Daring Cardmakers - Passion for Fashion

It's been a busy week over at Daring Cardmakers - we've managed to choose our 4 (yes FOUR) new Design Team Members - we couldn't just pick 2 from the wonderful entries we had - it's a real pity we couldn't have everyone that entered but hopefully some of them will come and join us as Guests in the near future - the talent was amazing.

So here are our new Teamies:-

Fran, Keilly, Leo and Sharon

It's also Zuzana's very first Dare this week and this is what she's chosen for us:-

Passion For Fashion

I would like you to be a fashion designer and create some wow factor dress, shoes, handbags, lingerie . . . whatever you like from fashion.

We've got 3 prizes up for grabs too generously donated by:-

There are rules attached to your entries this week so pop on over to the DCM Blog to find out what they are and to see what you could be winning with your Fashion Designs.

Here's my card:-

Green Bags seem to be the in thing right now so I thought I'd have a go at designing my own!!

Bazzill Bling Card Stock

Circle Cutter

Amazing Frames

Fruit Scoop Gingham DP and Card Candi - Craftwork Cards

PomPom Trim from The Craft Box

Ribbon and Lace from Stash

Computer Generated Sentiment

Large Button from Kath - thanks Kath

Lynda xxx

Blogger Problems!!!!!

I'm doing this post as an experiment and posting via AOL as I can't log in via Google Chrome at all - is anyone else experiencing this problem? When I open my blog via Google Chrome I've completely lost the blogger strip at the top where you sign in but there seems to be a password box just behind the page with the different blogger templates visible too - it won't accept my password so I'm stuck! I tried going back to Safari and the computer shut down on me so as a last resort I'm trying AOL lol.

Thought I'd best try and upload something just in case that's b******d too!! Nope it seems to have worked - this is a card I made for my brother it's his birthday today "Happy Birthday Jeff."

My lovely friend Susan gave me this image - just perfect for our Jeff's card - thanks Susan.

I know I'm not the only one experiencing problems at the moment but mine just seemed a bit different from everyone elses - lets hope they get sorted soon.

In the meantime - Happy Crafting!

Edited to add - Kath has sorted the problem out for me - I simply had to clear my browsing history - simple when you know what to do lol. Thanks Kath. Keeping fingers crossed that there aren't any more problems.

Lynda xxx

Daring Cardmakers - Chasing Cars

It's Samm's turn to set the Dare this week over at Daring Cardmakers and she's chosen a real challenge for us all:-

CHASING CARS - SNOW PATROL

I've set this week's challenge to use the song 'Chasing Cars' by Snow Patrol as the inspiration for your cards.

If you're not familiar with the song, then here's a link to the lyrics:
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

I don't think I've actually captured the essence of the song with my card but I did take a line from it and worked around that - the two people laid side by side form the part of "If you just lay with me" and then I added the words "just forget the world"

I thought about when I want to just forget what's going on in the world and I think that when you're on holiday it's the perfect time to do just that!

Anyway enough of my waffle here's my card:-

Image - My Favourite Things

Bazzill Card Stock

Computer Generated Words

Card Candi

The rest of the Papers and Elements were from a Scrapbooking Kit by We R Memory Keepers that I picked up in TK Maxx for the sum of £2 - Bargain!

The flowers were made from the pattern on the reverse of the stripey paper!

I also had a lovely surprise the other day too when the lovely Emma sent me this lovely award:-

Thanks Emma you're a star!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Lynda xxx

Kathy's Waffle Sketch File - May 2011

There's another great sketch this month from Kathy over at Kathy's Waffle Sketch File:-

We're also thrilled to announce that if you enter a project using either this new sketch, or the next one (that's May or June Sketch File sketches) then you'll be in with a chance of winning a fabulous prize, donated by our own lovely Jackie. PLUS, if you enter something for both months then you double your chances of winning!

Here's my card:-

Image - Stamps by Judith

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Nestabilities

Card Candi

Self Adhesive Black Gems

Scraps of Paper from Stash

Lynda xxx

Daring Cardmakers - The Darling BUGS of May

Here are my cards for this week's Dare over at Daring Cardmakers - It's my turn to set the challenge and this is what I've come up with for you all this week:-

The Darlin' BUGS of May

I'd like to see some BUGS eg ladybirds, bees, spiders, caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies - it would be lovely to see them taking centre stage on your card or be used as a lovely embellishment but I won't accept them if they're just printed onto your backing papers as that wouldn't be a challenge at all!

I was determined to use my new Bee Stamp and my first card was totally inspired by the very talented Paula. If you've never visited her blog please do so her work is fantastic!

Bee Stamp - Stampotique

Sentiment and Flower Stamp - Paper Artsy

Bubble Wrap Stamp - Kaiser Craft

Graph Background Stamp - Hero Arts

Distress Inks

Dragonfly Punch

My 2nd card was based loosely on one of my favourite sketches from Pencil Lines.

Love Bugs - Stamps by Judith

Coloured with ProMarkers

Papers - October Afternoon and Cosmo Cricker

Heart and Circle Punches to make the Flowers

Oval and Scallop Oval Punches

Sentiment - Melissa Frances Rub-On

Metal Nailhead Stickers

The rest of the Team have made some amazing cards so if you're stuck for inspiration pop on over to our main Blog where you'll find loads - it would be great if you could join in with us this week.

Lynda xxx

Daring Cardmakers - The Flowers for May

Another Month has passed by already so over at Daring Cardmakers we're back with our Flowers of the Month Dare:-

The Hawthorn and the Lily of the Valley

are the flowers of May

So that's your starting point for this week, please use one or both of these lovely flowers as your inspiration.

We're also saying hello to a new Guest Designer who will be joining in with u

s for the rest of the month so a big welcome on board to Kissinia too.

Here's my card:-

I don't know if it's me but the images on this photo and the one I posted last week look blurred when I've uploaded to blogger - they are perfectly crisp and clear in my documents so I really don't know what is happening and apologise for the quality of the picture.

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Look what arrived in the post today too!

These wonderful stamps that I won from Paula who is the most talented stamper I know. Please visit her blog she is so inspirational.

I'm going to buy some cling mount for them and then we'll have to see what I can make... gulp! Paula sent me this wonderful card so I've got my work cut out to try and reach this standard. Thanks for the inspiration Paula and thanks again for the stamps.

Fabulous card!

Lynda xxx