Monthly Challenge - January 2011

It seems a popular concept that we have a monthly challenge and I have asked Kerry if she would take up the reigns of this again and she has kindly said she would love to host it again. I think if we keep all our challenge entries in this thread which I am making sticky so it will always be at the top we should have no difficulties finding the new challenge. I think if we set the challenge for the first of the month and all entries due in for a challenge by the end of the month. Then when hitting reply in the thread Kerry can set the title of each monthly challenge to the appropriate month. I think we should have a cricut cut as part of the challenge so we get to know our carts better and should somebody not have the particular cart they can either pm somebody who does have the cart for a white cut in their chosen size or substitute a similar cut - let me know if you disagree with any of this as it is 'our' forum so 'we' set the rules. I think it would be helpful to others to include the recipe of the submission as well as a picture, including such details as cart, cut, size, papers used etc.

Evening everybody, I've done more posts on here in the last day, than on the Cricut forum. Thanks Liz again, for setting this up.

Here's our very 1st challenge on our very own forum. Valentines is a lovely reason to make a project, so lets do that for our 1st challenge. Use any heart from any Cart plus some ribbon, but we must state which cart we've used when we post our creations and the recipe to help us recreate the projects if we want to. Make a card, layout, altered item, whatever you want and if you don't have a Valentine, make a romantic project, maybe for a wedding, anniversary etc. I want to keep the challenges as flexible as possible, but the most important thing is for you to all have fun

As Liz said, it's our forum, so if you have suggestions please fire away.

Thats sounds like a lovely challenge to start the year off with and our very first 1 at that.
wishing you lots of success with our first challenge Kerry I hope to join you after my holidays, i will look forward to it.

Chris x

sounds fabby kerry. I am so pleased out challenge mistress is back (....kerry dusts off the leather catsuit and whip..........)

Great challenge it will make me use one of my new carts as its got some lovely heart on it nice to see you back as challenge mistress kerry

Dusted off and here

Love the outfit Kerry, what have I been missing????

Looking forward to joining in with the challenge, I have hardly played with my Expression and Gypsy since getting them (and I had wanted them for sooooo long) what with everything going on last year but hopefully this will now change

Love the new Hello Kitty image What cart is this from Kerry. maybe we could all have 1 it's just Purrrrrrrrrrrrfect

I decided to take my Gypsy with me and learn how to use it better while I'm on the plane to Sydney.

Chris x

Ooh Chris, when are you off to Sydney. Say hello to my 2 brothers for me - I am so jealous as I would love to be over there with them again.

Are you staying in Sydney? My family live just outside at a place called Toongabbie.

What a small world Max, when did you last see your bros?

I haven't seen Scott and his family since 2008 when I was last there but Grant was over in 2009 for my parents 50th and was here again last year for my younger brother Dominic's wedding so it will be a couple of years before I see them again I would think as I just can't afford to go that often and it costs even more for them to come to the UK.

I bet you love video chatting as it would be your next best thing I suppose.

Certainly do Liz, at least this way we can keep in touch.

Thank you Kerry for the challenge, cannot wait to get started on it x

This sounds like fun. Count me in. Will we post our creations here in this thread or will we have another thread for them? I'm just trying to get a feel for how this is going to work. I'm looking forward to getting to know you girls.

Hi Peggy

Please post your creation here. Looking forward to seeing what we all come up with.

Hi Max

Yes we stay in Sydney in the suburb of Padstow named after the cornwall village.
I will say hi to them for you lol

Love the guests you have lined up for us Liz I'll keep a watchfull eye out.

Talk later

Chris x

Evening everyone
Just an addition to the challenge notes. Some ladies only have SCAL or MTC and only a few or no carts and have asked if they can join in. Of course they can I want as many people to join in as possible. I will be setting challenges in the future that don't use the Cricut at all as it's nice to do different things. Plus if you have any ideas for challenges, please let me know.

Hiyah peeps!! here's my card for the first challenge!! thankyou so much for doing challenges again Kerry because I seriously love them xxx
I decided to combine my cricut carts ad my lovely new MTC software!!
The card base is from the awesome Penny's blog and it a dream to play with as she pops all the mat bits on the cut file too. The heart cut I have used is from my All Mixed Up cart. I heat embossed the heart with copper embossing powder and there is teeny hearts embossing on the side panels too.

Oh lovely card Lou, so coreect me if I'm wrong the card was cut on the cricut with MTC ?
Fi xx

A great first entrance - well done Lou.

Wow, just lovely Lou. I really like the vintage feel of the card too.

what a beautiful card Lou love it and I think I NEED mtc lol
Karen x x x

Ok everyone I have do my challenge card, I have popped it on my blog with the details. I have used Heart from Love Struck.
Fi x

I hope it works this time if not then may be you could pop over to my blog, that's if you want to see what I did.
Thanks
Fi x