The Octopode Factory Friday Challenge Blog

TOFF # 36 MUSHROOMS

2012-03-02T07:40:00.010Z

thanks for all your wonderful entries for the Fancy Dress theme. great entries.

This week's theme is.... MUSHROOMS

and we have a guest designer with us this week... Tarah from Contemplations of a Kitty Bloghere is her wonderful sample to inspire you all

Audrey

Amy

Anne

Debra

Donna

Dawn

Amy's fantastic set of drawers

hope you can all join in with us this week!

Lily ♥

Fancy Dress Winner is....

2012-03-01T11:18:00.002Z

Jayne! with this great entry! I love that Wendy has dressed up as Captain Hook. Brill!

Top 3 are

Barbara

Jacki

Jenn

thanks for all the wonderful entries!

lily♥

TOFF # 35 ANYONE FOR CAKE

2012-02-24T09:38:00.006Z

Firstly, I've got some sad news :-( Cheryl has stepped down as a DT member but I'm hoping she will join us on occasion over here at Octopode Towers.

Secondly, we have exciting news! Dawn Collins from LilyPinkScraps has joined our DT

Hope you all fancy a bit of cake this week!

Dawn has made this wonderful 3d slice of cake

Megan's gorgeous card using Jolee

Audrey wonderfully colourful tag

Anne's made a yummy 3d cake

Debra's card in lush green

Amy has made a journal page

Amy (plucking daisies) has done another drawer on her Alice Drawers!

Mandy has used Marie Antoinette

This week we have a wonderful guest designer Tracie Steeley and Tracie has made this stunning mixed media piece for us.

Valentines Winner

2012-02-23T11:54:00.003Z

and the winning digi goes to..... Nancy

and the Top 3 are (in alphabetical order)

CuddlyBunny

Jasmin

KittyDArkness

Nancy, please get in touch for your freebie digi and the top 3 if you'd like a badge for your blog.

Lily x

TOFF # 34 ~ Fancy Dress

2012-02-17T08:34:00.004Z

This week over at Octopode towers we want you to join our fancy dress party!

Here's the DT's pieces to totally inspire you

and Dawn has returned as a Guest Designer for this week's challenge

Hope you all get a chance to play along!

Lily ♥

Shade of Grey Winner

2012-02-17T08:31:00.003Z

is.... Julia with this lovely entryand the top 3 in alphabetical order are

Barbara

Debbie

nwilliams

Congrats to all of you.

Lily ♥

Valentines

2012-02-10T08:09:00.005Z

this week we are celebrating lurve.... plenty of Octopode images to choose from or you can enter this challenge without Octopode images.

here's the inspiration from our DT

Cheryl

Amy Plucking Daisies

Donna

Megan

Audrey

Debra

Amy

Anne

Fantastic samples from our DT ~ hopefully they will totally inspire you to join in!

Lily ♥

Cats and Dogs Winner....

2012-02-10T08:08:00.001Z

is..... Jenn with her entryCongrats to Jenn ♥ Email me

Lily ♥

TOFF # 32 SHADES OF GREY

2012-02-02T23:50:00.006Z

This week's prompt is to produce something using shades of grey.

here's some inspiration from the DT

Amy

and we have a special guest designer this week.... it's Dawn from LilyPinkScraps

Hope you all find something inspiring about this week's challenge and join us.

Lily ♥

Rainbow Winner

2012-02-02T13:42:00.003Z

the winner of the digital stamp for the Rainbow Challenge is.....

Minxy with this entry....

Well Done Minxy!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 31 Cats 'n Dogs

2012-01-27T09:28:00.006Z

Cats n Dogs is the theme this week.... either one or even both. Tis entirely up to you.

here's the DT to inspire us all.

Cheryl

Amy

Amy Plucking Daisies

Audrey

Debra

Mandy

I hope you can all join us this week.

Lily ♥

Stars Winner

2012-01-26T18:15:00.003Z

Karen is the winner of the Stars challenge... here is her tag.

and the top 3 are (in alphabetical order)

Barbara

Dawn C

Sharon R

congrats ladies. hope to see you all playing along again!

lily ♥

TOFF #30 SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

2012-01-20T08:32:00.006Z

this week your theme is to create something either rainbow based or Wizard of Oz based or anything that shows the theme of SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

here's the DT's samples to totally inspire you all!

Mandy

Amy Plucking Daisies

Amy

Audrey

Debra

Anne

Megan

Hope lots of you are inspired by these wonderful creations!

Lily ♥

Glitter Winner

2012-01-16T11:04:00.003Z

Lisa !

and our top 3 are (in alphabetical order)

Carole

Dawn C

Mary M

Lily ♥

Stars

2012-01-13T10:16:00.004Z

Are you a star? I'm certain you are! Join in with us at TOFF where the theme is STARS!

here's the DT's Samples to inspire you all!

thanks for joining in!Lily ♥

TOFF # 28 GLITTER

2012-01-06T18:09:00.004Z

Ok people lets glitter it up!

From now on there is going to be a weekly winner of one digi from from etsy store, rather than a monthly winner.... i still have to announce a couple of months worth of winners, which i will do later on today.

here are the DT's samples using GLITTER!

Amy

Megan

Debra

Audrey

Amy*

Anne

lets see some glitter on your artwork!

lily ♥

TOFF # 27 CELEBRATIONS!

2012-01-01T12:03:00.005Z

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Sorry to be posting a tad late, but here is this week's challenge theme.... CELEBRATIONS

here's the DT's creations to inspire you all.

audrey

megan

mandy

Amy*

Anne

Amy

Debra

Changes are afloat next week.... watch this space!

lily ♥

TOFF # 26

2011-12-23T08:22:00.005Z

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!

hope you all have a wonderful christmas.... there's a freebie over on my blog if you'd like to toddle over http://frillyunderwear.blogspot.com/2011/12/have-wonderful-christmas-freebie.html

here's the DT's CHRISTMAS designs!

Amy's collab with her son :-)

Amy*

I would like to thank all the designers on my team for creating amazing-ness and thank everyone for taking part in TOFF since it started!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 25 WINTER

2011-12-16T08:29:00.003Z

After the holiday season I'm going to be giving TOFF a make-over with some added incentives to take part! Hope you join in with this week's theme which is WINTER

Here's the DT's samples to inspire you all!

TOFF # 24 ~ TOYBOX

2011-12-09T08:54:00.005Z

Good Morning Friday campers! this week's theme is TOYBOX!

Show us your entries by making something, anything and leaving a comment with a link to your blog.

Here are the DT's samples to totally inspire you all!

Mandy

Debra

Megan

Donna

Audrey

Anne

Amy

Amy*

Thank you all for playing!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 23 ~ MOVIES/FILMS

2011-12-02T05:51:00.005Z

We are heading to the cinema this week to celebrate films/movies.

Hope the DT inspire you all to join in!

Megan (wizard of oz)

Debra (Addams Family)

Amy* (carebears movie)

Donna (Santa Clause)

Anne (Rocky Horror)

Audrey (Tintin)

Amy (Rudolph the red nosed reindeer)

Nessa (Rocky Horror)

thanks for visiting my blog and for joining in!

lily ♥

TOFF # 22 ANYONE FOR TEA?

2011-11-25T08:39:00.006Z

This week's theme on TOFF is all about TEA, anything relating to TEA is grand. Don't think you can't join in if you have no images from The Octopode Factory. Join in, anyone and everyone is welcome, with or without TOF images!

Here's some inspiration for you from our DT this week.

Amy

Audrey

Amy*

Donna

Debra

Megan

Anne

Hope you all feel inspired to join us this week!

lily ♥

TOFF # 21 THINGS WITH WINGS

2011-11-18T08:19:00.008Z

For this week's challenge, the theme is THINGS WITH WINGS. There's plenty of images over at The Octopode Factory, you could even add your own wings to something that doesn't have wings, and if you don't have any images from me, then just make something with wings and enter the challenge! Would love to see you playing along!

Here's super inspiration from my DT.

Audrey

Amy*

Donna

Amy

Cheryl

Megan

Debra

and we have 3 guest designers this week.

Sharon

Monique

Sid

I hope to see some more people playing along with us at The Octopode Factory

Lily ♥

TOFF # 20 FLOUISHES/SWIRLS

2011-11-11T08:00:00.005Z

wow we are on week 20 already!

Flourishes and swirls is this week's theme.

here are the DT's samples to totally inspire you to make ART!

Hope you all get a chance to join in... haven't had many players over the last couple of weeks.

Lily ♥

Come and Join in

2011-11-08T18:39:00.002Z

my flickr group !

TOFF # 19 FRIENDS

2011-11-04T06:45:00.007Z

Brilliant week last week with Halloween!

This week our theme is FRIENDS

Here are the DT pieces to inspire us all.

and guest designer Astrid!

Thanks for looking and hope to see you playing along!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 18 HALLOWEEN

2011-10-28T09:41:00.004+01:00

Firstly, this week I would like to introduce and welcome my new DT members.

Go and check their blogs out... you'll be blown away! Of course, you'll be seeing tons of their creations on here, my facebook and my blog as well as theirs over the coming months!

Now, this week's theme is HALLOWEEN ~ yes it's finally here!

Debra

Donna

Audrey

Amy (paper and gluestix)

Amy (plucking daisies)

Anne

thank you all for looking and i hope you'll join in with our Halloween party!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 17 HOUSES

2011-10-21T07:03:00.004+01:00

Wow, Week 17 already! This week we are focusing on houses ~ home is where the heART is, haunted houses, any type of house will do.

Here's the DT's creations to inspire you!

Hope you all get a chance to join in!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 16 BLACK & ORANGE

2011-10-14T10:37:00.004+01:00

Hi all

Halloween is just around the corner so we are having a colour challenge this week BLACK & ORANGE.

Here are the DT's creations to inspire you!

Audrey

Amy

Anne

Laura from Artful Splodger is my Guest Designer this week.... Artful Splodger are a stockist of The Octopode Factory stamps. Laura has made this great journal page!

Hope to see you all playing along!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 15

2011-10-07T17:27:00.003+01:00

Hi all, sorry for such a late post. I've had a day catching up with orders and blog posts.

The theme this week on The Octopode Factory Friday Challenge is.... MUSIC!

Here's the DT's samples to inspire us all.

Cheryl

Audrey

Anne

Lily ♥

September Winner is....

2011-10-07T17:04:00.002+01:00

Yvonne! congrats Yvonne.... get in touch with me ~ you can choose $15 of images from my etsy shop!

Here's something that Yvonne's made using images from The Octopode Factory!

On to a new month's worth of themes!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 14 MEN

2011-09-30T07:32:00.007+01:00

Yes Folks, it's MEN this week.

Hope MENy more of you join in this week.

Here's the DT's fabulous pieces to inspire you all.

Anne

Amy

Audrey

Mandy

And the wonderful Hels Sheridan has returned as a gu est designer... how fun is this shadowbox piece, great play on words.

Come and join in the fun!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 13 CIRCUS

2011-09-23T07:52:00.003+01:00

This week's theme is CIRCUS... we want to see some of your spectacles for the whimsical™creations.

A big shout out to Amy because it's her birthday today HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!

Here's what the design team came up with for this week's theme.

Mandy

Anne

Amy

Audrey

Hope you get chance to play along this week

Lily ♥

Etsy Anniversary CAnDy up for grabs!

2011-09-16T07:48:00.000+01:00

go to my blog and check out my candy for you all to enter into for my Etsy Anniversary!

http://frillyunderwear.blogspot.com/2011/09/etsy-birthday-candy.html

Lily ♥

TOFF # 12 LOCKS & KEYS

2011-09-16T07:36:00.004+01:00

This week's challenge is to use Locks and Keys on your creation.

As usual, you can make ANYTHING you like, you don't even have to use one of my images, however if you DO then you will be entered into a prize draw on the 1st of the month and however many challenges you do, that's how many times you will be entered.

Here's the DT's samples to inspire you all.

Audrey

Anne

Donna

Amy

and I have some fabulous news..... Cheryl Valadez has agreed to become a regular design team member for TOFF! Here is her card for Locks & Keys!

Cheryl

Have fun with this challenge, can't wait to see what you make!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 11 QUOTES

2011-09-09T01:00:00.000+01:00

Good Friday Morning to all you TOFF'ers!

This week our theme is ..... QUOTES

Sadly, Fatma has had to stand down as a DT member. She will be missed terribly, we wish her well and hope to see her playing along some time.

Here's the rest of the DT samples to inspire you all.

And our guest designer if Kate from Katz & co, a small bricks n mortar craft shop in Derby. If you go to Derby, be sure to go visit. Kate is a font of crafty knowledge, she runs workshops and has lots of goodies to buy, including The Octopode Factory stamps and collage sheets. Kate has just started selling a few bits n pieces online too.

Hope you get a chance to play along this week!

Lily ♥

August Winner

2011-09-04T10:57:00.003+01:00

The winner of the candy for July is INKYPINKYCRAFT

I did this by writing all the entries using my images in order of entry and then using the random number generator.

Trace wins a gift voucher of $15 to spend in my Etsy shop.

Congrats Trace! love your creation!

Lily ♥

TOFF # 10 STRIPES

2011-09-02T01:00:00.002+01:00

Hello and happy September to you all.

This week we are getting Stripey

I've be announcing the winner of August giveaway later on today.

Here's what the DT have come up with for this week's challenge!

... and a wonderful guest designer Elaine Hughes who has taken on The Octopode Factory rubberstamps into her shop http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/ A wonderful and unusual array of stamps as well as other crafty products... make sure you go by and check out Elaine's shop and her Blog. Elaine made this wonderful card featuring the Dormouse from the Alice set of stamps. (both digi AND rubber available)

Hope to see lots of you joining in again :-)

thanks for playing

Lily ♥

TOFF #9 STEAMPUNK

2011-08-26T06:53:00.005+01:00

Good Morning Campers.... This week on The Octopode Factory challenge we are embracing STEAMPUNK.

Remember, anything goes and you don't have to use an image from THE Octopode Factory, but if you do you will be entered into a prize draw on the first of every month!

