October Challenge - Theme and Sketch

Hello, STAMPlorations friends! We've got a new theme and sketch challenge here on the blog! Thank you to everyone who played in last month's theme and sketch challenge. We'll announce the winner and top picks this Sunday.

We'd love for you to create and link up your projects based on this month's theme, sketch, or both -- you've got the whole month of October to play :o)

For October, our theme is STAMPS & SPONGING. Easy peasy!

And here's our fun sketch to get inspired by as well:

We've got prizes for the winner and top picks as voted by the design team. Also, please take a few minutes to read our challenge guidelines. We love it when you link up your projects but unfortunately we've had to delete some entries in the past because those entries didn't follow the guidelines we have outlined on this page. 

Have a look at the STAMPlorations girls' projects inspired by this month's theme and/or sketch!

KATHY

{Shutters stencil, Bloom Sketches, Trendy Leaves and Bloom Happy}

WEI WEI

{Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies, Hugs Word Die, Floral Bliss, Blooming Buds, and Frames and Flowers}

ELAINE

{Artsy Tribal Doodles, Buttercups and Butterflies}

JULIE

{Bloom Sketches, Sentiment Builders - Celebrate and CUTplorations SMILE}

JESSICA

{Rows of Hearts stencil, Fond Expressions 2}

LAURAJANE

{Peonies All Over stencil,  Big Bloom Factory, Bloom Factory, BOLD SENTIMENTS: Believe, Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies}

SUCHI

{The Birds and the Blooms}

TENIA

{Christmas Reindeer stencil and Fond Expressions}

BECCA

{Leaf Prints 2 stencil, Mixed Media Grunge, Party Time and CUTplorations Word Die: Happy}

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READY TO PLAY?

Please keep in mind our simple guidelines:

• Link up any type of project(s) based on the theme, the sketch, or both.
• You must use stamps in your project(s) -- rubber, clear, or digi from any company. Non-STAMPlorations stamps are OK (although please don't link up a project you've created for the sole purpose of promoting another company; those projects will be deleted or will not be considered in the running for winner or top pick.)
• Link up to 6 entries and link up to as many other challenges as you want.
• Link directly to your blog post, not to your main blog. (This makes it easy for us to find and comment on your entry.)
• If you have word verification turned on, our design team may not be able to leave a comment, so please consider turning it off.
• Link back to this challenge post (not just our main blog) to encourage others to play too. Entries not linking back to our challenge will be deleted.
• Link up by October 31, 11:55 p.m. Pacific time.
• Have fun creating your project(s)!

~ The STAMPlorations™ girls

STAMPlorations™ October 2016 Challenge: THEME (Stamps & Sponging) and SKETCH

Heads up! If you used a STAMPlorations stamp (clear stamp or digi), ARTplorations stencil, and/or CUTplorations thin metal die in your project(s), make sure to link it up to our Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge too for a chance to win more STAMPlorations products! (We draw a winner for every 50 entries in the linky :o)

1. Criar: Diwali Card 1	2. ionabunny	3. Maura
4. Jen's Creative Side: Sympathy card	5. Viv	6. Greta H
7. Feeling Frosty	8. Criar: Diwali Card 3	9. Greta H
10. Jane	11. Nance Salkeld	12. Tanvi
13. NanaConnie	14. Hussena	15. Maura
16. Tanvi	17. Rahmat	18. Carol
19. Glennis F	20. Marsha D	21. Anita
22. Marsha D	23. Monika Reeck	24. Becca Yahrling
25. Marsha D	26. Becca Yahrling	27. Steffi H.
28. Trina P.	29. Flo	30. Squared Up
31. Mimi's ♡	32. Dorothy: S	33. Greta H
34. *Vicki*	35. Anita	36. Christine Dring
37. Marsha D	38. Dorothy: S	39. Greta H

(Linkup closed)