U for Up To You

Good Morning, Carissa here with a new challege for you. Before I get to the details, I just want to thank those of you who participated in our Twelve Days of Christmas Challenge. There were some beautiful creations.

Our theme for the new challenge is

U for Up to You

That's right, this one is your choice.
You can pick any theme that you want as long as it is Christmas related.

Our Fabulous sponsors this week are:

Stamp and create

and

Meljen's Designs
Prize 4 images of winners choice

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has a new challenge every Thursday, and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the adorable line of Meljen's Designs stamps at our store HERE to browse all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's exclusive rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too! Don't forget to join Meljen's Designs on Facebook HERE to take advantage of special sales and promotions that are just for her facebook fans!

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team

Samantha Bundled Little Snowboy

Helen

Lorraine
used Wild Rose Studio, Snowman Hugs

Lacey using Tilda with Little Rudolph

Dorte
 

Carissa

Miria  using Cosy Winter Owl

Bettina - Penguin's Cocoa

and a side view

Kelly

Wilma - Christmas Cocoa

Annette - Snow Bunny

Now it is your turn and we are looking forward to seeing your creations. Once you have made your Christmas project, add a direct link below so that we can come and visit you. Don't forget, our challenges last for two weeks....the linky will close on Tuesday October 30th, and you can enter our challenges as many time as you like - happy crafting!

T Winners and Top 3

We are back with the winners of the T Challenge and the Top 3 entries. 

First off, we have to say that seemed that many people did not understand the challenge theme. It was not an "anything Christmas challenge", but a challenge based on the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". Unfortunately, we had to delete a few entries that did not follow the challenge correctly. 

Of those who followed the challenge correctly, the first winner of the Stamp Fairy Prize:

Stamp Fairy

CLAIMED ~ 6. Inge

and the winner of Simon Says Stamp

CLAIMED ~ 10. Delphine

And now the Top 3 Entries are:

5. Sandy How

11. Allisa

16. Chrissy

Congratulations Everyone!

Please email us abcchristmaschallenge@hotmail.co.uk

by Tuesday 30th October to claim your prizes.

Please add Winner - T for Twelve Days in the subject line.

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.

T is for Twelve Days of Christmas Mid-Way

It's Lacey here again. And we are halfway through our...

T is for: Twelve Days of Christmas

Click here for the original challenge post and challenge rules.

Our fabulous sponsors again are...

Stamp Fairy

and 

Here are the team's mid-way cards for your inspiration...

Jackie from Stampfairy using inspiration from 5 Gold Rings

using Barry Winter

Annette taking inspiration from 12 drummers drumming
using Stampfairy's Lenny Music

Miria taking inspiration from Three French hens

Wilma taking inspiration from 12 drummers drumming
using Stampfairy's Lenny Music

Dorte taking inspiration from 12 drummers drumming

Helen Tags using the Penny Black Twelve days set.

The challenge runs through October 16th.

Enter the challenge here.

T is for: Twelve Days of Christmas

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree...

It's Lacey here and it's my turn to host our new challenge.

We are now on the letter T so our new challenge is:

T is for: The Twelve Days of Christmas

Understanding that there aren't a ton of stamps out there that are specific to the famous song, we are asking that you use the song as your inspiration and try to match one of the "days" of the song as best as you can. If it's not obvious on your card or project, please explain your inspiration in your post. 

For those who may not be familiar with the song, here is the final chorus...

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!

Our Fabby sponsors this challenge are:

Stamp Fairy

"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 and Guest Designers each month. Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images. We hope StampFairy’s images inspire YOUR creativity."

And the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp are offering one lucky entrant

A $15 voucher to spend in her store

And now let's see your inspiration cards...

Guest Designers

Jackie from Stampfairy using Gingerbread Babies Hoola Hoops
taking inspiration from 9 Ladies Dancing

Design Team

Samantha taking inspiration from Pipers Piping

Helen Tags using the Penny Black Twelve days set.

Lorraine - using the Penny Black Twelve days set.

Lacey - 9 Ladies Dancing
(the background paper also has the words to the song)

Dorte - taking inspiration from 12 drummers drumming using
Stampfairy's Lenny Music

Miria  taking inspiration from a partridge in a pear tree

Bettina - using Stampfairy's Lenny Music
Taking inspiration from 12 drummers drumming

Kelly  taking inspiration from a partridge in a pear tree

Wilma taking inspiration from a partridge in a pear tree
using Bugaboo's Partridge in a pear tree.

Annette taking inspiration from a partridge in a pear treeusing Stampfairy's Wilbur Fall

Carissa taking inspiration from a partridge in a pear tree

And now it's your turn!!

Winners and Top 3 - S is for Santa

Hello!

Carissa here with the winners & Top 3 of our S for Santa Claus is Coming to Town challenge.
We have enjoyed visiting your blogs and seeing your wonderful creations.

Firstly, we have the two lucky winners...

1st Prize winner of the fabulous prize from Bugaboo

Challenge Blog: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

Prize

  

Here are your random numbers:

4

Timestamp: 2012-10-03 03:19:16 UTC

CLAIMED ~ Tracy Anne

2nd Prize winner of a fabulous prize from

Stamp and create

Prize
 

Here are your random numbers:

13

Timestamp: 2012-10-03 03:21:35 UTC

CLAIMED ~ Wilfreda

And now for our Top 3

#48 Leah Anne Gast

#60 Kitty

#72 Francesca

Congratulations Everyone!

Please email us abcchristmaschallenge@hotmail.co.uk
by Tuesday 16th October to  claim your prizes.

Please add Winner - S for Santa in the subject line.

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.

See you soon for our new challenge!