February's Colour Combo Challenge

Thank you to all who joined in with Jo's Wishi-Washi challenge lasdt week - you certainly came up with some great ways to use Washi tape, it was fun to visit your blogs to see your cards.

Our Big News this week is that as we really couldn't bear to let her go after her time as Guest Designer we've managed to persuade the fabulous Gez to join our team full-time. We hope you're just as happy to hear she's staying as we are!

This week it's the First Friday of the Month Colour Combo Challenge and it's Jo back again with her choice of colours:

Pink and Red

Just in case you need a little more colour-inspiration here's a photo to get you thinking:

We're looking forward to seeing a blaze of pink and red shades when we visit your blogs this week - just the right colours to brighten February up, and of course a great chance to get ready for Valentines Day - though any sort of card is fine, of course. Just have fun

Here are some cards from the team to get you thinking

Nat


Samm

Gez

Kathy

Rein

Lythan

Keilly

Zuzana

Sharon

Fran 

 

Jo

Leo

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Wishi Washi

Thank you to those who really stepped up to the challenge and joined in with Kathy's amazing Kitchenalia dare last week - a "virtual" gold star to all who accepted the challenge!

This week it's Jo here with a challenge, which is;

Wishi Washi

I would like you this week to make a card using Washi or Deco Tape, you can use it to create a background, an embellishment or just use it as an accent.

If you don't have any - you can still join in by making your own washi style tape - use double sided tape and tissue paper or printed tracing paper or vellum as an alternative

If you're stuck for ideas, have a look at Pinterest for some inspiration and have a peek at the wonderful cards that the Design Team have created this week!

Jo

Lythan

Sharon

Gez

Nat


Kathy

Rein

Keilly

Leo

Zuzana

Fran

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Kitchenalia!

Thank you to those who really stepped up to the challenge and joined in with Zuzana's fabulous Social Networks dare last week - a "virtual" gold star to all who accepted the challenge!

This week it's Kathy here with a challenge which I hope will get you cooking up some great cards.

Kitchenalia!

As we've just started work on remodelling some areas of our house, including knocking the Kitchen and Utility rooms into one space, kitchens, and all things Cookery are very much on my mind at the moment. So these are the things I'd like you to incorporate on your card this week. I'd like to see kitchen and cooking themes - but not just cupcakes, though of course you can add some of those into your design if you wish.

We can't wait to see what you'll be cooking up for us this week, so please join in and have some "cheffy" fun with us.

Here are some fabulous "Kitchenalia" cards from the Team to start you thinking

Gez

Kathy

Rein

Nat
Sharon

Leo

Zuzana

Keilly

Jo

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Miraculous Social Networks

 Thank you all for sharing your stunning creations in our brand new   'Colour Combo Challenge'

You made really fantastic cards!

Hi, it's Zuzana here setting this week's challenge.

You know that we are living in the new communication era, so I have chosen a

MIRACULOUS SOCIAL NETWORKS

dare for you.
I would like to see Facebook, Twitter, Skype, You Tube ... on your cards.

You can use funny sentiments, colour scheme, fonts, style, layout or PC image.

Here are some teasing Design Team's cards to inspire you :

Sharon

Gez

Kathy

Zuzana

Nat

Keilly

Jo

Rein

Leo

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"First Friday" Colour Combo1

Happy New Year!

Helloooooooo

We're back after out Christmas Break and raring to go with lots of lovely new dares to challenge you. A huge thank you to everyone who joined in with Keilly's "Spots and Stripes" challenge - the cards were wonderful (as always) and entries have just kept on coming!

This week we have the very first in our brand new "First Friday" series. Over the last couple of years we've used Birthstones and Flowers for these challenges,and they've both been interesting and inspiring themes to work with.

For 2012 the First Friday of each month will feature a

Colour Combo Challenge

It should be fun - we're all taking a turn at choosing a combination of colours to base our card-making around so there should be a fab variety of hues and tones to get us creating. We hope you'll enjoy the idea and feel inspired to join in with us.

Fran is kicking off this new series in style with a fab inspiration photo and colour palette

We're really looking forward to seeing what you create using these wonderful colours, so please come back and leave your link (and a comment would be nice too) when you are ready to share.

Here's how the DT used this colour palette for our crafting this week

Nat

Sharon

Gez

Keilly

Kathy

Zuzana

Leo

Rein

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