Challenge Founder - Tara Cardwell
I'm Tara (aka Craftilicious) and I set up the challenge in April 2011 to raise money for St Luke's Hospice following the loss of my father to cancer in 2007. The hospice made his final weeks pass without pain and allowed him to maintain his dignity whilst also looking after me emotionally during a difficult time. I am an avid crafter, currently addicted to paper and stamping, but am also a keen jewellery designer, and basically likes to get my hands on anything crafty from embroidery, mozaics, altered art, painting and even hat making! You can find out more about my crafty exploits from my crafting blog http://craftilicious-yorkshire.blogspot.com/Founding DT Member - Anne Forrest
My name is Anne I have been a crafter for many years but making cards
for 15 years. My friend Karen and I started a Craft Club in a little
village in Somerset 6 years ago.I have the best hubby in the world', 2
lovely daughters and 4 beautiful grandchildren, who could ask for more?
I was so pleased to be asked by Tara
to join the DT for St Lukes Hospice charity card challenge particularly as I
had lost 2 close friends this year with cancer and any monies raised for any
Hospice is good news
Founding DT Member - Deborah Frings
Earlier this year Tara invited me to join her
Design Team for St Luke’s Hospice. After checking out their website and
seeing the valuable work they do, I said Yes! Who among us has not
been touched in some way by cancer? My step-father died of it in 2003;
he and my Mum had a lot of support from their local hospice. It’s a
vital service.
As for
crafting – well, I’ve been doing it in some form or other since I was a
child! But I became seriously addicted to Cardmaking in 2003, and it’s
getting worse!! I’ve tried my hand at scrapbooking too. I also like
to sew, do cross-stitch designs and read!
DT Member - Jennie Mullens
Hi I'm Jenny from www.craftinginthecountry.blogspot.com
and have just joined the DT , I think this monthly challenge is a
wonderfully 'crafty' way to help support the vital work the hospice
does, not only for the patients but the wider family too in their time
of anguish and vulnerability.
I have always liked to craft and have tried my hand at most things
but the card-making bug bit in 2003 when making Christmas cards with the
children and I've never looked back since. I started my blog back in
February and am now totally addicted to crafting and blogging, having
met some wonderful people along the way :)
Founding DT Member - Lynne Atkinson
Hi I`m Lynne from http://cardsfromlynnesloft.blogspot.com/
I`ve always crafted in one form or another, knitting and dressmaking
mainly. I began making cards in 2003 after injuring my foot badly and
having to stay off work for two months. After a week of staring at the
walls I discovered the Create and Craft channel on the TV and from then
on I was hooked. When Tara asked me to join her and the other DT members at St Lukes Charity Card Challenge I jumped at the chance. I know first hand how important hospices are to the terminally ill and their families. My husbands sister and another sisters husband both had end of life care in our local hospice.
DT Member - Sylvie ColledgeMy name is Sylvie (GIBMISS) I now live in Gibraltar with my partner Roy. I was widowed in 1999 and never thought I would get over the loss so I threw myself into Cardmaking at a local School where I chose Parchment Caft which was very time consuming then when I came to live in Gib there was a little craftshop there and I became very close friends of the owner and we crafted together she taught me quite a lot - rubber stamping etc and I have been cardmaking for about 7 years although iI have always crafted as I followed in my Mums footsteps....
My SIL. and BIL. both died of cancer....so i was chuffed when the lovely Tara asked me to join her very talented team as this is a really worthwhile Charity.
FORMER DT MEMBERS
Founding DT Member - Ciara JenningsHello, I'm Ciara (pronounced Keira, like Keira Knightly, but that's where the similarities end). I grew up in Wilmslow, Cheshire but have lived in Yorkshire since my Uni days. I live just outside Leeds with my chap Tom and my cheeky little Schnauzer, Ellie. As well as being crafty, I love F1 motor racing and football. Oh and going for lovely long walks in the countryside.
GUEST DESIGNERS
July 2011
You can find out more about her on her blog http://stampingscene.blogspot.com/
February 2012
Sasha won our challenge in December 2011 with her gorgeous card and kindly sent some stamps to us as well as her card. The stamps became our prize for February so we invited Sasha back to share some more of her great design inspiration with you all and to play along with us.You can find out more about her on her blog http://sashas-inspirations.blogspot.com/