MFT Card Challenges

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

One Last Sketch and a Whole Lot Of Love

After many wonderful years of creating, sharing, and celebrating creativity together, it's time to say goodbye. As many of you know, MFT is no longer in existence.

While that could change someday, it isn't the case right now, and with that, it's time to bring the Card Challenges blog to a close.

This blog has always been about more than sketches, color palettes, or techniques. It has been about community. Week after week, you've shared your incredible creativity, encouraged one another, and inspired us with every card you created. Watching your ideas come to life has been an absolute joy.

To everyone who participated in the challenges, left kind comments, cheered on fellow makers, or simply stopped by for inspiration—thank you. Your enthusiasm and support made this little corner of the crafting world something truly special.

Although this chapter is ending, we have one last sketch to share with you, and we know the creativity, friendships, and inspiration we've shared won't disappear. We hope you'll continue creating, experimenting, and encouraging one another wherever your crafting journey takes you.

Of course, we have a couple of gorgeous samples to share with you, and I hope you'll continue to follow and be a fan of the incredible ladies who've made time to share their talent with all of you.

Deborah

Jeanne

Thank you for being part of the Card Challenges community. It has been a privilege to share this journey with you.

Wishing you all the very best, and happy crafting.

With gratitude,

The Card Challenges Team

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

MFT Color Challenge #12

Hello, friends, and welcome to another week of inspiration at Card Challenges! We have a fresh and cheerful color palette for you this week featuring a beautiful combination of coral pink, peachy orange, sunny yellow, and soft mint green. Whether you create florals, scenes, geometric designs, or something completely unexpected, we can't wait to see how these colors inspire you!

This week's colors:

Coral Pink
Soft Orange
Sunny Yellow
Mint Green

Use all four colors as the primary focus of your project and be sure to link up your creation before the challenge closes. Feel free to use any stamps, dies, papers, or embellishments you love—we're excited to see your interpretation!

Last Week's Winner

A big congratulations to Julia Sager for being selected as our Color Challenge #11 winner!

Design Team Inspiration

Our Design Team has created an incredible collection of projects to spark your creativity. Be sure to visit each designer's blog for additional photos, tips, and details about their cards.

Deborah Hellman

Jeanne Streiff

Challenge Details

Create a new project inspired by this week's colors.
Use the challenge colors as the main focus of your design.
Link your project using the InLinkz tool below.
Entries must be submitted by July 28, 2026.
Please remember that our last Card Challenge Post will be on July 29, 2026. It's been an absolute pleasure hosting you each week, so let's all get busy and send them out with a bang!

We hope this bright and happy palette brings a little sunshine to your craft room this week. Have fun creating, and thank you for continuing to make Card Challenges such an inspiring place to visit.

Happy crafting!

The Card Challenges Team

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Card Challenges Sketch Challenge #12

Happy Wednesday, crafty friends! It's time for another Card Challenges Sketch Challenge, and we have a fun new layout to inspire your creativity!

This week's sketch is clean, modern, and incredibly versatile. With a bold vertical panel, a slim accent strip, and a large circular focal point, there are so many ways to make it your own. Use the circle to showcase a stamped image, floral arrangement, shaker element, sentiment, or even a fun die-cut scene. Whether your style is clean and simple or full of layers and embellishments, this sketch is the perfect starting point.

Need a little inspiration? Try:

Replacing the circle with another shape like a heart or hexagon.
Rotating the sketch for a landscape card.
Using patterned papers to create a bold background.
Adding texture with embossing folders or mixed media.

Remember, the sketch is meant to inspire—not limit—your creativity! We love seeing all the unique interpretations our participants come up with each week.

How to Play

Create a new card inspired by this sketch and link it using the InLinkz tool below. You can also share your project on social media using #CardChallengesSketch12 so everyone can admire your beautiful creation.

The challenge will remain open through Tuesday at 11:59 PM (ET). One randomly selected participant will be invited to be featured in next week's post, so be sure to play along!

We can't wait to see what you create. Most importantly, have fun and enjoy some crafty time!

Happy crafting!

🎉 Congratulations to Our Sketch Challenge #11 Winner!

Congratulations to Stacey's Creative Corner for her wonderful take on last week's sketch! Stacey's charming belated birthday card featured a delightful mix of patterned papers, soft layers, and an adorable focal image that perfectly showcased the versatility of the sketch. The thoughtful details and balanced composition made her project a standout, and we're thrilled to feature it as this week's winning card.

Be sure to stop by Stacey's blog to see all the details behind her beautiful creation and leave her some crafty love!

This week, we are also featuring Jeanne with this adorable fox card!

One last bit of news: we will be discontinuing the weekly challenges at the end of this month. July 29th will be our last challenge upload. There truly is a wealth of different challenges on the site. Enough that you'd never be able to go through them all LOL. For the post on July 29th, I will feature the winner the following week, just not a new challenge as usual.

Big hugs,

Kim

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Sketch Challenge #11 – Pull out Your Creativity, and Let's Get Busy! ✂️

Hello, crafty friends!

We’re back with a brand new Weekly Sketch Challenge, and we think you’re going to love this one! This week’s sketch features a clean layout with a bold focal point—perfect for showcasing your favorite images, sentiments, or layered designs.

