Saturday 28 March 2015

March Technique Challenge

Hi and welcome to another challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown! Our challenges are all about Christmas and getting ahead with our seasonal cards.  

This week, we have a technique challenge for you from our hostess for this month, Gill. We would like you to create your card using punch art. 

Punch art is a great way to create fun images and get more use from your punches. You can use either dies or punches, or a combination of both, so you have lots to choose from.  We can't wait to see what you create ...




And now for some punch art inspiration from our Design Team ...










Season's Greetings - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems






Please read the challenge rules carefully before creating your card. 




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Wednesday 25 March 2015

March - Colour Challenge Winners

Hello, and welcome to our Christmas Card Challenge.

Thank you to everyone who entered this month's colour challenge. There were some really beautiful entries.

The voting was close, but this week, the top honour goes to ...

Winner of Colour Challenge


Honourable Mentions
in order of submission


Congratulations to the winners - you may now pick up your badges to display on your blog.

Thanks too to everyone who entered the challenge - the Design Team loves to visit and see what you've made.

You still have plenty of time to join in with this week's theme challenge -




We can't wait to see your gorgeous cards.

 Have fun!




Saturday 21 March 2015

March Theme Challenge

Hi there, and welcome.  We have another wonderful challenge for you this week from our hostess, Gill, here at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, where we make Christmas cards all year long. 

Do you ever get to December and end up busy with so many other things that you have no time to make your Christmas cards? Don't you just hate that? Well we have the solution - we make our cards all year long! 

This week, the theme challenge is "silent night"...


Over to the Design Team for some inspiration ...





Rejoice - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems







We would love to see what you make with this week's theme - 

we can't wait to see your beautiful entries.


Please read the challenge rules carefully before creating your card. 




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Wednesday 18 March 2015

March - Sketch Challenge Winners

Hello, and welcome to our Christmas Card Challenge.

There were some beautiful entries to this month's sketch challenge, you made it very difficult for the Design Team to choose!

But there has to be one winner, and that honour this week goes to ...

Winner of Sketch Challenge


We just loved Kath's beautiful interpretation of our sketch, with the cute teddy and pretty paper - gorgeous!

And

Honourable Mentions
in order of submission


Congratulations to you all.  You may pick up your badge from the tab at the top of the blog and display it on your blog.

Thanks too to everyone who entered the challenge - your creativity is amazing! 

You still have plenty of time to join in with this week's colour challenge -




We can't wait to see your gorgeous cards.

 Have fun!





Saturday 14 March 2015

March Colour Challenge

Hi there, and welcome to another challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, where we make Christmas cards all year long, so we can sit back and relax come Christmastime. So we have a colour challenge for you this week from our hostess, Gill...

Let's see what you can do with some pastel colours ...



Some colourful inspiration from the Design Team ...



 





Noel - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems






We can't wait to see your creations - hope you can play along with us this week.

Please read the challenge rules carefully before creating your card. 




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Wednesday 11 March 2015

February Stash Challenge - Winners

Thank you for playing along with our February Stash Challenge.
It looks like our participants had fun with their markers, and we enjoyed seeing your creations!
Now, it's time to announce our Winner and Honourable Mentions:

Winner of the February Stash Challenge

#10 - Naz
Picture

The cute little bird won the hearts of the Design Team!

Honourable Mentions
(in order of submission)

#17 Cat C
#18 Donna Ellis
#21 Kathy C
#22 Susan Goetter
#23 Jennifer H
Congratulations and don't forget to pick up your badge and display it on your blog.

There's still plenty of time to take part in the March Sketch Challenge:


We hope that you will join us!!

Saturday 7 March 2015

March Sketch Challenge

Hi and a very warm welcome to you. Our aim at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, is to have our Christmas cards made long before the Christmas festivities begin, so that when the time comes, we can relax and enjoy the holidays. So with that in mind, it's time for a brand new challenge!

Our hostess this month is Gill, and she will be designing all the challenges for March. This week, she has created a sketch featuring a traditional layout which you are free to interpret with your own creativity and flare.  You can use any label and embellishment of your choosing.



We hope you can join in the fun this week - we would love to see your creations.

Here's some inspiration from the Design Team to get you started ...









Merry & Bright - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems








 Please read the challenge rules carefully before creating your card. 




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