Right now, it is time to get down to the business of our latest 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.
- ALL entries adhering to our basic rules also have the opportunity to win a mini pack of digi papers each month as well.
- 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.
Challenge #32
Optional Theme:
Traditional Christmas Colours
One of the things that I love most about Christmas is all the wonderful colours associated with the season--rich reds and greens, sparkly silvers and golds and even deep purples and blues abound. Everywhere you look you can see a rainbow of traditional Christmas colours. A veritable feast for the eyes!
In order to have a chance to win the prize from our wonderful guest sponsor this month, make sure that your Christmas card has traditional Christmas colours (red, green, silver, gold, purples and blues). 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, have a chance to win a special mini kit of digi papers 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 $20 gift certificate to the Kitten Scraps store.
Talking about NS Designs {also designs under the name Kitten Scraps}, it is time to get to know this brand new sponsor…
Check out the cute 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 page in the Kitten Scraps store where each of these images can be found.My name is Nathalie and I design under the name of NS Designs and KittenScraps. I began scrapping as a way to fill in my spare time while learning Photoshop and was quickly hooked on creating kits to scrap my photo’s. I enjoy offering S4H/S4O kits that are family friendly and easy and fun to use. My online store offer’s a variety of digital scrapbooking kits, Commercial Use Templates, Elements and Clip Art and SVG Files for your cutting machine.
In my spare time I enjoy knitting, and embroidery, gardening and travelling. I’m the mother of 4 grown kids and 3 also, grown step kids as well as Aunt Nathalie to 3 adorable-yet mischievous, little boys whom I love to scrap. Scrapbooking for me is not just a business-I feel each memory that is scrapped is it’s own treasure and strive to offer quality digital products that will help you create the perfect layout for your photo’s.
Come check out my blog and Facebook page where I offer layout idea’s and the occasional freebie and while your there stop by my store to check out the latest kits, CU items and SVG Files.
Store Link: http://www.kittenscraps.com/store/Blog Link: http://www.kittenscraps.com/blogFB: https://www.facebook.com/Kittenscraps-252473318242218/
Christmas Balls ClipArt
Xmas Mice ClipArt
Hoppy Christmas
Joyful Christmas ClipArt
You'll get to see more great images used during our midway so be sure to come back again at that time!
While team members had the option of working with any of my Décosse's Dynamite Doodles papers, I did create a special set called Glitteratti 2: Traditional Christmas Colours-Dark Collection. Check out the preview...
Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of August 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 August. Poll will be open until August 31st, 11:59 p.m. EST. 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 August! Whether you choose to link up two Anything Goes themed cards simply to earn your free paper this month, link up one or more cards for your chance to win the mini kit of digi papers shown above, 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!
- We hope to publish the names of the winners and top picks from Challenge #29 between August 8th and 10th if everything goes according to plan.
- Then, be sure to join us again on August 15th, for our midway post where you'll get to see cards created by the Merry Maidens!
- 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), August 1st until 11:59 p.m. (23:59 hrs), August 31st, 2017. All times listed are in EST.
- 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 $20 gift certificate to the Kitten Scraps store. 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 #32
Please link up your Anything Goes Christmas and/or December holiday themed CARDS with the optional theme of Traditional Christmas Colours, below. Be sure to add FT after your name if you followed the theme. Please see above for all the rules and details.
2 comments:
Sheesh! I even put FT in bold letters on my blog so I would remember to put that after my Creative Smiles entry, and I STILL forgot! LOL I hope my comment is sufficient that it is FT because there is no option for me to delete my entry to edit it.
thank you for hosting the challenge! I loved last month's challenge with the deer, and this month's inspiration from the DT is fantastic! Thanks for putting up with those of us who forget the FT, and thanks for your hard work to make such a fun challenge.
hugs,
de
no worries Donna, I'll take care of it for you!
Lisa D.
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