Aurora Wings Challenge Blog: April 2017

Monday, April 17, 2017

Challenge #48 Anything Goes

Welcome to the 48th challenge here at Aurora Wings, hosted by the Aurora Team. We hope all who celebrate had a lovely Easter and thought we'd make it easy on you after all those chocolate bunnies and filled eggs, so here we go with another of everyone's favorite challenge theme, Anything Goes. It's always exciting to see the entries when the choice is totally up to you.

Please don't forget our rules:

No Back Linking
Must be a finished project with a hand colored image following the set theme
ONE ENTRY LIMIT if using an image other than Aurora Wings
THREE ENTRY LIMIT if ALL are Aurora Wings images
Link to specific post, not entire Blog
Link back to Aurora Wings Challenge
You may link to as many other challenges as you like

Our prizes THIS month will include:

1 (one) Artist's Choice Award Winner to be selected from entries using Aurora Wings digis ($20 GC and Badge)

1 (one) Random Winner ($20 GC)

TOP 3 Winners to be chosen by the DT ($10 GC and Badge)

We're thrilled to welcome Annie Sharland, better known as aussie aNNie, as Guest Designer for this challenge.

aNNie using Orchid Fairy available HERE on Etsy and HERE at AW.com

Now, let's see some fabulous inspiration from the Aurora Team!

Laila using Two Goldfish available HERE on Etsy and HERE on AW.com

Teresa using Mask of Leaves available HERE on Etsy and HERE on AW.com

Debbie using Sakura Fabuki Urei available HERE on Etsy and HERE on AW.com

Silvia using Little Santa available HERE on Etsy and HERE on AW.com

Donna using Honeysuckle Fairy available HERE on Etsy and HERE on AW.com

Karola using Petals in the Wind Available HERE on Etsy and HERE on AW.com

The challenge will be open at 9:00 am EST Monday April 17th and close at 11:55 pm Saturday April 29th 2017. Entries posted prior to April 17th will be deleted. All entries must have a hand colored digital or rubber stamp on their completed project to be eligible. Please follow the chosen theme. You may enter your project in as many other challenges as desired. Please link to your POST address, NOT your BLOG address and link back to the Aurora Wings Challenge Blog. We would greatly appreciate you removing word verification and switching to comment moderation if you fear spam. In fairness to all, those not following the rules will be deleted. Thank you for your understanding and please have fun. We look forward to your fabulous creations.

Also, because of the difficulties we have experienced with Facebook entries, I regret that we will no longer be accepting them on the Challenge Blog. Thank you for your understanding. Feel free, however, to enter your Blog challenge entries in the AW FB Group contest if the theme fits there as well.

If you do not have a blog and would still like to enter this challenge, please email me at donnamundinger(at)gmail(dot)com with your name, a picture of your entry and Aurora Wings Challenge #48 in the subject line, and I will add it to our Aurora Wings Submissions Blog, where it can be viewed and commented on, and the Linky so you can participate here. Hopefully this will accommodate everyone. xx

Challenge #47 Winners

Mitzi and the team want to thank all of you who joined us for our Easter Pastels Challenge and hope you enjoyed your day yesterday. The lovely soft colors and beautiful designs were amazing. Such a breath of fresh air. So without further ado, here are the fabulous winners.

The ARTIST'S CHOICE AWARD ($20 GC and Badge) chosen by Mitzi from among the entrants using Aurora Wings images goes to

#25 Lori Podolsky

In Mitzi's own words, "I LOVE the beautiful scene Lori created with the lovely coloring, die-cuts, and flowers. The pastel palette is beautiful, and the whole design is so charming and inviting."

The Random Winner goes to

#7 Priss

And the Top 3 ($10 GC and Badge) in numerical order as they appeared in the challenge, chosen by the Design Team from ALL the entries goes to

#8 Scraplyan

#20 Caroline

#24 Susan Sudbury

A huge Congratulations to our fabulous winners! Please e-mail Mitzi at

studiomiyabi (at) aol (dot) com, with subject line "AW challenge blog ACA winner/top 3/ random winner (*select one that applies to you)" with your list of LINKS (not the titles of the digis) to the digis you wish to receive up to the total amount of your prize. (all values are in USD, and PLEASE no overages) to receive your prize.

PLEASE NOTE: PRIZES NOT CLAIMED WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD WILL BE FORFEITED.

Hope to see you all back for our 48th challenge, hosted by the Aurora Team, which goes live at 9:00am EST today.

Monday, April 3, 2017

Challenge #47 Easter Pastels

Spring has definitely sprung! The flowers are blooming, the bunnies are hopping, the chicks are peeping and Easter is on it's way, so for this challenge we'd love to see the pretty pastels from your Easter basket. It does not, however need to be an Easter theme.

Please don't forget our rules:

Our prizes THIS month will include:

1 (one) Artist's Choice Award Winner to be selected from entries using Aurora Wings digis ($20 GC and Badge)

1 (one) Random Winner ($20 GC)

TOP 3 Winners to be chosen by the DT ($10 GC and Badge)

Now, let's see some fabulous inspiration from the Stella Team!

RoRa using Princess of the Sea (on Etsy) and on (AW.com)

Marion using Easter Bunny 2-pack (on Etsy) and (on AW.com)

Ann-Marie using Easter Basket of Flowers (on Etsy) and (on AW.com)

Myndi using Spring Sprite (on Etsy) and (on AW.com)

Sara using Camellia Spirit (on Etsy) and (on AW.com)

Julie using Spring Sprite (on Etsy) and (on AW.com)

Cristena using Crocus Sprite (on Etsy) and (on AW.com)

Donna using Mama, It's So Fluffy (on Etsy) and (on AW.com)

and Easter Chick 2-Pack (on Etsy) and on (AW.com)

Coupon Still good through Tuesday April 4th at BOTH AW Etsy and AW Digi Shop.

Check out the new Exclusives at AW.com HERE.

The challenge will be open at 9:00 am EST Monday April 3rd and close at 11:55 pm Saturday April 15th 2017. Entries posted prior to April 3rd will be deleted. All entries must have a hand colored digital or rubber stamp on their completed project to be eligible. Please follow the chosen theme. You may enter your project in as many other challenges as desired. Please link to your POST address, NOT your BLOG address and link back to the Aurora Wings Challenge Blog. We would greatly appreciate you removing word verification and switching to comment moderation if you fear spam. In fairness to all, those not following the rules will be deleted. Thank you for your understanding and please have fun. We look forward to your fabulous creations.

If you do not have a blog and would still like to enter this challenge, please email me at donnamundinger(at)gmail(dot)com with your name, a picture of your entry and Aurora Wings Challenge #47 in the subject line, and I will add it to our Aurora Wings Submissions Blog, where it can be viewed and commented on, and the Linky so you can participate here. Hopefully this will accommodate everyone. xx

Challenge #46 Winners

Mitzi and the team want to thank all of you who joined us for our very first Sketch Challenge. The entries were few, but lovely and we thank all of you who were willing to try something new. So without further ado, here are the fabulous winners.

The ARTIST'S CHOICE AWARD ($20 GC and Badge) chosen by Mitzi from among the entrants using Aurora Wings images goes to

#12 Caroline

In Mitzi's own words, "I find Caroline's card so charming in a beautifully nostalgic way. Love her coloring of the Crocus Sprite, and I adore the pretty papers full of old country charm. The sentiment adds 'heart' and a beautiful finishing touch. "