Category Archives: Blog Challenge
January’s Blog Challenge 2016
Hi All,
Happy New Year Everyone!
I hope this year brings everything you wish for.
The theme this month is
‘All Creatures Great and Small”
we have plenty of critters in our stamp sets even in the scene-its so get your Hobby Art Stash out.
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
The prize this Month…
1st Prize – 3 stamp sets of choice
2nd Prize – 1 stamp set of choice
Prizes will vary Monthly.
All entries must be uploaded at the bottom of this post.
‘Leave a Reply’ Type your name, email address and leave a comment in the box. Upload your image via the‘choose file/browse’ button. Then click post comment.
Please make sure all fields are filled in else it will fail.
All entries will be in number order starting from the first entry.
ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME (Becki) Tel: 01737 789977
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 31st January 2016
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
December’s Blog Challenge Winner!
Hi All,
The theme for December was ‘Winter’
and we had so many stunning entries again this month.
The lucky Winner for the 1st Prize chosen by the random number generator this month is…
1st Prize £40 Gift Voucher – Congratulations! Jo-Heidi
Thank you to everyone who entered.
Here is our ‘Winter’ Top 3
Next Blog Challenge theme will be
‘All creatures great and small’
I will post details tomorrow.
Becki ?
December’s Blog Challenge
Hi All,
So December is well and truly under way!
Not sure exactly how much time everyone will have over the festive period to craft but here is December’s Blog Challenge none the less…
The theme this month is
‘Winter’
and what a mild one we have had so far!
Every year I hope we have a White Christmas. Can you imagine waking up to White stuff everywhere 😀 Perfect!
So please everyone go as crazy as you can with the glitter, fluffy stuff and chunky white frantage!
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
The prize this Month…
1st Prize – £40 Gift Voucher
Prizes will vary Monthly.
All entries must be uploaded at the bottom of this post.
‘Leave a Reply’ Type your name, email address and leave a comment in the box. Upload your image via the‘choose file/browse’ button. Then click post comment.
Please make sure all fields are filled in else it will fail.
All entries will be in number order starting from the first entry.
ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME (Becki) Tel: 01737 789977
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 31st December 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
November’s Blog Challenge Winners!
Hi All,
The theme for November was ‘All time Favourite’ we had lots of entries this month!
I Know there were a few glitches with the uploads this month and I hope I have got everyone that emailed their entries in.
The lucky Winner for the 1st Prize chosen by the random number generator this month is…
1st Prize (3 stamp sets of choice) – Congratulations! Gail Lett
the 2nd Prize chosen by the random number generator this month is…
2nd Prize (1 stamp set of choice) – Congratulations! Elaine Traverso
Here is our ‘All time Favourite’ Top 3
BIG thank you to everyone that entered!
Next Blog Challenge theme will be
‘Winter’
I will post details tomorrow.
Becki 😀
November Blog Challenge!
Hi All,
It’s been very busy at Hobby Art today, packing the van up for the NEC !
We will have lots of goodies on route to Birmingham early tomorrow morning. So if you are going pop over and see us on stand E18.
We have make and Takes going on all 4 days!
Any hoot back to the November Blog Challenge!
The theme this month is
‘All time Favourite’
This is left wide open to use your favourite Hobby Art set or stamp,that you just can’t live without!
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
The prize this Month…
1st Prize – 3 stamp sets of choice
2nd prize – 1 stamp set of choice
Prizes will vary Monthly.
All entries must be uploaded at the bottom of this post.
‘Leave a Reply’ Type your name, email address and leave a comment in the box. Upload your image via the‘choose file/browse’ button. Then click post comment.
Please make sure all fields are filled in else it will fail.
All entries will be in number order starting from the first entry.
ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME (Becki) Tel: 01737 789977
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 30th November 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
October Blog Challenge Winner!
Hi All,
The theme for October was ‘Autumn’ and we had plenty of stunning cards. Showing beautiful rich colours typical for this time of the year!
The prize is 6 month’s subscription to the Monthly Specials.
This means you are the first to get the new sets even before they have appeared on the TV!
The lucky Winner chosen by the random number generator this month is…
#21 – Tracy Southam
Congratulations Tracy!
Here is our ‘Autumn’ Top 3
BIG thank you to everyone that entered!
Next Blog Challenge theme will be
‘All time Favourite’
This is left wide open to use your favourite Hobby Art set or stamp,that you just can’t live without!
I will post details tomorrow.
