Challenge 47

Hello everybody and welcome to our latest challenge!

This is the last challenge before Christmas for us, so we'd like to say a big thank you to all of our wonderful entrants who make this challenge blog what it is, as well of course as all the amazing sponsors, and our great DT - thanks so much to all of you, and we look forward to seeing all your creations and images in 2017!

A special thank you also to two of our DT members who are stepping down; thank you so much Jennifer and Annette for all the beautiful creations you've made for us during your time on the Crafty Friends DT.

The winners and Top 3 of Challenge 46 will be announced in a couple of hours, so check back soon for those :) 

The theme of this week's challenge is

Sparkle

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

Small And Round

The lucky winner will receive the following images:

Butterfly Wings

Morning Light

Walking With You

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

Our next wonderful sponsor is...
Art By Miran

Click HERE to be taken to their web-store and
Click HERE to be taken to their blog

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

Tanya
Will be added in the morning, using Art By Miran image Brittany 1920s Flapper

Diane Louise
Using Small & Round image Morning Light

Close up of her gorgeous sparkly hair!

Annette
Using Small & Round image Walking With You

Using Small & Round image Butterfly Wings

Jennifer
Using Small & Round image Walking With You

Laura
Using Art By Miran image Sunny

Melanie
Using Art by Miran

Tammy
Using Small & Round image 

Wendy
Using Art By Miran image Hello Snowman

Lisa W
Taking a break

Have fun crafting

Love

Tanya & Team 1 xxx

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Challenge 46 and Winners of Challenge 45

Good morning and welcome, 

Thank you so much for your gorgeous entries for last times challenge, we all enjoyed looking at your lovely cards and projects.  

 Here are the lucky winners....

Our first randomly picked winner who will receive a prize 
from Sami Stamps is Number 12 Rosina **CLAIMED**

Our second randomly picked winner who will receive a prize 
from Toadstool Printables is Number 59 Mel **CLAIMED**
 


Congratulations to you both, 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 45 and the name of your Sponsor'

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

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

Laura says "It was very difficult to choose the top three cards, are all very nice, but these are the ones that caught my attention"

Number 52 Marie


Number  58 Kim


Number 36 Tanvi

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Now onto our new challenge for this fortnight at Crafty Friends...

The theme of this challenge is

MERRY 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 sponsors... 

Our first wonderful sponsor is Star Stampz

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

from Star Stampz Store

Click here to be taken to their web-store  


Our next wonderful sponsor is Sherri Baldy from 'My Besties'

Prize...

One lucky winner will receive the 3 digital stamps below, 

which the team was given to use for the challenge

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

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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GUEST DESIGNER SPOT

  We are joined this fortnight by the fabulously talented Bonnie Taylor from "This Creative Day".  We would like to say 'Welcome and Thanks' for making this beautiful card for our challenge using Cup of Cocoa from Star Stamps.

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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 Image 815 Gingerbread Girl from Sherri Baldy, My Besties

Dora
Using Christmas Elf from Star Stampz
 

Geesje
Using Christmas Elf from Star Stampz


Leslie
Using Cup of Cocoa from Star Stamps


Linda
Using Cup of Cocoa from Star Stamps


Lisa G
Using Image 924 from Sherri Baldy, My Besties


Petra
Using 'The Gift' from Sherri Baldy, My Besties



Tracey

Using an image from Sherri Baldy, My Besties
To be added shortly



Have fun crafting this fortnight

Crafty Hugs

Diane Louise and Team 2 Ladies xx


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