Tuesday, 1 September 2020

August Rudolph Days Challenge Winner

We had 50 entries and I just finished getting round to view your cards and leave you some praise.
As always, the cards were so lovely. We have such a talented group of cardmakers that enter here.

I used Random Org to choose our winner and it is #30, TinaZTreebug.


Tina, could you drop me an email to  maureenkane@telus.net and give me your mailing address.

Tuesday, 25 August 2020

August Rudolph Days Challenge.

Hi there. Once again, it is time for the Rudolph Days Challenge. Here are the rules for your perusal...

1. The Rudolph Days Challenge will start each month (January to November) on the 25th, and will close at midnight PST, on the last day of that month.
2. The theme is always Anything Goes, as long as it is Christmas.
3. One entry per person and you just need to enter one Christmas card or Christmas project.
4. You may combine your entry with other challenges (maximum of 10 in total).
5. Your card (or Christmas project) should not have been previously posted to your blog. It should be posted to your blog during the current months Rudolph Days Challenge, (between the 25th and last day of the current month)
6. Please link back to or at least mention, the Rudolph Days Challenge.
7. Please leave a comment on the challenge post.
8. The winner will be selected by random draw and announced on the first day of the following month. Prizes will be mailed anywhere in the world.

9. A special draw will be held at the end of the year, in December,  for all those who submitted a card or project every month that year, January to November.

I must warn you that there may be some delay getting the prizes mailed out. Al and I are not venturing out except to pick up our groceries.  We are still sheltering at home as we both are high risk.  Whe my daughter has time, she will mail them for me, but it has to fit into her schedule, and they do not go out much either. They both have had to work throughout the pandemic, so still limit any other ventures to enclosed spaces. All their time off is spent camping with the same few friends that practise sociall distancing as well.  They do not go inot friends homes nor have anyone in theirs...
So, when she has something to mail or pickup herself, she will post the prizes...so bear with me and it will eventually get there. Currently, we are up to date on our mailing, except one, where the winner has asked me to hold onto it till Christmas time!

The design team has been busy. First up is Sam at Whispers Cards.

Sam has made this adorable Penny Black card. Is this image not the cutest thing ever! The fur on the hat looks so real!!!
I am loving all the pretty design paper here and the non traditional colours! The pink and grey is so beautiful together. 

Sam has made us a second card. I think the sentiment is wonderful here. Great to showcase it and let it take center stage.  All those presents on the design paper make me yearn for Christmas crafty presents!

I hope you will pop on over to Sam's blog and leave her some love...

Next up is Sue at Sue's Crafty Corner blog. 
Sue has created this lovely inky sky as a backdrop for this wonderful bird image. I love the soft inky colours and the pretty colours of the bird image.

Sue was very hardworking and managed to make eight of these beautiful cards! I hope you will pop over to her blog and leave her some love,,,

My card is another upcycled one.  Because the original image was so large, I made a 6x6 inch card base and added the trimmed down card front straight onto a piece of shimmery pale blue card stock by DCWV.  I hand cut two hills from white glitter card, hoping that they would look like snowbanks.
Added a glittery aqua foam snowflake that is eons old. I bought a few packages of these at my local dollar store many years ago and still have a few tucked away!  I added a small bow from some fine ivory cord, just to contrast with the more dressy look of this card...



The prize this month is this Studio Light, Winter Trails Frame Stamp. 




Sunday, 16 August 2020

Christmas Card Club - Winter Scene

Mrs A at ValeryAnne Designs blog has chosen the theme of a Winter Scene for this fortnights Christmas Card Club.

We are a group of ladies who take turns choosing a theme to make a Christmas card every two weeks. This way, we have lots made by Christmas time. You can click on the hyperlinks that are on my right sideboard if you wish to see the other ladies cards.

I chose to upcycle another of the old cards my girlfriend gifted to me. Most were from the 1950s era and all with a lovely vintage feel.


This one captures a lovely winter scene...Looks like the Mom and child with the sleigh are heading over to that hill for some great sledding fun!

I fussy cut the matted scene and added it to some gold mirri card. I added a K&Co 3D poinsettia and a mistletoe spray from another K&CO set. I added a border strip of hessian ribbon across the middle of the Lily Of The Valley Krafty Christmas snowflake DP that I used for the background. I thought it added to the vintage feel....

I finished off this card by fussy cutting the sentiment from the old card and popped it up with pop dots.