Christmas Kickstart Challenge #92 - Reminder

 

We're all about Wise Men Three for this month over at Christmas Kickstart where we're joined by my partner in crafting shenanigans Gail from CraftyNomad.   

Gail created this showstopper of a card for our challenge launch. 

I was immediately reminded of stained glass windows when I first saw Gail's card. The colours and shapes made me think particularly of the glass of Coventry Cathedral. This set me thinking about stained glass and how, when I worked in a primary school, we used to decorate the windows to look like church windows. We used paint mixed with washing-up liquid to make it glossy and easier to use on glass and the smell was horrible... That's how I arrived at this card:

The Three Kings image is one I removed from a wood block. The block wasn't balanced very well and I couldn't get a good print with the image in situ. Sadly, I'm not sure of the brand as the block has gone AWOL. I went bold and bright for the colours just like Gail did on her card.

My second card continues the theme of Christmas in a primary school as I used these delightful images by AI called Jingle Tots Nativity Set. I think I snaffled the last set of these cuties (and at a lower price too!), but you can still buy them as individual wood blocks here. 

Working with these images again took me back to my days in Education, and The Nativity play which was put on each year with the youngest children in the school taking the parts. The 'scenery' is a die cut from MFT Little Town of Bethlehem. I'm also sharing this card over at Die Cut Divas (Thanks for the 'nudge', Linda).

Rudolph is itching to give away this fun stamp set this month, so please read the Challenge Guidelines to be in with a chance to win!

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

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge

So, November it is! Not long now until it's Fa La La La La all the way!

We've got a FUN challenge over at Christmas Kickstart this month where I'm joined by one of my favourite people: the lovely Gail from CraftyNomad.

Our Theme for this month is:

Wise Men Three

I thought I'd struggle with this challenge, but actually it's proved to be great fun and I was surprised just how many stamps I found in my stash that matched the theme.

My first card features a trio of gorgeous images from LOTV. Sadly, this set is as old as the hills and no longer available, but you can still find beautiful LOTV digis here. 

My second card is a fun one using a very cute stamp from Little Claire Designs. Once again, it's an oldie and one I love to colour as the cats are so beautifully drawn. 

Rudolph's Random Raffle Prize for this challenge is this sweet little penguin set: 

 

Gail and I both hope you'll come and play along with our challenge!

The Card Chain Challenge Reveal - October 2024

Whoops, guess who left her post on draft? Oh, well, better late than never for the Card Chain Challenge post for October 2024.

We had 28 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month, pushing our total number of cards exchanged thus far by Card Chain Challenge participants to a whopping 4,523.

 

All the cards exchanged this month used at least one of the following options:

Colour Palette Option

(Exact matching is not required.)

Sketch Option

(Orient as desired.)

Theme Options: Bears / Transylvania / Friendship

Product / Technique Options:   Plaid / Needle and Thread

We had a 'bevvy' of bears for this month, plus other gorgeous makes, so why not head on over and take a look?

My sender for this month was/is the wonderful Gail! This is what I found when I went to the Reveal post in mid-October to add my card to Lyneen: 

Gail in Norway sent Jo in UK

 

It's a mystery, it's a mystery 

😀

 

Jo in UK sent Lyneen in Washington

And this is the card Gail sent to me... Isn't it fun! Thanks so much, Gail, I love it!

Hey, if you want to join in the fun you can sign up for the Card Chain Challenge.  All sign ups run in advance, from the 7th of the preceding month to the 6th of the exchange month.  All reveals happen on the 2nd of the month after the exchange is complete.

If you're new to the Card Chain Challenge this is an event where everybody wins. You make a card for the person above you on the chain and you receive a card from the person below you on the chain. It's a personalised swap, sort of, and it's a ton of fun! Go here for past Chains.

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #256 - C is for Critters

 

Our Graphics Guru, Lee, has created a fabulous graphic for this challenge and showcases a little known mythical beast: behold, the Uni-Edna! 

Yes, we're all about CRITTERS for the month of November over at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. Antelopes, ardvarks, aardwolves... You get the picture, and all are welcome!

I decided to ink-up this little guy from Stampers Anonymous Snarky Cat set. 

The Sisterhood have had way too much fun with this theme, and would love it if YOU came to join the party. Hope to see you there!

Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes for November

 

November? How did that happen? Goodness, it's not long until 'Ho, Ho, Ho Season'!

Thankfully, I have quite a good stash of Christmas cards, but you can never have too many and so I grabbed one of my fave stamp sets and got crafting to create a card for the brand new Anything Christmas Goes at MLCC.

To make my card I combined Altenew Chrystal Wall 3D and Dear Santa from Avery Elle. Unfortunately, neither of these lovely products seem to be available these days. I wasn't going to colour this cat as a Siamese, but I couldn't resist doing so. 

You can hop on over and see what my talented MLCC teamies have created for this challenge by clicking here.