Announcing Our December Main Challenge Winners

We had so many wonderful entries to our CHILDHOOD & ADD GOLD Challenge!  Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter.  

We enjoyed each and every project!

Just a reminder that our 2021 Challenges will operate differently than in previous years and so in this December 2020 Winners announcement we will be announcing runner up, random and mystery prizes for the last time.  We will not have those prize categories in 2021 Challenges, but we will continue to offer awesome prizes!

How to claim your prize

Winners, in your email to the sponsors, please clearly indicate:

** YOUR FULL NAME

** YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS

** THE MONTH AND PRIZE WON

(ex: November - Main / Runner Up / Mystery / Random etc)
Prizewinners:  Please also refer to this handy guide.

Main Challenge Winner

(as voted by our DT) 

Iris Perez #12

Iris congratulations on being our Main Challenge winner!  You have won a $50 USD value prize from THOMPSON'S CRAFT SUPPLIES. Please click here for details on how to claim your prize from Thompson's Craft Supplies.

Runner Up Prizes (4)

(as voted by our DT, in no particular order) 

Runner Up

Mina Juveler #37

Mina you have won a $25 USD value prize from 2CRAFTY. Please click here for details on how to claim your prize from 2Crafty Chipboard.

Runner Up

Amy Voorthuis #4

Amy you have won a $25 USD value prize from KORA PROJECTS.  Please contact Elena: koraprojects(at)outlook(dot)com to claim your $25 USD value prize.  Please note that with the worldwide issues of Covid-19, there may be a delay in being able to contact Kora Projects and/or in receiving your prize.

Runner Up

Magiczny Zakatek #25 (Ewa Mac)

Eve you have won a $25 USD value prize from LINDYS GANG. Please contact Tracey: tracey(at)lindysgang(dot)com to claim your $25 USD value prize. Please note that with the worldwide issues of Covid-19, there may be a delay in being able to contact Lindy's and/or in receiving your prize.

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Runner Up

Maria Tarabukina #19

Maria you have won a $25 USD value prize from ARTSTACKS.  Please click here for details on how to claim your prize from Artstacks.

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Random Winner

(picked at random from all eligible entries)

Lizzy Crust #15

Lizzy you have won a $25 USD value prize from SCRAPMATTS. Please click here for details on how to claim your prize from Scrapmatts.

Mystery Winner

(hand picked by our Admin team - an entry not in our Top 5,

but that had that special something that captured our attention)

Giorgia Rossini #17

Giorgia, we loved the cross stitching on your layout. 
You have won a $25 USD value prize from 49 AND MARKET. Please contact Janene: janene(at)49andmarket(dot)com to claim your $25 USD value prize. Please note that with the worldwide issues of Covid-19, there may be a delay in being able to contact 49 And Market and/or in receiving your prize.

Mystery Winner

(hand picked by our Admin team - an entry not in our Top 5,

but that had that special something that captured our attention)

Priyanka #7

Priyanka we thought your "P" was a lovely well made piece designed for a child.  You have won a $25 USD value prize from ARTSTACKS.  Please click here for details on how to claim your prize from Artstacks.

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Honourable Mention

Lastly, here are a few HONOURABLE MENTIONS who have not made it into our merit winners' list, but who we feel deserve to be highlighted:

Natalya #22

Inna Brigantina #30

Congratulations to all our winners

Congrats once again to all our winners and thank you to everyone who entered the challenge. We encourage all merit winners and honourable mentions to grab your badge from this post and proudly display it on your blog or social media.  If you were featured on our Facebook page throughout the month, we have a badge for you too!

Share Your Winnings

SHARE YOUR UNBOXING - We would love to see your unboxing photos or videos! Share with us using the hashtags #MTWPrizeWinner and 

#MTWPrizeUnboxing on Instagram when you receive your prize or by tagging the sponsor plus More Than Words Challenges on Facebook.

SHARE WHAT YOU MAKE - We'd also love to see what you make using your prize products, so please show us by using the hashtags #MTWPrizeWinner  and #MTWPrizeWinnerMake on Instagram and Facebook.

PERMISSION TO SHARE PHOTOS - We'd love to share your good news so please also tag your photos with #MTWShare for permission to be featured on More Than Words' social media.

Thank you to our sponsors

To learn more about all our wonderful and generous sponsors,

click here or visit the SPONSORS tab above.

Enter our current challenge!

Our January Main Challenge BEGINNINGS & WASHI is currently underway and we hope that you will join in!

Link up your project by the end of January 31st at 11:59am EST.
Please remember that all our 2021 challenges will have regional winners so it is now more important than ever for you to clearly state your name and country on your entries!

Special Guest Spotlight on Kerstin Filou

 This month, we are very pleased to introduce you to Kerstin Filou, our December Guest Designer and our final Guest for 2020!

We invite you to browse through her blog and Instagram links and enjoy her beautiful art that has amazed us since she first started entering our challenges.

Seasons greetings from Kerstin!

Hello, I'm Kerstin and I'm a handicraft enthusiast with passion since my childhood, crafting makes me happy!  It is a wonderful relaxation and balm for the soul, it's the little things in life that makes you happy and I love to share this joy and want to encourage my friends and all the others to try new ideas.

You can find Kerstin on Instagram and on her blog, just click the links below to give her some love.

