Challenge Rules

Rules and Information

1. Your project must be Mixed Media and can be an ATC, tag, card, layout, altered art or an off-the-page project as long as you follow the challenge specifications. You must use at least 3 different mediums on your project to qualify for our mixed media rules.

2. We ask that you only link a new creation. No back linking please.

3. We would love you to become a follower of Creative Artiste but it's not a requirement in order to enter our challenges.

4. Projects must be linked up using our Linky tool at the bottom of the challenge post,

using the URL of the ACTUAL BLOG POST not your entire blog. Any problems, please contact us for assistance.

5. Entries MUST be from a personal blog, not by email, Flickr, Facebook profiles, Instagram or by linking up in the comments section.

6. You may submit as many entries as you like for each challenge as long as they are new projects. Feel free to enter as many other challenges as you like.

7. It is required that you mention while linking up that you are playing along at www.creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com.au  TOGETHER with a link back to our blog. 

8. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT GMT on the last Sunday of the month the challenge was posted.

Information about our Challenges

1. Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenges are open to anyone, anywhere in the world.

2. Our Design Team does their best to comment on all entries.

You can make their job easier by turning OFF word verification. If you find spam is a problem you can always enable comment moderation.

3. Challenges run from the first Friday of the month until the last Sunday. Each month one winner and a Top Three are chosen. 

4. Our design team chooses the winner and a Top Three by voting for the projects they consider being the best.

5. Challenge winners and Top Three are announced just before the new challenge starts.

6. Our winners and Top Three are welcome to apply to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. Even more than once if they have won more than once.

7. The first place winner and the Top Three winners will have an image of their project featured in the winners post, together with a link back to their blog.

8. The first place winner will be awarded a Winner's Badge to post on their blog and the other placed winners a Top Three badge for their blogs - full bragging rights included!

9. The Creative Artiste challenge takes a break in January each year to enable the Design Team to recharge their batteries.