AUGUST Challenge-O Holy Night

Happy August!

This year, our theme is Songs of Christmas.

The eighth song is

O Holy Night

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

Here are the words.

~~~~

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining,

It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth;

Long lay the world in sin and error pining,

'Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn;

Chorus

Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angel voices!

O night divine! O night when Christ was born.

O night, O holy night, O night divine.

Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming;

With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand:

So, led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,

Here come the wise men from Orient land,

The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger,

In all our trials born to be our friend;

Chorus

He knows our need, To our weakness no stranger!

Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!

Behold your King! your King! before him bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another;

His law is Love and His gospel is Peace;

Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother,

And in his name all oppression shall cease,

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful Chorus raise we;

Let all within us praise his Holy name!

Chorus

Christ is the Lord, then ever! ever praise we!

His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim!

His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim!

~~~~

Here are the design team creative inspirations.

LENA

HELEN

ANNIE

MARGARET

DEANNE

Here are Santa's Top Picks for July!

#3 Susan B

#20 Silke

#29 Diane H

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

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the current Christmas song "O HOLY NIGHT".

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as 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

JULY Challenge-Blue Christmas

Happy July!

This year, our theme is Songs of Christmas.

The seventh song is

Blue Christmas

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

Here are the words.

~~~~~

I'll have a blue Christmas without you

I'll be so blue just thinking about you

Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree

Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start falling

That's when those blue memories start calling

You'll be doing all right

With your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

You'll be doing alright

With your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

You'll be doing all right

With your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

~~~~~

Here are the design team creative inspirations.

LENA

*inspired by blue snowflakes falling

HELEN

*inspired by blue snowflakes falling

MARGARET

*inspired by blue Christmas

ANNIE

*inspired by blue snowflakes falling

DEANNE

*inspired by blue snowflakes falling

Here are Santa's Top Picks for June!

#1 Becca Y

#7 Jan R

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

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

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

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as 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

JUNE Challenge-Frosty the Snowman

Happy June!

This year, our theme is Songs of Christmas.

The sixth song is

Frosty the Snowman

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

Here are the words.

~~~~~~

Frosty, the snowman was a jolly happy soul

With a corncob pipe and a button nose

And eyes made out of coal

Frosty, the snowman is a fairy tale, they say

He was made of snow, but the children know

That he came to life one day

There must have been some magic

In that old silk hat they found

For when they placed it on his head

He began to dance around

Oh Frosty, the snowman was as live as he could be

And the children say he could laugh and play

Just the same as you and me

Oh, thumpety, thump, thump, thumpety, thump, thump

Look at Frosty go, thumpety thump thump

Thumpety thump thump, over the hills of snow

Ah Frosty, the snowman knew the sun was hot that day

So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun

Now, before I melt away"

Down to the village with a broomstick in his hand

Runnin' here and there, all around the square

Sayin', "Catch me if you can"

He led them down the streets of town

Right to the traffic cop

He only paused a moment

When he heard him holler, "Stop"

Because ol' Frosty, the snowman, he had to hurry on his way

But he waved goodbye sayin', "Don't you cry

I'll be back again some day, I'll be back again some day

I'll be back again some day" 

~~~~~~

Here are the design team creative inspirations.

LENA

HELEN

MARGARET

ANNIE

DEANNE

Here are Santa's Top Picks for May!

#6 Yvonne

#11 Leslie M.

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 JUNE 1st 12 AM (NL time) until 9:00 PM (NL time), JUNE 30th.

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

PLEASE create a project that is inspired by the current Christmas song "Frosty the Snowman".

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as 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

MAY Challenge-I'll Be Home for Christmas

Happy May!

This year, our theme is Songs of Christmas.

The fifth song is

I'll Be Home for Christmas

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

Here are the words.

~~~~~~

I'm dreaming tonight of a place I love

Even more than I usually do

And although I know it's a long road back

I promise you

I'll be home for Christmas

You can count on me

Please have snow and mistletoe

And presents under the tree

Christmas Eve will find me

Where the love light gleams

I'll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreams

I'll be home for Christmas (I'll be home for Christmas)

You can count on me (you can count on me)

Please have snow (have snow) and mistletoe (yeah)

And presents under the tree (under the tree)

Christmas Eve will find me

Where the love light gleams

I'll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreams.

~~~~~~

Here are the design team creative inspirations.

LENA
"home, mistletoe and snow"

HELEN

"home and lots of snow"

MARGARET

"home for Christmas, tree"

ANNIE

"home, tree"

DEANNE

"please have snow"

Here are Santa's Top Picks for April!

#6 Ellen

#13 Leslie

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

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as 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

APRIL Challenge-Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Happy April!

This year, our theme is Songs of Christmas.

The fourth song is

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

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

Here are the words.

~~~~~~~~

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

At the Christmas party hop

Mistletoe hung where you can see

Every couple tries to stop

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Let the Christmas spirit ring

Later we'll have some pumpkin pie

And we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing, let's be jolly

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Have a happy holiday

Everyone dancin' merrily

In the new old-fashioned way

Oh, you will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing, let's be jolly

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Have a happy holiday

Everyone dancin' merrily

In the new old-fashioned way

Here are the design team creations.

Lena

Helen

Annie

Margaret

Deanne

Here is Santa's Top Pick for March!

#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 APRIL 1st 12 AM (NL time) until 9:00 PM (NL time), APRIL 30th.

Remember this challenge is NOT an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

There is ALWAYS a specific theme unless otherwise noted. The entries that list this as 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