CHNC challenge 518

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Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week - wow 194 lovely designs - you certainly are rocking those festive entries.

We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. It will be December before the next challenge so we definitely need to be serious about getting our Christmas designs done.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 517:

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

Number 43: Chriss R: with this lovely paper bag gift card holder:

Congratulations, Chriss. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your lil inky cutie cat stamps.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 12 December (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 'things with wings'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 518:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: things with wings

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

Leonie Pujol

Embossing folders

Swirls and more

Keep shining

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 using owls

Margaret

Myrna

Stacey

Susan

Suze

Swan

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 'things with wings'.

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 4 December 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 5 December 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 517

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week - wow 190 lovely designs - you certainly are rocking those festive entries.

We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. Now that we getting towards the end of November we need to be serious about getting our Christmas designs done.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 516:

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

Number 65: Marianne: with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Marianne. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your acrylic stamp set.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 5 December (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 'something beginning with the letter R'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 517:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: something beginning with the letter R

Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize this week, kindly donated by Myrna, one of our design team ladies:

Lil Inky designs

Cutie cat stamps

set of 7 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

reindeer, round

Fiona

Hazel
Rudolph reindeer red

Helen (red)

Lisbeth

Margaret
Red nose reindeer, red berries, red paper, red frame and ribbons

Myrna

R is for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Stacey

Susan

Suze

Rocking Horse

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 'something beginning with the letter R'.

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 27 November 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 28 November 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 516

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week - wow  - you certainly are rocking those festive entries.

We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. Now that we are into November we need to be getting serious with getting our Christmas designs done.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 515:

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

Number 27: Linda Simpson: with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Linda. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your acrylic stamp set.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 28 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 'use some glitter'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 516:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: use some glitter

Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize this week, kindly donated by Myrna, one of our design team ladies:

Prize

Acrylic stamp set

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

Stacey

Susan

Tag with glittery washi, and middle snowflake with larger snowflake shapes cut from sparkly paper.

Suze

green and white glitter cardstock plus glitter on Santa hat and tree

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 glitter'.

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 20 November 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 21 November 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 515

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week - wow - 158 lovely designs - you certainly are rocking those festive entries.

We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. Now that we are into November we need to be getting serious with getting our Christmas designs done.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 514:

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

Number 43: Alice: with this lovely card:

Congratulations, Alice. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your Couture Creations Butterfly notes Stamping, embossing & die cutting set.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 21 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 'add a button or two or more'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 515:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas

optional theme: add a button or two or more

Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize this week, kindly donated by Myrna, one of our design team ladies:

Acrylic stamp set

I'm really pleased that Claudia has returned to the team.

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

Lisbeth

Margaret

Myrna

Stacey

Susan - Use a button or three...

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 button 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 13 November 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 14 November 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