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!

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

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