Sketch #6 Challenge!

7/16/13  WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!

Winners for the July 1st  Sketch #6  challenge are:

First Class card is #5 Mynnette

 In The Mail Box cards are:  #4 Kristie M,  #9 Ellen Parker, #11 Patricia Hays

Congratulations!  Please send an email to cardenvydt@gmail.com with First Class Winner or In the Mail Box Winner as your subject line and I will send you your winner's badge to display on your own blog! Thank you to everyone who joined in on the fun for this challenge!

~Sandy and the Cards in Envy Designers 

Hello and welcome to a new challenge here on Cards in Envy!  This time we have another Sketch challenge for you.  The sketches for our challenges have all been created by one of our Designers, Denise, but she's had to cut back on some of her duties due to her job and other challenges so this will be our last sketch challenge.  Starting in August all of our challenges will be themed but if you love sketches, I will be posting sketches on our Cards in Envy Facebook page now and then so be sure to go like us so you'll see the sketches and other fun stuff on your newsfeed.

I also want to share some Cards in Envy Designer changes.  First, Andrea had to leave us early because of her health and needing to spend more time with family and to take better care of herself.  We will miss her!  Also, July is the last month for Cissy, Lisa B. and Katie.  Their 6 month term is finished the end of July and they have each decided they need to focus on other things for now.  We will miss them too! But that brings us to three new Designers who have joined us and while officially they were to start in August, I just couldn't wait and went ahead and brought them on board now.  You've already seen their work in challenges and as June Guest Designers.  Please welcome Wendi, Debbie and Lisa M. to Cards in Envy!  I encourage you to visit each of our Designers' blogs and leave them some comment love.  And now on with their fabulous card creations following Sketch #6.  All of the cards are A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") and will fit in an envelope with regular first class postage!

Cissy (Cissy Murphy.com) 

 Danie (D-Dazzled Scraps)

Debbie, (Scrap Enabler) 

Denise (Scrappy D's House of Cards) 

Karen (Calm Creations) 

  Katie (Crafty Khandy)

Lisa  B. {Lisa's Creative Niche} 

 Lisa M, (Lisa's Scrappy Hideaway) 

 Marilyn (Marilyn's Cricut Cards)

 Sandy, Challenge Host (Sandy's Crafty Creations)

Tanya (Generation Promise) 

 Wendi, (Scrappy Day in Paradise)

And now it is your turn to create a card following Denise's Sketch #6.

The challenge starts today, Monday, July 1st  at 12:00 a.m. Central Time and ends July 14th at 11:55 p.m. Central Time.  After the challenge ends,  the Designers will pick one card  as the "First Class" Winner for best all around card and three or more cards will be chosen as "In the Mailbox" for runners up.  All "winners' will be awarded one of our new Cards in Envy badges to proudly display on their own blog.

Please create and share  A2 (4.25" x 5.5") cards that fit  in an envelope with no lumpy bumpy flowers, buttons or embellishments. 

Sketch #5 Challenge

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!

Winners for the June 3rd Sketch #5 challenge are:

First Class card is #3 Kristie M.

Cards  In The Mail Box are:   #4 teresa kline, #10 Ellen Parker, #11 Just Yolie, #12 jaydee

Congratulations!  Please send an email to cardenvydt@gmail.com with First Class Winner or In the Mail Box Winner as your subject line and I will send you your winner's badge to display on your own blog! Thank you to everyone who joined in on the fun for this challenge!

~Sandy and the Cards in Envy Designers 


Hello and welcome to another challenge at Cards in Envy!  This time we challenge you to use this sketch by one of our Designers, Denise Gray. Please create an A2 (4.25" x 5.5") card that fits in an envelope with no lumpy bumpy flowers, buttons or embellishments.  For more details about the cards we want for our challenges, please check out our Challenge Guidelines.

Our Designers have created some fabulous cards with this sketch to inspire you!

Andrea (Permission to Create) 

Cissy (Cissy Murphy.com)

Danie (D-Dazzled Scraps)

Denise (Scrappy D's House of Cards)

Karen (Calm Creations)

Katie (Crafty Khandy)

Lisa  {Lisa's Creative Niche}

Marilyn (Marilyn's Cricut Cards)

Sandy, Challenge Host (Sandy's Crafty Creations)

Tanya (Generation Promise)

Now it's your turn to inspire us!  We are so happy when you share your fabulous card creations with us at Cards in Envy!  We wish EVERYONE could be a winner but part of the fun in a challenge is the competition AND the recognition!  Our challenge focuses on the recognition rather than prizes and that is why you see no sponsors or prizes for our challenges.  We now have two new challenge recognition badges for the winners of our challenges!  

• FIRST CLASS!  There will be only ONE person bestowed this honor which represents the Designer's Top Pick for Best Over All Card.
• IN THE MAILBOX!  There will be THREE or more  awarded this badge as the Designer's Favorites or Runners Up to the First Class Winner.

So....will you be First Class?  Or In The Mailbox?  We can't wait to find out!

