The Pixie Cottage Challenge #118 -For Mom or a Special Lady (last challenge for a while)

It's a bittersweet day here as after close to 3 years of challenges The Pixie Cottage is taking an extended Summer vacation. I have been with the team from the beginning and have run the challenges as the team leader/coordinator for over 2 years. We have had fabulous guests, lots of tutorials and of course 100's of stunning cards! But Michelle needs to take a break from worrying over the blog and I am going to England for a family wedding and long vacation in the summer so the decision has been made to take now for a very long overdue "recharge of the batteries".
We are going to use the time to reorganize, craft when we want to rather than because we have to and work out how best to come back in September strong and with the challenges you want to see and will play along with.
But we do have one final one and we thought it was fit to end with a challenge about that very special person in your life, Mom. If you don't want to make a Mothers Day then by all means make a card for any special lady in your life or simply use our sketch, we just you to have fun and join in with this last challenge before our break.

Here is the sketch for you.

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner and the Top 3 favorites will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Here are the fabulous creations from the Design Team this week.
Katie

Davi

Sharon

Audrey

Denise

Wendy

Tina

Mary Lou

Nancy

So now it's your turn to go and create and come back and share with us.
Please add your link to the gadget below so we can come and see your project.
No back links please, if the item was on your blog before April 25th then it will be removed. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
The link gadget will close on May 1st at 11.59pm CST. Good luck from all the team and thanks so much for all your support over these last 3 years.

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #117 - Green and Gorgeous

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge here at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is in honor of Earth Day and it is "Green And Gorgeous"

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Here are the fabulous creations from the Design Team this week.
Katie

Davi

Nancy

Sharon

Audrey

Denise

Wendy

Tina

Mary Lou

So now it's your turn to go and create and come back and share with us.
Please add your link to the gadget below so we can come and see your project.
No back links please, if the item was on your blog before April 18th then it will be removed. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
The link gadget will close on April 23rd at 11.59pm CST.

We are taking a vacation!

Just a quick post to let everyone know at the end of April we will be taking a hiatus from The Pixie Cottage Challenge.   The plan is to resume the challenge in September.  This will give us all time to enjoy the summer, and time with our families.

 

I personally have been feeling overwhelmed by all my responsibilities, and also feeling bad about not being able to participate and help in the challenges.  Katie Tate is an awesome DT leader, and I have to say I would be lost without her.  She is so organized and creative.  And those two traits are hard to find in one person.  I want to say THANK YOU to her for taking on the bulk of this challenge and the work involved.  I also have to say thank you to Tanya along with Francy for heading up the tutorials and doing such a great job at it.  And of course the rest of the team who continue to amaze me with all their beautiful cards and projects.

I have met some wonderful friends here, and of course they are all invited to come back when we resume in the fall.   I will try to update the blog occasionally, and I really hope that all you come back to "play" with us next September.  In the meantime, we have a couple of challenges left so please don't miss them.  I am sure the DT will go out with a bang!!

Michelle

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #116 - Paper Piecing

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge here at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Paper Piecing"

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Here are the fabulous creations from the Design Team this week.

Katie
Using Cupcake Set by ARTish

Francy
Using Maisy and Matts Wedding by Di Carubia

Davi
Using Hannah with Umbrella by Sandra Hammer

Sharon
Using Ten Feet Tall by Tricia Moore

Audrey
Using South End Girls by Andrea T. Seiler

Denise
Using Chickadee-da-dum by ARTish

Tina
Using Sweet Pea In Bloom (sadly out of stock)

Mary Lou
Using Spring Time Hannah With Butterflies by Sandra Hammer

So now it's your turn to go and create and come back and share with us.
Please add your link to the gadget below so we can come and see your project.
No back links please, if the item was on your blog before April 11th then it will be removed. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
The link gadget will close on April 17th at 11.59pm CST.

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #115 - Sweet Treats

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge here at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Sweet Treats"

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Here are the fabulous creations from the Design Team this week.

Katie

Using Got Rabbits by ARTish

Francy
Using Cupcake Set by ARTish

Davi
Using Cupcake Set by ARTish

Audrey
Using Little Cupcake by Tina Akonom

Tina

So now it's your turn to go and create and come back and share with us.
Please add your link to the gadget below so we can come and see your project.
No back links please, if the item was on your blog before April 4th then it will be removed. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
The link gadget will close on April 10th at 11.59pm CST.