Hello Crafters! Can you believe it?!
 In less than 24 days, it will be Christmas. Once again, another year has come and almost gone in absurd speed! Unfortunately, this year is going to go down in our books as a very sad and difficult one for a significant portion of people throughout the entire world. We can only hope that with the creation of the vaccines and the trials doing well, that next year will be a better one for all!
 
As it is the first day of December, it is time for our final
link up of 2020 to get under way! Given how little time is left until the 
BIG DAY itself is here, it is imperative to get all those last minute 
Christmas and other December Holiday cards completed before we run out 
of time! To provide you with some extra 
incentive to get your cards completed, we have some lovely prizes 
available! So, why not join us for your chance to win?!
 
If you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus behind why I created it under the 
Introductions tab and all the details you need to know in order to participate, by checking out the 
Challenge Details
 tab (both tabs located at the top of the blog). For your convenience, a
 summary of the most important rules can be found in the right sidebar 
under the heading 
Basic Rules Summary.
  Right now, time to get down to the business of our latest challenge. Here is
  what you need to know...
 
    Challenge #72
  
  
     Optional Twist: ANYTHING GOES
  
The 
Sleigh Belles 
and 
Merry Maidens have been working hard all year to get their Christmas
 cards created, and as such, I gave the team the opportunity to take a 
much 
deserved break from having to post this month. One of our Sleigh Belles and one of our Merry Maidens decided that they still wanted to create; so, for the start of the 
challenge there will two DT
 makes for you to check out. At the midway I'll simply post a reminder 
about the link up and the digi paper poll.
Since the holidays are upon us, I'm offering up a couple extra prizes this month.  
The twist this month is simply 
Anything Goes. So, as long as you link up a card with any sort of Christmas theme, you will be eligible to win this month's featured paper pack called
 Misc. Christmas: Blue & Gold 
  (you can see a preview for this set by clicking
  
HERE). Also, as usual, if you link up TWO cards you'll have the opportunity to earn a 
free digital paper from this set. You can click the link above to have your say in determining which paper will be given out to players this month.
 
Additionally, a random winner will have a chance to win 
$10.00 worth of digital stamps from the 
Scribbles Designs store (winner's choice).  
 
There will also be one prize of 
FIVE preselected Christmas and/or Winter themed digital stamps from 
Creative Bug Digital SnapShots
awarded to one random winner. 
Finally, as a thank you to all of our players, both new and long 
standing, I'm also drawing one random name from all the entries to win 
that person's choice of 
ONE mini kit selected from all the kits that 
were offered up this year to my team members. These are the same 12 kits
 that the individual paper given out each month during 2020, were 
selected from. If you would like to take a look at all the past kits 
designed this year, simply click on the word '
Poll' located in the 
Labels section at the bottom of the left sidebar. Then, simply scroll through all the polls for 2020.
So in summary, that is a total of 
FIVE different prizes for December's link up:
 
- Misc. Christmas: Blue & Gold Mini Kit to one random winner chosen from all entries;
- ONE free digi paper to those linking up TWO or more cards;
- ONE mini kit, winner's choice from a selection of 12 kits to one random winner; 
 
- FIVE preselected Christmas and/or Winter themed digital stamps from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots
awarded to one random winner; and 
 
- $10.00 worth of digital stamps from Scribbles Designs to one random winner.
Hopefully that will provide you all with some extra incentive to add 
your Christmas and other December holiday cards to our link up this 
month!
Talking about 
Scribbles Designs, it is time to refresh ourselves with the details of this returning sponsor…
Looking for a unique image or sentiment? Well then! Head on over to 
Scribbles Designs and check out Sandy's world of her funky imagination 
and quirky characters. Sandy has loved art, drawing, water colouring and 
doodling for many years... and with the digital image world she can now 
share it with all of you. Brrr (Penguin) was her first main character 
and her other quirky images followed not long after. We hope you enjoy 
the endearing images available in the store and add Sandy's images to 
your digital stamp collections.
Click HERE to head to the store and HERE to check out the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog. 
Now
 check out what the participating team members came up with to inspire you. If you are 
interested in purchasing the sponsor's image featured in a particular 
card, you 
can click on the link indicated below the card to head to the page in 
the 
Scribbles Designs    store
 where it can be found. 
 
So what are you waiting for? It is time to link up your Christmas and 
other holiday cards for December
!   
If you would like a say in determining which digital paper will be offered to
  those who link up a minimum of two cards this month,
  
be sure to vote in our poll. Click HERE to head there now.
  
  If everything goes according to plan, our winner announcement for Challenge
  #71 will be posted between the 10th and the 18th. Be sure to also join us
  again on 
December 15th when I'll pop in with a reminder for this month's link up. Other special posts may be published throughout the month. Be sure to sign
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  don't miss a thing!
  
  
  
  
  
    We look forward to seeing you participate!
  
  
  
  
  
   Link Up Below:
  Cards for this challenge will be accepted from 
6:00 p.m. (18:00 hrs), December 1st until 11:59 p.m. (23:59 hrs), December 31st, 2020 (all times listed are in Eastern
  Time). 
 Please click the '
Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page above for all the rules and details.
  
Maximum 10 entries.