Cute and Cuddly Challenge!

The Badge Winners for the Birthday Party challenge are listed >HERE<

We had a fabulous time celebrating with the Birthday Party challenge but now it's time to move on to a new challenge and this time we want to see cards that feature things that are CUTE and CUDDLY! This could be teddy bears, puppies, kittens, fluffy bunnies, lambs, cuddly toys etc. If it looks cute and cuddly and we can see from your card that it's cute and cuddly, it will be perfect for this challenge.  However, if you feel you need to explain why it's cute and cuddly then maybe it's really not.  As always, all cards linked for this challenge MUST be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") AND flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing. If it doesn't fit those requirements, it will be deleted.

So what did our designers find that was CUTE and CUDDLY for their cards?  Well, scroll down a bit and you will see....please click on their blog link by their names for more details about their card creation and to leave them some comment love!

 Annie, Pawsitive Thoughts by Annie

Donna, Crafty Colonel

 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse

Lisa, Lisa's Scrappy Hideaway 

Marilyn,  Marilyn's Cricut Cards

  Patricia, Thinking of Inking 

Sandy (Challenge Host), Sandy's Crafty Creations 

Sherry, Bits of Cheer

  Sybrina,   Chapter Three, Taking Life One Page at a Time

 Wendi, Scrappy Day in Paradise

Now it's time for you to create a CUTE and CUDDLY CARD and share it with us in the linky below. Make sure it is an A2 card (4.25" x 5.5")  flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.

Here are a few reminders about our challenge requirements:

• No square or shaped cards.  All cards entered must be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")
• No lumpy, bumpy cards.  Elements on your card need to be relatively flat (no thicker than 1/4")
• Limit entries to 3 per challenge.
• 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.
• Entry must be for the current theme: Cute and Cuddly

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.  REMEMBER!  NO SQUARE or SHAPED CARDS   Challenge ends Sunday, September 6, 2015   at 6 p.m. Central Daylight Time.

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Birthday Party! Badge Winners

Oh my! What a party! Birthday party challenge that is! All of your birthday cards were wonderful, so much fun and celebratory. But we could only pick one for our First Class winner. After all the CIE Designers voted, and the votes were tallied, we came up with this card as the winner!

#7 Maikreations, First Class Winner

Congratulations Maikreations!  Please grab the First Class badge below to proudly display on your own blog.

Our designers then picked their one personal favorite card from  all the entries to be In the Mailbox. The winners are shown below in no particular order.

#21 Ruza, In the Mailbox Badge Winner as Annie, Marilyn, Sybrina and Donna's Personal Favorite

#18 Maikreations, In the Mailbox Badge Winner as Patricia's Personal Favorite

#15 Mandy L, In the Mailbox Badge Winner as Wendi's Personal Favorite

#4 Diane H, In the Mailbox Badge Winner as Kathy and Sherry's Personal Favorite

#1, Mandy L, In the Mailbox Badge Winner as Sandy's Personal Favorite

#27 Mary Marsh, In the Mailbox Badge Winner as Lisa's Personal Favorite

Congratulations every one!  Please grab your In the Mailbox badge below to proudly display on your own blog.

Thank you all for your wonderful birthday card entries! We truly loved each one and wish you all could be winners.  We have a new challenge that has started for "Cute and Cuddly" cards and hope you can join us again!

~Sandy and the CIE Designers

It's a Birthday Party!

The winners of the badges for the Christmas in July challenge are listed >HERE<

Not ours, but someone's, right?  For this challenge we want to celebrate BIRTHDAYS!  The theme is Birthday Party which means we are looking for BIRTHDAY CARDS!  Cards, of course, must be A2 size (4.5" x 5.5") AND flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.  Please read the rules and be aware that if you post a square or shaped card that it will be deleted from the linky without notice regardless of it's size.  Our challenges are for the specific size card listed in our rules. We know this is harder for those overseas but if you'll compare the size listed and create accordingly, you'll be fine.

First, a bit of news to share---our Cards in Envy Designer, Ellen needed to take a break so we have bid her a fond farewell BUT we added two NEW Designers to our team!  Be sure to leave a comment to welcome Donna and Sherry!  Also, click on the Cards in Envy Designer tab above to read their bio and see their photo so you'll know who they are.  Many of you may already know them from  Operation Write Home and know that they are wonderful at creating simple, A2 Cards that can be mailed.  Donna and Sherry, we are thrilled to have you on board with us here at Cards in Envy!

And now, here are the Cards in Envy Designers birthday cards to give you some ideas and inspiration!  Let's Party with these adorable, fun birthday cards!  Be sure to click on each designers' blog link above their card to head over to their blog for more details on their creations.

 Annie, Pawsitive Thoughts by Annie

Donna, Crafty Colonel

 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse

Lisa, Lisa's Scrappy Hideaway 

Marilyn,  Marilyn's Cricut Cards

  Patricia, Thinking of Inking 

Sandy (Challenge Host), Sandy's Crafty Creations

Sherry, Bits of Cheer

  Sybrina,   Chapter Three, Taking Life One Page at a Time

 Wendi, Scrappy Day in Paradise

Now it's time for you to create a BIRTHDAY CARD  and share it with us in the linky below. Make sure it is an A2 card (4.25" x 5.5")  flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.

Here are a few reminders about our challenge requirements:

• No square or shaped cards.  All cards entered must be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")
• No lumpy, bumpy cards.  Elements on your card need to be relatively flat (no thicker than 1/4")
• Limit entries to 3 per challenge.
• 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.
• Entry must be for the current theme: Birthday Party

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.  REMEMBER!  NO SQUARE or SHAPED CARDS   Challenge ends Sunday, August 16, 2015   at 6 p.m. Central Daylight Time.

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Christmas in July Badge Winners!

Wow!  Just Wow!!! So many wonderful Christmas cards!!  It was very hard to pick our winner but after all the votes were in, our First Class Card was chosen!   Congratulation to.....

#24 Pia, First Class Badge Winner

We loved the simplicity of this card, the adorable image and the paper pieced jammies!  Pia, please grab the First Class badge below to proudly share on your own blog!

After the First Class card was chosen, each CIE Designer picked their personal favorite card.  Here they are in no particular order:

#18 Kelli P, In the Mailbox as Patricia's Personal Favorite!

#8 Asha, In the Mailbox as Sandy's Personal Favorite!

 #12 Lorraine A, In the Mailbox as  Marilyn's Personal Favorite!

#14 Dawn Frost, In the Mailbox as Annie's Personal Favorite

#19 Vikki W, In the Mailbox as Lisa's Personal Favorite

#26 Ike, In the Mailbox as Kathy's Personal Favorite

#32 Lyn T, In the Mailbox as Wendi's Personal Favorite

#24 Pia, In the Mailbox as Ellen and Sybrina's Personal Favorite

In the Mailbox winners, please grab your badge below to share on your own blog.  Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone who created a Christmas Card in July and shared it with us for our challenge here on Cards in Envy.  All the cards were beautiful and will make someone very happy this holiday season.  We have a new challenge ongoing right now to celebrate Birthdays and hope you'll be able to join us!

~Sandy and the Cards in Envy Designers