Challenge #18 Sponsored by Ike's Art

     Welcome to our 18th Challenge here at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies.  Please don't forget to check our rules. Thanks!

     OK, let's get right to what you all want to know - our winner of the prize offered by A Day for Daisies for our August, 2018 challenge is:

Vicki #171 

with this fab card

Congratulations!  Please email us at 2craftycrittercrazies(at)gmail(dot)com so that we can arrange to get your prize to you.

We've also chosen these as our
DT Favorites:

Lori - #84 Janet Hines
I love the beautiful background and the way the image is mounted onto the card, it really stands out. The ladybirds and flowers are colored perfectly and the sparkle on the wings is gorgeous!  Who doesn't love to see ladybirds in the summer!!

CarolG - #30 Jane Willis
A simple, stylish design with delicate touches and 
always great to use a new-to-you technique.

NanaConnie - #20 Janet
I love her fabulous coloring and the CAS design.
The embellies she added to the one corner are 
perfect for a "by the sea" theme.


Donna - #105 Birgit
Beautiful colors and my favorite style of windblown leaves
 with a darling furry friend peering from the bottom 
with the happiest of expressions!  Melts my heart.


Ine - # 28 Shani Thomas (Paperesse)
I really love the colours; they all match so well 
and are so bright.  The digi is also really cute.
Cheryl - 31 Didos

This is sooo cute, I love cute.  The layers are so perfect and 

the colouring and expressions on their faces

 are amazing.  It would make a good valentine too.

Lynn - #130 Heather Mills

I love the great mix of patterned paper, pop of blue, 
and that stunning fox.

Favorites Ladies, please take this badge and add it to your blog.  

    

Now, the September Challenge!

 We're sponsored this month by Ike's Art.

Hi there – I am Ike……a nickname that I got many years ago due to my surname and, in my profession at that time, they just loved to give nicknames.  I live in Greece and have a passion for kitties.  I am a bit crazy or should I say I’m ‘zany.'   I have a very strange sense of humour and I must admit I spend a lot of time talking to myself !  Well, I get more sense out of me!  I reckon in a few years I shall be known as the “crazy cat lady.” 

I am an artist and have a strange mind when it comes to creating my art.  I either go completely true to life… right down to the last hair… or I go totally surreal.  I started my Blog a few years ago and now I run my CATS ONLY Challenge Blog and IKEs WORLD CHALLENGES, too.  Although I love crafting, my real passion is drawing, and I just love making digital images.

My Blog is Ikes World and is at http://suzy-ikesworld.blogspot.com 

My Challenge Blog is http://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com 

My Cats Only Challenge Blog:http://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com/

Finally, here's a little inspiration from our team to encourage you.  

Cheryl using "Rabbit #1 "

CarolG  Ike's Art "Whale"

Helen using "Maltese Dog #1"

Ine using "Luv Kitty"

 Lisa using "Daisy Cat"

Lori using " Whale"

Lynn using "Daisy Cat "

NanaConnie using "Whale"

Teresa using Rabbit #1

Sadly, this is Teresa's last month with us.  

She is moving on to bigger and more focused

artistic opportunities which have presented themselves

in her life and we wish her well.

We're going to miss our wonderful co-founder.

     

You have until 8 p.m. (Pacific time) on September 25 to enter your project.

        If you have any problems with the Inlinkz, please leave us a comment or send an email and let us know.

An InLinkz Link-up

Introducing Rambo

If you're looking for the Challenge this month, please scroll down to the next post.

Introducing Rambo
by Lynn

A short post to introduce you to our little dachshund named Rambo.  Nine years ago one of my very best friends called me to come over to her house to get my birthday present - however, my birthday was actually four months away!  Of course, I went anyway just to see what was going on.  I walked in and she was sitting there holding this tiny little guy that was about 8 or 9 weeks old. She handed him to me, said happy birthday early....... and my heart melted.   The problem was taking him home though, since Jim, my husband, had always said he would NOT allow a dog in the house; we didn't NEED a dog, and we weren't going to have one.  Ugh!  But it's rude to give back a birthday present, right?  So, I took this little guy home, named him Rambo, and fell in love.  Within about three days, Jim and Rambo were best friends and I got booted down from number one in the family to number two.  Figures! 

Being from Texas, what could be more appropriate than seeing Rambo in a cowboy hat!  I will tell you this, though - that hat stayed on him for approximately 3 seconds before he ducked his head, reached up with his paw, and pulled it off.  I'm still not sure if he thought he looked silly or just didn't like anything on his head.

This last picture was taken a while back.  Now he's a little heavier and going a little gray.   He's still full of energy at 9 years old - but slowing down some too.  He and Jim are still the best of friends and, of course, we couldn't love him more.  He's family!