'Tartan it up'

Thank you for all the beautiful cards that you made fo Tanya Leigh's shabby chic dare, It was fantastic to see all the flowers, lace and buttons!

It's Jo here this week to set the dare, the design team may have groaned a little when I picked the theme, but I don't think that it is too bad :)

I would like you to use some sort of tartan on your cards, fabric, ribbon, paper, even a piece of an old tartan rug(!)etc.

The design team (amongst a few little groans) have, as usual come up with amazing array of cards featuring tartan.

Have a good week and I can't wait to see what you create.

Sue

Kathy
Lynda
Rein
Paula
Lythan
JoVanessa

Shabby Chic

Thanks for all the awesome cards done for our team dare last week, Down by the Sea. It was nice to do a summer card as here in New Zealand it's starting to get warmer now.

This week it's my turn to set a dare (Tanya Leigh) and I am into Shabby Chic at the moment so thought this would be a great dare.
Look through your stash and found all those bits and pieces you can use or even ask your Nana or Grandma for some bits. Old lace, buttons, bling, flowers etc and make a mess and see what you come up with.

Check out what the design team have been up to below, we hope our cards will give you some inspiration to get started on your own.


Please don't forget to come back and let us know where we can see you creations, we do love to see what you've been making.

KerynTanya-Leigh

Rein
Lynda
Kathy
Paula Lythan Sue

Jo

Down by the Sea

We were thrilled to see so many fabulous Sunflower cards for Rein's dare last week - it really was a beautiful bouquet - thank you for making the world a sunnier place by sharing them all. We're sure Rein will have been cheered up by them all.

This week we have a team dare for you - this one is from our little list of reserve ideas for when things don't go according to plan - and the plan that went a bit awry this week was Jo still not being around to set this week's challenge - we've just heard that she's back on-line at last, phew! - that was a long absence, Jo, we missed you so much!

Down by the Sea

Anyway, there on the list was "Seaside" and we thought it would be perfect. Over on this side of the world we're coming to the end of the Summer, and on Keryn's side they'll soon be dusting off their buckets, spades and sun-hats.

Of course we don't just enjoy being by the sea in the Summer, it doesn't matter what the season is, the seaside is a great place to be, so this week we'd love you to make cards with any sort of seaside theme.

Let your creativity go wild and have some fun by the sea with us, then come back and let us know where we can see your cards. Here's what the team have been making this week

Lynda

Kathy

Paula
Sue
Tanya-Leigh
Lythan
Jo

A Sunflower Bouquet

Before we announce this week's new dare, we'd first like to thank you all for sharing your fabulous "Inchies" with us. It was astonishing to see just how many ways there are to use those tiny squares on our cards - gave us all something to think about!

This week we'd like to introduce our newest Guest Designer, Lynda to you.
Lynda is a regular Darer and her cards are fantastic so we're thrilled that she's agreed to join us for a while and it made our day when she said: "DCM was the first challenge I ever entered and you all gave me the confidence to do a little more."
Welcome to the Team, Lynda!

We're very happy to say that we still have Paula with us too - you can't have too much of a good thing and we're sure you're going to enjoy seeing more of her gorgeous cards on here.

So, this week it's Rein's turn to set the dare and the theme is simple and straightforward;

SUNFLOWERS

We love their happy, sunny appearance, somehow seeing them never fails to cheer, does it? So we'd like to see lots and lots of glorious, cheerful sunflowers on your cards.
Poor Rein has had a nasty fall and is very sore and bruised, so hopefully a great big bouquet of sunflowers will cheer her up and bring a smile back to her face.

Here's what the design team have made this week to try and inspire you to feature sunflowers on your work this week Please join in, and once you've made your card, come back and let us know where we can see it.

Have fun

Lynda
Kathy
Sue
Paula

Rein
Lythan

Give them an Inchie!

Thanks to everyone who played along with Keryn’s Anniversary dare last week.

Once again you didn’t disappoint us with your beautiful creations and we’ve all had fun, blog hopping to see them all.
Sadly, this week will be Anne-Kristine's last creation for us, we hope you've gained as much inspiration from her fabulous cards as we have. Thank you Anne-Kristine for sharing your special brand of creativity with us these last few weeks.
The good news is that the Lovely Paula has agreed to stay with us for another month (woowoo) which means we get the whole of September to enjoy seeing lots more of her wonderful work. We'll also be introducing a brand new Guest Designer next week....

This week it’s my turn (Sue) to dare you and I was having a bit of trouble finding a challenge that would stretch the imagination and get those creative juices flowing. The idea for Inchies came to me when I was chatting to a friend about people taking liberties and she uttered the old saying, “give them an inch and they take a mile”……..Ahh. Inchies I thought!! "Inchies" are 1 inch (or 2.5cm) squares of card, inked, painted, papered and decorated in any way you like, they are often made to a theme then swapped with others in a group rather like ATCs are.

So my dare this week is to make inchies and put just five of them on your card.
There’s no set theme, colour or shape, I’m just intrigued to see how many different ways you can arrange the five tiny squares.

When you’re done, link your cards in the usual way so we can all come see your creations.

If you’re looking for a bit of inspiration, the design team have come up with some great arrangements on their cards as you will see when you scroll down but I’ll let you into a little secret, even they were complaining that it was difficult this week.

So off to your craft desks with you, I can’t wait to see all your cards!!

Have Fun
Sue
x

Anne-Kristine

Paula

Lythan

Sue Kathy
Rein

The Anniversary Waltz

Thanks everyone for joining in with Kathy's LACE dare last week. It was fun seeing all the different interpretations you've used for the word lace.

Hi it's Keryn here and it's my turn to set the dare this week. As I'm completely involved in the planning and preparation for my 2nd Anniversary, Hostess Appreciation party as a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator the dare that came to mind was Anniversaries. Wedding Anniversaries are what automatically comes to mind but you could make cards to celebrate any special occassion in your life or someone else's life.

As always we love to see your creations. Leave us a comment on this post telling us where to find your Anniversary work of art.

Keep scrolling down to see the inspiration that the design team have provided for us this week.

Rein
Paula
Anne-Kristine
Kathy
Sue Jozza

KerynTanya-Leigh

Lacy Days of Summer

Thanks to all those brave souls who rose to the challenge and entered a card for our "Flip-Flop, or Swing" dare last week.
What a fab array of cards, we loved seeing them and we hope you enjoyed trying something a little different as much as we did.

This week it's me, Kathy, here to set the dare and I think you'll find it a little easier than that one was - though of course if you're still in the "Swing" of swing and flip cards you could always make another one and incorporate this new challenge into it!

My challenge consists of just one word really and that word is;

LACE

You're free to interpret "Lace" in whatever way you like; you could use the actual word on your card, stamp or cut a lacy design or maybe use one of these dictionary definitions to inspire you:
1. a net-like ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
2. a cord or string for holding or drawing together, as when passed through holes in opposite edges.
3. ornamental cord or braid, esp. of gold or silver, used to decorate uniforms, hats, etc.
4. a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance added to food or drink.

Please come back and let us know where we can see your cards as we love to see your creations, and please don't forget to give The Daring Cardmakers a mention on you blog!
Here's what the Design Team have been making this week

Paula
Anne-Kristine
Kathy
Sue
Jozza

KerynLythan
Rein
Tanya-Leigh