ric#44 - Zuhair Murad

Good morning!!  Before we get to the winners, I have some bittersweet news- Laura Bassen has decided to step down from the team.  She was one of the girls who helped me get the Runway challenge off of the ground almost two years ago, and she is such a talented, awesome, incredible friend!  I am so excited for Laura as she continues in her crafty career, and I speak on behalf of the whole team when I say how much we will miss her contributions!! Best of luck, Laura! :)

When one teammate leaves, a new one must come in, right?  I will be introducing you to the newest DT member at our next challenge on October 1st!  You are going to LOVE her!

(btw, if you would also like to be on our team, we'll be holding a public DT call for at least one spot in the coming months.  Stay tuned!)

One more bit of news (today's a big day, huh?!)- Aga has returned from her maternity leave, and we are so happy to have her joining us today! Make sure to leave her some love on her blog!

Our Fabulous Fashionistas are:

Michelle W
Cris G
Deepti
Leigh Penner
(there was a tie, so we included a fourth Fashionista)

--------------------------------------------------------------

And the Queen of Couture, winner of the $15 gift card to Simon Says Stamp is:

Tyra!

Congrats, ladies! Tyra, please email me (ourchangeofart@gmail.com) to claim your prize!

--------------------------------------------------------------

You won't believe today's guest.  She has a rockin' resume, and her work is always so well-designed and impeccably executed.  If you don't know her already, you had better go to her blog to see more- you'll be glad you did!  The guest designer for this challenge is...

Betsy Veldman!

Hey everyone, Betsy Veldman here.  I'm excited to be joining you for the Runway Inspired Challenge this week!  Just a little about me...I'm a small town girl, married to Jeff, and we have three children ages 12, 10, and 6.  Card making and stamping has become a full-time job for me and I feel blessed to be able to work from home doing what I love.  Right now I design for Papertrey Ink, Pink Paislee, in addition to being one of the Go-to Gals for Paper Crafts magazine.  When I'm not creating little paper treasures I enjoy biking, swimming, sewing, and just hanging out with my family. Thanks for having me, Jennifer...you always pick out the most inspiring images and I had a great time playing along!

--------------------------------------------------------------

source: style.com

Guest Desiger - Betsy Veldman

Nina Yang - Waffle Flower

Virginia-- Yes, Virginia...

Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

Pamela Ho - miao

Laura Bassen - Doublestick Heaven

Wida Miller-Beachorado

Aga - Just Made From Paper

Tasnim Ahmed - Cards & Bookmarks

The design team will select 3 runner-ups (the Fabulous Fashionistas) and one winner (the Queen of Couture) after the challenge closes. They will be posted here on the blog at the start of the next challenge, as well as on our Winners Page. The Queen of Couture will receive an awesome prize!

A $25 Gift Card to Ellen Hutson!

~You must create a new project for each challenge

~Please include a link back to the Runway Inspired Challenge in your post

~When uploading your project, make sure to link to your entry post, not your entire blog

~When submitting to our challenge, you may combine with only 3 other challenges

~You may enter as many times as you wish!

~If it is not obvious how you were inspired by the runway outfit, please explain it in your post. We don't want to overlook anything!

Your projects for this challenge are due by Friday, September 27th at 11:59pm ET