Welcome to Our First Challenge

 The winner of our first challenge is:

#5 Kristie M.  

Congratualtions Kristie, please go to the winners tab and pick up your Cards in Envy Winner's Button!

The top three are (in no particular order):

 #2 Mynnette

#4 Chrissy xx

#13 Ellen Parker.  

Congratulations!! Ladies please pick up your "Top 3" Button and display it proudly on your blogs.  Thank you to everyone who has joined us in our first Cards in Envy challenge.  It was a difficult decision, all the entries were fabulous!

We look forward to seeing you all in our next challenge.

Hello and Welcome Everyone!  Thank you for joining us for our very first ~ Cards in Envy ~ Challenge!  We're a new challenge blog that's all about creating handmade cards that will fit into regular envelopes ... hence the name "Cards in Envy".  We all know we can stuff all kinds of bumpy, lumpy cards loaded with ribbons, buttons and bows into an envelope, flatten it out the best we can, throw a stamp or two on it and cross our fingers that it goes through the mail.  Here at Cards in Envy we're uncrossing our fingers because we KNOW our cards will go through the mail and without additional postage! 

Our challenge will alternate between sketches and themes.  The first Monday of each month I (Denise) will be posting a simple "Sketch" challenge.  You can interpret the sketch any way you wish as long as we can see the original design in your finished card.  The third Monday of each month, my co-host (Sandy) will be posting a "Theme" challenge.  In all challenges you MUST create a card that is no thicker than 1/4 inch thick. You cannot use embellishments that are thicker than a standard shirt button.  Sandy has posted the guidelines on the "How to Play" tab above; we invite you to take a moment or two to review them.  

For our first "Sketch" challenge you are welcome to use any image, stamp, cutting machine, punch, die cut, color and embellishments ... just create an "Envy Friendly" card that follows this sketch:

 Winners will receive a Cards in Envy Blog Button. 
  
Please check out the wonderful creations by the Cards in Envy Design Team, visit their blogs by clicking on their names and please leave them some love:

Danie

Andrea

Karen

Katie

Lisa

Cissy

Marilyn

Sandy (co-host)

Tanya

Denise (co-host)

If you'd like to meet our Design Team and visit their blogs,
please click on the "Design Team" tab above.
Please feel free to leave a comment, we'd love to meet all of you!

We're Excited! Are You??

We're all very excited to have YOU join us on our new challenge blog ... Cards In Envy!  Our first challenge will be a sketch challenge and will begin tomorrow.  We can't wait to see what you design! 

See you all tomorrow!!