tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30106427505579982262024-03-14T08:57:19.603+00:00Chocolate Baroque Challenge BlogPaper Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913402429744101279noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-62391221314834201782020-09-28T11:03:00.005+01:002020-09-28T11:15:15.660+01:00<p><span style="font-size: large;">Please note as from the 1st September 2020 our new challenge blog is called We Love Chocolate Baroque and can be found by following the link below. Thank you - Chocolate Baroque Admin Team</span></p><p><a href="https://www.welovechocolatebaroque.uk/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.welovechocolatebaroque.uk/</span></a></p><p><br /></p>Paper Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913402429744101279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-23830154241743546212017-06-28T07:00:00.000+01:002017-06-28T07:00:15.539+01:00Announcing Our Winners and Time to Say a Fond Farewell.Hello everyone, welcome to our very last post on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. This week, we are announcing the winners of Challenge Thirty-Five. The winner of the £15 prize to spend at Chocolate Baroque is <a href="https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOjdZzBN63ukOliX9l3G5fOhNrBzYX1ZtTatP5U/photo/AF1QipNwrQpeiE6mwLnXe9JrqI03zYrvb66_JsSPgVgP" target="_blank">Cath Stead</a>, whose project was drawn by Random.org as the overall winner. Congratulations Cath, we hope that you enjoy your prize.<br />
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Please email Lesley on lesley@chocolatebaroque.com so that she can organise your voucher. The Top Three this month have been chosen by the Design Team, and as always, we have had a tough time choosing from such a fabulous array of entries. The Top Three in no particular order are:<br />
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Congratulations ladies, you can display the Top Three badge on your blogs. Details of how to obtain it can be found on the FAQ tab at the top of the page. Well done to everyone who entered our final challenge.<br />
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We hope that you have enjoyed visiting the Colour Challenge Blog over the past three years, and have managed to take part in some of the challenges along the way. We would like to thank everyone for your visits, your comments, and your wonderful artwork. Although we have tried to inspire you each month, we have been truly inspired by your talent and creativity each time we have launched a new colour challenge.<br />
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Have you had a favourite colour swatch over the years?<br />
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Perhaps there was a favourite piece of Design Team inspiration that inspired you?<br />
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This fabulous card from our Challenge Fourteen by Anne, was a stunner:<br />
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This beautiful card by Claire from Challenge Seven, was another stand out card:<br />
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This stunning book by Miranda, as part of our Challenge Eleven inspiration, was another great memory:<br />
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Always with a brilliant eye for colour, Asha has created some wonderful artwork for the challenge blog over the years. This charming card from Challenge Twelve is a real delight:<br />
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We also had lots of fun with a series of wonderful download papers from Lesley. I have created a tab at the top of the page, where you can find all of the backgrounds to download and create lots of projects using these beautiful designs. If you want to see some inspiration using the backgrounds, simply type in the label 'Digital Download' in the 'Search This Blog' box, and you will be able to see the posts on the blog that contain the downloads.<br />
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This week, we are taking a look at some of the entries we have received so far.<br />
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We have some inspiration from the Design Team to share with you this week. <a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda</a> has created a pretty Spring-themed tag:<br />
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<a href="http://zoeblingcards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Zoe's</a> folk heart, incorporates lots of background stamping, and a quirky little house, perfect as a 'New Home' gift.<br />
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Thank you girls for your inspiration as always, and we hope that the designs will inspire you to create something yourselves for the challenge.<br />
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Thank you to everyone else who took part in the challenge this month, and we look forward to seeing lots more entries from you before the deadline next week. The winner of this challenge will be announced on Wednesday 28th June, which will be our final blog post. <br />
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judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-33298280933162831822017-06-07T07:00:00.000+01:002017-06-07T07:00:08.341+01:00Challenge 35, Week FourHello everyone, and welcome to another week on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. We still have a couple of weeks to go in our final challenge, so there is plenty of time for you to join in and be in with a chance of winning a £15 voucher to spend at Chocolate Baroque.<br />
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This week, we have more wonderful inspiration to share from the Design Team. Our first project comes from <a href="https://craftyjools.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julie</a>, she has created a lovely project combining the new butterfly stencil and stamps from the Patchwork Butterfly stamp set:<br />
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda</a> has used a firm favourite, Katya, to create her project, adding leftover pieces from her craft table to complete her card. This is a great idea for using up pieces from your craft stash:<br />
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Our newest addition to the Design Team, moving over from the Guest Design Team, <a href="http://stamping-fantasies.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Brenda</a> has joined us with her pretty card today. The softly coloured poppies, the addition of the extra single butterfly and the subtle background stamping, all add up to a beautiful design:<br />
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Finally <a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie</a> has created a gorgeous textured butterfly using Soft Form Relief Paste, which she has adhered to her CAS style card. The coloured circles add interest, and are cleverly coordinated with the matted layer in the background.<br />
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<br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-50801843367625986542017-05-31T07:00:00.000+01:002017-05-31T07:00:35.977+01:00Challenge 35, Week ThreeHello everyone, and welcome to another week on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. We hope that you are enjoying the current challenge, which is sadly our final challenge. We have had some fabulous entries for the challenge so far, and there is still lots of time left for you to enter. You can add your entries to the link in <a href="http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/challenge-thirty-five-end-of-era.html" target="_blank">this post</a>.<br />
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We have some wonderful inspiration from the Design Team for you this week, two of our DT members have kindly provided written instructions for their projects so that you can have a go at making their projects if you wish. Firstly, <a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne</a> has created a magical card, featured on the recent One Day Special TV shows on Hochanda. This vibrant card, with its striking design would make a wonderful Birthday card for girls of all ages.<br />
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<a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/spring-fairy-collection-unmounted-rubber-stamps-multi-buy-dl.html" target="_blank">Spring Fairy Collection</a>, <a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/fantasy-castles-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Fantasy Castles</a>, and <a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/magical-landscapes-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Magical Landscapes</a><br />
8 inch square card blank, white stamping card and purple iridescent paper<br />
Scrap copy paper to create masks<br />
Large decorative circle mat cut from purple card and circle die to cut out image<br />
Versafine Onyx Black Inkpad, StazOn Jet Black inkpad<br />
Water based inks (purples)<br />
Watercolour pencils (black, purples and greens)<br />
Clear sparkle pen<br />
Fine tipped marker pen (black) and alcohol marker (purple)<br />
Stickles glitter glue (Star Dust)<br />
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Stamp the fairies with Versafine, cut out and colour with pencils and a damp brush.<br />
Stamp the wings with StazOn onto the iridescent paper, cut out and decoupage over the stamped fairies.<br />
Stamp the castles and buildings onto copy paper and cut out. Arrange the elements to plan the scene, i.e. it needs to fit into the circle topper which will fit into the large decorative mat. Stamp the foreground image with Versafine and cover it with your paper mask before stamping the next image behind. Continue covering the foreground images and working towards the background elements.<br />
When complete remove the masks and use a fine tipped marker to join up or draw extra elements where needed.<br />
Colour with watercolour pencils and a damp brush. Overlay some areas with clear sparkle pen. I added extra intense colour with water based inks into the background to make the buildings 'pop'.<br />
Edge the card blank with alcohol marker to frame. Layer and glue down all of the elements. I used 3D foam and glue gel for added depth.<br />
Finish with touches of glitter glue for added sparkle.<br />
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<a href="http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Claire</a> has created a stunning canvas, full of texture and lovely details. This would make a beautiful decoration for your home.<br />
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Butterfly stencil<br />
<a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/just-butterflies-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Just Butterflies</a> stamp set<br />
Shimmer sprays (shades of green and violet)<br />
Texture paste<br />
Brick effect stencil, Ledger stencil<br />
Silver Gilding Wax<br />
Pearls, diamante gems<br />
Versamark Ink<br />
White opaque embossing powder<br />
Anti-static bag<br />
Acylic Paint- Silver, Green metallic, purple metallic<br />
Heat resistant acetate<br />
Stickles, PVA glue, silicone glue<br />
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Begin by applying texture paste through the butterflies and dragonflies, leave to dry.<br />
Once the texture paste is dry, add texture to the background by applying texture paste through the brick and ledger stencils. Try to avoid the butterflies, but if you do get texture paste on them, remove it with a baby wipe and leave to dry.<br />
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Spray the violet shimmer sprays generously in the centre of the canvas and the green shades around the edge. Use a baby wipe to blot any areas that look a little muddy and leave to dry.<br />
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Dust the stencilled butterflies with an anti-static bag and stamp the coordinating butterflies with Versamark. Emboss with white embossing powder.<br />
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Highlight the raised areas of the background by applying silver gilding wax.<br />
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Paint the edges of the canvas with silver acrylic paint and leave to dry.<br />
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Dust the acetate with an anti-static bag and stamp the butterflies with Versamark Ink. Emboss with white embossing powder. Loosely paint the butterflies on the reverse with green and purple acrylic paint and leave to dry for a few minutes.<br />
Once the paint is dry, cut the butterflies out and glue on the gems with PVA glue. Smear a little Stickles here and there and leave to dry.<br />
Fold the wings up at either side of the body and attach the butterflies to the canvas with silicone glue to give the wings some dimension. <br />
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Thank you so much girls for your gorgeous projects. We hope that they will inspire you to join in with the challenge. We will be back next week with another post, and more projects from the Design Team. If you have any questions, and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send a message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section.<br />
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The Top Three this month have been chosen by the Design Team, who have had a tough time, as always, choosing from such a fabulous selection of entries. The Top Three in no particular order are:<br />
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We have more inspiration from the Design Team to share with you this week:<br />
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<a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne's</a> pretty card has been created using vellum and white embossing, to give a parchment effect to her design. She has coloured the reverse of the image, to give a delicate touch to the flowers and leaves.<br />
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<a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie</a> has created a very pretty card using the large Butterfly image from the Patchwork Butterfly stamp set, and Soft Form Relief Paste. She has added hints of colour to the structure of the butterfly, and then adhered it to a fabulously vibrant background. Very dramatic!<br />
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<a href="http://poppycottage.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">I</a> have made a card using gold embossing powder to stamp my images before masking them. I used Distress Inks to colour the background, then adding stamping with the Large Crackle Background, and extra shading.<br />
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We hope that these projects will inspire you to create something yourselves, and to join in with the challenge.<br />
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We will be back next week with more inspiration from the Design Team girls. Until then, we look forward to seeing some of your entries into our final challenge. If you have any questions, and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section.<br />
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<br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-14538670311031389452017-05-17T07:00:00.000+01:002017-05-17T07:00:18.478+01:00Challenge Thirty-Five, End of an EraHello everyone, it is with great sadness that we are announcing that this will be our very last challenge on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. Sadly, we have reached a decision that we are not able to provide an ongoing commitment to the challenge for various reasons, and after almost three years, it is time to close the doors on the Challenge Blog. We hope that you have had fun with us along the way, and that you will enjoy this last month with us, as we bring you five weeks packed full of colourful inspiration, tips and techniques, and one last chance to win a £15 voucher to spend at Chocolate Baroque.<br />
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We will be announcing the winner of Challenge Thirty Four next week, and if you entered the challenge, do be sure to check out the post to see if you are the winner of our prize.<br />
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As a reminder to those of you who have visited our blog before, and for anyone who is new to the blog, our challenges are monthly, based on an inspirational photo and a colour swatch. You can use any medium to create your project, inks, paints, pens, pencils, etc., as long as you stick to the colours from the colour swatch in your project. We are offering a monthly prize of £15 to spend on Chocolate Baroque stamps to one lucky winner, who will be selected by Random.org from all of the entrants who have used Chocolate Baroque stamps currently available from the website. We welcome entries incorporating other stamps and images, but they will not be eligible for the prize. All entries will have the chance to be selected as one of our Top Three, and can then display our 'I made the Top Three at Chocolate Baroque' badge on their blogs.<br />
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We have a beautiful photo and colour swatch for you this month, and we will be sharing lots of stunning inspiration from the Design Team over the coming weeks. Here is this month's colour swatch for the new challenge:<br />
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The challenge will close at 12.00 p.m. on Tuesday 20th June 2017, and the winner will be announced on Wednesday 28th June 2017. Here are some projects from the Design Team.<br />
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We have a very pretty card from <a href="http://sunnysummercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Asha</a>, featuring mirror stamping:<br />
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda</a> has created a watery background, and added just a touch of sparkle to her floral image:<br />
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<a href="http://zoeblingcards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Zoe</a> has used white embossing to show off the lovely flowers on her card against a beautiful background:<br />
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Thank you girls for your inspiration using the new challenge colours. We hope that they will inspire you to create something yourselves for this final challenge. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the challenge blog team. You can get in touch by sending a private message, details are at the very end of this post; below the comments section.<br />
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We hope that you enjoy the new challenge, and look forward to seeing your projects,<br />
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This week, we are taking a look at some of the fabulous entries that we have received for the Challenge so far.<br />
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<a href="http://celia53.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/busy-busy-busy.html" target="_blank">Celia's</a> pretty fairy card incorporates a scene built up using several stamps, dimensional flowers, and a handmade background:<br />
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<a href="https://daqadoodles.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/why-not/#comment-2365" target="_blank">Debbie</a> has entered twice this month, returning from a break, and she has given us two fabulous entries. The first, is a steampunk based card incorporating a beautiful peacock, and oriental flowers. She has created a beautiful layered background:<br />
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Her <a href="https://daqadoodles.wordpress.com/2017/05/06/dive/#comment-2366" target="_blank">second card</a> is a fabulous watery creation, with lots of detail, again mixing a bit of steampunk into the design. This time, the teal colour is strongest amongst the challenge colours:<br />
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<a href="http://thejourneyisthestarthere.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/bird-cage.html" target="_blank">Annie</a> has created a lovely vibrant card, set against a dramatic dark background, to show off the btight colours:<br />
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<a href="http://cchotchpotch.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Carole</a> has demonstrated how to use a Christmas image in a non-seasonal way for her softly coloured card. The image has been stamped onto a wooden heart, and set against a pretty floral background.<br />
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Another Christmas image has been used by <a href="http://cuilliesocks.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/gifts.html" target="_blank">Kate</a>, and again been used as so that it can be given at any time of the year. By masking off a small section of the image, it becomes multi-purpose.<br />
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<a href="http://abrushwithastamper.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/imagine-possibilities.html" target="_blank">Leanne</a> has cleverly used water to bleach away colour from the image, and her background to create a beautiful project. She has mixed stamps from several sets to produce this lovely, dreamy card:<br />
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Finally, one of <a href="http://sandmacards.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/chocolate-baroque-tag.html" target="_blank">Sandra's</a> entries for this month, is a stunning tag. She has used lace pressed onto her gelli plate to create a patterned background, and used the challenge colours to create a fabulous graduated effect around the edges of her tag.<br />
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We have more inspiration from the Design Team for you this week.<br />
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<a href="http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Claire</a> has created a page in her journal, she has used a mixture of Christmas images to create a delightful scene:<br />
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda's</a> project is a quirky steampunk card, mixing stamps and stencils. A great detail is the way the stencil spreads over the top layer onto the card itself.<br />
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We have a floral offering from <a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie</a> this month; a beautiful Brusho background, and stunning blue roses.<br />
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Finally, I have made a card using some long unused stamps, Distress Inks, and water based markers. I have created a sunset sky for a bird silhouette stamp, and added a lovely motivational saying, just right for sending words of encouragement to someone. You can see full details on <a href="http://poppycottage.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">my blog</a>.<br />
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judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-7353090495116219522017-04-26T07:00:00.000+01:002017-04-26T07:00:09.301+01:00Challenge 34, Week Two, Winner's WeekHello everyone, and welcome to another week on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. This week, we are announcing the winners of Challenge Thirty-Three. The winer of the £15 prize to spend at Chocolate Baroque is <a href="http://thejourneyisthestarthere.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/dotty-rose.html" target="_blank">Aussie Annie</a>, whose project was drawn by Random.org as the overall winner. Congratulations Annie, we hope that you enjoy your prize.<br />
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Please email Lesley on lesley@chocolatebaroque.com so that she can organise your voucher. You can also display our winner's badge on your blog. Details of how to obtain the badge can be found on the FAQ tab at the top of the page.<br />
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The Top Three this month have been chosen by the Design Team, who have had a tough time as always choosing from all of your fabulous entries. This month, as is the case sometimes, we had a tied vote, and we have a Top Four. The Top Four in no particular order are:<br />
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Congratulations ladies, you can display the Top Three badge on your blogs. Details of how to obtain the badge can be found on the FAQ tab at the top of the page. Well done to everyone who entered, and we hope that you will join in with the current challenge. You can find the details <a href="http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/challenge-thirty-four.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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We have some more inspiration from the Design Team to share with you this week:<br />
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<a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie</a> has created a beautiful card, using Katya as her focal image, and a fabulous washed background:<br />
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<a href="http://sunnysummercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Asha's</a> pretty card incorporates a real vibrant pop of colour in those red flowers.The stitched border, and coloured matting are lovely details:<br />
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda</a> has added lots of clever details to her card; repeat stamping of the focal image to create a background, and fabulous texture to her main background:<br />
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Finally <a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne's</a> card is really dramatic, the bold colours all work so well together, set against a kraft background. The turquoise elements cleverly draw the eye around the card:<br />
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We hope that these projects will inspire you to create something yourselves and to join in with the challenge.<br />
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We will be back in a couple of weeks at the end of the current challenge with more Design Team inspiration, and a look at some of your artwork. Until then, we look forward to seeing lots more entries from you. If you have any questions, and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section.<br />
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judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-57810176991280943442017-04-19T07:00:00.000+01:002017-04-19T07:00:15.171+01:00Challenge Thirty-FourHello everyone, and welcome to a brand new challenge on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. Thank you for all of your lovely comments throughout the month, we really appreciate your visits to the blog, and love reading what you have to say. We will be announcing the winner of Challenge Thirty-Three next week and if you entered the challenge, do be sure to check out the post to see if you are the winner of our prize.<br />
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As a reminder to those of you who have visited our blog before, and for anyone who is new to the blog, our challenges are monthly, based on an inspirational photo and a colour swatch. A new challenge is launched on the third Wednesday of every month. You can use any medium to create your project; inks paints, pens, pencils, etc., as long as you stick to the colours from the colour swatch in your project. We are offering a monthly prize of £15 to spend on Chocolate Baroque stamps to one lucky winner, who will be selected by Random.org from all of the entrants who have used Chocolate Baroque stamps currently available from the website. We welcome entries incorporating other stamps and images, but they will not be eligible for the prize. All entries will have the chance to be selected as one of our Top Three, and can then display our 'I made the Top Three at Chocolate Baroque' badge on their blogs.<br />
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We have a bright and cheery new colour swatch for you this month, and we will be sharing some fabulous inspiration from the Design Team over the coming weeks. Here is this month's colour swatch for the new challenge:<br />
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The challenge will close at 12.00 p.m. on Tuesday 16th May 2017, and the winner will be announced on Wednesday 24th May 2017. Here are some projects from the Design Team:<br />
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Our first project is from <a href="http://zoeblingcards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Zoe</a>, she has created a background using Distress Inks, using some layering and embossing, with a fussy cut key to complete the card.<br />
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The second projects is by <a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda</a>, a fabulous ATC, incorporating flowers and harlequins, a great combination.<br />
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This week, we are taking a look at some of the entries that we have received for the current challenge, and showcasing them on the blog. We hope that you enjoy the selection that we have chosen to share with you.<br />
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The first card comes from <a href="http://sandmacards.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/chocolate-baroque.html" target="_blank">Sandra</a>, a very pretty card utilising images from the Wild Meadow stamp set, to create a scene, with added inked mountains and a sun behind:<br />
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The second card is a lovely dimensional card created by <a href="http://shelaghscraftyconcepts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/chocolate-baroque-challenge-march-2017.html" target="_blank">Shelagh</a>, incorporating a fabulous butterfly and leaves created using watercolour paper:<br />
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<a href="http://celia53.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/on-target_27.html" target="_blank">Celia's</a> journal page is our next entry, showcasing some of our Spring themed stamps. She has created a delicate background and then made a focal panel for the bird image, surrounded by flowers to give more dimension:<br />
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<a href="http://cuilliesocks.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/crocuses.html" target="_blank">Kate</a> has created a very clean and simple style card for one of her entries this month. The simple pastel background is all that is required to complement the floral panel, and the softer tones are still perfect for this colour challenge:<br />
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Finally, <a href="http://kaarten-van-janny.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/distress-oxide-achtergrond-spring.html" target="_blank">Janny's</a> quirky card using images from the Steampunk Birds stamp set is perfect for this time of year, when we are thinking of Easter cards. The cockerel reminds me of my own chickens when we kept birds in the garden, he is such a great image:<br />
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We have some more inspiration from the Design Team to share with you this week. <a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie</a> has created a super Easter card using some of our newest stamps:<br />
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<a href="http://marga44.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Marga</a> has created a delightful floral card, adding some texture stamps into the background to create added dimension to her one-layered card:<br />
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<a href="http://zoeblingcards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Zoe</a> has used the beautiful Fritillary stamp for her project, adding a few scattered sequins to the soft background:<br />
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Thank you girls for your inspiration as always, and we hope that the designs will inspire you to create something yourselves for the challenge.<br />
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We have had some fabulous entries from you this month and hope that you have enjoyed using the colours in the current colour swatch. Thank you to everyone else who took part in the challenge this month, there is still plenty of time to enter before the deadline next week. You can find a link in <a href="http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/challenge-thirty-three.html" target="_blank">this post</a>, where you can add your entry.<br />
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Please email Lesley on lesley@chocolatebaroque.com so that she can organise your voucher. You can also display our winner's badge on your blog. Details of how to obtain the badge can be found on the FAQ tab at the top of the page.<br />
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The Top Three this month have been chosen by the Design Team, who have had a tough decision choosing from such a fabulous selection of entries. The Top Three in no particular order are:<br />
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<a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne</a> has created a beautiful card featuring a tropical bird and some pretty die cut flowers:</div>
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda's</a> music themed card is perfectly complemented by the background stencil:<br />
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We will be back in three weeks' time at the end of the current challenge with more Design Team inspiration, and a look at some of your artwork. Until then, we look forward to seeing lots more entries from you. If you have any questions, and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section.</div>
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judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-49728422032474487032017-03-15T07:00:00.000+00:002017-03-15T07:00:13.609+00:00Challenge Thirty-ThreeHello everyone, and welcome to a brand new challenge on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. Hopefully after last month, you will be accustomed to our leaner look blog, with just three posts a month. We will be posting twice at the beginning of each month to announce the new challenge, and the following week to share who has won the previous challenge, then again right at the end of each challenge to review some of your wonderful entries into the current challenge. It has been a hard decision to cut back the number of blog posts, but unfortunately, it has been so time-consuming preparing weekly blog posts, we hope that you will understand why we have made the cut backs. We will still have some fabulous inspiration from the Design Team in each of our blog posts, and hope that you will keep up with us on Facebook as well. Thank you as always for your support and comments on the blog each month, we really appreciate your visits.<br />
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We will be announcing the winner of Challenge Thirty-Two next week, and if you entered the challenge, do be sure to check out the post to see if you are the winner of our prize.<br />
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As a reminder to those of you who have visited our blog before, and for anyone who is new to the blog, our challenges are monthly, based on an inspirational photo and a colour swatch. A new challenge is launched on the third Wednesday of every month. You can use any medium to create your project; inks, paints, pens, pencils, etc., as long as you stick to the colours from the colour swatch in your project. We are offering a monthly prize of £15 to spend on Chocolate Baroque stamps to one lucky winner, who will be selected by Random.org from all of the entrants who have used Chocolate Baroque stamps currently availalable from the website. We welcome entries incorporating other stamps and images, but they will not be eligible for the prize. All entries will have the chance to be selected as one of our Top Three, and can then display our 'I made the Top Three at Chocolate Baroque' badge on their blogs.<br />
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We have a fabulous new colour swatch for you this month, and we will be sharing some stunning inspiration from the Design Team over the coming weeks. Here is this month's colour swatch for the new challenge:<br />
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The challenge will close at 12.00 p.m. on Tuesday 18th April 2017, and the winner will be announced on Wednesday 26th April 2017. Here are some projects from the Design Team:<br />
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<a href="http://sunnysummercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Asha</a> has created a pretty floral card, her flowers are set against a glowing background and are coloured beautifully.<br />
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<a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne's</a> lovely card incorporates the gorgeous Big Bold Background, which marries perfectly with the Rose Stem Script image.<br />
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<a href="http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Claire</a> has used one of the Pink Pig journals to create her project, and used it with the rings at the top, allowing her to have the book standing open as a decorative piece of artwork. She plans to create several projects in the journal and change the open page regularly.<br />
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda's</a> softly coloured card has been created with Pan Pastels. The delicate background creates a lovely backdrop for the vibrant crocuses.<br />
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Finally, <a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie's</a> delightful scenic card incorporates a mixture of Spring-themed stamps.<br />
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Thank you girls for your inspiration using the new challenge colours. We hope that they will inspire you to create something yourselves for the challenge. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the challenge blog team. You can get in touch by sending a private message, details are at the end of this post, below the comments section.<br />
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We hope that you enjoy the new challenge and look forward to seeing your projects,<br />
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This week, we are taking a look at some of the fabulous entries that we have received so far.<br />
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<a href="http://rockycraft.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/the-male-room-steampunk-travels.html" target="_blank">Rocky's</a> striking steampunk tag makes full use of the metallic element included in this month's colour swatch.<br />
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<a href="http://joansdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/colour-challenge-32.html" target="_blank">Joan</a> has created a fantasy watery theme for her clean and simple style card. The bold stripes representing the water are a very clever idea:<br />
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<a href="http://reginadekoning.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/flower.html" target="_blank">Regina</a> would not normally use these colours together, but has created a fabulous floral card as a result:<br />
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<a href="http://thejourneyisthestarthere.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/touch-of-gold.html" target="_blank">Annie</a> has created a bold covered journal, with lots of texture:<br />
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We have an email entry from <a href="https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOjdZzBN63ukOliX9l3G5fOhNrBzYX1ZtTatP5U/photo/AF1QipMBzfd5wNcGwkRiwc_f8qR3ChsnVz8BafR11r8K" target="_blank">Cath</a> up next, a very elegant card, with a scene behind the intricate gates:<br />
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<a href="http://ladypenelopesfabcraftyblogspot.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/dragon-mountain.html" target="_blank">Penny's</a> dragons full of character are sure to make you smile, and her dramatic skyline forms a great backdrop for the scorched mountainside:<br />
