The Month of Holiday Cards Challenge has ended, but the challenge gallery will stay open for two more days to allow you to submit your last cards. The Grand Prize winner will be drawn on Saturday night (AEST)!
Wednesday, November 30
Race Winners
Our final race winners are in!
Congratulations to
Liz (889)
Sarah (890)
Tracy (891)
Caroline (892)
Denise (893)
Mel C. (894)
Suze (895)
Gina (896)
Aunty Sue (897)
Cris P. (899)
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If not, please email me at beccy@beccysplace.com to claim your prize.
Ready, Set, Go!
One Final 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 #889
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Comment Winner - Day Twenty-Nine
Congratulations AuntySue!
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z for zippy which i need to be to get some more done before the big man comes. This challenge is so inspirational I wish I had more time to make but i am enjoying cuddles with grandson too
Day 30 - Do What You Love
Today marks the end of our tenth Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge, and if that doesn't deserve a round of applause, I don't know what does! A huge Thank You to all of you, and particularly to those who have been with me from the very beginning, it's been such a joy to spend this extra special month with you over the past decade. As I've said in previous years, this is the challenge I most look forward to as it kick starts the Christmas season for me. I really enjoy all the wonderful creations that are added to the gallery, the fabulous images and wonderful ideas... but my most favourite part is the feeling of being connected to a larger community of crafters. Reading the funny, kind, sweet and thoughtful comments that are left here and on other blogs is wonderfully heart-warming and reminds me that there is still an abundance of kindness in the world.
YOUR TURN: Create a card or papercraft project that brings you joy.
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Stamps:
Tuesday, November 29
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
I’m travelling at the moment and am experiencing some technical issues with my iPad and iPhone related to my challenge and guest blogs. Unfortunately, I’m not able to comment on any of the wonderful cards you’re entering into the challenge. In addition, I’m unable to link any of the cards from my guest blog. The good news is that I can still post from my main blog, access my email and online store and I can still see what’s happening.
I’m hoping this won’t be an ongoing issue, but if so, rest assured that I will catch up with all the commenting when I return home on Saturday.
In the meantime, I will still be posting comment winners, races, and the daily challenge prompts, so please keep playing along!
Cheers,
Beccy
Comment Winner - Day Twenty-Eight
Congratulations Suzanne!
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Adorable. I love the coloring on kraft and would love to have a giant sized cupcake for my birthday!
Day 29 - "Z"
Z-Folds are super easy to make and always look fabulous stood open for display. Happily, they also take care of the "Z" prompt each year, which is always a tricky one right at the end of the challenge!
YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "Z" as your prompt.
Click on the link below to add your creation to the challenge:
INSPIRATION WORDS:
Z-fold, Z-box fold, Z-fold slider card, zentagle, zzzzz (as in snoring)
Stamps:
Monday, November 28
Race Winners
The race winners have crossed the finish line!
Congratulations to
Margreet (817)
Elle-Jeanne (818)
Wilma (819)
Colinda (820)
Suze (821)
Sarah (822)
Tina (823)
Gina (824)
Liz (826)
Tracy (827)
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If not, please email me at beccy@beccysplace.com to claim your prize.
Ready, Set, Go!
On Your Marks...
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 #817
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Comment Winner - Day Twenty-Seven
Congratulations Marianne!
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I would never have thought to use mainly yellow for Christmas but it does work. I love how challenges inspire us to change things up and look at our stash in different ways.
Love the way your card turned out. The embossed strip is a great addition to ground your image in addition to the shading.
Marianne x
Day 28 - CAS Design
It's another non-letter day, and this time I'm asking you to create a clean and simple (CAS) style card. Clean and simple cards generally feature lots of blank space with no patterns, textures, images or embellishments, although it can be of any colour.
YOUR TURN: Create a CAS style card or papercraft project.
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Stamps:
Cake and Christmas
Christmouse Wishes is a fun and quirky set of digital stamps that features three little mice enjoying the holiday season. The images can actually be used for a variety of different occasions depending on the sentiment that's also added, such as the birthday card Carla created with the little mouse and his BIG cupcake!
Sunday, November 27
Weekly Winners!
It's time for some more Weekly Winners...
Congratulations to
Lia (409)
Conny (12)
Helen (680)
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Random Number Winner
We've found another random number!
