Just a little reminder......

..... that our brand new challenge goes live tomorrow morning over here:

All my digi stamps can be found over there as well so why not pop over, check out the new designs and join in with the very first Cardmadfairy challenge, hope to see you there!

Insight

Design Team members Tracey and Sheila have both been creating with the Insight digi stamp
this week and I think the results are fantastic!

First Tracey's:

 

and then Sheila's

Would love to see what all you other crafters would do with this image!

I know we all love a giveaway in the crafting world so I am offering candy to all followers of our new challenge blog which is starting in two weeks time on Friday the 4th of February. As well as the candy pictured I am offering a set of my new Love related digi stamps which will be released to coincide with the first challenge to one lucky follower.

Pop over to Cardmadfairy's Digi Days challenge blog to join in the fun!

Inspiring cardmaking

I absolutely love the card Sheila made with my Inspire image this week, the image is one of my favourites and works equally well for ATCs, gorgeous work Sheila!! You can find more details about the card on Sheila's blog.

A couple of new cards

I wanted to share a couple of lovely cards using the Flower 1 & 2 images that Sheila has made
- both cards are beautiful!

and also this lovely card Sandra has made using Rosie, thanks girls!

New challenge blog launching soon

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days challenge launches on Friday 4th February with the first of our fortnightly challenges.  There will also be a Blog Candy giveaway for one lucky follower so don't forget to pop over and bookmark the new blog now!

Card Holder Tutorial by Merry

I've been waiting until after the Christmas rush to post this fab tutorial by Merry, following the tutorial are some of the cards she made to go in the folder and some of the cards made by other DT members in the lead up to Christmas.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my DT members for their hard work at such a busy time of year and to wish them and you all a very peaceful and happy new year. We will be back in January with new designs and a brand new challenge blog - watch out for details coming soon!

 

 

 

Start with A4 sheet of card.

Turn up approx 4cm....allow enough room for cards.

Fold the folder in half and then cut a 'v' shape from the centre on the 4cm section.  Also cut a section (half a triangle shape) off each end of the fold up section.

Now punch four holes to thread the ribbon through.  Try to punch close to the edges to allow room for the cards to sit in the holder.

Thread the ribbon through.

To make the lace flower, cut a piece of lace approx 20cm long.  Then using needle and thread do a running stitch along the edge of the lace that you want as the centre.  

Pull the edge tightly to gather up into the flower shape and knot the ends.  I then added a medium sized retro flower punch and a bling flower to the centre.

I decorated the front of the folder with my lace flower and the Love Dove image from Cardmadfairy Creations.  I coloured the image with my watercolour pencils and added some Kindy Glitz for a bit of sparkle.  Stamped up the letters to spell out the word 'Cards'.  Mounted the image on card that I have run through my Swiss Dots embossing folder.  Finished the front by edging everything with black border stickers from Sticker Store.

The inside of the holder with finished cards using more of Cardmadfairy Creations digital images.

Now here are some of the cards Merry filler her folder with, followed some cards by other DT members

This one is from Sandra

And the next two are Sheila's

and finally another from Sandra

Thanks so much for visiting today, hope you will all be back to join us when we start our new challenge blog!

Flexibility

I'm always excited to see how flexible digi images can be and how a little creative thinking can offer new possibilities. The card below is a great example of how an everyday image can be used for an effective Christmas card - Sheila has done a fabulous job with Flowers 1 and I'm sure you'll agree she's made a gorgeous card for her Mum.

Fabulous new work from the Design Team

Well they've been a busy bunch over the last few days - possibly a result of all the
wintry weather we've been experiencing recently -
so I thought I'd post a few of their samples this morning and add some more over the next few days.

We'll start with Merry who has been making loads of new cards (and has even fitted in a tutorial which I will share later in the week) before setting off from her home in Australia for an extended family vacation to Italy, Greece and Egypt - their first time in Europe - have a fantastic holiday Merry & family!

Merry using Flowers 3

Seedlings Mum using Poppies

 

Sandra using Holly Tree

 Gillian using Christmas Carol

Finally here's a set of card and gift bag from Tracey using Xmas Owl

Holly Tree

Tracey has made this fabulous card using Holly Tree,
available for only 50p for the duration of the sale.