A New Challenge with the new DT

Happy Thursday everyone!  Firstly thank you to everyone who participated in last week's monochromatic challenge.  Such beautiful entries in a varying array of colors.  Our random winner this week is.....
Lucky #2
ScrapJoanny. 

Congratulations!  Please contact Tammy to claim your prize and your blog badge.  Our top 3 this week was picked by our own returning DT Scrappy!  I'm sure she had a bit of a time trying to narrow it down, but here are they are in no particular order

Silke Ledlow #33

Katja #5

Claire # 22

 Please contact Tammy to claim your badge

Now on to this week's challenge!  It's our first challenge with the new Design Team and team A has some fabulous inspiration pieces for you to showcase our

DROP IN THE BUCKET

  theme this week!  We want to see your water projects...it can be rain, the ocean, swimming pools (ahh who wouldn't love to be somewhere warm and swimming right now???) anything that holds water!  You will have until 11:59 EST on Wednesday March 9th to upload your projects using the link below.  Please no backlinking and please link to your direct blog post.  You don't have to use AiF images but we would love it if you did and you get an extra entry to win.  You can check out our store here.
Now let's see what the DT has come up for you this week using the Ella Under the Sea digital stamp!

 Anne

Ika

Jan

Petra

 Lisa

Scrappy

Jennie

Monica

Shelley

Allie

As you can see, lots of great talent to inspire you this term so I hope you'll play with us each week!  Don't forget to link your card or project below

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AIF061 Winner and a new Challenge

Hello everyone! We hope you had a fabulous holiday and are looking forward to 2011. Hard to believe that it is only a few days away!
A big thank you to everyone who participated in our challenge last week. You showed us some fantastic cards and projects and we tried to comment on as many as we could!
Our random winner is

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

80

Timestamp: 2010-12-30 04:36:27 UTC



Congratulations to #80 Tracey aka Lalkygirl! Please contact Tammy to claim your prize.

We have a new challenge for you, our last one of 2010.  We want to thank everyone that has participated in our challenges this year, as well as our Guest Designers through the year that have helped us to give you inspiration and ideas.  This week's theme is ELEGANCE
It can be an elegant wedding card, birthday card, thinking of you card, whatever you want to create. Let's see that lace and shine and pearls and whatever else you think elegance represents.   Up for grabs is this gorgeous digital set called Ella the Flower Girl

You will have until 11:59EST on Wednesday January 5 2011 to upload your card using the link below.  As always you don't have to use any of the AIF images but we would love it if you did, AND you get double entries into the draw! Please check out our store, which also has a great freebie section! If you are uploading from an online gallery don't forget to tag your card with AIF062 so we can easily find it.  Also remember to upload it to our online community gallery for a chance to win a $10GC to our store!
Here is some DT inspiration for you (you'll have to forgive us if we don't have as many as usual. A lot of the DT have been under the weather for the holidays :(  )

Rhonda

Cindy-Lynn

Lisa

Tammy

 Radwa

 Scrappy

Elegance entries here

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Challenge 29 ~ Create an Easel Card

Your challenge for this week is to Create an Easel Card

This week you are playing for your choice of one of these adorable Ella images.


You do not have to use AiFactory images but if you have them we would love to see them. We also have quite a few Freebies available at the store.

Here are some sample cards using this weeks challenge and the Ella stamps.

First is an absolutely adorable card from DT Member ~ Lola

Another cutie from DT Member ~ Monica


And a beautiful blue Ballerina from DT Member ~ Kerry

Please visit all the Design Team Blogs to see even more beautiful cards using this weeks challenge.....

Carole
Cheri
Angie
Penny
Fliss
Fink
Carlie
Michelle


Details about the project submission can be found here

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