Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #47 - Slimline Cards

Hi there, it's Tree Trimming Time here at Christmas Kickstart!

Our elfin inspiration for this challenge was provided by Arlene M from a Bit of this and That.  Arlene was such lovely company, and has even offered to come and join us again in the future! How sweet is that! Thanks so much, Arlene, I've loved having you on board for this challenge.

Arlene picked Slimline cards as the theme for our challenge and we had an amazing 38 players. Thanks to everyone who joined the fun; it was great to see so many new players in the linky and the standard of all the entries was just amazing. Thank goodness I had help from Arlene to choose our Top Picks and Tree Topper.

Our Top Picks are as follows:

Ellie-Jeanne

We love the stunning colour combo and beautiful proportions of Ellie-Jeanne's card.

Sally

What a colourful, fun card - such a clever way to do Slimline!

Jules

A superbly stylish and classy card.

ArtMBR

Just look at all the detail on this beautiful card, plus that fabulous moose.

Topping the Tree for this Challenge is

Marcia

Take a look at all the details on Marcia's card - the colours, the snowflakes, 

the colouring, that gorgeous backing plate... We loved it all!

Congratulations to our winners, please grab your badges. Thanks again to everyone who played along with this challenge - you obviously loved the theme and made the most beautiful cards.

Mr. Cool Dude himself is here to announce the result of his Random Raffle...

It's you, #2 Linda W.

Congratulations, Linda! Please could you get in touch to claim your prize.

That just about wraps things up for Challenge #47. Thanks again to Arlene, and to all our talented participants. If you'd like to join our latest challenge please click here and come meet the elves!

It's Reminder time for Challenge #47

 Happy Valentine's Day to you all! 

As February is a short month I thought I'd bring forward the reminder post for Challenge #47 - Slimline Cards.

Our lovely elf for this challenge is Arlene M. from A Bit of This and That!

  

Here's a reminder of what Arlene created to inspire us:

Remember, you can see all the details about how Arlene made her card by visiting her blog.

I decided to take my inspiration from Arlene's card by trying a landscape format:

I just can't leave these Stamping Bella Reindeer alone!

Don't forget that Rudolph has a lovely Random Raffle Prize for this month. 

Arlene and I both hope you'll come and join the fun with this new challenge, which is so on trend right now.

Challenge Rules and Guidelines: 

• Like and/or follow this blog either via Blogger or Bloglovin, or Email. 
• the 
• Please mention and link back to this post/blog to let people know about this fun challenge!
• I'd appreciate cards made especially for this challenge, but I understand that we all love challenges and the additional traffic they bring, so please link a card that fits NO MORE THAN 8 CHALLENGES including this. 
• New Challenges will commence on the first Tuesday of each new month. 
• Please enter a max of 3 cards per challenge.
• Preferably no back linking to older projects, please.
• Please remember to reference a fellow crafter's creations if your card has been inspired by their work.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #46

Hi there, I've just been reliably informed it's Friday, so I best Trim the Tree for Challenge #46.

Our elf for this challenge was the lovely Gail from Crafty Nomad. Thanks so much for once again providing the inspiration for us here at Christmas Kickstart, Gail. You are one in a million. 

Our theme for this challenge was Challenge #46 - Such a Deer! and we were delighted to see so many entries for the first challenge of the new year. Thank you to everyone who played along - we had some fabulous entries.

Our Top Picks for this challenge are as follows: 

                                                            Barb #39

We both love how Barb created this cosy quilt in paper.

Betty #7

Slimline elegance!

Nancy #47

Such a lovely soft colour palette.

Arlene #9

A stunning silhouette against a gorgeous gel print background. 

Fabulous placement of the elements too.

Our Star on the Tree for this challenge is 

Cat #36

What an adorable scene Cat's created.

Once again, thank you to all our entrants and congrats to our winners. Please grab your blog badges.

Here's Rudolph to reveal the winner of his Random Raffle for this challenge:

It's you, Valerie #8

Congratulations, Valerie! Please could you email me at dottypudding (at) aol.com with your postal address so I can connect you with your prize.

Challenge #47 is already in progress and we have a new elf in dah house! Please come on over and join the fun!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #47 - Slimline Cards

Is it just me, or was that the longest January ever???

Well, thank goodness it's February now and that can only mean it's time for a new challenge. I'm delighted to welcome a new elf: it's my lovely Card Chain Challenge buddy Arlene M. from A Bit of This and That!

"I never crafted until my sons were 8, 10 and 12. I found ceramics and with a neighbor, purchased green ware, painted, baked in my kiln and marketed on a local scale, all sorts of unique ceramics. Our Baby Grand Pianos were among my winners. Lots of dust and downward swing in the economy lowered my interest in this activity. I tried a craft that took up less space, beading. That is still interesting, but not as much as creating paper projects, especially cards and my oldest stamp is dated 1995. It was an off and on love affair, but finally became a full fledged passion. There is a saying among card makers, “There is never enough paper”. I am now saying “NO” to paper because it’s taking over my linen closet too. Enough paper for now… well, down to allowing only one paper purchase a month."

Our theme for this month, chosen by Arlene, is

Challenge #47 - Slimline Cards

  

Here's what Arlene's created:

What a fun card and I love how that sweet image perfectly fits the card size. You can see all the details about how Arlene made her card by visiting her blog.

This is what I made for my very first proper attempt at slimline. You can find all the details on my blog.

Here's Rudolph with his Random Raffle Prize for this month. 

Nice prize, Rudolph!

Arlene and I both hope you'll come and join the fun with this new challenge, which is bang on trend.

Challenge Rules and Guidelines: 

• Like and/or follow this blog either via Blogger or Bloglovin, or Email. 
• the 
• Please mention and link back to this post/blog to let people know about this fun challenge!
• I'd appreciate cards made especially for this challenge, but I understand that we all love challenges and the additional traffic they bring, so please link a card that fits NO MORE THAN 8 CHALLENGES including this. 
• New Challenges will commence on the first Tuesday of each new month. 
• Please enter a max of 3 cards per challenge.
• Preferably no back linking to older projects, please.
• Please remember to reference a fellow crafter's creations if your card has been inspired by their work.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter