May Challenge

Welcome to our May Challenge and my huge apologies for posting a few days late.

As normal please note the 'Challenge Rules' tab (above), it would be great if you could pop by and check out the rules if this is your first time taking part, they are pretty straight forward but we want to make sure that the challenges are fair to everyone.

Please upload your projects to your blog and then link them here by using the linky widget at the end of the post. Please make sure you are linking direct to your project post and not just to your blog. If you don't have a blog then you can still enter by emailing us your projects to sales@trulymadlycrafty.co.uk. You will have 1 month to upload your projects.

Winners will be randomly selected, using random.org, from all the entries and be announced on the blog.

Right, this month our challenge theme is:

Five 


We want you to use 5/Five on your project. That could be in the title that could be 5 of an item e.g. 5 buttons, that could be 5 pictures, 5 words, 5 products etc. Have fun and show us how you can use 5!

Here are some examples from the DT:

Alexa

Alexa has used 5 photos on her layout and used lots of lovely American Craft Dear Lizzy products which fingers crossed should be with us in the shop soon!

 Jules

Jules has managed to use lots of 5's in her fab layout. 
5 papers from the Echo Park 'This&That Graceful' collection, there are 5 small hearts among the ink splatters, the word 'five' and the number 5 both make an appearance more than once (including the title), and last but not least, thanks to the wonders of Photoshop, there are 5 versions of my dog, Mojo, in the photo!

Tracy

Tracy has created this gorgeous little canvas using 5 elements:
1.patterned paper
2.stickers
3.Flower embellishents
4.Chipboard
5.little pearl

 I can't wait to see how you use 5 in your projects!

This month our prize, inkeeping with the 5 theme, will be a £5 voucher to spend on ANYTHING in the Truly Madly Crafty shop!

Please use Inlinkz below for your entry and remember your link must be direct to your entry and not just to your blog. You have until Saturday 2nd June at 10pm to get your entries in.

April Winner!

Thank you to everyone who took part in our April challenge, so many different flowers, I will definatly be popping back and using some as fab inspiration!

So our winner this month of a grab bag of flowers is:

#96 - Tine with the following card:

Congratulations! Send me an email to sales@trulymadlycrafty.co.uk awith your address and I will get your prize posted off to you!

Thank you again to everyone who joined in with the challenge.. The May Challenge will go live a little later today, I hope you can join us then!

Happy Crafting,
Maxine
xx

April Challenge

Welcome to our April Challenge. I hope that lots of you got to enjoy the lovely summer style weather we had last month and managed plenty of crafting.

As normal please note the 'Challenge Rules' tab (above), it would be great if you could pop by and check out the rules if this is your first time taking part, they are pretty straight forward but we want to make sure that the challenges are fair to everyone.

Please upload your projects to your blog and then link them here by using the linky widget at the end of the post. If you don't have a blog then you can still enter by emailing us your projects to sales@trulymadlycrafty.co.uk. You will have 1 month to upload your projects.

Winners will be randomly selected from all the entries and be announced on the blog.

Right, this month our challenge theme is:

Handmade Flowers

We want to see you get creative this month and make your own flowers for your project, you can make them from any materials and in any way you choose.

Lets see what our Design Team have done:

Alexa

To make my flower I used a mistable trim from Pink Paislee. First I misted it. Then I twisted it in to a flower shape. You will need a piece of card cut into a circle. Apply a liquid adhesive to the circle so that your trim will stick to it. Start with one end of the trim in the middle of the circle you have cut from card. Wrap the trim around itself in a circle to form a flower shape, sticking it down as you go. I finished it off by sewing a button in the middle. This method will also work with ribbon or fabric.

Annie

To make the flowers I used old book pages as the base. I then coloured them with watercolour crayons and blended the colours with water and a paintbrush. When the pages were dry, I cut out different sized circles and inked the edges before scrumpling them up. I then chose 2 or 3 circles of different sizes, added a button and sewed them together with embroidery floss.

Jules

Tracy

Lollipop Flowers

I love the variety of the projects this month, showing that you can use handmade flowers for almost anything! I can't wait to see your pojects too.

This month our prize is a big grab bag full of flowers from Truly Madly Crafty, so if you don't feel like making any then you will have plenty of dip into!

Please use Inlinkz below for your entry and remember your link must be direct to your entry and not just to your blog. You have until Saturday 5th May at 10pm to get your entries in.

