Winners & Top 3 From April & May

I want to apologize to everyone for taking so long to announce the winners and top 3's of April and May.  Things here have been so busy that I haven't had the opportunity until now.  This is one of the many reasons that we have decided to close down after this month.  I have read the comments pertaining to the closing of the 2 Sisters Challenge and I want to say thank you.  I appreciate the comments.  I wish I had the ability to keep this open because I loved doing it and seeing everyone's wonderful entries.  I will still be around going to other challenges and entering when I can.

Now to business...

The winner of the April challenge sponsored by Stitchy Bear Digital Stamp Outlet and chosen by Random.org is...

MARY

 Congratulations Mary!!  Please contact me (Stacy) at twosisterschallengeblog@live.com and I will provide you with the information that you need to collect your prize.  Our winner's badge is on the sidebar if you would like to place it on your blog.

The top 3 in no particular order are...

SUE

DRAGONFLEW

MAGGIE

Congratulations ladies!!  Our top 3 badge is on the sidebar if you would like to place it on your blogs.

The winner of the May challenge sponsored by The Crafting Boutique and picked by Random.org is...

WENDY

Congratulations Wendy!!  If you go to http://crafting-boutique.blogspot.com and pick out 6 images that you would like to have then e-mail me at stacywalker1967@gmail.com I will get them to you as quickly as possible.  Our winners badge is in the sidebar if you would like to place it on your blog.

The top 3 in no particular order are...

DIANNE

ZOE

LUCY

 

Congratulations ladies!!  Our top 3 badge is in the sidebar if you would like to place it on your blogs.

One more bit of business...

I want to give anyone who entered the April and May challenges the opportunity to receive an image of their choice from The Crafting Boutique for being so patient with me.  If you would like to receive an image from me please go to http://crafting-boutique.blogspot.com choose your image and email me at stacywalker1967@gmail.com and I will send it out to you.  Again thank you so much for your patience.

Challenge #177 ~ MAKE YOUR OWN & AN ANNOUNCEMENT

Good Afternoon.  I am posting a little late today because of all of the things going on around here.  First of all I want to thank everyone who entered the challenge for a chance to win the sponsor prize from my shop (The Crafting Boutique).  Second, we have a bit of sad news.  Due to the fact that we are finding that we don't have a lot of time available to keep up with things here and that we can't seem to keep a design team we will be closing the 2 Sisters Challenge after this month.

This month we are being sponsored by two wonderful shops...

A RANDOM FAN

SCRIBBLES DESIGNS

The theme for our challenge this month is...

MAKE YOUR OWN EMBELLISHMENTS

We are asking that all of your embellishments be handmade by you.  You can use gems, pearls, etc in your embellishment but the main part of your embellishment needs to be handmade.

The sponsors for this challenge have provided us with some really cute images to inspire you with,  Here is what we have come up with...

STACY

(Scribbles Designs ~ Peek-a-boo bunny)

(I hand punched my flowers from white cardstock, embossed them with a hand embossing tool, added glitter glue to make them sparkle, and a pearl for the centers.)

 (there will be more cards coming from me in the next day or so)

 

MARY

(A Random Fan ~ I Miss You)

(To create the embellishments for my card I hand punched the flowers out of pink and light pink cardstock.  I softened the look of each flower using a stylus. This also helped make them stand up off my card a little more. I glued together 2 flowers - one of each color pink and added a pink rhinestone to the center.  I finished off the flowers by punching leaves out of green cardstock.)

Also this month when the winners of the sponsor prizes are drawn there will be one additional name drawn.  This person will receive a surprise package from The Crafting Boutique.  So, If you want a chance to receive this package if your name is drawn make sure that I have access to an email address so that I can contact you for a physical address.

Now it is your turn!  You have until 11:59pm on Monday June 30th to enter your cards and projects for a chance to win one of the two sponsor prizes.  As always if the Linky tool is missing or isn't working properly please link your entries in the comments section.

Sponsor Showcase

Today is Sponsor Showcase day here at 2 Sisters. This month we are sponsored by The Crafting Boutique.

This gorgeous card was created by DT member Marijke using Baby Girl.

 

This stunning box was created by our Guest Designer Larissa using Baby Boy.

You've still got time to enter into this month's baby challenge.  Stay tuned for more inspiration from the DT using these cute baby images from The Crafting Boutique.

Challenge #176 ~ Baby

Good Morning! It's the first Saturday of May which means it's time for our next challenge.  This month we are being sponsored by our very own Stacy Walker.  During the month of May the DT will be showcasing images from Stacy's store......

THE CRAFTING BOUTIQUE

                                                     
Our challenge theme this month is......

 BABY

This can be a card/project for a baby, expectant/new mother or father. But it must have a theme of baby.


We are now offering to our top 3 winners the option to be a guest designer for an upcoming challenge.  This month we are very excited to be joined by Larissa Walgemoed.  Here is Larissa's card using the image Baby Girl.

LARISSA

And now from the DT....

MARIJKE

(Baby Boy)

MARY

(Baby Girl)

STACY

image coming soon

DONNA

image coming soon

Now it is your turn!! You have until 11:59pm on Saturday, May 31st to enter your creations for a chance to win the sponsor prize.  Don't forget to check out the rules page as some of the rules have changed since last year.  As always if the Linky tool is missing or isn't working properly please link your entries in the comments section.

Good afternoon and welcome to the 2 Sisters Challenge.  Today we begin our third and final week of designer showcases.   This week we will be showcasing Delicious Doodles of Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet they provided our DT with two really cute images to work with and they are Bear & Baby and Baby Bear.

DONNA

(Bear & Baby)

 

STACY

(coming soon - finding that I have to fill in for someone else so I am running behind)

There isn't much time left to enter the current challenge.  This challenge closes on April 30th and the new challenge will begin on May 3rd.  To enter the current challenge please scroll down to the original post.

COOSTY CREATIONS SHOWCASE

Good afternoon and welcome to the 2 Sisters Challenge.  Today we begin our second designer showcase.  This week we will be showcasing Coosty Creations of Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet and their image called I LOVE SHOES.

MARIJKE

You still have time to enter this months challenge.  We would love to see your wonderful creations.  The theme of the challenge this month is TEDDY BEARS.  To enter the challenge please scroll down to the original post.

Winner & Top 3 from March 2014 Challenge

Good evening.  I am back, finally, to announce the winner and Top 3 from our March Black, White & 1 Other Color. 

The winner of this challenge (chosen by Random.org) is...

LEONA 

Congratulations Leona!!  Please contact me at twosisterchallengeblog@live.com and I will provide you with the information that you need to collect your prize.  Our winners badge is on the sidebar if you would like to place it on your blog.

The Top 3 in no particular order are...

CHRISTINE

LUCY

LARISSA

Congratulations ladies!! My sister Mary and I have decided to try something a little different.  We would like to offer the Top 3 from the March challenge the opportunity to be the guest designers for our May challenge.  Please contact me at twosisterschallengeblog@live.com and let me know whether or not you would like to be a guest designer for the May challenge.  Our Top 3 badge is on the sidebar if you would like to place it on your blogs.

Don't forget to enter the current challenge.  Scroll down to the original post for this month to enter.

 

STITCHY BEAR SHOWCASE

Hello,
Today is the first of the three designer showcase days during the month of April.  This week we will be showcasing Stitchy Bear of Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet.  During this challenge she provided our design team with two really cute images.  The first image is called CANDYBEAR and the second is called LUNCHTIME.

STACY

(Candy Bear)

MARY

 

(Lunch Time)

You still have time to enter this months challenge.  We would love to see your wonderful creations.  The theme of the challenge this month is TEDDY BEARS.  To enter the challenge please scroll down to the post below this one.

Challenge #175 ~ TEDDY BEARS

Good morning and welcome to the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.  We would like to thank Scribble's Designs for sponsoring last month's challenge.  We would also like to thank all of those who entered the challenge for a chance to win the sponsor prize.  This new format is getting ahead of me the challenge starts and end a bit different than it did before.  As a result I will be back in the next day or two with the announcement of the winner and the top 3.

For the month of April we are being sponsored by

STITCHY BEAR'S DIGI OUTLET

During the regular month long challenge we will be showcasing three of the designers from Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet so make sure you come back to check out the DT's showcase inspirations.  The three designers being showcased are...

STITCHY BEAR ~ APRIL 9th

COOSTY CREATIONS ~ APRIL 16th

DELICIOUS DOODLES ~ APRIL 23rd

On these dates there will be extra inspiration by the DT showcasing that particular designer.  The theme for this month's challenge is TEDDY BEARS. What we want to see during this challenge is your entries containing an image with at least one teddy bear in it.  Make sure that you also check the rules page to make sure that your entries meet the basic challenge rules as well because some of the rules have changed since last year.  We really don't like to have to disqualify entries.  We haven't had to yet and we hope we never do.

The designers from Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet were very kind and provided us with some really great images to work with this month.  Here is what we have come up with...

MARIJKE

 (Stitchy Bear ~ Picnic Bear)

STACY

(Delicious Doodles ~ Bear & Baby)

 

MARY

(Delicious Doodles ~ Baby Bear)

DONNA

(Stitchy Bear ~ Picnic Bear)

Now it is your turn!! You have until 11:59pm on Wednesday April 30th to enter your creations for a chance to win the sponsor prize.  Don't forget to check out the rules page as some of the rules have changed since last year.  As always if the Linky tool is missing or isn't working properly please link your entries in the comments section.  

 

SPONSOR SHOWCASE DAY ~ SCRIBBLES DESIGNS

Good morning and welcome the 2 Sisters Challenge for this month's showcase day.  This is where we give the designers of the images that we are using their own day to have the images that our DT is using spotlighted. 

