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Tuesday 31 July 2012

Owl Throwing


 Today's challenge is all about our special friends, our familiars; What's Yours? A Black Cat, White Owl, Slivering Snake, or a furry little rodent??  Whatever it is, it's time to start throwing them!!

For today's challenge we want your projects to feature a SBS image, and your familiar taking to the air!! 

To make the SBS Olympics as fair as possible we have a few rules for you to follow:
Create your project and take a pic.
Either leave unwatermarked or watermark with 'Team GB' or 'Team USA', whichever of the two teams you want to represent.
Then email your picture to sbsolympics2012@gmail.com
Please include your name and email addy for our records
The Team you are representing
The Event/Challenge that you card is to be entered into.

The picture of your project will then be added to a photo album on facebook, before being added to the Event/Challenge Blog Post using a linky tool.
Once all the Events/Challenges have closed, you will be able to vote for your favourite project from each Event/Challenge.
We ask that you do not vote for you own project, or solicit votes from friends or family for your project.  We want to keep the voting as fair as possible.
Voting closes on 11th August.
All winners will be announced in our Closing Ceremony Blog Post on the 12th August.
We would love it if you posted your projects on your personal blogs on the 12th August.

Winners for each event will received badges for their blogs stating the medal they won and for what event.

The 3 people who win the most daily events/challenge (or if their is a tie for daily events, has received the most individual votes) will be award the following prizes:

Overall Gold Medal Winner gets a discount code for 10% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Silver Medal Winner gets a discount code for 7% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Bronze Medal Winner gets a discount code for 5% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sales items, and shipping costs).

We will also be announcing which Team has won the most medals.

Monday 30 July 2012

Busted

Today see's our new challenge over at Squigglefly
*Speak to me*
Easy eh - just make sure to have a sentiment on your card
I have used this wonderful image Busted that you can find in the shop here
If you have never tried Squigglefly check them out they have some wonderful freebies to start you off.
I have coloured using promarkers
glossy accents on his eyes
Lorelai die
twine/candi/stars from stash
sentiment - computer generated
Thank you for looking
xx


I would like to enter this into
Joanna Sheen - Animal Crackers
One Stop Crafts - Good friends
Truly, Madly Crafty Challenge - animals

Not a card

Here at Incy Wincy this week we would like to see anything but a card
We have 2 sponsors this week
Fantastic Ribbons 
and
Pink Gem
For my tag I have used Majestix Gerbera Garden stamps
I love to dust these off now and again
added some bakers twine and voila
Thank you for looking
xx

Sunday 29 July 2012

Battling Broomsticks


Today's challenge is 'Battling Broomsticks'; create a project featuring a SBS image and some sort of Broomstick Battle, it could be a duel, or a race, whatever springs to mind, the skys the limit.




To make the SBS Olympics as fair as possible we have a few rules for you to follow:
Create your project and take a pic.
Either leave unwatermarked or watermark with 'Team GB' or 'Team USA', whichever of the two teams you want to represent.
Then email your picture to sbsolympics2012@gmail.com
Please include your name and email addy for our records
The Team you are representing
The Event/Challenge that you card is to be entered into.

The picture of your project will then be added to a photo album on facebook, before being added to the Event/Challenge Blog Post using a linky tool.
Once all the Events/Challenges have closed, you will be able to vote for your favourite project from each Event/Challenge.
We ask that you do not vote for you own project, or solicit votes from friends or family for your project.  We want to keep the voting as fair as possible.
Voting closes on 11th August.
All winners will be announced in our Closing Ceremony Blog Post on the 12th August.
We would love it if you posted your projects on your personal blogs on the 12th August.

Winners for each event will received badges for their blogs stating the medal they won and for what event.

The 3 people who win the most daily events/challenge (or if their is a tie for daily events, has received the most individual votes) will be award the following prizes:

Overall Gold Medal Winner gets a discount code for 10% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Silver Medal Winner gets a discount code for 7% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Bronze Medal Winner gets a discount code for 5% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sales items, and shipping costs).

We will also be announcing which Team has won the most medals.

