Challenge #30 - A Song Title

The weather seems to have cooled for most of us in the UK, I hope your all enjoying the summer break. We were delighted with the wonderful entries for our challenge last week for Anything But a Card, there is a lot of talent in blogland and we thank you for sharing it with us. Helen did have a difficult time,  but finally made her decision. Congratulations to the Top 3 but remember every entry we receive makes the challenges successful.

The Top 3 Winners

 Please take your Top 3 winners badge from the Winners tab, we do hope to see you again.

#4 kavitha

'Something really different with great attention to detail.'

#7 Avril B 

'Beautifully put together - and a great construction'

#9 Pamellia

'Stunning stamping on such a small scale'

Thanks to Helen for such a good choice for a challenge and for choosing the winners. 

Well done to everyone for the wonderful entries from you all. 

Now for our next challenge. Kim has chosen our next challenge,  which will be 

Challenge # 30 - A SONG TITLE

To create a project which suits a song title. You MUST add the song title in a prominent place for us to see it and relate to your card, otherwise it makes it even more difficult when choosing the Top 3. 

Thanks to the Design Team once again for their amazing inspirational input.

Kim and Janice are taking breaks at present. 

Diane

Song - Up, up and away by Dionne Warwick

Julie

Song - Driving In  My Car - by Madness

Helen

Song - Africa - by Toto

Jan

Song - Bird On A Wire by Neville Brothers

Caz

Song - Sailing  by Rod Stewart

Again thanks to the Design Team for their amazing creations. 

We'd also like to introduce you to our GDT forAugust

Alycia from Happy Chick Designs

and here's a little bit about Alycia:

"I live in Houston, Texas with my awesome husband and three wonderful children ages 8, 5 and 2.  If I'm not chasing after them, I can be found running, reading or crafting.

I couldn't be more thrilled to join the Cardz 4 Guyz design team for the month.  Thank you so much for having me :)"

and this is Alycia's  fabulous card:

Her song title is 'Puff the Magic Dragon'

Would like to join us as a Guest Designer for a month?  We're currently looking for people to join us during October, November and December.

During your month as a Guest Designer you would be making a card for each of our challenges which usually means four or in some months five cards as we're a weekly challenge blog.  

If you're interested in joining us please add 'GDT' after your name when you link up your card and our GDT Hostess Helen will be in touch with you.

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We hope we have inspired you.

Time for you to start thinking of Song Titles then for you to create a project to suit. Have fun.

To view any of the DT just click on their names to be taken to their blogs.

To enter you click on the blue box below and follow the simple instructions. Thank you. 

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Challenge 29 - Anything BUT a Card

I'm so pleased you liked Julie's sketch last week, another popular choice. Thanks to everyone who entered, we again had some fabulous entries, making the task of choosing the Top 3 difficult. Julies's choices are:-

Top 3 Winners

# 1 Jane Willis
A diferent take on the sketch using a sentiment as the focal point.
Great selection of Designer papers.

# 3 Regan
A really bright and breezy children's card

# 6 Julie T
Great punch line and I love those screw embellishments

Congratulations ladies, please take a badge from our Winner's tab, we do hope to see you visiting us again. 

Monthly Guest Designer

We are continually looking for you talented creators to apply to be a Guest Designer, for a month, in the future. More details are in the tab above, recently revised. Helen is our Guest Designer Hostess
 On your entry add GDT and she will be in touch. 

Challenge # 29

Anything But a Card

Chosen by Helen

For the next week our challenge will be for anything which is NOT a card.

Scrapbook page, tag, box, object, gift, Fat Page your choice.

 We are excited and so look forward to what  we may be seeing over the next week,

 for we know how creative and imaginiative  you  can be.

Jan and Janice are taking a break

Helen

Julie

Kim

Diane

Caz

Thanks to Helen for this interesting challenge, if you would like to know more about the Design Teams' inspirational pieces, click on their names to be transported to their blogs. We do love visitors and comments.  To enter with your Anything BUT a Card project simply click on the blue box below and follow the very simple directions. Good luck and most of all have fun.

ONE  final but very important point  to remember - all entries MUST be MALE orientated. 

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Challenge 28 A Sketch

We have been having some wonderful summer weather, hope those who live where there have been storms are okay. Thanks to everyone who joined in our challenge #27,  it seems being 'At the Beach', was popular.
This of course makes choosing the Top 3 even more difficult. I didn't envy Diane her task, here are her final Top 3. Congratulations ladies, if you don't have a badge, please take a Winner's badge from the tab above.

