2022 card challenge - June

Hello all!

This month the prompt definitely has some party vibes to it, so you can pull out all the stops for some birthday celebrations or work with the other design elements in the image.

The focus colour for June is: Rainbow tones

And the pin-spiration is....
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I look forward to seeing how you interpret it - remember I've listed a few tips over on the blog post for this month.

The full instructions and details for this year's challenge can be found in the intro post on my blog here.

Past prompts will all be tagged under 2022 card challenge on my blog, so you can find them easily in one place.

Also, for those of you on Instagram, I'll be using the hashtag #2022handmadecardchallenge to share my projects there, so feel free to use this tag on Instagram as well! :)


Points for this challenge:
This challenge scores you 20 points. :) As with all the other UKS challenges, you can only claim this once a month.
But remember, you can also claim points for up to 10 cards you make in any month.

Happy crafting!

Pretty, pretty colours Nat!

Here is one. The plates and flowers caught my eye.
Ellie
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Oh I love that Ellie. Very pretty… I see you used a precious piece of paper too!

Yes Elaine, I thought I might as well.
Ellie

Very nice Ellie! Those cups remind me of the tea service we inherited from my grandma, it's always a favourite. :)

What a gorgeous card Ellie!

I can understand why that tea service would be a favourite Nat if it is anything like that and precious too having been your grandmother's.

As Elaine said you use some of your 'precious' paper stash too. I also had a little look on line as Elaine did for High Tea but just when you think you've found it, it says SOLD OUT.:(

I’m not sure I’ve got the shades exactly right but here is mine. It’s a triple fold card

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Lovely cards Ellie and Elaine

Love the triple card Elaine.
Ellie

Stunning Elaine you clever girl!

Inspired by the peach and the plants I made seven cards using a one sheet wonder idea. Here is a sample.
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Ooh I like those. Lovely colours.nice fussy cut flowers too.
Ellie

Well, going with the celebratory theme and a bit of floral, this card just about works I think:

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It's the 3rd 40th anniversary one I've made this year - so you may have seen one like it before!

Well that's amazing Margo, I wouldn't know where to start.:blink:

Yes it is amazing Margo. Lovely bright colour as well
Ellie

Susie, I have Maria to thank - she pointed me in the direction of Dreaming Tree. It's easier than it looks, I'm glad to say :)

It’s perfect Margo

Stunning cards Elaine, the colours on the first set are so rich and lush. Way to go using up papers with the one sheet method. :D

Margo, wow that card is a feat of engineering! Really fab, I wish I had the patience to try some of these more elaborate constructions. ^_^ But I am such a procrastinator, it takes me long enough to shuffle the same 3 paper designs around on my craft mat before finally deciding I'm going to make something else entirely.

However, I did try my hand again at assembly line production as I went with a simple rainbow for this month's card:

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The Little Rainbow die from The Stamp Market needed to be cut from 6 colours of cardstock (all backed with StickIt this time before I started! What a time saver!) so 6 cards I made in one sitting.

It's a very clean and simple design, but after assembling 6 little rainbows I wasn't about to make it more elaborate. lol

What a super duper little card! I love everything about it.

Thank you all for the kind comments about the card. It's impressive appearance belies the simplicity of its construction, trust me.
What a pretty rainbow card, but it sounds like a right faff to make - see, that sounds like it would need more patience than mine, LOL.

Lol, I'm not a fan of assembly line production, but I have to say that using Stick-it first before die-cutting the cardstock really made it a lot less of a faff, also strangely the cardstock cut more cleanly with that die, which is always welcome. :D

I just love that card Nat, so pretty and such clean lines and I particularly love the stitched edge is it, on the white card it just adds a perfect finishing touch. I often remember about Stick-it after I've cut something fiddly.:rolleyes:

Lovely card Nat. I do like the edge on the card.
Ellie

Thanks - that square die is from a recent sale purchase. I get a lot of use from my Pinkfresh Studio diagonal stitched rectangle dies, so when I saw the square set was reduced at Hey Little Magpie, I added it to my order of "other stuff". :)

Here’s mine, I went with the spots…

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That's really pretty Alison, and a very fun colour palette. :D That happy birthday die is perfect for showcasing the number. I bet you get a lot of use out of it. :)