Challenge #49 AND #50 Winner Announcements

Hello folks! I'm popping in today to announce the winners for January and February. All individual papers up until the end of 2018 have now been sent out and with today's announcement we'll almost be caught up! After today, we just have March and April to go in order to be completely caught up. Slowly but surely we are getting there. Your continued patience is greatly appreciated!

Before we start, I just wanted to remind you of the changes that we have made for 2019 that affect our prizes. First and most importantly, ALL entries linked up will now qualify for a chance to win the sponsored prize each month. Secondly, 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 #49 and also Challenge #50. Are you one of those lucky peeps?! Let's find out!

 For Challenge #49:

***#27. Montownia***

You are the winner of THREE images from the SheepSki Designs store, our guest sponsor for January (chosen by random.org based on all eligible entries).

For Challenge #50:

***#5. Carol S.***

You are the winner of a $12 gift certificate to the Bugaboo Stamps store (chosen by random.org based on all eligible entries).

Montownia and Carol, 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 #49, Susan, Marji  and myself, Lisa, are presenting our favourite cards. So, without further ado, here are the Stocking Stuffers for January:

***#12. Rocky ***
 

***#27. Montownia***
 

***#25. Paperesse***

For Challenge #50, Pat, Donna and Granmargaret are presenting their favourite cards. Thus, here are the Stocking Stuffers for February:

 ***#19. Wies*** 

***#1. Anet ***
 

***#3. Christine***

Congrats to our top three Stocking Stuffers from each of these challenges! Rocky, Monika, Shani, Wies, Anet and Christine please grab a copy of the badge below for your blog.

 Before we get to the Digital Paper winners for Challenges #49 and #50, I need to remedy a boo boo from the last winner announcement. I made an error when I chose the winner of the paper set from challenge #47. Instead of grabbing a random link from the November challenge, I accidentally grabbed it from the December challenge. Now obviously, I am not going to renege on that but I also thought that in fairness, I should also choose a winner from the correct challenge. Therefore…

The winner of All Tied Up for Christmas Mini Kit 

from Challenge #47 is

VICTORIA R.

(chosen by random.org)

 
Victoria, 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 #47 PAPER KIT WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize.

Now back to the winners for #49 and #50. 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 JANUARY, qualifying them to receive the digital paper from that month, will receive the Tutti Fruiti paper which can be seen in the preview shown below…

 

Those people who earned the paper from FEBRUARY will receive the Adults Wearing Blue paper. Here is the preview for it…

To all of you who linked up during January and/or February, 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 #49...

The winner of the Candy Cane Flavours Mini Kit 

from Challenge #49 is

OLGA FINK

(chosen by miniwebtool.com based on those entries that followed the twist)

 
Olga, 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 #49 PAPER KIT WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize.

Below is the preview for the full set for Challenge #50...

 

The winner of the Penguin Pals Mini Kit 
from Challenge #50 is

BECCA S.

(Becca was the only participant who followed the twist)

 
Becca, 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 #50 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 "Fairies". There are still over two weeks left and you can find out all the details along with the link up, by clicking HERE. Also, be sure to pop back on Monday to check out all the beautiful cards from the Merry Maidens.

Until next time,

Challenge #49 Midway: Optional Twist…Anything BUT Rectangle

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

As we are halfway through the month of January already, it is time to see what the Merry Maidens have been up to with their sweet images from Sheepski Designs, 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. If you are interested in purchasing the image featured in a particular card, you can click on the link indicated below the card to head to the page in the Sheepski Designs store where it can be found.

using Mindy - image no 40

using Ready For Christmas - image no 163

using 'Snow Boardin' - image no 164

using Mindy - image no 40

using Ice Queen - image no 114

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 January. 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, ornaments and other creative projects in the past, we've sadly had to disqualify them.

Challenge #49

Optional Twist: Anything BUT Rectangle

If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack,your card needs to be any shape OTHER THAN rectangle. So choose a shape such as a square, a circle, a triangle or any other non-rectangular shape for the base of your card.

Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your two cards and earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win THREE images from this month's sponsor, Sheepski Designs. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Candy Cane Flavours Mini Kit.

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 #49 by clicking HERE.

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

The winner announcement for Challenge #43 will posted as soon as I can manage and then, be sure to join us again on February 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 #49: Optional Twist..Anything BUT Rectangle

Happy New Year Crafters! Welcome to a brand new year of Christmas Card making!!! We all hope that you had a wonderful holiday season. For those of you who have been with us during the last four years, we thank you for your continued support. If you are brand new, welcome! We're so glad you found us!

On this very first day of a brand new year it is time for our very first link up of 2019 to get under way! Now, I realize that the last thing that many of you want to do is think about Christmas right now but it is never too early to get started on all the Christmas and other December Holiday cards you are going to need when December rolls around!

We've made a few important changes for 2019 that we want to share with you before we start the challenge:

• First and most importantly, ALL entries linked up will now qualify for a chance to win the sponsored prize each month. 
• Due to this change, we will now be limiting entries to a  MAXIMUM of TEN per link up. 
• Anyone following the optional twist will have their name thrown into a draw for a chance to win the monthly featured paper pack. 
• Participants are no longer required to add FT after their name if they have followed the optional twist. 
• The Digi Paper Poll will now be published in a separate post and a link to it will be available in the right sidebar so it is easy to find.  

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). For your convenience, a summary of the most important rules can be found in the right sidebar under the heading 'Basic Rules Summary'.

Before we start, I want to apologize for still being so behind in the winner announcements. It was my intention to try and catch up in December but reflecting back on the month, that was a bit unrealistic giving everything going on. I will do my best to try and catch up and get us back on track. 2018 offered up a number of challenges which limited my time online and I am HOPING that 2019 will be somewhat easier.

Right now, time to get down to the business of our latest challenge. Here is what you need to know...

Challenge #49

Optional Twist:Anything BUT Rectangle

If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, your card needs to be any shape OTHER THAN rectangle. So choose a shape such as a square, a circle, a triangle or any other non-rectangular shape for the base of your card.

Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your two cards and earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win THREE images from this month's sponsor, Sheepski Designs. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Candy Cane Flavours Mini Kit.

Talking about Sheepski Designs, it is time to refresh ourselves with the details of this returning sponsor…

Hi I'm Andrea Norris, creator and owner of SheepSki Designs - living in Leeds, Yorkshire in the UK, working full time as a Management Accountant, currently working on 4 design teams and an obsessive crafter and creator of cards. I love anything arty. I've always drawn stuff, for as long as I can remember. In my younger days I sold a few watercolour paintings. I love creating canvases mixed media canvasses with flowers.

I finally found software I could gel with in December 2015. January 2016 a challenge team I worked on was short of a designer's images to create with so I drew some. I opened my shop a month later so I could sponsor challenges and give something back to the crafting world, to the lovely ladies who have supported me on my journey.

I've a Facebook group and blog where I hold challenges and I'm now starting to look at inviting guest designers.

Welcome to my world!
Andrea xx

Main Blog: /https://sheepskidesigns.blogspot.co.uk/

Store: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepSkiDesigns
Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/SheepSkiDesigns/

Now check out what the Sleigh Belles came up with to inspire you. 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 image featured in a particular card, you can click on the link indicated below the card to head to the page in the Sheepski Designs store where it can be found.

using Christmas Candle - image no 170

using Headstand - image no 123

using Snowmen Selfie - image no 100

using Penguin Pals - image no 57

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

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 you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus behind why I 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). I have provided a summary of the most important rules in the right sidebar.

The winner announcement for Challenge #43 will posted as soon as I can manage and then, be sure to join us again on January 15th, for our midway post when the Merry Maidens will be here to share their amazing cards featuring more images from Sheepski Designs. 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 #49
Please link up your Anything Goes Christmas and/or December holiday themed CARDS with the optional twist of Anything BUT Rectangle below. Cards for this challenge will be accepted from 6:00 p.m. (18:00 hrs), January 1st until 11:59 p.m. (23:59 hrs), January 31st, 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.