The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #102 - Reminder

Welcome back to Challenge #102 here at The Christmas Kickstart. We're in very talented company this month as we have the lovely Leslie from Running with Scissors as our Elfin muse!

Leslie has very kindly created another super card as we continue to play:

Challenge #102 - Santa in September

Isn't Leslie's card just so much fun! You can find all the details of how Leslie made this beauty over on her blog here. 

Here's a reminder of Leslie's first card for our challenge:

And here's my Inspired by... creation:

I loved that Leslie had used a die cut Santa image and so I decided to do the same. I included design paper, a shaped window, an embossed snowy background, gifts with bows and a die cut sentiment from Leslie's original. I felt that Santa needed some googly eyes and I'm so glad I had some in my stash.

Finally, here's Rudolph with his September Random Raffle prize. 

Don't forget to read the Challenge Guidelines before linking up, please. 

Leslie and I are looking forward to seeing your Santa creations!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #101

It's that time again, folks! Yes, we're Trimming the Tree for Challenge #101.

A huge and heartfelt thank you to our lovely elf, Greta. As always, it was a joy to have Greta's company here at The Christmas Kickstart - thanks so much to you, my dear friend.

I'm also so grateful that Greta picked a lovely theme for us to play. There were so many gorgeous and inspiring cards in the gallery this month and just choosing a few to showcase has been super tricky.

Our Top Picks for this challenge are:

#10 - Betty

Isn't this just darling? 

#28 - Darnell

Such an elegant card.

#42 - Gail

Punchy and eye-catching... so striking!

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

#15 - Marcia

Don't these two just grab your heart with both flippers, 

and just look at the beautiful stenciling.

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

 

Rudolph bagged us some Heffy Doodle sweetness as the prize his August Random Raffle...

 

and so who is our winner this month?

# 2 - Karen Walker... It's you!

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

A big thank you once again to Greta, and also to everyone who played along. You guys really bring the fun and it's a real privilege to put on this little challenge for you each month.

Our September challenge is already underway and we have the lovely Leslie from Running With Scissors as our Elfin muse this month, so why not come and join us!

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge Challenge #102 - Santa in September

 

Happy September to you all! 

I'm completely delighted to welcome back the lovely Leslie from Running With Scissors to be our Elf for this month. Leslie first guested here just over a year ago when we played Festive Frames together in July 2024. That was such a popular theme and we had some great entries. 

Once again, Leslie, has picked a fun theme for us and this month we'll be playing:

Challenge #102 - Santa in September!

Take a look at what Leslie has created for our new challenge - isn't this just darling!

You can find all the info about Leslie's sweet card by heading to her blog here. Please head on over and leave her some love.

This is my offering for our Santa challenge:

I bought the Santa image as part of a set from eBay, but have no idea of the manufacturer.

Finally, here's everyone's favourite reindeer with this month's prize for Rudolph's Random Raffle draw...

 Fun Crafter's Companion text stamp

Please take a read of the Challenge Guidelines before you enter.

Leslie and I both hope you'll come and join us as we play Santa in September!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter