City Crafter Challenge Blog: February 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #45 ~ Nothing to it!!!

Hello Everyone. It's me Linda and I am your Hostess this week!

Well this week was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be.

My theme is "NOTHING TO IT". We are going to see if you can make a creation with nothing on it... No bows, No lace, No flowers, No buttons.

Yep, you heard right, you can't add nothing to it..

It's just a simple one dimensional project... What was I thinking!!!! Good Luck. I hope you have better luck than I did.... Hee Hee....

~ Linda Robinson

Week 45 ~ Nothing to it!!!!!

Beautiful image from Linda Robinson

Guest Designer

I am pleased to introduce our Guest Designer that will play along with us this week, please welcome Keri Lee Sereika.

Here's a little about Keri -
Keri Lee Sereika, currently living in South Carolina, is a stay at home mother of four and wife to a USAFR pilot. She has had the pleasure to be on a number of manufacturer's design teams, has authored many articles in a variety of magazines and online media, and has had her designs featured in numerous magazines and books. Her most recent accomplishment was to author the book "Coloring Techniques for Card Making" published by DRG and released August 2010.
When not busy homeschooling, playing with her kids or trying keep her house clean, Keri can be found up in her studio crafting or on the computer researching and writing articles on crafting.

Keri Lee Sereika

Pink Lemonade

Be sure to stop by Keri's blog and soak up some of her spectacular works of art.

Design Team

Here are the beautiful projects of the DT

Linda Robinson

My Happy Place

Cheryl Nelson

Cheryl June Girl

Ros Crawford

Mikey's Mom

Kirsty Vittetoe

Handmade Little Things

Take Note

You are welcome to submit any type of project based on the theme and enter as many times as you wish, but we do hope that the creation is new and original, please do not link creation that have been posted prior to the day of the current challenges. We are looking after our wonderful sponsors who donate time, prizes and effort with full focus on them, to be eligible for the prize -

No direct selling links are allowed here

Please mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us

Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog

Link your direct post of the challenge and not your entire blog

Prize

Pixie Dust Paperie is a monthly kit club dedicate to bringing you the newest products available in the paper crafting industry. Each month, you will received a beautifully designed kit with the latest papers and embellishments, all designed to coordinate perfectly,, and ready for you to create. At the Pixie Blog, you will find lots of inspiration and new ideas on a daily basis.

The winner will get a $15 gift certificate to shop at Pixie Dust Paperie

To Play Along

Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery (if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#45 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link (not your entire blog). Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit

Challenge ends Feb 28, 2011 at 11.59 PM (EST)

We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Inlinkz, please feel free to email citycrafter@gmail.com. We will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner

Thanks to all the beautiful entries we had last week for our "Cute Stuff" challenge, we hope you know that your support is hugely appreciated. Our DT had so much fun visiting each and everyone of your fabulous blog, and here's our winner and spotlight artists.

Winner

Archana

Spotlight Artists

Stelle (entry # 4)

Stella (entry #10)

Congratulations to all, and thanks to all the other beautiful entries. Please feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artists badges and display it proudly on your sidebar.

Archana, please send your mailing info to citycrafter@gmail.com, so we could get the prize out to you soon, you have till Feb28 to do that.

Thanks once again and please join us this week at our new challenge "Nothing to it"

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #44 ~ Cute Stuff (City-Tokyo)

Hello! It's me Kirsty, your host for this week challenge at City Crafter Challenge Blog
I am a huge fan of Japan, I love everything and anything Japanese, from the city Tokyo, to language, food, and cute character like Hello Kitty and My Melody.... I can go on and on and on if I talk about Japan! so I better stop here and start talking about our challenge this week! LOL!

We are having a color challenge this week, I've chosen a cute picture of My Melody, and I want to see your project using the colors from the inspiration photo. Have fun!!!!

~ kirsty vittetoe

Week 44 ~ Cute Stuff

Guest Designer

I am pleased to introduce our Guest Designer that will play along with us this week, please welcome Yvonne Yam!

Here's a little about Yvonne in her own words: Hi there! My name is Yvonne! : ) I love to make stuff, especially using unexpected "found" stuff round my house (or someone else's!) *Winks* Old vintage photos. Cute kawaii things.Pretty trinkets. I love them all! : )

My style is eclectic at best but really a mishmash of whatever tickles my fancy at that point in time! I love to experiment with mediums and play with textures but my projects always involves some form of upcycling and loads of color! : ) I'm a challenge blog junkie and try my best to play along whenever I can... it is a great way to get photos scrapped and make new friends!

I scrap the everyday stuff, make pretty things to give away and laugh at myself a lot. Come visit my blog Do More With Less!

Yvonne Yam

Do More with Less

Design Team

Here are the beautiful projects of the DT

Kirsty Vittetoe

Handmade Little Things

Linda Robinson

My Happy Place

Cheryl Nelson

Cheryl June Girl

Ros Crawford

Mikey's Mom

Take Note

You are welcome to submit any type of project based on the theme and enter as many times as you wish, but we do hope that the creation is new and original, please do not link creation that have been posted prior to the day of the current challenges We are looking after our wonderful sponsors who donate time, prizes and effort with full focus on them, to be eligible for the prize -

No direct selling links are allowed here

Please mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us

Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog

Link your direct post of the challenge and not your entire blog

Prize

The lovely prize package this week is kindly sponsored by our DT Ros Crawford, thanks Ros!!!

To Play Along

Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery (if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#44 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link (not your entire blog). Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit

Challenge ends February 21, 2011 at 11.59 PM(EST)

We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Inlinkz, please feel free to email citycrafter@gmail.com, we will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in last week. We had 42 fabulous entries and there were so many glittery gold and silver creations, just amazing! Here's the winner for week #43

Terrie Bailey

and the spotlight artists are

Congratulations ladies, please feel free to grab the winner/spotlight artists badge and display it proudly on your sidebar, thanks to all who sent in their beautiful entries, we had lots of fun and hope you do too, please join us again this week for our "cute stuff" challenge.

Terrie, please send your mailing info to citycrafter@gmail.com, so we could get your prize out to you soon, you have till Feb 21 to do that.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #43 ~ All That Glitters.....

Hi there ... It's Ros here, happy to be back with you!

This week I've set you a challenge

to use Gold AND Silver on your cards or projects ...

Don't be daunted ... these can be in any form ...

stamps, brads, charms, Mirri card ... whatever you like

So get your crafty heads on and come and join us

We are looking forward to seeing what YOU come up with

Enjoy!

~ Ros ~

Week 43 ~ All That Glitters......

Guest Designer
Please meet our very special Guest Designer, Johanna. We are so honored to have her designing with us this week! Johanna's soft and romantic creations have wowed me every time I stop by her blog, I am thrilled when she said "yes" when I asked her to be our guest for City Crafter. You should wait no more, see if for yourself, please welcome Johanna.....

Johanna
{Bibbi}s Dillerier

Design Team
Here are the beautiful projects of the DT

Ros Crawford
Mikey's Mom

Kirsty Vittetoe
Handmade Little Things

Linda Robinson
My Happy Place

Cheryl Nelson
Cheryl June Girl

Take Note
You are welcome to submit any type of project based on the theme and enter as many times as you wish, but we do hope that the creation is new and original, please do not link creation that have been posted prior to the day of the current challenges. We are looking after our wonderful sponsors who donate time, prizes and effort with full focus on them, to be eligible for the prize -

No direct selling links are allowed here
Please mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us
Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog
Link your direct post of the challenge and not your entire blog

Prize

We are so lucky to have Sylvia Nelson as our sponsor again!

Sylvia put together this lovely prize package consists of many great items in All that glitters, THANK YOU! Sylvia!!! You can see the list of the items HERE!

Sylvia has a little Etsy Store, you might want to pop by and take a look, she has lots of handmade cards, card sets and even wooden stamps, do stop by http//www.sylviascorner.etsy.com and shop around, perhaps drop by Sylvia's blog - Sylvia's Stamp Corner and send a little THANK YOU note, she has been very kind and generous to sponsored this wonderful prize package for the lucky winner.

To Play Along

Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery (if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#43 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link (not your entire blog). Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit

Challenge ends February 14, 2011 at 11.59 PM (EST)

We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Mister Linky, Please feel free to email citycrafter@gmail.com, we will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in last week, We had 177 fabulous entries and there were so many LOVEly creations, just amazing! And here's our winner for week #42 "All you need is LOVE" challenge

Butternutsage

And our spotlight artists are

Congratulations to all, thanks for sending in your beautiful work do feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artist badges and display it proudly on your sidebar.

Winner, please send an email your mailing info to citycrafter@gmail.com, so we could line you up with our wonderful sponsor, you have till Feb 14 to do that. Thanks once again for those who played along with us last week, hope you had fun and see you this week at "All that glitters" challenge.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #42 ~ All You Need is LOVE!

**Edit - we are sorry that we have some problem with the linking system, if you wish to link your entry before 11.59 PM (EST) today (feb 7), please email it to citycrafter@gmail.com, thanks!

Hi all! It's Cheryl back again with your challenge for this week! Our theme...All You Need Is Love...Love is All You Need. And that is what you will need for your challenge this week...LOVE...You just need to create a project with the word "love" on it or the universal symbol of love...a heart. So you can use the word "love" or a heart or both. I hope are you feelin' the LOVE!! I can't wait to see your projects!! You know we all here at City Crafter Challenge Blog LOVE each and every creation you all make!

~ Cheryl Nelson

Week 42 ~All You Need is LOVE!!!

photo source: www.shoponline2011.com

Design Team

Here are the beautiful projects of the DT

Cheryl Nelson

Cheryl June Girl

Ros Crawford

Mikey's Mom

Kirsty Vittetoe

Handmade Little Things

Linda Rohinson

My Happy Place

Take Note

No direct selling links are allowed here

Please mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us

Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog

Link your direct post of the challenge and not your entire blog

Prize

This week we are being sponsored by Laura's Vintage Garden on Etsy. Look at this beautiful vintage prize package, don't you wish you are the lucky winner?

Here's a little about our fabulous sponsor Laura Vigliarolo

I love Vintage anything, and love to create wit it. So here are some of my items I have created. I do used some newer items in my creations.
I love making jewelry with some old broken pieces I have found along with new findings. The ribbons I used in y flowers are both old and new from all over the world.
I love going to estate sales and antique stores, the treasure finding is as much fun as creating with the treasures. If you like finding vintage treasures you should check out my partner in crimes etsy site at www.papertales.etsy.com. She has LOTS of fun goodies there.
My digital sheets are high quality pdf files, for some reason I cannot pass up a photo at any sale. They are from my collection and the other ephemera are ones I used in my classes. I taught classes or years and was always asked to sale my items and now have decided to. Please have as much fun with them as I have had. I do ship international, you just need to convo me for a shipping rate.

Here are the link s to Laura's Vintage Garden on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurasVintageGarden
and please visit Laura's blog
http://www.my--creative-mess.blogspot.com

Thanks Laura, for sponsoring us once again!

To Play Along

Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery (if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#42 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link (not your entire blog). Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit

Challenge ends February 7, 2011 at 11.59 PM (EST)

We would love you to play along , so come on and join us!
I am sorry that we have to change our linking system again, Linky Tools decided that we have to pay a fee to use their system. City Crafter Challenge Blog is just a fun place for crafters to come here and enjoy, and to be inspired by other crafter's work, we are not making any profit out of this challenge blog, as a bonus to all who join us, we do have a prize every single week, and that is the work of devoting my time in finding sponsors, or even come out from my own pocket, and the generous sponsorship from our DT and friends, at this point of time, I really do not wish to pay for some linking system and add an extra cost for having City Crafter Challenge Blog, so we are going for Mister Linky, a free linking system, I know it is not your most favorite in the market, but please bear with us for using a linking system without the thumbnail. If you do come across any free and fabulous linking system, I want to hear about it! But for now, this is what we could offer. Thanks!

If you have difficulties using Mister Linky, please feel free to email citycrafter@gmail.com, we will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in last week. We had 88 fabulous entries and there were SEW many beautiful and FUN creations, just amazing!

Here's the winner for week #41 SEW FUN challenge

Sylvia Nelson

And our spotlight artists are

Nanda
Simply Shaz
OriBella
Gosia S
True
Julie Ranae
Deb Hickman
XTGLX
Marsha D

Congratulations ladies, thanks for sending in your beautiful work, do feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artist badges and display it proudly on your sidebar.
Sylvia, please send an email with your mailing info to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could get your prize out to you. Thanks once again for those who played along with us last week, hope you had fun and see you this week at "All you need is LOVE" challenge.