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Next up is a fishy scene from <a href="http://cuilliesocks.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/fishes.html" target="_blank">Kate</a>; she has added a stencilled background and a bubbles stamp which matches the theme so well.<br />
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<a href="http://colourfulcardcreations.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/watercolour-crocuses.html" target="_blank">Pat's</a> Spring themed card features an embossed background and prettily coloured flowers. <br />
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Finally <a href="http://celia53.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/hey-there-later-than-planned-for-my.html" target="_blank">Celia's</a> project includes some handmade flowers and a beautiful textured background, lots of detail:<br />
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We have more inspiration from the Design Team for you this week. <a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne</a> has made a pretty card and tag set using the shaving foam technique to create the swirly background. She stamped the card blank with Distress Ink to create the outer background frame. The main images were stamped using Versamark and heat embossed with copper powder.<br />
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<a href="http://zoeblingcards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Zoe</a> has made a hanging incorporating one of our new Kingfisher stamps, and created a collage style background with text and other images.<br />
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judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-86681312882026070752017-02-22T07:00:00.000+00:002017-02-22T07:00:37.133+00:00Challenge 32, Week Two- Winner's WeekHello everyone, and welcome to another week on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. This week, we are announcing our winners of Challenge Thirty-One. The winner of the £15 prize to spend at Chocolate Baroque is <a href="http://joyfuljansjourney.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/january-31-and-its-challenge-31-at.html" target="_blank">Jan</a>, whose project was drawn by Random.org as the overall winner. Congratulations, Jan, we hope that you enjoy your prize.<br />
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Please email Lesley on lesley@chocolatebaroque.com so that she can organise your voucher. You can also display our winner's badge on your blog. Details of how to obtain the badge can be found on the FAQ tab at the top of the page.<br />
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The Top Three this month have been chosen by the Design Team, who have, as always, had a really tough time, choosing from such a wonderful selection of artwork. The Top Three in no particular order are:<br />
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<a href="http://marga44.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Marga</a> has created a beautiful card incorporating foliage, stamping in both shades of green and adding copper highlights. the subtle splodges of turquoise and white on her background add great depth.<br />
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<a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne's</a> butterfly shrine is so pretty with the stamped foliage, and the co-ordinating die cut branches. The focal butterfly forms a beautiful centrepiece to her design.<br />
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<a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie's</a> stunning tag allows the Kingfisher to shine on the textured background with coppery accents:<br />
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judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-12129889943536777002017-02-15T07:00:00.000+00:002017-12-19T13:45:24.995+00:00Challenge Thirty-TwoHello everyone, and welcome to a brand new challenge on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. Thank you for yor visits to the blog over the past month, and for your lovely comments. We really appreciate your support, and love reading what you have to say. We will be announcing the winner of Challenge Thirty-One next week, so if you entered last month's challenge, be sure to check out the blog post, to see if you are the winner of our prize.<br />
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As a reminder to those of you who have visited our blog before, and for anyone who is new to the blog, our challenges are monthly, based on an inspirational photo and a colour swatch. A new challenge is launched on the third Wednesday of every month. You can use any medium to create your projects; inks, paints, pens, pencils, etc., as long as you stick to the colours from the colour swatch in your project. We are offering a monthly prize of £15 to spend on Chocolate Baroque stamps to one lucky winner, who will be selected by Random.org from all of the entrants who have used Chocolate Baroque stamps currently available from the website. We welcome entries incorporating other stamps and images, but they will not be eligible for the prize. All entries will have the chance to be selected as one of our Top Three, and can then display our 'I made the Top Three at Chocolate Baroque' badge on their blogs.<br />
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We have a beautiful colour swatch incorporating a metallic option for you this month, including a stunning piece of artwork from Miranda. We will be sharing some fabulous inspiration from the Design Team over the coming weeks. Here is the colour swatch for the new challenge:<br />
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The challenge will close at 12.00 p.m. on Tuesday 14th March 2017, and the winner will be announced on Wednesday 22nd March 2017. Here are some projects from the Design Team:<br />
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<a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne</a> has created a beautiful wreath, using both stamped butterflies, and a pretty embossed butterfly as her focal decoration.<br />
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<a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie</a> has created two lovely cards with Brusho backgrounds. She has used the new Silhouette Grasses stamps to decorate the cards, and they could be useful for so many occasions:<br />
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<a href="http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Claire's</a> pretty tag is full of vibrant colour, and her acetate Steampunk Butterfly has been glazed from behind with inks:<br />
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Thank you girls for your inspiration using the new challenge colours. We hope that they will inspire you to create something yourselves for the challenge. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the challenge blog team. You can get in touch by sending a private message, details are at the end of this post; below the comments section.<br />
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We hope that you enjoy the new challenge and look forward to seeing your projects.<br />
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This week, we are taking a look at some of the entries we have received so far.<br />
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<a href="http://cuilliesocks.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/tulips.html" target="_blank">Kate's</a> pretty floral card incorporates background stamping from another one of our stamp sets. The tulips look so fresh, and are coloured beautifully:<br />
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<a href="http://cchotchpotch.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/chocolate-baroque-challenge-31.html#comment-form" target="_blank">Carole</a> has used the same stamp to create both the soft background and vibrant main element. creating a lovely card design:<br />
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<a href="http://shelaghscraftyconcepts.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/chocolate-baroque-challenge-january-2017.html" target="_blank">Shelagh's</a> card is all one layer, but with clever pencil shading looks very three dimensional:<br />
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<a href="http://joansdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/cb-colour-challenge-31.html" target="_blank">Joan</a> has created a lovely floral meadow scene on her clean and simple style card, using multi-coloured inks:<br />
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<a href="http://thejourneyisthestarthere.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/july-fairy.html" target="_blank">Annie's</a> card incorporates the caught in crystal technique for her stunning background, and this showcases the lovely fairy and butterfly so well:<br />
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<a href="http://joyfuljansjourney.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/january-31-and-its-challenge-31-at.html" target="_blank">Jan</a> has created a beautiful scene on her tag, with the pretty flower and butterfly as a centrepiece. The graduated colours work really well:<br />
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This month, it is <a href="http://sunnysummercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Asha's</a> turn to tell you a little bit about herself, and you can learn more about our lovely Design Team member from Portugal.<br />
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I joined the Chocolate Baroque Design Team in March 2014....and to this day I am amazed by the talent, support and friendship I find here. If there is a dream team- this is it. For me, being here is a dream come true.<br />
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My love affair with Chocolate Baroque began when I bought my first stamp sheet in September 2012. It is called <a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/the-gift-of-christmas-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">The Gift of Christmas</a>. There is an image on this set which made my heart skip a beat; the silhouette of a cat and dog looking at a Christmas tree.<br />
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My cat Xiara passed away on 1st September that year and the scene depicted by that stamp is my most treasured memory of Christmas at home with my dogs and cats around the tree. Chocolate Baroque has immortalised it in a stamp! It comes as no surprise that of all the lovely stamps by Chocolate Baroque, <a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/the-gift-of-christmas-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">The Gift of Christmas</a> is still my favourite.<br />
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Now bear in mind I am not an artistic person, I struggled to get a C- in art at school.... and that only happened twice, by accident! So when you ask me how do I do it- trust me when I say "I don't know, it just happened!"<br />
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What I lack in artistic flair, I compensate with a wild and vivid imagination, often imagining myself to be more creative than I really am! My inspiration comes from all over the place- the colour of a flower, the smell of rain, my dog snoring, falling leaves...it always starts with something. Best of all, there's a Chocolate Baroque stamp that fits the bill.<br />
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My day job requires mr to be focused, meticulous and methodical. I work in the judicial system, which often (and inconveniently), gets in the way of my crafting endeavours. In stark contrast, my craft room is a place of chaos and madness. However some of my favourite pieces were born here under pressure; photographed and blogged while the ink was still wet. That pretty much sums up how I craft.<br />
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I draw strength and peace from my ever supportive husband, my beautiful furbabes and food...lots of it. Chocolate cures all ills!<br />
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<i>Thank you so much Asha, for your words, it was so interesting to read about you, and to get to know you a little better.</i><br />
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We will be back next week with a brand new challenge, but we hope to see lots more entries from you in the meantime. If you have any questions, but cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send us a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section.<br />
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Hello everyone and welcome to another week on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. We hope that you are enjoying the current challenge and the inspiration provided by the Design Team. For those of you visiting the blog for the first time, do check out all of the information on the blog, especially the tabs at the top of the page, where you should be able to find all of the answers to your questions. Here is the colour swatch for this month's challenge:<br />
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You can find a link to the current challenge <a href="http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/challenge-thirty-one.html" target="_blank">here</a>, where you can add your entries at the end of the post. This week we are sharing more inspiration from the Design Team.<br />
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<a href="http://sunnysummercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Asha</a> has created a floral card using stamps from the Rose Stem Script stamp set. She has also made her own background using a Big Bold Background stamp. The image is coloured beautifully, and there are some lovely touches like the Baker's Twine embellishment to finish off the card:<br />
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I have made a canvas for you, using one of my favourite images:<br />
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I have written a tutorial so that you can have a go at making this project for yourselves.<br />
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Large heavy duty 8" x 8" Grey Board panel<br />
Patterned script paper<br />
White card or smooth watercolour paper<br />
<a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/patchwork-butterfly-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Patchwork Butterfly</a> Stamp set<br />
<a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/CBCL0082.html" target="_blank">See Beauty</a> clear stamp set<br />
Versafine Onyx Black inkpad<br />
Distress Inks: Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Victorian Velvet, Festive Berries<br />
Gesso<br />
Clear embossing powder <br />
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Cover the grey board panel with the patterned paper, and once the adhesive is dry, give the paper a rough coat with watered down gesso, to tone down the paper a bit. Using a combination of stencils, cover the background using Bundled Sage for the harlequin stencil, and both Victorian Velvet and Festive Berries for the floral stencil. Edge the panel using Peeled Paint Distress Ink.<br />
Stamp the large butterfly and emboss with clear embossing powder for a crisp image onto white card, or smooth watercolour paper. Colour the image with water based markers and a water brush. Cut out the image, omitting the antennae. Stamp the antennae directly onto the canvas, and adhere the butterfly onto the panel.<br />
Stamp the sentiment to complete your project.<br />
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We hope that the projects that we have shown you this week will inspire you to join in with the challenge yourselves. We will be back next week with another post, and more projects for you. If you have any questions, and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send us a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section<br />
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judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-9975836345175243282017-01-25T07:00:00.000+00:002017-01-25T07:00:10.294+00:00Challenge 31, Week Two- It's Winner's WeekHello everyone, and welcome to another week on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. This week, we are announcing our winners of Challenge Thirty. The winner of the £15 prize to spend at Chocolate Baroque is <a href="http://volidicarta.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/aspettando-la-primavera.html" target="_blank">Alice</a>, whose project was drawn by Random.org as the overall winner. Congratulations Alice, we hope that you enjoy your prize.<br />
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Please email Lesley on lesley@chocolatebaroque.com so that she can organise your voucher. You can also display our winner's badge on your blog. Details of how to obtain the badge can be found on the FAQ tab at the top of the page.<br />
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The Top Three this month have been chosen by the Design Team, who have had a tough time choosing from such a fabulous selection of entries. The Top Three in no particular order are:<br />
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Congratulations ladies, you can display the Top Three badge on your blogs. Details of how to obtain the badge can be found on the FAQ tab at the top of the page. Well done to everyone who entered, and we hope that you will join in with the current challenge. You can find the details <a href="http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/challenge-thirty-one.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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We have some more inspiration from the Design Team for you this week:<br />
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<a href="https://craftyjools.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julie's</a> pretty washed background creates a lovely setting for the image taken from the Exquisite Edges stamp set. She has used a DL card horizontally to create an elegant slimline project:<br />
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda</a> has created two inspirational projects that she is sharing this week. The first, a lovely haberdashery-themed card, incorporating a very pretty floral mannequin:<br />
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Her second project is a fabulous textured tag, incorporating gesso and tissue paper on the background:<br />
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Finally, <a href="http://zoeblingcards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Zoe</a> is sharing her floral card created by using a mini hexagonal gelli plate on the background:<br />
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We hope that these projects will inspire you to create something yourselves for the challenge using the current colour swatch. We will be back next week with another post, and more inspiration from the Design Team, but until then, we look forward to seeing some of your entries. If you have any questions, and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this blog post; you will see it after the comments section.<br />
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judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-44462686802280338332017-01-18T07:00:00.000+00:002017-12-19T13:45:52.872+00:00Challenge Thirty-OneHello everyone, and welcome to a brand new challenge on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. Thank you for your lovely comments and visits to the blog over the past month, we really appreciate your support, and love reading what you have to say. We will be announcing the winners of Challenge Thirty next week, so if you entered the challenge, be sure to check out the blog post, to see if you are the winner of our prize.<br />
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As a reminder to those of you who have visited the blog before, and for anyone who is new to the blog, our challenges are monthly, based on an inspirational photo and a colour swatch. A new challenge is launched on the third Wednesday of every month. You can use any medium to create your project; inks, paints, pens, pencils, etc., as long as you stick to the colours from the colour swatch in your project. We are offering a monthly prize of £15 to spend on Chocolate Baroque stamps to one lucky winner, who will be selected by Random.org from all of the entrants who have used Chocolate Baroque stamps currently available from the website. We welcome entries incorporating other stamps and images, but they will not be eligible for the prize. All entries will have the chance to be selected as one of our Top Three, and can then display our 'I made the Top Three at Chocolate Baroque' badge on their blogs.<br />
