Winner of CHNC challenge extra for January

What a fantastic start to this new challenge blog and to the new year. It is so good to see so many of you continuing to use your Christmas supplies to get ahead of the game and start to pile up your Christmas cards rather than getting into a panic later in the year. I've been overwhelmed by the number of entries - thank you so much.

Unfortunately, there could only be one winner and this is the result of using random.org:

Number 103: Karen

who shared this lovely card:

Congratulations, Karen! Please email me at hazelharris@ntlworld.com so I can arrange for you to claim your $21 of digital stamps from Bugaboo Stamps.

February's challenge is here

I look forward to seeing your entries

And, once again, there will be a prize of $21 of digital stamps from Bugaboo Stamps

for the randomly chosen winner

CHNC challenge extra for January

Happy New Year and Welcome

Welcome to the first CHNC challenge extra. This challenge will last for the whole month of January.

Now that Christmas 2012 is over, please don't put away your Christmas stash - make as many cards as you can now to avoid panic later in the year. Perhaps you can make it a New Year's resolution.

All of these monthly challenges are being generously sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps - a winner will be randomly chosen using random.

Bugaboo Stamps are proud to sponsor this challenge - they are offering $21 of digital stamps to the randomly selected winner.

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week! 

 If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps   at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT   for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug. 

Every month I will be joined by a Guest Designer and for January I am pleased to welcome Fiona of Flossbite crafts, who writes:

'I work part-time in a well known chemist, which I've done for 22 years (I'm 42 now so it's been my only real job). I'm married to Rich, and we have two great kids, one of each, aged 8 and 14. We have one cat, aged 16, and one pup , aged 7 months. I make cards for pure enjoyment for family and friends. I've been making them for about eight years now. I don't really stick to one theme as I like trying all sorts, but if I had to pick a favourite, it would be colouring Mo Manning stamps, and making easel cards. I'm lucky enough to have my own little craft room so I can go and tuck myself away whenever time allows.'

Fiona and I were supplied with Bugaboo images to use and for this card Fiona used 'chimney Santa' and 'winter circle sentiments: chimney' - you can read more about Fiona's card on her blog here - please visit and leave her a comment.

And here are two more lovely cards from Fiona - the first one uses 'Sign it - Christmas Edward by Bugaboo Stamps - you can read about it here on Fiona' blog:

And here is Fiona's next card - she has used 'Poppi-xmas-tree' image - you can read about it here:

And another from Fiona, this time using 'Noel' from Bugaboo Stamps - you can read about it here on Fiona's blog:

For my first card I've used Bugaboo 'AKV Santa' and 'stocking mouse' - you can read more about it here on My Crafty Outlook:

And here's another card I've made - more details here on My Crafty Outlook:

Just adding another card which is for today's (Saturday 5 January) CHNC challenge 106 - can read more about it here (don't forget that any card you enter into the CHNC challenge 106 can also be added here.

And another - details here:

And another that you can find here:

Today (Saturday 12 January) I'm adding another card that I made for CHNC challenge 107 - don't forget that any entries there can also be linked here - using 'snow friends window' image from Bugaboo Stamps - you can read about it here:

You may add any Christmas card to this challenge -

it's 'anything goes' every month

There really aren't any rules as such - just have a look at what I've written on the right hand sidebar and join in! You may link as many entries as you like as long as they weren't blogged before 1 January 2013.

Weekly challenges will continue on my CHNC challenge blog - these usually have a theme - but any card that you enter there can be entered here as well, so you increase your chance of winning a prize. 

And, of course, you can chat about this monthly challenge extra blog on the CHNC facebook page as well - if you haven't joined that yet, please follow the link and 'like' the page.

I look forward to seeing all your Christmas cards - the more you make now the easier life will be when it gets towards November and December - it makes sense!

I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this challenge - please add a link to your blog post (not your blog, but the actual post where your card can be found) by 20:00 UK time Thursday 31 January.  Please mention my blog and create a link within the post for your creation. The winner will be announced at 23:00 UK  time on 31 January. February's challenge will begin at midnight on 1 February.

Please add your link to inlinkz. If by any chance it disappears, please leave a comment with the link to your blog post and I will make sure it is added. 

If you haven't done so already, please become a follower and grab my bright pink button to post on your sidebar and help continue to spread the word about this challenge blog - thank you.

Anything goes

1.	Kerry Louise	69.	fabiola	137.	Guild Master Crystal
2.	Seafield Jo	70.	Lawren F	138.	Suze #7
3.	Marianne #3	71.	Cyndie	139.	Suze #8
4.	Debbie	72.	Rocky	140.	Lynne in NI
5.	Tietje.	73.	Guild Master Crystal	141.	Heather Mills
6.	kris - madaboutpooh	74.	Helen	142.	Margaret M
7.	Marianne	75.	lachsekatze	143.	Di
8.	Brenda B	76.	fabiola	144.	Liselot
9.	Marianne #2	77.	♥ Laura C.	145.	Kath
10.	Kimx	78.	meg 2	146.	Angela B
11.	Paddy	79.	Ruby	147.	Joke
12.	miria	80.	Kerry Louise	148.	Suze #9
13.	Karen	81.	Joyce	149.	Rocky
14.	Kym's Crafty Cards	82.	Louise	150.	Suze
15.	Marianne	83.	Sandy How	151.	Suze #11
16.	kris - madaboutpooh #2	84.	meg 2	152.	Guild Master Crystal
17.	Rose	85.	Marjan	153.	Karen
18.	Elizabeth W	86.	kbrandy4	154.	Alli D
19.	Helen	87.	Heather Mills	155.	Alli D
20.	kris - madaboutpooh #3	88.	Heather Mills	156.	~DEANNE~
21.	Anne-Marie Lewis	89.	Heather Mills	157.	Wilma
22.	Karen #2	90.	Suze #4	158.	Wilma
23.	Renate	91.	Marianne #5	159.	fabiola
24.	Liselot	92.	miria	160.	Misseke
25.	Christine - Cndn Stamper	93.	Di	161.	Suze #12
26.	Liz	94.	Brenda B	162.	Margaret M
27.	Louise	95.	Margaret M	163.	Brenda B
28.	Dragonllew	96.	rachel fisher	164.	Helen
29.	Suze	97.	Ardilla	165.	José
30.	Brenda B	98.	Brenda B	166.	Liselot
31.	Suze #2	99.	Suze #5	167.	Sharon
32.	Christine - Cndn Stamper	100.	Karen	168.	Elizabeth W
33.	Bren	101.	Guild Master Crystal	169.	Helen
34.	meg	102.	pinky	170.	meg
35.	Helen	103.	Meighan Wheller	171.	Sandra H
36.	Karen #3	104.	Rocky	172.	Liselot
37.	Guild Master Crystal	105.	kbrandy4	173.	PJK
38.	Heather Mills	106.	Karen	174.	Brenda B
39.	Brenda B	107.	Mary Mac	175.	pinky
40.	kbrandy4	108.	Coldwaters2	176.	Carol
41.	kbrandy4	109.	Shell♥	177.	Gibmiss
42.	kbrandy4	110.	Michelle	178.	Guild Master Crystal
43.	Suze #3	111.	Suze #6	179.	Liz
44.	Mary Mac	112.	Nicola	180.	Scrappymo!
45.	Di	113.	Carol	181.	Di
46.	Christine - Cndn Stamper	114.	Catiecuddles	182.	PJK
47.	Liselot	115.	lachsekatze	183.	Cathy(Kraftykoolkat)
48.	Theresa P	116.	lachsekatze	184.	sue
49.	Miss C	117.	Wilma	185.	Made By Mandy
50.	Debbie Johns	118.	fabiola	186.	Angela B
51.	Lilackat	119.	Karen	187.	Alison Scott
52.	Chrissyxx	120.	Guild Master Crystal	188.	Alison Scott
53.	Rebelleke	121.	EllieWee	189.	Victoria
54.	Liselot	122.	Lorraine A	190.	Jane
55.	Pat Pilkington	123.	Misseke	191.	Margaret M
56.	Sharon	124.	Helen	192.	fabiola
57.	Margaret M	125.	fabiola	193.	Carol
58.	Wilma	126.	Chrissyxx	194.	Pauline
59.	Misseke	127.	kbrandy4	195.	Alli D
60.	lalkygirl	128.	Made By Mandy	196.	Alli D
61.	Sonia	129.	Anne-Marie Lewis	197.	Alli D
62.	Christine - Cndn Stamper	130.	Elizabeth W	198.	Shaz in Oz.x
63.	Judy McKay	131.	Sharon	199.	Misseke
64.	Christine - Cndn Stamper	132.	Clarissa ;o)	200.	Brenda B
65.	Shaz in Oz.x	133.	Andrea-Schnipsel	201.	Helen
66.	Kerry Louise	134.	Shaz in Oz.x no 2	202.	Marjan
67.	Misseke	135.	Marianne MW	203.	PJK
68.	kbrandy4	136.	meg 3	204.	Lisbeth

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