Saturday 30 April 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 April 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 May
  The next challenge will start on the 4th May



Saturday 16 April 2022

The Flower Challenge #67 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  'Add a Heart' on your cards, as well as the usual FLOWERS of course too. If in any doubt see the examples made by our talented Design Team below!

 It can be large or small...or even a heart shaped card...you decide...just make sure to add one somewhere on your card. 

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.


Love and prayers for everyone in Ukraine


Our Guest Designer this month is the talented Esther Asbury and here is a reminder of her card below.



Guest Designer


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 April

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.



Tuesday 5 April 2022

The Flower Challenge #67 Add a Heart

 Welcome to The Flower Challenge! This is the challenge that celebrates cards using floral images. Our challenge for April 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 'Add a Heart' to your cards, as well as the usual FLOWERS of course too.  It can be large or small...or even a heart shaped card...you decide...just make sure to add one somewhere on your card. 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.

We are adding our own heart again here to show support for Ukraine.
Our prayers go out to all those affected by this terrible war.

Our Guest Designer this month is the fabulous Esther Asbury from Shoregirl's creations who was also our winner for February last year. 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!




Monday 4 April 2022

The Flower Challenge Winner and Picks for the Month of March 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 Winner for our March challenge was


No #19 Vicky
Such a glorious card, we loved the beautiful Spring flowers
and the pretty frame too.


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



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


#15 Esther
                                      Fabulous die cut flowers, colouring and overall design,
                                                            such a beautiful wreath too.
                                                       

#32 Marcia
                                  Wow this just screams Spring, fabulous yellow Crocus's too.


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



The Honourable Mentions for this month were
(in order of entry)


                           Such a bright and cheerful card, love the sunny Sunflower too.
                  Of course we loved the fact that it was also in the colours of Ukraine also ;) 



                                   Such a dramatic card, really eye catching with the black
                         background and gorgeous colour choices on the flowers and leaves 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 April