Christmas 2016

The winner from Katherine Wade:

Frosted Japanese Maple
©AFLO
Candlelighters

Runner-up from Jo Libert:

Three Kings
Phil Melia, ©Woodmansterne Publications Ltd

Runner-up from Louise & Paul Pickles:

Frosted Cotoneaster
©John Glover, Woodmansterne Publications Ltd

Runner-up from Betty Crossland:

Christmas Pudding
Jillian Riley, courtesy of Rafale Design, ©Elle Publishing LtdSense

Runner-up from Dick & Janet Clay:

Bethlehem
Save the Children

Runner-up from Liz & Stan Pearson:

Oxfam

Christmas 2015

Lots of silver and gold this year. It's impossible to scan, and I've only bothered to photograph where I think it matters.

The winner from Hannah Lerigo and Matt

Once in Royal David's City
AgnieszKa Jatkowska
Mind

Runner-up from Kay Barton & Mick Kadlubowski:

Dove of Peace
©The Almanac Gallery
NSPCC

Runner-up from Peter & Anne Hirst:

Handmade by Anne Hirst

Runner-up from Celia Knight & Simon Peck:

Partridge in a Pear Tree
Courtesy of Advocate Art
Home Farm Trust

Runner-up from Aileen & Bob Hampson:

I Saw Three Ships
Deva Evans, ©Paper Dove Company Ltd
Save the Children

Runner-up from Liz & Stan Pearson:

Bethlehem
copy;Ling Designs
Traidcraft; CAFOD; SCIAF; Christian Aid

Christmas 2014

A better than average year for Christmas cards.

The winner from Di Dooley:

Twelve Days
by Sue Reeves
RNLI

Runner-up from Pete Hughes:

Adoration
Tapestry depicting the Adoration of the Magi and Two Saints, South Germany, 1742-1480
Scope

Runner-up from Betty Longbottom:

Tree of Doves
Camilla Charnock
Cancer Research UK

Runner-up from Tony Smith:

Postbox
Deva Evans
Garden House Hospice

Runner-up from Gay & Peter Hartley:

O' Little Town
Deva Evans
RNLI

Runner-up from Liz & Stan Pearson.

I Saw Three Ships
Alison McGarrigle
Traidcraft; CAFOD; SCIAF; Christian Aid

Christmas 2013

Poor cards this year, and I'm not declaring a winner.

Runner-up from Alison Budd:

Central Avenue, Battersea Park
McKivragan
Friends of Battersea Park

Runner-up from Jane Stott:

Reindeer
Emma Harding
Amnesty International

Runner-up from Venetia Stent & Angus Dinwiddie:

3 Ships
Katherine Lucas
VSO

Runner-up from Cliff & Fiona Atkins:

Holly & Mistletoe
A Curious Herbal, Elizabeth Blackwell, 1782
Crisis

Christmas 2012

An unusually large proportion of decent cards this year.

The winner from Kay Barton & Mick Kadlubowski:

Edinburgh Christmas
Simon Parr, ©Ling Design Ltd
The 1959 Group of Charities

Runner-up from Tony & Sheelagh Pickles:

The adoration of the Magi and Shepherds
Memorial Window, St Mary the Virgin, Marlborough
Mind

Runner-up from Margaret & Jeff Prior:

Barnardo's

Runner-up from Robert and Charmaine Crossley:

Frosted Berries
Courtesy of FLPA
Lifeboats; British Heart Foundation; Marie Curie Cancer Care; CLIC Sargent;
Macmillan Cancer Support; Woodland Trust

Runner-up from Shirley Jordan & Mark Stanley

Frosted Berries I
Courtesy of Stephen Shepherd, ©The Great British Card Company
Paper House

Runner-up from Pete Hughes:

Black Bryony (Tamis cummunis)
James Bolton (1735-1799)
The Fitzwilliam Museum

Runner-up from Jane Stott:

Dove of Peace
Alison McGarrigle
MS Society

Runner-up from Janette Cook:

©2003 Sudi McCollum
Peter Pauper Press

Runner-up from Liz & Stan Pearson:

Dove of Peace
Deva Evans
Amnesty Internation

Runner-up by Pauline Smith:

Dove of Peace
Motor Neurone Disease Association

Runner-up from Dilys and David Astin:

British Heart Foundation

Runner-up from Tina & Keith Mathers:

Christmas Puds
Pope Twins,courtesy of Advocate-Art.com
Ling Design

Christmas 2011

The winner from Jane Stott:

Decorative Dove
The Almanac Gallery
The Stroke Association

Runner-up from Bryn & Penny Clarke:

Shepherds
Paper House
Hospice in the Weald

Runner-up from Katherine Wade:

Courtesy of Alexander James
Barnardo's

Runner-up from Paul & Louise Pickles:

European Yew (Taxus baccata)
James Bolton (1735-1799)
The Fitzwilliam Museum

Runner-up from Alison Budd:

Oxfam

Runner-up from Shirley Raynor & Andy:

Marks & SpencerWoodland Trust

Runner-up from Betty Crossland:

Sainsburys

Christmas 2010

Here is this year's winning card from one of my oldest friends, Shirley Raynor. It was very difficult to scan because of the shiny surface, and I ended up photographing it with an aging Pentax Optio.


From Marks & Spencer
In aid of the Woodland Trust
Copyright Marks and Spencer plc

 Here are the runners-up.

In aid of Barnardo's
Courtesy of Libba Jones Associates Ltd

In aid of the Home Farm Trust (HFT)
For people with learning difficulties.
Original painting by Enrico McGarrigle
Courtesy of Image By Design

In aid of Oxfam

In aid of Barnardo's
Courtesy of Alexander James

From Paperlink
In aid of the NSPCC and Cancer Research UK
Copyright paperlink