Here at Anything But Cute we love to see all the seasoned and expert mixed media artists, but we also want to encourage those who are just getting their feet wet. Our design team will always be on the lookout for these exceptional artists, and you just never know when we might be giving out something special to a talented mixed media newcomer.
Make sure to put 'newbie' after your name in the linky so we know who you are.
(new refers to 'new to mixed media' NOT 'new to our challenge')
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Sunday, June 12, 2016

WINNERS - Challenge #13 - Celebrate Your Style

Hello everyone! 

Pamellia and the entire design team here and we are back to announce the Winners and Runner-Ups from our first anniversary challenge "Celebrate Your Style". We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who entered our birthday challenge last month and supported us for our one year mark! It was so amazing to see all those gorgeous projects that were posted! You all put a lot of love into your fabulous creations and we are completely blown away by the variety of projects and creative ideas! 

As we tallied up the votes, it turned out that we had a three way tie for the winning spot and a two way tie for the runner-up. So without further ado (in no particular order)

WINNERS

Coco #18



Congratulations to Coco, Mari and Suzz, you really impressed us with your projects!  Please contact Pamellia (pamellia1162@gmail.com) with your full name and mailing address to receive your Gift Vouchers. Deadline is June 25.

We would like to send out a special thank you to the sponsors who donated these wonderful Gift Vouchers and helped to make our Anniversary challenge one to remember:

THE FUNKIE JUNKIE BOUTIQUE:

EMERALD CREEK:
Facebook - Emerald Creek Craft

ALLEYSTAMP:
Store - Alleystamp
Etsy Store - Alleystamp

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And now on to our Runner Ups!





Congratulation Ladies! Your work is amazing!

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Random Prize Winners

27. Becca Cruger
54. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee
73. Paper Talk With Samra

We would like to thank Linda at the Funkie Junkie Boutique for donating a box of products for our random draw. I have divided it up into three packages, please contact me (pamellia1162@gmail.com) with your full name and mailing address to receive your prize. Deadline is June 25.

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Now let's have a look at our DT favourites:




Anne's FavouriteRuth - No. 119
Ruth created the most beautiful textured background and the flowers are cleverly made with more beautiful mixed media backgrounds.  A stunning creation.

Autumn's Favourite - #116 Miranda
Miranda's genius mix of drawing and mixed media stole my heart!  This fabulous stylized owl is unbelievably cool and inspiring.  I am totally blown away with Miranda's drawing skills and use of color!

Branka's Favourite#119 Ruth
I am really impressed by this fabulous canvas with amazing rich textures and breathtaķingly beautiful handmade flowers! It's a fantastic vintage looking make!

Lisa's Favourite - #67 Nikki
I am mesmerized by the gorgeous colors in Nikki's canvas!! I love how they go from bold stripes to a subtle, muted blend!! The butterfly is a perfect touch!! It's absolutely stunning!!

Niki's Favourite - #32-Lys
I was drawn to this gorgeous design by Lys because of the dark and gorgeous background and the texture! Bling, bling! I just wanted to reach out and touch this! Can you believe that the texture was created from potpourri!?! Talk about an upcycle and genius was to use a household item. Wowzers Lys!

Pamellia's Favourites -

93. Jane's Journal
Jane's tag hypnotized me with the amazing colours, and the black and white accents create such a whirlwind of contrast and interest, I LOVE the entire look! So dreamy!

128. boozybear
This layout is just incredible. One of those projects I wish I could reach into my computer screen and touch! So many wonderful products and they all work together in harmony!

20. Electra
I've never seen so many wonderful colours used together before! I would expect a jumbled mess, but instead, this gorgeous piece of art just shines! Well done!

Sara Emily's Favourite -#119-Ruth

The background on this canvas is mesmerizing--I wish I could reach out and touch the texture! To top it off, Ruth finished it in the most beautiful colors and topped it with handmade flowers cut from handmade mixed media papers. This is a must see up close, so be sure to pop by Ruth's blog!

