Oh My Goodness...

So late announcing our monthly winner this week - so sorry!!!  

The days are flying by at the moment for all of us here at the hall and to be truthful I don't know what's got into the hounds these days, but they are really whipping up some chaos.  We would have announced our winner a lot earlier had it not been for Ebenezer Hound running off with Santa's hat with all the names inside.

Anyway it has been retrieved now and even though some of the names were a bit soggy - Ebenezer does tend to saliva when he gets excited we were able to read the name of this week's winner.  

Drum roll please...

Our winner is...

Joan from Late Night Stamping

Congratulations Joan.  Please could you email us (address in side bar) with your address as soon as possible and we will get your prize sent off to you.

There is still time to enter this week's challenge which can be found here. 

Challenge 44... Baby's First Christmas...

Oh My Giddy Aunt!!
- the date today is 11/11/11 -
HOW COOL IS THAT?

Today is also Friday which means another fabby Bah! Humbug! Challenge ... WHOOP WHOOP! ... and if you play along with us again this week then you'll be able to tick another Chrimbo' card off your list.   Your stocks must be looking pretty good now, which is just as well really with only 43 sleeps left!

SQUEAL!

Are you excited yet?
We're doubly-bubbly excited at Humbug Hall as there was a new addition to the Cutts Clan earlier this year with the birth of little Eli, and he's provided us with the inspiration for this week's theme of

Baby's 1st Christmas

We just KNOW there'll be plenty of "Oooooh-ing" and "Ahhhhh-ing" when we see all your cutsie-tootsie creations ... but don't worry 'cos we have a ready supply of  bibs in case we drool too much over them lol.
Hopefully our DT cards will encourage you to join in the fun and, as always, if you'd like to know more details about this week's DT projects, or if you just want to leave some love for Ann,  Max and Colleen,  then click on the links to visit our personal blogs.  Your messages are always appreciated and we do our very best to reply to everyone.

Ann - Just for Fun 

 Colleen - Colleen's Card Creations

Max - Max's Craft Creations

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The deadline for this challenge is 

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 17th November 2011

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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.

DON'T FORGET that we will be announcing the lucky random winner of our November Prize Draw sometime over the weekend so don't stray too far 'cos that lucky person might just be YOU!

Challenge 43 ... Snowmen...

Hard to believe that we're into our final few challenges for 2011 ... YES REALLY! How quickly the year has flown but oh what treats we Humbuggers have enjoyed along the way.  Your entries for our Diecut Challenge last week were amazing and we were bowled over, not only by the number of entries but by the standard and quality of the finished results.    We can safely say that die cuts are well-loved in craftland!

For this week's challenge, we welcome the return of another favourite theme

Snowmen

We're keen to see how many wonderfully different snowmen projects you are going to parade past us, although we have a sneaky suspicion that with our November Prize Draw as an added temptation, the corridors of Humbug Hall are going to be b-b-b-buzzing! 

But before you head off to trawl through your stash for your favourite frosty friend, just check out our DT examples in the Gallery below, where you will see we have a new kid on the cellblock!

Please welcome our November Guest Designer

Colleen - Colleen's Card Creations

We're really pleased you were able to join the team this month Colleen and hope you will enjoy your stay at Humbug Hall. 
As always, if you'd like to know more details about this week's DT projects, or if you just want to leave some love for Ann,  Max and Colleen, then click on the links to visit our personal blogs.  Your messages are always appreciated and we do our very best to reply to everyone.

Colleen - Colleen's Card Creations

Ann - 'Just for Fun'

Max - Max's Craft Creations 

Huge apologies that we haven't yet got a photo of this week's prize, but someone at the Hall, (who shall remain nameless but isn't Max lol),  forgot to recharge the camera and all we're getting at the moment is an eerie red flashing light!    Eeek ... scary!   But don't worry, as by later in the day all will be well and this month's great prize will be on show.  
**Hint**
We're offering a combination of stamps and dies too so a real treat to get you salivating this month.  Batteries charged - camera at the ready - and here's a piccie of the prize on offer this month.

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The deadline for this challenge is 

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 10th November 2011

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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.

Challenge 43... Die Cuts...