INSTAGRAM    BLOG

Here is a reminder of our December Main Challenge.

Word Inspiration - CHILDHOOD

Creative Challenge - ADD GOOD

Here is Kerstin's festive interpretation of our challenge:

Kerstin:  Christmas of childhood reminds me of stressful, but also very funny and happy moments.  It is, and has always been, a beautiful tradition to give presents to the animals on Christmas Eve, in the past with a visit to the zoo and later also to your own pets. Under the Christmas tree we also liked to sing, our dog liked that very much too and he sang his own song. :-)

I was inspired to create a Christmas mood layout in vintage style and used some wonderful papers from the latest Maja Design collection 'Traditional Christmas' together with some chipboards from Dusty Attic.  I added gold splatters to the layout, gold on chipboards and as star stamps in background. 

A big THANK YOU to Kerstin for joining us as our 

December Special Guest! 

We hope that Kerstin's beautiful project inspires you to join us 

in our December Main Challenge.

Link up your projects below, using our InLinkz Tool, by December 31st at 1:00am EST. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

DECEMBER 2020 2nd Reveal of Main Challenge - CHILDHOOD & ADD GOLD

Welcome to the 2nd Reveal of our DECEMBER Main Challenge!

This month we are asking you to add a touch of gold to your project!

Our Main Challenge is based on a word inspiration and a creative challenge.

                    

Word Inspiration - CHILDHOOD

Creative Challenge - ADD GOLD

HELPFUL TIPS FOR THE CHALLENGE

At this time of year we often associate CHILDHOOD with Christmas as it can be such a special time. If so, we’d love to see what you’re inspired to create! But maybe you’d prefer to create about your own childhood or a special memory you have. Or do you have a photo of a child you’d like to record? We need to see in your project how our word inspired you. If it isn’t obvious in your work, then please explain it in your post.  

It seems the right time of year for some sparkle and shine, so we’d like to see you ADD GOLD to your project!

And now let's look at our second DT Inspiration for this month...

HEIKES AUGENBLICK

Heike: The beauty of Christmas, is the beauty of CHILDHOOD. I decided to create a Christmas scrapbook layout in mixed media style for our main December challenge. I love everything about the festive December month. The smell of homemade cookies, hot chocolate, the tradition decoration in red, green and gold, the secrets and the family togetherness. The memory of my Christmas-childhood long time ago was my inspiration for the December page. I used for my layout the Dreamland paper collection of 13arts and I added lots of gold glitter ink and WOW gold embossing powder on the background. Also a little bit gold glitter ink on the clock. I wish you a Happy Christmas with many beautiful memories.

DANA TATAR

Dana: One of my favorite CHILDHOOD memories is visiting Santa. I still get excited when I see him at the mall. There is still a bit of magic left in the season for me, even now. I added GOLD texture paste, stars, metallic fringe, and adhesive gems.

HEATHER McMAHON

Heather: Ho, Ho, Ho! The word "Childhood" sent me hunting through old photos of my kids at Christmas time. I found this funny one so I thought the title was appropriate. I used ArtStacks poppies, words and hand and added "Gold" to some of the Dusty Attic chipboards. I also added gold thread and, of course, the gold title.

 ANASTASIA TVERITNEVA

Anastasia: What a wonderful December challenge!!! In this multi-layered canvas I wanted to show the spirit of Christmas in my favorite traditional Christmas colors: red, green and GOLD! Central element of the composition is a photo of my children from last year family shooting. I hope they will keep these wonderful memories from CHILDHOOD for a long time! Paper collection "Merry & Bright" by Mintay Papers. Watch Anastasia's process video here: https://bit.ly/3qos3dX

SARAH DORGERE

Sarah: Those moments that make up our CHILDHOOD, this is what inspired me with the challenge of December. We love to walk in the forest and especially to have a snack outside. Precious moments that I hope will keep and endure. I enjoy nature in all harmlessness. For the GOLD color, I used icing paste gold with a Finnabair stencil that I love. 

  

MAIN CHALLENGE WINNER 

(as voted by our DT) 

$50 USD value prize from THOMPSON'S CRAFT SUPPLIES

4 RUNNERS UP

(as voted by our DT, in no particular order) 

$25 USD value prize from 2CRAFTY

$25 USD value prize from KORA PROJECTS

$25 USD value prize from LINDYS GANG

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$25 USD value prize from ARTSTACKS

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RANDOM WINNER

(picked at random from all eligible entries)

$25 USD value prize from SCRAPMATTS

MYSTERY WINNERS

(hand picked by our Admin team - two entries not in our Top 5,

but that have that special something that captured our attention)

$25 USD value prize from 49 AND MARKET

$25 USD value prize from ARTSTACKS

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SPECIAL GUEST DESIGNER

One participant, with a high number of votes and handpicked by our Admin team, may be invited to be our Special Guest Designer.

We are very grateful to all our generous sponsors for these fabulous prizes.

To learn more about any of them, click on the SPONSORS tab above.

We are looking forward to seeing your entries into our

DECEMBER Main Challenge: CHILDHOOD and ADD GOLD

Please link up your projects
by clicking on the "Add Link" button below.

PLEASE be sure to include your personal name and country in your InLinkz title.

Challenge closes December 31st at 11:59 pm EST.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter