Top Tip Tuesday...

Wow ages since we had a Top Tip on here!  So sorry, but this is one well worth waiting for or at least it is if you find chocolates or sweeties in your house hard to resist.  As someone who had to stop opening the door to Trick or Treaters the other night due to having eaten all the sweeties this is advice I really need to follow myself.

We, Bah! Humbuggers! are just so organised that of course as well as almost having completed our Christmas cards we are also busy buying our presents before the Christmas rush and the prices shooting sky high.

Well, okay here comes the tip...

As soon as you buy that special box of chocolates present wrap it up.  As extra insurance against the wrapping paper being ripped off early (yep, been there and done that) it's also quite a good idea to make the wrapping that bit special.  It makes it easier to resist the temptation of opening if you've spent ages wrapping the parcel up in the first place.

I can't promise that this tip will work, but it might have saved my mum's birthday choccies the other week.  Sshhh!  She doesn't know!

This week's challenge of Presents can be found here.

Challenge 42... Presents...

YOWZA!  
Our 'Elegance Challenge' last week proved popular right from the 'get-go'.  
In fact,  some of you enjoyed yourselves SO much, you came back more than once!  Your response certainly kept us busy hotfooting it around your blogs and you'd better believe there were plenty of Bah Humbugger "Oooooh's" and "Ahhhhhh's" to be heard along the way! 
We hope you will find this week's challenge equally enjoyable as we ask you to follow our theme of

'Presents'

Our Guest Designer Jenny will be hanging up her hat after this week's challenge.

BWAAAHHH ... sob ... sob .. BWAAHHHHHH!!  

It goes without saying that we will be really sorry to see her go as she has shown us some amazing projects this month and just wait until you see this beauty for her final week!     If she has enjoyed being a part of our team half as much as we have enjoyed having her ... then we're all very Happy Humbuggers.
For details of our 'Present Projects' this week, click on the names to visit our personal blogs.

Guest Designer Jenny 

Irene

Ann

Max

The deadline for this challenge is

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 4th November 2010

You are free to create whatever you like ... it doesn't have to be a card ... in fact, show us as many different Christmas projects as you want to share.

Just remember ... have fun and don't forget to leave us a direct link to your project in our comment box so we can come and admire your creativity.

Ann, Irene, Max

xxx

Spot Prize Time

Hello Everyone

Yes Everyone it's Spot Prize time again, and who is our lucky winner ?????

We can hear the shouts from here as  You Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooo  Donna it's you

Donna at Popsicle Toes

Congratulations Donna,  yes we can here you from here !!!!!

To everyone else please don't despair as there are still  more Spot Prizes to come this year.

Just to clarify our spot prizes are awarded on a randomly selected basis from the loyal entrants to our challenges. We couldn't possibly choose a winner by picking out the best cards. Way toooo difficult as they are all so good!

Donna,  can you please e-mail the team at bahbahhumbug@yahoo.co.uk with your snail mail address within 4 days to claim your prize.  No we are not letting on what the surprise is as that would spoil it for
Donna.
Our latest challenge  Elegance  can be found here.

Ann, Irene, Max
xxx

Challenge 41... Elegance...

It's probably safe to say that our 'Vellum Challenge' wasn't the most popular we've done this year ... but despite this, we were treated to some beautiful creations which have definitely inspired us and provided the incentive to get out our vellum more often.  

Our next challenge is one that will probably have you all reaching for your luxury products because our theme this week is 

 Elegance

What constitutes 'elegance' is down to personal choice, of course,  and we're really looking forward to seeing exactly what it means to you.  Is it the use of luxurious ribbon or exclusive papers? ... Is it lots of sparkle and bling? ... Is it simplicity and monchrome or lots of frills and flounces?

The DT examples show our ideas were completely different,  but hopefully, you'll agree that the results are beautiful and elegant.  Details of all our creations can be found by clicking the names below and visiting our personal blogs.

Guest Designer Jenny

Irene

Ann 

Max

 The deadline for this challenge is

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 28th October 2010

You are free to create whatever you like ... it doesn't have to be a card ... in fact, show us as many different Christmas projects as you want to share.

Just remember ... have fun and don't forget to leave us a direct link to your project in our comment box so we can come and admire your creativity.

Ann, Irene, Max

xxx

Challenge 40... Using Vellum...

WHOA! 

The response to our Cutie Challenge was incredible and we saw a few more new faces this week, which was an added bonus for the team.  It's very reassuring to know that so many crafters enjoy the challenges we set purely because of their love of crafting NOT because there is the lure of a fancy prize to motivate them into playing along every week.

