Saturday 25 July 2020

CHNC challenge 500


Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week - so many entries, 130 altogether - wow!!


We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. Now that we are nearly into August it's a good time to get ahead ahead with those Christmas designs.


Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 499:



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



Number 95: Caroline: with this lovely card:


Congratulations, Caroline. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your Bo Bunny Christmas in the village paper pad.


Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 8 August (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 twine or ribbon'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 500:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: use some twine or ribbon

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

Wallace & Gromit co-ordinating 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:








Hidden pocket in top of Santa's hat






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 twine or ribbon'.

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 31 July 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 1 August 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

Saturday 18 July 2020

CHNC challenge 499


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 into July it's a good time to get ahead ahead with those Christmas designs.


Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 498:



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



Number 44: NanaConnie: with this lovely card:


Congratulations, NanaConnie. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your Love to Craft Krafty Christmas paper pad.


Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 1 August (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 a die cut or punch'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 499:

anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: use a die cut or punch

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


Bo Bunny 36 pages of
Christmas in the Village Collectioon
6 x 6 paper pad

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

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 a die cut or punch'.

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 24 July 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 25 July 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

Saturday 11 July 2020

CHNC challenge 498


Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week - 55 lovely entries.


We look forward to seeing all your lovely festive crafting this week.. Now that we are into July it's a good time to get ahead ahead with those Christmas designs.


Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 497:



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



Number 16: Wilma: with this lovely card:



Congratulations, Wilma. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I post your Christmas A5 paper packs.


Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 25 July (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 red'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 498:

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

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


Love to Craft
Krafty Christmas
 6 x 6 paper pad
8 designs * 30 sheets

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

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 red'.

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 17 July 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 18 July 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