Good Morning Faithful Followers

 Good morning faithful followers!

It's the end of an era... Country View Crafts has been running a monthly challenge for over 10 years and in that time we had 125 challenges, 1500 posts, 24 DT members, 6000 comments, over 800 blogger followers (more by email or RSS feeds) and a staggering 1.75 million views. A record we can be proud of!

But, over the years, we have seen the popularity of Facebook, Instagram and other social media increase at the detriment of blogs. 

It is difficult to know how many crafters still enjoyed our blog as few people commented on our posts. When we asked our followers to "let us know your thoughts about our posts, challenges, changes you would like to see" in our last challenge post only 4 people replied and we have come to the conclusion that we need to move with the times and jump on the social media bandwagon.

Country View Crafts has a brand new Facebook page where the challenge will be hosted from now on. Once logged in Facebook, joining the group is easy, just click on this link, then the "Join Group" button and reply to the questions shown to prove you are real crafters. 

All the details for entering the challenge, theme, rules, prizes etc.. will be available in the group. The DT will be posting all along the month to give you inspiration, share their makes, talk products etc... and members of the group can post and show off their makes too, as long as they respect the group's rules. 

We are grateful to you for sharing our journey and we hope you will follow us in that new venture and are as excited as we are. Do be gentle with us though as we are still learning how to "Facebook"!

Finally, as Corrie, Jo, Miriam and Monika have left our DT we will be welcoming Cassie Campbell of InkC Retreats fame as well as Brenda Brown who will be returning to the fold.

Onwards and upwards...

 Susan

July Winners

 Hello everybody! Here are our July Winners.  There were some really fabulous entries and we always love seeing what you're inspired to make by each theme.  Are you sitting comfortably?  Then let's begin!

The July winner of the £20 Country View Crafts voucher, selected by Random Generator from the challenge entries is Number 18

Joan

My top 3 in the order that they were entered are

24 Rosi 

I love how you've made the shadow, so clever!

40 Gerrina 

The way you've used the white space is fabulous. 

51 Emma

This is so happy and colourful and such a clever shape.

And finally, my design team special mention goes to 

 

59 Tinz

Such a cut bunny, and beautifully crocheted.

Fantastic work all around!  Congratulations - please contact Debs on debs@deborahwainwright.com with win or DT  top 3  in  the subject to claim your prizes and badges, by August 31  to be eligible.  

Once we have your details your prizes will be winging their way to you and we hope you'll display them with pride. 

Talent contest

Hello crafters!

Craftyfield here today rounding up the 4 Legged Friend inspirations posts
with this Journal page

Hop on over to my blog to get a look behind the scenes... and find out if the 
Meerkats made it to the next round!

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There will be a winners' post in August but no challenge as we will all be
taking a break until October whilst we make changes to the way the challenge is run.

Have a great summer! 

 Craftyfield

Cats are the BEST friends

Miriam

For my second project I have created an ATC.

Pop over to my blog to see how I created this.

Thanks for joining me.

Hoppy Friends

 Hi everyone, it's Jo here.

Today I'm pleased to be sharing my Hoppy Friends page for this month's 4 Legged Friends challenge.

I enjoyed creating this page using Tim Holtz products, with those happy bunnies hopping around in a meadow of summer flowers. To find out how it all came together, please visit my blog Let's Art Journal.

Thanks for joining me today. Happy and creative wishes! Hugs, Jo x

Rainbow cat

Good morning it's Jane here today with my 2nd make to hopefully inspire you to join our current "4 legged friends" challenge. Of course my 2nd make had to be another cat but this time it is a very different one....meet my Rainbow Cheshire cat! He is here to wish my own sweet Billy cat a very happy 15th birthday today.

He's very excited and would love you to hop on over to my blog here to see how he came to life! Happy July everyone. My next post for CVC will be in October  most likely over on Facebook which is being considered for our new challenge platform.

Have a wonderful creative summer.

Jane x

Floating Frame Sloth

Hello Crafters, Craftyfield here today to inspire you!

Come and hang out over on my blog for all the details...

Keep on crafting,

Craftyfield

Little Charms

 Hello all!

For my second project for the July challenge I made two little charms for animal lovers.

If you are interested in how I made them, please jump over to my blog.

Thank you for your visit today and have a wonderful week!

Evelyn xx

Wise fox

 Hello crafters!

  Craftyfield here for a second dose of inspiration for our 4 Legged Friend challenge!

Want to know how I made my fox card? Come and visit my blog here.

I will be back next week for another 4 Legged make...

Craftyfield

June Winners

Hello everybody! Here are our June Winners. There were some really fabulous entries and we always love seeing what you're inspired to make by each theme.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then let's begin!

The June winner of the £20 Country View Crafts voucher, selected by Random Generator from the challenge entries is Number 11

Ellibelle

The top 3 are:
15. alice k.

Craftyfield said: I love the seamless combination of photographic elements with the stamped images creating this scene. 

5. Vintage

Craftyfield said: Joan dusted off some old stamps to create this delightful page full of Vintage imagery. Ribbons and doily add that final touch for a pretty and feminine feel.

10. Gerrina

Craftyfield said: Gerrina used Pan Pastels to create the subtle background to the elegant lady straight out of the roaring twenties showing that Vintage can be colourful and not always shades of brown!
Finally the DT mention goes to:

19. "Vicky"

Craftyfield said: I loved the 3D effect of the elements against the background. Full marks for the sky created from scratch and the metal effect of the embossed and waxed card at the bottom.

Fantastic work all around! Congratulations - please contact Debs on debs@deborahwainwright.com with win or DT top 3 in the subject to claim your prizes and badges, by July 31 to be eligible.

Once we have your details your prizes will be winging their way to you and we hope you'll display them with pride. Don't forget to join us in our July Challenge.  

Foxy Friends

 Hello there! Rachel here today with some more 4 legged friends - this time I have made a misty scene including foxes.

You can find more about the products I used over on my blog here.

I do hope you can join in the challenge - you never know, you may be lucky enough to win £20 to spend at Countryview Crafts!

Big hugs

Rachel x

Happy Birthday To You!

 Good morning and a very happy Monday. It's Sue here with my second card for my Four Legged Friend challenge.

My baby boy is now 30!

I've used loads of Katzelkraft stamps for this one, and if you would like to see more details please pop across to my blog here.

Take care and have a very happy Summer x

July 2023 - A Four Legged Friend

Welcome to our July Challenge. This month the theme is Four legged friends chosen by our lovely Sue. We hope you will enjoy joining us in this challenge. Don't forget, by entering your name gets added to the draw to win a £20 gift voucher to spend in the online shop!

Sue

Good morning, a very happy Saturday, and welcome to July.

I'm really happy to be hosting this month's challenge, and the theme is A Four-Legged Friend.
These can be any four-legged animal you like, so think cats, dogs, farmyard or even jungle.
The animals must be the main focus of your project, so no tiny mouse sat under a leaf somewhere in the corner, please.
Here's my first project.

If you would like to see how this came together please pop across to my blog.

Take care and I'll see you next week with my second project x

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Miriam

I simply love kitty cats, so this month's challenge made me very excited:

Pop over to my blog to see what I used to create this tag.

Thanks for joining me.

 Jo

Hi everyone. For this month's fun challenge, I created this journal page which is full of Tim Holtz products
including two Mischievous Cats, who happen to be celebrating Halloween early.

 To see how this page all came together, please visit my blog Let's Art Journal.
Hugs, Jo x

 Rachel

 

Two very different takes on this theme from me - I just adore animals! 

You can get details on my blog post here.

Rachel x

Jane

 Happy July everyone. It's no secret that my favourite 4 legged friends are cats, especially my own Billy cat. I made this anniversary card using the fab and fun Visible Image cat stencil and stamps.

All the details, and my Billy cat are over on my blog here if you would like to see how I made it.
Have a lovely summer and I'll be back with my 2nd make soon.

Bye for now,
Jane x

Craftyfield 

Hop on over to my blog for all the details... go on don't make me badger you!!

Have a great summer!!

Evelyn

Hello and happy July!
For the challenge this month I made this little dog card.

If you want to see a little bit more, please visit my blog. 

Debs 

Hi everyone I have a little unicorn for you which I embroidered on my machine  all the details are 

On my blog  

Hugs

Debs xxx

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Wow some gorgeous projects from our Design Team! Now let's see your projects and don't forget to make sure that you have read the rules to make your project a valid entry to the challenge.

Do let us know your thoughts about our posts, challenges, changes you would like to see, as we are considering changes to the way the challenge is run. Meanwhile, Country View Challenges we will be taking a break in August and September.
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Vintage Traveller - By Miriam

I hope that you are having a happy June.  The inspiration has been amazing.

Here is my second project for the Vintage Challenge:

I used lots of my favourite craft items for this project.  Pop over to my blog to see what these are.

Happy crafting!

Miriam

Once Upon A Time...

 Hello all and happy Wednesday!

here is my second inspiration make for our Vintage challenge this month. 

I made a little page in my art pad this time.

If you want to know, how it came together, please visit my blog.

I hope to see some pretty makes from you! You have got a lot of time left to join in.

Thank you for your visit and have a wonderful day!

Evelyn xx

More vintage Christmas in June

Hi it's Jane  here today with some more Vintage inspiration for our June challenge. Again I have chosen to make a vintage Christmas card using Tim Holtz products. IMHO no one does vintage quite like Tim.

If you haven't been scared off by the thought of Christmas card making in June 😂 all the details are here on my blog.

Enjoy the rest of June.

Bye for now,

Jane x

 Debs 

Hi Eveyone today I have a vintage inspired card for you and as always all the details are on my blog

Hugs Debs xx

Follow Your Heart

 Good morning and a very happy Tuesday. It's Sue here with my second project for our Vintage challenge.

If you would like to see how this came together please pop across to my blog.

Take care and have a very happy week x

Vintage for Father's day and any occasion.

