Crafty Friends Challenge Blog: October 2016

Hello everybody and welcome to our latest challenge!

Before I give you details of this challenge, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who entered our last 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 Bugaboo Stamps is....
No 79 Hazel (Didos) **CLAIMED**

Our second randomly picked winner who will receive a prize of these three beautiful images

from Sherri Baldy My Besties is....

No 74 Bettina

Congratulations to you both, please contact Diane Louise at
craftyfriendschallengeblog8@gmail.com to claim your prize
and receive your winners badge.

On your email, in the subject line, can you put the words
'Winner of Challenge 43 and the name of your Sponsor'

(Don't forget, you have 14 days to claim)

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

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

No 3 Crea Astrid
Beautiful image and I love the those gorgeous mushrooms!

No 47 Cards By Epie
I love that cute image, and the fab warm colours you've used

No 56 Carole J

Beautiful tag Carole, I love that friendly tree and those sparkly leaves

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Before we get into the details of this week's challenge, I'd like to announce the opening of our wonderful DT Lisa's new Christmas Challenge Blog!

Christmas With The Cuties

"If you haven't followed us already - where have you been?? We are a brand new Monthly challenge featuring the Cutest Christmas Cards, why not hop on over to find out all about us and be in with a chance of winning some yummy candy - just for becoming a follower!"

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The theme of this week's challenge is

Anything Goes

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

"Pickled Potpourri Designs is the digital side of Red Rubber Designs. At Red Rubber Designs we offer quality, deeply-etched, rubber stamps and other papercrafting products. But not all images are destined to be turned into rubber stamps, so we bring you Pickled Potpourri! Here you'll find images in a wide range of styles ~ old and new ~ to enhance your papercrafting, scrapbooking and other artsy projects."

Prize - One lucky winner will receive $7.00 of digital stamps of their choice from the store

Click HERE to be taken to their web-store
Click HERE to be taken to their Pinterest
Click HERE to be taken to their Facebook

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

Tanya
Using Pickled Potpourri image "Cup of Love"

Annette
Using Pickled Potpourri image "Different Person"

Blankina
Using Pickled Potpourri image "Nature's Greetings Butterfly"

Jennifer
Using Pickled Potpourri image "Bulldog Face"

Laura
Using Pickled Potpourri image "Dog and Goldfish"

Melanie
Using Pickled Potpourri image "Nature's Greetings Butterfly"

Tammy
Using Pickled Potpourri image "Nature's Greetings Butterfly"

Wendy
Using Pickled Potpourri image "Different Person"

Lisa W
Taking a break

Have fun crafting!

Love

Tanya & Team 1 xxx

An InLinkz Link-up

Good morning and welcome, I hope you all had a fantastic crafty fortnight.

Thank you so much for your gorgeous entries for last time’s challenge (No 41).

It was lovely to see your wonderful entries.

Before I let you know who the winner is...

I would like to take this opportunity to say 'Thank You and Goodbye' to our lovely Blankina, who is stepping down from Crafty Friends. Blankina has been on the team from the very start and we all are going to miss her very much. We wish her 'All the Best' and hope to continue to see her round Blogland.

Here is the lucky winner from Challenge No 41....

The randomly picked winner who will receive a prize
from 'Stamps by Julia Spiri' is Number 24, Victoria R **CLAIMED**

Congratulations Victoria, please contact Diane Louise at
craftyfriendschallengeblog8@gmail.com to claim your prize
and receive your winners badge.

On your email, in the subject line, can you put the words
'Winner of Challenge 41, Stamps by Julia Spiri'

(Don't forget, you have 14 days to claim)

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

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

Number 4 Zubmomi
Annette says - This fun fabulous Card was just fitting for the Theme of this challenge and it needed no sentiment added, it spoke for itself. Loved it.

Number 60 Lorraine A

Annette says - This card was perfect for a Special Occasion, I loved the fabulous image and the gorgeous gold features, it is just perfect for this challenge.

Number 63 Heather M
Annette says - Loved this creation for a Big Birthday Occasion. Loved the tones chosen and the image is so beautifully coloured. The touch of brown in the frame with the gorgeous scroll corners really make the image pop. The creator kept it simple but made it stunning.

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Here are some re-draws of prizes which remain unclaimed...

Challenge 39 - The new randomly picked winner who will receive a prize
from Mari Digis is No 4 Alicia

Challenge 40 - The new randomly picked winner who will receive a prize
from Morgans Art World is No 34 Jean **CLAIMED**

Congratulations Ladies, please contact Diane Louise at
craftyfriendschallengeblog8@gmail.com to claim your prize
and receive your winners badge.

On your email, in the subject line, can you put the words
'Winner of Challenge Number ??, and the Name of the Sponsor

(Don't forget, you have 14 days to claim)

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Now onto our new challenge for this fortnight at Crafty Friends...
The theme of this challenge is

AUTUMN COLOURS

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.

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

Our first wonderful sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps

Here is a bit of information about Jodie and Bugaboo Stamps...

As if raising 5 children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the work of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. Bugaboo Stamps has become one of the leading companies in digital images. From seriously snarky to sugar sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!! If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps at Totally Stampilicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for the weekly Challenges at Catch the Bug.

Prize...
One lucky winner will receive 7 digi images of their choice
from Bugaboo Stamps Store

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

Our second wonderful sponsor is Sherri Baldy, Besties

Prize...
One lucky winner will receive these 3 digital stamps

Click here to be taken to their web-store
Click here to be taken to their Etsy store
Click here to be taken to their Challenge blog
Click here to be taken to their Facebook Page

If you would like to be in with a chance of winning these fabulous prizes,
please enter your creation using Inlinkz below.

Don't forget you can enter up to 3 times

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...and here is inspiration from Team 2... 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 and it will take you straight to their own personal blogs.

Diane Louise
Using Friend Flowers Doodles from Bugaboo Stamps