May Cards Blog Challenge

We’re back with May’s CARDS Blog Challenge! The lucky winner of this challenge will be receiving a very generous prize package from DeNami Design!

DeNami Design is a well established company that has been in the forefront of crafting trends since 1989. Their designs are timeless and simple, so you can order now and use for years to come! Their rubber stamps are top of the line, but that isn’t all they offer! They have a ton of coordinating accessories and embellishments that we know you’ll love!

The winner will receive these fabulous products:

Polka Dot Butterfly Stamp, Solid Leaf Sprig Stamp, You’re the Best Stamp, Sending You Love Stamp, Solid Leaf Vine Stamp, Decorative Butterflies Stamp Set, Clear Boutique Boxes, Clear Boutique Boxes

Challenge Rules:

1. Leave a comment with a direct link to your card, or submit an image of your card to hannah@northridgepublishing.com by May 21st.

2. Our favorite cards will be featured and the winner of the DeNami Design prize pack will be announced on May 23rd.

3. You can enter as many times as you like, but please send a separate email or leave a separate comment for each card.

4. You do not have to use DeNami Design products on your card, but you are more than welcome to!

This month’s challenge is based on the fun color scheme shown above. Use these colors as inspiration to make your own card! DeNami Design’s very own Paulina Nakamura sent in this darling card to inspire us and get our creative juices flowing:

DeNami’s design team each participated in this challenge. Be sure to hop over to each of their blogs for inspiration:

DeNami blog

Dana Seymour

Emily Keaton

Kanani Kawamura

Lisa Elton

Lisa Petrella

Tammy Hobbs

Wendy Elliot

We hope you’ll get involved with this fun challenge, and can’t wait to see what you create! Good luck to you all!

Hannah Craner

I am a crafter. I love creating in all forms: jewelry-making, needlework, book-binding, sewing, etc. However, my passion is paper crafting.

I am the Editor and graphic designer for CARDS magazine. I feel so lucky to work in an industry I love, doing something I am passionate about. When I am not working on the magazine or playing with my three cute kids, you can usually find me with a stamp nearby and paper in hand.

You can see more of Hannah on her blog:

http://www.sherbetblossom.com/

April CARDS Blog Challenge Winner!

I’m thrilled to announce the winner of our April 2013 CARDS Blog Challenge! I had so much fun browsing through your blogs and looking at the emails. We really have some creative readers and it was hard to pick a favorite! Leigh Ann Baird’s card was so beautiful and ended up winning us over. Congrats Leigh Ann! We hope you enjoy the Lil’ Inker Designs prize pack!

Thanks again to everyone who participated and for being so patient waiting for the winner. Next month’s challenge is going to be a great one, so stay tuned!

Here are a few more honorable mentions: Read the rest of this entry »

Hannah Craner

I am a crafter. I love creating in all forms: jewelry-making, needlework, book-binding, sewing, etc. However, my passion is paper crafting.

I am the Editor and graphic designer for CARDS magazine. I feel so lucky to work in an industry I love, doing something I am passionate about. When I am not working on the magazine or playing with my three cute kids, you can usually find me with a stamp nearby and paper in hand.

You can see more of Hannah on her blog:

http://www.sherbetblossom.com/

Be a Designer for the Month

Jenni Guynn

Jenni is our wonderful Ad Director at Northridge Publishing. She will be sharing with you some great offers and introducing us all to some fabulous companies.

March CARDS Blog Challenge Winner!

I’m thrilled to announce the winner of our March 2013 CARDS Blog Challenge! As always, we received many incredible card designs! We loved what Tina Hale did with the design. Congrats, Tina, on being the winner of our March Challenge! We hope you enjoy your Market Street Stamps!

Thank you all for being so patient as you awaited the results of this challenge. I’ve been snuggling my little baby boy for the past month and am just now getting back into the swing of reality. It was fun going through all the entries that were emailed to me or posted in the comments. So many unique takes on the color scheme!

In just a couple hours, our next challenge will be posted. Stay tuned.

P.S. In May, we’ll be back to our normal scheduling. May’s challenge will be posted on the first Wednesday.

Hannah Craner

I am a crafter. I love creating in all forms: jewelry-making, needlework, book-binding, sewing, etc. However, my passion is paper crafting.

I am the Editor and graphic designer for CARDS magazine. I feel so lucky to work in an industry I love, doing something I am passionate about. When I am not working on the magazine or playing with my three cute kids, you can usually find me with a stamp nearby and paper in hand.

You can see more of Hannah on her blog:

http://www.sherbetblossom.com/