Saturday, 8 April 2017

March Colours - Winners

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our March colour challenge. We updated the traditional colours associated with Christmas with a bit of a modern twist and we absolutely loved what you came up with! Congratulations to all our winners.
 
Top Honour
 
 
 
We loved this cute and quirky image and the fabulous colouring!
 
Honourable Mentions:
 
 
 
Look at this cute guy looking smart in his Christmas cardigan! Love that strip of lime green accentuating the design.
 
#2 Birgit
 
 
A beautiful, classic Christmas card.
 
#4 Robyn
 
 
We loved Robyn's elegant Christmas tree!
 
#7 Lili
 
 
Fabulous inlaid details that really complement the colour scheme. Such a striking card!
 
Thanks again! We really enjoyed visiting your blogs. It's not to late to join our most recent challenge here
 
Happy crafting! April x
 
 

April theme challenge - you still have time to play

You still have time to join in with our current challenge.
We have a theme challenge for you:



Here is some more inspiration just in case you need it:






Find the original post, our inspiration cards and the link-up here. The deadline is midnight (BST) Friday 14th April - that's 7.00pm EST in the States.

Saturday, 1 April 2017

April - Theme

Hello there! I hope that you are ready for our next theme challenge here at Christmas card throwdown! We have a lovely theme prepared: MUSICAL NOTATION. You can make any type of card, but don't forget to follow the theme. :)



Here's some inspiration from the Design Team:






Merry Christmas - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems






Now that you've seen what the Design Team has made, it's your turn to get creating! We'd love to see what you will come up with! You have until midnight BST on Friday, April 14th to link your card - that's 7.00 Eastern US time.


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Saturday, 25 March 2017

Winners - March Sketch Challenge

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our March sketch challenge. We very much enjoyed seeing all your wonderful cards! Congratulations to our winners -
 
Top Honour

#7 Klarka



We loved this imaginative take on our sketch - a winter landscape in stunning shades of blue.

Honourable Mentions

#5 P.J.'s Projects


A super stylish combo of washi tape and embossing.

#11 Maja

  
Such a lovely white on kraft creation!

#12 Majda



A gorgeous vintage interpretation of the sketch.

#20 Lili



A beautiful, subtle colour scheme complemented by gorgeous die-cuts.

#22 Robyn Oliver



We loved this prancing reindeer and the opulent colours!

Thank you again to everyone who participated. There is still time to enter our current challenge which can be found here. The deadline is midnight (BST) Friday 31st March - that's 7.00pm EST in the United States. We hope that you will join us!


March colour challenge- you still have time to play

You still have time to join in with our current challenge.
We have a colour challenge for you:



Here is some more inspiration just in case you need it:








Deborah - finally made it!!






Find the original post, our inspiration cards and the link-up here. The deadline is midnight (BST) Friday 31st March - that's 7.00pm EST in the States.

Saturday, 18 March 2017

March - Colours

Hello! Time for another colour challenge. We would like your Christmas or winter-themed card to use the rather interesting colour combo of burgundy, lime and cream. We're sure we are going to see some stunning creations!


 Here's what the design team have come up with:










Patricia


Deborah
Sorry folks! I'm running late with my card.
Will add it as soon as I can!

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Saturday, 11 March 2017

Winners - February Technique challenge

Thank you to everyone who participated in our February Technique challenge by creating cards showing off the lovely sunburst/starburst technique!  The Design Team has selected the following as our winners.  Please join us in giving a round of applause to...

WINNER
 
We liked the mix of stars and falling snow in the burst behind the cute Santa.

HONORABLE MENTIONS
 (listed in order of submission)

 

 
 

 

 

Congratulations!  We hope you'll enjoy displaying our winners' badge on your blog.  You may collect it from the Badges tab at the top of the page here.

If you haven't yet taken part in our March sketch challenge, we hope you'll join in the fun and creativity before the challenge ends on Friday, March 17.  All the details can be found on the original challenge post.  

March sketch challenge - you still have time to play.

Now that our challenges are every two weeks, you've got lots of time to join in.
This time we have a great sketch for you:



Here is some more inspiration in case you need it:


Find the original post, our inspiration cards and the link-up here. The deadline is midnight (GMT) Friday 17th March - that's 7.00pm EST in the States.