Your Challenge Cards

Good Morning Ladies,

I hope that you are all managing to stay nice and warm on this bitterly cold Sunday morning, I just can't wait for Spring.

Now you have all designed some absolutely AMAZING 'Flat' Challenge cards, so without further delay, here are your challenge cards.........

Brenda 

Brenda has designed 3 fantastic cards for this weeks challenge, using totally different designs for each card.  I love your design for Samuel's birthday card, it hardly seems a couple of weeks since I was looking for 'beer' related dies and here is the very card that we were talking about.  You created a perfect card for a young man and I am not surprised that he loved it.  

I love those plaster dies on your get well card, that paper is lovely too. 

Brown and pink are a perfect match and its not one that we normally use, I have no idea why, this card demonstrates how perfect it is.  The patterned paper you have used is so pretty but the star of the show is that Dragonfly, you have made a standard 'die cut' look like a beautiful 'Applique' by adding the sheer fabric behind the die cut.  What an absolutely genius idea!!!

Brenda's Description:

This one is Samuel‘s birthday card you kindly suggested this die to me a few weeks ago it’s actually his birthday today and he loved his card.


The bed was downloaded from the internet, I reduced the size and changed the colour to keep it interesting. The plasters are a die I got from China. The little butterflies were some I had saved when I had a die cutting secession.


The last card is one inspired by you when you gave us the 6x6 challenge
I used a First Editions papers and embellished it with a SW dragonfly adding sheer fabric behind the wings.

Thank you so very much for creating 3 brilliant cards for this weeks challenge XXX

Janet

Janet has designed two fantastic cards for out 'Flat' card challenge this week, both using some beautiful papers, I believe these ones are 'La Blanche'. Your designs are amazing as always Janet.

Janet's Description:

It is all the way LABLANCHE this week.

My first card is made using the art work from 'TRAVEL'

and my second is made using the art work from 'ANTIQUE ROSES'

Thank you so much Janet for two fantastic 'flat' challenge cards, I really appreciate you taking part in this weeks challenge. XXX

Lilian 

Lilian has used Distress Oxides to create the background for her 'Flat' Challenge card, I love the colours you have used Lilian.  A lovely blended background with a stencil/mask laid over and water sponged through to create that lovely detail.  A beautiful Oriental looking stamp creates the focal point of the card, stamping in silhouette style really makes that background pop.

Lilian's Description:

Here is my card for this week, oxides then stencil over the top with just damp make up sponge, the brushed with perfect pearls powder. Sorry can’t remember who’s stamps they are, black then clear embossing powder.

Thank you so much Lilian for taking part in this weeks challenge, your card is stunning XXX

Maria

Ooh La Laura  I love your French themed card Maria, I absolutely love your design and all of the little details that you have added, the inking around the edge really draws your eye in to that lovely design. The other amazing detail is using those lovely fancy corners.  Stamping in just one colour just looks so classy.  The flicks of black and white paint really give your card added texture .

Maria's Description:

Found some stamps in my box (probably from china) that I can't 

remember if they ever been used so I made a French stamping scene 

and flicked some white and black paint little bit here and there.

Thank you so much Maria I know how much of a struggle it can be to motivate yourself when you are in pain an feeling rubbish, so I want you to know that I really appreciate you taking part XXX

Karen

Such a selection of cards from Our Karen for this weeks 'Flat' card challenge, the first card that Karen designed is made using a Tracy Evan's stamp, Karen used some lovely colours to create the background of this card and used the pink shade to use as the accent colour for matting and layering, I know you weren't sure about this card Karen but I love how it turned out.  

Karen's second card features a sunburst style background, the 5 is the main focus with the cute animals either side and the recipients name is are a lovely personal touch.

A lovely Valentines card for your third card, the heart border is amazing and is perfect for the occasion.

Karen's description:

I have put a pink die cut Happy Birthday on the inside I used my new slimline dies to create topper Some Honey Doo splat stamps and a magazine free in Worn Lipstick and Cracked Pistachio DO for the background Heat embossed Aall & Create Sewing and Crafty Roo sentiment

Here are 2 more cc (making 3 in total) 1) Totally flat using Serif images for my great nephew I put glossy accents on the “5” 2) A simple card for OH on Valentine’s Day All Sue W dies The hearts are a blend of DO Spun sugar Abandoned coral and Worn Lipstick Inside I have done a message to OH

Thank you so much Karen for three amazing Challenge cards XXX

Sonia

Oh Sonia, such a cute design for your ''flat' challenge card this week, I really love that stencilled background Sonia, a great background design for any card type, I might have a look for that one. Balls & Beer are the perfect combination for most 21 year old lads.  

Sonia's Description:

Here’s my card, made for my nieces boyfriend.

I stencilled the base of my card using a stencil from Clearly Besotted. The image is a digi from LOTV, as well as the sentiment stamp. I had the 21 peel off in my stash.

Thank you so much Sonia for a totally amazing Challenge card, I really so appreciate your time XXX

Michele 

Michele I love the design that you have created for your 'flat' challenge card, I really like Hexagons and the papers you have used are amazing, all of the little designs work so well together, that little sentiment in the centre finishes your card perfectly my lovely.

Michele's Description:

Thank you so much Michele, I know you have had 'quite a week', I really appreciate your time XXX

Cheryl

Cheryl has designed a lovely Gift Tag for our 'Flat' challenge. the 'Flitter' Glue has really picked up all of the detail of your stamp adding the flakes hasn't taken any of the detail away either.  Such a lovely idea and design for this weeks Cheryl.

Cheryl's Description:

I used Flitter glue with flakes,  pan pastels. The flakes don't really show up xxx

Thank you so much Cheryl for a lovely design for this weeks Challenge. XXX

Sue

Two cards from Sue for this weeks 'Flat' card Challenge, both perfect 'Thinking of you' cards, both are lovely 'clean and simple' designs.  That little Lily stamp on your first card is so lovely Sue, finishing it with a bow was a brilliant idea, I love that grey textured background too.   Your second card reminds me of the 'SU' Lovely as a Tree' stamp, its lovely and perfect for this type of card too.

Sue's Description:

 Both cards stamps are magazine freebies, as usual I haven’t got a clue from which ones or when, sorry. The grey patterned paper and the grey twine are both from my scraps boxes and the brown card layer is from Lidl (shame I haven’t seen it in there recently).

Thank you so much Sue, both of your designs are amazing, I know you have had a busy week Sue and I appreciate you making time to take part in this weeks challenge XXX

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Ladies, I am as always so very grateful to all of you for taking part in this weeks challenge XXX

I hope that you all have a peaceful Sunday and that you stay warm,

Love and Hugs to all of you,

Sandra

xxxxxx