Challenge #51 AND #52 Winner Announcements

Hello folks! I'm popping in today to announce the winners for March and April. Woop, Woop! Slowly but surely we have managed to almost get caught up! Your patience has been greatly appreciated!

Before we get to the deets of today's post, I wanted to remind you once again of the changes that we have made for 2019 that affect our prizes: 1) ALL entries linked up qualify for a chance to win the sponsored prize each month; and 2) Anyone following the optional twist will have their name thrown into a draw for a chance to win the monthly featured paper pack. So, basically it is now reverse to what it used to be. By allowing everyone the opportunity to win the sponsored prize, we're hoping that this will help bring more people to our link up.

So let's get on with announcing the winners and our top three Stocking Stuffers from Challenge #51 and also Challenge #52. Are you one of those lucky peeps?! Let's find out!

 For Challenge #51:

***#19. Angelique***

You are the winner of a $15 gift certificate to the Lunagirl store, our guest sponsor for March (chosen by random.org based on all eligible entries).

For Challenge #52:

***#28. Annie H.***

You are the winner of an $8 gift certificate to the A Day for Daisies store (chosen by random.org based on all eligible entries).

Angelique and Annie, 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 #-- WINNER" (be sure to put the actual number of the challenge you won in the subject line) to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that it may take me upwards of a couple of weeks 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. For Challenge #51, Julie, Donna  and myself, Lisa (filling in for Helen G), are presenting our favourite cards. So, without further ado, here are the Stocking Stuffers for March:

***#5. Rosina***

***#9. Marlene A.*** 

***#13. Epie***

For Challenge #52, Suze, Helen N. and Marji are presenting their favourite cards. Thus, here are the Stocking Stuffers for April:

 ***#9. Meg*** 

***#10. Hazel*** 

***#33. Kathy A. (myasperations)***

Congrats to our top three Stocking Stuffers from each of these challenges! Rosina, Marlene, Epie, Meg, Hazel and Kathy 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. The individuals who linked up a minimum of two cards each during the month of MARCH, qualifying them to receive the digital paper from that month, will receive the Brads 2 paper which can be seen in the preview shown below…

Those people who earned the paper from APRIL will receive the Green Glitter paper. Here is the preview for it…

To all of you who linked up during March and/or 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 continue to work on your stash for 2019!!! I will send out these papers to those people who earned them as soon as I can find the time to do so.

As always, we are also going to have a random draw from all the entries and give out a set of six digital papers to one lucky individual from each of the challenges. Here is the preview for the full set for Challenge #51...

The winner of Brads, Buttons & Bows: Christmas Edition Mini Kit 

from Challenge #51 is

MARLENE A.

(chosen by miniwebtool.com based on all eligible entries)

 
Marlene, 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 #51 PAPER KIT WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize.

Below is the preview for the full set for Challenge #52...

The winner of the Frolicking Fairies: Christmas Edition Mini Kit from Challenge #52 is

CHRIS

(chosen by miniwebtool.com based on all eligible entries)

 
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 #52 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 Twist this month of "Creature Feature". There are still four days left and you can find out all the details along with the link up, by clicking HERE.

Until next time,

Challenge #52 Midway: Opt. Twist…Fairies

Welcome back folks! It is the 15th of the month and time for our midway.

As we are halfway through the month of April, it is time to see what the Merry Maidens have been up to with their magical images from A Day for Daisies, our guest sponsor this month!

Clicking on the DT names will take you to the individual blogs where you can check out the details for all these wonderful cards. Helen N. from the Sleigh Belles is joining us for the midway while Helen G. is sitting out due to a glitch with getting her image. The web is as much a fan of ADFD as we are and stole the image for itself. ;)

If you are interested in purchasing the image featured in a particular card, you can click on the link indicated below the creation to head to the page in the A Day for Daisies store where it can be found.

 using Talking to the Moon Fairy

using Frosty Snowflake Fairy

using Holly

using Holly Dance

using Christmas Light Fairy

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. Below you will find 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, ornaments and other creative projects in the past, we've sadly had to disqualify them.

Challenge #52

Optional Twist: Fairies

If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, use at least one FAIRY (whether Christmas or Winter) showcased prominently on your card.

Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your cards and earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win an $8 gift certificate to the A Day for Daisies store. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Frolicking Fairies: Winter Edition.

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 #52 by clicking HERE.

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

Be sure to join us again on May 1st for our new challenge! 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!

 

We look forward to seeing you participate!

Challenge #52: Opt. Twist…Fairies

Hello Crafters!  Can you believe that we are a quarter of the way through 2019 already?! It baffles my mind as to how quickly time seems to be flying by. Now, while Christmas may still seem far away, it is never too early to get started on all the Christmas and other December Holiday cards one will need when December rolls around!

As mentioned in January, we've made a few important changes for 2019. If this is your first visit here this year and you'd like to read up on those changes, click HERE. You can find them towards the top of that post. 

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 #52

Optional Twist: Fairies

If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, use at least one FAIRY (whether Christmas or Winter) showcased prominently on your card.

Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your cards and earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win an $8 gift certificate to the A Day for Daisies store. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Frolicking Fairies: Winter Edition.

Talking about A Day for Daisies, it is time to refresh ourselves with the details of this returning sponsor…

A Day For Daisies provides themed categories of over 3000 digital illustrations including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions!

ADFD Website: www.adayfordaisies.com

ADFD FB: https://www.facebook.com/adayfordaisies/

Private ADFD Community on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adayfordaisies/

Now check out what the Sleigh Belles came up with to inspire you. If you are looking for Helen's project, she will be joining us during the midway this month. Clicking on the DT names will take you to the individual blogs where you can check out the specific details for all these wonderful cards. 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 A Day for Daisies store where it can be found.

using Holly Berry Fairy

using Christmas Tree Fairy

using Frosty Snowflake Fairy

So what are you waiting for? It is time to link up your Christmas and other holiday cards for April! 

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, another winner announcement will posted during the first half of April. Then be sure to join us again on April 15th, for our midway post when the Merry Maidens will be here to share their amazing cards featuring more images from A Day for Daisies. 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!

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 #52
Please link up your Anything Goes Christmas and/or December holiday themed CARDS with the optional twist of Fairies below. 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, 2019 (all times listed are in Eastern Time). Maximum 10 entries. Please click the 'Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page above for all the rules and details.

Challenge #43 Midway: ANYTHING GOES

Hello and happy Sunday folks! Amazingly, we are already halfway through the month of July, and as such it is time to see what the Merry Maidens have been up to. If you missed the start post, we're doing things a bit different this month as we don't have a guest sponsor lined up. However, you'll still have the chance to win the mini paper kit up for grabs (see details below). In fact, since there is no sponsored prize, I'll be giving away the paper pack to THREE lucky winners. Additionally, those of you who link up two cards during the month will still earn the free digi paper available. So, the only difference is that we won't have a sponsored prize for one lucky winner. We hope that this change won't dissuade you from joining us this month!

Now since we don't have a sponsor this month, our Sleigh Belles were presented with the opportunity to work with their favourite images from any of our 2018 sponsors (already showcased, or yet to come later in the year). See what fun they had with these particular 2018 sponsors (clicking on the link will take you to each of the stores featured below):

Thank you so much to all of wonderful sponsors during the 2018 year. While these are just a few of the awesome companies supporting our Link Ups this year, you can find the remaining sponsors on our Sponsor & Prize Info page by clicking HERE. Please pop over and pay these amazing artists a visit when you have the chance! There would be no Link Up without them and you are certain to find something to add to your wish list while you are there!

 While team members had the option of working with any of my Décosse's Dynamite Doodles papers, I did create a special set called The Shape of Things 2. Check out the preview...

Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of July 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, THREE random winners 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 July. Poll will be open until July 31st, 11:59 p.m. EDT. 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. Clicking on the names will take you to the individual blogs where you can check out the details for all these wonderful cards. Donna from the Sleigh Belles is joining us for the midway as well. Donna has been on a leave of absence the past couple of months but was able to join us for the midway of this challenge and will back with the Sleigh Belles for the August Link Up.

Donna has used Woodland Santa from Scribbles Designs--

our sponsor for the very first link up of this year.

Marji has used Peace from Sparkle N Sprinkle--
our sponsor lined up for September of this year.

Pat has used Love Angel from A Day for Daisies--

our sponsor during the May link up.

 Suze has used Christmas Tree Light Bulb from Limited Runs--

our sponsor during the May link up (Nikki is in the midst of a store update
so if you want the image, just write and ask her).

Granmargaret has used Canção de Natal from Mari Digis--

our sponsor during the February link up.

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 July. Whether you choose to link up ANY type of Christmas or holiday card you've made for a chance to win this month's Paper Kit (there are three up for grabs this month), or link up two of them simply to earn your free paper this month, 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 #43: ANYTHING GOES

As far as the theme goes, we're leaving that wide open this month. Since many general challenge blogs have a 'Christmas in July' theme, we have decided to capitalize on this and have opted to do an ANYTHING GOES theme BUT don't forget that your card still has to be suitable for CHRISTMAS!

I know, just when some of you are getting the hang of adding FT after your name if you've followed the theme, I come along and tell you you don't have to. However, it is strictly for this challenge I'll be bugging you again next month to do so again. 😉

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 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 #43 by clicking HERE.

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

• I'll try to post winner announcement before the month is out. 
• Our new challenge will start on August 1st.
• 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!

 

We look forward to seeing you participate!