Fa La La Finalist

I decided on whim to enter a design for this online Hallmark Christmas card contest, and now, I’m a finalist.  Wow!  The sale of the cards and the matching donation for the finalist prizes go to benefit the Hallmark (RED) campaign which works to eliminate AIDS and other devastating diseases in Africa.  Thank you to Annie, my friend at SisterWisdom.com for letting me know about the contest.  I got her email at about 10:00pm on Sunday night before the contest deadline on Monday morning.  The boys were in bed and I was awake in my third trimester-my body’s trying to get me ready for 3am feedings mode, so I decided to go for it.  It was one of those serendipitous moments–the idea of hands overlapping to form a Christmas tree reaching for the star came to mind right away and seemed to really reflect the mission of (RED).  The design came together quickly with the message “merry and bright. share love. share light.)  An hour later I uploaded my entry!  I was stunned and grateful that it was chosen as one of the finalists.

Go to the Hallmark contests site and vote for my hands in their mini-contest starting Oct. 13 and in the final contest in mid-November!