November Theme Challenge

 Welcome to Week Three of November's 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge!

Hello, crafty friends, and welcome back to another exciting week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown! November is flying by, and if you're like us, you’re adding those last few handmade cards to your festive collection. Whether you’re a fan of traditional styles or modern twists, we’ve got a sparkling challenge this week to inspire you!

I'm Gill, and I’m thrilled to host this week’s challenge—a Sparkle Theme Challenge that’s perfect for adding a bit of holiday magic to your projects! Our talented Design Team has been hard at work, crafting cards filled with shimmer, shine, and sparkle to help ignite your creativity. Now, it’s your turn to dazzle us with your creations!

November’s Sparkle Theme Challenge:

This week, it’s all about sparkle! There’s no better time to embrace a bit of glitter and glamour than during the festive season, so grab your sparkliest supplies. From glittery embossing powders and foiled details to shimmering inks and metallic accents, there are endless ways to bring a bit of sparkle to your cards. The theme is completely flexible—whether you’re making a simple, elegant card with a touch of shimmer or a bold design full of glitz, it’s all about making your creations shine.

Get Creative with Sparkle!

We hope you’ll have fun experimenting with all things sparkly. Maybe you’ll use a dash of glitter on a snowflake die-cut, add foiled details to a festive wreath, or layer up some sparkly cardstock for extra texture. Don’t be afraid to mix and match your materials—think sequins, rhinestones, glitter cardstock, or metallic foils! The goal is to create a card that catches the light and adds a bit of joy to the holiday season.

Inspiration from our Designers

To help get those creative ideas flowing, our brilliant Design Team has put together some stunning examples that showcase just how versatile sparkle can be. From sophisticated cards with subtle shimmer to fun, glitter-filled creations, the team has explored all kinds of techniques and styles. Check out their work for ideas on how to incorporate sparkle in different ways, whether it’s through stamping, die-cutting, or layering different materials.

Gill

AndrejaM

Majda

Fabiola

Branka

Tracy

Andreja L

Goga

Valentina B

Join Us!

So, gather your glitter, grab your favourite tools, and dive into the world of sparkle! We can’t wait to see what you come up with, so be sure to link your card on the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog. Your creations are what make this challenge special, and we’re excited to see how you add that magical sparkle to your designs.

A quick reminder of the rules:

- This is a CARD challenge - so no 3D projects, tags or ATCs

- Only new projects - no back-linking

- Please link directly to your POST, not to the whole of your blog

- Please show the graphic on your challenge post

- You must link up by Midnight Friday (GMT) to be considered for Winner or Honourable Mentions

- A maximum of 10 challenges, please

- And please turn off word verification in order to make commenting easier - thank you

Deadline for entry to this challenge is midnight GMT on Friday 22nd November 2024 
- that's 7.00 pm EDT for those of you in the States.

Happy crafting, and enjoy the challenge!

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November Sketch Challenge Winners

 A Huge Thank You to All Who Joined Our November Sketch Challenge!

Hello, crafty friends!

We want to extend a big thank you to everyone who joined us for November's Sketch Challenge. It was truly wonderful to see such creativity and talent on display in every entry. Each of your cards brought a unique spin to the sketch, and choosing our winners was no easy task for the Design Team!

Our Winner: Congratulations!

Joanne James - the Crafty Owl

A special congratulations goes to our selected winner! Your beautiful creation stood out to the team, and we’re delighted to extend an invitation to you as a guest designer for an upcoming challenge. Please reach out to us HERE so we can share all the details with you. We can’t wait to see what you’ll create next!

Honourable Mentions:

(listed in order of submission)

Crafty.Tracey71

Urska

Jean Manis

A big round of applause as well to our honourable mentions! Each of your cards brought something unique to the sketch, and we loved seeing how you made it your own. We hope you’ll enjoy displaying our winners’ badge on your blog as a proud reminder of your accomplishment! You can collect it from the Badges tab at the top of our page.

Thank you once again to everyone who participated—we’re so grateful to have such a vibrant and talented community of crafters here at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. Keep creating, and we’ll see you for the next challenge!

November Colour Challenge

 Welcome to Week Two of November's 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge!

Hello, crafty friends, and welcome back to another week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown! We’re well into November, which means Christmas is fast approaching, and your handmade card collection should be growing nicely. If you’re looking for more festive inspiration, you’re in the right place!

I’m Gill, and I’m excited to host this week’s challenge—a fun Colour Challenge! The ladies on the Design Team have been hard at work, crafting beautiful cards to help spark your creativity, and now it’s your turn to dive in and create something special.

November’s Colour Challenge: 

This week, we’re focusing on a twist of the classic Christmas colour combination: pink, fresh green and white. These colours complement each other beautifully and can be used in all kinds of designs—whether you prefer sleek, modern styles or something a little more traditional. From wreaths and holly to bold graphic patterns, the possibilities with this palette are endless.

Get Creative with Colour!

I hope you’ll enjoy working with these festive colours. Whether you go for a simple, clean look or layer up with plenty of details, we can’t wait to see how you incorporate these shades into your cards. Feel free to add metallics, neutrals, or textures to make your design pop. This is your chance to get creative and play with colour in your own unique way.

Inspiration from our Designers

To help get you started, our talented Design Team has put together some stunning examples that showcase how fresh green and rich red can be used in different ways. Whether it’s intricate die-cut elements, fun stamping techniques, or clever layouts, the team has lots of ideas for you to explore.

Gill

Fabiola

Majda

Tracy

Goga

Branka

AndrejaM

Andreja L

Valentina B

Share Your Cards

We’re excited to see how you’ll use this week’s colour challenge in your Christmas card designs! Be sure to share your creations with us—we love seeing the variety of styles and ideas that you come up with each week.

A quick reminder of the rules:

- This is a CARD challenge - so no 3D projects, tags or ATCs

- Only new projects - no back-linking

- Please link directly to your POST, not to the whole of your blog

- Please show the graphic on your challenge post

- You must link up by Midnight Friday (GMT) to be considered for Winner or Honourable Mentions

- A maximum of 10 challenges, please

- And please turn off word verification in order to make commenting easier - thank you

Deadline for entry to this challenge is midnight GMT on Friday 15th November 2024 
- that's 7.00 pm EDT for those of you in the States.

Happy crafting, and here’s to another week of Christmas creativity!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winner October Technique Challenge

 Hello and a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our October Tehnique challenge.

We were amazed with your beautiful entries. 

Please join us in giving a round of applause to... 

WINNER

#16 Lilly B

Congratulations Lilly!

We would like to invite you to be a guest designer.

Please contact us HERE so we can send you the details.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

 (listed in order of submission)

#7 Julene

#10 Erika

#16 Donna

Congratulations to you all!  

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.

 

November Sketch Challenge

Hello, and welcome to a brand-new month at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown! I’m Gill, and I’m excited to be setting the challenges for November. With Christmas just around the corner, there’s no better time to get creative and make those festive cards! Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or just getting started, we hope you’ll join us and share your wonderful creations.

At 52CCT, we’ve been celebrating Christmas all year long, thanks to the amazing ladies on our Design Team. They’ve been hard at work, bringing you inspiration week after week with beautiful, Christmas-themed cards to help get you into the festive spirit. Now, as we kick off November, we’re looking forward to seeing what you come up with for your seasonal cards.

November’s First Challenge: Sketch Week!

As always, the first challenge of the month is a sketch challenge! This is a great way to jump-start your creativity. You can follow the provided layout as closely as you like, or get a bit playful with it. Whether you flip the sketch, stretch it to fit a different size, or swap out the shapes, we just ask that the basic design of the sketch remains visible in your card.

Sketch challenges are a fantastic opportunity to make a design your own while still following a structured template. You can experiment with different colours, patterns, and embellishments to create something truly unique—and we can’t wait to see how you interpret the sketch!

Our guest designer for this week is

Alenka

Here are the creations from the Design Team:

Gill

Fabiola

Tracy

Majda

Valentina B

Andreja L

Branka 

AndrejaM

Join Us and Share Your Cards

Remember, we’re counting down to Christmas, and what better way to get in the holiday spirit than by crafting some beautiful handmade cards? It’s the perfect opportunity to showcase your creativity and spread a little holiday cheer through your designs.

We can’t wait to see your take on this month’s challenges. Be sure to share your cards with us—we love seeing what you create!

A quick reminder of the rules:

- This is a CARD challenge - so no 3D projects, tags or ATCs

- Only new projects - no back-linking

- Please link directly to your POST, not to the whole of your blog

- Please show the graphic on your challenge post

- You must link up by Midnight Friday (GMT) to be considered for Winner or Honourable Mentions

- A maximum of 10 challenges, please

- And please turn off word verification in order to make commenting easier - thank you

Deadline for entry to this challenge is midnight GMT on Friday 8th November 2024 
- that's 7.00 pm EDT for those of you in the States.

Happy crafting and Merry Christmas (in advance)!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winner Theme Challenge

         Hello and a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our October Theme Challenge.

We had many beautiful entries and as always it was hard to make a decision,

the design team finally chose the following winners.    

Please join us in giving a round of applause to ...

WINNER

#8 Caroline

Congratulations Caroline!

We would like to invite you to be a guest designer.

Please contact us HERE so we can send you the details.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

 (listed in order of submission)

#1 MirelaPM Crafts

9# Leslie M.

#11 Joanne James

Congratulations to you all!  

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.

October Technique Challenge

 Welcome to the new challenge of  52 Christmas Card Throwdown, 

Majda here again as your October hostess.

I want to thank everyone who has participated in the challenges, I am impressed with your creations!

Now on to the last challenge of the month, which is a Technique Challenge.

It's time for: RECYCLING! 

My wish is that you search your creative corner and find cutouts, pieces of paper, 

scraps of prints or even recycle an already made Christmas card.

I will be happy if you add a photo of the material used.

Can't wait to see what you will come up with!

Our guest designer this week is:

Nataša

Here is my creation ...

And here are the recycling creations from the design team.

Fabiola 

AndrejaM

Tracy

Gill

Branka

Goga

Andreja L

Valentina B 

Just a quick reminder of the rules:

- This is a CARD challenge - so no 3D projects, tags or ATCs

- Only new projects - no back-linking

- Please link directly to your POST, not to the whole of your blog

- Please show the graphic on your challenge post

- You must link up by Midnight Friday (GMT) to be considered for Winner or Honourable Mentions

- A maximum of 10 challenges, please

- And please turn off word verification in order to make commenting easier - thank you

- Deadline for entry to this challenge is midnight GMT on Friday 1st November 2024.

Have fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter