Christmas Kickstart Challenge #71 - Baubles

 

Good morning and happy February to you all. It's bright, but chilly here in the UK and so the weather feels just right for making Christmas cards!

I'm delighted to welcome Bridget from Curlybearcrafts as our elf this month at Christmas Kickstart. I'm a HUGE fan of Bridget's amazing colouring and cardmaking talents, and have followed her blog for a long time. We recently reconnected, having lost touch a little, and I was thrilled when she agreed to don the elf hat and create some fabulous inspiration for February. 

We're playing Baubles for Challenge #71 and I know you'll love the card Bridget's created, so please come over and take a peek.

Here's what I made for the theme.

I couldn't resist choosing an adorable reindeer from a very old Do Crafts set and partnering him with some favourite Mama Elephant sentiment stamps.

I also made this card using String Lights from Altenew and then realised that the clue is in the name and that baubles are bulbs/lights: face palm moment. It's a cute card, so I thought I'd still share it. Duh!

Rudolph has a cute prize on offer for his Random Raffle this month, so why not come on over to Christmas Kickstart where Bridget and I are looking forward to seeing your bauble creations!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #64 - Show us your Snowfolk

 

It's the first Tuesday of a new month and so that just has to mean that a new challenge is starting over at Christmas Kickstart! I'm delighted to be joined by Helen B of Helen's Craft Haven for our July challenge.

I'm a long time fan of Helen's beautiful cards and awesome colouring, and I know you're going to love the card she's made for our challenge which is:

Challenge #64 - Show us your Snowfolk!

Yes, Helen picked a lovely theme for our challenge together and I rushed off to my craftroom to break out my snowman stamps. Here's what I made:

Isn't it strange how the camera picks-up things that your eyes just don't! The splashes of white paint are way more subtle IRL. This cute snowman is from a very old Papermania Do-Crafts set I picked up on eBay a few years ago. The set has some gorgeous elements and I have no idea why anyone would want to part with it! Sadly, it doesn't seem to available anywhere now.

The sentiment and snowflakes are from a Simon Says Stamp set, which is another oldie and no longer available. 

My second card for the challenge is this one:

I decided to use my favourite snowman stamp (PB - Snowy), but just swap things around a little by pairing him with these stamps from Simon Says Stamp set Circle Sayings Holiday. 

Rudolph has chosen a super fun stamp as his Random Raffle Prize for this challenge.

Helen and I both hope that you'll come and join us!