Pinspired Challenge #2

Wow! We had an amazing response to our first challenge and some amazing entries! Thank you to everyone who made our first challenge a success!  Are you ready for another one?  Here is the "pinspiration" for our second challenge:

 Remember you can interpret this photo however you want.  Are you inspired by the color scheme or the winter theme?  Anything goes! You can also make any type of project you want to..a card, a layout, altered item, etc. Please just make sure it is a new creation! Please read the details at the bottom of this post to make sure your entry is eligible for the prize.

And speaking of prizes, we have another fabulous sponsor to introduce you to:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Neat & Tangled stamps!

The winner of this challenge will receive a stamp set of their choice from Neat and Tangled!

Neat & Tangled

Danielle Walls has been dreaming and doodling, experimenting with handwriting and design for as long as she can remember. She fell into the world of paper crafting a few years ago and quickly became addicted. Now these two loves have come together in Neat and Tangled Stamps, a small company based in Delaware producing clear photopolymer stamps made in the USA. Neat and Tangled Stamps have a cute, hand-drawn, heartwarming feel, and the various sets can be used together to create endless possibilities! Stay in touch with Neat and Tangled: Blog, Flickr, Facebook

Now for a little inspiration from our design team using some of the fabulous stamps and digis by Neat and Tangled:

Danielle Walls (owner of Neat and Tangled) played along with us this week!

Laurel Beard 

Lalo Ik

Jean Manis

Jen McDermott

                                         

Erica Messervy

Chrissie Tobas

Audrey Tokach

Annette Allen

THE DETAILS:
To be considered for the prize, you must do the following:

• Share our inspiration photo on your blog and link back to the challenge site in your entry post.
• If you are uploading your entry thru another form (Flickr or Facebook), we ask that you tag the side and add a like to the challenge post.
• You can combine up to three other challenges with your entry.  
• Each challenge, three runners up will be chosen by the design team and win a "Pin Pal" badge for their blog!  A winner will also be chosen by the "Pin Heads"  (AKA Design Team) and will win not only a "Pin Perfect" badge for their blog, but also a prize from a sponsoring company!  

This challenge will end on January 31 at 11:59pm central time and the winner will be announced by the following Monday.  To keep up to date with all we have going on, like us on Facebook and follow us on Pinterest, Twitter, and Flickr! We can't wait to be "Pinspired" by you!

Pinspired Challenge #1 Winners

 Hello Pinspired Challenge players!

We first want to start off by sending a big THANK-YOU to all those who played in our first ever challenge.  There were amazing cards and it really warmed our hearts to see each and every one of them.  We also want to thank the sponsor of this challenge.

The Alley Way Stamps

Now on to the fun part.  The winner of the first Pinspired Challenge!

 It's this super fun card from

Annette Witherspoon

 Congratulations Annette!

For your prize please contact Alison at: info@thealleywaystamps.com

You can also proudly display the "Pin Perfect" badge on your blog.

 Now for our top three

Karen Baker

Ardyth

Erica Bass

Congratulations ladies.  Please feel free to pick up the "Pin Pal" button and display it on your blog.

Once again thank you to everyone that played.  All the cards were amazing and picking winners was tough.   Don't forget to come back tomorrow because we have another awesome Pinspired Challenge with another super fabulous sponsor.

 

Pinspired Challenge #1

Welcome to our very first Pinspired Challenge!  

In case you haven't heard, we are a brand new challenge site and all of our challenges are based on "pins" that were found on Pinterest.  This challenge site has been in the works for several months now and we are so excited to finally present our first challenge.   We hope you will be inspired to get crafty and play along with us!  So without further ado, here is our first challenge:

You can use this photo as inspiration any way you want.  Are you inspired by the colors, the style, or the content?  Anything goes!  You can also make any type of craft you want-a card, a layout, or an altered item.  Please just make sure it is a new creation!

  

Now for the best part...We have a sponsor lined up for each challenge that has agreed to award a prize to the winner of the challenge.  

Our sponsor this month is The Alley Way Stamps!!

The winner of this challenge will receive one stamp set from The Alley Way Stamps!

Here is a word from our sponsor:

The Alley Way Stamps:

We're a small company from Utah that specializes in clear photopolymer stamps that are made right here in the USA! These stamps are fun, whimsical, and sometimes a little quirky. We try to keep them trendy. The sentiments will always put a smile on your face. We began in January 2012 with the release of four stamp sets and are now up to 38 sets and growing. We at The Alley Way bring you one of a kind stamps. All of our stamps are hand created with you in mind; even our sentiments are made to go perfectly with each set. One of our favorite things to do is pick out PUNNY sentiments and the perfect stamp name. We hope our designs here at The Alley Way will inspire a little creativity in everyone. From the oldest to the youngest, we hope it brings out the fun in crafting. We can't wait to see The Alley Way Stamps in your next project!

