Arty Girlz Weekly Challenge # 40 ~ 'Nature'

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last weeks challenge. The winner of the Pinkie Pops CD & Daniels Doodahs stamp is Marianne ~ Congratulations please contact us with your address :)

This week the challenge theme is 'Nature' so we would love to see all things to do with Nature on your projects from flowers to animals ~ as alway's feel free to interpret the theme how you choose.

This challenge is sponsored by Crafty Individuals who have offered this fantastic prize to be won which is their background papers 1 book and one of their unique Rubber stamps.

Crafty Individuals offer a wide range of quality unique rubber stamps as well as their superb miniatures themed books plus lots more besides. Click the banner to go to their shop.


We were both lucky and received the book and stamp to use in our examples this week ~ Thanks Malcolm and Jean :-)

Here's our examples

'Hint of Pink' Sampler

Thank you to everyone who joined in with the 'Hint of Pink' Challenge ~ It has been lovely seeing all of your pink creations and in keeping with a 'hint of pink' Arty Girlz has gone back to our original colours :)

Here is a sampler of some of the lovely entries, as usual please click the names below to visit the creators blogs

Tessi's Kramecke Caz Kath Deborah

Hannes Casey Kard Krazy Mrs weyremaster

Arty Girlz weekly challenge #39 ~ 'HINT OF PINK'

We'd like to see pink on your creations this week and we have a wonderful prize up for grabs from Funky Fairy Papercrafts

One lucky person will receive a Funky Fairy 'Pinkie Pops' CD which contains these lovely papers as well as templates for bags and boxes etc.... a really great prize. Click HERE to see what else is on the CD

The winner will also receive a 'Daniel Doo Dahs Rags clear stamp which is adorable


We were very lucky and both received a pinkie pops CD and 'Rags' Clear Stamp to use in our creations this week.

This is what we made :-

'Faces' Sampler

Thank you to everyone who joined in with the 'Faces' Challenge here is a sampler of some of the wonderful entries :)

Dan Marianne Rosie Gabrielle

Claudilue Myriame sam Liz

Arty Girlz weekly challenge # 38 FACES

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last week's challenge. The winner of those gorgeous stamps is Vintage will ~ Congratulations please contact us with your address :)


This weeks challenge theme is 'FACES' we would love to see FACES on your Art Work.
As usual interpret the theme how you choose and make what ever you want ;-)

We have the very talented Ilonka as our Guest Designer this week who has created this card for us and used her own stamp which is of her Daughter ,you can see more of Ilonkas Beautiful work on her Blog HERE


Here is a short Bio from Ilonka

I'm Ilonka from Germany, 40 years young, married with the best of all husbands and a mom of three wonderful children - mostly ;-)My passion for rubberstamping lasts now for nearly 4 years and turns from time to time a bit into mixed media.



Here's our creations

'Paint' Sampler

Thank you to everyone who joined in with the 'Paint' Challenge you are all so talented!!

Thanks to the lovely Laura from Layers of Color for guest designing for us and for sponsoring the challenge by offering a set of her lovely stamps.... check back soon to find out who the lucky winner is. In the meantime here is a sampler of some of the wonderful entries :)

Will Looby Barbara Dreamer


Sam Ann Sian Lesley

Challenge # 37 'PAINT' Sponsored by Layers of Color

We have 'Paint' as the challenge theme this week so go and grab your paintbrushes and have some fun! This challenge is sponsored by Layers of Color who have offered this fabulous set of stamps for one of our participants to win

Click on the banner to go to the Layers of Color shop where you can purchase their own Signature Art Stamps ~ They also ship internationally, and soon will be releasing their new snappy Art stamps

We are honoured to have the very talented Laura Kirste Campbell from Layers of Color as our guest designer this week and she has made this STUNNING Card using the “Flower Child” clear stamp set she designed.

You can see Laura's beautiful blog Here

Laura is a professional artist and owner of the family run stamp boutique called Layers of Color. She’s gifted with creativity and a heart for encouraging others. Her creative vision is to offer artists inspiring products and ideas that give power to their imagination and life to their artwork. She’s a work-at-home mother of four living in the country near Seattle on their family property named Cottage Hill. You can learn more about Laura, and find galleries of her artwork, on the blog she shares with her eldest daughter, Jessica. www.layersofcolor.com/blog The online stamp boutique is at http://www.layersofcolor.com/

Laura was kind enough to send us each a set of the gorgeous stamps to use in our creations this week. This is what we created

Julie's see blog for photos

Crissi 's see blog for photos

"Wings" sampler

Thank you to everyone who joined in with the wings challenge ~ Here is a sampler of some of the entries from the wings challenge As always click on the names to visit the creators blogs

Christine Milli Sharon Debbie

WaldfrauAlexa Alberta & Ava Gillian Looby