Challenge #111 Winner Announcement (June)

Hello there to all our Christmas crafting friends!  I hope that you and your families continue to stay safe and healthy out there in your various locations in our world. 

 

It is time to share the winners and our top three Stocking Stuffers from Challenge #111 (Anything Goes CHRISTMAS with the Opt. Twist of NORTH POLE).

 

June saw us with 48 entries added to our link up; AND, can you believe it?! I am officially caught up with the winner announcements. It has taken me what…only a year or so to do so?!!!! 🙄

 

Right now, it is time to get on with finding out who our winners for June are. Are you one of those lucky peeps?! Let's find out!

 

#17. PAT P.

 

Pat, you are the winner of your choice of TWO Christmas or Winter themed mini kits of digital papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles (chosen by random.org based on all eligible entries).

Pat, 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 #111 WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that it may take me a while to get back to you so 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. So, without further ado, here are the Stocking Stuffers for June:

#16. KATE

#26. YVONNE

#33. DARLENE P.

 

Congrats to our top three Stocking Stuffers! Kate, Yvonne and Darlene, 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. Paper for May has now 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 JUNE qualifying them to receive the digital paper from that month, will receive the North Pole Sign Patterned Paper. I have included the preview of this paper below... 

 

 

To all of you who linked up during June, 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 begin or continue to work on your stockpile for 2024!!! 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!

 

Well folks, that is it for this one! If you haven't already, be sure to check out our current challenge going on now, with the Optional Twist this month of "Anything Goes Christmas". There are still a few days left to enter and you can find out all the details along with the link up, by clicking HERE.

 

Please join us again August 1st when we'll be back with our latest link up!

Until then,

Challenge #111 Midway: ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS with the Optional Twist…NORTH POLE

 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! Clicking on the DT names will take you to the individual blogs where you can check out the details for both of these wonderful cards.

 

 

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 #111

  ANYTHING GOES with the 

Optional Twist: NORTH POLE

Our theme, as always, is ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS (or in celebration of other December holidays). If you want to challenge yourself, you can always follow our optional twist of NORTH POLE. Just add any element that gives your project the feel of the North Pole. For ex., Santa's workshop, penguins, elves, even a sign for the North Pole would work.

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 your choice of TWO Christmas or Winter themed mini kits of digital papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles. Following the twist is simply for fun. 

Here is a preview of June's paper for those adding TWO cards to this month's link up:

 

 

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.

You can find the link up for
Challenge #111 by clicking HERE.

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

Please join us on July 1st when we'll be back with our newest link up! Other special posts may be published throughout the month. Be sure to follow us through Bloglovin' so you don't miss a thing!

 

We look forward to seeing you participate!

 

Challenge #111: ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS with the Optional Twist…NORTH POLE

Welcome Christmas Crafters! It is the first of the month and time for our new challenge! I hope that you and your families are happy and well!

 

While Christmas may still be several months away, it is never too early to get started on all the Christmas and other December Holiday cards you are going to need when December finally rolls around! Whether you are just embarking on getting a start to your stash 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, it is time to get down to the business of our latest challenge. Here is what you need to know...

 

 

Challenge #111

  ANYTHING GOES with the 

Optional Twist: NORTH POLE

Our theme, as always, is ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS (or in celebration of other December holidays). If you want to challenge yourself, you can always follow our optional twist of NORTH POLE. Just add any element that gives your project the feel of the North Pole. For ex., Santa's workshop, penguins, elves, even a sign for the North Pole would work.

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 your choice of TWO Christmas or Winter themed mini kits of digital papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles. Following the twist is simply for fun and to challenge yourself if you'd like. 

Here is a preview of June's paper for those adding TWO cards to this month's link up:

 

 

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 these wonderful cards.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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.

Please join us again on June 15th, for our midway post when the Merry Maidens will be here to share their awesome cards. If everything goes according to plan, our winner announcement for Challenge #109 will be posted sometime in the next two weeks. Other special posts may be published throughout the month. Be sure to follow us through Bloglovin' so you don't miss a thing!

We look forward to seeing you participate!

Link Up 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, 2024 (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.

Challenge #24 Winner Announcement

It is finally time to announce the winners and our top three Stocking Stuffers from Challenge #24. I am so pleased that we had 93 entries in our December challenge. Are you one of those lucky peeps?! Let's find out!

KATRINA

Katrina, you are the winner of a $10.00 gift certificate from Limited Runs, our guest sponsor for December (chosen by miniwebtool.com).

Katrina, 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 #24 WINNER" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that it may take me several days 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. We did however settle on three awesome creations. So, without further ado, here are our Stocking Stuffers for Challenge #24:

CAROLE

KATRINA

 HELEN H.

Congrats to our top three Stocking Stuffers! Carole, Katrina and Helen, 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. All those who linked up two cards during the month of November have previously been mailed their paper. If you thought that you had linked two, but did not receive a free paper, please contact us and let us know and we'll look into it for you.

The whopping 18 individuals who linked up a minimum of two cards each during the month of DECEMBER, qualifying them to receive the digital paper from that month, will receive the Snowfall paper which received the majority of the votes. I have included the watermark of it, below...

To all of you who linked up during December, 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 work on your stash for 2017!!!

Papers will be sent to the email address that qualifying participants used when they added their cards to the Link Up. I'm hoping to get them sent by Wednesday of next week.

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 Welcome to the North Pole Mini Kit is 

 

TINA (tmd)

(chosen by random.org)

 
Tina, 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 #24 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 Theme this month of "Holiday Humour". There are still a few hours left to join in and you can find out all the details along with the link up, by clicking HERE.

Please join us again tomorrow, March 1st when our new challenge begins. Other special posts may be published throughout the month; so, be sure to sign up to have our posts delivered by email or follow us through Bloglovin' so you don't miss a thing!

Until next time,

Challenge #24 Midway: Optional Theme...Welcome to the North Pole

Hello there folks! It is time to get on with the midway for Challenge #24. Just 10 more days and the big day is here.

Right now though, it is time to see what the Merry Maidens have been up to with their images from  Limited Runs, our guest sponsor for this month!

Check out the beautiful images that the team worked with this month for the midway of the challenge. Clicking on any of the image watermarks will take you to the page they are located on in the Limited Runs store...

Balancing Elf (Christmas, section: 41-50)

Santa Headshot (Christmas, section: 71-80)

Penguin Cupcake Set (Christmas, section: 21-30)

Vintage Santa (Christmas, section: 71-80)

 
While team members had the option of working with any of my Décosse's Dynamite Doodles papers, I did create a special set called Welcome to the North Pole.  Check out the preview...

Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of December 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 in the sidebar on the top right hand side.
I'm also attempting something new here that might get more poll participation. I've built in a link up right here that allows you to 'like' a particular paper. I'm still going to keep the poll for now as I have no idea whether or not this will work.

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 December. Poll will be open until December 31st, 11:59 p.m.

Now check out what the Merry Maidens and my Co-coordinator Pat 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 if you haven't entered already, what are you waiting for? It is time to link up your Christmas and other holiday cards for December. 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! 

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 in the past, we've sadly had to disqualify them.

Challenge #24

Optional Theme: Welcome to the North Pole

Welcome to the North Pole. On the left is the road that will take you to Santa's Workshop. Follow to the right and you'll find the Penguin Pavilion. Unfortunately, its Santa's busy season and with just 24 days until the big event, the elves are just too busy to take you on a tour. However, you are more than welcome to take a look around by yourself. Just be sure not to touch anything or you will end up on Santa's naughty list. Oh, and be sure to grab a cup of cocoa and a candy cane from Mrs Claus before you head back home.

In order to have a chance to win the prize from our wonderful guest sponsor this month, be sure to include an element that might be found in the North Pole (fantasy version of course). Examples include: elf type images, Santa, Mrs Claus, presents, toys, images that have a sign for the North Pole in them, penguins, reindeer, polar bears, etc.  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 Limited Runs.

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 unique kind of link up where we have both an anything goes Christmas option and an optional theme 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).

You can find the Challenge Details Summary along with the link up for Challenge #24 by clicking HERE.

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

• Be sure to join us on December 23rd when Pat will be here to share a Christmas Tradition.
• Next up it will be time for our new challenge to start on January 1st.
• Then, the winners from Challenge #23 will hopefully be posted on January 8th.
• 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!