Owl Throwing

SBS OLYMPICS

 Today's challenge is all about our special friends, our familiars; What's Yours? A Black Cat, White Owl, Slivering Snake, or a furry little rodent??  Whatever it is, it's time to start throwing them!!

For today's challenge we want your projects to feature a SBS image, and your familiar taking to the air!! 

To make the SBS Olympics as fair as possible we have a few rules for you to follow:
Create your project and take a pic.
Either leave unwatermarked or watermark with 'Team GB' or 'Team USA', whichever of the two teams you want to represent.
Then email your picture to sbsolympics2012@gmail.com
Please include your name and email addy for our records
The Team you are representing
The Event/Challenge that you card is to be entered into.

The picture of your project will then be added to a photo album on facebook, before being added to the Event/Challenge Blog Post using a linky tool.
Once all the Events/Challenges have closed, you will be able to vote for your favourite project from each Event/Challenge.
We ask that you do not vote for you own project, or solicit votes from friends or family for your project.  We want to keep the voting as fair as possible.
Voting closes on 11th August.
All winners will be announced in our Closing Ceremony Blog Post on the 12th August.
We would love it if you posted your projects on your personal blogs on the 12th August.

Winners for each event will received badges for their blogs stating the medal they won and for what event.

The 3 people who win the most daily events/challenge (or if their is a tie for daily events, has received the most individual votes) will be award the following prizes:

Overall Gold Medal Winner gets a discount code for 10% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Silver Medal Winner gets a discount code for 7% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Bronze Medal Winner gets a discount code for 5% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sales items, and shipping costs).

We will also be announcing which Team has won the most medals.

Busted

Today see's our new challenge over at Squigglefly

*Speak to me*

Easy eh - just make sure to have a sentiment on your card

I have used this wonderful image Busted that you can find in the shop here

If you have never tried Squigglefly check them out they have some wonderful freebies to start you off.

I have coloured using promarkers

glossy accents on his eyes

Lorelai die

twine/candi/stars from stash

sentiment - computer generated

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into
Joanna Sheen - Animal Crackers
One Stop Crafts - Good friends
Truly, Madly Crafty Challenge - animals

Not a card

Here at Incy Wincy this week we would like to see anything but a card

We have 2 sponsors this week

Fantastic Ribbons 

and

Pink Gem

For my tag I have used Majestix Gerbera Garden stamps

I love to dust these off now and again

added some bakers twine and voila

Thank you for looking

xx

Battling Broomsticks

SBS OLYMPICS

Today's challenge is 'Battling Broomsticks'; create a project featuring a SBS image and some sort of Broomstick Battle, it could be a duel, or a race, whatever springs to mind, the skys the limit.

To make the SBS Olympics as fair as possible we have a few rules for you to follow:
Create your project and take a pic.
Either leave unwatermarked or watermark with 'Team GB' or 'Team USA', whichever of the two teams you want to represent.
Then email your picture to sbsolympics2012@gmail.com
Please include your name and email addy for our records
The Team you are representing
The Event/Challenge that you card is to be entered into.

The picture of your project will then be added to a photo album on facebook, before being added to the Event/Challenge Blog Post using a linky tool.
Once all the Events/Challenges have closed, you will be able to vote for your favourite project from each Event/Challenge.
We ask that you do not vote for you own project, or solicit votes from friends or family for your project.  We want to keep the voting as fair as possible.
Voting closes on 11th August.
All winners will be announced in our Closing Ceremony Blog Post on the 12th August.
We would love it if you posted your projects on your personal blogs on the 12th August.

Winners for each event will received badges for their blogs stating the medal they won and for what event.

The 3 people who win the most daily events/challenge (or if their is a tie for daily events, has received the most individual votes) will be award the following prizes:

Overall Gold Medal Winner gets a discount code for 10% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Silver Medal Winner gets a discount code for 7% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Bronze Medal Winner gets a discount code for 5% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sales items, and shipping costs).

We will also be announcing which Team has won the most medals.

Bumble Bee

My second New release for today from DS4J

*Bumble Bee with honey*

How sweet is he!

Made this little bookmark as my daughter asked me to make her a few but am now thinking he may just have to reside with me!

Coloured with promarkers/flexi's

glossy accents on honey

Glamour dust on wings

Ribbon from stash

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this bookmark into
Patties Creations - Insects
Inky Impressions - Dies
Jacksons digital expressions - Anything goes
Pile it on - Cute as can be
The Crafty Pad - Things with wings

New Release

Awwww totally cute this is one of the new release over at DS4J today

The image is called nap time

I have coloured using promarkers

Ribbon and Twine - stash

DP - Back to basics

Rocking horse charm and buttons - The ribbon girl

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card into
The ribbon reel - Inspiration - hearts pale blue /ribbon twine and buttons
Patties Creations - Animals (entry 2)
Phindys Place - Button it
Crafty Creations - Buttons
The Paper Shelter - Metal emblie (rocking horse)
The Stamping Boutique - Paper piercing
Crafty Boots - Babies
Fashionista Challenge - Baby
Top 3 -Tammys scrapin corner - Bingo - Ribbon/Button/Charm
Joanna Sheen - Animal Crackers

Zombie Chase

SBS OLYMPICS

Today's challenge is the '100m Zombie Chase'  Just create a project featuring a SBS image along with a running and zombie theme, it's open to interpretation, so have fun with it!

To make the SBS Olympics as fair as possible we have a few rules for you to follow:
Create your project and take a pic.
Either leave unwatermarked or watermark with 'Team GB' or 'Team USA', whichever of the two teams you want to represent.
Then email your picture to sbsolympics2012@gmail.com
Please include your name and email addy for our records
The Team you are representing
The Event/Challenge that you card is to be entered into.

The picture of your project will then be added to a photo album on facebook, before being added to the Event/Challenge Blog Post using a linky tool.
Once all the Events/Challenges have closed, you will be able to vote for your favourite project from each Event/Challenge.
We ask that you do not vote for you own project, or solicit votes from friends or family for your project.  We want to keep the voting as fair as possible.
Voting closes on 11th August.
All winners will be announced in our Closing Ceremony Blog Post on the 12th August.
We would love it if you posted your projects on your personal blogs on the 12th August.

Winners for each event will received badges for their blogs stating the medal they won and for what event.

The 3 people who win the most daily events/challenge (or if their is a tie for daily events, has received the most individual votes) will be award the following prizes:

Overall Gold Medal Winner gets a discount code for 10% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Silver Medal Winner gets a discount code for 7% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Bronze Medal Winner gets a discount code for 5% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sales items, and shipping costs).

We will also be announcing which Team has won the most medals.

Monster hits the beach

It is time for a new Challenge over at SCC and the final one for July so thank you for joining us.
This time we are doing Monsters hitting the beach: Using Halloween colors, and any SB image, create a beach scene fit for a monster!
Need some inspiration? Check out what all the DT has made this time to help inspire you, you can find them here

For my card I have used

Image - Summer Zombie London digi found here

Sandcastle digi - MIC

Promarkers

Glossy accents

Gems

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into

Delightful Challenges - Dog days of summer

Opening Ceremony

Welcome to the 2012 SBS Olympics, today we launch our challenges with a nice easy challenge.  All you need do is create a project featuring an SBS image and a Party Theme, because our Olympics is all about fun, laughter, and spooky challenges.

Check out the blog here

To make the SBS Olympics as fair as possible we have a few rules for you to follow:
Create your project and take a pic.
Either leave unwatermarked or watermark with 'Team GB' or 'Team USA', whichever of the two teams you want to represent.
Then email your picture to sbsolympics2012@gmail.com
Please include your name and email addy for our records
The Team you are representing
The Event/Challenge that you card is to be entered into.

The picture of your project will then be added to a photo album on facebook, before being added to the Event/Challenge Blog Post using a linky tool

.
Once all the Events/Challenges have closed, you will be able to vote for your favourite project from each Event/Challenge.
We ask that you do not vote for you own project, or solicit votes from friends or family for your project.  We want to keep the voting as fair as possible.
Voting closes on 11th August.
All winners will be announced in our Closing Ceremony Blog Post on the 12th August.
We would love it if you posted your projects on your personal blogs on the 12th August.

Winners for each event will received badges for their blogs stating the medal they won and for what event.

The 3 people who win the most daily events/challenge (or if their is a tie for daily events, has received the most individual votes) will be award the following prizes:

Overall Gold Medal Winner gets a discount code for 10% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Silver Medal Winner gets a discount code for 7% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sale items, and shipping costs)

Overall Bronze Medal Winner gets a discount code for 5% of purchases in the SBS Store for 1 year (excluding sales items, and shipping costs).

We will also be announcing which Team has won the most medals.

Three Images

I love using more than one image on a card and I love using backgrounds (seems to be a new and very addicting love of mine)

The three images I have used are all from DS4J

The stunning background dresser (that will definatly be used again very soon)

The utterly cute cool cat clan 

and the stunning Lilies for you

I have coloured with promarkers/flexi's and white gel pen

DP - Back to basics

Sentiments large Craftwork cards - Small Papermania

Glossy Accents 

Butterfly Die

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card into
Inky Impressions - Die Cut/Punches
My Mum's Craft Shop - Birthday Girls
Simon says stamp - anything goes
Colour me creative - Anything goes /girly twist

Monochromatic

It was my turn to choose the challenge this time over at Charisma Cardz

and I chose

*Monochromatic*

Our lovely sponsors this week are

and

For my card I used various Kanban stamps (flowers/bird)

The butterfly stamps are from Craftwork cards

Faded Jeans distress Ink

Sentiment - Papermania stamp

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into
Hotshot Crafts - Kanban (please ignore gdt next to my name not sure where it appeared from)
Divas by design - Happy Birthday
Simon says stamp - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Monochromatic
Crafty Catz - Monochromatic

Stripes and Polka Dots

Our lovely challenge this week over at DS4J is to use

**Stripes AND Polka dots on the same project.

For my card I have used the lovely Emma that you can find in the shop here

Coloured with Promarkers/Flexi;s/Gel white pen

DP - Back to Basics

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Gems and Candi from Stash

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card into
LEJ Designs - Sparkle or shine (star)
Sassy Cheryl's - Polka dots
Love to Create - Spots/dots
I love promarkers - Gold Silver or Bronze

Food

Our great new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments is

**Food**

I could'nt resist using this lovely stamp

Annabel eating strawberries

yummyiness!

coloured with promakers/flexi's

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into
Passion for promarkers - Feeling Fruity

Summer Fun

This time over at  Creative Craft the brand new challenge is

* Summer Fun*

Fabby sponsor is

Bugaboo

I have used this fun image from there

Coloured in Promarkers

DP - Back to Basics

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into
The pink elephant - Summer
The ribbon reel - photo inspiration button/twine
The Corrosive Challenge - cheeky/saucy/sassy
Crafty Callandar - Fun in the sun

Lets Party

We have a fantastic sponsor this week over at Incy Wincy

and the challenge is 

Lets Party

I have used a lovely image and paper from The Paper Shelter

coloured with Promarkers/flexi's

Thank you for looking

xx

Anything Goes

The Challenge this week over at SCS is anything goes as long as you use a SBS image

I have used the stunning Miss Betty Burton stamp that you can find here

The background is from MIC

Coloured in Promarkers

Bats from Die

Thank you for looking

xx

Recipe

Over at Dutch Dare this time we have a lovely recipe

1 - Ribbon

2 - Image and a sentiment

3 x pattern papers

4 x Emblies

We have a fantastic sponsor this time Saturated Canary

I have used the lovely image Cinderella coloured with promarkers

Glamour dust on gloves and show

DP - Back to Basics

Sentiment - computer generated

Ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons

My 4 emblies are

Clock charm (just love this)

Tear drop gems

Square gems and

Bakers Twine

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into
I Love Promarkers - Sparkle
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Girlie

Weather

Please note this is only a week long challenge not our usual fortnight

Whats the weather like where you are?

Thats the  challenge over at DS4J this time
and this is a midway reminder

I have used this scrummy image Bo Peep

Is she not just so cute

coloured with promarkers

DP - Back to basics

Clouds from die cut

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card inro
Passion for promarkers - Down on the farm

A Recipe

I am sooooo excited to tell you I am now on the Squigglyfly DT

Well I have been for a few weeks but this is my first posting

The challenge this time is a recipe

1 - Ribbon or lace

2 - Brads or eyelets

3 - Die Cut or puch

I have used the scrummy image 

This little piggy went shopping

Coloured with promarkers

Ribbon - The ribbon girl

Die cut music(which I love)

pink moonstone brads

glamour dust on scarf

tiny silver gems for buttons

computer generated sentiment

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card into
The Ribbon Girl - Photo Inspiration

Dust It Off

This week over at Incy Wincy the challenge is Dust It Off

we are sponsored by

and I was lucky to use there lovely image Little Claire Party

I have coloured in promarkers/flexi's and my dust it off uses was Gold Glamour Dust that I just had to have but never used 

Thank you for looking

xx

ahoy!

This weeks great challenge over at SCS is

Summer Fun Pirates - Create a summery card with pirates

I have used the lovely Pirate Lizzy available from here

she is available as a digi or clear stamp

I have also used the background treasure map from MIC

Coloured with promarkers and some gold stickles added

The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons

Thanks for looking

xx

Recycle It

This week over at Charisma Cardz the challenge is Recycle It

We are sponsored this week by

3 lovely sponsors

Meljens Designs

Rendonkulous Designs

and

The Paper Shelter

I have used a Rendonkulous Design image coloured in promarkers

with a recycles sentiment from a box of chocolates

Thank you for looking

xx

Butterfly Bliss

I loved making this card using Butterfly Bliss from Delicious Doodles

Coloured in promarkers

Decoupaged the butterflys

Glamour dust on her scarf

DP - Back to Basics

Ribbon/ Dew Drops - The Ribbon Girl

Everything else used is from stash

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card int0 -
Penny's Paper- Crafty Challenge - Blog hop and  anything goes
The Ribbon Girl -  Colour/Girlie
Delicious Doodles - Summer
Fashionista - Winged things
Stamp and Create - Hands full of Love
Totally Stampalicious - Fav embellishment (dew drops)
Secret Crafter - Pastel Colours
Crafty Ribbons - Photo Inspiritaion

Christmas in July

Thats our lovely challenge over at Crafty Sentiments this week

** Christmas**

I have used one the the lovely new stamps

Santa's Delivery

hard to pick a favourite out of the new stamps but if I had to I guess it would be this one

Coloured in promarkers/flexi's

Fluffy stuff/glamour dust and flower soft used

Bakers twine

snowflake punch

DP left over from last year

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into
Ooh La La - Whiskers
Annabelle Stamps - snowflakes

Pink & Black

This time the challenge over at Creative Crafts is Pink and Black

What a fabby colour combo

We have a great sponsor

I have used one of there great images

coloured with promarkers

DP - Back to Basics

added a clock stamp and some twine

Thank you for looking

xx

Blue Skies

I have used this lovely digi stamp before (a few times now) I just adore her 

She is from SBS

The background is from Make it Crafty

Coloured both in Promarkers/Flexi's

DP is Back to Basics

Cloud die cut

Gems from stash 

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card into
Craft a Scene  - In the garden
That Craft Place - anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Gardeners World
Crafty Ribbons - Photo Inspiration
The Paper Shelter - DTcall

Summertime

Our challenge over at Incy wincy this week is

**Summertime**

We are sponsored this time by

I could not resist using this scrummy image from MIC just look at that yummy ice cream!!

Coloured in promarkers/flexi's

DP - Back to Basics

Glossy Accents on strawberry and ice cream drips

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card into
The Crafty Pad - At the seaside
Crafty Calender - Fun in the sun
Card Crafters Circle - Summer Holiday
Totally Papercrafts - Here comes summer
Sparkles - Summer Fun

Little Harlequin

New release day over at DS4J

and I have used the lovely little Harlequin

Coloured in promarkers

DP - Back to Basics

Twine and Candi - Joanna Sheen

Thank you for looking

xx
I would like to enter this into
Just some lines - Clean and simple
Crafty Catz - spots

Light V Dark

Our brand new challenge

over at

Simply Challenged Challenges

Hosted by Suzi - Light & Dark

Suzi wants you to show her the lighter and darker side of life on the same project.  So choose one SBS image, and use it on your project twice, once in lighter shades, and once in darker shades.

