2016 Christmas Card Challenge

[annsforte3]

Hello, I am Ann aka annsforte3 and I am your new hostess for the 2016 Christmas Card Challenges.
First, let�s thank Vikki Jo for all of the work she has done to help us get ready for holidays past!

Let�s get Started!

Please post your monthly goal, to this thread, and post your monthly cards on each appropriate thread.
The links are in the next post!

Note: Your monthly goals are the amount of cards you need to make each month to stay ahead and avoid the rush at the end of the year!!

Information to help you through the coming year:
1. Who can join? Anyone that needs holiday cards may join the group!
2. Complete as many cards or tags as you would like each month. Set your own goals!
3. The challenges run January through November!
4. We are here to help you have a stress free holiday, so no challenges in December!
5. First thing to do is upload to your own gallery! Use CCC16 in the title and Keyword so that your cards will show up in the right gallery and that others may view them.
6. There is no deadline, work on your cards anytime during the month, we are here to motivate you!
7. Please post a reply to this thread letting me know that you want to join and list the amount of cards you wish to do during the month.
8. Remember that the monthly challenge is just for motivation, every card you do is wonderful and right for the challenge! There are no challenge police!!
9. Please use only the thread that I have started for each month or you might be missed by others trying to leave you some lovin� comments!
10. If you are new to SCS start here for everything you could possibly want to know! Or just post your question and I would be happy to help!

[annsforte3]

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


Here are the links for each month.
Please post a link in the appropriate thread to your gallery

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

[vikkijo]

Thank you Ann!

I think everyone will appreciate a hostess that is online more often

[JBgreendawn]

Thank you Ann, and Vickki thank you for all you have given us. this challenge has saved my sanity more than once

[vikkijo]

Your welcome and thank you for joining!

[susanbri]

Thanks, Ann, for taking over as hostess, and thanks, Vikkijo, for doing it for the past several years!

[jan31]

Thanks Vikkijo for all your hard work and encouragement, thanks Ann for taking over as hostess.

[susanbri]

I'm definitely joining again next year as it helps me get enough Christmas cards made without going crazy in November!!

My quota will be 10 per month.

[jan31]

I will definitely join again but will decide when I go home at the end of the month and have a count up of how many I will need.

[annsforte3]

I have the first two months set up for challenges already! Looking for ideas from everyone!! Please let me know your wonderful ideas and I can get the rest of the year set up for those who like to work ahead!

[FMcrafter]

oh oh this is great! This thread helps me out sooo much...thank you both

[annsforte3]

Great to have so many already signing up for 2016!!

Thank you so much!!

Special thanks to VikkiJo for all the work she has done the last 3 years!!

[smadson]

I didn't do it for 2015 and should have! I will commit to 2016. I think I will say four a month. I probably will make 4 of same card each month. We will see! Thank you Ann!

[muscrat]

I'll try 5 a month again. It worked out well this year for me bug I had leftovers from last year to start with.

[FMcrafter]

4 per month for me with time off for bad behaviour in July and August

[ciocidi]

Thanks Ann and VikkiJo! I enjoyed seeing all the samples generated from a single theme. Count me in for 2016 - probably 5-7 per month should get me through. I purchased my sled dies and the ideas are percolating with the new sets I bought from SU this year! May I suggest a theme for July - my birth month? Angels are very significant in my life so I am suggesting using an angelic theme in your choice of colors for July. Of course, the birthstone is a ruby, so that color may guide my hands. Thanks for hostessing and participating in a new year! I may even be able to do close work again - cataract surgery has limited me for 2 weeks, and will continue with the 2nd eye next month. But iuf all goes well, I can align things again! Diane

[DiHere]

Thanks to all hostesses, past and present! This has saved me a lot of stress over the years.

I'm definitely signing up for 2016 - I think four a month should see me right.

[jodylb]

Definitely count me in! I'll stick with my current commitment of four. Welcome, Ann! Vikki Jo, thanks for all the time you spent hosting this challenge.

Ann, if you are looking for themes, how about a Christmas village, house or shops decorated fort Christmas? Could include Windows and /or doors.

[annsforte3]

Ok, we have January - Pat, February - Ann, March - JodyLynn, and July - Diane set for challenges!!

Let me know what else you are thinking!!

You are coming up with some great challenges!!

[AmylovesNormaJean]

I will do five cards per month.

[ScrappinCEO]

Quote:

Originally Posted by vikkijo

Thank you Ann!

I think everyone will appreciate a hostess that is online more often

But we love you bunches!!!!
Sometimes life just gets in the way. Trust this face :shock:

[ScrappinCEO]

I'm IN
1/2 of a recipient category per month - minimum of 10 cards per month
Plus 100 gift tags for the cookie trays I deliver.

I didn't do anything this year because I did not get moved into my new studio in a timely manner. We broke ground a year ago Nov. 3. I'm still trying to get stuff moved in

[susanbri]

Love the themes proposed so far!

How about "peace on earth" for April? It could be using that as a sentiment, or cards depicting doves, or a very peaceful snow scene - however you want to interpret it.

