Kimx hosted our final ever challenge, Things that go bump in the Night, and her Winner and Top 5 are:-   3 Silke and her top 5 are:- 5 Melanie 11 Deanne 12 Vicki 13 Alicia O'Bryant 15 Paperesse Congratulations to you all. Don't forget to collect your badges from the sidebar. This was our final ever challenge. Thanks for joining in the fun with us all these years, we have thoroughly enjoyed visiting your blogs and seeing your amazing makes. Happy Crafting all and Stay Safe ..read more

Before we get to today’s challenge theme, I have an announcement to make. After 9 years of running things here at Crafty Cardmakers it is with a heavy heart I have made the decision to close the blog. I have had health issues for some time now and I have come to the realisation that actually struggling on like this has been stifling any creativity I started out with. Sadly what was an enjoyable part of my week has become a chore. It hasn't helped that blogger decided to fix what was not broken and made it more difficult to edit posts than pre-change. So this will be our last challenge. I will ..read more

 Monika has picked the Winner and Top 5 for our Create A Tag challenge and they are:- 2 Vicki and her top 5 are 6 Aimeslee 7 Alicia O'Bryant 10 Zoechaos 13 Lorraine A 20 Silke Congratulations to you all. Don't forget to collect your badges from the sidebar ..read more

Dr. Monika is hosting today's challenge, Create a Tag. As usual anything you care to enter is fine, a card, scrap layout, mixed media piece or home decor, as long as it includes a tag you have created, or it can just be a tag on it's own. Some inspiration from our fabulous DT Dr. Monika I made a Mini Tag Book for our challenge. I love creating backgrounds with different textures, so for this Tag Book I have used gorgeous Mudra Stamp sets and stencils. I added the colours using Lindy's Stamp Gang's magical shakers and Prima Marketing - Finnabair acrylic paints and wax. I have used Tim Holt ..read more

Angela hosted our Shabby Chic challenge and her Winner and Top 5 are:-   12 Priya and her top 5 are:- 3 Vintage Pop Up 4 Coby 8 Jane Willis 13 Meg 15 Anet Congratulations to you all. Don't forget to collect your badges from the sidebar, and we look forward to seeing you back here at 12 Noon for our new challenge ..read more

Angela is hosting today's challenge, Shabby Chic. As usual anything you care to enter is fine, a card, scrap layout, mixed media piece or home decor, as long as it meets the theme. Some inspiration from our fabulous DT Angela I love Shabby Chic designs and I've made this card using printed papers and dies by Crafter's Companion finished with black die cut flowers by Tim Holtz, Stickles glitter glue, splashed paint, enamel dots and a dragonfly. I look forward to seeing what you all come up with xXx Josephine I made some visitors' face masks for donating to a hospital where I volunteer, an ..read more

Judy hosted our Recycled Element challenge and her Winner and Top 5 are:-   8 Aimeslee      and her top 5 are:- 1 Hazel 5 Stempelfrida 10 Diane Louise 11 This Little Place 13 Sweetpea Congratulations to you all. Don't forget to collect your badges from the sidebar, and we look forward to seeing you back here at 12 Noon for our new challenge ..read more

Judy is hosting today's challenge, Use a Recycled Element. As usual anything you care to enter is fine, a card, scrap layout, mixed media piece or home decor, as long as it meets the theme. The whole project can be recycled or it might just have one recycled element on it. If it's not obvious please tell us what you have recycled. Some inspiration from our fabulous DT Judy I created for this recycle challenge a notebook for a friend. The core of my notebook was made from  a cereal box  found in  my recycling bin. The front of my book I used a Lavina stamp along with other s ..read more

Mary hosted our Things with Wings challenge and her Winner and Top 5 are:- 40 Aussie-annie An amazing amount of work must have gone into this journal. I thought it really stunning. and her top 5 are:- 4 Fiona   17 Janis Lewis 70 Butterfly Lady   76 EmmaT   81 Meg Congratulations to you all. Don't forget to collect your badges from the sidebar, and we look forward to seeing you back here at 12 Noon for our new challenge ..read more

Mary is hosting today's challenge, Things With Wings. As usual anything you care to enter is fine, a card, scrap layout, mixed media piece or home decor, as long as it meets the theme. Please don't make your 'winged thing' a tiny embellishment in the corner. We would like your Wings to be a prominent part of your creation. Some inspiration from our fabulous DT Mary I used dies from Tattered Lace and Carnations Craft and downloadable vignettes from Carnation Crafts to create this card. Josephine I used this Youtube video to make my first every Waterfall card and filled it with Ching Chou ..read more