November Colour Challenge - Classic Christmas


Welcome to the Rubber Dance Monthly Art Stamping Challenge!

Our challenge is all about colour! Each month we bring you a gorgeous colour scheme to kick-start your muse. 


Both our winner and Pick of the Month will get badges to proudly display on their blogs. Winners will be announced on our blog on the 7th of the following month, so remember to check back to see if you won! 

  • We'll draw an overall WINNER at random who receives an an amazing grab bag of unmounted Rubber Dance stamps worth 25 Euro! (that's over $30!)
  • The Design Team will choose our favourite entry - our DT Pick of the Month. 
  • Any entries using Rubber Dance stamps will get a special mention!

For November our colours are very classic Christmas - red, green and gold
In addition to our colour scheme we also have an optional THEME:
INCLUDE SOME STENCILING (if you want to)
(if you don't have a stencil make one from punched shapes or die cuts or use something like sequin waste)

Please take a quick look at the rules below before you create. Don’t worry, there aren't many rules and they are not complicated.

In addition to the stamp grabbag prize, Olga from our Design Team has made this beautiful card for the winner! Included in this special prize are five of Olga's crochet snowflakes. How sweet is that?

By Olga, using stamps from Pines Fir Yew and Christmas Greetings










Need some inspiration? Check out these examples from our fabulous Design Team!

By Majo, using stamps from Christmas Greetings

By Bibi using stamps from out sets Pines Fir Yew, Christmas Greetings, and A little birdie told me

By Irit, using stamps from Pines Fir Yew and Christmas Greetings

By Katy, using stamps from Pines Fir Yew and Christmas Greetings

Tags by Bibi, stamps from Pines Fir Yew and Christmas Greetings


Your entery doesn't have to be a card ... Here's a fun painting by Gabriele, called "What if this was real?". She has used our maple seed stamps to look like tiny butterflies, or perhaps fireflies. Notice one of our rock carving boat stamps inside the golden egg:

what-if1mW



Join our challenge!

All you have to do is:
1) Create something with this month's colour scheme
2) Add your linky below before the closing date
3) Add a link back to the Rubber Dance blog to your entry post


GUIDELINES:
  • This is an art stamping challenge so all entries need to include rubber stamping (no digi stamps please).
  • Using stamps from Rubber Dance is NOT necessary to join.
  • Entries need to use the colour scheme provided – you are welcome to add neutral colours like white, black, cream or metallic to the given colours.
  • Entry is via the linking tool only. We are very sorry that we can't accept email entries.
  • Please provide deep links to your actual project post, not just a link to your blog (to do this, click on the title of your blog entry and copy/paste the URL that appears in your browser's address field).
  • Please link only to new work – don’t backlink to previously made art.
  • You are welcome to combine our challenge with up to five additional challenges.
  • You may join our challenge with up to five entries as long as they are on different blog posts and linked up separately.
  • PLEASE consider turning off word verification on your blog if you would like to receive comments from the Design Team as this makes our job much easier.
  • Following our blog is optional, but appreciated :-)
We reserve the right to remove entries that don't meet these requirements.


    Colour scheme for November:
    Classic Christmas - red, green and gold

    Closing date for entries:
    Midnight November 30th, Central European Time (= GMT+1 or EST + 6)

    Have fun! We can't wait to see what YOU come up with! :-)

    Greetings from the DT & Staff at Rubber Dance
    www.rubberdance.com


    Our next challenge will be announced on December 1st
    at 1 minute after midnight CET (= GMT + 1, EST + 6)

    Any questions? Please use the comment field below and we'll answer as soon as we can.

    Comments

    Cataleya said…
    WOW!!! Dear ladies, it's so wonderful post and so many beautiful creations!!! :) Wish you all a great weekend!!! :) xoxo
    ~Olga Kovalchuk
    Saturday, November 01, 2014
    Artatag said…
    What a wonderful variety! I love all of them!! Must put on my creative suit and get going! Thanks for the inspiration, ladies!!
    xoxox
    Sunday, November 02, 2014
    TwinkleToes2day said…
    What fabulous inspiration from the DT members. :o))
    Monday, November 03, 2014
    Karen P said…
    I am so sorry I have managed to enter twice! I have created a card using the colours in the challenge but not a Christmas card - hope that it is allowed. Thank you for a great challenge and gorgeous inspirations. If my card is not allowed please delete it and I will try to get back with another entry and the next one will be for Christmas Karen x
    Friday, November 07, 2014
    Bibi Lindahl said…
    Hi Karen! I have removed one of your entries so your rooster card shows only once in the thumbnails, no problem :) Your card is fine - it doesn't have to be a Christmas card as long as the main colours are that of our colour scheme, and that rooster has it all :) Thank you!
    Saturday, November 08, 2014
    Unknown said…
    Sorry I seem to have got my entry in twice (numbers 9 and 10) could you delete one please.
    Wednesday, November 26, 2014
    Bibi Lindahl said…
    No problem - I fixed it :-) Glad to see you here, thanks for playing along! :-)
    Wednesday, November 26, 2014
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