What a wonderful mixed bag of fabulous entries to our Male Challenge last week.   We saw cards of every description for every kinda' guy imaginable.   For the young and the not quite so young ... some that were cute ... some that were elegant ... some that were funny ... some that were *snigger* a little bit saucy ... traditional images ... modern styles ... in fact you included everything we could possibly wish for ... and much much more!  Thank you all so much for rising to, what we thought would be, a difficult challenge.  How wrong we were! We obviously need to rethink our strategy if we're ever going to catch you lot out!
This week will probably be a walk in the park for most of you as we'd like you to dig out your 

Die Cuts

You'll see some gorgeous Die-Cuts on display from the Humbuggers and our awesome October Guest Designers, so scroll down just a teeny weeny smidge and prepare to be amazed.  It is with a sad and heavy heart that we must bid farewell to these 2 oh so talented ladies and our humble Humbugger  "Thank You" somehow doesn't seem quite enough in return for all the amazing projects they have shared.   Their DT submissions over the last few weeks have been amazing and we secretly hope that when we go to prepare the rooms for our November Guest Designers, we'll be lucky enough to find a little parcel of their creativity, tucked away in the corner just waiting for us Humbuggers to steal ... errrm ... borrow.  

If you'd like to know more details about this week's DT projects, or if you just want to leave some love for Ann,  Max, Kendra-Sue and Brenda, then click on the links to visit our personal blogs.  Your messages are always appreciated and we do our very best to reply to everyone. 

Max - Max's Craft Creations

Brenda - Butlers Abroad

Kendra-Sue - KSD Creations  

Ann - 'Just for Fun'

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The deadline for this challenge is 

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 3rd November 2011

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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.

Challenge 42 ... With Men in Mind...

oh wow last week really tested our participants out - a not so easy challenge and yet we still saw some stunning creations?   You are all just so clever!

This week has been a very special one as Max packed her bags and travelled down to the Yorkshire wing of Humbug Hall.  Oh what fun we have had!  You would not believe the laughs and fun all week.  Oh my, it's just amazing how many empty red wine bottles have accumulated in the Hall's recycling bin and the local craft stores are all under the impression that the recession is well and truly over. 

Sorry less rambling about what we've been up to at the hall and more about our new challenge which is yet again a tricky subject matter - eeeeeeeeek - yes it's those dreaded cards for the love of our lives (or bain of our lives depending on what they have been up to recently).  Yes this week we are focussing on the theme of ...

Cards for Men!

oh come on less groans and more enthusiasm please!  We need our male counterparts to carry the bags, clean the drains and empty the bag on the vacuum cleaner when it gets so full that it won't pick up anymore so the least we can do is make them a special card.  So pluck up your courage and dive into your craft supplies  to find the perfect stuff to create that perfect card for the man in your life.

Before you head off though do check out the work of Max and Ann using stamp sets in the Yorkshire wing of Humbug Hall and our fabulous Guest Designers.

Max - Max's Craft Creations

Ann - Just for Fun

 Brenda - Butlers Abroad

Kendra-Sue - KSD Creations  

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The deadline for this challenge is 

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 27th October 2011

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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.

We have a winner...

Better late than never comes the announcement of this month's prize draw winner.  Drum roll please... and our winner is...

Tracy from Crafteezee 

Whoo hoo!!   The Angel Stamps and brass stencil will be heading your way just as soon as you e-mail us your snail mail details, (address in the sidebar).

Don't be too disappointed if you weren't chosen this time as there's still plenty of crafty stash for future prize events and you just never know when they will happen.

Challenge 41 ... Good to Eat...

We Humbuggers were mega-surprised and super-dooper-doubly-delighted at the wonderful response to last week's challenge - WOW!  You certainly seemed to love our Glitz and Glitter theme and we're really enjoying viewing all your fantastic projects but still have a fair few to see, so bear with us as we don't want to miss any.  All those challenge participants are automatically eligible for entry into our October Prize Draw and one lucky winner will be randomly plucked 'oot'a the exclusive Bah! Humbug! Santa Hat to win the super Brass Embossing Stencil and Woodware Angel Stamps we showed you last week.   EXCITING STUFF HUH? 

**We'll make the winner announcement over the weekend so pay attention 'cos it could be you ... or you! ... or EVEN YOU!**

While you're waiting for us to do that you could be joining in with this week's theme which is

Christmas Food

Show us your crafty ideas which demonstrate the things that tantalise your festive tastebuds and stimulate those saliva glands ... from the traditional turkey with all the trimmings to whatever weird and wonderful festive treats you like to indulge in.  The DT have some fabulous ideas to show you and if you'd like to know more details about this week's DT projects, or if you just want to leave some love for Ann,  Max, Kendra-Sue and Brenda, then click on the links to visit our personal blogs.  Your messages are always appreciated and we do our very best to reply to everyone.

 Ann - 'Just for Fun'

Kendra-Sue - KSD Creations

Brenda - Butlers Abroad

Max - Max's Craft Creations

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The deadline for this challenge is 

12 noon (UK time)

Thursday 20th October 2011

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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.