Chasing Cars

It's Samm's turn to set the challenge for the Daring Cardmakers this week and boy has she come up with a fiendish one!

CHASING CARS - SNOW PATROL

Hi, It's Samm here, and I've set this week's challenge to use the song 'Chasing Cars' by Snow Patrol as the inspiration for your cards.

If you're not familiar with the song, then here's a links to the lyrics:
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

It means a lot to me, so I'd love to see what you all come up with, so don't forget to get your linking fingers on and show us what you've created!!!

 It's such a fab and unusual idea for a dare - and she's picked a wonderul song for us to use for inspiration.  The cards the team have made are to use that much over-used, and teeth-gratingly word ohhhh I don't think I can bring myself to write it so I'll make an anagram instead and you can work it out for yourself!  They are    EMAWOSE!

In my head I had the idea of little cars all nose-to-tail (like the M25) following each other round and round in a spiral from the centre to the outside edge.  I went ahead with this to begin with but it looked a right mess, I changed the background but it still didn't work.

So back to the drawing board, and I remembered about those interactive things where you turn a wheel and the little pictures appear in a window. 

After a few trial and error efforts, and a lot of gritted teeth and wasted black card I managed to get the circle in the right place at last.

Mind you, having spent all that time on the wheel I realised I didn't have a clue what to do on the the rest of it!

To Make this card:

Car images found using Google Image search then converting them for cutting with Craft Robo

Rotating circle section and window in black upper section both cut with Craft Robo

14cm sq card blank, white card, black card, large brad for attaching wheel,

Circle punch to allow you to move the wheel.

Strips of Black and White "Stripey Stripes" paper by Funky Hand

Paper for cars all from Fancy Pants 6x6 Beach Bum pad

Now I know how to make these I think I'll be doing more as they are a bit of fun whatever age you are.  The hard bit is getting the window in the right place as using a regular craft punch doesn't really work very well.

I hope you'll pop over and see the fabulous cards the team have made this week, and you'll feel inspired to have a go yourself.

I've been a bad blogger this week - I do have lots to share, but time and other things have conspired against me - you know how it is, I'm sure!

So that's it from me for today, I promise to catch up on my blog-hopping as soon as I can - so see you soon!

Thanks for visiting