Monday at Mere’s: Card Challenge

Hi there,  my name is Sara and I am one of Meredith Cardall’s Creative Team members.  I am here today to push you to get your digital scrapbook holiday cards created and printed to share with family and friends.

I have found that sometimes ordering the generic cards that some stores offer is not as fun as customizing my own.  Cards are not just for the holidays but can also be created and sent to family and friends throughout the year with updates and photos.  Being a Military Family, our relatives often miss out on the little things that happen with us and our children.  This gives us a way to celebrate each of their little achievements as well as giving family a keepsake they can keep with them and share with others.

I create my cards in a 4×6 format so they are easy to print and easy to send.  I purchase my envelopes (Invitation size) from our local store and these cards fit perfect inside and also look professional for sending.

So now for the Challenge!  Take the template and use it to create your card.  It does not have to be for the holidays, just use it as you please.  You can even change it and make it a 6 x4 card by rotating the template 90 degrees.  Please use at least 50% of Meredith Cardall Design products (Freebies also work!).  Upload this to your favorite gallery, come back here to the blog and post your link in the comments! On November 14th, one random winner will be chosen to receive a free kit of their choice!!!

Here is a preview of the Template:

Download Template Here

I hope that you find inspiration in this Challenge.  Thank you for taking on this challenge and I look forward to seeing your card creations!

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For truly professional printing, check out Persnickety Prints.  With their metallic photo paper or pearlized cardstock, your photo cards will literally shine!

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DigiNews: Cut-Away Calendars

Happy Friday!  It’s finally the weekend!  It is the last weekend of fall soccer.  Does it make me a bad mom to admit that I am grateful?!

This weekend, I have a couple of unique calendar templates for you.  Have you ever created calendars and then felt like at the end of the year you had nothing to show for it? These templates are a fix for that problem!  When your calendar is finished, it will measure 12×18 inches. To assemble the calendar, take one of your already finished (or new if you want) layouts and slip it into the template.  Decorate the binding strip and the bottom cut-away strip. Print your calendar.  ((I highly recommend using Persnickety Prints. They’ll even bind your calendar for you!  Did you know that they can now print on cardstock?)) At the end of the month or at the end of the year, simply trim off the top binding area and the calendar area and you have a 12×12 layout to slip into an album.

The first set of calendars are really basic! They let your layout capture the attention of your gift recipient.

Cut-Aways: 12×18 Basic Calendar Templates, exclusively at 9th&Bloom

The second set of calendars is a little bit more pretty and elaborate.

Cut-Aways: 12×18 Calendar Templates: Pretty, exclusively at 9th&Bloom

Here are some sample calendar pages that my Creative Team pulled together.  I think they did a fabulous job!  ((Some of the products used are not by me or are retired products that are no longer available.))

     


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take an additional 15% off on your calendar purchase:

code: Blog15Cal

expires: November 1, 2011

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This week on the blog:

Monster Mash Blog Hop

Autumn’s Arrival Products

Win a Kit Wednesday

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The winner of the $10 gift certificate to my store is Peggy!

Wondering what this is?  Check this blog post. We’ll be doing more give-aways like this one!

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Don’t Forget…

Persnickety Prints is having a BIG sale today on prints! If you haven't already, check them out!

 

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WAKW: Winners Announced!

It's Friday night and due to "local inclement weather" my hard drive has not arrived.  Inclement weather?  It's perfectly clear out there!  Oh well.  I guess I can survive until tomorrow.  I just have all these ideas for designing in my head and I don't have any way to get them designed!  Okay, I have winners for you all!

 

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Win a Kit Wednesday: Your Choice!

Today has completely gotten away from me! I had big plans to clean my whole house this morning and it just didn't happen!  I did get the sheets washed and the blinds dusted.  But I made the mistake of sitting down after that, and I haven't gotten back up!  Oops!  This week I have a special edition of Win a Kit Wednesday!

 

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Scrapbook Share: Picasa

I am so excited about something and I just HAVE to share it with all of you scrapbookers who are "behind" on your scrapbooking (like me!).  I scrapped 17 photos in about 5 minutes!  Want to know how I did it?

 

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DigiNews: 12.04

Happy Saturday!  Only 21 days until Christmas!  Are you ready?  I finally have three of my four Christmas trees up.  The gifts are almost all purchased.  And I am dreaming of Christmas cookies!  Yum!

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