Who's the Daddy - Reminder at Ready Teddy Go

Good Morning to you all ......and a very Happy Father's Day...just in case there are any Dads reading this!

I am here today to share some DT cards for our Who's the Daddy Challenge

It doesn't haven't to be a Father's Day card, it could be for a birthday or any other occasion, just as long as we can spot the Daddy connection and of course it features a bear or a teddy

We are generously sponsored this month by Meljen Designs

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has a new challenge every Thursday, and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the adorable line of Meljen's Designs stamps at our store HERE to browse all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's exclusive rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!  Don't forget to join Meljen's Designs on Facebook HERE to take advantage of special sales and promotions that are just for her facebook fans!

Melissa is offering 4 digi stamps to the winner of our challenge and generously let the DT use some images for our cards.  I love what the girls have created...hope you agree :)

Helen

Sally 

Anne-Marie

Wendy

Deborah

Hope you have a lovely day and hope you can join us for the remainder of the challenge.

Hugs Sally and RTG Design Team xxxxxx

New Challenge #23 for June - "Who's the Daddy?"

Thank you to all of you who entered our challenge last month, your entries were so inspirational.

You're all so very creative.

Big thanks too to those of you who answered our Design Team call, we are still in the process of finalising our choices (you made it so hard - you were so talented) so we will be making an announcement very soon.

Sunday June the 16th is Father's Day here in the UK (don't know if it's the same in the US?)
In honour of this we would like to see your creations which have Dad in mind. 

Who's the Daddy?

It doesn't haven't to be a Father's Day card, it could be for a birthday or any other occasion, just as long as we can spot the Daddy connection and of course it features a bear or a teddy

Before we go any further it's time to pick the winner of our last challenge and as usual 
Mr. Random.org did his stuff

He chose number 12 which was you Emma R

Such a great spring card Emma, please email me at a passion4paper@gmail.com to claim your prize.

The Top 3 this month was chosen by Wendy, she had such a difficult task as the standard of the entries was so high.  Here were her picks though in no particular order:

#5 ~ Tracey Boley
#24 ~ Mian Hahne
#32 ~ Pauline C

Congratulations ladies please take the Winner's blinkie from the sidebar

So back to our new challenge

Who's the Daddy?

We are generously sponsored this month by Meljen Designs

Melissa Jenkins is the artist behind Meljen Designs she has been an artist for as long as she can remember - and is inspired by everything around her. 

All of her digital stamp designs are inspired by her children (and husband!) and things that they do, her cats, things she sees on nature walks and daily 'adventures', or memories of her childhood.

Here's what the RTG Design Team created:

Debbie

Helen - using I love you ... this much

Claire

Anne-Marie - using Pappa Bear

Kelly - using Pappa Bear

Deborah - using Sports Fan Teddy

Sally - using Sports Fan Teddy

Daniele

Fabulous cards girls and such sweet images, just stunning!

We look forward to seeing what you make for your loved one, please use the blue frog linky button below to enter.

Please remember your project should feature a bear or teddy to qualify for the prize draw.

Thanks for visiting

Meet Our New Design Team Members - Part Two

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Good morning on this very sunny day in the UK, great weather is in charge finally and long may it last.

Today it is my absolute pleasure to introduce you to the final four newest members of the RTG Challenge family.   Rather than me waffle on about how fantastically talented they are I thought you would like to hear from them, so here they are in their own words

Welcome, welcome, welcome!

Hi, I'm Tracey.  I am 41 years old.  I live in Devon. 

I am married to Garry who is in the Armed Forces.  I am a stay at home mum. 

I used to work as a Teaching Assistant until I had an accident at work and severely broke my leg and I have been unable to return to work. 

We have two wonderful children Jessica 17 and Kian 12.

I have always loved to craft in one form or another.   Card making has been my passion for roughly 10 years and I can never seem to get enough!!!!!  I even dream about cards lol. 

I am so chuffed to be joining such a wonderful team.

Hi, I'm Sam, and I live in a village in West Sussex, that is on the edge of the South Downs National Park. 

I live with my partner Alan, 6 year old son Harrison or H for short and our gorgeous rescued 14 year old dog Whisper (hence the name of my blog), whom we've had for 8 years

I started card making just under 8 years ago when we moved to our present house, as a way getting to know new people and I have never looked back.

I'm so chuffed, excited and honoured to be asked to join such a fabby design team and I'm now looking forward to my first Ready Teddy Challenge :-)

Hi! I'm Jacky, otherwise known as Paddington Fan!

I live on the Hampshire/Surrey border with my husband and teenage son. 

Also at home is my mad one eared lop rabbit called Rupert and two daft baby guinea pigs. 

I dabble in scrap-booking, making ATC's & cross stitch; but since I discovered card making challenges about 3 years ago they have become my main addiction, along with stash shopping!! 

As you can guess from my nickname I am a big kid and love bears and vintage kids TV programmes.  I still have my first bear from when I was a baby many moons ago!!

I'm really thrilled to be part of the Ready Teddy Go design team and can't wait for my first teddy challenge!!

Hello, my name is Sylvie.

I am retired and loving it, I can craft all day.

I live in Gibraltar with my partner Roy; our little apartment is overlooking the beach so I could not ask for anything more.

I have crafted nearly all my life, knitting, cross stitching and now, card making for the last 8 years.

I am addicted to blogging, looking at other crafter's blogs, where I have gained so much inspiration.

I love and I am addicted to buying Crafty Stash.

I am so thrilled and excited to be joining this friendly talented team.

So now you have met all of the new members of our Design Team.

I  know that they are going to be truly inspirational and can't wait for July to come.

Please leave them some love . . . 

Thanks for visiting

Meet Our New Design Team Members - Part One

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As you might know we recently put out a Design Team Call because we wanted to expand here at Ready-Teddy-Go.

We had a fantastic response and I was humbled to find so many very talented crafters wanted to come and join us.

We were initially looking for 6 crafters  but it was a difficult task for my team and me to select just 6 so we grew our numbers by 8 new members.

 The skills of those who threw their hat into the ring was so high and their blogs were so entertaining.  

Cream always rises to top doesn't it and their talent shone through

So this morning, I am so pleased and excited to introduce the first four new DT members in their own words.

We've 'adopted' them into our RTG family already but they won't 'go-live' with their first projects until July.

Hi.  My name is Sharon King. 

I am 46 and married to Nigel and we have 4 beautiful children,Samuel,Hannah,Rachel & Adam.  

I work full time as a teaching assistant at the local school, working with Special Needs children. 

I have been crafting since the age of 4 when my mum taught me to knit.

I started card-making about 5 years ago. I love all types of  techniques stamping,decoupage, CD crafting etc. 

I am so chuffed to be joining the team and look forward to sharing my crafting journey with you all.

Hello, my name is Kelly Lloyd. 

I am 30 years old and married to My best friend Steve. 

We have two beautiful little boys Harley aged 7 and Ronnie aged 4.  I also have two step sons Aaron (17) and Joe (14). 

I'm a stay at home mum but do pop into hubby's garage a few times a week to look after the paperwork side of the business. 

I have always loved paper and pens etc.  but only started making cards after making my own wedding invites in 2007.  It was there that the real addiction started. 

I started blogging in 2011 and can honestly say I don't know how I lived without it lol..

I'm so happy to be joining the team

Hello Everyone, my name is Sue.

I am happily married and have three wonderful teenage children who I'm so proud of and mean the world to me. 

We live in West Sussex which is on the South Coast of England.

I have always enjoyed everything and anything crafty and now my children are a bit older I have more 'me' time to spend doing something I love. 

My main passion is card making, I love colouring, but I'll try my hand at most things!

I am thrilled to be joining such a fabulous and friendly team.

Hi my name is Judith, I’m married to my childhood sweetheart  and live  on the coast in the North East of England – I just couldn't imagine ever not living near to the beach. 

I have a daughter and two sons and I’m also Grandma to a gorgeous little  boy- Jacob born in December 2011.  

I work part time for a government department and generally enjoy my job.    

I have always just loved to craft and I have been making cards for around 7 years - I spend all my spare time colouring, cutting and sticking – at least that’s the way my husband sees it!  

I’m just thrilled to bits to be part of this talented design team and look forward to the start of each new Ready Teddy month!

Aren't they fantastic?  I just know they are going to be such an inspiration to us all.

I know you shouldn't wish away your life but I really can't wait for July to be here.

I hope you will join me in warmly welcoming them to the 

Ready-Teddy-Go Challenge Design Team

Spring has Sprung Reminder and DT call

Hello to you all in Blogland......

Hope you are having a good weekend and have managed to do some crafting.  I am not even going to mention the weather! (the sun is shining at the moment though....ssshhhh)

So have you seen that we are looking for some new members to join our design team :)  If you love Teddy Bears/Bears then click here or scroll down for all the details..

Now onto our cards for the reminder for our "Spring has Sprung"challenge...

We have a fabulous sponsor this month - Ladybug Crafts Ink  Kerry who is the owner has also made a fabulous card to play along with our challenge using the adorable new addition to her shop .... Billie Bear.

Here's what Kerry has to say . . .

