January 2017 Christmas Card Challenge

[annsforte3]

Here is the thread for the Christmas Card Challenge for January 2017!

For January, let�s go with Ann's suggestion to use something with a sled, snow tube, snowboard or skiing on our cards!

Please leave us a link to your card and make sure to use CCC17JAN in the title and in the Keywords!

Reminder, this is just a suggestion to help get you motivated and start on your 2017 Christmas Cards!

There is no 'deadline' to completing your Christmas cards for January,

It's never too late to join....

You can join anytime during the year. If you need to skip a month or two, that is perfectly fine.

[Kemernow]

Got it!

[Kemernow]

Here's my first card for the January challenge. I went with skies. This is also for the CAS405 challenge.

CAS405, CCC17JAN - Winter Skies by Kemernow - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Kemernow]

Ok so I'm kinda ahead of January...

[Kemernow]

A bit...

[Kemernow]

Second card for January, so I don't get behind. This is also for FS524, honoring octoberbabe as featured stamper for 12/11/16,

FS514 Winter Neighborhood by Kemernow - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[stampin'nana]

I was able to combine the alphabet challenge with January's Christmas card challenge. Here is Red Vintage Sled~

[tampatha]

Excited to do these this year! I always fall behind!

[Julie Gearinger]

Here is my first one for 2017 (hope it is OK that I did not participate with the theme :-))
Merry Pink Christmas by Julie Gearinger - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[smadson]

I posted my first card in June, since that was the theme I used.

[smadson]

How do you guys keep track of your challenges? I want to start chart of some kind with all of them. Every day I read the challenges and think I will remember it! LOL

[Kemernow]

I have a dry-erase board and I write everything down and erase it once I get the challenge done. Otherwise, I write the challenge on a piece of paper and then lose it. ;-)

[Julie Gearinger]

Quote:

Originally Posted by smadson

How do you guys keep track of your challenges? I want to start chart of some kind with all of them. Every day I read the challenges and think I will remember it! LOL

Sharon, I have a notebook dedicated to challenges (just a regular spiral notebook that I covered with pretty paper :-))

Each page has one of the SCS Challenges (one line for each challenge) and I have double page layouts that I created with a grid for the other online challenges that I participate in. The double page layout will hold approx. 6 weeks worth of challenges and the SCS pages hold over a year (front and back since I use college ruled paper).

This has worked well for me for several years (I have Christmas and misc. SCS in the back). I cross off the challenges as I do them and can go back and "catch" up if I want to as well :-) I tried putting it in a Publisher document for a few weeks but that took more time than my manual notebook. I did have graphics in the computer version but I just hand draw the sketch, etc. in my notebook). Some of my pages I have added inserts with washi tape so I could keep them in the same location...


Hugs and have fun creating your own system! Happy New Year!

[FMcrafter]

Happy New year everyone! I am here...I have NO idea where my mojo went!

[annsforte3]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FMcrafter

Happy New year everyone! I am here...I have NO idea where my mojo went!

Mine seems to be gone also!! Can't get going on anything!!


But then I look at my house, not as clean as I would like it right now, one son sick, DH still coughing, stuff to be bought away, and me not running at full speed!!


Need some inspiration, Lynn!! Let me know if you find us some!!

[Starduststamper]

I got this month's creation done!

CCC17JAN Winter Wonderland Sleigh ride by Starduststamper - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[gl1253]

Here's my first card for this year. I didn't have anything specific for the challenge so I just went with snow.

Happy Snowman by gl1253 - Cards and Paper Crafts at SplitcoaststampersWarm Winter Wishes by gl1253 at Splitcoaststampers

[Breila_Cards]

First card of the year! No stamping, I used stash items instead, a nice festive sleigh!

CCC17JAN - Festive Sleighride by Breila_Cards - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[susanbri]

Not on the theme, but I did this for today's CAS challenge to use something new. Here's number 1 of 10 for January:

Showing Something New

[lazylizard]

Got to make a cute quick card for this theme and to get going on these Jan. Christmas challenges. Here' s my link:

CCC17JAN by lazylizard - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Breila_Cards]

Played with my stamps today.

CCC17JAN - Ready for the freeze by Breila_Cards - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[snietje]

here are my first cards for next Christmas

Oh oh what did I do... by snietje - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers


and the second one
Christmas Joy by snietje - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers


Snietje

[Andrea Robert]

I wanted to use both of these images on the same card, so I ended up fussy cutting them, leaving the bottoms of the images uncut to serve as the snowy hills. The rest of my January cards won't be nearly so fussy, but I love how this came out!

Sledding Fun by Andrea Robert - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Thanks for looking!

[cindybstampin]

I got my first one done. It's not specifically Christmas but it could be. Off to see what the rest of the gallery holds. Glad to see it filling up!
Cooler with You by cindybstampin - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[susanbri]

Here's #2 and 3 of 10 for January:

Something Else New

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

[Andrea Robert]

Here's is Sledding Card #2..I stamped and colored 6 of the same images to use in different ways on different cards:

Sledding through the Trees by Andrea Robert - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

And#3, for which I also made a matching envelope from the same DP:


Sledding Through the Snow 2 by Andrea Robert - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

And #4, which uses a leftover embossed card that didn't work out for a previous project:
Embossed Sledding by Andrea Robert - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

One more to finish for January, coming later! thanks for looking!

[FMcrafter]

I am so behind! I am going to go soak my head then travel theough all the beautiful galleries

[smadson]

Lynn, I am behind too. I have done one Christmas card and I linked it to June's gallery.
Thank you Julie and Kandie for the input about challenges. I made a rough chart, but am finding I didn't leave enough space in the squares to write all the info about the challenges, but it is a start. This week I did most the challenges, because I had them written all in one place. What is going to difficult are these monthly ones, like this, and the BAJ one and the Bible Verse one. I tend to forget to do them.

I sure have a lot of catch up here to do. Your cards are all great!

[annsforte3]

Sharon,You do gorgeous work!! You can do it, I have confidence in you!!

[Andrea Robert]

Number 5...Flip flop cards are not easy to photograph and still get the full impact of the card as received (when fully closed, the "Ho! Ho! Ho!" is centered at the top of the card in the green space.). Regardless, here it is.

Still Sledding by Andrea Robert - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Trying to decide whether to make 2 more cards with the same image, or go on to other themes....or maybe go back to work? LOL

[JBgreendawn]

I stuck this one into January... and someone said oh, jingle bells are on sleighs...
( SO it almost hits the theme lol)

Jingle Shaker by JBgreendawn - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[JBgreendawn]

waited too long and missed the edit of the last post oops here is another snowman card...
(don't groan its cute) ;)

Eskimo Kisses by JBgreendawn - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[cjzim]

Here's my first card for the month - and the year!

CASING Jill Foster

[FMcrafter]

I don't think I have a crafting bone in my body yet!

[annsforte3]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FMcrafter

I don't think I have a crafting bone in my body yet!

Yes, you do!!!!!!! You need inspiration!!!!!!!!

[lamoore]

Here is made for for this Jan CCC. Perfect timing. I love these stampes that evoke great childhood memories!


Holiday Memories CCC17JAN by lamoore - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[susanbri]

I'm on track as I'm halfway through my quota for January and it's not the middle of the month yet! Here are 4 and 5 for my quota of 10:

Joy in an Ornament

Snowflake Wishes

[cindybstampin]

I am falling behind already! With 6 family birthdays in January those cards are keeping me busy. I'm still feeling more like looking at cards than making them!
Of course I am making birthday dinners and birthday brownies and giving a birthday parry today. No mojo!

[annsforte3]

No worries Cindy you'll get there!!

[SageBrush]

I haven't posted cards here in several years. Hope it shows up ok! I keep trying to make a couple of Christmas cards so I'm not stressed like I was this past Christmas! Sorry, didn't have any stamps with skis or sleds. Here are my two cards.
Christmas Deer by SageBrush - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Chickadee Christmas by SageBrush - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers