The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #100 - Reminder

 

It's REMINDER time over at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge! 

We're celebrating a milestone challenge in the very good company of my dear friend, Gail from CraftyNomad.

We're playing...

Challenge #100 - Merry go round

Here's Gail's card from the launch post...

I have to say that the more I look at this card the more I love it! The pup is Taco John from LCD, and I love that Gail added a Santa hat at a jaunty angle for extra festive fun. Just look  how Gail created a stripey background and nestled John in amongst a bevvy of baubles. Nice!

Gail's attention to detail is top notch as she has then stamped Ho, Ho, Ho into each bauble. I love the tone-on-tone look of the baubles and so grabbed that look as the inspiration for my card!

I used Wow! Confetti Circle stencil set for my circle and spots, and then added a tone-on-tone snowflake and greeting using (now retired) Snowflake Season from Reverse Confetti. 

My second card involved playing around with the same products to create a different look. 

Rudolph has done us proud for this celebration challenge and he's offering a prize for not one but two lucky randomly drawn winners.

Lovely!

 

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

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #85 - Santa and His Sidekicks

 

There's a brand new challenge starting today at Christmas Kickstart and I'm delighted to be joined this month by the lovely Helen from Made by Helen. 

Our theme for the whole of April is:

Challenge #85 - Santa and his Sidekicks

We'd like to see Santa, and any of his 'helpers' on your cards. Obviously, this could include Mrs. Claus (just imagine all the work involved with being Santa's other-half), plus elves, reindeer and any other relevant, festive supporters you can think of! You'll love the card Helen has created to inspire us all for this challenge. You can see it here on the main blog.

Here's my creation, featuring Santa, Rudolph and a cheeky elf!

I think this is the first time I've inked-up this square from MFT Christmas sELFies - it's such a fun image to colour. The background is so sparkly, but just doesn't show up in the picture. I used Wow Embossing Glitter with a sweet tree stencil and love the effect. 

For card #2 I stayed with BB/MFT and used Jingle All The Way images. It's been ages since I last did any masking and I quite enjoyed it.

Rudolph has another sweet Random Raffle prize on offer. This little snowman fits so well with quite a few of the Colorado Craft Company Christmas/Holiday images.

 

Please come and join Helen and me for this fun challenge - it's never too early to make a start on your Christmas cards! 

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #68 - Trees, Trees, Trees!

 

This month at Christmas Kickstart I'm delighted to be joined by The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers AKA the best girl gang in the world! And, naturally, mascot Edna is on hand to get the party started for us. Nice hat, Edna.

We have a great theme for you...

#68 - Trees, Trees, Trees!

For the whole of November we'd like to see twigs, branches, logs, a tree, two trees, a wood, a forest or perhaps an indoor scene with a Christmas Tree - the choice is yours!

Here's what I created for the challenge...

I love this little grumpy cat from Stamping Bella and thought he'd pair beautifully with the Dear Santa... Gummiapan stamp. I found the tree in my stash and can only assume it was a gift from a crafting buddy as I know I don't have any tree dies like this one. Thankyou to that kind person!

My second card for this challenge found me stepping out of my comfort zone to use a combo of embossing folder, dies and stamps. The gorgeous 'Noel' die was a gift from the very lovely Greta in Oregon, USA. Thankyou so much, Greta, it's a beautiful die to work with! The frost is Wow embossing powder, but I don't think they have this particular powder in stock anymore.

Rudolph is in dah house with his penultimate Rudolph's Random Raffle of 2022 and anyone who links to the gallery (and follows the rules) has a chance of winning this cute penguin stamp.

 

We all hope that you come on over and join the fun!

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #187 - T is for Texture

 

We're getting all touchy-feely as we start a fun, new challenge over at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers today. We's like to see some texture on your cards for this one. 

I had just tooooo much fun with this theme and broke out a cute WOW stencil to create the centre of my card. I mixed embossing paste with Distress inks in citrus shades and couldn't believe how beautifully fruity the resulting mixture looked. I then added some Diamond Stickles and spread the mixture through the stencil.

What a pity we're suffering invisible sparkle syndrome again. I stamped the sentiment and the fruit slices from Concord & 9th set Hugs in Rose Gold  embossing powder - it looks so pretty.

Such great Summer colours if I say so myself!

The sistahs, and our fabulous guest, Tristan, have had a riot with this theme, so please come take a look and join the fun!