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Happy Friday the 13th Friends!!!

Today is our final challenge… We want to thank everyone again for their support and kind words

This last challenge is a sketch challenge created by our very sweet and wonderful friend, Dani!

Here is what all of our Best Friends have created to share with you…

Please be sure to leave a lot love for our girls

Rebecca {http://bellacarta.typepad.com/}

Dani {http://countyourbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com/}

Alison {http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/}

Erica {http://www.inkedupandreadytoplay.com/}

Margie {http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com}

Shelley {http://shelleyscreations.blogspot.com/}

Juanita {http://stampintwilghtmom.blogspot.com/}

Alex {http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/}

Laura {http://craftylittlewoman.blogspot.com/}

Danielle {http://www.scrappy-arts-n-thoughts.blogspot.com/}

Angela {http://angemuir.blogspot.com/}

Thank you so much again!  We will all be seeing you around in blog-land

We cannot wait to see what you will create with this beautiful sketch!

Challenge will close in 2 weeks…  Friday, 8/27th!

We are sad to announce that Friends Having Fun is closing down after just a few short months… our last Sketch Challenge will be posted on Friday, August 13th…

We want to thank all of you for all of your support, participation and encouragement with our friendly little venture! We have all had a ton of fun with coming up with challeges to help you create and share with everyone

I would like to personally thank Tonya for creating a wonderful place for everyone to come enjoy and be creative! and I would also like to give a huge thanks to our Design Team leaders and their teams for all of their ideas and hard work. It would not have worked without their commitment and we truly do appreciate everyone’s participation in making Friends Having Fun a wonderful place to design together. I am extremely honored to have worked with such an awesome, friendly and talentd group of ladies!

The Kaleidoscope Krew:

DT Leader – Alison: http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com

Alex: http://paperandstring.blogspot.com

Alyssa: http://critterlyss.blogspot.com

Danielle: http://scrappy-arts-n-thoughts.blogspot.com

Laura: http://craftylittlewoman.blogspot.com 

The Sketch Sorority Sisters:

DT Leader – Dani: http://countyourbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com

Laura: http://craftylittlewoman.blogspot.com

Juanita : http://stampintwilghtmom.blogspot.com

Angela: http://angemuir.blogspot.com

Lisa: http://stampinforsanity.blogspot.com

The Pop Culture Princesses:

DT Leader - Erica: http://www.inkedupandreadytoplay.com 

Suzi:  http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com

Jennifer: http://wannabecr8tive.blogspot.com

Alex: http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com

Shelley: http://shelleyscreations.blogspot.com

The Cookin’ Divas:

DT Leader – Rebecca: http://bellacarta.typepad.com 

Juanita: http://stampintwilghtmom.blogspot.com

Margie: http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com

Thank you all soooo very much

Hello and welcome to the fifth Color Challenge with Friends Having Fun! The Kaleidoscope Krew have another fabulous set of colors to share with you, as well as some awesome projects to go with them! Here are the colors!

When I first picked these colors, I was inspired by thoughts of Summer and vacations. Walking on the beach on a tropical island at sunset… but that’s me! What do these colors make YOU think of? What kind of project can YOU make with these bright and fun colors? Need some inspiration? Let’s take a look at what the Kaleidoscope Krew (sans Alyssa who wasn’t able to play along this month…miss ya, Babe!) came up with this month!

Alison

Alex

Danielle

Laura

You can get all of the details on the Krew’s projects by visiting our blogs. Just click on our names! Laura is having some computer issues, and her post will be up a little late.

So, now it’s your turn now! Get creating! Remember, you have the whole month to play along! And you can make anything! A scrapbook page, a card, altered art, jewelry…the sky’s the limit! Don’t go too crazy with using the exact shades, just make ‘em as close as you can. Have fun! We can’t wait to see what you create!!!

Today is the4th Pop Culture challenges! There has been a show that has grabbed the world’s attention! Any guesses…

Are you a fan? This week the team has created projects based on the music and/or show.

Here is what the Pop Culture Princesses came up with!

Erica (Gold Digger)

Suzi (Some Where Over the Rainbow)

Jennifer (Goodbye, Hello)

Alex

Shelley (Vogue)

We hope you play along with us. Just make any type of project with a music or song theme.

We can’t wait to see what you create!

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Here at Friends Having Fun, its never too early to start your holiday cards.  And while the theme is “Christmas in July” this challenge is for any winter holiday:  it can be Christmas, Hanukah, Festivus, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, etc.

Theme: “Christmas in July”

- make a holiday card or scrapbook page (you can choose any wintery holiday: Christmas, Hanukah, Festivus, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, etc.)
- make your card long and narrow to fit a business sized envelope (4 1/8 in x 9 ½ in). An easy dimension is to cut your 8.5 x 11 cardstock to 8 in by 9 in and score the long way down the middle (yields a folded card size of 4 x 9). If you are scrabooking, one of the elements in your layout should be this size.
- incorporate your favorite technique.

As an optional element/ingredient:   theme it something “holiday” in your home state or country. For example, I’m in Florida …. a Christmas theme may include the beach like theme like a surfin’ santa, a sea shell christmas tree, etc.

The cooks rocked this challenge!

Juanita: 

Rebecca

Margie:

Stay tuned! We will be announcing the new additions to our Recipe DT this week! :)

We cannot wait to see what you will cook up for us!

Enjoy!

The Sketch Sorority Sisters are so happy to welcome 2 new sisters. Let’s get to know them!!

Angela

My name is Angela and I am 44 married for 21 years to childhood sweetheart Mark & we have 4 kiddies, Christie 20, Aden 17, Lachlan 14 and Patrick 12.  I own and run a Learn to Swim Centre which is located on our property and it keeps me busy six days a week.  I have always been crafty and now that I think about it I have been scrapbooking for 30 odd years! (It now just has a name) It has only been the last 3 years that I have become totally additcted and love a challenge.  I couldn’t tell you my style but I love to sew on almost every LO!

Lisa

Hello I am Lisa and I have been stamping for 12 years…scrapbooking too.  I love to color. Copics are my fave. I LOVE sketch challenges the best out of all challenge types because it always gives me a solid place to start!  I am married and have 2 grown kids Kurt & Katie and am grandma to Holly 2 1/2 years old. I work as a nurse in real life.

We are so happy to have these talented ladies join our team. I know you will give them a warm welcome and make sure you drop by their blogs to see what they are up to!

Now get to work on your Sketch Challenge #4 project!!

Hello, Hello, Hello!

We hope you have been having a lovely summer so far. Did you see who our winner was for Sketch Challenge #3? Make sure you drop by and congratulate her!

Thank you to everyone who played! We love looking at all the beautiful creations made using our sketch challenges! So are you ready for the next one? I know we are!!

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Now our ultra-fab Sketch Sorority Sisters have some super wonderful example to show you!

Juanita

Lisa

Laura

Angela

Dani

Please stop by their blogs and leave the some love! Then start your creating! We want to see what you create with our sketch so make sure you leave a link to your project below. We will be choosing our winner August 7th.

Now stop by tomorrow so you can meet our new Sketch Sorority Sisters!!