January Theme Challenge

 Morning All, Andreja L here.

The third Saturday of each month at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is either a theme challenge. For the theme I want to see WINTER SPORTS on your cards. 

 Here is some inspiration from the Design Team:

Andreja L

fabiola

AndrejaM

Branka

Deborah

Majda

Tracey

ELFi

Tracy

Valentina B

Just a quick reminder of the rules:

• This is a CARD challenge - so no 3D projects, tags or ATCs
• Only new projects - no back-linking
• Please link directly to your POST, not to the whole of your blog
• Please show the graphic on your challenge post
• You must link up by midnight Friday (7.00pm EDT) to be considered for Winner or Honourable Mentions
• And please turn off word verification to make commenting easier - thank you

The deadline for entry to this challenge is midnight GMT on Friday, 23th January 2026 - that's 7.00pm EDT for those in the States.

Have fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners - January Sketch Challenge

 

 A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our January Sketch Challenge.

We had many beautiful entries, making it a tough decision,

but the Design Team has selected the following as our winners.  

Please join us in giving a round of applause to...


WINNER
Romana

Congratulations!

We would like to invite you to be a Guest Designer.

 Please contact us [email protected] so we can send you the details.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

 (listed in order of submission)


#3 Stephanie

#7 Colien

#14 Maja

#16 Cindy

Congratulations to you all!
We hope you will enjoy displaying our winners' badge on your blog.
You may collect it from the Badges tab at the top of the page here.

January Colour Challenge

  

 Good morning, Andreja L here with you today.  

It is time for our monthly colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

I have been thinking a lot about what colours to choose, then I chose 

KRAFT, GREEN and GOLD 

and only those colours we want to see on your card.

Our guest designer this week is:

Trina

Here is some inspiration from the Design Team:

Andreja L

fabiola

AndrejaM

ELFi

Branka

Majda

Deborah

Tracy

Just a quick reminder of the rules:

• This is a CARD challenge - so no 3D projects, tags or ATCs
• Only new projects - no back-linking
• Please link directly to your POST, not to the whole of your blog
• Please show the graphic on your challenge post
• You must link up by midnight Friday (7.00pm EDT) to be considered for Winner or Honourable Mentions
• And please turn off word verification to make commenting easier - thank you

The deadline for entry to this challenge is midnight GMT on Friday 16th January 2026 - that's 7.00pm EDT for those of us in the States. 

Have fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

December Technique Challenge Winner

Apologies that we are late with this post, but we are here to announce our winner of the

 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 

with our

 Pick a Previous Technique Challenge!

We had some fabulous entries using all kinds of combinations throughout the year. 

And now, let’s get to the exciting part…

OUR WINNER IS ... 

#6 Trina

Trina, for winning the colour challenge, we would love to invite you to be a Guest Designer for an upcoming challenge. To accept this invitation, please contact us HERE so we can send you the details.

Our Honourable Mentions are ...
(in submission order)

#2 Silke

#8 Trina again

#16 Susan

Thank you to everyone who joined in and helped make this challenge such a success. Your creativity and generosity in sharing your work made it a real celebration of crafting.

We hope you’ll join us for the current challenge—we love seeing what you create!

Until then, happy crafting!

January Sketch Challenge

 

Good Morning and Happy New Year 2026!

Andreja L here with you today and it is my pleasure to host this month's challenges at

 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

Each month we have a set pattern of challenges to inspire you to create your Christmas cards. 

The schedule is:

* Sketch *

* Colours *

* Theme/Recipe * 

*Stash/Technique *

Here is our sketch for the first challenge of 2026

(you can rotate the sketch)

Here is some inspiration from the Design Team:

Andreja L

fabiola

Majda

AndrejaM

Deborah

Tracey

ELFi

Branka 

Valentina B

Tracy

Just a quick reminder of the rules:

• This is a CARD challenge - so no 3D projects, tags or ATCs
• Only new projects - no back-linking
• Please link directly to your POST, not to the whole of your blog
• Please show the graphic on your challenge post
• You must link up by midnight Friday (7.00pm EDT) to be considered for Winner or Honourable Mentions
• And please turn off word verification in order to make commenting easier - thank you

Deadline for entry to this challenge is midnight GMT on Friday 9th January 2026 - that's 7.00pm EDT for those in the States.

Have fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

December take a previousTheme Challenge Winner

 Apologies that we are late with this post, but what a lovely way to kick off December here at 

52 Christmas Card Throwdown 

with our 

Pick a Previous Theme Challenge! 

This challenge is always a favourite, and once again you did not disappoint. It was such a treat to see familiar theme revisited and reimagined in fresh, festive ways — proof that a great theme never goes out of style.

From clean and simple designs to beautifully layered creations, each entry showed how versatile our past theme can be. Whether you stayed true to the original layout or gave it your own creative twist, every card was a joy to admire.

And now, let’s get to the exciting part…

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Winner

#4 Pauline

 Congrats Pauline

please contact us HERE so we can send you the details.

Your card truly stood out! We loved how thoughtfully you used the chosen theme and brought it to life with festive details, colour, and texture. The balance of elements was spot-on, making this a beautifully cohesive and eye-catching design.

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Honourable Mention

(listed in order of submission)

#2 Karen

#16 Pauline

#26 Silke

A big cheer for our winners!

Each of your cards brought something special to the challenge. 

Don’t forget to grab your winners' badge from the Badges tab at the top of our page. We hope you’ll display it proudly on your blog!

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for this challenge and shared their creativity with us. Your cards filled our gallery with inspiration and festive cheer.

We hope you’ll join us again for our next challenge — we can’t wait to see which idea you choose next.

Until then, happy crafting!