[auntangie]

Looking forward to sticking with it more than two months like I did in 2015. Good thing I have tons of cards left over from previous years to use. Paring down the Christmas card list, so I will be back a with monthly goal after 2015 cards are sent.

[FMcrafter]

OH OH OH OH OH
****standing on my tippy toes with my hand waving frantically in the air


how about trees for June...yup the rush of new foliage...so trees ...wreath...anything like that

[annsforte3]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FMcrafter

OH OH OH OH OH
****standing on my tippy toes with my hand waving frantically in the air


how about trees for June...yup the rush of new foliage...so trees ...wreath...anything like that

Ok Ms. FMcrafter,
I am calling on you right now!! LOL!!

June it is and I love the challenge!!

[FMcrafter]

wooohoooo I have corrupted!!!! wooohoooo...

the crazy old fart...also known as Lynn

[FMcrafter]

oh oh oh oh waving my fluorescent curlers every where..September ...retro Christmas!!!!..retro colours..retro paper...retro ....uummmm ...lost my thought there....retro was sooooooooooo long ago for me

[muscrat]

I'm really going to need this challenge because I just used up every card I had and still making more! Over 90 so far! I will have to do more than my original five or cut back my list!

[melissa59]

I plan to join in the fun come January. We've got less than three weeks until Christmas and I've not made a single Christmas card for this year. Like Kathy, I NEED this challenge.

BTW ... Kathy, since you are on such a roll, with 90 cards under your belt, can you make another dozen or so for me. Be sure to make an extra nice one for yourself. (remind anyone of Christmas Vacation?)

2016 commitment: 4 per month

[annsforte3]

Wonderful ladies, glad you are joining in!!

Helps to combine them with some of the weekly challenges to stay on track. I usually go full speed the first few months and then forget for awhile.

We need to keep each other motivated!!

[muscrat]

Quote:

Originally Posted by melissa59

BTW ... Kathy, since you are on such a roll, with 90 cards under your belt, can you make another dozen or so for me. Be sure to make an extra nice one for yourself. (remind anyone of Christmas Vacation?

Reminds me more of DH. One year he said "how about making yourself a super special birthday card!" LOL

[jacqueline]

Congrats on leading the Christmas Card Challenge Ann. You must be related to the Energizer Bunny - you are one lady that stays on the go. I may jump in this year and try to get ahead. Even if I don't use all the cards myself, it'll be nice to have a stock of Christmas cards available (I hold card sales with friends).

I'd noticed a couple of the months didn't have challenges listed yet so I'm offering a couple suggestions:

• Make cards that include non-traditional colors, images or theme;
• Use a humorous or funny greeting or image;
• Make a Santa card using a Santa image or that's representative of Mr. Claus;
• A Christmas card representative of where you live (i.e. I live near the beach in NC - we rarely get snow so I might use an image of a pelican on a decorated pier/piling; I previously lived in Buffalo NY and might use a snowy image or sledding, etc.).

Just some ideas.

[susanbri]

I especially love Jacqueline's last two suggestions. Ann, can we incorporate Santa and cards representative of where we live?

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Originally Posted by jacqueline

Congrats on leading the Christmas Card Challenge Ann. You must be related to the Energizer Bunny - you are one lady that stays on the go. I may jump in this year and try to get ahead. Even if I don't use all the cards myself, it'll be nice to have a stock of Christmas cards available (I hold card sales with friends).

I'd noticed a couple of the months didn't have challenges listed yet so I'm offering a couple suggestions:

• Make cards that include non-traditional colors, images or theme;
• Use a humorous or funny greeting or image;
• Make a Santa card using a Santa image or that's representative of Mr. Claus;
• A Christmas card representative of where you live (i.e. I live near the beach in NC - we rarely get snow so I might use an image of a pelican on a decorated pier/piling; I previously lived in Buffalo NY and might use a snowy image or sledding, etc.).

Just some ideas.

[annsforte3]

Sounds wonderful to me, will add it!!

Added for the May challenge!!

[annsforte3]

Still need an idea for October! Any thoughts?

[susanbri]

Ann, those were two separate theme ideas - Santa was one and the other was a card representative of where you live - so that would cover October too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by annsforte3

Still need an idea for October! Any thoughts?

[annsforte3]

Susan,
Actually I think they work really great together!!

Do you have another idea for October?

All the other months are now taken care of.

[susanbri]

It wasn't my intention or idea to put them together, but I guess it could work - I'll have to figure out how to show Santa in the rainy Pacific Northwest!

An idea for October could be "relax, you're into the home stretch - anything that speaks of relaxation such as a cozy fire, a cabin in the woods, something playful like tobogganing or building a snowman, etc."

What do you think?

Quote:

Originally Posted by annsforte3

Susan,
Actually I think they work really great together!!

Do you have another idea for October?

All the other months are now taken care of.

[annsforte3]

Susan,
That is such a great idea for October!!

Ok we now have all the months covered!!

Santa with an umbrella? This combination for the challenge could really spark some creativity!! Can't wait!!