Monday, April 25, 2011

Cupcake 139... Fluffy Bunnies

Morning All. It's time for another Cupcake! :)

I hope you've had a lovely Easter and that the sun has been shining for you. It's not over yet though, you still have another day to fill with crafting, so we'd better get on with things!

Our new Cupcakes have been busy creating in The Cupcake Factory ready for their debut next week. They've been out and about visiting you already, so they know all your tricks!

We have lots of surprises coming, you won't want to miss it, that's all I'm saying!


Wow, wow, wow! We had nearly 400 entries last week! What a fantastic turn out, thank you so, so much for playing with us, we loved seeing all your layers.

Our new challenge, this week, has been chosen by our Minxie Shelly:

***Fluffy Bunnies***

Bunnies and Easter themes are optional, but you must incorporate some kind of 'Fluff' in your project; Pom poms, fibres, tassels, flowersoft... if it's fluffy, we want it!

You have until 8pm, GMT on Sunday 01 May 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 Top and Totally Fab 5...

Here are the winners:

Challenge 138 Winner
chosen at random;
Anne
Crafty Anny's KoolKardz


Congratulations Anne, you a £10 Gift Voucher to spend with last weeks lovely sponsor, Crafty Emme's Store. Could you please e-mail me by Sunday 01 May so I can arrange for you to claim your prize? If the prize is not claimed by then, another winner will be chosen!

Our Top 5 Winners are;


Ruby M
Anita
Julie W
Tracy Payne
Nicola J

Congratulations girls, for the last time, you can pick up the TOP 5 badge below...we hope you will display it on your Blogs with pride!

Top 5

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As it's Easter, we have a little treat for you. You have not, one, not two, but three chances of winning stash! We're delighted to be sponsored again by:
Make The Day Special
Make The Day Special are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, this gorgeous Stamp Set:


Stamping Boutique

The Stamping Boutique are generously offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, five digital images of their choice.

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Tickled Pink Stamps are kindly offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, their choice of either one rubber stamp or two digital images.

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Our Icing on the Cupcake sponsor this month is:

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Bunny Zoe's Crafts are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a chance to win:


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This week, The Cupcakes are joined by Emily, from Make The Day Special. Check out their gorgeous work...

CatherineDelphineDeniseDonnaEmily
FayeLizaShelly
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, April 18, 2011

Cupcake 138... Lots of Layers

Hi Everyone. It's Cupcake time again.

Our Choose the Challenge Competition has closed now. Thank you for taking the time to enter, there are absolutely loads of really brilliant ideas for challenges, so much so, that you may well see them appearing here in the coming months, even if you didn't win on this occasion! ;)


We loved visiting all your Get Well projects last week too. I spent a whole evening trying to pick a Top 5! Play nice you lot! Anyway, thanks also for joining us, we hope you will again this week.


Which brings me nicely onto our new challenge, this week, chosen by Liza:


***Lots Of Layers***

So, lots of layers; papers on the card, layers in your image, both, we don't mind, it's totally up to you, but most importantly, have fun.

You have until 8pm, GMT on Sunday 24 April to place your entry for this challenge. Enjoy!


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We have a winner for last weeks sponsored challenge, and we’ve also chosen our Top and Totally Fab 5...

Here are the winners:


Challenge 137 Winner
chosen at random;
Little K Smith
Little K Smith's Crafty Corner

Congratulations Kelly, you a £10 Gift Voucher to spend with last weeks lovely sponsor, Quixotic Paperie. Jealous, us? No! Could you please e-mail me by Sunday 24 April so I can arrange for you to claim your prize? If the prize is not claimed by then, another winner will be chosen!

The Top 5 Winners are;
Princess Heather
Banana Stamper
Jenny Sabine
Angie Baechi
Lorraine A

Congratulations girls, you can pick up the TOP 5 badge below...we hope you will display it on your Blogs with pride!

Top 5

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This week we're delighted to be sponsored again by:

Crafty Emma's Store

Crafty Emma's Store are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a £10 Gift Voucher to spend in store. Woohoo!

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Our Icing on the Cupcake sponsor this month is:

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Bunny Zoe's Crafts are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a chance to win:


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Check out The Cupcakes gorgeous work...

CatherineDelphineDeniseDonnaFayeLizaShelly
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!


Friday, April 15, 2011

Challenge Competition!

Morning! Again. It's all going on over at The Cupcake Factory at the moment!

We had such a good response to our last competition to let you pick a theme, that we've decided to take a week off and do it all again. :)

Yep, if you'd like a chance to Guest Design for us on the week that your Challenge goes live on 09 May, and pick your own Top 5, then leave your idea in a comment on this post.

We'll close this competition at 8pm (GMT)Friday 15 April.

Get your thinking caps on Cupcake Lovers!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Cupcake 137... Doctors and Nurses

Morning! Time for another Cupcake! :) Wow, what a cracking weekend of weather we had, I hope it's just a taste of what's to come, rather than that being it! Fingers crossed hey?!

Our Choose the Challenge Competition has had a really good response so far. If you'd like the chance to pick a theme at Cupcake, Guest Design for that week and pick your very own Top 5, you still have time to enter, you're not even limited to one entry. Mr Random will be doing all the hard work on Friday afternoon, so get thinking...

