Our aim is to inspire and educate by providing challenges for beginners and seasoned crafters by going 'Back to Basic' techniques in paper crafting and stamping.

Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Challenge # 10 An Aperture Card

Welcome to our  NEW blog.  
We recognise, whilst there are many challenge blogs for all
forms of papercrafts and card making, so why a new one ? 
We hope to reach newbies, to provide  new challenges where you can learn
 new techniques and new skills. 
Many seasoned challengers may also enjoy joining in our
challenges to re-awaken long lost skills and techniques., or
just to join in for the fun of it. 
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What would you like to see in future challenges?
We would love to know, please add your requests in the Comments.
Thank you, be patient with us, 
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Thank you to those who ventured along, by entering
our last challenge  - #9 Use A Digital Image
Choosing winners is a difficult task but we prefer to give
credit rather than use a Random indicator.
We also like to show our appreciateion when we have a
large number of entries, as we did with #9 so,
Jane has chosen  Top 5 winners, but first there is our.....

...Special Mention
for this wonderful glittery, sparkly card, using 
glitter, foil papers, dies and the adorable 
Penguin Hugs digi image, coloured so beautifully. 
#41 Rainey's Craft Room



Our Top 5 Winners
(in numerical order)


#2 Paperesse

# 50 Carole J

#62 Tammy A

#73 My Eclectic Spirit

#82 Scrappy Horse

Congratulations to our winners, please collect your
Winner's Badges from our side bar. Thank you.

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So time to get started on our new challenge.


Challenge # 10

An Aperture Card

There are lots of tutorials on You Tube, here is a start. 
There are lots of visual ideas on Pinterest.

If this is the FIRST time you have made an Aperture
card, tell us, you could be in with a chance of winning
a Special Mention' badge.

If you would like to see more of the DT cards they would
 love you to visit them via their links on the right side bar. 
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Let's see the creations by the Design Team. 

Anesha

Caz

Diane

Donna

Hazel

Jane

Kate

Margaret

Meg



By entering these challenges you are giving your consent to your blog links 
being visible along with your name in the entries.
Thank you to the team for their wonderful inspiration. 
To enter, please click on the Blue Link below.
We will return with the winners and a new challenge 
in two weeks time. 


Wednesday, 8 August 2018

Challenge #9 Use A Digiital Image

Welcome to our  NEW blog.  
We recognise, whilst there are many challenge blogs for all
forms of papercrafts and card making, so why a new one ? 
We hope to reach newbies, to provide  new challenges where you can learn
 new techniques and new skills. 
Many seasoned challengers may also enjoy joining in our
challenges to re-awaken long lost skills and techniques., or
just to join in for the fun of it. 
************

What would you like to see in future challenges?
We would love to know, please add your requests in the Comments.
Thank you, be patient with us, 
*************


Thank you to those who ventured along, by entering
our last challenge  - #8 Use an Embossing Folder
Choosing winners is a difficult task but we prefer to give
credit rather than use a Random indicator.
Diane has chosen our Top 3 winners, but first there is our.....

...Special Mention
#27sarascloset
I greatly admired the 3D embossing with the 
coloured detail on the embossed areas.

Our Top 3 Winners



(in numerical order)

#2 Darnell
Diane loved how she watercoloured her embossing.

#8 Stef H

#14 Cards by America

Congratulations to our winners, please collect your
Winner's Badges from our side bar. Thank you.

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So time to get started on our new challenge.


Challenge #9
Use A Digital Image

There are lots of ideas and free designs on Pinterest 
and on Google.

If you would like to see more of the DT cards they would
 love you to visit them via their links on the right side bar. 
**************

Let's see the creations by the Design Team. 

Anesha

Caz

Diane

Donna

Hazel

Jane

Kate

Margaret

Meg


By entering these challenges you are giving your consent to your blog links 
being visible along with your name in the entries.
Thank you to the team for their wonderful inspiration. 
To enter, please click on the Blue Link below.
We will return with the winners and a new challenge 

in two weeks time.