Challenge #54 Midway: Opt. Twist…Gingerbread

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

As we are halfway through the month of June, it is time to see what the Merry Maidens have been up to with their fun images from Beccy's Place, 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 creation to head to the page in the Beccy's Place store where it can be found. Please note that both Pat and Helen G. have used freebies in their projects. Freebies have been linked to their place in the Beccy's Place blog.

using Jolly Gingerbread and Joyful Gingerbread Freebies

using an image from the Gingerbread Set

using an image and sentiment from the Sugar and Spice Set

using Jolly Gingerbread and Joyful Gingerbread Freebies

using an image and sentiment from the Sugar and Spice Set

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 June. 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 #54

Optional Twist: Gingerbread

If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, use some form of a gingerbread image as the focus of your card. For ex., a gingerbread house, gingerbread men or women, or any type of gingerbread cookies in general would work well for this twist.

Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your cards and earn a free paper this month or for a chance to win a $10.00AU gift voucher to the Beccy's Place store. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Gingerbread Cookies.

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 #54 by clicking HERE.

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

Be sure to join us on July 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 #53 Winner Announcement

Hello to all our Christmas crafting friends! I'm popping in to announce the winners and our top three Stocking Stuffers from Challenge #53. Woop, Woop! We are officially back on track with all our posts and fingers crossed it is going to stay that way!!!

We had 47 entries in our May challenge and it is time to get on with the finding out who our winners are.

Are you one of those lucky peeps?! Let's find out!

#36. EEMELI

Eemeli, you are the winner of  a $9 gift certificate to the Babycakes Digis & Designs by Sandra Caldwell store, our guest sponsor for May (chosen by random.org based on all eligible entries).

Eemeli, 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 #53 WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that it may take me a while 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 #53, Margaret, Pat and Susan, are presenting their favourite cards. So, without further ado, here are the Stocking Stuffers for May:

#41. AIMESLEE W.

#36. EEMELI

#7. CAROL S.

Congrats to our top three Stocking Stuffers! Aimeslee, Eemeli and Carol, 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. I am completely caught up on sending out papers; so, 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 MAY, qualifying them to receive the digital paper from that month, will receive the Fox paper which received the majority of the votes. I have included the watermark of it, below...

To all of you who linked up during May, 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 your stash for 2019!!! 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; hopefully later today!

As always, we are going to have a random draw from all the entries and give out a set of six digital papers to one lucky individual. The papers are all made so why not have an extra prize! Here is the watermark for the full set...

The winner of the  
Whimsical Winter Woodland Mini Kit 
from Challenge #53 is

SUSAN B.

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

Susan, 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 #53 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 "Gingerbread". There are still approx. three weeks left and you can find out all the details along with the link up, by clicking HERE. Also, be sure to join us next Saturday when we'll be back with the Midway!

Until next time,

Vote for June's Free Digi Paper!

Hey folks. It is the first of the month and that means our new Link Up has started. As such, it is time to vote on the digi paper from this month's paper pack that will be offered to those linking up two cards.

June's set is called Gingerbread Cookies. Check out the preview...

Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of June 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 who has followed the twist will earn the full set of papers.

If you would like a say in determining which one of these papers will be offered to those who link up a minimum of two cards this month, be sure to vote in our poll below. If there is a tie or no votes are cast, an executive decision will be made as to which paper is offered.


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 June. Poll will be open until June 30th, 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.

   

Don't forget to join June's link up!

You can find all the details for
 Challenge #54 by clicking HERE.

Hope to see you there!

Challenge #54: Opt. Twist…Gingerbread

Hello Crafters!  It is the start of a brand new month which means it is time for our latest Link Up! We're one month closer to Christmas and since it is never too early to get started on all the Christmas and other December Holiday cards one will need when December rolls around, why not get started on your batch if you haven't already, and add them to our Link Up for a chance to win some goodies! We'd love to have you join us!!!

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 #54

Optional Twist: Gingerbread

If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, use some form of a gingerbread image as the focus of your card. For ex., a gingerbread house, gingerbread men or women, or any type of gingerbread cookies in general would work well for this twist.

Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your cards and earn a free paper this month or for a chance to win a $10.00AU gift voucher to the Beccy's Place store. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Gingerbread Cookies.  

Talking about Beccy's Place, it is time to learn about this sponsor, brand new to us here at The 12 Months of Christmas…

My paper obsession began with scrapbooking in the late 1990s and has since evolved into card-making and digital drawing. There were a few years of decorative painting, teddy bear making and silk ribbon embroidery mixed in there too! I still dabble in each of those crafts, and many others, but I generally gravitate toward paper, which I find versatile and forgiving.

I started “doodling” little designs for cards back in 2009, which is when I started my blog and began sharing my images with other Cardies. From there I progressed to my very own online store selling digital drawings for cards and other paper craft projects. In 2012, Margaret Myers from Sparkle N Sprinkle contacted me with a proposal to make some of my designs into rubber stamps, which was a very exciting opportunity for me. Four years later, I decided to further expand my business by offering my very own range of clear stamps, which are also sold from my online store. My latest venture is a line of cutting dies that will coordinate with some of my most popular clear stamps. These days, when I’m not hanging out with my husband and kids, I spend a lot of time with other crafters and card makers, enjoying our shared passion for handcrafts. I can’t imagine a day without some sort of creative activity taking place, whether it’s designing a new image, hand-stitching a little toy or just taking some inspirational photographs.

Store: www.beccysplace.com
Blog: www.beccysplace.blogspot.com.au

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 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 Beccy's Place store where it can be found.

using an image from the Sugar and Spice Set

using an image from the Gingerbread Set

using an image from the Sugar and Spice Set

using Jolly Gingerbread and Joyful Gingerbread Freebies

using an image from the Sugar and Spice Set

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

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 be posted as soon as we can manage. Then be sure to join us again on June 15th, for our midway post when the Merry Maidens will be here to share their amazing cards featuring more images from Beccy's Place. 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!

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The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #54
Please link up your Anything Goes Christmas and/or December holiday themed CARDS with the optional twist of Gingerbread below. Cards for this challenge will be accepted from 6:00 p.m. (18:00 hrs), June 1st until 11:59 p.m. (23:59 hrs), June 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.