And the winner is...

Thanks to all who entered the Bugbear Challenge last month. All the entries were wonderful. I would just like to thank Kim for being the judge (who better than the image designer herself). So without further ado, the winner is...

GAIL

Well done Gail. You certainly put in a lot of effort and came up with a very original idea. Kim chose it because, and I quote, 'for going the extra mile'. If you could drop me a line by sending me an e-mail with your address then I'll get your prize sorted.

The second bit of business to address is this months Challenge. After discussing with a few of the other DT members, we have decided to have a Summer Break and will return in September. Can we take this opportunity to thank all those who support the site and join in the fun.

Have a great summer and see you in September.

Bugbear

Great news for this month’s challenge – there is a PRIZE – a CUDDLY BUDDLY SURPRISE GOODIE BAG kindly donated by Kim. We have a secret judge who will choose their favourite ATC from the entries posted. The judge will not look at the blog before the challenge ends and then at the end of the challenge, a pic of each entry will be sent (without the names) and the winner will be selected. All entries in by Sunday, 27th July

This months theme is a play on words. Seeing as the summer months are arriving and a lot of people are unfortunately suffering from hay fever, this months challenge is called

A MAJOR BUGBEAR!

As the pollen from flowers are a problem to a lot of people (or a BUGBEAR should we say!), this months challenge is to NOT use a FLOWER, BUG or BEAR on the ATC! A chance to use some of the other Cuddly Buddly download sets or stamps.

Check out the Design Team’s work for some inspiration.

Elaine

Sonia

This Guardian Angel ATC was made by Sonia to give to a friend who sadly lost her mother.

Paul

Wendy

Edna

And remember, if you have yet to set up a blog there's no need to miss out on the fun, you can still enter by e-mailing a pic to Paul (addy on CB Forum) and he'll post the pic here for you:

Prita

Doodle Challenge 2 - Ellies

A quick mid-month challenge (or should that be coming to the end of the month!) while we wait for the July Challenge. Simply use Kim's Stack of Ellies doodle on an ATC! As simple as! Post your pics on your blog and post a comment with a link. Off you go!!!

Paul

Wendy

Edna

FLIGHT

Thanks again to all the people who joined in with the last challenge. If you enjoyed it, make sure you spread the word - the more the merrier.

This months theme is:

FLIGHT

This can be anything from flying fairies to bugs, teddies to balloons - use your imagination. If you are in need of some inspiration, here's some work from the Design Team.

Edna

Sonia

Elaine

Paul

Wendy

Remember you can use Kims stamps and/or downloadables to create your ATC. For those who do not have a blog, e-mail a picture of your ATC to Paul (via the Cuddly Buddly forum) and he will upload it for you.

Doodle Challenge 1 - Wee Weezi

In line with Kim's new doodle, we have set a mini challenge to use Wee Weezi the Friendly Welsh Dragon in an ATC. Here's a link to the doodle:

http://cuddlybuddly.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=9360

Use Wee Wizzi on an ATC and post a comment on here with a link to your blog. Otherwise, e-mail a piccie of it to Paul via the Cuddly Buddly forum (http://cuddlybuddly.com/forum/) and he will post it for you.

Wendy

Edna

Paul

The 'One for the Lads' challenge is still ongoing so remember to have a go - remember, you can use Kim's downloads, stamps or both.

Our first Challenge : One for the Lads

May we first of all welcome you to this new Challenge Blog. The hope of this Blog is to encourage people to use some of your favourite Cuddly Buddly images in new and exciting ways. We thought we'd start off slowly and test the waters to see what the response is like. The idea for now is to do a challenge a month and add extra mini challenges as we go. In the future, we hope to offer incentives for participating. For those who are unsure of what an ATC is, all info is on the right hand side of the blog.

So here we go with what we hope will be the first of many Challenges. The first theme is going to be:

'One for the Lads'

Lately, there have been many other similar sites which have been focused on feminine themes - so here we are to buck the trend. Kim has produced some amazing sets to suit this theme - Local Lads, Techie Teens, Men at Work, Country Gents, Football Crazy and so on and so on. To get you thinking, we have some ideas from a select few who have been daft enough to volunteer their services as a 'design team'. Here are some of their creations:

Elaine

Sonia

Wendy

Edna

Paul

ATCs from people who have no blog (Yet!!!)

Linda