Saturday 26 June 2021

CHNC challenge 548

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

We look forward to seeing all of your lovely festive crafting this week. There is still plenty of time to avoid panic when it gets towards the end of the year.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 547:

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

Number 51: Becca Yahling, with this lovely card:


Congratulations, Becca. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can post your Craft Sensations design pad Love Life.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 10 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 a snowflake or two or more'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 548
anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: use a snowflake or two or more

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


WO Products N.V. Netherlands
Paper Pack with Foil
18 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 a snowflake 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 2 July 2021. 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 July 2021 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 19 June 2021

CHNC challenge 547

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

We look forward to seeing all of your lovely festive crafting this week. By the time this challenge ends it will be June  ... still plenty of time to avoid panic then when it gets towards the end of the year.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 546:

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


Number 19: asperations (Kathy), with this lovely card:


Congratulations, Kathy. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can post your Funfair Helter skelter clear stamp and Life is a Carnival paper pad.

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

Challenge 547
anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: use some washi tape

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


Craft sensations
Design Pad
Love Life
A6 * 100 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 washi tape'.

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 June 2021. 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 June 2021 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 12 June 2021

CHNC challenge 546

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

We look forward to seeing all of your lovely festive crafting this week. Now we are into June there is still time to avoid panic when it gets towards the end of the year.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 545:

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


Number 26: Helen, with this lovely card:


Congratulations, Helen. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can post your stamp set by Studio Calico.

Please note that winner needs to claim the prize by 26 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 'non-traditional Christmas colours'. I want to stress that this is purely optional.

Challenge 546
anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: non-traditional Christmas colours

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


Funfair Helter skelter clear stamp
and Life is a Carnival 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 'non-traditional Christmas  colours'.

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 June 2021. 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 June 2021 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 5 June 2021

CHNC challenge 545

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

We look forward to seeing all of your lovely festive crafting this week. Now we're into June the year is nearly half gone, but still plenty of time to avoid panic then when it gets towards the end of the year.

Before I tell you about this week's challenge, I need to let you know the winner of challenge 544:

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


Number 10: Debbie Johns, with this lovely card:



Congratulations, Debbie. Please email me at craftyhazelnut@gmail.com with your full name and address so I can post your acrylic stamps.

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

Challenge 545
anything goes as long as it's Christmas
optional theme: winter fun

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


Stamp set by Studio Calico

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 'winter fun'.

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 June 2021. 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 June 2021 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