Cupcake Craft Challenges

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

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, 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

Monday, July 18, 2011

Cupcake 151... Wish Upon a Star

Well Hellio! How nice to see you on this fine, bright morning! Time for another Cupcake...

Thank you so, so much for playing along with our Pick Your Favourite Cupcake Challenge, it really made things special for us last week. It was lovely to see what you all chose and even better to see your gorgeous creations. :)

This weeks Challenge is for Poppit, who, has sadly left Cupcake. Poppit is hugely talented and we will miss her greatly. We wish you mahoosive success in the future. Don't be a stranger. So for Poppit:

... Wish Upon a Star ...

We'd like to see your projects including stars!

You have until 8pm, GMT on Sunday 24 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 Cupcake Cuties.

Here are the winners:

Challenge 150 Winner
chosen at random;
Ruby
Ribena Ruby's Blog

Congratulations Ruby, you win a £10 Gift Voucher to spend with last weeks wonderful sponsor, Lili of the Valley. (You lucky thing!) Could you please e-mail me by Sunday 24 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;

Mo
Janet O'Brien
Christine Craig
Donna Bowman
Helene

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:

Crafty Emma's Store are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a £10 Gift Voucher to spend in the scrummy store:

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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...

Denise

Monday, July 11, 2011

Cupcake 150... Your Favourite Cupcake Challenge

Hello you lovely Cupcake Peeps! Happy Monday. :) It's a bit of a special post today as Cupcake hits 150 Challenges. Woohoo! So zoom the spotlight down, I have a little speech...

I'd like to thank The Wonderful Cupcakes, who all work so hard and give their time so generously. Not forgetting of course, our Guest Cupcakes who are always such a pleasure to have at The Cupcake Factory, even if for a short while, and all our past Cupcakes, a little wave for you. Thanks also to all our fantastic Sponsors, you've been so kind. And then there is a mahoosive thank you to everyone that plays along with us, week after week. We couldn't do it withouth you.

So, to celebrate the Old Girl turning 150, this week, we thought we'd let you choose:

... Your Favourite Cupcake Challenge from the last 150 ...

To make things a little easier for you, if you scroll down to the post under this one, or just click here, you'll find a list of all of our Challenges. Don't worry if the numbers all look a bit crazy. I took out a number of duplicate Challenges. You may also notice a big jump in numbers. That's because I didn't want to confuse things too much by renaming some of the more recent Challenges. All the numbers match up to corresponding sketches and colour combos.

Don't forget to let us know which Challenge (number and name) you have chosen in your post, as you won't be eligible for any prizes if we can't see which one you're playing with.

You have until 8pm, GMT on Sunday 17 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 Cupcake Cuties.

Here are the winners:

Challenge 149 Winner
chosen at random;
Ivette
All About Me & My Scrapbook

Congratulations Ivette, you win a $20 Gift Certificate to spend with last weeks wonderful sponsor, Simon Says Stamp. Could you please e-mail me by Sunday 17 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;

Simone
Judy Rozema
Paula Hollifield
Christine
Sylvia Blum

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 excited to be joined again by:

Lili of the Valley are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a £10 Gift Voucher to spend in their scrummy store:

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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; 110, Pink and Brown