JANUARY Challenge-A and B

 Welcome to a brand new challenge AND a brand new year!!!

Welcome 2026!

This year we will be using 2 or 3 letters of the alphabet each month. You will have to represent at least one of the monthly letters on your project. It's totally up to you what you use to represent, as long as you tell us what you are using.
*please note, you can use ANY language, not just English.

This month it is A and B.

Some ideas are:
A
advent, angel, Auld Lang Syne, apple cider...

B
baking, bells, Bethlehem, Blitzen, birth, bow, "Bah, humbug", boughs, baubles, blizzard, Bûche de Noël, bon bons, Babushka, berries, "bundle up", ballerina, blue, ballet, bear...

ANNIE

B is for Blue

MARGARET
A is for Angel

B is for Bells

HELEN

A is for Angel

LENA

A is for Angel

B is for Bear

DEANNE
A is for Angel

Here are Santa's Top Pick for December!

#3 Lisa-olsi

#17 Fabiola

#28 Epie

#32 Trina

Thanks to each and every one who entered!

All the projects are so beautiful and so many AWESOME Holiday projects!!!!!

We appreciate each and every one of you who plays along each month! It gets so hard to choose Top Picks because we enjoy seeing everyone's artistic creations. So much creativity!!

~RULES~

Create a card or ANY kind of craft following the monthly challenge and upload your creations to your blog, a gallery, or photo bucket.

*If you post in a gallery, Photo Bucket, Instagram, Facebook or other similar albums where we have to log in we cannot guarantee we will be able to comment.

Please remember to give us the EXACT links to see them.

All entries must be new projects (posted on your blog AFTER the start date), no back linking to months before, please.

You may enter up to 5 times.

You may combine your entry with other challenges.

You MUST include a link back to this blog in your entry post.

Have fun creating for the HOLIDAYS!!!!

This challenge runs from JANUARY 1st 12 AM (NL time) until 9:00 PM (NL time), JANUARY 31st.

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the current letters of the alphabet, A and/or B.

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as an "anything goes" entry or chooses their own Christmas song for the challenge may risk having their entry deleted. You will definitely not qualify for TOP PICKS if you list it as "anything goes" and it isn't. Thanks for understanding!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

DECEMBER Challenge-Santa Claus is Coming to Town

And just like that! Ho-ho-ho! It's December!!

This year, our theme is Songs of Christmas.

The twelfth and final song is

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the Christmas song "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town".

*sorry I have to post it so large but there are still those who are choosing their own song for the challenge or posting the challenge as anything Christmas. It is NOT. There is a specific Christmas song to use as inspiration.

Be inspired by the song theme, a line, a phrase or a word!

Here are the words.

~~~~

You better watch out,

You better not cry,

Better not pout,

I'm telling you why:

Santa Claus is comin' to town.

He's making a list

And checking it twice,

Gonna find out

Who's naughty and nice.

Santa Claus is comin' to town.

He sees you when you're sleepin',

He knows when you're awake,

he knows if you've been bad or good,

So be good for goodness sake.

You better watch out,

You better not cry,

Better not pout,

I'm telling you why:

Santa Claus is comin' to town.

~~~~

Here are the design team creative inspirations.

HELEN

ANNIE

MARGARET

LENA

DEANNE

Here are Santa's Top Pick for November!

#5 Maria

#20 Urska

#24 Karlova D.

Thanks to each and every one who entered!

All the projects are so beautiful and so many AWESOME Holiday projects!!!!!

We appreciate each and every one of you who plays along each month! It gets so hard to choose Top Picks because we enjoy seeing everyone's artistic creations. So much creativity!!

~RULES~

Create a card or ANY kind of craft following the monthly challenge and upload your creations to your blog, a gallery, or photo bucket.

*If you post in a gallery, Photo Bucket, Instagram, Facebook or other similar albums where we have to log in we cannot guarantee we will be able to comment.

Please remember to give us the EXACT links to see them.

All entries must be new projects (posted on your blog AFTER the start date), no back linking to months before, please.

You may enter up to 5 times.

You may combine your entry with other challenges.

You MUST include a link back to this blog in your entry post.

Have fun creating for the HOLIDAYS!!!!

This challenge runs from DECEMBER 1st 12 AM (NL time) until 9:00 PM (NL time), DECEMBER 31st.

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the current Christmas song "SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN".

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as an "anything goes" entry or chooses their own Christmas song for the challenge may risk having their entry deleted. You will definitely not qualify for TOP PICKS if you list it as "anything goes" and it isn't. Thanks for understanding!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

NOVEMBER Challenge-Run Run Rudolph

Welcome, November! Another month closer to that special time of the year!!

