A couple of reminders

Hi all!

We have an unclaimed Prize for the last Challenge

V is for Vertical sponsored by Pink Cat Studio

If the prize is not claimed by Monday 10pm

we will do a re draw!

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UPDATE

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I have random Draw a new winner

and the winner is

That's you Debbie!

 2. Debbie B  

Debbie Congrats please email us on abcchristmaschallenge@hotmail.co.uk

to find out how to claim your yummi prize!

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also please bare in mind you need to follow the theme

to be in with chances of winning the random prize draws

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Only 2 days left can we hit the 250 entries??

I will add an extra prize draw if we go over the 300 entries which I will add myself :0)

hugs Samantha

W for Winter Wonderland

Hi Everyone!

My little bit of house keeping before our new challenge!

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Please join me in welcoming our fantastic new DT members:

Carissa, Delphine and Dorte

don't forget to visit their blogs too!!

We are also mega lucky to have Paula & Tanja joining us for the next 3 months so you will have lots of lovely inspiration to lead you up to Christmas and beyond!!

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Well I know we say this nearly every week! but this week its been mega hard for me to choose! my Top 3
I am choosing in number order...

7. Joycelyn
23. Kathy Curry
41. Natascha

 The winner selected by the lovely generator is 

Number 8 thats you LAURA!
 8. x laura x  Congrats sweetie!
 
Please email myself and Helen to find out how to claim
your fabby digi stamps from the fantastic, fun & cute Pink cat Studio!!

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 I also was to say thank you to Carissa, Delphine & Dorte as your V for Vertical cards were Awesome! I nearly posted a top 6!
tehheheee :0)

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So on to this fortnights Challenge!!

How have we got to W already?

Ooooo your gonna love this challenge from Annie

I am posting it for Annie as she has been a little poorly

but thankfully is well on the mend now.

OK so on to the challenge!

Annie has chosen Winter wonderland with the optional extra of a white theme

She has seen lots of lovely Christmas cards featuring large expanses of white

and thought this would be a great extra for her challenge...

You can add colour to your image of course or we wouldn't be able to see it! tehhehe!
You can add colour to the background matt layer or even a little edge distressing, but we want to see lots of White Winter Wonderlands!

We are sponsored for this challenge by one of our regular sponsors:

Simon Says Stamp

And the prize is a $15 Gift Certificate...they'll pay the shipping too!

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Here are the inspirational Winter wonderland projects for the FANTASTIC design team!

Lacey

Squirrel

Squirrel 2nd Card (Opting out of the optional white Extra)

Lorraine

2nd fabulous card from Lorraine

Helen

Samantha

2nd card from Samantha

Annie

Jayne

Delphine

Carissa

Dorte


and now for our 2 lovely Guest Designers

Paula

Tanja

How about that for inspiration!

OK so now its your turn!

and I can tell you this much the girls have been saying they can not wait to see all the projects this time!! they have had a great time creating!

there only one thing left for me to say

HAVE FUN!

New DT Members!!!

Firstly, we'd all like to say thank you to each and every one of the lovely entrants to our DT call...you really made it tough for us to choose just three of you to join our happy little team!

So...we would like to welcome:

Carissa

Delphine

and

Dorte

Congratulations girls...we're really looking forward to working with you!

As I said before...it really was difficult to choose just three people...so we'd also like to ask a couple more to join us as guest designers for a few months:

Tanja

and 

Paula

Please could you all email us (abcchristmaschallenge@hotmail.co.uk) to claim your DT and GDT spots.

Please don't feel disheartened if you didn't get chosen this time...there'll be plenty more chances to win GD place in the future :0)

Don't forget you still have a week to join in our current challenge:

'V is for Vertical'

V is for Vertical

Hi Everyone! Its my turn (Samantha) to post the challenge this time but first some house keeping!

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Wow - we had such a lot of fabulous projects entered into our 'Under the Tree' challenge...lots of great ideas for Christmas gifts! It was really tough to choose a Top 3...but in the end I've chosen:

#4 - Chris Olsen ( I also loved Chris' other entry #20)

#7 - Henrikke (What a fabulous advent calendar!)

#37 - Maddy Hill (The little Fimo Edwin is just adorable!)

Congratulations - please email us at abcchristmaschallenge@hotmail.co.uk for your Top 3 blinkies.

And the winner of the $15 gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp (as chosen by Random.Org):

#11 - Jacky

Congratulations Jacky - please email us at abcchristmaschallenge@hotmail.co.uk for details of how to claim your prize!

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On to the Vacancies in our Design Team

There is a very high standard of project that you have put forward for the DT call

we will announce on Wednesday the 27th who our new Design Team buddies will be.

OK so this fortnights Challenge!!

This Year is Whizzing by so fast and we are now up to V on our Challenge

Its so nice to see so many of you joining in too! thank you!

Hmmmmm Something beginning with V

VEXED? tehehee!

Or have I had a Vision?

I have chosen V for Vertical and I have done you 2 sketches you can use either 1 or both sketches, thanks Helen for digitising them. Please use any items you can think of beginning with the letter V! I would like to see more than 2 items beginning with V on your projects...and yes you can bend the rules a little A Very Merry Christmas as Lacey said tehehheee counts as one!

Thanks Lacey! :0)

You may only flip the sketches for this challenge, and NOT rotate them...afterall, the whole point is that the 'stripes' and image should be V for Vertical, and not H for Horizontal! lol

Sketch 1

Sketch 2

The DT will give you a helping hand by listing their V items....

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We are Very Lucky to have the fantastic Melissa as our Sponsor

with her wonderfully Vibrant Pink Cat Studio designs

The lucky winner of this challenge will win

5! YES 5 Digi Stamps!

www.pinkcatstudio.com

On to the DT projects

Some of us have used both sketches and a Variety of images some of our projects are using the lovely Pink Cat Studio digi images, Thanks Melissa!

you can use what ever you like, we really hope you will join in and have some fun in creating another couple of cards as Christmas is creeping ever closer!

and you never know it could be you winning that fantastic prize!

Guest Designer Paula has used Lily Candy Elf

her V's include: Vertical, Vellum & Violet.

2nd sketch Vintage, Vertical & Vibrant (the Roses)

Annie's V's include

Vertical, Victorian & Vintage with a touch of Vling!

Helen has used Penguin Candy Cane Swing

her V's include: Vertcal, Vibrant, Very Glittery & Very Cute! lol

Jayne has used Lily Candy Elf
her V's include: Voile immer Paper, Violet dp, Various shades of Violet!

Lol's has used Friendly Snowman

her V's include Vertical, Very Tall, Vibrant, Vermilion (red)

Samantha I have used Birds Make XMas Cupcake

my V's include: Vellum, Vibrant, Violet, Vertical, Virescent (Greenish; of a greenish colour)

Vittate (Striped lengthwise) Think I swallowed the dictionary!

2nd Sketch Vertical, Violet, Virid (Green).

Squirrel has used Frogs Built a Snowman

her V's include Vertical & Virescent (Greenish; of a greenish colour)

& Virtually Impossible... tehehee! good one Squirrel

Lacey

(with Vellum, Violet, and Very Cute :-)

 

**Edited to add 2 more fabulous cards from Lacey using PCS images**

Using 'Snowflake Fairy Lily'

Using 'Friendly Snowman'

Can't wait to see your V projects so its over to you,
Have fun!

DT Call!... less than a week to enter!!

Just a little reminder that the Challenge this time is Under the Tree, We have noticed some of the entries so far are cards..... The challenge is to make something that would be a gift or the bag or box or something along those lines that you would put the gift in.. and although we really love the cards that have been entered they unfortunately will not be put into the prize draw..... So if you would like to be in with a chance of winning the fantastic prize please enter a project within the theme guide lines.

OK also don't forget to put DT after your name if you would

like to be in with a chance of joining our Design Team

hugs Samantha and Helen

Click here or scroll down

for U for Under the Tree Challenge