Our challenge this time is to show us how you like to use

VELLUM

We are joined again by our October Guest Designer Jenny,  who has made another gorgeous card to add to our selection of examples below and hopefully they will help inspire you to use vellum in your own Christmas Crafting projects. Details of all the DT examples can be found by clicking on the names to visit our personal blogs and, as always, we welcome any comments you may like to make.

Guest Designer Jenny 

Irene

Max

Ann

The deadline for this challenge is

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 21st October 2010

You are free to create whatever you like ... it doesn't have to be a card ... in fact, show us as many different Christmas projects as you want to share.

Just remember ... have fun and don't forget to leave us a direct link to your project in our comment box so we can come and admire your creativity.

Ann, Irene, Max

xxx

Challenge 39 - Cuties

Well last week's challenge certainly gave those of us with family overseas a chance to get those important cards done and ready to post.  Again it was unbelievable the amount of great ideas everyone produced for the challenge.  Thank you all so much for the inspiration you share with us each week.

Now before we give away the details of our new challenge we need to announce the winner of our monthly prize draw so without anymore fuss or rambling this month's winner is...

Tess at Crafty Tess

A huge congratulations from the team Tess.   We hope you will enjoy using your embossing folder.   Please email us at bahbahhumbug@yahoo.co.uk with your address details and we will get your prize sent off to you as soon as possible.

Moving on swiftly to our new challenge, which was originally inspired by the photo of the three of us at the Bella Italia restaurant in York.  See the photo in our side bar.  Lol - if you believe that you will believe anything!
No seriously ... this week we are giving you the opportunity to be creative using your...

 Favourite Cuties

How easy is that?  You can use stamps, digis, ready made toppers or whatever you fancy - the world is your oyster this week.   Oh my we are just so kind to all our loyal participants!

I'm guessing that many of you will be in the same boat as the team here at Bah! Humbug! including our guest designer Jenny,  in that you'll find it hard to choose which particular cutie to use.  There are so many fabulous images to choose from and so little time.
Check out the ones we finally decided on and the fab examples from our super guest designer Jenny.  The details of all our DT examples can be found by clicking the names below where we hope you'll find something to inspire you to join us or at least bring a smile.

Guest Designer Jenny 

Irene

Ann

Max

The deadline for this challenge is

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 14th October 2010

You are free to create whatever you like ... it doesn't have to be a card ... in fact, show us as many different projects as you want to share.

Just remember ... have fun and don't forget to leave us a direct link to your project in our comment box so we can come and admire your creativity.

Ann, Irene, Max

xxx

Challenge 38 - Across the Miles...

We said you were all stars ... and boy oh boy you have more than proven us right with the galaxy of beautiful entries you submitted to our 'Starry Challenge'   They were of such a high standard it would've been impossible to pick a favourite so thank goodness we didn't have to!
Autumn is making it's presence felt as we are waking to misty mornings and a definite chill in the air.   That's the signal to knuckle down and get stuck into these last few challenges to make sure we are all ahead of the game and fully prepared for the Christmas post.
If you still need a little incentive to get in the mood, then take a look at the monthly prize we have on offer.   Oooooooooh ... Aaaaaaahhhhhhh ... Wow!

 

A super Cuttlebug Poinsettia Wreath Embossing Folder - guaranteed to make beautiful impressions every time and become a firm favourite in your Christmas stash for years to come.  

If you'd like to have this beauty in your sticky little paws ... so you can easily mass produce elegant and classy cards at the turn of a handle ... then all you have to do is create a Christmas Card or Project following our theme of 

"Across The Miles"

Most of us have friends and family who sadly live too far away to celebrate the festivities with in person.  You want to let them know that they have a special place in your hearts and minds, especially during the festive season, and we would like to see how you intend to send them your far flung Christmas Kisses.    
The DT are extremely lucky to be joined by Guest Designer Jenny aka.Starcyl,  who has an awesome easel card to show you this week.  Be warned that if this is an example of the gorgeousness she has in store for us during October, then we'd all better buckle up and hang on tight 'cos we're in for a fantastic creative ride.  The details of all our DT examples can be found by clicking the names below where we hope you'll find something to get you buzzing ... or at least provoke a tingle.   

Guest Designer Jenny

Irene

Ann 

You'll notice we're a 'Humbugger' short this week but we should hopefully have a full squad again by next week.  Let's hope so or Santa will have to add a certain name to his 'Naughty List' ... oooooo'errrrr ... not good!
The deadline for this challenge is

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 7th October 2010

You are free to create whatever you like ... it doesn't have to be a card ... in fact, show us as many different projects as you want to share. 

We don't need to tell you that 

more entries = more chances 

to win the scrumptious prize !!

Good Luck to you all.

Just remember ... have fun and don't forget to leave us a direct link to your project in our comment box so we can come and admire your creativity.

Ann, Irene, Max

xxx