Showing posts with label Challenge #28. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Challenge #28. Show all posts

Saturday, July 08, 2017

Challenge #28 Winner Announcement

Hello to all our Christmas crafting friends! I'm popping in to announce the winners and our top three Stocking Stuffers from Challenge #28. We had a mere 20 entries in our April challenge which was way down from the previous month. With just six months left until the big event, I am hoping that we'll start to see more entries. Given that the challenge is anything goes with an optional theme, I would have thought more people would be joining us!

Also, please don't forget that if you do follow the theme, make sure that you add FT after your name. I found a few entries this month that qualified by making a card with vintage elements but didn't add the initials when entering. I don't always have a chance to check so please get in the habit of making sure you let us know when you have followed the theme.

Anyway, it is time to get on with the finding out who our winners are for the month of April.

Are you one of those lucky peeps?! Let's find out!





Ans, you are the winner of a $15.00 gift certificate from Lunagirl, our guest sponsor for April (chosen by miniwebtool.com based on all eligible entries).

http://www.lunagirl.com/

Ans, please send an email to the_12_moc_linkup {at} outlook {dot} com (or click HERE to bring the address up in your email program), with the subject, "12MoC Challenge #28 WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that it may take me several days to get back to you. Thank you for your patience. In the interim, please grab a copy of the winner badge below for your blog.





Next, it is time to get on with showcasing the top three. With so many wonderful entries to choose from, it is always such a difficult task for the design team. We did however settle on three awesome creations. So, without further ado, here are our Stocking Stuffers for Challenge #28:

ANS





Congrats to our top three Stocking Stuffers! Ans, Teresa and Hazel, please grab a copy of the badge below for your blog.





Everyone who links up two cards each month is eligible to receive a free digital paper. All those who linked up two cards during the month of March have previously been mailed their paper. If you thought that you had linked two, but did not receive a free paper, please contact us and let us know and we'll look into it for you.

The four individuals who linked up a minimum of two cards each during the month of APRIL, qualifying them to receive the digital paper from that month, will receive the Vintage Damask Green paper which received the majority of the votes! I have included the watermark of it, below...


To all of you who linked up during April, thanks ever so much! We are so happy to have all of you with us and hope that you'll continue to link up your holiday cards as you work on your stash for 2017!!!

Papers will be sent to the email address that qualifying participants used when they added their cards to the Link Up. I'm hoping to get them sent by the middle of this month.

As always, we are going to have a random draw from all the entries and give out a set of six digital papers to one lucky individual. The papers are all made so why not have an extra prize! Here is the watermark for the full set...


The winner of the Vintage Damask 1: Rich Colours Mini Kit is 
(chosen by random.org)
 
Chris, please send an email to the_12_moc_linkup {at} outlook {dot} com (or click HERE to bring the address up in your email program), with the subject, "12MoC Challenge #28 PAPER KIT WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize.

Well folks, that is it for today. While you are here, please be sure to check out the details for our current challenge going on now (if you haven't already), with the Optional Theme this month of "Oh DEER". You can find out all the details along with the link up, by clicking HERE.

Please join us again on July 15th when the Merry Maidens will be here showcasing their cards for our current challenge. Also, Pat will be back with a special traditions post on the 23rd as well. Other special posts may be published throughout the month; so, be sure to sign up to have our posts delivered by email or follow us through Bloglovin' so you don't miss a thing!

Until next time,

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Challenge #28 Midway: Optional Theme....Ghosts of Christmas Past (A Vintage Challenge)

Goodness, where does the time go?! I got online this afternoon with plenty of time to get this post done before six but then my parents called and that extra hour & 1/2 went out the window; so, apologies to my Merry Maidens team and our readers for the lateness of this post.

I have three birthday gals to send comments/cards to today and one of those just happens to be our very own Pat M., my co-coordinator and also a member of the Merry Maidens. Wishing you all the best dearest Pat, today and in the coming year ahead!!!

Now since it is the 15th of the month, it is time to see what the Merry Maidens have been up to with their images from Lunagirl, our guest sponsor this month!

http://www.lunagirl.com/






 


 
 

While team members had the option of working with any of my Décosse's Dynamite Doodles papers, I did create a special set called Vintage Damask 1: Rich Colors. Check out the preview.


Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of April 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 April. Poll will be open until April 30th, 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.


Now check out what the Merry Maidens came up with to inspire you. Diane Louise is also sharing the inside of her card featuring items from Lunagirl. Clicking on the names will take you to the individual blogs where you can check out the details for all these wonderful cards.


http://patacakespages.blogspot.ca/


http://www.granmargaret.blogspot.com.au/




http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/


http://creamieke.blogspot.nl


https://dianesfavouritecards.blogspot.co.uk/



http://meijboompje.blogspot.nl/


So if you haven't entered already, what are you waiting for? It is time to link up your Christmas and other holiday cards for April. Whether you choose to link up two Anything Goes themed cards simply to earn your free paper this month, or you choose to also follow the optional theme to have a chance at the sponsor's prize, it is completely up to you! 

Here is a refresher of the details for this challenge...

Please remember that this is a CARDS ONLY link up. While we've had some lovely tag entries in the past, we've sadly had to disqualify them.


Challenge #28

Optional Theme:
 Ghosts of Christmas Past - A Vintage Challenge
The best part of Christmas is the memories of Christmases past. Charles Dickens hit it spot-on when he wrote "A Christmas Carol", pulling Ebeneezer Scrooge and his readers into the heart of Christmas with his spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Around my dinner table on Christmas, we always leave one chair empty for those who can no longer celebrate with us. Memories of their laughter and love keep them alive every year.

