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

Announcing our OCTOBER Main Challenge Winners

It's our great pleasure to announce our Main Challenge winners!!! 

So many wonderful entries to our NIGHT & NO FLOWERS challenge.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter.  We enjoyed each and every project!

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

** YOUR FULL NAME

** YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS

** THE MONTH AND PRIZE WON

(ex: September - Main / Runner Up / Mystery / Random etc)

MAIN CHALLENGE WINNER

(as voted by our DT)

BARBARA KOBYLARZ (entry #30)

Barbara, please contact Sofie: shop(at)papertoleaustralia(dot)com to claim your $50 USD value prize from SCRAPMATTS. Please note that with the worldwide issues of Covid-19, there may be a delay in being able to contact Scrapmatts and/or in receiving your prize.

4 RUNNERS UP

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

LYNE'S LABORATORY (entry #12)

Lyne, please contact Elena: koraprojects(at)outlook(dot)com to claim your $25 USD value prize from KORA PROJECTS. 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.

NATALJA GAMOVA (entry #19)

Natalja, please contact Vanessa: salesat2crafty(at)optusnet(dot)com(dot)au to claim your $25 USD value prize from 2CRAFTY CHIPBOARD. Please note that with the worldwide issues of Covid-19, there may be a delay in being able to contact 2Crafty and/or in receiving your prize.

EARTHIE AFFAIR (entry #38)

Earthie Affair, please contact Tracey: tracey(at)lindysgang(dot)com to claim your $25 USD value prize from LINDY'S. 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.

JULIA ROMANOVA (entry #28)

Julia, please contact Louise: generalenquirestcs(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your $25 USD value prize from THOMPSON'S CRAFT SUPPLIES. Please note that with the worldwide issues of Covid-19, there may be a delay in being able to contact Thompson's Craft Supplies and/or in receiving your prize.

RANDOM WINNER

(picked at random from all eligible entries)

THIS LITTLE PLACE (entry #23)

This Little Place, please contact Karola: info(at)mintaypapers(dot)com to claim your $25 USD value prize from MINTAY PAPERS. Please note that with the worldwide issues of Covid-19, there may be a delay in being able to contact Mintay Papers and/or in receiving your prize.

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)

IRIS PEREZ (entry #17)

We love Iris's interesting background techniques, embossing, colours and quote.  We also loved the zipper featured in the centre of her project. 

Iris, please contact Janene: janene(at)49andmarket(dot)com to claim your $25 USD value prize from 49 AND MARKET. 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.

MARINA (entry #26)

Marina's wonderfully textured book cover really caught our eye. The colours and textures and celestial imagery really conjured up the idea of a dark night of stargazing.

Marina, please contact Karola: info(at)mintaypapers(dot)com

to claim your $25 USD value prize from MINTAY PAPERS. Please note that with the worldwide issues of Covid-19, there may be a delay in being able to contact Mintay Papers and/or in receiving your prize.

SPECIAL GUEST DESIGNER

(hand picked by our Admin team)

KERSTIN FILOU (entry #37)

Kerstin wowed us with her Halloween-themed page.We loved her stunning details such as the serious witch and the feathery owl. We're looking forward to having Kerstin join us!

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:

CATHY FRAILEY (entry #4)
JORUNN (entry #14)

SANA (entry #44)

VIDHI JADEJA (entry #39)

PARVATHI TRIPATHI (entry #43)

SANNE TER HORST (entry #22)

MARGARITA SHKLUDOVA (entry #9)

Congratulations to all our winners

and again a huge THANK YOU to all our participants!

We encourage all you merit winners, honourable mentions, and participants whose project was featured on our Facebook page throughout the month to grab your badge from our left sidebar and proudly display it on your blog.

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 the same tags as above on Facebook.

We'd love to share your good news so also tag your pics with #MTWShare for permission to be featured on More Than Words' social media.

Thank you to our Sponsors

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click on the SPONSORS tab above.

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Our NOVEMBER Main Challenge SEASON & LEAVES

is currently underway and we hope that you will join in!

Link up your project below by November 30th at 11:59am EST.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter