Winners Challenge #131 - ATG + Make it Sparkle

Christmas 2016 has come and gone, and the clock here in South Africa will soon be ticking past 23:59 and inviting us into the new 2017 year.

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge for 2016.
FABULOUS entries - so difficult to choose - and many matched our twist of "Make it Sparkle"

DT's FAVOURITE
chosen by Margy. Lots and lots of sparkle!

#42 - Suze

Please email Margy at: info[at]digistamps4joy[dot]co[dot]za to claim

your prize of $10 worth of digis from the store!

TOP 3 Picks

 #27 - Nick
#8 - Carol Gill

#10 - Sherry Gibson

Congratulations

  Please grab our Top 3 Pick badge HERE and link it back to this blog!

ONE RANDOM.ORG DRAWN WINNER

# 23 - AJ

Congratulations and LOVE your background

  You have won TWO digis of your choice from the store!

Please email Margy at: info[at]digistamps4joy[dot]co[dot]za

and don't forget to grab the Runners Up badge (HERE) and link it back to this blog! 

GUEST DESIGNER CHOICE
#18 tmd - please email Margy as you were chosen to be our next Guest Designer from those who used a DS4J image!

To all the other entrants - such super SUPER cards and thanks for entering! 
See you in the next challenge.

Welcome to Sherry Gibson - a new DT member

A BIG WELCOME to NEW DT MEMBER

I'm very pleased to announce that Sherry Gibson has joined the Digistamps4Joy Design Team.

Sherry Gibson

I'm Sherry, I am married, I have three children and four grandchildren. I have enjoyed all types of arts and crafts ever since I can remember. When my children where little I enjoyed creating cards with a computer program, now I really enjoy making handmade cards. I am so very excited to be on the DT for Digistamps4Joy! You cane find my cards on my blog Loose Stitches and Unraveled Threads.

WELCOME SHERRY

 

Welcome to Olga Fink - a new DT member

A BIG WELCOME to NEW DT MEMBER

I'm very pleased to announce that Olga Fink has joined the Digistamps4Joy Design Team.

Olga Fink

My name is Olga Dendrinou Fink and I am Greek 😊 my husband is Norwegian and we live in Finland. My family and I are very creative and since I moved to Norway I became addicted to creating cards so I could send them to my family back in Greece. And I created my blog in September 2015. I am very excited to be a new member of this team. You cane find my cards on my blog Creating with Olga.

WELCOME OLGA

 

Welcome to Bianca van Tilburg - a new DT member

A BIG WELCOME to NEW DT MEMBER

I'm very pleased to announce that Bianca van Tilburg has joined the Digistamps4Joy Design Team.

Bianca van Tilburg

I'm Bianca van Tilburg, I live in The Netherlands, 15 min from Amsterdam.

I'm married for 19 years and I have 1 daughter, 17 years old. 

You cane find my cards on my blog http://biancasscrapcards.blogspot.nl or on my facebook page Bianca's Scrapcards.

WELCOME BIANCA

 

Farewell to 2 DT members

It is with a heavy heart that we have to say goodbye to two of our team members.

Ursula Uphof

Ursula is one of our South African team members and has been with Digistamps4Joy since the day we started, and has been an absolutely loyal and dedicated member. We are VERY sad to lose this close family member, but understand that life goes on, and we wish you happy travels in your retirement!

Thank you Ursula for your friendship, loyalty, and of course all your beautiful creations with our digistamps. We will catch up with you in blog land.

Here is just a small sample of the work she created while on our team.

Annie Sharland

Annie rejoined Digistamps4Joy in January 2016, and is one of those super creative card makers. We were very privileged to have her on our team.

Annie leaves us to tackle some more of the challenges that life throws at us. Thank you Annie for your creative cards, your loyalty, and of course the friendship in our group. We all wish you the best for the future and pop in now and then on FB and say HI.

Here is just a small sample of the work she created while on our team.

Mid-challenge #131 - ATG + optional "Make it Sparkle"

The theme for December's challenge is

 ANYTHING GOES
with an optional twist of "Make it Sparkle"


Hosted by Lindsay

Hi Everyone! And welcome to the Digistamps4Joy December Challenge. My name is Lindsay and I am a part of the DS4J Design Team and couldn't be happier to be hosting this month's challenge, which is always is Anything Goes! When trying to think of the "twist" to add on, for those of you who want a bit more of a challenge, I wanted it not only to be something you could add to any digital stamp you choose to use, but also go along with this time of year and that is "Make It Sparkle". No matter the weather where you are or what holiday you may be celebrating this month, you can always add a bit of sparkle to your card! 

  
ALL challenges at Digistamps4Joy are Anything Goes. The theme for December's challenge is  

ANYTHING GOES with an optional twist of "MAKE IT SPARKLE". 

The challenge runs UNTIL 31 December 2016

The DTs Choice prize of the $10 Gift Voucher is applicable to all entries. Remember to link your projects in Mr Linky HERE. 

