October - Vintage & Shabby

Hello, and welcome to another monthly challenge here at House of Cards!  We loved everything we saw last month and hope that we keep seeing many regular participants each time!  So, let's get to it!  We've got another challenge ready for you this month at it is...

USE A PUNCH AND/OR DIE

Here is some inspiration from our Vintage & Shabby team-

Rocky : Rockycraft

Ang : Mad for paper
(Taking a break)


Merethe : Merethe's Kreative Boble

Cohenna : Cohenna.com

Graciela : Graciellie Design

Thank you for taking a look!  We hope you're inspired to join us with your creations this week!

Check out our House Rules HERE before linking up!

Click HERE to be taken to the original challenge post to link up!

October- Cute & Fun Team

Hello, and welcome to another monthly challenge here at House of Cards!  We loved everything we saw last month and hope that we keep seeing many regular participants each time!  So, let's get to it!  We've got another challenge ready for you this month and it is...

USE A PUNCH AND/OR DIE

Here is some inspiration from our Cute & Fun team-

Katy

Tammy

Vannessa

Emily

Monika

Thanks for checking us out!  We hope you're inspired to join us with your creations this week!

Check out our House Rules HERE before linking up!

Click HERE to be taken to the original challenge post to link up!

September Challenge Winner and Top 5

September Photo/Color Challenge Winner and Top 5

PLEASE NOTE:  ALL WINNERS MUST FOLLOW OUR CHALLENGE RULES IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR  TOP WINNER OR A SPOT IN OUR TOP FIVE.  Please review the rules before linking up with our challenge post by reading them in the tab up top.  Thank you. :)

Hello, friends!  We had an absolutely STUNNING turn out last month and our voting was incredibly close--it was a hard job!  But, we've made our decisions and so we've got some winners to announce!!!

Winner:  #23 Trzynasta

Top 5 in Numerical Order

#1 Laney

#2 Lis M

#4 Deborah Frings

#7 Karasiowa

#15 Papierelle

Be sure to play along with our current challenge to use a punch or die on your card.  You have until the end of the month to play along.

Hugs, Anita

October - Classic & Elegant

Hello, and welcome to another monthly challenge here at House of Cards!  We loved everything we saw last month and hope that we keep seeing many regular participants each time!  So, let's get to it!  We've got another challenge ready for you this month at it is...

USE A PUNCH AND/OR DIE

Here's some inspiration from our Classic & Elegant Design Team.

Judy: Created Just 4 U

Mrs. Duck: The Ducks Doodahs

Pat: Created by Pat

Donna: Crafty Colonel

Anita: Paper Happy

Angi: Making Mayhem

Thanks for popping over today, friends!  Come back on Monday for MORE inspiration from this very talented Design Team!  We hope you join in the fun, too--please check out our House Rules HERE before linking up!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!  Can't wait to see your creations!

Click HERE  to be taken to the original challenge post to link up!

October- Clean and Simple

Welcome to the clean and simple challenge for October at House of Cards. This month, Mynn is asking us to use a punch or a die in our creations. Boy! This is a wide open challenge- you can go just about anywhere with it. That means no excuses- grab a long ignored punch or a brand new die and play along with us this month.

The CAS team can't wait to see what inspires you! Remember you have the whole month to play along!

Sue T.

Cornelia

Daen'Ys/Rosi

Toni

October Challenge: Punches & Dies

Hi, friends!  We've got a brand new challenge this month AND something a little NEW and EXCITING!!!  First, let's take a peek at what our challenge is...

We're asking you to use...

A PUNCH or A DIE or BOTH!

And now let's talk about the exciting news, shall we?  Starting this month, I will be sharing a written or video tutorial with you regarding the card I made!  This month, you get BOTH!

Here's the card I've made~

More details on my personal blog HERE.

And the video tutorial on how to make those "punch-kins"~

And now a quick written tutorial on how to create the background for a card like this!  It's super simple and I'm 100% sure that you have everything you need to make it already.  Just be willing to improvise, ok?

What you'll need:

• White cardstock
• Desired inks (I used 2 shades of orange and 2 shades of purple plus black for the sentiment.)
• Sponges or a blending tool
• Glimmer mist or a spray bottle
• A circle punched from scrap paper
• Removeable adhesive (or just a small bit of non-removable--for masking)
• Sentiment
• Heat tool (Optional--I'm lazy. ;) )

How to:

• Start by positioning the circle and adhering it where you want your "moon" to be located.
• Sponge or blend on your colors.
• Spray with water or glimmer mist.
• Either wait for it to dry or use your heat tool to dry it more quickly.
• Take off the circular mask.
• Stamp the sentiment. 
• Add a bit of glitter to the moon if desired.
• Finish your card!

See!  Super simple! Thanks for popping over today, friends!  Come back on Monday for MORE inspiration from this very talented Design Team!  We hope you join in the fun, too--please check out our House Rules HERE before linking up!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!  Can't wait to see your creations!

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