Cards Galore October challenge - Anything Goes

Hi crafty friends,

Can you believe it is October already? This year is going so fast! But one good this is that we can announce another monthly challenge, and see all your fantastic projects. 

This months theme is...well there is no theme...so

'Anything Goes'

We love any kinds of crafts here at Cards Galore, so feels free to enter any of our monthly challenges no matter what craft you do.

Our sponsors this month are the fabulous 

http://www.meljensdesigns.com/
and you can win x4 of their great digi stamps

And our fantastic design team have had a fabulous time working with their digi stamps

Barbara

Marleen

Keep your eyes peeled for Marleen's tutorial on the 7th over on the main Cards Galore Blog!

Isobel

Linda

Angela

Densye

Enter your project, using the little blue frog below



Why not pop over to our facebook group to have a chit chat with other crafters.
We'd love to hear from you :)

September Challenge - Vintage - Ribbons, lace and buttons

Hiya crafty friends,

Time flies when you are having fun, doesn't it? Yet another month has past, so it is time for us to announce the theme for this months challenge, which is:

Vintage - Ribbons, lace and buttons

We are really honoured to be sponsored this month the wonderful

Who has kindly given us a $5 voucher for the winner to spend at there store!!!

We have some really exciting news too. 

Janice, from Scrapper's Delights, designed some fabulous vintage digital stamp, especially for our design team to use for this challenge. And what's more, from today you will be able purchase them from their store, Scrappers Delights store.

Yet again, our Design Team have made some wonderful inspiration.

Remember, you don't have to make a card to enter. Any craft will do!!!

Isobel

Linda

Debbi T

Marleen

Angela

Denyse

Muslin Diary bag  - Image was transferred on to material.

(Keep your eyes peeled for a tutorial, which Denyse has kindly done for us)

 

Barbara

Why not pop over to our Facebook Group and join in with all the crafty chat with all our members

Happy Crafting

Cards Galore August Challenge - Day 6 with tutorial

Hiya crafty friends,

Welcome to our final day of our design team showcase for this months 'Tag' challenge.

Which is sponsored by the wonderful

where you could win a £5 Voucher to spend in their store!!

If you would like to enter the challenge, please add a direct link to your tag, using MR Linky below:

Here is my tag and a short pictorial tutorial on how I made it.

We are looking forward to seeing all your tags, and why not pop over to our Facebook Group to let us know you have enter, or just for a bit of a crafty chat

Cards Galore August Challenge - Day 5 - Marleen & Rachael's design team tags

Welcome to day five of our design team showcase


Marleen
http://marleens-crafty-space.blogspot.co.uk/

For my tag, I decided to have my very first go with a mask. I die cut the tag, layered with the mask, and used my distress ink and tool to add colour. I then matted my tag onto silver mirri card, die cut the cogs, added the brad and sentiment, finished with an eyelit and ribbon, and Voila :-)

Rachael
http://angels-23craftcorner.blogspot.co.uk/

"The tag is what I saved from a pair of jeans i'd got a while ago to recycle. My inspiration for this tag from Tim Holtz . I made this with my daughter in mind she loves butterfly's and birds. So  I thought this could be hung in her bedroom. I used distressed inks for the background stamped the background with some Tim Holtz stamps, die cut the wings and hand cut the heart covered in crackle accents.
Added some orange and blue feathers, die cut flower from Tim Holtz with metal brad in center. Added tiny tag with glossy accents and cut out wording, bird and butterfly from some papers I had in my stash. :) xx"

Cards Galore August Challenge - Day 4 - Lexie & Linda's design team tags

Welcome to day four of our design team show case


Lexie

http://lexiesblogstardate.blogspot.co.uk/

Linda

http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.co.uk/

I have used mount board for my tag which was already pre-cut. 

I have given the base of the tag a crackled look using paint and pva and heat gun.  

The stamp is from Sheena Douglass' Paint Fusion range which I have painted with Pebeo Paint. 

 I have then used WOW iridescent purple embossing powder around the tag. 

 I distressed the tag using Tim Holtz distress ink.  

To finish off I have added some silver and purple ribbon and a dragonfly and bees.    

Cards Galore August Challenge - Day 3 - Eileen and Isobel's design team tags

Welcome to day three of our Design Team showcase.

And today is the turn of:

Eileen

"I only had a brown tag, but as dusky pink is my favourite colour, I used one of my dusky pink papers. I coordinated some Memory Box Die cut roses, using a pale pink paper. I outline the tag with crushed jewel peel-offs to give it a lift. Instead of lace or ribbon, I used a spare off cut of a leaf peel-off I had, which unbelievably fit perfect, and I added gems on top. I finished it off with some butterflies I stuck on to the same pink paper, and then cut around them and added them to my tag."

Isobel
http://isobelcreationblogspotcom.blogspot.co.uk/

"Well I have to be honest and say I bought my tag ready cut.
My granddaughter Skye gave me one of her birthday cards
to recycle, hence the flip flops. I stamped the tag with SUN SEA and
SAND and added the flip flops and the job was done. Not the most creative
but sometimes its good to recycle!"

Cards Galore August Challenge - Day 2 - Debbi T & Denyse design team tags

Welcome to day two of our design team showcase for this months 'tag' challenge.

Today is the turn of: 

Debbi T

http://taylor-madecards.blogspot.co.uk/

"Her is my tag... A favourite LOTV image for me - having boys these are great!

I have coloured the image with my copics and then added co-ordinating card and DSP to the blank tag... I have added card candy to the top and bottom of the tag and inked the edges of the image... x"

Denyse

http://www.thecoughlanfamily.net/

"For this challenge I have used one of my favourite stamps, "Little Ballerina", from LOTV. I was only going to stamp one image for a single tag but little rainbow ballerinas were flitting in and out of my mind, so I decided to go for seven images! (As my husband says, "Nothing exceeds like excess!"). I designed the tag shape on my Craft Robo and welded them together to make a concertina tag card. I airbrushed the background using Copic pens and coloured the ballerinas using the same hue as the background. I then cut seven lengths of white ribbon and used the main colour Copic pen to colour the ribbon to match each tag (I just LOVE the fact that the only plain ribbon I need to buy is white!) To finish I coloured seven clear gems with the same Copic colour as the ribbon. I think this would make a lovely 7th Birthday card for a little Ballerina :) X"