{OCTOBER WINNERS}

  

Hello, STAMP friends! It's the 10th of the month, which means it's time to announce last month's winners! We also have winners of our Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge and October Inspiration Projects posts, as well as 7 winners picked from all posts we published in October and winners of our Belated 7th Birthday Blog Hop and Linky Party. We also picked 2 winners from Sanna's 4th Stencil Reveal post.  Plus we had 2 giveaways in the store last month (STAMPlorations stash link up and CUTplorations Tag Dies). Challenge main winners were picked by STAMPlorations design team members and all other winners were randomly chosen by Random.org.

An important reminder to challenge players: 

• When playing in our challenges, you must display the challenge graphic AND link back directly to the challenge post (NOT to the main blog or the challenge section) via TEXT link in your blog post in order to qualify for the prizes. (Note: Several were passed over as winners/random picks because they were either missing the challenge graphic or didn't have a text link to the challenges they entered in their blog posts.)

• Be mindful of the maximum challenge entries -- our three challenges (Theme & Photo Prompt, CAS Cards, and Stencil) all have a limit of 3 entries.

An important note about our winners post: winners (challenges, blog hops, and special posts) of the previous month are announced in one post (this one), unless a specific announce-by date is indicated in a post. All winners must claim their prizes by the deadline. 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.

***An important note about our prizes*** 

• Prize codes (formerly called gift codes) expire 6 weeks (42 days) from the date they are issued to winners. However, challenge winners who use STAMPlorations products in their winning entries will be issued prize codes that expire 60 days from their issue date.

• A player and/or commenter who is picked more than once will be issued one prize code that combines the winning amount (e.g., if a player is randomly picked for a $7 prize code in one of the challenges and is also picked as a $10 winner for commenting on one of the posts, she will be issued a $17 prize code)
• Prize codes may be combined, provided the first prize code has not yet expired or has not been used.
• A prize code can be applied on all products (digital and physical) and on any order in the store, before shipping. It can be combined with any current percent off code and even a free shipping code (if available) but the sub-total must be equivalent to or more than the value of the prize code -- e.g., a $10 prize code will NOT work if the sub-total (before shipping) is less than $10. The shopping cart will display an error. There must be at least $10 worth of products in the cart for a $10 prize code to work.
• Prize codes issued to challenge winners and post commenters are not transferrable. A prize code is tagged with the winner's name and if it is used by someone other than the one it was issued to, the order will be voided and the prize code will not be re-issued. If you have a prize code that you don't intend to use, simply let it expire or send an email to stamplorations@gmail.com so it can be deactivated.

Winners, please claim your prize on or before Tuesday, November 24. Prizes not claimed by November 24 will be forfeited -- NO EXCEPTIONS. Please understand that because we have a lot of winners and give away at least $150 worth of prizes in the form of products and gift/coupon codes each month, it would take a lot of time to contact the winners individually. I also want to be fair to those who regularly visit our blog and claim their prizes within the time frame given.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAIMING PRIZE

When claiming your prize, send an email to stamplorations@gmail.com. 

I have an email filter set up for claiming prizes so to avoid delay and to make sure I see your email in my BLOG PRIZE folder, follow this format in the subject line:

"STAMPlorations October Winner - specific challenge here"

e.g., "STAMPlorations October Winner - Stencil Challenge"

"STAMPlorations October Winner - October Posts"

It also helps if you include what prize you won (a $20/$15/$10/$5 gift code, tangible product, etc.) in the body of your email.

If you are the winner of a tangible/mailable prize, include your complete mailing address in the email you send, even if I already have mailed to you before. (It saves me time having to look up your address.)

THEME & PHOTO PROMPT CHALLENGE

For the October challenge, STAMPgirl Jane picked the winner.

Winner of a $20 prize:

#25 Jane - claimed

+ choice of product (up to $7 value) for using STAMPlorations product(s)

Jane says, "I am a sucker for pumpkins, and she has coloured this image perfectly!"

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3 winners of $7 prize code:

#19 Jolanda - claimed

unclaimed

#44 lauren bergold - claimed

+ choice of product (up to $7 value) for using STAMPlorations product(s)

Click here to play in this month's Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

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CAS CARDS CHALLENGE

For the October challenge, STAMPgirl Carol picked the winner.

Winner of a $20 prize code:

#28 Anita - claimed

Carol says, "Anita’s card showcases a lovely blend of stencils and die cuts that create texture and dimension, while keeping the overall design clean and simple. The pop of purple is a thoughtful, deliberate choice. A combination of both classic and contemporary. Gorgeous!"

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3 winners of $7 prize code:

unclaimed

unclaimed

#11 Katrina Bufton - claimed

Click here to play in this month's CAS Cards Challenge!

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THE STENCIL CHALLENGE

Players: please note that you must use a stencil (or stencils) in the projects you link up to this challenge. If it isn't obvious in your project that you used a stencil, please mention it in your blog post or in your supply list.

For the October challenge, STAMPgirl Helen picked the winner.

Winner of a $20 prize:

#11 Robyn O - claimed

+ choice of product (up to $7 value) for using STAMPlorations product(s)

Helen says, "I love her blending work with stencil for the background. The mug is just perfect for this card."

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3 winners of $7 prize code:

unclaimed

#6 Beverly Jordan - claimed

+ choice of product (up to $7 value) for using STAMPlorations product(s)

unclaimed

+ choice of product (up to $7 value) for using STAMPlorations product(s)

Click here to play in this month's Stencil Challenge!

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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.

Winner of a $15 prize code:

cghundley - claimed

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

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NEVER-ENDING ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

Winners of $10 prize code OR choice of product (up to $7 value):

Winner #1

(randomly drawn from entries #1 to #3650)

#1018 Rahmat - claimed

Winner #2

(randomly drawn from entries #3651 to #3857)

#3840 KT Fit Kitty - claimed

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, clear stickers, 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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OCTOBER POSTS

SEVEN (7) winners of a $15 prize code randomly drawn from comments left on ALL posts published in October. 

Mary-Anne V. - claimed

frommycraftroom - claimed

unclaimed

unclaimed

Denise Bryant - claimed

Helen E.

Lindsey - claimed

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SANNA'S 4TH STENCIL REVEAL

(Post is found here)

Sanna's choice (winner of her favorite stencil, Christmas Wreaths):

unclaimed

Winner of the Holly stencil:

MadeByMeghanK - claimed

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BELATED 7TH BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP & LINKY PARTY

(Posts are found here, here, here, here, and here) 

Winners of $10 prize code (drawn from comments left)

unclaimed

Subhashini - claimed

unclaimed

Winners of $20 prize code (drawn from birthday linky party entries):

#25 @CardsnColoring - claimed

#19 Dawn Skene - claimed

Winner of $40 prize code (drawn from birthday linky party entries):

#16 Becca Yahrling no. 2 - claimed

Winners of surprise prizes (drawn from comments and linky party entries):

winner #1 - $7 prize code:

Dotty Jo - claimed

winner #2 - choice of 1 MonikaSkinner Designs Flexi-Template:

#6 Suzanne H - claimed

winner #3 - choice of 1 Bloomfully stamp set:

#4 Jeanne H. - claimed

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OCTOBER STORE GIVEAWAYS

Winner of $50 prize code (STAMPlorations Stash Link-Up)

tina z. treebug - claimed

Winner of CUTplorations Tag Dies set:

Vicki - claimed

Enter the November/December giveaway here. 

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That's all for the October winners post. Congratulations to all! Again to all winners, claim your prize by November 24 and be sure to follow the email format so your email gets filtered to my Blog Prizes folder -- this ensures that I don't miss your email. (Instructions are at the beginning of this post, right before the Summer Challenge winners). I'll get back to you as soon as I can with your prize, but please give me a couple of days to get back to you before re-sending your email.

I hope you're all continuing to be safe and healthy! Happy stamping and crafting :o)

PS:  Check out our Black Friday/Cyber Monday Crafters Sale!

PPS: Want free shipping on lower order minimums? This is exclusive to mailing list subscribers! Sign up here and after confirming, you'll be taken to a page that has a link to all subscriber-only codes. Plus this month, all subscribers receive two codes: one for $7 off any order and one for 40% off orders $100 or more -- these codes can be used with the free shipping codes with lower minimums.