...and the last challenge winner is....

Hi everyone,

Apologies; I've got so much going now as the closure of the LLC store is just around the corner that I hadn't gotten around to drawing a winner from the last LLC challenge, but here we go;

As the saying goes; the third time is a charm!!! :-)
(This was the 3rd entry submitted by our randomly picked winner)

Congratulations Beth please contact me, Sandy, to claim your prize.

At this point I'd like to thank everyone who took part in the last LLC challenge, and of course also to all challenge participants over the years. It's been great fun; I hope you've enjoyed the ride as much as I and the LLC DT have. 

It's not Good Bye just yet; will be back with the last Challenge Top Picks in a couple of week's time...
 

Until then,
Sandy xxx

Top Picks - October Challenge

Hi Crafters,

Hope you're all set for the most wonderful time of the year... :-)

Just popping in quickly to announce the Top Picks from the October Challenge. 

Back in Octber the challenge theme was ~as it has been for the last couple of years~ PINK!!!

Congrats to these ladies;

 

X-mas Hugs from Sandy & the Team

Challenge #54 LLC Smörgåsbord

Hi Folks,

Sorry to keep you waiting for the LLC challenge; December is such a busy month isn't it?! Enough stress and "to-do's", as it is, so that's why I decided to give the DT (and myself!) a few extra days to complete this month's challenge project.

Not only is it the last challenge of 2016; as I am closing the store,  this will also be the last LLC challenge. The store will still remain open for some time to come though and there's still plenty of stock left. If you haven't checked out the CLOSING DOWN SALE yet, where EVERYTHING is ON SALE, you really should stop by and check out the bargains!!!

Many thanks to those who entered last month's challenge, White Christmas; the randomly drawn winner is...

 

Congratulations Marie/ Primia.
Please drop me, Sandy, a e-mail to claim your prize.

Now; finally what you've been waiting for; the theme for our last challenge is

...

 LLC Smörgåsbord
???

You're probably thinking "what on Earth is she on about", so let me explain. :-)

For those of you not familiar with the word this is how Wikipedia defines it:

Smörgåsbord (Swedish: [ˈsmœ̞rɡɔs'buːɖ ( listen)) is a type of Scandinavian meal, originating in Sweden, served buffet-style with multiple hot and cold dishes of various foods on a table.

Most of you will probably know I'm Swedish, so this felt very apt. :-D
For the last challenge I wanted an "open" theme so that as many crafters as possible can take part, and surely we could have gone with "Anything goes", but personally I feel it's a boring theme and not much of a challenge...

So instead I came up with the idea of bringing you a Smörgåsbord of *vintage* LLC challenges!
That's right; challengeS - you will have 10 different ones you can take part in!!!
The more times you enter...the more chances to win.

Still confused???
Please continue to read...it will all be explained further down.

We've had lots of great themes throughout the years...PINK every year in October to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we've done different Spring challenges and Nautic ones during the Summer. Some more unusual ones were Chocolate and Perfume, I'm sure you all have your favourites (and maybe also some you dispised, hehe). On this occasion though, I have chosen the challenges that have been unique to LLC, just like the store always has been. ;-)

A) TINA'S SKETCH (February 2013)

B) LOUISE'S BINGOBOARD (April 2013)

C) PHOTO INSPIRATION COLLAGE (September 2013)

D) PHOTO INSPIRATION COLLAGE (November 2013)

E) PHOTO INSPIRATION COLLAGE (March 2015)

F) PHOTO INSPIRATION COLLAGE (September 2015)

G) CHRISTMAS TIC-TAC-TOE (November 2015)

H) PHOTO INSPIRATION COLLAGE (April 2016)

I) BECKY'S SKETCH (June 2016)

J) PHOTO INSPIRATION COLLAGE (September 2016)

Nice trip down memory line, huh?!

If you're in need of inspiration, you can just click the hyperlink above each picture to get taken to that particular challenge.

Here are the DT's picks from the LLC smörgåsbord:

FRANZ
B - Louise's Bingo Board (Lace, Doily, Metal)
D - Photo Inspiration Collage
G - Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe  (Heart, Glitter, Vintage)

CATHRINE

J - Photo Inspiration Collage

BECKY
E - Photo Inspiration Collage
I - Becky's sketch

ALYCE
B - Louise's Bingo Board  (Doily, Vintage, Two Designer Papers)
J - Photo Inspiration Collage

SANDY
B - Louise's Bingo Board (Lace, Doily, Metal)
G - Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe (Glitter, Snow, Star)
J - Photo Inspiration Collage

So there you have it; the LLC Smörgåsbord/Buffet is open. :-D :-D :-D
Now take your pick(s)!!!

This gives you a chance to take part in a challenge you may have entered before but loved so much you'd like to make create something for it again, and maybe there was another one that you missed out on earlier but would have loved to take part in. Pretty cool, huh?!!! :-D
The Linky will stay open until January, 24th, so you will have plenty of time to enter. 

Remember; you can enter all 10 challenges, but only one entry per "sub challenge". You may combine one or more sub challenges. To clarify; you could combine one of the sketches with 9 of the sub challenges (i.e. using the same sketch with all the different photo collages/the bingo board/theTic-Tac-Toe) but the sketch entry would only count one time.

I hope I've been able to explain how it works. If not, please feel free to leave a comment below and I'll try harder. :-) 
 Please enter the number of your entry behind your name, i.e:
Sandy - 1st entry
Sandy - 2nd entry

Sandy - 3rd  entry
VERY IMPORTANT! Please also don't forget to state on your blog which sub challenge(s) you are taking part in.

We hope you'll enjoy this last LLC challenge!

