I haven't chosen a winner yet...

for January ,but I will in the next few days, I'm hoping. My family is going through a death in the family and we need some time. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

FEBRUARY Challenge

I bet you can sorta figure out what this month's challenge will be since it's the month of LOVE!!!

This month's challenge is to create a CHRISTMAS CARD with at least 3 hearts on it!

That's it! Easy enough, isn't it!!

~ANDREA WIEBE

~MICHELLE BUSCHUR

~LIZ WEBER

~COLLEEN HEIDRICH

~HELEN HOLLINGER

~LESLEY FREINER

~and mine

And here's our Guest DT JEN McGEE's creations:

Leave a comment if you do our challenge! Please only enter NEW CARDS that are made in FEBRUARY.

*Remember, if you do 5 cards this month following the challenge, your name will go in a draw for a prize at the end of FEBRUARY! (this challenge CAN be combined with any other blog or forum challenges that you do this month.)

THIS MONTH , the RAK is:

~A prize package from Noreen Smith of  Sharing Memories Scrapbooking in Calgary.
Here's what Noreen writes:
“Sharing Memories Scrapbooking is a small independent scrapbooking company based in Calgary, Alberta. We create our unique, affordable page kits and project kits using fun theme-based products from a variety of our favorite manufacturers. We also design and make our own line of coordinating embellishments. We are happy to sponsor the prize giveaway on the Christmas Cards All Year Long Blog for the month of February. The winner will receive our Valentine’s Collection (some items shown below) as well as a $10.00 gift certificate towards any item in our shop! (A total prize value of $20.00!) Drop by our website at http://www.sharingmemoriesscrapbooking.com/ to see our entire line of products and find lots of inspiration and education!”

Thanks Noreen for sponsoring the wonderful prize this month!!
Please upload your cards to your blog, a gallery, or photobucket and remember to give us the EXACT links to see them.You can do 5 of the same cards or 5 different ones (as long as they follow the current challenge) If you do 5 of the same, please show us a pic of them altogether. Thanks!

YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW IN THIS POST WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE 5 CARDS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MONTHLY PRIZE.

Enjoy and have a Happy February!
Deanne and Lesley

JANUARY Challenge!

Welcome everyone to our FIRST challenge of 2010! Are ya ready to get started on those Christmas cards for 2010?? Of course you are!

The challenge this month is simply create ANY Christmas card. That's it...

ANY Christmas card goes!!!

Take a look at what our new design team has created for you as inspiration!

~ANDREA WIEBE

~MICHELLE BUSCHUR

~LIZ WEBER

~COLLEEN S.

~HELEN H.

January Guest DT
Cassandra Cushman

And here are ours:
Lesley

Deanne

 

Leave a comment if you do our challenge! Please only enter NEW CARDS that are made in JANUARY.

*Remember, if you do 5 cards this month following the challenge, your name will go in a draw for a prize at the end of JANUARY! (this challenge CAN be combined with any other blog or forum challenges that you do this month.)

THIS MONTH , the RAK is:

 

Please upload your cards to your blog, a gallery, or photobucket and remember to give us the EXACT links to see them.You can do 5 of the same cards or 5 different ones (as long as they follow the current challenge) If you do 5 of the same, please show us a pic of them altogether. Thanks!

YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW IN THIS POST WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE 5 CARDS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MONTHLY PRIZE.

Enjoy and Happy New Year!

Deanne and Lesley

WINNER for DECEMBER was...

LORETTA!!!

Congrats Loretta! I'll send out a RAK of Christmas embellishments to you!!!

I am pleased to announce that...

LESLEY has offered to help me out here at CCAYR!!! Thanks, Lesley!!!!

I've created a NING site for us...

to add our Christmas cards, any Christmas cards we make. It will be a place to visit to get inspiration all year 'round!!! :O)

Our Christmas Cards All Year 'Round ning site is here!!! It's easy to join. If you are already a member of any ning site, you can simply use that email and username to join!

Design Team Chosen for JAN-JUNE 2010

Here are the ones who have accepted!
~ANDREA WIEBE
~MICHELLE BUSCHUR
~LIZ WEBER
~COLLEEN S.
~HELEN H.


And I also have guest designers chosen for each month as well.
Jan-Cassandra Cushman
Feb-Jen McGee
March-Tina
April-Cathy Schellenberg
May-Joan
June- Ali MacDonald

Thanks ladies for accepting the positions!!!