Challenge #66 Midway: Opt. Twist…GINGHAM

Welcome back crafters! It is the 15th of the month and that means it is time for the midway of our current challenge. I hope that you and your families all continue to stay well in the various regions that you reside.

Right now, as we are halfway through the month of June, it is time to see what the Merry Maidens have been up to with their sweet images from Oddball Art, 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 Oddball Art store where it can be found.

using Digital Stamp Whimsical Dancing Trees Set #4 Image No. 339

using Digi Stamp Rudolph Cute Reindeer Christmas Image No. 485

using Digi Stamp Cute Whimsical Christmas Dog Santas Pup Image No. 489

using Digi Stamp Chilly Willy Snowman Head Only A Dollar Image # 497

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 #66

 Optional Twist: GINGHAM

If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, be sure to create a card that features GINGHAM in a prevalent way. 

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 a $10.00 gift voucher from this month's sponsor, Oddball Art. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Gingham 1 (you can see a preview for this set by clicking HERE).

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 #66 by clicking HERE.

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

Please 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 #65 Winner Announcement

Hello there to all our Christmas crafting friends!  I'm popping in today to share the winners and our top three Stocking Stuffers from Challenge #65. I hope that you and your families continue to stay well as we balance the act of opening up the economy with keeping new covid-19 cases to a minimum.

May saw us with 62 entries added to our link up. Right now, 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!

#49. MEG

Meg, you are the winner of a $10.00 gift certificate from the Ike's Art store, our guest sponsor for May (chosen by random.org based on all eligible entries).

Meg, 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 #65 WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize. While I am currently caught up with all emails in this account, 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 #65, Mandy, Susan, and Donna are presenting our favourite cards. So, without further ado, here are the Stocking Stuffers for May:

#27. ROCKY

#23. WIES

#6. EPIE

Congrats to our top three Stocking Stuffers! Rocky, Wies and Epie, 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. Papers from last month have previously been sent out. 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 Pawsome Paper which received the majority of the votes. I have included the watermark of the paper, 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 start or continue to work on your new stockpile for 2020!!! 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!

As always, we are going to have a random draw from all the entries that followed the twist 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  
  Pawesome Holiday Mini Kit
from Challenge #65 is
#53. GERJANNE 

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

GerJanne, 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 #65 PAPER KIT WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize.

Well folks, that is it for this! If you haven't already, be sure to check out our current challenge going on now, with the Optional Twist this month of "Gingham". There is still a little over two weeks to go and you can find out all the details along with the link up, by clicking HERE. We'll be back on June 15th with our midway so I hope you can join us again at that time. Then, please join us again on July 1st when we'll be back with our newest link up!

Take care and we'll see you all again in just a couple of days! 

Until then,

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 Gingham 1. 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. ET. 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 #66 by clicking HERE.

Hope to see you there!

Challenge #66: Opt. Twist…GINGHAM

Welcome Christmas Crafters!  It is the first day of a brand new month and while our world continues to deal with the virus, there is hope in sight that if we remain diligent in our current practices, we can progress with working to open things up safely! Good luck to you all in your various locations around the world.

Right now, it is time for our latest link up. Whether you are just embarking on getting a start to your Christmas and other December Holiday cards or you already have a few cards completed, we'd love to have you join us and add your cards to our Link Up for a chance to win some goodies!

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 #66

 Optional Twist: GINGHAM

If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, be sure to create a card that features GINGHAM in a prevalent way. 

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 a $10.00 gift voucher from this month's sponsor, Oddball Art. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Gingham 1 (you can see a preview for this set by clicking HERE).

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

Oddball Art Stamps by Lizzy Love are the perfect combination of sweet and sour that glitters up the grunge.   As a lover of all things dark, whimsical, sweet & spooky, Lizzy throws in the bubblegum goth with a touch of glam, punk rock zombie and Kawaii kitten!   From the big eyed beauties with a bittersweet sadness to the creepy little cuties with their adorable madness, she sprinkles them all over with Ziggy's stardust & the candy mans pop rocks to give you unique, slightly odd, one of  a kind images that you won't find anywhere else.  Whether you are looking for the dark and dismal, the cutsie-wootsie or anything in between;  at Oddball Art you will find what you're looking for and these whimsical stamps will leave you longing for more.   Go to www.creepycuteart.com and be sure to sign up to the Creepy Cute Chronicles newsletter, it goes out every Friday night and includes a free image download in every issue. Additionally, you can also sign up to become a Premium Member for even more goodies, including access to the COMPLETE CREEPY CUTE CHRONICLES IMAGE LIBRARY, tutorials and other great tips. You can find more information here: https://www.oddballartco.com/creepy-cute-chronicles
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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. Helen is taking this month off.

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 Oddball Art store where it can be found.

using Digital Stamp Whimsical Dancing Trees Set #4 Image No. 339

using Digital Stamp Whimsical Dancing Trees Set #4 Image No. 339

using Digi Stamp Rudolph Cute Reindeer Christmas Image No. 485

using Digital Stamp Whimsical Dancing Trees Set #4 Image No. 339

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, our winner announcement for Challenge #65 will be posted between the 10th and the 18th. Be sure to also join us again on June 15th, for our midway post when the Merry Maidens will be here to share their amazing cards featuring images from Oddball Art. 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 #66
Please link up your Anything Goes Christmas and/or December holiday themed CARDS with the optional twist of GINGHAM 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, 2020 (all times listed are in Eastern Time).  Please click the 'Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page above for all the rules and details. Maximum 10 entries.