New Year, New Challenge Blog, New Baby!!

Well are you all surviving the first week back at work?? 
Well, today is the day all of us Digi Divas have been working towards - the launch day of

Do It With Digis

Do It With Digis is a new challenge blog being run by my fellow Totally Tilda team mate Lynne.  Lynne also runs Sentiments 4 You so if ever you are in need of a nifty sentiment or two, be it digi or die cut, why not pop in and see what Lynne has to offer - you won't be disappointed, they are gorgeous!

So, our first challenge at Do It With Digis is - quite appropriately - NEW BEGINNINGS.  Now this can be a new job, a new baby, new house, new school - in fact anything that you would interpret as meaning New Beginnings.  Now the blog is called Do It With Digis and obviously that means we want you to use digital images only - no rubber stamps - no digi image - no entry!  You can also use digital sentiments if you want to and obviously if you have any of Lynne's digital sentiments then so much the better but that is not a requirement to enter.

Here's the really exciting bit - for each challenge there will be two sponsors and that means two winners!! How cool is that?  Talking of sponsors we are very lucky to be sponsored for this first challenge by Nikki at Bunny Zoe's Crafts. If you've never shopped there before - where have you been???  Nikki has a fantastic selection of rubber stamps and other wonderful embellishments etc.  What's more Nikki's service is second to none - why not call in and have a look - you won't be disappointed.  Here is what Nikki is offering for her prize:

The second sponsor for each challenge will be Lynne herself and here is her prize:

So onto my creation for this challenge:

My friend at work has recently had the most gorgeous baby boy - 5lb 4oz - so tiny and so cute!  So I decided to make a door hanger for him and here it is:

The door hanger comes as a kit from the wonderful Susie at Die Cut Dreams and they are available in a variety of colours.

The image is a Meljen's image - cute ain't it??  The image is coloured with my promarkers and Sakura Gelly Glaze pens.  I have used my nestabilities and chalked around the edge in pale blue chalk.  The sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and I have chalked the background in pale blue and added a heart gem.

The ribbon is one I bought at the NEC in November as is the rocking horse charm. 

The buttons are some I bought ages ago and have been looking for an excuse to use.

So folks there you go - our first challenge is up and running and will run for two weeks so that should give you all plenty of time to get creating.  Remember to use a digital image (and sentiment if you want to) otherwise your entry, beautiful as it may be, will not be taken into consideration when choosing our winners and top 3 and that would be a shame.

So off you all go and have loads of fun.

The challenges I will enter this into are:
The Alphabet Challenge - I is for Infants
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Your choice
Crazy 4 Challenges - Celebrate Something
Creative Card Crew - New Beginnings
Fab n Funky - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - New Beginnings
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Pile it On - Something New
Prairie Fairy Fridays - New Beginnings
Quirky Crafts - New Beginnings
Saturday Challenge - Buttons and Bows
The Creative Cottage - Something New
Simon Says - New Beginnings

Blog Launch with Fabulous Candy

Hi there blogging buddies.

Now you will remember I told you that there was going to be a new blog launching on the 1st January called Do It With Digis well, today sees the Blog Candy Launch for the new blog.
All you need to do is post one of the piccys of the candy on your blog (or all three if you like) and then leave your name with Mr Linky here.
Now there are some fabulous prizes to be won so here are the photo's of the candy that Lynne is offering for three lucky people.

HERE IS WHAT YOU COULD WIN ....

PRIZE ONE - EVERYDAY THEMED

PRIZE TWO - CHRISTMAS THEMED

PRIZE THREE - $10 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO SPEND IN MY DIGI STORE

THE BLOG CANDY WILL RUN UNTIL MIDNIGHT (GMT) ON 31ST DECEMBER AND THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 1ST JANUARY

We, the Digi Diva's (great name isn't it??) are all really excited and we hope that you are too.  Our first challenge will start on Thursday 6th January and will be every fortnight - more details will follow shortly.
Good luck everyone!!

A new blog - some fabulous candy and my great news!!

Well, good evening to you all.  It is very wet and miserable here in Staffordshire, as I think it is in most of the UK today - I hope your weather is a little better than ours.
Anyway, I am here to tell you about a new challenge blog called "Do it with Digis" that will be launching on 1st December with some blog candy.  This new challenge blog is going to be run by Lynne, my teammate at Die Cut Dreams.  Lynne has her own blog "Stamping around the Block" and she also runs Sentiments 4 You where you will find digital and die cut sentiments to use on your fabulous projects.  Lynne decided to set up a challenge blog where her sentiments will feature in a big way.  Here is what Lynne has had to say about it:

"I'm here with some very, very, very, exciting news!!! On 1st December I am launching a new Challenge Blog DO IT WITH DIGI'S. I have assembled an absolutely fantastic Team of "Digi Divas" to delight you with their creations and they are all raring to go!!

We will launch on Wednesday 1st December with some very yummy blog candy.. Mmmmmm :o)

Blog candy will end at Midnight GMT on 31st December and the winner will be announced on 1st January 2011.

Our first challenge will begin on Thursday 6th January 2011 and will be a fortnightly challenge - we have some fabulous sponsors lined up with some great prizes for you :o)

I will also be popping in and out with some "FREEBIE" digi sentiments :o)

If you pop over now - the blog is up and running but still a work in progress - but you can become a follower and then when we update it and blog candy launches you will be notified.

We are all soooo excited for this and hope you will be too."

Lynne has very kindly asked me to be a part of her fabulous Design Team and of course I just had to say Yes (have to say, didn't have to think about it for long either!!!).  I'm going to be a Digi Diva!!!!!  Woohooo!
So if you like to use digital sentiments and would like to take part in the first challenge on 6th January and would also like the chance to win some fabulous blog candy then hop on over to the new blog site (currently undergoing some tweeking and a blog face lift) and become a follower - that way you won't miss out on any of the exciting news!!