Becki 😀
October Blog Challenge
Sorry for the late post… I left the computer at work this weekend. With hindsight it would have been wise to catch up on computer work.
I absolutely love this time of year. I went for a stroll on Sunday at Boxhill, a local beauty spot, with my cousin. It was a gorgeous day and I pointed out the sunlight filtering through the trees onto the leaves, highlighting the stunning yellows, browns, oranges and reds that are just starting to turn from the deep greens we are used to in this Country.
Well she looked at me like I was crazy lol.
I absolutely love living in the countryside and love to stop and look around. Now I do it from choice rather than when Mum dragged us out, whatever the weather, when we were children.
So the theme for October is ‘Autumn’
I hope to see lots of rich colours or sepia tones on your cards.
*Everyone did so well with the uploads last month I’m keeping it the same again.
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
The prize this Month…
1st Prize – 6 month’s subscription to the Monthly Specials
Prizes will vary Monthly.
All entries must be uploaded at the bottom of this post.
‘Leave a Reply’ Type your name, email address and leave a comment in the box. Upload your image via the‘choose file/browse’ button. Then click post comment.
Please make sure all fields are filled in else it will fail.
All entries will be in number order starting from the first entry.
ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME (Becki) Tel: 01737 789977
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 31st October 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
September Blog Challenge Winners!
Hi Folks,
So the theme for September was ‘Feeling Festive’
and considering I threw a challenge at you uploading your entries this month. I’m over the moon with the response. I know some of you had troubles with the new system but you all persevered so big thanks for that.
The prizes were…
1st Prize – £40 Online Voucher for use on the Hobby Art Website
2nd Prize – A choice of any Hobby Art stamp set.
Drum roll please…..
1st Prize – £40 Online Voucher goes to… Pat Woodward
Congratulations Pat!
2nd Prize – A choice of any Hobby Art stamp set goes to… Viola Crossley
Congratulations Viola!
If you can both email me hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
I will get your prizes out 😀
Here is our ‘Feeling Festive’ Top 3
BIG thank you to everyone that entered!
Next Blog Challenge theme will be
‘Autumn’
I will post details tomorrow.
Becki 😀
September Blog Challenge!
I bet you didn’t see this coming?!
So after the launches of most of Hobby Art’s Christmas Stamps for 2015 over the last 3 months…
…You must have guessed a Christmas theme would be coming up soon (ho ho ho)
I have literally just started making my personal Christmas cards. Every year I say I’m going to start early (who am I kidding – I always leave it until the last minute) but not this year!
So the theme for September is ‘Feeling Festive’
*Please note the change to entries via upload at the bottom of the page
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
The prizes this Month…
1st Prize – £40 Online Voucher for use on the Hobby Art Website
2nd Prize – A choice of any Hobby Art stamp set
Prizes will vary Monthly.
Ok we are mixing it up this month
All entries must be uploaded at the bottom of this post.
Type your name in the comments box and upload your image via the ‘choose file’ button. Then click post comment.
I think this will make life easier and make sure I don’t miss anyone. All entries will be in number order starting from the first entry.
This is a tester as we are trying to improve the system for you and we want you to be comfortable so ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT US. Tel: 01737 789977
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 30th September 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
August’s Blog Challenge Winner!
Good Evening all!
Well you may of guessed it I am definitely a little behind at the moment.
So sorry for the added suspense….and slight delay to the post.
Thank you to everyone who entered the August Blog Challenge ‘BLUE’
I won’t keep you waiting anymore. On to the draw!
Drum roll please…
The winner this Month…
1st Prize – 3 month subscription to the Monthly Specials
(starting with this month’s gorgeous Wildflowers set)
Congratulations to #7 Deborah Ripley.
Here are all the stunning entries…
#1 This gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter.
#2, #3 and #4 These gorgeous cards were made by Linda Walker.
#5 This gorgeous card was made by Ruth Fletcher.
#6 This gorgeous card was made by Penny Hewitt.
#7 This gorgeous card was made by Deborah Ripley.
#8 and #9 These gorgeous cards were made by Penny Hewitt.
#10 This gorgeous card was made by Steve Nicholls.
#11 This gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter.
#12, #13 and #14 These gorgeous cards were made by Sally Anne Cole.
#15 and #16 These gorgeous cards were made by Doreen Sympson.
#17, #18 and #19 These gorgeous cards were made by Elaine Shelley.
#20 This gorgeous card was made by Ruth Fletcher.
#21 This gorgeous card was made by Elaine Parker.
