Saying Thank You

If you follow the Daring Cardmakers you'll know that we've recently been lucky enough to recruit two wonderfully talented new designers to the team. On the DCM we all take a turn at coming up with a dare - we usually let our new teamies find their feet for a few weeks before asking them to step up to the mark and, a couple of weeks back it was "new girl" Paula who set our weekly challenge - remember the "Scraplings" one? I loved that, I've been saving my offcuts ever since to make more! Anyway, that left our other "new girl" Lynda perched on the hot bricks waiting for her turn - which has finally arrived.

Say it in "Sepia"

I've been sorting through some "Old" family photographs with the intention of Scrapbooking them and I just love the Sepia ones. So I thought it would be nice to see a "Thank You" card made using "sepia" tones. So that's just brown/white or brown/cream depending on your card base colour. . We will all be needing "Thank You" cards after Christmas so that's why I chose that sentiment just to help us all get started.

I really enjoyed making my card, Such a treat to indulge a love of flowers, ribbon and lace and make something frilly with an old-fashioned romantic feel!

It was also a jolly good excuse to make use of the new MS punch set that arrived a few days ago.

Supplies:
Various Distress Inks (Bubbly Funk)
Prima Artful Collage Flowers, large wired rose for centre
Scraps of ecru lace
Pearl beads
Satin Ribbon
Card Candy (Creative Treasures)
MS Punch set (Charmed Cards and Crafts)
Rub-on is one from the sheet I made a few weeks ago


This was a great way to jolt us out of all those Christmas colours we've been up to our eyes in for what seems like ever! And Lynda's right, we do need to start thinking about "Thank You" cards.
I know it won't happen, but it would be lovely to have some made and ready to send out straight after Christmas - I always get them done eventually, but usually not as quickly as I'd like.

Please pop over to the DCM BLOG and have a look at the lovely colour-coordinated cards we've made this week. We'd love you to join in with us and make some sepia cards for us to see - it would be wonderful if we had LOADS of cards to see this week, especially as it's Lynda's first dare and she's been worrying about it for weeks! lol lol.
In all seriousness - it's easy to forget how scary it is when you first set a dare, there's always the nagging feeling that everyone will hate it and you'll be the first person to set a challenge that no-one wants to join in with.

Well, I need to get back to my crafting "to-do" list. There's also the washing, ironing, cleaning, gift wrapping, card-writing etc etc.....butlet's not talk about that, eh?

Have a fab weekend