** April Card Challenge!! **

**TraceyJ** · 07-04-2008, 03:17 PM

Jac - I love that image!!!

where did you get it??

**craftymama** · 07-04-2008, 03:27 PM

Tracey its a magnetic backed stamp by a company called rubbadubbado which are online but thier works is very local to me and they did have a shop but shop seems to be closed now unfortunately, I have another one of a shepherd which I am working on at the mo!

**jean day** · 07-04-2008, 04:16 PM

Sounds silly but what are "card maps"?

**medwaymark** · 07-04-2008, 05:13 PM

This is my take on the one with the brackets....

**Lighthousegirl** · 07-04-2008, 05:15 PM

Thank you for the comments ladies

Originally Posted by medwaymark

They're nice....wonder if I'll get that clever

I am sure you will :-)

Love the kings and the rotation of the sketch but cant quite face thinking about Christmas yet

Jean Day - Not silly at all - I thought they were like cards with road maps on when I first read about them :-/ Now I dont know if this is a proper definition of a card map but they are effectively pictures which suggest where you can place things on your cards - the three little pictures attached to the first post are examples of them - some people call them 'maps' some people call them 'sketches'. I think they are a great way to get ideas on how to put differnt bits on a card - especially helpful when you are a relative novice like me or when you are in a hurry and inspiration is just not there!

Hope this helps and I have not confused!

**Eileen C** · 07-04-2008, 05:57 PM

Here are some I did based on the first sketch:

**Eileen C** · 07-04-2008, 05:59 PM

... and some based on the third sketch (I really like the second one but haven't got my head round it LOL!):

**tracygough** · 07-04-2008, 06:02 PM

Wow, fab cards already.

I love the sketches, so i hope i get time to play!

**Debbieh** · 07-04-2008, 06:08 PM

Fantastic cards Eileen!! Love the embossing.

**shonam** · 07-04-2008, 06:57 PM

Lovely cards Eileen. I like the way you used the ribbon for the stalk on the first one - very pretty.

**craftymama** · 07-04-2008, 07:52 PM

loads more great cards ladies, especially like the one with the roses in the b&w frame Eileen.

**Eileen C** · 07-04-2008, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Debbieh

Fantastic cards Eileen!! Love the embossing.

.......errrm, I have to own up, the frames come already embossed! It would be easy to do, it's just that I'm a sucker for anything with paisley on it, so I HAD to buy these! Actually they're quite versatile, especially for quick cards. They do other patterns too. But it is cheating, I know!