Friday, March 5, 2010

Gift Set Challenge #1 - Card Purse


Hello CSAYL Fans! Last year we did a wonderful job creating our Christmas cards but I found that I was lacking gift sets and rushed to create a few before Christmas. I wasn't very successful and I ended up resorting to just using "bought" tags and cellophane bags. Ugggh! Well, this year, I decided that I'm not going to do that again.

So. .. .this year at CSAYL, once a month on the first week of each month, we'll have "gift set" challenges which will consist of one 3D item (box, treat bags, gift bags, folders, etc.) and one card to create a coordinating set. The challenges will be to create both the 3D item and a coordinating card.

A tutorial or a link to a tutorial will be posted and the challenge will be to create that 3D item and the card.

Without further ado. . .this week's challenge is to create a "Card Purse" with a coordinating card. I decided the "Card Purse" that I saw on SCS was a wonderful gift set idea for our very first gift set challenge. There will be no specific theme for this project. You may use any image, color, or embellishment as desired.

Here is the link to the tutorial: Click Here

Insert the link to your card via Mr. Linky below. If you are unable to link through Mr. Linky, 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 "CSAYL43". We hope you'll play along.


We'll be voting on the participants' cards and the winning participant will be invited to be a guest designer for the following week's challenge. Good luck!!!

The winning participant for "Challenge #41 - What's Cookin' Challenge" is Radha of CreativePearlTouch! Radha will be our guest designer for next week's challenge! Congratulations Radha! Here is the beautiful card that Radha created for Challenge #41:




Check out the beautiful sets the DT created:



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Friday, February 26, 2010

Card Challenge #42 A Colourful Christmas

Hi there!!! For starters we'd like to introduce our 2010 Design Team. Most of last year's designers returned this year but we also added a few new designers. Check out the design team's bio and get to know us a little better.

2010 Christmas Stampin All Year Long Design Team Bio

Okay, let's begin. . .how about a Colour Challenge this week? Christmas is such a colourful time of the year. It used to be you'd see everything decked out in Red and Green. Occasionally you would be mesmerized by a Regal Purple presentation, but that was usually an exception. Today you see many different colour schemes that just emit festivity. Personally, I love PINK Christmas cards.....so here goes! Your challenge is to create a Christmas card in shades of Pink.

Insert the link to your card via Mr. Linky below. If you are unable to link through Mr. Linky, 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 "CSAYL42". We hope you'll play along.

We'll be voting on 3 participants' cards to be featured on the blog site and of the 3, one will be asked to be a guest DT for the week. Good luck!!!

Check out the fabulous cards created by the design team













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Friday, February 19, 2010

CSAYL #41 We're back! (What's cookin' challenge)

Greetings! We hope that you enjoyed a safe and happy holiday and that the recipients of your challenge cards were wowed with your creativity!

It's that time again! Time to get going with your Christmas Cards. This year we have a slight change with the challenge blog. The first posting of the month will be a 3D gift type challenge. Last year the DT were very excited about having plenty of cards done, but some found that they were scrambling at the last minute to complete their gifts and gift packaging.

We have 3 new designers this year. Let's welcome Jeanne of Inky Paws, Jacqui of Sisterlines Space In Time, and Peggy of The Wired Angel.

Without further adieu, lets get into this weeks challenge!

This week we would like you to follow a recipe!

2 layers

3 buttons

Glitter

Insert the link to your card via Mr. Linky below. If you are unable to link through Mr. Linky, please comment this post with the link to your card. If you upload your cards on SCS, please add the key word: CSAYL and the title "CSAYL41". We hope you'll play along.

We'll be voting on 3 participants' cards to be featured on the blog site and of the 3, one will be asked to be a guest DT for the week. Good luck!!!








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Monday, October 26, 2009

Vicki's Challenge #40 It's a Diorama

Hello there, Friends! Just a little announcement! Today's challenge is our last challenge of the year but the site will remaim open and you'll still be able to try out any challenge that we posted this year. In the following weeks until Christmas, rather than posting new challenges, we'll be highlighting cards created by participants throughout the year.

To celebrate our last challenge, Vicki of Summerthyme Studio came up with something not only challenging but a fun project to start off the Holiday season! How exciting!!


This week's challenge is to create a Diorama Card! This is fun but challenging! Here's a link to a Tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers, authored by my great friend Diana Gibbs. These gorgeous cards fold down flat for mailing, but open up to a pretty scene!

*****Vicki~~~~~

If you want to play along, comment this post with a link to your blog or online gallery. Hope you have a wonderful week stamping and crafting! Have a wonderful Halloween!!


Check out the awesome Diorama card that the design team created:


Vicki Garrett~ Summerthyme Studio




MacKenzie - "Midnight Scramper"



Joan - Scrapmum

Marcia - CiaB's Crafty Times

Maria - Stampin Inspirations

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