Weekly Challenge

Happy Sunday everyone,

As you are reading this I am coming

back from Newcastle on the train!

I've been to visit Stix2 and see what

new products they have this year which

we will be stocking soon.....

Exciting times!!!
I've never been that far up the country
so it is going to be a very exciting 
trip for me with a little sightseeing thrown in!

So, onto our Challenge, well as you

have seen, the DT have been 

working on Triplets.  I think that is what
I'm going to say to you....
Triplets, you've seen what the DT have
done so hope that will inspire you.
It can be a single picture cut into three,
a set of three pictures, three die-cuts, three
of something else.... whatever you fancy.
How does that sound?

You should know the details by

now, entry via the link where possible

or to me at 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

and I will add your pics for you.

The link will close at midnight on

Sunday 7th February.

As many entries as you like.

The winner will be picked by Random

Generator and announced on Tuesday

9th February.

There will be a £10 voucher up for grabs!

Have fun, Have fun, Have fun

That's my triplets for you ha ha!

Jane x

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Weekly Challenge

Helloooo,

It's Sunday and that means 

Weekly Challenge!!

You've had a nice break from

our Weekly Challenge, so

it's time to get crafting again!

I know some of you are joining in with 

our new Alpha/Dictionary Challenge

but this is our easy weekly challenge,

anyone can join in with!

This week the DT have been 

showing you their projects with

Hats and I'm going to continue this

theme.  So this week you have one

word .......Hat(s)

That's it....no other rules, anything you

like but it must have a hat or hats 

somewhere!

Think you can manage that?

I'm sure you know by now that you
have one week for your project.  As 
many entries as you like and via the link
where possible but if not, email your pics to
janecraftbarn@gmail.com
The link will close at midnight on 
Sunday 24th. The winner will be picked
by random generator and announced on 
Tuesday 26th January.  They will 
receive a £10 gift voucher!

I've been looking at your entries for
the Alpha/Dictionary Challenge.....
wow, very nice and all so different.
Please remember they must contain 
something to do with the letter B and
also the dictionary definition of your 
chosen word.  It does not have to be the actual
paper from the dictionary, handwritten, copied,
printed, it doesn't matter!

Ok, I'm off, have fun with your hats!

See you soon,

Jane x

Just adding this pic for Hazel

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Happy Weekend everyone,

Sunday here again and time for

this weeks Challenge!

Before we get started with that

it's time to make a new announcement...

January classes are now online to book, so

click here for details.

So classes are going back home to Lingfield!

Hope you can join us.

Ok, back to the Challenge.  This will be

the last Weekly Challenge of the year.

We will resume again in January and there

will be a new Challenge to take over from

the Calendar Challenge.  Don't forget I 

asked you to look out for an old 

Dictionary so that may give you a bit of an idea

of what we will be doing.

So what is it going to be this week, I'm

really running out of ideas ha ha!!

I think I'm going to give you on word

Tree

that means any tree, doesn't have to be Christmas

as to be fair, not everyone celebrates it

as we do.  So any tree, with or

without leaves, one on its own or a 

whole forest, don't mind, whatever you 

want.  

As many entries as you like and via the link 

if possible or if not to me at 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

The link will close at midnight Sunday

20th December and the winner will be 

announced on Tuesday 22nd December.

As usual the winner will be picked by 

Random Generator.

Let's make this a bumper Challenge,

the last one of 2015!

Good luck to you all.

See you soon,

Jane x

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Helloooo,

Good Morning everyone,

hope you are enjoying the weekend!

What lovely weather we have been having, 

so much rain, my garden is somewhat

flooded!

Well I gave you the week off so

you could recharge your batteries,

so it is now challenge time again.

What's it going to be???

As we have been celebrating 

Guy Fawkes night here in the UK,

with fireworks going off for the last 

few weeks at all times of the night,

(you might be able to tell that I'm 

not overly keen......don't mind the 

organised displays but don't think you

should be able to buy them in the shops.

I know I'm a party pooper!!)

So I'm thinking that the challenge

should be Fireworks but I'm

thinking Fireworks loosely.....so

something to do with lights,

bonfire, fire, dark sky, moon, stars

however you wish to interpret

the word!

