APRIL SKETCH CHALLENGE

Hello, hello, from the land of Dudes, I am Dudette Tammy, your Sketch Challenge Hostess. I hope you had a chance to take part in the New Release Blog Hop to see all the new, exceptionally funny releases from the artists at Bonibleaux Designs! If not, you need to take the time and check them out. 

Aside from April showers, this month we celebrate Passover, Easter Sunday, and a very important holiday - Administrative Professionals Day! The sketch we are using this month could easily be used for any of these festivities. 

We are very proud that our sponsor for this month's Sketch Challenge is PaperTempress. 

The winner will receive a $20.00 gift certificate to the store.

No matter what color, weight, or type of cardstock and now ribbon you want, you will ALWAYS find it at PaperTemptress.com
And as in the past, there will be a Top Blog plus the Top Three so you have four chances to be a winner. But first you must enter. Here is your sketch:

The Sketch 

AND THE RULES

• You will have one week to flip the Sketch, twist the Sketch, work the Sketch and submit the Sketch. 
• You are not required to use Bonibleaux Designs Digis although it would make us really really happy and giggle a lot if you did! 
• MUST be a masculine themed card, you can use humor, innuendo, be a little naughty, sarcastic, but it has got to be for a DUDE! 
• Be sure to use the InLinkz below to submit your creation. 

The winners will be announced here on April 12th. 

Now with a little drumroll (hit it Cleota -- she's our drummer) let me introduce to you what the Dudettes have created and one more time, outstanding! 

Ruth

Hammock Harold 

Ginny

Earl Bunny 

Anne

Tiny Tequila 

Lynn

Super Trooper Tripp 

Theresa

Rodeo Randy 

Cleota

Downtown Delmar 

Boni

Rodeo Randy

Chrissy D.

Earl Bunny 

Hetty

Guinness Gwen

I am happy to introduce to you this month's Guest Dudette, IKE, a/k/a Suzy. Please give her a warm Dude Time Doodles welcome! 

Ike

Hippy Rocker

Be sure to check back on April 12th to see if you are the winner of the sketch challenge and don't forget this month's Freebie Challenge starts next Wednesday, April 13th, when it's your chance to become a Dude Time Doodles Guest Designer for a month. And speaking of the Freebie Challenge, here is a little tease of the freebie that will be offered for a limited time

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

Bonibleaux Designs

WINNER'S CIRCLE - March 30th New Release Blog Hop

Can you hear the fanfare in the background? 

Trumpets blaring...  toot toot

Drums pounding...  bam bam

Me screaming

"We have a winner!!!"

If you don't, then I'll need you to pretend with me for just a little bit, because it's time to announce the MYSTERY HOSTESS and the winning commenter from last week's blog hop!! 

The MYSTERY HOSTESS is...

ANNE

The winning commenter is...

MARY G.

Congratulations Mary.  Be sure to email us so that you can receive your free image!!

We appreciate each and every one of you stopping by our blogs and leaving us comments.  We love your feedback and hope you enjoy our creations as much as we enjoy creating for you.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow for our first challenge of the month.  As always, it's a sketch challenge and Tammy will be hosting.

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

 Bonibleaux Designs

Surprise Birthday Blog Hop

...for Boni's birthday!!

That's right!  Today is our fearless leader's birthday and all the Dudettes have decided to throw her a surprise birthday blog hop!!  Boni works hard to create awesome images for all our dude needs and we just wanted to do something special for her to show her that her hard work, love, and care does not go unnoticed.

Please hop around to all the design team Dudettes blogs and see how they are extending Boni their birthday wishes. 

Ruth
  

Theresa 

Shelly 

Chrissy 

Ginny
  

Anne  

Tammy 

Hetty  

Cleota 

Dude Time Doodles 

We always love to receive comments and this time is no exception.  Please leave some love at each stop along the way and wish Boni a very happy birthday!! 

You're first stop is Ruth!!

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

 Bonibleaux Designs

APRIL NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP

Hang onto your seats, you are in for a fun ride. The last Wednesday of each month is set aside for our New Release Blog Hop and just like last month, you are not going to believe what Bonibleaux Designs has in store for you. 

Guinness Gwen by Boni

The lovely Guinness Gwen starts the hop and you are going to get your funny bone tickled when you see Earl Bunny (just in time to make that special Dude's Easter card), followed by the outlandish Arnie in the Loo. And for all you RACING fans, we are introducing Gordon Leadfoot and Dale Isenhardt. See which one of these handsome men is showing off their ride.

