Third Coast Challenges: TCCC#1: "Deck Our Blog With Boughs of Holly" Blog Launch Contest!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

TCCC#1: "Deck Our Blog With Boughs of Holly" Blog Launch Contest!

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the launch party of Third Coast Rubber Stamps' new Challenge Blog :0)

In celebration we are throwing a month long Christmas in July contest with one grand prize up for grabs and some surprise prizes to be had along the way!

The theme for the contest is "Deck our Blog with Boughs of Holly" so we're looking for Christmas and Winter themed entries! All forms of art and styles are welcome! We would love to see paper projects, altered art, jewelry and even scrapbook layouts! So get stamping and enter the contest!

The grand prize is a $50 gift certificate to Third Coast Rubber Stamps...Woohoo... and the winner will be selected by Random.org and announced at the end of the month after the contest closes on July 30th!

Plus, every week the Third Coast Coterie design team members will be checking out your entries and the three that catch our eye will be showcased as our Top 3 favorite picks. I will announce our Top 3 each week and you just might win one of our many surprise prizes! You could also receive an invitation to be a Spotlight Guest Designer in an upcoming challenge!

To be eligible to win the grand prize and to be in the running for being selected in our weekly Top 3 favorite picks you must use at least one Third Coast rubber stamp and preferably have it as the focus of your creations. But if you don't own any Third Coast stamps yet you are still very welcome to enter the contest regardless of what you use and you just might win some Third Coast stamps in the surprise giveaways throughout the month!

How to Enter our Contest and future Challenges
Please take a moment to familiarize yourselves with our Challenge Guidelines. There is important info on how to enter if you have a blog and if you don't have one too! Then dash off to create your projects.

To enter the contest please add a direct link to your project via the Linky Tool located at the bottom of this post - please do not just add a generic link to your blog! Don't have a blog? Then no worries, you can still enter if you share your art on photo sharing sites, online galleries or on Facebook! You can still enter the direct link to wherever you've shared your project into the Linky Tool too!

Please put (TCRS) after your name in the Linky tool when you enter so we know you have used Third Coast stamps! Also no back linking please, which means your project must be published on or after July 1st! Please mention our Challenge blog in your blog post or in the photo description if using Facebook and include the words "TCCC#1 Deck our Blog with Boughs of Holly" with a direct link to this contest post! If you don't have any way of sharing your art you can share your entry with us on Third Coast's Facebook page and link up from there. To be fair to all players any entries that don't follow our few simple rules will be removed!

Important Note: This is what the Linky Tools page looks like.
Please note that for this particular linky tool I need you to put your name or your nickname in the #2 field that says 'caption or title'. This is what will appear beneath the thumbnail of your entry! I've filled in the other fields so you know what to type there too! If linking up to a photo on Facebook the option to select from the Web in the section #4 won't work, you must use the From File option and upload the pic from your computer. Click on the Linky Tool photo to enlarge it!

Here's some fabulous creations by the Third Coast Creative Coterie design team to get you in the spirit! There will be more Coterie eye candy so visit us each week! Some are new creations and some are from Christmas 2011. Click on the photos to visit the designers individual blogs to see more of their fab artwork! You can also visit our blogs via the link list in the right hand sidebar!

Anesha

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Peace Holly (WS-058-G), Classic Santa Collage (JB-023-M) and Warm Holiday wishes (WS-054-F)

Leigh S-B

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Christmas Rose and Holly DP-003-R

Michelle B

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Snow Covered Tree (CM-250-S) and Peace on Earth (WS-165-B)

Ink Stained Roni

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: A Little Snack CM-117-S; 2 Snowy Trees CM-249-U; Snowy Evergreen CM-252-0; Snow Covered Tree CM-250-S

BonnieBlueDenim Donna C

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Sleding Bunny VB-231-I, Cloudy Moon On Horizon CH-155-C

Now its your turn...we are very excited to see your entries!

I now declare the contest open! Let the festivities begin!

TCCC#1: "Deck Our Blog With Boughs of Holly" Blog Launch Contest!
Ends July 30 2012

7 comments:

craftingsJuly 1, 2012 at 11:51 AM
This is going to be such fun joining in on the challenges! I'll be back with my creation soon!
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Susan ShulerJuly 1, 2012 at 4:31 PM
Awesome cards everyone!! A great start to Third Coast's new Challenge Blog.
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Karen McAlpineJuly 3, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Sounds fun!!!
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kbrandy4July 3, 2012 at 11:46 PM
Fabulous creations and brilliant challenge!!
Hugs Hazel xx
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Dawn FrostJuly 4, 2012 at 9:08 AM
Gorgeous cards ladies, love the blue and white combo! Thanks for a great challenge.
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AndreaJuly 5, 2012 at 4:09 AM
love your cards DT. Christmas is my favourite time of the year as yet I've not started on any Christmas cards... your challenge looks like an ace place to start. Hope your blog is a success I am now a follower ,and will be joining your challenge when I get the time!!!...soon I hope:-) x
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Third Coast Rubber StampsJuly 7, 2012 at 2:55 PM
Thank you all for participating! I look forward to much fun and handing out goodies and surprises over the coming months! ~ Val @ Third Coast Rubber Stamps
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Thank you for coming to play with us in a Third Coast Creative Challenge!
We love hearing from you so please leave us a comment once you've linked up!
If you used Third Coast stamps and forgot to put (TCRS) after your name then include it with your comment and the same goes for being considered for a Spotlight Guest Designer spot in a future challenge, just include (SGD) in your comment too!
Also, don't forget if you're sharing a Facebook link with us today please make sure your photo and post is set to public. Thx!

Leigh S-B - The Sharpie Domino Queen
Third Coast Creative Challenge Coordinator
leigh@thirdcoastcc.com

TGI Third Coast Fridays - 2013 Challenge Schedule

TCCC#16 The New Challenge TBA when TCRS returns to normal!
With a heavy heart I've decided to put Third Coast Creative Challenges on a small hiatus because many of you are aware of the ongoing problems that Third Coast Rubber Stamps is battling with! As a member of their design team and coordinator of the challenges I'm afraid I don't know the status of any of your outstanding orders and prizes. I can only hope that everything will return back to normal very very soon and then we can start having amazing challenges again! Thank you to everyone who has played with us and I hope that you will remember that Third Coast Rubber Stamps has a truly amazing selection of gorgeous rubber stamps and will return to play with us in the near future! So check in often to make sure you're not missing out on a brand new challenge with a fabulous prize for you to win :0)

A Note about Third Coast Rubber Stamps!

Please note that Third Coast Rubber Stamps is currently closed for the winter and isn't accepting new orders. A new Third Coast outpost is being built in the Colorado Rockies and the technical difficulties experienced over the last year or so has caused delays. In the meantime, they'll be getting caught up with outstanding orders and challenge prizes. If you are waiting for a paid order, please see their Order Resolution Offers on their website! Third Coast thanks you for your patience and understanding as they continue to work at fulfilling outstanding orders.

Winners & Top Three

To be eligible to win the grand prize, be showcased in the Coterie's Top 3 picks and be in the running for a Spotlight Guest Designer invite - your entries must include at least ONE Third Coast image and preferably be the focus of the project.
Please put (TCRS) after your name when you link up so we know you have used Third Coast stamps!
You must hand stamp at least one element in your project!
Please visit the Challenge Guidelines page for the rest of our challenge rules, we don't have many but we do need a few to help keep things fair and running smoothly.