Is that ok??

You know the rules by now,

you have one week for as many entries as you

like.  Entry via the link where possible or

to me at 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

The link will close at midnight

15th November.  Mr Random

Generator will pick the winner who 

will receive a £10 gift voucher and 

will be announced on Tuesday 17th.

So off you go and get cracking.

Good Luck.

See you soon,

Jane x

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Hi everyone,

It's Sunday again and a new

challenge is calling....

well it has got to be.....hasn't it!

Yes.....

Halloween

What else could it have been?

So anything witchy, spooky,

pumpkiny anything you like that

'screams' Halloween!!

I can't wait to see what you are going 

to do with this one.

Perhaps there should be a bag of 

sweets as a prize?

Nah, only joking, it will be a £10

gift voucher!

So, as usual you have one week, the link 

will close at midnight on Sunday 

1st November.

You can enter as many times as you 

like, via the link or send your pictures to me at

janecraftbarn@gmail.com 

The winner will be announced on Tuesday

3rd November.

Gosh, this means you only have one

more week to get your October Calendar

project entered into the Challenge!

Where is this year going?

See you soon,

Jane x 

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Good morning all,

A sad day today for us.....

if you can pop down to the shop to 

see us, we would love to see you!

After today, we will still be here on the 

blog and we will have lots of projects for 

you and challenges to keep 

you busy!!

So what will it be today?

Can't do Cover a Card because

I'm pretty sure you don't all have one.

Well my brain has been ticking over and over

trying to come up with something a bit different.

How about having the theme

Good Luck 

and we can make it Good Luck to 
Sandy and Ian 
for their new online business
which is going to be bigger and better!

Already we are talking about sourcing new
products for you!

So, this will be the Challenge for next week
a Good Luck theme.

I know I don't have to tell you the rules, 
as many entries as you like, entry via 
the link where possible or send your pics to 
janecraftbarn@gmail.com

You have one week and the link will close
at midnight on Sunday 25th October.
There is a £10 gift voucher up for grabs and 
the winner will be picked by random
generator and announced on Tuesday 
27th October.

Have fun,
enjoy the rest of your weekend! 

I'm back on Tuesday!

Jane x 

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Good Morning All,

I hope this Sunday morning finds you well!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Can't believe how this year is flying by,

Christmas is not that far away and

I notice the shops are already filling up

with tubs of chocolates and biscuits etc,

even the odd Advent Calendar is already 

appearing.  Well I know every year I say 

I need to get organised a little earlier

but nooooooo not yet!!

How many of you have made all your

Christmas Cards?  I haven't even 

decided what my cards will be yet but

there is usually a snowflake or two 

somewhere!

Perhaps we shall have a white Christmas

this year, it will be the first one in a long time.

Right, the new weekly challenge, what is it 

to be this time?

Well, our topic was Diwali which is 

the festival of light, so that is what we are 

going to have......light.

Can be any sort of light but obviously

a candle or lantern springs to mind.

What else can you think of?

You have one week, the link will close

at midnight on Sunday 18th October.

As many entries as you like via the link 

where possible, if not send your pic to

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

and I will add it for you.

The winner will be picked by Random 

Generator and announced on Tuesday 

20th October.  There will be a £10 

gift voucher up for grabs!

Bye for now,

Jane x

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Good morning everyone,

Sunday again and time for a new

Challenge.

Gosh, we have certainly covered a lot

of different topics this year and you have

all been amazing!

We can't do these challenges without you.

Well, we were honouring

Grandparents last week but I don't 

think I can give you that as a topic.

So how about I just say 'people'.....

your project must feature a person

or persons.  They can be young, old,

male, female whatever you like!

That gives you something to think about!

As usual, you have one week, the link will

close at midnight on Sunday the 11th.

Entries via the link or otherwise to me at

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

As many entries as you like and the winner

will receive a £10 voucher.  The 

random generator will pick the winner

who will be announced on Tuesday 13th.

So, what are you waiting for.....

can't wait to see what wonderful projects

you come up with this week!

Jane x 

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Happy Sunday!

Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Wonder what you are all up to?

So here we are again with a new Challenge.

What is it going to be?

I think you can probably guess!

Last week we featured Fish Fingers, so

how about that......did I hear someone say

No Way!!

Haha no I am not that unkind!

I think we have to stay with the sea.  So

 anything to do with the ocean, 

boats, fishes, fishing gear, lighthouse etc

  but NOT the beach.  Oooh 

I am getting tough with you now!  So no 

sandy beaches, beach huts, buckets and

spades etc!!

Right, you have one week, as many entries as

you like, via the link where possible.

The link will close at midnight Sunday 4th

October.  Good grief October already!

If you can't use the link, email me your 

pictures to

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

The winner will be announced on Tuesday

6th October and will receive a £10 Voucher.

So that means if next week is October,

you only have a few more days to get your

September calendar page finished 

and entered.

See you soon,

Jane x

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Helloooo,

I'm back again with the new Weekly Challenge.

Has somebody taken a day out of every week??

These Sundays seem to be getting closer!!

Well what is it to be this week?

We have covered a lot of different topics

this year and I am running out of ideas

haha!!

What have we been looking at last week?
Christmas..... so how about we stay with 
Christmas, yes I know it's only
September but it is not that far away now!
The way the time is going we will be sitting 
by the fire, drinking tea at 4.30pm with the 
lights on and trying to keep warm.
The forecasters are telling us we are going to
have a really harsh winter, do we believe
them...hmmm not sure!!
Anyway let's make it Christmas but there
has to be snow or snowflakes involved!!
Haha to get you ready for our harsh 
winter.....lots of snow!! 
Can you manage that??

Looking forward to seeing what you do!

You know what I'm going to say, you have one
week for as many entries as you like.  Entry
where possible via the link but if not, then
email your pics to me at 
janecraftbarn@gmail.com

Entries will close at midnight on 
27th September and the winner will be
announced on Tuesday 29th.
Mr Random Generator will pick the winner 
and they will receive a £10 gift voucher.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

See you soon,

Jane x

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Weekly Challenge

Hi everyone,

It's Sunday again and that can only mean

one thing....

Weekly Challenge

So what is it to be this week, well, how 

many weeks have we been doing this now...

got to be quite a few and you are still 

sending in lots of lovely entries.

I know I keep saying it but thank you so

much to all of those of you who do enter.

We really couldn't do these challenges

if you didn't take the time to join in with

us.

Last week, the DT were working with 

Stencils/Masks, so I think that is what we

are going to have to say our new challenge

will be...

Stencils/Masks

Any project you want, use anything you like

but there must be a stencil or mask 

involved which doesn't have to be made by

yourself.  A bought one is fine!

Well you must know those rules by now.

You have one week to enter, the link will

close at midnight, Sunday 20th September.

Entries via the link where possible or 

if you can't use the link, send your pic to me 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com
As always, Mr Random Generator
will pick the winner who will win a £10 
gift voucher.  The winner will be announced on
Tuesday 22nd September.

Good Luck,

Jane x

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Happy Weekend,

Wow, here we are Sunday again and 

time for another Weekly Challenge.

You really do seem to enjoy these Challenges 

and thank you to all of you who 

take the time to enter.

So what will it be today.....

Well, I think there is only one thing it 

can be.....

Stamping

So, what do you think, can you manage

that??

As long as there is a stamp involved you 

can do whatever you like!
Can't wait to see what you come up with
this week!

You know the rules by now,

as many entries as you like, entry via

the link where possible or if not, to me at

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

You have one week and the link will close

at midnight on Sunday 13th September.

The winner will be picked by Random 

Generator and announced on 

Tuesday 15th.  There will be a £10 

Voucher up for grabs!

Good Luck!

See you soon,

Jane x

I am adding an entry here from Berylwyn Hughes

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Helloooo,

Sunday is here again and it's time 

to announce another Weekly Challenge!

You do seem to be enjoying the Challenges 

and it is great to see your entries.  Please

keep them coming!

So what shall we have for this week??

I think you can guess.....

well, come on, it's got to be 

Animals

what else could it be??

So yes, I'm going to give you one word...

Animal(s)

What you do is up to you....

