Monday, April 20, 2015

Pretty in Pink Challenge

Click >HERE< for the badge winners of our Child's Play Challenge!

"I believe in PINK.  
I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.
I believe in kissing, kissing a lot.
I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.
I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.
I believe that tomorrow is another day.
And I believe in miracles.
~Audrey Hepburn


Hello card makers! It's time for another challenge here at Cards in Envy! This time we are looking for cards that have mostly the color PINK on them!  And as always, cards for our challenge must be A2 (4.25" x 5.5") size AND flat enough to fit in an envy!

The Cards in Envy Designers feel Pretty in Pink too with these wonderful card creations to inspire you. Be sure to click on each Designer's blog link for more details on their card and leave them some comment love!





 Ellen, In a World of Craft  

 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse








 Patricia, Thinking of Inking 



Sandy (Challenge Host) Sandy's Crafty Creations






Now it's your turn to share your Pretty in Pink 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: Pretty in Pink!
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 8 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,  May 3, 2015  at 6 p.m. Central Time.


Child's Play Badge Winners!

Ooops! So sorry, I had all the votes in but forgot to post the winners!  We loved all the wonderful kid cards for our Child's Play Challenge but after the votes were tallied, our #1 card for our FIRST CLASS badge is......

#2 Polka Dot Rosie, First Class Card

Here's the adorable First Class Card by Polka Dot Rosie! Isn't this little monster just the cutest ever?!!

Polka Dot Rosie, grab the First Class Badge below to proudly display on your own blog! And Congratulations!!  We loved your card!




Our IN THE MAILBOX CARDS selected by each Cards in Envy Designer as their personal favorite card from the challenge are:

#6 Sybrina K, In the Mailbox as Annie's Personal Favorite


#11 Larelyn, In the Mailbox as Ellen, Lisa, Kathy and Marilyn's Personal Favorite


#3 Andrea W,  In the Mailbox as Patricia's Personal Favorite


#2 Polka Dot Rosie, In the Mailbox as Wendi and Sandy's Personal Favorite

In the Mailbox Winners, grab your badge below and proudly display it on your own blog and Congratulations!


Thank you to all who shared their wonderful Child's Play cards with us! We hope you'll join us again for our current challenge Pretty in Pink and our future challenges too!

~Sandy and the Cards in Envy Designers

Monday, April 6, 2015

Child's Play Challenge!

Click >HERE< for our Spring is in the Air Badge Winners!

"Hey, hey, oh playmate,
Come out and play with me.
You'll bring your dollies three,
Climb up my apple tree.
Cry down my rain barrel,
Slide down my cellar door.
And we'll be jolly friends
Forever more."


Hello and welcome to another card challenge with us here at Cards in Envy! This time our theme is CHILD'S PLAY (cards for kids!)  We are looking for any type of card that is bright and fun and suitable to send to a child. Remember your card must be A2 size (4.25" X 5.5") AND  flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing to be accepted for our challenge.  

And now, please enjoy our fun and happy CHILD'S PLAY cards for kids created by our Cards in Envy Designers! Please click on each Designer's blog link for more details on their card and to leave them individual comment love!




 Ellen, In a World of Craft  



 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse






 Patricia, Thinking of Inking 


Sandy (Challenge Host) Sandy's Crafty Creations




Now it's your turn to share your Child's Play 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: Child's Play (Cards for Kids!)
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 8 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,  April 19, 2015  at 6 p.m. Central Time.

Spring is in the Air Badge Winners!

Oh wow! Thank you, thank you to each and every one of you that created a Spring/Easter card and shared it with us for our Spring is in the Air Challenge! So many beautiful and creative cards! It was so hard for the CIE designers to vote .  We wanted to pick them all! But we finally narrowed it down and the card receiving the most votes and becoming our FIRST CLASS CARD for this challenge was....

#13 Valerie L

Here is Valerie's adorable Spring card!



Congratulations Valerie!  Please grab the First Class badge below for this challenge and proudly display it on your own blog!



After voting for the First Class Card, the CIE Designers then picked their own personal favorite card from the challenge.  Here they are in no particular order, our IN THE MAILBOX CARDS for the Spring is in the Air Challenge!

#41 Nana Connie , In The Mailbox
Marilyn & Sandy's Personal Favorite


#38 Mandy, In The Mailbox
Lisa's Personal Favorite


#32 Shell B, In The Mailbox
Annie's Personal Favorite


#16  Mynn, In The Mailbox
Wendi's Personal Favorite


#42 Cathy P, In The Mailbox
Ellen's Personal Favorite


#9 Ellie, In The Mailbox
Patricia's Personal Favorite



Congratulations to all our In The Mailbox Cards!  Please grab the In The Mailbox badge below to display on your own blog!


Thank you again to all of you for sharing your fabulous cards for our blog challenge! We hope you'll join us for our new challenge--Child's Play!

~Sandy and the Cards in Envy Designers