~SEW MANY CHALLENGES...NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP..JAN 29-FEB 4~

Welcome to the Sew Many Cards New Release Blog Hop!!

You should have arrived here from Deanette W. If not, please start at Angela -OWNER so you don't miss anything! Your next stop in the hop will be Gloria M.

We’re so glad you could join us this week for a chance to see Angela’s new releases and a chance at winning some great prizes!! We’d like to say hello and welcome to all our new followers, welcome back to all our supporters and to thank all of you for a wonderful first month at our new challenge blog!

Our sponsors this month is Wags N’ Whiskers and Simon Says Stamp!

To win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Wags N’ Whiskers Store and a new release stamp from Wags N’ Whiskers you MUST comment on EACH design team members blog. We know we have a large team, but it’ll be well worth the hop to see all of our teams great projects and our sponsors awesome prizes!

Would you like to win a $10 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp and the entire line of Sew Many Cards new releases…then we have a special challenge this week for you during our blog hop…You’ll find all the details on the last stop of our hop!

We'll be drawing a winner from each blog to receive the showcased new released image! Please stop by each of the Sew Many Cards design team members blogs and leave a friendly comment, and be sure to leave us an email or link to your blog when you finish the hop at our challenge blog!!

On to my new release!!! It's Fisherwoman Tayla!!! Isn't she just the cutest!!! Angela done a great job on Tayla. My flash didn't want to pick up the details, so I tried to take a few pics to show it off. Hope ya like and thanks for looking!!!!

~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards -- Tayla Fishing

Stampin Up -- Whisper White Cardstock

Karen Foster -- Wilderness Paper Pack

Paper House Productions -- Claude Monet Water Lilies

Copic Markers

Prisma Pencils and Gamsol

Glossy Accents Essentials

The Card Connection -- Fishing

EK Success -- Fishing Trip

I'm entering this card in the following challenges....

Fab 'N' Funky Challenges -- use any digi stamp or sentiment

Dare You 2 Digi -- Hearts/Valentine

Daring Cardmakers -- What's the Point?

No Time to Stamp -- Red and a Heart -- his nose is a red heart :o)

Raise the Bar -- Use something that was RAK'd or given to you -- the image and papers were given to me by a special friend!

Dutch Dare -- Something that reminds you of Summer

The Color Dare -- Not Quite Certainly Blue Suede

Cooking It Up With Katie -- 1) something unhuman, 2) texture, 3) new stamp or image

Pile It On -- Warm Wishes

Crafty Cardmakers -- Hearts and Romance

If you lose your way the list for the order is here and at Sew Many Challenges.

Angela -OWNER

Jessica K

Ceal

Kim G

Mary D

Cheri

Suzanne K

Melissa

Gwen H

Maria L

Deanette W

Jeri – SMC DT Coordinator

Gloria M

Jeanette C

Audrey E

Kym W

Amber H

Kym B

Mary S

Sarabeth – SMC LO Coordinator

Tink

Sherry L

Dawnn S

Michele L

Sarah

Patricia St. M

Tammy M

Sew Many Challenges Blog

~TELLEN'S PLACE CHALLENGE #3....SKETCH~

Terry has a great challenge posted over at Tellen's Place. It's a sketch challenge provided by Fink. So I took their sketch and combined it with Sew Many Challenges color theme challenge and came up with the card below.

The cute little image was provided by Tellen's Place. It can be found at the bottom of the Design Teams projects, which look fabulous by the way!!

Thanks for looking and hope you like!

~Supplies Used~

Tellen's Place Freebie Image

DCWV Cardstock

Stampin Up Whisper White Cardstock

Copic Markers

Embossed panel that I received from a swap I was in

Nestabilities... Classic Ovals Large

Ribbon scraps, Black strip and Broad White strip

Diamond Bling Brads -- snipped the tabs off of them

Mark Richards -- Crystal Stickers--Individual Metal -- Hearts

~SEW MANY CHALLENGES...PURPLE, WHITE & A SPLASH OF BLACK~

This week at Sew Many Challenges the challenge is to make a project using Purple, White and a splash of black!! I hope we'll be seeing you over there to take part in the challenge. We had a great turnout last week, and would love to see a repeat of that participation this week!!! So what are you waiting for!!! We've also got a great sponsor this week......

and you could possibly win this awesome Crafting Kit along with some free Sew Many Cards images!

