September Rudolph Days Challenge

 

It's time for the September Rudolph Days Challenge!

This year is going so fast - only four challenges to go in 2026!

Challenges are anything Christmas goes and run from the 25th to the end of each month.  Each month I have Guest Designers joining me - they were in the top 3 chosen by me in a previous challenge.

All the details are here in the challenge post.

And here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used the Cuddly Christmas Digital Kit from The Crafty Witches - you can find it here on the shop website.

I used a tri-fold tag card from Little Claire Designs and some ribbon that had been in my stash for years!

The sentiments I've used are from Stampin' Up.

August Rudolph Days Challenge

 

It's time for the August Rudolph Days Challenge:

Challenges run each month from the 25th to the end of the month and it's always anything Christmas goes.  I choose a top 3 each month and invite those people to join me as a Guest Designer for a future challenge.

To join this month's challenge, head to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Snowy Christmas digi stamp set by Sharon Callis from The Crafty Witches here

- Promarkers

= patterned paper from Hunkydory

- dies from Crafters Companion and Elizabeth Craft Designs

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil Designs

July Rudolph Days Challenge

 

It's time for the July challenge on the Rudolph Days Challenge Blog:

This month we have a special challenge to mark Christmas in July!

As well as choosing a top 3 from this month's entries, there will also be a special prize from the wonderful Dr Digi's House of Stamps:

I'll use random.org to choose the winner and they will receive a digi stamp of their choice from Dr Digi's House of Stamps.

I'm joined this month on the challenge blog by two of the other members of the Dr Digi's House of Stamps Design Team - Annabel and Martine.

Check out the challenge blog here for all the details.

And here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Choir of Angels digi stamp from Dr Digi's House of Stamps available here

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stitched die from Crafter's Companion

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil Designs

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon - Christmas in July

Inkspirational - Christmas in July

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

June Rudolph Days Challenge

 

In the middle of a heatwave here in the UK it's time for the June Rudolph Days Challenge!

The challenge runs each month from the 25th to the last day of the month and it's always anything Christmas goes.  Each month I choose a top 3 from all the entries and invite them to join me as Guest Designers for a future challenge.  This month I'm joined by Susan.

To join in with this month's challenge, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Christmas Benny Volume 2 digi stamp set from Last Minute Manda here

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- dies from Memory Box and Spellbinders

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil Designs

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Little Red Wagon - fur, feather and fin

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - anything but a birthday

May Rudolph Days Challenge

 

I say it every month but where is this year going?!  Today marks the start of the May Rudolph Days Challenge.  The challenge runs every month from the 25th until the last day of the month and it's always anything goes:

Challenges are always 'anything Christmas goes' and I choose a top 3 from each challenge and invite those people to join me as a Guest Designer for a future challenge.  This month I'm joined by Clare.

You can find the challenge post here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Jingle All the Way digi stamps from Kate Hadfield Designs available here

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from my stash

- dies from Stampin' Up

- corner rounder punch

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil Designs

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

Daisy Chain Challenge - layer it up

April Rudolph Days Challenge

 

It's time for this month's Rudolph Days Challenge:

It's an anything goes Christmas challenge which runs every month from the 25th until the last day.  This month I'm joined by two great Guest Designers - Wies and Lynn.

For more details about the challenge and to see what everyone made this month, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Christmas Benny Bear digi stamp set from Last Minute Manda

- Promarkers

- patterned papers from Hunkydory

- dies from Crafters Companion and Elizabeth Craft Designs

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Christmas in April

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Passion for Markers - spots and/or stripes

March Rudolph Days Challenge

 

It's time for the March Rudolph Days Challenge!

The challenge runs from the 25th of each month until just before midnight on the last day of the month and is always 'anything Christmas goes'.  Each month I choose a top 3 from the entries and invite them all to be Guest Designers for a future challenge.

For more details about today's challenge and to see the beautiful card from Guest Designer Loll, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Christmas Penguin digi stamp from White Spruce Studio here

- Promarkers

- die from Crafters Companion 

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil Designs

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

February Rudolph Days Challenge

 

It's time for the February Rudolph Days Challenge:

Challenges are always anything Christmas goes and last from the 25th to the final day of the month.  For all the details about this month's challenge, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Cosy Christmas stamp set from Creative Ember Designs

- Promarkers

- dies from Crafters Companion and Elizabeth Craft Designs

- patterned paper from Hunkydory

 - sentiment circle from Habico

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Triple B Challenge

NBUS - first time using this stamp set

All About Papercraft Challenge - all about stamps

Rudolph Days January Challenge

I can't believe it's nearly the end of January already!  The 25th of the month means that it's time for the January Rudolph Days Challenge:

Challenges are always 'anything Christmas goes' and run from 9am on the 25th of the month until just before midnight on the last day of the month.

