Monday, 26 October 2026

2011 Challenges ..and Top Tips -


January 7th - Ann (prize - Holly Fairy Rubber Stamp/CD) - Holly/Fairies
*Winner - Chris B - The Messy Craftroom*

January 14th - Max - Stencils 

January 21st - Irene -  Christmas Crackers


January 28th - Ann - An Oldie but a Goldie
*Spot Prize Winner -Kendra-Sue KSD Designs*
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February 4th - Max (Prize week-) - Buttons and Bows
*Winner - Fiona - Leaves From My Notebook

February 11th - Irene -  Doilies

February 18th - Ann - CD cards - either made using a CD or a CD on them

February 25th - Max - Things That Fly
*Spot Prize Winner - Jocelyn - Jocelyn's Place
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March 4th - Ann (Prize Week- Dreamweaver Stencil and embossing folder) - Embossing
*Winner - Ruth - Celtic Crafter

March 11th - Ann - Apertures

March 18th - Max - Metallic

March 25th - Max - Christmas Tree/s
*Spot Prize Winner -Colleen
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April 1st - Max (Prize Week - prize will be something to make winner smile - eek working on that one!) Cards to make you giggle/smile or Tartan seeing as I will have been in Scotland all week! and there will have been a lot of giggling going on too!
*Winner - Sandra - Is that the time?

April 8th - Max - Candy Canes - have bought candy canes for this thought I would do that reindeer thing that Carol gave link to - hope you weren't thinking same Max - eeeeeeeek


April 15th - Max -  Christmas Stockings

April 22nd - Ann - The Man himself (Santa Claus)

April 29th - Max -  Pleats and Ruffles - paper or ribbon
*Lofty Prize Winner -Carol - CM Designs
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May 6th - Ann  - Going Green - using either the colour or include recycling
*Winner -Hazel - My Crafty Outlook

May 13th - Ann -   Snowflakes

May 20th - Ann -Kinetic Cards

May 27th - Max - Sleigh Bells Ring!
*Spot Prize Winner -Debs - Pink Dandelion Crafts
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June 3rd - Max (Prize week) -   Surprise Us (do anything you want or a surprise on the card)
*Winner - Abi - Where's My Table?

June 10th - Ann - Whatever!? - a card for a teenager.

June 17th - Max - Scarves and Mittens

June  24th - Ann -  Penguins
*Spot Prize Winner -Whoops forgot to do one blush*
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July 1st - Ann (Prize week -) - Acetate 
*Winner - Carolyn - Carolyn's World(florafinity)

July 8th - Max - Meeces

July 15th - Max -  Shaped cards


July 22nd - Ann - Beads

July 29th - Ann - Lace
*Spot Prize Winner -whoops again
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August 5th - Max (Prize week -) -  White on White  (image may be coloured)
*Winner - Whisper (Sam)

August 12th - Ann -  Christmas Kisses - card for a loved one

August 19th - Ann - Something New (official permission to go and buy something fantastic.  Can't wait for this one!!!

August 26th - Max - Here Come The Girls!
*Spot Prize Winners -  KathyK - Purple Princess Diaries ... Brenda - Butlers Abroad ... Anne - Stamps and Paper
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September 2nd - Max (Prize week - ) - Text - Christmas Sentiments
*Winner - Nannieflash (Shirley)

September 9th - Ann - Paper Weaving

September 16th - Max - Flourishes and Swirls

September 23rd - Max  Rudolph

September 30th - Ann - Nativity Scene
*Spot Prize Winner -
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October 7th - Ann (Prize week - glitter pots, etc) Glitz and Glitter
*Winner - 

October 14th - Max - Christmas Recipe/Food

October 21st  Max - One For The Boys

October 28th - Ann - Die cuts
*Spot Prize Winner -
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November  4th - Ann (Prize week - ) Snowmen
*Winner - 

November 11th - Ann - Babies First Christmas

November 18th - Ann - Bags and boxes

November 25th - Max - Fabric
*Spot Prize Winner -
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December 2nd - Max (Prize Week and last challenge?) -
Christmas Critters
*Winner - 

December 9th - Loyalty Members Grand Draw and close for Christmas


2011 Challenge List

Christmas crackers
Beads
Lace
Apertures
Tartan
Doilies
Fabric
Kinetic Cards 
Shaped cards 
Surprise Cards - with gift or secret message.
CD cards
Metallic 
Tags, Bags and Boxes
White on White with ONE additional colour
Christmas Recipe
Christmas Stockings
Christmas Tree/s
Candy Cane
Here Come The Girls!
Meece  (okay I'm biased having recently acquired one or two House Mouse stamps) one or two, you mean  hundreds!!!!!!  LOL now now can I see two green faces looking in
Things that Fly
Home for Christmas
Inspired by the Movies
An oldie but goldie
Something new - officially allowed to go and buy something fantastic!
Surprise us - do whatever you fancy
What ever!  -  a teenage card 
Pleats and Ruffles
Buttons and Bows
Stencils 
Merry and Bright
Christmas Kisses
Going Green
Snowflakes
Candlelight  
Snuggletime - cosy fires?
Die Cuts
One For The Boys
Penguins
Snowmen
Rudolph
Scarves and Mittens
Christmas Elves
Sleigh Bells Ring!
Flourishes and Swirls 


Top Tip Tuesday Ideas - Please add to this is you get any flashes of inspiration.
Storage tins *
Max's perfume in tin idea
Too many Christmas cards - make some batch type ones
Baby wipes - idea from Max
Superdrug stamp offer when on again
inners repeat 
Poundland bargains
Spread the cost of postage stamps - Buy as many as you can afford before the price goes up in April (UK) and thereafter buy a book of stamps with your weekly supermarket shop to lessen the impact on your purse at Christmas.