Don't have an Sew Many Cards image you say?? No worries, for one you don't have to use a Sew Many Cards image and two, we posted a new Freebie Friday image on the challenge blog today as well!!!

Now for my project....I thought I'd send this to my mother in law..she's been a bit under the weather.

I hope ya like and thanks for looking!

~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards Image...Little Girl Praying with Hershey

DCWV....Nana's Kids

Stampin Up...Whisper White Cardstock

Prisma Pencils and Gamsol

Copic Markers

Black Ink

Ribbon

Pearls

Cuttlebug Folder...Hearts

I'm also submitting this project in the following challenges...

SCS Sketch Challenge

Raise the Bar -- New Debut

Treehouse Thursday -- Get Well Wishes

Belli Challenge -- Hearts

Crafty Creations -- Love or Valentines..I'm depicting Love

A Spoonful of Sugar -- Lots of Layering

Tuesday Taggers -- Leftovers

Incy Wincy Designs -- Colour me Wonderful(prisma & GamsoL)

The Corrosive Challenge -- Use a digi Stamp

The Crafty Pad -- Use at least 1 animal in your project

~Some GREAT Blog Candy~

ABC Toys and Crafts are offering up some great blog candy. They're giving away three Martha Stewart punch sets.

Here is the deal, in order to qualify to win one of these sets you must:
Become a Follower of the ABC Store Blog

You must put 1 of these sets that are being given away on your blog with a link back to this blog. (post the one you want the most to your blog...)

Leave a comment.

Use the Mr Linky to link.

Drawing will be held on Monday, January 25th.

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Winnie's Whims and My Crafts is offering an awesome light box!

Here's the rules:

Good Luck to everyone who plays along:

1. Become a follower of her blog

2. Leave her a message

3. Announce her blog candy on your blog

4. She will be drawing a name on Monday, 18 January at 6pm EST.

5. Every day that she posts a card and you leave a message, you will get your name entered in again for the drawing. (ie if I post 5 times over the next week and you leave a message all 5 days AND you're a follower of my blog, you will get your name in the drawing 5 times.)

~Sew Many Challenges--Come join our 1st challenge of the year..Stamps Alive is our Sponsor!!~

Phew!!!

It's finally here!!!

It's crazy how time can seem to stand still and fly all at the same time. I finally found a few minutes to sit down and get a project done for our new challenge blog and our first challenge over at Sew Many Challenges!!

This weeks theme is ANYTHING GOES!!!

For all the details, hurry over to Sew Many Challenges and read all about it!!

While you're there, be sure to pick up the Freebie Friday that you can use with your challenge project!! Don't forget to become a follower while you're over there so you don't miss any important updates!

This weeks sponsor is STAMPS ALIVE!!

Terri is offering a Cuttlebug Combo Embossing Folder called Damask ($15 value) to the winner of the challenge!

If you have never checked out Terris awesome blog, you need to!! She's got some awesome prices and items!!! I've ordered many times from Terri and her customer service is out of this world!!! She's on her way to CHA this weekend to bring us back even more NEW GREAT ITEMS and unbelievable prices. You have to check out all her nesties, just rite stamps and Cricut products that she has for sale right now!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

For this weeks project I made a mini heart album/card using the keys from the Freebie Friday. We made these last year at a card class, and I really enjoyed making them, so thought I'd try my hand at another by memory.

Hope ya like and thanks for looking!

~Supplies Used~

Sew Many Cards Image .. Heart Lock and Keys

Computer Generated Sentiment

Prisma Pencils & Gamsol

Ribbon

Papers -- SU! Whisper White Cardstock, SEI, Basic Grey

Scalloped Heart Nestabilities

Various Inks for distressing

~50 FOLLOWERS FREEBE AT SEW MANY CHALLENGES~

WOOOOHOOOO!!!!

WE'RE SEW EXCITED!!!!!

WE'RE OVER 50 FOLLOWERS AT SEW MANY CHALLENGES!!!!!

And to say Thank you, we a suprise treat to everyone who has helped us get here!!! Over at Sew Many Challenges you will find Eris the Elephant holding her cute balloons. Eris will disappear Thursday night when I get ready to post the challenge for Friday, so be sure to get her before she runs off!!

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN!!! Please continue to pass the word on to all your friends about our new home over at Sew Many Challenges!!

And we hope to see you joining in Friday on our first challenge!!

~SEW MANY CARDS BLOG HOP CHALLENGE!! LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED~

If you're looking for my blog hop post...keep scrolling to the post below!!

Let's get this party started!!!!
If you want to see the line up- Check this post here So join in on the Sew Many Cards Blog hop and win some prizes!

The winner of this challenge will win All the digital stamps released today as well as the rest that will be released until the next blog hop- including the free digital stamps that others will not get until later this month! Oh and don't forget, we have Doodle Beans giving away great prizes too just for commenting on all of the DT blogs- Check this post here

The challenge is EASY - Just do a project of ANY KIND with ANY Sew many Cards Image- you can visit our store here- You can do as much or as little with the image. And did I mention, I LOVE to see what the kids do with the images, so please share. Add you project to Mr. Linky and if you don't have a blog, just email me and I will add the entry. info@sewmanycards.com

To get your free image- CLICK HERE just case you don't have any of our images.
Make sure to use the button that says "Zero Balance" and give me a little time to send it to you. You have until January 11 Midnight EST to enter.

The winner will also get our new #1 Banner to place on their blog!




Don't forget to hop along to win your chance at some of the images too. Check this post here

~HOPPING GOOD BLOGGIN WITH SEW MANY CARDS!!! JAN 8 - JAN 11~

CONGRATULATIONS TO MICHELLE FOR WINNING THE FREE IMAGE SHOWCASED IN MY PROJECT DURING THE BLOG HOP. YOU CAN CHECK OUT SOME OF MICHELLES WORK AT HER BLOG

http://ticketbelle.blogspot.com/

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR JOINING IN OUR BLOG HOP!!

Welcome to the first Sew Many Cards new release blog hop of 2010!!!

I'm so glad that you made it! If you came here from Jeanette's blog, then you're on the right track...if not, please go back to the Sew Many Cards blog and start from there, so you don't miss anyones awesome projects!!! And I promise you, you don't want to miss the new releases that Angela has coming out this month and the great projects that our new Design team has created! Our blog hop will run from Jan 8th - Jan 11th!

This blog hop is being sponsored by a great digital stamps company, owned by Randa Clay!

Doodle Beans Digital Stamps has a growing number of stamps for use in card making, crafts and scrapbooking. The images are unique and fun, and designer Randa Clay hopes you'll find them to be useful for all kinds of occasions and projects!

Doodle Beans is offering a $25 prize package consisting of a $10 Gift Certificate to the Doodle Beans store and a $15 Gift Certificate to Amazon.com!! What a great prize for our Grand prize winner!!

What do you have to do to win this prize you ask?? Well, guess what? I'm gonna tell ya!!!!

To win both of these great Gift Certificates, all you need to do is get to hopping! Don't stop now, you've traveled so far..sorry drifted off to a Foreigner song...anyways, visit EVERY one of our design team blogs that we have listed below, and POST A COMMENT ON EACH MEMBERS BLOG!!!! That's it! That's all you have to do!! That's not too tough! Who's up for the challenge?? But wait.....that's not it!

Each one of our design team members has a prize for you!! Each member will be randomly choosing a comment from their blog hop comments and that winner will receive the new release image that they're showcasing on their blog!! Ok now you can get back to hopping. Don't forget to leave a comment first!!

Now it's time to hop over to Jessica's blog and see what she has hopping around!

Here's my New Release image and a brand new character to the Sew Many Cards family!

OLLIVER!!!! He's holding a sweet flower for his dear love. Who wouldn't want to receive a flower from this cutie on their special day? So hurry over to the SMC STORE and catch Olliver before he flies away!

We hope to see you joining us in our challenges on Friday!! Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter so you'll receive awesome Freebies and special discounts!

~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards Image -- Olliver with Flower

PrismaPencils & Gamsol

CTMH Ribbon Rounds -- Organdy Autumn Garden

Paper -- Paper Reflections Cardstock, SU! Whisper White Cardstock

Spellbinders Nestabilities -- Labels

InkEssentials -- Glossy Accents

Computer Generated Sentiment -- Carmencita Font

Shimmerz -- Moonlight, Molasses

Olliver has been submitted to the following Challenges --

Cute Card Thursday -- Something New

Papertake Weekly -- New Beginnings

ABC Challenge Blog -- Layering

Cards For Men -- 'New'

Digital Tuesday Challenge -- Valentine's Theme

SEW MANY CARDS NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP LINE UP

SEW MANY CARDS -- http://digital.sewmanycards.com/
Amber H -- http://ambersantics.blogspot.com/
Audrey E -- http://hippieaud.blogspot.com
Ceal P -- http://simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com/
Cheri G -- http://creationsdecheri.blogspot.com/
Dawnn S -- http://scrapingd.blogspot.com
Deanette W -- http://deanettesdelight.blogspot.com/
Gloria M -- http://craftergm.blogspot.com/search/label/Digital
Jeanette C -- http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/
Jeri Moody -- http://craftyjsplace.blogspot.com -- YOU ARE HERE!
Jessica K -- http://mysanitydependsonstamping.blogspot.com/
Kim G -- http://kimsscrappyspace.blogspot.com/
Kym B -- http://kymkreations.blogspot.com
Kym W -- http://nanaskeepsakes.blogspot.com
Maria L -- http://www.riacreations.blogspot.com/
Mary D -- http://marydemmons.blogspot.com
Mary S -- http://purrfectsentiments.blogspot.com/
Melissa W -- http://melissasuewright.blogspot.com/
Michele L -- http://enchantedstamper.blogspot.com
Patricia G -- http://patriciagrc98.blogspot.com/
Patricia St. M -- http://rubberstampingismygame.blogspot.com/
Sarabeth Burke -- http://scraphappie.blogspot.com/
Sarah T -- http://auntbeespickles.blogspot.com/
Sherry L -- http://thepaperpalace21.blogspot.com/
Suzanne K-- http://justlovestamping.blogspot.com/
Tammy M -- http://createwhenican.blogspot.com
SEW MANY CARDS NING COMMUNITY -- http://sewmanycards.ning.com/group/sewmanyreleasespartyspot/forum/topics/january-new-release-blog-hop

And if you'd like to sponsor any of our challenges, email me and lets discuss the details... jerisplace@cox.net or I'm on MSN at jerisplace@hotmail.com We welcome any and all sponsors! Whether you're a digital or rubber stamp company. I think we can all agree we love to work with all images and companies!!! So we would love to have you on board with us in the New Year!

Also be sure to check out our Scrapbook Layout Design Team over at http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/sewmanycards

Sarabeth is the Design Team Coordinator over there and they have great things in the work and taking place right now!!! So what ya waiting for?? Tell her Jeri sent ya! :o)

~We're BACK!!!!! Upcoming SMC BLog HOp JAN 8 - JAN 11!!!!

SEW MANY CARDS IS BACK!!!!!!

Phew we're already a week into the New Year and it doesn't look like we're slowing down any. It's gonna be another fly by year, so put your seat belts on and enjoy the ride!!!!! I hope everyone had a great holiday vacation and very Happy New Year!! I wish all my followers and anyone just passing by much success and happiness in the New Year!!!

Here at Sew Many Cards we are looking forward to a great year!!!! We have an awesome blog hop that will be kicking off on Jan 8th at midnight EST and running until Jan. 11th! It'll be filled with new releases and great prizes!!! Who knows I may even throw in a surprise challenge or game along the way! So be sure to check back Friday for all the awesome details and don't forget to tell all your friends about it!!!

