Wild Orchid Challenge: November 2010

Monday, 29 November 2010

Challenge 11 – An Old Fashioned Christmas

We had another great challenge with all the gorgeous Blue Christmas project. Thanks so much for your support. Before we go to this weeks challenge we have to announce the winner of the yummy Wild Orchid Crafts candy. And the lucky winner is:

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2010-11-28 22:23:22 UTC

That’s you Andie

Congratulations Andie, please email me to claim your prize.

Also we have our top 3 entries from the last challenge and they are:

Tanja
Anne H
Mo

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

This week we are sponsored as always by Wild Orchid Crafts with this scrummy prize

This weeks challenge is an OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS AND/OR VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS.

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 28th November

Here’s some inspiration from the DT

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Monday, 15 November 2010

Challenge 10 – Blue Christmas

What a fantastic number of entries we had last week, over 400!! Loads and loads of Christmas cards made and this week we have another excuse to get a few more made, but before we go to this weeks challenge we have to announce the winner of the yummy Wild Orchid Crafts candy. And the lucky winner is:

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2010-11-14 20:30:35 UTC

277. Denise Lynn

That’s you Denise. Congratulations honey, please email us to claim your prize.

Also we have our top 3 entries from the last challenge and they are:

Lisette
Annette
Nicky

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

We also have a new DT member, the fabulous Jacque!! Welcome on board sweetie.

Also, we had a new flower launch yesterday, Small Flat Gardenias and we also have some candy up for grabs on the Wild Orchid Crafts Blog so pop across to enter.

This week we are sponsored as always by Wild Orchid Crafts with this scrummy prize

This weeks challenge is BLUE CHRISTMAS, so your creation must be predominantly blue please.

Please link your card or project (not your blog) using Inlinkz by 8pm UK time Sunday 28th November

Here’s some inspiration from the DT

Monday, 1 November 2010

Challenge 9 - Classic Christmas

Oh my goodness, your pastel creations last week were amazing! Thanks so much for all the fabulous entries. The winner of the Pastels challenge is Saril. Congratulations, please email us to claim your prize.

Here are your random numbers:
56
Timestamp: 2010-10-31 22:23:29 UTC

56. saril

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:

Iruha
Mo
Inkymits

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

This week we have two prizes up for grabs, Lili of the Valley is sponsoring a fab prize – 4 stamps of your choice!!

And Wild Orchid Crafts are sponsoring this prize

Our challenge this week is “A Classic Christmas”, so we would love to see Christmas creations done in the classic Christmas colours of red and green (with gold if you like)

Please note that entries that do not follow the challenge will not be eligible for the prize draw so please use the Christmas colours of red green and/or gold to qualify.

Please link your card or project (not your blog) using Inlinkz by 8pm UK time Sunday 14th November

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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