Challenge 5

Hello and Welcome...

Thank you to everyone who entered last weeks challenge, your cards were absolutely gorgeous... and we saw some lovely charms.  The DT ladies enjoyed visiting your blogs to take a look at your gorgeous cards. 

The lucky winner of Challenge 4 is...

No 9 FlutterbyTrina

 Congratulations Trina, please contact Diane at craftyfriendschallengeblog@yahoo.co.uk
to claim your prize from Delicious Doodles.  Please collect your Winners Badge from the side-bar on the left


and now for the Top 3 favourites, as chosen by Karen,

Congratulations Ladies, please collect your Top3 Winers badge from the side-bar on the left.

No 7 Julie P

No22 Jenn Borgensen

No 26.  Nikki P

As the winner of Challenge 1 didnt come forward to claim her prize,
we have a re-draw... the new winner is
No 19 Helen

 Congratulations Helen, please contact Diane at craftyfriendschallengeblog@yahoo.co.uk
to claim your prize from MilkCoffee.  Please collect your Winners Badge from the side-bar on the left

 Right.... here we go.... the theme of this weeks challenge is to use

BLING 

on your cards and projects

Here are details of this challenge's wonderful sponsor - 

About Our Company

My Mothers Cedar Chest
I can clearly remember all the quiet Sunday afternoons when my mother would open her cedar chest and show me all the keepsakes and treasures she kept within it. The scent of cedar permeated everything making it smell warm and safe. Quilts, dolls, letters, jewelry, feathers, shells and any lovely little thing that she cared about. This website has been created in much the same way. We’ve added any image or pattern that makes us happy or brings us inspiration.

Our digital images come from a small group of designers who enjoy illustrating. We all have one thing in common... these designs are inspired by special little moments that brighten our day. We would like to share our cedar chest full of memories with you.
We carry a variety of images for several themes including holidays, occasions, little girls, vintage themes so much more.  We always welcome positive feedback and kind words. Please let us know what you think of our designs and if any of them brought a memory or smile to your face.
Please email us at info@CedarChestDesigns.com with any questions or requests.

 Prize
$10  to spend at Cedar Chest Design's web-store

We are joined this week by two fabulously talented Guest Designers.....

We would like to say 'Welcome and Thanks' to the lovely Sarah

who has made this lovely card for our challenge using Little Fairy Katie from Cedar Chest Designs

and another 'Welcome and Thanks' to the lovely Katie Butler, who is one of the design team members at Cedar Chest Designs and she has made this beautiful summery card for our challenge too.

 ...and here is some fabulous inspiration from Team 1 and as you can see, their cards are absolutely gorgeous.... thank you so much ladies. If you want to take a closer look at the DT's beautiful cards or leave them a comment, just click on the name above their card(s) and it will take you straight to their individual blogs.

Angela

Using Sponsors image called Love Grows Here

Diane

Having a Break

Julie
Using Sponsors image called Its a Party

Karen

Using Sponsors image called Blooming Flower Bunch

Mags

Using Sponsors image called Little Katie Fairy

Manderly

Having a break

Natalie
 Using Sponsors image called Penguin Reindeer

Petra

Using Sponsors image called Train 1

Rachel
Using Sponsors image called Owl Set

Sandra

Using Sponsors image called Genie

Have fun crafting for this weeks challenge !

Hugs

Diane and the Team 1 Ladies xx

Challenge 4

Hi everyone and welcome to our latest challenge!

Thank you to everyone who entered last week's challenge, we had lots of lovely entries :)

The lucky winner of the prize sponsored by 

Rick St Dennis

is...

No 18 Gail Scott

Congratulations Gail, and please contact Diane at craftyfriendschallengeblog@yahoo.co.uk
to claim your prize.  Don't forget to collect your Winners Badge from the side-bar on the left!

And our Top Three Favourites, chosen by Tanya, in no particular order are

No 12 Clarissa

So many details! I LOVE the little layout and that horse is adorable! I'm sure your niece will be delighted with it!

No 20 Alyce

I just LOVE the sweet image, the layout and all your little details, love the frantage too!

No 50 Sue Bearhouse

I love the colour combo and the lacy border, and those sweet butterflies!

Congrats ladies, and well done on those fabulous creations! Please take our Top 3 badge from the sidebar to put on your blogs :)

So, onwards! 

Our theme for this week is

Use a Charm

so we're looking for all your charming projects :D

We are sponsored this time by

Delicious Doodles

Delicious Doodles is a young company with myself, Teri, as the Sole Trader/Designer.

