December Challenge: Nearest & Dearest

Hello everyone, and welcome to the December challenge at WITHOUT WORDS.

With the last posting dates looming, now is the time to be focussing on the cards that don't need

a trip to the Post Office so our challenge this month is

NEAREST & DEAREST

We would like you to make a Christmas or New Year card for someone close to your heart

Don't forget, we would like your card to be CAS

With minimal (or none at all) embellishments

Your card must feature a handcoloured image (stamped or digi)

And must follow the theme of the challenge

And yes, you can use sentiments but the focus must be your image

We are thrilled to be sponsored again this month by the lovely Nikki from Bunny Zoe's Crafts with a £10 store voucher - and if that doesn't tempt you then nothing will!

So the Word Birds have got out the tinsel, sprinkled the festive sparkle and created these little beauties for your inspiration.  It would be lovely if you have a moment to visit their individual blogs to share your appreciation for all their hard work.

Squirrel

Sue

Joey

Jane

Donna

Nic

Lorraine

Bridget

Lisa

Delphine

I am in love with each and every one of these!

Now to deal with the Winner and Top 3 from our November challenge

Winner of the Bunny Zoe's voucher is

Helen @ Helen Quilts

Helen, please contact me hun, Squirrel, to claim your prize

And our gorgeous Top 3 entries are

Salma @ Salman Askartelunurkkaus

Lisa @ Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

Kate @ Downrightcrafty

Please do grab your badges girls to wear with pride!

I know it is only the 2nd of December, but we won't be back until January with the next challenge so this is our chance to wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and to thank each and every one of you for taking part in the Without Words challenges throughout the year.  Thank you so much for all your support and enthusiasm.  We have seen some absolute beauties and it has been a joy to be able to share them with you.  Wishing you all the peace, joy and happiness of the Season.  Happy Colouring!

Looking forward to seeing all your wonderful entries this month - because of the way the calendar falls, the challenge will close on 2 January at 5.00pm (UK time).

Hugs, Squirrel & The Word Birds

xxxx

Getting Ready For Christmas

Hello Artists!  Welcome to another monthly challenge where we like to play WITHOUT WORDS - we have been thrilled to see you enjoying our fun challenges so much, and we hope that you will enjoy this one too!

This month, which is NOVEMBER, our challenge is

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS

We are looking forward to seeing what you make of this one and viewing your fabulous creations.  Please remember to follow our CAS definition and the theme of this months challenge for your entry to be a valid one.

And if you need to buy any extra stash for Christmas then one of the best places to visit is our sponsor for this month, which is BUNNY ZOE'S CRAFTS offering a £10 store voucher

Our very talented Design Team (the Word Birds) have created their usual high standard of magic to inspire you.  An awful lot of time is spent by the team in creating these mini works of art so don't forget that it would be nice if you have time to visit their individual blogs and share the love.

Squirrel

Jane

Sue

Joey

Donna

Nic

Bridget

Lorraine

Lisa

Delphine

Wow, aren't these just fabulous!

And just before we go, the Winner and Top 3 for last month are:

The Winner of My Crafty Heart's £10 voucher is

Kathleen Barrett @ Sparkling Stampers

Please contact me, Squirrel, to claim your prize

And our fabulous Top 3 choice are

Chrissy @ Chrissy's Cardland

Chana @ Card-d-ology

Helen in the UK - Helen Quilts

Fantastic use of the pumpkin colours on all of our winners cards!

Enjoy the new challenge, and the most important thing to remember?  Relax and have fun with colour!

Squirrel and the Without Words Team

LINKY TOOL HELP

The one thing that we all have problems with from time to time is the link tool going missing.  If you find that this has disappeared from the challenge, please try refreshing your page.  If the link tool still does not appear then you can link your entry via your comment.  The HTML code for linking your entry will be:

<a href="link to post"/>text to be seen</a>  

If you are still not sure, here is an example of what it should look like

<a href="http://squirrel10.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/luv-ya.html"/>here is my entry</a>

(just copy and paste the address bar from your published post)

The space between the first <a and href=, and a space after the last a>
are essential for the link to work.

OCTOBER CHALLENGE: PUMPKINS!

Hello Artists!  Welcome to another monthly challenge where we like to play WITHOUT WORDS - We loved looking at your anniversary cards, and we really hope you enjoy this challenge too.

This month, which is OCTOBER, our challenge is PUMPKINS (think oranges, browns and greens).

We are looking forward to seeing what you make of this one and viewing your fabulous creations.  Please remember to follow our CAS definition and the theme of this months challenge for your entry to be a valid one.

We are very happy to announce the arrival of our new Word Bird, the very talented SUE (Bearhouse) to our design team, and you can see Sue's debut card below.  A big warm welcome to you hunny.

Our sponsor for October is the lovely Teresa at MY CRAFTY HEART with a £10 voucher for the winner

Our very talented Design Team (the Word Birds) have created their usual high standard of magic to inspire you.  An awful lot of time is spent by the team in creating these mini works of art so don't forget that it would be nice if you have time to visit their individual blogs and share the love.

DELPHINE and JANE are missing in action this month but we hope that they are both back with us for our November challenge.  The remaining Word Birds have had a super time with this theme, I think it is safe to admit that we all love autumn colours!

