Monday, October 14, 2013

ABC48 Winners

The kid's cards you all made last week were super cute and thank you for playing along with us.  Here are the winner's from last week's challenge:

The 'Winner' from our 'National Children's Day is-
Congratulations!  Be sure to grab the 'Winner' badge for your blog.  You will find it on the left hand side bar and please link the badge back to this blog.  Thanks for playing along and congratulations again on being chosen our challenge 'Winner'.  You are also invited to join us  as a guest designer.  I will be sending you an email later today with more details about our upcoming challenge.
Our 'Top 3' card winners are- (listed in numerical order)
Click on their names to visit their blogs!

 

 #21 Lorraine A


# 24 Sue Kment


Be sure to grab the 'Top 3' badge for your blog.  You will find it on the left hand side bar and please link the badge back to this blog.  Thanks for playing along and congratulations on being chosen within the 'Top 3'.  They were All Beautiful Cards!

We now have a Facebook Favorite!  I'll be posting our weekly Facebook Favorite here in our weekly winners post.  You are welcome to follow us on Facebook, our page can be found here  

Our Facebook Favorite for this week is-


Be sure to grab your Facebook Favorite badge from the left hand side bar and please link it back to our challenge blog.  Would you like to be our Facebook Favorite next week?  All you need to do is play along with our challenges and we could feature your card next!

Friday, October 11, 2013

Our Guest Designer ~ Anne

Hi everyone!  Our guest designer this week is Anne!  If you would like to see Anne's winning card you can view it here.  Anne made this card for our kid's challenge this week.  You can create any card for a child.  Let's pull out those super cute stamps create a card and come play along with us!  

I love the sweet image with all the books on Anne's card!  Her sentiment is from Dr. Seuss, how fitting for this week's challenge!  Super job, Anne!  We hope you can take a moment to stop by and visit Anne's blog- AnneMade http://annemade-it-for-you.blogspot.co.uk/  Thank you, Anne for being our guest designer this week!




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Well I guess you must already know my name as my card making identity of annemade is a dead give away. I live on the Isle of Wight with my Border Collie called Kofi.  Yes - after Kofi Annan.  I'm a lucky girly who has inherited some very crafty genes, but sadly nothing that has made me so much money that I can give up my day job as a manager in the civil service.  As much as I enjoy my work, I would so love to craft all day.  Outside of work I can be found crafting or running around an agility ring with my dog.  Quite frankly there's very little time for anything else when you're creative - wouldn't you agree?


Remember, there's still time to play along with our challenge this week, the linky collection will remain open until Sunday 12 noon EST.  To enter your card in our challenge please see the post below.  Have a great day!

Monday, October 7, 2013

ABC48 National Children's Day

Welcome everyone to another fun challenge here at ABC Challenges.  I was looking through the 2013 calendar a few weeks ago and I discovered that National Children's day is tomorrow, October 8th and Child Health Day is today so we decided to have a challenge in honor of the children. 

ABC48 'National Children's Day'
This week we are creating cards for kids.  Your card can be for any occasion, but just create your card with a child in mind.

Don't have a blog?  No problem, we will visit your online gallery; simply use the keywords ABC48 for this challenge.  Below are our design team cards to get you inspired.  Be sure to click on their names to visit their blogs!


Now it's your turn, lets see those kid's/Children cards!
 

A few things to remember-

--Challenges are limited to cards only.
--You may enter up to 3 times, but please make a new card for each entry.
--You may combine this challenge with up to 10 challenges total.
--Please link this challenge within your blog post.
--When uploading please link your blog post entry, not your blog URL/address.
--No back linking, please make a new card for this challenge.

--In order to be chosen a 'Winner' or 'Top 3' you must follow the posted challenge and our blog challenge rules posted above.

Be sure to grab our blog challenge badge (at the top left sidebar) and become a follower.

 
When entering the challenges please be sure to use your correct email address since that is the email I will be using to contact the winner about being a guest designer.

ABC47 Winners

Our challenge last week was awesome!  I loved looking through all the beautiful cards and seeing how you used up some of your pattern papers.  I saw several Christmas cards which reminds me that the holidays are right around the corner!  I'd better get started on my holiday card making!  Our DT really had a hard time choosing winners this week so we have a few extra winners for you! Here are the winner's from last week's challenge:

The 'Winner' from our '3 or More Pattern Paper' Challenge is-
 
Congratulations!  Be sure to grab the 'Winner' badge for your blog.  You will find it on the left hand side bar and please link the badge back to this blog.  Thanks for playing along and congratulations again on being chosen our challenge 'Winner'.  You are also invited to join us  as a guest designer.  I will be sending you an email later today with more details about our upcoming challenge.
 
Our 'Top 3' card winners are- (listed in numerical order)


Be sure to grab the 'Top 3' badge for your blog.  You will find it on the left hand side bar and please link the badge back to this blog.  Thanks for playing along and congratulations on being chosen within the 'Top 3'.  They were All Beautiful Cards!

We now have a Facebook Favorite!  I'll be posting our weekly Facebook Favorite here in our weekly winners post.  You are welcome to follow us on Facebook, our page can be found here  
Our Facebook Favorite for this week is-

Be sure to grab your Facebook Favorite badge from the left hand side bar and please link it back to our challenge blog.  Would you like to be our Facebook Favorite next week?  All you need to do is play along with our challenges and we could feature your card next!

Friday, October 4, 2013

Our Guest Designer ~ Brenda

Welcome to our weekly guest designer post!  This week our guest designer is Brenda.  If you'd like to see Brenda's winning card you can view it here.  Brenda made us a card for our '3 or more pattern papers' challenge this week. 

I am really enjoying our challenge this week because I love seeing how all of you are mixing up those papers and Brenda's card is a beautiful example of that.  I love the mix of papers on her card and especially how she created the notched out corners on the strips of paper along the bottom of her card, so very creative!  

Be sure to stop by and visit Brenda's blog- 's blog- www.roseblossomlegacies.com  Thank you, Brenda for being our guest designer this week!


 
 
Brenda
My name is Brenda, and I am thrilled to be a guest designer for ABC Challenges!  I am blessed to work with paper and ink every single day.  I am a full-time Close To My Heart Consultant and it is one of the greatest joys of my life!
Our family lives in beautiful Minnesota.   I have a wonderfully supportive husband, a fabulous 24 year-old son, and two very spoiled pets.  If I am not paper crafting, chances are that you'll find me bird watching, reading, or experimenting in the kitchen.  I'd love for you to visit my blog at
www.roseblossomlegacies.com
 
Remember, there's still time to play along with our challenge this week, the linky collection will remain open until Sunday 12 noon EST.  To enter your card in our challenge please see the post below.  Have a great day!

Monday, September 30, 2013

ABC47 '3 or more Pattern Papers'

Hello everyone!  We have a real challenge for you this week!  This week we are challenging you to pull out your pattern papers and use them on your cards!

ABC47 '3 or more Pattern Papers'
You can create any card using at least 3 (or more) pattern papers/ designer series paper.

Don't have a blog?  No problem, we will visit your online gallery; simply use the keywords ABC47 for this challenge.  Below are our design team cards to get you inspired.  Be sure to click on their names to visit their blogs!


Now it's your turn, lets see all that designer series paper!

 Ger
 


 Lela
This was fun, something different to try

A few things to remember-

--Challenges are limited to cards only.
--You may enter up to 3 times, but please make a new card for each entry.
--You may combine this challenge with up to 10 challenges total.
--Please link this challenge within your blog post.
--When uploading please link your blog post entry, not your blog URL/address.
--No back linking, please make a new card for this challenge.

--In order to be chosen a 'Winner' or 'Top 3' you must follow the posted challenge and our blog challenge rules posted above.

Be sure to grab our blog challenge badge (at the top left sidebar) and become a follower.

 
When entering the challenges please be sure to use your correct email address since that is the email I will be using to contact the winner about being a guest designer.



ABC46 Winners

TIc Tac Toe is such a fun challenge, isn't it?  Thank you to all of you who played along with us.  I'll catch up with our pinterest board from our Tic Tac Toe challenge later today.  Here are our winner's, congratulations to you all!

The 'Winner' from our 'Tic Tac Toe' Challenge is-
 
Congratulations!  Be sure to grab the 'Winner' badge for your blog.  You will find it on the left hand side bar and please link the badge back to this blog.  Thanks for playing along and congratulations again on being chosen our challenge 'Winner'.  You are also invited to join us  as a guest designer.  I will be sending you an email later today with more details about our upcoming challenge.
 
Our 'Top 3' card winners are- (listed in numerical order)
Click on their names to visit their blogs!

 #5 Pauline


#20 Melina P


#22 Sanja Grdinic


Be sure to grab the 'Top 3' badge for your blog.  You will find it on the left hand side bar and please link the badge back to this blog.  Thanks for playing along and congratulations on being chosen within the 'Top 3'.  They were All Beautiful Cards!
We now have a Facebook Favorite!  I'll be posting our weekly Facebook Favorite here in our weekly winners post.  You are welcome to follow us on Facebook, our page can be found here  
Our Facebook Favorite for this week is-
  
Be sure to grab your Facebook Favorite badge from the left hand side bar and please link it back to our challenge blog.  Would you like to be our Facebook Favorite next week?  All you need to do is play along with our challenges and we could feature your card next!

Monday, September 23, 2013

ABC46 'TIC TAC TOE'

Hi everyone!  This week we have a really fun challenge, tic tac toe!  There are so many combinations you can create using our tic tac toe board.  We hope you will play along with us!  I also wanted to remind everyone that you can follow us on Pinterest.  I pin all of our DT cards as well as all of our challenge entries.  You can find and follow our Pinterest boards here



ABC46 'Tic Tac Toe'
Simply create any card using any 3 'in a row' squares on the chart above.  You can pick any 3 squares up, down, across, or diagonal.  Be sure to tell us what your 3 'in a row' items are.

