Buckle up – I’m back from (a much needed) vacation and we’ve got a LOT of challenge winners and new spotlight entries to share with you! This week the challenge blog will be taking a vacation – but not to worry! Three fabulous design team members will be checking in this week to share incredible tutorials and projects – so stay tuned!

Let’s kick this post off with all kinds of fantastic projects to add to our spotlight!! So many fantastic entries… here are some of our favorites!

Good ‘Ol Days:

#2 Cathy Mona says: Cathy made a beautiful vintage card featuring a background full of texture. All the distressing adds such fabulous detail.

#84 Beulah Anna-Karin says This is a beautiful tag in memory of the good old days. Great use of Tim Holtz Found Relatives.

Ornaments:
#8 Kerstin F Sandra says These ornaments are so pretty! Love the vintage shabby look! The images are so darling! Perfect! Andrea says: I love the way these ornaments combine vintage images with fabulous textured rosettes. I also really like how they have a festive feel that’s combined with “thank you” sentiments.

#51 Irene McBeatle This is my (May) pick this week. Honestly? I’ve got a real thing for dangling ornaments off the top of projects but I never do it well! Irene has taken this idea and just made the most beautiful card. Love it!

#92 Susanne Ashli says: The depth created with this star box is just stunning and I love all the grungy layers of wintery goodness!

To The Moon:
#32 Friday finally This one is my (May) pick – I just love this penguin, and how all of the elements from the moon to the dangling gift come together on this sweet tag. Here’s one tag I’d be over the moon to receive!

#59 Olga Ashli says Everything about this project is just perfection! I love the soft background, with the earthy wood layered on top and the twine is fabulous!

Congratulations to all of these winners! You can email May (may.flaum(at)gmail. com) for the code to our spotlight badge.

Now, speaking of codes, it’s time to talk about the winner of the $50 voucher for each challenge!

Each week we draw (using random generator) a winner from our entries in the challenge. Here are the winners from our recent challenges:

Good ‘Ol Days: #33 Broni

Ornaments: #108 Gini Cagle

To The Moon: #53 Lentochka

Congratulations! Email May (may.flaum (at) gmail. com) within the next two weeks to claim your voucher!

A big thank you to Simon Says Stamp for sponsoring such a generous prize each and every week here on the Monday challenge blog! Also I’d like to thank everyone who participates in the challenges – seeing your creations is always such fun and we love how you take our challenges and make them your own each week.