To ALL entrants, I want to let you know that I DO comment on all entries (with the exception of Splitcoast and Flickr) so if you don't see a comment from me, please check to see if there are any comments awaiting moderation or in SPAM. A lot of comments are in SPAM and bloggers don't realize it.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Mid Month Inspiration

It's time for a little mid month inspiration.  This month we have two guest designers who are joining us.

Please welcome Kim and Andrea.  Do head over to their blogs and say hello. 


  Kim







Here are some samples from the Design Team

















There is still lots of time to join our challenge this month.  Just scroll down for all the details.
 

Monday, July 1, 2013

July Challenge

Hello everyone and welcome to the July challenge.  This month is the half way point to Christmas so its time to get serious with those Christmas card creations.  

But before I get to the current challenge we have a little housekeeping to do.  First up thank you to all who joined our Vintage challenge. As always we had lots of lovely entries which made choosing the top 3 very difficult.  

The winner of our random prize is:





Congratulations Debbie S, please contact me at ccayrchallengeblog@hotmail.com to claim your prize.

Our top 3 in no particular order are:

#28 Lindsay
#35 Brenda B
#17 Gildett deMarillac


Congratulations to all our winners, please grab your badge from the sidebar.

Ok on to our current challenge.  The theme this month is:

Its all about Santa 

Include anything on your card that is associated with Santa - reindeer, presents, elves etc.


Lots of changes happening here at CCAYR this month.  Its a new DT term and sadly some of our members have decided to step down, so we bid a fond farewell to Denise, Tracey R, Sue, Clare, Ciska, Sandy & Carol.  Thank you ladies for all the lovely designs you have shared with us and all the best for the future.   

We have 7 new designers joining us  for the July to December term as well as some guest designers who will be joining us.  Please welcome to the design team:


Claire
Deanne
Hazel
Joan
Kate
Lynne
Michelle


Do head over to their blogs and check out their lovely work.


Ok on to our DT samples:

Cindy




Claire



Deanne



Hazel




Joan




Judy




Kate




Lynne




Michelle




Rachel



Teresa




To join our challenge just add the direct link to your project below.