Monday, December 15, 2014

Christmas CAROLS Challenge

Click >HERE< for the list of badge winners for our Santa is Coming to Town challenge.

"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." 
~Buddy {from the movie ELF}

 It's a wonderful time of the year! Busy but still a wonderful time! I especially love listening to CHRISTMAS CAROLS on Pandora as I work on my Christmas projects.  There are so many wonderful songs--new and old and since I'm sure one or more of them surely inspire your crafting creations, I picked CHRISTMAS CAROLS as our theme for this last Cards in Envy challenge of 2014.  We are looking for cards that have been INSPIRED by a CHRISTMAS CAROL.  For this challenge, please be sure to share in your post what song or carol inspired your card creation. And as always, your card must be an A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") AND flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.

And now, the cards by our fabulous, talented Cards in Envy Designers!  Each card was inspired by a Christmas Carol as listed underneath their name.  Please visit each designers' blog for more details about their creations and leave them some comment love.  Just click on the blog name/link beside their name to head over to their blog.


Inspired by "Frosty the Snowman"




   Ellen, In a World of Craft  
Inspired by "Jingle Bells"




  Karen, Calm Creations
Inspired by "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"




 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse
Inspired by "Oh Christmas Tree"




 Inspired by "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"




Inspired by "Angels We Have Heard on High"


 Patricia, Thinking of Inking 
 Inspired by "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"



 Sandy (Challenge Host) Sandy's Crafty Creations
Inspired by "White Christmas"




 Inspired by "Jingle Bells"


We can't wait to see your Inspired by a CHRISTMAS CAROL card!    Make sure it is an A2 card flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.

Here are a few reminders about our challenge requirements:
  1. No square cards.  All cards entered must be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")
  2. No lumpy, bumpy cards.  Elements on your card need to be relatively flat (no thicker than 1/4")
  3. Limit entries to 3 per challenge.
  4. No Back Linking.  Cards must be posted to your blog or online album during the challenge dates.  If it was posted online BEFORE the beginning of our challenge, it cannot be linked.
  5. Entry must be for the current theme: INSPIRED BY A CHRISTMAS CAROL A2 CARD
Additional rules can be found under the Challenge Guidelines tab at the top under our blog header.

Our Designers will be voting on their favorite cards which will be announced on our blog  the Tuesday or Wednesday following the close of the challenge.. We will have one FIRST CLASS which is the card that receives the most votes from the Designers and each Designer will pick one card as their favorite for  IN THE MAILBOX. That means we may have up to 10 In the Mailbox cards for a challenge.  We decided to go with this fun method as each Designer has their own unique style and preference.  Each chosen may grab one of our fun badges for their blog! The badges for the challenge will be in the winners post following the close of the challenge after all the Designer votes are in.  The winners will also be announced on our Facebook Page, so come Like us so you'll know quickly if you were a winner.  

THIS IS A CARDS ONLY CHALLENGE.  Entries not following our rules and guidelines will be deleted without notice or comment.  PLEASE NOTE:  NO SQUARE CARDS   Challenge ends Sunday,  January 4, 2015  at 6 p.m. Central Time.

IMPORTANT! Please make sure you are linking directly to your card POST and not just to your blog Home page.  When we click on your link below, it must take us to your card for this challenge, not just to your home page.  Links that do not go directly to a card for the current challenge will be deleted.   


Santa is Coming to Town Challenge Badge Winners

Hello and thank you to all who shared their beautiful, adorable Santa A2 cards for our Santa is Coming to Town challenge!

The CIE designers voted and narrowed down their top  pick of this challenge  for the FIRST CLASS Card to:

#11 Tracyf, First Class Card

We loved Tracy's star shaped Santa card that fit in an A2 envelope!  So cute!

Tracy, grab the First Class Badge below and share it on your blog.


And the CIE designers that voted in this challenge, also picked their personal favorite card from all the entries.  The In the Mailbox badge winners are listed below.


