Comment Winner - Day 29

Congratulations Colinda!

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ColindaNovember 29, 2017 at 8:24 AM

Ohh, such a little cutie!!!Couldn't think of something with a Z. So funny the snoring suggestion hihihi.
It's my first year so I let myself be surprised tomorrow. As it's almost night in Holland I'm off zzzzzzzee ya

Day 30 - Do What You Love

And here we are again, at the end of another Month of Holiday Cards challenge, hopefully with a nice stack of holiday cards ready to send out to family and friends, or at the very least, feeling creatively inspired by what you've seen and read during the month.

Today I challenge you to create a holiday card with the papers, colours, images and techniques that you love using.

YOUR TURN: Do what you love.

Click on the link to add a photo of your creation: 

Stamps: Sugar and Spice

Race Winners

The last race for this year's Month of Holiday Cards

challenge has been run and we have our ten winners.

Congratulations

Annie (654)

Tracy (655)

Suze (656)

Marianne (658)

Jackie (659)

Dagmar (660)

Mies (661)

Aunty Sue (662)
Swissie (663)

Petra (664)

You've each won a $10.00AU store credit at Beccy's Place.

Please email me at beccysplace@bigpond.com to claim your prize!

Comment Winner - Day 28

Congratulations Megan!

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Megan JNovember 28, 2017 at 1:36 PM

Hi Beccy, a very Cool Yule! card, love the colours and the cute gingerbread house, you even managed to get some 'Yarn' on your card, well okay it is really twine, but worth a shot... have a good one... Megan

Day 29 - "Z"

Z is for Z-fold card, and the end of the alphabet! Woohoo! That means there's just one more day in this year's Month of Holiday Cards Challenge, can you guess what the prompt is going to be? If you've played along in previous years, I'm sure you'll remember...

YOUR TURN: Create a holiday card using the letter "Z" as your prompt.

Click on the link to add a photo of your creation:

INSPIRATION WORDS:

Z-fold, Z-box fold, zentagle, zzzzz (as in snoring)

Stamps: Snow Angels

The Final Race

With just over two days of our challenge left,

I figured there was time to squeeze in one last race!

The next ten people to upload a card to the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge will win a $10.00AU store credit at Beccy's Place. You can upload as many cards or projects as you like, but you can only collect one prize until all ten have been won.

Our starting point is card #654

Ready...

Set...

Go!

Comment Winner - Day 27

Congratulations Petra!

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pstNovember 27, 2017 at 2:25 AM

Is it just me or do you also get hungry when you see these stamps? The set is gorgeous and I love the cards from the team. Thanks for the inspiration.

Day 28 - "Y"

These last few letters are definitely giving the old grey matter a serious workout! For today's letter "Y" challenge I decided to go with the word "yuletide".

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "Y" as your prompt.

Click on the link to add a photo of your creation: 

INSPIRATION WORDS:

Yule, yuletide, yule log, yellow, yo-yo spinner cards

Stamps: Gingerbread

Comment Winner - Day 26

Congratulations Marianne!

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MarianneNovember 26, 2017 at 7:45 AM

Wonderfully white and wintry, Beccy. Your embossed tree reminds me of a very CAS baby card I made many years ago, using one of those old-fashioned metal embossing plates (featuring tiny baby feet) and a light box.

Day 27 - "X"

I'm curious to see what everyone does for today's letter prompt... "X" is definitely a challenge! Happily, I found a nice new packet of X-Press It blending card in my stash.

YOUR TURN: Create a holiday card using the letter "X" as your prompt.

INSPIRATION WORDS:

X-Press It blending card, Xmas, xyron

(let me know if you can think of any others)

Stamps: Tied Up With String

Comment Winner - Day 25

Congratulations TracyM!

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TracyM #6773November 25, 2017 at 4:47 PM

DELIGHTFUL images, sentiments and cards to INSPIRE!
... sadly they remind me of my one (and only) time ice skating, where my battered and bruised body spent most of the time flat on the ice :)

New Release: Sugar and Spice

If snowmen are my favourite Christmastime characters, then gingerbread men are a very close second. They look cute and smell wonderful, and dare I say it, they taste even better! This new set contains three gingerbread characters and five coordinating sentiments. Shipping is free to Australia and New Zealand, and just $2.00AU to anywhere else in the world.

Available in Store Now

My designers have created some wonderful projects with this new set. Check out the different ways they have interpreted the images, the colouring and techniques are fabulous!

Three cards from Petra

Two cards and a wall hanging by Anesha

Two cards from Carla

Day 26 - "W"

I love the beauty and simplicity of white on white cards, it's one of my favourite techniques. I suppose I can't really claim that my cards are purely white on white given they also include some silver... but they're pretty close.

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "W" as your prompt.

Click on the link to upload a photo of your creation:

INSPIRATION WORDS:
Wise Men, winter, wreath, workshop, wrapping paper, wonder, waterfall card, window card, watercolour, watermarks, wax resist, weaving, white. 

