CHNC challenge 509

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week.

We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. Now that we are almost into October we should be getting ahead with those Christmas designs.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 508:

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

Number 15: Granne: with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Sari (Granne). Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your Purple Paradise creations paper pad.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 10 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 'for someone special'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 509:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: for someone special

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

Floral Romance Design pad

32 sheets

4 x 8 designs

200 GSM

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

Fiona

Hazel

Helen

Lisbeth

Margaret

Myrna

Stacey

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 'for someone special'.

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 2 October 2020. 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 3 October 2020 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 508

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week.

We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. Now that we are well into September we should be getting ahead with those Christmas designs.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 507:

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

Number 21: Wilma,: with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Wilma. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your Pocket full of posies stamps.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 3 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 the word Joy'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 508:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: include the word Joy

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

Purple paradise creations

Design Pad

32 sheets with 4 x 8 designs

14.8 x 21 cms * 200 gsm

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

Fiona

Hazel

Helen

Lisbeth

Margaret

Myrna

Stacey

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 the word Joy'.

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 September 2020. 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 September 2020 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 507

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week.

We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. Now that we are getting well into September we should be getting ahead with those Christmas designs.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 506:

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

Number 36: Gail,: with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Gail. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your Dovecraft magic of Christmas stamps.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 26 September (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 some plaid, checked or gingham paper'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 507:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: include some plaid, checked or gingham paper

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

Docrafts Papermania

Pocket full of posies

4" x 4" clear stamps

Hanging tag and Sentiment

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

Fiona

Hazel

Helen

Lisbeth

Margaret

Myrna

Stacey

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 some plaid, checked or gingham paper'.

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 September 2020. 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 September 2020 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 506

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week  - 80 lovely entries.

We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. Now that we are into September we should be getting ahead with those Christmas designs.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 505:

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

Number 72: Gina,: with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Gina. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your pretty pastels creations paper pad.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 19 September (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 'use some patterned paper'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 506:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: use some patterned paper

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

Dovecraft
The Magic of Christmas
6 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

Fiona

Hazel

Helen

Lisbeth

Margaret

Myrna

Stacey

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 'use some patterned paper'.

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 September 2020. 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 September 2020 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