Winners for Challenge #29

Hello...hope everyone is doing well this Sunday. Before I announce our winners today, I would like to extend my prayers and thoughts to those in Japan who suffered the horrific, devastating earthquake and tsunami. For those along the Pacific coastline in the US, we were fortunate to not suffer any major damages. It's a rough reminder of how vulnerable we can be to natural disasters.

Now back to our winners post, a big THANKS to everyone who played along with us last week to create something with a critter! What an amazing turnout it was, so many adorable entries! Thanks again to our fabulous sponsor, Meljen's Designs! So our lucky random winner this week is......



#31 - Liz Marsden!!

Congrats Liz!! Just look at that adorable bear on a swing! Liz, please contact Nicole at nicole.anderson@insightbb.com with "Lollipop Crafts Winner" in the subject and your choice of 4 digi images.

Now for our top three this week, it was sooo hard to pick, but it had to be done... so here they are in no particular order...

#3 Brook

#12 Wendy R.

#39 Annie

Congrats Ladies! Please take the Top 3 badge from the sidebar and post it to your blog. Thanks again for everyone that played along and support us each week. Don't forget to join us tomorrow for another fun and exciting challenge!

Sponsor Spotlight: Meljen's Designs

It's Thursday and time for Sponsor Spotlight here at Lollipop Crafts! This week we are sponsored by the fabulous Meljen's Designs!! They have irresistible sweet images and they are awarding one lucky random participant 4 DIGIS OF WINNER'S CHOICE!! Thanks so much to Meljen's Design for being such a wonderful sponsor. Here's a little info about the company...

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and is steadily growing! Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!

There is still time to play in Lollipop Crafts current challenge #29 - CRITTERS! Creations must be uploaded with Inlinkz by 8pm on Saturday, so join the fun!

Here are a few samples from the Lollipop DT showcasing some Meljen's Designs ...

Alanna

Jeanne 

Barb

Denise (front)

Denise - (inside)

Mimi

Tammy

 Be sure to check back on Sunday to see if you are the lucky winner!

Challenge #29 - Critters

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! Mimi here today to bring a new challenge at Lollipop Crafts, and we are super excited to have our guest designers, Jeanne and Barb , joining us this month. This week’s fun challenge is to use a CRITTER. We want you to create anything you like just as long as you include a critter...could be big or small...furry cute or mystical beasts too!

Our sponsor this week is Meljen’s Designs and they have another awesome prize for one of our lucky players…4 digis of your choice! Be sure to come back on Thursday to see more details on our fabulous sponsor and inspiration. Now grab onto your seats, the team's super cute creations are gonna blow you away...

Juelmarie

Zulma

Denise

Tammy

Angieszka

Jeanne - Guest Designer

Barb - Guest Designer

Kim

Kris

and Me!

I warned you...how many times did you fall off your seat?! Have you ever seen such cuteness?? Now it’s your turn! Be sure to check out the rules on the sidebar and link up your creation by Saturday. It’s not hard at all…just have FUN!!

Winners for Challenge #28

Wow! Thanks to everyone who participated in last week's Think Spring challenge! We really enjoyed seeing that breath of springtime during the dreary winter days!  A big thank you as well to AiFactory for sponsoring our challenge!  The winner of the 3 digital images and a Guest Designer spot in April is

#43 VANJA!

Congratulations!  Please contact Tammy at tealeaf@shaw.ca to arrange for your prize.  Please write Lollipop Crafts Challenge winner in your subject line.

Now the top 3! What a hard decision this was.  There were so many fantastic entries that it was quite a process to narrow it down...so in no particular order they are

Mary C

Yani

Lori A

Ladies please grab your blinkie from the sidebar and proudly display it.  Well done to everyone who entered and thanks so much for participating!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow as we present a new challenge for you to enjoy! See you then!

Sponsor Spotlight on AiFactory

Hello everyone! It's Thursday which means one day closer to the weekend and also it's time to tell you all about this week's sponsor. First of all, don't forget there is still time to enter this week's challenge which you can find here....it's all about celebrating SPRING! I know we're all waiting for it..
This week's prize is 3 digi images from our sponsor and a surprise-- the winner will also be given a 2 week guest DT spot for the month of April! So don't forget to link up your spring projects!

Today I am happy to introduce in this week's spotlight a new sponsor to Lollipop Crafts.

AiFactory offers Graphics, clip arts, digital stamps and other digital scrap booking supplies in simple one click downloads. The Digital stamps at AiFactory are designed and sponsored exclusively by Designs by Mia' . AiFactory also has a community and a Paper Craft Planet group not to mention a FB page, so lots of places to check them out and see all that they have to offer.
You can also win digital stamps and graphics by taking part in their challenges posted every Thursday on their challenge blog.

Now it's time to check out some great projects created by the DT this week showcasing some AIF images

Denise

Mimi

Juelmarie

Tammy

Kris

Thank you to AiFactory for sponsoring this week's challenge!

Guest Designers for March -- Welcome Jeanne and Barb

Please join me in welcoming both Jeanne and Barb as our guest designers for March.  They are both very talented crafters and I'm so happy that they've agreed to join us for March.  Let's learn a bit about them.

Here's what Jeanne has to say.

Hi, my name is Jeanne Tomshack and I am a stay at home mom who enjoys creating all kinds of crafts. I have a little blog called Creative Bliss where I share what I’ve made and talk a little (okay, sometimes a lot) about my two elementary school aged daughters, Amy (9 ½) and Jessica (8). I’ve been married to my {tolerant of my crafting} hubby since 1996 and we live in beautiful Colorado. I’ve been crafting of one type or another since childhood. My mother loved to craft as well and she helped develop my joy in creating. I enjoy crocheting, knitting, counted cross stitch, digital scrapbooking, cardmaking along with a little bit of this and that.

I used to do a lot of tole painting (completely dating myself, I’m sure) before I discovered scrapbooking and then card-making.Currently, I'm a bit obsessed with my Cricut machine. I must confess though, I’m not a designer of anything, really. I mainly {try to} replicate ideas that strike my fancy. Thank goodness for all the generous folks who are super creative and inspirational!

I was so surprised (and very honored) when Alanna asked little ole me to be a guest designer in March. I decided to accept the challenge and stretch myself beyond my comfort zone. I hope you enjoy what I have created to share with you. Thanks so much, Alanna for your faith in me! *Ü* Feel free to visit my blog if you have a minute. I'd love to see you!

Now here's a bit from Barb.

Hello everybody! My name is Barb and I am honored to be crafting with all of  you this month! I am a full time mom with two daughters, 19 and 14, they are my little princesses. I’ve been married for almost 26 years to the most patient man in the world and all of us share our home with two very obnoxious birds and one very spoiled little doggie. 

I have been a crafter for many years; sewing, crocheting, cross stitching, scrapbooking and paper crafting. My passion right now is making cards. I love to read, bake, workout, go to the movies and have dinner with friends.  I am an information junkie so I like surfing the ‘Net.  I have a degree in Home Economics that I put to use every day; helping people organize their lives and manage their time. I am also a Demonstrator with Gold Canyon Candles. I like meeting new people, in real life and on blogs, please feel free to visit my blog and say hello!

Lollipop Crafts welcomes both Jeanne and Barb and we hope you will too.  You'll be seeing creations from them all month long as they play in our weekly challenges.  Thanks again to both of them for so graciously accepting the invitation.

Challenge #28 Think Spring

Hello everyone! It's Tammy and I'm very excited to be bringing you this week's challenge! Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's challenge! It was so great to view your fantastic creations and congratulations to all the winners.

I'm sure that, like me, you are slowly getting tired of winter and cannot wait for spring to arrive! Here in Calgary Alberta, it seems like winter lasts for half the year and it's always so cold! So I'm counting the days, when the snow starts melting and I can pack away the mitts and boots...

So for this week's challenge, we want you to THINK SPRING! Pull out those pretty spring colors and celebrate the sunshine and warmer weather...
This week we have a new sponsor...AiFactory Digital Graphics

I will be sharing more about AiFactory during our sponsor spotlight on Thursday! AiF is donating 3 digital images to this week's winner!
To get you into spring fever, here are some great inspiration pieces from the DT this week

JuelMarie

Zulma

Mimi

Krista

Denise

Agnes

Tammy

Alanna

Kim