With the New Year, Sew Many Cards will be introducing a new Design Team!! We have a few members of our previous team returning and a lot of new talented faces joining us this term. I'm really excited to be working with these ladies and can't wait for you to see what they can do as well!! We'll be introducing them to the world on Friday during our blog hop! We also have some great sponsors lined up for our blog hops and challenges. Wait a minute...did I say GREAT?? I mean some AWESOME sponsors!!!! Tellens Place, KLM Designs, SoftPencil and Magnolia...just to name a few...but there are many more, so I hope to see yall joining in on our future challenges!!! And if you'd like to sponsor any of our challenges, email me and lets discuss the details... jerisplace@cox.net or I'm on MSN at jerisplace@hotmail.com We welcome any and all sponsors! Whether you're a digital or rubber stamp company. I think we can all agree we love to work with all images and companies!!! So we would love to have you on board with us in the New Year!

Ok so I think I've ran my mouth enough...be sure to join us on Jan 8th for our blog hop and a chance to win some great prizes!!!

Have a great night!

~CHECK OUT THE HOUSE OF IPPITY GIVEAWAY!!!~

You've gotta check out the House of Ippity!!

Sarabeth is giving away a stamp set to celebrate New Years!! What an awesome prize!!!! Be sure to get over there and check them out so you can get your name in the drawing!!!!!

And if they reach 100 Followers,
a Unity Paper Pack will also
be thrown in AND an additional winner!!!
That's right, 2 winners!!!!!
A random winner will be chosen
on January 1st and will also be
spotlighted right here on my blog!

~SEW MANY CARDS LAYOUT DESIGN TEAM WANTED!!~

2010 is bringing awesome opportunities and lots of fun stuff to Sew Many Cards and we want you to be a part of it!

Sarabeth is looking for 2 Design Team Members and Guest Designers to create Layouts with Angela's incredible SMC Digi Images!

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What we want to see from you:

Email Sarabeth at sarabethburke@hotmail.com with SMC Layout DT Call in the subject.

Your Name

Blog Address

Any galleries and/or scrapbooking forums you are a part of

Twitter SN (if any, not necessary, just curious)

2-3 of your favorite Layouts-we want to see that style!

a short twitter style note about YOU!

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DT Requirements:

Submit 2 Layouts Monthly by the requested Due Date

Create layouts using any of the images we assign you.

Comment on participants submissions.

Participate in our monthly SMC release events, games, etc... This is usually the beginning of the month.

Images and detailed instructions will be sent to you.

Promoting SMC Layouts where ever it is allowed.

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What you will get from SMC:

Images to create your Layouts.

4 Images of your choice just because.

Monthly RAK's for all of your hard work.

Name & Blog posted on the SMC Site & Newsletter

Deadline for submissions: December 24th, that's next week, so hurry!

Can't wait to see what you have in store for us!!!!!

and don't forget that we still have our Design Team call going on also...for more details visit the below link

http://craftyjsplace.blogspot.com/2009/12/sew-many-cardsnew-dt-call.html

~Doodlebeans Image...Tulip..All Occassions Card~

This months sponsor at Sew Many Cards is Doodle Beans Digital Stamps!! Randa over at Doodle Beans is awesome to deal with. Her images are awesome and she also has some great freebies listed on post. When ordering you receive your images immediately after paying for your order!!!

Doodle Beans Digital Stamps has a growing number of stamps for use in card making, crafts and scrapbooking. The images are unique and fun, and designer Randa Clay hopes you'll find them to be useful for all kinds of occasions and projects!

And that's exactly what I did with an image from Doodle Beans. I used the tulip to make this All Occassion card.

Be sure to watch for Sew Many Cards reopening as they'll be a great giveaway by Doodle Beans and Randa during our New Release Blog Hop!!!

~SUPPLIES USED~

Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol

Debbie Mum Cardstock

Black mesh

Doodle Bean Tulip Image

Glossy Essentials

Hope ya like and thanks for looking! Don't forget to check out the great images at Doodle Beans Digital Stamps

I will be entering this project in the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew -- Anything Goes

Die Cuts R Us -- Naughty Or Nice -- can't get any nicer than a sweet smellin Tulip

Digital Tuesday Challenge -- Make a Birthday Something

Forever Friends -- Anything Goes

~SEW MANY CARDS COLOR CHALLENGE...SEEING RED!!!~

HEY!!! It's Challenge time again!!!

This week over at SEW MANY CARDS we're doing a color challenge!!!

And this is a special challenge because its our last challenge for the year until we reopen with a new Design Team and New Releases in January 2010!!

Use any image but of course we would love to see you use a Sew Many Cards image, and what a great time to get them. Angela has an awesome sale going right now as I have detailed in the post below! 174 images for $25...WOW!!!!!! But hurry...the sale ends today! After today, they'll be available for $50 until the end of the year! Again all the details and links are in the post below this one!

Ok I got sidetracked! lol Back to the challenge. Use any image on your project, using any colors on your digital image...BUT the rest of your project can only have RED...RED...RED!!!

Please use Mr. Linky below to submit your entry or email me at jerisplace@cox.net and I'll be glad to submit it for you if you run into any problems!!!!

Please have all entries in by midnight on Dec 21st. The winner of this weeks challenge will receive 3 FREE images from the Sew Many Cards store!

Hope to see everyone joining!!!!

~SUPPLIES USED~

DCWV CHRISTMAS STACK

STAMPIN UP WHISPER WHITE CS

PRISMACOLOR PENCILS & GAMSOL

SEW MANY CARDS DIGITAL IMAGE

CROP A DILE

EYELETS

OLD CD

RIBBON

STICKLES

GLOSSY ESSENTIALS

This is also being submitted to the following blog challenges!!

Creative Card Crew -- Anything Goes
Die Cuts R Us -- Naughty Or Nice

Digital-Ink Co -- Last minute holiday project

Forever Friends -- Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant -- Winter/Christmas Project

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps -- Whatever you've got that's shiny and glittery

Our Creative Corner -- Create a card or project with a Holiday Theme, Christmas or Hannukah

Stamp, Scrap & Doodles -- shaped card, mini or anything else as long as it is not a rectangle or square

Stamping Around: Sweet n Sassy Challenge -- Create a Last Minute Gift Using Stamps

~SEW MANY CARDS...2009 SUPER Release Digital Stamp Sale...$25 For All digital stamps released~

2009 SUPER Release Digital Stamp Sale...$25 For All digital stamps released

Sew Many Cards is doing a super sale for two days only!!!!!!!!!!!

Click HERE to go to the store and get yours while they last!All images that have been released so far are included in a HUGE collection for only $25- but after tomorrow, the price will go up to $50 and will only be available until the end of the year.

This collection has it all! Every image released in 2009 so far, as well as 7+ images that have not been released as of today, 12-14-09. Also included are the bonus packs that are not available for sale and quite a few other images never before seen. To top it off, this collection also includes the freebie Friday images you may have missed!

That's 174 images for only $25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The images in this collection are only available in .JPG format due to the size of the file.

If you find an image that is not included in this collection, please email at info@sewmanycards.com and Angela will make it right.
Links will expire shortly. You will need to request additional downloads after that time period. Please keep your email for reference. Also, because of the low price there is a limit on the number of downloads, please do not share your link with other people; direct them to the store so they can purchase their own collection.

~SEW MANY CARDS.....NEW DT CALL~

WOW! I can't believe how fast the time has flown!! It seems like just yesterday I was applying for a position on the Sew Many Cards DT and here it is, time to do it again! What a great experience it has been, but you can't have great experiences without awesome team members and a great owner!! I have gained some great friends and now it's time for you to have that chance as well!!!!

Sew Many Cards Design Team Call
We’ve had such a great time with our current design team, and are so thrilled that some will be staying. However, we’ve still got some empty spots to fill. We are seeking new members that are cheerful and sociable, passionate about their craft, and eager to promote the wide variety and fun images created at Sew Many Cards.
We are looking for several members to complete the Sew Many Cards design team! We are about enjoying challenges to bring out your best creativity that will inspire and encourage others to join in, and (most important) it’s about having a great time with a group of great friends!