Before you go, all the Dudettes join me in wishing Crystal, this month's Guest Designer, a fond farewell and thank her for joining us in our fun and contributing such inspiring creations.  


But, as we say goodbye to Crystal, we give a warm hello to Ike, April's Guest Designer. We cannot wait to see what she has in store for us. 


Until next Wednesday, we say so long and please follow the fun on the hop. There is no beginning and no end so you can start wherever you wish. Be sure to leave some love along the way in case your name is drawn as a winner from the blog of the "Mystery Hostess". Unfortunately, Fink's injured wrist is preventing her from joining us today but hopefully, she'll be back soon. 


Here's the list of links. Enjoy!

Anne

Theresa 

Ginny

Cleota

Ruth

Hetty

Boni

Lynn

Chrissy

Tammy

Guest Designer - Crystal

Dude Time Doodles

We hope you enjoy yourself!  Be sure to visit the STORE to pick up your new releases today! The Dudettes are definitely glad you stopped by.

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

 Bonibleaux Designs

Sponsoring

We are sponsoring The Sisterhood this week and the challenge is "Let's Hear It For The Boys"!

The lucky winner gets a Sisterhood badge AND a $10 gift certificate for the Dude Time Doodles store. Oh Yay!!

Come on over and play.

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

 Bonibleaux Designs

WINNER'S CIRCLE March Inspirational Challenge

Ladies,

I am so proud of all of you!! 

For accepting my challenge and hitting a home run!  Each participant created an awesome easel card and used the photo and color inspiration too a tee!!

As an added bonus, each of the participants used a Dude Time Doodles image!!!  The Dudettes giggle wildly when a DTD image is used and I'm sure you heard our giggles from miles away!

It was so difficult to choose a clear front runner, so

  Nancy T.

Vicki Romaine

Jen Zeeb

Congratulations ladies!!

Please grab your badge from above or the sidebar and proudly display it on your blogs!! 

Please come back next week.  We'll have our April New Release Blog Hop on March 30th!!  The Dudettes cannot wait to show you the new Dude Time Doodles images. 

I'll be back next month with another great inspirational challenge and I promise to have a nice and easy challenge.  Maybe!

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

 Bonibleaux Designs

March Inspirational Challenge

Top of the morning to ya!

We want to start today's Inspiration Challenge with a HUGE shout-out to Theresa who is turning 25 today (hehehe)!!! Theresa we love you and hope you have the bestest 25th birthday EVAH!!

I hope all of you are having a wonderful day. All of the Dude Time Doodles Dudettes are glad that you've stopped by today. We're getting our green shirts pressed, green jewelry shined, and our green nickers washed and ready to wear tomorrow so we don't get pinched!

It's Cleota and I'm back with another challenge. This time, I've upped my game a bit, because I could feel the Dudettes itching for something to sink their teeth in to. Oh, they moaned and groaned about it, but I can't wait to show you what they've created to inspire you this month. I am very proud of them for stepping up, accepting the challenge, and seriously outdoing themselves.

Here's your color and photo inspiration:

And to give a little twist to the challenge, you must make an easel card. Here are a couple links for tutorials if you've never made one before...

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/easelcard/

http://www.stampinmoments.com/easel-card-tutorial.html

So, there you have it. My challenge for this month is to make an easel card using the photo and color inspiration above. As I said before, the design team has really outdone themselves with this challenge and here is what they've created.

Tammy has chosen Jose Hosed to cheer a special someone on their birthday. Awesome how she's punched out some grass as trim.

Waylon Waves inspired Theresa to make some waves of her own. The seashells are a perfect touch.

KO Kurt and Ruth are hoping for more chocolate and less lemons. A great sentiment to brighten someone's day.

Shamus Shamrock is helping Lynn ring in St. Patty's Day. Lucky coins help the easel stand up.

Grease Monkey Mike is making Anne happy. Wonderful brickyard she's created as the background.

Boni and Chef Burly Becky are having a party. I wonder what will be served?

Cleota (that's me) likes a cold beer as much as Shamus Shamrock. Ever had green beer on St. Patrick's Day?

Bobby Bubbles brings out Chrissy's wicked sense of humor. The layout on this card is super cool.

Hetty has been set adrift with Driftin' Denton. Looks like a great way to relax the day away.

Ginny has the luck of the Irish with Shamus Shamrock at her side. Someone will be lucky to receive this card!

Guest Design Team Member Crystal has Cowpoke Cal on her wanted list. 

Everyone, please wish Fink a quick recovery from a nasty fall that injured her wrist last week.

