Challenge Winner and New Challenge!

This week Random.org chose #2 Sharette! Our Featured Artist this week is / Tamara Bennett. Let's take a look at her creation!


Congratulations to our winners!! You each get 2 FREE images of your choice. Go to our website, www.doodlepalace.com, choose your images and email us the names of the images. doodlepalacedesigns@yahoo.com!!

This week our Guest Designer is Roxx T.! She has prepared a SKETCH for us to play with this week!



Now, let's get to know Roxx a little better!

What is your favorite craft item/tool? My Circuit Expression


What is your favorite paper line? DCWV, I’ve never bought any online so I’m sure over time that may change.


What is your favorite color? Oh I guess if I had to choose it would be shades of Brown & Olive. My wardrobe is shades of brown, olive and black. I definitely need a wardrobe makeover.


How is your craft room decorated? Ha I’m a Twilight Fan I have framed Eclipse pictures and my favorite straw hats on my walls. Oh and my room & wall unit is painted in shades of brown.


Are you an animal person? LOL a huge Yes! We have 2 cats and 3 dogs Moses a fawn 14 yr old pug, Elvis a black 4yr old pug and Ryder a 4 yr old Basset Hound.



Do they have a place in your craft room? I don’t usually let them in, because it’s a small room and they love to camp out by my feet. If I’m coloring an image I do it in the living room so they can be beside me.


Favorite Disney movie? Wow that’s too hard to choose, I like so many of them I couldn't pick just one.


Favorite music? Country is what I listen to most, but I love all kinds of music. Classical, Top 40, Tejano. It just depends what mood I’m in. Right now my favorite cd is Twilight soundtrack.


Beach or snow vacation? Definitely the Beach! I love Saint Simon’s Island and their beautiful beaches off the Coast of Georgia .


Sweet or savory snacks? I’d say Sweet, through I try not to keep any in the house except for a few bars of chocolate, just in case a craving hits.

Now, let's get scrappin'!! =)

Challenge Winner and New Challenge!!!

Howdy crafters!! Today's all around winner is Kerstin!!! Contact us for your Free images at doodlepalacedesigns@yahoo.com!!! Congratulations!!!!

This week Samantha aka Sammibug is our Guest Designer! How exciting! Samantha would like everyone to use the colors RED, GREEN and WHITE for a SUMMERY Card!!! Here is her example! YUMMM!



Now, let's get to know Sammibug a little better!!!

What is your favorite craft medium? Do I have to pick just one? I absolutely love paper! Hubby says I am a paper fanatic! I love clay too, though. Hubby and I make custom action figures together an use a lot of clay for molding different body parts and facial features.

What is your favorite scrap item/tool? My favorite scrap item/tool are punches. I had to admit it, but I am a punch fanatic!


What is your favorite paper line/company? K & C Company, and DCWV

What is your favorite color(s)? Purple is my favorite, but I love pink and black combo, too.


How do you have your scraproom decorated? I have an attic room with the steeple roof, so I really can't do much in the way of decorating. At this point, I'm just happy to have my own space!


Are you an animal person? I love animals. Especially dogs.

What is your favorite Disney movie? There have been so many new ones out that are wonderful. But my first "favorite" disney movie was Beauty and The Beast.


Do you watch TV/Movies while working? I watch TV while on the computer, but when working in my scraproom, I usually listen to music.


Do you get your inspiration from them? Ive been known to do that on occasion! I made two cards recently that were TV show inspired.

Sweet or Savory snacks? Savory. I don't eat many sweets.


Scary or Romantic movies? Comedies are my favorite, but if I had to choose between scary or romantic, I'd choose romantic.


Beach or Snow vacations? Definitely beach!


Favorite type of music? Mostly 70's and 80's rock, some country.




Just a little heads up, OPEN DESIGN TEAM call starting June 28, 2010! Email a gallery link or some of your work and comment on this thread!!! Yay!

CHALLENGE TIME

Good Morning, Everyone! It's Challenge time again! Yeah! First, our winner from last weeks Challenge....

