Our vintage affair

Thursday, 25 August 2011

Temporary closure of Our Vintage Affair

It is with regret that I am writing this particular post but after alot of to-ing and fro-ing over the last few months I have decided that Our Vintage Affair is going to close just 'TEMPORARILY' whilst I for one concentrate on personal and work issues. Life at the minute is very demanding and hectic and something just has to give and it has to be this challenge site. Both Loreta and Kate have had to step down recently due to workload increases and it has made me think that for now that is what I will do.

I would like to thank all my lovely DT ladies for their beautiful work and commitment over the last 6 months and mainly Loreta who has helped and supported me for the last year in running Our Vintage Affair. Also not forgetting our fantastic regular supporter The Craft Barn and our other sponsors who have kindly donated prizes for our well deserved and creative winners.

I will not be closing the challenge site but leaving it open so that you can still view all the lovely DT creations and of course all your stunning entries. In the words of Arnie in The Terminator - 'I'll be back'!!!

We will of course judge our August entries and announce the winners on 1st September 2011 as normal.

Take care Polly

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Hello all vintage and shabby lovers!

It's that time again to announce our new challenge for AUGUST! ( August already!! - our Summers certainly fly by don't they)!!!

This time the challenge is all about TRIANGLES - it might be a triangular card, or a pyramid box, anything which has a shape of the triangle...

But before I unveil our Guest Designer of the month along with our DT creations I would like to introduce you to our regular sponsor of these challenges which is .....

The Craft Barn

and the prize is a £20 voucher to spend in their store!!

"We are a UK based business selling a wide range of craft supplies including stamps, dies and embossing folders, punches, an extensive range of items to alter and decorate and much more for your scrapbooking and card making projects. We are committed to providing the best, most up to date craft products at great prices, coupled with first class service.

Some of the leading companies that we stock include Stamping Bella, Ranger, Tim Holtz, Crafty Individuals, Martha Stewart, Katzelkraft stamps, Nestabilities, Craftwork Cards, Copic Pens, House Mouse, Viva Décor, Eco Green crafts and Cosmic Shimmer to name but a few.

We are constantly adding new products to our range of craft supplies so be sure to add us to your browser favourites so you can pop back and see us - there really is something for everyone."

Thank you Sandy for your very generous prize.

Now its time to reveal our Guest Designer for this month
'Paula Tidman'

I’ve always love arts and crafts. Drawing and painting; pastels and oils being a firm favourite. I’ve dabbled in many different crafts, jewellery making and encaustic art. But I’ve only recently started paper crafting again and my blog began in March. I love all things vintage. I’m especially interested in Classical Greece and Rome, the Renaissance period and the Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite Era.

And here is what Paula has created - truly gorgeous!!!!

And here are the challenge contributions from our lovely DT members:

Anna-Lotta:

Annar:

Elena:

Kate:

Michelle:

Polly:

Toni

Our 'Triangle' challenge will close 22.00 (GMT) on 25th of August.

We hope we have inspired you to join in and look forward to all of your creations! And do not forget to pop into our DT member blogs and say hello to them. They are here to share their works and ideas with you! Lets appreciate them by leaving friendly comments on their creations!

Inspire and get inspired!

Monday, 1 August 2011

August LO challenge

Hello again today!

Here is a new LO (scrapbook page) challenge for the August:

"BIRDS"

It means that you have to use birds in your layouts. And here is a sketch:

The sponsor for August LO challenge is:

And here is a little about the company itself:

"Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker is a scrapbooking company specializing in premium papers and embellishments that will make you smile. From whimsical designs to cute, cuddly creatures, Nikki Sivils designs straight from her heart hoping to inspire creativity and expressions of love and life.

http://www.nikkisivils.com/

http://nikkisdoghouse.blogspot.com/"

And here is a prize for challenge winner: the collection from "My Friend Birdie"!!!

The inspiration from our DTs:

Michelle:

The August LO challenge is open until 22.00 Our Vintage Affair time on 20th of August.

We look forward to all of your creations! And do not forget to pop into our DT member blogs and say hello to them. They are here to inspire you and to share their works and ideas with you! Lets appreciate them by leaving friendly comments on their creations!

Inspire and get inspired!

July Winners!!

