Your Challenge Cards

 

Good Sunday Morning Ladies,

Well my Saturday was just a blur, it seemed that I was making breakfast one minute and then it was Dinner time!! I didn't get the cards made that I wanted to, Lucy and I had to go food shopping, we didn't get home until about 4pm, I sat and made a load of embossed backgrounds as I couldn't decide which one worked best for the card I am making, then Matt called, Paul made a cup of tea and then it was time to start preparing Dinner.  Maybe today will work better.  If today's weather was anything like yesterday's we won't be going into the garden, we had really strong winds and torrential rain, I felt really sorry for Lucy driving in those conditions, it isn't far to supermarket but the spray from the lorries on the A419 was quite scary!  I have no doubt that the river Thames will be flowing freely across the fields today.

You have all made some incredible challenge cards..............

Brenda

Brenda has created two beautiful cards for our Backgrounds Challenge this week, you have used some beautiful colours in both cards, I love the soft tones of Tierney's Birthday card.

Brenda's first card is the card she has made for Tierney's birthday later this month, it features a beautifully embossed background,  such a lovely diamond design, it looks like one of those Multilayer die sets, such a deep emboss.  The colours are so subtle and pretty, your floral spray and pretty bow finish the card perfectly.

Brenda's second card features another Crisply embossed background, this time the focal element is a Distress Oxide Background with a beautiful Tree frame die cut over the top, it works so well and your ribbon really lifts the colour.

Thank you so much Brenda for two stunning cards that have me adding embossing folders to my 'wish List'.  XXX

Janet

Janet has created an amazing Framed piece for our Background challenge this week.  I am guessing that the beautifully detailed papers are from Stamperia, you have added so many layers of detail.  Even around the edge of the frame adding those little resin pieces and highlighting the detail with Gilding wax or ink.

This would make an perfect gift for any man for a Special Birthday.

Thank you so much for such an amazing challenge project my lovely XXX

Lilian

Lilian has used her new Distress Oxide inks to create a perfectly blended background, the colours have created a brilliant 'Under the sea' look.  The stamp looks like 'Pink Ink Designs'  Seahorse Swirls' 

The frame you have created really draws your eye into the Seahorse. I love the bubbles coming out of his mouth too.

Thank you so much Lilian for a stunning Challenge card, I hope you enjoyed the Distress Oxide Inks as much as I wanted you too.  XXX

Maria

Oh Maria you have made some incredible backgrounds, your cards are just fantastic.....

Maria has used all things Tim Holtz for her challenge cards this week.....

The first card has an amazing background, how did your achieve that effect with the ink Maria??

Maria's second card features a lovely sentiment with embellishments stamped around the edges in a wreath style .

Third card has an amazing Mixed Media design, I really love that crackle effect, it will be a perfect Man card Maria .

Maria's final card features a beautifully blended background, I would love to know the colours you used Maria?? Maria has placed a piece of the blended background behind a die cut and used the same colours to create those pretty little flowers.

Maria I am so grateful that you took the time to make so many amazing Challenge cards XXX

Sonia

oh Wow Sonia, your cards are amazing, I love all 3 of them, the first card is just perfect, the background works perfectly with the die cut snowflake.

Sonia's Description :

Three fairly simple cards, using a mixture of snowflake stamps from my stash and peel offs. On the first card I’ve used the Tim Holtz snowflake die and a sentiment from my stash.

The second card uses a LOTV image and sentiment from stash.

Unfortunately I can’t remember where the image on third card is from, but sentiment is from LOTV.

WOW is all  can say, your cards are just stunning, I am so pleased that Barney rested enough to let you play.  Thank you so much for taking part XXX

Lynda

As Lynda is our Queen of Backgrounds it would be rude not to include a couple of her cards today.

Both of these cards have been made using Alcohol inks on Yupo paper (I think) 

Two beautiful cards Lynda, I look forward to sharing more of your work soon XXX

Michele

Michele has used the Free Gift in the latest edition of Diecutting Essentials Magazine (review coming soon).  I love the die it's hard to believe it was a freebie! I love how you have used Kraft card for the background and it has embossed beautifully.

Michele's Description:

Background is Kraft card embossed using Falling Snow folder. Snowflake dies are from the free gift with DieCutting Esstentials magazine. The embossing folder is a creative expressions 8x8 one that I’ve had for a long time

Thank you so much Michele for such a stunning Challenge card XXX

Karen

Four amazing cards for our Background Challenge this week from Karen, you have used some absolutely gorgeous colours for your blended backgrounds Karen.

The Wedding card you made is perfect for the Occasion, it looks really classy.

Karen's Description:

My First Card is a Wedding Card

Charlotte wanted a very simple card I printed the sentiment and the wedding rings are an image from My Craft Studio The embossing folder is an eBay bargain (my background)

2nd Card

Here’s a cc , Admittedly I have had the blended DO background Wilted Violet Picked Raspberry and Squeezed Lemonade for a while I have just added the JL Gerbera Background die with a couple of X-cut flower dies and the sentiment is a Wish die

3rd Card

Julie Hickey stamp, stamped over a blended Distress Oxide Background.

4th Card

Another Distress Oxide Blended background with a Honey Doo Circle Background Die placed over the top, I die cut a frame to finish the card off and embellished with John Lockwood Butterflies.

Karen thank you so much for 4 stunning Challenge cards XXX

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Once again Ladies you absolutely blow me away, you have all created some incredible designs, ll so different, although clearly we all love Distress Oxide inks!  I want to thank you for once again supporting the challenge and the blog, you know how much it means to me. 

I hope you all have a lovely weekend,

Love and hugs to all of you,

Sandra                                                                                                                                                          xxxxxx