It's Day Three...

....... and we have another wonderful sponsor today in the form of The Stamping Boutique,

 I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor 2 Sketches 4 You. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for UnityStampCo. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed.

"The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.

Today's host is Michelle, so pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

The winner from Day 1 winning  a S10 voucher from Di's Digi Downloads is #1 Penny.  Congratulations Penny, drop me an email at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details onto the sponsor.

The winner from Day 2 winning a $10 voucher from Meljens is Rose.  Congratulations Rose, drop me an email at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details onto the sponsor.

Challenge 19 Top 3 & a round up of winners

So as promised, I'm back with the top 3 and winners.  Thank you so much for your patience, hopefully, I'll keep on top of things going forward.

So, for starters, the Top 3 for challenge 19 as chosen by the Design Team are:

#21 - Tracy Macdonald

#30 - Sarah T

#41 - Karin

Well done, girls, please grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

Now for some prize winners!  All winners are chosen using random.org

Challenge 11
The prize is 4 digi images from Meljens Designs and the winner is #48 Vickie ODell.  Please email Dee Morris on sprytebyrd@gmail.com with your choice of images.

Challenge 12
The prize is a 6 pack of Flexmarkers from Letraset and the winner is #133 Elizabeth H.  Please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk with your details so that I can get your prize to you.

Challenge 13
The prize is a $5 gift voucher for Digital Delights and the winner is #35 Carol.  Please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details onto the sponsor.

Challenge 14
The prize is a $10 gift voucher for Di's Digi Downloads and the winner is #109 Birgit.  Please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I will pass you onto the sponsor to sort out your prize.

Challenge 15
The prize is £10 gift voucher from One Stop Card Craft and the winner is #50 Janice. Please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I will pass you onto the sponsor to sort out your prize.

Challenge 19
The prize is 3 digistamps from The Stamping Boutique and the winner is #9 Sandra T.  Please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk with your choice of images.

So there you have it, all up to date.  Don't forget there's a great new challenge going on right now so please take a look and have a go.

Challenge 19 - Going digital

So, we're back after our summer break feeling refreshed and ready to go!  Hopefully you are all ready to go as well with our first challenge 'Going Digital'.  We just need to see your digi stamps and papers on your cards to join in with the challenge which is sponsored by The Stamping Boutique.

I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor 2 Sketches 4 You. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for UnityStampCo. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed.

"The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.

The prize for our winner is 3 digital stamps of your choice.  The Stamping Boutique is a wonderful shop so why not hop over and have a look around.

Shirley

Alan

Caz

Patricia

Lisa 

Sandra

Michelle

Donna

 

 

So there you have our ideas, I'm sure they've given you an appetite for a challenge.  Now all you need are the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy and follow the theme set.
2. Your card must be new for this challenge.
3. Your post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to the challenge.

The challenge will run from now until midnight on 23 September 2012 (British Summer Time).  Leave a link to you card (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.

Challenge 13 - Stars

Hi everyone

Goodness where are the weeks going!!! Its that time again for another Cards for Men Challenge, and this week we are going with "Stars" and our fabulous sponsor this week is going to be The Stamping Boutique

I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor Cards for Men. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for UnityStampCo. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed.

"The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.

The prize will be five digi's of your choice!!! fabulous

We were given some gorgeous images to work with this week, and here is what the Design Team came up with:-

Wenche:

Alex

Shirley

Sarah

Jen

Tussemaja

Alison

Patricia

Donna

Mandy

Aren't they gorgeous!!? What're you all waiting for then? Here's the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy

2. It must follow the theme/sketch set

3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (BST) on 3rd July 2011. Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below. If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and we'll add you in before we do the draw.

Challenge 1 - Winner and Top 3

What a great start to the New Year.  Thanks to everyone who joined us with our sketch challenge and thanks again to our wonderful sponsors, The Stamping Boutique.  The winner of our prize (5 digi images) was chosen using Random.org:

Congratulations Sheena, please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk with your choice of 5 digistamps from The Stamping Boutique.

The top 3 cards were:

1 - Linda H

21 - Wenche P

29 - Brook

Congratulations girls.  Please grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge No 1 - A Sketch Challenge

Happy New Year to you all and I hope that everyone has had a lovely break.  We're back to start 2011 with a great sketch from Shirley (aka Nannieflash on our DT) and a fab sponsor in the form of The Stamping Boutique.

