Howdy Folks! Welcome to
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up. It is the first day of February and that means it is time for our next
challenge to get underway! We are thrilled to have five new DT members joining us as of this month. I published a special post last night to introduce them all to you. If you missed it, you can scroll down one post or click
HERE to open it up in a new window.
Right now, it is time to get on with the challenge. Here is what you need to know...
The Basics
While 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), here is a refresher of the basics.
- Anyone can link up as many Christmas and/or December holiday themed cards (including Happy New Year's cards) throughout
the month with an ANYTHING GOES theme.
- Every person who has linked up a MINIMUM of
two (2) cards will be eligible to
receive a specially designed Christmas themed digital paper.
- Each month there will be an OPTIONAL theme to follow. Anyone who submits a card adhering to the monthly theme,
will have the chance to win a prize from that month's guest sponsor.
- Every holiday card you submit to the link up, earns you one chance to win a
special digital Christmas kit that will be offered up after the year is
complete.
Now that the basics are out of the way, how about we get on with the details of Challenge #26.
Challenge #26
Optional Theme: Holiday Humour
Christmas time is a time of joy, of renewal, of family and friends, of
food and faith. We all make plans and preparations for the perfect
Christmas, but sometimes LIFE throws a pumpkin pie in our faces and we
have to laugh. Some of the funniest times are during the holidays, which
make for happy memories throughout the years. Like when Grandma laughed
so hard at the dinner table her dentures fell into the mashed potatoes,
or when your toddler spent more time and had more fun unwrapping the
presents than the presents themselves (both were actual holiday events
in Pat's family). This month our OPTIONAL theme is HOLIDAY HUMOUR.
Whether you choose to use a humourous sentiment, a funny image, or some
other element to elicit a smile, a snicker, or a full blown snort, it is
totally up to you.
In
order to
have a chance to win the prize from our wonderful guest
sponsor this month,
make sure that your card has some element of humour. If it isn't readily apparent, be sure to make a note next to the link up so we understand your sense of humour.
IMPORTANT: If you do follow the optional theme, be sure to add FT after your name so that we include you in the draw for the prize.
Remember, you
don't need to follow the theme to link up your
cards and earn a free paper each month, and have your name
thrown into the year end draw for some extra digital goodies.
You only need to follow the theme if you want a chance to win
this month's sponsored prize of a $10.00 gift certificate from
Scribbles Designs.
Talking about
Scribbles Designs, it is time to refresh ourselves with the details of this great 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 coloring 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.
Check out the fun and quirky images that the team worked with this
month for the start of the challenge. Clicking on any of the image
watermarks will take you to their spot in the Scribbles Designs store.
#870 Elves @ Work
#243 Snow Kisses
#228 Twinkle Brrr
While team members had the option of working with any of my Décosse's
Dynamite Doodles papers, I did create a special set called
A Cartoony Christmas Check out the preview...
Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of February 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 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 February. Poll will be open until February 28th,
11:59 p.m. 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
Sleigh Belles 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...
So what are you waiting for? It is time to link up your Christmas and
other holiday cards for February! Whether you choose to link up two
Anything Goes themed cards simply to earn your free paper this month, or
you choose to also follow the optional theme to have a chance at the sponsor's
prize, it is completely up to you!
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).
We have a packed month as usual; so, Pat and I and the rest of the gang hope to see you back with us soon!
- Join us in about a week (between February 8 &10), when we hope to publish the names of the
winners and top
picks from Challenge #24.
- Then, be sure to join us again on February 15th, for our midway post where you'll get to see cards created by the Merry Maidens!
- Then during the third week of February, Pat should be here to share a Christmas tradition and/or recipe with us all.
- 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!
CHALLENGE DETAILS SUMMARY
Each month we'll include a summary of details for the particular
challenge taking place. If you are new, please be sure to familiarize
yourself with all the details and rules in the
'
Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page. Please note that dates and times listed below are for
this particular challenge only:
- Cards for this challenge will be accepted from 6:00 p.m. (18:00 hrs), February 1st until 11:59 p.m. (23:59 hrs), February 28th, 2017.
- If you wish to receive the free digi paper being offered up for this month, you need to link up a minimum of two (2) Christmas or holiday themed cards.
- This is NOT a progressive challenge. You can jump in at any time.
- Only a maximum of three (3) entries will qualify for the draw for this month's prize of a $10.00 gift certificate from Scribbles Designs. You must add 'FT' after you name so we know which cards to add to the random draw for the sponsor's prize.
- No backlinking.
- Make sure when entering your project that you mention The 12 Months
of Christmas Link Up in your post with a link back to this blog.
- Please remember to link directly to your blog post where we can see
your creation, and not just the generic link to your blog.
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 #26
Please link up your Anything Goes Christmas and/or December holiday themed
CARDS with the optional theme of
Holiday Humour, below.
Be sure to add FT after your name if you followed the theme. Please see above for all the rules and details.
This linky list is now closed.
