Ali-Craft Monthly Blog Challenge # 1

Welcome to the very first monthly challenge from

Ali-Craft

On the first Saturday of each month, we will be launching a new challenge, where you can win some lovely products from the Ali-Craft website.

Our first challenge today has an 'Open' theme, so you can enter anything you wish in our challenge.  We do have a few rules to follow, so please make sure you read them below, before entering.

Our prize this month is -

Two gorgeous paper pads from

Graphic 45 - 'Secret Garden'

1 x 12x12 paper pad &

1 x 8x8 paper pad

(rrp £30.50)

Ali-Craft Blog Challenge Rules

(1) You can use any images to enter our challenge.

(2) Please also leave a comment on the blog post.

(3) You may enter the challenge UP TO 3 TIMES ONLY PLEASE and you may combine with other challenges.

(4) You MUST follow the challenge theme and NO BACKLINKING please, new cards only.

(5) Please provide a link to our blog in your post.

(6) Please leave a link (via link below) to your actual card, not just to your blog.

(7) Please turn off Word Verification on your blogs, it makes it so much easier & quicker to leave a comment on your blogs.

(8) The challenge finishes on Saturday, 29th June 2013 @ 4pm and the new challenge, will start on Saturday, 6th July 2013.

Our Design Team Ladies are as follows :

Ali & Andrea (Ali-Craft)

Clare Charvill
Barbara Nicholson

Heidi Green

here are their projects for this challenge.

Challenge card by Ali

I used Dylusion spray inks for the background, then used distress ink pads stippled over a House Mask.
Stamps are from the Doo Lally Pip range - Piffy on a rock cake


Challenge card by Barbara

Stamp set is the Doo Lally Pip - Arabella

Challenge card by Andrea

Doo Lally Pip

How Much Love Stamp Set



Challenge card by Clare

I've had my eye on this wonderfully vintage stamp set by Tim Holtz for a while and decided it was time to add it to my collection.  The images were stamped with black memento ink and then shaded with Denim, Red Pepper and Latte Adirondak inks for a truly vintage look.

A canvas by Heidi

A small canvas using a selection of Kaisercraft stamps including 'Life Sentiment's.


We are also having an :

Ali-Craft Design Team Call

We are also looking for two new Design Team members.  If you can commit to doing a regular blog project in rotation, design a card/project for our challenge each month and leave comments on blog entrants, please leave us a link to a sample of your work, a comment including email address.  Ali will then contact the lucky entrants.

Good luck, the team will be stopping by to view your entries.

  The challenge ends on Saturday 29th June @ 4pm.

The Ali-Craft Team

We have had a great entry from Jean :

                                                                Entry by Jan Hill

I would like to enter the challenge. This is my new granddaughter Arabella.
I started with a canvas and built up the background with masks/ texture paste and Dreamweaver pearlescent/ Fresco paint/ gesso and Dylusion inks. The chipboard are triple utee with fragments, the flowers are mixed paper and fabric, gesso and inked. I used bits of recycled packaging and Tiger stick on lace. Most of the materials have been in my stash for years! I really enjoyed the challenge but not sure how to upload pix so thought I would email it to you.
Thanks Jan Hill

by Jan Hill

My second entry to the monthly challenge, on a roll now!

I used stuff from my stash, old Kaiser raft papers fussy cut and layered. I used TH on the edge die, sticklers, glossy accents and stick on pearls. 

Thank you so much Jan for sending in these two great project for the blog challenge, you have a beautiful granddaughter x