Challenge 108 - Bling it up

Good morning all.  First can i say thanks for all your entries to our last challange.
Todays challenge has been chosen by me (Nic) and i would love to see you BLING IT UP, so add some sparkle or gems. Anything goes as long as you have some bling on your card.
As always you don`t have to use a Crafts and Me image but we do love to see them if you do ;D
Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is the Crafts and Me store with the lucky winner receiving 3 digis of their choice and what a choice there is.

And here is our DT inspiration for you.

sara

using Poppy Princess by Sara Burrier

Nic

Using Miss Mirabelle by Hannah Lynn

Mina using Horn of Praise

♥ ROSE ♥

using soon-to-be-released
The Protector by Sara Burrier

Mona using Art Deco Melody

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Winners of challenge #106 Lace and pearls

Good morning everyone!

As usual you put a lot of pressure on me, lol. It is sooo hard to just narrow it down to only a top 3 course there are so many of you that really deserve to be showcased for your great talent! But before i give you the top 3 we have to draw a winner, so here we go....picked randomly...

#20 Tabbatha S

Big congrats! Please contact Rose for your Prize. Her e-mail is in the sidebar. Also feel free to grab your well deserved winner`s badge in the sidebar to display in your blog.

Now...on to our top 3. And this time i`ve chosen these gorgeous creations, in no particular order:

#12 Birgit 

Your colouring is absolutely magnificent!

  #42. Frouwkje

 Gorgeous card with a lot of beautiful details. Love the colour combo.

#49. Scrappellen  

 This is truly stunning! Love the colouring and the gorgeous design.

 

 Well done ladies. Please grab your top 3 badge in the sidebar.

Great job!

If you stay tuned for a few minutes, Nic will present the next challenge for you!

I`ll bet you all will love the theme, lol. 

Happy crafting everyone!

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Giveaway!

*This giveaway is closed*

This week I published my 100th free pattern!  In celebration, I'm going to do a giveaway!  I will choose two winners and send them three baby hats (one girl, one boy, one neutral).  Here are the hats to choose from:

1 2

34

56

The pink hat actually has a white flower, and the brown hat actually has a green edge instead of a green detail row.

To enter, please comment on this post with your email address (and just for fun, which of my patterns, if any, you've tried.  But you can enter even if you're not a crocheter!)

For an extra entry, share the contest on facebook and comment again that you did.

The contest will end at noon Sunday November 4, and after I generate the winning random numbers, I will email the winners.

Thanks for visiting and using my patterns!  I love hearing that you're making amazing things.

Congratulations to the winners!  Thanks, everybody, for entering!

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Challenge # 107 - Fantasy Creatures

Hello everyone and welcome to a new challenge. Karina here, I am the host of the challenge starting today. First of all I want to thank you very much for all your great entries from our last rubbah challenge we enjoyed so much to see. So much talent out there... wow!! For todays challenge I chose one of my favourite theme for you which is

FANTASY CREATURES

Hope you will like as well. Crafts and Me haves the most gorgeous fantasy images. And when you will join us you will have the chance to win 3 of them, as they are sponsoring 3 digis of your choice to the lucky winner.

And here is what the rubbah DT created for your inspiration...
 
Karina 

using Blue Topaz

TRACY

Using Wintergreen Wishes

GINA

Used Lady of Opal Available HERE

VICKY xx

Using 'Marna Fairy' by Hannah Lynn available here.

AMY

 

 



Now we look very much forward to see what you create.

Hugs, Karina

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Winner and Top 3 - Challenge 105 - Anything Goes

Wow! Thank you for so many entries, you have made it very hard for me to pick 3 favourites I have been here nearly two hours looking at all your wonderful entries.

The winner picked by random.org

is no.83 Sarah

Please contact Rose, email in the side bar for your prize

and  take your winners badge from the side bar to display proudly on your blog

The top 3 entries chosen by me are:-

Don't forget to take your top 3 badges from the side bar to put on your blogs.

