January Challenge : TOP SECRET

It's a new month... sheesh. It's a new YEAR!

Welcome to 2019 :)

let's bring it in with some mystery & intrigue hey?

Your monthly challenge for January is all about MYSTERY : TOP SECRET & let's really get out with there... FRINGE SCIENCE. Oh yes. Blacks, browns, tans and any color you'd LIKE to include. Business men, men in black, hats, ties and secrecy. Folders, files, text, handwriting, notes, coffee, splashes & splats. Tape, stick it notes, stamps, equations, numbers.

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

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Winners!!!

We need to round up some winners for your viewing pleasure :) :) :)

First up are the gorgeous creations being featured on our blog, then comes some random winners from each challenge. Everyone wins a grab bag of unmounted Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps.

From January's Challenge :

Julie S. !!!

From February's Challenge :

Carla!!!

From April's Challenge :

Chris!!!

From May's Challenge : 

Leanne Jago!!!

Our random winners are :
Cheetarah!

Mercy N.

Melinda Sweetman

Sandra S.

Everyone >>> Please email me @ deedee430@gmail.com with your shipping address & we'll get you a grab bag in the mail ASAP -- CONGRATS EVERYONE! Thank you so much for joining our challenges :)

Check out June's Challenge to win again! 

Under the SEA >>> Monthly Challenge

The 1st always brings loads of monthly challenges in the industry -- we can't be left out ;) This month we're looking for any & all projects related to.. THE SEA.

Dig deep for things with sand, coral, water, the sea, mermaids, fish & other underwater creatures! The wonderful thing about the sea is that it is full of ALL colors! You can draw inspiration from the board with teals, tans, black & white, gray, and pops of pink and green.. OR whichever color combo makes you happiest :)

Meet us back here shortly for inspiration & our last challenge's winner!

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

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WINNERS!!!

We have a couple winners to announce from our monthly challenges! YaY! It's always so incredible to see each person's interpretation of our mood boards.

From OCTOBER:

Christine Dring!!!

Poe | Hanging Bat

From NOVEMBER:

Preeti D!!!

Pumpkin Barfing | Until Further Notice

From DECEMBER:

GERRINA!!!

Frosty The Snowman | Christmas Trees Large

& our random winners :
Ionabunny
Gerrina
Vivan Foo

Please everyone email me @ deedee430@gmail.com with your shipping addresses & we'll get you some grab bags in the mail!

November Challenge

It's time for November's Challenge to be announced! :O 

Use anything fall, harvest, fruit, crops, eating, silverware, food... you name it! 

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

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September Challenge - Thoughts of Fall

September has arrived... the month we're all waiting for! Fall is around the corner... cool crisp air... pumpkin spice EVERYthing... and comfy sweaters.

So let's bring out the Fall themed challenges! Like this beautiful fox! Be inspired by Jewel & Earth tones like mossy greens, warm oranges, pale pinks n blues. Draw inspiration from the browns and grays. Use any woodland creatures like deer, foxes, squirrels, birds and more. Trees, branches, pines, mountains... all are appropriate! Also feel free to use lots of marks & textures in your background. GOOD LUCK guys!

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

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August Challenge!

It's time for a NEW Challenge!

Can you believe this challenge? um. YUM?! there is SO much goodness happening here.. we're featuring Michele Kosciolek's new TASSEL stamps! Plus anything sea or ocean related like shells, starfish, coral, sand, water and more. Don't forget to include some scenery and a lovely mermaid or two! Color choices are totally up to you, we've used pinks, purples, oranges, a dab of yellow, beautiful blues and teals & a delicious warm gray. TONS to choose from!

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

An InLinkz Link-up

July Challenge!

I say this all year long, but I honestly can't believe it's JULY.

Time to BEAT THE HEAT with a new challenge!

It's SUMMER time and nothing says SUMMER like ice cream, candies, desserts and melty goodness. Hear that music? GET IN LINE! Sunshine, warmer temperatures, polka dot bikinis and more! We have the WHOLE rainbow on this image so let your heart go wild and celebrate SUMMER!

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

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Monthly Challenge - May - Everything comes 'round

Helllllooooo rubber stampers!

It is the beginning of May... and that means a new challenge!

This month is a little more abstract than before.. but might be one of our boards with the highest quantity of stamps!

We'd like to invite you to use the theme "Everything comes 'round." It's Spring and the world turns back towards life. Things are in bloom, babies are born, birds are singing. The world goes around. Be inspired to use in any & all round stamps along with numbers, clocks, time, hour glasses, etc. Colors to be inspire by but not limited to include GRAYS, black, white, greens, turquoises, and blues.

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

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April CHALLENGE!

We'd like to inspire you with words like SPRING! flowers, doodles, buds, whimsical, patterns, checkerboard, stars, wings, Mary Vogel Lozinak, banners, green, teal, white, black and whatever else might strike your fancy from our image ^_^ GOOD LUCK!

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

An InLinkz Link-up

March Challenge - 2017

A new month.. a new challenge! Ready to be inspired??? I was perusing some old blog posts recently and was inspired by Tera Callihan's northern lights video! So I worked up this board as our monthly challenge :

Think of twilight & dusk, the northern lights, dancing and twinkling stars, beautiful skies in general and silhouettes against them. Trees, leaves, nature, animals, woods and more! We can't wait to see your inspiration

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

An InLinkz Link-up

Monthly Challenge - February

Time for February's Challenge:

Think of reds, oranges, greens, blues, pinks, purples... ALL the colors! Spray paint, art, graffiti, artists, surrealism, banksy, stripes, splatters, drips, dots and more. 

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

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Ring in the new year with a CHALLENGE

Welcome to the first of 2017's monthly challenges!

We'd like to inspire you with words like foliage, flowers, weeds, nature, bugs, moths, butterflies, wings, numbers, script, invoice, background stamps, vintage, tan, black, white, brown, distressed, grungy,

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

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We have October & November WINNERS!

Alright... We know you've been waiting and so here we are! We have some fabulous winners for you!

From October:

The voted winner is... SUE PLUMB!!!

How incredible is this layout using some of our FAVORITE Halloween stamps?

Zombie Brains | May Contain Human Flesh | Infectious Waste
Return Of The Living Dead | Mason Jar | Doodle Dots

Our random winner from October is Christine Dring!


Now from November...

The voted winner is... MAJO!

We're pretty smitten with her use of our Whimsical Lady Walking

And our last random winner is... Carla entry #4!


Alright ladies, if you could all email me (deedee430@gmail.com) with your shipping address, we'll be sure to get you a grab bag of unmounted rubber in the mail ASAP. Congrats!

Feel free to use the following graphic to display on your blogs :) Even better, you can link back to your winning post!

And don't forget to check out THIS month's challenge to win your own feature and or rubber!

December Monthly Challenge

We'd like to inspire you with frames, scallops, doodles, vintage tones, teal, gray, tan, white, black, Christmas, trees, WINTER, snowmen, squirrels, snow angels, Victorian, house, scenery, road, snowbanks, family & more! Just be inspired ^_^

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

An InLinkz Link-up

Monster Mash {A blog hop}

Hello stamping friends!

The Design Team here @ Viva Las VegaStamps! has put together a small Halloween themed blog hop for you. Join us on our MONSTER MASH tour of famous monster stamps in use. Leave a comment on each blog in the list, and you'll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to our online retail shop. 

The hop looks like this :
Jenn Engle : http://tinyurl.com/h9yepdc
Corrie Herriman : http://tinyurl.com/htpy4pm
Michele Kosciolek : http://tinyurl.com/j67m9vt
Nikki Woodward : http://tinyurl.com/jqwy6sb
Fiona Paltridge : http://tinyurl.com/jx42mcw
DeeDee Catron : http://tinyurl.com/j67xvm6
VLVS! : http://tinyurl.com/z7w26us

So stop by each member's blog, check out their project, leave 'em a little love then come on back here and tell us your favorite thing about Halloween! One comment per blog = 7 comments. 7 comments = an entry into the drawing for our gift certificate. 

Winner WINNER ♥♥

Thank you so much to all the wonderful pieces entered in the July Challenge. What a great steampunky turnout!

Today we have the winners to announce..

Voted winner goes to... JULIE S.!!!

Congratulations Julie!!!

She's used our Worn Clockface in such a cool way, and totally won over the Design Team. Way to go!

Our random winner goes to... Tarah!

email me with your shipping addresses and we can get you a grab bag of rubber : deedee430@gmail.com

Also feel free to use the following graphic on your blog. Thanks so much for entering!

Don't forget >>> you can't win if you don't enter. Visit our current challenge now. 

GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!!! (Flip Book by Jenn Engle)

The results are in!!!!!

After going thru the comments, not counting duplicates starting from the first comment the winner is:

Jessi Davis please email me at: jenniferengle22@gmail.com with your address so I can get you your flipbook!

Thank you to all who participated and let me know your favorite mail art! 

August Challenge

Welcome to our AUGUST Challenge!!!

We are inspiring you with words like bold, BRIGHT, intuitive, strong, women, feminine, ARTIST, artsy, splatter, script, polka dots, color blocks, numbers, alphas, pink, teal, lime green, white, black, stencils and more.

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration!

An InLinkz Link-up