Owner/Designer

Alison Spelman

Check out what the design team made using some of the fun stamp sets and digis from the Alley Way Stamps:

Annette Allen

Audrey Tokach

Chrissie Tobas

Erica Messervy

Jean Manis

Jen McDermott

Lalo Ik

Laurel Beard

THE DETAILS: 

• Share our inspiration photo on your blog and link back to the challenge site in your entry post.
• If you are uploading your entry thru another form (Flickr or Facebook), we ask that you tag the side and add a like to the challenge post.
• You can combine up to three other challenges with your entry.  
• Each challenge, three runners up will be chosen by the design team and win a "Pin Pal" badge for their blog!  A winner will also be chosen by the "Pin Heads"  (AKA Design Team) and will win not only a "Pin Perfect" badge for their blog, but also a prize from a sponsoring company!  

This challenge will end on January 17 at 11:59pm central time and the winner will be announced by the following Monday.  To keep up to date with all we have going on, like us on Facebook and follow us on Pinterest, Twitter, and Flickr! We can't wait to be "Pinspired" by you!

Introducing: Audrey Tokach

There’s a new challenge site coming in January 2013! If you love getting crafty with amazing inspiration and a chance to win awesome prizes then THIS is the challenge site for you!

Pinspired Challenges: Turning Pins Into Projects

Over the past month, we have been introducing our DT, or as we like to call them, "Pin Heads" here on the blog. Our first challenge is scheduled for January 8, 2013 and we can't wait! Please welcome me in announcing our final Design Team member, Audrey Tokach.

 

 

My name is Audrey Tokach and I am a SAHM to two beautiful boys, Logan (10) and Joshua (9).  My wonderful husband Drew and I have been married for 11 years.  We live in sunny Florida, but I grew up in the Philadelphia, PA suburbs and will always call it home.  I am an animal lover (just ask my 2 Cocker Spaniels and 4 felines!).  I started scrapbooking in 2001 while pregnant with my oldest son and in 2009, I was introduced to the wonderful world of stamping.  After a few orders of clear stamps and Copic markers, and I was hooked!  Apart from stamping, I enjoy altered art and 3D home decor projects and I am in the process of teaching myself how to crochet and knit.  Please visit my blog, Pink Ink Originals, to see what I've been up to!!  I am so excited to be part of this team of amazing ladies and I am looking forward to sharing with you!  With lots of great sponsors and prizes, you won't want ot miss a single challenge! :)

You will not want to miss out on any of our challenges. We have some amazing pins to inspire your crafty projects. We all have been working very hard behind the scenes and have the entire year of challenges ready to go!!! We are also very thrilled and grateful to have awesome, and I mean AWESOME, sponsors offering up prizes for every SINGLE challenge. Some big names are coming, so don’t wait!

Follow Pinspired Challenges on our BLOG, FACEBOOK, FLICKR, TWITTER and PINTEREST.

And mark your calendars for January 8th for our very first challenge. Our challenges will be held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month!!! :) We can't wait to be pinspired by all of you! :)

 

Introducing: Jean Manis

There’s a new challenge site coming in 2013! If you love getting crafty with amazing inspiration and a chance to win awesome prizes then THIS is the challenge site for you!

Pinspired Challenges: Turning Pins Into Projects

The Design Team is being announced here as we count down to our very first challenge next Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Please welcome me in announcing Jean Manis.

Hi, I’m Jean Manis and am delighted to be part of this new challenge! I am the mother of two sons; one is a recent college graduate and the other is in his sophomore year at college. My husband and I live in the Pacific Northwest with our golden retriever, “Ginger”, whom we walk daily—rain or shine. I began scrapbooking in the mid-2000s and began making cards in the summer of 2011 just before my youngest son headed off to college. When not crafting or walking the dog, I enjoy reading mysteries and drinking tea. I document my scrapbooking and card making on my blog. 

You will not want to miss out on any of our challenges. We have some amazing pins to inspire your crafty projects. We all have been working very hard behind the scenes and have the entire year of challenges ready to go!!! We are also very thrilled and grateful to have awesome, and I mean AWESOME, sponsors offering up prizes for every SINGLE challenge. Some big names are coming, so don’t wait!

Follow Pinspired Challenges on our BLOG, FACEBOOK, FLICKR, TWITTER and PINTEREST.

Mark your calendars for January 8th for our very first challenge. Challenges will be held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month!!! We can't wait to be pinspired by you all!