New Monthly Challenge!

TODAY, I am starting a monthly Blog Challenge that will occur on the 5th of every month and will be open for 2 weeks each time!   Want to know more?

All details can be found on this page on my Challenge Info page, but since this is my first challenge, I have listed the general guidelines below the Mr. Linky.

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CLEARLY DELIGHTFUL BLOG CHALLENGE #1

(use keyword CDBC1)

TO BE A PARTICIPANT do the following 4 things (super easy stuff!):

• Follow the challenge theme with a project or card

The theme is BUNNY RABBITS!  Create any NEWLY posted card or project using a bunny stamp, image, or punch a bunny.

• Post MUST be dated within the time frame of the challenge.  Please, no past creations, create something new 
• Use Mr. Linky Widget to share your creation post (direct link to actual post)
  
• Leave a comment on THIS challenge post.

Entries due by January 19, 2010

Entries put into Mr. Linky must be direct links to the actual post of your bunny project, thanks!

ALL participants will automatically be emailed the Digital Image BELOW in a .png file format, unless your comment specifies you need another format.

Bunny Wabbit

If you are new to Digital Images and how to use them, I created a beginners guide to them HERE if you want to check it out.

THIS CHALLENGES COMPLETE GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPANTS

1. The challenge will be to create something NEW (card, scrap page, treat box, purse... anything!) using the CHALLENGE THEME.  Themes will vary each month... ANY stamps can be used, ANY materials can be used!  You just have to follow the THEME.
2. Challenge is open for 2 weeks, and the last day for entries is the 19th.
3. EVERY participant will receive a FREE Clearly Delightful Digital image of the Month that I have drawn JUST for the participants of this challenge.  Once the challenge is over, this image will no longer be available through my blog….so if you want this adorable image for free…..enter quickly! **(please read the important copyright and security notice HERE and at the bottom of this post)**
4. You may enter twice, but you must create one item for each entry.  You may use the Bunny Wabbit free digital image for the second entry, if you wish, but it is not required.
5. There will be ONE randomly selected participant who will win a Blog Candy of at least $25 worth of NEW card making/scrapping supplies, shipped directly to the randomly selected winner of the challenge.  This month the product is valued at $36 retail!!!  Scroll to the bottom of the post to see the blog candy you could win.
   

To participate, you must to do ALL of the following (super easy stuff!):

• Follow the challenge theme with a project or card
• Post MUST be dated within the time frame of the challenge.  Please, no past creations, create something new 
• Use Mr. Linky Widget to share your creation post
• Leave a comment on THIS challenge post.

Winner notification:

• The one winner is announced on the 20th of each month.
• All participants will automatically be emailed the FREE digital image, along with a copyright notice.  I will check for participants every other day and email directly with a .png file format of the Clearly Delightful Digi Image of the Month.  If you need a different file format, let me know in your blog comment.

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The Blog Candy that ONE randomly selected participant will receive is pictured below.

Contents:

• 1 - 6x6 Basic Grey Sugar Rush paper pad
• 1 - 6x6 basic grey Origins paper pad
• 1 - pack of Origins painted brads
• 1 - pack of Origins glass deco brads
• 1 - pack of Sugar Rush painted brads
• 1 - pack of Sugar Rush glass deco brads
• 3 - bottles of Stickles in coordinating colors

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BELOW you will find some inspiration using the Digital Image of the Month.

Pink bunny card by Sue Morris

Sue created this adorable little piece to help inspire you today!

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Below are a couple of my cards using the Bunny Wabbit Digital Image.

This first one I applied 3 of the images into my document and overlapped them, making one of them mirrored to face the other way, and making the one in the back the smallest and the one in the front the largest.

3 Bunny card RECIPE:

• DIGITAL IMAGE: Bunny Wabbit Clearly Delightful Digital Image
• STAMPS: Spring Critters for sentiment
• CS/PAPER: Watercolor, Basic Grey Sugar Rush, white, plum
• INK: plum, sage, Tombo markers 942, 947, 312, 491, N65, 772
• ACCENTS/TOOLS: Spellbinders Labels 1 dies, Spellbinders oval dies, PTI ribbon, Basic grey pearls, waterbrush, sponge, sewing machine, sheer ribbon, SU border punch, glue dots, foam dots
• MEDIUM: Watercoloring with Tombo markers on 90 lb. watercolor paper

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My second card just uses one bunny wabbit and some My Minds Eye papers.

