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

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #107

At last, I'm here to Trim the Tree for Challenge #107! 

I must apologise for the delay but life has been a little bit of a rollercoaster ride recently.

We had a wonderful guest elf this month as we were joined by lovely Carol Mayne from Just Me: c. Carol is a total star, and we've had heaps of fun and nice chats behind the scenes. Thanks so much, Carol.

We had thirty-seven gorgeous entries for this challenge, which I think is rather amazing as it took place during a month when we're all knee deep in pink glitter and love hearts!

Picking just a few cards to showcase has been extra tricky this month as the standard of entries was just soooooooooo good. Here are just a few of the cards that caught our eye...

Our Top Picks for this challenge are:

#19 - Joanne

The placement of the focal element, the embossing, the script, 

the holly... what a beauty!

#5 - Sandy J

We both loved the music themed stamping and embossing, 

and the sweet ribbon on the bauble!

#4 Linda

All of Linda's cards were just stunning, but we love the detail on this card 

and that nativity scene is adorable.

#23 - Gundi

The limited colour palette, the flowers, and that envelope containing the sheet music. 

Just so lovely.

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

#32 Bobby

Such a fun card, and a gorgeous colour combo too. Carol and I both love Bobby's card!

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

Finally, our favourite Rangifer Tarandus is here to announce the results of his Random Raffle for February!

# 28 - Di... It's you!

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

Thanks once again to Carol for being our elfin muse, and thanks also to everyone who played along. There's a brand new challenge underway and a brand new, sparkly elf to meet and greet, so why not drop by and join the fun! 

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #108 - Out of the Woods

Happy March, everyone!

As our elf this month I'm delighted to welcome self-confessed walking craft store explosion, the rather wonderful Wendy from Cartai!

"Dia dhuit, everyone! I’m Wendy, coming to you from the land of horizontal rain and the firm Irish belief that a properly brewed cuppa is a valid medical intervention for everything from a flat tyre to a soul-crushing paper cut.

By day, I’m an RNID, but the second those scrubs hit the laundry, I transform into a card-making whirlwind fueled by glitter, caffeine, and a collection of Promarkers that could probably be seen from space. My style is CAS, though in reality, it usually involves me cheerfully wrestling a piece of cardstock into submission while my Silhouette Cameo stares me down with pure notions. Honestly, we are basically married at this stage, we’ve had more late-night domestic disputes over registration marks than I care to admit!

A huge thanks to Jo for the invite. I’m delighted to join the Christmas Kickstart fun! ❤️"

Thanks so much for agreeing to lead the fun this month, Wendy, it's great to have you here!

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

Challenge #108 - Out of the Woods

We'd love to see your take on our challenge, and here's what Wendy has created to get the party started!

Wendy's woodland cuties are simply adorable, and just look at those fairy lights and her beautiful colouring. Please drop by at her blog and leave her some love. 

Here's my take on the theme. I think my creature is venturing out of a forest rather than a wood, but it was fun to make this card!

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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter