Challenge 101 Alice in Wonderland

Many thanks to Faye for her lovely challenge last week - so appropriate here right now as one day sunny next showers. You can see the entries which were chosen by Faye on the sampler as usual at my favourites blog.
The winner of the challenge spot prize is.......


drum roll........


TESS - yes you are this week's lucky winner again chosen by Faye. Congratulations your prize will wing it's way to you shortly.

Now onto this week.  Alice in Wonderland seems to be very popular at the moment with the film being out and about so here is your challenge.  I would like you to create something depicting one or more of the characters or objects from the story - you have lots of options here, Alice, witches, playing cards, tea parties.... I don't need to go on.  Have fun and create.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Here is my Mat Hatter tag made using an image from the 5050 group.

CHALLENGE 100 APRIL SHOWERS

Many thanks to Ujjwal for her lovely challenge last week - you can see the entries on the sampler as usual.
Now onto this week - well as you can see this is CHALLENGE 100 - wow, I never thought for a minute I would be still doing this at number100 - it is all thanks to you for your love and support. 
I have another lovely Guest Designer this week - Faye has supported me right from the start - I am sure never missing a week so here is her challenge to you and what she has to say:-

'I started blogging about 4 years ago. While checking out one of the artists' blogs on a Yahoo artists' group, I saw the challenges for the first time and got interested in doing them myself. Most of my work is uncomplicated. My start in art began as a child who loved to draw. I took commercial art in high school and a couple of art courses in college. A good friend taught me how to oil paint. Only late in life did I pick up watercolors. And mixed media is something I have begun to try in the last couple of years. I may go back to oil painting some day, but at the moment I'm having such fun trying all these different media.
This is taken from a photo of one of my oil paintings. The subject is Stephanie, a saucy little girl that I tutored years ago. She was just the type child to enjoy splashing in puddles. I took a copy of the painting, stamped it with a raindrops stamp by Rubber Stampede, and then added "raindrops" of Inkssential's Glossy Accents. (Of course, they don't show in the photo very well.) I would challenge bloggers to make their own creations depicting April Showers. And as an extra, they could add some kind of shiny stuff. (I love bling!)

Faye '
Here is Faye's card.

 

As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.  As a thank you for your support there will be a small prize given at the end of the week - the winner to be chosen by Faye. Do also check out Faye's blog and see her lovely creations.

CHALLENGE 99 TREES

Again a huge thank you for your entries last week - as always you can see some of them on the sampler on the favourites blog.
I like, if possible, to give new crafters a chance to show their work and inspiration so this week I have a lovely new GD from Pune in India - Ujjwal is her name and here is what she has to say (how strange that when we lived in New Zealand we lived in a small village called Puni !!):-
' Hi...I am Ujjwal and have been drawing and crafting since I was a small kid but it wasn't until I discovered the world of blogging two months back that I realized I should take it up seriously. I basically make cards and feel immense joy looking at the smiling faces when you give someone a handmade card. The personal touch and thought that it adds is it's true advantage. I hope to continue making people smile and inspire in the future to come.
I have set up the theme as "Tree" for this week's challenge.
Interpret it as you like and have fun!!'

Do please pop over to Ujjwal's blog and see some more of her work
her blog  address is
HANDMADE WITH LOVE
 http://ujjwal-handmadewithlove.blogspot.com/
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.
Here is the card Ujjwal made to give you some inspiration should you need any.

CHALLENGE 98 RED, BLACK AND GOLD + a touch of Oriental

Another week of challenges already gone by and we are now at April 8th - where has the year gone? Thanks for your lovely through the window entries - they can be seen over on the favourites blog.
Now for this week - I would like you to make something using RED, BLACK AND GOLD with a touch of the ORIENTAL too.
This is one of my favourite topics of all times so hope you enjoy it too.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.
My card was partially made a wee while ago - this week I have not been able to craft as my lovely husband has been altering my craft room so please forgive me.
Hope you like the card now it is finished - I do.

CHALLENGE 97 - Through The Window

Well - what a lot of entries last week many thanks for them all they are all super and some can be seen over on the favourites blog sampler.
This week I would like you to create something showing a  WINDOW.
Today I have been watching the snow coming down yet again - not settled here though thank goodness - and it made me think of a window challenge for a change.
So just show a window somewhere on your creation please, it could be a scene through the window or just a window on a house.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Here is my card for inspiration should you need it.