50th Birthday Link Up Winner Announcement (It's About Time!!!)

O.M.G. I know I'm busy but this is ridiculous even for me. Do you remember waaaaaaaaay back in April when I had a special link up to celebrate my 50th birthday?!!! Well, I'm finally getting around to announcing the winner for it.

One lucky person who joined the link party will get to choose any ONE of the following (Option 1):

• Naturally Cool Collection
• Living on the Edge collection
• Celebration Mini Kit + Heartland Mini Kit
• Flower Power Kit
  
• Holiday Hoopla Kit
  
• Beauty of Butterflies Kit
• Floral Cats Kit
  

OR (Option 2) you can choose from the smaller paper kits (not part of a larger bundle) that either have 12 papers or six papers in them for a total of 30 papers: i.e., two sets of 12 + one set of six; OR, one set of 12 + three sets of six; OR five sets of six. Most of these smaller sets are Christmas related though there are some that are spring, rainbows, weather related, textures, glitters, etc.

OR (Option 3) if you'd prefer, you can choose from six different sentiment sets (those listed at the bottom of my 'Design Previews' page, not those that are part of a larger kit).

Thank you so much to the 10 people who joined my Birthday Link Up.

 ...and the lucky winner is...
***DONNA R.***

Donna, please send me an email with the subject heading of, "50th Birthday Link Up Winner" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please let me know which option (1, 2 or 3) that you are going with and the name(s) of the kit or sets you have chosen. Hopefully, I'll manage to get it to you sometime before my NEXT birthday comes around!!!

Well folks, that is it for this one. We're edging toward the end of the month so I'm busy behind the scenes as usual. Take care everyone and enjoy these final few days of summer!

Until next time,

Winners!!! Scribbles Designs 4th Birthday Bonanza Challenge & Blog Hop

Howdy folks! The winner post from the recent Birthday Bonanza Challenge and Blog Hop is up over at the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog. I'm just popping in to share the name of the winner of the image that I offered up on my blog.

Congrats to... 

Peggie Sue

 who has won a copy of:

 #204 Brrr-thday Chef

 

 Peggie Sue, to claim your prize, please send a message to Lisa at decossesdynamitedoodles [at] yahoo [dot] ca (don't forget to replace 'at' and 'dot' with the appropriate symbols), with the subject heading, "SD BH Image Winner". Be sure to let me know your name and the image that you have won (since I'll be getting this same message from several other people).

If you participated in the blog hop or the challenge be sure to click HERE to find out who all the luck winners are. It might just be YOU!

Until next time,

Imagine That! Digistamp New Release ***WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT***

Hey peeps! If you recall, on Tuesday it was New Release Day over at the Imagine That! Digistamp blog and several of the DT members each had the opportunity to give away a designated set to one lucky commenter. The set I have the pleasure of giving away is...

Goats

...and the lucky winner is...

***OLGA FINK***

Olga, I will be contacting you via email within the next few days to make arrangements for you to receive your prize.  

Well folks, that is it for this one. If you commented on my blog but weren't a lucky winner here, don't fret as you may still have another chance to win if you left comments elsewhere. To see a full list of the winners click HERE to go over to the Winner Announcement post on the Imagine That! Digistamp blog.

Until next time,

A Taste of Summer Blog Hop Winner Announcement

Hello there folks!  It is finally time to announce the winners from the A Taste of Summer Blog Hop, that took place in July. I was really hoping that more people would join in but sadly it wasn't the case. I do want to say a special thank you to those of you who were able to join us.

I've finally managed to pull all the information together provided by my 'Interim' Design Team. In order to win a section of the kit you needed to comment on the specific post of the DT Member offering it. In order to win the full kit and/or the TTCRD Magazine Subscription, you needed to link your name to the link up that appeared on the Blog Hop post on my blog, leave a comment on ALL the Blog Hop Stops, AND be a follower of my blog. So, without further ado, here are the results...

Winner of the Floral Elements section of the kit offered up on Susan's blog...

LINDA W.

Winner of the Brads, Buttons & Bows section of the kit offered up on Marji's blog...

EDWINA

Winner of the Sticker Elements section of the kit offered up on Pippa's blog...

MARY TREUSCH

 Winner of the General Elements section of the kit offered up on Helen's blog...

KT FIT KITTY

Winner of the Bonus Glitter Papers section of the kit offered up on Donna's blog...

DESIRE FOURIE

Winner of the Bonus Natural Textures section of the kit offered up on Katrina's blog...

 

OLGA FINK

Winner of the Textured Papers section of the kit offered up on Suze's blog...

 DONNA M.

Winner of the Patterned Papers section of the kit offered up on Julie's blog...

 MIGDALIA

Winner of a second set of the Floral Elements section of the kit offered up on Pat's blog...

 CARA

Winner of the entire A TASTE OF SUMMER KIT offered up on my blog...

 

2AMSCRAPPER (HELENE)

Winner of the 1 YEAR TTCRD MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION offered up on my blog...

TEE HALL

The entire kit was also offered up as a prize to two lucky winners over at TTCRD. One person from the magazine won a copy and one person from the blog won a copy. Both of these individuals have already been notified by TTCRD staff, although, neither has come forward to claim their prize as of yet.

Congratulations to...

CINDY

the lucky winner of the draw held in the July / Aug edition of Through the Craft Room Door Magazine

and also to...

MARI K.

the lucky winner of the draw from the Followers of the TTCRD blog

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!

If you are a winner, I will hopefully have the chance to contact you within the next week in order to make arrangements for you to receive your prize. I appreciate your patience.

Thanks again to everyone who joined us! 

I want to say a special thanks to the amazing ladies who came together to present this hop...

SUSAN 
MARJI

PIPPA
HELEN

DONNA

KATRINA

SUZE 

JULIE

PAT

You are all truly wonderful to have shared your time and talents and I am especially blessed to have each of you in my life. Thank you for all your hard work to help pull not only the hop off but also for being there beside me for my magazine debut! I ♥ you all!!!

Well folks, that is it for this one! I hope to see you again soon!

Until next time,

Winner Announcement: TLC Bloghop

I've just been down the rabbit hole and have come back up with the winners of the special sentiment set I created for the recent Alice in Wonderland themed bloghop sponsored by Create with TLC.  

I was absolutely tickled pink with the number of comments I received--46 of them!  The highest number of comments ever on one post if I remember correctly!!!

Several people played along for their chance to win.  We'll start with the winners of the sentiment set.

There were two different ways to win or earn it.  

First up, I offered to give away the set for free to anyone who provided me with proof of purchase of the special Bloghop set that Paulette sold over at TLC during the duration of the hop.  Two people took advantage of this; so, congrats to both Anne M. and Margaret A. who have already received their set.

Next up, anyone who left a comment telling me which Alice in Wonderland Character they related most to and why, was eligible to win a copy of the set.  I never stated how many sets were available to win, I merely stated that the more people who commented, the more sets I would give away.  Well, a total of 17 people let me know who they identified with. 

• 7 people related to Alice.
• 4 people related to the White Rabbit.
• 3 people related to the Mad Hatter.
• 2 people related to the Cheshire Cat.
• 1 person related to the March Hare.
• 1 person related to the Queen of Hearts.
• 1 person related to three different characters:  the White Rabbit, the Mad Hater and the Cheshire Cat!

It was such fun to read everyone's reasoning as to why they related to the specific character they chose.  If you want to check out some of the responses, click HERE and scroll down to the comment section.  Their replies will definitely put a smile on your face if you are a fan of Alice in Wonderland.

I have decided I am going to give out a total of six different sets! The first four sets were chosen randomly (using Miniwebtool.org).  Congrats to:

Lynne aka Her Craftiness

DonnaMundinger

TangledBlueRose (Kim)

Tigger a(r)t work

Then I decided to give away a set to the person whose comment I enjoyed the most.  Problem was, choosing only one was much more difficult than I thought it was going to be.  The comments left were are wonderful.  In the end, I couldn't come up with just one, so there are two particular comments that put an extra smile on my face.

So, congrats to:

Debi B.

