REMINDER about SEPTEMBER Challenge-Christmas/Winter Food or Drink

Oh, wow, it's the middle of the month already!!!

Don't forget to play along in this month's challenge

Christmas/Winter Food or Drink!! Check out the blog post and play along!!

Here are the yummy creations by the

CHRISTMAS BELLES

MARIE

HELEN

LEA

CINDY

Thanks ladies!

SEPTEMBER Challenge-Christmas/Winter Food or Drink

We interrupt this awesome challenge to let you know about another challenge blog I've started :)

A scrapbooking challenge blog!! Scrapbooking ABCs with Dea

OK, back to Christmas Crafts!!

Wow! September already!!! Oh dear, getting closer to that special time of the year!!

This month the challenge is to add Christmas food or drink OR a Winter food or drink on your project.Remember, it doesn't have to be a card! It can be any kind or project as long as it fits the theme of food/drink!!

And, can you believe it!

This month marks 11 years for this challenge blog!!! I initially started it wayyyyy back in 2008. I let it go sometime along the way for a while and someone else was running it. She was then going to close it down and I asked for it again and she passed it back to me!!

I was so happy as this was my baby and I loved this challenge blog! 

So in honor of this wonderful occasion I will be choosing a random winner who will get a $20 gift certificate to an online craft store of their choice!!

Here are the creations by the

GINGERBREAD GALS (posts on 1st)

LENA

CHRISSY

MARTINA

MONIKA

DEANNE

Yummy creations!!!

There were 70+ entries so I'll choose 7 top picks!!

#5 Gail

#12 Plony

#26 Trina P

#38 Epie

#45 Spiral Creativity

#57 Sona D

#66 Dawn S

Congratulations. Please display your badge proudly!

Thanks to EVERYONE who participated!
We love each and every project that all of you entered! So much beauty! Lovely "tree" creations!!!!!

~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 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, no back linking 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!

This challenge runs until SEPTEMBER 29th.

PLEASE NOTE-THIS IS NOT AN ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG.There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted that it IS an anything goes challenge. We do have these a couple times a year so please make sure you follow the challenge theme. The entries that list this an an "anything goes" entry and it's not 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.

Also, there will be no more prize offering as it is getting WAYYYY too expensive to send things in the mail. What I am planning on doing from now until the end of the year, I will collect everyone's names who participates in a challenge and make a draw around Christmas time and send that person a gift certificate to their favorite craft store. This will alleviate the shipping cost. I will make another draw at the end of July of next year again with names from January to July. Then from August to December I will collect names and make another draw.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

REMINDER about AUGUST Challenge-Add a Tree

The challenge this month is to add a TREE or TREES to your project! It could be your traditional Christmas tree or could be a tree in the woods. Remember, it doesn't have to be Christmas! But it must be some kind of  Winter celebration or activity!!

Here are the projects that the CHRISTMAS BELLES created!

HELEN

LEA

DEANNE

CINDY

Thanks ladies!!!

AUGUST Challenge-Add a Tree

The challenge this month is to add a TREE or TREES to your project! It could be your traditional Christmas tree or could be a tree in the woods. Remember, it doesn't have to be Christmas! It could be any Winter celebration or activity!!

There will be no more prize offering as it is getting WAYYYY too expensive to send things in the mail. What I am planning on doing from now until the end of the year, I will collect everyone's names who participates in a challenge and make a draw around Christmas time and send that person a gift certificate to their favorite craft store. This will alleviate the shipping cost. I will make another draw at the end of July of next year again with names from January to July. Then from August to December I will collect names and make another draw.

Here are the projects that the GINGERBREAD GALS made!

LENA

CHRISSY

MARTINA

MONIKA

MARIE

Beautiful creations, don't you agree!!

Now, for the Top Picks!!

#7 Gail


#20 Karen C


#30 Alice

Congratulations. Please display your badge proudly!

Thanks to EVERYONE who participated! We love each and every project that all of you entered! 

~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 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, no back linking please.

You may enter up to 5 times as long as you create a different project for each entry.

You may combine your entry with other challenges.

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

Have fun!

This challenge runs until the end of AUGUST.

PLEASE NOTE-THIS IS NOT AN ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG.There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted that it IS an anything goes challenge. We do have these a couple times a year so please make sure you follow the challenge theme. The entries that list this an an "anything goes" entry and it's not 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

REMINDER about JULY Challenge-Gifts, NO CARDS ALLOWED

This month the challenge is to make a gift or a box or bag (or some kind of gift holder) to hold a gift. No cards allowed this month!

I also have an announcement to make regarding prizes. Sadly there will be no more prize offering as it is getting WAYYYY too expensive to send things in the mail. What I am planning on doing from now until the end of the year, I will collect everyone's names who participates in a challenge and make a draw around Christmas time and send that person a gift certificate to their favorite craft store. This will alleviate the shipping cost. I will make another draw at the end of July of next year again with names from January to July.

We are saying goodbye to MARY this month. We will miss you and your lovely creations!!! Please play along whenever you can!!! We'd love it!

We are also saying goodbye to AMY as she has decided to step down. We will miss you and your beautiful creations!!! You will play along in the challenges, won't you!!

Here are the projects by the CHRISTMAS BELLES!

CINDY

HELEN

LEA

Thanks ladies!!! Wonderful creations!!!

JULY Challenge-Gifts, NO CARDS ALLOWED

This month the challenge is to make a gift or a box or bag (or some kind of gift holder) to hold a gift. No cards allowed this month!

Here's what the GINGERBREAD GALS made!

Please welcome 2 new members!!

MARTINA

MONIKA

DEANNE

LENA

CHRISSY

MARIE

Thanks ladies!

Now, for the winner...

#7 Tina Z Treebug

Congratulations!

Please EMAIL me (deannerc66@gmail.com) for details on how to claim your prize.
You have up to 3 months to claim your prize.

So many beautiful creations! I really wanted to choose them ALL! But I had to narrow it down to 4.

#2 Meg

#16 Valerija


#34 Marieke


#51 Caroline

Congratulations. Please display your badge proudly!

Thanks to EVERYONE who participated! We love each and every project that all of you entered! Like I said, I wanted to choose ALL of them!!! They are ALL winners in my eyes!!

~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.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MONTH IS NO CARDS ALLOWED!!!

*If you post in a gallery, Photo Bucket, Instagram, Facebook or other similar albums 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, no back linking please.

You may enter up to 5 times as long as you create a different project for each entry.

You may combine your entry with other challenges.

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

Have fun!

This challenge runs until the end of JULY.

PLEASE NOTE-THIS IS NOT AN ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG.There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted that it IS an anything goes challenge. We do have these a couple times a year but please make sure you follow the challenge theme. We are finding that a lot of the entries lately are listing the challenge as "anything goes" when it is NOT!! The entries that list this an an "anything goes" entry and it's not may risk having their entry deleted. You will definitely not qualify for the prize and Top 3 if you list it as "anything goes" and it isn't.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Reminder about JUNE Challenge-Garland/Leaves/Christmas Flowers

Don't forget about our JUNE Challenge! It's "Garland/Leaves/Christmas Flowers"!

The prize is

Take a look at the beautiful creations by the CHRISTMAS BELLES!

CINDY

AMY

HELEN

LEA

MARY

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Thanks ladies!!