To ALL entrants, I want to let you know that I DO comment on all entries (with the exception of Splitcoast and Flickr) so if you don't see a comment from me, please check to see if there are any comments awaiting moderation or in SPAM. A lot of comments are in SPAM and bloggers don't realize it.

Sunday, March 1, 2026

MARCH Challenge-E and F

 It's the merry month of March!!

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 E and F.

Some ideas are:

E
eggnog, elf, evergreen, Epiphany, "Eat, drink, and be merry", Emmanuel...

F
Father Christmas, faith, festive, figgy pudding, fir, fireplace, Frosty, fruitcake, "Feliz Navidad", "Frohe Weihnachten",family


Helen-taking a break this month (HUGS!!)

Annie
F is for Father Christmas

Lena
E is for Elf


F is for Fireplace

Margaret
E is for Elf

F is for Family
Deanne
E is for Elf

Here are Santa's Top Pick for February!


#2 Sharon

#11 Fabiola

#27 Becca Y

#32 Sheila H

#43 Rina

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 MARCH 1st 12 AM (NL time) until 9:00 PM (NL time), MARCH 31st.

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

PLEASE create a Holiday project that is inspired by the current letters of the alphabet, E and/or F.

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as an "anything goes" entry may risk having their entry deleted. You will not qualify for SANTA'S 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

Sunday, February 1, 2026

FEBRUARY Challenge-C and D

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 C and D.

Some ideas are:

C
Christmas, candle, candy cane, carol, cheer, chimney, church, cookies, Comet, cranberries, chestnuts, celebrate, cider, Christmas tree, cracker, coal, cherub...

D
Dancer, December, decorations, Donner, "Deck the Halls", dove, drum, drummer...


HELEN
C is for Christmas pudding

LENA
D is for dove

C is for crackers

MARGARET
D is for dogs

C is for carols and carolers

ANNIE
C is for Christmas Wishes

DEANNE
C is for candy canes

Here are Santa's Top Pick for January!



#2 Kate

#12 Sharon

#22 Fabiola

#32 Chrissy

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 FEBRUARY 1st 12 AM (NL time) until 9:00 PM (NL time), FEBRUARY 28th.

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

PLEASE create a Holiday project that is inspired by the current letters of the alphabet, C and/or D.

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as an "anything goes" entry may risk having their entry deleted. You will definitely not qualify for SANTA'S 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

Thursday, January 1, 2026

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 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

Monday, December 1, 2025

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