Maureen J. Scott

I'm going to share those comments here.  Hopefully they will put a smile on your face as well.

The first one is from Debi B who said:

Lisa,
Fabulous card and lots of info in this post. Thank you for all that work! I think I relate to Alice when she took the pill to make her small. At 4'10" and shrinking, there has been many a time I wished I had the antidote pill! Thanks for the banner. I may be back to work on those quotes.
    Hugs,
    DebiB

Given that I am only 5' myself, that my mom and aunt are 4' 11" and that my grandmother was about 4' 8", I can definitely relate to all of us wanting an antidote pill often during our lives!     

The second one is from Maureen J. Scott  who said: 

Oh Fabulous Lisa! I reckon, right now, at this time of the month, I'm a bit like the Queen of Hearts - 'all ways here are my ways', and if you don't do it my way... off with your head! Or, bed without any supper in the case of these crazy kids of mine! hahaha
    mo x

I just got this vision of Maureen running around shouting 'off with your heads' to her wayward children and ended up with a fit of the giggles.

So ladies, in order to claim your free sentiment set, just send an email to decossesdynamitedoodles {at} yahoo {dot} ca, (don't forget to replace the {at} and {dot} with the appropriate symbols) with the subject heading TLC Bloghop Sentiment Winner.

Finally, at the very end of my post, I offered to send a copy of the A Matter of Time paper set for free (I used one of the papers in the background of my card) to the first person who was able to spot and recite the four quotes I used in my post from Alice in Wonderland.

Congrats to...

Nan Bourdeu

who found the following quotes in my post:

1. don't be a wildflower and join the tea party
2. curiouser and curiouser
3. We're all mad here 
4. Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

Nan, to claim your free set of papers, send an email to decossesdynamitedoodles {at} yahoo {dot} ca, (don't forget to replace the {at} and {dot} with the appropriate symbols) with the subject heading TLC Bloghop Paper Win.

Well, I think that should about cover it!  Thank you so much to everyone who participated.  I hope that I'll see you all play again in a future giveaway.

I'll leave off with one of my favourite quotes from Alice in Wonderland:

“Have I gone mad? I'm afraid so.
You're entirely Bonkers.
But I will tell you a secret,
All the best people are.”

Until next time,

National Scrapbooking Day Challenge Results

Hello and happy Sunday to you.  As promised last night, I'm here with the results of the National Scrapbooking Day Challenge that I had open on my blog during the first two weeks of May.

At that time I challenged you to make a creation with ANY of my goodies for the opportunity to win one of the following sets...

 OR

 OR

 OR

Congratulations to...

PAT

 (chosen by Random.org)

Pat, please send an email to decossesdynamitedoodles [at] yahoo [dot] ca (or by clicking HERE to bring it up in your email program), with the subject heading, "NSD Winner" and let me know the name of one of the above collections offered, that you would like as your prize.

I also offered up a freebie (which is still available, you can find it by clicking HERE), and further challenged that if anyone created something using that particular paper, that they would automatically qualify for another free paper as a bonus.

Five people entered the challenge and three of those individual's used the scissors paper, so that means that the following people need to send an email to decossesdynamitedoodles [at] yahoo [dot] ca (or by clicking HERE to bring it up in your email program), with the subject heading, "NSD Bonus Paper":

• Monica
• Edwina
• Margaret

These individuals will receive the next paper in the Crafty Creations patterned paper set.  I've included a preview of it below... 

Well folks, that is it for this one.  If I can pull it off, I want to get out one of my DT posts later this evening but first it is time to make some din-din.

If I don't see you later on tonight, I'll definitely check in tomorrow (barring any disasters or technical difficulties that is).

Have a great evening!

Until next time,

12 Months of Christmas Link Up December Winners + Winners of Year End Goodies

Hello everyone!  It is time for the above badge to officially retire, as December was the last month for the The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up here on my personal blog.  Thank you so much to everyone who linked up their cards during 2014.  From January 1st until December 31st, a total of 1044 cards were linked up.  That was by word of mouth alone as I never advertised this link up with Paper Playful.  Thanks to your support of this unique link up, it grew big enough to acquire a blog solely dedicated to it!!!

