Christmas Card Throwdown

Saturday, 20 October 2012

October Theme Challenge

What amazingly fabulous creations you made last week!!! Thanks for playing along--ready for the next challenge of the month? Don't forget that we have a prize sponsor each week in October - Alota Rubber Stamps.

Each week a different stamp will be offered as the prize. This week's featured prize is the terrific Christmas Tree and Tree stamp that our October GD Birgit has used in her card. To see the full stamp image click HERE and here. Winners can contact Mynnette (onastampage@yahoo.com) and she will provide you with details on how to collect your prize. We've got a fabulous theme--Christmas Fairy Lights!

Photo Inspiration~

DT Inspiration~

Birgit (GDT)

Please link up your projects below, and follow these rules:

*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'. ;)

Saturday, 13 October 2012

Honorable Mentions, Top Honor and stamp Winner!

Well - it looks like you don't like circles much!! Still we had a lovely time visiting your blogs to take a look at your lovely cards. Our

HONORABLE MENTIONS

this week go to:

This week's

TOP HONOR & STAMP WINNER

Fabiola

Congratulations to all - please grab your winners badges from the top tab bar and Fabiola please e-mail Mynnette for details on how to claim your prize - stamping_mynn@hotmail.com

Don't forget to check our Facebook page for more winners.

October Color Challenge

Thanks to all who participated in the sketch--it was so fun to see everyone's takes on it! Last week we announced some exciting news - that we have a Guest Designer for the month of October named Birgit (see below) and that we also have a prize sponsor each week in October!! Our wonderful sponsor is Alota Rubber Stamps.

Each week a different stamp will be offered as the prize. This week's featured prize is the terrific Winter Candle stamp that Birgit has used in her GD card. Winners can contact Mynnette (onastampage@yahoo.com) and she will provide you with details on how to collect your prize.

Here is the stamp you will win~

Ready for another fabulous holiday challenge?! Jacqueline's got a beautiful scheme for you to follow this week!

Color Inspiration~

Inspiration from the DT~

Birgit (GDT)

Mynnette

Louise

Jacqueline

Ruth

Danielle

Patty

Please link up your projects below, and follow these rules:

Saturday, 6 October 2012

Anything {but a card, tag, ATC} Goes Honors

Thank you to everyone who entered our challenge this past week! We're sorry if there was any confusion about what we are looking for. From now on, the Anything Goes weeks are Anything BUT A CARD, TAG, ATC Goes! Hopefully this helps for the next one that happens! :)

Now, let's get right down to it! We had some fabulous creations and it was really hard to narrow down our favorites, but it's happened!

Honorable Mentions~

(in numerical order)

And Top Honor~

For her amazingly

brilliant holiday creation is...

#15 Michaela!!!

Congratulations to all! We loved seeing your creativity hard at work and it's paid off! Please take your appropriate badges and display them proudly on your blogs! Don't forget to check out our Facebook page for this week's Facebook Favorite! :) And here's an invitation to you all to play along with our newest challenge this week--it's a sketch! Merry stamping! :)

October Sketch Challenge

Welcome to a new month here at 52CCT! We have a couple new and wonderful things going on this month for you. We have a Guest Designer this month - her name is Birgit (see below) - pop into her blog and leave her a little love. The DT loves her work and we know that you will also be wowed and inspired by it. The other piece of big and exciting news is that we have a sponsor for some wonderful prizes this month - whoo hoo! How exciting is this? Not only do you get the chance to be our Top Honor with your beautiful creations - but now there is an added prize that can be collected. Thanks to Birgit who hooked us up, the sponsor this month is Alota Rubber Stamps.

Each week a different stamp will be offered as the prize. This week's featured prize is the darling Santa that Birgit has used in her GT card. To see the full stamp image click here: Winners can contact Mynnette (onastampage@yahoo.com) and she will provide you with details on how to collect your prize.

I bet you are especially excited to get creating so lets check out the great sketch that our hostess Jacqueline has come up with - it's an amazing sketch for you to play with. Thanks to all of you for your continuing support--we love seeing your fabulous creations each week! Ready... Set... Go Create!

Here's the sketch~

Here's our a super fabulous Guest DT's creation:

Birgit!

And now, some inspiration from the DT~

Mynnette

Please link up your projects below, and follow these rules:

Saturday, 29 September 2012

September Embellishment Honors

Well, it looks like we stumped a lot of you last week by choosing eyelets as our embellishment...but we were blown away by the entries! It was really hard choosing Top Honor! Let's see who it is...but first Honorable Mentions!

Honorable Mentions~

(in numerical order)

Top Honor~

For her amazing

framed creation is

#2 Birgit/Biggan!!!

Congratulations to all the winners! Grab your badges and wear them proudly--all very well deserved!!! Also, don't forget to check out our Facebook page for this week's Facebook Fave. And join in our challenge this week, too! Merry stamping! :)

ANYTHING BUT A CARD GOES!!!!!!!

We don't get many of these weeks so make the most of it and let your imagination run riot. Create a Christmas project in 3D, a decoration, gift or wall hanging - just NOT a card.

Take a look at the line up from the dt this week - we've outdone ourselves don't you think? Please pop over and visit our blogs too - we love when you say hi.

Mynnette