Friday, July 30, 2010

Challenge #59 - Sketch Challenge


Click Here to check out the winner of last week's challenge

Hello CSAYL Friends!! Well it's challenge time again and this week's challenge is a sketch challenge. We haven't had a sketch challenge for a while now. Sketches are fun so why don't you play along with us!!

Here is the sketch to follow


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 "CSAYL59". We hope you'll play along this week. We can't wait to see what you come up with.

There's a little change in the guest designer line up. Guest designers will be chosen on non-sponsored weeks and will be guesting on days when CSAYL sponsors a company. This works out great for the guest designer because a guest designer will be provided an image from a sponsored company to work with.

With that being said, play along in this week's challenge and you may be chosen to be our guest designer for one of our sponsored weeks. The challenge ends on Thursday, August 5th 11:59 pm.

The winner for Challenge #52 is Marianne of MariaNne's Craftroom. Click here to see her beautiful card. She will be our guest designer on August 13th when In Style Stamps will be sponsoring us. Congratulations, Marriane.

Check out the beautiful cards the design team created





Michelle - Creative Journey




Posted by on 7 comments:
Labels:

Winner of Challenge #58 - Sassy Cheryl's

Thank you to all of our wonderful participants for Challenge #58. Thank you for playing along in our challenge. You all did a beautiful job!!

According to Random.org. . .number 12 is Kathrin of Kruemel's Bastel Blog. You are the winner of a $5 Sassy Cheryl's gift certificate. Congratulations Kathrin! Please contact Maria at cardinspired@gmail.com to claim your prize.


Posted by on No comments:
Labels:

Friday, July 23, 2010

Challenge #58 - Buttons and Bows - Sassy Cheryl's


Click Here to check out the winner of last week's challenge

Hello CSAYL friends!!. It's challenge time again and our wonderful sponsor for this week's challenge is Sassy Cheryl's!! Yay! We're excited to have Sassy Cheryl's as our sponsor! Stop by Sassy Cheryl's and you'll see why we're so excited!! Their images are beautiful.

Okay let's get down to business. . . this week's challenge is "Buttons and Bows"!! How fun is that? Create a card using ribbons and buttons as your embellishments.

Play along in our challenge and you'll have a chance to win a $5 Sassy Cheryl's gift certificate. The challenge will end on Thursday, July 29th and the winner will be announced on July 30th. Good Luck!

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 "CSAYL58". We hope you'll play along this week. We can't wait to see what you come up with.




Hi everyone! Sassy Cheryl here and I’m so happy to be sponsoring the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long (CSAYL) challenge this week. I have been creating graphics and have licensed my work to companies such as Kohl's, Hobby Lobby and Shopko, among others, for over six years.

I started creating digital images about ten ago. I absolutely LOVE to draw and always carry a small sketchbook for those times when a bit of inspiration hits. It's been a lifelong dream to become a working artist, and besides deadlines, I LOVE everything about what I do! It really helps that I have a very supportive husband and son (they also can be my biggest critics!)

Through the digis I create, I’ve met so many wonderful, talented ladies. The projects they make using my images makes it all worth it. ‘Can’t wait to see what you will create with my Sassy images. Thanks for playing along this week… happy coloring!


Guest Designer

Alleena of Alleena's Invites

I am a self employed Agronomist working mostly in the area of rice. 5 years ago my hubby and I decided to start a family and that was when our first little girl was born. I started Scrapbooking after her birth and have continued to scrapbook, although since roughly September last year I have become an obsessed cardmaker!!

I love stamping and now have a huge draw full of rubber stamps. I love all things pretty but have started to tone cards down a little so that they are easier to post!! I love this challenge blog as it encourages me to get some of my Christmas cards done earlier during the year instead of in November, which is when I have done them the last couple of years.



Check out the awesome cards the design team created:

-
Michelle - Creative Journey






Posted by on 5 comments:
Labels: ,

Winner of Challenge #57 - In Style Stamps

Thank you to all of our wonderful participants for Challenge #57. We had a great turn out of a total of 46 participants. Awesome job everyone!! I hope you'll play along with us again this week!

