Thursday, November 6

Day 6 - "E"

Today's card features a happy emu wrapped in a festive string of lights. I've kept the base card nice and simple with some gold card, an embossed sentiment, and some pretty patterned paper.


YOUR TURN: Create a project using the letter "E" as your prompt.
Upload a photo of your creation to the

INSPIRATION WORDS:
elves, eggnog, evergreens, easel cards, exploding cards, embossing, ecru, ebony, embellishments, encaustic, envelopes


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Wednesday, November 5

Race Winners!


Our winners have crossed the finish line!
Congratulations to...
Wilma (73)
Wies (74)
Gina (75)
Margreet (76)
Colinda (77)
You've each won a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Ready, Set, Go!


Who's Paying Attention?!
The next FIVE people to upload a card to the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge will win a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month. You can upload as many cards or projects as you like, but you can only collect one ticket until all five have been won.

Our starting point is card #73
Ready...
Set...
GO!

Race Winners!


The latest round of race winners
Congratulations to...
Margreet (67)
Gina (68)
Wilma (69)
Pam (71)
Sarah (72)
You've each won a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Ready, Set, Go!


Who's In The Mood For A Race?!
The next FIVE people to upload a card to the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge will win a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month. You can upload as many cards or projects as you like, but you can only collect one ticket until all five have been won.

Our starting point is card #67
Ready...
Set...
GO!

Comment Winner - Day 4


Congratulations Liz!
Your comment has won you a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month.
Liz said...

Fabulous card, Beccy. I wondered what they are singing..... 'We Three Koala Kings' perhaps. xx

Day 5 - "D"

Take one grumpy dog, add a Santa hat, some festive paper and a holiday sentiment and voila!
One fabulous Christmas card.


YOUR TURN: Create a project using the letter "D" as your prompt.
Upload a photo of your creation to the

INSPIRATION WORDS:
December, decorations, Dasher, Dancer, Donder, Dutch-fold card, double diamond fold, diagonal tri-fold card, diamond glaze, die cutting, digital stamps, dimensional, dry embossing, distress ink, dark blue, deep red, doodling


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Tuesday, November 4

Race Winners


The latest round of race winners
Congratulations to...
Wies (54)
Swissie (55)
Gina (56)
Sarah (57)
Joke (58)

You've each won a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Ready, Set, Go!


It's Time For A Race!
The next FIVE people to upload a card to the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge will win a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month. You can upload as many cards or projects as you like, but you can only collect one ticket until all five have been won.

Our starting point is card #54
Ready...
Set...
GO!

Random Winner Time!


Half the mystery elements have now been found!
Congratulations to...
Sarah (45)
You found one of the random elements: "Holiday Drink"

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Comment Winner - Day 3


Congratulations Teresa!
Your little poem gave me a chuckle! 😄
Your comment has won you a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month.
Teresa said...

Cute card. I want to be a player---I will make a card with only one layer!

Treasure Hunt Winner!


Congratulations to...
Gina
who found the code word "sleigh" in the Day 30 post from November 2013.

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Day 4 - "C"

My trio of carolling koalas are enthusiastically belting out a few of their Christmas favourites. One can only imagine the sound these guys would make!


YOUR TURN: Create a project using the letter "C" as your prompt.
Upload a photo of your creation to the

INSPIRATION WORDS:
Christmas, Christ, Christmas tree, candy canes, chocolate, cardinal, candles, centre-step card, circle card, concertina fold card, canvas, chalk, chipboard, colouring, clear, Copic, crayon, crochet, celadon, cerise, charcoal, copper, cream, crimson, cyan.


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Monday, November 3

Let's Go Treasure Hunting!


It's late here in Australia, and I'm headed to bed.
But I'm going to leave you with something fun to do while I'm away!

Find the secret code word that has been posted somewhere in a previous November challenge. Once you've found the word, come back here and post it as a comment. The first person to do so will win a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month.

Treasure Hunt Clue:
"Do What You Love"
Once the winner has been announced, the code word will be deleted from the blog.
Happy hunting!

Another Random Winner!


This is the 9th of 20 mystery elements that have now been found!
Congratulations to...
Colinda (32)
You found one of the random elements: "Monochrome Pink"

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Race Winners!


Here are the winners of our first race for 2025!
Congratulations to...
Sarah (26)
Aussie Annie (27)
Wilma (28)
Gina (29)
Margreet (30)

You've each won a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Ready, Set, Go!


Let's Race!
The next FIVE people to upload a card to the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge will win a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month. You can upload as many cards or projects as you like, but you can only collect one ticket until all five have been won.

Our starting point is card #26
Ready...
Set...
GO!
Can you guess what time it is?
Are you ready?

And Another!


Another mystery element has been found!
Congratulations to...
Joke (21)
You found one of the random elements: "Gifts"

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Another Random Winner


Another mystery element has been found!
Congratulations to...
Wies (20)
You found one of the random elements: "Poinsettias"

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Random Winner


Another mystery element has been found!
Congratulations to...
Aussie Annie (18)
You found one of the random elements: "Santa Claus"

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Comment Winner - Day 2


Congratulations Marianne!
Your comment has won you a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month.
Marianne said...

Ah, he really is grumpy, isn’t he? Maybe he needs some Armagnac to lift his spirits, or maybe an Apple will do the trick?
Marianne 💛

Day 3 - One Layer Cards

There are so many wonderful papers, die cuts, ribbons, tags, textiles, and embellishments in the market that it has become very rare to find one-layer, handmade cards. I certainly don't make them anymore, and I certainly found today's challenge a Challenge!


