Your Fancy Fold Challenge Cards

Good Sunday Morning Ladies,

Just look at the amazing variety of card shapes on show today, you ladies absolutely rise to every challenge I set you!  I know that these cards took a lot more thought and effort but my goodness they are worth it! 

So let's take a closer look.......

Janet

Janet, what can I say, you loved this challenge, Just look at how many cards you made.  Your first card is a "Waterfall" card, which are notoriously hard to make, I love the combination of dies that you have used :(Tonic Bouquets and Banners Wonderfall Die) to create such a pretty waterfall.

You also made an Easel and Double Easel using : Tonic Laced Bow Easel Set, and the Octagon card was made using Sue Wilson die.

WOW, is all I can say, as well as a huge THANK YOU for taking part.

XXX

 Karen

Karen has made an amazing Shaker Card for a Colleague of her husband, who loved a shaker card that Karen had made her before.

Using unused Die cut letters as confetti in your shaker is a bloomin genius idea!! I have a little pot of them as my small alphabet die cuts the whole alphabet every time and as you all know we just can't through the rest out!

"My entry is a couple of images from the internet and changed the colour The shaker part are waste letters from previous Makes with a few gold stars CONGRATULATIONS is SW MINI EXPRESSIONS and KAYLEIGH is MEMORY BOX TYPEWRITER 

So when the challenge came I thought perfect!"

An amazing card Karen, thank you so much for taking part and Congratulations on being first past the post!! 😉

XXX

Lilian

Lilian has used Spellbinders Grand Floral Circle dies to create this stunning Circle card, such beautiful dies need no more than simple layering and topping off with a beautiful image and pretty flowers! 

Stunning Lilian, thank you so much for taking part, I hope you have your strawberries and cream ready for today's Tennis! 

XXX

 Margaret

Margaret shared this card with me a while ago but I had forgotten all about it!! Luckily she remembered and what perfect timing! 

Margaret's birthday card for Gemma (Sue's daughter), is an Aperture card, made using Stampin'Up! Birthday Blooms stamp set. Such a clean and simple yet perfect design.

Thank you so much my lovely, I miss having your cards in the challenge more than you'll ever know! 

XXX

Maria

Maria has made to outstandingly beautiful cards for this week's challenge. a Gatefold Card and a Tri-fold card both made using a really pretty Hunkydory kit that came with Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine. You have really made the very best of the beautiful papers Maria, I love both of your cards.

Thank you so much for taking part my lovely.

By the way, I buy my flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, they aren't cheap but their flowers are such great quality, they also come in a great range of colours.

XXX

Michele

Michele has pulled out all the stops for her challenge card this week. she had an order for a card for a Friend's friends 70th Birthday, the brief for the card was 'Pink and Russian Dolls'.  

So Michele took the brief for the card and made an amazing 'Twist & Pop' card.

I think that your friend will over the moon with this card Michele, your attention to detail is incredible, the 'belly band', matching envelope and removable doll really show the lengths you go to to make a 'Special' card.

Thank you so much for taking part.  I hope you get lots of craft time in as you have the 'whole' week off next week !!!! 

XXX

Nicki

The lovely Nicki has made a fantastic 'Stepper' card for this weeks challenge.

Nicki designed this card for her Brother, who took part in a Charity Boxing match.

Your attention to detail is amazing Nicki, I love how you have deigned the Boxing Ring and used the Mittens and Boxing Gloves. I bet he was really impressed with your card.

Thank you so much for taking part again this week Nicki, I absolutely love your cards and can't wait to see what you make next. You can share cards anytime my lovely, not just for challenges.

XXX

Val 

Val, I really love the fold you have used for your challenge card, that topper that you have used is so sweet too, with that cute little girl.  A really lovely card, as always you attention to detail is incredible.
Thank you so much for taking part my lovely, your White Chocolate and Tia Maria Cheesecake sounded divine, I'm sure its well worth an extra ounce or two on the scales! ;)

XXX

You are all amazing ladies, thank you once again for your amazing efforts week after week, I am as always so very grateful.

Janet your cakes may have been simple but my goodness they sounded delicious and in the heat a fresh fruit tart is both delicious and refreshing.  How much longer have you got in Marigny?

Cheryl, I hope that you had a successful sale and that you have sold out, so that you didn't need to repack the car.  I hope you came home and had a relaxing dip in the Spa as a reward.  I am so tempted to look into one as some days I would do anything for a little extra pain relief.

It is so lovely to see the our Country so elated about the football results, it's fun to see what a difference it makes to peoples moods and mannerisms, there were some men almost skipping around Tesco's yesterday.  I fear there will be many sore heads this morning!

Well our dear sweet cat Milo decided that we needed to be blessed with another 'special gift', this one I have to say was a step too far!  I had stripped our bed and left the mattress bare to air after hoovering it.  I was sat on the patio writing my blog and I noticed Paul walking up the garden with a dustpan and brush, I asked what he was doing and his reluctance to elaborate rang alarm bells, so I made my way inside and into our bedroom, where I discovered a lovely blood stain on the mattress protector! Yes you guessed it, this time a mouse!!! 

I am seriously considering having them back as house cats!  The gifts are getting bigger too, which worries me.  I am constantly watching for them coming back into the house now so that I can 'frisk' them before they enter, well in all honesty I send Paul, as Sue will confirm I am not very good with wildlife, dead or alive!

I hope that you all manage to stay cool today,

Love and hugs to all,

Sandra

xxxxxx