December Pick a Previous Stash/Technique Challenge + DT Call

Good morning,

it is December and we have a

DESIGN TEAM CALL

Before we get to our challenge details, you will have noticed that we are looking to add some new members to our Design Team in 2025. 

 Simply add the letters DT after your name on your entry submission. Please remember that our challenge is for CARDS only - no tags, bags or gifts.

We will contact successful applicants at the beginning of  January 2025. 

The new DT members will join the team in February 2025.

And now we will return you to our regular post.

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Hello everyone,

welcome to the December challenges of 

52 Christmas Card Throwdown.

Fabiola here,

throughout the month of December,

 we invite you to play with our previous themes, this week  you may choose from any previous stash or technique challenge from 2024.

You will find all the archives at the top of the main challenge page.

Christmas is a wonderful time, 

and a great time to prepare your cards for the end of the year

 or start those for next year.

Let's go, let's play with our old challenges and our sweet and fabulous team!

enjoy!

we hope that your Christmas was sweet and warm.

this will be the last challenge of the year, we will meet you again next year, ready for new challenges.

in the meantime, the whole team wishes you the best for you and your loved ones for this new year that is about to begin.

Our guest designer this week is:

Art MBR

Technique October 2024

And here are the creations from the design team

AndrejaM

January 2024 

Majda

April 2024 -  slimline card

Fabiola

Technique/stash from august 2024 - embossing

Tracy

Technique from May - Tic Tac Toe

Branka

Embosing, August 2024

Andreja L

Technique from September 2024, watercolour

Valentina B
June 2024, colour an image

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 3rd January 2025. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winner December Pick a Previous Color Challenge

 A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our  December Pick a Previous Challenge

sorry for the delay, I hope you had a sweet and joyfull Christmas with your family and your dears.

We had many beautiful entries, making it a tough decision,

but the Design Team has selected the following as our winners.  

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

WINNER 

#1 Tracey

Congratulations!

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)

#9 Deborah

#10 Silke

#14 Urska

Congratulations to you all!

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

December Pick a Previous Theme Challenge + DT Call

Good morning,

it is December and we have a

DESIGN TEAM CALL

Before we get to our challenge details, you will have noticed that we are looking to add some new members to our Design Team in 2025. 

 Simply add the letters DT after your name on your entry submission. Please remember that our challenge is for CARDS only - no tags, bags or gifts.

We will contact successful applicants at the beginning of  January 2025. 

The new DT members will join the team in February 2025.

And now we will return you to our regular post.

**************************************

Hello everyone,

welcome to the December challenges of 

52 Christmas Card Throwdown.

Fabiola here,

throughout the month of December,

 we invite you to play with our old themes, this week you may choose from any previous them challenge from 2024.

You will find all the archives at the top of the main challenge page.

Christmas is just around the corner, 

it's the last moment to prepare your cards for the end of the year

 or start those for next year.

Let's go, let's play with our old challenges and our sweet and fabulous team!

enjoy!

This week we will celebrate Christmas,

I wish you on behalf of the whole team,

 a very happy and sweet Christmas.

 have a happy holiday and a good vacation.

And here are the creations from the design team

AndrejaM

June 2024 

Majda

August theme - snow people

fabiola 

theme from November 2024 - Sparkle

Branka

theme from January 2024

Tracy
Theme from January - Wreaths

Goga 

Theme from April - Old Fashioned Christmas

Andreja L

Theme from May 2024, scandanavian style

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 28th December 2024.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winner December Pick a Previous Challenge

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our  December Pick a Previous Challenge

We had many beautiful entries, making it a tough decision,

but the Design Team has selected the following as our winners.  

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

WINNER 

#1 Art MBR

Congratulations!

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)

#5 Tracey

#6 Erika

Congratulations to you all!

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

December Pick a Previous Colour Challenge + DT Call

Good morning,

it is December and we have a

DESIGN TEAM CALL

Before we get to our challenge details, you will have noticed that we are looking to add some new members to our Design Team in 2025. 

 Simply add the letters DT after your name on your entry submission. Please remember that our challenge is for CARDS only - no tags, bags or gifts.

We will contact successful applicants in the beginning of  January 2025. 

The new DT members will join the team in February 2025.

And now we will return you to our regular post.

************************************** 

Hello everyone,

welcome to the December challenges of 

52 Christmas Card Throwdown.

Fabiola here,

throughout the month of December,

 we invite you to play with our previous themes, this week you may choose any previous colour challenge from 2024.

You will find all the archives at the top of the main challenge page.

Christmas is just around the corner, 

it's the last moment to prepare your cards for the end of the year

 or start those for next year.

Let's go, let's play with our old challenges and our sweet and fabulous team!

enjoy!

Our guest designer this week is:

Lynda

June 2024 - white, green, gold

And here are the creations from the design team

AndrejaM

June 2024 

Majda

April 2024

fabiola

colour from July 2024 black, red blue and white

Tracy
Combination from July - Blue, Red, White and Black

Branka

colour from April 2024 

Goga

colour from April 2024

AndrejaL

Colours from November 2024

Valentina B

Colours from May 2024

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 20th december 2024.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

November Stash/Technique Winner

 Hello, dear crafters, Fabiola here, Gill can't post her stash challenge winner , so I will therefore take over and replace her while waiting for her to feel better, thank you for your understanding.

What a fantastic month it’s been! We’re brimming with gratitude for everyone who participated in November’s Ribbon Stash Challenge. It’s always a delight to witness your incredible creativity and the unique ways you interpret our themes. Each entry brought a fresh perspective to the theme, making the judging process a wonderfully challenging experience for our Design Team.

And the Winner Is…

#9 Ans Gilbert

A huge congratulations to our chosen winner! Your stunning card truly captivated the team, and we’re thrilled to invite you to be a guest designer for one of our upcoming challenges. We’re so excited to see what you’ll bring to the table next! Please get in touch with us HERE for all the details.

We’d also like to celebrate our honourable mentions (listed in submission order).  

With so many entries we have 4 honourable mentions this week.

Honourable Mentions

#7 Alenka

#15 Silke

#17 Marjeta

#22 Kathie

A Heartfelt Thank You for Joining Our November Ribbon Stash Challenge! Your creations were brimming with originality and charm, and it’s clear that so much heart went into each one. Don’t forget to grab our winners’ badge from the Badges tab to proudly display your achievement on your blog—we hope it serves as a lovely reminder of your accomplishment.

Thank You to All

To everyone who took part, thank you for making this challenge such a joy to host. Your enthusiasm and talent never cease to amaze us, and we’re so fortunate to have such a vibrant crafting community here at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.  

Don't forget, you still have time to enter this week's sketch challenge - do come and join us, we'd love to see what you create.  

Keep those creative sparks flying, and we’ll see you soon for our next challenge!

December Pick a Previous Sketch Challenge + DT Call

Good morning,

it is December and we have a

DESIGN TEAM CALL

Before we get to our usual challenge details, you have some exciting news - we are looking to add some new members to our Design Team in 2025 and we would love you to apply! 

 Simply add the letters DT after your name on your entry submission. Please remember that our challenge is for CARDS only - no tags, bags or gifts.

We will contact successful applicants at the beginning of January 2025. 

The new DT members will join the team in February 2025.

And now we will return you to our regular post.

**************************************

Hello everyone,

welcome to the December challenges of 

52 Christmas Card Throwdown.

Fabiola here,

throughout the month of December,

 we invite you to play with our previous themes, and this week you can choose from any previous sketch challenge from this year, 2024. 

You will find all the archives at the top of the main challenge page.

Christmas is just around the corner, 

it's the last moment to prepare your cards for the end of the year

 or start those for next year.

Let's go, let's play with our old challenges and our sweet and fabulous team!

enjoy!

Our guest designer this week is:

Jean

August 2024 Sketch

And here are the creations from the design team

Andreja M

 June 2024

Majda

sketch from January 2024

fabiola

sketch from january 2024 

AndrejaL

Sketch from April 2024

Branka

Sketch from June 2024

Tracy

Sketch from January

Goga

Sketch from April 2024

 

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 13th December 2024.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter