The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Reminder

 

Welcome back, card fans, it's time for our Reminder here at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge. 

We're so lucky to have the lovely Loll as our Elf this month, she is one talented lady!

Our theme is:

Challenge #103 - Snow Alert!

Loll kindly created a second card to inspire us for our challenge, which I'm sure you'll all agree is beyond cute. Please head on over to Loll's blog to find out how she made this little beauty and to leave her some love.

And isn't it fun? I love it. If you've not already visited Loll's blog I really urge you to do so and take a look at this amazing card she's just made for the PB Challenge. 

Here's a quick reminder of Loll's first card for our challenge.

I really love this card and had so much fun spending time looking at all the gorgeous details. Loll's colouring is awesome and the scene is just perfectly balanced and put together, but I decided to steal her fabulous signature paint splashes and that great torn paper effect. here's the result:

Rudolph has another fun prize for this challenge and I'm delighted to see so many of you in the linky gallery thus far. Don't forget to read the challenge guidelines to be eligible for Rudolph's Random Raffle Prize!

Have fun, and both Loll and I hope you'll come and play along! 

 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Snow Alert!

Anyone got SNOW yet? 

I'm delighted to welcome the very lovely Loll from Stamping with Loll as our elf for this month. Please take time to drop by and take a look at Loll's blog - she is one seriously talented lady!

"Hi everyone.  I’ve been having fun with this amazing hobby for 20+ years, sharing my cards on my blog, Stamping with Loll for the past 14 years.  This hobby has brought many wonderful people into my life, and I am truly grateful. 

I spend some time creating cards most days, with my sweet dog Jessie by my side.  I am a CAS (clean and simple) girl at heart, but I also enjoy learning new techniques, so my style of card making has changed over the years.

My favourite cards to make are for Christmas.  I try to make at least 80 Christmas cards a year to share with friends and family, as well as donating to charity.  I start in January, creating throughout the year.  Challenges play a big part in my card making by keeping me motivated and inspired.

I’m so excited to be Guest Designing this month at Christmas Kickstart!  Thanks for inviting me, Jo! "

Loll has picked a fun theme for our challenge together:

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Snow Alert

This month we'd like to see some snow on your cards. You can have snowflakes or drifts of the white stuff - the choice is yours and we can't wait to see what you create!

Here what Loll made to get us in the creative mood:

 

You can read all about how Loll made he beautiful card by heading to her blog here. The more I look at this card the more I love it!

I went monochrome for my first card for our Challenge. 

I like how pleased with him/herself the little bear looks. 

Finally, it's time for our favourite reindeer to share his Random Raffle Prize for this month:

 

Loll and I both hope you'll come and play along with us for our snow-themed challenge. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #102

 

Our October Challenge doesn't start until Tuesday next week so this gives me plenty of time to Trim the Tree for Challenge #102. 

Before the prizegiving begins I'd like to say a huge thank you to the very lovely Leslie for being our Elf this month. 

 

We had some really beautiful cards for this challenge and once again you guys just crafted your hearts out. Thanks goodness Leslie and I could share the responsibility of picking just a few to showcase.

Our Top Picks for this challenge are:

#7 Michele

Isn't Michele's Santa Mouse just the sweetest!

#12 Silke

We both loved Silke's simple, but oh, so effective design and fabulous colour palette.

#14 - Loll

Just look at the snow on Loll's card, and her beautiful colouring too.

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

#15 - Trina

The light from that beautiful moon in Trina's fun card is simply stunning!

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

Here's Rudolph with the result of this month's Random Raffle Drawer... 

The Reindeer!

 

The Prize!

#12 - Silke...  It's you!

Congratulations, Silke, what a good day for you! Please email me a dottypudding (at) aol.com with your snail mail address so I can connect you with your prize. 

Once again, many thanks to Elf Leslie for her inspiration and total loveliness. There will be a brand new challenge starting next Tuesday so please drop by and play along!