Submit Entry for Card Making Countdown Challenge (June 2025)
Card Making Countdown Challenge (June 2025)
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52 entries

This Challenge is now closed.
Winner: Kathie M.
“Take off on the rocker cards presented.”
Prize:
One lucky winner will receive the Instant Access Bundles for the 2025 Card Making Countdowns AND 2024 Card Making Countdowns added to their account.
The winner will be chosen by the Craft with Sarah team based on our personal favourite submission.
Challenge requirements:
- Your project must use one of the templates from the Card Making Countdown
- It must be a papercraft project
- Entries are limited to one per person, per Challenge (i.e. you can only enter each Challenge once).
- Entries close at midnight UK time on 30th June 2025
- If the winner has already purchased the 2025 or 2024 Card Making Countdown Instant Access Bundles then they may choose alternate Countdowns.
Challenge Entries
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I made this birthday card for a special friend.

Card made from the Card Making Countdown bonus files.

Zfold card - Happy Anniversary Added a belly band and used cutout cards on other side along with a place for a note

I chose the Z-Fold card, the space is perfect for a little gift inside a gift bag

I made the word circle card with subtracted waves to stay with the holiday theme, added an insert for the message.

Made this card from card making challenge 2025.
A friend’s grandson turning 4 and he will love it. I made the envelope to fit the card and personalized it by writing a birthday wish on the back.

Made an add-a-number card for a very whimisical friend celebrating her 80th!

I used the decorative borders to make a thank you card for my neighbour. I offset it from the centre and added a washi tape strip too. The words were cut from vinyl

Jim and I share a birthday so I thought I would use one of the Required Templates to make his Card.

Easter rocker card

Lotus flower add a number card.

I choose the number card but I changed it to wish happy birthday. Using glitter cardstock also.

I made the cascade card and added some birthday images

I made a z-fold card from your file. I reduced it to A2 size and made it fold so that the inside was hidden until opened.

When I saw the "castle" card I immediately thought of a chess castle and this card idea was born. The check background of the chess set and the pawns, king and queen adorn the card. Such a versatile design. I couldn't get to my cricut due to having work on my kitchen so this card was cut by hand.

Pop out gift card holder card. Son just took up golf so created a golf themed card.

I used the Z-fold card to create this Father's Day card for my husband. I included a message from all 3 of our kids on the back.

Stained Glass Card
The photo doesn't do justice, but I added "Broken Glass Phototop" on top of the acetate. I colored the back of the acetate and added silver glitter cardstock.

This birthday card made with the Z Fold card template. I did print and cut for some of my paper for cardstock.

My Dad (95 years old) used medium cardstock, acetate and sharpie markers to create the Faux Stained Glass Landscape card for my brother’s 65th birthday. Everyone loved it.

Number card I have made this for my cousins child who is turning 10 next month thanks to Sarah for sharing this file as it must of taken lots of her time making this design

The cascade birthday candle card and my daughter's becoming a black belt inspired this card. In place of the candles are the belt ranks in her martial arts. Inside the card are pictures of her along her martial arts journey thus far.

I used the Turn the Wheel card template. A different shell appears when you turn the wheel.

Stained Glass Candle Card

Rocker card class inspired me to adapt it to a heart design with a heart embellishment for an Anniversary card.

This is the pinwheel tower card I did for my MIL birthday. It was so much fun deciding what to put on each side to celebrate her.

Day 11 Faux Stained Glass Landscape card

Made from Cardstock and printed then cut stickers with the Cricut.

Cascade Birthday card

I loved your pillar card from the card making countdown. It is simple to make and easily adaptable in size.

I used the templet of June 10 and made an anniversary card for my daughter whose anniversary was that day thank you. It was made of all cardstock and print n cut

Mirage Card - I made a card for my husband for Father's Day with pictures of our 2 dogs.

Happy birthday card

Day 10 turn wheel card, so easy and fun to make.

This is my version of the Turn the Wheel card. It was made for a 5 year old girl who is under going cancer treatment.

Take off on the rocker cards presented.

Cascade card with a magical fairy theme

I started with the Word Circle card and followed the tutorial on how to customize it. I created this card for my husband—while we don’t have children, we do have cats, and he’s an amazing cat dad. I thought he deserved a beautiful card to celebrate Pawther’s Day!

I made the card in a card and took inspiration from your plant card. I used print then cut as well as used my crucify to cut cardstock.

Z Fold adapted to use up my Christmas Left Over paper

Faux stained glass mandala card. Made using medium cardstock, glitter cardstock, acetate, and Sharpie markers.

Seen on the 7th June cardmaking countdown 2025, making a number in the centre of the design

Pinwheel card for my husband on Father’s Day. Each side of the pinwheel had a message from our 3 children and me.

Wedding Castle Card, I use cardstock, glitter cardstock, glue and foam. Pretty easy for me and I enjoy it.

The pinwheel tower card was one of the free designs offered, and it was a success from the first try!

Cascade card.

My version of the cascade card. I added the train edge to the straight cascade card. Stuck coloured loco and trucks on to brighten it up.

Cascade card, added embellishments and some foam dots to add dimension

I love a challenge and these stepper cards were great. I can't wait to send them to my grandchildren, I am sure they will love them as much as I do.

The day 14 Happy Birthday card. Loved it!

I just love the Rocker Card from the countdown and I used the Swimmer Gnomes to complete the cards.

Card-in-Card, made for an obscure, yet popular, holiday, celebrated in America on September 19.