What you will get
1. Free SEWN Together images.
2. 50% Store discount throughout your term (can also be used during sales).
3. A minimum of $10 in store credit for all pieces published in outside magazines.
4. Periodic SEWN Together Gift Certificates
5. Free Challenge stamps (stamps picked from DT wish list).
6. First view of new releases.
7. Your images posted in store gallery with link to your blogs, and posted on the Sew Many Cards blog.
8. Sew Many Cards Team Badge.
9. Periodic sponsor gifts.
10. New Friends and tons of fun!
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The new term is for 6 months, starting January through June 2010.
Design Team criteria are as follows:
1. Have an active blog or website.
2. Make a minimum of 1 card/craft project for each weekly (every Friday) SEWN Together Challenge.
3. Make a minimum of 1 card/craft project in 1 of our 2 events on our group each month.
4. Enter at least 1 card/craft (made with a Sew Many Cards image) in a community challenge 1 times per month.
5. Post at least 1 card/craft (made with a Sew Many Cards image) a month in galleries such as SNR, SCS or PCP.
6. Along with posting your challenge project on your blog, include techniques, tips and recipe for the challenge project.
7. Be willing to post store sales, challenges, and special events, on your blog or website.
8. Display the Sew Many Cards store, and blog logo on your blog/website (logo codes provided).
9. List DT members, and the Sew Many Cards creator’s blogs (Blog roll codes provided).
10. Make an honest effort to meet deadlines.
11. Visit all challenge participants blogs.
12. Allow cards to be displayed in Store gallery and on stamp creator’s blogs
13 Commit to 6 month term
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Send the following to info@sewmanycards.com
1. Attach photos of two cards/crafts of what you feel are your best creations.
2. You Name & Address
3. Phone Number
4. A link to your blog/website where we can view other projects
5. Tell us a little about yourself and your creative history including past and current design teams, and why you would like to be on the Sew Many Cards Design Team
All submissions must be received by 11:59 pm EST, January 1, 2009
The New Design Team will be announced on our challenge blog, http://digital.sewmanycards.com/ on January 6, 2010.
We ask that you be patient as we make our decision. We will notify you, via email, if you have been chosen. We thank you, and look forward to seeing your amazing creations!

~SEW MANY CARDS FREEBIE FRIDAY...O CHRISTMAS TREE~

Yessss it's FREEBIE FRIDAY once again at Sew Many Cards!! This week Angela made the cutest Christmas Tree!!! Of course yours will come uncolored! How do you get yours you ask?? Well let me tell ya...all you need to do is look right above, and sign up for the Sew Many Cards Newsletter!! Each Friday you'll receive your freebie in the newsletter along with important information, events and sometimes even special discount codes!! So what are you waiting for?? JOIN NOW!!!!

Also be sure to check out Sew Many Cards for the awesome blog candy Angela is offering right now!!! YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS IT!!!!!

AND don't forget that Sew Many Cards is sending out a DESIGN TEAM CALL!! There's more information on my blog a few posts down!! If interested, please submit all the pertinent information!!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

~SEW MANY CARDS WINTER THEME CHALLENGE~

Thanks to everyone that joined last weeks challenge!! We appreciate each and every one of our participants!! Be sure to pass the word to all your friends to come and join us every Tuesday!!!!

This week at Sew Many Cards, our challenge is a WINTER THEME challenge!! Make any project/card using a winter theme. We would love to see you use a Sew Many Cards image, but of course any images are welcome!!

All entries need to be submitted by midnight on Dec. 14!

The winner will receive 3 images of their choice from the Sew Many Cards Shop!!!

Please use Mr. Linky to submit your entry, or email me at jerisplace@cox.net with your entry if you don't have a blog and would like to play along!!!

My project this week is a card with ornament. When they're through with the card, they can take the polar bear snowflake ornament off the front and use it as an ornament!!

I'm also entering this card/ornament on the following blog challenges--

Pile It On -- use glitter in your project and of course combine our challenge with at least one more challenge from a different site

Stamptacular Sunday -- create a card or some other project that has LOTS and LOTS of bling, sparkle and shine! How you create such masterpiece is up to you…as long as it shines and incorporates stamping you’ve fulfilled the challenge!

