Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #86

Yes, it's Tree Trimming Time again here at Christmas Kickstart! A big thank you to everyone who joined the fun as we Played with Plaid this month. We had some GREAT entries for this challenge!

Thanks also to our last minute replacement elf, your friend and mine Gail from CraftyNomad! Gail very kindly jumped-in to cover our guest slot when Jen Nelson developed Covid. Thankfully, Jen, is now very much recovered.

 

We had some really glorious cards for this challenge, and we both have many favourites from the twenty-six entries in the gallery. You guys all rock!

Our Top Picks for this challenge are:

#10 - Arlene

We both love Arlene's big text card!

#23 - Dawn

How sweet to make her card look like a beautifully wrapped gift.

#4 - Tina

We love that Tina grabbed this challenge and made it her own

with her sweet and simple plaid, fade-out background and adorable snowman.

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

#7 - Dawn

So elegant and that plaid stamping is dah bomb!

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

Rudolph has chosen a gorgeous stamp and stencil package for his Random Raffle prize for this challenge. And our lucky winner is...

 

#18 - Suzanne H... It's you!

Congratulations, Suzanne, please email me a dottypudding (at) aol.com with your snail mail address so I can connect you with your prize. 

Once again a very big thank you to Gail, and to all of you who played along with this challenge. I am always in awe of how many of you join our challenges, and this is especially true during the Spring and Summer months when Christmas and the Holiday season seem so far away. Thank you to you all!

There's a new challenge underway with another super-talented cardmaker, so why not come and play along!

Reminder for Challenge #86

 

Hi guys, welcome to The Reminder for Challenge #86 where we're currently 

Playing with Plaid

with Gail from Crafty Nomad who very kindly jumped in to cover for Jen when she went down with Covid. You'll be glad to hear that Jen is now on the mend and recovering well. 

Here's what Gail created for our challenge... Isn't this just simply adorable? Do you love that bear, the tree and the fabulous drapes as much as I do? 

I decided to steal Gail's easel card format and her use of die cuts for my 'Inspired by...' card. 

You can read all about how I created my card over on my blog. Thanks for the inspiration, Gail!

Rudolph's Random Raffle Prize is a gorgeous two-fer this month...

Gail and I both hope you'll come and join the fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #86 - Playing with Plaid

It's hard to get my head around it, but we're already into the second week of May!

I'd like to send out some healing vibes to a lovely lady who was due to be our elf for this month. She's down with Covid, so please send your love to Jen Nelson. Here's hoping you are feeling better very soon, Jen. 

Look who has stepped-in as our elfin inspiration for this month... It's Gail from Crafty Nomad! Thanks so much!

I'm soooooooo happy to have you as our guest for this month, Gail. 

For the rest of May we're going to be...

Playing with Plaid 

and we'd love you to come and join the fun!

Plaid, Tartan, Gingham, Buffalo Check, Shepherd's Check, Houndstooth Check, Mini-Check, Pin Check, Graph Check, Window Pane Check, Madras, Argyle Checkered Pattern... Get the picture???

Here's what Gail created for our challenge:

Isn't this great? I love that he is wearing a tartan hat and slippers. Adorable! You can find all the info about Gail's fabby easel card by visiting her blog here. 

Here's my first offering for our challenge:

This cute pup in his tartan pullover really appeals to my slightly warped sense of humour! The gorgeous Tartan paper comes from this pad. 

Here's Rudolph with a lovely Random Raffle Prize for this challenge!

 

Rudolph asks that everyone reads the Challenge Guidelines before signing-up, please. 

Here's hoping you have heaps of fun with this theme!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter