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 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!

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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

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #107 - Reminder

 

Welcome back to the February Challenge where we are in the very talented company of  Carol Mayne from Just Me: c. 

 

Carol has chosen a fun theme and I'm amazed at how many different ways you guys have found thus far to interpret a festive sing-along. 

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #107

 - A Christmas Sing-Along!

Being a kindly elf, Carol has made a second card for our challenge, and she has chosen one of the most (in my opinion) beautiful Christmas carols for her theme. Isn't this a beauty! You can find all the details of how Carol made her stunning card by heading here. 

Here's a reminder of her first card for our challenge together. 

I just fell in card-love when I saw this 'pop up' as I opened Carol's email. The colours and that design - just perfect! I loved the bold background too, and hunted through my background stamps for something with a similar feel. 

You can find all the details of how I made my card over on my blog. And you can find all the details about Carol's card on her blog here - please head over and leave her some love.

Let's say 'Hi' to once again our favourite reindeer with his cute February Random Raffle Prize. 

Rudolph respectfully requests that you please take a peek at the Challenge Guidelines before linking-up. 

Carol and I can't wait to see what you guys come up with for this fun challenge!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #106

Hi there, it's time to Trim the Tree for Challenge # 106 where we were joined by Chris Lawlor as our elfin guest.

 Thanks so much, Chris, it's been a real treat partnering with you for January.

Chris picked a very popular theme for our first challenge of the year as we played Dreaming of a PINK Christmas. This one really seems to have hit the spot with you all as we had 40 cards in the gallery, which is a bit of a record for January. A big thank you to everyone who joined us - your cards were all gorgeous and very, very pink. 

As always, just choosing a few cards to showcase proved tricky, but here are some of the cards that rocked our festive socks this month.

Our Top Picks for this challenge are:

#13 - Linda W.

We both love all the details on this beautiful card. 

Just look at how Linda created that gorgeous layered sentiment and the bear's cute outfit.

#20 - Loll

Just look at that dainty little snow globe scene. So pretty, and such lovely colours too.

#27 - Heather 

So many pretty papers and shades of pink here. Lovely!

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

#37 - Greta

There's something just so lovely about Greta's pink angel card. 

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

Finally, here's Rudolph! And by the way, Rudolph is very grateful for your kind comments about his photo-shoot makeover. 

 

 

Our Winner of Rudolph's Random Raffle for January is 

#9 - Linby... It's you!

Congratulations, Linby, 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 our fabulous elf, Chris, and to everyone who joined us in January.

Challenge #107 is already open and we have a new elf to inspire us, so why not come and join the fun!

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #107 - A Christmas Sing-Along

 

Welcome to the February Challenge! I'm delighted to welcome back a returning elf - Carol Mayne from Just Me: c. Carol is as talented as she is lovely and I urge you to go take a look at her wonderful blog. Prepare to be 'wowed'. Thanks so much for leading the fun, Carol, it's great to be crafting with you once again!

Carol has chosen a brilliant theme for our February Challenge, and so we invite you to play...

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #107

 - A Christmas Sing-Along!

We'd love to see your cards on the theme of singing and the songs, hymns 

and carols we might sing during the festive season.

Here's Carol's first card to inspire us.

You can find all the details about Carol's fabulous card by heading over to her blog here. 

Here's one of the cards I've made to play our theme. I had so much fun putting this one together!

And please say 'Hi' to our favourite reindeer with his cute February Random Raffle Prize. 

Rudolph respectfully requests that you please take a peek at the Challenge Guidelines before linking-up. 

Carol and I can't wait to see what you guys come up with for this fun challenge!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter