THE NEXT LEVEL - ISSUE 6 - MONDAY EDITION

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Welcome everyone to

Issue 6 of The Next Level - Part 1

We have been listening to your brilliant feedback and the many e-mails you have been sending us. It appears that you love The Next Level - but one weekly edition is quite a read - and you asked if we could break the Magazine down over several days to give bite size chunks on a regular basis - so we thought we would give this it a try and see what you think.

So the format for the coming week is :-

Monday - Challenge of the Week, Sponsors and Prizes of the Week, and the Prize and Guest Design Team Winners of Issue 5

Wednesday - Hints and Tips and Grab that Stash. We have some top features this week on Versamark uses and really beautiful downloads - all for free.

Friday - Tutorials of the Week - Tutorials in pipeline include several Copic Features and a beautiful creation by Abby - one of our talented DT members.

The Challenge and Sponsorship section will run right through the week and will be linked quickly and easily into each new feature day issue.

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We hope this is what you have been looking for - please take the time to leave your feedback here on this section to let us have your thoughts.

Ann and Dawn xxx

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Announcements

Sponsors of the Week

Challenge of the Week

Have your Say

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Challenge 5 Prize Winners

Our two prize winners this week, were chosen by Random.org - based upon the number allocated at the time the comment entry was made in the Challenge section.

The first selected prize winner is Jenny from Just Jenny's Little World. Congratulations you win the Simon Says Stamp - $25 Voucher- just click on the link to pop over to their shop and start choosing your goodies.

The second prize winner is Cathy from Ellieskeeper's Creations. Congratulations you win the £15 gift voucher from Bunny Zoe Crafts - just click on the link to pop over to the shop and start choosing your prize

Jenny and Cathy could you please e-mail us at The Next Level so that we can arrange for you to receive your prizes.

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Thank you for the wonderful array of challenge entries this week - the standard is so extremely high - Another tough decision, but our chosen Weekly Guest Design team winner of the week is Kathy from Distressed Stamper who has produced a very beautiful card this week - a great take on the sketch. We will be in touch with you shortly with a view to you joining us on Issue 8 of The Next Level.

Our previously Weekly Guest Design Team winner Moni from Nixe07 is showcasing her design team card this week, and next week we will be featuring Jacque from Jacque's Joie De Vivre.

SPONSORS AND PRIZES FOR CHALLENGE 6

This week our two sponsors have donated fabulous prizes for the winners of the Challenge

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We will have FOUR WINNERS THIS WEEK, drawn randomly on Sunday at 9pm 12th July, based upon number allocated at time of entry.

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Our first sponsor this week is Kim Sherrod from Sherrod Studio. Kim has launched 4 beautiful stamp sets, which were released on the lst July, two of which are previewed above. Click HERE to go along to Sherrod Studio to view these gorgeous stamp sets. The winner of this prize will have a choice of one of the stamp sets.

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Our second Sponsor of the Week is STAMP SIMPLY. Sharon Johnson is passionate about the Bow Maker product and has this very simple, but extremely effective product for sale from her blog. Sharon has donated THREE BOW MAKERS as prizes this week, but if you cannot wait to see if you are a lucky prize winner - click on the link HERE to purchase one and also to check out the Bow Maker Video and Tutorial.

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The winners of this week's prizes will be announced under the Announcements section of Issue 7 out next Monday. The winners will be selected by the first 4 numbers selected by Random.Org. based upon the number allocated at the time of posting their challenge entry.

Good Luck everyone xx

THE NEXT LEVEL - WEEKLY CHALLENGE 6

This week we have a THEME for your CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK

BUTTONS AND BOWS

That is it - you can be as creative as you like, make anything you like, but it must have BUTTONS AND BOWS on it - the more the merrier!!!!!!!!!!!!

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A special thank you this week to Moni from Nixe07, who joins us as the Guest signer of the Week - thank you Moni for your wonderful creation. Sharon our Bow Maker Sponsor of the week has also prepared a really pretty DT card to share with you all.

This week we have the DT roll call in reverse name order for a change.By clicking on each of the cards they will open up to a larger size if you want to see more detail and also by clicking on the names over the photographs, it will take you to the individual blogs so you can see more photographs and details of how the cards were created.

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SHARON

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MONI

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DEBBIE

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DAWN

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BETH

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ANN

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ABBY

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Please post your challenge entries in the Comments section below and if possible please try to do a direct link to the card on your blog page - support on how to do this is in the Hints and Tips section of Issue 5.

Closing date for entries to be in for the prize draw is Sunday 12th July - 9pm UK time, but of course you can keep your entries coming in after that time to share with everyone if you wish to. The tutorial on how to post a link is under Hints and Tips - Enjoy!!

HAVE YOUR SAY !!!

We would love you to take the time to stop by this section and Please give us feedback on this issue of The Next Level - are we on the right track? - what do your want more of or less of? Your feedback will help us shape future Issues.

Thank you xx

THE NEXT LEVEL - SOMETHING NEW!!

A reminder to everyone to be bright and early in the morning for Issue 6 of The Next Level with a New Announcement after listening to your really top class feedback over the past few weeks.

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The Challenge 5 is still on today, so time left to get your cards in by 9pm UK time this evening.

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Have a great day everyone.

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Ann and Dawn xxx

THE NEXT LEVEL - ISSUE 5

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Welcome everyone to

Issue 5 of The Next Level

We have been putting our 'creative hats' on again this week to bring you a mixture of your usual Challenge of the Week and a range of informative Tutorials, Freebies and really useful Hints and Tips.

Our Challenge of the Week features a Sketch which is one of your favourite kind of challenges and the Design Team have worked their magic to inspire you.

We hope you enjoy this edition and please remember to keep giving us feedback - we love to hear from you.

Ann and Dawn xxx

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Announcements
Sponsors and Prizes of the Week

Challenge of the Week
Tutorials

Hints and Tips
Grab some Stash

What's New out There?

Have your Say

Sponsoring the Next Level

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Challenge 4 Prize Winners

Our two prize winners this week, were chosen by Random.org - based upon the number allocated at the time the comment entry was made in the Challenge section.

The first selected prize winner is Cherry from Blodwyn3's Nights Dream - Congratulations Cherry you win the Joanna Sheen £20 Store Voucher - just click on the link to pop over to their shop and start choosing your goodies.

The second selected winner selected is Jill from Jill's Cards - Congratulations Jill you win the Stampin'Up 'A Little Bit of Happiness' stamp set and a Stampin Pad of your choice - the great prize from Zoe Tant - Stamping Scene.

Could you both please e-mail us at The Next Level so that we can arrange for you to receive your prizes.

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Weekly Guest Design Team Announcement

The quality of the entries this week was oustanding. We did give you a more difficult Challenge this week, and a very time consuming one, but you certainly delivered in the effort you put into your creations. After another week with a very difficult choice, we finally decided that the Weekly Guest Designer winner of the week would be Jacque from Jacque's Joie de Vivre. We would love you to join us for Issue 7 of The Next Level and we will be in touch with you shortly to arrange.

Our previously Weekly Guest Design Team members are Linda from Funkie Junkie who has her design team card showcased this week, and next week we will be featuring Moni from Nixe07.

From the Challenge entries this week we will be choosing the feature Guest Designer for Issue 8, so lets see lots of entries from you all - we have given you a choice of two designs this week, so lots of oppotunities to be creative.

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SPONSORS AND PRIZES OF THE WEEK

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This week our two sponsors have donated fabulous prizes for the winners of the Challenge

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We will have two winners of the week, drawn randomly on Sunday at 9pm 5th July, based upon number allocated at time of entry.

Our first Sponsor is Simon Says Stamp and they are donating another massive $25 Credit Voucher to spend in their Store. If you click on their name it will take you direct to the shop front where you will see a lots of wonderful items available to you - what a great prize.

Our second sponsor of the week is Bunny Zoes Crafts - a really great shop where you can choose goodies up to the Gift Voucher value of £15. Please click on the link to go and check out what is available.

The winners of this week's prizes will be announced under the Announcements section of Issue 6 out next Monday. They will be chosen by random number selection based upon the number allocated at the time of posting their challenge entry.