Well done everyone,

Teresaxx

no.282 R. Meyers

 

no.353 Liz

 

 

 no.365 mama beate

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Free Pattern: Tulip Stitch Hat - Newborn

Isn't this hat lovely?  This hat has such a sweet, girly texture.  I learned this stitch from The Crochet Stitch Bible. (It's called the Paris stitch in the book.)  Gorgeous bow by Bella Designs


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Challenge #106 - Lace and Pearls

Good morning everyone!

Mona here to give you a new challenge. First i want to say thanks for all the wonderful entries for the last digi challenge. You continue to blow my mind. There are so many of you out there with so much talent! So now i just hope you are up for a new challenge, lol.  We want to see creations using lace and pearls. That is a nice and easy one, isn`t it?

Our sponsor this week is 

The prize is 3 digis of the winner`s choice.

Here`s what the DT have created for you.

Happy Crafting!

Coops 

using Summers Day available HERE

Sara

using Kara 

Mina using  

Strings of Worship

Mona using

Frenchie Friends Michelle and Jojo

♥ ROSE ♥

using soon to be released
Strings of Worship by Sara Burrier

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Winner and Top Three - Challenge 104 - My Sentiments Exactly!

Thanks so much to all of you who shared your WONDERFUL cards and projects with us for our digi team's My Sentiments Exactly! challenge.

The randomly selected and VERY LUCKY winner of the generous prize of THREE Crafts and Me Stamps digital images, of your choice, is . . .

Congratulations Bridie Payne!  Please contact Rose (details in the sidebar) to arrange for delivery of your fabulous prize of three Crafts and Me Digis.

As shown in the following selected TOP 3 entries, sentiments help to portray the mood of our projects.

10 - Mansi added her sentiment directly to her background and included text on a banner.

147 - Scrappellen used a tag to add her sentiment.

152 - mONAmi's sentiment is included on a round element.

Thank you all for sharing your AMAZING creations.  Congratulations and don't forget to pick up your Top 3 flashing blinky from the sidebar.

~ Rose

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Free Pattern: Number Five 5 Applique (3 inches)

Find the rest of the numbers here.


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Free Pattern: Number Four 4 Applique (3 inches)

Find the rest of the numbers here.

This number is made in two parts and sewn together.


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Challenge 105 - Anything Goes

Good morning welcome to another challenge at Crafts & Me Challenges. This week our lovely boss Teresa has set the challenge theme & its everyones favourite........

ANYTHING GOES

Yayyyyyyyyyy we all love these dont we, so no excuses for not joining us this week.

We are being sponsored this week by Teresa herself........

The wonderful prize for a randomly selected entry of this Anything Goes challenge is a Crafts and Me Stamps new release Christmas stamp!

Please scroll down to view earlier posts showing winners, top 3 and spotlights for some of our recent rubbah challenges.

Now onto some fabby creations from the design team.

KARINA

using Genevieve by Hannah Lynn

GINA

Used Aprils Diamond Available HERE

VICKY xx

Using 'Skulls & Stars' by Jasmine Becket-Griffith

Close-up of the image

TRACY

Using Kitty in Basket by Hampton Art

We look forward to seeing your wondeful creations.

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Challenge 103 Winner & Top - Favourite Colours

Good morning everyone. Vicky here with the winner & the Top 3 to my challenge which was Favourite Colours. Let me say tho that all of your creations were stunning & you made such a hard choice for me..............I nearly went with Top 3 twice as I had 6 lol.

Anyway I did finally get it down to 3.

First I will annouce the winner of 3 digi images of their choice from Crafts & Me.....chosen by random.org........

Drum roll...................ta daaaaaaaaaaa

29. Mau

Congratulations sweetie, if you would like to email Rose (email address is on the sidebar) also if you would like to take your winners badge & display it on your blog.

Okie doke, now onto the Top 3 of 'Favourite Colours', in no particular order......

10. Valou

21. Deb

89. Caroleann

Congratulations ladies we hope you will take your Top 3 badge & display it with pride on your blog.

Thank you to everyone who played along with us, you are all so so talented.

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