Monday, January 18, 2016

White on White Card Challenge

The badge winners for the Shiny New Challenge are posted >HERE<.

Hello Cards in Envy card peeps!  Here we are already past the middle of January 2016 and at the third Monday of the month!  Wow!  That means it's time for a new challenge here on the blog.  This time, though it's winter here in the USA, we are not going to ask for snow cards. BUT we are going to ask for cards that are WHITE ON WHITE!  That means create and share white cards, any theme, as long as they are mostly white ( a tiny bit of color is okay).  Remember, all cards must be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") and flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing!

And now, here are some wonderful white on white cards by our Cards in Envy Designers!  Please click on the blog link by their name for more details about their card creation and leave them some comment love while you are there.







 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse










  Patricia, Thinking of Inking  





Sandy (Challenge Host), Sandy's Crafty Creations 



Sherry, Bits of Cheer








Now it's time for you to create a White on White 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(shaped cards allowed IF you list the size of your card--height and width). 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.

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. REMEMBER!  NO SQUARE or SHAPED CARDS unless you provide the measurements of your shaped card.   Challenge ends Sunday, January 31,  2016 at 6:00 p.m. Central Time.
  

Shiny New Year Badge Winners

We loved, loved, loved the beautiful New Year's and/or Shiny cards for our Shiny New Year challenge! The CIE Designers voted and we had our First Class card winner!

Congratulations to
#12 Valerie L
We loved Valerie's shiny heart and loved card!
Congratulations again Valerie!  Grab the First Class badge below to proudly display on your own blog!

Our designers also picked one card each as their own personal favorite from all the entries.  Here they are in no particular order:

#11 Kathy S, In the Mailbox as Sherry's Personal Favorite

#3 Graciellie, In the Mailbox as Marilyn, Kathy and Donna's Personal Favorite


#6 Toss in a Little Glitter, In the Mailbox as Annie's Personal Favorite


#1 Kasia, In the Mailbox as Lisa's Personal Favorite



#12 Valerie L, In the Mailbox as Sandy's Personal Favorite



#15 Mary Marsh, In the Mailbox as Sybrina's Personal Favorite


#7 Carol S, In the Mailbox as Wendi's Personal Favorite

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

Thank you to every one who played along with this challenge! We hope you'll join us again. We have another challenge that has started with a theme of White on White cards.

~Sandy and the CIE Designers

Monday, January 4, 2016

Shiny New Year Card Challenge

The badge winners for the Let It Snow challenge are posted >HERE<.


Hello and Happy New Year!  This is our first challenge for 2016 and we are looking for cards with a theme of SHINY NEW YEAR!  Now there are a couple of ways to do a card for this challenge. 1)You can make a card for New Years OR 2)You can make a card that is shiny!  Any theme is okay as long as your card has shiny things on it.  Hopefully this is clear enough 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.

To inspire you, here are the cards created by some of our Cards in Envy Designers for the SHINY NEW YEAR card challenge.  Please click on the link by their name for more details about their card creations and when you are on their blog, leave some comment love so they'll know you stopped by.









 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse












Sandy (Challenge Host), Sandy's Crafty Creations 



Sherry, Bits of Cheer










Now it's time for you to create a SHINY NEW YEAR 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(shaped cards allowed IF you list the size of your card--height and width). 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.

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. REMEMBER!  NO SQUARE or SHAPED CARDS unless you provide the measurements of your shaped card.   Challenge ends Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Central Time.
 

Let It Snow! Badge Winners

Thank you to all who shared their fabulous Let It Snow card creations for our last challenge!  We had it all...snowflakes, snowmen, snow scenes etc.  So many wonderfully snowy cards that we had a hard time picking a winner.  Of the designers that were able to vote, we picked the following card as our First Class badge winner:

Congratulations to #20 Cheryl L
FIRST CLASS CARD
We loved your watercolor background with the beautiful snowflakes!

Cheryl, please grab the First Class Badge for the Let It Snow Challenge below to proudly display on your own blog.


We then picked our personal favorite card from the challenge as In the Mailbox cards.  Here they are in no particular order:

#9 Karen McAl, In the Mailbox as Donna's Personal Favorite




#6 Cathy P, In the Mailbox as Wendi's Personal Favorite



#18 Theresa P, In the Mailbox as Sandy's Personal Favorite



#5 Sharon, In the Mailbox as Lisa's Personal Favorite



#13 Kathy S, In the Mailbox as Annie's Personal Favorite


#28 Cathy P, In the Mailbox as Sherry and Kathy's Personal Favorite



#1 Susan, In the Mailbox as Sybrina's Personal Favorite

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


Again, thank you to all of you for playing along with this challenge.  We hope you'll join us again.  Our first challenge for 2016 is up and the theme is Shiny New Year!

~Sandy and the CIE Designers