Welcome to the ABC Christmas Challenge Blog






The aim of our challenge is to help us avoid the Christmas Stress and rush to have all your cards ready! Our monthly Challenges are themed, We hope you will join us and have at the very least have a few cards in time for Christmas Please Read the Rules, and remember that you can enter our challenges as many times as you like and combine your entries with as many challenges as you like too! Have fun!
Helen, Samantha and the Design team Xx

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

G is for Girl or Guy creations

Good morning everyone!!!  Chris here, bringing you our challenge this week!!!  Since this is my first time posting as a DT member, please bear with me while I get my bearings!!! 

Our challenge this week is 

G is for Girl or Guy Creations!

Now, you can interpret that anyway you'd like....some of the DT went with a guy or a girl ON their creation, and some of the DT made a card FOR a guy or a girl!!! It's totally up to you how you interpret this one!!! JUST have fun with it!!!! 

Our Sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps
and the DT were very fortunate to receive some images to use for this challenge! THANKS Bugaboo!!!  



One lucky Random winner will win 7 Digi images
of their choice :)


And here are our incredible samples from our amazing Design Team:


Samantha 
using Ava Christmas Mistletoe fairy from Bugaboo

 




Chris







NOW it is your turn!! We can't wait to see how you interpret this challenge! Have fun with it and good luck!!! Remember to link up to your blog post NOT your blog!!! That makes it easier for us to find your entry and comment on it!! Thanks!

Winner of our F for Felt or Fabric Challenge

Michelle here and I would like to say thank you to all of our talented crafters who played along with us for our "F for Felt or Fabric" challenge.

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1 Prize winner of the fabulous 
$10 gift certificate



and the lucky winner is:


Name with link and card Here



The Top 3 are:

Name with link
Picture of card


Name with link
Picture of card


Name with link
Picture of card

Congratulations Everyone!
Please email us by Tuesday Date before Next Challenge here to claim your prizes - unclaimed prizes may be redrawn or worse still lost. You can find the page for grabbing your blinkie or banner at the top of our blog.

New Challenge posting soon!
See you there...

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

F for Felt or Fabric

Hi, Michelle here and I am one of the lucky new team members to ABC Christmas Challenge and I am loving every minute of it!
Not only am I getting a huge head start on my Christmas cards (which I am always late in doing) I get to work with some amazingly talented ladies!

Speaking of talent, did you see all the entries in our last challenge, E for Eyes Down!
Wow, that's a whole lot of talent, way to go!

Now on to our next challenge "F for Felt or Fabric".  That's right, we want to see how you incorporate felt or fabric into your creation! 

Our fab sponsor for this challenge is Sweet Stamps and the lucky winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Sweet Stamp Store!
SweetStamps.com manufacturers artistic rubber stamps on cling cushion for use with acrylic blocks.  We carry a variety of stamping and paper crafting goodies like our own Shades dye inks, metal embossing plates, embossing folders, cutting & embossing dies (Cheery Lynn, Marianne, Joy! and Nellie`s), fine detail embossing powders, specialty cardstock and vellum along with supplies for parchment crafting.

For some inspiration, check out the Design Team`s fab collection!


Carissa - Coming soon

Annette
Image printed and coloured on Stamping Linen



Jennifer
Now its your turn!

Winner of our Eyes Down for Bingo Challenge

Hi everyone, Annette here to bring you the winners form our Bingo Challenge.
Thank you to everyone who joined in.




The winner of our fabulous prize

from Stampfary



is 

CLAIMED ~ Dawn with this beautiful creation:
(full house)




And the winner of the Shape EZ templates :


is CraftyNats with this fab creation:
(ribbon, animal, diecuts)
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Please email Samantha at abcchristmaschallenge@hotmail.co.uk by Tuesday 2 April to claim your prize.  Unclaimed prizes may be redrawn or worse still lost.






 And my Top 3 picks for this challenge were:


Dawn
Wow, congrats again Dawn, especially for using a full house on the bingo board!!!


Deanne - Three Trees
(blue, flowers, animal)


ScrapLouise
(not a square, blue, diecuts)


Congratulations Everyone! 


You can grab your banners from above.


Don't forget to join us for our next challenge!



Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Eyes Down for Bingo - Midway Reminder

Hello everyone. It's Annette back here today to bring you some mid-way inspiration for our 'E for Eyes down for Bingo' challenge.

You can choose a strip of 3 running across, down, or diagonally across the grid, or, if you're feeling adventurous, you can even attempt a full house!!  

The choice is yours, but please don't forget to tell us what you've picked!

Here's the grid:



Our generous sponsors for this week are :

Stampfary Digis




"Stamp Fairy officially launched on November 5th 2010. Gerda Burghardt, artist and owner, creates cute and whimsical digital images for the young and old, inspired by her life, love and 4 cute cats. You will find adorable teddies bears, young boys and girls, fuzzy little bunnies and whimsical critters. Stamp Fairy has new releases along with a free image every Friday. Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images. We hope StampFairy’s images inspire YOUR creativity." 





and also we have Shape EZ templates who are offering a fab prize:



Shape EZ templates will enable you to create unique shaped projects for that quick and simple or enhanced special one of a kind projects.

These templates and cut files come in JPEG,PNG,PDF and SVG formats. Whatever your preference, they're 300 dpi formats will print perfectly on any paper whether you cut them out yourself or create via your cutting machine.
These templates come with options, empowering you to choose to include extras such as windows, pockets, hats, or even inserts of designer paper that will perfectly fit inside the base form. They're a real cut above the ordinary shaped card projects.
Shape EZ is an exclusive product you can use over and over again from TLC with Whimsy - an affordable way to create in your way.



Here are the fab creations from our design team to tempt you to join us in our second week....
Annette using 
Shape Ez Snowflake Cardand Barry Winter 1(all BINGO items, except Flowers & Lace)




Chris using 
George Wintertime 1
Bingo - diagonal : not a square, blue, die cuts (snowflakes)


Wilma  
Bingo : Ribbon, Animal, Die cuts


Jennifer 
using Shape EZ Tea Cup Flip Card Bingo: Not a Square, Flowers, Glitter


(inside)



Bettina 
using Shape Ez Snowflake Card
Bingo: Not a square, pearls and ribbon

Helen  
Ribbon - Animal - Die Cuts


Emma 
Ribbon - Blue - Glitter


   Dorte 
Ribbon-Animal-Die CutsRibbon-Blue-GlitterNot A Square-Blue- Die Cuts


 Angela
Bingo : Pearls -Blue - Lace


Lacey
Ribbon, Animals, Die Cuts

Please add a link to your creation with the linky below - this challenge ends at 6pm GMT on Tuesday March 19th

Now it's your turn! Remember, your project must have a Christmas theme.



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