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We have a fabulous new colour swatch for you this month, including a piece of original artwork from Miranda. We will be sharing some beautiful inspiration from the Design Team over the coming weeks. Here is the colour swatch for the new challenge:<br />
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The challenge will close at 12.00 p.m. on Tuesday 14th February 2017, and the winner will be announced on Wednesday 22nd February 2017. Here are some projects from the Design Team:<br />
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<a href="http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Claire's</a> pretty tag, incorporating a foliage border, and the duo of butterflies is finished off with bold black accents:<br />
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<a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne</a> has used a Big Bold floral background to make her stunning card, adding a lacy border, and a lovely sentiment. The challenge colours are perfect for her floral theme:<br />
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda's</a> gorgeous card returns to the butterfly theme, her dreamy background provides the ideal setting for her glittery butterflies:<br />
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Thank you girls for your inspiration using the new challenge colours. We hope that they will inspire you to create something yourselves for the challenge. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our challenge blog team. You can get in touch by sending a private message, details are at the end of this post; below the comments section.<br />
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We hope that you enjoy the new challenge and look forward to seeing your projects.<br />
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We are taking a look this week at some of the entries we have received for the challenge so far.<br />
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<a href="http://volidicarta.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/aspettando-la-primavera.html" target="_blank">Alice's</a> pretty floral card incorporates a beautiful graduated embossed background, stunning large flowers as a focal point, and butterfly embellishments to complete the project:<br />
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<a href="http://cchotchpotch.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/chocolate-baroque-challenge-30.html" target="_blank">Carole's</a> elegant Art Nouveau themed card is a very eye-catching design, with the fabulous stencil in the background, and partial stamping to create a border at the top and bottom of the card:<br />
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Finally, Kate's pretty card, using the lovely honeysuckle image against the white embossed background is a lovely design. The shaped card blank adds another dimension, without the need for layers.<br />
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This month, <a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie</a> is going to introduce herself to you, and reveal a bit more about herself.<br />
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As a child growing up in the pre-TV old days, I always had my head in a book, either colouring or reading. Most of my pocket money was spent in the local stationers on different pens, pencils and crayons. I was lucky enough to spend four years at art colleges, moving from what was then called fine art to graphic design, and finally typography. It was great fun, and the only time my hands have been more colourful than when stamping! Amongst other things, we learnt paper sculpture- very helpful when I started quilling many years later. The quilling led to my first rubber stamp- one of the leaves, as I got fed up with quilling them- I still have it, a 4x3cm wood mounted one that cost £5.55 (yes it still has the label!)<br />
The rot set in, I bought a few more, discovered crafting on TV, first Jayne Nesterenko and then Glenda Waterworth- quilling was forgotten, and my mitts became very colourful again- I seem to have an almost magnetic attraction for ink.<br />
I was thrilled to win a place as a Guest Designer two years ago, which taught me a lot, and I was really over the moon when invited to join the team itself last year. As a very messy crafter, I have had to learn to keep stamp sets together instead of dumped in the nearest plastic box- the sales of stamp storage sheets have soared since then! I still have boxes of orphan stamps to sort out, and a very untidy craft area- every attempt at sorting it out properly ends up with larger heaps than before and not being able to find anything!<br />
My Husband swears stamps are taking over the house, and my Son couldn't believe his eyes when he found a box of Brusho powders in the bathroom recently!<br />
It is harder work sometimes than it sounds being on the DT, and I am totally in awe of those who manage to be on several teams, but it is great fun, and the girls are a fab bunch of people to work with.<br />
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Thank you Vronnie for your biography, your craft room sounds just like mine! It was great to get to know you a little better.<br />
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We will be back next week with a brand new challenge, but we hope to see lots more entries from you in the meantime. If you have any questions, and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send us a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section.<br />
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<br /><br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-39595878331467238072017-01-04T07:00:00.000+00:002017-01-04T07:00:06.523+00:00Challenge 30, Week ThreeHello everyone, and welcome to another week on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. We hope that you are enjoying the current challenge and the inspiration provided by the Design Team. For those of you visiting the blog for the first time, do check out all of the information on the blog, especially the tabs at the top of the page, where you should be able to find the answers to all of your questions. Here is the colour swatch for this month's challenge:<br />
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You can find a link to the current challenge <a href="http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/challenge-thirty.html" target="_blank">here</a>, where you can add your entries at the end of the post. This week we are sharing more inspiration from the Design Team.<br />
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I have made a card using Pan Pastels rubbed over an image stamped using Versamark on kraft card. I stamped and embossed the image again onto a spare piece of card and added more Pan Pastels. This has created a lovely soft effect. You can obtain full instructions for the card on <a href="http://poppycottage.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">my blog</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://annewaller.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne</a> has created a beautiful card using some lovely bird related images for her focal design. Clever use of birdcages and flowers create a fabulous background.<br />
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Anne has very kindly written a tutorial for her card, so that you can try this one at home.<br />
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Stamps: Floral Notes, A Little Bird Told Me, Mackintosh Sentiments<br />
8" x 8" card blank, 6" x 6" decorative paper (Crafty Individuals Shades of Summer) and green card for mounting<br />
Inkpads: Versamark, Distress Inks (Victorian Velvet, Tea Dye, Forest Moss)<br />
Watercolour and glitter pens (pink, green, light brown)<br />
Alcohol marker (light grey)<br />
Glossy Accents<br />
Embossing powders (gold and pink)<br />
Ribbon and faux gems<br />
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Directly stamp an 8" x 8" card using Distress Inks using stamps from the <a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5SP0532.html" target="_blank">Floral Notes</a> and <a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5SP0514.html" target="_blank">A Little Bird Told Me</a> stamp sets. Lightly colour the flowers with a wash of watercolour pen.<br />
The printed paper is from Crafty Individuals (<a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/crafty-individuals-background-papers-shades-of-summer.html" target="_blank">Book 7- Shades of Summer</a>).<br />
Stamp and heat emboss the birds in gold and the sentiment in bright pink (<a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/mackintosh-sentiments-unmounted-clear-stamp-set.html" target="_blank">Mackintosh Sentiments</a>).<br />
Colour the birds with watercolour and glitter pens. Outline the birds a little with pale grey alcohol marker to make them stand out a little more from the background. Coat them with <a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/GAC27898.html" target="_blank">Glossy Accents</a>.<br />
Mount the decorative panel onto green card and attach to the card front with 3D foam for dimension, add a bow and faux gems to finish.<br />
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Thank you so much Anne for a great tutorial.<br />
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We hope that the projects that we have shown you this week will inspire you to join in with the challenge yourselves. We will be back next week with another post, and more projects for you. If you have any questions, and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send us a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section.<br />
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<![endif]-->judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-20767986118013345732016-12-28T07:00:00.000+00:002016-12-28T07:00:05.890+00:00Challenge 30, Week Two- Winner's WeekHello everyone and welcome to another week on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. We hope that you all had a lovely Christmas, and would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year from everyone on the Challenge Blog Team. May 2017 bring you health, happiness, and lots of crafting!<br />
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This week, we are announcing the winners of Challenge Twenty-Nine. The winner of the £15 prize to spend at Chocolate Baroque is <a href="http://kaarten-van-janny.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/twee-kaarten-thinking-of-you-en-een-cas.html" target="_blank">Janny</a>, whose project was drawn by Random.org as the overall winner. Congratulations Janny, we hope that you enjoy your prize.<br />
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Please email Lesley on lesley@chocolatebaroque,com so that she can organise your voucher. You can also display our winner's badge on your blog, details of how to obtain the badge can be found on the FAQ tab at the top of the page.<br />
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The Top Three this month have been chosen by the Design Team, who have had a tough time choosing from such a marvellous selection of entries. The Top Three in no particular order are:<br />
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Congratulations ladies, you can display the Top Three badge on your blogs. Details of how to obtain the badge can be found on the FAQ tab at the top of the page. Well done to everyone who entered, and we hope that you will join in with our current challenge. You can find the details <a href="http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/challenge-thirty.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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We have some more inspiration from the Design Team for you this week:<br />
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<a href="http://sunnysummercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Asha's</a> beautiful Spring themed card will remind you of the warmer days just around the corner. The image looks delightful in the challenge colours:<br />
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda's</a> tag is so pretty, combining one of our new floral images and the soft background. The romantic sentiment is perfect for the approaching Valentine season:<br />
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<a href="http://vroncards.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vronnie's</a> card uses more of those lovely florals, beautiful colouring and a fabulous background. A card that could be used for so many occasions:<br />
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We hope that these projects will inspire you to create something for the challenge yourselves, using the current colour swatch. We will be back next week with another post and more inspiration from the Design Team, but until then, we look forward to seeing some of your entries. If you have any questions and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section.<br />
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<br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010642750557998226.post-13187508504479384432016-12-21T07:00:00.000+00:002016-12-21T07:00:21.912+00:00Challenge ThirtyHello everyone and welcome to a brand new challenge on the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog. Thank you for your lovely comments and visits to the blog over the past month, we really appreciate your support, and love reading what you have to say. As we approach Christmas, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Christmas from the Challenge Blog Team.<br />
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We will be announcing the winners of Challenge Twenty-Nine next week, so if you entered the challenge, be sure to check out the blog post, to see if you are the winner of our prize.<br />
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As a reminder to those of you who have visited our blog before, and for anyone who is new to the blog, our challenges are monthly, based on an inspirational photo and a colour swatch. A new challenge is launched on the third Wednesday of every month. You can use any medium to create your project; inks, paints, pens, pencils, etc., as long as you stick to the colours from the colour swatch in your project. We are offering a monthly prize of £15 to spend on Chocolate Baroque stamps to one lucky winner, who will be selected by Random.org from all of the entrants who have used Chocolate Baroque stamps currently available from the website. We welcome entries incorporating other stamps and images, but they will not be eligible for the prize. All entries will have the chance to be selected as one of our Top Three, and can then display our 'I made the Top Three at Chocolate Baroque' badge on their blogs.<br />
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We have a pretty new colour swatch for you this month, and some stunning inspiration from the Design Team, which we will be sharing over the coming weeks. Here is the colour swatch for the new challenge:<br />
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The challenge will close at 12.00 p.m. on Tuesday 17th January 2017 and the winner will be announced on Wednesday January 25th 2017. Here are some projects from the Design Team:<br />
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<a href="https://craftyjools.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julie's</a> pretty floral card uses clever shading on the background to create a sunray effect. She has created a beautiful floral border to frame her eye-catching focal flower:<br />
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<a href="http://magda-bigliettiscrap.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magda's</a> beautiful card is full of texture and detail. Repeat stamping of the main flower has created the feel of flowers against a garden wall:<br />
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Finally, <a href="http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Claire's</a> romantic project would make a beautiful Valentine or Anniversary card, she has created a very elegant card, especially with the added gem detail:<br />
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Thank you girls for your inspiration using the new challenge colours. We hope that they will inspire you to create something for the challenge. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our challenge blog team. You can get in touch by sending a private message; details are at the end of this blog post, below the comments section.<br />
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We hope that you enjoy the new challenge and look forward to seeing your projects. Happy Christmas!<br />
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Judith xx<br />
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This week, we are taking a look at some of the entries that we have received for the current challenge, and showcasing them on the blog. We hope that you enjoy the selection that we have chosen to share with you.<br />
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<a href="http://cchotchpotch.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/chocolate-baroque-challenge-29.html" target="_blank">Carole</a> has altered an old table mat, using one of our clear stamps, to create this stunning design for her Christmas table. She has been very patient to get the placement so precise, but it has been well worth the effort:<br />
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<a href="http://abrushwithastamper.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/lets-get-wrapping.html" target="_blank">Leanne</a> has also been altering an item ready for Christmas; she has created a super gift bag, using some of our Steampunk stamps. She has used gesso, texture paste and inks to create this colourful bag that would wow any recipient:<br />
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<a href="https://gerrinascreatievewereld.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/laatste-verjaardagskalender-maand-last.html" target="_blank">Gerrina</a> has been continuing with her delightful calendar project, and created another one of her beautiful pages for this month's challenge. She originally decorated the reverse of a canvas to hold all of the pages, and this would make a beautiful gift for someone:<br />
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<a href="http://kaarten-van-janny.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/twee-kaarten-thinking-of-you-en-een-cas.html" target="_blank">Janny's</a> lovely CAS card, using one of our newest floral stamps is so elegant, and could be adapted for many different occasions:<br />
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Finally <a href="http://cuilliesocks.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/floribunda-net.html" target="_blank">Kate's</a> pretty floral card using the Floribunda Net image could also be used for so many occasions. She has left it without a sentiment, great for those times when you need a card in a hurry:<br />
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We have had some fabulous entries from you this month, and hope that you have enjoyed using the colours in the current colour swatch. Thank you for finding the time at this busy time of year, when you have so much else to do. Next month, our colour selection will be completely different again, and if these selections take you outside your comfort zone, then well done for stretching yourselves. Thank you to everyone else who entered the challenge this month, and we hope to see lots more entries from you before the deadline next week. There is still plenty of time to enter, and you can find a link in this post.<br />
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If you have any questions regarding the challenges, and cannot find the answers on the blog pages, please send us a private message using the contact form located at the very end of this post; you will see it after the comments section.<br />
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