It's Time to Trim the Tree for Challenge #45

 

Hi there, I'm back to Trim the Tree for Challenge #45 and to say a very big thank you to everyone who took part in this challenge - it was great to see so many regular players plus some new friends join the fun!

Thanks also for the lovely comments about Mom's cards - she was thrilled to hear that you loved her creations. It was great fun having my mom as our guest and I have to say that she was very conscientious in carrying out her elfin duties. Thanks, Mom, it was lovely having you as elf at Christmas Kickstart! 

So, let's get down to announcing our winners for Challenge #45 - If It's Christmassy, Link it Up!

Our Top Picks are:

#49 - Janis

This stunning card set our pulses racing with the gold-die cut against the shades of red.

#46 - Cindy

So clever and cute, we loved that magic iris snow globe.

#13 - Daniela

We both love the stenciling, embossing and cute gnome on this card.

Topping the Tree we have not one but two beautiful cards!

Congratulations to:

#9 - Lynne

A beautiful composition and such a serene colour combination.

and to

#77 - Trina

Again, a beautiful design and colour palette. 

The reflection of the skating couple is just the icing on the cake.

Well done to all our winners, please grab your blog badges and tell all your friends of your success! 

For this challenge Rudolph had chosen a lovely Santa die as his Random Raffle Prize. 

The lucky winner is: 

#64 - Rosina

Congratulations, Rosina. Please email me at dottypudding@aol.com with your postal address so that I can get this cute prize on it's way across the world to The Netherlands.

The first challenge of 2021 is already underway here, and there's a familiar face joining us as elf for this one! No, not cousin George, he's just here with some crazy moves in an attempt to make 2021 a little more fun.

Keep crafting, and keep safe everyone.

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #45 - If it's Christmassy, Link it Up!

Welcome to the final Christmas Kickstart Challenge of 2020! This really has been one of the strangest and most difficult years that most of us will ever have lived through and I don't know about you but during this time I've been so glad to have the love of my family and friends, plus this crazy cardmaking hobby to keep me going!

It's time to welcome our elf for this challenge and I'm delighted to welcome Alice, or as I like to call her, Mom!

Please welcome my mommy! After much persuasion she has finally agreed to join the fun and inspire us with her beautiful cards here at Christmas Kickstart.

"Hi, I'm Alice. I began card making about twelve years ago when Joanne paid for me to have a lesson at a local craft shop. It didn't take long before I was hooked. I especially like die cutting but have tried various different cardmaking styles and techniques over the years. I am also a keen gardener and before cardmaking I used to enjoy flower arranging. In the past I've also knitted, sewed and even dabbled in watercolouring. I'm delighted to be joining you all here at Christmas Kickstart for the next two weeks and look forward to seeing all your beautiful, festive creations."

Our theme is a Blogland favourite - Anything Goes, or as we're calling it:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #45 - If it's Christmassy, Link it Up!

We'd like to see your final Christmas cards of the year and you have until 11.55pm (GMT) on January 4th 2021 to share them with us!

And here's her second card:

Here's what I made. You can find all the details for our cards over on my blog.

Rudolph is here with his final Random Raffle prize of 2020. Nice choice, Mr R.

We hope you'll come and join this fun challenge. Rudolf and I will be back before Christmas day to wrap up 2020 and to wish everyone fun and happiness over the festive season.

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