Friday, September 24, 2010

Winners for Challenge #63 and #64 - In Style Stamps and Pink Cat Studio Sponsors

Hi Everyone! I'm sorry for the delay but here are the winners for challenge #63 and #64. Thank you all for playing!! All your cards were beautiful!!

Winner for Challenge #63 - In Style Stamps Sponsor: Click Here

Winner for Challenge #64 - Pink Cat Studio Sponsor: Click Here

Challenge #65 - Inspiration Challenge

Hello CSAYL Friends! It's Friday again and it's time to play! I can't believe the holidays are so near. It's exciting and now that the weather is cooling, it's really beginning to feel like the holidays are upon us. It's time to get going with your Christmas cards and projects.

Come and play along with our challenge this week! This week it's an "Inspiration" challenge. The inspiration is the following photo:



Don't limit your creation to the colors. . .take a look at the different elements such as the stripes on the pillows, the ribbons, the ornaments, fireplace, nativity scene, stocking, etc. . .:)

To play along. . insert the link to your card below (click on the blue "add your link" button). If you are unable to link it, please comment this post with the link to your card. If you upload your cards on SCS or PCP, please add the key word: CSAYL and the title "CSAYL65". We hope you'll play along this week.


Now check out the fabulous cards the design team created:


Maria - Stampin Inspirations



Michelle - Creative Journey





Patty - Mis Creaciones


Winner for Challenge #64 - Pink Cat Studio Sponsor

Thank you everyone for playing along in last week's challenge! We have a winner for challenge #64. The winner is Deonna B of For the Love of Cardmaking. Congratulations Deonna, you are the winner of 5 Pink Cat Studio digital images. Please contact Maria at cardinspired@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Winner for Challenge #63 - InStyle Sponsor

Boy, time sure flies quickly. I'm sorry but I forgot to post the winner for challenge #63. The winner is Schnuti of Schnuti's Kreative Seite. Congratulations Schnuti. . .you won 4 In Style Stamps digital images. Please contact Maria at cardinspired@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Challenge #64 - Borderbilities - Pink Cat Studio


Hello CSAYL Friends!! Wow, we're on our 64th challenge already! Time is flying by real quickly. This week we're sponspored by fabulous and I mean fabulous Pink Cat Studio!

Do you like using border punches? Well, this week is your chance to use them. Create a card using any type of border punch, whether it's an actual punch, from a die, or a cutting machine like your Cricut. Border designs are so pretty and adds that extra ooomph to your card design.

The winner of this week's challenge will win 5 Pink Cat Studio digital images and who doesn't want Pink Cat Studio images? So. . .be sure to play along! The challenge ends next Thursday and the winner will be announced the following day. Good luck!




Pink Cat Studio is all about offering fun and whimsical stamps to inspire your creativity. They have a huge selection of super cute digi and rubber stamps to choose from and they add more each week. Owner and artist Melissa started PCS in 2005 and over the years nothing has excited and inspired her more than to see your creations with her stamps. Melissa’s goal is to continue to delight & surprise you with her designs. Stop by the studio today and get in on the fun!


To play along. . insert the link to your card below (click on the blue "add your link" button). If you are unable to link it, please comment this post with the link to your card. If you upload your cards on SCS or PCP, please add the key word: CSAYL and the title "CSAYL64". We hope you'll play along this week.


Now check out the fabulous cards the design team created:







Michelle - Creative Journey



Patricia - Mis Creaciones

Friday, September 10, 2010

Challenge #63 -Brad or Eyelet Challenge - In Style Sponsor


Hello CSAYL Friends!! Well it's another week of challenges! This week our lovely sponsor is In Style Stamps ! Yay!

Well let's get started. . .this week's challenge is all about "Brads or Eyelets"!! Who doesn't have brads or eyelets? It's one of the most common embellishment used on cards. Okay...the challenge this week is to create a card using 3 or more brads or eyelets. The more brads or eyelets, the better!!

Come play along with us this week and you will have a chance to win four In Style Stamps digital images. The challenge ends on Thursday, September 16th and the winner will be announced on Friday, September 17th! Good luck!


Just a little info about our sponsor:

In Style Stamps has an amazing selection of images and stamps - there is something for everyone! They offer both rubber stamps and digital images, and more is added to their inventory every month. The rubber stamps are deeply etched, cling mounted and ready for use. The digital images are high quality, very detailed, and available for immediate download. They also offer a great selection of affordably priced May Arts ribbon!
The amazing In Style Stamps design team, along with owner Virginia, creates fabulous samples to inspire everyone. Be sure to check out their blog to see what they've been up to lately. If you don't have any of In Style Stamps' images, you are missing out!

Here's how to play along with us: just insert the link to your card below (click on the blue "add your link" button). If you are unable to link it, please comment this post with the link to your card. If you upload your cards on SCS or PCP, please add the keyword: CSAYL and the title "CSAYL63".

We can't wait to see what you come up with. Hope you'll play along this week!!

Guest Designer

Tracey of Crafty Corner





Hello, my name is Tracey. Ever since I was a little girl I have loved making things & this has continued as I’ve grown up (well got older I’m not that tall lol). I enjoy all crafts although I don’t have enough time to do all I would like to: my favorites at the moment are sewing & jewelery making – after paper crafting of course that is my first love! If I didn’t have to work & had enough time I would love to make lots of different things & have a stall at a craft fair (perhaps if I start now I might be ready for 2014 lol).

Thanks to Christmas Stampin’ All Year round for asking me to be a guest designer it has been great fun & it can never be too early to start your Christmas crafting!



Check out the fabulous cards created by the design team using
In Style Stamps digital images:



Friday, September 3, 2010

Gift Set Challenge #5 - Tag Holder


Hello CSAYL Friends! It's the first week of the month so that means it's a gift set challenge! This week's project is to create a "Tag Holder". A tag holder is a fantastic pre-Christmas gift you can give to someone. The recipient can use the tags as gift tags for Christmas. Another great idea is to add photos to the tags and you can give it as a Christmas card/mini album gift. Check out the tutorial below.

The challenge ends on Thursday, September 9th midnight PST and the winner will be invited as a guest designer in a future sponsored challenge. The winner will be provided a digital image from a challenge sponsor to play with during her week as a guest designer.

To play along. . insert the link to your card below (click on the blue "add your link" button). If you are unable to link it, please comment this post with the link to your card. If you upload your cards on SCS or PCP, please add the key word: CSAYL and the title "CSAYGS5. We hope you'll play along this week.
Tag Holder

Check out the awesome cards the design team created:








Connie - Inlovestamping

MacKenzie Bruckler - "Midnight Scramper"



Joan - Scrapmum


Challenge #62 Winner - Softpencil Sponsor

Thank you to all the participants for last week's challenge sponsored by Softpencil! Wow, it was a fun challenge, huh? Everyone created such pretty cards! Well. .now for the winner. . .:) According to Random.org. . .#71 is the winner and that is Gemma of "Handmade by Gem"! Congratulations Gemma. . .please email Maria at cardinspired@gmail.com to claim your $10 Softpencil gift certificate!