Beat the Christmas Rush 25th March to 24th April

Christmas Card Tally 12

Still playing catch up after my slow start in January here are my 6 cards for March. I have used the Stampin’ Up bow punch – my new favourite toy with thanks to my lovely friend Susi who patiently showed me how to use it.

So will you join us in our effort to Beat the Christmas Rush? Just make up to 5 Christmas cards a month and link us to your blog post. It doesn’t matter if you miss a month or haven’t even started yet; dip in and it as you like. Each month I will feature my favourite from last month’s links and I couldn’t resist these gorgeous cards by Sarah which she describes as simple and I describe as classy!

The small print … please only link new cards. Up to 5 links allowed per person per month. Mention my blog in your post(s).  It’s not necessary, but I’ll be thrilled, if you join my blog as a follower. If you miss a month or two it doesn't matter, come back next month … or the month after.

Sketch Challenge March 1-31st

Good morning and welcome to March’s sketch challenge. To be in with a chance of winning one of my kits all you need to do is use the sketch as a starting point for your page and see where it takes you. Use the linky to show me where your page is stored your blog, your gallery, photo hosting website or FB if I am a friend and I’ll chose my favourite. Simples!

(Please pop back later to see my page )

Wow! Thirteen lovely entries for last month’s challenge. Which one to choose? Well if Jen can produce this after a bang on the head … wow! Just stunning! Hope you are feeling better, Jen.

Jen - please have a look at the kits on the page tab above and choose one for your prize then email your address to sue at suehr dot fsnet dot co dot uk

 

 

 

The small print … please only link new layouts. You must mention my blog in your post(s) and link to the challenge.  It’s not necessary, but I’ll be delighted if you join my blog as a follower. If you are linking from your gallery on UKS, please copy and paste the URL address at the top of the page which starts www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto … it won’t work with any of the links below the text box.

Beat the Christmas Rush February 25th–March 24th

Christmas Card Tally 6

Here we go with the second Christmas link up for 2015. Our aim is to make 5 cards per month, and to make up for my shortfall last month blush I have made 6 of these cute cupcakes, based on a Pinterest idea which of course I can’t find now - if you recognise it please leave me a comment so I can make an acknowledgement . If you’d like the template for this quick and easy card, it is here. I have used BoBunny Very Vintage Double Dots 6”x6” patterned papers and the Stampin’ Up ticket stamp and punch.

So, will you join us in Beat the Christmas Rush? If you d you will have a pile of cards all done and dusted come November.   Just think, no last minute rush! If you miss a month, or only manage one card like me last month! that’s just fine. Dip in and out as you choose. Just link us to your blog post, gallery page or photo hosting site. I will choose my favourite to feature in the next month’s BtCR blog post …

... and my favourite choice from January’s linky was this one by Sarah. I love the stamping and embossing – on her blog Sarah has given details of everything she has used to make her gorgeous card and her card tally is 9 already!

I really hope you will join us,

The small print … please only link new cards. Up to 5 links allowed per person per month. Mention my blog in your post(s).  It’s not necessary, but I’ll be thrilled, if you join my blog as a follower. If you miss a month or two it doesn't matter, come back next month … or the month after.

Sketch challenge 1st-28th February

 

Welcome to February’s sketch challenge. I seem to have a thing for circles at the moment so you won’t be surprised to see that my sketch features a big one! I will enjoy seeing how you do it – mine is a small circle of card then larger stitched circles, you could use patterned papers or plain cardstock,  you could stitch it or draw it … whatever takes your fancy!

My challenge for you is to use the sketch as  your starting point and see where your creativity takes you. I’ll choose my favourite to win one of my kits you can see them on the page tab at the top.

Of last month’s super entries I have chosen this page by Karen as my kit winner – I am a great fan of Karen’s work and this one is just lovely!

Karen - please have a look at the kits on the page tab above and choose one for your prize then email your address to sue at suehr dot fsnet dot co dot uk

The small print … please only link new layouts. You must mention my blog in your post(s) and link to the challenge.  It’s not necessary, but I’ll be delighted if you join my blog as a follower. If you are linking from your gallery on UKS, please copy and paste the URL address at the top of the page which starts www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto … it won’t work with any of the links below the text box

Beat the Christmas Rush Jan 25th–Feb 24th

 

2015 Christmas Card Tally 1

Two days late, I know, but welcome to the first  Beat the Christmas Rush for 2015. If the truth be told, I wasn’t going to start BtCR for a fourth year, but as two people have already asked me where it is I have changed my mind!  The card I am sharing with you this month is the one I made for Michael for Christmas using Cricut cut penguins and mistletoe and some punched hearts – simple but perfect for a pair of penguin lovers, as we are.

What’s Beat the Christmas Rush all about? Our aim is to make up to 5 Christmas cards a month so that, by November 25th you will have a nice stock of cards that only need you to write in them – simples! No last minute rush making it a chore instead of an enjoyable crafting activity. If you miss a month, or only manage one card like me this month! that’s just fine. Dip in and out as you choose. Just link us to your blog post, gallery page or photo hosting site. I will choose my favourite to feature in the next month’s BtCR blog post.

Thank you to all those who linked up their fab cards last month. I picked these cuties by Krafty Karen as my favourite.

So, why not join us for our first link in 2015?





The small print … please only link new cards. Up to 5 links allowed per person per month. Mention my blog in your post(s).  It’s not necessary, but I’ll be thrilled, if you join my blog as a follower. If you miss a month or two it doesn't matter, come back next month … or the month after.

Blue Brads’ Winter Scavenger Hunt

Last summer we had great fun with Rinda’s Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt so we have blatantly stolen the idea and set up our own winter themed photo challenge on UK Scrappers. Please feel free to join in here even if you aren’t a member of UKs and link us up to your photos on your FB page, your photo host or your blog via the comments here  – the real fun is seeing all the different interpretations of the prompts …

… so get clicking!

Here’s your list – the challenge is to get as many photos using the prompts as possible by March 20th.

1 Frozen   
2 a clock at 12, striking
3 our garden in winter 
4 a fir cone
5 a dog in a winter jacket, woofing
6 ladies dancing
7 a squirrel, hopping
8 a warm hat and a scarf or mittens, warming
9 your craft space, bulging
10 the holly and the ivy (one or both) singing                

11 a robin, a-bobbin'
12 anything icy, glistening
13 sunset, glowing
14 a craft shop, tempting
15 a chimney, smoking
16 lambs, gambolling
17 frosty breath or rosy cheeks, or both, glowing
18 a warm hearth, crackling
19 winter berries

  

20 foot prints, crunching  
21 a winter pudding or drink
22 party balloons, floating
23 jimjams
24 a hand-addressed letter
25 a house number the same as your birthday
26 fallen leaves, rustling    
27 snowdrops or daffodils, peeping  
28 a cobweb
29 a street busker, playing
30 swans a-swimming

December/January Sketch Challenge

First of all, my apologies for the lateness of this post – my printer decided to have a hissy fit yesterday and it has taken my very techy husband all afternoon to get it to work again. Bless him he has fixed it now and I have been able to scan the sketch. So here goes with our last sketch challenge for 2014 …



So how many of you will be brave enough to put the circles over your photos? LOL You don’t have to, of course! My challenge to you is to use the sketch as your starting point and go where your imagination and creativity take you. Link me up to your blog, gallery or FB page, via the linky thingy below. Please be sure to link to my challenge in your post or gallery text box. I’ll choose my favourite and send the winner one of my crop kits you can see them on the page tab at the top of my blog.


My favourite page from last month’s super linkies was this one by loyal joiner-in of my challenges, Janetlinda.

Janet - please have a look at the kits on the page tab above and choose one for your prize then email your address to sue at suehr dot fsnet dot co dot uk

The small print … please only link new layouts. You must mention my blog in your post(s) and link to the challenge.  It’s not necessary, but I’ll be delighted if you join my blog as a follower. If you are linking from your gallery on UKS, please copy and paste the URL address at the top of the page which starts www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto … it won’t work with any of the links below the text box



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Beat the Christmas Rush November 25th

Christmas Card Tally 55!

Woo hoo, here we are at our last Beat the Christmas Rush for 2104 and if you’ve been with me from January you won’t be panicking about getting all your cards done in time for posting. You weren’t? Oh dear! Let that be a lesson to you LOL – come back in January when we’ll be starting again on the countdown towards Christmas 2015!

My cards this month are made from a tri-fold template – they look complicated but really aren’t. If you’d like the tutorial I’ll put it on a page tab for you.

Thank you to all those who linked up their fab cards last month. I picked this one by Mrs A as my favourite.

Isn’t this a super way to recycle old cards?

I am so going to do this in January.

Join us for our final link in 2014? If not, have a wonderful Christmas and see you on January 25th.




The small print … please only link new cards. Up to 5 links allowed per person per month. Mention my blog in your post(s).  It’s not necessary, but I’ll be thrilled if you join my blog as a follower. If you miss a month it doesn't matter, come back next month … or the month after.