July- Clean and Simple Cards

We'd like to thank everyone who's played along with us so far here at House of Cards!  We've got a NEW format--we're now a monthly challenge with style teams posting inspiration weekly!  This week, the clean and simple team is showing off their creations using our monthly challenge prompt.  Please welcome the newest member of the CAS team- Toni. She wowed me with this card from our blog hop  challenge. Welcome back to the rest of the CAS team!!

The challenge for this month is:  

ADD A BOW

(or more than one)

Sue T.

Cornelia

Nancy

Rosi/DaenYs

Toni

Thanks for checking us out!  We hope you're inspired to join us with your creations this week!

Check out our House Rules HERE before linking up!

Click HERE to be taken to the original challenge post to link up!

July Challenge: Add a Bow!

Hi, friends!  Welcome to a NEW month and a NEW term here at House of Cards!  We've got some exciting changes that we hope will help more people to play along with us PLUS we've got some NEW design team members to introduce!

Let's start with our NEW design team members!

Here's the list--we hope you go leave some love!

NEW to the CAS Team~

Toni from Frankie Helps Craft

NEW to the Classic Team~

Angie from Making Mayhem

Pat from Created by Pat

NEW to the Cute Team~

Katy from I Like To Cut And Paste

Monika from Creative With Monika

NEW to the Vintage Team~

Cohenna from Cohenna.com

Graciela from Graciellie Design

Merethe from Merethe's Kreative Boble

We are SO excited to have these fabulous designers on board!

We cannot wait to see what they have in store for us!

And now, let's talk about the changes we have going on here at House of Cards!  We've decided to go to a monthly challenge format.  Each month on the 1st of the month, a new challenge will go live.  Each Monday, a new style team will post their creations for more inspiration throughout the month!  We hope you enjoy stretching yourself and trying NEW things the next six months!

Our first NEW monthly challenge is~

ADD A BOW

(or more than one)

Here's some inspiration from challenge owner Mynn~

Using Shabby Chic/Vintage style and products from Inspired By Stamping.

Thanks for popping over today, friends!  Come back on Monday for MORE inspiration from this very talented Design Team!  We hope you join in the fun, too--please check out our House Rules HERE before linking up!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!  Can't wait to see your creations!

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Blog Hop Challenge Winner, Hop Winners and Top 5

Whew, lots to announce today and all so exciting.

Our Winner from our Blog Hop Challenge is Robyn Oliver #17 Her card is stunning and we are so happy she played along with us.

The top 5 challenge cards in numerical order:

#7 Gracielle

#8 Pat

#11 Papierelle

#16 Samra

#19 Katy D.

Now for the list of winners of blog hop prizes:

Eclectic Anthology: #5 Ela 17

Inspired By Stamping: #16 Paper Talk With Samra

Paper Sweeties: #15 Taunya Butler

STAMPlorations: #19 Katy D.

Stitchy Bear: #9 Jackie Durrant

If you see your name here, please email blog owner Mynette Kitchen at  onastampage@yahoo.com to claim your prize.  We really appreciate all your support and all the lovely comments you left on our blogs.  Be on the lookout for our introduction of our new DT members as well as some changes.  We wish all the departing DT members and especially former Co-owner Ruth all the best and thank them for all their hard work.

Hugs,

Anita