Rudolph Day April 2025

I'm still not doing much in the way of crafting or painting, but decided I really wanted to enter the Rudolph Day Challenge, even though I feel guilty at not doing something on my 3 page to do list! Maybe I'll add this to it then I can cross it off as being done!

When Christmas card making came to an abrupt stop last year I had various bits prepped ready to make into cards. This was some decoupage from my very old stash that I had made up so it was ready to go. 

I added some red mirri card and cut the sentiment from the same card. Instead of placing the image in the centre as I usually do, I offset it.

 

Challenges: 

Rudolph Day

Rudolph Day March 2025

I'm still working through my stash but it does seem to be bottomless! For this card I used an A5 card blank, not a size I use very often.

 

 

The paper is a magazine freebie from a few years ago. While I was looking through one of my boxes I found some sticker sheets from an old Simon Says monthly kit. A few of those added and a red mat and hey presto another card made.

 

Challenges:

Rudolph Day 

The Neglected Stuff

Back for Rudolph Day

I thought Rudolph Day was maybe a good time to return to blogging.

 As some of you already know my beloved Roy died unexpectedly just before Christmas. I say unexpectedl, as although he had been unwell for a couple of months there had been no indication that I would lose him and in fact he died of sepsis. The last few months have been difficult but I'm very slowly adjusting, so think it's time to start taking up some of my hobbies again, which have all been on hold for six months.

I haven't actually started crafting again yet but I do have some cards saved in drafts that I made last year. So here is my offering for this month's Rudolph Day.

 

This was a very old Kanban topper mounted onto a piece of 6x6 paper from my stash and finished with a bit of ribbon from Stampin Up.

Rudolph Day October

I've just noticed that I published last month's Rudolph Day card as October when it should have been September -  now corrected!

Roy's troubles certainly weren't over last month as he then went on to have 12 days in hospital -  his difficulty walking was apparently caused by cellulitis, but also had to have more blood transfusions as the anaemia kept returning. We're waiting now for the results of another test but at least he's home and enjoying the stair lift! 

So as you can guess I have done very little crafting, fortunately I still had these two cards made in advance. Wonder if I was being psychic?

Another two cards made using up some old decoupage. I've mounted them onto an embossed background which has removed the need for a sentiment. 

 

Challenges:

Rudolph Day

Peace on Earth Challenge

Rudolph Day September

A really quick post from me this month for Rudolph Day.I completely missed last month. Life got really hectic then and hasn't stopped yet. Roy had to have emergency blood and iron transfusions plus lots of investigations to find out why he was so anaemic, then was diagnosed with heart failure because of the anaemia. I've lost count of the number of visits to the hospital and he's not out of the woods yet. He's having difficulty walking anywhere and needs a lot of help, so crfting time is non existent.

Fortunately I had got  ahead of myself so had a card ready for this month, Nothing very difficult just a large and old Kanban topper.

Rudolph Day July

I'm still on my "use up old stuff" mission. This month I've used up some very old decoupage. I'm not sure where it came from, but probably Create and Craft.

 I mounted it onto an embossed panel and then onto red cardstock. As the embossing said Merry Christmas there was no need to find a sentiment.

 

Challenges:

Rudolph Day

Daring Cardmakers

The Holly and Ivy Challenge

52 CC Throwdown

More Lights

I was quite pleased with the card I made for Rudolph Day in my last post, so while I had the dies out I made another. This time with scraps of glitter paper.

 

I definitely think this one is more Christmassy!

Challenges:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge

Rudolph Day - June 2024

I'm a bit late with my card for this month's Rudolph Day.We've been a bit busy with various medical appointments and the week just seemed to disappear.

Fortunately I had the set of dies sitting on my desk waiting to be used so I didn't have to go rummaging for anything! The dies are from Lawn Fawn and were part of my NBUS stash. The sentiment is one I've had for ages, but the packaging is long gone and I can't remember the make. The lights were all made from snippets.

 

Challenges:

Rudolph Day

NBUS

Snippets Playground

Rudolph Day - May 2024

I've got two very quick and easy cards for this month's Rudolph Day. I had quite a lot of freebie patterned paper in my stash. These two sheets made two easy cards. 

All I had to do was stamp the reindeer and a sentiment then mount the paper onto an A5 card. Some silver glitter strips round the edge finshed them off.

 

Challenges:

Rudolph Day

Rudolph Day April

I'm pleased to say that I have now used up all my old Dufex sheets!

I'm now on a mission to use some of the huge stash of coloured cardstock that I accumulated when I was a Stampin Up person!

 

There's nothing much more I can say about these except the mats and sentiments were cut out of a snippet of red mirri card.

March Rudolph Day

This month seems to have flown by. I seem to have been very busy but not sure with what! Certainly very little carmaking or indeed any sort of crafting. Although I suppose I could class painting Roy's very small military miniatures ass crafting!

Anyway I did manage a card for Rudolph Day. I used a very old Dufex decoupage sheet. I've still got one or two left which are about to get used up. It was also just the right size for me to use up another old stash item - an aperture card.

 

Challenges:

Rudolph Day

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

New Rudolph Day

Hello and welcome to Rudolph Day! I'm delighted that Helen Nile has taken up the mantle now that Maureen has 'retired' so that the Rudolph Day challenge can continue.

My card this month is a Woodware stamp coloured with Copics and cut out with a scalloped die which I think is a Crealie one. Image and sentiment both on scraps of white card. I mounted it onto a scrap of dark blue card and embossed the card blank with the Stampin Up falling snow embossing folder.

Challenges:

Rudolph Day

Snippets Playground

 

Snowy

I'm still in Christmas card mode!  Two Snowy cards for you today! I do love this cute snowman.

The paper was a freebie from a magazine absolutely ages ago! The second one is also using up some of the peeloffs from my stash. The pile doesn't seem to go down though!

 

Challenges:

 

The Holly and The Ivy Christmas Challenge

House Mouse For Rudolph Day

I'm just managing to squeeze into the last Rudolph Day challenge by the skin of my teeth. Sadly Maureen has decided to close the blog due to health issues. Thank you Maureen for keeping it going for so long and all the best for your "challenge retirement".

I decided to use a House Mouse stamp that hasn't seen a lot of ink since I bought it.

The paper was a freebie from years ago but I thought it went well with the stamp. I edged it with some even older peel off borders. I'm on aa bit of a mission to use up some of my stash.

Challenges:

Rudolph Day

Silhouette Snowy Forest

Have you missed me? Not sure where all the time has gone , but it is nearly a month since I blogged, crafted or painted anything. 

It might be January but Christmas cards are still being made!  Maybe I won't have to make so many in a rush later this year.

I used a very old stamp for this one, it must have been one of my very early stamp purchases and I have no idea what the make is, as I removed it from its wooden block!  That has made it much easier to get coverage as I can use the Misti. I added some snowflakes in the top corner as it looked a bit naked!

 

Challenges:

 

The Holly and The Ivy Challenge

Time Out Challenges

Snow Family

I'm waaaay behind with blogging my cards but life has got in the way again! After getting back from our cruise I became treasurer of The Fleet Art Society just as they were due to hold their winter exhibition. The hand over took a while as the guy showing me went over everything a number of times! Then the exhibition was on for five days and I had christmas presents to buy, cards to write, cakes to bake! 

So here are two snow family cards, which have also used up some of my stash of 6x6 papers,

I do like this stamp, I should use it more often!

 

Challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas

Little Red Wagon - Christmas

Papercuts for Rudolph Day

Can you believe it's the last Rudolph Day of 2023? Not sure where this year has gone. My cards this time are a little different for me.

I saw this pack of designs from Katy Sue advertised and I thought I would have a go at them. The first one I did was the HOHOHO one so it is a bit raggedy! A new blade in the craft knife helped with the others though. I had to wait for Amazon to send some as I can't buy blades locally only the knife! I've still got another four to make, but they will be for next year. If you've been wondering where I've been between last month's Rudolph Day and this one I was off on another cruise. This time to warmer climes even though it wasn't very sunny.

Father Christmas for Rudolph Day

Well here we are at the penultimate Rudolph day for 2023! Unbelievable!!! I have used a NBUS stamp which came free last year, I think,with a magazine.

It is a Raymond Briggs Father Christmas and quite a large stamp, I coloured him with Promarkers and drew the border round the edge. The paper is out of my stash and was originally in a Simon Says Stamp kit.

Challenges:

Scraps of Life by Scrappymo

NBUS

Rudolph Day - September

I bought this stamp last year but hadn't used it. All the cards I had seen using it were so pretty I decided to show it some love and ink. The first six attempts went in the bin! I was using markers to colour the stamp but it either didn't stamp properly or was too dark. Spritzing it with water was also a disaster. Eventually I turned to Youtube for some hints.

 

So this one was inked with Distress Inks then some painting added on top. I used some Hot Press Watercolour paper which is why it is creamy. I wasn't convinced that the stamp was stamping properly so I made a second card using just one colour.

 

 

Brown didn't seem very Christmassy so I added a liberal amount of gold stickles and a gold mat. I've since watched another video so I'll have another try with it before I decide that Brushstroke stamps are not for me!

Challenges:

Scraps of Life (Rudolph Day)

NBUS challenge

HLS Watercolour

HLS Christmas