LINDA'S CHALLENGE FOR SEPTEMBER

This is a cracker ! (sorry about the pun) and if possible I would really like to see work from everyone......

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO ME UNTIL THE 24TH OF SEPTEMBER - REASON BEHIND THIS IS THAT I AM LESS LIKELY TO MISS ONE OF YOU OUT LIKE I DID TO POOR JEANETTE LAST MONTH ! THEY WILL BE POSTED UP ON THE 25TH AS USUAL FOR VOTING


September challenge.

1. A Christmas card!

2. Create your own background card/paper using stamps, inks, paint or anything else you can think of - the more creative the better.

3. Make your own Christmas embellishment to go on the card using geometric shapes. (i.e. circles, triangles, squares, rectangles)

4. Add brads and ribbons to your card.

5. Make it * * * * * * * * * sparkle. * * * * * * * * *

HAVE A HO, HO, HO JOLLY TIME WITH THIS CHALLENGE AND MANY THANKS TO LINDA FOR SETTING IT.

GOOD LUCK

K X

AND OUR WINNER IS....Linda

We are waiting for Lynx to vote but as the majority have gone for Linda, Linda is our winner (Lynx please still vote, I just needed to announce the winner so the next challenge could be set as I am off on leave tomorrow for a week.

So Linda, I will leave it for you to set our next challenge and well done, a very deserved win.

K x

Cake Decorating Competition Results

Hi Girls

The lovely Kate & Steph have judged the cake slice competition. They had a tough decision to make and thought they were all outstanding but....... drum roll...

Our winner is Jill and our runner up is Linda.

Congratulations to everyone that took part in what proved to be a tough challenge. Jill if you could contact me via e mail with your address I will send your prize, Linda, obviously I already have your address.

Well done and big thanks to Kate and Steph

K x

Entries for this months challenge UPDATED - PLEASE RE - VOTE !

I AM SO SORRY JEANETTE, I TOTALLY MISSED YOUR CARD IN MY INBOX, HERE IT IS AND VERY SORRY ! GIRLS PLEASE REVOTE FOR ME - PUTTING REVISED VOTE IN FRONT OF YOUR COMMENT - AGAIN APOLOGIES JEANETTE !

Jeanette's card - sorry Jeanette I left you out !


Linda's card

Jill's Card

Lynx's card



Karen's card



Louise's card


Claire's card

Hi Girls, lovely work as usual, those who entered please vote - thanks K x

Thanks K x

Calling all Challengers - last call for this challenge

Hi Girls

Those that want to enter a card for this months challenge need to have it in my in box by the 25th of August please.

Just to remind you the challenge was set by our winner from last month Claire, her challenge is "nature" and muted colours.

Thanks everyone

k x

Cake, Cake and more Cake

Hi Ladies, thanks to everyone that submitted a cake slice for judging by Steph and Kate over at Papertrey - from the feedback I have had some found it really difficult to do and even gave up after a few attempts ! I am sure you will agree that the cake slices are all truly lovely so we'll leave it to Steph and Kate to judge them and the winner and runner up will both receive a prize.

Please note Steph and Kate will be giving a decision on our winners next week - thanks.

Good job everyone K x

This feast of a cake slice was made by Linda

This pretty brown and pink number is by Rachel

This delicious looking "battenburg" slice is by Lynx

This slice of cake was made by Karen to give to her husband for their 20th Anniversary on the 19th of August.

This yummy chocolate and strawberry slice of cake has been done by Jill

Calling all cake makers !

Just a reminder cake slices need to be with me by 16th of August for judging by Steph and Kate of Papertrey Inc on the 17th ish.

Thanks Girls

K x

Cake decorating competition

Kate & Steph are delighted to judge our competition for our piece of cake decorating challenge - Kate is away until 17th August - so to tie in with Kate I have decided to give you a few more days to make and decorate your slices. Closing date is now the 17th of August, I will then post them up on the blog and Kate and Steph can judge. Remember their is a prize for the winner and runner up!

Don't forget Claire's challenge this month which is going to be a really nice one to do

Thanks K x

Our new challenge by Claire - to be completed by 25th of August

Claires challenge is.....

"As I love all things to do with nature likes birds, trees and adorable little owls I thought it would be really nice to make a card with that in mind. So your challenge ladies if you choose to accept is to make a card with a nature theme and to use a muted colour pallet."

Good luck everyone - remember cards to be in my inbox by 25th of August - send them as soon as you have done them. They will all be posted up after the 25th for voting.

Don't forget the cake decorating challenge, to be with me by 14th of August - contact me for template and instructions. Judging will take place by Steph over at Papertreyinc

Thanks very much everyone and happy challenging. K x

Congratulations to Claire

Hi Girls

At the time of posting Claire is the only one to vote and I hope she will put her vote in - she is our winner this month with the majority of the votes - congratulations Claire. I look forward to receiving your challenge in due course, well done ladies and I hope you will all join in the cake decorating competition - remember entries by 14th..... all details further down the blog.

K x

The wait is finally over - here are all the entries for this challenge.

Here are all the fantastic entries for this challenge - well done to Linda for setting the challenge and congratulations to everyone on sterling work. I hope I have included everyone - if I haven't please let me know - please leave your vote in the comment section - thank you. (Stef not sure if you sent me a card, couldn't find one, sorry if you did and I missed it K x)


Claire - Apples, Buttons, Core'Dinations

Linda - Adorable, Brads, Charm

Lynx - Angel, Baby, Blue, Checks


Jo - Alphas, Birthday and the colour certainly celery

Jeanette - Apple, Bow & Bite & Cute

Jill - Accordian card, Bling, Cupcakes

Rachel - Angel, Balloon, cupcakes

Karen - Amelia (my niece - her birthday this week), Buttons, butterfly, Crystal

A cake making competition.... well a slice

Hi Girls

Our ABC challenge is due to finish and the new one will be set by our winner next week but I was having a little chat with my good friend Linda and I thought it would be fun to set another challenge to finish on the 14th of August for a cake decorating competition.

You will see from the pictures that I have made some cake slices (I can not take the credit for this design or the idea as it came from the very charming Steph over at Papertrey who made a whole beautiful cake and filled them with chocolates and promptly gave them away.

Now my plan is that if you want to take part then hopefully I should be able to send you files with the pattern enlarged accordingly and the instructions which are ever so easy to follow (just leave me a comment on this blog posting and I will get back to you - please bear in mind that I only have email access during the working week). No printer ? Not a problem, get in touch and I will send a pattern and instructions out via snail mail for you.

Once you have them then design your slice of cake, adding whatever you want to it then email me 2 photos, one showing the top of the slice and one showing the side of the slice. (you only have to do one slice not a whole cake - please do not send pictures of the whole cake as this is unfair on everyone else's entry) Both pictures will be judged.

Then and not before all of the pieces will go up on the blog. I'm going to ask the lovely Steph and Kate from papertrey to judge a winner for me and a runner up. THERE WILL BE A PRIZE for both.

Good luck and happy cake making - calorie free until you fill it with sweeties !

K x