Last Challenge for 2007!

Hi Copycaters!

Just wanted to let you know that as we are all "FLAT OUT" with the silly season fast approaching, this week will be the last challenge for 2007.

Don't worry we'll be back in 2008 so please keep on checking in and it's not too late to email me a card this week if you would like to play!

Merry Christmas to all!

Week 13 - Sing to me!

Week 13 - Sing to me!

This week's copycat is to be inspired by a song title or band - yes a difficult one but I KNOW you are up to the challenge! Think Blue Hawaii (Elvis) with frangipanis and colourful prints, Grease - black leather jumpsuits (lol)and what about the band "Pink" that has to be too easy! There must be thousands of ideas out there! Please, when you email me the card let me know (in a couple of words) your inspiration so I can add it to the slide show like last week.

Speaking of last week - the winner is REBECCA- Congratulations!!!! Please email me your details!

Week 12 - Sweet Treats

This week the challenge is to draw inspiration from SOMETHING SWEET - by this I mean use layers of browns inspired by chocolate, red and white stripes like Candy Canes, all pinks like Fairy Floss, lots of little gems like sprinkles on cupcakes, yellow and white tones like on lemon meringue pie etc..Your card doesn't necessarily need to have a cake, lolly or whatever on it - it just needs to be inspired by the colours and designs of something sweet.

My son Harrison and I have been browsing through our Christmas recipe books and he spotted Peppermint truffles - he loves everything and anything minty so I guess they will be what we will be making tomorrow to "test" out - I also thought these yummy little treats looked perfect for a card I had in mind in of course... Greens and Browns.

When you send me your card it would be great if you could add the name of the sweet that inspired you. Remember it doesn't need to be a Christmas card - it can be any theme - just use your sweet tooth to inspire you!

Thanks for playing!!

Prize for this week

Hi there - don't the cards for this week look FAB! Firstly I must apologise to some - I am having trouble receiving some emails this week so if you have sent me a card but it's not here in the slide show please re-send it.

The prize for this week was kindly donated by Printblocks - It is a great set of Making Memories Artistic Tags - self adhesive and perfect for cardmaking.

You still have until Sunday morning to get those cards in!

Week 11 - Red, Green, Star!

Week 11 - Christmas card WITH red, green & star/s!

Hi there!

I couldn't resist getting you guys to make a another Christmas card - this time it is to have...

RED GREEN and 1 or more stars on it!
Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Leisa

Week 10 - Circles!

Week 9 Winner and Week 10 Copycat Challenge!

Congratulations to FIONA - you have won the Printblocks/Scrapsidaisy prize pack. It was a very tough decision but the owl won us over in the end! Congratulations to everyone who entered as you all now have beautiful cards made to admire and share.

Week 10 Copycat is going to make you go round and round!

YES IT'S CIRCLES!

It can be a circle shaped card or have circles on it, in it, popping out of it, whatever you can think of! The circles can be rounded, studded with rhinestones, scalloped, zig-zagged, layered, floral, stamped, punched, hand cut, purchased, die-cut - let's see your imagination run wild! It can be ANY THEME you like - why not make a card ready for that unanticipated event or forgotten (!) birthday!

Just email me at barwell@aapt.net.au with the card or with a link to the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Leisa. xx

Week 8 Winner and Week 9 Prize details

Our Week 8 winner has been drawn and is...

KRISTY!

Congratulations - you win a fabulous STAMPING BOOK kindly donated by our major sponsor, Australian Paper Craft magazine.

You only have a few hours left to enter our Week 9 - Fly, Fly away challenge. This week it will not be random - The 3 DT copycatters have the very hard challenge of deciding who wins!

The prize is a pack of 2 stamps, 1 Kaiser card pack and 1 Kaiser bling pack from our other major sponsors PRINTBLOCKS and SCRAPSIDAISY! Check back soon for the winner's details!

Copycatcards Forum

Hi there - I hope your Flying cards are about to launch - only 2 days to go to get them in! The ones so far really look great!

I just wanted to let you know that I have created a forum for us to all have a chat. I have the opportunity through this blog to chat to our new friends via email but it occurred to me that you guys don't as we just have the space to put a name here under the cards.

So, there is a link to the scrapsidaisy forum I have for the shop but I have added a separate forum for Copycatcards - you will see it quite easily - feel free to add topics, have a chat, say hi - whatever - that way we can all get to know each other a little better through cyberspace.

Hope you can join in.

Week 9, Fly, fly away!

Ooops!!! where did the week go??

I am not sure where the week went - sorry to those waiting on replies to emails and to Sharon who is waiting on her prize and to everyone else who visits here and would really like to know the winner of Week 7 (!!) who I have just drawn and is...FIONA!