Hugz from Sandy & the Team

Save the Best for Last

Morning Crafters,

This year's last LLC challenge and the very last one we'll do is due to go live today.
However; it's been one of those weeks...you know when ordinary life and other committments get in the way of crafting, so we're postponing the challenge for a couple of days.

Sorry about this; I promise it will be worth waiting for though. 

Since it is going to be the last last one, we have come up with a VERY SPECIAL THEME.
We have definitely "saved the best for last".

I'll say no more...you'll just have to wait and see...hehe :-D

Hugz from Sandy & the Team

Challenge #53 White Christmas

Hi everyone,

As you probably have seen/heard, last month I announced that I intend to close the LLC store. Ever since I've received lots of messages and e-mails from crafters expressing their sadness, as well as many enquiries about when the store will close and when the last LLC challenge will take place.

Currently I don't have a specific date in mind, it all comes down to the stock levels.
The Closing Down Sale is in full swing, and even if you haven't had time to pop by for a shopping spree yet, there are still lots of gorgeous goodies left. :-D

Maja Design 15-50% off
Pion Design 15-60% off

Melissa Frances  20-50% off

Prima  25-50% off

Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers  20% off
Wycinanka Chipboards 25% off
Stempelglede Stamps 20% off
Sagen Vintage Design 25-50% off
Laces & Trims  20-70% off

Metal Charms  50% off

As far as the LLC challenge goes, we'll continue with the monthly challenge for the time being.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for last month's challenge, pink.

The randomly drawn winner, who will receive a £15 Gift Voucher for the store is...

The No. 30 entry is this cute card with one of my favourite stamps ever!

 Congratulations Shree; please contact me Sandy to claim your prize.

Also this month we've got a colour theme. It was chosen by Cathrine, who's probably the only one from the DT who will for sure get to experience a White Christmas this year! :-)
So White Christmas is this month's theme and as always how you interpret the theme is entirely up to you, so it does not necessarily mean white cards....

Here's what the DT came up with:

CATHRINE

FRANZ
SANDY

KAREN

BECKY

Have fun!

Hugz from Sandy & the Team

CHALLENGE RULES
Only 1 entry per person and challenge please
* Combine with max 9 other challenges (10 in total)
* Entry must be new, i.e. not posted prior to this challenge going live
* Please mention the LLC challenge and link back to this blogpost in your post
*Please link your entry directly to your blogpost, not to your blog.
For full Challenge Rules and Details of Prize and Awards, please click HERE

Challenge #52 Traditional PINK

Hiya,
We had a rather low turnout for last month's challenge, the Photo Inspiration Collage.
Not sure if that was because I was very late putting up the challenge thumbnail so people couldn't find the challenge or if no one was in the mood for Christmas crafting?!

Hopefully we'll have more people participating this month as it's an easy theme - we're going with an old tradition...yes you guessed it. We're thinking PINK again, for the 4th year in a row. :-D

But before we're taking a look at the DT's creations, here's the randomly drawn winner from last month's challenge;

 No. 25 is Natalie Z, who submitted this beautiful Christmas card:

Congrats Natalie; please contact me, Sandy, to claim your prize. 

Now let's indulge into some pink gorgeousness!

BECKY

 

KAREN

FRANZ

Have fun!

Hugz from Sandy & the Team

CHALLENGE RULES
Only 1 entry per person and challenge please
* Combine with max 9 other challenges (10 in total)
* Entry must be new, i.e. not posted prior to this challenge going live
* Please mention the LLC challenge and link back to this blogpost in your post
*Please link your entry directly to your blogpost, not to your blog.
For full Challenge Rules and Details of Prize and Awards, please click HERE

Challenge #51 Photo Inspiration Collage

Hi Crafters,

This year seems to be going by at record speed. Here we are already in September and once again we are forced to witness how Summer is fading away in front of our eyes. However; on a brighter note now's the time to curl up in our cosy craft corners and get working on those Christmas projects! We thought we'd assist with some Inspiration - more about this in just a moment.

First we have the pleasure of announcing the randomly drawn winner of last month's challenge.

That's Coops/Nic, who submitted this gorgeous entry:

As mentioned at the beginning of this post, we thought we'd give you a helping hand to get started with your Christmas projects, so this month we've got a wintry/Christmassy Photo Inspiration Collage for you to play with:

DIANA



DEBBIE

KAREN

 CATHRINE

Hope you'll have fun with this challenge!

Hugz from Sandy & the Team 

Challenge #50 Happy Birthday/Anniversary!

Hi Folks,
Well July flew by in an eye blink, didn't it?!
Here we are already in August and this month marks the 50th LLC Challenge!!! 
So we thought a celebration would be in order; Happy Anniversary or Happy Birthday is this month's theme. Before we take a look at the Design Team's creations, here's the randomly drawn winner from last month's challenge:

No. 90 is Ashlee, and her entry is this fabulous Summer card;

Congratulations Ashlee; please contact me, Sandy, to claim your prize.

Now let's check out the DT's cards for this month's challenge!

ALYCE

KAREN

DEBBIE

FRANZ

BECKY

Ooops; they all used the same paper collection! :-D
That is not required to enter this month's challenge, but if you'd like some of Maja Design's new sweet Summertime collection, you  can find it  HERE.

Hugz from Sandy & the Team

CHALLENGE RULES
Only 1 entry per person and challenge please
* Combine with max 9 other challenges (10 in total)
* Entry must be new, i.e. not posted prior to this challenge going live
* Please mention the LLC challenge and link back to this blogpost in your post
*Please link your entry directly to your blogpost, not to your blog.
For full Challenge Rules and Details of Prize and Awards, please click HERE