Howdy Folks! Welcome to
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up.
It is the first day of May and that means it is time for our next
challenge to get under way! The snow may be gone from most areas in the Northern hemisphere but that doesn't stop us from our quest to add to the Christmas and other December Holidays Card Pile!
Right now, it is time to get down to business. Here is what you need to know...
The Basics
While you can find out
ALL the information you need to know in order to participate in the challenge by checking out the '
Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page (or by clicking
HERE), here is a refresher of the basics.
- Anyone can link up as many Christmas and/or December holiday themed cards (including Happy New Year's cards) throughout
the month with an ANYTHING GOES theme.
- Every person who has linked up a MINIMUM of
two (2) cards will be eligible to
receive a specially designed Christmas themed digital paper.
- Each month there will be an OPTIONAL theme to follow. Anyone who submits a card adhering to the monthly theme,
will have the chance to win a prize from that month's guest sponsor.
- ALL entries adhering to our basic rules also have the opportunity to win a mini pack of digi papers each month as well.
- Every holiday card you submit to the link up, earns you one chance to win a
special digital Christmas kit that will be offered up after the year is
complete.
Now that the basics are out of the way, how about we get on with the details of Challenge #29. This month's theme description was created by Pat!
Challenge #29
Optional Theme: Cute Christmas
What I love about Christmas Day is the endless squeals of delight and
sighs of satisfaction. The day is filled with "awww. isn't that cute" as
toddlers have more fun with unwrapping a present than the presents
themselves. A child's innocent kiss of thanks for presents all around
the room provide smiles all around, and the reactions of those receiving
presents just melts my heart. There are so many cute elements of the
holiday that we just can't resist offering an optional theme of Cute
Christmas this month. Whether you create your cards with cute images or
use a cute sentiment, this month's cards will bring smiles and sighs of
pleasure to all.
In
order to
have a chance to win the prize from our wonderful guest
sponsor this month,
make sure that your overall card can be described as cute (i.e. cute image, cute papers, cute embellishments, etc.).
IMPORTANT: If you do follow the optional theme, be sure to add FT after your name so that we include you in the draw for the prize.
Remember, you don't need to follow the theme to link up your
cards and earn a free paper each month, have a chance to win a special mini kit of digi papers and have your name
thrown into the year end draw for some extra digital goodies.
You only need to follow the theme if you want a chance to win
this month's sponsored prize of the same
three digis used by team members, provided by
Mari Digis.
Talking about
Mari Digis, it is time to get acquainted with this brand new sponsor...
My name is Maria Emilia and I love to draw. I live in Goiânia, a busy
City in Brazil. Now I provide some artwork for you, who are looking for
beautiful pictures and even a little " fashions", suitable to their
projects scrap and artistic creations! On digital stamps.
Store: http://maridigisstore2.blogspot.co.uk/
Main Blog: http://maridigischallenge.blogspot.com.br/
Check out the really cute images that the team worked with this
month for the start of the challenge. Clicking on any of the image names will take you to their spot in the
Mari Digis store.
While team members had the option of working with any of my Décosse's
Dynamite Doodles papers, I did create a special set called
Cute Christmas. Check out the preview...
Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of May will earn
ONE of the digital papers from this set. The specific paper
up for grabs will be shown during the winner announcement post.
Additionally, one random winner will earn the full set of papers.
Have your say in determining which paper will be offered to those who
link up a minimum of two cards this month by completing the poll below.
DIGI PAPER POLL
Please click "
like" to choose the
ONE paper that you would
like offered up to participants who link up a minimum of two cards
during the month of May. Poll will be open until May 31st,
11:59 p.m. EST. Please note that you can get a better idea of what the actual
paper looks like by bringing the preview
ABOVE up in the lightbox.
This linky list is now closed.
Now
check out what the
Sleigh Belles came up with to inspire you. Clicking on
the names will take you to the individual blogs where you can check
out the details for all these wonderful cards...
So what are you waiting for? It is time to link up your Christmas and
other holiday cards for May! Whether you choose to link up two
Anything Goes themed cards simply to earn your free paper this month, link up one or more cards for your chance to win the mini kit of digi papers shown above, OR
you choose to also follow the optional theme to have a chance at the sponsor's
prize, it is completely up to you!
If you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus behind why I started it under the '
Introductions' tab and all the details you need to know in order to participate, in the '
Challenge Details' tab (both tabs located at the top of the blog).
We have a packed month as usual; so, Pat and I and the rest of the gang hope to see you back with us soon!
- We hope to publish the names of the
winners and top
picks from Challenge #26 as soon as we can get to it. While it is
normally scheduled for the 8th, these past few months it has been rather
late. Sorry for any inconveniences this may cause anyone.
- Then, be sure to join us again on May 15th, for our midway post where you'll get to see cards created by the Merry Maidens!
- Then during the third week of May, hopefully Pat will be here to share a Christmas tradition and/or recipe with us all.
- Other special posts may be published throughout the month. Be sure
to sign up to have our posts delivered by email or follow us through
Bloglovin' so you don't miss a thing!
CHALLENGE DETAILS SUMMARY
Each month we'll include a summary of details for the particular
challenge taking place. If you are new, please be sure to familiarize
yourself with all the details and rules in the
'
Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page. Please note that dates and times listed below are for
this particular challenge only:
- Cards for this challenge will be accepted from 6:00 p.m. (18:00 hrs), May 1st until 11:59 p.m. (23:59 hrs), May 31st, 2017. All times listed are in EST.
- If you wish to receive the free digi paper being offered up for this month, you need to link up a minimum of two (2) Christmas or holiday themed cards.
- This is NOT a progressive challenge. You can jump in at any time.
- Only a maximum of three (3) entries will qualify for the draw for this month's prize of the same
three digis used by team members, provided by Mari Digis. You must add 'FT' after you name so we know which cards to add to the random draw for the sponsor's prize.
- No backlinking.
- Make sure when entering your project that you mention The 12 Months
of Christmas Link Up in your post with a link back to this blog.
- Please remember to link directly to your blog post where we can see
your creation, and not just the generic link to your blog.
We look forward to seeing you participate!
Link Up Below:
If you have
any problems linking up, please be sure to leave a comment.
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #29
Please link up your Anything Goes Christmas and/or December holiday themed
CARDS with the optional theme of
Cute Christmas, below.
Be sure to add FT after your name if you followed the theme. Please see above for all the rules and details.
This linky list is now closed.
