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Hello! I'm just wondering if we're only supposed to be posting Christmas cards, or any holiday. I've been looking thru the posts for various months and seeing Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, etc....
This challenge was begun mainly for Christmas/Winter Holiday cards but has morphed into a more generic Holiday card challenge because many of th participants didn't need 120 Christmas Cards. While we still encourage Christmas cards, if you don't need 10 a month, then we are allowing other holiday cards. Keep in mind, this challenge is more to help make the holidays a little easier by having our cards done well before it is time to mail them!
This challenge was begun mainly for Christmas/Winter Holiday cards but has morphed into a more generic Holiday card challenge because many of th participants didn't need 120 Christmas Cards. While we still encourage Christmas cards, if you don't need 10 a month, then we are allowing other holiday cards. Keep in mind, this challenge is more to help make the holidays a little easier by having our cards done well before it is time to mail them!
Ok, Thanks! I participated last year but didn't join in until about Oct. Simply because I didn't need as many Christmas cards, either. Thanks for the update on the challenge parameters! I may play with Halloween cards - love making those!
Leslie. I just LOVE your snowmen cards. Snowmen are so fun to do. I still have to get my butt in gear and start making my Christmas/Holiday cards. I actually made four each of three designs for my friend who got married on 5/17/08. It is part of hers and her new hubby's 12 months of wedding gifts. She has to wait until Nov. to open that package, but I loved two of the three designs I came up with. I did use snowmen for two of the three designs. I have decided to use two of those designs for some of my cards this year. Once I get them made (for me!), I will upload the pics.
Leslie. I just LOVE your snowmen cards. Snowmen are so fun to do. I still have to get my butt in gear and start making my Christmas/Holiday cards. I actually made four each of three designs for my friend who got married on 5/17/08. It is part of hers and her new hubby's 12 months of wedding gifts. She has to wait until Nov. to open that package, but I loved two of the three designs I came up with. I did use snowmen for two of the three designs. I have decided to use two of those designs for some of my cards this year. Once I get them made (for me!), I will upload the pics.
Thanks for sharing. KateB
Thanks so Much KateB!!
Guess I should get my butt in gear as I am two months behind on the challange. Life has been so busy and I joined lots of swaps too!
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Hello. Just wanted to share that I have been working on my Christmas/Holiday cards and I have 60 completed - 5 mos worth. Woo Hoo! HOWEVER, I have to figure out how to upload the pics. I don't have a gallery yet and I think I need one in order to post the pics. I am not sure I will be able to do it this week either because my DH and I have a lot going on this week to prepare for our DD Samantha's 13th b-day and my parents are coming up so we have some straightening up to do before they get here. My days are quite busy with work so it is hard to do it then. So I just wanted to say, please bear with me and I will share them soon. I am computer challenged at times too, so that doesn't help. I don't know how to put on a watermark on the cards either. I do have a question if anyone can answer it for me.........What if you use more than just SU! stamps. Most watermarks have the SU! info on it, but what do you do if you use SU! and House Mouse stamps? Can anyone pm me and let me know how they do it? Or do you just not even bother with a watermark. Thanks.
Everyone is doing an awesome job. I really can't wait to share my pics too. Keep smiling. Keep stamping. Keep enjoying your creations. Kate B.
Kate, interesting that you should ask about watermarks as we were chatting about that on another thread I am on earlier today. The watermarks are made by the individual - and they are not required. I attempted to make one this morning - but didn't save it properly, so I have to go in and redo it. It is a simple one though - so not a big deal. If you want to make one and just say something like: created by . . . or you can say something like some designs contain SU images - or whatever.
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Thank you Paula. I may just not do one so I can get my cards in the gallery. I did try to download my pics yesterday afternoon but my computer was not accepting the memory card. My DH has to borrow my camera for part of the day today so I won't be able to try again until later.
Its June and I am starting to think Christmas. Its a warm spring evening in Southwestern Ontario with a lovely soft rain falling. I hope to start my cards soon. What a great idea!!
may join in this one - maybe it will MAKE me get my bum in gear this year! I stamp and paper craft a ton and take orders from others to do their cards ( one year I did 450 cards in November) and then I run out of ideas and steam by the time I need to do my own.
I agree it may be fun to look forward to the holidays as less stressful! thanks for thiking of it!
Boy, I feel like I have been neglecting you all. seems like life has a way of getting in the way! I hate when that happens!
Welcome to all those joining up, you won't regret it.
And everyone is doing such a great job on their cards. It has been great seeing what everyone is doing! Keep up the good work!
So don't worry if you don't see me online much, I am still checking up every now and again to make sure everyone gets credit for their cards.
I can't believe I just found this thread! But in perfect time, since I don't need that many Christmas cards anyway. But being able to make other holiday cards is a bonus too Maybe for once I will actully be organised rather than just talking about it and never getting there. lol
May I join this challenge? From April to November? ~Neeru
Yikes... so much for good intentions! Okay, I joined in April... so that means 10 cards for April, and 10 for May.... I'm nearly finished those 20 - worked on them all weekend! Then, I have my 10 for June... and I will be caught up on my 10 for July - and hopefully, before the end of July, too!
I'll post what the 20 look like, just as soon as they are ALL done. :mrgreen:
I joined this swap back in February, or around that time, after spending a stressful holiday making cards in the midst of our kids' busiest times of the year.
Obviously I haven't followed through, but now that I'm off for the summer I'm going to re-commit- its an awesome idea! Maybe I can do two sets this month and next to catch up a bit.
Everone's submissions are just great- thanks for the inspiration!
After being away from my computer for a week or so, I think I am finally caught up with making sure I have given everyone credit for their hard work. You all are truly amazing! Great job!
Cool idea! I think I will start this now. Then I won't stress in late November!!!
I said I was going to start this a month ago and haven't. But tomorrow I will get my first set of 10 done! That's my goal. I have a simple design in mind that shouldn't take long. If I start with July, I can get plenty of Christmas cards made and even work in Halloween and Thanksgiving.
Now, if someone would just come over to my house and knock me upside the head if I get distracted!!!! LOL!! I think I'm a little bit ADD.
I'm also dealing with some rough personal home issues right now, so this will give me a focus. Making cards relaxes me so much!!!
sam
Goals for 2015 50 scrapbook pages/50 cards---progress 35/50 cards Complete my daughter's wedding scrapbook album Spend more time enjoying my friends and not so much time obsessing on work!!!
Hi All, As much as I hate to ask, I could use a few more donations for the prizes. My stash is getting low and I had to go out and get a few more items to send out last month. Of course, if I was independently wealthy,or able to find a rich husband it wouldn't really matter, but alas, none of those things has occurred in my life. :lol:
I have also set up September's Thread so those of you who are ahead of the game have some place to post your cards.
Hey you! Can you pm me about what kind of prizes you are looking for (I would know if I ever completed my cards on time! :rolleyes: But I don't!!) Then, pm me your addy and I will keep a look out for things. Will that be all right?
Neeru
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Originally Posted by Alliesmem
Hi All, As much as I hate to ask, I could use a few more donations for the prizes. My stash is getting low and I had to go out and get a few more items to send out last month. Of course, if I was independently wealthy,or able to find a rich husband it wouldn't really matter, but alas, none of those things has occurred in my life. :lol:
I have also set up September's Thread so those of you who are ahead of the game have some place to post your cards.
Wow, what a fabulous challenge! I always run out of time to handmake christmas cards and have tons of SU christmas sets that are begging to be used! LOL I am going to try to start this weekend and try to get my 10 done for July!!! I'm so excited!
Hey you! Can you pm me about what kind of prizes you are looking for (I would know if I ever completed my cards on time! :rolleyes: But I don't!!) Then, pm me your addy and I will keep a look out for things. Will that be all right?
Neeru
The prizes can be just about anything. Stamps, ink, embellishments, stamping tools, adhesive, paper, home made items, items to decorate, etc. I could also use postage stamps. Just think of things that you might like to receive if you got one of the monthly prizes or the big one at the end of the year!
Hope this helps!
Absolutely, I will send some things as soon as I get some put together! Give me a couple of days... I seem to get behind, caught up... cruise for a while, then behind, again!
Neeru
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Originally Posted by Alliesmem
The prizes can be just about anything. Stamps, ink, embellishments, stamping tools, adhesive, paper, home made items, items to decorate, etc. I could also use postage stamps. Just think of things that you might like to receive if you got one of the monthly prizes or the big one at the end of the year!
Hope this helps!
Right now I am posted through Sept with Oct & Nov posting tomorrow. I have been religious about creating the cards just not uploading let alone notifying anyone, but I guess I should. I hope to have them all done by next week before surgery.
Well I finally uploaded my cards for "March". YA I know I am behind big time.
I have joined 12 swaps and out of those 12, 8 of them I took 2 spots. So it is not like I am not making card.
I need bday cards so that is what I made and uploaded. I will get back to making Christmas cards. I did make a Christmas cards for a swap if that counts.
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Hi everyone, I have been trying to find if there is an actual gallery for your beautiful Holiday cards. I am getting tired going down the list of those who have done their cards and gone to individual page to check out their cards ... surely I am missing much ... there has to be a gallery for these, isn't there? I can't seem to find it
Thanks.
Diana
I have been trying to find if there is an actual gallery for your beautiful Holiday cards.
Diana:
There is no actual gallery for the cards, however you can do a Gallery search. Simply go to the Gallery menu at the top of any page, find the Search box and type in CCC08. As long as those who have uploaded cards use CCC08 as a "keyword", you should be able to see all the cards.
Many of you may have noticed that I have been amongst the missing for quite some time. Between vacationing, a busy work schedule and business travel, I have not been home much. But don't worry, I will make sure that everyone is given credit for your cards.
I also want to send out a congrats to Roxy64 who posted first for September.
I'm in for this coming up year. I also didn't join last year, but did follow threw these last 4 months. I now also have my cards done and the envelopes all made out. I am now doing 25 cards for the soldiers for my sisters Lioness Club, and I wouldn't have been able to do that if I didn't have mine done. Next year, I will have mine done and the soldiers, and maybe you ladies that don't need all the months for your cards can do Xmas cards for the soldiers also.
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2008 Holiday Card Challenge