Don't forget you MUST use a digital stamp or rubber stamp - no clipart please!

ANY of the digis in the Store are perfect for this twist! Did you know that you can find any one easily by typing in a NAME into the SEARCH box?

We have a Guest Designer who we are proud to announce...
DIANE LOUISE

Diane used our new digi called "Wreath" on the outside, which is also on SPECIAL for the month of December! On the inside of the card she used our second SPECIAL for December called "Christmas Robin".

Hello my name is Diane Louise and I am delighted to be guest designer for this mid-way challenge posting for Digistamps4Joy.  I really enjoyed making my sparkly Christmas card for my parents, using the gorgeous Christmas Robin and Wreath digital stamps.  I live in Cheshire, Great Britain with my lovely Hubby and 2 fabulous grown up children, along with our beautiful big bundle of gorgeousness, Mutley, our black Labrador dog, who brings so much fun to our household. I own so much crafty stuff now that we really do need to move into a bigger house :o)   I have been paper crafting since 1998 when a friend introduced me to the world of decoupage; I fell in love with card making and very quickly became addicted to my hobby... The best thing though was opening my Blog called Diane Louise's Favourite Cards & Gifts (https://dianesfavouritecards.blogspot.co.uk/) and finding Blogland and Challenge Blogs, which inspired me to try new techniques and styles of cards. I have made so many lovely crafty friends along the way.    

Design Team B members have created these stunning cards to inspire you!

ALL the images used by the DT are available in the STORE

Annie (digistamp="Vase of hearts")

Asmah (digistamps = "Rose corner" and "Cosmos corsage")

Doreen (digistamp="Elaine")

Jackie (digistamp = "Snow angel Alfie")

Peggy (digistamp="Christmas Robin")

Tertia (digistamp = "Snowman - Scarf")

Ursula (digistamp = "Bells are ringing")

Once again, amazing inspiration from my team!

Enter your paper projects (maximum 3 entries per person, each from a separate blog post) in Mr Linky below. The top prize - DT's choice - is $10 worth of digis from the  store. One randomly chosen winner will win 2 digis of your choice from the store. Three Top 3 picks chosen by our DT host member can display our Top 3 badge with pride.

Please remember to link your POST and not your blog to the Link tool below.

Also, you must create a link on your blog back to this challenge post!

(The challenge rules are HERE)

Are you looking for LINKY for our CURRENT CHALLENGE? Click ..... HERE.

 special request

This is a child-friendly blog, so we will appreciate it if you do not post goth, demonic, or sex-related entries. These will be removed.

Digistamps4Joy sponsors Crafters Cafe

DS4J is sponsoring Crafters Cafe Blog Challenge from 15 - 29 December.

Our own DT member GranMargaret is their Guest designer with this card, using our digistamp Raggedy Lil Angel.

Head on over to Crafters Cafe Blog Challenge and GOOD LUCK, because our winner will receive $10 of our DS4J digistamps!

Digistamps4Joy sponsors Scrapping for Fun Challenge

DS4J is sponsoring the challenge at the Scrapping4Fun
Blog. Their theme is Christmas.

Head on over to the Scrapping4Fun challenge blog and GOOD LUCK.

Challenge #131 - Anything Goes plus optional twist of "Make it Sparkle"

The theme for December 2016's challenge is

 ANYTHING GOES
with an optional twist of "Make it SPARKLE"

Can you believe that it is Christmas this month? Honestly, for me, this year has just flown!
This is therefore our last challenge for 2016 so let's celebrate with a LOT of SPARKLE!
The Design Teams and I wish you all a 
Blessed Christmas

Hosted by Lindsay

Hi Everyone! And welcome to the Digistamps4Joy December Challenge. My name is Lindsay and I am a part of the DS4J Design Team and couldn't be happier to be hosting this month's challenge, which is always is Anything Goes! When trying to think of the "twist" to add on, for those of you who want a bit more of a challenge, I wanted it not only to be something you could add to any digital stamp you choose to use, but also go along with this time of year and that is "Make It Sparkle". No matter the weather where you are or what holiday you may be celebrating this month, you can always add a bit of sparkle to your card!

For my card today I chose to use the "MouseChorallers" digital stamp from the DS4J shop. For my sparkle, I added Perfect Pearls and Distress Glitter to my texture paste and then put it through a snow stencil for some added interest to my scene! The picture does not do this card justice, I promise it really sparkles in real life!! Make sure to link up your card before December 31st for your chance to win some really great prizes! I can't wait to see all the sparkly goodness in the links below!

The theme for December is always ANYTHING GOES, but this month with the optional twist of 'Let it Sparkle'

  The challenge runs UNTIL 31 December 2016

The DTs Choice prize of the $10 Gift Voucher is applicable to all entries. Remember to link your projects in the linky below. 

Don't forget you MUST use a digital stamp or rubber stamp - no clipart please!