According to Random.org. . .number 29 is the winner of 4 In Style Stamps digital images Number 29 is Michelle of Thistles Happy Place. Congratulations Michelle! Michelle please contact Maria at cardinspired@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Posted by on 2 comments:
Labels:

Friday, July 16, 2010

Challenge #57 - Bling It Up Challenge - In Style Stamps


Click Here to check out who won last week's challenge

This week at Christmas Stampin All Year Long our wonderful sponsor is In Style Stamps. In Style Stamps are releasing their new Christmas digital images today and we're showing a few samples of the wonderful Christmas images. Be sure to stop by In Style Stamps and check them out! They are offering various styles of Christmas images from simple to scenic but all of them are beautiful and fun to color.

This week's challenge at Christmas Stampin All Year Long is "Bling It Up". . .add glitter or something sparkly to your card.

Come play along in our challenge and you will have a chance to win 4 digital images from In Style Stamps. The challenge ends on July 22nd and the winner will be announced on Friday, July 23.


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 price 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!

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 "CSAYL57". We hope you'll play along this week.

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

Check out the wonderful cards the design team created:








Posted by on 6 comments:
Labels:

Winner of Challenge #56 - Pink Cat Studio

Thank you to all of our wonderful participants for Challenge #56. We had a great turn out of a total of 66 participants. The most we've had so far. I hope you'll play along with us again this week!

According to Random.org. . .number 19 is the winner of 2 Pink Cat Studio stamp sets being released today! Number 19 is Tammy Miller of Create When I can. Congratulations Tammy! Tammy please contact Maria at cardinspired@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Posted by on No comments:
Labels:

Monday, July 12, 2010

Challenge #56 - Free Challenge Pink Cat Studio

Hi CSAYL Friends!! I made a mistake on the date of the winner announcement date. The date of the challenge will end Thursday, July 15th and the winner will be announced on Friday, July 16th. Sorry about that. Stop by and play along in this week's challenge and you may have chance to win two Pink Cat Studio stamp sets to be released on July 16th!
Posted by on No comments:

Friday, July 9, 2010

Challenge #56 - Free Challenge


Hello Friends!! Christmas Stampin All Year Long have wonderful news! Starting this month, we will begin sponsoring various rubber stamp/digital stamp companies several times each month. How fun is that? What does that mean for the participants of our challenges! Well, prizes of course! Yay!

Pink Cat Studio is kind enough to sponsor this week's challenge and we're doing a sneak peek of the new stamp sets that will be released on July 16th. There will be 5 different sets that will be released as rubber stamps. In the mean time, a few of the Christmas images are currently available for purchase as digital images so stop by Pink Cat Studio and check them out.

The winner of this week's challenge will receive two of the new Pink Cat Studio Christmas rubber stamp sets to be released next week so be sure to play along in this week's challenge. The winner will be announced on Friday, July 16th. Good luck!



Just a little info about our FABULOUS sponsor





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!


This week's challenge is a "free challenge" meaning create a card any way you want. . .show us your creativity!!


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 "CSAYL56". We hope you'll play along this week.
Guest Designer






My name is Corry Smyrski. I am so excited to be the GDT here at CSAYL this week. What an honor! I have been blogging for a little over a year now & have met some great people in blogland. I started scrapbooking in 2006 & as of late, my addiction to crafting has concentrated on making cards. Like one`s crafting evolves, so does the love of stamps. First it was SU, then CTMH, now digital. And along with crafting evolution, comes crafting purchases & let`s just say our dining room will never be the same again!!! Please feel free to check out my blog Fancy Free-4-Ever. I`ve got some great candy up for grabs until July 20. Happy Crafting!




Check out the beautiful cards the design team created

Michelle - Creative Journey


Joan - Scrapmum


Marcia's card was created in advance. The image used on her card is not a Pink Cat Studio image.
Posted by on 13 comments:
Labels: ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)