Challenge 44 and Winners of Challenge 43

Good morning and welcome...

I hope you all had a fantastic crafty fortnight. WOW we had so many enteries for our last challenge... Thank you so much... it was lovely to see your wonderful entries and we enjoyed visiting your blogs.
  

Here is the lucky winner from Challenge 43....

The randomly picked winner who will receive a prize 
from Pickled Potpourri Designs is... 

Number 193 My Creative Place  **CLAIMED**

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 43 Pickled Potpourri Designs'

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

and now for the Top 3 favourites, as chosen by Tracey and as you can see, she found it really hard to choose just 3 from all the entries, so she chose her Top 5 favourites... Congratulations and please collect your Top 3 Winners badge from the tab at the top of the page.

Number 103 Mi Pequeno Tesoro

Tracey says  - Red and black is one of my favourite colour combo's, such a fab card.

Number 174 Anet

Tracey says - Lovely image and great colouring

Number 203 Aly Spedes

Tracey says - Great colours

Number 220 Rosina

Tracey says - Simple but excellent

Number 5 Dawn S

Tracey says - Love alternative, too cute

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Here is a re-draw for prizes which remain unclaimed... 

Challenge 42 - The new randomly picked winner who will receive a prize 
from  Sherri Baldy is Number 69 Lucy Patrick ** CLAIMED**

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 42, Sherri Baldy

(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

FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL

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... 
Morgan's Art World, Digi Stamps 4 Joy and Crafty Sentiments

Our first wonderful sponsor of our randomly selected winners prize
is Morgan's Art World

Morgan Fitzsimons is a British artist, illustrator and author. Born in the North of England in 1939, she has been drawing and painting since she could hold a brush. Morgan studied at the LJMU, gaining her NDD, A.T.D and BA.  Morgan is a traditional artist and works in many mediums and her artwork has been displayed all over the world. Morgan has also been involved in many art related and non art related industries  She taught in schools for 20 years and retired as Head of Special Needs. She has also developed and published educational packs and teaching aids as well as fictional work.She has been involved in designing costumes for various opera and theatre companies, and was also a wildlife artist for several charities and organisations.  

Prize...
One lucky winner will receive 3 digital stamps of their choice
from Morgan's Art World Store

Click here to be taken to their web-store and
Click here to be taken to their Facebook page

Our second wonderful sponsor of our randomly selected winners prize
is Digi Stamps 4 Joy

Prize...

One lucky winner will receive $10.00 of digital stamps of their choice
from Digi Stamps 4 Joy's Store

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


Our third wonderful sponsor of our randomly selected winners prize
is Crafty Sentiments

Prize...
One lucky winner will receive 3 digital stamps of their choice
from Crafty Sentiments Store

Click here to be taken to their web-store

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 Vintage Dress 1 from DS4J

and using Ted Rockstar Guitar from Morgan's Art World

and using Stanley Happy Days from Crafty Sentiments

Dora

Using Summer Ice Cream from DS4J

 

Geesje

using Ted Rockstar Guitar from Morgan's Art World

and using Patches Done Fishing from Crafty Sentiments

Leslie

Using Anemone Corner from DS4J

Linda
using Fae3  from Morgan's Art World

Lisa G

Using Poppy and Henry from Crafty Sentiments

Petra

Using Pocket Love from DS4J

Tracey

Using Stanley Loves Balloons from Crafty Sentiments

Have fun crafting this fortnight

Hugs

Diane Louise and Team 2 Ladies xx


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Challenge 17 - Use Your Favourite Colour

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 as always!

So here is the winner from the last challenge of "Using Gems or Pearls" :)

Our first randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from Sprinkle N Sparkle is....
No 62 Vivi Casale


Congratulations, please contact Diane Louise at
craftyfriendschallengeblog@gmail.com  to claim your prize.
(Don't forget, you have 14 days to claim)

and now for the Top 3 favourites, in no particular order, as chosen by Diane Louise

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

No 10 Teresa
A beautiful card - I loved the use of lots of gems on the embossed background


No 16 Estha
A fab project - I loved the use of coloured pearls on the book cover, plus on the charms


No 23 Emily Shroom
A great shaped card - I loved the pearl flourishes

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The theme of this weeks challenge is

Use Your Favourite Colour

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

Our first sponsor this time is

Click HERE for their webstore
Click HERE for their challenge blog

The prize on offer is $10 worth of digis from their store

Our next wonderful sponsor is...

