Welcome, August and welcome the next Stock Card Creations Design Challenge ...
     
August 2022 Design Challenge        
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Theme: Holiday Beach
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Requirements:
- Season specific image for the holiday season that reflects coastal or beach theme along with a message that blends the season and image.
- ONLY Big Stock cards will be accepted in this challenge.
- Write your own verse, be creative with this will be extremely important in this challenge.
- The judges will be looking for professional quality text layout, typography placement and font combinations in addition to a unique and captivating message that tells the story of the stock image you choose. Your added value needs to wow the judges!
- Blank verse will not be considered for entry in this challenge.
- ONE card per artist per challenge
- Submissions must be NEW, no existing designs
 
CATEGORY - Choose one of these three:
 
Holidays > Christmas Cards > Beach / Coastal / Seaside
 
New Year’s (2,010) Beach / Coastal / Seaside (6)  
 
Thanksgiving (8,633) Beach / Coastal / Seaside (2)
 
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Entry Deadline: Wednesday, August 31st
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Please see more details on August's Stock Card Creations Design Challenge here on the Community blog:      
https://gcucommunity.com/2022/08/01/dash-of-inspiration-august-2022-stock-design
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Paradise awaits!

We should all be so lucky to enjoy some relaxing time at the reach over the winter holidays.  August's winners are ...
     
First Place - Ramelle Richardson of Eloquence
https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/holiday-cards/christmas-cards/beach-coastal -seaside/christmas-dolphins-leaping-for-joy-1742030
 
Second Place - Laurie Schneider
https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/holiday-cards/christmas-cards/beach-coastal -seaside/greeting-card-1740958
 
Congratulations, ladies, on taking on a Stock Card Only challenge!
 
Consider entering September's Design Challenge, Holiday Typography:
https://gcucommunity.com/2022/09/09/dash-of-inspiration-sept-2022-design-challen
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