#8 Fit Kitty, In the Mailbox as Ellen's Personal Favorite


 #9 Mari K, In the Mailbox as Kathy's Personal Favorite


 #10 M Sweet, In the Mailbox as Annie's Personal Favorite


 #14 Kate, In the Mailbox as Sandy's Personal Favorite


#11 Tracyf, In the Mailbox as Patrica, Karen, Wendi and Lisa's Personal Favorite

In the Mailbox Badge Winners, please grab your badge below and display it on your blog!

Congratulations to each of you and we hope you'll play along with us for our next challenge here on Cards in Envy!

~Sandy and the CIE Designers

Monday, December 1, 2014

SANTA is Coming to Town! Challenge

Click >HERE< for the badge winners of our Thankful for You Challenge.



"You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town"

Well here it is! The first day of December! Are you ready?  SANTA is coming to town and that's our card challenge for the next two weeks! We want to see your A2 cards that feature Santa, Santa's Hat or Santa's Suit!  Remember, your card must be flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing AND must be the A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")

Our designers have created some really cute Santa themed cards for your enjoyment and inspiration! Be sure to visit the links to their blogs for more card creation details and leave them some comment love!






   Ellen, In a World of Craft 




  Karen, Calm Creations



 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse










 Patricia, Thinking of Inking 




 Sandy (Challenge Host) Sandy's Crafty Creations






We can't wait to see your SANTA themed card!    Make sure it is an A2 card flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.

Here are a few reminders about our challenge requirements:
  1. No square cards.  All cards entered must be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")
  2. No lumpy, bumpy cards.  Elements on your card need to be relatively flat (no thicker than 1/4")
  3. Limit entries to 3 per challenge.
  4. No Back Linking.  Cards must be posted to your blog or online album during the challenge dates.  If it was posted online BEFORE the beginning of our challenge, it cannot be linked.
  5. Entry must be for the current theme: SANTA is Coming to Town  A2 CARD
Additional rules can be found under the Challenge Guidelines tab at the top under our blog header.

Our Designers will be voting on their favorite cards which will be announced on our blog  the Tuesday or Wednesday following the close of the challenge.. We will have one FIRST CLASS which is the card that receives the most votes from the Designers and each Designer will pick one card as their favorite for  IN THE MAILBOX. That means we may have up to 10 In the Mailbox cards for a challenge.  We decided to go with this fun method as each Designer has their own unique style and preference.  Each chosen may grab one of our fun badges for their blog! The badges for the challenge will be in the winners post following the close of the challenge after all the Designer votes are in.  The winners will also be announced on our Facebook Page, so come Like us so you'll know quickly if you were a winner.  

THIS IS A CARDS ONLY CHALLENGE.  Entries not following our rules and guidelines will be deleted without notice or comment.  PLEASE NOTE:  NO SQUARE CARDS   Challenge ends Sunday,  December 14, 2014 at 6 p.m. Central Time.

IMPORTANT! Please make sure you are linking directly to your card POST and not just to your blog Home page.  When we click on your link below, it must take us to your card for this challenge, not just to your home page.  We've had several of these in the past and we corrected them but will not correct this in the future.  Links that do not go directly to a card for the current challenge will be deleted.   

Thankful for You Winners!

Wow! We had so many wonderful Thankful for You cards in this challenge that it was really hard to pick the #1 card but we added up the votes and decided that our FIRST CLASS Thankful card belongs to:

 #15 Nazeema, First Class Card


Nazeema, please grab the Frist Class badge below and post it on your blog. Congratulations!




Each Designer again picked their own personal favorite from all the entries and bestowed the title of IN THE MAILBOX to the following:

#1 Kim's Cards -  In the Mailbox as Lisa's Personal Favorite


 #12 AJ -  In the Mailbox as Wendi's Personal Favorite


 #6 CraftyCOL - In the Mailbox as Ellen's Personal Favorite


 #22 Deonna B - In the Mailbox as Marilyn's Personal Favorite


 #18 Ema M - In the Mailbox as Sandy's Personal Favorite


 #17 Lynn Hayes - In the Mailbox as Annie's Personal Favorite


 #2 Nancy Grac - In the Mailbox as Karen's Personal Favorite


 #15 Nazeema - In the Mailbox as Kathy & Patricia's Personal Favorite

In the Mailbox Winners, grab the badge below for your blogs!