The Cupcake Factory was filled with sounds of giggling last week, in fact, some of The Cupcakes said their sides were aching. Between you and me, I think it's just an excuse to get some time off, I think they were all sitting outside drinking Pimms when they should've been in The Factory! ;) Thanks, as always, for playing along.

Well, let's get things moving shall we? This week, it's my turn to pick a Challenge:

***Doctors and Nurses***

Isn't it nice to receive a little something handmade when we're feeling a little under the weather? So, we'd like to see your Get Well Projects... Simples!

You have until 8pm, GMT on Sunday 17 April to place your entry for this challenge. Have fun!

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We have a winner for last weeks sponsored challenge, we’ve also chosen our Top and Totally Fab 5 and we have a Special Mention...

Here are the winners:

Challenge 136 Winner
chosen at random;
mocca22
Skrawki Marzen

Congratulations Mocca, you win a $20 Gift Certificate to spend with last weeks generous sponsor, Simon Says Stamp. Could you please e-mail me by Sunday 17 April so I can arrange for you to claim your prize? If the prize is not claimed by then, another winner will be chosen!

The Top 5 Winners are;
Kathleen
Colette
Karin
Dorte
Laura

Congratulations girls, you can pick up the TOP 5 badge below...we hope you will display it on your Blogs with pride!

Top 5

On our travels this week, we came across this fabby card and thought it deserved a Special Mention:


Maddy, Aged 8; The Funky Monkey

Maddy, could you please e-mail me your details as we have a little something (from Sari) to send to you. :)

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This week we're delighted to be sponsored again by:

quixotic paperie

Quixotic Paperie are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a £10 Gift Voucher to spend in Elaine's delish store.

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Our Icing on the Cupcake sponsor this month is:

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Bunny Zoe's Crafts are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, a chance to win:


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This week, Elaine from Quixotic Paperie joins The Cupcakes! Check out their gorgeous work...

CatherineDelphineDeniseDonnaElaineFayeLizaShelly
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!


Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Introducing our New Cupcakes

Evening All.

No, you're not going mad and have not lost several days in the blink of an eye! It's not Monday morning.


I just wanted to thank everyone that took the time to enter our recent DT Call. I was completely surprised by the level of interest we had, but not by the quality of your work. Wow! It made our decision process incredibly difficult, which is why it took us so long.


I am pleased to tell you that we got there and I would like to introduce you to our newest Cupcakes. I hope you will stop by and say hi to them all.


Louise, Poppit, Rachel and Sari will be joining us at the beginning of May. There is a lot going on at The Cupcake Factory at the moment and I don't want to scare them already!


We will be running another Choose the Challenge Competition this week, so stop by tomorrow for the details and your chance to enter. Otherwise, have a fab week and see you on Monday, if not before...! ;)

Monday, April 4, 2011

Cupcake 136... Comedy Rocks

Morning! Well I hope all you Mummy's out there were treated yesterday? You so deserve it. Maybe there were some naughty little crafty presents? Oooh, actually I didn't think of that. That's a brilliant idea for getting some stash through baggage control...

Thank you so much for playing with our Flowers for Mum challenge last week. Not surprisingly, it was a very popular theme! But we loved seeing all your gorgeous creations.

I know some of you will be waiting for news on our DT Call. At the time of writing this post, we're still voting. If you've not heard from me yet, I hope to give you news by the end of this week.

Don’t forget, if you were a Top 5 winner in March; watch your inbox over the next couple of weeks as you could be joining us as a Guest Cupcake in May…

This week, Our Lovely Donna has chosen the challenge:

***Comedy Rocks ***

We'd like you to help us spread the laughter. It's contagious you know! So, we want you to make us giggle with your humorous creations.

You have until 8pm GMT on Sunday 10 April 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 our last sponsored challenge, our March Icing on the Cupcake Winner and we’ve also chosen our Top and Totally Fab 5...

Here are the winners:

Challenge 135 Winner chosen at random;

Hazel
My Crafty Outlook

Congratulations Hazel, you win four digital images of your choice from our lovely sponsor, Sassy Studio Designs. Could you please e-mail me by Sunday 10 April so I can arrange for you to claim your prize! If the prize is not claimed by then another winner will be chosen!

Our March Icing on the Cupcake Winner, chosen at random;

Jeanette
Krafty Kows

Congratulations Jeanette, you win the two great stamps from last month’s sponsor, Wild Rose Studio! Could you please e-mail me by Sunday 10 April so I can arrange for you to claim your prize! If the prize is not claimed by then another winner will be chosen!

The Top 5 Winners are;

Tamara M

Tracey Payne
Jenny Sabine
Suzanne
Deb

Congratulations girls, you can pick up the TOP 5 badge below...we hope you will display it on your Blogs with pride!

Top 5

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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.

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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 means we are joined by a fabulous new sponsor. This month, our Icing on the Cupcake is sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts!

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Bunny Zoe's Crafts, are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random:


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Check out The Cupcakes gorgeous work...

Catherine Delphine Denise Donna Faye Shelly

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!