Don't have a blog?  No problem, we will visit your online gallery; simply use the keywords ABC46 for this challenge.  Below are our design team cards to get you inspired.  Be sure to click on their names to visit their blogs!

 
Danielle
2 or more embellishments, Halloween, Pattern Paper

 Ger
Birthday, SU image, Pattern Paper
 
AnnMarie
Halloween, SU Image, Ribbon



Halloween, SU Image, Ribbon

HORIZONTALLY - 2 or more Embellishments (googlie eyes, ribbon, and rhinestones), Halloween, and Pattern Paper

 VERTICALLY - Halloween, Stampin' UP! Image (Fun Faces), and Ribbon
 
A few things to remember-

--Challenges are limited to cards only.
--You may enter up to 3 times, but please make a new card for each entry.
--You may combine this challenge with up to 10 challenges total.
--Please link this challenge within your blog post.
--When uploading please link your blog post entry, not your blog URL/address.
--No back linking, please make a new card for this challenge.

--In order to be chosen a 'Winner' or 'Top 3' you must follow the posted challenge and our blog challenge rules posted above.

Be sure to grab our blog challenge badge (at the top left sidebar) and become a follower.

When entering the challenges please be sure to use your correct email address since that is the email I will be using to contact the winner about being a guest designer.

ABC45 Winners

We enjoyed seeing all your fall cards!  It sure feels like fall here today in the north east and the leaves are changing colors already, it's sooo pretty!

The 'Winner' from our 'Fall Theme' Challenge is-
 

Congratulations!  Be sure to grab the 'Winner' badge for your blog.  You will find it on the left hand side bar and please link the badge back to this blog.  Thanks for playing along and congratulations again on being chosen our challenge 'Winner'.  You are also invited to join us  as a guest designer.  I will be sending you an email later today with more details about our upcoming challenge.
 
Our 'Top 3' card winners are- (listed in numerical order)
Click on their names to visit their blogs!
 
 
 
 

Be sure to grab the 'Top 3' badge for your blog.  You will find it on the left hand side bar and please link the badge back to this blog.  Thanks for playing along and congratulations on being chosen within the 'Top 3'.  They were All Beautiful Cards!
 
We now have a Facebook Favorite!  I'll be posting our weekly Facebook Favorite here in our weekly winners post.  You are welcome to follow us on Facebook, our page can be found here  
Our Facebook Favorite for this week is-
 
Be sure to grab your Facebook Favorite badge from the left hand side bar and please link it back to our challenge blog.  Would you like to be our Facebook Favorite next week?  All you need to do is play along with our challenges and we could feature your card next!

Friday, September 20, 2013

Our Guest Designer - Pam

Hi everyone!  Fall is fast approaching, where did our summer go?!!  This week our guest designer is, Pam!  If you'd like to see Pam's winning card you can view it here.  Pam made this really cute fall card for our 'Fall' challenge this week.  I love the layout on her card and the super cute boy image is just darling, what a wonderful 'Fall/Autumn' card!  I really like her hemp and button embellishment, just perfect!

If you have a minute be sure to stop by and visit Pam's blog- Expressions With Heart   Thanks for being our guest designer this week, Pam!

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Thank you for inviting me to be the guest designer this week and to share a Fall card.  I started stamping in April of 1994 and haven't looked back!  So many fun stamping styles and techniques later and I'm still learning and trying new things…so much inspiration everywhere!  I started blogging in January of 2009, Expressions with Heart is the name of my blog. Happy Fall!

Remember, there's still time to play along with our challenge this week, the linky collection will remain open until Sunday 12 noon EST.  To enter your card in our challenge please see the post below.  Have a great day!

Monday, September 16, 2013

ABC45 Fall

Welcome to another weekly card challenge!  The weather here in the US is getting cooler and fall will be here in just a few days!   Where has our summer gone?  Time is just flying by this year!

ABC45 'Fall'
The first day of fall is on Sunday Sept. 22nd so we decided to create 'Fall Themed' cards this week.  You can create any fall card you would like.

Don't have a blog?  No problem, we will visit your online gallery; simply use the keywords ABC45 for this challenge.  Below are our design team cards to get you inspired.  Be sure to click on their names to visit their blogs!


Now it's your turn, lets see your 'Fall Theme' cards!  Hope you can play along with us!
 



 Ger
Used Fall colours for my card x
 
 

 
 Lela


A few things to remember-

--Challenges are limited to cards only.
--You may enter up to 3 times, but please make a new card for each entry.
--You may combine this challenge with up to 10 challenges total.
--Please link this challenge within your blog post.
--When uploading please link your blog post entry, not your blog URL/address.
--No back linking, please make a new card for this challenge.

--In order to be chosen a 'Winner' or 'Top 3' you must follow the posted challenge and our blog challenge rules posted above.

Be sure to grab our blog challenge badge (at the top left sidebar) and become a follower.

 
When entering the challenges please be sure to use your correct email address since that is the email I will be using to contact the winner about being a guest designer.