YOUR TURN: Create a one layer card.
Upload a photo of your creation to the


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Sunday, November 2

Treasure Hunt Winner


Congratulations to...
Sarah
who found the code word "nutcracker" in the Day 2 post from November 2024.

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

How To Hunt For Treasure


Last year we added a fun new game to our Month of Holiday Cards Challenge...
A Treasure Hunt!

To play, simply find the secret code word that has been posted somewhere in a previous November challenge. It will look similar to this (but without the highlighting):

Code words will only be posted somewhere in previous November challenges, but it could be from any of the last twelve years! I'll give you a clue at the start of each treatsure hunt so you have some idea of where to look. Once you've found the word, come back here and post it as a comment. The first person to do so will win a ticket in the final prize draw at the end of the month. Happy hunting!

Treasure Hunt Clue:
"12 months ago"
Once the winner has been announced, the code word will be deleted from the blog.

Another Winner!


I think I may have to choose harder elements next year...
these ones are being found so quickly!
Congratulations to...
Mel C. (8)
You found one of the random elements: "Nativity"

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Double Random Winner


I think this may be the very first time that one card
has featured two of our mystery elements!
Congratulations to...
Margreet (4)
You found two of our random elements:
"Monochromatic Blue"
"Ornament"

You've won two tickets for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Random Winner


In all the excitement, I missed one of our random winners yesterday
Congratulations to...
Sarah W. (1)
You found one of the random elements: "Square Card"

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Comment Winner - Day 1


Congratulations Wilma!
Your comment has won you a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month.

Freubelmina said...

YES YES YES the season can begin!
So glad we're being surprised again this year Beccy!
I have some physical limitations, but I'm still going to try to make as much as possible!
Love, Wilma xx

Day 2 - "B"

I enjoy colouring the sleigh bells with different markers to indicate particular types of metal. Today's effort uses several of the red-tinged E colours from my collection of alcohol markers for a warm and rustic vibe. The sentiment is made up of three individual stamps, stacked together and embossed with white to help break up the background.


YOUR TURN: Create a project using the letter "B" as your prompt.
Upload a photo of your creation to the

INSPIRATION WORDS:
Blitzen, boots, bows, box cards, bendy cards, building block cards, bleaching, beads, brads, burnishing, blue, brown, black, baubles

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Saturday, November 1

Random Winner


We have our very first random winner for 2025!
Congratulations to...
Teresa H. (3)
You found one of our random elements: "Candy Canes"

You've won a ticket for the final prize draw at the end of the month!

Ooops!

My apologies everyone, I forgot to update my linky tool subscription. 
It's currently in the process of being updated and will hopefully be ready within an hour or two... which is just enough time to make another card!

Day 1 - "A"

I'm starting this year's A-Z challenge with "A" for antlers,
which just happen to be attached to my favourite grumpy reindeer.


YOUR TURN: Create a project using the letter "A" as your prompt.
Upload a photo of your creation to the

INSPIRATION WORDS:
Angel, accordion cards, a-frame cards, altered, aperture, A2, acetate, acrylic, alcohol ink, aqua, alabaster, almonds, apricots, apples, amethyst, antique, Arctic, animals, antlers


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Month Of Holiday Cards Challenge


Welcome to the 13th annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge.

The November challenge is one of my favourite blog events, and although I no longer hold regular monthly challenges or operate a digital store, I simply couldn't retire this one or it wouldn't feel like the holidays! Having said that, I have made quite a few changes, which I hope won't deter you from playing along. Please read the conditions carefully to make sure your entry meets the guidelines and so that you know how everything will operate. Feel free to email or message me with any questions.
  • Each day throughout November, I'll post an A-Z letter prompt and card idea to get you inspired. You then use the prompt to create your own holiday themed project, take a photo of it and upload it to the challenge. Remember though, there are only 26 letters in the alphabet, which means you'll find a few random challenges thrown into the mix!
  • There's no limit on how many cards or projects you create but they must be created during the month of November 2025.
  • All projects must be holiday themed (any holiday is acceptable).
  • Participants will be playing for entry tickets to the prize draw at the end of the month. Each entry gives you one chance of winning, so the more entries you have, the more chances you have of winning one of the prizes at the end of the month.
  • Prize Draw - after the challenge closes, all entry tickets will be placed into a bowl. Ten tickets will be drawn out winning each person a set of Beccy's Place clear stamps, posted to the address listed in their Beccy's Place account. (Only one prize per person; if a person who has already won is drawn again, a redraw for that prize will occur)
  • Entries can be uploaded to the challenge from any hosted site including blogs, online galleries, Google photos, etc. If you do not have access to a hosted site, please feel free to email your photos to me and I will add them from the Beccy's Place Guest blog.

 ~ ~ ~ How To Win ~ ~ ~
Daily Comments
Every day a clever, funny or inspirational comment will be chosen,
winning its author an entry into the prize draw.

Mystery Elements
The first person to create a project using one of the twenty pre-chosen
mystery elements will win its creator an entry into the prize draw.

Lucky Numbers
The person who uploads their project into one of the twenty pre-chosen
lucky number positions will win its creator an entry into the prize draw.

Races
The first five people to upload their projects into the gallery,
after a race is announced, will win an entry into the prize draw.

Treasure Hunts
The first person to find, and post, the hidden code word during a
treasure hunt will win an entry into the prize draw.

Thursday, October 30

Kraft Cardstock

My attempt at blending the edges of the magnolia image into the kraft background didn't go as well as I'd hoped. Sadly, the marker I chose was a couple of shades too dark to be convincing... but not a bad effort.



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Tuesday, October 28

Simple Step Card

A simple step card makes a festive display for the sideboard or mantelpiece, and they're pretty easy to make... just move the centre fold up a little and add a couple more at the bottom!



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