#22 This gorgeous card was made by Linda Brooke.
#23 This gorgeous box was made by Doreen Sympson.
#24 This gorgeous card was made by Tracey Thurston.
#25 This gorgeous card was made by Kate Discombe.
#26 This gorgeous card was made by Kim Dear.
#27, #28 and #29 These gorgeous cards were made by Nikki Dressler.
#30 This gorgeous card was made by Viola Crossley.
#31 This gorgeous card was made by Tracy Southam.
#32 This gorgeous card was made by Pat Woodward.
#33 and #34 These gorgeous cards were made by Kate Discombe.
#35 This gorgeous card was made by Christine Smith.
#36 This gorgeous card was made by Helen Haines.
Here is our ‘Blue’ Top 3
BIG thank you to everyone that entered!
Next Blog Challenge theme will be
‘Feeling Festive’
I will post details tomorrow.
Becki 😀
August Blog Challenge
August’s Blog Challenge theme is “Blue”
Jenny’s chose the theme this month. Blue is her favourite colour.
Looking forward to what you all come up with!
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
The prize this Month…
1st Prize – 3 month subscription to the Monthly Specials
Prizes will vary Monthly.
Please send all your entries via
email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 31st August 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
July’s Blog Challenge Winner!
Good morning!
Thanks to everyone who entered this month’s Blog Challenge
“Words”
We have an early start for setup for Stamperama today.
We hope you can join us on Sunday
The winner this Month…
1st Prize – 4 stamps sets of your choice is
Congratulations to #22 Pat Woodward
Here are all the stunning entries…
#1 This gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter
#2 This gorgeous card was made by Penny Hewitt
#3 and #4 These gorgeous cards was made by Ruth Fletcher
#5 and #6 These gorgeous cards was made by Penny Hewitt
#7 and #8 These gorgeous cards was made by Linda Brooke
#9, #10 and #11 These gorgeous cards was made by Sally Anne Cole
#12 This gorgeous card was made by Elaine Traverso
#13 This gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter
#14 This gorgeous card was made by Kate Discombe
#15, #16 and #17 These gorgeous cards was made by Linda Walker
#18 and #19 These gorgeous cards was made by Christine Pease
#20 This gorgeous card was made by Janet Morris
#21 This gorgeous card was made by Tracy Southam
#22 This gorgeous card was made by Pat Woodward
#23 This gorgeous card was made by Natalie Gallagher
#24 This gorgeous card was made by Moira Walters
#25 This gorgeous card was made by Renee Davies
#26 This gorgeous card was made by Kim Dear
#27 This gorgeous card was made by Christine Smith
#28 This gorgeous card was made by Viola Crossley
#29 This gorgeous beach scene was made by Doreen Sympson
#30 and #31 These gorgeous cards was made by Kate Discombe
#32 and #33 These gorgeous cards was made by Nikki Dressler
Here is our Top 3
BIG thank you to everyone that entered!
Next Blog Challenge theme will be the
colour “Blue”
I will post details on Monday as we have a busy weekend ahead!
Becki 😀
July’s Blog Challenge
July’s Blog Challenge theme is “Words”
This can literally be any of our wording sets as the Main focal point for your card.
Then decorate with what you see fit.
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
The prize this Month…
1st Prize – 4 stamps sets of your choice
Prizes will vary Monthly.
Please send all your entries via
email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
you can also post onto Facebook or Twitter and say it’s for the July Blog Challenge.
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 31st July 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
June’s Blog Challenge Winner!
Can I just say Wow!
Thanks to everyone who entered this month’s Blog Challenge
“Beside the Seaside”
I remember asking for some bright and beautiful seaside cards to cheer me up (for lack of holiday) and man did you guys deliver!
