DC back to black

Hello, crafty people! The Daring Cardmakers have a new exciting challenge for you.

Svenja wants us to

Go back to black!

Make a card that features the colour black as main colour or as a distinctive central element.

Usually I don’t use a lot of black on my projects as I think that it is such a sad colour. So I was really surprised how it looks combined with bright colours. It makes all the colours so much brighter and it doesn’t have to look like a condolence card at all.

Hallo, kreative Leserinnen! Die Daring Cardmakers haben eine spannende Herausforderung für euch.

Svenja möchte diese Woche schwarz sehen 😉.

Verwendet schwarz als Hauptfarbe auf euren Karten oder zumindest als großes Element.

Ich bin mit schwarz normalerweise sehr sparsam, weil es so eine traurige, dunkle Farbe ist. Aber ich war überrascht, wie knallig bunt alle Farben neben schwarz aussehen und dass die Karte gar nicht nach Trauerkarte aussieht. Wieder was gelernt!

While cleaning my craft cupboard I got rid of old SU catalogues. But I kept inspiring card ideas and try to „copy“ them. Here: using little stamps to create a background.

Beim letzten Ausmisten flogen auch alle alten SU Kataloge raus. Die inspirierendsten Bilder habe ich allerdings behalten und versuche die Ideen umzusetzen. Hier: kleine Stempel verwenden, um den Hintergrund zu gestalten.

DC Use up your scraps

Hello, crafters! Welcome to the Daring Cardmakers‘ challenge.

Use up your scraps

Are there some papers etc. you want to use up before the new year? Is there a paper pad that is lying around since forever? Is your scrap box overflowing? Do you have a collection of coloured stamped images that never fit on your current projects? Show us what you create with scraps and papers you want to get rid of.

There’s a paper pad I really love(d) … and I waited forever to cut it apart and actually use it. But now there are only little bits of it left and the patterns that I just don’t love that much. But before buying something new, I challenged myself to use it up completely.

And while I was decluttering my crafting cabinet a while ago I put a „use before 2020“ sticker on a number of things and I challenge myself to use them for my next craft projects. 

If not, they will be given away and I only allow myself to shop new things once they are gone (one way or the other 😉).

DC October Elemental inspirational challenge

It’s already October and I’m looking forward to some cosy golden autumn days.

Here is the inspirational picture I picked for the Daring Cardmakers:

Please use at least three items from the moodboard on your card.

I made a very traditional autumn card: hedgehog, leaves and a plaid pattern.

I remembered how much fun I had creating matching bookmarks (and/or envelopes) for my cards :-) ... I should do it more often!

Have a cosy and crafty weekend!

DC World Tourism Day

Hello, friends and crafters! Here is the new Daring Cardmakers‘ challenge.

Shabneez found out that it’s World Tourism Day today and it's role is to raise awareness of international tourism.

So she challenges you to create a card that features something from a different country or culture.

Oh. I got slightly carried away while crafting and created a card that celebrates travelling more than one specific country.

I tried to keep the card quite gender neutral. Wanderlust is part of my families‘ genes … one of my cousins is currently living and working in South America (and the other just returned from travelling through Australia/NZ) and my other cousin (my god daughter) is finishing school in July and already planning a year abroad. So it’s always good to have travel cards on hand.

Have fun visiting different countries via our blog, dream about travelling and make time for crafting and doing things that make you happy!

DC Got your number

Hello, crafters! The Daring Cardmakers are challenging you again to create a new card.

Ruth’s boys have their birthdays in September and hereldest has turned 16.  So her challenge to you is to create something with a number on it!

Use numbers on your card!

And it doesn't need to be a birthday number :)

I used a number stencil to create this background. Otherwise I kept it clean and simple so that I can use the card for any upcoming male birthday.

DC special thoughts

Hello, crafters! Happy Friday and let’s get crafty with the Daring Cardmakers.

Dawn picked this week’s topic:

Special Thoughts

The challenge I (=Dawn) have set is a personal one for me.  I recently lost my Dad to cancer after a 9 year battle.  My Dad was my hero and I miss him so much.  So I want you to create a card for that special person, in memory of someone special or just to let a friend know you are thinking about them.

As a family we received lots of cards after Dad passed away and it was comforting to know how much people cared.

I think it’s so brave of Dawn to share her personal story with us/you and so good to hear that (some) cards actually do make such a difference.

And I hope that most of our cards make a difference to someone and are able to touch/console/support/cheer someone up!

Here’s mine. The sentiment says: I miss you.

DC September elemental inspiration

Hello, crafters! Here’s the latest Daring Cardmakers‘ challenge.

It’s the first Friday in September. So as always we have an inspirational picture for you:

Pick at least three elements and use them on your card.

I picked pink, flamingo and a huge flower.