I have doodled and sketched all of my life. I started making greetings cards when my last child was born, and used my doodles on them as I couldn’t find what I wanted in the usual craft places. I only started selling my images in the Autumn of 2009.

I design and hand/mouse-draw all of the images that are sold in the Delicious Doodles Shop. Some are cutsie animals, some are sketched flowers, there are a few men's images, fairies and also some 'darker' images featuring vampires, skulls and Gothic stuff, something for everyone!

Why not pop over and take a look.

http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.com

The prize that is being offered to our lucky winner is these four digis:

 

We were joined by Guest Designer Teri, the owner of Delicious Doodles, and she made this fabulous card:

She made the charm herself, very talented lady!

and we were also joined by another Guest Designer this week - 

and we would like to say 'thanks' to Faye, for making this beautiful card.

And here's what our Team 4 made using the beautiful sponsor's images!

Dora

Kelly

Laura

Linda 

Petra

Shirl

Sylvie

Tanya

Tracey

Wendy

We're looking forward to seeing all your charming creations, so get them in! :) 

Love from the Crafty Friends DT ladies xxx

Challenge 3

Hello and Welcome...

Before I mention last weeks winners and this weeks challenge...

I would just like to say 'Thank You and Goodbye' to one of our DT members, the lovely Pauline

Pauline has decided to step down to spend more time with her family...

We are going to miss you Pauline and wish you the very best for your future :o)

Thank you to everyone who entered last weeks challenge, your cards were absolutely gorgeous...
the DT ladies enjoyed visiting your blogs.  The lucky Winner of Challenge 2 is...

No93 Kim

 Congratulations Kim and please contact Diane at craftyfriendschallengeblog@yahoo.co.uk
to claim your prize.  Don't forget to collect your Winners Badge from the side-bar on the left


and now for the Top 3 Favourites, as chosen by Blankina

Congratulations Ladies and please collect your Top3 Winners badge from the side-bar on the left.

 No45 Sharon Gurnhill 

Lovely summer card full of details and sweet image

No37 Heidi D 

So sweet...lovely image and beautiful dies

No89 Lindsay
Lovely white on white card with cute bear

Right... here we go.... the Theme of this weeks challenge is to...

'Use Your Favourite Colour Combination'

 
We would like to say thank you to Rick St. Dennis, our wonderful sponsor this week... for the digis he provided for our DT ladies to work with for their cards and for the fabulous prize of 3 digis that our randomly selected winner can choose from his web-store.

Click HERE to be taken to Ricks web-store where you can browse and see his fantastic images on sale and for further inspiration, click HERE to be taken to Rick's personal blog.

We are joined by two fabulously talented Guest Designers.....

We would like to say 'Welcome and Thanks' to the lovely Kim

who has made this stunning card for our challenge using a Rick St Dennis image called Sirena 2013
(Favourite Colour Combination - Blue and Teal)

and another 'Welcome and Thanks' to the lovely Helen aka Croms from Rick St. Dennis's own Design Team 

who has made this stunningly beautiful card.
(Favourite Colour Combination - Red and Black)

 ...and here is inspiration from Team 3 and as you can see, their cards are absolutely gorgeous.... thank you so much ladies. If you want to take a closer look at the DT's beautiful cards or leave them a comment, just click on the name above their card(s) and it will take you straight to their individual blogs.

Angela

Using Eve
(Favourite Colour Combination - Green and Pink)

Diane
Using White Rabbit, I'm Late

(Favourite Colour Combination - Blue, White and Green)

Julie
Using Mae Come Up and See Me Girl 
(Favourite Colour Combination - Red and Black)

Karen
Using Alice in Garden With Live Flowers
(Favourite Colour Combination - Green and Blue)

Mags
Using Isabella Dance Recital
(Favourite Colour Combination - Pink and Kraft)

Manderly
Using Alice in Garden With Live Flowers
(Favourite Colour Combination - Blue, Purple and Orange)

Melanie

Using Lil Wizzard
(Favourite Colour Combination - Blue and Yellow)

Rachel
Using Eve
(Favourite Colour Combination - Red, Black and Green)

Sandra
Using Holiday Cottage
(Favourite Colour Combination - Red, White and Green)

Dont forget our grand opening candy.... 

there are so many fantastic prizes on offer 

and you still have time to enter.

Click HERE to enter

Have fun crafting this week

Hugs

Diane and the Team 3 Ladies xx