Your Bright & Bold Challenge cards

Good Morning Ladies,

I know that some of you weren't as comfortable with this challenge but you have smashed it once again, we have another incredible display of cards, the café is going to look very bright and cheerful this weekend....

 Brenda

Brenda I love both of your Challenge cards, both are perfect for teenagers, that die cut you have used on the bottom card is stunning.

For the First card I used Honey Doo stamps ‘Paint Splodges’, I used my Oxides for this card, I brushed Hickory Smoke over a piece of white card then using the splodge stamps I think I used every colour of Oxides I have.  I added StampinUp Happy Birthday diecut -  job done!

The second one is one of the dies I got at Ally Pally last weekend, it’s a Crafters Companion die from the Create-a-Card range, this on is called Grande Swirls.

I’ve just backed the die cut panel with some Multi coloured Valium I’ve had for ever, added a little bit of ribbon and a small sentiment tag.

Thank you so much for two fantastic Challenge cards. xxx

Janet

Janet has made three fantastic cards for this weeks Bright & Bold Challenge, that first card is absolutely beautiful Janet, you would feel really special if you received that card on your birthday,

the second card is a real luxury card, made using lots of lovely foiled card, that feather is so delicate Janet, so pretty too.

Janet's 3rd card is one of her lovely Dolly Dimples images, framed with a Sue Wilson die, embellished with Gingham Ribbon and that gorgeous flower topped with a Gingham button.

Thank you so much Janet for 3 beautiful cards xxx

 Karen

Karen has made two stunning Bright & Bold Challenge cards, I love the colours you have chosen for both of these cards Karen.

Karen's 1st card is made using a paper pieced SW Frames & Tags die - Tulip I used the leftover scraps of the Sharpie piece from previous card and the background is the SW Basketweave die I won on her blog launch.

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The background has been made doing the Sharpie technique and the die is an old Memory Box one - can’t remember the name As you can see it’s a personalised one.

Two stunners Karen thank you so much, why is it that when you do the 'Sharpie Technique' you get amazing results, I just got a mess!! xxx

 Lilian

WOW Lilian, such a beautiful card, the colours of your flowers are just stunning, you have coloured them so beautifully too, with perfect shading, the pretty die cut corners frame your bouquet perfectly, this card would certainly brighten someone's day as they opened it.

Here is Lilian's description, I love the little story that you sent with it Lilian, it's so lovely when something reminds us of a lovely memory...

You asked for bright colours, so immediately thought of this stamp of Anemone de Caine, they are always in bright colours and white. When I was little my Dad and Rs Dad used to grow them to sell at Covent Garden flower market. Sorry can’t remember who made the stamp, think it might be an old Kan Ban one from Q V C.

Thank you Lilian for such a beautiful challenge card, you certainly came back with a bang! xxx

 Lynda

Lynda has created a WOW card too, that Honey Doo Rose card is just stunning Lynda, your colouring is incredible, the shading is spot on, you could literally frame that card and have as a piece of art, maybe three of them in different colours.  Your second card is gorgeous too, I think that this card was made with one of your new Leonie masks?!

First one: Honey Dew rose stamp I got from AP, Coloured with spectrum Noir pen's

Second one is a Leonie stencil I used distress oxide too colour & SW flower.

After reading your description I can see that you did use a Leonie Mask for your second card, the distress oxides just seem to work perfectly for everything don't they?! 

Thank you so much for taking part xxx

 Val

Val, I just love the beautiful decorative paper that you have used to create this stunning 'Eclipse' card.

Your die cut letters stand out beautifully.

Adding those pearl embellishments to the centres of the flowers really brings the flowers forward, (rather than being lost in the background). 

Lynn will absolutely love this card Val, thank you so much for taking part.  By the way if this is what you make when you aren't really feeling like crafting it shows what an incredible card designer you are, some of us would struggle to create something that special on a good day.  I do hope that you start to feel brighter and get your desire to sit and create cards back very soon my lovely xxx

Maria

Maria, wowsers, is the word that came to mind when I downloaded your cards, so beautiful, that first card is just stunning, so perfectly coloured, you have chosen colours that compliment each other perfectly, your colouring is just amazing.

The colouring on your second card reminds me of Hydrangea's (the ones that are either pink or blue depending on your soil).  Placing the fussy cut flower in the centre of a doily was an brilliant idea, one that I will be borrowing (if you don't mind) hehehe.

Rick's Mum will absolutely love this card, 'Wishing you brighter days'' is a lovely sentiment that can work perfectly in place of 'Get Well Soon' particularly if someone isn't necessarily going to get better.

It's so nice to see that so many of you are using your Spectrum Noir pens too, the colours in them are so rich and I love the sparkle too.

Thank you so much Maria for two stunning cards for this weeks challenge xxx

Michele

Two brilliant 'Bright and Bold' cards from Michele, they are both older cards but fit perfectly for our challenge this week, they are both fabulous enough for a second viewing too.

The first card uses some beautiful pink & aqua decorative papers to create a gorgeous background, adding the black border makes those colours 'pop' even more Michele, the Cherry Blossom pattern is so delicate and the little butterflies in your topper are the perfect addition.

Michele's second card features an adorable Hedgehog that has been decorated with tiny swirls, the colour of him is bright and bold for sure, again adding the black frame was a touch of genius Michele as it really highlights those colours perfectly.

Thank you so much for two fabulous cards, I hope that you are feeling better after a day away from work my lovely, it looks like the stress of work is really starting to affect your health, you need to talk to someone about lightening your load at work otherwise you are going to end up being off work for a long time with stress related health problems. Please take care my lovely xxx

Sue

A lovely bright pink tree adorned with silver glitter birds, hearts and sentiment is a perfect combination for this weeks challenge card Sue.

Thank you for such a pretty little card, I really wish I could have got my hands on that magazine die.

I hope your head has cleared too my lovely xxx

Margaret

Margaret has used two different Stampin Up DSP sets for her Bright and Bold Challenge cards for this week.

The first is a recent one called 'Needle point Nook' the papers are all actual images of embroidery or other stitch techniques that SU have turned into papers, they are beautiful to look at. Margaret has simply matched a piece of the paper with card in two shades that compliment the card beautifully.

The second card features papers from the 'Garden Impressions' 6x6 designer series paper range, they are all really brightly coloured abstract designs, this time Margaret has made a little Notelet card using two coordinating pieces of paper from the range.

Thank you so much Margaret for two beautiful cards. xxx

There you go ladies, I did say it was an incredible display, thank you to all of you that took part, you really do make my week when I open your emails/messages and see the stunning cards you have created.  It was so lovely having a Lilian card to share this week too, thank you my lovely, I hope you enjoyed making it as much as I enjoyed looking at it.

Have a lovely Sunday ladies,

Love and hugs to all,

Sandra

xxxxxx