BSC #12 Topaz & Turquoise + optional Get Well / BSC #11 Winner & Top Pick

Hi everyone and welcome back to Birthstone Challenges! Thanks to everyone who played in our last challenge! We loved seeing your colorful projects and really appreciate your support! So now let's announce our winner and top picks!

Our randomly chosen WINNER is

#5 Marie Flayer

Congrats, Marie, you've won a prize from All Dressed Up! Please choose either the Mermaid Rock or Seashells digital image and email us at lbturner58 at aol dot com with your selection.

And our TOP PICKS are

#1 Becca S

#3 ~DEANNE~

#6 Liz Cavill
#7 Karen Lethworth

Congratulations, everyone! Please grab your badge above and proudly display it on your blog!

I have an important announcement to make - this will be our last challenge. Our participation rate has not been very good so I've made the decision to close the challenge blog at the end of the year. We'd like to thank everyone who has played with us and shown your support. We really appreciate it! The winners and top picks from this challenge will be announced in early 2025 and then the blog will permanently close. Thanks again for your support! 

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The featured birthstone colors in this challenge are Topaz & Turquoise + optional theme of Get Well.

Our theme is always anything goes with the featured birthstone colors, and you may use one or both of the colors in your project. The color(s) you choose should be prominent on your project. The optional theme has been added for inspiration and is not required to play. 

Our teammie, Jenn, has arranged a sponsorship with Polkadoodles for this challenge who gifted Birthday Mouse and Holly Flower Basket digital images for the random winner of this challenge to choose from! Aren't these images totally adorable?!

And now for some pretty inspiration...

Leslie

LeeAnn

Jenn
using Birthday Mouse sponsor image

Jenn
using Holly Flower Basket sponsor image

Barbara
using Birthday Mouse sponsor image

Melissa

Be sure to read our Playing Guidelines above and check out the challenges going on at our sister challenge blogs! 

This challenge will run for six weeks, ending at 4:00 PM Mountain Time on the 15th of next month, so dig into your stash and create with us! 

Hugs,
The Stone Girls

BSC #11 Sapphire & Opal + optional Friendship / BSC #10 Winner & Top Picks

Hi everyone and welcome back to Birthstone Challenges! Thanks to everyone who played in our last challenge! We loved seeing your colorful projects and really appreciate your support! So now let's announce our winner and top picks!

Our randomly chosen WINNER is

#1 ~DEANNE~

And our TOP PICKS are

#6 Taty

#12 elizabeth h

#14 Made By Mandy

Congratulations, everyone! Please grab your badge above and proudly display it on your blog!

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The featured birthstone colors in this challenge are Sapphire & Opal + optional theme of Friendship.

Our theme is always anything goes with the featured birthstone colors, and you may use one or both of the colors in your project. The color(s) you choose should be prominent on your project. The optional theme has been added for inspiration and is not required to play. 

Our new teammate Jenn, has arranged a sponsorship with All Dressed Up for this challenge who gifted Mermaid Rock and Seashells digital images for the random winner of this challenge to choose from! How stinkin' cute are these images?!

And now for some pretty inspiration...

Leslie

LeeAnn


Jenn
using Seashells sponsor image

Jenn
using Mermaid Rock sponsor image

Melissa

Barbara
using Seashells sponsor image

Be sure to read our Playing Guidelines above and check out the challenges going on at our sister challenge blogs! 

This challenge will run for six weeks, ending at 4:00 PM Mountain Time on the 15th of next month, so dig into your stash and create with us! 

Hugs,
The Stone Girls

BSC #10 Ruby & Peridot + optional Thank You / BSC #9 Winner & Top Pick

Hi everyone and welcome back to Birthstone Challenges! Thanks to everyone who played in our last challenge! We loved seeing your colorful projects and really appreciate your support! So now let's announce our winner and top picks!

Our randomly chosen WINNER is

#2 Pauline C

And our TOP PICKS are

#4 CarolG
#5 ~DEANNE~
#6 Made By Mandy

Congratulations, everyone! Please grab your badge above and proudly display it on your blog!

Unfortunately, there were several additional entries in the gallery that would have been eligible for winner and/or top pick honors but they linked to our whole blog in their blog post rather than linking to our challenge as noted in our Playing Guidelines. 

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The featured birthstone colors in this challenge are Ruby & Peridot + optional theme of Thank You.

Our theme is always anything goes with the featured birthstone colors, and you may use one or both of the colors in your project. The color(s) you choose should be prominent on your project. The optional theme has been added for inspiration and is not required to play. 

And now for some pretty inspiration...

Leslie


LeeAnn

Carol

Barbara

Jenn

Be sure to read our Playing Guidelines above and check out the challenges going on at our sister challenge blogs! 

This challenge will run for six weeks, ending at 4:00 PM Mountain Time on the 15th of next month, so dig into your stash and create with us! 

Hugs,
The Stone Girls

BSC #9 Emerald & Pearl + optional Wedding-Anniversary-Engagement / BSC #8 Winner & Top Picks

Hi everyone and welcome back to Birthstone Challenges! Thanks to everyone who played in our last challenge! We loved seeing your colorful projects and really appreciate your support! So now let's announce our winner and top picks!