Bumble Bee

My second New release for today from DS4J
*Bumble Bee with honey*
How sweet is he!
Made this little bookmark as my daughter asked me to make her a few but am now thinking he may just have to reside with me!
Coloured with promarkers/flexi's
glossy accents on honey
Glamour dust on wings
Ribbon from stash
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this bookmark into
Patties Creations - Insects
Inky Impressions - Dies
Jacksons digital expressions - Anything goes
Pile it on - Cute as can be
The Crafty Pad - Things with wings

New Release

Awwww totally cute this is one of the new release over at DS4J today
The image is called nap time
I have coloured using promarkers
Ribbon and Twine - stash
DP - Back to basics
Rocking horse charm and buttons - The ribbon girl
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into
The ribbon reel - Inspiration - hearts pale blue /ribbon twine and buttons
Patties Creations - Animals (entry 2)
Phindys Place - Button it
Crafty Creations - Buttons
The Paper Shelter - Metal emblie (rocking horse)
The Stamping Boutique - Paper piercing
Crafty Boots - Babies
Fashionista Challenge - Baby
Top 3 -Tammys scrapin corner - Bingo - Ribbon/Button/Charm
Joanna Sheen - Animal Crackers

Saturday 28 July 2012

Zombie Chase


Today's challenge is the '100m Zombie Chase'  Just create a project featuring a SBS image along with a running and zombie theme, it's open to interpretation, so have fun with it!



To make the SBS Olympics as fair as possible we have a few rules for you to follow:
Create your project and take a pic.
Either leave unwatermarked or watermark with 'Team GB' or 'Team USA', whichever of the two teams you want to represent.
Then email your picture to sbsolympics2012@gmail.com
Please include your name and email addy for our records
The Team you are representing
The Event/Challenge that you card is to be entered into.

The picture of your project will then be added to a photo album on facebook, before being added to the Event/Challenge Blog Post using a linky tool.
Once all the Events/Challenges have closed, you will be able to vote for your favourite project from each Event/Challenge.
We ask that you do not vote for you own project, or solicit votes from friends or family for your project.  We want to keep the voting as fair as possible.
Voting closes on 11th August.
All winners will be announced in our Closing Ceremony Blog Post on the 12th August.
We would love it if you posted your projects on your personal blogs on the 12th August.

Winners for each event will received badges for their blogs stating the medal they won and for what event.

The 3 people who win the most daily events/challenge (or if their is a tie for daily events, has received the most individual votes) will be award the following prizes:

Overall Gold Medal Winner gets a discount code for 10% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Silver Medal Winner gets a discount code for 7% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Bronze Medal Winner gets a discount code for 5% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sales items, and shipping costs).

We will also be announcing which Team has won the most medals.

Monster hits the beach


It is time for a new Challenge over at SCC and the final one for July so thank you for joining us.
This time we are doing Monsters hitting the beach: Using Halloween colors, and any SB image, create a beach scene fit for a monster!
Need some inspiration? Check out what all the DT has made this time to help inspire you, you can find them here


For my card I have used
Image - Summer Zombie London digi found here
Sandcastle digi - MIC
Promarkers
Glossy accents
Gems
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
Delightful Challenges - Dog days of summer

Friday 27 July 2012

Opening Ceremony







Welcome to the 2012 SBS Olympics, today we launch our challenges with a nice easy challenge.  All you need do is create a project featuring an SBS image and a Party Theme, because our Olympics is all about fun, laughter, and spooky challenges.

Check out the blog here

To make the SBS Olympics as fair as possible we have a few rules for you to follow:
Create your project and take a pic.
Either leave unwatermarked or watermark with 'Team GB' or 'Team USA', whichever of the two teams you want to represent.
Then email your picture to sbsolympics2012@gmail.com
Please include your name and email addy for our records
The Team you are representing
The Event/Challenge that you card is to be entered into.

The picture of your project will then be added to a photo album on facebook, before being added to the Event/Challenge Blog Post using a linky tool

.
Once all the Events/Challenges have closed, you will be able to vote for your favourite project from each Event/Challenge.
We ask that you do not vote for you own project, or solicit votes from friends or family for your project.  We want to keep the voting as fair as possible.
Voting closes on 11th August.
All winners will be announced in our Closing Ceremony Blog Post on the 12th August.
We would love it if you posted your projects on your personal blogs on the 12th August.

Winners for each event will received badges for their blogs stating the medal they won and for what event.

The 3 people who win the most daily events/challenge (or if their is a tie for daily events, has received the most individual votes) will be award the following prizes:

Overall Gold Medal Winner gets a discount code for 10% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Silver Medal Winner gets a discount code for 7% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Bronze Medal Winner gets a discount code for 5% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sales items, and shipping costs).

We will also be announcing which Team has won the most medals.

Thursday 26 July 2012

Three Images

I love using more than one image on a card and I love using backgrounds (seems to be a new and very addicting love of mine)
The three images I have used are all from DS4J
The stunning background dresser (that will definatly be used again very soon)
The utterly cute cool cat clan 
and the stunning Lilies for you

I have coloured with promarkers/flexi's and white gel pen
DP - Back to basics
Sentiments large Craftwork cards - Small Papermania
Glossy Accents 
Butterfly Die

Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into
Inky Impressions - Die Cut/Punches
My Mum's Craft Shop - Birthday Girls
Simon says stamp - anything goes
Colour me creative - Anything goes /girly twist

Monochromatic

It was my turn to choose the challenge this time over at Charisma Cardz
and I chose
*Monochromatic*
Our lovely sponsors this week are
Buy our digi stamps here...
and
For my card I used various Kanban stamps (flowers/bird)
The butterfly stamps are from Craftwork cards
Faded Jeans distress Ink
Sentiment - Papermania stamp
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
Hotshot Crafts - Kanban (please ignore gdt next to my name not sure where it appeared from)
Divas by design - Happy Birthday
Simon says stamp - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Monochromatic
Crafty Catz - Monochromatic

Wednesday 25 July 2012

Stripes and Polka Dots



Our lovely challenge this week over at DS4J is to use
**Stripes AND Polka dots on the same project.
For my card I have used the lovely Emma that you can find in the shop here
Coloured with Promarkers/Flexi;s/Gel white pen
DP - Back to Basics
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Gems and Candi from Stash
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into
LEJ Designs - Sparkle or shine (star)
Sassy Cheryl's - Polka dots
Love to Create - Spots/dots
I love promarkers - Gold Silver or Bronze

Tuesday 24 July 2012

Food

Our great new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments is
**Food**
I could'nt resist using this lovely stamp
yummyiness!
coloured with promakers/flexi's
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
Passion for promarkers - Feeling Fruity

Summer Fun

This time over at  Creative Craft the brand new challenge is
* Summer Fun*
Fabby sponsor is
Bugaboo
I have used this fun image from there
Coloured in Promarkers
DP - Back to Basics
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
The pink elephant - Summer
The ribbon reel - photo inspiration button/twine
The Corrosive Challenge - cheeky/saucy/sassy
Crafty Callandar - Fun in the sun

Monday 23 July 2012

Lets Party

We have a fantastic sponsor this week over at Incy Wincy
and the challenge is 
Lets Party
I have used a lovely image and paper from The Paper Shelter
coloured with Promarkers/flexi's
Thank you for looking
xx

Saturday 21 July 2012

Anything Goes

The Challenge this week over at SCS is anything goes as long as you use a SBS image
I have used the stunning Miss Betty Burton stamp that you can find here
The background is from MIC
Coloured in Promarkers
Bats from Die
Thank you for looking
xx


Thursday 19 July 2012

Recipe

Over at Dutch Dare this time we have a lovely recipe
1 - Ribbon
2 - Image and a sentiment
3 x pattern papers
4 x Emblies

We have a fantastic sponsor this time Saturated Canary
I have used the lovely image Cinderella coloured with promarkers
Glamour dust on gloves and show
DP - Back to Basics
Sentiment - computer generated
Ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons
My 4 emblies are
Clock charm (just love this)
Tear drop gems
Square gems and
Bakers Twine
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
I Love Promarkers - Sparkle
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Girlie

Wednesday 18 July 2012

Weather

Please note this is only a week long challenge not our usual fortnight

Whats the weather like where you are?
Thats the  challenge over at DS4J this time
and this is a midway reminder
I have used this scrummy image Bo Peep
Is she not just so cute
coloured with promarkers
DP - Back to basics
Clouds from die cut
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card inro
Passion for promarkers - Down on the farm

