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Mini Book Challenge-WCMD

Hi girls - Heather here again :). Is this not the best day ever? - World Card Making Day ROCKS!! I am so inspired I can hardly help myself!

I'm back again with another challenge for ya! This one is to make a mini book! Mini Books can be so fun - you can make mini scrapbooks, mini quote books, the possibilities are seriously endless! If you've never tried - you must! Today I wanted to share a fun idea I saw on Pinterest. Who here knows of the talented Ashley Cannon Newell?!? Is she not SO stinkin talented you don't know WHAT to do with yourself?!? I know. So, she has a FANTASTIC tutorial over on YouTube (which I found on Pinterest) on how to make a mini book/card set. The video itself is just flawless. You know, some videos when you go to create your own version of the project - it just ends up...off...somehow. It doesn't quite come out how the person in the video's project did - technique wise (does this happen to anyone else?!?). Rest assured crafty girls - that will not happen to you with this tutorial. Flawless. Here is my take on this awesome project.

 

Here is a pic of all of the cards in this mini book:

Then here is another that is a bit different.

and then this is the set of cards included with this mini book:

 

On this 2nd mini book, I only used kraft paper to construct it, then just embellished the covers. I thought it would be too "plain" but that's not the case at all! The cards are so fun that they add the fancy it needs :) Cute right? I kept my pages "clean" meaning they are plain (just like Ashley did in her video). That way the cards were the stars of this show :). Each pocket includes one card and a standard A2 envelope. I love the prospect of gifting it to someone as a card set, but encouraging them to use it as a mini "scrapbook" or picture holder afterward. Each pocket can fit about 10 pictures comfortably - which means this is a great gift for peeps with kids in their lives. Give one of these to Grandma and after she's used all of the cards, she can fill it up with pictures and whip this baby out of her purse and show off her grandbabies in the blink of an eye! Girls, I've made 4 of these in the past 5 days! It's THAT kinda easy and they are so much fun. I have big plans for these adorable mini books - I'm thinking Teacher Appreciation Day, friend's birthdays, etc. These are going to make lovely gifts. I can't WAIT to see the minis you all come up with. Won't you play along with me?!? Show us what you made by linking us on our Facebook page and uploading your images in our Flickr gallery.

Heather

Fall Colors Challenge-WCMD

Kristen is back with us sharing a card for her 2nd challenge. Create a card using a monocromatic theme. I love this time of year when it's becoming fall and her card does just that! Shows us that fall is upon us. She used some items from the Fall Kit, a few pieces from her stash and a sweet little white doily! Love that!  You can see more about this card and her challenge over on her blog.

And joining her in this challenge is Michelle P. I love this sweet card she created with the embellies along the top.  

Please join in the fun on our FACEBBOOK page and on Flickr!

Happy Creating!

 

Color Challenge-WCMD

Jeni here to bring you the Color Challenge for today. I love how this pink pops right off the page! WOW!!

{photo from www.weddingchicks.com}

The Challenge...use this image to create a card with these colors. Gold, black, white and pink. Here's what I came up with:

Share your image in our Flickr gallery and stop on by the Facebook page. Have fun creating!

Mixed Media Challenge-WCMD

Have any of you tried creating a mixed media card? They are so fun! And you can.not.mess.it.up! The only right way is to create it YOUR way. :)

Tiffany is here to share a card she created using some whipped spackle, glitter a stencil for her feather! She even broke out her remaining What a Hoot Kit. {this kit is sold out but you can get some great ideas over in the designer gallery for even more card making!)

And joining her in this challenge is Heather. She took some stamps to her card in different colors, layering them on top of each other slightly. Such a cool technique! I especially love that angel girl stamp! :)

Thanks for joining in this challenge and I hope it gives you a little bit of a jump start into some mixed media. Have fun with it! Join us over on our Facebook page and Flickr gallery.

Create A Card Set Challenge - WCMD

Happy Saturday CC2G friends!

Michele here with your next challenge for WCMD - CREATE A CARD SET. I hope you're enjoying this day of creative making and are stock piling your handmade cards for the season. 

I love creating simple and similar cards to have at the ready to send off to friends and family. Here I created a birthday card set using items from my stash and embellies from the CC2G Kits.

Doilies, I never tire of them:) Patterned paper from American Crafts, sentiment tags are from the July 2013 Isabella kit and ribbon from my stash. 

