Your Challenge Cards

 

Good Sunday Morning Ladies, 

I hope that you are all well and enjoying the weekend, hugs to those of you that are working or under the weather 😘 

Apart from making Soup and doing a bit of baking we had s very relaxing day,  I even managed to get two lines of washing out and almost dry, it gets damp so early in the afternoon now though (even worse after clocks go back tonight), there is nothing better than line dried bedding!!  Have you seen that you can buy Softener that is supposed to make your washing smell 'line /outdoor dried' ??  I have seen it but wouldn't bother buying it. !! 

No Sunday Roast today as Janet is relaxing, although I quite fancy some proper french baguette and some good cheese !! 

Let's get to the reason you all popped in today.....

Your Something Old,/Something New Challenge cards....

Karen 

Karen's Descriptions:

Card 1: "New image given to me by Sonia and a new A7 AALL AND CREATE stamp #382 in the background I used glossy accents on the centre of the flower"

Card 2:  Your Thank You card inspired by my new Tracy Evans using her Fragmented Hearts #538 Smooshed background with Tumbled Glass Shaded Lilac and Wilted Violet DO decoupaged with triple embossed embellishments and Honey Doo cabouchons

Card 3:  Old items I haven’t used this Serif digikit in over 2 years The birds are on bought wobblers/boingers I haven’t used in over a year

So is the Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen on their scarves

Card 4:  Something old agai the butterfly from a magazine with smooshed Vintage Photo and Wilted Violet DO inspired by Tracy Evans

Card 5:  The culprit! 

I used your gift and heat embossed with gold and coloured with Shaded Lilac Cracked Pistachio and Speckled Egg (must agree with you Sonia and Lilian I love it)

Card 6:  6th and final card this week!

Old Serif digikit with new Tim Holtz quirky snowflakes cut from glittered card which I made using double sided adhesive sheet (old) on bright white card and MCS glitter (ancient)

WOW WOW WOW,  Karen  SIX incredible Challenge cards!!!! I will definitely be doing this challenge again.

Your cards are incredible Karen, I absolutely love the Aall&Create  cards, the first one, the colour sets it off, its lovely,  there is do much detail in the design,  so much to look at.  Card 2, I am holding in my hand, it really us a WOW card, so much incredible detail, the colours work so well together  too, those little cabouchons really do make a difference, they draw your eye to different parts of the card.  Card 3 & 6, these cards make me wish I was better on the computer, those little birds are both cute and quirky  (similar to Tim Holtz Crazy Birds, but much cheaper)! The card you made for Oscar & Charlie is brilliant, even down to the font, I so wish I was more technically minded.  I need a weekend retreat with you and a laptop!  Your new Snowflakes work great as an addition to the Digikit too.  Card 4:  I love that Butterfly and it works so well on your Tracy Evans inspired design,  this card would be great for next weeks challenge too (circle,)!  Card 5:  Now I haven't used this stamp set yet but your card has me really inspired,  those DO's work so well together, a great design, that sentiment works great with it too.                                Karen thank you so, so much for 6 incredible challenge cards, I am in awe of your inspiration, thanks again my lovely XXX 

Sonia

Sonia's Description:

Here’s my card for this weeks challenge….

The background die is from Penny Black. The Hugs die is from Memory Box, inked and heat embossed with Kitsch Flamingo distress oxide and embossing glaze. The Christmas Roses are inked and embossed with Kitsch Flamingo too. The sentiment from The Stamp Market.

Oh Sonia, such a pretty little card, it highlights perfectly that those Christmas Rose stamps are not just for Christmas, they make the most beautiful flowers for any occasion,  You have also made me get out my Kitsch Flamingo DO again, as I just wasn't sure of the colour to start with.  That Hugs die is lovely,  a lovely font. The white on white background looks very classy too.  Another inspirational Challenge card.  Thank you so very much XXX

Lilian 

Lilian's Description:

Here is my card, I Used acrylic paint, oh dear must remember in future to emboss my stamping. Spent ages with heat gun drying my stamping! 

The stamps are an old set by Kay Carley, I’ve had them a few years, but forgot all about them, EKC03. I have found three other sets, so will have a go at them next week maybe

Thank you so much Lilian your card is so beautiful,  when I zoomed in because I love looking at the detail of your cards the flower looks like beautifully coloured fabric, I so wish I had sn ounce of your colouring skills. The attention to detail on your cards is incredible from the glittered edges to the little dots on the flower stem.  I can totally see why your cards take longer than mine.  Thank you so much my lovely XXX 

Brenda 

Brenda's Description: 

I used Summer Shadows die set, as it was in my tray of not yet used dies and stamps.
Must try the stamps out next after seeing all the inspiration on Pinterest I’m champin at the bit as they say!

Brenda thank you much for such a pretty Challenge card, I love the deckle edging on the white layer, it really draws your eye in to those beautiful flowers, the colours you have chosen are so pretty,  I have overlooked this stamp and die set a few times but now I quite fancy popping them in my basket!! 

Thank you so much for such a beautiful card XXX 

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Ladies thank you so much once again,  as you can see we have some stunning cards on display, so many different styles znd techniques too. You are all amazing and I really do appreciate the time you put in to supporting the challenge X❤X

I hope that you all have a relaxing Sunday, those of you that have to work firstly thank you for the work you do caring for others and I hope your shift isn't too stressful ,

Love and huge hugs to all of you,

Sandra

xxxxxx