A BIG WELCOME

A BIG WELCOME to JACKIE CORNFIELD

Jackie has just joined our Design Team, and I and the team welcome her with open arms, and wish her a happy stay with us! Jackie is from the UK, and has this to say about herself.

I have been paper crafting for fourteen years now! My first job was painting in the Art Room of the world famous Denby Pottery, I loved it so much I stayed there for sixteen years. I then raised my two children. When the youngest was old enough I sought new employment. There was no longer hand painting at the pottery so I moved into retail. I have sold lighting and houses!
I first worked in the Craft Industry in early 2006 and have been there ever since. I am now the manager and have six other staff who along with my MD and the customers keep me on my toes. I teach card making several times a week and often teach Parchment Craft. I can do Scrapbooking and general paper crafts too. I love to meet like minded people who love to play with stamps and paper. 

You just can't beat a bit of colouring in and licking and sticking!

WELCOME TO THE TEAM JACKIE and I trust you will have fun with us!

Pop into Jackie's blog and show her some love.

NOTE .....We still have a DT Call that closes 30th November, to appoint TWO more members. Interested? Click HERE for more information.

 

CHALLENGE #55 - GIVING THANKS

November is Thanksgiving time in the USA and so we are inviting everyone to say a special THANK YOU in this challenge!  There are so many 'things/people' in our lives that we can be thankful for, and this challenge will now give you the opportunity to demonstrate just that!

 We want you to make a card with the theme

GIVING THANKS

and it can be for anything - your cat, your mom/dad, the weather, your home, your friend etc.

NOTE: This will be a 3-week challenge, ending on 4th December 2012

My talented Design Team "A" have produced some wonderful cards, 

with some heart-warming stories behind their creations (click on their names to read their blog posts). 

ALEX

DESIRE

KARIN

RIETTE 

So enter your paper projects (maximum 3 entries per person, each from a separate blog post) in Mr Linky below, and let us all share in your wonderful thoughts! The randomly drawn winner will win THREE images of your choice from the store, and 2 runners up 1 image each.  

Of course, if you use a Digistamps4Joy image, you could win the big prize of $10 of images, and could be chosen as our Guest Designer!

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 in the side bar)

A special request

As this is a child-friendly blog, we will appreciate it if you do not post scary or demonic entries.

 

NEW RELEASES - 11th November 2012

Here are our new releases 

Our artists have been busy creating some super images for you! 

Note: The artists' name is in brackets. Click on the category link to take you directly to the shop. 

Wisteria splendour (Margy) (Flowers)	Windmeul (Margy) (Cultures)
Bootie beauties (Margy) (Babies & Toddlers)	Christmas paper (Margy) (Holidays)
Shop front (Margy) (Backgrounds)	Candle decor (C/Crafts) (Holidays)
Teatray Tam (Jen) (Teenz)	Golf stuff (Jen) (Boys 'n their toys)
Scary scene (Jen) (Backgrounds)	Beatrix, the bead fairy (Jen) (Fantasy)

The DT were given 2 images to play with, and here are their wonderful creations!

DT Cards made with "Wisteria Splendour"

Karin

   Berni

 

Alex

Riette

DT Cards made with "Beatrix, the bead fairy"

Alex

Charlene combined it with "Joy 'n Peace sentiment"

Ursula

Margy created these cards
"Windmeul"

"Bootie beauties"

"Christmas paper"

Our artist Jen created these cards with her own images

"Teatray Tam"

"Golf stuff"

  Thanks for visiting and we hope you enjoyed our showcase!  All of these images are now available in the DS4J Shop.

Don't forget we are still looking for TWO new DT members. Click HERE for more information.

Midway through Challenge #54 - BINGO with a difference

This is a reminder that ...

You have 1 WEEK left to enter our current challenge!!

This fortnight we are challenging you to create a project in our challenge

BINGO - with a difference

 

We have had some wonderfully creative entries already - thank you. If you haven't entered yet,
please do - we love giving away prizes!

And now, some more inspiration from the talented Design Team A:

BERNI
No glitter,no ribbons,no apples,no buttons,one image

(image: Fruit of the Vine)

ELENOR
No twine, no Scarecrow, snowflake, no Gems and no Punch

(image: Hearty Penguin)

KAREN
No green, no apples, love heart (=red), no scarecrow, no orange.

