February 2011 ~ AiFactory Challenge and Freebies Blog

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

AIF#069 Monochromatic

11:58 PM 3 comments

Well here it is, the last challenge of our current DT! The team has been happy to come and challenge you each week and we hope that you have enjoyed their projects and were inspired. You don't want to miss out on any further projects from these great ladies, so make sure you click on their names on the sidebar and follow their blogs!
Thanks to everyone who entered the In the Kitchen challenge. Your projects were fantastic. Our random winner is
#4 Laura. Congratulations! Please contact Tammy to claim your prize and your blog badge! Our top 3 was picked by me this week...and in no particular order they are

#1 Dorcas

#8 Mary

#2Cec

Please contact Tammy to get your Top 3 Badge

For this week's challenge we would like to see some monochromatic projects..varying shades of the same color. The DT is using these two images this week to inspire you

Scrappy

Rhonda

Lisa

Lawren

Radwa

You have until 11:59EST on Wednesday March 2nd to upload your projects using the link below. You can enter as many times as you wish as long as they are new entries. No back linking please. You don't have to use an AIF image but we would love it if you did, and you get an additional entry to win. Make sure you check out our store and our freebies! If you are uploading from an online gallery please tag it with AIF#069 so we can easily find it and leave you some love!

Happy Scrapping everyone and make sure you stop by our group on Paper Craft Planet as well and say hello! Don't forget, next week will be our first challenge with the new DT and they are ready to rock it!

Presenting our new DT

3:51 PM About Us, DesignTeam 4 comments

Well tomorrow's challenge marks the last one with the current DT. It has been such a pleasure to work with these ladies. I hope that you have been inspired by them and I hope that you will continue to visit their blogs on a regular basis to keep up with what they are creating. I am sure that some of them will be back as guest designers as well. So we say goodbye to Rhonda, Radwa, Cathy, Laralee, Georgia, Anne, Cindy-Lynn, Lawren and Margie, and wish them all the best. Scrappy, Lisa and Crystal will be staying on board and joining our new DT!

Thank you to everyone who applied for our DT this term. We had quite a lot of participants and it was quite hard to narrow it down, in fact, instead of just 8 on the team, we actually have 14! You will be seeing them in 2 Teams over the term. For those of you that did not get on the team this term, I hope that you will contact me by clicking here so that we can arrange to have you as a month long guest designer!

So introducing our new Design Team for the March-August Term some you may recognize from around blogland and others will be new to you. We have lots of varying talent and they can't wait to get started!

Team 1

Scrappy
Lisa Smith
Tanika Iswandari
Jennie Whittaker
Anne Temple
Janice Richardson
Monica Bergeron

Team 2
Kelly Smith
Petra Ceronio
Michelle Parkin
Crystal Beshear
Marie Carlson
Mandy Cruxton
Allie Gower

and of course I will be floating around as well! Make sure you stop by the girl's blogs and say hello! I will be introducing each one to you over the next few weeks so that you can get to know them a little better. Today is the last day to get in on our current challenge which you can find here.

Happy scrapping everyone!

AIF#068 In the Kitchen

9:17 AM 1 comment

Hello everyone! Thanks for all the lovely Valentine's entries we had last week...they were just gorgeous and made it really hard for Cathy to pick this week's top 3! Here they are in no particular order
#5 Kym's Crafty Cards

#23 Sammibug

#44 Jodi S

Congratulations! Please contact Tammy to get your blinkie! Our random winner for last week was.....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Congratulations to Lagene as well! Please contact Tammy to receive your prize and blog blinkie!

We have a fun challenge for you this week! We're
IN THE KITCHEN!
It's all about the food this week, so we want to see what yummies you have cooked up for us! Your project should have some kind of food on it. You will have until 11:59EST on Wednesday February 23 to upload your cards etc using the link below. You don't have to use our images but we would love it if you did and it gets you double entries to win. We have some great freebies in our store as well! If you upload from an online gallery please tag it with AIF#068 so we can find it and leave you some love.
The DT were using this awesome set available in the store for your inspiration this week:

Love it, and you're going to love what the design team cooked up for you! Check it out!