I hope that you will come over to the new home for our link up and continue to join us during 2015.  I encourage you to grab and post the new badge in your sidebar (you can find it in the top right hand side of this blog) and link it to:  http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.ca.  Remember that even though it is on a different blog, the premise behind the link up is staying the same:  each month that you link up a minimum of two cards, you'll still earn a free digital paper; and, there will still be a bonus gift for a random winner at the end of the year.  You'll still get the chance to link up as many cards as you want and any of the cards you link up in general can continue to be 'Anything Goes'.  The difference is that we're adding some extra incentive that will hopefully provide motivation for even more people to play along.   We are expanding the link up to include an optional theme each month and now have sponsors booked for the entire year.  Anyone who submits a card adhering to the optional monthly theme, will have the chance to win a prize from that month's guest sponsor.  We also have a fabulous team to provide you with inspiration each month, and will be offering up tutorials and bringing you facts each month on holiday traditions and customs from around the world.  It will be the same great link up that you are used to, just with some added flavour!  

Right now though it is time to share all the names of those people who linked up two cards in December and are eligible to receive the final paper of 2014.  

DECEMBER
Apparently I'm going to finish out the year not adding up.  For the life of me I can't figure this one out.  Originally, I added that there were 150 cards (894-1044) but when I added all the individual cards up from everyone I could only come up with 149.  I re-added at least five times and nothing changed.  Now, this is where it gets weird.  I realized when I went back and checked that Dec. actually started at 895.  While that would effectively give me a total of 149, it also knocked one individual's list down from 28 to 27.  In my mind, that would mean that I'd count 149 overall but 148 individually.  However, that is not the case.  I can't figure it out but now I'm adding up the individual cards to 150 which is where I thought it should have been in the first place.  I re-added at least five times again before giving up.  Maybe Monica, my partner on the new blog will do better at adding than me.  It is very embarrassing.

Regardless of the counting mistake, December did see the highest number of cards linked up.  24 people did the linking and 20 of those individuals linked up a minimum of two cards each qualifying them to receive the final paper for 2014, which I've included the watermark of, below. 

So, the following people need to send an email to decossesdynamitedoodles {at} yahoo {dot} ca, or by clicking HERE to bring the address up in your email program, with the subject heading, "Christmas Link Up--December":

• D~DesignsByDragonfly
• Hazel
• Edwina Brown
• TaylorMade4U
• Crafting Vicky
• Desire Fourie
• Borqna
• Sammibug
• centralnyscrapper
• 2amscrapper
• Suze
• Susan Renshaw
• Marji--Tiggerscraps
• Margaret A
• Pat M.
• Ellis
• KT Fit Kitty
• Ursula Uphof
• Charlotte C
• Gail Scott

Welcome to Pat M. and Gail Scott linking up two cards for the very first time!

Now, as always, if you thought you had linked up two cards but don't find your name in the list above, just let me know and we'll sort things out.  I will also add these names to the link up page as soon as I get the chance, for anyone who doesn't see this post.  

 
I ask that you continue to be patient with waiting for me to send out your paper.  I promise that I'll get to it as quick as I can. Right now I'm even more behind as I'm still sending papers for the recent 12 Days of Christmas Quest.  If you are just reading about it now, scroll up and check out the sticky note at the top of the blog.  It is a way to earn another 12 Christmas themed papers but you need to act quickly as the final date for submissions is Jan. 12.

Year End Goodies...

Now as promised at the beginning of the year when the link up began, I'm also offering up some goodies to a few lucky winners:

Winner of the full mini kit:

112.  Susan Renshaw

Winner of  both paper sets (patterned and textured):

601.  Granmargaret

Winner of  patterned paper set:

102.  EMA-gination

 
Winner of  textured paper set:

22.  Fit Kitty

 
Winner of  the word art set: 

1036. Marji --Tiggerscraps

 Winner of all three element sets (frames, lace/ribbons, brads):

947.  D~ Designs by Dragonfly

 
Winner of frames element set:

650.   Crafting Vicky

 
Winner of lace/ribbons element set:

422. Hazel

 
Winner of brads element set:

 917.  CentralNYscrapper

  

 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Blog Candy Draw

We've also chosen the names of those people who entered to win the candy we had available over on the new blog.  If you entered the draw, click HERE to see if you were a lucky winner.

