ConBC #17 bingo board theme starts 1 January 2026 + #16 brags section

Welcome to Christmas [or not] BINGO Challenges #17!

 #17 starts January 1 and ends on February 15, 2025 with 12 am/midnight central time/Chicago or 6 am UK for start and end time references.

Our theme is always anything goes with the featured BINGO card. Choose one letter in the word BINGO and use at least three items in that column on your project. You must state in your blog post the column and the specific items used. This is not your typical BINGO card where you go up and down, left and right and diagonally. To make this more fun, you can only go up and down using the columns. There is a FREE space in each column that you are welcome to utilize if you'd like. You cannot mix and match columns - you can only use one column under one letter. The new bingo board is found at the end of the inspiration section.

#17 BINGO inspiration section from the ConBC team & GDTs Diny & Leslie:

DT Deborah: column Ii

square, layers, stamp image

and

DT Miss Mudge: column Ii 

square, layers, free, doily & lace, stamp image

and

DT Monica: column Bb

Christmas, non-traditional colors, buttons, digi image

and

DT Michelle: column Gg

Valentines, red, pearls, ephemera

and

DT Cindy: column Nn

winter weather, blue, sequins, stenciling

and

DT/owner Becca: column Gg

Valentines, red, free, gem

and

column Oo

rectangles, faux stitching, free, patterned paper

plus:

 Guest DT, a past random Spotlight winner = Diny

her blog: https://dinys-scrapkaarten.blogspot.com/

profile info: I love crafting with paper and I love making Christmas cards all year round!

I also like to make paper gifts for my grandchildren.

I enjoy participating in various Challenges and regularly win a top spot!

My card was made after the Bingo Challenge and I used column N:

Winter weather/Blue/Free/Sequins

Kind regards,

Diny

Diny's GDT ConBC #17 project: using Column Nn

winter weather, blue, free, sequins 

AND

Guest DT, a past random Spotlight winner = Leslie Rose

her blog link = 

https://lrosecreates.blogspot.com/2026/01/warm-winter-wishes.html

words to share: I would just like to say it was an honor creating as a Guest DT. Thank You and have a Happy New Year!

Leslie's #17 Guest DT ConBC Project: using Column Nn

winter weather, blue and free

Thank you very much DT members and our Guest DTs for noteworthy January-February #17 bingo board interpretations!

#17 Bingo Board for January 1 - February 15, 2025

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#16 Nov 1- Dec 15, 2025 Bragging section

Announcement: our winners and top picks from #16

November 1 - December 15, 2025 are: 

There were 39 entries!

Our randomly chosen WINNER is #10!

#10 = Loopyloo (Lynda) using column O!

Congrats, Lynda , you receive an invite to be Guest Designer for March 1, 2026! Please email me/Becca = beccasheartland@gmail.com with your decision to accept.

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PLUS

Our merit SPOTLIGHT WINNER is #18!
# 18 = Fabiola using column N!

Congrats, Fabiola, you also receive an invite to be Guest Designer for March 1, 2026! Please email me/Becca = beccasheartland@gmail.com with your decision to accept. 

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And our TOP PICK mentions are:

#7 entry by Chris using Column Ii = 

and

#21 entry by Deanne using Column Bb =

and

#27 entry by Carrianne using Column Nn =

for the honorable mention picks: \/

Congratulations, everyone! You've created outstanding interpretations for your picked column(s)' elements!

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PARTICIPANTS for #17:

Be sure to read our Playing Guidelines above and check out the challenges going on at our sister challenge blogs! 

This challenge will run for six weeks, ending at 12:00 am central time/Chicago on the 15th of next month, so dig into your stash and play some BINGO with us!

 

Hugs,

The BINGO Girls 

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Use the Inlinkz tool below for submitting up to 5 bingo column projects. (1 column of elements per project.)

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/4231a439a2494d568633f938ad468504

    

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Have a happy and healthy New Year 2026!!

and

Have a heartwarming Valentine's Day!!