A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #1-2023

 Welcome to A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #1-2023, 1st January through to 27th January 2023

Before we get under way this month, we have a new designer to announce. For the very first time in this challenge, we have a mother-daughter combo in the team. 

How cool is that!😎

Please welcome Sharon's daughter, Hadassah to the team!

I'm sure you'll love seeing her projects I the months to come.

Now, back to the challenge, our design team has been very busy again! Here's quick look at their work to inspire you this month.

Inspiration Video

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December's Winners, Challenge #12- 2022

Our winners from our December challenge will be announced on the 28th of January at 7.00am, ADST Sydney, Australia time. 

Please check back then to see if you're a winner!

Our Winners’ Video is also be published on the following sites each month.

Cardmaking Tutorials, Support and Inspiration Facebook Page

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge Facebook Page

Cardmaking Tutorials, Support and Inspiration Facebook Group

And now, back to this month's challenge!

This is always an Open Challenge and always "Anything Goes”. You're welcome to add unlimited entries per challenge and you may enter any crafting project with any theme.
For full details on our rules and on how to enter, please visit our rules page.

Our prizes consist of…

1st Prize: 3 sponsor images from the collages below, a certificate and a badge.

PLUS 

An invitation to feature as a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

2nd Prize: 1 sponsor image from the collages below, a certificate and a badge.

3rd Prize:1 sponsor image from the collages below, a certificate and a badge.

DT Favourites: a certificate and a badge.

Honorable Mention Winners: a certificate and a badge.

Spotlight Winners: a certificate and a badge.


Our sponsor for this month's challenge are

Ching-Chou Kuik and Jan's Digi Stamps!

Ching-Chou Kuik

You can join Ching-Chou Kuik's Facebook Group HERE 

Ching-Chou Kuik’s Facebook page can be found HERE 

Ching-Chou Kuik's challenge blog can be found HERE  

And, for the very first time, we welcome Jan's Digi Stamps!

Jan's Digi Stamps' Facebook page can be found HERE

Jan's Digi Stamps' Instagram page can be found HERE

Jan's Digi Stamps' Pinterest can be HERE

And, Jan's Digi Stamps holds her their monthly challenge and you can find that HERE

Ching-Chou Kuik and Jan's Digi Stamps have generously supplied these images for this challenge.

Ching-Chou Kuik

Jan's Digi Stamps

Here's a closer look at the inspiration from our amazing Design Team, using sponsor's images.

Gill

Gill used pre-coloured Jan's Digi Stamps' Church Sympathy

Hadassah

Hadassah used Ching-Chou Kuik's Winter Snowflake 

Helen

Helen used Jan's Digi Stamps' Birthday Bear

Ivy

Ivy used Ching-Chou Kuik's Dandelion Field

Karen

Karen used Jan's Digi Stamps' Old Friends

Kyla

Kyla used Jan's Digi Stamps' April Showers

Melanie

Melanie used Jan's Digi Stamps Friendship Flowers

Serene 

Serene used Ching-Chou Kuik Above The Dirt

Sharon

Sharon used Ching-Chou Kuik's Keep In Faith 

 

And, finally, for my inspiration

I've used Ching-Chou Kuik's pre-coloured Fern & Butterfly and you can find all the details on my blog, here.

 

We can't wait to see all your creations and we wish you all the best of luck in our challenge. We'll be back at the end of the month to announce our multitude of winners!

Don't forget, every entrant is welcome to take our participation badge to add to your blogs and your Facebook pages.

You can enter your projects by clicking the link at the bottom of this post, just above the coments.

Remember, you must link back to this challenge to be eligible for a prize!

Good luck to you all!

If at any time the Linky Tool doesn't appear for you, or isnt working, please use this form to add your entry privately. I will transfer the information provided to add your entry at my earliest possible convenience.