Challenge #13 Anything Goes with Flowers

Happy Easter and Passover to all of our "neighbors"! 

All of us at the Avenue wish  you and your families a beautiful holiday full of blessings and love.

Speaking of love, boy do we feel loved after last week's challenge!!  We are just blown away by all of the entries!  We are so flattered that so many people choose our challenges every week.  As usual we struggled to choose just one winner.  I completely understand why most challenges use the Random Generator to choose their winners!   But we don't and here is the winning entry for this week:

Challenge #12 Winner!
Janine from Cards and Copics

Please contact us at: 613avenuewin@hotmail.com

Our Top 3

 (in no particular order)

#54 Laine

 #98 Eileen


 #103 CraftyGirl

 Ladies please grab your badges!

Our theme this week is FLOWERS

 and we have two sponsors!   If you love cute you'll love both of them!

This week's Guest Designer comes from sunny South Africa and makes the most gorgeous cards with such detail both inside and out!   Her talent just amazes us!  Amelia was a previous winner and you'll see why we've asked her to come back.  You should check out her blog, just click the link below.

Amelia from Stamped for the Occasion

 Now onto our own very talented ladies!

Rachel from Blossom Cards

is one of our newest Design Team members!

Meljen's Designs

  

Edie from Don't Tell Me You Made That! 

Meljen's Designs

  

Angelique from EngelDesignsScrap

   Bugaboo

Berni from Chasing the Dream

Bugaboo

Tracey from CandiCraftCards

 Bugaboo

Sheila from lalacrafts

  Bugaboo

Lesia from Mema's Crafts

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JoAnn from J. Atterbury Creations

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Sue from Crafty Sue's Creative Corner  

 Bugaboo

 

Anything Goes Challenge #12

Welcome home for another Anything Goes Challenge here on the Avenue!  There is no twist this week just Anything Goes!  We love to see all forms of art from cards to altered objects!  Now let's see who won last weeks challenge:

Congratulations 

#13  Alyce
Kit And Clowder 
 
Please contact us at: 613avenuewin@hotmail.com

Our Top 3

 (in no particular order)

 # 3 Tina

# 49 Debbie M.

#19 Mian

Ladies, thanks so much for playing!  Grab your badges!

Our generous sponsor this week is:

 

This week we have a very talented Guest Designer 

Suzi McKenzie from The Manic World of Mrs. McKenzie

 

Suzi used Rick's digi Isabella Dance Recital isn't she just gorgeous!  

Thank you Suzi! 

Now let's introduce you to two of our newest Design Team members!

Jenn Bedient from Crafted My Fancy

  1935 Hat

  Sandy How of Sandy's Creations

 Euro Girl Helene

Now for the rest of our talented ladies!

Carla Suto of Carla's Stamping Spot

Carla will be our Guest Designer for 3 months!  We hope 
you enjoy her work as much as we do!
Lady of the Roses

FranCine of Confiseries Papier

 Joanie the Flower Child 

Jen of ABC - Art, Bellydancing & Crafting

Lady of the Roses 

 

Lisa of Taylor-Made Creations

Isabella Gardening

 Patti of scrapclose2theheart

Spring Goddess

Carol of Happy Expressions 

Lillian

Vicky of Crafting Vicky 

 We're All Mad Here

Kathi of My Creative Therapy

Skull Roses

3 ring binder

Emonie of EmonieDezigns 

Mailboxes Scene 

Ruthie of My Hobby = MY ART

  Euro Girl Helene

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Thanks,
Chana and Kathi

Anything Goes Challenge #/11 Optional Twist: St. Paddy's Day Green

Hello, Crafty Peeps!  Welcome to the start of another fabulous week here in The Neighborhood!  I can say that with confidence because all of you make every week fabulous with awesome creations and sweet comments!   Kathi and I want to thank those who have expressed an interest in our DT.

This week's Sponsors:  My Heart Pieces and  Creative Bug Digitals

Congratulations to our  Challenge #10 Winner

#11 - Sharon G.

Nellies Handmade Cards

Please contact us at: 613avenuewin@hotmail.com

OUR TOP THREE

(in no particular order)

 #56 - Alyce

Kit and Clowder

# 78 - Lorianna

Lorianna's Corner

#75 - Purple

Crafty Crafter

#66 - Sanja

Kartolina

Ladies, thanks so much for playing!  Grab your badges!

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Meet Our Team

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

BERNI CUTTINO

Senior Designer - Team A

Hi, I am Bernardine Cuttino, kindly call me BERNI. I live in Santa Clarita, CA, USA, 40 miles North of Los Angeles. I guess you could say, it is the High Desert, weather is triple digi's in the Summer and cold in the winter. In fact, there is snow on the mountains in the winter, very pretty. If you go South, towards the water, there is the beach. You have the best of both worlds.
I am single, recently retired from Princess Cruises, and have traveled the world visiting all seven continents. My favorite place in the world is Italy. I also worked in the Motion Picture Industry for twenty years and did casting for the Star Trek Next Generation TV Series.
I began scrapbooking and went into card making when I retired. I love to create and experiment with different techniques; and enjoy gardening. I am involved in the Women ministry at church. Living the life of the retiree, I am always looking for inspiration and am always ready for a challenge. 

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Welcome To The Neighborhood

A new addition to our team.  

Tracey Murphy

Designer - Team A

Personal Blog: Candi Craft Cards

Home Country:  The United Kingdom

IMAGE: SENDING LOVE

SPONSOR: MY HEART PIECES

Tracey, a 613 challenge winner, so impressed us with her talent, we asked her to join our team.

Thanks, Berni and Tracey, for kicking off this week's inspiration.  Here is what the rest of the team did with the fabulous images from our sponsors

ANGELIQUE

EDIE
Image:  Sending Love

My Heart Pieces

LESIA

Image:  Sending Love

Sponsor: My Heart Pieces

SUE

Sending Love

Sponsor:  My Heart Pieces

JO ANN

Image:  "Angelina Flowertina"

Sponsor: Creative Bug Digitals

SHEILA

Paddy Bear

Creative Bug Crafts

If you would like to be considered for our team, please put DT after your name!  We only need a few members,  You do not need DT experience to join us.  We like first timers! :D)