CHNC challenge 461

Thank you for 72 lovely entries for last week's challenge.

We're looking forward to seeing your festive designs this week.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 460:

Please note that my email to send to is craftyhazelnut@gmail.com

Number 69: Jo L, with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Jo. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can post your embossing folders.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 9 November (2 weeks)

Every CHNC challenge is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas', which will, hopefully, encourage as many crafters as possible to join in with their festive creations. However, there will always be an optional theme, which this week is 'make your own background'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 461:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: make your own background

Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize for this week, kindly donated by Myrna, one of my DT:

Mama Elephant

Clearly creative Hello stamps

Here are the designs from myself and the rest of my wonderful team - I am so grateful to them for sharing their lovely designs:

Cass

Catherine

Claudia
I used Alcohol ink en silver and gold mixative

Fiona

Hazel

A set of quick cards using an embossing folder

Lisbeth

Margaret

Myrna

Susan

Suze
background created using shave foam and distress ink refills

Now it's over to you. You can use any materials, any techniques - it's anything goes as long as it's Christmas, with the optional theme of 'make your own background'.

We 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 creation can be found) by 20:00 UK time Friday 1 November 2019. Please include a link to this blogpost within the post for your creation.

You can enter as many times as you wish 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 Saturday 2 November 2019 at 09:00 UK time.

Please add your link to linky tools. 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.

Please also consider going to CHNC Facebook page and clicking 'like' if you haven't done so already and encourage your friends to do the same.

I also run a challenge blog called Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes as long as you use some patterned paper - with a randomly chosen prize winner every month. Please click on the link to find out more. If you have used patterned paper for your Christmas creation, please enter it there too. And please be aware that the Patterned Paper Challenge is not restricted to Christmas - it is for any occasions as long as some patterned paper has been used.

Thank you for your support

We look forward to seeing your entries

CHNC challenge 460

Thank you for all the lovely entries for last week's challenge.

We're looking forward to seeing your festive designs this week.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 459:

Please note that my email to send to is craftyhazelnut@gmail.com

Number 58: vroncards (Veronica), with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Veronica. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can post your set of clear stamps.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 26 October (2 weeks)

Every CHNC challenge is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas', which will, hopefully, encourage as many crafters as possible to join in with their festive creations. However, there will always be an optional theme, which this week is 'add a flower or two or more'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 460:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: add a flower or two or more

Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize I am giving for this week:

Two Darice embossing folders

Floral Paisley

Flowers in pot

Here are the designs from myself and the rest of my wonderful team - I am so grateful to them for sharing their lovely designs:

Cass

Catherine

Claudia

Fiona

Hazel

Helen

Lisbeth

Margaret

Myrna

Susan

Suze

Now it's over to you. You can use any materials, any techniques - it's anything goes as long as it's Christmas, with the optional theme of 'add a flower or two or more'.

We 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 creation can be found) by 20:00 UK time Friday 25 October 2019. Please include a link to this blogpost within the post for your creation.

You can enter as many times as you wish 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 Saturday 26 October 2019 at 09:00 UK time.

Please add your link to linky tools. 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.

Please also consider going to CHNC Facebook page and clicking 'like' if you haven't done so already and encourage your friends to do the same.

I also run a challenge blog called Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes as long as you use some patterned paper - with a randomly chosen prize winner every month. Please click on the link to find out more. If you have used patterned paper for your Christmas creation, please enter it there too. And please be aware that the Patterned Paper Challenge is not restricted to Christmas - it is for any occasions as long as some patterned paper has been used.

Thank you for your support

We look forward to seeing your entries

CHNC challenge 459

Thank you for all the lovely entries for last week's challenge.

We're looking forward to seeing your festive designs this week.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 458:

Please note that my email to send to is craftyhazelnut@gmail.com

Number 13: Blankina (Anna), with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Anna. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can post your Dovecraft Fun Fair helter skelter clear stamp.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 26 October (2 weeks)

Every CHNC challenge is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas', which will, hopefully, encourage as many crafters as possible to join in with their festive creations. However, there will always be an optional theme, which this week is 'include a stocking'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 459:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: include a stocking

Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize for this week kindly donated by one of our DT members, Myrna:

set of clear stamps

Here are the designs from myself and the rest of my wonderful team - I am so grateful to them for sharing their lovely designs:

Cass

Catherine

Claudia

Fiona

Hazel

Helen

Lisbeth

Margaret

Myrna

Susan

Suze

Now it's over to you. You can use any materials, any techniques - it's anything goes as long as it's Christmas, with the optional theme of 'include a stocking'.

We 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 creation can be found) by 20:00 UK time Friday 18 October 2019. Please include a link to this blogpost within the post for your creation.

You can enter as many times as you wish 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 Saturday 19 October 2019 at 09:00 UK time.

Please add your link to linky tools. 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.

Please also consider going to CHNC Facebook page and clicking 'like' if you haven't done so already and encourage your friends to do the same.

I also run a challenge blog called Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes as long as you use some patterned paper - with a randomly chosen prize winner every month. Please click on the link to find out more. If you have used patterned paper for your Christmas creation, please enter it there too. And please be aware that the Patterned Paper Challenge is not restricted to Christmas - it is for any occasions as long as some patterned paper has been used.

Thank you for your support

We look forward to seeing your entries

CHNC challenge 458

Thank you for all the lovely entries for last week's challenge.

We're looking forward to seeing your festive designs this week.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 457:

Please note that my email to send to is craftyhazelnut@gmail.com

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 54 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Number 54: Gina, with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Gina. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can post your ScrapBerry's Sweetheart Set of clear stamps.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 19 October (2 weeks)

Every CHNC challenge is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas', which will, hopefully, encourage as many crafters as possible to join in with their festive creations. However, there will always be an optional theme, which this week is 'sentiment as the focal point'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 458:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: sentiment as the focal point

Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize I am giving for this week:

Dovecraft
Fun Fair Helter Skelter clear stamp

Here are the designs from myself and the rest of my wonderful team - I am so grateful to them for sharing their lovely designs:

Cass

Catherine

Claudia

Fiona

Hazel

Helen

Lisbeth

Margaret

Myrna

Susan (2nd of set)

Suze

Now it's over to you. You can use any materials, any techniques - it's anything goes as long as it's Christmas, with the optional theme of 'sentiment as the focal point'.

We 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 creation can be found) by 20:00 UK time Friday 11 October 2019. Please include a link to this blogpost within the post for your creation.

You can enter as many times as you wish 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 Saturday 12 October 2019 at 09:00 UK time.

Please add your link to linky tools. 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.

Please also consider going to CHNC Facebook page and clicking 'like' if you haven't done so already and encourage your friends to do the same.

I also run a challenge blog called Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes as long as you use some patterned paper - with a randomly chosen prize winner every month. Please click on the link to find out more. If you have used patterned paper for your Christmas creation, please enter it there too. And please be aware that the Patterned Paper Challenge is not restricted to Christmas - it is for any occasions as long as some patterned paper has been used.

Thank you for your support

We look forward to seeing your entries