Each month I choose a top 3 from the entries and invite those people to join me as Guest Designs for a future challenge - this month's Guest Designers are Clare, Deanne and Kath.

For all the details about the challenge and to see their fabulous cards, head over to the challenge blog here.

And if you like making Christmas cards, there's a brand new 'anything Christmas goes' challenge that you can enter:

Head over to the Outlawz Challenges Christmas Challenge here to join in!

Back to my card for today's Rudolph Days Challenge:

I used:

- Christmas Fancy Dressers 1 digi stamp set from Kate Hadfield Designs here

- Promarkers

- arch dies from Stampin' Up

- patterned papers from Hunkydory

- sentiment labels from Funky Fossil Designs

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Jingle Belles - something old (arch dies) and something new (first time using this digi stamp set)

Passion for Markers - favourite colours (red, green and kraft for Christmas)

52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge - easel card

December Rudolph Days Challenge

 

Hello and Happy Christmas!

It's the 25th of the month so that means a new 'anything Christmas goes' challenge on the Rudolph Days Challenge Blog:

As always the challenge will be open until the end of the month and then I will choose a top 3 from this month's entries - they will be invited to join me for a future challenge.  This month I have Sandra joining me for the challenge.

For more details about the challenge to link up your entries, head over to the challenge blog here.

And here's another view of my card:

I'm sharing some Christmas inspiration for Digi Doodle Studios using the very cute 'Tommy Tumblebear' - you can find him here on the shop website.

And you still have time to take advantage of the December sale:

I also used:

- Promarkers

- papers from Hunkydory

- dies from Stampin' Up

- snowflake punch from Hobbycraft

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

AAA Colourful

November Rudolph Days Challenge

 

It's time for the November challenge on the Rudolph Days Challenge Blog:

Challenges are 'anything Christmas goes' and run from the 25th to the last day of each month.

At the end of each challenge I pick a top 3 and invite them to join me as a Guest Designer for a future challenge.  This month I'm joined by Chris and Fiona.

To find out more about this month's challenge and see their fabulous Guest Designer cards, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Cookies for Santa digi stamp set from Kate Hadfield Designs available here

- Promarkers

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up and Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Colourful Options - red

October Rudolph Days Challenge

 

It's hard to believe that we've reached the October Rudolph Days Challenge already - where has this year gone?!

The challenge runs each month from the 25th to the end of the month and is always anything Christmas goes.  At the end of the month I choose a top 3 from all the entries and invite those crafters to join me as a Guest Designer for a future challenge.

For all the details of this month's challenge and to see the cards from this month's Guest Designers Pauline, Pat and Lynn, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used this very cute digi stamp set from Last Minute Manda:

You can find the 'Maisie Christmas Helper' digi stamp set here in the Etsy shop.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up and Doodlebug

- dies from Crafters Companion and Elizabeth Craft Design

- corner rounder punch

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

CRAFT Challenge - anything goes

September Rudolph Days Challenge

 

I really don't know where this year is going but we've now reached the September Rudolph Days Challenge!

The challenge runs from the 25th to the last day of each month and it's always 'anything Christmas goes'.  There are no sponsors or prizes but I do choose a top 3 each month and invite them to join me as a Guest Designer for a future challenge.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and to link up your entry for this month.

I don't have anyone joining me this month but there are several Guest Designers lined up for October!

Here's another view of my card:

It's another card made using the very cute 'Highland Christmas' digital kit from The Crafty Witches and can be found here on their website.

The only things I added were brown card for the card base and some gold paper as a layer.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Try It On Tuesday - pretty papers

Daisy Chain Challenges - more than one fold

HQFSCAT - shaped card

August Rudolph Days Challenge

 

It's time for the August Rudolph Days Challenge!

The challenge runs every month from the 25th to the last day of the month and is always anything Christmas goes.  Each month I choose a top 3 from all the entries and invite those people to join me as a Guest Designer in a future challenge.  This month I'm joined by Loll.

To see Loll's card and find out more about the challenge, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Winter Girl Christmas Tree digi stamp from White Spruce Studio available here

- Promarkers

- patterned papers from Craft Creations

- washi tape from The Works

- dies from Crafters Companion and Elizabeth Craft Designs

- snowflake punch from Hobbycraft