Click HERE to be taken to their web-store and
Click HERE to be taken to their Facebook page

"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."

The prize on offer is a $7 gift certificate to their store

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

Tanya
Using 'Tweety Birds' from Digi Stamps 4 Joy
Favourite Colour - Kraft

Blankina
Using 'Natures Greeting' from Pickled Potpourri Designs
Favourite Colour - Pink

Diane Louise

Using 'Ellie's Flowers' and 'Daisy Power 2 Background image' from Digi Stamps 4 Joy

Favourite Colour - Blue

Diane Louise

Using 'Little Penguins' from Pickled Potpourri Designs

Favourite Colour - Blue

Julie
Using 'Birthday Chicks' from Pickled Potpourri Designs
Favourite Colour - Purple

Lisa W
Taking a break

Melanie
Using 'Happiness' from Pickled Potpourri Designs
Favourite Colour - Purple

Shirl
Using "Sunshine in the Garden" by Pickled Potpourri Designs
Favourite Colour - Yellow

Wendy
Using 'Cosmos' from Digi Stamps 4 Joy
Favourite Colour - Purple

Have fun crafting

Love

Tanya, Diane & Team 1 xxx

Challenge No 10 - Use A Punch

Hello and Welcome Everyone...

Before I give you details of the next fortnightly challenge, I would like to say a massive 'Thanks' to everyone who entered our last weeks re-launch challenge (No 09), your cards were absolutely gorgeous...
the DT ladies enjoyed visiting your blogs. It is so lovely to be back again in challenge blogland!!!

Now..... lets see who were the lucky winners from Challenge 09...

Our first randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from 'A Day For Daisies' is....
No 139 Amy Cohan from Amy's Amazing Cards



Our second randomly picked winner who will receive a prize from Beccy's Place' is....
No 217 Julie P from Stamps, Paper, Ribbon N Things



 Congratulations to you both, please contact Diane Louise at
craftyfriendschallengeblog@gmail.com
(Don't forget, you have 14 days to claim your prize)

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and now for the Top 3 favourites from Challenge 09, as chosen by Diane Louise,

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

No 22 Maryvonne C


No 100 Lalkygirl


No 140 Kevin

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Right onto the challenge for this fortnight - the theme of this challenge is

TO USE A PUNCH

Here are details of the challenge sponsors.

Our first wonderful sponsor is Digi Stamps 4 Joy

Click here to be taken to their web store and 
Click here to be taken to their challenge blog
The winner will receive $10 of digis of your choice from Digi Stamps 4 Joy

Our next wonderful sponsor is Star Stampz

Click here to be taken to their Etsy Shop

The winner will receive 3 digis of your choice from Star Stampz

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Here is inspiration from the Team 2 Ladies and as you can see, their cards are absolutely gorgeous.... thank you so much ladies. 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 the 'O' Look from Digi Stamps for Joy)
Diane used Large and Small Flower Punches, leaf Punch and Sun shape punch

Dora
(Using Spring Sunshine from Star Stampz)

Linda
(Using Tulip Basket from Digi Stamps 4 Joy)
Linda used a Butterfly punch


Lisa G
(Using Peek A Boo from Digi Stamps 4 Joy)
Lisa used a Flower punch


Pauline
(Using My Sweet Sunflower from Star Stampz)
Pauline used Fiskers Border Punch


Petra
(Using the 'O' Look from Digi Stamps for Joy)
Petra used a Border punch


Sylvie
Card will be added shortly

Tracey
 (Using Tulip Basket from Digi Stamps for Joy)
Tracey used a Butterfly punch

Diane Louise
(Using Shakura Cherry from Star Stampz)
Diane used a Corner punch and a flower punch

Have fun crafting

Hugs

Diane Louise and Team 2 Ladies xx