Top 3 

#4 Darlene Pavlick

Wonderfold fold, papers and design

#1 Diane H

Beautiul scene.. and I love the sparkle on the water. 

#14 Becky

Cute image, wodnerful coloring

Thanks to everyone, the winners, the reamining entrants and to Diane.

A brief word to say Welcome Back to Janice who had taken a short break,

 we are so pleased to have you back in the Design Team Gallery. 

Moving on to what comes next................

We thought we would try something we haven't as yet tried, 

#28 ---A SKETCH

Which has been chosen and presented by Julie

You can switch it around, to any orientation, as long as it still looks like the sketch.

Let us start with the designer's  project 

Julie

Diane

Kim

Caz

Helen

Jan

Welcome back to Janice

Thanks to the Design Team, if you would like to know more of their inspirational projects, 

click on their names to be transported to their blogs. Every visit is appreciated. 

To enter simply click on the blue box below, follow the simple directions, please do follow the rules.

Have fun and we hope you enjoy playing with the sketch. 

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Challenge #27 At The Beach

Hello everyone, welcome to our challenge blog where we aim to encourage and inspire you in the making of cards/projects for the men in our life, whether they are little ones or big ones.  It would seem for our challenge last week, being DIY, maybe it isn't the time of the year for attending to those household jobs, we thank everyone of you who took part, we wish we could offer you all a badge. Jan has chosen the Top 3, congratulations, please take a copy of the winner's badge to display on your blog.

Winners for Challenge #26 DIY

# 2  Jane

# 5  Sherryn

#6 Myrna

For this week  Diane has chosen

  At The Beach

 I am sure you will have a lot of fun with this challenge. 

Remember it must be suitable for a male.

Let us start our gallery once again with our Guest Designer for July

Julie Ann  

Diane

Kim

Caz

Julie

Helen

Jan

Thanks again for the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team, if you would like to see more of how they have created their cards please click on their names to go to their blogs. We all love visitors and comments. 

Thanks for visiting us, we hope your inspired to be joining our challenge 'At The Beach'. To enter click on the blue box below and follow the simple instructions. 

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Challenge # 26 - D.I.Y.

Hi everyone, a belated happy 4th July to all of our US followers, hope it was a good one for you. Thanks to everyone who took part in our, ' Welcome Baby' challenge, it is heart warming to see you take up our challenges. I found it very difficult to choose the Top 3,  but in the end it comes down to a personal choice, so here are my Top 3. Congratulaions ladies, please take your well earned winner's badge from the Winner's Tab under the header. 

#8 Mryna

I love how Myrna higlighted the pram and the heart, it's just so cute.

#11Janette

A super cute CAS card,  an overall winner with image, sentiment and design.

#7 Vanessa

A beautifully coloured card, wonderful image, the hearts are a lovely addition.

Again many thanks, not only to the winners but to everyone who supports us, we do appreciate you all. 

One of our Design Team, Janice, has been poorly for several weeks now, she is slowly on the mend. We would like you to join us in wishing her a speedy recovery and we hope to see her crafting along with us as soon as she is feeling crafty again. Best wishes to you Janice.

Guest Designer

We are thrilled to welcome our Guest Designer joining the team for the remainder of July. 

Julie Ann 

Hello my name is Julie-Ann mum of 4 and nanny to Charlie.I will be 49 in a few weeks, not quite sure how that happened ! Lucky to be married to my best friend Bob.  I have been crafting since my great aunty taught me to knit when i was 5 years old, since then i have tried all types of crafting and found paper crafting about 10 years ago. I am honored to be invited to join Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge as a guest designer, as i am one of the weird folk who love making cards for the men in my life. Crafty hugs Julie Ann

Our challenge this week has been chosen by Jan,  which is

D.I.Y. 

(Do It Yourself)

How many of our guys class themselves as being expert DIY workers? I'm sure there is at least one member of family or friendship who would be suited for this type of card. So let us see the card you can create.

Let us start with our Guest Designer Julia Ann, followed by Jan and the remainder of the team. 

Julie Ann

Jan

Caz

Diane

Kim

Julie

Helen

 Thanks again to the team, wonderful inspiration, if you would like to know more of their creation just click on their name above the pic and you will go to their blogs. We all love visitors. 

To enter, please click on the blue box below and follow the simple directions. 

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