ANY of the digis in the Store are perfect for this twist! Did you know that you can find any one easily by typing in a NAME into the SEARCH box?

I am proud to announce we have a Guest Designer with us .... Kaija.

I am so excited to be a guest designer here at DigiStamps4Joy; thank you for having me!  I work as a private oboe instructor as well as in the therapeutic horsemanship field.  In my spare time, I enjoy watching crafting videos and making scrapbook layouts, cards, mixed medium projects, sewing, home decor, etc and teaching craft classes.  I am blessed with a supportive husband of just over 30 years, two grown children and 2 lovely little grand-girls! I adore my family, friends, photography, horses, music, and paper.  I love a day without a clock!  Please come visit me at ScrappyHorses.blogspot.com

Kaija use our digistamp "Phantasi 7" and created this gorgeous card.

Design Team A members have created these stunning cards to inspire you!

ALL the images used by the DT are available in the STORE

Carla (digistamp = "Dream")

Eva (digistamp = "Nativity globe")

 GranMargaret (digistamps = "Paperdoll Penny" and "Paperdoll Penny - Ms Santa" clothes)

Karin (digistamp = "Phantasi 7")

Nancy (digistamp = "Party shoes")

Sami (digistamp="Sweet 16")

Tertia (digistamp = "Snowman - scarf")

Once again, amazing inspiration from my team!

Enter your paper projects (maximum 3 entries per person, each from a separate blog post) in Mr Linky below. The top prize - DT's choice - is $10 worth of digis from the  store. One randomly chosen winner will win 2 digis of your choice from the store. Three Top 3 picks chosen by our DT host member can display our Top 3 badge with pride.

Please remember to link your POST and not your blog to the Link tool below.

Also, you must create a link on your blog back to this challenge post!

(The challenge rules are HERE)

A special request

This is a child-friendly blog, so we will appreciate it if you do not post goth, demonic, or sex-related entries. These will be removed.

An InLinkz Link-up

Winners challenge #130 - ATG + Christmas is coming

Thank you to everyone who entered our challenge.
FABULOUS entries and lots to match our optional twist of "Christmas is coming"

DT's FAVOURITE
chosen by Nancy and Ursula

#42 - Diane Louise

What a wonderful way to use a digistamp! We love your creations!
Please email Margy at: info[at]digistamps4joy[dot]co[dot]za to claim

your prize of $10 worth of digis from the store!

TOP 3 Picks

 #26 - Pat P
#38 - Kaija

#66 - Zora

Congratulations

  Please grab our Top 3 Pick badge HERE and link it back to this blog!

ONE RANDOM.ORG DRAWN WINNER

# 32 - Andrea Norris

Congratulations and LOVE your background

  You have won TWO digis of your choice from the store!

Please email Margy at: info[at]digistamps4joy[dot]co[dot]za

and don't forget to grab the Runners Up badge (HERE) and link it back to this blog! 

Guest Designer Choice
#11 Diane Louise - please email Margy as you were chosen to be our next Guest Designer from those who used a DS4J image!

To all the other entrants - such super SUPER cards and thanks for entering! 
See you in the next challenge.

New digistamps Sunday 27 November 2016

Here are our new digistamp releases 
Note: The artists' name is in brackets. Click on the category link to take you directly to the shop. 

Snowman - Santa (Jen) (General)	Snowman - Scarf (Jen)  (General)
Paper doll Penny - Ms Santa (Margy)  (Paper Dolls)	Nativity silhouette (Jen) (General)
Christmas block (Jen)  (General)	Christmas block (coloured) (Jen)  (Coloured digis)
Mila's Merry Christmas (Jen)  (Teens & Divas)	Santa's helper (coloured) (Jen) (Teens & Divas)
Snowman - Santa (Jen) (General)	Thanksgiving topiary (Jen)  (General)

The DT have each made fabulous and unique cards with the new digis 

Annie

Debbie

GranMargaret

Jackie

Karin

Lindsay

Nancy

Sami

Have you seen our new Paper Doll category in the store!
Carla has been playing around with our Paperdoll Penny, three clothing sets already in the store (Cheerleader, Teen, Kimono), and the newly released set of clothes called Ms Santa.
The doll and clothing sets are bought separately. These are perfect for printing for your little ones to colour in, cut out, and play with. Or for those who want to merge digitally (PNG files included with transparent backgrounds). EACH item of clothing in a set is a separate file.
Note: There are no "tags" on the clothing items so that they can be used digitally. BUT if you want to cut out and dress, then Carla has kindly written up a short guideline below on how to add the tags and cut between the hair and the shoulder.

 Paperdoll Penny + Teen set

 Paperdoll Penny + Kimono set (made up into a card)

Paperdoll Penny + Cheerleader set 

Paperdoll Penny + Ms Santa set

 Thanks for visiting and we hope you enjoyed our showcase!

 All of these digistamps are now available in the DS4J Shop.

Digistamps4Joy