CHNC challenge 66: Get sentimental

A big thank you to all the faithful Christmas crafters who entered last week's challenge. I think the lovely UK sunshine has made some abandon thoughts of making Christmas cards, but it's quite scary to note that a quarter of the year has now gone and it's less than nine months till Christmas day. Perhaps the cooler weather that's supposed to be coming back to the UK after the weekend will turn our thoughts once more to making Christmas cards. And, of course, it's lovely to see crafters from all parts of the globe taking part.


Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog now has a facebook page, - thank you to all those who have joined in - I would loveo see more of you there and please 'like' it - the more the merrier and word of the challenges will spread. And sometimes I'll give a hint or two of an upcoming challenge - just keep an eye on it for any up-to-date news.


Before I get on to today's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 65. Unfortunately, there could only be one winner and this is the result of using random.org:

Number 4: Elliewee (Helen)

who shared this lovely card:

Congratulations, Helen! Please email me at hazelharris@ntlworld.com so I can arrange for you to claim your digital images from The Crafty Pad.

Now we move on to today's challenge:

Challenge 66

For today's challenge I'm asking you to 'get sentimental' - use a sentiment/greeting on your Christmas card.

This week's challenge is being sponsored by Ooh la la Creations - the randomly-chosen winner will be able to select any CD from their range (worth £14.99) - you'll find it difficult to choose, because they are all so lovely.

I've made two simple cards for this challenge, both with striped backgrounds, the second one has a decoupaged topper  - you can read more about my card on my regular crafting blog My Crafty Outlook here. 

Now it's over to you. As usual, you can use any materials, any techniques, as long as the end result is a Christmas card - and this week please make sure that you add a sentiment/greeting somewhere on your card.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this challenge - please add a link to your blog post (not your blog, but the actual post where your card can be found) by 22:00 UK time Friday 6 April.  Please mention my blog and create a link within the post for your creation.

You can enter as many times as you wish (a good way to build up your stock of Christmas cards) and also link to any other challenges that allow you to do so, but new work only, please.

A new challenge will be set on 7 April.

Please add your link to inlinkz. If by any chance it disappears, please leave a comment with the link to your blog post and I will make sure it is added.

If you haven't done so already, please become a follower and grab my bright pink button to post on your sidebar and help continue to spread the word about this challenge blog - thank you.

CHNC challenge 65: home for Christmas

Not so many entries for last week's challenge - perhaps some were out enjoying the March sunshine! Nevertheless there were still so many wonderful entries with lots of different ways of using buttons - and one or two joining us for the first time.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog now has a facebook page, so I would love you to go there and 'like' it - the more the merrier and word of the challenges will spread. And sometimes I'll give a hint or two of an upcoming challenge - just keep an eye on it for any up-to-date news.


Before I get on to today's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 64. Unfortunately, there could only be one winner and this is the result of using random.org:

Number 4: Pat Garvin

who shared this beautiful card:

Congratulations, Pat! Please email me at hazelharris@ntlworld.com so I can arrange for you to claim your $10 gift certificate from Digi Doodle Shop.

Now we move on to today's challenge:

Challenge 65

For today's challenge I'm asking you to include a house or part of a home on your Christmas card.

And for this week's challenge we have a new sponsor: The Crafty Pad, who are offering 3 single digi images to the randomly-chosen prize winner.

I am so grateful to all the sponsors who are so generous with their support.

My card for this challenge is based on the sketch for Sunday sketch & stamp 98 and I have used an image I bought from The Crafty Pad called 'snowglobe', which was ready coloured and I just added the text digitally before printing out - you can read more about my card on my regular crafting blog My Crafty Outlook here.

Now it's over to you. As usual, you can use any materials, any techniques, as long as the end result is a Christmas card - and this week feature a house or part of a home - you might want to show a fireside scene, a window scene ... anything that relates to house or home.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this challenge - please add a link to your blog post (not your blog, but the actual post where your card can be found) by 22:00 UK time Friday 30 March. Please mention my blog and create a link within the post for your creation.

You can enter as many times as you wish (a good way to build up your stock of Christmas cards) and also link to any other challenges that allow you to do so, but new work only, please.

A new challenge will be set on 31 March.

Please add your link to inlinkz. If by any chance it disappears, please leave a comment with the link to your blog post and I will make sure it is added.

If you haven't done so already, please become a follower and grab my bright pink button to post on your sidebar and help continue to spread the word about this challenge blog - thank you.

CHNC challenge 64: button it up

I've really enjoyed seeing all the lovely glittery cards from last week's challenge - so many of you still adding to that pile of Christmas cards and some are beginning to join in. Apologies to anyone who tried to link between 9.00 and 9:40 UK time Friday evening - linky closed an hour earlier and I only realised at about 9:40 (it must have been my fault).

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenges now have a facebook page, so I would love you to go there and 'like' it - the more the merrier and word of the challenges will spread.


Before I get on to today's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 63. Unfortunately, there could only be one winner and this is the result of using random.org:

Number 8: Helen

who shared this beautiful card:

Congratulations, Helen! Please email me at hazelharris@ntlworld.com so I can arrange for you to claim your Bugaboo stamps.

Now we move on to today's challenge:

Challenge 64

For today's challenge I'm asking you to use buttons on your Christmas card.

And for this week's challenge Digi Doodle Shop are once again generously giving a $10 gift certificate to the randomly-chosen winner.

DigiDoodle Shop

DigiDoodle Shop is the results of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts.  It was started a little over 3 years ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to almost 500 stamps.  Joy (the mother of this team) designs realistic images, while Judy (aka/daughter) loves the “fun side of life”, and create images with a cartoon flair.  Having these two complimenting styles have enabled

Digi Doodle Shop to offer a wide variety of stamps.

It is a real honor and pleasure to sponsor this challenge, and we look forward to seeing all the amazing creations.  We thank the design team for their incredible creations, and wish all the participants the very best of luck in this challenge.

Thank you so much for having us, and again the very best of luck to all of you.

Sincerely,

Judy and Joy

Now I have a confession to make - well a couple, really - I made my card Friday afternoon (which is early for me - lol!) because I need to get sorted for my card sale tomorrow (not feeling well again, so that's not making it easier), so I used the sketch for Saturday sketch 18, forgetting that by the time my challenge goes live their challenge will be closed - so I decided to break with tradition and post this earlier, only to find that Saturday sketch 18 has already closed - d'oh!

My second confession is that I originally intended to use a digital stamp from Digi Doodle Shop (the sponsors for this challenge) and I forgot - double do'oh!!

So, here is my card - more details of my regular crafting blog My Crafty Outlook here:

Now it's over to you. As usual, you can use any materials, any techniques, as long as the end result is a Christmas card - and this week use some buttons.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this challenge - please add a link to your blog post (not your blog, but the actual post where your card can be found) by 22:00 UK time Friday 23 March. Please mention my blog and create a link within the post for your creation.

You can enter as many times as you wish (a good way to build up your stock of Christmas cards) and also link to any other challenges that allow you to do so, but new work only, please.

A new challenge will be set on 24 March.

Please add your link to inlinkz. If by any chance it disappears, please leave a comment with the link to your blog post and I will make sure it is added.

If you haven't done so already, please become a follower and grab my bright pink button to post on your sidebar and help continue to spread the word about this challenge blog - thank you.

CHNC challenge 63: glam it up with glitter

Once again you all came up trumps with your cards for last week's challenge - I really enjoyed seeing red! So many of you are beginning to build up a supply of Christmas cards and it's also good to see new people coming on board and joining in.

Before I get on to today's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 62. Unfortunately, there could only be one winner and this is the result of using random.org:

Number 2: Marianne
who shared this lovely card:

Congratulations, Marianne! Please email me at hazelharris@ntlworld.com so that I can arrange for you to received your prize from Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More.

Now we move on to today's challenge:

Challenge 63

For today's challenge I'd like you to glam up your Christmas card with glitter - it can be a little or a lot, as long as there is glitter!

Bugaboo Stamps are proud to sponsor this challenge - they are offering $21 of digital stamps to the randomly selected winner.

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week! 

 If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps   at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT   for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.  

I'm delighted that I have two guest designers from Bugaboo joining me with their lovely cards:

Cely Smith

Sandye Curry

It would be lovely if you could visit their blogs and leave them some comments.

For my card I've used a digital image by Bugaboo called Cupcake Xmas Lights You can see the card on my regular crafting blog My Crafty Outlook here and see the other challenges I entered with it and the sketch I based it on.

Here's another card from me, using Anna Griffin supplies - more info here:

Now it's over to you. As usual, you can use any materials, any techniques, as long as the end result is a Christmas card - and this week I'd like you to glam it up with glitter.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this challenge - please add a link to your blog post (not your blog, but the actual post where your card can be found) by 22:00 UK time Friday 16 March. Please mention my blog and create a link within the post for your creation.

You can enter as many times as you wish (a good way to build up your stock of Christmas cards) and also link to any other challenges that allow you to do so, but new work only, please.

A new challenge will be set on 17 March.

Please add your link to inlinkz. If by any chance it disappears, please leave a comment with the link to your blog post and I will make sure it is added.

If you haven't done so already, please become a follower and grab my bright pink button to post on your sidebar and help continue to spread the word about this challenge blog - thank you.

CHNC challenge 62: seeing red

It was lovely to see all your ribbons and charms during the past week - great to see different styles, lots to give inspiration. And some are beginning to build up a collection of Christmas cards. If you haven't yet started crafting for Christmas perhaps this week will be a good time to join in - I'd love to see what you create, so please get that Christmas stash out and start creating.

Before I get on to today's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 61. Unfortunately, there could only be one winner and this is the result of using random.org:

Number 23: Sandy Howe
who shared this lovely card:

Congratulations, Sandy! Please email me at hazelharris@ntlworld.com with your address so I can send you the charms donated by The Ribbon Girl.

Now we move on to today's challenge:

Challenge 62

For today's challenge I'd like to see red on your Christmas card - it can be a little or a lot, as long as I see red!

Robyn'sFetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn'sFetish  Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is

owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,                                                                                                     

designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every  occasion. 

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award  the winner the choice of  5 digital

stamps.

For my card I've used digital images kindly supplied by Robyn's Fetish - 'beautiful bow' and 'prissy poinsettia'. You can see the card on my regular crafting blog My Crafty Outlook here and see the other challenges I entered with it and the sketch I based it on.

Now it's over to you. As usual, you can use any materials, any techniques, as long as the end result is a Christmas card - and this week I'd like to see red ... a little or a lot.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this challenge - please add a link to your blog post (not your blog, but the actual post where your card can be found) by 22:00 UK time Friday 9 March. Please mention my blog and create a link within the post for your creation.

You can enter as many times as you wish (a good way to build up your stock of Christmas cards) and also link to any other challenges that allow you to do so, but new work only, please.

A new challenge will be set on 10 March.

Please add your link to inlinkz. If by any chance it disappears, please leave a comment with the link to your blog post and I will make sure it is added.

If you haven't done so already, please become a follower and grab my bright pink button to post on your sidebar and help continue to spread the word about this challenge blog - thank you.