One last thing, you may have noticed it looks a little bit different here at Cards in Envy--new header, new background, new challenge badge, new winner badges.  That's because Denise, one of our Co-Hosts, has had to step down as a challenge host (don't worry, she's still designing for us) and has handed the reins over to me.  I decided that along with the change over to a single host that I would also change the look of the blog.  I hope you like it and I look forward to leading you and my fabulous designers in some fun challenges.  Thank you for joining us here at Cards in Envy!

~Sandy

P.S. We're on Facebook! Come find us  at "Cards in Envy" and like our page!  We have challenge sneak peeks, weekly card quotes/sentiments and tips/discussions. Plus you can share your photos of cards you create that fit in and "Envy!"  We'd love to have you join us!

Cards in Envy Sketch #4 Challenge

The First Class Winner as the Designers' Favorite Card is:

  

#9 Tracy MacDonald

Congratulations, Tracy! Please email cardenvydt@gmail.com with First Class Winner in your subject line to claim your badge!

We had three runners up that are awarded the In the Mailbox Badge!

#1 Kristie M

#5 Lisa M

#10 Tip Top

Congratulations! Please email cardenvydt@gmail.com with "In the Mailbox Winner" as your subject to claim your badge!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this challenge.  We look forward to seeing you all in our new themed challenge--"make your own background!"

Welcome to our Cards in Envy Sketch #4 Challenge!  You are welcome to use any images, products or embellishments as long as you follow this sketch AND your card is no thicker than 1/4 inches.  Please feel free to interpret the sketch as you wish, just be sure the sketch can be seen.

Remember,  Cards in Envy is for cards that fit into a regular first class postage envelope.  The most common size being the A2 (5.5 inch x 4.25 inch) OR a square card (5 inch x 5 inches or SMALLER).  And please remember no lumpy bumpy embellishments.  A good rule of thumb is--only one layer on foam tape, no buttons on foam tape, flat flowers (paper flowers are good), no rosettes, no super thick buttons or brads, etc.  If all layers and embellishments together are thicker than 1/4 inch then it's not a card for Cards in Envy.  Any cards that look too lumpy or bumpy or appear too thick will not qualify for the winners circle and may be removed from the challenge.

The challenge starts today, Monday, May 6th and runs until Sunday, May 19th.  The Design Team will pick One Winner and a Top Three.  Each will earn a Cards in Envy Badge for their blog.

And now some inspiration from our design team:

Andrea

 Cissy

Danie

Karen

Katie

Lisa

Marilyn

Tanya

Sandy, Co-Host

Denise, Co-Host

Now, let’s see your fabulous creations!

Remember all cards linked must be flat to fit in an envelope. No lumpy, bumpy embellishments and 6x6 cards are NOT eligible. Square cards must be 5x5 or smaller, regular cards should be A2 or 4.25 x 5.5.  Entries for cards that clearly will not fit in an envy for first class postage will be disqualified.  Limit 3 entries per challenge and all entries must be current blog posts, no back-linking please.  Thank you!

Please visit the Design Team’s blogs by clicking on their names above their card creations and leave them some love.  Thank you!

Sketch #3 Challenge

This challenge we didn't have many entries but we did have a tie for first place.  #1 Lynne and #3 Debi B have tied for first place and are eligible for our Cards in Envy Winner's Button.  Please pick up your Winner's Button code on the Winners Tab above.  

Believe it or not, everyone else was tied up so we are inviting all the rest of the entries for this challenge to grab the Cards in Envy Top 3 button from the tab above and proudly display it on your blog.  

Thank you all for joining us for this challenge.  Congratulations to everyone!!!

Hello Everyone!  Happy April 1st!  We at Cards in Envy hope everyone had a lovely Easter weekend.  For our challenge this fortnight we have the Cards in Envy Sketch #3:

 Seriously?  Nah.... April Fools!!!!

Our "REAL" Sketch this fortnight is just a tad bit less cluttered ...

 Please feel free to interpret the sketch any way you wish as along as we can see the original sketch in your finished card.   Please remember, Cards in Envy is for cards that fit into a regular first class postage envelope.  The most common size being the A2 (5.5 inch x 4.25 inch) OR a square card ( 5 inch x 5 inch or SMALLER).  And please remember no lumpy bumpy embellishments.  A good rule of thumb is--only one layer on foam tape, no buttons on foam tape, flatter flowers (paper flowers are good), no rosettes, no super thick buttons or brads, etc.  If all layers and embellishments together are thicker than 1/4 inch then it's not a card for Cards in Envy.  

The challenge starts today, Monday, April 1st and runs until April 14th.  We will pick one winner (the best over all) and the Top Three.  Winner and Top Three will earn a Cards in Envy Badge for their blog.

And now for the Cards in Envy Design Team Inspiration Cards ...

Andrea

 Cissy

Danie

 Karen

 Katie

 Lisa

 Marilyn

Tanya

 Denise, Co-Host

Sandy, Co-Host

Now, it's your turn! Create and share a card using the Cards in Envy Sketch #3!

 
Please visit the Design Teams blogs by clicking on their names above their card creations and leave them some love to let them know you were there.  Thank you and have fun creating! ~ Denise


Please link your cards below .   Challenge ends April 14, 2013. Remember all cards linked must be flat to fit in an envelope. No lumpy, bumpy embellishments and no 6x6 cards. Thank you!