Sunday, December 27, 2020

Link to Join The 12 Days of Christmas Quest!

 
 
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOLKS!  I hope that you have been enjoying the holidays thus far and have had some precious time spent with family and friends, even via telephone or zoom if necessary given this crazy year!

I just wanted to let you know that I'm doing my annual 12 Days of Christmas Quest on my personal blog, where you can 'play and win'. Each day there is a simple task to do in order to earn a holiday themed paper. If you enjoy working with digital papers, this would be a great way to add some new holiday themed papers to your collection for free; so, come on over and play if you have the time. It started on Christmas day which is officially the first day of Christmas, and will run until Jan 5th. However, since this is a busy time of year for most people, anyone who participates will have plenty of time to complete the quest as I'll will accept answers up until January 12th, 2021.

If you are interested, you can find all the details for day one by clicking HERE to start from the beginning. Then, you can either scroll up to find the newest page or click HERE for day two. Day three will be posted later tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET.
 
Here are previews for the papers from the first couple of days...
 


And here is a sneak peak for the paper coming out for day three later this evening...


Nine more papers will be posted over the course of the remaining days of Christmas. The task for each day will be posted at approx. 7:00 p.m., ET each evening until Jan. 5th/21. I hope you'll consider playing along.


  Freebies...

If you are interested, I also have a freebie that I posted on Christmas Day. You can find it HERE.
 

 
I also plan on posting a New Year's freebie on Jan. 1st if everything goes according to plan. So, please come and visit me in few days to find it.



New Challenge Starting...

Be sure to join us again on Jan. 1st when we will be back with our very first challenge of the year!!! We can't wait to see you link up and play along!!!

Wishing you all the best for a wonderful and crafty new year ahead!

Cheers!

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Challenge #72 Midway: Opt. Twist…ANYTHING GOES

 Hey folks. It is the middle of the month and that means there are still two weeks left in our current Link Up. Since the team had the option of taking December off, there will be no DT samples in this post.

I thought that I would just pop in to remind you of the details of our current challenge sponsored by Scribbles Designs.

Challenge #72

 Optional Twist: ANYTHING GOES

 
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!
 

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 December.

Please remember that this is a CARDS ONLY link up. While we've had some lovely tag entries, ornaments and other creative projects in the past, we've sadly had to disqualify them.
 
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 or other December Holiday option AND an optional twist 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). I have provided a summary of the most important rules in the right sidebar.
 


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.


You can find the link up for
Challenge #72 by clicking HERE.

Before we go...

If you'd like the chance to win some additional goodies from this month's sponsor, be sure to head on over to the Scribbles Designs Challenge blog. You can request a special medical related image and sentiment for FREE as long as you plan to create something with them and then add your project to the accompanying link up. This is part of their special Christmas Event that started on December 5th, ending on January 5th. If you join the link up with your creation you'll have the opportunity to win even more prizes from Scribbles Designs. Click HERE to head there now for all the details!

 

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

Be sure to join us on January 1st for a brand new year of link ups! 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!

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We look forward to seeing you participate!

Monday, December 14, 2020

Challenge #71 Winner Announcement

Hello there to all our Christmas crafting friends!  I'm popping in today to share the winners and our top three Stocking Stuffers from Challenge #71. I hope that you and your families continue to stay safe and healthy during this difficult time in our lives. 
 
November saw us with a  delightful 77 entries added to our link up. Right now, it is time to get on with the finding out who our winners are.

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



 
Katrina, you are the winner of a $10.00 gift voucher to Limited Runs, our guest sponsor for November (chosen by random.org based on all eligible entries).

http://limitedrunsstamps.blogspot.ca

Katrina, 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 #71 WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize. While I am currently caught up with all emails in this account, please note that it may take me a while to get back to you, especially considering it is the holiday season. 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. For Challenge #71, Christine, Donna, and Mandy are presenting their favourite cards. So, without further ado, here are the Stocking Stuffers for November:

 
Congrats to our top three Stocking Stuffers! Yvonne, Elizabeth and Gina, 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. Papers from last month have previously been sent out. If you were expecting one but haven't received it yet, please leave me a comment and I'll look into it for you.

The individuals who linked up a minimum of two cards each during the month of NOVEMBER qualifying them to receive the digital paper from that month, will receive the Argyle Patterned Paper which received the most votes. I have included the watermark of the paper, below... 
 

To all of you who linked up during November, 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 start or continue to work on your stockpile for 2020!!! Time is almost up so good luck with getting all the cards you need finished. Papers will be sent to the email address that qualifying participants used when they added their cards to the Link Up, as soon as I can manage!

As always, we are going to have a random draw from all the entries that followed the twist 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  
  Geometric Man Mini Kit
from Challenge #
71 is
#27. ROCKY

(chosen by miniwebtool.com based on all eligible entries) 
 
Rocky, 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 #71 PAPER KIT WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize.

Well folks, that is it for this one! If you haven't already, be sure to check out our current challenge going on now, with the Optional Twist this month of "Anything Goes". There are still two weeks to go and you can find out all the details along with the link up, by clicking HERE. Please join us again  December 15th when I'll be back with a reminder for the midway! Then be sure to join us on January 1st when we'll be back with a brand new year of link ups! Happy Holidays everyone and good luck with all those last minute Christmas cards!!! 

Until then,

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Vote for December's Free Digi Paper!

Hey folks. It is the first of the month and that means our new Link Up has started. As such, it is time to vote on the digi paper from this month's paper pack that will be offered to those linking up two cards.
 
December's set is called Misc. Christmas: Blue & Gold. While the pack is more generic again this month, the colours are based on a holiday time palette that would be suitable for masculine cards. Check out the preview...  
 

Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of December 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 who has followed the twist will earn the full set of papers.

If you would like a say in determining which one of these papers will be offered to those who link up a minimum of two cards this month, be sure to vote in our poll below. If there is a tie or no votes are cast, an executive decision will be made as to which paper is offered.


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 December. Poll will be open until December 31st, 11:59 p.m. ET. 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. 



Don't forget to join December's link up!


You can find all the details for 
Challenge #72 by clicking HERE.

 
Hope to see you there!

Challenge #72: Opt. Twist…ANYTHING GOES

 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. 


http://indianainking.blogspot.com

 
http://craftysuze.blogspot.com/

 

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 up to have our posts delivered by email or follow us through Bloglovin' so you don't miss a thing!

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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.