It's time to announce our July Winners but before I do I would like to say thank you to all of you who took part in our challenges - it was very enjoyable popping over and seeing what you created. And.... it was very hard to choose the winners and I will admit that the scoring on both challenges were very VERY close!!!

So without further ado the winner of our July Layout challenge is .......
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Gayle with this stunning layout.

Congratulations Gayle - very beautiful creation. For this challenge we didn't have a sponsor but I have put together something that I hope you will like. Please contact me at artfulwings@hotmail.co.uk with your address so that I can send it out to you.

And now for our Honourable Mentions......

Vibeke

Berberis

Marianne

Your layouts were absolutely brilliant - your takes on our sketch were very imaginative and creative!
Please collect the HM badge at the left side of our blog for you to display on your blogs.

And now for our July Card / Altered Item winner .... WOW was this very close!!!! But we do have a winner and that is
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Marianne with this just beautiful creation!

Congratulations Marianne - you win a £20 voucher from The Craft Barn!! Please email me at artfulwings@hotmail.co.uk so that we can get your voucher to you.

And our Honorable Mentions go to the very talented ......

Mollik

Tengel27

Karen

Linda

Fantastic creations that just wowed us. Please collect your Winners and Honourable Mentions badges from the left hand side of our challenge blog.

Hope you will stay tuned for when we announce our next Sponsor and our next Challenge at 10pm tonight UK time.

Bye for now.

Sunday, 10 July 2011

July Card / Altered Item challenge - Wedding

Hello all vintage and shabby lovers!

It's that time again to announce a new JULY challenge!

We have changed the criteria just a little - to enter you can create either a card or altered item - you choose.

This time the challenge is all about WEDDINGS

But before I unveil the DT creations I would like to announce our sponsor this month which is.......

The Craft Barn

and the prize is a £20 voucher to spend in their store!!

Thank you Sandi for sponsoring us again.

And here are challenge contributions from DT members:

Elena:

The July Wedding challenge will close 22.00 (GMT) on 25th of July.

Inspire and get inspired!

Friday, 1 July 2011

July LO Challenge "Flowers"

Hello all vintage and shabby lovers!

Here it is a moment to announce a new JULY LO (scrapbook page) challenge:

This time the challenge is all about FLOWERS and it has to be at least one flower made by you! And here is a sketch to follow:

We look forward to your creations!

This time we have two Guest Designers! Let's meet them!!

Malflu

Hi all, my names' Gosia ( http://malflu.blogspot.com)

Scrapbooking has been my most important hobby for almost two years now. It allows me to overcome my weaknesses, develops my imagination and creativity as well as... has a therapeutic influence.

I live in a village and I am a mother of two, being a school teacher (advisor) at the same time. I'm not very tidy, but the mess disturbs me. I tend to look for some "necessary" hand work. I never put any scrapbooking challenges off but id doesn't apply to other challenges...
I just adore making cards, recycling useful and unuseful things, I love machine sewing. I'm learning all the time, looking for inspiration and developing my passions.
My life is the proof that dreams are powerful and they come true when you expect the least.

Anna Brises:

My name is Anna Zaprzelska, also known as Brises. I live in Poland [Europe] with my family (my husband and one wonderful son). I love my family and friends, taking photos, travelling (my way: walking the world on the occasion of solar eclipses, last I've seen eclipse in China (in 2009) and I plan to see eclipse in North America (in 2017):D).
I have been papercrafting for over 3 years and now I enjoy scrapping, card making, stamping, embossing and altered items. I love all the colors of life so I like to be creative whenever possible :)
The reason why I started scrapbooking is because I wanted to keep memories for my son. Now, I'm addicted to scrapping and enjoy creating everyday:) In scrapbooking I love sewing, crochet lace, butterflies and flowers.
Have I own style? Who knows, I'm still looking for, but I know for sure: I love scrapbooking! For me it is keeping moments, memories and have allowed me to combine my love for crafts and photography while documenting unique family memories, so what more could I ask for?! I would like to show you some things. In a little bit retro climate and different colors.

For this challenge I used the lovely papers Bo Bunny from Gabrielle Collection and in the picture my niece Kathy - little butterfly:)
I have made paper flowers - how to make them? I'm inviting you to my world - "Brises colors": http://ana-brises.blogspot.com/
Thank you, Loreta and OVA team for choosing me to be July's guest designer, I am really honored!

Here are contributions from Guest designers:

Malflu: