Little Claire Digi-Stamp Challenge # 1 - 'Open Theme'

Good morning and welcome to our very first Digi-Stamp challenge.

We do hope you will join us each month. Our new challenge is designed to encourage all of you 'digi-stamp' lovers in Blogland, to dust off those beloved digi's and take part.

We will still be running our usual monthly challenges and our Digi-Stamp Design Team ladies : Allison, Anne, Avril, Lisa, Lynsey, Mags, Margreet, Sarah and Susan, will be working along side the existing Little Claire Design Team of Diane, Francy, Gaynor, Heidi, Helen, Marianne and Shary.

Our first theme is an 'Open' one.  We are looking forward to seeing all of your entries and we ask that use only digi-images on your cards. You do not have to use Little Claire digi-stamps to enter, but should you wish to and would like to purchase any of our lovely digi images, just pop on over to the Little Claire website HERE, where we have a wonderful selection to tempt you.

All we ask when entering our challenges, is that you please follow the rules below, have fun and get your creativity flowing!

We have a wonderful prize on offer for the winner of our first challenge :

(our free digi-stamp)

TEN - Little Claire Digi-Stamp images
(of your choice)

Our new Digi-Stamp Design Team have been playing with lots of the digi-stamps. Here is lots of fantastic inspiration for you to feast your eyes upon!

Firstly, we have another new digi-stamp design team member to introduce to you all.

Anne Ruffles.

Hi I am Anne :
I have been an avid crafter for as long as I can remember; ranging from knitting, bobbin and needle lace making, parchment craft and more recently sugar craft and cake decoration. Card making always ran alongside my other crafting projects. Over the last few years, and particularly since I retired from teaching, a year and a half ago, I have been indulging my passion for card designing and making, so my other crafty projects now have to fit in. My husband Ken and I love to travel, so am always on the look out for ideas to incorporate into my designs. On the home front, if Ken can’t find me indoors or gardening he knows where to look…..up in my ‘shed’ card making.

Anne's blog : http:// craftyanneecan17.blogspot.com

Welcome Anne!

Digi-Stamp Design Team Cards

Alison's Card using
'Bee Mine Toadstool' digi-stamp

Anne's card using
S/W Flower digi-stamp

Avril is poorly this month, get well soon!

Lisa's card using
'Chair Man' digi-stamp

Lynsey's card using
'Birdhouse Garland' digi-stamp

Mags' card using
'Elephant's in Squares' digi-stamp

Margreet's card using

 'Bird's in Squares' digi-stamp

Sarah's card using
'Two Owls' digi-stamp

Susan's card using
'Cat on Branch' digi stamp and 'Silhouette Flower Border' digi stamp

Also two of our regular team members, have made cards for this challenge, using Little Claire digi-stamps.

Helen' card using
'Digi Boat' and Digi-download - 'Seascape' paper

Marianne's card using
'Silhouette Boat' digi-stamp

 Our Digi-Stamp Challenge Rules :

Can we please ask that your card/creation is an original design of your own and not a copy or remake of another card. This is plagiarism and these entries WILL NOT be included.

(1) You DO NOT need to use a Little Claire digi-stamp to qualify for the prize draw.

(2) You may enter the challenge UP TO 3 TIMES ONLY PLEASEand you may combine with other challenges.

(3) You MUST follow the challenge theme and NO BACKLINKING please, new cards only.

(4) Please provide a link to our blog in your post.

(5) Please leave a link (via link below) to your actual card, not just to your blog.

(6) Please turn off Word Verification on your blogs, it makes it so much easier & quicker to leave a comment on your blog.

The challenge finishes on Tuesday, 10th February 2015 @ 16.00pm
and the new challenge (#2)
will be open on Wednesday, 11th February 2015.

We do hope that you will enter our challenge and that you have been inspired by our teamies cards.

Thank you for entering our challenge, good luck!

The Little Claire Design Team

xxxx