{SEPTEMBER 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 September Inspiration Projects posts, as well as winners of our special posts: Stencil Sunday, Sticker Monday, Digital Wednesday, Christmas in the Air, and National Coffee Day blog hop. Plus we had a $25 gift code and ARTplorations Slimline stencils bundle giveaways on the store last month. 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/runners up/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 -- the Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge has a limit of 6 entries per player; the CAS Cards Challenge has a limit of 3 entries per player; the Stencil Challenge has no entry limit. However, during our summer break (July to September), there is no limit to the number of entries that can be entered.

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 (as of October 2020)*** 

• 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 Sunday, October 24. Prizes not claimed by October 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 September Winner - specific challenge here"

e.g., "STAMPlorations September Winner - Summer"

"STAMPlorations September Winner - Sticker Monday"

It also helps if you include what prize you won (a $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.)

Columbus Day Flash Sale @ STAMPlorations

Monday is Columbus Day and until then, CUTplorations word & phrase dies + tags & nesting dies are 20% off instantly! Simply add the products to your cart and the discount is applied. Offer expires Monday, October 12, at 11:59 pm Pacific. Grab Word & Phrase Dies Here Grab Tags & Nesting Dies Here

{Throwback Thursday} Jessica Gets Inspired by Faces

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! Welcome to Throwback Thursday! We have guest designer Jessica Lin sharing her last projects inspired by a previous STAMPlorations project...either one she made or was made by another STAMPgirl. We'll draw one lucky crafter to win a $15 gift code -- randomly drawn from all comments left on this Throwback Thursday post for the month.

Today STAMPgirl Jessica shares her creative takes inspired by one of my (Shery) one layer cards.

{Inspiration Project Post #288}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! The Inspiration girls are back with colorful projects for a variety of occasions showcasing stamps, dies, stencils and stickers of their choice.

We'll still randomly draw a winner from all the comments left on our Inspiration posts, have a look and leave a comment for your entry to win a $15 prize code to the STAMPlorations store.

 

 

{Heads Up!} We're celebrating our 7th birthday on October 19!

Hey, STAMPfriends! Here's a heads up that we're celebrating our (late) 7th birthday two weeks from today -- YAY! The STAMPgirls will be joined by 3 amazing and talented guest designers.

Kicking off our late birthday celebration is our STAMPlorations Stash Linky Giveaway that's already underway. One lucky crafter will win a $50 gift code -- just for sharing a photo of her STAMPlorations stash! Whether you have one STAMPlorations product or a dozen or more, we'd love to see! Head over to the link-up for all the details!

We're also going to have a birthday linky party so get ready to link up your birthday- or celebration-themed projects starting October 19.

So save the date! Check back here on October 19 and celebrate with us!

{Stencil Sunday} 4th Sanna Lippert Designs Stencil Reveal

Hello everyone, it's Sanna here today with a special share. I am so excited to be able to share my 4th set of stencil designs with you!! A huge thank you to Shery for making all this possible and believing in me and my designs.  Without her, none of this would be possible. So thank you again, Shery! I am so happy to be part of the STAMPlorations family.

Hello, October! Current Promotions + $50 Gift Code and CUTplorations Giveaways @ the STAMPlorations Store

Hello, STAMPfriends! It's a new month and our store is ready for it. With all 3 stores (main, outlet, and digital) in one place, it's now easy to shop different STAMPlorations products. And if you've got a gift code you won as a prize, you'll be able to apply it on products found on all 3 stores. Our old store is now closed and anyone who goes there gets redirected to the new store automatically.

Today marks the end of summer break here at STAMPlorations HQ. In fact, our challenges started back up again. 

Our September special posts are still open for commenting (until the 8th) so you have plenty more time left to comment for a chance to win spending $$ on our store. You'll find the quick links to all of them under the heading {SPECIAL POSTS & PROMOTIONS}.

To keep updated on all the specials we're running in the store at any given time, be sure to bookmark our Current Promotions page. Even better, subscribe to the store's mailing list -- where we have special deals exclusive to subscribers.

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All products in the main, digital, and outlet stores are 10% off instantly -- no code needed!

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grab our freebie of the month!

KUDOS WORD STAMP & DIE

October's free product — just pay shipping. 

Click to claim your freebie

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STAMPlorations grab bags

Every order of $40 or more includes a STAMPlorations grab bag. It’s auto-applied during checkout. Click for details.

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free products!

Spend at least $60 (after discounts and before shipping) and you get to pick TWO (2) free products of your choice: 3x5 stamps OR CUTplorations word/phrase thin metal dies OR ARTplorations stencils OR clear sticker packs.

*During checkout, you will be asked to specify which two products you want. Your freebies will be included in your order once it ships — it’s that easy! 

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october giveaways

Win a $50 gift code

(1 winner drawn)
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Win your choice of CUTplorations tag dies set (up to $25 value)

(1 winner drawn)

CLICK HERE TO ENTER

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free shipping on lower order minimums
+ extra $5 off code & 25% off code

We have free shipping codes on lower order minimums but these are exclusive to mailing list subscribers. Sign up to the store mailing list here. (When you confirm your subscription, you'll be taken to a page that has a link to subscriber-only codes.)

Plus this month, all subscribers receive two codes: one for $5 off any order and one for 25% off orders $30 or more -- these codes can be used together with the free shipping codes with lower minimums.

{Spotlight Project} Monika Plays with Flexi-Templates

 

Hi STAMPlorations Friends! It's Monika here today sharing another bit of inspiration for using my soon to be released Flexi-Templates. A little birdie was telling me they'll be available in the store in a few day's time.

