Challenge 13 - Use A Sentiment

Hello everybody and welcome to our latest challenge!

Before I give you details of this weeks challenge, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who entered our last weeks challenge, all the entries were fab, we loved looking at them all :)


So here are the winners :)

Our first randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from Toadstool Printables is....

No 32 - Ruza

Congratulations to you Ruza, please contact Diane Louise at
craftyfriendschallengeblog@gmail.com  to claim your prize.
(Don't forget, you have 14 days to claim)

and now for the Top 3 favourites, as chosen by Dora.

Congratulations and please collect your Top3 Winers badge from the tab at the top of the page.

No 32 - Ruza (again!)

No 64 - Helen

No 36 - Maria

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The theme of this week's challenge is

Use A Sentiment

The First Sponsor of the Randomly Selected Winners Prize is

Oddball Art Company

Click here to be taken to their web-store and
Click here to be taken to their blog

Prize - the winner can choose 3 digis of their choice from the Etsy store.

The Second Sponsor of the Randomly Selected Winners Prize is

Small and Round

Click here to be taken to their web-store and
Click here to be taken to their blog

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

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

who has made this lovely card for our challenge using 

and another 'Welcome and Thanks' to the lovely  xxx from xxxx Design Team 

who has made this beautiful card for our challenge too.

 Here is the DT inspiration from our talented ladies, take a look and then please do join us :) 

Tanya
(Using Small & Round image)

Diane

(Using Small & Round image)

Blankina
(Using Small & Round image)

Diana (Moshie)
(Using Small & Round image)

Julie
(Using Oddball Art Company Image)

Lisa W
Taking a break

Mags
(Using Oddball Art Company Image)

Melanie

Shirl
(Using Oddball Art Company image)

Wendy
(Using Oddball Art Company image)

Have fun crafting! Looking forward to seeing your "sentimental" makes :) 

Love

Tanya & Team 1 xxx

Challenge 12

Hello and Welcome...

Before I give you details of our new challenge, I would like to say thanks so much for your entries for last times challenge (Number 11), it means so much to us that you join us each fortnight.   

Here are the lucky winners....

Our first randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from

Inky Impressions is....

Number 17 Erika Paws

Our second randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from

Sparkle N Sprinkle is....

Number 20 Kali

Congratulations to you both, please contact Diane Louise
 at craftyfriendschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize.
(Don't forget, you have 14 days to claim)

...and now for the Top 3 favourites, as chosen by Moshie

Congratulations and please collect your Top 3 Winners badge from the tab at the top of the page.

In no particular order...

Number 2 Kerry Lewis


Number 15 Aurora 


Number 14 Jane Savage

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The theme of this weeks challenge is

CLEAN AND SIMPLE

We would love to see some white space as part of your design and
with minimal embellishments (if any).

You can make anything you like, maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home decor. 
You can use any products you like to enter as long as it follows the theme for this fortnight 

and don't forget you can enter up to three times. 

Here are details of this challenge's wonderful sponsor - 

I am Joyce Geleynse and I live in rural Ontario, Canada.  I have been an artist for over thirty years, creating hundreds of custom portraits, paintings, and illustrations in the realism style.  Working with pencil, oil pastel, and color pencils as my main tools, I love to create realistic drawings as well as images found only in my imagination.  I have four stores on Etsy: Toadstoolprintables is the one where I sell my clipart and outline drawings, Freshairprintables is the store where I sell my detailed, realism drawings, as well as printable bookmarks and greeting cards; I sell my actual physical prints and originals via my CountryArt Studio Store, and in my fourth store I sell my original line of hand-sculpted clay babies.  I have five grown children and 17 grandchildren so my life is full of God's blessings!!

Joyce is offering the winner a great prize of
3 images from her Toadstool's Etsy Shop

 ...and here is inspiration from Team 2 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.

Diane Louise

Dora


Linda
Translation - Happy Birthday in Dutch


Lisa G


Pauline


Petra


Sylvie
Unfortunately Sylvie was unable to make one of her lovely cards this challenge,
due to printed digital images being lost in the post.

Tracey

Have fun crafting

Hugs

Diane Louise and Team 2 Ladies xx

Challenge 11 - Movie Week

Good morning everybody and welcome to our latest challenge!

Before I give you details of this weeks challenge, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who entered our last weeks challenge, all the entries were fab, we loved looking at them all :)


So here are the winners :)

Our first winner who will receive the prize of $10 of digis of your choice from Digi Stamps 4 Joy is...
No 49
Rosina



Our second winner who will receive the prize of 3 digis of your choice from Star Stampz is....
No 47
Christine Harrop

Congratulations to you both, please contact Diane Louise at
craftyfriendschallengeblog@gmail.com  to claim your prize.
(Don't forget, you have 14 days to claim your prize)

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

Congratulations and please collect your Top3 Winers badge from the tab at the top of the page.

No 21 Lisa S

No 5 Rutscht

No 34 Jacee

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The theme of this weeks challenge is

Movie Week

Make a card inspired by a movie

Here are details of this challenge's wonderful sponsors... 

"We are a family owned art rubber stamp company that has been in business since June of 2009.  We are located in the United States in Northeastern, Ohio.  We are proud to say that all of our rubber stamps are made right here in the U.S.A.  We are dedicated to providing crafters around the world with some of the cutest rubber and digital stamp designs.   

When Inky Impressions originally opened our doors in 2009, we only offered rubber stamps.  However, after a few years and many requests from our customers, we opted to offer some of our designs in digital format.  All digital stamp images are sent out at 300 DPI.  Opting for digital images allows you more freedom to play with image.  You can resize it, flip it and print it in any color you choose.    

As for our rubber stamps, each and every stamp made is “extra deep etched” on quality red rubber for a crisp impression every time!  All Inky Impressions rubber stamps are sold with EZ mount cling and come to you on a laminated 4” by 6” color card.  This color card allows the customer to have a coloring reference when using the image. 

Inky Impressions offers many girl and boy characters, however, our main characters are LiLi, Angelica, Nicholas and Christopher.  These characters are cartoon drawings of our children. 

 I would like to share with you the story of how Inky Impressions was born.  When I first started crafting, I would typically use die cuts and stickers, but eventually started using rubber stamps to create some of my page layouts. I have always loved the cute style!  And as you probably know, finding a cute little girl or little boy stamp back in 2002, consisted of a stick figure rubber stamp that was wood mounted.  It worked for the time being, but after many years, I felt the need to bring exactly what I had envisioned to life…..  This is when we decided to take that leap and go for it!  With much excitement, we had the website built and Inky was born.  I am very proud to say that Inky Impressions was the first rubber stamp company in the world to offer characters with realistic features.

 Being a stay at home mommy and wife has allowed me the opportunity and the time to devote to Inky Impressions.  Without the support of my family and friends, my dream of Inky Impressions would not have been possible.  I can’t even begin to express how excited I am to share my dream with you.  We are devoted to you, our customers, so please feel free to share your artwork that is made with our stamps, or to just drop us a line to say hello!  BIG HUGS! Nicole"

Click HERE to be taken to their web-store and

 HERE to be taken to their blog

Our next wonderful sponsor is...

"Our products are not only hand-blended, hand-pressed, and hand-packaged in the United States, but our glitters, embossing powders, and flockings are also MANUFACTURED in The United States (not imported). 

Sparkle N Sprinkle supports local manufacturers 

who make quality products using healthy, environmentally-safe ingredients 

and fair labor practices.  We hope that our loyal customers appreciate 

our efforts.  Your Quality Crafting Time deserves Quality Products."

Click HERE to be taken to their web-store
HERE to be taken to their blog
HERE to be taken to their challenge blog

We are joined this week by two fabulously talented Guest Designers
Maria From Inky Impressions
Using "Ice Cream Lili"

Helen from Inky Impressions

 Here is the DT inspiration from our talented ladies, take and look and then please do join us :) 

Tanya
Using image by Inky Impressions, Movie Inspiration is Thumbelina

Blankina
Image by Inky Impressions
Movie inspiration is The Secret Garden

Diane Louise

Image by Sparkle N Sprinkle

Movie inspiration is "Four Weddings And A Funeral"

Diana (Moshie)
Image by Sparkle N Sprinkle
Movie inspiration is "Finding Nemo"

Julie
Image by Sparkle N Sprinkle
Movie inspiration is "Happy Feet"

Lisa W
Taking a break

Mags
Image by Sparkle N Sprinkle
Movie Inspiration is "Happy Feet"

 Melanie
Image by Inky Impressions
Movie Inspiration is "Honey I shrunk the kids"

Petra 
Image by Sparkle N Sprinkle
Movie inspiration is "Mr St Nick"

Shirl
Image by Inky Impressions
Movie inspiration is "Singing in the Rain"

Wendy
Image by Inky Impressions
Movie inspiration is "Singing in the Rain"

Have fun crafting!

Love

Tanya & Team 1 xxx