Crafty Friends Challenge Blog: August 2017

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 gorgeous, we loved looking at them all :)

Please scroll further down this post for the winners of last times challenge, plus we have a redraw from Challenge 60.

We are still running a DT call to join us here at Crafty Friends. Please see all the information you need in the tab at the top of the page.

I would like to introduct 'Helen Nile', who has become the newest member on our design team - congratulations and welcome !!

The theme of this fortnights challenge is

BIRTHDAYS

This fortnight's challenge is "Just for Fun", as we do not have a sponsor,
but we will still be choosing our favourite Top 3's.

Please enter your creation using Inlinkz below.

Don't forget you can enter up to 3 times

GUEST DESIGNER SPOT

We are joined this fortnight by the fabulously talented
Blankina from 'Blankina Creations'

We would like to say 'Welcome and Thanks'
for making this lovely card for our challenge.

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

Tanya

Having a break

Diane Louise

Helen

Laura

Lisa

Melanie

Having a break

Wendy

So here are the winners of last times challenge (Anything Goes)

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from 'Di's Digi Stamps' is....
No 162 Cards Made By Beckie **CLAIMED**

Congratulations Beckie, 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 64, 'Di's Digi Stamps'

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

and now for the Top 3 favourites, as chosen by Linda... Congratulations and please collect your Top 3 Winners badge from the tab at the top of the page.

1 #33 Vanessa
Lovely image, lots of dies and details, a real beauty.

2 #186 Lucy Patrick
Lovely coloring and monochrome colors.
I think she did a great job combining the beach items with this digi.

3 #37 Rutscht
Lovely image, well colored and I love the shape of the tag and the soft tones.

We also have a re-draw from Challenge 60, Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from 'Sheep Ski Designs' is.... No 1 Deanne **CLAIMED**

Congratulations Deanne, 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 60, 'SheepSki Designs'

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

Have fun crafting this fortnight.

Crafty Hugs

Tanya & Team 1 Ladies 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 times challenge. It was lovely to see your wonderful Christmas entries.

Please scroll further down this post

for the winners of last times challenge.

Before I mention our new challenge, I wanted to say that we are still running a DT call to join us here at Crafty Friends. Please see all the information you need in the tab at the top of the page.

Now onto our new challenge for this fortnight...
The theme of this challenge is a lovely and easy one.

ANYTHING GOES

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

Di's Digi Stamps

I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4 years ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with likeminded people. I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself. This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!

Click HERE for the link to Di' Digi Stamp store - it is really worth a visit.

They sell a large selection of gorgeous stamps and digital stamps.

For more inspiration from Di's Digi Stamps,

take a look at their Blog, Challenge Blog and Facebook page.

One lucky winner will receive a $12 voucher to spend at
Di’s Digi Stamps on-line 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

GUEST DESIGNER SPOT

We are joined this fortnight by the fabulously talented Sylvie, if you would like to see more of her beautiful cards, please pop over to her blog, which is called 'Gibmiss'.

We would like to say 'Welcome and Thanks Sylvie' for making this lovely card for our Guest Designer Spot.

...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

Geesje using 'Poppy Mouse' from Di's Digi Stamps

Linda

Petra

Here are the lucky winners from last times challenge (Christmas in July)....

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize
from Beccy's Place is Number 56 Dee's Cards **CLAIMED**

Congratulations Dee, 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 63, Beccy's Place'

(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.

Number 14 Cartai
"Gorgeous card, what a fun image and sentiment"