This spirit of Christmas Past inspires this month’s Optional theme of The Ghost of Christmas Past (a Vintage Theme). Our guest sponsor is Lunagirl, a perfect match for this theme as you will see from the offerings of our DT.

In order to have a chance to win the prize from our wonderful guest sponsor this month, make sure that your card has a vintage feel (i.e. vintage image, vintage looking paper, 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, 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 a $15.00 gift certificate from Luna Girl.

If you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus behind why I started it under the 'Introductions' tab.  As this is a different kind of link up where we have both an anything goes Christmas option and an optional theme to follow, be sure to read all the details and rules you need to know in order to participate, by checking out the 'Challenge Details' tab (both tabs located at the top of the blog).

You can find the Challenge Details Summary along with the link up for
 Challenge #28 by clicking HERE.

 Don't Forget, if everything goes according to plan...

  • Hopefully this week I'll get a chance to post the winners from Challenge #25 (If I keep saying it often enough, maybe it will actually get done. 😉)
  • Be sure to join us during the third week of April when Pat will be here to share a special post on Christmas Superstitions.
  • Next up it will be time for our new challenge to start on May1st.
  • 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!
the_12_moc_linkup@outlook.com


We look forward to seeing you participate!

Saturday, April 01, 2017

Challenge #28: Optional Theme...Ghosts of Christmas Past (A Vintage Challenge)

Welcome to The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up. Pat here stepping in for Lisa who has been rather ill.

I can't believe it's already April 1st! That means it's time for our next challenge to get under way (NO FOOLING)! Here in Chicago, the skies have been gray, the ground water-soaked and the temps in the mid-40s. Typical Spring weather! I wish the sun would rip through those heavy clouds so the flowers can show off their new colors. Ah, well. Patience is a virtue.

At least I don't feel so guilty staying in and creating cards for my Christmas stash while the weather is so lousy! LOL So let's 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.
  • 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 #28.


Challenge #28

Optional Theme:
 Ghosts of Christmas Past - A Vintage Challenge
The best part of Christmas is the memories of Christmases past. Charles Dickens hit it spot-on when he wrote "A Christmas Carol", pulling Ebeneezer Scrooge and his readers into the heart of Christmas with his spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Around my dinner table on Christmas, we always leave one chair empty for those who can no longer celebrate with us. Memories of their laughter and love keep them alive every year.

This spirit of Christmas Past inspires this month’s Optional theme of The Ghost of Christmas Past (a Vintage Theme). Our guest sponsor is Lunagirl, a perfect match for this theme as you will see from the offerings of our DT.

In order to have a chance to win the prize from our wonderful guest sponsor this month, make sure that your card has a vintage feel (i.e. vintage image, vintage looking paper, 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, 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 a $15.00 gift certificate from Luna Girl.


Speaking of Lunagirl, it is time to refresh ourselves with the details of this amazing returning sponsor...

http://www.lunagirl.com/
My name is Karen, owner of Lunagirl Images. In 2004, after collecting vintage ephemera for most of my life, I started digitizing and restoring images and designing digital supplies for artists and crafters (my husband collected antique books and prints, so we had quite a house full!) We are proud to have been the first company to offer digital vintage image collections of this size and quality at prices affordable to the home crafter.

At Lunagirl.com (and in my etsy shop) I currently offer you several hundred unique digital collage sheets and dozens of themed craft CDs -- over 30,000 images so far! They are a great resource for card making, scrapbooking, jewelry making, and much more, easy to use, carefully researched and curated, all thoughtfully organized and lovingly cleaned up, ready to you to use in your projects. I love altering and embellishing these beautiful and fascinating images and seeing what my customers create with them.

In addition to digital art and design, I enjoy painting on wood, creating assemblage icons and shrines, reading history books, bellydancing, cooking, and sewing with my vintage Singer. I'm also blessed to be the mom of two teenaged boys.

If you're looking for something in particular in vintage style, feel free to email me at info@Lunagirl.com!

Main Blog:  http://www.LunagirlMoonbeams.com
Pinterest:    https://www.pinterest.com/lunagirlart/
Store:         http://www.lunagirl.com/
Etsy:          https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lunagirl
Check out the great images the team worked with for their projects for the beginning of this challenge. Clicking on the names of the images below will take you to their location in the store.


 


While team members had the option of working with any Décosse's Dynamite Doodles papers, Lisa did create a special set called Vintage Damask 1: Rich Colors. Check out the preview.


Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of April 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 April. Poll will be open until April 30th, 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...



http://indianainking.blogspot.com


http://craftinghelen.blogspot.co.uk/




http://loosestitchesandunraveledthreads.blogspot.com/


http://susanrenshaw0404.blogspot.com/


You have the whole month of April to link up your Christmas and other holiday cards for this new challenge! Whether you choose to link up two Anything Goes themed cards simply to earn your free paper this month, or you choose to 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 Lisa 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, Lisa 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 #25 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. 
  • Be sure to join us again on April 15th for our midway post where you'll get to see cards created by the Merry Maidens!
  • Then during the third week of April, I'll be back to share a Christmas tradition and/or recipe with everyone.
  • 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), April 1st until 11:59 p.m. (23:59 hrs), April 30th, 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 following the optional theme will qualify for the draw for this month's prize of a $15.00 gift certificate from LunagirlYou must add 'FT' after you name so we know which cards to add to the draw for the sponsor's prize.
  • No back-linking.
  • 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.
the_12_moc_linkup@outlook.com


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 #28

Please link up your Anything Goes Christmas and/or December holiday themed CARDS with the optional theme of Ghosts of Christmas Past-A Vintage Theme, 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.