The thing that makes me laugh the most is the last minute entries… you definitely like to keep me on my toes and yes I did stay up past midnight! (feeling like a bit of a pumpkin today)
The Winner of the Workshop place (or 4 stamp sets of choice)
is
#32 Kate Discombe
Here are all the stunning entries…
#1 This gorgeous card was made by Tracy Southam
#2 This gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter
#3 This gorgeous card was made by Laura Brooke
#4 This gorgeous card was made by Ruth Fletcher
#5 This gorgeous card was made by Theresa Pace
#6 This gorgeous Frame was made by Doreen Sympson
#7 This gorgeous Card was made by Ruth Fletcher
#8 This gorgeous Card was made by Moira Walters
#9 This gorgeous Card was made by Veronica Pell
#10 This gorgeous Card was made by Penny Hewitt
#11 This gorgeous Card was made by Penny Hewitt
#12 This gorgeous Card was made by Penny Hewitt
#13 This gorgeous Card was made by Elaine Traverso
#14 This gorgeous Card was made by Kim Dear
#15 This gorgeous Card was made by Linda Walker
#16 This gorgeous Card was made by Linda Walker
#17 This gorgeous Card was made by Linda Walker
#18 This gorgeous Card was made by Nikki Dressler
#19 This gorgeous Card was made by Nikki Dressler
#20 This gorgeous Card was made by Nikki Dressler
#21 This gorgeous Card was made by Moira Walters
#22 This gorgeous Card was made by Moira Walters
#23 This gorgeous Card was made by Doreen Sympson
#24 This gorgeous Card was made by Doreen Sympson
#25 This gorgeous Card was made by Elaine Parker
#26 This gorgeous Card was made by Sally Anne Cole
#27 This gorgeous Card was made by Sally Anne Cole
#28 This gorgeous Card was made by Sally Anne Cole
#29 This gorgeous Frame was made by Viola Crossley
#30 This gorgeous Tag was made by Viola Crossley
#31 This gorgeous Card was made by Viola Crossley
#32 This gorgeous Card was made by Kate Discombe
#33 This gorgeous Card was made by Kate Discombe
#34 This gorgeous Card was made by Kate Discombe
Here is our Top 3
Well I’ve just realised how indecisive I am!
So called Peter in as well to help me pick …
That was so tough and realistically they all put a smile on my face when they came in.
So BIG thank you to everyone that entered!
Next Blog Challenge theme will be posted tomorrow.
Becki 😀
June Blog Challenge
Oh I do love to be beside the seaside…
So after the launch of the new sets we have decided this is a lovely theme for June (dreaming of a sunny beach/seaside).
Hopefully some of you are finding time for a nice holiday somewhere?!
Peter is back from his 3rd holiday this year to date and Jenny is off on a cruise in the middle of June.
So to cheer me up in not so sunny Redhill please can I have some bright and beautiful “Beside the Seaside” cards please 😀
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
The prize this Month…
1st Prize – The option to come on one of our Workshops
in Tadworth, Surrey (29th Aug or 17th Oct)
or 4 stamp sets of choice.
Prizes will vary Monthly.
Please send all your entries via
email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
or post onto Facebook or Twitter and say it’s for the June Blog Challenge.
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 30th June 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
May Blog Challenge Winners!
Thank you to everyone who entered this month’s blog challenge “Floral Frenzy”… So many stunning entries as always. Thank you for sharing all your hard work!
The 1st Prize winner selected this month by the random generator is…
1st Prize £40 to spend on stamps on the Hobby Art Website – Veronica Pell
The 2nd Prize winner selected this month by the random generator is…
2nd Prize a stamp set of choice – Linda Walker
Congratulations to our two lucky winners!
and a BIG thank you to everyone who entered
Here are all the stunning entries…
#1 This gorgeous card was made by Doreen Sympson
#2 This gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter.
#3 This gorgeous card was made by Jacob Kamann.
#4 This gorgeous card was made by Elaine Parker.
#5,#6,#7 These gorgeous cards were made by Linda Walker.
#8 and #9 These gorgeous cards were made by Linda Brook.
#10 This gorgeous card was made by Elaine Traverso.
#11 This gorgeous card was made by Katrina Bufton.
#12 This gorgeous card was made by Ruth Fletcher.
#13 This gorgeous card was made by Tracy Southam.
#14 and #15 This gorgeous card and box were made by Moira Walters.
#16,#17 and #18 These gorgeous cards were made by Veronica Pell.
#19 This gorgeous card was made by Renee Davies.
#20, #21 and #22 These gorgeous cards/project was made by Nikki Dressler.
#23 This gorgeous card was made by Alison Brittain.
#24 and #25 These gorgeous cards were made by Penny Hewitt.
#26 and #27 These gorgeous cards were made by Karen Paine.
#28 This gorgeous card was made by Kim Dear.
#29 This gorgeous card was made by Penny Hewitt.
#30,#31 and #32 This gorgeous card was made by Natalie Gallagher.
#33 This gorgeous card was made by Zoe Russell.
#34 This gorgeous card was made by C J Deane
#35 and #36 This gorgeous card and Project were made by Viola Crossley
#37, #38, #39 These gorgeous cards were made by Kate Discombe.
Here is our Top 3 – chosen by Peter.
