Crafty Friends Challenge Blog: January 2017

Good morning and welcome,

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

Please scroll further down this post

for the winners of last times challenge.

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

GIRLY

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.

Our wonderful sponsor for today's challenge is Oddball Art.

Lizzy has always loved the stranger, quirkier side of life and that is exactly what she loves to create. Her art described as a perfect combination of sweet and sour that glitters up the grunge! As a lover of all things whimsical, kawaii and creepy cute, she throws in some Pastel Goth with a touch of glam, punk & rockabilly pinup! She has certainly never been a mainstream type of girl and definitely won't fit into your stereotypical cookie cutter artists role; but rather she finds beauty in the truly unique, big eyed creepy little cuties with a bittersweet sadness. She is never truly happier then when she is in her art studio painting or sewing, creating a whimsical dream world easily recognizable as her signature style of creepy yet cute, all the way from the haunting darkness to the rainbowtastic, Lizzy’s creations are lovingly sprinkled with a heart-breaking sweetness. Growing up a child of the 80's, pop rocks princess, with an extreme fondness for anything candy coated, Kawaii Kitten & Ziggy Stardust, all of which had a major influence in the work that she is creating today. Lizzy employs many different mediums when she creates, anything from mixed media painting to sewing with many different textiles, the end result always being the same; A whimsical dream world filled with big eyed beauties, creepy little cuties and quirky monsters of all shapes and sizes.

You must pop over to their Etsy store - it is really worth a visit.
They sell a large selection of gorgeous digital stamps.

For more inspiration from Oddball Art
take a look at their Blog and Facebook page.

If you are the lucky winner of the challenge,
you will receive the following fabulous prize...
3 digital stamps of your choice from Oddball Arts Etsy store

If you would like to be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize,
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 Big Eye Bookworm from Oddball Art

Dora

Geesje
Using Penelope No3 from Oddball Art

Linda

Petra
Using Big Eye Bookworm and Silly Sally Smiles & Sentiments from Oddball Art

Tracey
Using Silly Sally Smiles & Sentiments from Oddball Art

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Here are the lucky winners from our last challenge (No 49)....

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize
from Crafty Sentiment Designs is
Number 6 Jane's Journal

Congratulations Jane, 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 49, Crafty Sentiments'

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

and now for the Top 3 favourites, as chosen by Diane Louise

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

Number 8 Nick
This is such a lovely crafty project,
so much to look at on the journal page, its fabulous.

Number 5 Julie P
WOW, an absolutely stunning vintage baby card,
fantastic use of beautiful dies.

Number 28 Blankina
This card immediately caught my attention when I was looking through the entries.
A super sweet baby card. Love how it looks like the bear is popping out of the heart die.

Have fun crafting this fortnight.

Looking forward to seeing all your cards and projects.

Hugs

Diane Louise and Team 2 Ladies xx

An InLinkz Link-up

Hello everybody
and welcome to our new challenge.

Before I give you details of todays challenge, I would like to take this opportunity say Goodbye and a big thank you to Leslie, as she is stepping down from the team.

We would like to wish you all the best for your future Leslie

and we are going to miss you xx

Now onto our lucky winner
from our last challenge (No 48)...

Our randomly picked winner
who will receive a prize from Di's Digital Stamps is....
No 192 Betta Scrap

Congratulations, 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 48 , Di's Digital Stamps

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

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

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

No:31 Kleido

Completely adorable! Love the elephant image,

the pretty papers and colours - such a sweetie!

No:139 Sherri

Gorgeous CaS design and the watercolours are so effective!

No: 168 Linda Dekker

Such a gorgeous design and this took me back to when I joined the team when we were still the Forever Friends challenge - so lovely to see an FF bear again!

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The theme of this fortnights challenge is

NEW BEGINNINGS

We would like to see anything to show a New Beginning, for example...
New Year, New Baby, New Start, New Home, New Marriage,
New Friendship, New Job.

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

Crafty Sentiments Designs

Prize... One lucky winner will receive 3 digital stamps of their choice

from Crafty Sentiments Store

Click here to be taken to their Store and
for more inspiration, please visit their Challenge Blog and Facebook Page

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

Don't forget you can enter up to 3 times

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

Annette

Using Stanley Happy Days
Happy New Year