Hello Crafty friends! Thank you for joining in last week - we hope you enjoyed trying some new techniques and learning new skills  This time we are going to Celebrate Spring There's blossom on the trees, the daffodils are out - it's even beginning to get warmer at last! So this week make a card to celebrate Spring. Think Easter, Eid, Spring colours, Tulips, Daffodils, New growth Create anything you like cards, tags, or 3D project. Its up to you! Here’s some inspiration to get you thinking.   Kathy   Helen    This week's cover     Please g ..read more

   Hello Crafty friends! Thank you for joining in with last week's Get Well Soon theme - hopefully you' managed a couple so you're ready with a cheery wish when its needed! This time we've a REAL challenge for you! Try Something NEW! Its really easy to get into a craftingrut, isn't it? Well, this week we'dlike you to break out, be brave and try something you've never tried before! Do you dare to share something using a new technique, a new tool, maybe a new card fold? Create anything you like cards, tags, or 3D project. Its up to you! Here’s some inspiration to get you thinking ..read more

 Hello Crafty friends! Thank you for joining in with last week's Flowers challenge, seeing all the floral themed cards was wonderful and so cheering! It's the first Friday of the month and time for our Monthly Sentimental Challenge;  The theme for March is GET WELL SOON Wouldn't it be good to have the perfect card ready to send? These challenges help us grow our stock of cards for those times. So join in, make a couple of cards to match the sentiment and always ... Be Prepared! As usual, we'll share our ideas and we'd love you to join us keep the inspiration going. Here is some insp ..read more

   Hello Crafty friends! Thank you for joining in with last week's Pizza challenge, and to those who've expressed an interest in taking up a Guest Designer spot - it's always wonderful to see new faces on our blog. This week's challenge is  Bring Me Flowers Let’s shower some floral love around the crafting world! Your flowers can be any kind you like from roses to gorgeous peonies, made in any way you like! Adorn your creations with different florals and inspire each other with our creations Create anything you like cards, tags, or 3D project. Its up to you! Here’s some inspirat ..read more

 Hello Crafty friends! Thank you for joining in with last week's Pink and Green challenge, it's such a cheery colour palette - we hope it made your February seem brighter! Don't forget to leave a comment if you'd like to be considered for a Guest Designer spot - it's always wonderful to see new faces on our blog. This week's challenge is: Friday Night is Pizza Night   This week, please be inspired by a Friday night staple! Make a card featuring a pizza in some way, be inspired by shapes associated with them such as circles, triangles or wedges, or perhaps by the colours of Italy, the ..read more

   Hello Crafty friends! Thank you for joining in with last week's Sentimental challenge, and to those who've expressed an interest in taking up a Guest Designer spot - it's always wonderful to see new faces on our blog. Oh, and we're delighted to welcome our lovely Helen back to share her cretions with us all This week's challenge is a colour themed one: Mainly Pink and Green We would love to see your creations featuring mainly these two colours, be they soft pastels or deep and vibrant! Create anything you like cards, tags, or 3D project. Its up to you! Here’s some inspiration to g ..read more

 Hello everyone and happy Friday!  Welcome to the Daring Cardmarkers blog. If you've joined in and shared 'In Flight' projects last week, thank you! We hope you'll join in with us this week too!  If you didn't - don't worry, the Linky is still open for a few more days (as we were late posting. oops!), so please scroll down to the last post and share your creations there.   We fancied a change for our First Friday challenges so instead of an inspiring moodboard each month,  this year, on the first Friday of each month we'll have a Monthly Sentimental Challenge We all fi ..read more

   Hello Crafty friends! We are back after a much needed break and we are looking forward to a new year with new creative challenges. The Daring Cardmakers challenge this week is called: IN FLIGHT We would love to see your creations with things that fly, Flights of Fancy, Time Flies... Birds, Planes, Balloons, Magic carpets....  Create anything you like cards, tags, or 3D project. Its up to you! Here’s some inspiration to get you thinking. Get in touch if you are intereseted in seeing your work on our blog - we are always looking for guest designers and new teamies wanting to&nb ..read more

  Hello Crafty Friends We hope you enjoyed using the word BRIGHT as your prompt last week, your projects certainly brightened our mood!   This week its our last challenge before our annual break, so however you spend the next few weeks, we wish you all a joyful and peaceful Christmas holiday and we look forward to seeing you again in the new year. Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024 For the challenges leading up to Christmas we're giving you either a picture or a word prompt each week and then the rest is up to you!    For the last ONE WORD PROMPT the word of the week i ..read more

    Hello Crafty Friends We hope you enjoyed using the December mood-board last week - thank you so much for joining in and sharing your creativity!  Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024 For the challenges leading up to Christmas we're giving you either a picture or a word prompt each week and then the rest is up to you!    For the next ONE WORD PROMPT the word of the week is BRIGHT What do you think of when you read that word? What will you make inspired by the word BRIGHT? Remember, anything goes -  make Tags, Bags, Cards, Décor, Boxes... whatever  takes you ..read more