Reminder Time for Challenge #51

Hi there, card fans, it's time for our reminder post here at Christmas Kickstart.

This month our theme is 

Challenge #51 - The Christmas Stockings 

were hung by the Chimney with Care 

We're in very good and talented company this month as our elf is the lovely Cindy from Escape to Stamping.

Here's another look at Cindy's sweet card.

For my 'inspired by...' creation I just had to copy Cindy's adorable little stockings in their sweet pastel colours. I thought they'd look cute against the kraft card base.

For our Random Raffle Prize this month Rudolph is offering this lovely stamp set.

We have some lovely cards in the linky gallery, but we'd love to see more gorgeous creations there, so please come and join the fun before the end of the month.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

It's Time to Trim the Tree for Challenge #50

It's time to fetch that box of baubles and bling down from the attic for Challenge #50 as we Trim the Tree again!

This was such a fun challenge and I'm so glad that the lovely Bonnie from Stamping with Klass was our elfin inspiration for this one. Thanks so much, Bonnie, you were wonderful company!

Our theme was:

Challenge #50 - Santa and Friends

We had 27 lovely participants join the fun and get a head start on their Christmas cards for 2021; it's coming people, it's coming...

Our Top Picks for this challenge are as follows:

Valerija

It's this card adorable? Santa has the cutest crew ever!

Peggy AKA Gateway Circle

A beautifully coloured little scene using different stamps sets to fit the theme.

Linda

You've just gotta love Linda's wobble-headed Rudolph. 

Michele

We both love how the reindeer is 'dragging' the sentiment - so witty.

Topping the Tree for this challenge is:

Jules

A great design and a fabulously coloured image of these two adorable buddies!

Congratulations to our winners, please grab your blog badges. 

Finally, here's Rudolph to announce the winner of his very special 50th Challenge Random Raffle Prize. We were especially lucky to have a sponsor for this challenge and I'd like to thank Gail from Crafty Nomad for helping out with this.

 

Congratulations to you #15 - Arlene

You've won $10.00 of stamps shipped worldwide from Lost Coast. If you could please email me with your address I'll pass that along so you can enjoy a free shopping spree. 

Thanks again to Bonnie for her elfin duties and also to our sponsor, Lost Coast.

We've got a brand new elf and a brand new challenge underway, so why not drop by and join the fun?

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #51 - The Stockings were hung by the Chimney with Care

Welcome to another fun challenge here at Christmas Kickstart!

I'm delighted to be joined this month by the very talented Cindy C from Escape to Stamping. If you're not familiar with Cindy's work please head on over to her blog and take a look as her style is so pretty and feminine.

"Hi, I am tickled pink to be a Guest Elf this month on Christmas Kickstart Challenge.  My stamping journey started many years ago when once I was looking for a gift.  Way back when, I was only making Christmas cards.  Now I have retired and collected a few more things for my crafty stash, but Christmas cards are still by far the most I make.  Other then stamping, I make travel albums and lately venturing into mixed media/art journaling.  I thank the internet God for connecting me to this wonderful crafting community, from which I met many kind and supportive people.  And I want to thank Jo for inviting me to come over to play."

It's great to have you here, Cindy, and I certainly know what you mean about the crafting community - such a wonderful group of people.

Our theme for this month is:

Challenge #51 - The Christmas Stockings 

were hung by the Chimney with Care 

so it's all about Christmas Stockings - the chimney or fireplace is purely optional!

Here's Cindy's adorably cute take on the theme:

And here's what I made.

Rudolph has been shopping again and has a gorgeous festive stamp set as the prize for his Random Raffle.

Cindy and I really hope you'll feel inspired by this them and look forward to seeing your festive creations in the gallery!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

It's Reminder Time for Challenge #50.

 

It's reminder time here at Christmas Kickstart and I'm wondering where this month is going!

I'm delighted to be joined by the lovely Bonnie Klass from Stamping with Klass for this challenge.

Our theme for this challenge is:

Challenge #50 - Santa and Friends

We'd like to see Santa hanging with his crew for this one - a friend, Mrs Christmas, Rudolph, an elf or two; they're all welcome!

Here's another peek at Bonnie's adorable selfie card:

And here is my 'inspired by' card.

I think this is more a 'CASE' than an 'inspired by', but I just love Bonnie's 'selfie' image and decided to try and create one of my own using these cute, cute stamps from Stamping Bella. There was so much masking involved, but I did enjoy the process. I also picked up Bonnie's snowflakes and the white sentiment, which is from Mama Elephant (Merry Greetings). The lovely background stamp is from Hero Arts. 

For his Random Raffle for this special challenge Rudolph has bagged a sponsor! 

$10 of stamps shipped worldwide.

Many thanks to Lost Coast for sponsoring this challenge. If you're not familiar with this company, please go check them out as you are in for a treat.

Bonnie and I very much hope you'll come and join the fun!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Christmas Challenge #50 - Santa and Friends

Hi there, welcome to Christmas Kickstart Challenge #50! Yes, Challenge #50 - how did that happen?

I'm delighted to be joined by the lovely Bonnie Klass from Stamping with Klass for this challenge.

Let's find out a little more about Bonnie:

"Wow, I’m so excited to be a Guest Designer at Christmas Kickstart.  I love making Christmas cards. Any cards actually.  I’m happiest and sanest when I’m in the craft room!  My card making journey started in 2008 and since I retired, it’s been a big part of my life.  I have met so many wonderful people through this hobby, both in person and through my blog.  I treasure these relationships and the inspiration. As an added bonus, I have plenty of cards to send out.  When I’m not in the studio, I’m either with my family or have my nose stuck in a book.  So many fun things to do, so little time!"

I have to agree with Bonnie that the friendships that we make through this hobby are so valuable and good for the soul!

Our theme for this challenge is:

Challenge #50 - Santa and Friends

We'd like to see Santa hanging with his crew for this one - a friend, Mrs Christmas, Rudolph, an elf or two; they're all welcome!

Here's Bonnie's adorable selfie card:

You can find all the details of the ups and downs of how this card was made by visiting Bonnie's blog by clicking here!

And for my card Santa makes a visit to the South Pole to see his penguin buddies - don't they look pleased!

For his Random Raffle for this special challenge Rudolph has bagged a sponsor! 

$10 of stamps shipped worldwide.

Many thanks to Lost Coast for sponsoring this challenge. If you're not familiar with this company, please go check them out as you are in for a treat!

Hope you'll come and play along!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #49

 Welcome back, I hope that everyone is doing well!

It's Tree Trimming time again and I'm delighted to be sharing the results of Challenge #49 - You Sleigh Me!

I'd like to say a huge and heartfelt thank you to Jane for being my elf this month. You are one in a million, Jane - thanks so much for undertaking your elfin duties while so much has been going on for you.

After a slowish start things really started happening with this challenge and we had a fabulous 39 entries - thanks so much to everyone who joined Jane and me.

Our choices for Top Picks are as Follows:

Bonnie

We both fell 'hard' for Bonnie's scrunchy foiling behind that glorious white die cut.

Bobby

What a gorgeous composition!

Jules

The attention to detail on this card is breathtaking!

Our Tree Topping Winners for this challenge are:

Jane

Such a happy card with a fabulous hand drawn sky!

and

Betty

Betty used a tag die to create her sled and then hand-cut the runners 

to create her beautiful slimline mini.

Congratulations to our Top Picks and Winners. Please grab you badges and flaunt them on your blogs!

Is it me or is Rudolph looking extra COOOOOOOL this week? He's here to announce the winner of his Random Raffle prize. Take it away, Rudolph...

It's you, # 34 Peggy Ingram 

aka Gateway Circle.

Congratulations, Peggy. Please could you email me (dottypudding@oal.com) with your address so I can get the snow bun in the mail to you!

Thanks again to Jane, and to everyone who participated in this challenge. There's a new challenge starting tomorrow and, unbelievably, it's Challenge #50! Hope you'll hurry back and join the fun!