Winter Holiday Cards in July Challenge -- 2017
Some of you have gotten a head start on our holiday cards by participating in Cindi's Christmas All Year! Challenge. This month, I'm taking over for Cindi by offering our yearly Winter Holiday Cards in July Challenge. Despite my best intentions, I have not made any Christmas cards this year. I have an empty folder on my computer waiting for my 2017 Christmas cards. I figure that if I make one different card each day and make three of that design each day, I will have 93 cards by the end of the month. LOL. Come join me for this month’s challenge and make lots of cards.
If you are in the need of inspiration, check out Cindi’s past Christmas All Year threads; she posts an optional theme each month that you can use if it inspires you. This year they have been related to Christmas carols.
The Challenge:
You have a full month--July 1 through July 31--to post your entries in the album set aside for this challenge in the gallery and link them to this Discussion Thread. The challenge ends on July 31 at 11:59 pm your time.
Remember you must enter only new cards--nothing you made or posted prior to July 1, the first day of the challenge. If you have a special technique you'd like to use that does not include stamping, your card will still count. It would be nice to combine stamping with other techniques, but sometimes that isn't feasible, and I want your cards to be something you will love. So your paste-embossed, embroidered, stenciled, Iris folded, etc. cards are welcome.
Requirements:
1. Complete the tasks as described in this challenge.
2. When you post your card in the gallery, please label it with the name of the appropriate holiday and add the words "in July." For example, Christmas in July, Hanukkah in July, Kwanzaa in July, etc.
3. When you post your project in the gallery, describe it. Tell how you made it and what you used. Thanks to Sadie, we have more space in which to describe our posted cards so don’t be stingy with your comments. Some information that you could share:
Stamps:
Cardstock/Papers:
Card Size:
Inks/Coloring Medium:
Accessories:
Technique:
Next, come back to this Discussion Thread to link your post here and to tell us how it went--the good and the bad.
Combining Challenges:
You can combine this challenge with another challenge as long as the host of the other challenge will also allow it.
Prize:
There will be a prize awarded at the end of the challenge. Your name will go into the hat once for every card you post in the gallery and link to the discussion thread. OK. I already know that the next question is do I get my name in the hat 10 times if I make 10 of the same card. I'll say you can get your name in the hat up to three times for multiples of the same design. Fair enough? There's no limit to the number of different cards you can post. You'll get credit for each different card.
I hope you'll join us and begin making your December holiday cards. We can inspire and motivate each other. Don't forget to have fun!
Daria