For the first time since we started these challenges, we have no winners to announce this week. Last week we announced a new plan for challenges going forward: we'll keep announcing new challenges each Saturday, but every challenge will run for two weeks. So, we'll start the new challenge today, giving you until Friday, January 4 to submit your sample. But don't forget, you still have until Friday, December 28 to submit a sample for our Color Combo 2 challenge.

Make sense? If not, comment below and we'll do what we can to help clarify any questions.

Now, this week's challenge? Create a project that showcases your favorite anythings from 2012! You can use any download you would like, but if you want a starting point, may we recommend the following downloads:

• All Time Fave Photobook
• Keep This Memory Photobook
• The Best Year Photobook
• Top 10 Photobook

Also, it can’t hurt your chances if other people think your sample is grand too, so make sure to blog, tweet, post, and pin it everywhere you can. Ask your friends to sign up for MyDigitalStudio.net so they can like, favorite, and comment on your sample here.

The prize? As usual, one download for free, but this time it will be from the downloads released on Tuesday, January 8!

Happy designing!  And don’t forget to tag your samples with “2012 Faves” before Friday, January 4, at noon (MT). Click here for the official rules.

Make sure to include the capitals and quotation marks in your tag. If your sample has been tagged correctly, you’ll be able to find it under Samples by clicking on the new link: 2012 Faves.