Your Challenge Cards

Good Morning Ladies,

Bit of a weather change eh?! I can't say that I was disappointed, for two reasons really, the obvious one is that is was so much more comfortable to move around, the second reason was that the rain meant we didn't have to spend the best part of an hour watering the garden.  Hopefully our 5 water butts might start to refill too, I feel so conscious of every watering can we use, imagining that water meter whizzing round!

Let's have a look at your amazing 'Shaped' Challenge cards.........

Sonia

Such a beautiful card from Sonia, using Hexagons as her shape for this challenge, I really love those papers every time you use them Sonia. 

Sonia's Description:

Here is my challenge card:
I used Sue Wilson’s Holly Octagonal Frame, cutting 3 octagons from Anna Marie Designs papers, and adhered to a strip of paper. I die cut the ‘honeycomb’ die twice and placed behind the octagons. I finished it off with a Tim Holtz butterfly and sentiment from LOTV.

Thank you so much Sonia for another of your stunning challenge cards XXX

Cheryl

A lovely modern design from Cheryl for this weeks challenge, using Rectangles to create this lovely Christmas card, I really love the colour.

Thank you so much for taking part in this weeks challenge Cheryl XXX

Michele 

Michele as had a productive week in her craft room, look at these gorgeous cards, two lovely christmas cards and a pretty any occasion card. That die you bought might be an older one Michele but its beautiful!

Michele's Description:

3 challenge cards from me. First one is using up papers from a very old issue of Making Cards magazine-background paper cut into 4 squares then a Diecut circle/scalloped edge circle for the topper. Card No 2 is the Grate effects Spellbinders die cut out twice & I used the positive + negative parts. Card No 3 is an A5 card cut into a triangle with 2 colours as toppers plus a Diecut Spellbinders Christmas tree. Ribbon & a Diecut sentiment plus some bling!

Thanks so much Michele for 3 amazing challenge cards XXX

Karen

I love the style of this Challenge card that you have designed Karen, it has a real 'Tracy' feel about it, it would be lovely framed or attached to a canvas.  Such an amazing design !

Karen's Description:

Here’s a cc for you

I decided on circle 

I found a piece of blueish background paper that I didn’t particularly like and did the gesso technique using Lotza Dots

I used Broken China DO and stamped background #304 - which almost matched the background I added some circle highlights 

I stamped a Woodware stamp on top and coloured parts with an Inktense pencil

I found a stamp set from CraftiPotential for the sentiment

Thanks so much Karen for an amazing challenge card XXX

Janet

Janet has made an incredible 3 cards for this weeks challenge, using 2 ovals and a diamond as the challenge shape. Your first card is so pretty Janet, that paper is just beautiful, the second card has a really strong and positive statement, great for someone that has been struggling.  I love how you have die cut and rotated the focal piece for your third card, I love that colour too.

Janet's Description:

For my first and second card I used the same die. It is Phill Martins Oval die.I cut the first card making the complete shape of the card and then for my second card I used the die cutting into the front of the card. The stamping is also Phill Martin's stamps and the flowers etc are from my stash.

For my third card I used a Tonic die again cutting into the front of the card for the shape. I used the inside of the  cut away for the inside of the card. The flowers are LABLANCHE and the coloured card is TONIC

Thanks so much for three amazing challenge cards Janet XXX

Lilian 

Lilian has used a stencil and inks to create that lovely background for her challenge card, she has then die cut a black scalloped circle upon which a beautiful fussy cut bouquet of roses is displayed, the flowers are from Lilian's new Stamperia collection. Adding the black mat really makes the whole card come to life Lilian.

Thank you so much for such a lovely Challenge card XXX

Maria

Maria has made two fantastic cards for us for this weeks shape challenge.  The first card uses Spellbinders Square Label die cuts to create a lovely pattern in shades of green, I love that sentiment Maria!

Maria's second card uses Circle dies to create the background for the lovely SU Happy Birthday and letters. 

Thanks so much Maria for two fantastic challenge cards. XXX

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Thank you so much ladies for all of your hard work, your cards are amazing, I really appreciate the time you took to make them especially in the incredibly uncomfortable heat this week xxxx

I hope that you all have a lovely Sunday,

Love and hugs to all of you.

Sandra

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