Congratulations to all of you and thank you to everyone who shared their card with us for this challenge!

~Sandy and the CIE Designers

Monday, November 17, 2014

THANKFUL for You Challenge

Click >HERE< for our Pumpkin Patch badge winners!

It will soon be Thanksgiving here in the USA and what better time of the year to make Thankful for You or Thank You Cards?  So that's what this challenge is all about.!  Create an A2 Card (4.25" x 5.5") that is a thank you card or a thankful card.  Your card does need to convey a thank you or thankful type message.  See the Designer cards below for examples.

To inspire you as you create your card, here are the fabulous Thankful cards by our Cards in Envy Designers.  Be sure to click on the links by their names to visit their blogs for more details and let them know you stopped by!




  Debbie, Scrap Enabler  


   Ellen, In a World of Craft 


   Karen, Calm Creations



 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse









 Patricia, Thinking of Inking 



 Sandy (Challenge Host) Sandy's Crafty Creations





We'd love to see your Thankful (Thank You) card!  Make sure it is an A2 card flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.

Here are a few reminders about our challenge requirements:
  1. No square cards.  All cards entered must be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")
  2. No lumpy, bumpy cards.  Elements on your card need to be relatively flat (no thicker than 1/4")
  3. Limit entries to 3 per challenge.
  4. No Back Linking.  Cards must be posted to your blog or online album during the challenge dates.  If it was posted online BEFORE the beginning of our challenge, it cannot be linked.
  5. Entry must be for the current theme: THANKFUL (Thank You)  A2 CARD
Additional rules can be found under the Challenge Guidelines tab at the top under our blog header.

Our Designers will be voting on their favorite cards which will be announced on our blog  the Tuesday or Wednesday following the close of the challenge.. We will have one FIRST CLASS which is the card that receives the most votes from the Designers and each Designer will pick one card as their favorite for  IN THE MAILBOX. That means we may have up to 10 In the Mailbox cards for a challenge.  We decided to go with this fun method as each Designer has their own unique style and preference.  Each chosen may grab one of our fun badges for their blog! The badges for the challenge will be in the winners post following the close of the challenge after all the Designer votes are in.  The winners will also be announced on our Facebook Page, so come Like us so you'll know quickly if you were a winner.  

THIS IS A CARDS ONLY CHALLENGE.  Entries not following our rules and guidelines will be deleted without notice or comment.  PLEASE NOTE:  NO SQUARE CARDS   Challenge ends Sunday,  November 30, 2014 at 6 p.m. Central Time.

IMPORTANT! Please make sure you are linking directly to your card POST and not just to your blog Home page.  When we click on your link below, it must take us to your card for this challenge, not just to your home page.  We've had several of these in the past and again for this challenge and I corrected them but will not correct this in the future.  Links that do not go directly to a card for the current challenge will be deleted.  Thank you--Sandy


Pumpkin Patch Winners!

Thank you every one for playing along for our Pumpkin Patch Challenge! Again, it was hard for us to narrow it down to one top card but the Designer's voted and decided that our FIRST CLASS card belongs to:

#5 Sherry H, First Class Card

Sherry, grab the First Class Badge below for your blog!


And now for our In The Mailbox cards!  Each designer picked their personal favorite from the challenge and here they are...

#9 Debi B - In the Mailbox as Lisa's Personal Favorite
 #6 Jerrie - In the Mailbox as Ellen's Personal Favorite


#10 Julie O - In the Mailbox as Sandy's Personal Favorite


 #3 M Sweet - In the Mailbox as Patricia's Personal Favorite


 #4 M Sweet - In the Mailbox as Debbie's Personal Favorite


#1 NanaConnie - In the Mailbox as Annie's Personal Favorite


#11 Nazeema - In The Mailbox as Kathy's Personal Favorite


#5 Sherry H - In the Mailbox as Wendi, Karen, and Marilyn's Personal Favorite


In the Mailbox Winners, grab the badge below for your blogs!



Again, thank you for joining us for our Pumpkin Patch challenge. We hope you'll join us again for our current and future challenges!

~Sandy and the CIE Designers