Christmas in July!

Morning all!

It's Nat here bringing you this week's challenge, but before I get into the finer details, we'd like to thank everyone who played along in last week's sky-themed challenge!

This week, skies of a more wintry variety may be on the agenda, because in 5 months time we will be celebrating Boxing Day, enjoying a round of left-overs, and managing to survive on festive nibbles....

If you want to get ahead with your Christmas cards and be done in good time before December, this challenge could be the perfect opportunity.

I know Christmas won't be on everyone's agenda, but you can still play along by featuring a festive colour palette on a card celebrating another occasion, or by giving your Christmas supplies a new lease of life on something non-festive. 

To get you started, here are a few ideas from the Design Team:

Nat

Kathy   

Helen   

 

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The Sky’s The Limit

Happy Friday!

It's Shabneez here and I wanted to thank those of you that joined in with the challenge last week.  

The Sky’s The Limit
This time I'd love to see your creations featuring the sky, whether day, night, sunrise or sunset.
Maybe a scene with flying 'things' eg. balloons, birds, planes, or insects...
Or perhaps you'll make a deep space themed card.

Or with 'Christmas in July' in mind how about a snowy sky?

 

Helen   

Kathy   

Nat

Shabneez

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Cheers!

Hello card makers, Joanne here this time and we'd like to say a big thank you for joining us for last week’s challenge.

Cheers!

Let’s raise a glass to our shared hobby this week — whether your favoured tipple is beer, wine, champagne, orange juice, lemonade, cocktail or mocktail, show us what you’re drinking. Salut! Sante! Sláinte mhath!

Here’s some inspiration from the design team:

Joanne

Nat

Helen

Kathy

 

 

 

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July Elemental Inspiration

 Hi Everyone!

Thank you to everyone who played along with the fabulous Happy and Bright theme last week; so cheerful - I loved it, I hope you did too

It's Kathy here today and before I show you this week's challenge I've some news to share!

We are really happy to welcome a lovely new Guest Designer this weej

Helen will be sharing her cards for our challenges over the next few weeks and we are sure you'll enjoy seeing a new face around the blog! 

You can check out Helen's Blog here

 It's been a while, buthopefully we'll feature more Guest Designers over the next  months.  If you'd like to be considered just let us know via a message in the comments - all comments are moderated so we will pick up your message!

So, on with the first challenge of July!

July Elemental Inspiration

I've gone with pretty much the opposite of 'bright'!  My moodboard is all about Summery, Pretty Pastels and I hope you'll find plenty to inspire your creative juices within the frame!

Of course you don't even need to use pastel colours - you can choose any 3 (or more) 'element's from the mood board to use when you get creating!

Ideas: rectangles, wheels, vehicles, cake, drinks, 

flowers, colours, fruit, scripty fonts, layout...
 

 Helen

Kathy   

 Nat

 

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Happy and Bright

Hello Everyone!
It's Rizwana here with this weeks challenge. But first, thank you so much to everyone who took part in the  'At the Seaside' theme last week. After a dreadful start to our summer and torrential downpours finally we are seeing some warmer weather! Yay! 

This weeks challenge is called:

HAPPY AND BRIGHT

Its time to celebrate by creating some super cheerful and super bright cards.

Here's some inspiration from the design team.
 
 

 

 

Rizwana 

 

 

Kathy   

Nat

 

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At the beach

Hello crafters,

Kathy already put us in a holiday mood with her "pack your bags" theme last week, didn't she?

It’s my, Miri’s, turn to pick a topic for this week. I am also desperate for warmer weather and sunshine and miss the sea a lot.

At the sea/beach!

So please take us to the sea this week and add anything beach or sea related to your card. Some ideas are beach huts, surfboards, bikinis, sand castles, waves etc.

Here are some ideas from the design team. We would love to see your creations too! Leave us a link 😊.

 

Kathy

Nat

 

Miri

 

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Pack Your Bags

Hello!

Happy Friday

It's Kathy here to thank you for joining in with June's Elemental Challenge last week (wasn't Nat's moodboard a good one?) and to set this week's theme.

I think it gives plenty of scope, or should I say "bags of scope"

Pack Your Bags

Please feature some kind of bag on your card this week.  
Shopping bags, Paper bags, Evening bags, Beach bags,
Holdalls, Party bags, Suitcases...
Add a bag in any way you like!
You could even make a bag-shaped card

Nat

 Kathy   

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June Elemental Inspiration

Hi Everyone!

It's Nat here bringing you the first challenge of June!

But first, thank you to everyone who played along with the Showers and Flowers theme last week!

Here's hoping June will have less of the torrential showers, and more of the flowers and other summer delights!

For this month's elemental inspiration image I chose something quintessentially reflective of British summertime (come rain or shine!).

Yes, the seaside!

 (Image source)

Choose 3 elements from the image to interpret on your card (remember the colours count as one element) and share your wonderful creations with us!

To get you started, here's what the design team created:

Nat

Kathy  

Shabneez

 

 

 

 

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Showers and Flowers

Hello Cardmakers, 

thanks for joining us last week, we loved seeing all the takes on the letter M! 

Showers and Flowers

It’s Joanne here with this week’s challenge. It seems to have done nothing but rain here in the UK for weeks! That does mean that everything in the garden is doing well so this week I’d like to see you being inspired by showers and/or flowers. Your card might represent rain or use a technique that involves spraying water, it might be floral — extra brownie points if both showers and flowers get a look in!

Here's some inspiration from the design team.

Joanne

Kathy   

Nat

 

 

 

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M is for…

 Hello, Happy Friday!

A big Thank You to those who joined in with Shabneez's Let's Hear it for the Boys challenge last week - its always good to have a few masculine cards tucked away, isn't it?  Maybe you'll get at least one more made this week too!

                    M is for May, 

                                      but what else?

This week, please feature one of more 'things' beginning with the initial M. Perhaps a colour (Mauve, Mango?),
a technique (Masking, Mosaics?),
An image (Milkshake, Map?)
a theme (Masculine, Music etc)
or maybe simply use a Monogram 

Don't forget to share, and to let us know which 'M' items you've used! 

Here are our ideas for this time

Joanne

Kathy   

Nat

 

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Let's Hear It For The Boys!

Happy Friday!

It's Shabneez here and I wanted to thank those of you that joined in with the challenge last week.  

This week I thought we'd get our thoughts together for some masuline card ideas, especially as Father's Day is coming up!

Here are some ideas from the rest of the Design Team:

Shabneez

 Kathy   

Joanne

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