Blossom Designs

DCM Challenge - Red & White

It is Friday again and that means challenge day. There are two today - DCM and Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge. Beate hasn't uploaded her sketch yet so I made a start on the DCM challenge.

This week's and next week's dare are team dares - and we've decided to go nice and easy on you guys, as the past few dares have been pretty tricky ! This week, we decided on a colour combination for a change. We want you to design a card using only RED AND WHITE on your cards- it doesn't have to be a Valentine themed card - it can be any theme- as long as use incorporate RED and WHITE on it. So there you go ! Not too bad really eh?

I really like how this turned out. It is not something I would normally put together just by themselves but I LIKE it. It is bright and fresh and the sun is shinning here in the SE of England at the moment which makes me happy and cheerful.

Hello to all the new people that have been reading my blog over the past few days. Allison of Stampin' When I Can advertised my blog on Wednesday 30th January 2008 (you have to scroll down to find it) along with some others in the "newly discovered" section. She has different section posts each day - a great way to find new blogs to read and inspire you. Check it out. Thank you Allison.

Happy Crafting.

K.

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! - Blooming With Happiness.
Ink: SU! - Real Red.
Paper: SU! - Real Red, Whisper White.
Accessories: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (from John Lewis), Bazzil Flowers, White Buttons Stickles - Diamond.

DCM Challenge - Hide & Seek

This weeks challenge for Daring Cardmakers is - Hide & Seek.

Okay, for my dare we're heading to the playground for a game of Hide & Seek.
I'd like you to make a card which has a hidden component of some sort. The hidden part could be a tag, a concealed photo, message or something along those lines, maybe a pull-out or pop-up. Anything goes as long as there's something extra for the recipient to find on your card that's not immediately visible when they open the envelope.

I loved Kathy's idea of a tag card so I decided to do the same thing (never done one before !!)

I used my lovely basic grey paper.


Here is the sleeve and the tag together. The sleeve needs something else but I just don't know what - yet !!

Anyway, hope you like it.

Happy Crafting.

K.





Supplies:
Stamps: Anita's Butterfly, SU! - Welcoming Words, Hero Arts - Happy Everything Greetings.
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia.
Paper: Bazzill cardstock, Basic Grey (Urban Couture).
Accessories: Bazzill Wings (Bitty Blossoms Flowers (Green & Brown), Tan Brad, Sticker Circle Scalloped Nestabilities.

DCM Challenge - Christmas Little Extra

I haven't done a mid week challenge in a while with Daring Card Makers but I thought I would have a go at today's challenge.

"By now you've probably finished making you cards, so for a change we thought we'd get you making some gift tags. However, if you've still got cards to make, then you can always use tags on cards instead.It's up to you, as long as there's a tag involved it's fine by us!"


I actually made these tags last year and naturally made toooo many, so I am going to attach them to some presents this year !

Hope you like it.

K.

DCM Challenge - In A Word

This week's DCM Challenge is:-

This week I dare you to use a Word as the main focal point to your card. It can be a name, a greeting or just a word that inspires you. You can use other text but only one word as a main embellishment. So dig out your dictionaries, die cutters, alphabet stamps, rubons or download a funky font and show us what you can do! The design team have come up with some fabulous creations to inpsire you.

DCM Challenge - Big & Little

Today's DCM challenge is 'big and little'.

Straight on to our Little Extra challenge for this week then:
Big & Little We'd like you to use items in pairs of Big and Little - so you need to have both sizes on your card ie big & little buttons, big & little die cuts, big & little hearts, big & little circles etc The theme of your card can be whatever you like this time, so that's nice of us, isn't it?

I used big and little pearl brads on this challenge.

Supplies: Stamps: Papertrey Ink: (Borders & Corners - OVAL). Ink: Versafine (Vintage Sepia). Paper: Bazzill, Basic Grey (Urban Coture). Accessories: Bazzill Wings Bitty Blossoms (flowers) in Teal OP & Apple Green, Papermania Pearl Brads (Green), Papermania button (yellow).

DCM Challenge - Time

DCM (Daring Cardmakers) challenge today is:-

Kath from DCM says:
"OK, Absolutely anything goes this week as long as it's on the theme of TIME."It's About Time" So you can use clocks, calendars, quotes, sayings, pictures, nursery rhymes, or altered art-type stuff, whatever takes your fancy - just take some time out to play and have some fun; remember, time flies when you're having fun!"