Diamonds, Pearls and Lace ... OH MY!

WOW!!  Two weeks has gone by already and that means time for another fun challenge here at 

The Sisterhood of Crafters!!

As noted in the title, today's challenge is:

DIAMONDS, PEARLS and LACE

(Use at least 1 of these items on your card or project.)

We are thrilled to have Bugaboo Digi Stamps as our sponsor this time around 

 and one lucky winner will receive this fabulous prize!!

How much fun is this going to be!!  OH ... you say you need some inspiration!  Well my 'sistahs' and I are ready to help you with that problem!  

Darlene

Using the image  Stella & Gus + Instructions

Darlene

Using the image  Stella Peeker - Another Drink

Tanis

Using the image Stella Peeker - Another Drink


 Micki

Lisa

And here is our Guest Designing Sister - Samantha Houp from the Bugaboo Design Team

Sammibug

Using The Image AKV Ballerina - Ballerina 1

So there ya go!  Did that help?  Hope so, but I'm sure YOU will have some FABULOUS creations to inspire the rest of our readers too!  Can't wait to see what you create!

A few important points:

This challenge will run from July 25th through August 5th at 8:00 PM CST.   

Next challenge will be August 8th - 19th

• No backlinking
• Three entry limit
• Must follow challenge theme to qualify for prize
• Direct link to your challenge entry ... not entire blog

OKAY ... that's it!  Now it's YOUR TURN to get out those DIAMONDS, PEARLS and/or LACE and get busy!  And most importantly, HAVE FUN~!!!

Thanks for joining in our Diamonds, Pearls and/or Lace Challenge!

1.	~DEANNE~	17.	Arty Andrea	33.	Sabrina aka Chaoskueken
2.	ali.b.	18.	Amelia	34.	Suzette
3.	Olga	19.	Hazel	35.	Katja
4.	Sarah T	20.	Ann Marie Governale	36.	Jennipher
5.	Dreja	21.	lalkygirl	37.	Betty C
6.	lalkygirl	22.	Ann Whitfield	38.	Kristie Wilson
7.	Helen	23.	Heathcliff	39.	Anna
8.	JorunnB	24.	CraftyGirl	40.	KRAFTY KAREN
9.	Stephanie	25.	Caroline F	41.	abusybee
10.	Olga	26.	CraftyGirl	42.	scrappymo!
11.	Papersniffer	27.	Sarah	43.	LaDiva
12.	Monika Reeck	28.	***Céline***	44.	cheis v - easily amused
13.	Laila aka Koneko	29.	Donna T	45.	Kelly l.
14.	Elaine	30.	Shirley	46.	Arty Andrea
15.	Michaela	31.	Shirley	47.	Yogi
16.	Audrey E.	32.	Berni C	48.	Papersniffer

(Linkup closed)

Winners!

Wow! The selection of manly creations was astounding. Thanks so much for all of your fabulous entries. It was a feast for the eyes! Without further ado, here's the Top Three Sister selections:

Shelby

Allisa

Diane Ahlers

And the Top Sister, and winner of a $10 Gift Certificate from Bonibleaux Designs,

 as chosen by Random.org....

Craftin' Suzie

We'll be getting ahold of you shortly, Suzie, to get your prize off to you :)

Congratulations - and thanks again to everyone for playing along!

Hope to see you on Wednesday for our next challenge!

Let's Hear It For The Boys

That's right - we're celebrating men, boys and all things male :)  We're doing it with a little help from our friend,  and founding member of The Sisterhood of Crafters, Boni, the genius behind Dude Time Doodles / Bonibleaux Designs, who is sponsoring the challenge. So let's see your best guy-friendly creations. Be sure to link them up before Sunday, July 22nd at 8pm MT to be eligible for the prize of a $10 Gift Certificate to Bonibleaux Designs.com

Here's what we came up with to inspire you:

Darlene

Micki

Tanis

Now let's see what you've got...

you have until Sunday at 8pm EST for your manly entries!

Thanks for playing in our challenge!

1.	CraftyGirl	35.	Allisa	69.	Liz
2.	KRAFTY KAREN	36.	Julie P	70.	Crafty and Green
3.	Tine	37.	Doreen	71.	Lis-m
4.	susie	38.	♥ Susie Little ♥	72.	Arabella
5.	chris v - easily amused	39.	Angela P.	73.	Carol C
6.	Sherry Lowmaster	40.	Sammibug	74.	Diane Ahlers
7.	Marina	41.	CG	75.	lalkygirl
8.	Hazel	42.	pcbcarole	76.	Guylou
9.	~DEANNE~	43.	Kym's Crafty Cards	77.	Karen Hasheck
10.	Jo L	44.	Vicky p-r	78.	Karin
11.	Ingrid	45.	Sammibug	79.	Shelby
12.	Tracy MacDonald	46.	Crafty and Green	80.	Fern
13.	Tina Phillips	47.	Renata	81.	Kim T
14.	Pia	48.	Shannon83k	82.	Tanya J
15.	Diane Ahlers	49.	Helen	83.	Kate
16.	bastelarena	50.	Bonnie	84.	Billie A
17.	Kevin	51.	Sassy Raggedy	85.	Shelby
18.	lalkygirl	52.	Didos	86.	Anna
19.	Hazel	53.	Renata	87.	Viv
20.	Hazel	54.	Sammibug	88.	Jo L
21.	Audrey G	55.	Caroline F	89.	Janice
22.	Dawn C	56.	Ardilla	90.	CraftyGirl
23.	***Céline***	57.	Gloria Shirr	91.	CraftyGirl
24.	Mandy (Paper Panda)	58.	Lis-m	92.	Audrey E.
25.	Karen C	59.	Mervi	93.	Sarah L.
26.	Karen C	60.	Faith A	94.	Sarah T
27.	Pia	61.	Mixamatoasties	95.	Craftin Suzie
28.	pinky	62.	NanaConnie	96.	Allisa
29.	stempelomi	63.	Cheryl (Shestamps)	97.	Diane W
30.	Mandy	64.	Liz	98.	LindaV
31.	Tini	65.	Faye	99.	KRAFTY KAREN
32.	Leona Roberts	66.	Katharina	100.	Karen C
33.	chris v - easily amused	67.	Sharon	101.	Made By Mandy
34.	rachel fisher	68.	ali.b.	102.	Glo

(Linkup closed)

Seeing Stars Winners

A great big thanks to everyone for playing along with us in our "Seeing Stars" challenge.  As far as we are concerned, you are all STARS.  It was so much fun and so inspirational to see how you guys incorporated stars into your projects.

Alright, on to our Top Sistah award which was picked via Random.org (because it was way too hard to choose - it always is)......

#65 Krafty Karen's

and our Top 3 award goes to (in no particular order):

#37 Mona Eidhammer

#11 Deedee

#48 Sassy Raggedy

Congratulations girls, don't forget to grab your badge from the sidebar and check back for our next challenge.