Crafty Friends Challenge Blog: 2019

Saturday, 14 December 2019

Ch. 125 Winter Colours & Winners of Ch 124

Hello everybody and welcome to our latest challenge,
which will run for 3 weeks until Friday 2nd January!

Before I mention our new challenge, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful Sponsors who have provided their beautiful images for the team to work with this year and also to... YOU... our lovely crafters who enter our all our challenges.

Myself, Diane Louise and the all the DT ladies would like to wish everyone
a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Now onto this times 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 :)

Please scroll further down this post
for the winners of last times challenge.

The theme of this fortnights challenge is

Winter 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.

We dont have a sponsor so we are playing for FUN.

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 :)

Caz

Diane Louise

Ela

Helen

Lisa LOTV Digi

Melanie
Has made ATC's with Envelope

Wendy

Top 3 for challenge 124, Anything Goes
and please collect your Top 3 badge from the tab at the top of the page.

No. 30 Pam D

No. 37 Yvonne

No. 123 Marlene

Have fun crafting this fortnight.

Crafty Hugs

Wendy & Team 1 Ladies xxx

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Those leaving a comment on any post on this blog, or entering a piece of artwork into Inlinkz, do so in the knowledge that their name and blog link are visible to all who visit this blog and in so doing, have published their own personal details and consented to our use of that personal information, should it be selected as a winner or accredited work.

Saturday, 30 November 2019

Challenge 124 and Winners of Challenge 123

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 entries and the DT ladies enjoyed visiting your blogs.

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

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.

We have no sponsor for this challenge,
we are playing 'Just For Fun',
but we will still be choosing our favourite Top 3's.

If you would like to be in with a chance of being one of our favourite Top 3's, please enter your creation using Inlinkz below.

Don't forget you can enter up to 3 times

...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.

Claudia

Diane Louise

Geesje

Ine

Linda

Petra

Here are the lucky winners from our last challenge [number 123 Christmas]

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize
from 'All Dressed Up' is No 114 Silke ** CLAIMED **

Have fun crafting this fortnight

Crafty Hugs

Diane Louise and Team 2 Ladies xx

Privacy Policy Notice:
Those leaving a comment on any post on this blog, or entering a piece of artwork into Inlinkz, do so in the knowledge that their name and blog link are visible to all who visit this blog and in so doing, have published their own personal details and consented to our use of that personal information, should it be selected as a winner or accredited work.

Saturday, 16 November 2019

Ch 123 - Christmas

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 :)

Please scroll further down this post
for the winners of last times challenge.

The theme of this fortnights challenge is
Christmas

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 sponsor...
All Dressed Up

Hi I am Wendy Burns I live in Nottingham UK with my husband and two children who have been the inspiration behind the characters, in particular my daughter who has kept me up-to-date with blogging and trends. I work predominantly within the textile children’s wear market, fashion and interiors.

I trained as a textile designer and although my work is digital based, I love to retain that hand drawn /sewn feel which I hope comes across in my artwork.

Digital stamps is a new challenge for me and the opportunity to work with the All Dressed Up Team and has been very exciting, in particular the creative way my characters have been given individual personalities by the designers .

All Dressed Up is a newly launched blog with an enthusiastic team who are passionate about stamping. The coordinators Anne Lise and Bettina along with an amazing design team are also known as The Dressy Girls.

We have a friendly Facebook page, regular blog posts, tutorials, challenges and freebies .The stamps can be purchased from the Etsy shop which is updated on a monthly basis.

We really are friendly bunch and would love to see your creations so please feel free to contact us and visit the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog.

If you are our lucky winner of this challenge, you will receive 2 digital stamps of your choice from ADU Store. Click HERE to be taken to their Etsy-store and for more inspiration, please take a look at their Challenge Blog and Facebook group.

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 :) We would like to say "THANKS" to All Dressed Up for kindly supplying all the digital stamps used on the DT cards.

Caz using Christmas Robins

Diane Louise using Christmas Robins

Ela using Christmas Robins

Helen using Snowy Days

Lisa using A Star is Born

Wendy using Little Star

Melanie

On a Break

So here are the winners of last times challenge 122 Anything Goes

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from
Toadstool Printables is... No. 165 J. Atterbury **CLAIMED**

Congratulations, please contact Diane Louise at craftyfriendschallengeblog8@gmail.com to claim your prize. Please collect your winners badge from the tab at the top of the page. On your email, in the subject line, can you put the words 'Winner of Challenge 122 , Sponsor Toadstool Printables

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

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

#122 - Lou Sims - I like everything about this card. The coloration of the feathers, the way they are attached to the cord, the paper used in the background. A beautiful project !!

#93 Dina G - This project is all beautiful !! The coloring of the doll is perfect, the papers are beautiful (I love checks). Cookies, flowers greatly enriched the project and TAG over-valued the project. Loved it so much !!

#155 Bonnie Garby - This project is wonderful, elegant, totally divine !! The colors in the silver and gold chosen for the papers and ribbon bow, they are amazing ... the flowers, were of a phenomenal taste. This project is beautiful !! There is no way not to fall in love with it !!

Have fun crafting this fortnight.

Crafty Hugs

Wendy & Team 1 Ladies xxx

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Saturday, 2 November 2019

Challenge 122 and Winners of Challenge 121

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

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

Toadstool Printables

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!!

HERE is the link to the Etsy store - it is really worth a visit. They sell a large selection of gorgeous digital stamps and clipart designs. If you are our lucky winner of this challenge, you will receive 3 digital stamps and/or cliparts of your choice from the 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

We would like to say "THANKS" to Joyce (Owner of Toadstool Printables) for kindly supplying 4 digital stamps that the DT ladies have used on their cards.

Claudia using Snowman with Birds

Diane Louise using Snowman with Birds and Giraffe

Geesje using Cottage and Snowman with Birds

Ine using Giraffe

Petra using Ladybug

Linda

Here are the lucky winners from our last challenge 121 (Embossing)

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize
from Di's Digi Stamps is
Number 18 Maxine D ** CLAIMED **

Congratulations, please contact Diane Louise at craftyfriendschallengeblog8@gmail.com to claim your prize. Please collect your winners badge from the tab at the top of the page. On your email, in the subject line, can you put the words 'Winner of Challenge 121, Di's Digi Stamps'

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

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

No. 8 Lorraine A - A beautiful CAS Christmas card! That embossed background gives it a great finishing touch!