{SEPTEMBER WINNERS}

We've got SEPTEMBER winners and top picks to announce -- and there are plenty of them!

Winners of all the blog hops in September are also in this post. 

An important note about our winners post: starting this month, I'll announce all winners (challenges and blog hops) of the previous month in one post published on or before the 10th of the following month. I need to make this change because it's a lot of extra work to do separate winners posts and I need my sanity ;o) It also makes it easier to disburse prizes, knowing that by the 23rd or so of the month, all prizes would have been emailed (for gift certificates) or mailed out (for products).

All winners have up to 10 days to claim their prizes -- that is plenty of time. I also need to be a little more "strict" when it comes to claiming prizes in order to be fair to those who do win and claim prizes within 10 days. In the past even if prizes were claimed much later, I still gave out the prizes. But that often created logistical issues for me, as well as extra work. So if you are a regular player in our challenges or participant in our blog hops and special events, please consider following our blog, even signing up to receive email notifications when new posts are published. You'll find those links on the right side bar. Thanks so much for understanding and I appreciate each one of you who continues to support STAMPlorations -- whether you're a regular challenge player, blog hop participant, stamp club member, or customer.

Okay, now enough wafflin' from me. Let's get this winners post rolling!

Winners, please claim your prize on or before Thursday, October 20. Prizes not claimed by October 20 will be forfeited.

SEPTEMBER THEME & SKETCH CHALLENGE

#34 Conil  - claimed

Congratulations, Conil! Grab your winner badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations September Challenge winner" and indicate the prize you want: $15 gift certificate or your choice of 2 standard size ARTplorations stencils.

STAMPlorations September Theme & Sketch Challenge Top Picks

     

#4 Greta H - claimed | #21 AJ  - claimed | #48 Carol - claimed

Congratulations, Greta, AJ, and Carol! Please grab your top pick badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations September Challenge top pick" and let us know the prize you want: $5 gift certificate or your choice of 2 digi stamps.

Check out the October Theme & Sketch Challenge that's now underway. We hope you'll play with us this month!

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SEPTEMBER MIXED MEDIA CHALLENGE

Important note for our mixed media players: you must display the challenge graphic in your blog post and show your project in FULL (as opposed to a sneak peak photo) in order to be voted winner/top pick and qualify for the prizes.

#8 Isle of Crafty Creations - claimed

Congratulations! Please grab your winner badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations/ARTplorations September Mixed Media Challenge winner" and let us know which prize you want: $15 gift certificate or your choice of stencil (either 2 standard size ARTplorations stencils or 1 large ARTplorations stencil or 3 mini ARTplorations stencils).

September Mixed Media Challenge Top Picks

  

#3 Helen Gullett - claimed| #22 Helen Liu - claimed

Congratulations, Helen G. and Helen L.! Please grab your top pick badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations/ARTplorations September Mixed Media Challenge top pick" and indicate the ARTplorations stencil (standard size - 5x7) you'd like to receive as your prize.

Check out the October Mixed Media Challenge. We hope you'll play with us this month!

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SEPTEMBER CAS CARD CHALLENGE

Important note for our CAS card challenge players: you must display the challenge graphic in your blog post in order to be voted winner/top pick.

#18 Vicki  - claimed

Congratulations, Vicki! Please grab your winner badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations September CAS Card Challenge winner" to receive info on your stamp & stencil pack.

    

#21 Deepti | #79 Carol

Congratulations, ladies! Please grab your top pick badge to display on your blog! 

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RANDOM DRAW WINNER

#11 Helen@haikucards  - claimed

Congratulations, Helen! Please claim your prize by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "September CAS Card Challenge random draw winner" to claim your $10 gift certificate.

Check out the October CAS Card Challenge that is already underway. We hope you'll play with us this month!

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SEPTEMBER CASEplorations CHALLENGE

Congratulations to our winners from the September CASEplorations gallery!

#6 Mimi  - claimed

It was a close race this month, with Mimi's beautifully colored wafting leaves winning the hearts of the DT with all that autumnal goodness. And don't you love the splatters? And that giant sentiment? Congratulations, Mimi! Please claim your prize by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "CASEplorations September winner" and indicate your preferred prize: a $15 gift certificate or any 3x5" stamp set from the store.

#12 Vicki  - claimed

How could you not fall in love with those cascading coffee cups in bold colors!

#7 Nancy - claimed

More beautiful multicolored leaves with such a happy sentiment.

Congratulations, Vicki and Nancy! Please claim your $5 gift certificate to the store by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "CASEplorations September Top Pick". 

CASEplorations is now CUTplorations! Check out the first CUTplorations challenge here.

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INSPIRATION PROJECTS RANDOM WINNER


Thank you to everyone who read and comment on our inspiration project posts. We hope you enjoy and are inspired by our projects.

We drew one winner from all the comments left on the September inspiration project posts.

September Winner

Bad Kitty (Fiki)  - claimed

Congratulations, Bad Kitty! You win a $10 gift certificate to the shop! Please claim your prize on or before October 20, by sending an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "September Inspiration Project Random Draw winner".

Comment on the Inspiration Project posts this month to be entered in the October drawing.

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NEVER-ENDING ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE


Winner #1
(randomly drawn from entries #1 to #1050)

#975 Life of a BZscrapper - claimed

Winner #2
(randomly drawn from entries #1051 to #1136)

#1107 VA's Creative Clutter

Congratulations, ladies! You each win your choice of one (1) 3x5 stamp set (found here) or a $10 gift certificate to the shop. Please claim your prize by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "Anything Goes Challenge winner". Include your preferred prize ($10 gift certificate or one 3" by 5" stamp set) in your email.

Keep creating with STAMPlorations stamps and/or stencils and linking them up to our Anything Goes Challenge. We'll draw two winners when there are 1150 projects in the gallery.

Did you create a project where our stamps and/or stencils take the spotlight? Make sure to link it up in our Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge gallery.

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BLOG HOP WINNERS

TRENDY LEAVES 2 Special Release Hop Winner

JANE

(Winner of Trendy Leaves 2 stamp set)

CUTplorations Christmas Release Blog Hop and Linky Party

Winners of $10 gift certificate to the store:

GERRINA - claimed

MARIANNE - claimed

MARY HOLSHOUSER - claimed

Winner of any 3 holiday-themed word/phrase dies:

#33 TINA Z. - claimed

Winner of a stamp set & coordinating dies

(either the Christmas Reindeer or Warm Hands, Warm Hearts)

#25 IONABUNNY - claimed

TRENDY CHRISTMAS TREES Special Release Hop Winner

REBECCA YAHRLING - claimed

(Winner of Trendy Christmas Trees stamp set)

FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOG HOP

Winner of $10 gift certificate to the store:

THE ALTERED PAPER  - claimed

Winner of one coffee stamp (Framed Coffee To Go, Framed Coffee To Go 2, or Framed Coffee Cup) and one CUTplorations coffee die (Coffee, Oh Frap!, or Coffee Silhouette):

SANDI

Congratulations to all our blog hop winners! Winners, please claim your prize by October 20. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "September blog hop winner". If you are the winner of a gift certificate, specify the email address you want the gift certificate to be sent to. If you are the winner of a stamp set, please specify your mailing address.

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That's it for this post -- WHEW! Lots of winners -- if you are one of the winners, please wait up to 3 days for me to acknowledge your email. If you don't hear back from me after 3 days, please re-send your email.

I hope you all have a super creative week!