Brown bunny card RECIPE:

• DIGITAL IMAGE: Bunny Wabbit Clearly Delightful Digital Image
• CS/PAPER: Watercolor, My Minds Eye DP, bermuda bay, melon berry
• INK: Tombo markers 912, 373, 992, 772
• ACCENTS/TOOLS: Spellbinders Labels 3 dies, Spellbinders scallop circles dies, Satin ribbon, Basic grey pearls, waterbrush, prima flowers, sewing machine, sheer ribbon, glue dots, foam dots
• MEDIUM: Watercoloring with Tombo markers on 90 lb. watercolor paper

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR VISITING!

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**By participating in this challenge and upon receiving the FREE image I send you, you agree to use it only for personal use, and not sell or freely redistribute it electronically, in printed form, or in the form of clear or rubber stamps.

You may sell your projects using a colored in Clearly Delightful Digital Image, as long as the signature initials are still with the image.

Thank you!**

Comments

[Melody]

Love your bunnies and your cards! Beautiful projects.

Discovered this site and challenge today, never did one before. Missed getting the keyword in my upload and my post here. Didn't know how to do that. Sorry.

[Melody]

Love your bunnies! Just discovered this site and challenge & so glad I did. Beautiful work!

[Connie Jo]

I think my post went away... Love this image can hardly wait to use it. So happy I found this site.

Connie Jo9

[Connie Jo]

This is just the cutest image ever. I love it. Some of my Send Love Today little ones list rabbits as one of their favorite animals so I hope to make some really cute cards with it. The card I posted is NOT one of my best cards. Just needed to get it in so I could get this cute image.

connie jo

[Jodi S]

Laurie ~ Gorgeous cards! The coloring on your bunnies is amazing! I just had to get in on this challenge because that image is too cute! Thanks :)

[Suzanne Cimini]

OMG, OMG, OMG, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this bunny image and the cards are beautiful! Thank you for this awesome challenge Laurie.

[carla]

Love these cards and thanks for offering a beautiful image to all who participate! That's so sweet!

[rebecca Ednie]

Thanks for the free digi image. rebeccacell at gmail dot com

[Justine]

I was so happy to find your challenge. I've linked my project into Mr. Linky. I am a little intimidated to play around with that adorable bunny your are giving to us after seeing all of your amazing artwork. he is beautiful and thank you so much.
littlebombs@yahoo.com

[Georgia Ehrmann]

Laurie,
I couldn't resist another entry using your sweet bunny image! I have posted it to Mr. Linky and to my blog, and SCS for others to see your wonderful image! Best of luck in your future!!!
{hugs}
Georgia

[Linda Selymes]

Your cards are adorable. Thanks for the tutorial on digital images also. I bought several images last week and haven't been able to get them to go into my photo software, so I will try MSWord now. I don't know howw to use a Mr. Linky, and I don't have a blog so I don't think I can participate in a challenge, but I will check out your blog from time to time.

[Justine]

I am so excited about being able to participate. I wish I already had that amazing Bunny Wabbit to play with. You have awed and inspired me. Thank you for the new challenge littlebombs@yahoo.com

[Laura Whitaker]

Such a cute digi bunny (this will be my first digi experience!) and your colouring is awesome. Thanks for a fun challenge. I linked my card using Mr. Linnky!

[KymKreates]

Gosh I just realized I didn't leave a comment!!! How would you know I was here if I didn't. I think this is a wonderful idea and you are brilliant for doing it!

Thanks for the opportunity!
KymKreates

PS Can you e-mail me when you get a chance I have a KLM DT ?

[Jan]

Ok...this is the first time I've ever done something like this! I just LOVE, love your bunny! Just adorable, and the cards are so beautiful! Thanks for offering this.

[Cheryl (Shestamps)]

This little bunny is too cute! I love it! The coloring in the samples is awesome.

I linked my project using Mr. Linky above.

[Katy Myhre]

Hi Laurie! I am so excited I had a chance to play along! I love your bunny, he is the cutest thing!

[happycrafter]

Got my first card done, link has been added above with Mr. Linky :-)

[Laurie in MN]

Oh my Goodness. The way you colored the bunnies is unbelievable. Fantastic cards.

[Mary Duffek]

Adorable image. I just found your blog and would love to play along. Blessings!

[Yvonne]

Love this bunny. Thanks for sharing him with us.

[Carla]

what a cute design and a sweet inspiration for spring!

[Faith S.]

Wow, Laurie!! Your coloring is amazing!! What a cute digital stamp you have drawn, too! It's nice to dream of spring!! :)

[Vanessa B]

Bunny Wabbit is Adorable so I just had to play!!! One of things on my New Years list is do more crafting and what a better way than thru a great challenge, ggg. I used a cute Bunny on a new card, blogged her, used Mr Linky here and leavin' ya a comment...Thanx for BWabbit and for the chance to win!

[Sheila D]

What an adorable bunny image. The cards showcase them beautifully. Thanks so much for an swesome challenge.