Magazine Monday – July Gallery Challenge Winners!

P. Kelly Smith

Welcome to Magazine Monday! I’m just returning from a week-long Bahamas cruise with 19 of my family members. I’m rested, recharged and just a little bit sunburn. And I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Good thing Matthew McConaughey was watching over things while I was away. As an unofficial spokesman for our July Gallery Challenge: Mat, Brad, and Chip: The Boys of Summer, he provided the perfect inspiration for projects that incorporated mats, brads and chipboard. Let’s pay tribute to our three winners who clearly know a good “mat” when they see one!

Winner #1 – Alicia Thelin:    

Alicia's Beautiful Card features a mat, a brad and textured chipboard leaves.

Winner #2 – Agata Dag:   

Agata's Hi Card also features a clever mat, a brad and chipboard letters.

Winner #3 – Ashley Marcu:   

In Ashley's Downhill Bike Card, she used multiple mats...one even made of corkboard!

Congratulations, ladies! Each of you has won either a one-year subscription to Paper Crafts or the special issue of your choice. I’ll be contacting you shortly to discuss your prizes. If you’re interested in seeing all the mat, brad and chipboard projects from the July challenge, please visit our gallery HERE.   

Wanna join the fun and participate in our next challenge? We just launched our Go-to Sketch Challenge #5 last Monday. This two-week challenge will run through midnight (MDT) on Monday, August 2. We’ll also announce the theme for our August Gallery Challenge next Monday, so stay tuned! 

Happy Monday!
Kelly   

P.S. We’re still accepting submissions for our Inspired Style Challenge! Simply create a card (using my grandma’s vintage typewriter as the inspiration) and upload it to our gallery HERE. This two-week challenge will end tomorrow at midnight (MDT). We’ll pick a winner in each of the four card styles and spotlight them here on Monday, August 2!

P.P.S. It’s time to announce the winner from Susan’s An Evolution of Style post and the five winners from my July/August I-Spy post! 

Susan’s winner: 

Colleen Alburger (July 15, 11:00 a.m.)

My winners: 

1. Nikka Geers (July 23, 10:59 a.m.)
2. Sandy Lewis (July 23, 1:45 p.m.)
3. Carol B. (July 23, 1:08 p.m.)
4. Paula (July 24, 10:28 a.m.)
5. Helen F. (July 23, 6:53 a.m.)

Congrats, winners! I’ll be contacting you shortly to discuss your prizes and get your mailing addresses. Thanks to all who left comments!