Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #109!

Hi Crafters, it's time to Trim the Tree for Challenge #109, where we played Brimming With Style in the company of our lovely elf, Gail. Thanks so much, Gail, it's always a joy to have you as our elfin muse.

We had a rather amazing forty-seven cards for this challenge, and I'd like to say a very big thank you to everyone who played along. You guys really do bring the fun and I'm so appreciative of you all. 

I know I always say it but just picking a few cards to showcase is oh, so tricky. Here's what we went with for Challenge #109...

Our Top Picks for this challenge are:

#45 - Bonnie

Isn't this just joyous! 

#4 - Fabiola

So many hats!

#5 - Joanne

Gotta love that big snowdude, 

and the way the tag dangles from the sentiment!

Our Winner and Star on the Tree for this week is:

#15 - Arlene Rose

Just take a look at how Arlene played the theme with tiny blue hats on tiny snowmen.

Congratulations to you all, I hope you'll enjoy flaunting your blog badges for all the world to see!

Let's have a nice drum roll for the amazing Rudolph as he drops by to declare the WINNER of his Random Raffle Drawer! 

#29 - Denise B... It's you!

Congratulations, Denise, please email me a dottypudding (at) aol.com with your snail mail address so I can connect you with your prize. 

Thanks again to all our participants and thanks to Gail for all the inspiration. Challenge #110 is now up and running, so why not come and play along!

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #110 - Season's Tweetings

 

Welcome to another Christmas Kickstart Challenge!

I'm thrilled to welcome back Joanne from Ambrosia and Iron as our guest elf this month. 

Joanne first served a tour of duty as she put it as our elf back in August 2019. Thanks so much for making the return journey, and for your friendship over the years, Joanne. 

This month we are playing:

Challenge #110 - Season's Tweetings

We're all about our feathered friends this month.

And just look at Joanne's gorgeous creation! I love that snowy sky and the beautifully coloured robin. You can find out all the details of how Joanne made her card by dropping by at her blog here. Please leave her some love while you're there!

My offering this month is a very grown-up card for me. I tried so many different combinations of card stock and glitter card and patterned paper before I achieve a look I was happy with. It does look nice IRL, so it was worth the effort. You can see my other card for the challenge here. 

Here's Rudolph with his Random Raffle Prize for May. 

Isn't this a gorgeous set! Please remember to read the Challenge Guidelines before signing-up to play if you're new to Christmas Kickstart.

Joanne and I can't wait to see what you create for this fun theme!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #109 - Reminder

 

Hi there, it's mid-month reminder time as we play along with guest elf Gail from Crafty Nomad.

This month our challenge is:

Challenge #109 - Brimming with Style

We're all about hat-wearing this month. You can ink-up your favourite behatted stamp images OR perhaps add a hat to a none-hat-wearing image or die cut to make things extra fun.

Here's what Gail created to get us started for this challenge. You can drop by at Gail's blog and read all the details of how she made her card.  

I just fell in love with Gail's layout and colour combo for this one. My 'Inspired by...' card is pretty much a CaSE of her creation as I loved the three trees in the background, the placement of the sentiment and the bear's pink hat and scarf. 

Here's Rudolph with yet another lovely Random Raffle Prize. Don't forget to read the Challenge Guidelines in order to go into the draw. 

Gail and I can't wait to see your creations for this challenge!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #108

After a busy few days, I've finally found a few minutes to Trim the Tree for Challenge #108.

Our elf for this challenge was the lovely Wendy from Cartai. Thanks so much, Wendy, it was great fun getting to know you and I loved the card you made to inspire everyone. We had an amazing 31 entries for this challenge - none too shabby for March!

Choosing just a few cards to showcase is always difficult, but here's a few of your creations that really 'spoke' to Wendy and me this month.

Our Top Picks for this challenge are:

#23 - On the Corner of the Table

We love this sweet composition of a thoughtful fox in the snow.

#11 - Di

Such a lovely card with a very pretty sentiment and lovely layering.

#31 - Becca

Just so much fun, and perfect for the challenge.

Our Winner and Star on the Tree for this week is:

#24 - Linby

Just take a while to look at all the loveliness going on in Lin's collage card.

Congratulations to you all, I hope you'll enjoy flaunting your blog badges for all the world to see!

Here's the result of Rudolph's Random Raffle 

for March 2026

 

# 8 - Brenda... It's you!

Congratulations, Brenda, please email me a dottypudding (at) aol.com with your snail mail address so I can connect you with your prize. 

Thanks again to our guest elf Wendy, and also to everyone who created a card for our theme. There are so many of you who've made this a regular part of your crafting calendar and I can't tell you how grateful I am to have you play along each month. Just think how happy you'll be come Christmas and you have all those lovely cards made and ready to send!

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #109 - Brimming with Style

 

Welcome back, I hope you all had a good Easter. Hey, turns out it's time for a brand new challenge here at The Christmas Kickstart and I'm tickled pink to welcome back my dear friend Gail from Crafty Nomad.

This month our challenge is:

Challenge #109 - Brimming with Style

We'd love to see people and/or critters in hats, please. You can ink-up your favourite behatted stamp images OR why not add a hat to a none-hat-wearing image or die cut to make things extra festive!

Here's what Gail created to get us in the crafty zone! Isn't that bear just the cutest? Please drop by at Gail's blog and leave her some love. 

Here's what I made. I've had this cute stamp set for a while and decided now was this little guy's moment to shine! Isn't he fun!

Here's Rudolph with yet another lovely Random Raffle Prize. Don't forget to read the Challenge Guidelines in order to go into the draw. 

Gail and I can't wait to see your creations for this challenge!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #108 - Reminder

This month we are in the company of the rather wonderful Wendy from Cartai!

Wendy has chosen a super-fun theme for us...

Challenge #108 - Out of the Woods

And here's a reminder of the gorgeous card she created to start our challenge.

Isn't this a beauty! Please drop by at her blog and leave her some love. 

For my Inspired by... card I zeroed-in on Wendy's card layout and her cute Purple Onion Designs crew. 

I'm never sure what sort of dog Flappy is, but in my head he's some sort of miniature-sized St Bernard. Tofu was always going to be a ginger kitty as they're the only ones I can colour! 😁😁😁

The gorgeous Rudolph is here with his March Random Raffle Prize.

Please check our Challenge Guidelines before linking up in order to be eligible to win Rudolph's sweet prize. 

Come and join the fun - we can't wait to see what comes out of the woods on your card! I still have high hopes of seeing a festive Big Foot or two!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter