Let It Snow! Badge Winners

Thank you to all who shared their fabulous Let It Snow card creations for our last challenge!  We had it all...snowflakes, snowmen, snow scenes etc.  So many wonderfully snowy cards that we had a hard time picking a winner.  Of the designers that were able to vote, we picked the following card as our First Class badge winner:

Congratulations to #20 Cheryl L

FIRST CLASS CARD

We loved your watercolor background with the beautiful snowflakes!

Cheryl, please grab the First Class Badge for the Let It Snow Challenge below to proudly display on your own blog.

We then picked our personal favorite card from the challenge as In the Mailbox cards.  Here they are in no particular order:

#9 Karen McAl, In the Mailbox as Donna's Personal Favorite

#6 Cathy P, In the Mailbox as Wendi's Personal Favorite

#18 Theresa P, In the Mailbox as Sandy's Personal Favorite

#5 Sharon, In the Mailbox as Lisa's Personal Favorite

#13 Kathy S, In the Mailbox as Annie's Personal Favorite

#28 Cathy P, In the Mailbox as Sherry and Kathy's Personal Favorite

#1 Susan, In the Mailbox as Sybrina's Personal Favorite

Congratulations!  Please grab the In the Mailbox badge below to proudly showcase on your own blog.

Again, thank you to all of you for playing along with this challenge.  We hope you'll join us again.  Our first challenge for 2016 is up and the theme is Shiny New Year!

~Sandy and the CIE Designers

Let It Snow! Card Challenge

Click >HERE< for the badge winners list of the last challenge, Very Vintage Christmas!

We know most of you are super busy getting those last minute Christmas details finished, but hope that you have some extra time this week or maybe next week that you will make a card for our last challenge for this year.  Our theme is "Let It Snow" which means we want to see cards with SNOW on them--snowmen, snowflakes, snow scenes and such.  Remember ALL entries for this challenge must be A2 cards only (that's 4.25" x 5.5") AND must be flat enough to go in an envy for mailing.  NO SQUARE CARDS AND NO SHAPED CARDS. Cards that don't follow our rules and guidelines, unfortunately, will be deleted without comment.  We love all the pretty cards in different sizes and shapes but our challenge is specific and appreciate those who make cards that can be easily mailed.

And now for some inspiration by our Cards in Envy Designers.  We have a lot of beautiful snow on our cards for you!  Please click on the link by each Designers' name for more details on their card creations and leave them some comment love so they will know you stopped by.

Annie, Pawsitive Thoughts by Annie

Donna, Crafty Colonel

 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse

Lisa, Lisa's Scrappy Hideaway 

Marilyn,  Marilyn's Cricut Cards

  Patricia, Thinking of Inking  

Sandy (Challenge Host), Sandy's Crafty Creations 

Sherry, Bits of Cheer

  Sybrina,   Chapter Three, Taking Life One Page at a Time

 Wendi, Scrappy Day in Paradise

Now it's time for you to create a Let it Snow card and share it with us in the linky below. Make sure it is an A2 card (4.25" x 5.5")  flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.  

Here are a few reminders about our challenge requirements:

• No square or shaped cards(shaped cards allowed IF you list the size of your card--height and width). All cards entered must be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")
• No lumpy, bumpy cards.  Elements on your card need to be relatively flat (no thicker than 1/4")
• Limit entries to 3 per challenge.
• No Back Linking.  Cards must be posted to your blog or online album during the challenge dates.  If it was posted online BEFORE the beginning of our challenge, it cannot be linked.
• Entry must be for the current theme: Let it Snow!

Additional rules can be found under the Challenge Guidelines tab at the top under our blog header.

Our Designers will be voting on their favorite cards which will be announced on our blog  the Tuesday or Wednesday following the close of the challenge.. We will have one FIRST CLASS which is the card that receives the most votes from the Designers and each Designer will pick one card as their favorite for  IN THE MAILBOX. That means we may have up to 10 In the Mailbox cards for a challenge.  We decided to go with this fun method as each Designer has their own unique style and preference.  Each chosen may grab one of our fun badges for their blog! The badges for the challenge will be in the winners post following the close of the challenge after all the Designer votes are in.  The winners will also be announced on our Facebook Page, so come Like us so you'll know quickly if you were a winner. 

THIS IS A CARDS ONLY CHALLENGE.  Entries not following our rules and guidelines will be deleted without notice or comment. REMEMBER!  NO SQUARE or SHAPED CARDS unless you provide the measurements of your shaped card.   Challenge ends Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Central Time. Check back on January 4 for our first card challenge for 2016!

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Very Vintage Christmas Badge Winners!

It's a very busy time of the year and our challenge entries were a bit less than usual but that's okay, we love all the beautiful vintage Christmas cards that were shared with us!  The Cards in Envy Designers cast their votes and after a quick tally, we came up with our top badge winner!

Congratulations to:

#4 Theresa P, First Class Card Badge Winner

We absolutely loved this adorable vintage Santa on her card!

Teresa, grab the First Class Badge below to proudly display on your own blog!

After voting for the First Class card, the Designers then picked their personal favorite card from all the entries.  They are listed below in no particular order:

#9 Linda, In the Mailbox as Marilyn & Kathy's Personal Favorite

#5 Nana Connie, In the Mailbox as Sherry's Personal Favorite

#8 Janice, In the Mailbox as Sybrina and Patricia's Personal Favorite

#6 Mandy LaCr, In the Mailbox as Wendi's Personal Favorite

#4 Theresa, In the Mailbox as Annie's Personal Favorite

#7 J Trunnell, In the Mailbox as Sandy, Lisa and Donna's Personal Favorite

In the Mailbox Badge Winners, grab the badge below to proudly 

display on your blog and congratulations!!

Thank you to those of you who took time during this most busy time of the year to create a card and share it with us! We hope you'll join us again for our current challenge "Let it Snow" and for future challenges in 2016.

~Sandy and the CIE Designers

Very Vintage Christmas Card Challenge

Click >HERE< for our Badge Winners and Prize Winners for our Put Some Extra Layers On card challenge!

Hi Everyone, we hate to do this in bright red but we are only a few days into this challenge and have already had to delete three entries for not following our challenge rules! PLEASE read the rules before you link your card. NO SQUARE CARDS, NO SHAPED CARDS, NO EXTRA THICK CARDS WITH THICK BOWS AND FLOWERS.  All cards MUST be flat enough to fit in an envelope for mailing in the USA and they must be an  A2 size (4.25" x 5.5").  We are sorry if you've made a card that does not fit our guidelines but this is the main part of our CHALLENGE.  Thank you!

Wow! What a great turnout we had for our last challenge! We want to thank each and every one of you for linking your beautiful cards to our blog and we want to welcome all new followers as well as our regulars.

Now it's time for a new challenge and of course, we all know what time of year it is, right?  Which means we want to see your Christmas cards. But not just any Christmas card, we want to see your Very Vintage Christmas cards--those cards you create with a vintage/antique vibe. Remember your card must be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") AND flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.

Our CIE Designers have once again created some awesome cards for your inspiration.  Please click on the blog link by each designer's name for more details about their card.  And leave them some comment love so they'll know you stopped by.

Annie, Pawsitive Thoughts by Annie

Donna, Crafty Colonel

 Kathy, The Crafty Nurse

Lisa, Lisa's Scrappy Hideaway 

Marilyn,  Marilyn's Cricut Cards

  Patricia, Thinking of Inking  

Sandy (Challenge Host), Sandy's Crafty Creations 

Sherry, Bits of Cheer

  Sybrina,   Chapter Three, Taking Life One Page at a Time

 Wendi, Scrappy Day in Paradise

Now it's time for you to create a Very Vintage Christmas card and share it with us in the linky below. Make sure it is an A2 card (4.25" x 5.5")  flat enough to fit in an envy for mailing.  

Here are a few reminders about our challenge requirements:

• No square or shaped cards(shaped cards allowed IF you list the size of your card--height and width). All cards entered must be A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")
• No lumpy, bumpy cards.  Elements on your card need to be relatively flat (no thicker than 1/4")
• Limit entries to 3 per challenge.
• No Back Linking.  Cards must be posted to your blog or online album during the challenge dates.  If it was posted online BEFORE the beginning of our challenge, it cannot be linked.
• Entry must be for the current theme: Very Vintage Christmas Crad

Additional rules can be found under the Challenge Guidelines tab at the top under our blog header.

Our Designers will be voting on their favorite cards which will be announced on our blog  the Tuesday or Wednesday following the close of the challenge.. We will have one FIRST CLASS which is the card that receives the most votes from the Designers and each Designer will pick one card as their favorite for  IN THE MAILBOX. That means we may have up to 10 In the Mailbox cards for a challenge.  We decided to go with this fun method as each Designer has their own unique style and preference.  Each chosen may grab one of our fun badges for their blog! The badges for the challenge will be in the winners post following the close of the challenge after all the Designer votes are in.  The winners will also be announced on our Facebook Page, so come Like us so you'll know quickly if you were a winner. 

THIS IS A CARDS ONLY CHALLENGE.  Entries not following our rules and guidelines will be deleted without notice or comment. REMEMBER!  NO SQUARE or SHAPED CARDS unless you provide the measurements of your shaped card.   Challenge ends Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. Central Time. 

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Put Some Extra Layers On Badge AND Prize Winners!

Well, goodness! What an amazing turn out for our "Put Some Extra Layers On" card challenge! All the cards were just fabulous and we so appreciate every one that shared their cards!  First, we will announce our TWO winners for the prizes donated by our own CIE Designer, Sherry.

Congratulations to

#18 Billie A, Prize Winner

and

#38 Anne S., Prize Winner

You have each won a gift of one each of the following children's books written by our CIE Designer Sherry Hickey.  Your books will be shipped to you by Sherry and we do need your mailing info. Please email us at: cardsinenvy@gmail.com to claim your prize. We must receive your mailing info within 7 days (12/16/15) by email, if we do not hear from you by that date, we will choose another winner.  Again, congratulations and thank you Sherry for your generous gift!

And now, our badge winners!

Congratulations to #16 Small Talk

FIRST CLASS badge Winner!

Please grab the First Class badge below to proudly display on your own blog! Again Congratulations!

The CIE Designers then each picked their personal favorite card from all the entries.  Here they are in no particular order:

#24 Theresa P, IN THE MAILBOX as Sandy's Personal Favorite

#48 Becca C, IN THE MAILBOX as Lisa and Sybrina's Personal Favorite

#55 Cathy P, IN THE MAILBOX as Sherry's Personal Favorite

#7 AJ, IN THE MAILBOX as Annie's Personal Favorite

#54 Angela P, IN THE MAILBOX as Patricia and Marilyn's Personal Favorite

#17 Sue Kment, IN THE MAILBOX as Kathy's Personal Favorite

#14 Josette, IN THE MAILBOX as Donna's Personal Favorite

In the Mailbox badge winners, please grab the badge below to proudly share on your own blog!

Again, thank you to all who participated in this challenge and congratulations to all winners!  We appreciate you all so much and hope you will join us again for a card challenge. We have a new challenge that started this week:  Very Vintage Christmas cards.  Hope to see you there!

~Sandy and the CIE Designers