May Blog Challenge
The challenge for May is ‘Floral Frenzy’
We have plenty of floral sets and stamps to chose from.
After the popularity of the last blog challenge we have kept 2 prizes again this month!
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
The prizes this Month…
1st Prize will be £40 to spend on stamps on the Hobby Art Website.
2nd Prize a stamp set of choice
Prizes will vary Monthly.
Please send all your entries via
email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
or post onto Facebook or Twitter and say it’s for the February Blog Challenge.
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 31st May 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
April Blog Challenge Winners!
WOW what a response to this month’s blog challenge… So many stunning entries. We would like to thank everyone who entered Hobby Art’s April blog Challenge “Wings”. Thank you for sharing your hard work!
The 1st Prize winner selected this month by the random generator is…
1st Prize of the £40 Voucher is… #38 Gemma Saunders
The 2nd Prize winner selected this month by the random generator is…
2nd Prize of the stamp set of choice is… #16 Christine Smith
Congratulations to our two lucky winners!
and a BIG thank you to everyone who entered
Here are all the stunning entries…
#1 This gorgeous card was made by Natalie Gallagher.
#2 This gorgeous card was made by Ruth Fletcher.
#3,#4,#5 These gorgeous cards were made by Linda Walker.
#6 This gorgeous card was made by Deborah Ripley.
#7 This gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter.
#8,#9 These gorgeous cards were made by Veronica Pell.
#10 This gorgeous card was made by Doreen Sympson.
#11 This gorgeous card was made by Renee Davies.
#12 This gorgeous card was made by Tracy Southam.
#13 This gorgeous card was made by Moira Walters.
#14, #15 These gorgeous cards were made by C J Deane.
#16 This gorgeous card was made by Christine Smith.
#17 This gorgeous card was made by Linda Brooke.
#18 This gorgeous card was made by Elaine Parker.
#19 This gorgeous card was made by Linda Guy.
#20 This gorgeous card was made by Christine Pease.
#21 This gorgeous card was made by Karen Paine.
#22 This gorgeous card was made by Moira Walters.
#23 This gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter.
#24, #25, #26 These gorgeous cards were made by Alison Brittain.
#27 This gorgeous card was made by Katrina Bufton.
#28 This gorgeous card was made by Elaine Parker.
#29 This gorgeous card was made by Angela Mitchell.
#30, #31 These gorgeous cards were made by Pat Woodward.
#32, #33, #34 These gorgeous cards were made by Viola Crossley.
#35 This gorgeous card was made by Kim Dear.
#36, #37, #38 These gorgeous cards were made by Gemma Saunders.
#39, #40, #41 These gorgeous cards were made by Nikki Dressler.
#42, #43, #44 These gorgeous cards were made by Kate Discombe.
#45, #46, #47 These gorgeous cards were made by Ruth Wagner.
Here is our Top 3
April Blog Challenge!
The challenge for April is ‘Wings’ there are a lot of stamps/sets you can use for this challenge Flypast,Owls,Bird Song, Berries & Birds, Cockadoodledoo and Butterflies to name a few.
You have the choice between animals with wings or airplanes etc…
Here’s a bit of inspiration from the design team…
We will chose two Winners this Month
1st Prize will be £40 to spend on the Hobby Art Website
2nd Prize a stamp set of choice
Prizes will vary Monthly.
Please send all your entries via
email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
or post onto Facebook or Twitter and say it’s for the February Blog Challenge.
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 30th April 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
March Blog Challenge Winner!
Once again a BIG Thank you to everyone who entered Hobby Art’s March blog Challenge “Scenes”. We had lots of stunning entries again this month. Thank you for sharing your hard work!
The winner selected this month by the random generator is…
The Winner is…
Congratulations!
