Daring Cardmakers: October 2021

Friday, October 29, 2021

Halloween Inspired!

Hello and Happy Daring Cardmakers Day!

Thank you for sharing your 'Wear it Pink' cards for Joanne's breast Cancer Aware challenge last week

It's Dawn here this time and as this weekend will be full of Ghoulies and Ghosties and Four-legged Beasties, I thought we could make

Halloween Inspired

our starting point. So you could make a traditional kind of Halloween card, but it doesn't have to be ghosts and witches, instead, you could choose to use Halloween colours (black, purple and orange) or Autumn things like pumpkins and apples, or creatures connected to the season such black cats, cute owls, or a starry sky.

I'm really looking forward to seeing your ideas but here's what the team have made to get you in the mood...

Dawn

Svenja

Nat

Shabneez

Kathy

Joanne

Rizwana

This week's cover:

Friday, October 22, 2021

Wear it pink

Thank you for sharing your sweet creations with us in Svenja’s confectionery-themed challenge last week!

Joanne here with this week’s challenge.

October is breast cancer awareness month and today is Wear It Pink day.

Let’s mark the day by making a card featuring somebody or something wearing pink - it might be a woman in a pink outfit, a teddy with a pink bow, a child in a pink bobble hat, a dog with a pink collar… you get the idea! Baby pink, flamingo, raspberry, neon pink, any shade will do.

Here's some pink inspiration from the team:

Joanne

Nat

Dawn

Kathy

Rizwana

Jenny

Svenja

Shabneez

This week's cover:

Friday, October 15, 2021

Candy Corn & Peppermint Fondant

Happy Friday :-)

First of all a big "thank you" for everyone who took a stroll through the fallen leaves with us last week!

It's Svenja here and I would like to celebrate the sweeter sides of life with you:

Candy Corn & Peppermint Fondant

In the US candy corn season is going pretty strong these days whereas here in Germany Peppermint Fondant is a traditional (all-year-round) sweet that usually comes in blocks of white and strong pink.
To celebrate these favourites, make a card using either a combination of white, yellow & orange or white & strong pink.
Extra (virtual) brownie points if it's sweets-themed.

No sweet cravings yet? Just look at the mouth-watering examples the Design Team members have created!

Jenny

Dawn

Kathy

Joanne

Nat

Svenja

Rizwana

This week's cover:

Friday, October 08, 2021

Awesome Autumn

Happy Friday!

It's Shabneez here and I wanted to thank those of you that played along with the October Elemental challenge last week.

I'm a huge fan of autumn so this week's challenge is:

I love autumn and all the colours and textures associated with it so I'd love to see your creations to celebrate my favourite season with me!

Here are some amazing creations by the Designs Team to get your creative juices flowing:

Kathy

This week's cover:

Friday, October 01, 2021

October Elemental Inspiration

It's Ruth here today to say a big thank you to those who took A Walk on the Wild Side with Nat last time, and to set your new challenge, of course!

October Elemental Challenge

This time our 'First Friday' Elemental Inspiration Challenge actually lands on the first day of October!

I've chosen this mood board full of textures and colour which I hope will inspire your crafting this week.

For those of you that need a refresher you simply need to pick any 3 elements or more from the picture below (colours count as one) to use when you make your card