Congratulations to
Caroline #783
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Comment Winner - Day Twenty-Six
Congratulations Sarah!
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Well darn, here I sit at my computer heartbroken. I am looking at my favorite 3 words: Ready, Set, Go and I am too late. I was silly enough to sleep instead of checking this site. Now I'm not sure I can make it through the day. I so look forward to those famous words. Good luck to everyone.
Day 27 - "Y"
Last year I used yellow to colour a poinsettia, which is something I hadn't done before but ended up liking a lot. This year I decided to try again with the yellow, choosing a gift stack from one of my favourite sets and teaming it with a Christmassy sentiment.
YOUR TURN: Create a card or project using the letter "Y" as your prompt.
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INSPIRATION WORDS:
Yule, yuletide, yule log, yellow, yo-yo spinner cards
Products:
Saturday, November 26
Race Winners
We have our latest round of race winners...
Congratulations to
Teresa H. (719)
Tina Z. (720)
Elle-Jeanne (721)
Yvonne G. (722)
Tracy M. (723)
Mel C. (724)
Petra PST (725)
Liz Cavill (726)
Mies (727)
Wilma (728)
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Comment Winner - Day Twenty-Five
Congratulations Heather!
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Used to do this technique as a kid but with texta colour - scribbled on the texta packet - about 40 years ago :) Wet paint brush and off I went :)
Love the softness of your bauble <3
Day 26 - "X"
The day of the dreaded "X" has arrived! Those who have been playing along for a few years will know that means being as creative as you like when interpreting the prompt. Like always, I've kept it simple with my X-Press It blending card.
YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "X" as your prompt.
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INSPIRATION WORDS:
X-Press It blending card, Xmas, xyron, XOXO, X-tra, X-Fold cards
Stamps:
Friday, November 25
Ready, Set, Go!
You know the drill!!!
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 #719
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Comment Winner - Day Twenty-Four
Congratulations Mandy!
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Oh I love the sweet expression on the snowy face. The vellum snowflakes are so pretty and delicate. They are the perfect reason/excuse to use twinkle to cover the glue (not that I ever think you need a reason to use a bit of twinkle on a Christmas card though LOL)
Day 25 - "W"
I often use my water based ink pads as a colouring medium for my stamps by laying some of the ink down on an acrylic block and then picking it up again with a water brush. You can intensify the colour by adding additional layers of ink once the first layer has dried.
YOUR TURN: Create a card or papercraft project using the letter "W" as your prompt.
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INSPIRATION WORDS:
Wise Men, winter, wreath, workshop, wrapping paper, wonder, waterfall card, window card, watercolour, Wink of Stella, watermarks, wax resist, weaving, white, white on white, white with one.
Stamps:
Thursday, November 24
Comment Winner - Day Twenty-Three
Congratulations Denise!
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Wonderful nutcracker image! Perfect for the "u" prompt for uniform.
Question.... if I create my "u" card while wearing my underwear, will that count?
Day 24 - "V"
I've layered up pretty little vellum snowflakes to create the embellishments for my card. I used a decorative corner punch to create the snowflakes and then attached them with glue, which of course left little marks in the centre of each one... but that's nothing a sparkly rhinestone won't cover, while also adding a fabulous twinkle to the night sky.
YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "V" as your prompt.
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INSPIRATION WORDS:
Vintage, Vixen, visitors, view-master card, Venetian blind card, velvet, vermilion, violet, verdigris, vellum
Stamps:
Wednesday, November 23
Random Number Winner
It didn't take long to find our next random number!
Congratulations to
Liz Cavill #644
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Comment Winner - Day Twenty-Two
Congratulations Mel C.!
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Day 23 - "U"
"U" is for uniform, and nobody wears it better than this handsome nutcracker dressed in his Christmas finery. I printed the coloured image onto a piece of kraft cardstock then filled in the white sections with a gel pen to really make them pop! The candy pieces I've used to decorate the card are hand-drawn and coloured with alcohol markers. I have a tutorial HERE for those who might be interested in creating their own.
YOUR TURN: Create a card or papercraft project using the letter "U" as your prompt.
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INSPIRATION WORDS:
unwrap, under the tree, under the mistletoe, upright diamond fold card, umber, ultramarine, unbleached titanium, uniform
Stamps:
Tuesday, November 22
Race Winners
The winners are in!
Congratulations to
Sarah (612)
Suze (613)
Shaz (614)
Mel C. (616)
Tracy M. (617)
Aunty Sue (619)
Caroline (620)
Tina (621)
Cris (624)
Wilma (626)
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Ready, Set, Go!
I hope you have your running shoes on... it's race time!
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 #612
Ready...
Set...
Go!
Comment Winner - Day Twenty-One
Congratulations Aunty Sue!
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Sweet Snugley Stanley Santa Such a Stunning card Suberb colouring love the Shading on the fur on his Stanta hat. Think that enough S's for one Sentence dont you
Day 22 - "T"
CODE WORD: peppermint
"T" is for Christmas Tree, often the centrepiece of our holiday decorating and a point of gathering early on Christmas morning. I've included a little colouring tutorial below to show you how I colour pine trees to get a great three dimensional look.
YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "T" as your prompt.
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INSPIRATION WORDS:
Three Wise Men, twinkle, turkey, tidings, tinsel, toys, tree, trimmings, teal, turquoise, tutorial, techniques, tent card, tilt card, tri-fold card, two-fer cards
Stamps:
Colouring a great looking Christmas tree comes down to getting an obvious contrast between the light and dark areas. The dark colours will recede, creating the illusion of depth, as if the branches are disappearing back into the tree toward the trunk. The light areas will pop forward, making the tips of the branches appear much closer to the viewer and tricking the eye into believing it's seeing dimension. Sound confusing? Let me show you how simple it is in practise...
Start with the dark areas. I'm using green copic markers - G29, YG67, YG17 and YG25. There's a good range of tones across these four markers, from the deep pine green of G29 to the warm yellow green of YG25.
Have a look at the image. You'll notice there are little branches within the tree represented by jagged, pointy lines. The tips of the points will be the lightest part of the branch since they are the ones that are extending out of the tree. On the other side of those same lines will be the darker areas, and that's where you want to start with your darkest marker.
Now colour over the dark marker with the YG67, bringing the lighter colour a little bit further. This will help to blend the colours while also creating the transition between light and dark. Remember to keep those pointy tips blank for now.
Repeat the process again, this time using the YG17. You'll only have a little big of blank space left at the end of the branches, which is more than enough to create that illusion of depth.
Complete the branches with the YG25, remembering to colour a little over the previous colours to help with blending.
Since you really don't need ultra smooth blending, it's fine to colour the entire tree at one time, which is how I usually do it. Add all your dark green first, then come back and add the other colours one at a time.
Don't worry too much about the colours not blending together smoothly, the effect is better when you have a stark difference between dark and light. Take a close look at my colouring... you can see the definite change between each of the four colours, rather than a smooth blend.
Time to colour the ribbon. I'm decorating this tree with cool blues and violets, so my shadow colour is BV04. I've applied it using little flicking strokes, which have a jagged sort of edge and help to give a much smoother blend to the finished image.
The next marker is BV13. Again, start by colouring over the darker ink and flicking a little further out. You want to leave just a little bit of white space where the ribbon would naturally curve outward, that would be the position of the highlight.
Blend the ribbon with the BV02, filling in the remaining white space.
Colour the baubles using three tones of blue - I chose B16, B14 and B12. As you can see from the photo below, I added the darkest colour around the entire bauble, adding a little more under any overhanging branches, on the right hand side and underneath each bauble.
Blend the B14 into the B16, bringing it a little further in until you're left with just a small white space in the upper left quarter of the bauble. There's no need to be overly particular about the size or location of the highlight, but do try to keep it in the same basic area.
Finish each bauble by blending with the B12. That means adding the colour to the white area and also over-colouring some of the B14 and B16. (If you wish, you can add a little white dot with a gel pen to each of the baubles for a very high shine).
Since I wanted a silver star on this tree, I added a cool grey "glow" around the outside of the star by blending from a C3, which was right up against the outer edges of the star, through to C2, C1 and C0. With each application of grey, I gently altered the shape of the "glow" so that it went from a star to a circle by the time I was adding the final colour.
The last step was to fill in the star with a silver metallic gel pen.
Done!