Monday 16 July 2012

A Recipe

I am sooooo excited to tell you I am now on the Squigglyfly DT
Well I have been for a few weeks but this is my first posting
The challenge this time is a recipe
1 - Ribbon or lace
2 - Brads or eyelets
3 - Die Cut or puch

I have used the scrummy image 
This little piggy went shopping

Coloured with promarkers
Ribbon - The ribbon girl
Die cut music(which I love)
pink moonstone brads
glamour dust on scarf
tiny silver gems for buttons
computer generated sentiment

Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into
The Ribbon Girl - Photo Inspiration

Dust It Off

This week over at Incy Wincy the challenge is Dust It Off
we are sponsored by
and I was lucky to use there lovely image Little Claire Party
I have coloured in promarkers/flexi's and my dust it off uses was Gold Glamour Dust that I just had to have but never used 
Thank you for looking
xx

Saturday 14 July 2012

ahoy!

This weeks great challenge over at SCS is
Summer Fun Pirates - Create a summery card with pirates
I have used the lovely Pirate Lizzy available from here
she is available as a digi or clear stamp
I have also used the background treasure map from MIC
Coloured with promarkers and some gold stickles added
The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons
Thanks for looking
xx

Thursday 12 July 2012

Recycle It

This week over at Charisma Cardz the challenge is Recycle It
We are sponsored this week by
3 lovely sponsors
Meljens Designs
Rendonkulous Designs
and
The Paper Shelter

I have used a Rendonkulous Design image coloured in promarkers
with a recycles sentiment from a box of chocolates
Thank you for looking
xx

Wednesday 11 July 2012

Butterfly Bliss

I loved making this card using Butterfly Bliss from Delicious Doodles
Coloured in promarkers
Decoupaged the butterflys
Glamour dust on her scarf
DP - Back to Basics
Ribbon/ Dew Drops - The Ribbon Girl
Everything else used is from stash
Thank you for looking
xx

I would like to enter this card int0 -
Penny's Paper- Crafty Challenge - Blog hop and  anything goes
The Ribbon Girl -  Colour/Girlie
Delicious Doodles - Summer
Fashionista - Winged things
Stamp and Create - Hands full of Love
Totally Stampalicious - Fav embellishment (dew drops)
Secret Crafter - Pastel Colours
Crafty Ribbons - Photo Inspiritaion

Tuesday 10 July 2012

Christmas in July



Thats our lovely challenge over at Crafty Sentiments this week
** Christmas**
I have used one the the lovely new stamps
hard to pick a favourite out of the new stamps but if I had to I guess it would be this one
Coloured in promarkers/flexi's
Fluffy stuff/glamour dust and flower soft used
Bakers twine
snowflake punch
DP left over from last year
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
Ooh La La - Whiskers
Annabelle Stamps - snowflakes

Pink & Black

This time the challenge over at Creative Crafts is Pink and Black
What a fabby colour combo
We have a great sponsor
I have used one of there great images
coloured with promarkers
DP - Back to Basics
added a clock stamp and some twine
Thank you for looking
xx

Monday 9 July 2012

Blue Skies

I have used this lovely digi stamp before (a few times now) I just adore her 
She is from SBS
The background is from Make it Crafty
Coloured both in Promarkers/Flexi's
DP is Back to Basics
Cloud die cut
Gems from stash 

Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into
Craft a Scene  - In the garden
That Craft Place - anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Gardeners World
Crafty Ribbons - Photo Inspiration
The Paper Shelter - DTcall

Summertime

Our challenge over at Incy wincy this week is
**Summertime**
We are sponsored this time by
I could not resist using this scrummy image from MIC just look at that yummy ice cream!!
Coloured in promarkers/flexi's
DP - Back to Basics
Glossy Accents on strawberry and ice cream drips
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into
The Crafty Pad - At the seaside
Crafty Calender - Fun in the sun
Card Crafters Circle - Summer Holiday
Totally Papercrafts - Here comes summer
Sparkles - Summer Fun

Sunday 8 July 2012

Little Harlequin

New release day over at DS4J
and I have used the lovely little Harlequin
Coloured in promarkers
DP - Back to Basics
Twine and Candi - Joanna Sheen
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
Just some lines - Clean and simple
Crafty Catz - spots

Saturday 7 July 2012

Light V Dark

Our brand new challenge
over at

Hosted by Suzi - Light & Dark
Suzi wants you to show her the lighter and darker side of life on the same project.  So choose one SBS image, and use it on your project twice, once in lighter shades, and once in darker shades.
I have used the fabby
Miss Rio Burton Stamp that you can find here

Coloured with promarkers
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
Our Craft Lounge - Die cuts

Friday 6 July 2012

Santa's Wish list



Awwwww what a cutie this Santa is another new release from Crafty Sentiments
I have coloured him in promarkers
Glamour dust and fun flock used
DP from, last year
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into -
1.Sir Stampalot -My Crafty Passion - Christmas/Glamour dust/Fun flock
2. Crafters companion - HOHOHO Christmas
3. Ladybug Crafts - Christmas in July
4. Through the craft room door - christmas in July
5. Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge -
Christmas (sentiment)
Holly
Red
I in wish
Santa
T
Moustache
A
Star

Weightlifting Scott

The last day of previews of the Sweet Gothic Kids Olympic release
I hope you liked them
here is Scott
You can find out more about Scott here
and the whole set can be purchased here on a special offer!!
Thank you for looking
xx



 join us in a Release Day Blog Hop.
The hop starts here at the 





Don't forget to leave some love at each stop, as there will be random winners selected from comments throughout the hop.

I would like to enter this card into
Divas by design - Red white and Blue (2nd entry)
Top Tip Tuesday - One for the men
Paper playtime - red white blue with a die cut
Pile it on - Guy with sports theme
*winner*Crafts 4 eternity - Olympics

Thursday 5 July 2012

Volleyball Tilly

How fast is this week going cant belive it's Thursday already
Time to meet Volleyball Tilly
How cute is she!!
To see more of Tilly check out here
The whole of the Sweet Gothic Olympians can be purchased here at a special price if your quick!
Thanks for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into
Diva's by Design - Red white and blue
Penny's Paper Crafty - Red white and blue

For a Child

Our new challenge over at Dutch Dare is
* For  a child*
I have used this lovely freebie image available from here

coloured in promarkers
DP - Back to Basics
Thank you for looking
xx

Wednesday 4 July 2012

Roller derby wednesday

Todays lovely Sweet Gothic Kids Olymipic is Roller Derby Wednesday
She is so much fun and lovely to colour
You can see more cards showing her and more details here 
All the new releases can be purchased here on offer at the mo so be quick!
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
Party time Tuesdays - Patriotic colours

New Release

Wooohooo its new release day over at DS4J and we have a fab challenge for you too
Black and White with one other colour
I have used this amazing image Zebra
coloured with black fleximarker
I chose green as I thought it complimented the black/white well
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
Papertake weekly - Anything goes
Sassy Cheryl's - Anything goes

Tuesday 3 July 2012

Gymnast Sally

Today meet Gymnast Sally
the third of the new releases of the Olympic Sweet  Gothic Kids
check out the post here for lots more info and links to see other DT projects there amazing!
Thanks for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into
Crafty Ribbons - Clean and Simple
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Sports

Monday 2 July 2012

Diver Judy

Day 2 of showing Sweet Gothic Kids Olympians
Today meet Diver Judy
You can find out all the details and see some more cards with Judy on here.
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this into
Cupcake Craft - Bright as a Button (the heart is a button)

Patriotism

What  a lovely challenge awaits you this week over at Incy Wincy
Use colours or items from your country
We have a fabby sponsor this week
and I have used one of her lovely images
Up up and away
coloured in promarkers/flexi's
Papers were a freebie from a mag
Thank you for looking
xx
I would like to enter this card into
Saturated  Canary  - red white blue

Sunday 1 July 2012

Sweet Gothic Kids Olympians

Welcome to our Sweet Gothic Kids Olympians Blog hop kick off
Today we open with a blog hop
and everyday thereafter until friday we will be showing you a new SGK Olympian.
Are you ready to cheer us on!
Leave a comment on all the blogs you never know where the winner will be picked from
Today we show you Track Alex

the complete blog hop
SBS Blog
Jan (thats me)

Dolly Dimples Decoupage - Part 11

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