CURLYBEAR

COOPS

DONNA

JOEY

LISA

LORRAINE

SQUIRREL

SUE

 

JANE

 

 

I think you have to agree, the standard of artwork from these ladies is nothing short of inspiring

And just before we go, the Winner and Top 3 for last month are:

Winner of the Quixotic Paperie Voucher is

Lis-M @ My Craft Blogumentary

Please contact me, Squirrel, to claim your prize

and the fabulous Top 3 are

Annette @ Netty's Cards (making a habit of this missus!)
Mau @ Denmau Crafts
Brigitte @ Bricolage de Brigitte

Congratulations all, your cards were fantastic.

The most important thing to remember?  Relax and have fun with colour!

Squirrel and the Without Words Team
xxx

LINKY TOOL HELP

The one thing that we all have problems with from time to time is the link tool going missing.  If you find that this has disappeared from the challenge, please try refreshing your page.  If the link tool still does not appear then you can link your entry via your comment.  The HTML code for linking your entry will be:

<a href="link to post"/>text to be seen</a>  

If you are still not sure, here is an example of what it should look like

<a href="http://squirrel10.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/luv-ya.html"/>here is my entry</a>

(just copy and paste the address bar from your published post)

The space between the first <a and href=, and a space after the last a>
are essential for the link to work.

September: Happy Anniversary

Hello Artists!  Welcome to another monthly challenge where we like to play WITHOUT WORDS - we have been thrilled to see you enjoying our fun challenges so much, and we hope that you will enjoy this one too!

This month, which is SEPTEMBER, we have been running for a whole year, so appropriately our challenge is HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.

Your card doesn't have to be for a wedding anniversary, it can be the anniversary of any event you choose, but just be sure to tell us in your posts what it is.

We are looking forward to seeing what you make of this one and viewing your fabulous creations.  Please remember to follow our CAS definition and the theme of this months challenge for your entry to be a valid one.

Our sponsor for September is QUIXOTIC PAPERIE with a £10 voucher

Our very talented Design Team (the Word Birds) have created their usual high standard of magic to inspire you.  An awful lot of time is spent by the team in creating these mini works of art so don't forget that it would be nice if you have time to visit their individual blogs and share the love.

CURLYBEAR

COOPS

DELPHINE

DONNA

JANE

Busy with the harvest

JOEY

LISA

LORRAINE

SQUIRREL

And just before we go, the Winner and Top 3 for last month are:

Winner of the Make It Crafty $15 voucher
FRANCINE


Winner of the Quixotic Paperie £10 voucher is
TRACEY T


Gorgeous cards ladies, please contact me, Squirrel, to claim your prizes

and our Top 3 are
Nana Connie @ Grammy's Attic
Marianne @ Marianne's Craftroom
Janice @ Stamping Mad Blogspot

The most important thing to remember?  Relax and have fun with colour!

Squirrel and the Without Words Team

LINKY TOOL HELP

The one thing that we all have problems with from time to time is the link tool going missing.  If you find that this has disappeared from the challenge, please try refreshing your page.  If the link tool still does not appear then you can link your entry via your comment.  The HTML code for linking your entry will be:

<a href="link to post"/>text to be seen</a>  

If you are still not sure, here is an example of what it should look like

<a href="http://squirrel10.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/luv-ya.html"/>here is my entry</a>

(just copy and paste the address bar from your published post)

The space between the first <a and href=, and a space after the last a>
are essential for the link to work.

AUGUST: Beach Holiday/At The Seaside

Hello Artists!  Welcome to another monthly challenge where we like to play WITHOUT WORDS - we know that it is now the holiday season but have been so pleased to find lots of you still finding the time to join in our challenges - it's wonderful to have you with us.  We really hope that you will enjoy this month too!

This month, which is AUGUST, our challenge is BEACH HOLIDAY / AT THE SEASIDE

We are looking forward to seeing what you make of this one and viewing your fabulous creations.  Please remember to follow our CAS definition and the theme of this months challenge for your entry to be a valid one.

Our very talented Design Team (the Word Birds) have created their usual high standard of magic to inspire you.  An awful lot of time is spent by the team in creating these mini works of art so don't forget that it would be nice if you have time to visit their individual blogs and share the love.

And this month we have not one but TWO wonderful sponsors so there will be TWO winners!

$15 store voucher or credit from MAKE IT CRAFTY

and £10 store voucher from QUIXOTIC PAPERIE

And we are thrilled that Bridget is back with us this month - big hugs hunny and welcome back

CURLYBEAR

COOPS

DELPHINE

DONNA

JANE

JOEY

LISA

LORRAINE

SQUIRREL

And just before we go, our Winners and Top 3 for July are:

Winner of the Rick St Dennis digis is

Kitt @ Kitts World

Winner of the Crafters Companion voucher is

Sue @ Creations By Bearhouse

Please email me, Squirrel, to claim your prizes

And our Top 3 are
Annette @ Nettys Cards
Nana Connie @ Grammys Attic
Yasmine @ Min Rosa Krusedull

The most important thing to remember?  Relax and have fun with colour!

Squirrel and the Without Words Team

LINKY TOOL HELP

The one thing that we all have problems with from time to time is the link tool going missing.  If you find that this has disappeared from the challenge, please try refreshing your page.  If the link tool still does not appear then you can link your entry via your comment.  The HTML code for linking your entry will be:

<a href="link to post"/>text to be seen</a>  

If you are still not sure, here is an example of what it should look like

<a href="http://squirrel10.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/luv-ya.html"/>here is my entry</a>

(just copy and paste the address bar from your published post)

The space between the first <a and href=, and a space after the last a>
are essential for the link to work.