Bloom and grow

Thank you to all of you who joined us for our very first challenge. We were amazed at how many entries we got and hope you can all join us again this time too. The winner as picked by random org is......

#42 Stephi

Well done Stephi please grab the winner badge to show off on your blog. I will contact you about how to claim your prize so look out for my email :D

It is obvious that you all LOVE Marianne's amazing products as much as we do so I know you will not want to miss the chance to win this incredible lot of candy from our brilliant sponsor....

Cuddly Buddly

I am mega jealous of who ever wins this one let me tell you :D
So now you want to know what you have to do well it is nice and simple we want you to use flowers. They can be in the image you use or on the DP or can be one of the many flower dies in the Marianne D range. As long as there is a flower there somewhere and you have used a Marianne D product you will be in the running to win this lot.

In case you need any inspiration just check out what the DT have for you this month and don't forget that by clicking on the item names you can go straight to where you can buy the things they have used.

Tracy

Using Marianne Design - Card: Branch Garden, and Flower Doily Pram: Doily Round, Broderie border(cut through middle), wheels Floral 3, Handles Frames/Swirls

Suzanne Brookfield
using Marianne D products:- Branch Garden, Marianne D Florals 3 and Florals 2, Small butterfly, Pretty Papers Songbook and a Marianne D Nostalgia - Ladies glossy image image.

Suzi

using Marianne D products: - frame & swirls LR0116- Image Party Dress HM9435

Papers- Soft pastels papers

Artesania

use Marianne D. products -Flower and leaves, Branch Forest, Circlets,Mini poinsettia,Button Flower, Rudolph, Adhesive pearls/gems - Vintage ,

Designpaper "Let it snow", Lace ribbon - off white, In the garden stamp.

AMY
Using Marianne D creatables: Mini poinsettia, Pine Tree branch and Bell and Bauble that I have used the bell die and cut it out of shrink plastic to use as a charm.

TRACY

Using Misletoe, Designables Punch/Emboss Anjas Stars, Christmas Baubles, Frame & Swirls

Mona
using Butterflies, Flower and leaves and Broderier

Kattiz
used Butterfly 3, Doily square and the stamp is called Laisy Daisy look out for her coming to shops very soon :D
The papers are from the two paper pads also coming soon, Pale Pastel and Happy and bright.


We can not wait to see what you all create

Anything Marianne goes!!!!

(see previous post to check if you won the follower candy)

Well the big day is here and we are all so excited to be able to bring you the first ever Marianne's Design Divas challenge! I hope you can all join us. We have a nice simple challenge to start us off.....
Anything goes
How simple is that?!? Yep all we want is for you to show us what you can do with any of the Marianne D products you have. It can be her papers,stamps,dies or any of the gorgeous embellies she has just

tell us all what bit is Marianne D, link back here and you can join the challenge to win this great prize :D

We are sponsored by Bunny Zoe and if you want to see the whole range of Marianne D goodies there are just check out her shop.

the prize is...

the new release die Marianne D Creatables Christmas Baubles LR0184


How brilliant is that I wish I could win them.

Here is some inspiration from the amazing DT to get you in the mood.....
(If you want any of the Marianne D goodies the DT have used just click on the name of the item above the picture and it will take you to where you can buy it :D )

Suzi
Using small Butterfly Die & Swirls from Frames & Swirls Die

TRACY
Using Marianne Designs Poinsettia Die and Mini Poinsettia Die and Finnish ice star

TRACY

Using Marianne Designs Decorative Elegance and Creatables Ribbon 2

Mona
using Decorative elegance and the leaves from the Flower and leaves creatables set.

Kattiz

using Bird Cage Morocco, Frames & Leaves and Frames & Swirls on a canvas.

Suzanne
deep edged canvas using Tunis Bird Cage, Large Bird on Branch and English Rose dies

AMY

Using Pine tree branch LR0181, Christmas stars LR0134 and stamp from the new Christmas range called EC0135 that will be released in September

Suzanne
using Ribbon Flower 1 LR108 and Branch Garden LR0151

Artesania

Using Doily Square,Doily Round,English Rose dies,Decorative elegance and Flower and leaves

DP : Merry Little Chrismas, Soft pastel

Artesania

Using Pine branch, Star and Bauble LR0183,Double frame

DP :Merry Little Christmas

Well I hope we have inspired you and you all join us for the first ever challenge

And the winner is........

Thank you all for following this new blog and I hope you can all join our first challenge.

There can be just one winner of the candy from the brilliant Bunny Zoe and they are.........

#25 Susie Little


But I have one more surprise too as there is an extra surprise prize for one more lucky person of a couple of the new items from Marianne herself and that person again picked at random is


#39 Kelly Smith


Well done to both of you please contact me at thecraftypurplefrog@googlemail.com to claim your prize :D

Introducing the DT

Thank you so much to everyone that tried out for the DT. It was nearly impossible for me to pick just 7 people to join me on the team but the new DT will be........

Tracy (from New Zealand) - http://stampingseasons.blogspot.com/
Tracy (from UK) - http://crafteezee.blogspot.com/
Suzi - http://wwwsuzies.blogspot.com/
Kattiz - http://kattizscrapp.blogspot.com/
Artesania - http://artesaniaskarten.blogspot.com/
Suzanne - http://suzsscrapping.blogspot.com/
Mona - http://monasbittelillescrappekrok.blogspot.com/
And me (Amy) - http://amyscraft.blogspot.com/

There is still the chance to join the follower candy as I am reopening it now till the first challenge starts on the 15th. If you tried out for the DT there is still the chance to win the candy and you will get 2 entries. If you had put more than one link I have deleted the duplicates. If you entered for the DT call I have added a 2 by your name to show your second entry.
Good luck everyone and please leave the DT some love :D

New Challenge Blog coming soon and DT call

Do you love Marianne Designs Die cuts,stamps and other goodies? Well if you do this is the challenge for you :D
This is the first challenge where you can use any of your Marianne Designs goods to enter. There will be a challenge every month, starting in August, and the chance to win a great Marianne designs prize from one of our Marianne Designs sellers and straight from Marianne herself.

I need your help to spread the word and as a thank you there is the chance to win some candy as donated by the best Marianne Designs seller I know Bunny Zoe.


All you need to do to stand a chance of winning this lot is...
1. Become a follower
2.Spread the word about the new challenge on your blog by grabbing the banner and showing it off with a link back to here.
3. Add a link to your blog with the little blue frog.


But there is more if you are Marianne mad and would like to be on the DT you have arrived at the right time. I am looking for a people to join the team. As part of the DT you will need to make an inspiring project for each months challenge and comment on entrants creations. You do not need any previous DT experience just bags of enthusiasm.
The DT term will be for 1 year.

So if this sounds like something you would like to do please leave DT by your name and rather than just linking to your blog link direct to your favourite Marianne Designs creation and be sure to put a shout out on your blog about the new challenge blog and DT call.

***************The DT call will run until 31st of July**************