Incy Wincy Designs -- This weeks challenge for you is SNOWFLAKES!!!! Make a card or project using SNOWFLAKES!

Kaboodle Blog -- Winter is fast approaching and we want you to create some projects using snowflakes.

Card Positioning Systems -- Sketch design

Digital Ink Co -- you will need to create any paper craft (using at least one Digital-Ink Co. stamp) and use a line or them of any Christmas song!

Caardvarks -- So...create a *new* card incorporating a digital element of some kind, even if it's just a computer-printed greeting.

Creative Card Crew -- Use gold or silver in your project

Digital Tuesday -- is make a card/project using at least one digital image and include something that sparkles or shines.

Paper Cutz Challenge -- Something with a snowflake or snowman

~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards Image -- Polar Bear

Reece's Designs -- Christmas Time

Stamping Dragon Designs -- Christmas Sentiments

The Cutting Cafe -- Christmas Daily

DCWV -- The Christmas Glitter Stack

Stampin Up Whisper White Cardstock

Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol

Glossy Accents

Ice Stickles -- Crystal Ice, Arctic Ice

Glitz Stickles -- Tiara

Thanks for looking and hope ya like!

~BLOG CANDY!...SEW MANY CARDS NEW RELEASE COUNTDOWN~

Here's my New Release reveal!!! Did ya get it right???? Hope you remembered to guess both images!!!!!!

It's Eris is a cup of cocoa and Bear in a stocking!!

I made an accordion folded card box organizer!!!

Hope ya like and we hope to see you at the next New Release party in Jan!!!

The SMC DT has done an amazing job
with their reveal creations! Here is the line up,
stop on by to see what everyone has been up to:
Angela (Store Owner)
Jeri
Cheri
Deanette
Donna
Georgia
Julie
Kim
Mary
Sarabeth

Sheila
Sherry
Trish
We also welcome you with open arms
to join us at our Ning Community HERE
where you will find fun games, RAK Clubs,
Swappin Scraps Group, events & new friends!
Angela has also created an awesome
Newsletter where you can get the latest
and greatest on currently challenges,
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~Toga Eating Cookies~

Below is a card I made for a few challenges I ran across! Please be sure to check their blogs out and participate in their great challenges!!! Lots of great prizes being offered!

Hope ya like and thanks for looking!!!

2RedBananas -- Project that makes you feel warm! When I look at this image of Toga, it reminds me of Christmas Eve, getting the cookies ready for Santa, sitting by the fire and then snuggling up in the bed and dreaming of all the presents that I wanted to see under the tree!!

Pile It On -- use glitter in your project and of course combine our challenge with at least one more challenge from a different site

Rosie-Dee's Challenge Blog -- Red, Green and a bit of bling! Nice and Christmassy themed

Stamptacular Sunday -- create a card or some other project that has LOTS and LOTS of bling, sparkle and shine! How you create such masterpiece is up to you…as long as it shines and incorporates stamping you’ve fulfilled the challenge!

Incy Wincy Designs -- This weeks challenge for you is SNOWFLAKES!!!! Make a card or project using SNOWFLAKES!

Kaboodle Blog -- Winter is fast approaching and we want you to create some projects using snowflakes.

The Pink Elephant -- Your Favorite Christmas Color Combo

Everybody Art -- Red and Green

Dare You To Digi -- Red, Green & Neutral

~SUPPLIES USED~

SEW MANY CARDS -- TOGA Eating Cookies

Stampin Up Whisper White Cardstock

DCWV Christmas Stack

Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol

White Sheer Ribbon

Glitz Stickles -- Tiara

Stickles -- Xmas Red

Glistening Snowy Writer

Bling embellishments

Glossy Accents

~SEW MANY CARDS FREEBIE FRIDAY...CHEF BEAR~

Check out the awesome free image that Sew Many Cards is offering this week!!!! Don't miss your chance at getting it! Be sure to sign up for the newsletter so you don't miss any freebies and events!!! Don't forget our New Release Sneak Peeks and Blog Hop going on.

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