This month our Sponsor/Designer is...

SCRIBBLES DESIGNS

 

Here is the DT's Sponsor Showcase Day inspiration using images provided to us by Scribbles Designs...

MARY

TANYA

MARIJKE

We hope that you have enjoyed our inspirational offerings.  You still have time to enter the challenge this month for a chance to win the sponsor prize from Scribbles Designs.  To enter scroll down for original post.

 

Winner & Top 3 of February

Good afternoon and welcome to the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.  Last month we had 243 entries.  Not bad for the first challenge of the year after a reorganization of the blog.  I personally loved seeing each and every one of the entries.  There are so many very talented people out there.  Again we would like to say thank you to our sponsor from last month, A Random Fan.  We would also like to thank all of those who entered for a chance to win the sponsor prize.

Now down to business...

The winner of A Random Fan's sponsor prize picked by Random.org is...

RED OBSESSION CARDS

Congratulations!! Please contact me at twosisterschallengeblog@live.com and I will provide you with the information that you need in order to collect your prize.  You will find our winners badge located under the badges tab if you would like to place it on your blog.

Picking the TOP 3 was extremely difficult.  There were so many really wonderful entries.  So after a lot of deliberation here are the final choices for TOP 3 in no particular order...

GRANDMA BONNIE 

 

JULES

LORIANNA

 

 Congratulations ladies!!  You will find our TOP 3 Badge located under the badges tab if you would like to place it on your blogs.

Our current challenge is BLACK, WHITE PLUS 1 OTHER COLOR   

To enter please scroll down to the post below

Challenge #174 ~ Black, White And 1 Other Color

Good morning! We had a great first challenge of 2014 with over 200 entries and still with 5 hours left to enter at the time that I set this post up..  We've changed a few things about 2 Sisters Challenges please take note so that we don't have to disqualify your entries. That is never any fun to do :( ....

• Starting with the first challenge we became a monthly challenge. Challenges will begin on the first Saturday of the month and will end on the last day of the month.
• You can enter up to 3 times
• You can combine as many challenges together as you would like.
• You can use any image from any company that you would like to use.  But if you use an image from that month's sponsor you will get an extra entry into the prize draw.  Make sure to mark your entry that you have used a sponsor image by adding a # after your name. This way we won't miss your entry.
• If you are 16 or younger and you play along with our challenge please add your age after your name.
• Please add a direct link to your entry and not just a general link to your blog.
• Your project must be new and never previously posted.

Please be sure to check out the complete rules by clicking on the challenge rules button at the top of the page.

We would like to thank last month's sponsor A RANDOM FAN.  Make sure you take a moment to stop by her shop and what she has to offer.

This month our challenge sponsor is

SCRIBBLES DESIGNS

Looking for a unique image or sentiment? Well then! Head on over to Scribbles Designs and check out Sandy's world of her funky imagination and quirky characters. Sandy has loved art, drawing, water coloring and doodling for many years... and with the digital image world she can now share it with all of you. Brrr (Penguin) was her first main character and her other quirky images followed not long after. We hope you enjoy the endearing images available in the store and add Sandy's images to your digital stamp collections. 

The theme of this month's challenge is...

BLACK, WHITE PLUS 1 OTHER COLOR

This month Sandy of Scribbles Designs has generously provided our DT with a couple of really cute images to inspire you with.  Here is what we have come up with...

 JO

MARIJKE

STACY

DONNA

 

MARY

TANYA

 Please join us again on Saturday, March 15th for our Sponsorship Showcase Day. 

 Now it's your turn. You have until Monday, March 31st at 11:59 pm EST to enter your project into the linky below.

More DT Inspiration

Today we have another card to share with you created by one of our very talented DT members  Marijke .  Marijke used Underwear Hero from our sponsor A Random Fan to create this adorable card.

 

There's still time to enter this month's challenge.

Sponsor Showcase Day: A Random Fan

Good morning! Today we have some more inspiration cards created by our DT using images from our sponsor.....

 

You can find Sherry's adorable images by clicking on the image above.

 

A Random Fan also has a challenge blog showcasing the amazing images from A Random Fan.  There is still time to enter their current challenge.  To visit A Random Fan Challenge Blog click on the image below...

 

 

 

Now for some more inspiration from our DT.  Thanks again to Sherry for the adorable images that she gave the DT to play wit this month.....

 

MARY

 

(Swing Into Love)

 

 

MARIJKE

 

(Underwear Hero)

 

STACY

 

(Underwear Hero)

 

JO

 

(Swing Into Love)

 

TANYA

(Underwear Hero) 

 

We hope you have enjoyed our inspiration cards we had for you today.  There's still time to enter this month's embossing challenge and a chance to win a prize from A Random Fan.  Don't forget that if you use an image from A Random Fan you will automatically get 2 entries in to the prize draw.  Please be sure to add a # after your name if you do use an image from A Random Fan.  That way we don't miss your second entry.