52 Cards Challenge 2012

[Mystik Nat]

Tomorrow is week 23 if you can believe it Cal!

Suzie have you tried using fun foam as your shim?

I have one particular large QuicKutz die that I could never get to cut in my cuttlebug and the only thing that has worked was using the regular sandwich for thin metal dies but putting a piece of fun foam between the cardstock I was cutting into and the cutting plate. Worked a treat and I never thought it would!

Fun foam is my last resort on any misbehaving die - thankfully only have two of them and not a whole load...

[Philthetog]

Here's mine for week 21, new technique. My technique is to learn the techniques of my new Silhouette Cameo on which I cut the couple :-)

[Susie.A]

That's lovely Phil and hasn't it cut well.

Nat, thanks for the tip I'll have a go. It's only a tiny part that doesn't quite cut as well as it should but it is so annoying.

[SilverTiger2]

Here's mine for week 21, new technique. My technique is to learn the techniques of my new Silhouette Cameo on which I cut the couple :-)

That is really lovely - it would be superb for an engagement or anniversay card !

[SilverTiger2]

A couple from me ... I can't find out which challenge we're up to ?

How lovely - butterflies are definitely 'in' at the moment.

We are now on week 23 - here are the prompts

So basically this week's card needs to feature anything at all relating to the Jubilee, such as:

Red, white and blue
Bunting and flags
Crowns
A royal theme
Keep Calm and...
Street party theme
Or anything else you think fits into the festivities

[SilverTiger2]

Here is my take on the Red, White and Blue theme:

Backing paper is pale blue with sailing dinghys on and was a freebie.
The boat is cut from semi gloss photopaper using a Marianne die, and the sentiment also uses Marianne dies. The reef knot is just ordinary white household string !

[badgerleader]

I bought three sets - In the Garden, Wonderful Day, and Christmas Critters ! Aren't they delightful ? Now I need to start collecting promarkers or copics ! See what you have started !!

Just went back to buy another set of Christmas Critters for a friend and they are temporarily out of stock - already ?? !!

Good choices - I use In the Garden a lot and it is a lovely set for Easter cards. Christmas Critters was my first Penny Black Christmas purchase and I used it a lot for a couple of years - I think I need to dig that set back out and use them again over the summer for this year's Christmas cards. Wonderful is a recent purchase and I have barely used them so far so need to remedy that. I will pm you the supplier that I use for most of my Penny Blacks - they do have Christmas Critters in stock.

I recently did a blog post on my favourite Penny Black's here

[Crafty Barbie]

Here is mine for this week - a bit different perhaps. Everything is recycled.

[SilverTiger2]

What an unusual idea - I like it very much !

[SilverTiger2]

I thought my Red/White/Blue effort lacked a little something - so I have added some Candi and a couple of anchors. I think it looks better - what do others think ?

[virginia]

I have still to do a card for week 22 but have just made a card for week 23 using a craft papers from May's edition of 'Making Cards'. I don't usually buy this sort of magazine but couldn't resist the pastel Union Jack papers I have used for this card.

[virginia]

here is my monochromatic card.

Using my trusty butterfly punch again!

[SilverTiger2]

Hi Virginia - both of those are lovely. I especially like the butterfly one !

[Susie.A]

To be honest Silver Tiger I thought the first card was great but now I've seen the 'finishing touches' yes that's even better still. Well spotted!

Virginia they are both lovely cards. I love the sentiment on the first one and the butterflies on the second are just lovely.

[Mystik Nat]

Great cards ladies!

Virginia I love that monochromatic one, the colour you chose is fab - and yummy big ribbon!

The pastel Union Jack papers worked a treat for this week's card too.