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Thursday, 30 August 2012

August Giveaway

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So time for our August give away !! 
Wow the months are really wizzing by !!! 
It will soon be time for the children to go back to school !!! 
Then we can all get back in our craft rooms !! lol !!! No, I really enjoy having my daughter home.
Its great to spend quality time with her.

So...... I have this set of stamps for you this month ........ 


Just add your name in the link below we don't ask you to be a follower or even have a blog.  
You have until 31st August 11.59pm GMT to add your name to the linky below !!

We are sponsored by Sugar and Spice for this !! 
Thank you so much !
sugar and spice
Good luck everyone !!! 
Lizzie

August Monthly giveaway

1. Jennifer Dunn  53. Kellylou  105. Sonia  
2. Kate  54. Anne-Marie  106. Denise  
3. Susan Martin  55. Olga  107. LaDiva  
4. Dora  56. sharon  108. Annie  
5. Sandra H  57. Corrinne Quinn  109. Pumpy  
6. Joyce  58. Alice Bee  110. Njeri  
7. Nikki C  59. kathleen barrett  111. Indira  
8. Rhonda Miller  60. Jenny/Dolphine  112. Marion82  
9. kbrandy4  61. Marc Ortiz  113. Sonia  
10. Claudia  62. Laura  114. Jennyfer Leung  
11. Rebecca  63. Peggy R  115. NancyD  
12. sabine  64. Kate  116. lena katrine  
13. Claire Day  65. Yvette  117. DawnD  
14. mgoll88  66. Crafting vicky  118. Sônia Herminio  
15. Kimbo  67. Arty Andrea  119. Sônia Herminio  
16. Kelly Hermitage  68. Helen  120. Marissa Isabel  
17. Helen  69. Scatty Jan  121. Sue S.  
18. heaney  70. Mary D  122. Carol-HappyExpressions  
19. Moni  71. Stacy Walker  123. Andrea W  
20. alessia  72. Donna Walker  124. Julie  
21. Fenneke  73. Gloria Shirr  125. Mary Mac  
22. kanda  74. Tammy L  126. Birgit  
23. Debbie Johns  75. Vivi Casale  127. Bonnie  
24. Lorraine  76. valou250809  128. Melanie  
25. chanelle  77. Lorraine A  129. Jennifer Scull  
26. Anne-Marie Lewis  78. Crafty Math Chick  130. Astarte  
27. Mags  79. lyn T  131. MichelleJM  
28. Helena  80. Kristina stonich  132. Shell♥  
29. Mian Hahne  81. Linfda F  133. Sandra  
30. Marianne MW  82. Lindsay  134. Dorothy S  
31. pst  83. Pia  135. Jennifer C.  
32. Silvia De Nobrega  84. Alyonka!!!  136. Eileen  
33. Sande  85. Kimberly C  137. Nikki C  
34. Aartje  86. Lyn Clark  138. Maggie S  
35. Jani  87. Edilza Teixeira  139. lalkygirl  
36. Patricia  88. Karen Letchworth  140. Jan Hunnicutt  
37. Cally  89. Solange Barreto  141. Margreet  
38. Lamia  90. Iolanda Morais  142. Laura Love  
39. Jenny (Wifey Cookie)  91. Simonne Guilherme  143. Johanna  
40. Anreda  92. Ardilla  144. shikha m  
41. Alexandra van den Berg  93. Victoria  145. Sandy How  
42. Bev Henwood  94. Mary J  146. Tanya J  
43. Natalie  95. ~DEANNE~  147. NancyD  
44. Creazioni Topina  96. Denimo  148. mONAmi  
45. kraftyk  97. Robin C.  149. Angela Jervis  
46. Engelchen  98. Rebecca  150. divinity  
47. Audrey E.  99. Christy Sugiarto  151. Crafteresa  
48. Chrissy  100. georgia chalinger  152. Zehra  
49. Margreet  101. Carol  153. chloe  
50. Vicky PP  102. Ghea  154. Eesha Kolli  
51. Karen I  103. Shaz  
52. Crafteresa  104. Mimi  

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Monday, 20 August 2012

Fortnightly Challenge No 43 - Anything Goes!

Hello everyone and welcome to the latest Forever Friends Challenge!

Tanya here and this is my first time making a challenge post so be nice :P 

We had loads of lovely entries into our Challenge No 42 Something New, so please see our previous post for details of the winners. 

Also, don't forget to enter our 
The prize is sponsored by
who are giving one lucky winner this wonderful stamp set


You have until 31st August 11.59pm GMT, so get entering!

We have a change in our rules from this challenge and onwards: there is no longer the requirement to have an animal on your card. To be eligible for the Forever Friends Favourite prize, however, you must use a Forever Friends product on your card - not necessarily an animal.

This fortnight, our challenge is the super easy theme of 

Anything Goes

so no excuses guys and gals, come join us!

This fortnight, the prize for our Randomly Selected Winner is sponsored by

who are giving the wonderful prize of 4 sheets of digi images chosen by the winner.

The Forever Friends Favourite prize is sponsored by

who are giving the fabulous prize of 3 images of your choice at the web store. 

Both of these shops have some really great images, so go take a look!

Take a look at these fabulous creations by our Design Team using a selection of images from Whoopsi Daisy and Oak Pond Creations! They've done some work this fortnight, so thank you ladies :)

For more details about their cards or to leave them a comment, just click on their names to be taken to their own personal blogs.

Doreen using a Whoopsi Daisy image



Sue using Whoopsi Daisy images...




...and using an Oak Pond Creation Image

Diane using Oak Pond Creations images


and check out her Glossy Accents :)





Shirl using an Oak Pond Creations image...

...and using a Whoopsi Daisy image


Julie using a Whoopsi Daisy image

Lisa using an Oak Pond Creations Image



Tanya using an Oak Pond Creations image

Now it's your turn - come and join us! We can't wait to see all your wonderful creations :)
From Tanya and the Design Team Ladies xxx




Starts Monday 20th August at 8.00 a.m.
Finishes Saturday 1st September at 8.00 a.m.

1. chanelle  54. kathleen barrett  107. Jools  
2. Lisa  55. Suzanne J Dean  108. Mian Hahne  
3. Karen I  56. Caroline  109. Bettina  
4. Jenny (Wifey Cookie)  57. Mary J  110. Donna Walker  
5. Cara  58. Lisa  111. anne2411  
6. Dorte  59. Olesia  112. lalkygirl  
7. Christy Sugiarto  60. Kelly Hermitage  113. Carol-HappyExpressions  
8. Rebecca  61. Elaine  114. Spyder  
9. Corrinne Quinn  62. Lisa s  115. shellshearer  
10. ~DEANNE~  63. Olga  116. Melissa Sackman  
11. Helen  64. Anne-Marie  117. Jan Hunnicutt  
12. Mimi  65. Lilia  118. shikha m  
13. Georgia Ehrmann  66. chanelle  119. America  
14. mgoll88  67. Helena  120. Bettina  
15. kraftyk  68. Kellylou  121. Emily L.  
16. Diana Mejia  69. mgoll88  122. Sonia Kertznus  
17. Claire Day  70. Sarah Naber  123. Cindy  
18. Shaz  71. Ellen  124. Loves Happy Hour  
19. Debbie D  72. Lis-m  125. BethieJ  
20. Marion82  73. Lisa  126. Elly Booij  
21. Deonna B  74. Sandra H  127. Seafield Jo  
22. Jackie Rakoski  75. Mary C  128. Sarah  
23. Corrinne Quinn  76. Myriam  129. Jacqui  
24. Jennyfer Leung  77. Helen  130. Corrinne Quinn  
25. lena katrine  78. Mian Hahne  131. Sandy How  
26. Rhonda Miller  79. J. Atterbury Creations  132. Elly Booij  
27. DawnD  80. Karen Letchworth  133. Pauline C  
28. Marianne MW  81. Einat  134. Hazel  
29. mgoll88  82. sweetpea  135. Hazel  
30. Bettina  83. Alexandra van den Berg  136. Hazel  
31. mgoll88  84. Pauline  137. Hazel  
32. Marissa Isabel  85. Olesia  138. Hazel  
33. Mags  86. Crafteresa  139. Donna Walker  
34. Lesley  87. Hazel  140. Karen Letchworth  
35. Crafting Vicky  88. Birgit  141. Lilia  
36. Sue S.  89. Tracey D  142. lena katrine  
37. Billie A  90. mgoll88  143. Lindsay  
38. Ulla  91. Jennifer Scull  144. Jools  
39. Bruni  92. Mian Hahne  145. Spyder  
40. Tip Top  93. Melanie  146. divinity  
41. Lorraine A  94. Kimberly C  147. Karen Letchworth  
42. Sue bearhouse  95. Fenneke  148. lalkygirl  
43. mgoll88  96. BethieJ  149. Arty Andrea  
44. alee81  97. Sharon  150. Crafty Amy  
45. Carol  98. Olesia  151. Elaine  
46. chanelle  99. mgoll88  152. Melanie  
47. kali  100. Tracey D  153. Margreet  
48. Einat  101. Rachelle  154. Laura  
49. Corrinne Quinn  102. MichelleJM  155. KRAFTY KAREN  
50. Pat K.  103. Dorothy S  156. Larissa  
51. Kim T  104. Corrinne Quinn  157. Mian Hahne  
52. Wishcraft  105. Jennifer C.  
53. Andrea W  106. Martina's kaartjes  

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Sunday, 19 August 2012

Winner and Favourite of Challenge 42 - Something New

First of all, thank you so much to everyone who entered, we had loads of lovely entries!

Before I announce the winners, I'd like to remind you that our August Giveaway is still open, there's a lovely prize to be won so go and take a look and enter!

First of all, the Forever Friends Favourite
as chosen by the Design Team
who wins this fabulously festive Forever Friends Rubber Stamp
is....

No. 29: Sandra H!


Congratulations! 
Please take our 'Forever Friends Favourite Badge' for your blog. You also have the chance to be our next guest designer!


And the Random Winner, 
who wins the fab prize of
3 packs of five 6 inch wool felt squares - so you will receive a total of 15 six inch squares and you can choose 3 colourways from their web store, see here for more details about this fabulous prize.
Sponsored by 
is....


Congratulations ladies!

Please contact Lizzie for all the details at 

Join us tomorrow for our new Fortnightly Challenge :)

Sunday, 12 August 2012

CHANGE IN THE RULES OF OUR CHALLENGE

Hi ladies !!!
I decided to make an excutive descision 
and change one of our rules !!

FROM THE START OF EACH OF 
THE NEXT CHALLENGE 
OF BOTH THE MONTHLY (Septemeber)
AND FORTNIGHTLY (From the 20th August)

WE DO NOT REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE AN ANIMAL ON YOUR CARD

To be eligible for the Favourite you will still need to use a Forever Friends product but you may enter a card that fits the challenge without the requirement of having an animal on it !!

I really hope this helps !!
Hugs to all 
Lizzie and the DT !

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Facebook Winner !!!

Wow we have over 100 likes now !!! 
So time for random.org to draw a winner !!!! It was ............

NO32 Sarah Jane Law is our winner !!! 
Congratulations !!!! 

Email me your details at foreverfriendschallengeblog@gmail.com and I will send you your disc !!!!

Thank you everyone !!!


Monday, 6 August 2012

Fortnightly Challenge No42

Thank you so much to everyone 
who entered our last times challenge...  
we had so many wonderful entries!

For the winners, please see the previous posting.


We also have a winner for our July Freebie Giveaway,
here's the link to see if you were the lucky winner 

of the lovely goodie pack (click here)


And watch out for our next giveaway, 
which will be sometime during August...  
Don't forget, keep watching !!!


Right onto the theme of this times challenge, which is...


'Something New' 

Your card could be for a new home, a new baby 
OR it could be a new stamp that you have just bought 
or some new designer papers etc etc


and don't forget...
to feature an animal(s) on your card too
we would love it to be a Forever Friends Bear, 
but it doesn't have to be.


 Our Sponsor for our randomly selected WINNER is 
(click on logo to be taken to their web store)

The Ribbon Girl are kindly offering the randomly selected winner 3 packs of five 6 inch wool felt squares - so you will receive a total of 15 six inch squares and you can choose 3 colourways from their web store, see here for more details about this fabulous prize.



 and the winner of our  
FOREVER FRIENDS FAVOURITE 
will win this fabulous Forever Friends Stamp



See the full rules on the side bar for more details
of the Winners Draw and 
the Forever Friends Favourite
   
Take a look at the fabulous cards below that the lovely 
Design Team Ladies have created for this challenge... 
they are stunning !!! 




For more details about their cards or to leave them a comment,
just click on their names to be taken to their own personal blogs

(Doreen has used her new Forever Friends stamp)

(Julie has used a new card folding technique)

(Lisa has used her new Fizzy Moon Papers)

(Card to be posted shortly)

(Shirl has used a new card folding technique) 

(Sue has made a card for a New Car)

(Tanya has made a card for a New Baby 
and she has also used a new technique - paper piecing)

(I've made a New Baby card)


Now its your turn - come on and play along with us...
we are looking forward to seeing all your beautiful creations

 Happy crafting !!!
Love Diane and the Fortnightly Design Team Ladies xx 

No42 Something New Fortnightly Challenge

 

Starting Monday 6th August 2012 at 8.00am through till Saturday 18th August 2012 at 8.00am

1. mgoll88  24. Rachelle  47. Kate  
2. Elizabeth H.  25. Karen Letchworth  48. Bettina  
3. Mimi  26. Helen  49. Crafting Vicky  
4. Dorte  27. Sonia  50. kathleen barrett  
5. franzesjoi  28. Audrey E.  51. Arty Andrea  
6. Karen Letchworth  29. Sandra H  52. Helen  
7. lalkygirl  30. Heathcliff  53. Corrinne Quinn  
8. Tip Top  31. Karen Letchworth  54. Vivi Casale  
9. Emma  32. Mian Hahne  55. mgoll88  
10. chanelle  33. Denimo  56. mgoll88  
11. Pia  34. Jools  57. Fenneke  
12. Billie A  35. Lorraine B  58. Yvette  
13. kathleen barrett  36. Karen Letchworth  59. Margreet #2  
14. lalkygirl  37. Kelly Hermitage  60. Creazioni Topina  
15. Betty C  38. Mian Hahne  61. Laura  
16. Kevin  39. Deonna B  62. Lorraine A  
17. Lorraine A  40. Mian Hahne  63. Gloria Shirr  
18. Carol  41. Margreet  64. donemark  
19. Birgit  42. chanelle  65. Margreet#3  
20. Karen Letchworth  43. Mags  66. Donna Walker  
21. Ciska  44. Lis-M  67. Stacy Walker  
22. Gloria Shirr  45. Peggy R  
23. Laura  46. Scarlett  

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Sunday, 5 August 2012

Winner and Favourite of Challenge No41

Thank you to everyone who joined the
Fortnightly ‘Are You Brave Enough’ Challenge

We did enjoy visiting all your blogs to see your cards of today 
and cards from your early card making days!!
 
 Before we announce our winners - just a quick reminder that we need a few more people to 'like' us on Facebook, so we reach our '100 likes' and then one lucky winner will receive this CD-Rom... see the left side-bar for our Facebook logo ! 
 
 

... and now for the winners...


First of all... here is the
'Forever Friends Favourite Winner'
chosen by the Design Team
No 23
PST fromCard Blanche

Congratulations and thanks also for showing us a card from your early card making days !!

You win this lovely pack of Forever Friends papers

and the right to display this
'Forever Friends Favourite Badge' on your blog
and have chance to be our next Guest Designer
   


Please contact Lizzie for all the details at


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 
And secondly, here is the randomly selected
'Forever Friends Winner' 
No 2
  

Congratulations Rebecca and thanks again for showing us a card you made in your early card making days !!

You win some gorgeous digi's of your choice
and the right to display this
'Forever Friends Winners Badge'  
on your blog



Please contact Lizzie at
to claim your prize from Di's Digi Downloads






PLEASE COME BACK TOMORROW
TO SEE OUR NEW CHALLENGE

 
 

Thursday, 2 August 2012

Monthly Challenge #8 Black and White

So ......... August !!! Summer ........... mmm .....
we certainly aren't seeing much summer here in the North East of the UK !!!

I would just like to wish our DT member and sponsor co-ordinator well as she has recently undergone a major operation. We hope she is recovering well.
(for those prize winners who have not yet received anything please bear with us, we are waiting upon the recovery of Patricia, apologies but I am sure you will understand the delay.)

So our August Challenge ..............  This month our challenge is BLACK AND WHITE !!!
The DT cant wait to come and visit your blogs !


See the full rules on the side bar for more details

of the Winners Draw and the Forever Friends Favourite


And of course there will be a Monthly give away, watch out for it coming !!!


This month the DT chosen favourite card will win these !!
Remember you need to use a ff image or product for this !!
The chosen designer will also get the chance to be a GDT !!



The randomly drawn winner will win a prize from our sponsor Di's Digi Downloads !!!
Thank you  for sponsoring us !!!


Here are our DT Cards !!! Thank you ladies !!

Lisa


Blankina


Wendy


Donna




Sue (Who very kindly offered to help me out at the last minute !)



Sylivie


Angela



Diane


 

Black and White challenge. August 2012

1. Laura  6. Susie  11. Fenneke  
2. Sandra H  7. Susan Martin  12. Seafield Jo  
3. Scatty Jan  8. Kelly Hermitage  13. pst  
4. Creazioni Topina  9. Teri Sherman  14. Silvia De Nobrega  
5. Jenni  10. Laura  15. Vivi Casale  

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