KERRY...You are our LUCKY WINNER chosen by Random.org!!!! Woohoo!! And for our FEATURED ARTIST this week...we chose Jessica M. What an interesting shaped card! Too cute! Jessica and Kerry both win 2 free images and get a chance to be in the spotlight for an upcoming challenge...how cool is that!:) Visit our store HERE, choose your two images, and email us at doodlepalacedesigns@yahoo.com with your choices. Congrats!!!!

Here is Jessica's card...And now for this weeks challenge. Janice Coble chose to provide a SKETCH...and a very interesting one at that!

Here is an example using her sketch. Love the colours!

Let's get to know Janice Coble:

What is your favorite craft medium? Ribbon and swarovski crystals
What is your favorite scrap item/tool? My Big Shot and Score-it
What is your favorite paper line/company? Basic Grey and Cosmo Cricket
What is your favorite color(s)? I like all colors but if I had to choose it would be purple
How do you have your scraproom decorated? My "room" is one half the lower level of my house and it's decorated with my awards I've won bowling the last 30 years and my I Love Lucy collection.
Are you an animal person? No
What is your favorite Disney movie? Don't believe I have a favorite Disney movie
Do you watch TV/Movies while working? I watch sports while working
Do you get your inspiration from them? Sometimes, especially if my team(s) win
Sweet or Savory snacks? Chocolate, so I guess the answer is sweet
Scary or Romantic movies? Romantic but I prefer dramas
Beach or Snow vacations? I live in the midwest so there is no way I would take a vacation where there's snow, I don't swim so I don't go near water, most of my vacations are centered around bowling.
Favorite type of music? R&B and it's safe to say I like anything and everything ever recorded by the Temptations

Remember, for a chance to win 2 free Doodle Palace images, you must enter a card or paper item into the challenge using Mr. Linky below! Good Luck and Have fun!!! Thanks so much Janice for designing this weeks challenge!

Tuesday Challenge Winner and New Challenge!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone! What a super challenge this was, RETRO! How groovy! Thanks to all who participated this week! Random.org chose #2 Irit! YAY!! You are this week's Challenge Winner and future Guest Designer!!! You also win 2 FREE images! Don't forget to grab your badge!!

Our Featured Artist this week is Einat! Take a look at her darling little girl!! You also win 2 FREE images! Don't forget to grab your badge!!


Now, this week Stacie DeBurger is our Guest Designer and her recipe/theme today is BERRY SWEET!!! "I want to see strawberries! I have a big strawberry patch at home and I have been picking lots of these sweet berries lately....YUM!" Take a look at her adorable example card!!



Now let's get to know Stacie a little better!!!
What is your favorite craft item/tool? My Cuttlebug ... totally addicting!

What is your favorite paper line? I don't have a favorite

What is your favorite color? Blue

How is your craftroom decorated? Right now it is a shared space with my husbands hunting stuff so the decorations are a bunch of various hides and deer heads looking at me! CREEPY! We are building a house right now though and once we move I will have my very own room! YAY!

Are you an animal person? Yes, I have a chocolate lab and a chinchilla. I used to have pygmy goats and bunnies too!

Do they have a place in your craftroom? Uh, not exactly. Only the hunted "decorations".

Favorite Disney movie? I still enjoy watching Disney movies as an adult but I would have to say a good classic is Mary Poppins

Favorite music? Anything except techno or rap music

Beach or snow vacation? Beach

Sweet or savory snacks? All kinds...I love snacks!!

Ok, let's all get busy on our BERRY SWEET strawberry projects!!! Have a GREAT day!!

Challenge Winner and New Challenge...

And the winner is.....drum roll please......# 1: ROXX T.!!!!!! Yeah!!! You win two free images and will be a guest designer for an upcoming challenge!!! Woohoo!Our Featured Artist this week is...KERSTIN!!! You also win 2 free images! What a cute card!

Please visit our website doodlepalace.com, choose 2 free images (sets included), and email us with your 2 choices (doodlepalacedesigns@yahoo.com)!
Congrats to the both of you!

Our Next Challenge: RETRO themed

This challenge is sponsored by our guest designer, Christina Hicks. She chose a RETRO Themed challenge! What a great idea, Christina! Let's see who's up for the challenge...use Mr. Linky below to submit your entries. You may submit as many times as you like!

What a retro card!!! Thanks, Christina!

Now, Let's get to know Christina!

Above: My cat George hiding amonst my scrap papers. (just gotta smile at that!)

Below: My husband Mickey along with my son Rodney on his graduation day from Boot Camp.

What is your favorite craft medium? Digital images! I love all things crafty but digital images have completly changed my whole way of crafting. I am never bored or run out of ideas now.

What is your favorite scrap item/tool? That changes a lot but right now its a new craft knife I just got that fits around your finger. I had so much trouble controlling my other pen shaped ones and this one is a breeze, I love it.

What is your favorite paper line/company? I am not reallly dedicated to a certain company, I just find papers I like and buy them. But I guess my favorite papers I have ever gotten were from Club Scrap and they were designed by Michael Strong, who I am a huge fan of. I won them from his blog and I have only used them once, lol, I have threatened to frame them because they are so gorgeous and I dont want to use them up.

What is your favorite color(s)? Pink is my favorite, but I love green almost as much.

How do you have your scraproom decorated? Colors, themes, homey, contempo, etc. haphazard, lol. Its an ongoing process. I just got a dedicated craftroom about a year ago. Before that it was whereever I could set a table up long enough to work on a project. My son left for the army last June and I took over his room so its still not like I want it but its all mine and that wonderful.

Are you an animal person? Most definetly! Do they have a place in your scraproom? As you can see from my photo, my cat George fits right in. If I am in my craftroom he is too. In fact he spends more time in here than I do, he likes to sleep in here on my footstool when I am not in here.

What is your favorite Disney movie? Aladdin Do you watch TV/Movies while working? No tv in my craftroom. I like music when I am crafting. Do you get your inspiration from them? I draw inspiration from commercials. You know they are all about color and design and I will often see a color combo or they way they have something laid out and go oh hey I could add that to a card.

Sweet or Savory snacks? Combo, my fav right now is a combo of sesame sticks and yogurt raisins.

Scary or Romantic movies? Romantic comedy is my favorite kind of movies.

Beach or Snow vacations? I dont like the cold and I burn really easily. So if I am at a beach I have to sit with a blanket around me, way fun, lol. I like the country, so lakes, picnics, lots of trees and shade.

Favorite type of music? Right now glee radio, on aol radio. I am a huge Glee fan and I love to listen to the music played on there.


Thanks again, Christina! Hope you are all up for this awesome challenge. Remember, the winner gets a chance to be guest designer for an upcoming challenge, and if you are chosen as featured artist, you win 2 free Doodle Palace images.

GOOD LUCK, everyone!

Challenge Winner and New Challenge!!

What a great turn out for this week's challenge and SO many gorgeous creations!!! Thanks SO much to everyone who participated and shared your talent, creativity and inspiration with all of us!!!

Random.org chose #7...Sammibug this week!!! Yay, you also get to be a guest designer for an upcoming challenge!!! Our ladies chose #34, Ellen as our Featured Artist this week! Please take a moment to look at all the wonderful detail on Ellen's card! Ladies, you each win 2 images of your choice from our website!! Also, don't forget to grab your badges from the left hand side of the blog!



Now, this week Mary Demmons has prepared a really fun challenge, Create a Birthday Card using the colors of your Flag. How Cute is her example card? Red, white and blue Tilda!!! Thanks so much Mary! Great idea!!


Mary has been a Guest Designer in the past but I would like to repost her questionnaire answers for anyone who may have missed them. Let's get to know Mary a little better!!

What is your favorite craft medium? Stamps both Rubber & Digital

What is your favorite scrap item/tool? My Cricut Expressions, Stamps & Punches

What is your favorite paper line/company? I don't have a favorite line/company. If I see a paper that I like that I can picture as a scrapbook page or on a card I buy it.

What is your favorite color(s)? My favorites are pink & sage....I use a lot of lighter colors

How do you have your scraproom decorated? My scraproom is part of a wall in our bedroom that my hubby made a desk and put up shelves for me. And it has some 3 drawer totes underneath the desk to keep supplies in. Just a small area but big enough to get creative at.

Are you an animal person? Yes. We have a tiger cat named Yoda

What is your favorite Disney movie? There are a bunch of Disney movies that I like. But to narrow it down to my favorite I would have to say either Mary Poppins or Alice in Wonderland

Do you watch TV/Movies while working? Sometimes but mostly for the noise

Do you get your inspiration from them? not really

Sweet or Savory snacks? Both...just depends on my mood

Scary or Romantic movies? Romantic

Beach or Snow vacations? Beach

Favorite type of music? Contemporary Christian & Country

Now, Let's get busy with our Birthday Cards!!! Have a SUPER week, all!

CUTE Doodle Palace Image Release...

Hey everyone! This week we have some really cute images you are going to LOVE!!!!! Below are some wonderful and very inspiring ideas from our Princesses on what you can do with these images. Your options are endless! To purchase these images, check out our online store HERE. We have a great selection of images you must see!!!

Alicia Ekermans

Annette Bowes

Jeanet

Joyleen

Pauline

Ruth

Stacie DeBurger

REMEMBER, we release images every week and have a really FUN Challenge going on right now, so be sure and check it out! Also, We be on the lookout SOON for our next DESIGN TEAM call!!!! :)

Challenge Winner and New Challenge!!!

This week Random.org chose #2...Janice! YAY to you Janice!! You get 2 FREE images of your choice and you get to be a Guest Designer!!! Our Featured Artist this week is #5...Nancy Brown!! You also win 2 FREE images this week! Ladies, contact us at doodlepalacedesigns@yahoo.com. Thanks so much to everyone who participated!!

Here is Nancy's entry this week! Stunning!


Now for this week's Challenge arranged for us by our good FRIEND and Former Design Team Princess, Tracy!! Tracy has set our new Challenge as "3'd" so POP your image or pieces of your image to make it look "3'd"! There could be some pretty awesome ways to make things 3'd! Can't wait for this one! Thanks SO much Tracy!

Here is Tracy's example for us this week! Super Cute, huh?


Let's get to know Tracy a little better!!

Hi my name is Tracy Jackson. I live in New Zealand, in a small town in Taranaki called Hawera. I have been married for 11 years and have two beautiful daughters, and two Burmese cats. I work full time as well as hold monthly card / scrap booking classes along with three other talented ladies in our town. I have been on my creative journey now for about 4 years... have taken over one of the bedrooms and turned it into my craft room, which is where you will find me any spare time I have!

Now, run get busy making things POP!!! =)

Blog Candy Winner!!

Random.org chose #23!! Ruthie, YOU get the Basic Grey goodies!!! Just contact us with a mailing address and we will ship it out!

Also, since we got SO many followers this week, everyone who joined the Blog Candy giveaway will recieve 1 FREE image of thier choice! Just shoot us an email!! Thanks Everyone!!!

doodlepalacedesigns@yahoo.com


Have a SUPER weekend crafters!! =)

New Image Release Day!!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Things are hectic here with the end of the school semester drawing to a close but what a relief Friday will be!!!

The Design Team Princesses have been hard at work with our 2 newest images Muddy Buddy and Summertime Treats. Muddy buddy can be either a bear or a puppy, didn't really think about it but one of our talented ladies did him as a puppy and he looks just like one!

These images this week were inspired by my dogs playing in the mud after getting new grass in the yard this past weekend and my watering it in left large mud puddles for them to dig and splash in. Summertime Treats was inspired by my 2 year old nephew Maverick having his hands full of picnic goodies and the ice cream running down his arms and dripping on the ground. Please take a moment to scroll through the wonderful creations by our Design Team. Enjoy and I hope they bring you inspiration!!

Annette Bowes
used SummerTime Treast for her creation this week. She also entered this cute inviation in our last challenge hosted by Annmaree! What a cute invite to a backyard bbq or picnic!! Thanks, Annette!


Joyleen Dianne Co Lim
had tons going on this week but created a card using both images. There is so much detail and depth to these cards! SO CUTE!!



Pauline used Muddy Buddy but instead of mud this little guy has had some serious fun with PAINT!!! So Cute!! What a wonderful and creative way to look at the image!


Robin Rawlinsturned her SummerTime Treats bear into a Girl!! Love the pretty Pink Bow! Also really love the way she was colored to look fuzzy. Don't you just want to touch her? Great job Robin!

Ruth used both images this week! Look at that Mucky Puppy!! Love the papers and the muddy doggie!! So Cute! Also, what a great Tag Book with SummerTime Treats! Love the faux stitching! This would make a great notepad, mini scrapbook, etc. SUPER!





Stacie DeBurger used the perfect sentiment on her Muddy Buddy creation! Carefee & Fun! Just like someone playing in the mud! So Cute, Thanks Stacie!!


Thanks for spending some time with us today! We are SO glad you did!

Challenge Winner and New Challenge!!!

This week Random.org chose #3!! Stacie, you're the winner!!! Our featured artist this week is Shellshearer! Yay!

Contact us at doodlepalacedesigns@yahoo.com to claim your 2 FREE images!! Stacie, you get to design a Challenge!!!

Thanks Annmaree!! This was a GREAT Challenge!!

This week our Guest Designer is Daisychain! She has chosen to create a RECIPE Challenge for us this week! Recipe: 3 Buttons; 2 Papers; 1 Ribbon. Take a look at the SUPER CUTE example card!! This is going to be SO MUCH FUN!!!



Daisychain, aka Christine, has provided us with some "Get To Know You" questionnaire answers so let's take a moment to meet Christine!

What is your favorite craft medium? Watercolour pencils. I find I can control them better than inks or paints, and I don't make such a mess.

What is your favorite scrap item/tool? Without a doubt my Cuttlebug and Wizard Nestabilities. I don't know how I managed before I got them.

What is your favorite paper line/company? I don't have a favourite as such, it depends what catches my eye. I do, however, use quite a few freebie downloads as I'm on a very tight budget. I like Montis Pixel Playground, Joni Gray and Summertime Designs. (I have used Montis Pixel Playground papers on my sample card).

What is your favorite color(s)? I love the soft look of pastels and use them a lot but I also like to use black & white, sometimes with a shock of bright colour thrown in. I'm a typical Gemini so I tend to like opposite looks depending on my mood.

How do you have your scrapboom decorated? Colors, themes, homey, contempo, etc. My craft room is the second largest bedroom in the house and is decorated in 'tropical' colours. The walls are lime green and curtains are lime, orange & yellow. The furniture is a mix of pine & beech. Sometimes, when the weather is good, it even feels tropical.

Are you an animal person? Do they have a place in your scraproom? I'm definately an animal person who has had animals all my life. Until recently I had 2 cats and a dog. Unfortunately this year I lost both of my gorgeous cats, they were 20yrs and 19yrs old. I am just getting used to them not being here. The dog is always in the craft room or at the top of the stairs when I am crafting.

What is your favorite Disney movie? Do you watch TV/Movies while working? Do you get your inspiration from them? I always liked the Disney films that had a young Hayley Mills in, good family films. The only time I watch TV while working is when I am colouring in images downstairs. I tend to listen to the radio in my craft room. I don't think I get inspiration from them for my cards.

Sweet or Savory snacks? Chocolate and more chocolate!

Scary or Romantic movies? Romantic. My favourite is 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' and anything else with Alan Rickman in. I also like to watch family type films like 'Nanny McPhee' and the old 'Ealing Comedys'.

Beach or Snow vacations? I live 10 minutes walk from the beach but tend to go there mainly in the winter. I prefer to spend summer in the countryside. I can't stand the cold snow, I prefer to be warm.

Favorite type of music? Rock music (big 'Queen' fan), Classical and Country

Thanks Christine for a wonderful challenge!! Let's get busy with our cards!!! YAY!!