What an awe inspiring job these ladies have done this month!! Like I said, I am very proud of them. Some of them have never made an easel card before and they seriously rocked this challenge. Be sure to visit each Dudette's blog and leave them some love. They definitely deserve to know they've inspired you this month.

Now it's your turn.

THE RULES 

1. Use the photo / color inspiration and Dudette creations above to get your mojo moving. 

2. You are not required to use BDD images although it would make us really really happy and giggle a lot if you did! 

3. MUST be a masculine themed card, you can use humor, innuendo, be a little naughty, sarcastic, but it has got to be for a DUDE!

4. Be sure to use the InLinkz below to submit your creation.

You have until Tuesday, March 22nd to upload your project using InLinkz below. We'll be announcing the winners right here later that evening. 

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, I'd like to leave you with an Irish blessing...

May your feet never sweat,

your neighbor give you ne're a treat.

When flowers bloom, I hope you'll not sneeze,

and may you always have someone to squeeze!

hee hee Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Seriously...May the sun shine all day long,

everything go right, and nothing wrong.

May those you love bring love back to you,

and may all the wishes you wish come true!

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

Bonibleaux Designs

WINNER'S CIRCLE - FREEBIE Guest Designer Challenge

How much fun did you have with Bobby Bubbles this week?

Statistics show we had over 1,900 downloads of the freebie, 50 comments and only a handful of participants.

I want to thank each of our participants - I sure hope we see you again for more of our fun challenges......

drum roll please........

I want to personally invite and Congratulate 

SHIRLEY G.

Our challenge winner! 

Shirley you are the chosen Guest Designer for the month of May if you so accept! Please shoot us an email and let us know if you are up to the task of running all over the neighborhood with the Dudettes!

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

 Bonibleaux Designs

It's Guest Designer / FREEBIE Challenge Time

and I just know you are going to LOVE this one!


Today is the day to challenge yourself with a FREEBIE and a chance to win a spot on the incredible, the fun, the amazing Dude Time Doodles Design Team for the month of May.  So get into those flippers, put on that snorkel and dive the deep waters!

Say hello to Bobby Bubbles!  Bobby loves jumping in the tub with snorkel and fins.  Why he was just heard yelling at his Mom that he is too big for rubber duckies and ready to hit the deep water.  Watch Out Bobby!  With deep seas come some pretty unique sea creatures.....

[click on the photo and right click to save to your computer]

What do you have to do?

1.  Use the freebie image above in a humorous creation of astounding creativity and ingenuity  (hehehe no pressure)

2.  Submit a photo of your creation via InLinkz cache below 

3. And on March 15th we will announce our Guest Designer for May.

4. Spread the word - you only have one week - this will be a monthly event so be sure to come back on the 2nd Wednesday of each month and play again!

****NOTE:  Please do not share the actual image posted above, but rather send your friends back via link to pick it up.  All images are copyright of Bonibleaux Designs and are not intended for resale or swapping without explicit permission by owner. Thank you.****

Bobby made such a splash with the design team this month that you are getting some extra special eye candy to get you motivated.

Anne had the old Bobby Darrin tune to inspire her,

 however I don't think that Swamp Thing 

was what Bobby was singing about!

Ruth had the right idea when she thought about 

what she would do if she went snorkeling in the bathtub!

Cleota however is NEVER to young for rubber duckies - 

as a matter of fact she got a hold of Bobby's and is keeping it safe for him 

when he changes his mind!

And finally Tammy - our ever optimistic snorkeler 

who thinks that all adversity should be laugh at straight in the gills!

So come on Girls, grab your fins, your colors and hit us with your best shot!!

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

 Bonibleaux Designs

WINNER'S CIRCLE - March Sketch Challenge

Wondering if you are the winner of the Dude Time Doodles March Sketch Challenge? No need to wonder, the time has come to tell you. Before I do,  I would like to thank our awesome and 
very talented sponsor 

Paulette of TLC Sentiments. 

On behalf of the entire design team thank you for visiting our blogs and leaving some love!  We really appreciate it.

Top Blog Winner
KAPREE

The Top Three

JAN R
JULYE
DANIELLE

The winner of the $10.00 Gift Certificate from TLC Creations chosen by Random.org 


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Jan R

CONGRATULATIONS! 

Please send me a private message to collect your prize.  We had so much fun looking at all of your goodies and we hope that you carry your Badges with pride - YOU EARNED IT! Just right click and copy to your computer and then upload as a picture gadget and you are done!

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the new FREEBIE Challenge!

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

 Bonibleaux Designs