52 Christmas Card Throwdown

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

November Colours Challenge Winners

Hello and welcome to our winners' post!

Well you really had fun with our colour challenge last week!
There were lots of fabulous entries and

we have joint winners (drum roll please) ....

WINNERS

#12 - Robyn

A clean and simple design and so striking in these colours.

and

#15 - Andreja

We loved how the colours popped on this beautiful wreath
against the white background.

And the following HONOURABLE MENTIONS go to
(in order of submission) ...

#4 - Lisa

Such a cute little bear, and pretty gingham ribbon.

#9 - Lucinda

A clean and simple design - looks wonderful in this colour way.

#10 - Alison

Fab embossing, and great design.
The poinsettia looks gorgeous.

#14 -Donna

Great stamping and wonderful colour work.
Simply adorable!

#17 - Linda

Wonderful texture and stamping - lots of
interest and dimension with this card.

Thank you all so much for sharing your beautiful cards with us! You may pick up your badges from the tab at the top of the page and display them on your blogs.

There's still time to play along with this week's theme challenge - an old fashioned Christmas ...

We look forward to you joining us.

Saturday, 19 November 2016

November Theme

Hello and welcome to the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge.

The month of November is now over half way through and December is just around the corner.

So if you need inspiration for those special Christmas cards,

our Design Team ladies are here to inspire you.

I'm Gill, and this week I have a theme challenge for you to follow:

We want to see an old fashioned Christmas,
from retro cool, to traditional Christmas,
we can't wait to see what you make of this challenge.

Here's some artwork from the design team to inspire you:

Gill

April

Fabiola

Deborah

Kaja

Patricia

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You've got until midnight GMT (7.00pm EDT) on Friday 25th November to play along with us.

Have fun!!

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Wednesday, 16 November 2016

November Sketch Challenge Winners

Hi there! We had so many lovely entries for the first challenge of November,

the Design Team found it very difficult to call!

The voting was so close, but we do have a winner ...

WINNER

#1 - Le Scrap de Vava

These cute little reindeer and pretty colour choice follow the sketch beautifully.

Gorgeous!

And the HONOURABLE MENTIONS

in order of submission...

#7 - Janice Melton

Lovely, traditional pattern and colours.

Great dimensional snowflakes - so pretty and festive.

#13 - LeAnne Pugliese

Great stamping and lovely colour choice - very pretty.

#14 - Lucinda Creates

Great masking technique used here - fab dropped shadows too.

Love the wee houses - they make such a pretty scene.

#16 - Andreja

These adorable Santas just make you smile.

#19 - Robyn Oliver

A really classy look, from the stamped images,
to the paper background.

Well done everyone - your beautiful work blew us away! You may pick up your badges from the tab at the top of the page and display them on your blogs!

And, there's still plenty of time to join in with this week's colour challenge - suitable for modern and traditional designs alike.

We can't wait to see what you make - have fun!

Saturday, 12 November 2016

November Colours

Hello and welcome to the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge!

It's the second week of November, so by now your stash of Christmas cards should be building.

The talented ladies on the Design Team are here to inspire you.

I'm Gill and this week I have a colour challenge:

The fresh green colour contrasts beautifully with rich red, and will look good with both modern and traditional designs - I hope you have fun using them.

Here are some examples from the team:

Gill

Fabiola

April

Deborah

Patricia

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An InLinkz Link-up

Wednesday, 9 November 2016

October pick a previous Winners

Hello there,

First I would like to thank everyone who participated in our last challenge. All of your entries were awesome!

Here is our winner:

#2 Robyn

Your card is just perfect. You followed the sketch in detail. Really stunning card! Congrats!

And I shouldn't forget to point out our honourable mentions:

Thank you for sharing all your lovely cards with us and don't forget to get your badge! :)

I hope you will join us again in this weeks challenge.

Happy crafting!

Saturday, 5 November 2016

November Sketch

Hello and welcome to the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge!

We're now in November, which means Christmas is just around the corner.

Do you need some inspiration for your cards this year? Well you've come to the right place.

I'm Gill and it's my turn to set the challenges this month.

This week, I have a sketch for you to follow:

This triptych layout is classic - you can keep it clean & simple, or go all out with lots of layers, but we must be able to see the basic sketch in your creation.

Here's some inspiration from the team:

Gill

Fabiola

April

Deborah

You've got until midnight GMT (7.00pm EDT) on Friday 11th November to play along with us.

Have fun!!

Thanks to everyone who applied to join our Design Team. We are going through all the submissions and will let the successful applicants know as soon as possible.

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Wednesday, 2 November 2016

October Technique Winners

Yes, I said winners! This week we had so many fabulous submissions using both dry and heat embossing. We actually ended up with a three way tie and the winners are:

WINNERS

(in order of submission)

#12 - Chris

Lovely use of two embossed patterns to create the sunburst behind the angel!

#26 - Deidre

Love the shimmer of the silver embossed sentiment.

#29 - Rosina

Cute little scene with snow falling - embossed in the background and die cut too!

Congratulations ladies - do pick up your badge from the tab at the top of the page.

Before I go - just a quick reminder of our current challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - 52CCT43-16 - we want you to create a card using a previous sketch!

You've got until midnight (GMT) on Friday 4th to play along - that's 8.00pm EDT (our clocks haven't gone back yet!). Have fun!

Saturday, 29 October 2016

October Pick a Previous and DT CALL

Hi! We've reached the end of October and we have an extra Saturday, so it's a Pick a Previous challenge this week. But before that, a quick reminder of our DT Call:

DESIGN TEAM CALL

Our challenges this month were:

Week 1 - Sketch
Week 2 - Colours
Week 3 - Theme
Week 4 - Technique
Week 5 - Pick a Previous

To be considered for the Design Team, you must have taken part in AT LEAST THREE of the FIVE challenges this month. Simply add the letters, DT, after your name on your entry submission. Please remember we're a CARDS only challenge!

Successful applicants will be contacted during November. New DT members will join the team in January 2017 with a revamped 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge.

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Hello there,

As you can see we have 5 weeks in October so we have a special task for you. Pick a previous sketch (you can find all of them if you click on the 'sketches archive' button on the top) and show us what you have created with it! Don't forget to mention which one you have chosen. Can't wait to see it! :)