I have used the fabby

Miss Rio Burton Stamp that you can find here

Coloured with promarkers

Thank you for looking

xx
I would like to enter this into
Our Craft Lounge - Die cuts

Santa's Wish list

Awwwww what a cutie this Santa is another new release from Crafty Sentiments

I have coloured him in promarkers

Glamour dust and fun flock used

DP from, last year

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card into -
1.Sir Stampalot -My Crafty Passion - Christmas/Glamour dust/Fun flock
2. Crafters companion - HOHOHO Christmas
3. Ladybug Crafts - Christmas in July
4. Through the craft room door - christmas in July
5. Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge -
Christmas (sentiment)
Holly
Red
I in wish
Santa
T
Moustache
A
Star

Weightlifting Scott

The last day of previews of the Sweet Gothic Kids Olympic release

I hope you liked them

here is Scott

You can find out more about Scott here

and the whole set can be purchased here on a special offer!!

Thank you for looking

xx

 join us in a Release Day Blog Hop.

The hop starts here at the 

SBS Blog

Suzi 

Corinne

Jan

Celina

Trudie

Erin

Fabiola

Don't forget to leave some love at each stop, as there will be random winners selected from comments throughout the hop.

I would like to enter this card into
Divas by design - Red white and Blue (2nd entry)
Top Tip Tuesday - One for the men
Paper playtime - red white blue with a die cut
Pile it on - Guy with sports theme
*winner*Crafts 4 eternity - Olympics

Volleyball Tilly

How fast is this week going cant belive it's Thursday already

Time to meet Volleyball Tilly

How cute is she!!

To see more of Tilly check out here

The whole of the Sweet Gothic Olympians can be purchased here at a special price if your quick!

Thanks for looking

xx
I would like to enter this card into
Diva's by Design - Red white and blue
Penny's Paper Crafty - Red white and blue

For a Child

Our new challenge over at Dutch Dare is

* For  a child*

I have used this lovely freebie image available from here

coloured in promarkers

DP - Back to Basics

Thank you for looking

xx

Roller derby wednesday

Todays lovely Sweet Gothic Kids Olymipic is Roller Derby Wednesday

She is so much fun and lovely to colour

You can see more cards showing her and more details here 
All the new releases can be purchased here on offer at the mo so be quick!

Thank you for looking

xx
I would like to enter this into
Party time Tuesdays - Patriotic colours

New Release

Wooohooo its new release day over at DS4J and we have a fab challenge for you too

Black and White with one other colour

I have used this amazing image Zebra

coloured with black fleximarker

I chose green as I thought it complimented the black/white well

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into
Papertake weekly - Anything goes
Sassy Cheryl's - Anything goes

Gymnast Sally

Today meet Gymnast Sally

the third of the new releases of the Olympic Sweet  Gothic Kids

check out the post here for lots more info and links to see other DT projects there amazing!

Thanks for looking

xx
I would like to enter this card into
Crafty Ribbons - Clean and Simple
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Sports

Diver Judy

Day 2 of showing Sweet Gothic Kids Olympians

Today meet Diver Judy

You can find out all the details and see some more cards with Judy on here.

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into
Cupcake Craft - Bright as a Button (the heart is a button)

Patriotism

What  a lovely challenge awaits you this week over at Incy Wincy

Use colours or items from your country

We have a fabby sponsor this week

and I have used one of her lovely images

Up up and away

coloured in promarkers/flexi's

Papers were a freebie from a mag

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this card into
Saturated  Canary  - red white blue

Sweet Gothic Kids Olympians

Welcome to our Sweet Gothic Kids Olympians Blog hop kick off

Today we open with a blog hop

and everyday thereafter until friday we will be showing you a new SGK Olympian.

Are you ready to cheer us on!

Leave a comment on all the blogs you never know where the winner will be picked from

Today we show you Track Alex

the complete blog hop
SBS Blog

Kim

Aeryn

Rosie

Katrina

Lea

Kathy

Suzi

Corinne

Jan (thats me)

Celina 

Trudie

Erin