Cupcake Craft Challenges

Monday, August 8, 2011

Cupcake 154... Sew Mad

Morning! Happy Monday! Time for another Cupcake...

Firstly, thanks to all that took the time to pop over and say 'hi' to Maarit. I think you made her week! Thanks also to everyone that joined in with our How Old Challenge last week. It was a tough job picking the Cuties again!

This weeks Challenge has been chosen by our lovely Jane:

... Sew Mad ...

It's all about stitching Peeps. Real or faux, let's see what you've got up your sleeves!

You have until 8pm, GMT on Sunday 14 August to place your entry for this challenge. Have fun!

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We have a Winner for last weeks sponsored Challenge, a winner for the Hello Maarit Candy and we’ve also chosen our Cupcake Cuties.

Here are the winners:

Challenge 153 Winner
chosen at random;
Suzie Q
Suzie Q's Crafty Creations

Congratulations Suzie, you win a $20 Gift Certificate to spend with last weeks generous sponsor, Simon Says Stamp. Could you please e-mail me by Sunday 14 August so I can arrange for you to claim your prize? If the prize is not claimed by then, another winner will be chosen.

Hello Maarit Candy
chosen at random;
Sandra
Welcome to Sandra's Blog

Congratulations Sandra, you win the lovely Stamp Set from the girls at Rainbow Studios. Could you please e-mail your full postal address to me by Sunday 14 August so I can arrange for you to receive your prize? If the prize is not claimed by then, another winner will be chosen.

Our Cupcake Cuties are;

Colette
Linda
Anni
Mo
Jovan

Congratulations girls, you can pick up the Cupcake Cutie badge below... we hope you will display it on your Blogs with pride!

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This week we are delighted to be joined for the first time by:

Paper Pretties are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, the lovely Giving Thanks Sophia Rubber Stamp:

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We're being good to you this month! Because it's our third birthday, we have three fabby sponsors lined up with gorgeous stash for you to win...

Crafts U Love is a naughty treasure trove of goodies and are generously offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a £15 Gift Voucher to spend in their scrummy store.

I'm sure you love Mo's wonderful work as much as we do. Mo's Digital Pencil are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a $10 Gift Code to spend in store.

Sew Sweet is crammed full of all the pretty things that you need. They are offering, one lucky winner, chosen at random, a £10 Gift Voucher to spend in store.

You'll want to keep an eye on us this month. We have loads of naughty stash and we just want to give it to you! ;)

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This month, The Cupcakes are joined by a fantastically talented Guest Cupcake... Cazza. Check out their gorgeous work, links are below if you fancy leaving some well deserved love...

Cazza

A Few things to remember!
Please leave a link to your blog post and not just your blog!
Make sure that 'Cupcake Crafts' are linked in your post... if you don't mention us in your posting you will not be eligible for any prize(s) offered by our sponsors!
Please only link to new entries - it isn't fair to backlink to older posts!

Monday, August 1, 2011

Cupcake 153... How Old?

Morning All! I cannot believe it's August already. Not only does it bring us a little closer to the 'C' word, but it also means it's Cupcake's Birthday soon! And we have lots of presents to share with you. :)

This week, there are two lovely new faces amongst The Cupcakes. Our Guest Cupcake is Cazza and our newest Cupcake Flavour, Maarit, joins us too. To welcome Maarit to the team, we have a little extra Candy for you:

All you need to do for a chance to win this versatile stamp set from the lovely girls at Rainbow Studios is hop on over to Maarit's Blog and say Hello. We'll randomly draw a winner from all the comments on todays post on Saturday.

Thank you to everyone that took the time to play with Sari's Shabby Challenge last week. There was so much you could have done with this theme and it was fantastic to see all your shabby, sparkly creations.

Well time for another Cupcake and this week, Shelly has chosen the Challenge:

*** How Old? ***

We'd like to see your birthday creations, which must include a number on it.

You have until 8pm GMT on Sunday 7 August to place your entry for this challenge. Have fun!

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We're bursting at the seams with winners today! We have a Winner for last weeks Challenge, our July Icing on the Cupcake Winner and we’ve also chosen our Cupcake Cuties...

