The Flower Challenge #57 Reminder

 Welcome back to The Flower Challenge. It's the midway point in our current challenge and here is a reminder. This month our theme for June is

It would be great if you could add our cue card above when entering our challenge. Of course most of all......have fun ! 

 So this month we would like to see you make a 'CAS' card, a clean and simple card in other words with minimal layers and white space areas on your card. As well as the usual FLOWERS of course too. If in any doubt, see what our Design Team has made below.

Please don't forget to use your Florals as always and as the MAIN feature on your card.

Only 6 other challenges allowed as well as our own.

Also please take a few minutes to read our rules in the tab above as you may lose out on winning a prize this time too. Bought flowers or ones just cut out from design paper alone are NOT allowed. If in any doubt please do ask.


Just to add that you can find us on facebook and also Instagram too. Our Instagram page is @theflowerchallenge2...remember the 2 at the end ;) All links in sidebar.

Our kind sponsor this month is the fabulous Joy Clair Designs, please visit them if you haven't already ;) more details on our last post.


Our Guest Designer this month is the talented  Rachel from rachelalvaradodesigns do try and visit her blog/Instagram if you haven't already as she makes such beautiful cards. Here is a reminder of her GD card below.

Guest Designer

Rachel Alvarado

(A reminder of her card)

And here is some more wonderful inspiration from our design team.

(Please try and leave them some comment love too.)

 Aileen 

(Sponsor stamp used)

Bobby 

Cara

Ericka

(Sponsor stamp used)

Jyoti

Loll

(Sponsor stamp used)

Maria

(Sponsor stamp used)

Michele

TaeEun

(Sponsor stamp used)

Vivien

(Sponsor stamp used)

You still have time to add your card. Click here to submit an entry to our challenge. 

The challenge closes on 25th June For exact time that the challenge closes in your country please go to the link and see the time there as it varies from country to country.

We are looking forward to seeing all your entries.

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The Flower Challenge #57 CAS

Welcome to The Flower Challenge! This is the challenge that celebrates cards using floral images. Our challenge for June is ...

It would be great if you could add our cue card above when entering our challenge. Of course most of all have fun!

So this month we would like to see you make a 'CAS' card, a clean and simple card in other words with minimal layers and white space areas on your card. As well as the usual FLOWERS of course too. If in any doubt see the examples made by our talented Design Team below!

Our showcase will be announced in the usual manner, the day before the next challenge.

Please note that you can find us on facebook and also Instagram too. Our Instagram page is @theflowerchallenge2...remember the 2 at the end ;) All links in sidebar!

Please don't forget to use your Florals as always and as the MAIN feature on your card.
Only 6 other challenges allowed as well as our own.
Also please take a few minutes to read our rules in the tab above as you may lose out on winning a prize this time too. Bought flowers or ones just cut out from design paper alone are NOT allowed. If in any doubt please do ask.

Our kind sponsor for this month is the amazing Joy Clair Designs, giving our lucky winner 3 digital stamp sets of their choice, up to the value of $25 from their store. Try and pay them a visit as they have such beautiful stamps too. The design team have been given some of their digi stamps to use also (see below our names for info).

Our Guest Designer this month is the fabulous Rachel Alvarado from rachelalvaradodesigns.com, do check out her blog/Instagram if you have a minute as she makes such fabulous cards.

  Guest Designer 

Rachel

Here is some more inspiration from the Design Team. (Be sure to click on the links to their blogs and leave them some comment love :)

 Aileen 

(Using Sponsors Image)

Bobby 

Cara

Ericka

( Sponsor stamp used)

Loll

Sponsor stamp used

Jyoti

Maria

Using sponsor's image.

Michele
(Away)

TaeEun

( Sponsor stamp used )

Vivien

( Sponsor stamp used)

The challenge closes on the 25th of the month at 5pm. but we will be back on the 15th with some more inspiration. We will announce the challenge winners the day before the start of the next challenge. Have fun crafting!

The Flower Challenge Winner and Picks for the Month of May 2021

   Now comes the hardest part of the Challenge. 

We decided we didn't want to use the Random Picker as it was felt

    that cards should be chosen for a number of reasons not
 'luck of the draw'.

     When we look at the cards entered we are each drawn to different styles,

     techniques and designs. So all the design team have input, each has been
 asked to pick out three cards that stand out to them and why.

    The cards getting the most votes will then be posted on our Winners post

      and the other cards will be listed under Top Pick and Honourable Mention.

It is always a difficult decision again picking our Winner and

 Showcase ! We  always struggle to narrow them down I assure you.

This month we all mostly chose different cards it seems, luckily we

 agreed on these top three though. I hope you agree with our choices ;)

So ...drum roll...here is who won!

The Winner for our May Challenge was

#10 Kailash

Love all the different pretty pastel flowers and design of the whole card.

Just gorgeous Kailash, congratulations!

 Congratulations and don't forget to grab your badge below.

The Top Pick chosen by the Design team was

 

 #66 Mervi

What a stunning rose, so perfectly coloured too.

Love the mosaic background, it sets off the beautiful rose so well.

Congratulations and don't forget to grab your badge below.

The Honourable Mention for this month was

#19 Trina P

Such a beautiful Peony flower, loving the blue and

the fabulous CAS design of it all also.

Congratulations and don't forget to grab your badge below.

Congratulations to all of you and don't forget to grab your badge.

Thank you for joining us and helping to create a stunning gallery 

that celebrates floral stamps.

Vivien has made this wonderful badge for anyone who would 

like to display it on the sidebar on their blog.

 We hope you enjoyed playing along and that you'll come join us

 again for a new challenge starting 4th June.