#31 Viola Crossley who gets to chose 3 stamps sets 😀
Here are all the entries…
#1 This gorgeous entry was by Shirley Bowness
#2 This gorgeous entry was by Isobel Hunter
#3 This gorgeous entry was by Doreen Sympson
#4 This gorgeous entry was by Ruth Fletcher
#5,6 and 7 These gorgeous entries were made by Linda Walker
#8 This gorgeous entry was by Margaret Davies
#9 This gorgeous entry was by Shirley Bowness
#10 This gorgeous entry was by Tracy Southam
#11 This gorgeous entry was by Isobel Hunter
#12 and 13 These gorgeous entries were made by Nikki Dressler
#14 This gorgeous entry was by Kate Discombe
#15, 16 and 17 These gorgeous entries were made by Alison Brittain
#18, 19 and 20 These gorgeous entries were made by Renee Davies
#21 This gorgeous entry was by Isobel Hunter
#22 and 23 These gorgeous entries were made by Gemma Saunders
#24 This gorgeous entry was by Linda Brooke
#25 This gorgeous entry was by Ruth Fletcher
#26 and 27 These gorgeous entries were made by Veronica Pell
#28 This gorgeous entry was by Elaine Parker
#29 This gorgeous entry was by Diane Tuck
#30, 31 and 32 These gorgeous entries were made by Viola Crossley
#33 and 34 These gorgeous entries were made by Kate Discombe
Here is our Top 3
Thank you for all your entries new challenge details will be posted tomorrow!
March Blog Challenge
The challenge for March is ‘Scenes’ we are known for our scene-it stamps and there are a lot of stamps/sets you can use for this challenge.
So get in touch with nature and start building your scenes
Here’s a bit of inspiration…
The Winner will receive 3 Stamp sets of their choice
(new ones will be released at the end of March)
Prizes will vary Monthly.
Please send all your entries via
email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
or post onto Facebook or Twitter and say it’s for the February Blog Challenge.
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 31st March 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
February Blog Challenge Winner!
Once again a BIG Thank you to everyone who entered Hobby Art’s February blog Challenge “Spring”. The entries are Gorgeous and there seems to be more coming in each month so we hope you are enjoying them.
The winner selected this month by the random generator is…
The winner of the £30 gift voucher is Elaine Parker
Congratulations Elaine!
I have set up a badges for the Blog Challenge so if you wish to post them on your blog feel free the coding is beneath each badge and I will put instructions at the bottom of the page and also on the badges page
Please copy and paste this coding for the Winners badge –
<a href=”http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/blog/blog-challenge/” target=”_blank”><img alt=”BLOG CHALLENGE WINNER” src=”http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BLOG-CHALLENGE-WINNER.jpg” width=”250″ height=”250″ /></a>
and thank you to everyone who entered…all entries are listed below
This Gorgeous card was entered by Viola Crossley.
These Gorgeous cards were entered by Alison Brittain.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Tracy Southam.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Theresa Pace.
These Gorgeous cards were entered by Doreen Sympson.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Sarah Kallender.
These Gorgeous cards were entered by Ruth Fletcher.
These Gorgeous cards were entered by Elaine Parker.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Pat Woodward.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Nikki Dressler.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Isobel Hunter.
These Gorgeous projects were entered by Maria Malone-Dickson.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Janet Bloomfield.
These Gorgeous cards were entered by Linda Walker.
These Gorgeous cards were entered by Karen Paine.
These Gorgeous cards were entered by Linda Brooke.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Kay Foreman.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Moira Walters
This Gorgeous Tag and card was entered by Viola Crossley.
This Gorgeous card was entered by Sue Fitzpatrick.
Here is our Top 3
Copy and paste this coding for the Top 3 Badge –
<a href=”http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/blog/blog-challenge/” target=”_blank”><img alt=”BLOG CHALLENGE TOP 3″ src=”http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BLOG-CHALLENGE-TOP-3.jpg” width=”250″ height=”250″ /></a>
Instructions for applying the badges to your blog
High light the coding by going to the start of the coding click on the left button of your mouse and drag to the end. It should all be hightlighted right click on the mouse “COPY” now go to your blog.
Blogger – once logged in to your admin down the left hand side click on “LAYOUT” you will then want to “ADD A GADGET” scroll down until you find “HTML/JAVASCRIPT” click on the plus sign and right click “PASTE” the relevant coding into the HTML content box and click “SAVE”
Any Problems leave me a message and I will get back to you.
February Blog Challenge!
The challenge for February is ‘Spring’ with the launch of our new sets this challenge should be a Walk in the Park (pardon the pun)
So here’s a bit of inspiration…
Please send all your entries via
email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
or post onto Facebook or Twitter and say it’s for the February Blog Challenge.
Prize for the Winner
£30 Voucher to spend on the Hobby Art Website.
prizes will vary monthly.
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 28th February 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
January Blog Challenge Winner!
A BIG Thank you to everyone who entered Hobby Art’s January blog Challenge “Bright & Happy”. The entries are really Stunning and you seem to be enjoying the blog challenges.
So the Random Number Generator chose…
And the winner is…
Alison Brittain – Winning the 2 New Clear Stamp sets and 2 Foam mounted Stamps.