I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor Cards for Men. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for UnityStampCo. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed.

"The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.

If you've never taken  a look around The Stamping Boutique before, please go over now because you won't be disappointed.

So our challenge this time is a wonderful sketch,

As is the norm with a sketch challenge, we don't mind if you change proportions a bit or flip/rotate it but we expect to be able to see the general basis of the sketch in your card.  The prize up for grabs is 5 digi images from The Stamping Boutique and, just in case you need any ideas, here's what our Design Team came up with:

Patricia

Shirley

Sarah

Amy

Alison

Donna

Mandy

Kym

So there you have it, lots to think about. Finally some rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy.

2. It must follow the theme/sketch set.

3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 midnight (GMT) on the 16th January 2011.  Leave your name and a direct link to your entry (not just to your blog) below.  If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and I'll add you in before I do the draw.

Challenge No. 11 - Good Luck

Good Morning all.  Phew, great entries for last week.  I'll be back later with the winner and top 3.  I'd like to thank Claire from Hope Jacare for a great sponsorship and don't forget that digital image she supplied.  If you do use it make sure she gets a mention.

This weeks challenge is sponsored by The Stamping Boutique and our theme is Good Luck.

"The Stamping Boutique is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week."


The prize is your choice of 5 digi images from their shop.  The Stamping Boutique is full of wonderful images so hop on over and take a look.  The challenge will close at midnight BST (British Summer Time) on 6th June 2010 and the rules are

1. The card must be for a man/boy.
2. You need to follow the theme/sketch that is set.
3. It must be a new card.

Leave your name and a direct link to your entry (not just to your blog) in Mr Linky below.  If Mr Linky is not there for some reason then leave the details in the comments and I'll add you in when I'm doing the draw.

Here's what our Design Team came up with to help you on your way.

Issy

Pat

Shirley

Donna

Viv

So there you have it, hopefully we've given you some ideas.  We can't wait to see yours.

250 Followers!!!

Hey, we've reached 250 followers this week.  I'm so pleased that I thought I'd offer up a little candy and see if we can get it up to 300, lol.

I inadvertently bought two of the same digi image from Phindy's Place (I'm sure I'm not the only one to have done that!) so am offering the second as a small candy.  I checked with the owner and she said it was fine.

Isn't he great.  The image is called 'Big Boots to Fill' and I love it.

So to be in with a chance of winning your own copy of this image leave your details with Mr Linky.  If you'd like to add yourself to our followers that would be great.  I'll close the draw Sunday 14th March at midnight GMT and announce the winner on Monday 15th March.  Don't forget we have a great challenge going on at the moment with the offer of 5 digi images from the sponsor 'The Stamping Boutique'.  Please have a go as we love to see your creations.

Challenge No. 5

Before I start this fortnight's challenge, I'd like to say how much I appreciate the support we're getting from all you guys out there.  We keep getting really positive comments and the publicity your posts are giving us is great. Thank you all so much.

For this challenge, our sponsor is 'The Stamping Boutique' and here's what Tracey (owner) had to say

"The Stamping Boutique is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week."

The images over in her shop are absolutely wonderful so please be sure to pop over and have a look around.

The challenge this time is to use the technique of Paper Piecing and for anyone who needs some pointers, the girls on the Design Team have found some tutorials on the web.  Have a look at

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 2

Tutorial 3

Please remember that these are not the work of any members of this blog and I would like to acknowledge and thank the individuals for their contribution.

The prize for this challenge is 5 digi images from The Stamping Boutique.  The challenge is open until midnight GMT on the 14th March 2010 and the rules are

1. The card must be for a man/boy.
2. You need to follow the theme/sketch that is set.

3. It must be a new card.

Leave your name and a direct link to your entry (not just to your blog) in Mr Linky below.  If Mr Linky is not there for some reason then leave the details in the comments and I'll add you in when I'm doing the draw.

Here's what our Design Team came up with to help you on your way.

Donna

Pat

Shirley

Viv

Lisa

For more information on the individual cards, click the link to their blog below each card.  Have fun with our challenge and good luck.