Here are the winners:

Challenge 152 Winner
chosen at random;
Kylie
Inklings from Kylie's Kraft Room

Congratulations Kylie, you win four digital images of your choice from our lovely sponsor, Sassy Studio Designs. Could you please e-mail your choices to me by Sunday 7 August, so I can arrange for you to receive your prize! If the prize is not claimed by then another winner will be chosen!

Our July Icing on the Cupcake Winner,
chosen at random;
Kt Dragonfly
Kt Dragonfly Dreams

Congratulations Kt, you win the delish Christmas stamps from last month’s sponsor, Polka Doodles. Could you please e-mail your postal address to me by Sunday 7 August so I can arrange for you to receive your prize! If the prize is not claimed by then another winner will be chosen!

Our Cupcake Cuties;

Viipulan Elämää
Val
Keeley
Kylie
Annika

Congratulations girls, you can pick up our badge below... we hope you will display it on your Blogs with pride!

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This week, we welcome back our regular monthly sponsor, Simon Says Stamp. We're so grateful that they continue to sponsor Cupcake. Simon Says Stamp has an incredible selection of crafting goodies in their on-line store and they stock lots of scrummy goodies that can't be purchased here in the UK.

Simon Says Stamp are offering one lucky winner the opportunity to win a $20 Gift Voucher.

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The beginning of the month, of course, means we have a change in Toppings! And because it's our third birthday this month, we have three fabby sponsors lined up with gorgeous stash for you to win...

Crafts U Love is a naughty treasure trove of goodies and are generously offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a £15 Gift Voucher to spend in their scrummy store.

I'm sure you love Mo's wonderful work as much as we do. Mo's Digital Pencil are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a $10 Gift Code to spend in store.

Sew Sweet is crammed full of all the pretty things that you could think you need. They are offering, one lucky winner, chosen at random, a £10 Gift Voucher to spend in store.

You'll want to keep an eye on us over the next few weeks, because we have loads of naughty things up our birthday sleeves...! ;)

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This month, The Cupcakes are joined by a fantastically talented Guest Cupcake... Cazza. Check out their gorgeous work, links are below if you fancy leaving some well deserved love...

Cazza

Monday, July 25, 2011

Cupcake 152... Shabby Sparkle

Well Good Morning! Another week has flown by in the blink of an eye! So now, it's time for another Cupcake...

Thank you so much for showing us your stars last week. It looks like you love them as much as we do. It was lovely to see what you created. In the end, I couldn't choose just five Cupcake Cuties, so this week, there are six!

And I have some more happy news. At the beginning of August, I am delighted to tell you that we will be joined by a fabulous new Cupcake. Maarit Guest Designed for us earlier this year and often plays along. I just know you are going to love her work as much as we do.

This weeks Challenge has been chosen by our lovely Sunshine, Sari:

... Shabby Sparkle ...

If it's shabby and it sparkles, then we'd love to see what you've made! (Stars, Sunshine, Sparkle, we've got it all here!)

You have until 8pm, GMT on Sunday 31 July to place your entry for this challenge. Have fun!

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We have a Winner for last weeks sponsored Challenge and we’ve also chosen our (Six) Cupcake Cuties.

Here are the winners:

Challenge 151 Winner
chosen at random;
Lyn
Want to Craft not to Work

Congratulations Lyn, you win a £10 Gift Voucher to spend with last weeks super sponsor, Crafty Emma's Store. (So jealous!) Could you please e-mail me by Sunday 31 July so I can arrange for you to receive your prize? If the prize is not claimed by then, another winner will be chosen.

Our Cupcake Cuties are;
Marika
AgaSi
Heather Sparey
Ileana
Coops
Cassie K

Congratulations girls, you can pick up the Cupcake Cutie badge below... we hope you will display it on your Blogs with pride!

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This week we are delighted to be joined again by:

Sassy Studio Designs are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, four digital images of their choice.

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Our Icing on the Cupcake sponsor this month is:

Polka Doodles are generously offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a selection of four yummy Christmas themed Stamps:

It pains me to say this, but yep, it's time to start thinking about the 'C' word Folks! Eeeurgh!

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The Cupcakes are thrilled to be joined by a lovely Guest Cupcake... Shanna. Check out their gorgeous work, links are below if you fancy leaving some well deserved love...

Delphine