If you play along be sure to post your card images in our FLICKR gallery and linking to Facebook (and Twitter) and use hashtags #wcmd2014 #cc2g.

Happy Cardmaking

 

Photo on a Card Challenge-WCMD

Hey crafty friends! Heather here, and I am so excited for this challenge!

Do you ever add photos to your cards? I've seen this wonderfully done on Pinterest (ohhh how I adore thee, Pinterest!) and was excited to tackle it myself.

Ok, so sometimes I post random pictures of rainbows, rainy days, the sun bursting through the clouds (does everyone else do this too?) on Instagram. I get so inspired by the sky. Anyway. There is a lovely company (SocialPrintStudio ) that I use to print my Instagram photos (because I also LOVE to scrapbook!!) - you should check them out. The photos are amazing quality. So, the last time I placed an order, I added a bunch of my Insta pictures of the sky, thinking they'd be fun to add to cards - so I was VERY excited about this challenge!! Here are the cards I created:

 

I love how they came out! Hope you guys play along with me and this Photo On a Card Challenge!! I cant wait to see what you create!! Join us on our Facebook page and upload your images to Flickr.

~Heather

Sketch Challenge-WCMD

Hi Everyone! How's the creating going so far? Fun huh? Elizabeth is here sharing a sketch challenge for you to try. I love a good sketch to get things going. Use the sketch below to create a card today. :)

Here is Elizabeth's beautiful card. Isn't that circle stamping fun? 

And playing along with this challenge is Design Team Member, Jeni. She used a lot of items from the Fall Kit (there are only a few available).

Please join us over on Facebook and on Flickr and load your images. We would love to see your work. #wcmd2014 #cc2g

Monocromatic Card Challenge

Kristen is back to share her last challenge for the day during our World Card Making Day celebration.

Create a monocromatic card.

Isn't this card gorgeous!? I love how the silvery parts shimmer. WOW! If you need an anniversary card this is a great start! Join us over on Facebook and post your images in the Flickr gallery.

Have fun!

Tag on a Card Challenge-WCMD

Good Morning! And welcome to World Card Making Day 2014! WOOOOHOOOO!! I hope you have the entire day planned to wrap yourself in your creative "cave" and make cards all day long. :)

To start off the day, Michelle Phillipi is hosting a challenge with Using a tag on a card. How fun, huh? (I love that she chose something simple and doable in a short amount of time. Afterall....we are trying to make a lot of cards today. :) ) You can head on over to her blog to see more details and the story behind why she created this card. So fun!

And don't forget to upload your image to our FLICKR gallery. We want to see what you created on this day. There's also so fun stuff going on over on the Facebook page. It moves fast so check back often. There may even be a special kit just for the taking over there. #wcmd2014 #cc2g

Have a wonderful time creating!!

 

 

Shaped Cards Challenge-WCMD

Did Tiff's card give you the jump start you needed?? I sure hope so!!

Next up in Kristen! She is our guest designer this month and has come up with several challenges for you all to participate in. Here is her first one!!

I love that she used some bits from the Fall Kit (only a handful are left)! How clever to add those to this pumpkin card! She made her sweet little pumpkin out of oval circles. What could be easier?? (especially if you dont have one of those fancy cutting machines!) Head on over to her blog to see all the details!! And she's got a prize to go along with her challenges...don't miss it!

Play along with us by posting your card images in our FLICKR gallery and linking to Facebook (and Twitter) and use hashtags #wcmd2014 #cc2g

ENJOY!

 

One Layer Cards/Projects - WCMD PreParty Challenge

We're celebrating World Card Making Day early with a pre-party challenge! We are so excited to be joining with thousands of people who celebrate this day of card making.

Our first challenge is hosted by design team member Tiffany.

Create a one layer card or project:

Tiff used the rub-ons from our Be Merry Christmas Kit last year (there are only a few available) and some Metallic PITT pens to color in little details here and there. The embellies are from the Summer 2014 kit.

Playing along with Tiff is design team member Elizabeth. I love that she focused on stamping and coloring. Simple, elegant and timeless.

Make sure you like us on Facebook and any challenges that you do, post your card image over in our CC2G Flickr gallery with the title of the challenge. And use hashtag #wcmd2014 #cc2g with your posts.

Happy Cardmaking Friends!