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"THE CARD OF THE WEEK" - 2/2/2012

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Welcome to "THE CARD OF THE WEEK!"

This is a card made by Jackie Randolph, a Design Team member at the COOKING IT UP WITH KATIE CHALLENGE.

Their January 25, 2012 challenge was sponsored by Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More. Their theme was "PUNCH ME AN EMBOSSED HEART."

When I saw Jackie's gorgeous creation for that challenge, I knew that all of you would love to see it and read about how she made it.

SIDE VIEW

Here are the details on how Jackie made her card.

To begin my card I cut my bottom layer with Cheery Lynn Design Stackers Nesting Dies French Flair Classic using the largest die, pattern paper was cut with the next size down and dry embossed using Cuttlebug large dot folder. I colored the image with Copic (C1,RV11,R20,R37,R14) and added some stickles to the hearts, glass and her ribbon bow. I used the largest SB Lacy Circle die to matt my image. Hearts were punched with three MS punches. Ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon (Hearts in Line Red Grossgrain 3/8). Flowers are Prima with Stickles added, stick pins are from Making Memory.

It was so nice of Jackie to send me these details so that we all could enjoy learning how she made this beautiful Valentine card.

Don't you just love those embellishments and how she grouped them together? Those layered hearts are so cute and the roses are such pretty colors.

Jackie's personal blog, "Paper Moments" will show you so many wonderful cards and paper crafting projects.

You will spend a lot of time reading about everything she makes. Her work is just STUNNING, so settle down in your most comfortable chair and get ready for a special treat!

Trust me on this! You do not want to miss anything on her blog. So sign up to become a follower and read all of her posts.

I just did and you will be so happy that you did, too.

Thank you, Jackie, for allowing us this small peek into your blog and for showing us this amazing card!

Join me next Thursday for another

"CARD OF THE WEEK!"

You never know,

it just might be

YOU!

Susan

"THE ROBYN'S NEST" - 1/31/2012

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Hi "Robynettes!"

"NEWS FROM THE NEST"

Did you submit your entry for this week's challenge yet? You still have time and it is a great theme!

The Robyn's Fetish Challenge is sponsored by GINGERLOFT DIGI STAMPS this week.

The prize is 3 digital stamps of the winner's choice! There are a lot of nice images in that store, so why not get your submission in soon?

"WHERE IS BIRDIE THIS WEEK?"

Do you like the digital stamps that we have in the ROBYN'S FETISH DIGITAL STAMPS AND MORE store?

If you do, then grab your paper and a pencil because I have some challenges for you to enter.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More will be sponsoring these challenges and the PRIZE is 5 digital stamps of the winner's choice.

1. January 31 - "TIP TOP TUESDAY CHALLENGE"

2. February 1 -14 - "CHRISTMAS INSPIRATIONS CHALLENGE"

3. February ( monthly challenge) - "KORT O MANIA CHALLENGE"

4. February 5 - "SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP CHALLENGE"

5. February 6 - "SEEMS A LITTLE SKETCHY CHALLENGE"

6. February ( monthly challenge) - "SPARKLES FORUM CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE"

7. February 6 - "THE SHABBY TEA ROOM CHALLENGE"

Wow! What a list! Birdie has certainly been busy finding these for all of you, "Robynettes!"

Get started right now and see how many of these you can enter!

"DECORATING THE NEST"

Birdie did not get any cards this week but she wanted me to be sure to show you what YOU can learn how to make if you check "CHRISTINE'S AWESOME FRIDAYS" page every week.

Last Friday, Christine showed us how to make a pocket card. What a beautiful card it was!

Christine used the "Spring Flowers" digital stamp from Robyn's Fetish to create this beautiful card in lovely shades of purple.

If you liked this card, why not learn how to make one for yourself?

Christine can show you how to make that card and so many others, too.

Just sign up to become a FOLLOWER of the ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE and you will be able to see her wonderful Friday page and all of our feature pages during the week.

And, of course, don't forget that the Robyn's Fetish Challenge begins every Sunday! There are a lot of great prizes waiting to be won!

Until next Tuesday,

KEEP COLORING!

Susan

"THE DT WINNER'S CIRCLE" - 1/30/2012

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We have had a few more wins for the Robyn's Fetish Design Team.

These wins were for cards they made using a sponsor's images.

Lilia and Christine both won at the ONE STITCH AT A TIME CHALLENGE # 93, on December 18, 2011.

The theme there was "ANYTHING GOES!"
These two ladies had made "Thank You" cards using Stitchy Stamps images when she sponsored the Robyn's Fetish Challenge. Then they entered their cards at the OSAAT challenge.

LILIA

Lilia used "Puppy Love" for her card and embellished it with some lovely pearls. The coloring work is wonderful on this card, don't you think?

This card has a lovely color scheme just right for a little baby card.

CHRISTINE

Christine used "SOUTHERN BELLE."

She used colored pencils on her image.

Then she went on to create her own sentiment that matches the image perfectly.

Another lady on our Design Team, Hannelie, won a few challenges with a stunning black and white card that she made.

Her image is from FLOPPY LATTE DESIGNS and it was a beautiful silhouette and is called, "RIBBONS AND ROSES."

At FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES,  on January 24, 2012, Hannelie was chosen as one of the "Perfect Princesses"  for that challenge.

And over at the 365 Cards Challenge, Hannelie was the Winner for Day 323 for that same card.   Two wins on the same day! How great is that!

You have just seen a few more more reasons why we call this "THE WINNER'S CIRCLE."

The ladies on the Robyn's Fetish Design Team are doing great work and we are so proud of them.

I wonder what they will win next?

Keep watching this page so you can find out

who is in

"THE DT WINNER'S CIRCLE" next!

Susan

CHALLENGE # 92 - "MAKE IT SPARKLE" - 1/29/2012

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Just a reminder :

Please remember to check our "Challenge Rules" on the side bar.

You may enter this challenge 3 times but each entry must be a different card.

Each entry must be NEW. No back linking, please.

Please be sure to follow the THEME of the challenge. If you are not sure, please take the time to read the challenge post itself.

Lots of people must be starting their VALENTINE cards because we had a lovely group of submissions for last week's challenge. The Team had a great time looking at your entries and leaving you comments on them. So let's get right to it and see who the lucky winner is!

The WINNER of CHALLENGE # 91 - "LOVE" theme

sponsored by

BEARLY MINE DESIGNS

and

ROBYN'S FETISH DIGITAL STAMPS AND MORE

#54 - Dragonlady

Dragonlady has won the "LOVE DREAMS" digital paper set from Bearly Mine Designs and 1 VALENTINE digital stamp of her choice from Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More.

Please contact me at susan_paulson@verizon.net so that I can arrange your prize for you.

You may also take our WINNER'S BADGE from our side bar for your blog.

Our TOP PICKS badges this week go to:

# 47 - NANCY BROWN

# 28 - NIKKI BYRNE

# 38 - KEVIN MC CRAFTY

Please take our TOP PICKS badge for your side bar.

Now on to this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE # 92 is called, "MAKE IT SPARKLE!"

Our sponsor for this challenge is

GINGERLOFT DIGI STAMPS

I am Tami. I am a self taught artist that draws for fun. I find digi stamps fun to use and so exciting as they can be resized or adjusted to meet your need for a project. I love drawing and really love drawing animals. My line of digital stamps ranges from the very cute to the very elegant/collage style. I am very excited to be sponsoring the Robyn's Fetish Challenge!!

The PRIZE for this challenge is

3 digital stamps of the

Winner's Choice

from the

GINGERLOFT DIGI STAMPS STORE.

Our Design Team Ladies have been getting out all of their

GLITTER, GEMS, GLITTER PAPER, GLITTER PENS

and more just to make their cards SPARKLE and SHINE,

so get out your sunglasses and get ready to see what your inspiration is

for this challenge!

CHRISTINE

CINDY

EDWINA

HANNELIE

KYM

LAURENCE

LILIA

MICHELLE

SUE

SUSAN G.

SUSAN

Please visit the ladies of the Design Team at their personal blogs so that you can see how each of these cards were made.

While you are there, why not leave them some comments on their wonderful work?

Let's see what YOU can make for us this week with lots of GLITTER, GEMS, GLITTER PENS and all those sparkly embellishments you have

and

MAKE THEM SPARKLE!

Susan

Christine's Awesome Friday

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Christine's Awesome Friday

Flower Pot Pocket Card

Supplies Needed

1 solid piece of paper 12x12

1 piece of patterned paper

1 piece of white paper

Border Punch

Ribbon

Flower image colored (Robyn's Fetish Stamp "Spring Flowers" http://robynsfetish.com/shop/ )

Step1

Cut solid paper 9"x3 1/2". Then score at 2" and 5 1/2".

Step2

Fold your paper and punch the border. Then put the patterned paper over the bottom part of pot.

Step3

Tie ribbon around the top of the pot.

Step 4

Cut another piece of solid paper measuring 4 1/2" x 2 1/2 ". then cut a whit piece of paper 1/4 " smaller all the way around and place on the solid piece you cut.

Step 5

Decorate your tab anyway you want. Then place flower image on your tab that will go on the inside of your pot.

Now you have a quick flower pot card to give.

Please leave a comment if you would like to see something. Thanks for joining us at Robyn's Fetish for tutorial by Christine.

Christine's Awesome Friday

"THE CARD OF THE WEEK" - 1/26/2012

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Welcome to "THE CARD OF THE WEEK!"

Today's card is from a new challenge that Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is sponsoring this year.

The challenge is THE SQUIRREL AND THE FOX and the card was done by one of their Design Team members, the lovely Hilde Marsh.

Hilde made this wonderful card using the "SAILING, SAILING" digi that we provided for the "CRITTER CHALLENGE" theme they were having.

What a great birthday card!

Just look at this cute little duck taking his sailboat out on the high seas! And look at the wonderful details that Hilde has put into this card, too!

She has used some sequins to represent a rolling wave. What a terrific idea! That is something that I have never seen before and it is a great embellishment, don't you think?

Hilde colored her image with Promarkers and used some Stickles on the waves to accent them.

There are some cute buttons and a ticket "Happy Birthday" sentiment all accented in blue to carry out the blue and white color theme.

A lovely flower, layered in blue and white, is topped off with a sparkly gem center.

The flower border punch matches the dark blue and white paper perfectly. The white sheer ribbon completes this lovely card.

If you would like to see this card and much more of Hilde's wonderful work, just pop on over to her personal blog, so appropriately named, "HAPPY, GLITZY GIRL." Hilde has a lot to show us! You will be glad that you stopped by!

While you are there, why not sign up to become a follower? Then you will be able to visit and enjoy all of Hilde's lovely creations.

Thank you, Hilde, for allowing us to visit your blog today and for showing us this wonderful birthday card!

Join me next Thursday for another

"CARD OF THE WEEK."

You never know,

it just might be

YOU!

Susan

"THE ROBYN'S NEST" - 1/24/2012

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Hi "Robynettes!"

"NEWS FROM THE NEST"

Did you see our newest feature page on Monday?

It is called, "THE DT WINNER'S CIRCLE" and it is where we celebrate all of the accomplishments of our wonderful DT Ladies.

On this page, you will see the challenges they have won using our images, any Guest Designer opportunities they have been awarded from different challenges and also "Runner Up" and "Spotlight" awards.

If you missed this page yesterday, you missed a long post! These ladies are racking up the wins fast! Wow!

Have you joined the ROBYN"S FETISH group at THE CRAFTER'S CAFE yet?

You still have time to get into the VALENTINE CARD RECIPE CHALLENGE there.

Just join THE CRAFTER'S CAFE and then join our group. You can even get 1 freebie to use to make your card!

"WHERE IS BIRDIE THIS WEEK?"

Here we go, "Robynettes!" Get your pencils ready and take down this list for a chance to win 5 digital stamps from Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More!

Birdie found challenges for you to enter this week:

1. January 24 - "OLDIE BUT A GOODIE CHALLENGE" - WOW! This challenge is accepting DIGITAL STAMPS now, so you can use your RF images. Just be sure to read the RULES! Your RF digi must be at least 6 months old!

2. January 25 - "COOKING IT UP WITH KATIE CHALLENGE"

3. January 26 - "THE DUTCH DARE CARD CHALLENGE"

4. January 30 - "THE QUEEN'S ROYAL DIGI CHALLENGE"

There you go, "Robynettes!" Now, get in there and win! You can do it! This is YOUR chance to win a prize from ROBYN'S FETISH DIGITAL STAMPS AND MORE!

"DECORATING THE NEST"

Today, Birdie and I wanted to show you a card that was made by one of the members of the ROBYN'S FETISH GROUP at THE CRAFTER'S CAFE.

We are having the CUPID'S MAILBAG EXCHANGE and we are all sending one another a secret Valentine.

This is the card that I received from Jacqy.

Isn't it lovely? What a great Valentine card! She also made me this BOOK MARK!

These are the kinds of fun things that we do in our group.

We have challenges with prizes, too. So, why not come on over to THE CRAFTER'S CAFE and join our friendly group there?

You will have a lot of fun and make some friends, too!

Until next Tuesday,

KEEP COLORING!

Susan

"THE DT WINNER'S CIRCLE" - 1/23/2012

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Today's post is a very special one for us here at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge because we are celebrating the good fortune of several of our Design Team members, Sue, Hannelie, Lilia, Laurence and Christine.

All of these ladies have won prizes in challenges they entered recently.

Sue won the TWO SISTERS CHALLENGE # 73 "Things With Wings" theme on January 13, 2012.

Her card was this lovely image by DELICIOUS DOODLES, "FLUTTERBY FAIRY." . Sue had made this as her sample card for our Sketch challenge.

Sue was also in the "SPOTLIGHT" for this same card over at the DELICIOUS DOODLES CHALLENGE, which means she has received a badge from them to place on her side bar.

To read how Sue created this beautiful card, you can go to her personal blog and also see all of her lovely creations.

Lilia was the runner up in the ONE STITCH AT A TIME CHALLENGE # 95 "Use An Embellishment" theme on January 8, 2012.

Her card was also made with a DELICIOUS DOODLES image. This one was a lovely floral image called DAFFODILS which Lilia also made for our SKETCH challenge.

Lilia's blog will tell you how this beauty was made and also show you the rest of her work.

Laurence won the PENNEY'S PAPER CRAFTY CHALLENGE # 70, which is a "BIRDS" theme on January 4, 2012.

For her entry, Laurence used an image from our own Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More , called "A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME." This was Laurence's sample card made for our ANIMALS challenge.

You can see more of Laurence's beautiful work here on her blog.

Next up is our own DESERT DIVA, Hannelie, who won the EASEL CARD CHALLENGE over at SOME ODD GIRL that was announced on December 22, 2011.

Hannelie used another one of the Robyn's Fetish Digis named, "CHRISTMAS COTTAGE" ,which was her sample card for our new Christmas digital stamps.

Hannelie's blog can be found here and you can even get some free sentiments made by her, so do not forget to check for those, too.

Over at THE POODLE PARLOUR CHALLENGE, on December 9, 2011, they had a "THANK YOU CARD" challenge and both Hannelie and Lilia made the "POODLE PICKS" for that.

Hannelie used an image from STITCHY BEAR STAMPS when they sponsored our challenge on December 18, 2011.

This image was called "THE KISS."

Lilia's card was also from the STITCHY BEAR STAMPS store for the same challenge that they sponsored for us. It is their "PUPPY LOVE" image.

Lilia was also in the "POODLE PICKS" for her card that she made with our "CHOO CHOO CHARLIE" image.

Lilia used this card for the POODLES PARLOUR'S challenge called "BUTTON UP."

Christine won the GRAND PRIZE over at the BUGABOO CHALLENGE for completing the BLOG HOP, participating in the regular Saturday challenge and ALL of the mini challenges for the past week.

You will see all of Christine's work on her personal blog, so be sure to check for those Bugaboo entries, too, while you are there.

All of these ladies are very talented and creative members of our Design Team and we very happy to have them with us.

Please help us celebrate their good fortune on their recent wins by visiting their blogs and leaving them some well deserved comments on their wonderful work.

Susan

CHALLENGE # 91 - "LOVE" - 1/22/2012

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It was a wonderful week here for our "ANIMALS" theme challenge! We had 70 entries all full of great animal images and the DT had a great time looking at all of them.

Let's get right to what everybody wants to know, OK?