New Release: Peace & Joy

Oh my goodness, I've been so caught up with the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge that I forgot to post our newest release! Which means, unless you follow their blogs, you've all missed out on seeing the beautiful projects my designers have created with the new set. 

Peace and Joy

digital stamp set

Available in Store Now

And now for the beautiful projects created by my designers...

Judy's Card

Two cards from Karin 

Petra's Creation

Carla's Project

Two cards from Anesha 

Saturday Weekly Winners

It's Saturday!

That means it's time to give away some more prizes, and since

it's the last Saturday of the month, let's give out a couple of extras...

Congratulations

Donna (3)

Swissie (159)

Jackie T (212)

Colinda (313)

Dagmar (493)

Your fabulous cards have won you a $10.00AU store credit at Beccy's Place.

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Comment Winner - Day 24

Congratulations Annie!

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aussie aNNieNovember 24, 2017 at 9:48 AM

The race is on.....and here in Newcastle with the V8 supercars....glad to stay home but grandson and hubby have gone. Thanks for this again Beccy, you rock.xx

Day 25 - Freebie

It's time to interrupt our A-Z proceedings for another bonus challenge. This time, your card or paper craft project must include a Beccy's Place freebie... either the one posted below or one from the list above (just under my banner).

YOUR TURN: Create a card or project using any Beccy's Place Freebie.

Click on the link to add a photo of your creation:

Race Winners!

All the contestants have crossed the line and we have our winners!

Congratulations

Stamping Kitty (521)

Suze (522)

Angela (523)

Annie (524)

Aunty Sue (525)

Sarah W. (526)

Gail Scott (528)

Suzanne H. (529)

Megan (530)

Kathy (531)

You've each won a $10.00AU store credit at Beccy's Place.

Please email me at beccysplace@bigpond.com to claim your prize!

Time For A Race

We're just one week away from the end of our challenge,

so let's ramp things up with another card race!

The next ten people to upload a card to the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge will win a $10.00AU store credit at Beccy's Place. You can upload as many cards or projects as you like, but you can only collect one prize until all ten have been won.

Our starting point is card #521

Ready...

Set...

Go!

Comment Winner - Day 23

Congratulations TracyM!

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TracyM #6773November 23, 2017 at 10:32 PM

Beautiful!
Under the mistletoe works for me ... I can't see any way we could be using ukuleles or unicorns :)

Day 24 - "V"

"V" is one of those tricky letters that take some thinking time and a little bit of interpretation. I've used the word vintage as the prompt for my card today, which to me, means lots of muted colours and classic patterns.

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "V" as your prompt.

Click on the link to upload a photo of your creation:

INSPIRATION WORDS:

Vintage, Vixen, visitors, view-master card, Venetian blind card, velvet, vermilion, violet, verdigris.

Stamps: Sugar and Spice

Thanksgiving Winners

Today is Thanksgiving, and although we don't celebrate the holiday here in Australia, that doesn't mean we can't have a few prizes to mark the occasion.

Congratulations!

Barbara Bruder (15)

Kathy (127)

Crafty (202)

Sarah W. (387)

Treebug (445)

Debi B. (501)

You've each won a $10.00AU store credit at Beccy's Place.

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Comment Winner - Day 22

Congratulations Mel C!

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Mel CNovember 22, 2017 at 10:02 AM

Awesome idea to print on kraft, love the look! I have colored over pre-colored images (this month, a few times because my color ink was low and I couldn't throw any of your images away)!

Day 23 - "U"

Okay, so I might have been a little bit generous with my interpretation of today's letter. But in my defence, "U" is a hard one! I've gone with Under the Mistletoe.

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "U" as your prompt.

Click on the link to add a photo of your creation:

INSPIRATION WORDS:

unwrap, under the tree, under the mistletoe, upright diamond fold card, umber, ultramarine, unbleached titanium

Stamps: Tied Up With String

Comment Winner - Day 21

Congratulations Margreet!

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MargreetNovember 21, 2017 at 4:57 PM

I so love snowflakes! We once rented a small bus. The weather was very hot and we couldn't find the AC. When we returned the bus we reported it to the garage. They looked surprised and pointed to a button with a snowflake....we just searched for the letters AC. Since I adore snowflakes.
Enjoy your day!
xxx Margreet

Day 22 - "T"

Today I have a tutorial to share with you that's all about adding a bit more oomph to your pre-coloured digital stamps. You'll need a printed, pre-coloured image and your choice of colouring medium. I've gone with a little snowman printed on kraft coloured card stock and I'm using Prismacolor pencils. For the best results, don't forget to choose the right paper for the colouring medium you're using.

1. Print your pre-coloured image onto card stock and select your colouring medium. Try to match the colours of your pencils or markers to the colours that are already in the image. You won't have much success colouring a red hat over black printer ink!

2. Now pick an area to start colouring and apply a very light layer. (If you're colouring with pencils, don't press too firmly. If you're colouring with markers or paints, select a very light shade.) Go in again and add some darker colour (by pressing more firmly on your pencil or choosing a darker paint or marker) in the areas that would be in shadow. Remember that the pre-coloured stamp will more than likely have the shadowing and highlighting done for you, so you don't need to be particularly fussy.

3. Now repeat the process for the other areas of the image until it's fully coloured. This is a great technique for practising your colouring skills or for boosting your printed images... especially when the printer is a little lack lustre.

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "T" as your prompt.

Click on the link to add a photo of your creation:

Stamps: Mr. Snowflake

We Broke The Record!

Woohoo!!

What a bunch of champions we are...

We've already smashed last year's record of 422 card entries in the Month Of Holiday Cards challenge, and there's still more than a week to go. Great job everyone!

Comment Winner - Day 20

Congratulations Kathy!

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KathyA.November 20, 2017 at 1:27 AM

How fun. I saw this opportunity in the nick of time (or, in honor of the season maybe I should say the Nicholas of time?!) And just made it in as #424. (Thanks, Beccy. You are always so generous!)

Day 21 - "S"

It's another easy letter today - there are lots of great "S" words that relate to the holidays, including snow, for those in the northern hemisphere, or sunshine, for those in the south. Even though I live in Australia, where there isn't a hint of snow to be seen at this time of year, I've still gone with snowflakes. Mostly because of these gorgeous stickers that my Mum-in-law sent me last year... how could I resist?

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "S" as your prompt.

Click on the link to upload a photo of your creation:

INSPIRATION WORDS:

Santa, stockings, star, snowman, shepherd, s-fold card, shutter card, shaped card, step card, star fold, scallops, stitching, sponging, stamping, stencils, scarlet, sepia, silver. 

Race Winners

Our race winners have been decided!

Congratulations

Gail Scott (414)

MCS - Mies (415)

PST - Petra (416)

Swissie (417)

Stamping Kitty (418)

JackieT (419)

Mel C (420)

Suzanne H (421)

Janice Melton (422)

Kathy (424)

You've each won a $10.00AU store credit at Beccy's Place.

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Comment Winner - Day 19

Congratulations Debi!

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DebiNovember 19, 2017 at 7:00 AM

I must admit, I very briefly considered teaching myself how to quill. And you do have a digi with ink and a quill, or any of the feathers in the feather set could be used as a quill to write Santa a letter. I also considered adding some Christmas decorations to Nell's quaint little cottage. Your group of snowmen that spell JOLLY would make a fine quintuplet, too. What a quintessential challenge you have given us. It's really quite a lot of fun. Okay. I'll quit now. Hugs, Debi

Day 20 - "R"

Santa's reindeer are easily the hardest working critters come Christmas Eve. Along with cookies and milk for Santa, we always make sure to leave out a few juicy carrots and a big bowl of water for his hard-working team.

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "R" as your prompt.

Click on the link to upload a photo of your creation:

INSPIRATION WORDS:

Reindeer, Rudolph, red, rejoice, reunion, rocker card, ribbons, rubber stamps, royal blue, ruby.

Stamps: Dasher & Dancer

On Your Marks...

We haven't had a race for quite a while, it must be time for another.

The next ten people to upload a card to the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge will win a $10.00AU store credit at Beccy's Place. You can upload as many cards or projects as you like, but you can only collect one prize until all ten have been won.

Our starting point is card #414

Ready...

Set...

Go!

Comment Winner - Day 18

Congratulations Gail!

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GailNovember 18, 2017 at 6:47 AM

Outrageously, overwhelming,[these are good things] Oval-Shaped card - loving it!

Day 19 - "Q"

It's another hard one today... the letter "Q".

I decided to use up some scraps of Christmas paper to created a quilted background for my card. It was either that, or quickly acquire some quilling skills!

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "Q" as your prompt.

Click on the link to upload a photo of your creation:

INSPIRATION WORDS:

quilt, quilted paper, quilling, quill, quiet, quarter fold card, quatro fold, quartz

Stamps: Dasher & Dancer

Saturday Weekly Winners

We've already reached the third Saturday of the month,

which means it's time for some more prizes!

Congratulations

Mies (195)

Stamping Kitty (254)

Conny (368)

Your fabulous cards have won you a $10.00AU store credit at Beccy's Place.

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Comment Winner - Day 17

Congratulations TraceyM!

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TracyM #6773November 17, 2017 at 12:56 PM

PERFECT poinsettias Beccy!
LOVE your colouring and design - WOW - so ELEGANT!
I remember our 1st trip to FNQ and we just HAD to take photos in front of HUGE poinsettia bushes. After only seeing them in "pot" size every Christmas it was almost magical :)

Day 18 - Sketch Challenge

It's time to slip in an extra challenge to help round out our month. This time I've drawn up a very basic sketch for you to interpret. Feel free to turn it, twist it or shake it up until you have a design you're happy with.

YOUR TURN: Create a card based on the sketch above.

Click on the link to upload a photo of your creation:

Stamps: Aussie Christmas