Saturday 31 October 2020

Temporary Closure

 

Good morning everyone

Due to personal reasons, it is with regret that I have to inform you that I have taken the hard decision to temporarily close Crafty Friends Challenge Blog for the rest of this year. 

The challenge blog will be reopening on Friday 1st January 2021                           and I hope you will be able to join us.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards

Diane Louise (Team Leader)


For the winners of Challenge 147, please click HERE.


Winners of Challenge 147


Good morning everyone ...


Here are the lucky winners from our last challenge  [number 147, Theme Embossing]

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize 

from 'Digi Doodles Studios' is 

Number 49 Granne

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 Digi Doodles Studios'

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


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


Number 4 Meghan K - a fun Halloween card using a fab 'Boo' embossing folder.

Number 30 Niki - an adorable baby card, loving the embossed baby feet.

Number 38 Hayley - a beautiful autumn themed card, using a stylish embossing folder.



Saturday 17 October 2020

Ch 147 - Embossing & Winners Ch 146

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



You can make anything you like, maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home decorYou 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... 




If you are our lucky winner of this challenge, you will receive 3 Digi Stamps of your choice (digi stamp sets, paper,or sentiments not included)  from Digi Doodles Studios  Store.  

Click HERE to be taken to their web-store and for more inspiration take a look at their Blog, 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 :) 

We would like to say "THANKS" to Digi Doodles Studios  for kindly supplying all the beautiful digital stamps used on the DT cards.

On a Break

Using Midnight Prancer







So here are the winners of last times challenge number 146 (Use More than One Die)    

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from DRS Designs is....

No 120 Bonnie Garby

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 146, DRS Designs

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

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

No 62 Mary Marsh - a beautiful autumnal card

No 76 Chrissy - Loving the inky background of the tag and Christmas tree, very effective.

No 86 Susan Sudbury - a Gorgeous card, using lots of different dies.  Really like how the floral dies match perfectly with the flowers on the image.




Have fun crafting this fortnight.

Crafty Hugs
Wendy & Team 1 Ladies 
xxx


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Saturday 3 October 2020

Challenge 146 and Winners of Challenge of 145


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 decorYou 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 
DRS Designs

 
DRS Designs - a family owned company since 1950 - boasts hundreds of original rubber
stamp designs. All images are available fully mounted, completely unmounted or mounted on cling cushion and are proudly hand crafted in the USA. Our rubber stamp collection includes a wide assortment of images including sentiments for all occasions, easy background designs and fun technique stamps such as our stained glass and plaid designs.  The DRS Designs website features a huge card sample gallery, online demos and tips, a secure shopping area and more. Be sure to visit our daily blog with posts from our fantastic design team for inspiration and ideas.

If you are our lucky winner of this challenge, you will receive the following fabulous prize... a $20.00 voucher to spend on rubber stamps at the DRS Designs online store.  Click HERE for the link to the store - it is really worth a visit.  They sell a large selection of gorgeous rubber stamps.  For more inspirationtake a look at their Blog.

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



...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.

We would like to say "THANKS" to DRS Designs
for kindly supplying all the digital stamps used on the DT cards.


Claudia using Peeking Gnome



Diane Louise using Peeking Gnome and Happy Moments Sentiment

Diane Louise using Vertical Let It Snow





Here are the lucky winners from our last challenge  [number 145, Autumn colours]

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize 

from All Dressed Up is Number 36 Lillian


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 All Dressed Up'

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


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

Love this great gift idea, specially for photography addict.

Love the framing and colours.

So sweet love how the background has been done.
.




Have fun crafting this fortnight

Crafty Hugs
Diane Louise and Team 2 Ladies xx




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Challenge 146

 


Apologies everyone

There is going to be a slight delay in the posting of this fortnights challenge, please come back and visit us later.


Crafty Hugs

Diane Louise (Team Leader)




Saturday 19 September 2020

Ch 145 - Autumn Colours & Winners Ch 144


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

You can make anything you like, maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home decorYou 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

 

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 All Dressed Up Store.  Click HERE to be taken to their web-store and for more inspiration take a look at their 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 :) 

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





Melanie
On a Break



So here are the winners of last times challenge number 144 Anything Goes

Our randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from Beccys Place is....
No. 144  Crafty
 

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 144, Sponsor Beccys Place'

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

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

99 - Priya :
I love the clean and simple look with the toucan popping off the card


108 - Silke :
Great embossed background and wonderful focal point created with the coloring

122 - Mel C :

The warmth of the card is great and I like the paper sheet behind the image, bring me right back to school





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.