Christmas Craft Creations

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

September Challenge Reminder - Metallics

Hello, and welcome back to the Christmas Craft Creations challenge for September!

This month our theme is Metallics - please make sure the theme is obvious in your project. If you missed our launch of the challenge you can find inspiration from our incredible launch team here. And of course, there's even more shimmering inspiration to share with you today from our talented reminder team.

For those of you who play along with us this month, we have some lovely prizes up for grabs. In no particular order, they are:

Prize 1

Gemini by Crafters Companion - Opulent Swirls Die (contains 6 dies), donated by Angela

Prize 2

Aallandcreate by Bipash BK - The Old Vase stamp set, donated by Fiona

Prize 3

Mystery prize pack, donated by Charlotte (UK/EU only)

The prize winners will be picked randomly from among those entrants who have followed all the rules, which are in the sidebar if you need a refresher. If you have a preference as to which prize you'd like (or if there are any you definitely don't want) please leave a comment below letting me know, and I will do my best to keep those preferences in mind when drawing winners.

We're changing things up with our Guest Designers! In addition to each month's DT Favourite winner having a chance to Guest Design with us the following month, we will also be having some other Guest Designers from time to time. More information on how you can put your name forward to be a Guest Designer will follow later in the year. Please do leave a comment below to let us know if you think this is a good idea, so I can gauge how much interest there is!

We have three Guest Designers joining us for this post. In no particular order...

First, we have Penny of Penny Busch Creations! The eagle-eyed amongst you may recall that Penny is a previous member of our Design Team, and we are thrilled to have her back with us this month. Here is the resplendent card she made:

We also have lovely Vicky Davies joining us. Vicky enjoys making all sorts of cards, not least of which are Christmas cards! Here is the sweet and sparkly card that Vicky made for this challenge:

And last, but by no means least, we have Prudence of _penguinparade. Many of you have no doubt seen Prudence's wonderful creations over on her Instagram page, not to mention in her previous stints guest designing for us, as well as regularly taking part in our challenges. Here is the decadent metallic design she has created for this month's prompt:

And here is the inspiration from the reminder team:

Plus, joining in from the launch team:

Leanne

We hope that inspires you to join in with our challenge!

Did you miss our winner's post for last month's challenge? It went live last week and you can find it here.

We look forward to seeing your shining Christmas projects! The entry deadline is Tuesday October 10th at 6pm GMT.

Reminder: You can find our rules in the sidebar. Please remember to include a link back to our blog along with our challenge graphic. If you're entering from Instagram, you can use the hashtag #ChristmasCraftCreations

Love,

Charlotte/Lady Joyful

and

the Christmas Craft Creatives

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Winner's Post: August - Clean and Simple

Hello, and welcome back to Christmas Crafts Creations, where it is time to announce the winners of the August challenge!

The theme was Clean and Simple, and we had many fabulous entries from you all. Visit the launch and reminder posts to see what inspiration the teams had given, as well as to take a look at all the entries.

First up, the information on the randomly picked prize winners:

Prize 1

Stampin'Up - WB Trio of Stamps, So Many Sayings (preloved), donated by Angela (UK/EU only)

#34. Janja

Prize 2

Mystery prize pack, donated by Charlotte (UK/EU only)

#65. tina z treebug

Prize 3

Woodware stamps donated by Nancy

#42. Meghan

Congratulations, Janja, Tina and Meghan! Please email me via the email address in the sidebar with your address to claim your prize. Please make sure to mention which prize you won. The prizes must be claimed by Sunday 1st October.

And without further ado, onto the DT's favourites. This month's DT Favourite Winner is:

#23. Heather

Congratulations, Heather! Below is the winner's badge which you are welcome to display on your blog. You are also invited to join us as a Guest Designer for next month's challenge. Please email me by Sunday 1st October for further details - my email address is in the sidebar to the right.

We also have three Honourable Mentions. In order of entry, they are:

#14. Deborah Wheeler

#38. Karen Walker

#39. Trina P

Congratulations to all three of you! The Honourable Mention badge is below for you to display on your blogs.

If you want to be in with a chance to be our Winner or Honourable Mention in future, all you have to do is play along with our challenges! Our current challenge is Metallics, and you can find its launch post here. Check back next week to see more inspiration from the Reminder Team.

Remember to follow all our rules, listed in the sidebar. You must include a link to our challenge and the challenge graphic in your blog post.

Congratulations once again to our winners!