Thanks for playing this week and remember this is the final week for our Design Team call..you have until the 21st to enter. Please put DT by your name if you would like to be considered..you can check out the full details here,

AIF067 Happy Valentine's Day

12:00 AM 1 comment

Another great week of challenges everyone! Thanks so much for playing along with us. Our random winner

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-02-10 05:27:21 UTC

Congrats to Jan R! Please contact Tammy to receive your prize and your blinkie!

Our top 3 this week was picked by DT Rhonda. Another tough choice..here are her picks in no particular order

#1 Made by Mandy

#25 Joyce

#8 Dawn Lancaster

Ladies..please contact Tammy to receive your blinkies! Congratulations!

This week's challenge should be no surprise...it's only a few days away after all

Valentine's Day/Love

Load us up with your latest and greatest Valentine's or Love projects. You will have until 11:59EST on Wednesday Feburary 16th to enter. If you are uploading form an online gallery please tag it with AIF067 so we can easily find it. Our images aren't required to play but you do get an extra entry and we do have freebies. Our site is being made over right now, and so you can't access our freebies, however, I've got one right here for you to play with. (Just right click and save it to your computer)

Here is some great DT inspiration for you for this week's challenge. We look forward to seeing your LOVELY cards/projects..

Cathy

Don't forget, if you want to be considered for our Design Team for the March/August term then please put DT beside your name when you link up. You can find out more information on the call here
Now it's time to see yours!

We are looking for a few new DT members and one could be you!

12:12 AM No comments

If you are looking for our current challenge please click here

Well it's tiime for another design team call! I have enjoyed working with these ladies over the last few months and I know that they have had alot of fun and I hope that you have been inspired by them. If you would like a turn at inspiring others then we want to know about it!

We are looking for 6-8 creative cardmakers to join our team! You don't have to have any previous DT experience and everyone is welcome to apply, including former DT members!

Please supply the following information and attach a couple of your favorite creations and email them to tealeaf@shaw.ca (please put DT call in the subject line) or if you are participating in one of our challenges, then just please add DT to your challenge entry so that I can easily find you...

* Full Name
*E-mail address
*A little information about yourself
* Are you (or have you been) on any other design teams?
* Link your blog, online gallery or both
* What is your favorite style or technique?

Requirements:
** Participate in 2 weekly challenges per month which will be posted on the challenge blog every Thursday

** Comment on participant's entries

**Participate in any special release posts or blog hops that may arise

**Be active on the Aifactory community board and PCP group
* *Promote AiFatory on message boards, sites and your personal blog

** Commit for at least a 6 month term.

Our DT search starts TODAY until February 21, 2011
New Team Members will be announced by February 23rd
DT Positions are from March 1 to August 31st

A Challenge and A Prayer

10:12 PM 3 comments

Hey everyone! Thanks to all who participated in last week's for the boys challenges. Fabulous entries as always. This week's top 3 was picked by Crystal! These are her lucky winners in no particular order
1. #2 Joy

2. My Craft Central (entry #10)

3. Rachel Hope (entry # 16)

Please contact Tammy to pick up your blog badge.

Our random winner is

Here are your random numbers:

39

Timestamp: 2011-02-03 03:29:44 UTC

Congratulations to Lori! Please contact Tammy to receive your prize and your blog badge.

Before we head onto this week's challenge there are just a few things we'd like to share with you...first off....one of our dear DT members Radwa resides in Egypt! I'm sure you have heard of all the unrest that is happening there right now, so we ask that you keep her in your prayers during this troubling time.

Also we are having a DT call. You can find the posting here but if you would like to be considered, please put DT by your name when you enter this week's challenge!

This week's challenge is a color challenge....with Valentine's Day just around the corner, we are loving all the pink and red floating around blog land these days.....so let's see..show us your best pink & red creations..it can be for Valentine's Day or it can be for anything at all, just so long as those two colors are prominent! You will have until 11:59EST on February 9th to upload your project using the link below. Then a random winner and a top 3 will be chosen. We would love it if you used one of our images, but it is not a requirement. You can find lots of great ones in our store, including some awesome freebies.. If you are uploading from an online gallery, don't forget to label it with AIF066 so we can leave you some love!
The DT got to play with this cute little Ella set this week..perfect for Valentine's or any love themed card/project

First off, we'd like to welcome as a guest designer a former DT member. Renee has stopped in to share some inspiration with you for this week's challenge. Here is her card!