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Honourable Mentions


2. MARYVONNE         16. Isle of Crafty         24. IRIT SHALOM         25. Cara
      

39. Asmah Zainal          48. Ann Chuang         52. Jane's Journal         59. Joi@RR
      

65. Mixed media lerret             81. Karen P              92. Elina              104. Ikemo
      

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A huge congratulation everyone! Thank you so much to everyone who played along with us last month and any month last year! We thank you for your continued support and look forward to many more Birthdays!! Don't forget to grab your badges! You earned them!!

There is still plenty of time to enter Niki's current challenge THE BIRDS AND THE BEES! We can't wait to see what you come up with this time!

Hugs to all, from the 'Anything But Cute' Design Team

22 comments:

  1. Congratulations to all the winners, runners up, favorites, honorable mentions and random winners! You all delighted us with your projects this month! Hugs! Sara Emily

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  2. Congratulations TO EVERYONE! So many amazing entries this month, I wish I could send a prize to everyone!! hugs :)

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  3. Thank you to the amazing DT! What an honor to be a winner. Congrats to all the winners, runner ups and honorable mentions!

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  4. Oooooooh, a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to the entire design team for choosing my journal page as a winner!!!!! You made my day!!! this is such an honor.
    Big congrats to all the other winners, runner ups and DT favorites, also to the honorable mentions, I see so many amazing works featured, wow! Hugs xxx

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  5. Thank you very much for picking my layout as one of the winners! I am very happy! I also congratulate all the winners and other ladies named here!

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  6. Well done to all the lucky winners and thank you so much Pamellia for choosing my wedding tag as one of your favourites. I had such fun both as a guest and also participating in your wonderful anniversary challenge. Here's to another fun year ahead. Crafty hugs xx

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  7. Well done to all the lucky winners and thank you so much Pamellia for choosing my wedding tag as one of your favourites. I had such fun both as a guest and also participating in your wonderful anniversary challenge. Here's to another fun year ahead. Crafty hugs xx

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  8. Huge well deserved congratulations to all the fabulous winners and runners up...and thank so much Anne, Branks and Sara Emily, feel very, very honoured to be a DT favourite. Hugs Ruth xxx

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  9. Huge well deserved congratulations to all the fabulous winners and runners up...and thank so much Anne, Branks and Sara Emily, feel very, very honoured to be a DT favourite. Hugs Ruth xxx

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  10. Congrats to all the winners and many thanks from me! I feel so very happy that you are liking my experiments Karen x

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  11. Congratulations to the winners, runners up, favs and honorable mentions and random winners for your amazing projects!! What incredible talent!!

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  12. Congratulations on all the wonderful entries you had, and even bigger congratulations to the winners. That must have been difficult deciding on which you liked best. You had some incredible art work by some extremely talented artists. TFS & have a great week

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  13. AWESOME creativity by all. Such a treat to see so much talent. Xj.

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  14. The entries for this challenge were exquisite and all deserved a place of honor! Thanks to each of you who support our challenge with your amazing creations. Congrats to these fantastic winning artists! <3

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  15. Congrats to all winners, and wow, I am really taken by the honourable mention, thank you so much. I am so excited to try some new things now, and hopefully I have something for the new challenge too.

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  16. Thank you very much for picking my card as one of the honorable mentions. Congratulations to all the winners, runners up, favorites, honorable mentions and random winners!

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  17. Thanks so much for the mention, I'm vey happy my creation made Niki's choice. Congratulations to all the winners!

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  18. Wowsers!! The standard was sky-high!! Huge congrats to all the winners. Nicola x

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  19. Thank you for picking my canvas as one of the honorable mentions :-)
    Congrats to all the others !
    -Helle-

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  20. Thank you very much! COngrats to other winners!

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  21. Thank you Pamellia for your kind words And a huge congratulations to all the winners!

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