Let me show you today's funky project.

October Stencil Challenge

Hello, stencil fans! Are you excited to join us as we launch into a new season of stencil challenges? I hope you are because the Design Team is bursting with inspiration and can't wait to show you their latest beauties created using our ever-growing line of ARTplorations stencils in all shapes and sizes. Large, small, square or slimline, we have a stencil for that. In fact, we have lots of stencils in each of those categories! And remember, you don't have to use ARTplorations stencils to join, you can use any stencil from any brand, but the rule is that you have to create a project using at least one stencil (we love to see how you use our stencils if you have them!). You can create any type of project, including but not limited to, cards, ATCs, art journal pages and anything else your creative minds come up with.

We love to see your beautiful projects but to keep it fair and fun for everyone we have a few simple rules which you can also find at the end of this post. In addition to using a stencil on your project, we ask that you link up no more than three (3) projects per challenge. As always, our stencil challenge is anything goes as long as you use a stencil somewhere in your project. Also, remember that your project should be shown in its full glory on your blog post or Instagram, sneak peeks are not eligible to take part. Please don't forget to link back to this blog post via text link, and to include the challenge graphic to be eligible for the prizes. And above all, we hope that you have a lot of fun when you get messy with your stencils! A design team member will pick a challenge winner who will receive a $20 prize code to the STAMPlorations store, and three randomly drawn crafters will win a $7 prize code. All winners will be announced on the 10th of November.

If you play, make sure you include the graphic below in your post and link back (via text link) to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.

Link back:

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-stencil-challenge.html

And now it's time to see what the talented design team have come up with to inspire you!

    

  

      

October CAS Challenge

Hi CAS crafters! We are so happy you have joined us today as we launch another season on colorful, clean and simple challenges. Our design team have spent the whole summer re-charging their crafty mojo, and have been waiting to get to play with new and old STAMPlorations crafty stash. Hopefully, you are ready to link up your fabulous CAS creations and will play along with us. As always we have prizes for you as long as you follow our rules! The winner will be picked each month by one of the Design Team members and will receive a $20 prize code to the STAMPlorations store. Further, three randomly drawn crafters will win a $7 prize code to the store. Winners will be announced on the 10th of November.

We have a few simple rules and we ask that you follow them so that playing along will be fun and fair to everyone. All the rules are summarised at the end of this post. Your challenge is to create a clean and simple (CAS) card with or without the optional color twist which this month is gray and orange. You may enter up to 3 CAS cards. Remember to link to this blog post (via text link) and display the challenge graphic to be eligible for the prizes. You can use any craft products you want, but if you have STAMPlorations stash, we would love to see what you create with it. And of course the most important rule - have fun and be creative! 

If you play, make sure you include the graphic below in your post and link back (via text link) to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.

Link back:

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2020/10/cas-challenge-october.html

Let's see how the Design Team was inspired by this month's colors.

  

 

October Theme and Photo Prompt Challenge

Hello, dear Theme and Photo Prompt Challenge friends! We are so happy that you have joined us for our new season of challenges which we kick off here and now. I hope you had a lovely summer with lots of crafting and that you are super inspired to play along with us, we have some fantabulous challenges coming your way this season. And of course, we have some prizes to give out too, as long as you play by the rules! A design team member will pick a winner to receive a $20 prize code to the STAMPlorations store and three randomly drawn crafters will win a $7 prize code. Winners will be announced on the 10th of November.

Our October theme for the Theme and Photo Prompt challenge is Stamps and Autumn Colors. You can use the theme, the photo prompt or both to inspire your project. If you are new to our challenges, and a reminder to our regular players, we do ask that you follow a few very simple rules to make it fair and fun for everyone. You can link up a maximum of 3 projects (any kind!), no more, even if using different platforms. Your project is required to involve stamping of some kind (rubber, clear or digi stamps are all permitted). We love to see you use your STAMPlorations supplies, but any crafting supplies are allowed. Also, your project should be displayed in its full glory on your blog/Instagram/other platform, sneak peeks are not eligible for our challenges. Last but not least, don't forget to link to this post (find the link below) and make sure you add the challenge graphic to your post to qualify for prizes. All the challenge rules are summarised at the end of the post. And the most important rule is of course to have fun, get messy, inky and creative! Now, let's see how our talented Design Team were inspired by the Theme and/or Photo.

If you play, make sure you include the graphic in your post and link back (via text link) to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.

Link back:

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge.html

Now let's see how the design team have interpreted this month's theme and/or photo.

    

      

    

{Inspiration Project Post #287} aka National Coffee Day Blog Hop + Giveaway

We're delighted to be part of the National Coffee Day Blog Hop spearheaded by Coffee Loving Cardmakers! For this hop, there's no need to create and link-up coffee-themed creations -- simply hop along and comment on the stops in this huge hop for a chance at some really cool prizes! Lots of participating super sponsors so plenty of chances to win!

STAMPlorations is stop #27 in the hop (you'll find all participating companies below). For those of you who leave a comment on this post and on the designers' blogs, you get a shot at our prizes. We'll randomly draw two winners: one will win a $20 prize code to the store and one will win the Zen Coffee 1 cover plate die. 

This post also doubles as our weekly Inspiration Project post so commenting also gives you a shot at the $15 prize code we're giving away to a lucky Inspiration Projects commenter.


Commenting closes on October 8, with the winners announced here on the blog on October 10 -- make sure you follow our blog or sign up for email updates so you don't miss that post.

Also until October 6, products in our store's National Coffee Day page are 20% off instantly!

Have a look at the fabulous makes by the STAMPgirls!