 Hello there - Rachel here today with another twofer on the theme of Vintage. 

The first is a very masculine one especially for Father's Day which will be here before you know it. The second could be used for any occasion - and could be for males or females I think! More details can be found on my blog here. There's still plenty of time to join us! 

Hugs rachel x

Tim Holtz inspired tag

Craftyfield

Rounding up my inspiration makes for this month challenge which I am hosting,
my 4th project, a tag with lots of Tim Holtz products.

Find out on my blog how I made  this tag and the ageing techniques I used.

Whether you are an old hand at Vintage or haven't tried before, I hope you will join in!

Craftyfield

May Winners

 Hello everybody! Here are our MayWinners.  There were some really fabulous entries and we always love seeing what you're inspired to make by each theme.  Are you sitting comfortably?  Then let's begin!

The May winner of the £20 Country View Crafts voucher, selected by Random Generator from the challenge entries is Number 20

Which is Zoe 

Top 3:

Scrappy Horses

Scrappy Horses card was inspired by a board game with trains.

Here on this card I love the vintage train image, the map in the background, the train tickets and how the elements were arranged.

Marjeta

This is a fun masculine birthday card.

The cyclist was beautifully coloured and I love the chosen colours too.

Epie

Epic showed us how a feminine card with a vehicle should look!

Just gorgeous!

And the Special Mention goes to:

Deanne

Deanne made a yellow car treat box which is absolutely adorable!

I love the cheery colour and the google eyes!

Bravo!

Fantastic work all around!  Congratulations - please contact Debs on debs@deborahwainwright.com with win or DT  top 3  in  the subject to claim your prizes and badges, by June 30  to be eligible.  

Once we have your details your prizes will be winging their way to you and we hope you'll display them with pride.  Don't forget to join us in our June  Challenge.  

Vintage Travelling

 Hello everyone, it's Jo here.

Today I'm sharing another mini art journal page for this month's Vintage Challenge.

When I think of Vintage, Tim Holtz products come to mind, so this page is full of them; I hope you like it (smile!). To see how it all came together, please pop over to my blog, Let's Art Journal.

Thanks so much for joining me today. Happy and creative wishes! 

Hugs, Jo x

Storage makeover with Stamperia

Craftyfield

If you missed the kick off of our Country View challenge where the theme is Vintage (chosen by yours truly) do pop there to see what my teamies made. Lots of lovely and different makes!

Today I give a makeover to a white desk tidy.

 I say desk, it could be used anywhere, bathroom, kitchen etc..

Products, techniques and all the details are found on my blog so see you there!

Craftyfield

June 2023 - Vintage

Welcome to our June's Challenge. This month the theme is Vintage chosen by our lovely Craftyfield. We hope you will enjoy joining us in this challenge. Don't forget, by entering, your name gets added to the draw to win a £20 gift voucher to spend in the online shop!

Craftyfield

I am so pleased to be your challenge host this month! Those who visit my blog on a regular basis will know I am fond of Vintage images and this is the theme I have chosen. Photos and stamps from olden times, Victoriana, steampunk... pretty much anything pre 1900's will do. Plunder your Tim Holtz and Stamperia stash, plenty of Vintage inspiration there!

First up a feminine make:

Next a more colourful Vintage take:

Hop on over to my blog for the details of both makes once you have feasted
your eyes on my teamies' lovely creations!

I am looking forward to see your entries, keep them coming!

Craftyfield

Miriam

I love vintage things - I love collecting old bottles, books, all sorts!
So I was delighted when this was the chosen theme.  Here is my first project:

Pop over to my blog to see what I used to create this card and
to get a better look at the background.

Happy June!

Jo

Hi everyone. I love this month's challenge, as Vintage is one of my favourite styles and
it gave me the excuse to create this old-fashioned distressed page using Tim Holtz products.

 To see how it all came together, please pop over to my blog, Let's Art Journal.
Hugs, Jo x

 Sue

Good morning and welcome to June! I know that a vintage theme doesn't just
mean using old stash, but in this case, it does!

If you would like to see how this came together, please pop across to my blog here.

Take care and I'll see you later in the month with more old stash vintage x

 Rachel

A twofer from me on the theme of vintage this month - you can find more
details over on my blog here. I do hope you can join us!
Hugs Rachel x

Jane

Hello and welcome to a "vintage" June. No one does vintage like Tim Holtz, in my humble opinion, so both my design team makes this month use his products. This is my first...and yes it's a Christmas card, my first of 2023.

If the thought of Christmas doesn't send you running for the hills screaming
then I have a full step by step over on my blog here of how I made it.

Bye for now,Happy Christmas , sorry I mean June 😄
Jane x

Evelyn 

Hello and happy June!

I made an art journal page in some shades of blue/turquoise this time.

If you want to see how I made it, please visit my blog.

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Wow some gorgeous projects from our Design Team! Now lets see your projects and don't forget to make sure that you have read the rules to make your project a valid entry to the challenge.

Happy crafting!
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