Stamping Sensations: 2020

Friday, 18 December 2020

More Wings

Hello everyone, our 'Anything with Wings' theme is in full swing and there has been some super entries, but if your Christmas preparations have kept you busy you have plenty of time still, the challenge runs until Wednesday 30th December. And you can enter up to three times for the chance of winner a bindle of craft goodies from

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Here's the DT's inspiration, they have pulled out all the stops again.......

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Sunday, 6 December 2020

December - Anything with Wings

Good morning and welcome to our December theme, the last of 2020, a year that has proved testing for everyone across the whole World and we are so grateful that despite all those hurdles the support of our challenge has remained so strong, our thanks to each and every one of you.

For our theme this month we would like to see.........

******Anything with Wings******

A nice open theme, birds, butterflies, fairies, bees and even some fantasy creatures, we would love to see them all, please just remember the focal element of your work must be hand stamped (or digital image) and reflects the theme. This months winner will received this lovely bundle of goodies...........

We are please to welcome Karin as our Guest Designer this month, just look at her pretty Fairy creation...........

Just take a look at he variety of inspiration from the Design Team.....................

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Friday, 4 December 2020

November winners

Morning all, time to announce the winner and Top 3 from our Christmas Flowers theme, some really pretty entries, thank you everyone who joined in.

The DT have cast their votes which have been duly counted and I am pleased to announce that the winner of the prize from Chocolate Baroque is.......

Carla, entry no 8 with this beautifully designed Christmas scene

Congratulations Carla, please mail me with your full name and postal address so I can send our prize.

And our Top 3 in order of voting are.......

Katrina, entry no 41

Another entry from Carla, no 34

Trina, entry no 51

Well done everyone, please collect the appropriate bade from the sidebar to display on your own blogs.

I will be back on Sunday with our new challenge and another super prize.

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Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Christmas flowers

It's time for our mid month post, time seems to be flying by this month. It's been rather quiet so far so why not get out all those Christmas Flowers, Poinsettia and Wreath stamps and join in, we would love to see your take on the theme. This months winner will receive the beautiful Mellow Fruitfulness stamp set from Chocolate Baroque

Here's the super inspiration from the Design Team............

Anesha

Avril

Brenda

Using Chocolate Baroque Robin the Spruce and Winter Birds

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Sunday, 1 November 2020

November - Garlands, Wreathes and Christmas Flowers

Welcome to our November challenge where this month we are going seasonal with........

****Christmas Flowers or Wreaths or Garland****

It can be any or all of these elements so long as it has a 'Christmassy' feel to it, you can enter up to three times but as always the focal element of your work must reflect the theme and be hand stamped (or digital image). You can check our challenge rules here.

Our lucky winner will receive this lovely stamp set with foam mount.........

Chocolate Baroque is a small independent art and craft company, based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley and David Wharton.

We design our own range of natural rubber art stamps from Sue's hand drawn originals, complemented by old original drawings and typography from Lesley. The rubber stamps are made in house, by David, to our very exacting quality standards. And nothing gets past his eagle eye!

Please check out the Design Teams' blogs to see how they made their lovely creations.........

Anesha

Avril

Brenda

Using Chocolate Baroque Hark the Christmas Rose

Using Chocolate Baroque Robin the Spruce, New England Winter and Lets Get Festive

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Friday, 30 October 2020

October winner and Top 3

Hello all, it's time to announce the winners and Top 3 as voted for by the Design Team and from our October Autumn challenge, lots of lovely entries again, many thanks to everyone who joined in.