Here are all the cards entered into the challenge…
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Alison Brittain.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Christine Smith.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Emily Follett.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Helen Powell.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Isobel Hunter.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Janet Bloomfield.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Karen Paine.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Kate Discombe.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Linda Brooke.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Linda Walker.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Liz Pentley.
These Gorgeous Scrapbook Pages were made by Maria Malone-Dickson
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Mikaela Hind.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Moira Walters.
This Gorgeous Tag was made by Noami Mahon.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Pat Woodward.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Theresa Pace.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Tracy Southam.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Veronica Pell.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Viola Crossley.
Thank you to everyone who entered.
The New Challenge for February is “Spring” I will post a separate page with details and inspiration tomorrow.
The Hobby Art Team have chosen some of their favourites from this challenge…
January Blog Challenge!
The challenge for January is ‘Bright & Happy’ because at the beginning of the new year there is so much to look forward to with the year ahead. And Happiness really can mean so many different things to each of us.
So here’s a bit of inspiration…
Please send all your entries via email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
or post onto Facebook or Twitter and say it’s for the January Blog Challenge.
Prize for the Winner
The 2 New Sets and 2 New Foam Mounted stamps
that will be launched at the end of the month on Create & Craft.
prizes will vary monthly.
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 31st January 2015
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
Blog Challenge – December Winner!
A BIG Thank you to everyone who entered Hobby Art’s December blog Challenge. The entries are really gorgeous and we can see so much time and effort has gone into everyone. I’m so glad we use a random number generator because choosing between them would be so difficult.
So the Random Number Generator chose…
The winner this month is…
Julie Wilson – £50 Gift Voucher (to be used on stamps)
We will be contacting the winner.
You can see all the entries below.
To all entrants Thank you for all your hard work!
The challenge for January is ‘Bright & Happy’ because at the beginning of the new year there is so much to look forward to with the year ahead. And Happiness really can mean so many different things to each of us.
We will put a sample card, or two, onto the blog during the next day, or two, to give you some inspiration. Hope you find time to ‘have a go’.
Here are the December entries…
This Gorgeous Card was made by Christine Smith.
These Gorgeous Card were made by Doreen Sympson.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Gemma Saunders.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Hellen Pearce.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Helen Powell.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Isobel Hunter.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Janet Bloomfield.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Janine Quinn.
This Gorgeous Scrapbook Page was made by Julie Wilson.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Karen Paine.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Kate Discombe.
This Gorgeous Door Plaque was made by Maxine Fryer.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Moira Walters.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Shirley Bowness.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Theresa Pace.
These Gorgeous Cards were made by Veronica Pell.
This Gorgeous Tin Project was made by Viola Crossley.
So at this point it turns out two entries were missed as they were emailed to a different address. We have therefore made up a
2nd Prize of 2 Clear sets (or 4 foam mounted stamps) so that everyone stands a chance of winning.
The missing entries below have now been added
This Gorgeous Project was made by Linda Walker.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Tracy Southam.
So the 2nd draw and winner chosen at random is…
Moira Walters – 2nd Prize 2 clear sets (or 4 foam mounted)
December Blog Challenge
December Blog Challenge
Wow what a lovely response we had to our first blog challenge.
The new theme for December is Winter.
Here’s a bit of inspiration it doesn’t necessarily have to have Christmas wordings etc… Just as long as it’s a wintry card.
Please send all your entries via email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
or post onto Facebook or Twitter and say it’s for the December Blog Challenge.
Prize for the Winner
1st Prize – £50 gift voucher to be spent on stamps.
prizes will vary monthly.
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 31st December 2014
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
Blog Challenge – November Winners!
A BIG Thank you to everyone who entered Hobby Art’s first ever blog Challenge. The entries are amazing. Really inspiring.
We instantly had a problem when we looked at the cards/projects. The problem was that the standard was so high it would have been almost impossible to choose one winner.
In the end we decided that the fairest way of doing it , as lots of other Challenge blogs do, is to use a Random number Generator. This means that everyone has an equal chance of winning and also has the bonus of saving us stress trying to pick out one from all the fantastic projects! So this is what we will do with further Challenges too.
The winner this month is……..
1st Winner – £30 Gift Voucher goes to Julia Bettinson.
Second prize is…………
2nd Winner – Stamp set of choice goes to Sonia Murphy.
We will be contacting winners later today.
You can see all the entries below and also on the Hobby Art blog.
Thanks for all your hard work.