Don't Forget...

The link up and challenge for January has started.  Please click HERE for all the details.

Once again, thank you so much for being part of the link up for 2014.  I look forward to seeing all your cards in 2015!!!

Until next time,

12 Months of Christmas Link Up November Winners + Special DT Team Preview

Hello everyone!  I've got a special treat for you today.  Not only am I listing the November winners for The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up, I'm also going to be sharing creations from our new DT, showcasing the paper that is up for grabs this month. 

Since December is officially the last month that the Link Up will be over here on my blog, I thought it would be nice to give you a glimpse of what will be in store for you on the new blog starting in January. This way you get to know a little bit about their style before they officially start.  I was very lucky and grateful that so many of the DT had the time to create a card for this special post.  

For this particular project, team members created a card using this month's paper and images from any artist they wanted.  Starting next month, their cards will feature images from all the fabulous sponsors Monica and I have managed to bring on board.

First up, here is a watermark of the eleventh paper of the season:

 ...and here are some wonderful creations showcasing it:

 Please note that while each of the frames is linked to the person's individual blog, some team members may not be posting their project today.  They may have decided to post it later in the week.  If I know of the exact date of posting, it will be written underneath the specific frame.

To be posted on Julie's blog on Dec. 21st.

Being posted today.  You can find it HERE.

Even my awesome partner in crime Monica, had some time to create using this paper...

Aren't they all just fabulous!  Monica and I are very lucky to have such an incredibly talented team!!!  You'll get to see more wonderful inspiration using my papers and sponsor's images each month in the coming year over on the new blog for The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up, which can be found HERE.  

Don't Forget...

We have blog candy up for grabs for some digital goodies.  You can find out everything you need to know by clicking HERE.

Now for the STATS for November...

Well, I knew the adding streak was going to come to an end sooner or later.  For some reason I've added up that there are 133 cards but there should only be 132.  I added an extra one somewhere along the line. 

All individuals listed below should send and an email to decossesdynamitedoodles {at} yahoo {dot} ca, or by clicking HERE to bring the address up in your email program, with the subject heading, "Christmas Link Up -- November":

• Suze
• Hazel
• Crafting Vicky
• Helen/Made by Helen
• Margaret A
• Sammibug
• ScrappEllen 
• KT Fit Kitty 
• Edwina Brown
• TaylorMade4U
• Desire Fourie
• D~DesignsByDragonfly
• blossom cards:Rachel Taylor
• Marji--Tiggerscraps
• Julie O
• centralnyscrapper
• Susan Renshaw
• Pumpy
• Katherine C 
• Charlotte C 
• Borqna
• Ellis

Welcome to Sammibug, ScrappEllen, Katherine C and Charlotte C, linking up two cards for the very first time!

Now, as always, if you thought you had linked up two cards but don't find your name in the list above, just let me know and we'll sort things out.

I ask that you continue to be patient with waiting for me to send out your paper(s).  While I'm normally rather busy, these days it is worse with a case of the Christmas Crazies.  I promise that I'll get to it as quick as I can.  However, if you haven't received your paper within a week, please write me again as your request may have been lost in the mail.  Unfortunately, cyberspace is apparently very fond of my mail both incoming and outgoing and sometimes doesn't want to let it go.  I will also add these names to the link up page as soon as I can, for anyone who doesn't see this post.

There are still just under two weeks left to link up a minimum of two cards and earn your paper for December and then the link up goes to its new home in January.  Remember that at the end of the year there will be an opportunity to potentially earn even more goodies in a special draw.  You can find out all the details you need for linking up to my 12 Months of Christmas Link Up by clicking the same titled page above or HERE.  Hope to see your cards linked up there!

Well folks, that is it for this one.  I'll see you all again a bit later in the day!

Until then,