I am really not sure what happened all week to get me SO far behind but I did and somehow it just flew by...which brings me to next week's challenge!

LETS SEE A CARD WITH SOMETHING THAT FLIES ON IT - THINK BUTTERFLY, BEE, DRAGONFLY, BIRD, AEROPLANE, KITE - YOU GET THE IDEA This week I am going to ask the Design Team to pick a winner so put on your most creative hats guys and see what we can come up with!

For our newbies - to enter just make a card in accordance with the copycat guidelines (above) and email it to me (reduced size please) to barwell@aapt.net.au before next Sunday morning. TOO EASY!

Oh and before I go..just to make everyone green with envy - guess who came up to Wingham today and taught a fab class?? The super talented lady from our CCC Design Team TRACY DENING - boy were we drooling over her sample cards...she is one COOL CAT!

Week 8 - Add a Button or two!

Week 8 Challenge - BUTTONS

Susan chose this week's copycat and it's to ADD a button or two to your card. Loving buttons as I do I think that's a wonderful idea! Can't wait to see yours! The prize for this week is another copy of the large softcover book donated by Creative Living Media. Can't wait to see your efforts!

An extra Sympathy card & Week 6 winner

Hi again
For some reason I can't seem to get Lindsay's card to show up in the slide show - sorry Lindsay - I didn't want you all to miss out on seeing it so...here it is!


WINNER OF THE BLING BUCKLES for Week 6 is...SHARON! Please email me your address Sharon and I will get them in to the post to you asap...CONGRATS!

Great resource!

Hi there - hope your Friday is going well! I just wanted to share with you a great place to get some free downloads - it is the site of one of our major sponsors, Australian Paper Crafts - The link is http://www.australianpapercrafts.com.au.

You can download FREE projects and subscribe to their newsletter if you want to be updated on news and new projects.

Oh and if you love a chance to win some blog candy (freebies as we call it here in OZ) then I am offering up some new Bella! products on my blog all you have to do to be in the draw is to leave a comment - for extra chances to win you can subscribe to the blog which, of course is absolutely free. I subscribe to several blogs and love reading my emails of a morning jam packed with cards etc to drool over rather than just the usual business ones and spam!

Aren't the sympathy cards looking great? There's still time to send yours to me if you were thinking of joining in but haven't got around to it yet. Oh and I suppose you are all wondering what scrumptous Lizzie Anne stamp I am offering as a prize? Well I decided because of the great response I will give away NOT one but TWO SIMPLY SINGLES STAMPS (RRP $31.90!)... Remember there's still time to enter...just make a card and email it to me at barwell@aapt.net.au. All names will go into a random draw and the winner announced this Sunday.

Week 7 - Sympathy cards

Week 7 - Challenge

Wow can you believe we have been going 7 weeks! I cannot thank everyone enough for playing! What was a spur of the moment idea has turned into one of the highlights of my week! I hope everyone else is feeling the same way!

Now, onto the challenge. Sadly, I needed to make a Sympathy card this week and found it quite difficult. You want the card to say "I am there for you", you perhaps don't want it to be overly colourful but not overly sad and morbid either - very tough. So...I decided to throw the challenge to you talented ladies to show me what you do. Do you prefer to write "With Sympathy" or is "Thinking of you" more your style? Do you like the recipient to be cheered up by a bright card or do you prefer to use subtle colours and designs to reflect the mood. I would love to hear your comments on this very sensitive subject and also, of course to see your cards!

Here's mine to start - it is more a darker red/wine colour irl but you get the idea. I stamped some roses inside and also "Thinking of you" on the matching gold envelope. On offer this week for one lucky cardmaker will be one of my gorgeous Lizzie Anne stamps. I will choose one tonight and let you know what it will be plus the winner of last week's dazzling diamante buckles.

Week 6 - Mid Week - Inspired by a child

Front

Inside

Hi there - this card appeared on my desk this morning - one of the darling little surprise gifts I often receive from my sweet son Harrison. Maybe you have been given a sweet card by a child or have seen something in a child's artwork to inspire you? Perhaps a child's doodling is something that appeals? My challenge for you is to make a card inspired by something childlike. Look for interesting kindy fonts, use KindyGlitz, textas, stamp & colour, doodle, add comic or cutesy type animals...the ideas are endless!

Prize for this week

What looks great with black and white?? BLING OF COURSE!! So this week I have decided to sponsor the challenge by giving away 5 of our NEW diamante BUCKLES to the lucky winner!
You DO want to win these so come on, if you haven't sent me in a card DO IT NOW!! Email the card in jpeg format (reduced size please) to barwell@aapt.net.au and if you just HAVE to have the buckles anyway don't forget to pop over to scrapsidaisy and check out the What's New section!

