Sentimental Sundays: July 2011

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Challenge #66 - It's a Garden Party!

Welcome to another Sentimental Sunday!

Before we start with today's challenge, we'd like to mention a special fundraiser that we would like to tell everyone about. Kim Sherrod is having a fundraiser for her dear friend whose son was admitted to the hospital for heart problems. Kim is trying to raise money for her friend to be able to see her son, but it's not going well. Her friend is struggling financially and can't afford to make the trip.

She approached me about designing some stamps for her and I was glad to do so. You can purchase the stamps in digi format or possibly as clear stamps, too by visiting THIS PAGE. So if you can, please stop over and help her raise some money for a very worthy cause. Next week, some of the Sentimental Sundays team members will be showcasing the stamps to inspire you to create using the images.

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And now, back to our challenge for this week.

Thanks so much to everyone who played along in our Focus on the Sentiment challenge last week. Your entries were simply wonderful! Be sure to stop back on Tuesday and see who our random winner is and who has been chosen to be in our Top 3!

Challenge Sponsor:

The prize for this challenge will be four INDIVIDUAL sentiment sets from the Raindrop Echo Designs Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection. If you like the weekly freebies offered here, please visit the store to see even more! We also offer custom digital designs at an affordable price with tutorials on how to use them.

This week's challenge is:
In the Garden

(plus a sentiment)

This week the design team is challenging you to feature things you might find in your garden in your project. As usual, they have all been busily creating some fun things to inspire you.

Amy

Ann

Antoinette

Calypso

Ceal

Cheryl

Chris

Dee

Elena

Heather

Janne

Joanna

Lou
Stacey

Tameko

Tammy

Tenny

Val

Sentimental Sundays Weekly Freebie:

Freebie sentiments are available for one week only. For more sentiments like this, please visit the Raindrop Echo Designs Sentiments Collection at Whimsy Stamps.
A special thank you to those who link back to the blog when using these sentiments!

When uploading to SCS, PCP, SNR, or other galleries, please use the keyword "sentimentalsundays66" Thank you!

Thank you for your entry! This challenge closes on August 6, 2011 at 11:59 EST.

7. Jodi - Kaboo Designs

17. joanne (cardology,etc)

22. Kath Hernandez - 2 LO entries

51. Alison~ Tillymint

52. cockney blonde

53. Lins

54. Cheryl (Cardsby CG)

63. Craftingallday /Teresa

64. Lisa s

65. Dee

66. Renata

67. chris v - easily amused

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Winners–Challenge #64–For the Men in Your Life

Thank you for all the fabulous entries in our “For the Men in Your Life” challenge. Some lucky men are getting some wonderful cards and projects. As always, the DT really enjoyed seeing all the ways you incorporate sentiments in to your projects.

We had two sponsors for our masculine challenge. The first was Dude Time Doodles. The winner will receive $10.00 GC to spend in the Dude Time Doodles store.

The winner of the prize from Dude Time Doodles is:

#60 - Julia

Our second sponsor was the marvelous Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. This prize is four INDIVIDUAL sentiment sets from the Raindrop Echo Designs Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection. If you like the weekly freebies offered here, please visit the store to see even more! We also offer custom digital designs at an affordable price with tutorials on how to use them.

The winner of the Raindrop Echo Designs prize is:

#48 – Hazel

Congratulations! Please email us at sentimentalsundays@raindropecho.com to get details about your prize :)

And here's our Top Three chosen by the DT members:

#32 – Shelly

#66 – Rebekah

#14 – The Crafty Den

Congratulations! Please feel free to grab the blinkie on the sidebar (the code you need is below it) and display it proudly on your blogs! You earned it :)

Congratulations to all our winners!

You still have time to enter into our “Focus on the Sentiment” challenge which is being sponsored by Heart Song Designs and Raindrop Echo Designs. Just scroll down to link up your projects.

Make sure to come back on Sunday for a new challenge and freebie :)

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Challenge #65 - Focus on the Sentiment

Welcome to another Sentimental Sunday!

First and most importantly, we would like to say that our hearts go out to the people of Norway. You are in our thoughts during this difficult time and we hope that you find support and comfort from those around you. And though we may be miles away, our hearts are with you.

And now we return to our regular programing...

I'm (Ann) terribly sorry for the late post! It's been a hectic weekend and I did not get a chance to create the freebie sentiments earlier.

Thanks so much to everyone who played along in our Masculine Project challenge last week. Your entries were just spectacular! Be sure to stop back on Tuesday and see who our random winner is and who has been chosen to be in our Top 3!

Challenge Sponsors:

We have two challenge sponsors this week. First, is Heart Song Designs. The winner will receive their choice of 3 digital images from the Heart Song Designs store.

Our second sponsor is Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. This prize will be four INDIVIDUAL sentiment sets from the Raindrop Echo Designs Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection. If you like the weekly freebies offered here, please visit the store to see even more! We also offer custom digital designs at an affordable price with tutorials on how to use them.

This week's challenge is:
Focus on the Sentiment

(so don't forget your sentiment!)

As usual, the design team has been hard at work creating some projects that we hope will inspire you to use your favorite sentiment on your project.

Calypso

Ceal

Cheryl

Chris

Dee

Di

Elena

Heather

Joanna

Karen

Lisa

Lou

Susan

Tameko

Tammy Louise

EDITED TO ADD

A note about this week's freebie:

Every other week, we'll be sharing freebie sentiments chosen by a member of the design team. These are some of their favorite sentiments! Sometimes they will match the theme, sometimes they won't, but I still hope you enjoy ALL them. This week the freebie is a set of three sentiments chosen by our design team member, Tammy Louise! Tammy Louise is such a pleasure to have on the team because not only is her enthusiasm contagious, but she is such a huge supporter of using Raindrop Echo Designs sentiments. I am personally grateful to you Tammy Louise for your encouragement!

Sentimental Sundays Weekly Freebie:

Tammy Louise's Sentiments

When uploading to SCS, PCP, SNR, or other galleries, please use the keyword "sentimentalsundays25" Thank you!

Thank you for your entry! This challenge closes on July 30, 2011 at 11:59 EST.

1. Rachel

2. Karen C

3. Susan's Crafty Chaos

20. joanne (cardology,etc)

26. Jessica Fitzgerald

33. Sylvia/LittleTreasures

43. Cheryl (Cardsby CG)

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Challenge Guidelines

Welcome to Sentimental Sundays Challenges! The goal of these challenges is to focus on the beauty of words to compliment our projects. Here's a little info about the challenges that will be held here:

1. Challenges will be posted every Sunday. Your work must be new, but you may combine it with as many other challenges as you like; however, you are ONLY allowed THREE entries per challenge. It can be any type of handmade (or even digital creation): card, scrapbook pages, altered items, etc.

2. You must use a sentiment somewhere on your card. It can be from any company, digital or rubber, stamped or a sticker, or even created by you - anything! Just make sure to link back to this blog and mention our current challenge in your post.

3. Post a direct link to your creation (blog post, SCS Gallery, Photobucket album, etc.) into InLinkz before the next challenge goes up (usually around 12:01 AM EST on Sundays). When uploading to SCS, PCP, SNR, or other galleries, please use the keyword "sentimentalsundays"

4. HAVE FUN!

Yep, it's a pretty short list! Once in a while we will give away sentiment sets or if sponsors contact us, we'll have a prize. Otherwise, we just want everyone to have fun here :) If you have questions or would like to sponsor a challenge, please contact us below.