Reminder for Challenge #88

Another month is speeding by! 

Welcome back to Christmas Kickstart where we're joined for the whole of July by lovely Leslie from Running With Scissors. Thanks for being with us, Leslie.

There are some gorgeous cards in the linky gallery and we'd both like to say a big thank you to everyone who has played along thus far. 

Our theme for July is

Festive Frames

We'd like to see a FRAME on your Christmas card!

Here's a little reminder of the beautiful card Leslie has created for our challenge...

There's so much inspiration on offer in Leslie's card! Leslie has used a cute pup PB stamp, so I decided to ink-up these adorable PB mice. I also decided to steal Leslie's wide frame and faux stitching, and where she added a 'pop' of design paper with that pretty ric-rac die, I put a design paper panel behind the mice. This was so much fun to do, thanks for letting me CaSE your card, Leslie!

Rudolph has a sweet little prize on offer this month. Don't forget to read the challenge guidelines before you enter so as to be eligible for his Random Raffle Draw. 

Leslie and I can't wait to see what you create!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #87

It's time to Trim the Tree for Challenge #87!

For this challenge we were joined by the lovely Denise from The Crafty Den.

Thanks so much for your company and your inspiration, Denise, it was great fun having you as our elf for this challenge. 

We had 32 fabulous entries for this challenge - which I think is pretty amazing for a Christmas Challenge in June. Thank you to everyone who played along. 

Our theme was:

It's a Gift

Our Top Picks for this challenge are:

#24 - Meghan

Isn't Meghan's card just the sweetest!

#4 - Gail

Love all the detail on Gail's card - just look at the background 

and the palm trees behind those fabulous guys!

#19 - Susan B.

We both love this so much!

#30 - Bonnie

Just look at Bonnie's perfect placement of the star 

and that added fluffy stuff!

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

#28 - Leslie

Oh what fun! indeed. Just look at Leslie's beautiful colouring.

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

It's time to announce the winner of Rudolph's Random Raffle... 

 

#6 - Helen  It's you!

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

Thanks again to Denise for all the creativity, fun and friendship she brought to this challenge. There's a brand new challenge in progress, and as you know, I always love a crafting coincidence, so why not drop by and discover the identity of our new elfin muse! See you there. 

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #88 - Festive Frames!

 

Hi, Kickstarters, welcome to a brand new challenge! 

For the whole of July we're lucky to be joined by another very talented cardmaking lady, so please say hello to Leslie from Running With Scissors!

"Hi!  It's me, Leslie, waving hello from the Oregon coast, USA.  My young Golden Retriever, Sophie, and my dear husband, Rich, are close by as I compose this bio at my craft room window where I can watch over the garden and enjoy the birds at the feeders.  I've been making cards for many years and somehow I never grow tired of it.  What a pleasure it is to sit among my vast supply of stamps, dies, embossing folders, inks, papers... on and on.  It's a roomful of possibilities and I'm always eager to get started.  I would love to have you come visit me at Running With Scissors... "

Thanks so much for accepting the elf hat this month, Leslie, it's great to have you here.

Our theme for July is

Festive Frames

We'd like to see a FRAME on your Christmas card!

 Take a look at what Leslie has created for our challenge...

Just take a moment to enjoy all the different elements she's included! You can find the details about Leslie's beautiful card by heading to her blog here. 

Here's what I made for the theme.

Rudolph is here to announce his fabulous Random Raffle Prize for this challenge:

 

Look everyone, it's a baby Rudolph!

Leslie and I hope you'll come and join the fun for our challenge; we can't wait to see what you create!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter