Wild Orchid Challenge: October 2010

Monday, 18 October 2010

Challenge 8 - Pastels

Thanks so much to all that entered our Stitch it up challenge last week. Our winner of the fabulous prize sponsored as always by Wild Orchid Crafts is Little K Smith

76. Little K Smith

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2010-10-17 21:37:17 UTC

Congratulations Kelly, please email us to claim your prize

We also have our top 3, shortlisted by the DT then given over to Random.org to get to the final 3 as we loved so many of the entries again this week. And they are:

Chris Olsen
Linda Coughlin
Mona Evy

Congratulations ladies, please can you pick up the Top 3 blinkie in the side-bar.

This week our challenge is PASTEL COLOURS. And here’s the fabulous prize up for grabs!

You don’t have to use Wild Orchid Crafts products to enter, but if you do that would be wonderful. You can combine our challenge with any other challenges of your choice and as long as you follow the theme for this challenge and you link back to Wild Orchid Challenge blog you will qualify to be in the draw for the fab prize. NO back linking, new projects/cards only please.

Please link your card or project (not your blog) using Inlinkz by 8pm UK time Sunday 31st October.

Here’s some inspiration from the DT

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Monday, 4 October 2010

Challenge 7 – Stitch it up

Thanks so much for your support again last week, wow there were some truly amazing entries! Our winner of the fabulous prize sponsored as always by Wild Orchid Crafts is Samantha B.

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2010-10-03 21:42:35 UTC

We also have our top 3, shortlisted by the DT then given over to Random.org to get to the final 3 as we loved so many of the entries again this week. The Top 3 for challenge 6 are:

129. Sharon Caudle - http://grammashouseofcards.blogspot.com

357. Annika http://anothermessycrafter.blogspot.com

65. Sally Atkins http://cardsforallreasons.blogspot.com

Congratulations ladies, please can you pick up the Top 3 blinkie in the side-bar.

This week the challenge is Stitch it up!! So we want to see some stitching on your card – real or faux so for those without sewing machines (or don’t want real stitching) you can doodle some stitching on your project. And here’s the fabulous prize up for grabs!

Please link your card or project (not your blog) in Mr Linky 8pm UK time Sunday 10th October.

Here’s some inspiration from the DT

Challenge Rules

Welcome to Wild Orchid Challenges. New challenges will be posted fortnightly on a Monday. You may combine your entry no more than TWO other challenges. No back linking to old posts please - these entries will be removed.

Please post your entry on your blog with a DIRECT LINK to your entry (not your blog) in the Blue Frog (click on your post title to get the correct URL to link using the link tool before 6 pm on the Saturday prior to the new challenge, and please link back to Wild Orchid Challenges. You will not be able to enter by just linking your blog. Entries are via the linky ONLY, we are unable to accept emailed entries at this time.

Entries which fail to observe the above will be removed and will not qualify for the prize draw.

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