September Card Making Challenge - Autumn theme. Win a gift card and guest design spot!

Well hello, crafty friends! I hope you've had a wonderful summer. I took a well-earned break with the kids over the summer holidays, but now I'm back and ready for some autumn crafting! Are you ready to take your card making into the next season? 

The mood board we've created for the challenge features traditional autumnal tones and images - but you can create anything your card making heart desires! 

For inspiration, I've revisited my Instagram feed, and pulled a few favourite autumnal cards - some of them feature a traditional colour scheme, others pick up on other autumnal themes like Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Halloween and Trick or Treating:

Don't forget that Halloween also falls within Autumn, so you can definitely create Halloween cards for this month's challenge!

Hopefully this has given you a few card ideas, and will kick-start your crafty mojo! Get digging out your favourite fall-themed card making supplies... we can't wait to see what you create.

As a reminder, here’s the challenge rules:

RULES

• Create a handmade card, scrapbook layout or other handmade craft project with an Autumn / Halloween theme;
• Submit your entry via InLinkz, below;
• You can use any brands you love;
• Please feel free to share it on social media, too, and use the hashtag #craftandconnectchallenge - don’t forget to tag us, @craftandconnect_uk too, so that we can find it! 
• Each month, the challenge will be open from the date the challenge is posted until 5pm (UK time) on the final day of the month;
• Winners will be picked at random, and will have the opportunity to guest design for a future challenge;
• Winners will receive a prize, detailed in that month’s challenge blog.

Link to enter: 

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/party/071969e7b5d34aa68f81c797370fe26f?visitor

You have until 5pm BST on 30th September 2025 to enter your project(s), and the winner will receive a £10 Craft & Connect gift card PLUS a chance to guest design for a future challenge!

Christmas in July seems so long ago, now! Thanks to all that played along in our July challenge, we loved seeing all of your beautiful handmade Christmas cards. The lucky winner is Alexandra @rookiecardmaker and you can see her winning entry, here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DL-nw9UT3YD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=cGtsZG56YmRlbXd0&img_index=2

Congratulations, Alexandra!

Wishing you all a wonderful September filled with lots of crafty fun!