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

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #46 - Reminder time

Hi there, it's mid-challenge reminder time here at Christmas Kickstart. The challenges have now gone monthly, so you have until January 31st to play along.

And if you can't remember who is our elf for this month, it's none other than the lovely Gail from Crafty Nomad. Here's another chance to see her adorable card for this theme

Our theme for January is:

Challenge #46 - Such a Deer!

Here's a little more inspiration to get your mojo moving from Yours Truly!

Rudolph is thrilled to share his first Random Raffle Prize of 2021 and it's a cute, cute prize.

Challenge Rules and Guidelines: 

• Like and/or follow this blog either via Blogger or Bloglovin, or Email. 
• Add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery or blog to the Linky tool. 
• 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.

Here's hoping you'll come and join the fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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 #46 - Such a Deer!

Welcome to Challenge #46 of Christmas Kickstart. It's hard to believe that this is the third year I've run this challenge and I have to say that I love every minute - you guys rock and I'm so grateful for all your support and participation, and let's face it, there's nothing like having a stock of Christmas cards all made and ready to go come December!

So let's get this 2021 show on the road, and look who is joining us once again, it's my crafting partner in crime Gail from Crafty Nomad.

Our theme for this month, yes, we're going monthly for 2021, is:

Challenge #46 - Such a Deer!

Gail and I would like to see deer (or similar creatures) on your cards, and here's what Gail has made to get us started:

This may be a moose in disguise, but we're all good because it's sooooo cute!

Here's my creation:

You can find all the details for these cards on our personal blogs.

Rudolph wishes you all a very Happy New Year and is delighted to share his first Random Raffle Prize of 2021.

Challenge Rules and Guidelines: 

• Like and/or follow this blog either via Blogger or Bloglovin, or Email. 
• Add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery or blog to the Linky tool. 
• 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.

Here's hoping you'll come and join the fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter