Challenge #125 Winner Announcement (August)

Hello there to all our Christmas crafting friends!  I hope that you and your families continue to stay safe and healthy out there in your various locations in our world. Egad, I can't believe I'm still so far behind in the winner announcements. It doesn't help that my dad is currently in the hospital with a broken humerus and wrist and my mom is alone at home. We live quite a distance away from them so I've been spending a lot of extra time on the phone as a result! I did manage to get this announcement done and if luck is with me, I just might get another one done before the end of the year...but I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for it! 🫢

 

For now, here is the winner and our top three Stocking Stuffers from Challenge #125 (Anything Goes CHRISTMAS with the Opt. Twist of DIAMOND Shapes). August saw us with 36 entries added to our link up. Are you one of those lucky peeps?! Let's find out!

 

#21. ELLEN

 

Ellen, you are the winner of your choice of TWO Christmas or Winter themed mini kits of digital papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles. (chosen by random.org based on all eligible entries).

Ellen, please send an email to the_12_moc_linkup {at} outlook {dot} com (don't forget to replace {at} and {dot} with the appropriate symbols), with the subject, "12MoC Challenge #125 WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that it may take me a while to get back to you so 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. So, without further ado, here are the Stocking Stuffers for August:

#23. NELLEKE

 

 

#08. MEG

 

#33. ANNIE

 

Congrats to our top three Stocking Stuffers! Nelleke, Meg and Annie, 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. Paper for July has now 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 AUGUST qualifying them to receive the digital paper from that month, will receive the Diamond Shapes Patterned Paper. I have included the preview of this paper below... 

 

 

To all of you who linked up during August, 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 finish off your stockpile for 2025!!! 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!

 

Well folks, that is it for this one! If you haven't already, be sure to check out our current challenge going on now this month with the the twist "Anything Goes Christmas". There is still over a week left in the challenge, so you have time yet to enter. You can click HERE to find out all the details along with the link up.

 

Please join us again January 8th when we'll be back with the first link up of 2026!

Until then,

Challenge #129 Midway: ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS with the Optional Twist…Anything Goes Christmas!

Welcome back crafters! It is the middle of the month and that means there are still two weeks left in our current Link Up. Since the team is taking December off, there are no DT samples in this post.

For today, I am just popping in to remind you of the details of our current challenge. Here is what you need to know...

Challenge #129

  ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS

The Sleigh Belles and Merry Maidens have been working hard all year to get their Christmas cards created. As such, I gave the team the opportunity to take a much deserved break from having to post this month.

 

Our theme, as always, is ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS (or in celebration of other December holidays). We're not having an optional twist this month and strictly keeping it Anything Goes as long as it is still Christmas themed.

Link up two cards and earn a free paper each month or enter any card for a chance to win your choice of TWO Christmas or Winter themed mini kits of digital papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles. 

Here is a preview of December's paper for those adding two cards to this month's link up:

 

 

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.

Click HERE to find the link up for
Challenge #129.

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

I'll hopefully be publishing another winner announcement sometime in the next two weeks; though, I wouldn't hold your breath. My hope was to have another one done by now but with the holidays creeping up,  I'm not sure how likely it is that I'll get it accomplished before the end of the year.

 

We will be back in the new year with new challenges! PLEASE NOTE THAT our first link up for the year isn't scheduled until JANUARY 8TH. This will give the team and myself an extra week to enjoy the holidays. 

 

We fondly hope that you and your families have a blessed holiday!!! We will see you all again in 2026!

 

We look forward to seeing you participate!

Challenge #129: ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS with the Optional Twist…Anything Goes Christmas!

Hello Crafters! Can you believe it?! In less than 24 days, it will be Christmas! Once again, another year has come and almost gone at a ridiculously fast rate! Unfortunately, the older we get the more we perceive time flying by so quickly! In fact, I still don't know where July and August of this year went! I hope that 2025 (or at least parts of it) was a year that you will be able to fondly look back on. It certainly had its ups and downs but hopefully more positive than negative for you and your family. Here is hoping that our world and the inhabitants of it will continue to improve and and thrive in 2026!

As it is the first day of December, it is time for our final link up of 2025 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, it is time to get down to the business of our latest challenge. Here is what you need to know...

 

Challenge #129

  ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS!

The Sleigh Belles and Merry Maidens have been working hard all year to get their Christmas cards created. As such, I gave the team the opportunity to take a much deserved break from having to post this month. At the midway I'll simply post a reminder about the link up. 

 

Our theme, as always, is ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS (or in celebration of other December holidays). We're not having an optional twist this month and strictly keeping it Anything Goes as long as it is still Christmas themed.

Link up two cards and earn a free paper each month or enter any card for a chance to win your choice of TWO Christmas or Winter themed mini kits of digital papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles.

Here is a preview of December's paper for those adding TWO cards to this month's link up:

 

So 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.

Please join us again on December 15th, for our midway post when I will pop in with a quick reminder. If everything goes according to plan, I will try and get another outstanding winner announcement done as soon as I can manage. Other special posts may be published throughout the month. Be sure to follow us through Bloglovin' so you 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, 2025 (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.