shannon, and happy shopping!  If the rest of you missed all of the DT members' beautiful designs and the other entries for the challenge, please check them out HERE.

This DT Thursday is brought to you by DT member, One Krafty Kat!!  In other words, Jenny Gropp!  When I first saw the title of her blog I knew I was in for some wonderful art!  This week is no exception, as she used some more of our new Alesa Baker stamps.

(I know some of you have asked when the new stamps will be in the online store.  Mitra is hoping to coordinate that with the opening of the new online store.  Stay tuned and it will be posted here.)

I know you have all been to Jenny's blog, so without further delay, take a look at my sneak peek and then head on over to her blog, HERE. 

It seems like time is flying this year, and our next challenge, "Oldies But Goodies" starts on Thursday, January 19,  and continues until the following Wednesday evening, January 25, at 10 p.m.  If you would like a chance to win free stamps too, create your card for our "Oldies But Goodies Challenge" from any of your IO stamps and enter it using the Inlinkz at the bottom of the January 19 post.

If you haven't noticed yet, there's been an add to our Challenge Calender and some fun for all of you!  Beginning the week of CHA, January 30 and through February 3, our DT members will be doing a Blog Hop.  There will be a $25 Gift Certificate Drawing every day and an additional $25 Gift certificate awarded on Friday. To be eligible to win:

• Comment on every DT member's blog each day plus the IO blog for daily drawing.
• For Friday's drawing you must have completed comments for Monday through Friday.
• This means someone on Friday has a chance for $50 worth of free stamps (sigh)!
  

I am so excited to start handing out those certificates and most of all to see the cards created by the Design Team with the NEW 2012 SPRING CATALOG images.  For those of you who have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask and EMAIL ME.

I hope you have enjoyed this DT Thursday!! Thanks for stopping by to look and share!

 

A New Year, And A New Day, And A New "Hearts And Flowers Challenge"

Our "Hearts And Flowers Challenge" begins today and our DT members are ready for you to stop by and visit. Some will also be using a some of our stamps for Spring 2012 as a "Sneak Peek".  So let's get to it and check out their blogs below:

• Daniela Dobson
• Dina Kowal
• Jeanne Streiff
  
• Jenny Gropp
• Julie Koerber
• Laura Fulcher
• Vicki Garrett

Would you like to participate in the challenge for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate?  The Challenge Guidelines widget is posted in the first sidebar to your right.

• Use the Inlinkz thumbnail format at the bottom of this post. 
• Ending time for this challenge will be next Wednesday, January 11, at 10 p.m. EST.
• The winner is picked using Random.org.
• The players are notified by email of the winner that night. 
• The winner's name will be posted with the DT Thursday post on January 12.

Thanks in advance for playing and joining in the fun everyone!

As you will notice, only the next two January challenges are in the second sidebar to your right.  There are some NEW PLANS for the blog, a NEW ONLINE STORE FRONT, etc., and our new 2012 Spring Stamps and more to be released soon.  In addition, we have CHA coming the end of this month too!!!  We are really excited about the coming changes and hope you will STAY TUNED to our blog for news about all of them. :-)

Our next challenge will be Thursday, January 19 , and is an "Oldies But Goodies Challenge".  Some have asked, "What is old?"  I say, if it isn't in the new Spring 2012 catalog, it should qualify.  :-)  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to EMAIL ME.

Last for today's post, part of the new blog changes are as follows:

• The DT and Card Albums have shrunk in size.  That is part of the new change. 
• We are only keeping the cards created using at least one stamp from the CURRENT LAST TWO CATALOGS on the blog.
• The older plus new cards will be viewed by stamp when the new ONLINE STORE is open.
• They will still be linked to the stamps used in the ONLINE STORE.
• In addition there will now be a LINK to the DT member's blog so you can see how the card, etc., was designed.  (At this time that is a work in progress...Mine! :-))

Hope you week has been great so far!! Can't wait to see your creativity with our challenge, and thanks for stopping by to join in the fun and say hi!

DT Thursday

Hi everyone.  Hope you are having a great holiday!  To help you celebrate, this DT Thursday is brought to you by DT member, Laura Fulcher.  She is also the creator of the video about using the Mega Mount with our Cover-A-Card stamps, located at the top of the first sidebar to your right.   Today she is giving you another SNEAK PEEK at more of the NEW VALENTINE AND SPRING stamps.   Below is my peek of what you will see when you visit her BLOG!  

Our next challenge, "Heart & Flowers" (a valentine theme), starts on Thursday, January 5,  and continues until the following Wednesday evening, January 11, at 10 p.m.  If you would like a chance to win free stamps too, create your card for our "Hearts & Flowers Challenge" and enter it using the Inlinkz at the bottom of the January 5 post.

To help you get ready, the challenge guidelines are in the first side bar to the right, near the top and under the "New Fall-Winter Card Album" .  Our Current FALL-WINTER catalog link is just above that!  There is also a tab at the top of the blog, if that's easier for you.  The dates for the challenges are in the second column to the right.  Think about the fun and chance to win $25 worth of free stamps, plus the "I'm A Winner" widget for your blog. For those of you who have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask and EMAIL ME.

I hope you have enjoyed this DT Thursday!! Thanks for stopping by to look and share!