Love,

Charlotte/Lady Joyful

and

the Christmas Craft Creatives

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

September Challenge - Metallics

Hello, and welcome to the Christmas Craft Creations challenge for September!

This month our theme is Metallics - please make sure the theme is the focus point of your project. We have lots of dazzling inspiration for you from our launch team.

For those of you who play along with us this month, we have some lovely prizes up for grabs. In no particular order, they are:

Prize 1

Gemini by Crafters Companion - Opulent Swirls Die (contains 6 dies), donated by Angela

Prize 2

Aallandcreate by Bipash BK - The Old Vase stamp set, donated by Fiona

Prize 3

Mystery prize pack, donated by Charlotte (UK/EU only)

For this post, we have two guest designers. First, we are excited to have Penny of Penny Busch Creations joining us as a Guest Designer this month! The eagle-eyed amongst you may recall that Penny is a previous member of our Design Team, and we are thrilled to have her back with us this month. Here is the resplendent card she made:

We also have lovely Vicky Davies joining us this month. Vicky enjoys making all sorts of cards, not least of which are Christmas cards! Here is the sweet and sparkly card that Vicky made for this challenge:

Plus, we have a couple of new members joining the Launch Team this month! Please give them a warm welcome:

Lanusia

Lori

And here's the inspiration from the rest of team:

We hope that inspires you to join in with our challenge! Be sure to come back in two weeks to see the inspiration from the reminder team.

If you entered last month's challenge, check back next week to see if you were a prize winner, DT favourite or honourable mention!

We look forward to seeing your shimmering Christmas projects! The deadline for entering is Tuesday October 10th at 6pm GMT.

Reminder: You can find our rules in the sidebar. Please remember to include a link back to our blog along with our challenge graphic. If you're entering from Instagram, you can use the hashtag #ChristmasCraftCreations

Love,

Charlotte/Lady Joyful

and

The Christmas Craft Creatives

Wednesday, 23 August 2023

August Challenge Reminder: Clean and Simple

Hello, and welcome back to the Christmas Craft Creations challenge for August!

This month our theme is Clean and Simple. If you missed our launch of the challenge you can find inspiration from our wonderful launch team here. And of course, there's even more stunning inspiration to share with you today from our talented reminder team.

For those of you that play along with us this month, we have some lovely prizes up for grabs. In no particular order, they are:

Prize 1

Stampin'Up - WB Trio of Stamps, So Many Sayings (preloved), donated by Angela (UK/EU only)

Prize 2

Mystery prize pack, donated by Charlotte (UK/EU only)

Prize 3

Woodware stamps donated by Nancy

First, we still have Prudence of Penguin Parade on Instagram joining us as a Guest Designer this month! Prudence was the winner of the June challenge. Here is the gorgeous card she made

We also have one new member joining the Reminder Team this month! Please give her a warm welcome:

Rachel

And here is the inspiration from the reminder team:

Plus, joining in from the Launch Team:

Leanne

We hope that inspires you to join in with our challenge!

Did you miss our winner's post for last month's challenge? It went live last week and you can find it here. There are still some unclaimed prizes, so be sure to check!

We look forward to seeing your beautifully CAS Christmas projects! The deadline for entering is Tuesday 12th September at 6pm GMT.

Reminder: You can find our rules in the sidebar. Please remember to include a link back to our blog along with our challenge graphic. If you're entering from Instagram, you can use the hashtag #ChristmasCraftCreations

Love,

Charlotte/Lady Joyful

and

the Christmas Craft Creatives

Challenge Rules

1. Your entry must be a new project. Back linking is not allowed.

2. You must follow the provided theme, with the theme being immediately obvious, and create a Christmas project.

3. You must link back to the Christmas Craft Creations challenge post in your blog post, and include the challenge graphic. Entries from Instagram should use the tag #ChristmasCraftCreations

4. You may enter a maximum of 3 projects per challenge. There is no limit on how many challenges you can enter alongside ours.

Any entries found to not be following the rules may be deleted from the link-up without warning.

A new challenge starts on the second Wednesday of each month at 8am GMT, with a reminder post (and more inspiration!) at the same time on the fourth Wednesday. The challenge will close at 6pm GMT the Tuesday before the next challenge starts, and winners will be announced on the third Wednesday of the month.

You can enter with any Christmas craft that follows the theme of the month - a card, scrapbook page, 3D item, etc.

We are happy to accept entries that are not on a blog - for example from Instagram, Splitcoast Stampers, Flickr, etc. We cannot guarantee that these entries will receive comments though, as some DT members may not have an account on those sites.