The challenge for December is ‘Winter’ somewhat influenced by the drop in temperature today!!
We will put a sample card, or two, onto the blog during the next day, or two, to give you some inspiration. Hope you find time to ‘have a go’.
Here are the entries…
This Gorgeous Card was made by Doreen Sympson.
These Gorgeous cards were made by Kate Discombe.
This Gorgeous card was made by Debbie Cudley.
This Gorgeous card was made by Christine Smith.
This Gorgeous card was made by Tracy Southam.
These Gorgeous cards were made by Sonia Murphy.
This Gorgeous Tag was made by Veronica Pell.
This Gorgeous card and candle was made by Julia Bettinson.
This Gorgeous box was made by Moira Walters.
This Gorgeous clock was made by Christina Stather.
This Gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter.
These Gorgeous Scrapbook pages were made by Maria Dickson.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Doreen Sympson.
Poppies for Remembrance
Hi All,
It’s my turn to post on the Blog, and so I thought that I would make a card using one of the fabulous Hobby Art poppy stamps to commemorate Remembrance Day.
Of course it also fits very nicely with the new Monthly Challenge that Jenny has just launched.
For the first challenge she is asking you to make a card/project using the theme of Poppies and/or Remembrance.
The main panel on my card has been created using one of the Poppy stamps from the Poppy Scene It set.
I have stamped and embossed the images on to a piece of handmade background paper and then coloured it using Distress Inks.
The sentiment is also from the same set although I masked off the embellishment above it when inking the stamp.
My background paper has been created using my trusty Gelli Plate, some green and gold acrylic paint and a stencil.
I sponged this panel with brown Distress Ink before dry embossed it using an embossing folder.
Once embossed I passed the same brown ink pad over the entire piece which highlighted the embossed images.
Hopefully you can see the gold acrylic paint a little better in this photograph.
I added some tiny peel-off dots around the oval die cut frame and also some hand drawn dots at the side of the stems on the stamped panel.
I hope that you will join us in our new challenge, but remember that you must use Hobby Art stamps.
There are lots of lovely ones to choose from, so I shall look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Happy stamping, and have a great weekend.
Hugs Kimx
Blog Challenge – November Entries
So you all have been working very hard to bring us lots of gorgeous cards and projects for our first Blog Challenge!
Here are the entries…
This Gorgeous Card was made by Doreen Sympson.
These Gorgeous cards were made by Kate Discombe.
This Gorgeous card was made by Debbie Cudley.
This Gorgeous card was made by Christine Smith.
This Gorgeous card was made by Tracy Southam.
These Gorgeous cards were made by Sonia Murphy.
This Gorgeous Tag was made by Veronica Pell.
This Gorgeous card and candle was made by Julia Bettinson.
This Gorgeous box was made by Moira Walters.
This Gorgeous clock was made by Christina Stather.
This Gorgeous card was made by Isobel Hunter.
These Gorgeous Scrapbook pages were made by Maria Dickson.
This Gorgeous Card was made by Doreen Sympson.
November Blog Challenge!
Welcome to our first Blog Challenge!
It’s the start of November and soon to be Remembrance Sunday.
For our first challenge we’re asking you to make a cards (or project) with the theme of Poppies and/or Remembrance using any Hobby Art stamps.
Here are a few stamps that may inspire you.
CS074D Remembrance
CS075D Commemorative
CSS001 Bordered Poppies
CSS002 Poppies
The Royal British Legion was founded by veterans of the First World War who adopted the poppy as their symbol of Remembrance and hope.
We thought this challenge is a good one to start with and also to commemorate 100 years since the beginning of WWI.
Here’s a little bit of inspiration using the stamps…
Please send all your entries via email: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk
or post onto Facebook or Twitter and say it’s for the November Blog Challenge.
Prizes for the Winners
1st Prize – £30 gift voucher
2nd Prize – Stamp set of your choice
Rules for Entry
1. Please use only Hobby Art Stamps. You can use other products on your cards (e.g. dies, ribbons, papers)
2. All entries must be received before the closing date: 30th November 2014
3. Only entries made within the theme will be accepted
4. You may submit up to 3 entries per person
6. You can make any tag or project – it doesn’t have to be a card.
7. All Projects and cards must be handmade. No digital replication is allowed.
8. When emailing entries please include your name.
As this is our first challenge it is a learning curve for us too. We may add more information/rules, if necessary, for the next challenge.
We look forward to receiving your entries!
If you have any questions please contact us: hobbyartstamps@hotmail.co.uk