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Monday, September 21, 2009

Challenge 58...Distressing Techniques

Good morning crafters and welcome to another Cupcake Craft Challenge! Big thanks to everyone who entered last weeks pearls and swirls challenge, we loved that so many of you played along with us last week and there were some incredibly pretty...pearly...swirly creations when we visited your blogs... we are so lucky to have such talented crafters enter our challenges and we thank you for joining us each week!

We are also sorry to have to say goodbye to design team member Lisa this week and we hope that you will join us in wishing her well for the future...thank you Lisa for your contribution to the Cupcake DT, it has been lovely working with you!

Don't forget to pop back later to see who has been chosen for the Top 5 and to see who has won the $25 scholarship towards a class of their choice from last weeks sponsor...My Creative Classroom

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Now it's time to move onto this weeks challenge which is...

DISTRESSING TECHNIQUES
We would love to see your torn edges, sanding or sponging! Whatever technique you choose to create a distressed look to your project, we want to see it!

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Our wonderful design team have provided some amazing inspiration....if you want to find out how they made their cards then click on their name to go directly to their individual blogs.

Caryn Davies

Denise Morgans

Donna Barber

Erin Bailey

Evelina Wilkberg

Ida Melby

Jeanette Eames

Kathrin Donhauser-Ruth

Liza Carruthers

Pops

Stephanie Serrano

Tammy Wark


A Few things to remember!

Please leave a link to your blog post and not just your blog!

Make sure that 'Cupcake Crafts' are linked in your post...if you don't mention us in your posting then your link entered with Mr Linky will be removed and you will not be eligible for any prize(s) offered by our sponsors!

Please only link to new entries - it isn't fair to backlink to older posts!


25 comments:

  1. Great work by the DT. Hope you like mine. ANesha

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  2. Hi everyone, this is a great challenge was fun to do hope you like my card.

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  3. Gorgeous samples from the DT, great challenge. Here is my project

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  4. Lovely challenge and superb DT examples, really varied.
    Suzi xx

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  5. What fabulous cards the DT has made...thank you for the inspiration on distressing!!

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  6. Hi Girls! First time for me, but I liked the theme so I've had a go. Thanks for the lovely DT samples, lots of ideas there!
    Hugs Shelly x

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  7. all so lovely, beautiful work DT
    thanks for this challenge as always
    Paula x

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  8. Hello! First time that I am taking part in your fab challenge!
    It was a challenge for me as I never distressed anything that I made LOL But you know what they say... first time for everything LOL I fell inlove with my card ha ha.
    Love all the DT work x

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  9. Fab crafting. My card is with Mr L x

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  10. Hi, My name is Pattie and I just left my entry to your challenge on Mr Linky.

    Luv
    Pattie G

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  11. great challenge, this is only my second time playing, thanks for the great challenges!

    enjoy *~*

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  12. Beautiful DT cards, thanks for the challenge!

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  13. Lovely work by the DT! Thank you so much for the inspiration! I've just completed my card for this challenge and added it using Mr. Linky! :)

    Thanks again for the challenge!

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  14. It seems very weird to be posting from the other side so to speak. Hope you ladies are all well!!!
    Clairexx

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  15. Just posted my first Cupcake Challenge Entry. Fab DT cards here.
    Hugs, Lily

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  16. Lovely DT cards. Thanks for the challenge!
    April

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  17. my entry is here

    Thank you for looking

    Sarah x

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  18. So many different techniques in the samples, gorgeous works, all of them. I had fun playing along :)
    Have a great weekend,
    Stephanne

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  19. I like your cards very much.

    you can find my one here:
    http://nette86.blogspot.com/2009/09/herbstliche-karte-fur-everybody-art.html

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  20. Great cards everyone, i'm hoping Mr linky is working as i've just had to enter my link twice so i'll put my link HERE too just in case it dissapears again!!

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  21. Fab DT cards ladies, not done much distressing in the past so hope you like it. luv gina xx

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  22. Gorgeous cards from the DT again, loved the challenge as I'd never tried distressing before
    hugs Mandy xx

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  23. Fun challenge! I'm really starting to like inking & torn edges! LOL

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