stitching challenge sponsored by Crafts U love

Wow! what a amazing number of entries we had last week, it was great to see all of your favourite cute images, but this week we are back to everyone's favourite cute bears. Your artwork this week must use forever friends images and also include some kind of

stitching,

that can be real, drawn, stamped, rub-ons or anything else you can think of.
And we have a gorgeous prize up for grabs from

Crafts u love

a beautiful set of wedding themed stamps.



Here's what the design team did with this theme

Joanne
used rub-ons

Sande
used drawn stitching

Martine
used real stiching

Poppy
used real stitching

Sandra
used crochet stictches

Renate - used real stiching

1. Gaynor 2. claudia761 3. Kiti 4. Susie xx 5. irit cohen 6. Mel S. 7. Risa 8. amanda 9. irit cohen 2

10. miria 11. lindyloo 12. Edith (Edith Designs) 13. libeeti 14. Sarah Fewings 15. Karla 16. Sabine 17. Shaz 18. Karen Tallon

19. Lins 20. Dorothy 21. francesca 22. Dora 23. Mascha Dietrich 24. You're next!

not forever friends winner

Our randomly generated winner this week is no 13

that's Karen from Karenz cardz


Karen, please contact us at foreverfriendschallenge@gmail.com with your details and we will organise your Joanna Sheen Voucher.

Kinetic Card Winner

Our random winner of the I am Roses prize is no 15

Which turns out to be Elaine at Simplicrafti

When I went to visit Elaine's blog to get her link I fell in love with this amazing card with a fold that is completely new to me, so I have also chosen it as this week's forever friends favourite.
(I have a feeling that I would fall in love with any of the cards in this weeks challenge, they were amazing and really inspiring)


Elaine, please contact us at foreverfriendschallenge@gmail.com, to let us know your address and we will send you your prize.

Come back tomorrow for another sponsored challenge, and this time even those of you without forever friends images will be able to take part.....

31st May: Kinetic cards and another sponsor

For this challenge we have another wonderful sponsor: I am Roses.
"At I am Roses, we provide quality mulberry paper flowers and paper scrapbook products in a combination of different shapes sizes and colours at low prices, direct from our shop in Thailand.

Make ordinary scrapbooks, cards, baskets, wedding, Christmas, doll projects, miniatures, faux cupcakes, party favours any crafts into an extraordinary gift!"

The design team were each supplied with a wonderful selection of flowers to play with and there is a wonderful prize for one lucky, randomly selected winner.

To be eligible you must create a Kinetic card with your forever friends images.
some ideas for kinetic cards are:
pop-up cards
Swing cards
shutter cards
Penny sliders
easel cards
cards with swinging bits, such as tent cards
spring cards
waterfall cards
shaker cards
never-ending cards....and I'm sure there are loads of others too....




Here's what the design team did:

Joanne

Sande

Martine

Poppy

Sandra

Renate

Participants
Hazel, Sabine, An, San, Helen Laurence, Susie, Lindyloo, Crafting Diva, Dorte K, Rachel, Goldbaerchen, Vivi Casale, Claudia 761, Marianne, Elaine, Sharon, Rach

Winner!!!!!

I was going to announce the winner of the blog candy and the forever friends favourite separately this week, but after I randomly generated the winner

which came out as Francesca,
I went to visit her blog and saw her lovely card

and so decided that she could also be this weeks forever friends favourite!!

This challenge is now closed, but come back tomorrow for a new challenge, with another fantastic sponsor.

Francesca, please can you contact us at foreverfriendschallenge@gmail.com, with your postal address.

17th May: Pink and Green and a prize on offer

Over the next weeks we have lots of lovely new sponsors for the Forever Friends Challenge.
This week's challenge is being sponsored by Crafts U love who are offering this prize worth over £15 to one lucky winner chosen at random

"Crafts U Love keep up to date with the latest product releases
in-store and on-line. They stock a variety of rubber stamps, die
cutting, punches and general cardmaking & scrapbooking materials.
Together with great customer service Crafts U Love is the perfect
choice for any crafter"

and the theme for this week's challenge is to make your forever friends piece using

Pink and Green

Here's what the DT did
Sande

Martine

Joanne

Poppy

Sandra

Renate

1. Lesley 2. lindyloo 3. Edith (Edith Designs) 4. Ceal 5. Sandra 6. Sandye Curry 7. Mel 8. vics 9. Francesca

10. Amanda 11. Alyonka 12. Thea 13. Alison W 14. Scarlett 15. Minnamanna 16. Diane 17. Lorraine 18. Diane J

19. Courtney 20. Line 21. Jessi 22. goldbaerchen 23. Crafty Teacher 24. Sammibug 25. ~ Ali~

ff fave flowers and some news

This week we have chosen our fave to be Shell from The Camel's hump, this card has such beautiful colouring and I love the gatefold. She also has loads of other gorgeous cards on her blog... go take a look!

On to the news, over the next few weeks and months the forever friends challenge has lots of fabulous new sponsors starting tomorrow with Crafts U love. There will be a prize for one lucky participant chosen at random for the next challenge, come back tomorrow to see.


We also have sponsorships coming up from:

Joanna Sheen

I am Roses

stampelgarden

bunny Zoes Crafts