My name is Kerry and I'm the owner of Ladybug Crafts Ink, an independent stamp and digi company. I've been making cards since 2000 and I'd always dreamed of having my own line of stamps and in 2009 my dream came true when Nikki & Friends was born. Since then Ruby Fairies, Magnum & Lily and The Teenagers are but a few of the collections I've added. Billie Bear, our most recent addition, has proved extremely popular and will be joined very soon with a new release this month!

Kerry has kindly offered two cling stamps of the winner's choice as the prize this month, this is so great, I would like to win!!  Pop over to her store and you'll soon see what I mean.

Billie Bear is just adorable . . . 

Here's what the DT came up with and we had some fab Billie Bear images to use

Kerry

Daniele

Helen

Deborah

DT Call at Ready Teddy Go Challenge

If you are looking for this month's challenge 
please click HERE

But you may also be interested in our DT CALL!!!

Do you love teddies and bears as much as we do?  

Are you a regular in blogland and do you love creating with paper?

Would you like to join us on our really friendly Ready Teddy Go challenge Design Team?

If the answers are YES, here's your chance . . .

We're expanding our team here at Ready-Teddy-Go and we want to find some new teamies to join us.

All that we ask is:

• That you produce one project per month according to a set challenge theme.
• That you promote the challenge through your own blog by posting your project and displaying allocated blinkies/ badges etc.
• That you leave a comment on challenge entries on a number assignment basis
• That you will participate in any blog hops/promotions when they occur
• That you will commit to a minimum term of 6 months 

No previous DT experience is necessary . . . just show us what you can do!

If you want to be considered please click on the Blue Frog below, linking one of your favourite projects (no older than 2 months please) 

Please don't be shy . . . we look forward to meeting you.

May's New Challenge #22 "Spring has Sprung"

Wow, April has come and gone and I've hardly noticed!  But I'm so glad that May is here, it's probably my favourite month of the year and spring has finally arrived in this part of the world.  The sun is shining, the sky is blue and I feel so much better.  

The trees in my garden are all springing into leaf and the daffodils are dancing . . . I love it! 

So in honour of the arrival of the sunshine our new challenge is

"Spring Has Sprung"

But before I go any further it's time to announce the winners of our last challenge.

We had so many wonderful entries last month, thank you to all those who took the time to enter and show us what you'd been up to.

It was impossible to select just one winner and so we employed Mr.Random.org to pick our winner for us (as usual, lol)

He chose number 78, that was you Lillian A with this super cute card

Congratulations Lillian please email me at apassion4paper@googlemail.com to claim your prize.

The Top 3 was chosen by Kelly this time, glad it wasn't my job, it would have been so difficult . . . they were all so good but here's her decision in no particular order:

Sue

Chrissy

Donna

Congratulations ladies, please take our winner's blinkie from our sidebar

Now onto our next challenge, it's easy peasy really, in celebration of the arrival of the sunshine and spring we would like to see your projects which reminds us that 

"Spring has Sprung"

Any occasion, any sentiment that you like, just as long as we can spot something spring like in your entry and a bear of course (most important!)

This month's challenge is generously sponsored by Kerry of Ladybug Crafts Ink

Here's what Kerry has to say . . .

My name is Kerry and I'm the owner of Ladybug Crafts Ink, an independent stamp and digi company. I've been making cards since 2000 and I'd always dreamed of having my own line of stamps and in 2009 my dream came true when Nikki & Friends was born. Since then Ruby Fairies, Magnum & Lily and The Teenagers are but a few of the collections I've added. Billie Bear, our most recent addition, has proved extremely popular and will be joined very soon with a new release this month!

Kerry has kindly offered two cling stamps of the winner's choice as the prize this month, this is so great, I would like to win!!  Pop over to her store and you'll soon see what I mean.

Billie Bear is just adorable . . . 

Here's what the DT came up with this month . . . 

Helen - using Swinging Billie

Debbie

Kelly - using Swinging Billie

Me (Julie Ann)

Kerry from Ladybugs Craft - using Watering Can Billie

Daniele

Sally - using Watering Can Billie

Wendy - using Swinging Billie

Claire



Anne-Marie - using Watering Can Billie

Deborah - using Swinging Billie

See, Billie is just so sweet!

Stunning work ladies, thank you.

Well now it's over to you, we would love you to join in with us this month.

Please click the blue frog below to enter but please don't forget that your entry MUST feature a bear or a teddy to meet the challenge rules.

Thanks for stopping by

Warmest wishes, Julie Ann x

Design Team Call - Whilst I'm here, let me just tell you that we are expanding our Design Team, so if you're interested please click HERE.  Don't be shy . . . let us see what you can do!