Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Winners post coming soon

                                                       The Winners post is coming soon....

 
Come visit us to find out who our Winner was and who
 made it to our showcase for our March challenge.
 
Was it you? 
 
(We are also on Facebook and Instagram, see link in side bar.)
 
We will be back to let you know on the 3rd April
  The next challenge will start on the 4th April



Wednesday, 16 March 2022

The Flower Challenge #66 Reminder

 Welcome back to The Flower Challenge. It's the midway point in our current  challenge

which 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 'Use Scraps' on your cards, as well as the usual FLOWERS of course too. We all have those little pieces of card on our desk we didn't use. Now is the time to search them out ! 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 sometimes too. Bought flowers or ones just cut out from design paper alone are NOT allowed. If in any doubt please do ask.



With all the terrible things going on in Ukraine and seeing as we are a Flower challenge we are using this sunflower heart and the blue and yellow colours to show our support. Some of us will also be using  a temporary watermark with a sunflower too. Sending much love and our prayers for everyone in Ukraine.




Our Guest Designer this month is the fabulous Juhi Khanna who was also our winner for September. Do check out her blog/Instagram if you have a minute as she makes such fabulous cards.



Guest Designer


(reminder pic of her card)



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







You still have time to add your card. 
Click here to submit an entry to our challenge. 
The challenge closes on 25th March

For exact time that the challenge closes in your
country  go to the link and see the time there
 as it varies country to country.

We are looking forward to seeing all your entries.





Saturday, 5 March 2022

The Flower Challenge #66 Use Scraps

Welcome to The Flower Challenge! This is the challenge that celebrates cards using floral images. Our challenge for March 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 'Use Scraps' on your cards, as well as the usual FLOWERS as of course too. We all have those little pieces of card etc. on our desk we didn't use. Little bits or snippets you had left over when making cards. Sentiments, die cuts , stamped images we didn't get around to colouring, bits of a background we weren't sure about. 

Now is the time to search them out. If in any doubt see the examples made by our talented Design Team below using all the bits they found ! Just make sure you add FLOWERS.

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 sometimes too. Bought flowers or ones just cut out from design paper alone are NOT allowed. If in any doubt please do ask.


Our Guest Designer this month is the fabulous Juhi Khanna who was also our winner for September. Do check out her blog/Instagram if you have a minute as she makes such fabulous cards.


  Guest Designer 




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 :)





















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!


Friday, 4 March 2022

The Flower Challenge Winner and Picks for the Month of February 2022

                     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.

     The votes were so close this time, we hope you agree with our choices.


   The Winner for our February challenge was......drum roll...




No #77 Nancy Penir

Wow !...stunning 3d flower, it almost leaps off the page.
A very popular winner.



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




The Top Picks chosen by the Design team were
(in order of votes)


That gorgeous lilac flower looks just amazing. Love the
pretty swirl of leaves in the background too.



Another beautiful card here, glorious colouring on the flowers
it's just superb. The silver embossing finishes the card off so
well too.


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



The Honourable Mentions for this month were
(in alphabetical order)



Beautiful CAS card, we loved the subtle shading on the flowers
and super Kraft base and stand out wording too.



Nancy yet again, Stunning colours on her 3d florals,
great overall design too.



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 March.

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Winners post coming soon !

                                                        The Winners post is coming soon....

 
Come visit us to find out who our Winner was and who
 made it to our showcase for our February challenge.
 
Was it you? 
 
(We are also on Facebook and Instagram, see link in side bar.)
 
We will be back to let you know on the 3rd March
  The next challenge will start on the 4th March