Challenge #45 Winner and DT Favourites

Hello Extraordinary Crafters!

Happy New Year! I hope that this finds you safe, warm, and dry wherever you are in this great big world. There are so many horrible weather events right now and our thoughts go out to those affected. Thanks to everyone who played along with our Clean and Simple theme for Challenge #45. I always find CAS challenging and we were all delighted to gain so much inspiration from you.

For Challenge # 45 ~ CAS

 the Winner of 3 digi images from 

The East Wind shop 

chosen by random.org is:

# 6   My Craft Diary

Congratulations, Silvia!

Please take the winner's badge for your blog.

 by right clicking on it to download the PNG file :)

Email Bonnie at bsirvine@sympatico.ca with the links to the store for the 3 digis you have chosen. 

Be sure to put TEW Winner Challenge # 45 in your subject title.

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And now it's time for each of our blog DT members to choose her favourite project from the amazing entries we had.

For being a Designer's Favourite

the Prize is 1 digi of your choice

and 

            30% off coupon for TheEastWind shop 

valid for 7 days! 

After you send the email claiming your prize, the code will be sent back to you along with your chosen digi.

Please e-mail Bonnie at bsirvine@sympatico.ca with the the link from the shop for your chosen digi image and put TEW DT Favourite in the subject line.

We'd love it if you took the Designer's Favourite badge to display on your blog.

  Right click on the badge above to download the PNG file :)

Here are the designers' favourites  for TEW Challenge # 45 (CAS):

#15 Chris

Jackie says: A great CAS card, all the better for it's simplicity!

#9 ~ginny

Vicky Says: Love the great layout and the way you have used the image.  Super cute card.

#12 Paper Whims

Sandra says: I love the coloring and the white on white matting, with just a single star as an embellishment

#18 AJ

Bettina says: Love the colouring of the reindeer image, surrounded by the blue sky and a touch of colour frame. 

# 8 Granne

Bonnie says: This card is elegant and beautiful. The dimension and colour of the popped up flowers add so much to the design. I love the way they overlap the slice of pattern which also overlaps the original image. Very cool!

Congratulations to our designers'

favourites!

Beautiful creations! Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

To visit any of the favourites and maybe leave them a little love, click on the name above the project photo to be magically transported to each of their blogs.

Stay tuned for our next challenge which will begin on January 1.

And remember that you still have until September 17 to enter our Facebook Contest, Oh, the weather outside is frightful.

We're looking forward to seeing you there, too!

Challenge #45 ~ CAS (Clean and Simple)

Hello Extraordinary Crafters!

With the hustle and bustle of holiday preparations all around us, we decided to have our challenge 45 theme be a simple one...Clean and Simple (CAS) as a matter of fact. Time to take a breather from rushing around and attending to all of the little details which are a part of December for many people. We are looking for simple designs with minimal embellies where the image takes the stage.

Here are our Challenge rules ~

• Enter only new creations – no backlinking
• If using The East Wind images ~ unlimited entries
• If using The East Wind images ~ enter with link to blog post and 2^nd time with link to blog
• Maximum 3 entries if using other images
• Hand coloured and crafted ~ NO DIGITAL COLOURING

*The Winner will get 3 digital stamps. 

*Each Designer's favorite receives 1 digi +30% off coupon code good for 7 days .

And now for some fabulous inspiration from TheEastWind Design Team 

 Jackie Cornfield

using June's newsletter freebie

 Vicky Fortier

using Christmas Snowman

Bettina Leikvoll

using Aurora Hair Tree



Sandra Janssen

using Aurora Waiting For You




Bonnie Irvine

using Good Witch Makes Christmas

If you want more details on any of the DT projects simply click on the designer's name above the photo.The names below each photo are linked to specific image in The East Wind Etsy shop.

And now, friends, it's your turn. Add your  Clean and Simple (CAS) entry to the linky below.

Remember to enter twice if you are using TheEastWind digi ~

once with the specific post link + once with a link to your blog

We are so excited to see what you create!

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Challenge #44 ~ Meowy Christmas Winner and DT Favourites

Hello Extraordinary Crafters!

Aww, it was so fun to see all of the Meowy Christmas entries for this challenge. Many used the adorable newsletter freebie from this year  and featured it so beautifully. It was also wonderful to see some other old favourite kitty images in the collection. Thanks to all who participated and made this so enjoyable for us.

For Challenge # 44 ~ Meowy Christmas

 the Winner of 3 digi images from 

The East Wind shop 

chosen by random.org is:

# 21 Suze

Congratulations, Suze !

Please take the winner's badge for your blog.

 by right clicking on it to download the PNG file :)

Email Bonnie at bsirvine@sympatico.ca with the links to the store for the 3 digis you have chosen. 

Be sure to put TEW Winner Challenge # 44 in your subject title.

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And now it's time for each of our blog DT members to choose her favourite project from the amazing entries we had.

For being a Designer's Favourite

the Prize is 1 digi of your choice

and 

            30% off coupon for TheEastWind shop 

valid for 7 days! 

After you send the email claiming your prize, the code will be sent back to you along with your chosen digi.

Please e-mail Bonnie at bsirvine@sympatico.ca with the the link from the shop for your chosen digi image and put TEW DT Favourite in the subject line.

We'd love it if you took the Designer's Favourite badge to display on your blog.

  Right click on the badge above to download the PNG file :)

Here are the designers' favourites  for TEW Challenge # 44(Meowy Christmas):

#12 AJ

Jackie says: It's fun and happy and such a sweet TEW cat!

#23 Margo

Vicky Says:  I totally adore the layout for this card.  The color choice also is fabulous.

#14 Holley

Sandra says:  I love the coloring of the bauble, absolutely perfect! I also like the embossed background and the chipboard decorations

#3 KT Fit Kitty

Bettina says: Love the branch and festive colours. 

#16 Cass

Bonnie says: The shape of the card is so pretty and the red matting emphasizes it beautifully. I love the real bow on top of the image bow...such a cute detail.

Congratulations to our designers'

favourites!

Beautiful creations! Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

To visit any of the favourites and maybe leave them a little love, click on the name above the project photo to be magically transported to each of their blogs.

Stay tuned for our next challenge which will begin on December 15.

And remember that you still have until December 17 to enter our Facebook Contest, Coffee, Tea or...

We're looking forward to seeing you there, too!

Challenge #44 ~ Meowy Christmas December 1-10

Hello Extraordinary Crafters!

Welcome to the December Challenge at The East Wind. This is our annual Meowy Christmas challenge where we want to see a feline friend somewhere on your Christmas project. All of the DT are using the sweet new freebie image from the December newsletter. How purrrr-fect is that? You can sign up for the newsletter in the sidebar if you haven't already.

Here are our Challenge rules ~

• Enter only new creations – no backlinking
• If using The East Wind images ~ unlimited entries
• If using The East Wind images ~ enter with link to blog post and 2^nd time with link to blog
• Maximum 3 entries if using other images
• Hand coloured and Crafted ~ NO DIGITAL COLOURING

*The Winner will get 3 digital stamps. 

*Each Designer's favorite receives 1 digi +30% off coupon code good for 7 days .

And now for some fabulous inspiration from TheEastWind Design Team 

 Jackie Cornfield

 Vicky Fortier

Bettina Leikvoll

Sandra Janssen

Bonnie Irvine

If you want more details on any of the DT projects, simply click on the designer's name above the photo.

And now, friends, it's your turn. Add your Meowy Christmas entry to the linky below.

Remember to enter twice if you are using TheEastWind digi ~

once with the specific post link + once with a link to your blog

We are so excited to see what you create!

An InLinkz Link-up