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 Pick a Previous Technique Challenge

It's week 4 and the final week of 2025 here at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. That means it's time for a technique and, just like all of the others this month, you can go back and pick your favourite.  I decided to go with a shaker card because I used to hate making them, but after seeing Simon Says Stamp and Tim Holtz do a collage class, I am so much more comfortable now because Tim Holtz showed me the way.  Maybe you can relate to that kind of thing and we would love to hear about it when you enter your beautiful project below.

Most important you made it through another year and we hope everyone has an amazing New Year from all of us at 52 CCT.

Jill (me) january_fussy cutting

AndrejaM - January Fussy cutting

fabiola may die cut/punch

Branka january-fussy cutting

Tracy - January - Fussy Cutting

ELFi october-quick card

 

 

Gill - February - pop-up card

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 (GMT) 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 2nd January 2026

Have fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winner - Colour Challenge

 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 Colour Challenge!

We had some fabulous entries using all kinds of combinations throughout the year. It is impressive how a card can be changed just by changing its colour scheme.

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

OUR WINNER IS ... 
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 Jennie Maier

#6 Maria

#7 Maria - Tinyworks

#13 Urska

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!

December Pick a Previous Theme Challenge

Jill again with 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge # 3 for December 2025 is a Theme challenge.  So look back at our previous themes and pick your absolute favourite.  I chose the Grinch Christmas, because I have always loved the Grinch plus I purchased the die set used on my card mainly to be able to do exactly what I did, lol.  Below you will find lots of inspiration from the lovely and talented members of the design team.  We always appreciate seeing the amazing talent out there and we also appreciate it if you could swing by our blogs and look around for a few minutes and seconds just to show us some love.  Just click our names and it will take you right there (see super easy).  I'm so excited for this challenge and cannot wait to see the amazing ideas you will come up with.

Jill August theme grinch

AndrejaM  - October theme gnome

Fabiola August Grinch

Majda - October theme gnome

 

Branka february masculine 

 

ELFi - September/Poinsettia

Gill - July - critters

Tracy - May - Nativity

Tracey September/Poinsettia

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 (GMT) 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 26th December 2025

Have fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

December Sketch Challenge Winners

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

From clean and simple designs to beautifully layered creations, each entry showed how versatile our past sketches 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 Deborah

Your card truly stood out! We loved how thoughtfully you used the chosen sketch 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 Tinyworks 

#3 Jennie

#8 Urska

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 and happy December!  

December Pick a Previous Colour Challenge

It's Jill Again with week 2 for December of 2025 and it's a lovely colour challenge.

This week you get to pick a previous colour challenge (fun, fun).  I love gold and blue for Christmas cards, they look so elegant don't you think?  Of course you pick from a previous colour challenge that calls to you.  Below you will see inspiration from the beautiful talented ladies on the design team to help you out if you are having any trouble getting started!! We would also appreciate it if you could find the time to visit our blogs and show us a little love!!  We all thoroughly enjoy visiting your blogs to let you know how impressed we are with the skills of the ladies and gentlemen that join us!!  You are all amazing and I know all of you provide inspiration for me all of the time.  I hope you like this colour challenge and can't wait to see what you guys come up with.

Jill (Me)

AndrejaM  - August

fabiola blue and gold, june 2025

Branka blue and gold, june 2025

ELFi - August - Babyblau, Weiß, Hellbraun

Andreja L - April Colour

Tracey - April Kraft and White

Gill - May - red and green

Tracy - October - Red, Green and Brown

Majda - April/ Kraft and White

 

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 (GMT) 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 19th December 2025

Have fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter