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 September Challenge Week 1

Over on Card Art Facebook 

This week we had to make 

A New Baby Boy

With some Ribbon Art

I made a Single Gate Fold Card

and made a Plaited Ribbon band

I have left the inside blank 

ready to personalise

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 August week 4 challenge 

This week was a Christmas card for a child

I use 3 different backgrounds layered onto green and red card

Decoupage the Teddy 

added a sq doily and a circle doily behind the teddy

and finished with tiny bells, ribbons and wooden snowflake.

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August makes

A few card from our August Challenges on Facebook

Week 1

Vintage Floral theme with butterfly

Decoupages had to be added

Week 2

The theme was shoes and a famous shoe quote

I chose a Marilyn Monroe

and added lots of bling to the dress/ shoes and card itself.

Week 3

The ladies had to make up the fan, and add bling in any kind

the first card I reduced the size of the fan so I could add the image.

This one the Fan is the size on the sheet.

It was a free download from

Wings of Whimsy (2013)

Week 3

Close up of the decoupaged fan

Each week on Card Art Kilcoole Facebook I have a challenge

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Cards below made during August

Thank you Angle theme card

Confirmation card

Birthday card for my Mam

Birthday card for friend

Retirement card for a friend

Birthday card

Birthday card

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Some of my July makes

 Wedding card with a detailed wedding dress 

and beautiful lace finishes

New Baby Card

In lemon and mint greet

Vintage car theme

Anniversary Card 

Birthday panel card

Decoupaged 

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Hi Everyone

This Weeks Challenge 

over on my Facebook page

Card Art Kilcoole HERE
Was a Fashion theme for young girls.
You had to find 2 suitable backgrounds to go with
one of the lady images and at least one of the toppers
And you could use add anything from your stash you wanted

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This Weeks Challenge 

over on my Facebook Page

Card Art Kilcoole HERE

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Another Challenge on my Facebook Group page

This Week its Audrey Hepburn

My Fair Lady

 This is my pink Version, 

I use a piece of Guipure lace, 

and overlayed it with Chiffon ribbon roses. 

The images is Decoupaged, 

With Pearls at the top of the card, and across the pink lace paper,

 I finished it with a flourish 

of lace leaves, paper leaves,

 Hand made paper flower and a Foamiran flower.

 I decoupaged the toppers, then decided to add lace, 

Bows and handmade roses to the hat, she has a pearl necklace. 

I add a lace border to the topper, and a Lace band under the lace paper. and a Flourish of Lace leaves, Grey beads, Bows and a handmade foamiran flower.

Close up of the Flourish

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This weeks Challenge over on 

Card Art Kilcoole facebook page.

8 inch Square  Z Fold card

Z fold card closed

Side view of Z Fold

8 inch card, with a matted and layered topper, 

and a Decoupaged mannequin 

finished with a lace and ribbon band, with a bow.

8 inch card  with a matted and layered Topper 

and a 3D College in the bottom left

finished with lace, Ribbon and a bow.

C5 Landscape card with a matted and layered Topper 

a Polka dot band and some fuzzy cut flowers

finished with lace and a bow

15cm Sq card.

Chanel Quote, with a 3D college of fashion clipart.

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This isn't my usual style of cards, 

but I enjoyed the challenge

Steampunk

I kept this one softer using a white card blank, 

and went for a blue and caramel theme, 

I added some black lace, 

charms and a peacock feather to the elements

This one is a little darker,

 With black, caramel on a cream card, 

 with black lace , cameo, and key, I decoupage the ladies top, and basque, and added lace to the dress.

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A few cards I made recently.

Vintage lady

Dressed with lace leaves to cover the fabric of her dress

Lovely paper flowers and bows adorn her hat.

Pearls added to her necklace

and a Little pocket tag to match.

Anniversary Card

Crafts u print design

Decoupaged Teddy bear card

Cute little girl and puppy card

Crafts u print design

This one was a challenge on my facebook page.

lovely mint green and lilac papers

little pleated fans

and a pretty floral flourish

Pretty Rose Crescent.  Decoupaged with butterflies