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Mindy

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August 2020 Design Challenge - Holiday Season
Aug 6^th, 2020, 5:34pm

Believe it or not, it's time to put on your Winter holiday thinking cap.

August 2020 Design Challenge
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Theme: Holiday Season

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Requirements:

- Any of the seasonal categories; Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc. Standard cards or photo cards will be accepted
- Any winter season category which your card speaks to
- No Stock Card Creations will be accepted
- Blank verse will not be considered for entry in this challenge
- ONE card per artist
- Submissions must be NEW, no existing designs

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CATEGORY: Any holiday themed category (for the winter holiday season).
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Entry Deadline: Monday, August 31st
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Please see more details on the challenge Holiday Season, HERE on the Community blog:
https://gcucommunity.com/2020/08/01/dash-of-inspiration-august-2020-design-chall
enge/

See this related posting on Christmas in July on the GCU Community blog shedding some light on why Winter holiday cards so early:
https://gcucommunity.com/2020/07/10/nuts-and-bolts-winter-holiday-cards-in-july/

And here for some 2020 holiday color inspiration:
https://gcucommunity.com/2020/07/14/rainbow-connection-winter-holiday-color-insp
iration/

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Lisa_214209 Full Member Posts: 219	Re: August 2020 Design Challenge - Holiday Season Reply #1 - Aug 13^th, 2020, 7:12am My favorite type of cards. Thanks for the early inspiration to get the shop festive season ready. Happy to submit for the August Challenge!
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Mindy

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Re: August 2020 Design Challenge - Holiday Season
Reply #2 - Aug 31^st, 2020, 5:00pm

TODAY is the last day to submit your entry for August's challenge. Perhaps some last minute holiday cheer and inspiration.

If you are having trouble locating a link to your newly approved card to share on the design challenge blog posting please see this forum post on an issue with the site:
http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/forum/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1598896306

Looking forward to seeing your submissions!

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Re: August 2020 Design Challenge - Holiday Season
Reply #3 - Sep 4^th, 2020, 12:09pm

Welcome September and welcome August's Design Challenge winners, the entries were a breath of fresh frosty air filled with woodland creatures, cheery snowmen, and stockings hung with care:

First Place - Mindy Pierce
https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/holiday-cards/christmas-cards/christmas-tre es-lights/happy-holidays-christmas-tree-snowman-1641868

Second Place - Betsy Bush of Dragonfire Graphics
https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/holidays/christmas/forfamilyrelationspecifi c/granddaughter/merry-christmas-to-granddaughter-cute-1639180

Congratulations to Mindy and Betsy! Thank you to all of the entrants, such a nice distraction from to get in the holiday festive designs.

Consider keeping in the Holiday Spirit by entering September's Stock Card Creation Design Challenge:
https://gcucommunity.com/2020/09/01/dash-of-inspiration-big-stock-only-design-ch
allenge-september-2020/

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Joyce_133459 Full Member artist Posts: 150	Re: August 2020 Design Challenge - Holiday Season Reply #4 - Sep 5^th, 2020, 3:55am Congratulations to Mindy and Betsy!! Such lovely cards!
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Gail_137747 Full Member artist Posts: 119	Re: August 2020 Design Challenge - Holiday Season Reply #5 - Sep 5^th, 2020, 8:06am Way to go, Mindy and Betsy! Great cards
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Betsy_145102 Gold Member artist Posts: 1359	Re: August 2020 Design Challenge - Holiday Season Reply #6 - Sep 7^th, 2020, 6:57am Congratulations, Mindy on your first place win! Thank you so much for choosing my design for second place! This is the first I am hearing about this! Such a nice surprise! Thank you, Mindy, Joyce and Gail!
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Laurie_139933 Gold Member artist Posts: 734	Re: August 2020 Design Challenge - Holiday Season Reply #7 - Sep 8^th, 2020, 2:37pm Congratulations Mindy and Betsy! Both wonderful cards! Laurie
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Betsy_179799 Full Member artist Posts: 169	Re: August 2020 Design Challenge - Holiday Season Reply #8 - Sep 13^th, 2020, 7:21am Thank you, Laurie!
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