May Pick A Previous Challenge

Hi everyone, Ruth here with my final May challenge.  There is a 5th Saturday in the month which means it's time for a Pick a Previous challenge and I'd like you to pick a previous sketch.

Please visit our sketches archive HERE and select any one of the sketches to work with.  You can change shapes, rotate the layout, make a rectangular or square card - as long as the basic layout comes through to us, it's all good!  Don't forget to tell us which sketch you selected!

 

We have a fabulous GDT this month.
Please welcome--Judy V of Created Just 4 U!

Here's her take on our challenge this week~

Here's some inspiration from the DT:

Ruth

Sketch #17 May 2013

Asha
Sketch #1 January 2012

Jacqueline

Sketch #1 January 2012

Fabiola

sketch4, april 2012

Danielle (using Sketch #16 from April 2013)

Louise

 

Gill

sketch #11 November 2012

 

Please make sure to follow these rules when you play along with us here at 52CCT! :)

*Please read the challenge requirements carefully before creating your card. We will never delete any submissions that do not follow our challenge rules; however, only cards that meet the requirements will be considered by the Design Team for our weekly Top Honors and Honorable Mention voting. 

*Please link back to our blog in your post so that others can join in the fun.
 

*We would love it if you added our button to the side of your blog.
 

*Please make sure to link to your POST, not your blog.
 

*Please make sure NOT to back link. Your card must not have been posted to your blog before the date of this challenge.
 

*In order to be considered for Top Honor or Honorable Mention, you must link up by Friday at 6:00pm GMT.
 

*You are free to combine this challenge with up to 10 other challenges.
 

*We'd really appreciate it if you'd turn off word verification so that we can comment more easily! We know a lot of you do this for safety, but it takes a very long time to comment when verification is activated, and you may lose your comments from us... just sayin'. ;)

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March Pick a Previous Challenge

Greetings!  It's the fifth Saturday of the month, which means it's "Pick a Previous" week!

 

This week we'd like for you to click on our Colour Combos Archive tab, choose a combination that we've used for one of our prior color challenges, and create a Christmas card with it.  Then share your card using the linky tool at the bottom of this post.  We'd love to see what you make!  We do ask that in your blog post, you note which of our previous color schemes you've used for your card.

Our March guest designer, Scraplady, has created a sparkly, snowy scene 

using the October 2013 combo, no red or green:

Here is some more inspiration from the Design Team:

Patricia

(July 2012 - black and white with a splash of blue)

Mynn

(May 2013 - red and white)

Danielle 

 (January 2014 - choose three colors from two blues, two purples, and yellow)

Jacqueline

(July 2013 - deep red, dark green, ivory, and dark brown)

Asha

(September 2012 - brown, red, and cream or white )

Louise

(May 2012 - purple, silver, and green)

Fabiola

(March 2012 - blue, red, and green)

Deborah

(April 2013 - navy, light blue, and white)

Ruth

 (January 2014 - choose three colors from two blues, two purples, and yellow) 

Now it's your turn!  Please create your own Christmas or wintry card using one of our previous color schemes.  Share it with us via the linky tool below before 6:00 pm GMT/1:00 pm Eastern time Friday, April 4.  We'd love to see what you make! :)

Please make sure to follow these rules when you play along with us here at 52CCT! :)

*Please read the challenge requirements carefully before creating your card. We will never delete any submissions that do not follow our challenge rules; however, only cards that meet the requirements will be considered by the Design Team for our weekly Top Honors and Honorable Mention voting. 

*Please link back to our blog in your post so that others can join in the fun.
 

*We would love it if you added our button to the side of your blog.
 

*Please make sure to link to your POST, not your blog.
 

*Please make sure NOT to back link.  Your card must not have been posted to your blog before the date of this challenge.
 

*In order to be considered for Top Honor or Honorable Mention, you must link up by Friday at 6:00pm GMT.
 

*You are free to combine this challenge with up to 10 other challenges.
 

*We'd really appreciate it if you'd turn off word verification so that we can comment more easily! We know a lot of you do this for safety, but it takes a very long time to comment when verification is activated, and you may lose your comments from us... just sayin'. ;)

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An InLinkz Link-up

December Two Week Challenge

Hi, friends!  Since Christmas is coming and we're all getting busy, we've decided to just have ONE two week challenge here at 52 CCT to end our crafting year!  Our challenge for the next two weeks is ANY PAST 2013 CHALLENGE GOES!  So, choose your favorite and link up with us!  Winners will be announced hopefully before Christmas, but if not, they'll be added to the first post of the New Year!

One more thing before we show you the DT inspiration--we're looking for a few new crafters to join us!  If you are interested in being on our DT, please add "DT" to the end of your name when you enter!  We will let you know if you've been chosen by December 30th, 2013 and your term will start in February of 2014.  GOOD LUCK to all those who enter!

And now some DT inspiration~

Mynnette

Using the "Red, Kraft, White" color scheme

Jacqueline

August 2013- Holly

Ruth

Jan 2013 - Purple, Metallic Silver & White Colour Combo

Sarah

April 2013 - Santa Claus/Father Christmas

Deborah

March 2013 - Christmas Animals

Louise
April 2013 -Santa and October 2013 Bling It Up

Patricia
July 2013 - sketch and October 2013 - colors (no red or green)

Danielle

October 2013 Sketch Challenge. Color and Theme challenges from 2012.

Please make sure to follow these rules when you play along with us here at 52CCT! :)

*Please link back to our blog in your post so that others can join in the fun.

*We would love it if you added our button to the side of your blog

*Please make sure to link to your POST, not your blog.

*Please make sure NOT to back link.

*In order to be considered for Top Honor or Honorable Mention, you must link up by Friday at 6:00pm GMT.

*You are free to enter this challenge and 10 others only.

*We'd really appreciate it if you'd turn off word verification so that we can comment more easily! We know a lot of you do this for safety, but it takes a very long time to comment when verification is activated, and you may lose your comments from us...just sayin'. ;)

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November Pick A Previous Theme Challenge

Since we started the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge blog we have chosen a number of 'themes' as challenges.  As this is the fifth and last Saturday in November we are inviting you to submit your Christmas card featuring any of our

Previous Themes.

There are several to choose from, check out our Themes Archive page.    

Please remember to note in your post which theme you have chosen.  This is my final week as your hostess and I've had a ball, firstly thinking up the challenges, then writing the posts, creating my own sample cards and, not least, visiting all your blogs! Thank you for humouring me in my choices, I really have enjoyed looking at every card you've created.

I will be back on Wednesday to announce the winners of the Technique challenge from last week- thanks to those who support us every (or nearly every) week, those who dip in now and again and those who found us for the first time- we couldn't do it without you!

Without further ado , here are some sample cards from the DT:

Patricia
Christmas Ornaments - June 2013

Ruth
Christmas Ornaments June 2013

Louise
oops! Ornaments too!

Deborah
Holly - August 2013

Jacqueline

July 2012 - Wreaths

Danielle - 

Santa Claus/Father Christmas - April 2013

Mynnette-

Ornaments! ;)

 

Sarah - Christmas Trees

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August Pick-a-Previous Challenge

Sarah here with you for one last challenge in August. It is "Pick-a-Previous" day, always the 5th Saturday of the month. The previous sketches and color challenges are in the tabs at the top of the page. Please pick a previous sketch AND color challenge. Have fun!

We'd like you to use a previous sketch AND color!

Some inspiration from the DT~

Sarah

Mynnette

Using June 2012 colors & May 2013 sketch.


Ruth

Using combo #1 & sketch #2


Jacqueline

using April 2012 Colours & January 2012 Sketch

Patricia

using July 2012 colors and January 2012 sketch

Deborah

Using October 2012 sketch and April 2013 colours

Please make sure to follow these rules when you play along with us here at 52CCT! :)

*Please link back to our blog in your post so that others can join in the fun.
*We would love it if you added our button to the side of your blog
*Please make sure to link to your POST, not your blog.
*Please make sure NOT to back link.
*In order to be considered for Top Honor or Honorable Mention, you must link up by Friday at 6:00pm GMT.
*You are free to enter this challenge and 10 others only.
*We'd really appreciate it if you'd turn off word verification so that we can comment more easily! We know a lot of you do this for safety, but it takes a very long time to comment when verification is activated, and you may lose your comments from us...just sayin'. ;)

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June 5th Week Challenge - 'Pick a Previous .......'

Good morning lovely crafters and welcome to a new challenge at 52CCT - this week is a 5th week and we are mixing it up a bit! We have a brand new type of challenge for our 5th week - 'Pick a Previous ...' and this week we want you to go back and 'Pick a Previous ....Sketch'

DT lady Ruth has ever so kindly added a Sketches Archive to the top tabs so please make your choice from there not forgetting please to mention which one you have chosen in your blog post - have fun!

DT creations

Mynnette

(on a break this week)

Deborah

Ruth

Sarah - Sketch #1

Louise Sketch #2

Jacqueline - June 2013 sketch (missed this due to a family crisis)

Danielle

Patricia - Sketch #6

Please make sure to follow these rules when you play along with us here at 52CCT! :)

*Please link back to our blog in your post so that others can join in the fun.
*We would love it if you added our button to the side of your blog
*Please make sure to link to your POST, not your blog.
*Please make sure NOT to back link.
*In order to be considered for Top Honor or Honorable Mention, you must link up by Friday at 6:00pm GMT.
*You are free to enter this challenge and 10 others only.
*We'd really appreciate it if you'd turn off word verification so that we can comment more easily! We know a lot of you do this for safety, but it takes a very long time to comment when verification is activated, and you may lose your comments from us...just sayin'. ;)

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