March Winners

Thank you to everyone who took part in our March challenge, there are some wonderful Spring coloured projects :o)

This month we have 2 winners to announce:

Our First prize is for a £5 voucher for the Truly Madly Crafty Shop and the winner is

#16 - Suzie McFloozy with the following card:


And our 2nd winner who has won a lifelong membership to Cardmaking Paradise is



#29 - Fiona L with the following card:


Congratulations ladies! Send me an email to sales@trulymadlycrafty.co.uk and I will get your prizes arranged for you.

Thank you again to everyone who joined in with our March challenge and my huge apologies for announcing winners a day late. The April Challenge will go live tomorrow, I hope you can join us then!

Happy Crafting,
Maxine
xx

March Challenge

Welcome to our March Challenge, a huge thank you again to everyone who took part in last months challenge.

As normal please note the 'Challenge Rules' tab (above), it would be great if you could pop by and check out the rules if this is your first time taking part, they are pretty straight forward but we want to make sure that the challenges are fair to everyone.

Please upload your projects to your blog and then link them here by using the linky widget at the end of the post. If you don't have a blog then you can still enter by emailing us your projects to sales@trulymadlycrafty.co.uk. You will have 1 month to upload your projects.

Winners will be randomly selected from all the entries and be announced on the blog.

Right, this month our challenge theme is:

Colour Inspiration

Use the colours in the picture below as inspiration for your project.


Here are some projects from our Design Team to help give you some inspiration:

Alexa

I didn't really have any embellishments in the right colour that would go with my theme so I decided to improvise with what I had and made my own. The little yellow star was made by attaching some washi tape to white cardstock and then punching through it. The larger teal star was made using a similar technique, but instead of using washi tape I used a rub-on. This is a great way to stretch your supplies!

Annie

Annie has used American Crafts Dear Lizzy, Elle's Studio journalling spot and date tag, punched hearts, and some Echo Park stickers.

Jules

Tracy
I hope you have been inspired by the DT creations and I cannot wait to see your designs!

This month we have 2 prizes to give away and a fab new sponsor!

Prize #1 is a £5 voucher to spend on ANYTHING in the Truly Madly Crafty shop.

Prize #2 is from our Sponsor - Cardmaking Paradise

"When making cards for people, it is always the shaped cards that draw the most admiration! Cardmaking Paradise has over 200 unique designs, with clear step-by-step instructions and templates in numerous file formats, helping you to make cards that stand out from the crowd even if you are a complete beginner!

The prize is for a lifelong membership to Cardmaking Paradise. Join in the friendly online community there, the regular new projects, the tips and techniques on the site – a lifetime of crafty fun!"

Please use Inlinkz below for your entry and remember your link must be direct to your entry and not just to your blog. You have until Saturday 31st March at 10pm to get your entries in.

February Winner

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Feb challenge, there are some wonderful projects :o)

This months winner will be receiving a grab bag packed with flowers, ribbon and lace. And that winner is.......
#57 - lalkygirl with this fab card:

Congratulations! Email me at sales@trulymadlycrafty.co.uk with your address and I will pop your prize in the post.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Feb challenge and watch out for the March challenge going live later today!!

Happy Crafting,
Maxine

February Challenge

Welcome to our February Challenge, a huge thank you again to everyone who took part in last months challenge, I am still in shock at how many people joined us, thank you all :o)

As normal please note the 'Challenge Rules' tab (above), it would be great if you could pop by and check out the rules if this is your first time taking part, they are pretty straight forward but we want to make sure that the challenges are fair to everyone.

Please upload your projects to your blog and then link them here by using the linky widget at the end of the post. If you don't have a blog then you can still enter by emailing us your projects to sales@trulymadlycrafty.co.uk. You will have 1 month to upload your projects.

Winners will be randomly selected from all the entries and be announced on the blog.

Right, this month our challenge theme is:

Ribbon and Bling

So get your ribbons out and glam up your page with glitter, gems, pearls etc and have fun!

Here are some projects from our Design Team to help give you some inspiration:

Alexa

Annie



Jules

Tracy


I am loving the variety in the projects!

I hope you have been inspired by the DT creations and I cannot wait to see your designs!

This month the winner will receive a large bundle of ribbon and lace, great to accent any of your future projects!

Please use Inlinkz below for your entry and remember your link must be direct to your entry and not just to your blog. You have until Saturday 3rd March at 10pm to get your entries in.