This year, our theme is Songs of Christmas.

The eleventh song is

Run Run Rudolph

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the Christmas song "RUN RUN RUDOLPH".

*sorry I have to post it so large but there are still those who are choosing their own song for the challenge or posting the challenge as anything Christmas. It is NOT. There is a specific Christmas song to use as inspiration.

Be inspired by the song theme, a line, a phrase or a word!

Here are the words.

~~~~~

Out of all the reindeers you know you are the mastermind

Run, run Rudolph, Randolph ain't too far behind

Run, run Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it to town

Santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down

Run, run Rudolph 'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round

Said Santa to a boy child, "What have you been longin' for?"

"All I want for Christmas is a rock 'n' roll 'lectric guitar"

And then away went Rudolph whizzin' like a shootin' star

Run, run Rudolph, Santa's has to make it in town

Santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down

Run, run Rudolph, reelin' like a merry-go-round

Run, run Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it to town

Santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down

Run, run Rudolph, I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round

Said Santa to a girl child, "What would please you most to get?"

"A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink and wet"

And then away went Rudolph, whizzin' like a Saber jet

Run, run Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it to town

Santa, make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down

Run, run Rudolph I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round.

~~~~~

Here are the design team creative inspirations.

MARGARET

ANNIE

HELEN

LENA

--

DEANNE

Here are Santa's Top Pick for October!

#3 Fabiola

#12 Sheila H.

Thanks to each and every one who entered!

All the projects are so beautiful and so many AWESOME Holiday projects!!!!!

We appreciate each and every one of you who plays along each month! It gets so hard to choose Top Picks because we enjoy seeing everyone's artistic creations. So much creativity!!

~RULES~

Create a card or ANY kind of craft following the monthly challenge and upload your creations to your blog, a gallery, or photo bucket.

*If you post in a gallery, Photo Bucket, Instagram, Facebook or other similar albums where we have to log in we cannot guarantee we will be able to comment.

Please remember to give us the EXACT links to see them.

All entries must be new projects (posted on your blog AFTER the start date), no back linking to months before, please.

You may enter up to 5 times.

You may combine your entry with other challenges.

You MUST include a link back to this blog in your entry post.

Have fun creating for the HOLIDAYS!!!!

This challenge runs from NOVEMBER 1st 12 AM (NL time) until 9:00 PM (NL time), NOVEMBER 30th.

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the current Christmas song "RUN RUN RUDOLPH".

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as an "anything goes" entry or chooses their own Christmas song for the challenge may risk having their entry deleted. You will definitely not qualify for TOP PICKS if you list it as "anything goes" and it isn't. Thanks for understanding!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

OCTOBER Challenge-Hard Candy Christmas

Welcome to October! Getting closer and closer to that special time of the year!!

This year, our theme is Songs of Christmas.

The tenth song is

Hard Candy Christmas

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the Christmas song "HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS".

*sorry I have to post it so large but there are still those who are choosing their own song for the challenge or posting the challenge as anything Christmas. It is NOT. There is a specific Christmas song to use as inspiration.

Be inspired by the song theme, a line, a phrase or a word!

Here are the words.

~~~~

Hey, maybe I'll dye my hair

Maybe I'll move somewhere

Maybe I'll get a car

Maybe I'll drive so far

They'll all lose track

Me, I'll bounce right back

Maybe I'll sleep real late

Maybe I'll lose some weight

Maybe I'll clear my junk

Maybe I'll just get drunk on apple wine

Me, I'll be just

Fine and dandy

Lord it's like a hard candy Christmas

I'm barely getting through tomorrow

But still I won't let

Sorrow bring me way down

I'll be fine and dandy

Lord it's like a hard candy Christmas

I'm barely getting through tomorrow

But still I won't let

Sorrow bring me way down

Hey, maybe I'll learn to sew

Maybe I'll just lie low

Maybe I'll hit the bars

Maybe I'll count the stars until dawn

Me, I will go on

Maybe I'll settle down

Maybe I'll just leave town

Maybe I'll have some fun

Maybe I'll meet someone

And make him mine

Me, I'll be just

Fine and dandy

Lord it's like a hard candy Christmas

I'm barely getting through tomorrow

But still I won't let

Sorrow bring me way down

I'll be fine and dandy

Lord it's like a hard candy Christmas

I'm barely getting through tomorrow

But still I won't let

Sorrow bring me way down

I'll be fine and dandy

Lord it's like a hard candy Christmas

I'm barely getting through tomorrow

But still I won't let

Sorrow bring me way down

'Cause I'll be fine

(I'll be fine)

Oh, I'll be fine

~~~~

Here are the design team creative inspirations.

LENA

HELEN

ANNIE

MARGARET

DEANNE

Here is Santa's Top Pick for September!

#4 Marianne

Thanks to each and every one who entered!

All the projects are so beautiful and so many AWESOME Holiday projects!!!!!

We appreciate each and every one of you who plays along each month! It gets so hard to choose Top Picks because we enjoy seeing everyone's artistic creations. So much creativity!!

~RULES~

Create a card or ANY kind of craft following the monthly challenge and upload your creations to your blog, a gallery, or photo bucket.

*If you post in a gallery, Photo Bucket, Instagram, Facebook or other similar albums where we have to log in we cannot guarantee we will be able to comment.

Please remember to give us the EXACT links to see them.

All entries must be new projects (posted on your blog AFTER the start date), no back linking to months before, please.

You may enter up to 5 times.

You may combine your entry with other challenges.

You MUST include a link back to this blog in your entry post.

Have fun creating for the HOLIDAYS!!!!

This challenge runs from OCTOBER 1st 12 AM (NL time) until 9:00 PM (NL time), OCTOBER 31st.

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the current Christmas song "HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS".

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as an "anything goes" entry or chooses their own Christmas song for the challenge may risk having their entry deleted. You will definitely not qualify for Top PICKS if you list it as "anything goes" and it isn't. Thanks for understanding!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

SEPTEMBER Challenge-Little Drummer Boy

Welcome to September and the 17th anniversary of my challenge blog!!

Wow! Can you imagine! I've been creating challenges for you for 17 years!!

How many wonderful Christmas and Holiday projects have been made by all of us because of the challenges here over the years!!!

This year, our theme is Songs of Christmas.

The ninth song is

Little Drummer Boy

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the Christmas song "LITTLE DRUMMER BOY".

*sorry I have to post it so large but there are still those who are choosing their own song for the challenge or posting the challenge as anything Christmas. It is NOT. There is a specific Christmas song to use as inspiration.

Be inspired by the song theme, a line, a phrase or a word!

Here are the words.

~~~~

Come they told me

Pa rum pum pum pum

A new born king to see

Pa rum pum pum pum

Our finest gifts we bring

Pa rum pum pum pum

To lay before the king

Pa rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum

So to honor him

Pa rum pum pum pum

When we come

Pum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum pa rum

Little baby

Pa rum pum pum pum

I am a poor boy too

Pa rum pum pum pum

I have no gift to bring

Pa rum pum pum pum

That's fit to give our king

Pa rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum

Shall I play for you

Pa rum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum

Mary nodded

Pa rum pum pum pum

The ox and lamb kept time

Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my drum for him

Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my best for him

Pa rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum

Then he smiled at me

Pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum

Come they told me

Pa rum pum pum pum

A new born king to see

Pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum

Me and my drum

Me and my drum

Me and my drum

Rum pum pum pum

~~~~

Here are the design team creative inspirations.

LENA

HELEN

MARGARET

ANNIE

DEANNE

Here is Santa's Top Pick for August!

#2 fabiola

 Thanks to each and every one who entered!

All the projects are so beautiful and so many AWESOME Holiday projects!!!!!

We appreciate each and every one of you who plays along each month! It gets so hard to choose Top Picks because we enjoy seeing everyone's artistic creations. So much creativity!!

~RULES~

Create a card or ANY kind of craft following the monthly challenge and upload your creations to your blog, a gallery, or photo bucket.

*If you post in a gallery, Photo Bucket, Instagram, Facebook or other similar albums where we have to log in we cannot guarantee we will be able to comment.

Please remember to give us the EXACT links to see them.

All entries must be new projects (posted on your blog AFTER the start date), no back linking to months before, please.

You may enter up to 5 times.

You may combine your entry with other challenges.

You MUST include a link back to this blog in your entry post.

Have fun creating for the HOLIDAYS!!!!

This challenge runs from SEPTEMBER 1st 12 AM (NL time) until 9:00 PM (NL time), SEPTEMBER 30th.

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the current Christmas song "LITTLE DRUMMER BOY".

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as an "anything goes" entry or chooses their own Christmas song for the challenge may risk having their entry deleted. You will definitely not qualify for Top PICKS if you list it as "anything goes" and it isn't. Thanks for understanding!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter