Red, white and blue challenge

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As the two groups ERPOM! and Ten to Tango are merging both groups are still running their challenges until a new schedule is sorted out. So along with Heather's challenge (see my last post) we also have Paige's challenge. Paige has set the challenge of using red, white and blue. Details on the challenge are here. After thinking for a while what to do for this challenge I spotted the leftover Spiderman paper plates from James' birthday, which inspired me to use the wrapping paper I used for his birthday card. I cut the same image out three times and popped some sections off, but I forgot to take a side-on shot. Then I cut a circle from the front of the card and covered it in acetate so that the circle on the inside frames the image on the outside. Here is the circle on the inside which will be used for writing on.

Happy birthday Anne!

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Yesterday was my Auntie's birthday. This is the card James and I sent. She listens to all sorts of different music so that is what I based the card on. I will also be entering this into Heather's ERPOM! challenge, which is to create your own background paper.
- The music note is from the 'Rock Star' set by Inkadinkado
- The dancing girl is from the 'In The Groove' set by Inkadinkado
- The sentiment is from the 'Just Chillin' girls' set by Making Memories

ERPOM! Challenge number 7

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This time it is Chrisy's turn to host the challenge. She has asked us to create a monotone card using our favourite colour, but not black and white. Here are all the details.


I have two favourite colours, red and green, so I had to choose between them, but I think red seemed an easier option for a monotone card.

- The arrow stamp is from 'Fun and Funky Arrows' by Hot Off The Press - The stickers used for the sentiment are from the 'It's My Party' 12x12 Combo stickers sheet by BoBunny.

ERPOM! Challenge number 6

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The sixth ERPOM challenge is being hosted by Debbie. She has set the fun challenge of using a movie as inspiration. The full details of the challenge can be found here.

My card is based on Moulin Rouge. There is a picture at the bottom of the post which is what inspired me to use this picture of myself and James at our engagement party. The sentiment is a line from my favourite song in the film. For the heart I drew around a keyring and then cut it out by hand.
- The film strip is from a 12x12 acetate sheet by Hot of the Press
- The sentiment is stamped using an alphabet set by Stuido G. There is no apostrophe in the set, which is why there isn't one in you're.

ERPOM! Challenge number 4

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It is Dawn's turn to host our blog groups challenge. She has given us the fun challenge of leaving the outside plain with a window to see the decoration on the inside. Dawn's challenge post can be found here.

This is the fairly plain outside of my card:

Here is the decorated inside:

- All stamps are from the 'Birthday Cupcake' set by Inkadinkado

- The paper is from the 'Birthday' 6x6 pad by Dovecraft.

And the winner is...

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I am pleased to announce the winner of ERPOM challenge number 3 is (drum roll) Christy! Here are the two wonderful cards that she entered with.
Christy wins a £10 gift voucher to spend at the Elzybells store.

There was also a prize for a random comment on any of my posts during the challenge. This was chosen using random.org. The winning post was number six, and the winning comment was number two. This makes the winner...Debbie! Debbie wins a £5 gift voucher to the Elzybells store.

Congratulations to both Christy and Debbie! Thank you to everyone else who played along, all the cards were awesome!

Entries for ERPOM Challenge 3.

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Here are all the amazing entries for challenge 3. Thank you to all who have participated. See the side for the poll to decide the winner.

Christie's cards:

Dawn's cards:
Debbie's cards:

Jenn's cards:

Lynn H's cards:

Lynn M's cards:

Mary's cards

Monica's cards:

Tammy's cards:

ERPOM! Challenge number 3

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It's time for the third ERPOM! challenge, and I am very excited to be the host!

The challenge is to use the sketch below to create two different cards. I have kept the sketch simple so that making two cards shouldn't be a problem. As I said yesterday I got carried away making samples, so I will be sharing two different samples until the challenge ends on the 2nd of May. When the challenge ends there will be a poll to decide which member of ERPOM wins, and the winner will receive a £10 gift voucher to the Elzybells store. There will also be a £5 gift voucher for a random comment on any of my posts during the challenge. Winners will be announced May 6th.

Feel free to play around with the sketch a bit, but make sure you can tell that your cards were inspired by it.

Here are my two samples for today.- The sentiment is from the 'Seasons Greetings' set by Papermania
- The paper is from the 'Christmas Wishes' 6x6 pad by DCWV

- The paper is from the 'Persimmon' A5 pack by Papermania
- The flourish stamp is from the 'Swirls and Flourishes 2' set by Personal Impressions
- Unfortunately I'm not sure who makes the chipboard flower, it was a present from my FMIL

I can't wait to see what you all make. I would love for you to join in if you are not a member of ERPOM!

ERPOM! Challenge number 2

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It's time for Eyelets, Ribbon, Paper - Oh My's second challenge. This time it is hosted by Lynn and she has asked us to use one of our patterned ribbons for inspiration.


I set about looking through my ribbons for something that stood out a bit and I came across this duck ribbon. I have no idea where it came from, but I thought it would be perfect for this challenge. The sentiment was designed using Paint Shop Pro.

Eyelets, Ribbon, Paper - Oh My! Challenge number 1

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Jenn is hosting our blog groups first challenge. Check out her blog entry here for all the details.

I used this cheerios box:

And made this:

I sellotaped down the opening and then cut the hole from the middle. Then I let my inner child loose and covered the whole box in scrunched up tissue paper, using PVA glue. This is going to be used for paper and ribbon scraps that are waiting to be organised.