(image:  Santa in chimney)

KARIN
No Twine, no scarecrow, snowflakes, no gems, no punch

(image: Ice skates)

MARGY
Nothing metal, no apples, no brads, no gems, no sentiment.

 (image: We see 'ewe')

URSULA
No purple, no ribbon, hearts, no gems, no halloween

(image: Vase of hearts)

Are you ready to create something fabulous? By entering you could win one of these prizes:

DT'S CHOICE : $10 gift voucher from the store and a badge for your blog

RANDOM WINNER : 3 images of your choice from the store and a badge for your blog

2 runners up will win badges for their blogs

Would YOU like to feature as a Guest Designer and earn a badge to add to your blog?

Here's how?  If you enter our challenge using a Digistamps4Joy image, you have a chance of being invited as a Guest Designer.

Please remember to link your post, not your blog, to the LINKY TOOL HERE.

We have a few rules we'd like you to read ... check out the sidebar.

 Remember to add a link to this challenge in your blog post.

You may enter up to 3 different entries per challenge, each from a separate entry on your blog.

 We can't wait to see what you have for us!

Au Revoir, and Welcome

Au Revoir Karen

Karen has been on our DT for a few months and what a pleasure it was to showcase her gorgeous creations! Sadly, she has decided to leave us. We will miss your light banter in the group and certainly your gorgeous cards. However, I now look forward to seeing your creations being entered into our challenges!

Thanks for your dedication and enthusiasm - a real star! As a tribute to you, here is a collage of "some" of the beautiful cards you made with DS4J images during your DT membership.

A BIG WELCOME to RIETTE

And now I would like to welcome and introduce a new member to the team. Riette Gasser (or Red), who  hails from Roodepoort (near Johannesburg) in South Africa. This is what she says ...

. I started card making by "accident" early in 2011 when I bought a flower punch (those big ones that punch out all the individual petals) at a craft expo. Being somewhat compulsive at times I of course didn't know what to do with it so I started Googling and stumbled upon the AMAZING world of paper crafting. I was hooked. By trial and error I've learned and found my "style" so to speak. I like being challenged to try new things and also to show others what I'm learning. I'm a "stay-at-home-Mom" who is rarely "at home" since we homeschool and love to find our adventure in the world around us. 

WELCOME TO THE TEAM RIETTE and I trust you will have fun with us!
Pop into Riette's blog and show her some love.

Would you like to serve on the DS4J DT? 
Click HERE for more information.
 

 

A SPECIAL THANKS TO A SPECIAL PERSON

We say GOODBYE to a wonderful DT Leader and member....

Jenlee Leeflang has been on the DT since the start of Digistamps4Joy, and she continued to provide her support and guidance during the change over of ownership in February 2012.

She has been selfless in all her efforts to promote ALL the DS4J digistamps - not only her own. Jen was a wonderful support to me and the DT, was always on time with her commitments, and I knew I could trust her with a task.
Jen, we will miss you, your organisational skills, and your wonderful, talentful creations, but we wish you all the best in the future, and of course you may now officially enter our DS4J Challenges!

Thank you for your loyalty and dedication to DS4J. As a tribute to you, I have put together a collage of some of the beautiful cards you made during your DT membership.

Go well and go safe!

 

NEW RELEASES - Sunday 4th November 2012

Here are our new releases 

Our artists have been busy creating some super images for you! 

Note: The artists' name is in brackets. Click on the category link to take you directly to the shop. 

Christmas bauble (Jen) (Holidays)	Windsor (Margy) (Backgrounds)
Special Friends (Jen) (Cutie Pies)	Strawberry border (Margy) (Borders 'n Corners)
Girly stuff (Jen) (Teenz)	Colosseum (Margy) (Backgrounds)
Gilly Gulwein (Jen) (Teenz)	Lily border (Margy) (Borders 'n Corners)
Tree frame (Margy) (Flowers)	Joy 'n Peace sentiment (Margy) (Holidays) (currently a FREEBIE 2-4 Nov.)

The DT were given "Gilly Gulwein" -drawn by Jen - to play with, and here are their wonderful creations!

Karin

   Berni

 

Alex

Jen

Ursula

Margy created this card using "Tree frame"

 
Jen created a card using both the "Colosseum" and "Windsor" images

  Thanks for visiting and we hope you enjoyed our showcase!  

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