🏆 Last Week’s Winner

Before we dive into this week’s inspiration, let’s celebrate our previous challenge winner! Check out this dynamite card!

We loved your adorable design and creative take on the sketch! We are happy to feature you in this weeks spotlight—we truly appreciate your participation!

🖼️ This Week’s Sketch

Use the sketch above as your inspiration! The arched focal panel and banner element provide a great base for so many creative directions—think windows, frames, or even shaker elements!

Feel free to rotate the sketch, flip it, or interpret it in your own unique style. The possibilities are endless!

🌟 Design Team Inspiration

Our amazing Design Team has created incredible cards using this week’s sketch to inspire you:

Be sure to click through to their blogs for more details, techniques, and inspiration

Rebecca

Deborah

Jeanne

✂️ How to Play:

Create a new project inspired by this week’s sketch.
You can flip, rotate, or adapt the sketch to fit your style.
Link up your project using the InLinkz tool below.
Have fun and let your creativity shine!

We can’t wait to see how you interpret this fun and versatile sketch. Whether you go clean and simple or full of layers and texture, we know you’ll create something amazing!

Happy crafting! 💖
— The MFT Card Challenges Team

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

🎆 Red, White & Create! A Star-Spangled Challenge Awaits! 🇺🇸

Happy Challenge Day, crafty friends!

We're celebrating the spirit of Independence Day with a festive challenge that's bursting with patriotic inspiration! Whether you're inspired by fireworks lighting up the night sky, classic red, white, and blue color combinations, stars and stripes, summer celebrations, or simply the joy of gathering with family and friends, we can't wait to see what you create.

Pull out your favorite stamps, dies, inks, embellishments, and papers and join us for a challenge that's sure to spark your creativity. Make it bold, make it festive, and most importantly, make it uniquely yours!

Before we get to this week's challenge, let's take a moment to celebrate the winner from last week's challenge.

🏆 Congratulations to Our Featured Winner:

Kelsey created this adorable card that just tickles my jelly bean loving heart!

🎇 This Week's Challenge:

We invite you to create a card inspired by this week's challenge, in honor of the 4th of July, and link it up below. Remember, your project should clearly incorporate the challenge elements while showcasing your own creative style.

Challenge Rules:

Create a new project inspired by this week's challenge.
Link your project using the link-up below.
Be sure to link directly to your blog post, Instagram post, or online gallery entry.
Have fun and inspire others!

⭐ Design Team Inspiration

Our talented Design Team has created some incredible projects to inspire you!

Deborah

Julie

Jeanne

Rebecca

Be sure to visit each designer's blog or social media page to learn more about their creative process and see additional photos of their projects.

🎆 Ready to Play Along?

We can't wait to see your patriotic creations! Whether you choose fireworks, flags, stars, summer celebrations, or a classic red, white, and blue color palette, we're excited to see how you interpret this week's challenge.

Link up your project below and join the fun. The challenge will remain open until the deadline listed in the link-up.

Have a safe, happy, and creative Fourth of July!

Happy crafting,

The Card Challenges Team ❤️🤍💙

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Get Inspired: Four Fabulous Colors, One Creative Challenge

Hi friends, and happy challenge day! 💛

We’re so excited to welcome you back for a brand-new week of creativity here at Card Challenges — and this one is all about keeping things simple, fresh, and fun.

Whether you’re squeezing in crafty time during a busy week or settling in for a longer creative session, this challenge is designed to spark ideas without feeling overwhelming.

💡 A Little Inspiration

If you’re feeling stuck, try starting with one of these simple approaches:

• create a soft background using ink blending or watercolor

• pop your focal image up with foam for quick dimension

• add a small cluster of embellishments to balance your sentiment

Sometimes just choosing one technique can make the whole design come together.

First up, our winner from last week is Stacey. Her adorable card is just precious!

This week's Color Challenge is so versatile, don't you think? As always, feel free to rotate, flip, or stretch the idea to suit your own style — we love seeing how everyone interprets the same starting point in completely different ways!

🖍️ Our talented design team has created some beautiful projects to inspire you this week, and each one shows a different way to work with the same basic idea — from bold and colorful to soft and minimal.

Be sure to scroll through their cards and leave some love. A quick comment can truly make someone’s day!

Deborah's card instantly put a smile on my face! I love how she masked her image to create something completely new. It makes my heart skip a beat!!

I LOVE how Rebecca incorporated the colors into the design. It's colorful, yet not overwhelming. Five stars in my book!

Lastly, Candice created this adorable card and used each of the colors in an ingenious fashion to create a fantastic card. I think I could stare at it all day!

📝 To join the challenge:

1 Create a new card inspired by this week’s challenge

2 Upload your project to your blog or social media

3 Add your link using the InLinkz tool at the bottom of this post

That’s it — easy and fun!

You can enter as many times as you like, as long as each entry is a new project created for this challenge.

We can’t wait to see how you interpret this fun and versatile sketch. Whether you go clean and simple or full of layers and texture, we know you’ll create something amazing!

Happy crafting! 💖
— The MFT Card Challenges Team

Wednesday, June 17, 2026