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

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #44

 

It's time to Trim that Tree for Challenge #44!

I'd like to say a very big thank you to Shirley Bee for being our elf for this challenge. Not only has she inspired us with her beautiful work and helped judge the cards in the gallery, she's also offered one of her stamp sets as a prize! To find out who has won her random pick you'll need to head on over to her blog. Thanks so much, Shirley, it's been great fun crafting and chatting with you!

Our Top Picks for this challenge are as follows:

Fabiola

Who wouldn't want to go for a sleigh ride through that beautiful sky!

Christina

What a gorgeous scene captured within a stenciled bauble.

Bobby

We both loved Bobby's 'hidden' message of Peace.

Our Tree Topper for this Challenge is:

Michele

Breathtakingly beautiful!

Don't forget to grab your blog badges, ladies!

Well done to all our winners, and a big thank you to everyone who entered this challenge - your cards were all so lovely and so inspiring!

Finally, here's Rudolph with the lucky winner of his Random Raffle prize:

It's you, #7 Bonnie Lynn!

Congratulations, Bonnie Lynn, please could you email me at dottypudding@aol.com with your snail mail address so I can send this beautiful angel die on her way to you!

Thanks again to Shirley and to everyone who played along with this challenge. As always, a new challenge is already underway and I have a very, very special elf on board to provide the inspiration for this one. Why not drop by and join the fun?

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Thanks so much for visiting and/or playing along here at Christmas Kickstart 

during the last twelve months and for making this blog heaps of fun. 

Thanks also to my fabulous elves who have provided so much inspiration and friendship.

Special thanks to Gail for her elfin duties and her general craziness.

Rudolph and I look forward to seeing you all again in 2021, 

when we'll kick off another year of Christmas cardmaking together.

Stay safe and keep craftin'.

Love, Jo 

xxx

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.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Let's Trim the Tree for Challenge #43

 

It's time to Trim that Tree for Challenge #43. Thank you so much to everyone who entered - your creations were just stunning!

Before we get to the results I'd just like to thank the lovely Liz for being our elf and supplying the inspiration for this challenge. Thanks so much, Liz, it's been a blast!

So here we go with our Top Picks and Winners...

Top Picks

Dawn

We both loved Dawn's little mouse with a verse from the poem 

(A Visit from St. Nicholas) that inspired our challenge.

Rosina

A trio of beautiful night skies.

Alison

So sweet!

Topping the Tree for this challenge we have:

LeAnne

A fabulous design and a great colour combo!

Congratulations, ladies, please grab your fabulous, no expense spared blog badges!

Here's Rudolph with his Random Raffle Draw winner:

Congratulations, # 22 Marina, it's you!

Well done, Marina, please could you email me with your address at dottypudding@aol.com.

Thanks once again to Liz, and also to everyone who played along with this challenge. There's a new elf on board and a new challenge is already under way, so why not head on over and take a look!