{NOVEMBER WINNERS}

We've got NOVEMBER winners and top picks to announce -- and there are plenty of them! Winners of all the blog hops in November are also in this post.

An important note: We usually publish the winners post by the 9th or 10th of the following month. All winners have up to 10 days to claim their prizes but this month is an exception since this winners post is delayed (due to my being ill since Thanksgiving week). All winners have until December 31 to claim their prizes. 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.

Winners, please claim your prize on or before Saturday, December 31. Prizes not claimed by December 31 will be forfeited.

**I will be taking a break from December 21 to December 30 so tangible prizes will be mailed in January. Gift certificates will be emailed within 5 days.**

NOVEMBER THEME & SKETCH CHALLENGE

#31 *Vicki* - claimed

Congratulations! Grab your winner badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations November Challenge winner" and indicate the prize you want: $15 gift certificate or your choice of 2 standard size ARTplorations stencils.

STAMPlorations November Theme & Sketch Challenge Top Picks

   

 #26 Tanvi - claimed | #32 Greta - claimed | #45 ArtCardBox - claimed

Congratulations, ladies! Please grab your top pick badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations November Challenge top pick" and let me know the prize you want: $5 gift certificate or your choice of 2 digi stamps.

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

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NOVEMBER 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.

The graphic above is the challenge graphic that must be displayed.

#17 Irena's art - claimed

Congratulations! Please grab your winner badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations/ARTplorations November 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).

November Mixed Media Challenge Top Picks

    

#5 laury55 - claimed | #6 Craftyfield - claimed | #13 Mac Mable

Congratulations, ladies! Please grab your top pick badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations/ARTplorations November Mixed Media Challenge top pick" and indicate the ARTplorations stencil (standard size - 5x7) you'd like to receive as your prize.

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

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NOVEMBER 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.

#3 Anita - claimed

Congratulations! Please grab your winner badge to display on your blog! Please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "STAMPlorations November CAS Card Challenge winner" to receive info on your stamp & stencil pack.

  
#8 Sandie | #17 Colour and Sparkle

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

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RANDOM DRAW WINNER

#40 Ashwini - claimed

Congratulations! Please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "November CAS Card Challenge random draw winner" to claim your $10 gift certificate.

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

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NOVEMBER CUTplorations CHALLENGE

Thanks for playing with us in our CUTplorations challenge! You've probably read that with the start of CUTplorations (use die cuts) we've changed the winner process. First off, let me announce the random winner of the prize of any two word dies used by the DT in the November CUTplorations post.

The random winner is

#8 laury55 - claimed

Congratulations! Please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "CUTplorations November winner" and indicate your choice of two word dies.

Next are the three winners chosen from the gallery by the Inspiration DT. 


#16 Jessica Lin
A stunning card, using luscious colors and capturing the feel of falling leaves in November.

#11 Monika R.
Such a pretty background with a creative use of a stencil.

#10 Vicki
A fabulous design right down to the placement of the skeleton leaf, splatters and tiny pearls..

Here's your winner's badge, ladies. Display it proudly!

Check out the CUTplorations December Challenge. We hope you'll play with us this month.

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INSPIRATION PROJECTS RANDOM WINNER


Thank you to everyone who regularly 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 October inspiration project posts.

November Winner

nancy littrell - claimed

Congratulations! You win a $10 gift certificate to the shop! Please claim your prize on or before December 31, by sending an email to sheryruss@gmail.comwith the subject "November Inspiration Project Random Draw winner".

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

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NEVER-ENDING ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE


Winner #1
(randomly drawn from entries #1 to #1200)

#1032 Gail Scott - claimed

Winner #2

(randomly drawn from entries #1201 to #1256)

#1211 Mimi's

Congratulations! 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 December 31. 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 winners again next month.

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

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BLOG HOP WINNERS

GIVING THANKS BLOG HOP

Winners of $15 gift certificate randomly drawn from our Facebook page:

comment #20 Tracy Maloney - claimed who tagged Donna Woods - claimed

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Winners of $20 gift certificate randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers blog:

Winner #1: Karthikha - claimed 
(comment #37 on the STAMPlorations blog)

Winner #2: barbara macaskill - claimed

(comment #21 on Judy Rogers' blog)

Winner #3: Kim Heggins - claimed

(comment #6 on Shona Chambers' blog)

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Winner of her choice of Giving Thanks bundle drawn from all comments left on our Instagram account:

comment #28 - @zeljkajurkovicgrizic

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Linky party winner of the Be Thankful bundle:

entry #13: Deepti Aggarwal

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Linky party winner of the Oh, So Grateful bundle:

entry #14: Jerrie Mead - claimed

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Linky party winner of the Many Blessings bundle:

entry #43: Marsha D - claimed

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Winner of a $50 gift certificate randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers blogs:

Dee Earnshaw - claimed

 (comment #2 on Amy Tsuruta's blog)

Winners, please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "Giving Thanks Winner -- SPECIFY THE PRIZE YOU WON". If you won one of the bundles, please include your mailing address. For gift certificate winners, please include the email address where you want the gift certificate code to be sent.

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HOLIDAY TAGplorations BLOG HOP

Winners of $15 gift certificate - randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers blog:

Winner #1: Mary Holshouser (comment #20 on the STAMPlorations blog) - claimed

Winner #2: CM of Just Me C (comment #4 on Becca's blog)

Winner #3: Tanvi (comment #27 on Wei Wei's blog) - claimed

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Linky party winners of the CUTplorations Luggage Tag dies:

Winner #1: entry #63 Dee Earnshaw - claimed

Winner #2: entry #50 ionabunny - claimed

Winner #3: entry #32 Nonni - claimed

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Linky party winners of the CUTplorations ATC Tag Builder dies:

Winner #1: entry #61 laury 55 - claimed

Winner #2: entry #14 Dorlene Durham - claimed

Winner #3: entry #69: Greta H - claimed

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Winner of $25 gift certificate - randomly drawn from all entries:

entry #36 shartl - claimed

Winners, please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "Holiday TAGplorations Winner -- SPECIFY THE PRIZE YOU WON". If you won one of the thin metal dies, please include your mailing address. For gift certificate winners, please include the email address where you want the gift certificate code to be sent.

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NORDIC KNIT TAG SPECIAL STAMP RELEASE MINI BLOG HOP

SHELLY from Simply Sweet Greetings

(Winner of Nordic Knit Tag stamp set)

Congratulations! Please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "Nordic Knit Tag stamp winner" + your mailing address.

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CUTplorations MINI RELEASE BLOG HOP

Winner of $15 gift certificate - randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMPlorations blog:

comment #20 - Craftychris - claimed

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Winner of her choice of either Art Edges or ATC Tag Builder dies:

comment #20 on Kim's blog - Jennifer Earley

Congratulations, ladies! Please claim your prize by December 31. Send an email to sheryruss@gmail.com with the subject "CUTplorations mini release hop winner".

That's it for this post -- WHEW, we have a TON 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.

Before I let you go, I want to remind you about a couple of events -- one that's underway and another that'll start tomorrow:

First, STAMPlorations is one of the super sponsors in the Winter Coffee Lovers blog hop. Aside from the prizes we're giving away for the event, we have blog candy on our own post here. And just for Winter Coffee Lovers hop participants, products (except for the new releases) in the Coffee/Tea Lovers section of the store are 10% off until December 19. (No minimum order.) Use the coupon code WINTERCOFFEE on checkout.

The other event is our fifth ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop and Linky Party. The stencil fun starts tomorrow at 7 a.m. Pacific and you'll see the STAMPlorations girls share their creations using both old and new ARTplorations stencils. Then get ready to link up projects where you use stencils (any brand!) for a chance at the prizes. (Hint: you can link up stencil projects from November 20 onwards.)

I hope you're all having a wonderful week!