Challenge Cards

 My Challenge Card

The Sketch

 Janet's Challenge Card

 Lilian's Challenge Card

Lynda's Challenge Card

 Margaret's Challenge Card

 Maria's Challenge Card

 Michele's Challenge (1)

 Michele's Challenge Card

 Sonia's Challenge Card

Val's Challenge Card

Ciara's Challenge Card

The very detailed back of Ciara's Card

Good Sunday Morning Craft Friends,

How are you all this fine sunny Sunday Morning?? Well I hope that you are all well and enjoying a lovely relaxing weekend.

A simple challenge design this week I think, I hope that you all found it easy enough, it looks as though you have, judging by the lovely range of cards above you found it a breeze, so maybe a bit more tricky challenge this week !!!!

Janet has used some of her beautiful peacock design papers to compliment that almost spearmint green background card, I love the little bows as the finishing touch Janet, they really add a special touch, thank you so much my lovely for taking part in the challenge xxxx

Lilian, oh how I love those gorgeous papers that you have used for your challenge card this week, such delicate florals mixed with the pretty polka dot paper, beautiful and such a great idea to use the pearl flower trim to add the finishing touch to the card, so pretty, please tell me what the papers are?  

Thank you so much for taking part this week, I know you had that rush order to make up as well xxxx

Lynda, a lovely Christmas card from you this week, that Dove is so pretty, such a bright and cheerful card, love the polka dot paper! Thank you so much my lovely, I know you have a lot on at health wise at the moment, sending hugs xxxx

Margaret, a lovely Christmas card from you too, I love how you have matched the gorgeous gold background and the ribbon and pretty bow, your flags are fab too with the Christmas images on each of them, thank you so much my lovely for taking part xxxx

Maria, I love, love, love the papers you have used for your challenge card, some of them look almost tie dyed and 60's!! This card would be great for either ladies or gents, particularly as you have used a butterfly and not a flower, thank you so much for taking part xxxx

Michele, love your Christmas card, that pearlised paper looks great with that embossing folder, they look almost like Icicles hanging in a row!  Your second card is so bright and cheerful, a good staple birthday card that you could reach for for almost any age, thank you so much for taking part despite all of the chaos going on around you xxxx

Sonia, I love everything about your card, the papers are absolutely gorgeous, they look  both distressed and pretty, I notice you have used the border die from the Classic Bow set as your ribbon, it works brilliantly, I love the die cut snowflake you have used too, thank you so much for making a card this week, I know how you were feeling at the begining of the week so I am really touched that you made a card xxxx

Val, a gorgeous card from you once again this week, at first glance I thought that you had used animal print, but on closer inspection I notice that it is butterflies on the papers you have used, perfectly finished with the pretty bows and that gorgeous Phill Martin Sentiment. Thank you so much for taking part Val xxxx

You always make such amazing cards ladies, no matter how hard the challenge, you always estound me with your talent, I always panic at first as I think from your comments that I have challenged you too far but you always prove me wrong! Thank you xxxx

Ciara, you have once again come up with a beautiful design, I love the colours that you have chosen, your little bow is amazing, I have to say I had a little sad moment when I started writing today's post as I thought that you hadn't had enough time to make a card this week and I so look forward to opening the email with your card Ciara!! Now one thing that makes your cards unique is the incredible detail you add to the back, thank you so much sweetheart to making time to enter a card this week xxxx

My girls had their last day at school on Friday, wow, they were emotional wrecks when they came home, I don't remember feeling like that when I left school, I think that they have made stronger bonds with their teachers than we ever did, we can tell that when we go to parents evening, the teachers seem to know and love them very well.  I felt a little emotional when they left for school in the morning, realising that that was their last official day, that's it for us, no more babies to put through school!

I feel so old all of a sudden !!  

So Monday brings the first day of GCSE exams, RE (ethics), my other two never had seperate RE exams, it just seems to spread the stress.  But I guess the experts know what they are doing (NOT),

whats the betting that next year it will all back to how it was originally?!

Have a lovely Sunday my lovelies,

Love and hugs

Sandra

xxxxxx