Hey there! I’m so thrilled to be spending some time with fabulous ladies at the Stampaway Convention in Cincinnati this week, but I’m stopping by today to share my inspiration for the August Calendar Challenge! We provide you with monthly inspiration and a challenge to adorn your desk with a hand-crafted calendar. Along with the challenge comes a chance to win a $150 prize package for participating along with us. You can find all the details below!

August is ‘back to school’ month around these parts as everybody seems to be buying schools supplies and new outfits and figuring our who their teacher will be for the upcoming school year. So I thought I’d pull out the Make the Grade stamp set for my August calendar insert:

• The challenge for
  the current month will go up at 8 am PST on the 2nd Thursday of
  each month and you can play along any time after that.
• Use any TE calendar product and any stamps or papercrafting supplies to decorate the current month (not required to use TE Stamps).
• Post your creation to
  your blog or on-line gallery. If you post your creation on SCS or
  other on-line gallery please use KEYWORD: TECALCHAL
• Add your direct link
  to the Mr. Linky list below.  The linky list will remain open
  all year, so you have the opportunity to go back and catch up
  should you start late or miss a month. Find January link list HERE, February link list HERE, March link list HERE, and April link list HERE, May link list HERE, June link list HERE, July link list HERE.
• Show your spirit for the calendar challenge and grab our blog badge HERE. 
• ENTER TO WIN! 
  Everyone who plays in 10 or more of our monthly Calendar Challenges
  in 2012 will automatically be entered to win a Taylored Expressions
  Prize Package valued at over $150!!!!  The winner will announced on
  New Year’s Day 2013.

• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Melody Rupple
• Regina Mangum
• Shannon White
• Shelly Mercado
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor VanBruggen

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