Stamps, Die cuts, Inks, Pens.........

You know the rules, one week for as many

entries as you like.  Entry via the link

if possible otherwise email your pic to me 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

The link will close at midnight 6th September.

The winner will be announced on Tuesday 
8th September and will receive a £10 
gift voucher.  As always Mr Random Generator
will pick out the winner!

Don't forget September is with us on Tuesday 
so if you haven't entered your August
Calendar project yet, you had better get 
your skates on..... where did that saying come 
from I wonder??

I'll see you Tuesday!

Jane x

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Morning all,

It's Sunday again!

Yes it's time for a new Weekly Challenge.

You are really rocking these Challenges.

We had a huge number of entries last week and 

as I write this we are already up to 8 and there 

is still time to enter!

So what will it be this time.....

well, I thought it would be nice to use 

something that we have featured last week, 

so I thought I would say Spray..... 

the rest is up to you!

Any kind of spray - ink, alcohol pens and

airbrush, watercolour markers, paint, 

whatever you feel like as

long as something has been sprayed!

This will be an interesting one!

Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Ok you know the rules....

as many entries as you like, via the link if

possible but if not email them to me

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

You have one week, the link will close at

midnight on Sunday 30th August.

The winner will be announced on Tuesday

1st September.......eeek  September....no!!

Where is this year going?

Good luck everyone,

Jane x

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Hi everyone,

Happy Weekend, hope you are all doing

something nice!

Ok, something exciting to tell you...

We are very proud to announce that we 

have been nominated in the category

Best Independent Store - South East of England 

of the International Craft Awards 2015,

 nominated by the readers of 

Crafts Beautiful and Papercrafter magazines.

Voting does not start for a while yet but I 

will remind you nearer the time and would

you love you to vote for us.

On to this week's challenge....

What shall it bee....haha!

Well as last weeks projects were about the

honey bee, so I think it is going to be something

sweet and sugary.....

sweeties, cakes, pastries, fruity 

anything we can eat or drink that will

eventually give us tooth fillings!!!

You have one week, entry via the link which

will close at midnight on Sunday 23rd August.

If you can't use the link, email your pics to me at

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

The winner will be picked on Tuesday 25th 

August and will receive a £10 voucher.

Good luck everyone,

Jane x

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Morning all,

It's Sunday again and a new week on The 

Craft Barn Weekly Challenge.

As I write this we have had 6 entries for 

last week's challenge. Where have you all

gone????  Hope it means you are all somewhere

nice on holiday maybe?

So what will it be for this week's challenge?

I'm really struggling this time.....

I'm not going to say House Mouse, as I know not

everyone will have one, I'm not going to say House

as we've already done that I think and not that long

ago and I'm not going to say mouse.

Hmmmm, what did we both use for last week's 

projects...I know... we both used Pens.  Dawn used

Promarkers and I used Copics.  So how

about a colouring challenge!  You can use any

type of pens - Sakura, Koi, Promarkers, Copics,

Spectrum Noir, Distress Markers whatever you like,
 or crayons, colouring pencils if you prefer.  
You can also colour whatever you fancy.

Ok, that is it....you know the rules one week for as

many entries as you like via the link if possible.  If

you can't use the link, email me at 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

The link will close at midnight Sunday 16th and

the winner will be announced on Tuesday 18th.

As usual the winner will receive a £10 voucher.

Hope you'll join in,

see you Tuesday,

Jane x

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Hellooo,

Goodness here we are again for a new 

Weekly Challenge.

Thank you for all your fabulous entries last

week, the link has not closed yet so there is

still time if you want to join in.

I think you can guess what I am going to say 
for the next one

..........yes it is........

Diamonds

Haha that wasn't hard was it?

So what will it be.....anything with diamonds,
the shape or 'the girls best friend' type diamond,
nice and sparkly!!
Whatever you fancy.

As usual you have one week, the link will
close on Sunday 9th at midnight.
As many entries as you like via the link or
if not send your pics to me
janecraftbarn@gmail.com

The winner will be picked by Random Generator
 and announced
 on Tuesday 11th.  They will receive a £10 voucher.

Good luck everyone!

Jane x 

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