Our randomly chosen WINNER is

#9 Meg

And our TOP PICKS are

#3 linby
#13 ~DEANNE~
#18 Claire's crafty corner

#21 Lolo

Congratulations, everyone! Please grab your badge above and proudly display it on your blog!

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The featured birthstone colors in this challenge are Emerald & Pearl + optional theme of Wedding-Anniversary-Engagement.

Our theme is always anything goes with the featured birthstone colors, and you may use one or both of the colors in your project. The color(s) you choose should be prominent on your project. The optional theme has been added for inspiration and is not required to play. 

And now for some pretty inspiration...

Leslie

Tangii


LeeAnn

Melissa

Carol

Barbara

Be sure to read our Playing Guidelines above and check out the challenges going on at our sister challenge blogs! 

This challenge will run for six weeks, ending at 4:00 PM Mountain Time on the 15th of next month, so dig into your stash and create with us! 

Hugs,
The Stone Girls

BSC #8 Aquamarine & Diamond + optional Birthday / BSC #7 Winner & Top Picks

Hi everyone and welcome back to Birthstone Challenges! Thanks to everyone who played in our last challenge! We loved seeing your colorful projects and really appreciate your support! So now let's announce our winner and top picks!

Our randomly chosen WINNER is

#9 Gail L

And our TOP PICKS are
#4 Chris
#13 Lorraine Lowe
#Judy V

Congratulations, everyone! Please grab your badge above and proudly display it on your blog!

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The featured birthstone colors in this challenge are Aquamarine & Diamond + optional theme of Birthday.

Our theme is always anything goes with the featured birthstone colors, and you may use one or both of the colors in your project. The color(s) you choose should be prominent on your project. The optional theme has been added for inspiration and is not required to play. 

And now for some pretty inspiration...

Leslie

Tangii


LeeAnn

Carol

Melissa

Barbara

Be sure to read our Playing Guidelines above and check out the challenges going on at our sister challenge blogs! 

This challenge will run for six weeks, ending at 4:00 PM Mountain Time on the 15th of next month, so dig into your stash and create with us! 

Hugs,
The Stone Girls

BSC #7 Garnet & Amethyst + optional New Beginnings / BSC #6 Winner & Top Picks

Hi everyone and welcome back to Birthstone Challenges! Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who played in our last challenge! We loved seeing your colorful projects and really appreciate your support! So now let's announce our winner and top picks!

Our randomly chosen WINNER is

#4 Aimeslee

And our TOP PICKS are

#2 Coldwaters2

#8 ArtMBR

#9 Pauline C

Congratulations, everyone! Please grab your badge above and proudly display it on your blog!

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The featured birthstone colors in this challenge are Garnet & Amethyst + optional theme of New Beginnings (new job, new home, new baby, etc.) 

Our theme is always anything goes with the featured birthstone colors, and you may use one or both of the colors in your project. The color(s) you choose should be prominent on your project. The optional theme has been added for inspiration and is not required to play. 

And now for some pretty inspiration...

Leslie

Tangii

LeeAnn

Carol

Barbara

Melissa

Be sure to read our Playing Guidelines above and check out the challenges going on at our sister challenge blogs! 

This challenge will run for six weeks, ending at 4:00 PM Mountain Time on the 15th of next month, so dig into your stash and create with us! 

Hugs,
The Stone Girls

BSC #6 Anything Goes with Topaz & Turquoise Colors + BSC #5 Winner & Top Picks

Hi everyone and welcome back to Birthstone Challenges! Thanks to everyone who played in our last challenge! We loved seeing your colorful projects and really appreciate your support! So now let's announce our winner and top picks!

Our randomly chosen WINNER is

#1 ~DEANNE~

And our TOP PICKS are
#4 Meg

#5 Liz Cavill

#6 Lorraine Lowe

Congratulations, everyone! Please grab your badge above and proudly display it on your blog!

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Before we get to the challenge details, we wanted to let you know that we're going to shake things up a bit in 2024! We've been playing straight 'Anything Goes with the Featured Birthstone Colors' since we started this new challenge in January. The birthstone colors don't change and we don't want anybody to get bored, so we're adding an optional theme to each challenge beginning in January 2024! Be sure to see 'Upcoming 2024 Challenges' over on the right sidebar for more info!

Okay, back to this month's challenge! The featured birthstone colors in this challenge are Topaz & Turquoise. Our theme is always anything goes with the featured birthstone colors, and you may use one or both of these colors in your project. Just remember, the color(s) you choose should be prominent on your project.

And now for some awesome inspiration...

Leslie

Melissa

Carol

LeeAnn

Pamela

Barbara

Helen

Tangii

Be sure to read our Playing Guidelines above and check out the challenges going on at our sister challenge blogs! 

This challenge will run for six weeks, ending at 4:00 PM Mountain Time on the 15th of next month, so dig into your stash and create with us! 

Hugs,
The Stone Girls