March Challenge Winner, Top 3 & DTSM

Hello everybody!  It's time to announce the March Challenge Winner.  There were some really fabulous entries and we always love seeing what you're inspired to make by each theme.  So here is the winner of our Challenge and Jane's Top Three.  Are you sitting comfortably?  Then let's begin!

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 March's "The Eyes have it" winner of the £20 Country View Crafts voucher, selected by Random Generator from the challenge entries is.

#29 Gerinna

I had such fun looking at all the great entries for the March challenge I hosted. My "the eyes have it" theme seemed to capture lots of crafters' imagination and I loved seeing your makes. I did not have time to comment on every entry but I did visit every single one.

It is always hard to cut my favourites down to a Top 3 but needs must and here goes in order of date entry;

Number 15 Kim

This is such a gorgeous layered project and her Kim's colouring is exquisite. I love the muted tones and all the tiny details. A real labour of love.

Number 33 Tracey

I loved the frame Tracey made for her eye and that it was just peeping out from underneath. Great textures and details too. Super work!

Number 53 Elle

As you know I often make cats' eyes cards using my own cat Billy as inspiration and I loved that Elle based her scrapbook cover on one of her old cats Miss Posse who was a real no nonsense cat who she misses lots. This was a WIP started last June and put away. When the whole lock-down situation  kicked off recently she decided to get it out and finish it off. Well down Elle! 

My Design team special mention though was an easy one.. Number 32 Lucy  How amazing is this eye under the dome. The details, including the tiny flowers Lucy made are really eye opening 😉 Well done Lucy a truly inspiring piece.

So that's it for me until the next challenge I host which is in December. Thanks everyone for taking part and remember we have our April "Magical Animals" challenge running right now here. 

Stay safe and keep crafting,

 Bye for now,

Jane x

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Fantastic work all around!  Congratulations - your badges will be on their way soon, and we hope you'll display them with pride.

Another Silhouette Stamps Card

Hello and happy saturday!

I want to share with you my second project for the April challenge.

I made another silhouette stamps card.

Evelyn

If you want to know how I made this cutie, please visit my blog.

Now I wish you happy Easter, although it will be a little bit different this year.

Circus Magic {by Miriam}

Hi again,  Miriam with you again today.

I am sharing my second project for the Animal Magic challenge.

Pop over to my blog to see how I created this card.

I hope that I have inspired you to join in with this month's challenge.  You never know, you might be the lucky winner of the gift voucher to spend in the online shop.

Stay safe and happy crafting!
Miriam

Animal messages

Hello there! Rachel here with a little more inspiration for you for this month's challenge ....this time I used Tim Holtz funny farm stamps for my card - you can get details here.

Hope you can join us!

Hugs

Rachel x

A green bough in your heart...

Hello everyone, 

For today's inspiration for my 'Animal Magic' Challenge I have made a postcard. 

Of course there is a process video too, you'll find it HERE. 

You can also go via my BLOG.

We hope you'll play along with us ! 

Corrie xx

April 2020 - Animal Magic

Welcome everyone to our April Challenge.

Our theme this month is Animal Magic, chosen by the lovely Corrie. We love you taking part in our challenges so this month, don't forget Animal Magic must be included in your projects to be in with a chance to win a £20 Gift Voucher.

Hello everyone, 

I am happy to be hosting the challenge this month ! I have chosen the theme 'Animal Magic' and that means I want to see an animal, real or fantasy, as a focal point on your project ! 

For my first inspiration piece I have made an art journal spread and of course there is a video too. 

If you would like to see how I made this, please hop over to my YouTube Channel HERE.

You can also go via my BLOG.

I will see you soon for more inspiration! 

Corrie xx

Rachel

This is the front of the accordion card I made for this challenge...you can find the rest of the card plus details of how I made it here. I do hope you can join us this month! Hugs rachel xx

Craftyfield

Do come by to read the details of my make, I promise I won't leave you hanging for long!

Monika
 

I think you do agree with me that the Easter bunnies are magical.

They not just paint eggs but bring gifts for the kids 

and they are so cute.

If you need a supply list, please hop on my blog.

Jane

It's a covid 19 birthday for me today, yes seriously not only is it the first of the month but my special day. During this turbulent time I have been making cards to send to friends and family so the animal theme for our challenge was perfect. I think everyone, young or old loves an animal card, don't they.

 If you would like to see how my owl took to the skies do fly pop on over to my blog here where all is revealed. I might even share a slice of virtual birthday cake 😁

Take care, stay safe, stay at home and carry on crafting,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Miriam
Happy April,
I was really excited when this topic was announced as it meant that I could use the new PaperArtsy Hot Picks stamps which I adore!  Here is my first project for the month.

Pop over to my blog to see how I created this card.
Stay safe and happy crafting!
Miriam

Sue

Good morning and happy Wednesday. I was so pleased to see this theme as I have lots of animal stamps many of which are sadly uninked. But at least this one has been used now, twice in fact!
 

If you would like to pop on over to my blog there are lots more photo's, and I'll share my sad tale of the silly moo!

Take care and have a great April x

Evelyn

Hello lovelies and welcome to April!

For the Animal Magic theme this month I had to use my bunny stamps for the first time.

I invite you to hop-hop-hop to my blog to see how this came together.

Gorgeous projects from our Design Team. So it's over to you now, create your project and link it below with the chance to win a £20 voucher to use on the Country View Crafts website. Thanks to everyone who took up the challenge in March. There are lots of entries and the winner will be announced soon.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The Eyes Have It - ATCs by Teresa

Hello, Teresa here, and welcome back to what will be my final project for the team here at Country View Challenges. I have create a set of Artist Trading Cards for the theme:

Please pop over to my blog for a closer look. Thanks so much for all your support!!

The Eyes Have it [by Miriam]

Miriam with you again today.  I am sharing the second project for this month's awesome challenge.  I hope that you have been enjoying it so far.

Here is my second project

Pop over to my blog to have a better look at the detail in this card and to see how I created it.

Thanks for joining me today.

Happy crafting!
Miriam

Time to Fly!

Hello all, it´s Evelyn today, I hope you all feel good and healthy!

I want to share with you my second project this month and I got out my pen nip to draw this face.

If you want to see more pictures, I would love to see you on my blog.

I hope, you´ll find time to play with our challenge this month, you have got enough time to make something with eyes!

Thank you for your visit and take care!

Curious Cat

Hello there! Rachel here today with some more inspiration for this month's challenge...

You can find full details of my make and the stamps I used over on my blog here.

I hope you can join our challenge - there's still plenty of time!

Hugs

Rachel xx

A look in her eyes

Hello everyone, 

for the second inspiration piece for this month's challenge "the eyes have it" I have made an art journal page. 

Of course there is a YouTube tutorial too. You find it HERE or you can hop over to my BLOG and go from there. 

We hope you'll play along with us ! 

Corrie xx

Her gaze

Hello crafters, Craftyfield here today!

 

I have a second inspiration make for our challenge, and unusually a scrapbook page!

 

 

I think you will agree the eyes have it in spades in these images!

Come by my blog to read all the details.

 

Enjoy!

 

Easter card with Crazy Birds by Tim Holtz

Monika

Hello dear crafters,

I'm here with the second inspirational project for our March challenge:

The eyes have it.

For this challenge, I have made an Easter card with Tim's Crazy Birds because

I think these birds have speaking eyes.

Their look just tells everything.

I hope you like it and

if you need a supply list and a tutorial for the background, 

please hop on my blog.

Thank you!!!