Saturday 26 May 2018

CHNC challenge 387


Thank you for all your lovely entries for last week's challenge - such a lot of entries once again! 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 386:

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


Number 30: JemLou Productions , with this lovely card:


Congratulations, Louise. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can arrange for you to claim your Sheena Douglass beautiful brambles embossing folder.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 9 June (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 silver'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 387:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: use some silver

Every week I give a prize to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize for this challenge:


visible image acrylic stamp
large vintage santa

Here are the cards from myself and the rest of my team:








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 'use some silver'.

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 June 2018. 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 June 2018 at 09:00 UK time.

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.

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 (if you haven't followed the optional theme this week, of course), 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


To comply with the new EU ePrivacy Regulation:

By entering these challenges you are giving your consent to your blog links being visible along with your name in the entries.

By commenting on the entries you are also giving your consent that your name and blog link will be visible.

If you are a winner, a copy of your entry will be published on the winners announcement post along with your name as it is entered into the challenge. This will also be shown on my CHNC Facebook page .The links will no longer be published as part of the winners announcements.

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Saturday 19 May 2018

CHNC challenge 386


Thank you for all your lovely entries for last week's challenge - such a lot of entries once again! 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 385:

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


Number 27: Nicolette's kaarten, with this lovely card:


Congratulations, Nicolette. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can arrange for you to claim your Crafter's Companion Christmas Village embossing folder.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 2 June (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 'candy canes'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 386:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: candy canes

Every week I give a prize to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize for this challenge:


Sheena Douglass Beautiful Brambles Embossing Folder
5" x 7"

Here are the cards from myself and the rest of my team:

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 'candy canes'.

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 May 2018. 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 May 2018 at 09:00 UK time.

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.

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 (if you haven't followed the optional theme this week, of course), 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

To comply with the new EU ePrivacy Regulation:

By entering these challenges you are giving your consent to your blog links being visible along with your name in the entries.

By commenting on the entries you are also giving your consent that your name and blog link will be visible.

If you are a winner, a copy of your entry will be published on the winners announcement post along with your name as it is entered into the challenge. This will also be shown on my CHNC Facebook page .The links will no longer be published as part of the winners announcements.


Saturday 12 May 2018

CHNC challenge 385


Thank you for all your 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 384:

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


Number 9 Jo L, with this lovely card:


Congratulations, Jo. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can arrange for you to claim your Crafter's Companion Die'sire Mistletoe die.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 26 May (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 tree or two or more'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 385:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: include a tree or two or more

Every week I give a prize to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize for this challenge:


Crafter's Companion
Christmas village 5" x 4" embossing folder

Here are the cards from myself and the rest of my team:




Lisbeth


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 'include a tree 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 18 May 2018. 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 May 2018 at 09:00 UK time.

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.

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 (if you haven't followed the optional theme this week, of course), 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

To comply with the new EU ePrivacy Regulation:

Those leaving a comment on any post on this blog or entering a piece of artwork into Inlinkz do so in the knowledge that their name and blog link are visible to all who visit this blog and in so doing have published their own personal details and consented to our use of that personal information should it be selected as a winner - thanks.


Saturday 5 May 2018

CHNC challenge 384


Thank you for all your lovely entries for last week's challenge - 50 lovely entries! 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 383:

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


Number 16: Swissie (Liv), with this lovely card:


Congratulations, Liv. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can arrange for you to claim your Leonie Pujol always create embossing folders set of 4.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 19 May (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 bells'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 384:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: include a bell or bells

Every week I give a prize to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize for this challenge:


Crafter's Companion
Die'sire Mistletoe die

Here are the cards from myself and the rest of my team:

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 include some bells'.

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 May 2018. 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 May 2018 at 09:00 UK time.

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.

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 (if you haven't followed the optional theme this week, of course), 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