A new month and on our way to a new season ...
       
September 2024 Design Challenge          
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Theme: Autumn Colors
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Requirements:  
- Create a new design for ANY autumn themed category. Be unique and different. Since many of us work months in advance of the upcoming holiday season, ANY approved PID in the past 90-days will be allowed.
- Write your own verse/message, be creative and write a message that clearly speaks to your imagery, occasion and recipient.
- No Stock card creations will be accepted.
- Blank verse will not be considered for entry in this challenge.  
- Only ONE card per artist per challenge  
   
   
CATEGORY: ANY Halloween or Thanksgiving category – AND/OR – ANY Autumn themed category:
 
Autumn Category Search:
https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/shopping/cb.asp?keywords=autumn
   
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Entry Deadline: Monday, September 30th  
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Please see more details on September's Design Challenge here on the Community blog:        
https://gcucommunity.com/2024/09/01/dash-of-inspiration-sept-2024-design-challen
ge/
   
Perhaps the foliage in your area is starting to turn and show its autumn colors!

We had a wonderful 10 challenge submissions in September!  Happy to see so many artists inspired to try their hand at Autumn Colors.  
 
Here are the winners of September's challenge:  
       
First Place - Betsy Bush of Dragonfire Graphics  
https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/holiday-cards/thanksgiving-cards/fall-folia ge-leaves/thanksgiving-always-grateful-bird-with-1877652
 
Second Place - Rhea Eason of Sun at Night Studios
https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/birthday/birth-month-specific/november/gene ral-november-birthday/cupcakes-for-november-birthday-month-1859378
 
So many wonderful new designs in glowing and varied colors of the season.
 
NEW to the Design Challenge look for Judges' Notes as constructive feedback on your challenge submission. These will be sent to you via a review email "comment" for all challenge submission pid#s.
 
Consider joining October's Design Challenge, Election Night Watch Party Invitation:
https://gcucommunity.com/2024/10/05/dash-of-inspiration-october-2024-stock-desig
n-challenge/
 
please note: posted from my artist forum id vs my GCU Community Manager admin id due to technical access issues

Congrats to Betsy and Rhea! Wonderful cards, Take care, Laurie