Winners...

Congratulations to KRISTY on winning the Week 4 Mid Week prize of a small flourish stamp from Printblocks and...

to our Week 5 Challenge winner - LEAH. Leah wins another Printblocks stamp!

Thanks to PRINTBLOCKS and thanks so much for joining in everyone -I can't wait to see your cards this week!

Week 6 Challenge by Melanie

Hi there - I sure hope you are all having lots of fun with our challenges.

This week I have asked Melanie to choose the challenge and she has decided on...

BLACK & WHITE
so...all you have to do is make a card using black and/or white and I am sure we could allow some greys and creams too if you are stuck.

Have fun with it!! I will be back later tonight to announce the winners of the Week 4 Mid week and Week 5 challenges and also the prize for this week.

Here is Melanie's take on her challenge..go on be a COPYCAT and make a card of your own!

My Inbox is feeling sad...

Have I scared off everyone with this week's challenge?? Pretty please have a try...just add a little star on a card or a little circle to represent a planet...it's not THAT hard is it??? Plus you could win a fabulous stamp from Printblocks...

BTW...I am feeling so inspired - I have been off to visit the Lizzie Anne Designs website. As you may know scrapsidaisy.com are the only Australian stockists of these stamps - and in the excitement of finding the site, ordering, receiving and loading the stamps, I haven't actually been back to the site to check out the gallery until tonight and WOW you won't believe the quality of the cards there - you just HAVE to go take a peek...go on but don't be too long as remember you have a card to create and email to me...

http://www.lizzieannedesigns.com/sketchbook/gallery.asp

Week 5 - Outta Space!

The prize for this week is from our major sponsor, Printblocks. This week you can win a great mounted stamp approx 5cm x 10.5cm. Gotta be in it to win it so LETS SEE THOSE SPACED OUT CARDS!!

WINNER of Kristy's Floral Feast Challenge is....

JEN!!! -Please email me Jen and I will give you the top secret code to choose $15 worth of gorgeous goodies from Scrapsidaisy

Also a HUGE thank you to Kristy for being ever so GENEROUS with her prize! What a wonderful way to end WORLD CARDMAKING DAY! Please go check out Kristy's blog and admire her work - link is in the sidebar too.

xxLeisa.

Happy World Cardmaking Day!! and this week's challenge

Hi all - I hope no matter where you are you have had fun making cards today!

So...are you ready for this week's challenge???

It is...drum roll....................................................................................................

OUTER SPACE...that's right - we're talking aliens,
stars, planets, rockets, astronauts...sounds like fun??? Hope so.

Here's my take...now it's your turn - just email me your card (reduce size please) to barwell@aapt.net.au - can't wait to see them!


Check back later to find out who won Kristy's very generous $15 Scrapsidaisy gift certificate!

Week 4 Mid Week Challenge is...

A card with NUMBERS!!! They can be metal, plastic, chipboard, felt, fabric, shaped with flowers or ribbon - BE CREATIVE and show us how to incorporate a number or two.

Suggestions - a birthday card with a child's age, a special anniversary card, a Valentines card, a card using patterned paper with random numbers on it, a congrats card eg "You're No. 1!" etc

I am going to recycle my Christmas card for this one to start you off...I am sure you can all show me something more interesting though...

Oh and the PRIZE will be a small flourish stamp kindly donated by one of our sponsors, Printblocks.




Go girls!!

Winner of Week 3 Mid Week Challenge is...

CHERYL...Well done - pop me an email with your addy and your blossoms from Scrapsidaisy will be on their way!

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Week 4 - Floral Feast!

The Winner of the Week 3 Challenge "Bling" is JODENE!! Please email me your address Jodene and I will pass it on to the Craft Queen so you can receive your cute felt flowers without delay!! Congratulations!

Week 4 CCC Challenge

Hi there! Sorry I am a little slow in getting to this - have had the flu and ended up going to bed really early last night and sleeping 'til 10am this morning! What a nice hubby I have to keep my 4 kids quiet enough to get away with sleeping until that time!
Anyway, I am sure you are all waiting to hear what the challenge will be....

As Susan, Tracy and I have all had a turn at choosing I thought I would ask Kristy to choose this week and she has picked a beauty...it is..

A Floral Feast

What a great idea and what a great chance to use up some of those odd flowers sitting in your stash.

Kristy is also unbelievably generous and offered to sponsor this week's winner. She has offered a $15 gift certificate from www.scrapsidaisy.com. How lovely is that?

I will be back on later today to announce the winner of last week's prize of a flower pack from Craft Queen. Check in soon! xx

Week 3 - Mid Week CCC - Chippies!

PRIZE for Week 3 Mid Week Copy Cat

A 10 pack of gorgeous Bella 12cm blossoms - yum!! Just email me your card or a link to your card, I will put it in our slide show and after a week I will draw a lucky winner! Good luck! I can't wait to see what you guys come up with!

Week 3 Mid Week Challenge is...CHIPPIES

Intrigued???

Well let's see who can add some CHIPBOARD to their cards...oh and I guess you would like a prize...umm hold that thought I will duck off to www.scrapsidaisy.com and see what I can find...

Check back shortly..

And the winner of Week 2's Mid Week Challenge is..

RACHAEL - please email me your addy and I will pop your flowers and brads in the post!
YIPPEEE!!!

Week 3 Bring on the Bling!

Sponsor for Bling Challenge

Nicole from Craft Queen has kindly offered to sponsor this week's challenge. She is providing 3 packs of felt flowers. To see more colours go to Craft Queen's website

Week 2 Winner!!

Thanks so much to everyone who entered their "Non traditional" Christmas cards! Boy that was a tough one - who doesn't love red and green for their Chrissy cards!

As promised, I put all of the entrants' names in a hat (well...bowl actually) and out came...

MELANIE!!!

Congratulations!! - you win the Stamping Book kindly donated by our sponsor, Creative Living Media! Please email me your postal address and I will get this gorgeous book in the mail to you asap.

I will draw the Week 2 Mid Week challenge prize of those gorgeous Bella! flowers and brads mid-week! So, if you want to add a Chrissy card with an animal feel free to email it to me before Tuesday night if possible. They are looking SO cute aren't they?

Hope you guys are all having fun with our challenges! If you have a suggestion for a cool challenge why not email me and tell me all about it?

Leisa xx

Week 3 CCC Challenge - it's Tracy's turn!

COPYCATTERS GET OUT THAT BLING...

Tracy says...

Do you love bling as much as I do? Get out your glitter and rhinestones and any other beautiful bling you can find and start creating something sparkly!!!!!

Well...what are u waiting for??? Just create a card and email it to me at barwell@aapt.net.au

I will draw out the winners of this week's prizes tomorrow so check back then! Good luck!

Oh and I would love some more sponsors for our weekly challenges so if you have or know someone who would like to donate a prize or too please have them email me at barwell@aapt.net.au for a chat! Thanks!

Can't wait to see what you clever girls come up with this week!!

Prize for this week's Copycat Challenge

The really generous people at Creative Living Media have sent me this great book as a giveaway for this week's challenge so...let's get those CHRISTMAS
CARDS in by Sunday to have a chance of winning. This book is stunning - it is about 9.5 inches square and has some really great cards and techniques. You DO want to win this - trust me! Oh and the mid week copycatters are looking a bit lonely there - has anyone else got a wee little animal they could use to jazz up a Chrissy card?? pretty please???? (picture big cat eyes from Shrek here...)

Week 2 - Mid Week Copycat

Mid week Copy Cat Challenge

Feel like being a copy cat mid week? Well Tracy has entered a card in our Christmas challenge with a frog on it. I would like to see some other Christmas cards featuring animals - can you copy Tracy? If you email me your card I will put you in the draw to win one of the new Bella! flowers and brads packs courtesy of www.scrapsidaisy.com.

You never know who is stopping by!

I have just received the most lovely email from one of the participants last week to say that she has been invited by an Australian publisher (*wink*) to participate in their Artist and the Stamp challenge and... they found her from looking at THIS BLOG! She has never been published before and is (naturally) very excited to be contacted by them.

The word is out girls copycatcards is THE place for the coolest and cleverest Aussie card makers! How exciting!

Week 2 - Xmas card with NO red or green!

CCC challenge for this week!

Hi guys!

As I don't intend to be on the computer until midnight (got cards to make...lol) I thought I would share this week's challenge.

It was Susan's turn to pick it and she has went for...(drum roll)...

Create a CHRISTMAS CARD without using RED or GREEN!

Can it really look like a Chrissie card without its traditional colours?? Let's see...who wants to try?? I have done mine but will load up in the morning so I can take a daylight photo.

Would love to see some in my IN box in the morning...just email your card to me at barwell@aapt.net.au.

Have a wonderful week copycatcard challengers!

Leisa.

Week 1 Metal Challenge - Final Entries!

Welcome!

Welcome to COPYCATCARDS - a place where we can share our original Aussie cardmaking ideas and tips and YOU can go ahead and copy them until your heart's content!

I am currently looking for a little Design Team to get the ball rolling so, if you have some time every couple of weeks to design some cards for us then please email me at barwell@aapt.net.au and I will provide further details.

Check back soon...

Leisa