Here's what the design team came up with to inspire you all

and we have a special guest designer who is re known for her wacky 3d work which works fabulously with Octopode images! Donna Mundinger

Now it's your turn ;-)

Have fun!

Lily ♥

TOFF #8 Birds of a Feather

2011-08-19T01:00:00.000+01:00

... flock together. OOps forgot to put a 'sneak peak' last week!

Here's my DT's samples to inspire you.

Hope you get time to come fly with us at TOFF this week!

Lily ♥

TOFF #7 Hats and/or Crowns

2011-08-12T01:00:00.000+01:00

Wherever I lay my hat that's my home....

This week's theme is hats and/or Crowns, to join in simply make a piece of artwork that has hats or crowns or both on it, not necessary to use images from The Octopode Factory but if you do you get entered into a prize draw on the 1st of the month.

Here's this week's inspiration pieces from my DT

Hope you get a chance to play along this week :-)

Lily ♥

TOFF #6 Girls Girls Girls

2011-08-05T01:00:00.001+01:00

Girls just wanna have fun....

The rules are simple ~ there are no rules! You can make what you

like and use what you like, however if you DO use images from THE Octopode Factory then you will be entered into a monthly prize draw (drawn on the 1st of the month) however many times you enter during the month, that's how many times you will be entered. Of course, I'd like you to adhere to the theme as much as poss :-) but ART is relative so.... go forth and create my pretties!

Here's my DT's pieces to INSPIRE you all!

Hope we've all managed to inspire you all to join us at The Octopode Factory Friday Challenge!

Lily ♥

July Winner

2011-08-04T09:43:00.003+01:00

The winner of the candy for July is EMMA!

I did this by writing all the entries using my images in order of entry and then using the random number generator.

Emma wins a gift voucher of $15 to spend in my Etsy shop.

Emma would you email me for details ♥

TOFF #5 Summertime

2011-07-29T01:00:00.001+01:00

summer, summer, summertime time to sit back and unwind

Yes the summer has been out in it's full glory, and on TOFF this week we are celebrating Summer....

Here's my DT's celebration of summer

and my special guest designer Tracy's summertime tribute

Hope you get time to play along this week. I'm not using the mrlinky as once I put a new one up the old one disappears and I won't know who to put into the pot for the prize draw on Monday 1st August! Join in for a chance to win!

Lily ♥

TOFF #4 Spots & Dots

2011-07-22T01:00:00.001+01:00

Hello All Octopodians!

This week our theme is Spots and Dots.... so let's get dotty!

Here's the DT's samples to inspire you all....

and my very special guest designer for this week Cheryl Valadez who has used my Edgar Allen Poe set most amazingly!
Hope you get chance to play along this week.

Lily ♥

TOFF #3 Tell me a Story

2011-07-15T01:00:00.000+01:00

.... all fairytales begin with Once Upon a Time.... so this our the theme for our 3rd Challenge.

Anything goes... as long as it works with the theme... you don't have to use The Octopode Factory images but it would be fab and you will be entered into a prize draw on 1st August if you do.

This week's DT pieces to inspire us all....

Hope you get a chance to play along. I've added a mrlinky this week to try to make it easier to view the entries.

Lily ♥

TOFF #2 Time

2011-07-08T01:00:00.002+01:00

What a wonderful beginning to our journey ... all you lovely people joining in! I've loved to see everyone's interpretation of Alice.

This week's theme is TIME ~ don't forget that you don't HAVE to use Octopode images but it would be great if you did ♥

Here's the DT's samples to inspire you

Our special Guest Designer for this week is HELS SHERIDAN

Hope you will get 'TIME' to join in the challenge this week

Lily ♥

TOFF #1 Alice in Wonderland

2011-07-01T06:00:00.000+01:00

I began this whole adventure with Alice in Wonderland and so I believe it's only fitting to continue with the tradition.

Make anything you like following the theme of Alice in Wonderland and leave a comment with a link to your Alice work! You do not have to use my images but if you do you will be entered into a monthly prize draw.

Here are some samples from my DT to hopefully inspire you all.

and my very first guest designer for the challenge blog... Sue Roddis

I hope to see lots of you joining in :-)

Lily ♥

2 days to go....

2011-06-29T17:39:00.000+01:00

not long left.... here's a pic of the candy that you can win if you follow this link!http://frillyunderwear.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-blog-candy.html

there's 4 rubberstamps, 1 mirror, 2 sticker sheets, a bookmark, 2 magnets and a hand-crafted elephant sewn by me. (Doilies not included! lol :-D)

coming soon.....

2011-06-23T09:03:00.000+01:00

the challenge begins on Friday 1st July. There are no rules here, just follow the prompt. Of course, I'd love you to use The Octopode Factory images but it isn't obligatory. However, if you do use my images, there will be a prize draw once a month for all the people who DO use the images! Mostly, I want you to have fun!

see you soon

Lily ♥