TCCC#1: Grand Winner plus a Surprise Winner for the Deck Our Blog with Boughs of Holly Blog Launch Contest!

 Hello Third Coasters!

 I know you're all anxiously waiting to hear who the Grand Winner is but first I want to thank you all for coming to play with us and for making our big launch so special!  We hope you'll come play with us again coz starting August 1st we will have a new challenge every 2 weeks!

Now who do you think has won the fabulous Grand Prize of a

$50 Third Coast Rubber Stamps gift certificate?

We had 7 fab entries that used Third Coast rubber stamps.  I numbered them in order of submission from 1 - 7 and let Mr Random do his thing...

and the randomly drawn
*** Grand Winner ***
 is 

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drum roll please
 

Mrs Swandog

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: CH-796-I, Polar Slumber

Congratulations Mrs Swandog!  Woohoo...I bet you're doing the dance of joy right now ;0)
Please email me with your full name and snail address and for more details on how to claim your prize!  You've got one week to contact me otherwise your prize could be lost forever or passed on to another randomly drawn winner!  So don't let it get away ;0)

Plus, you also get to display our brand new snazzy Contest Winner badge on your blog!  Please link it up to us here at the Third Coast Creative Challenge blog!

*** Now for our big surprise ***

We at Third Coast Rubber Stamps decided to also award a second prize to a randomly drawn winner from the rest of the entries because you obviously are in dire need of some Third Coast rubber and we do want you to come and play in all our fabulous challenges ;0)

There were 18 submissions in total and I let Mr Random do his thing again and determined who the winner was by counting the entries in order of submission and skipping over the ones that used Third Coast stamps!

and our second randomly drawn Winner of a
Mystery Grab Bag of Third Coast Rubber Stamps
is

Kraftyk

Congratulations Kraftyk!
Please email me with your full name and snail address and for the details on how to claim your prize!  You've got one week to contact me otherwise your prize could be lost forever or passed on to another lucky winner!

Plus, you also get to display our new snazzy "Winner" badge on your blog.  Please link it up to the Third Coast Creative Challenge blog! 

Congrats ladies!  Enjoy your prizes ;0)

See you all again tomorrow, August 1st, for our first 2 week challenge!  It's a fan favourite, Anything Goes, which means you can use any image theme your heart desires however there is a twist so you will have to come back for all the details!!

Happy Stamping!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

Third Coast Creative Challenge Coordinator & Coterie Designer

TCCC#1: Week 4's Winners plus a Surprise Giveaway for "Deck Our Blog With Boughs of Holly" Blog Launch Contest!

Hello Third Coasters!

Our blog launch contest closes on July 30, so hurry and enter if you want to grab the Grand Prize!

We received some more fab entries during week 4 that rocked Third Coast stamps and our 

 Featured Artist is 

Karen McAlpine

Look how Karen took a non-Christmas Third Coast Rubber Stamp and made it work!

Third Coast Rubber Stamp: Froggy Trio (AP-328-H)

Here's another Featured Artist badge for your blog Karen, Congrats!

I'm also handing out an Honourable Mention blog badge this week to.....

#22 kbrandy4

Well done!  Please display our snazzy badge on your blog with pride and make sure to link it up to Third Coast Creative Challenges!

Time to give away another surprise prize for Week 4!  But first of all the randomly drawn winner from Week 3 did not claim their prize so I have redrawn!  The lucky winners of a fabulous Third Coast stamp of their choice are

Kim Prince 
and
Andrea

Congrats ladies!  Please email me with your full name and snail address and for the details on how to claim your prize!  You've got one week to contact me otherwise I might randomly draw some more winners so hurry out those emails!

Don't forget to stop by on Tuesday July 31 to see who has won the Grand Prize ;0)  See you then!

Happy Stamping!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

Third Coast Creative Challenge & Contest Coordinator

TCCC#1: Week 3 Winners! - "Deck Our Blog With Boughs of Holly" Blog Launch Contest!

Hello Third Coasters!

We're in the last stretch of our big launch contest and I hope you're all having loads of fun sharing your fabulous Christmas in July projects with us!!

To start I've got another surprise giveaway...Woohooo! I randomly selected one of our contest entries to receive a fabulous Third Coast stamp of their choice!  How awesome is that ;0)

and the lucky randomly drawn winner is.....

#5 MEG

Congrats Meg! Please email me with your full name and snail address and more details on how to claim your prize! You've got one week to contact me otherwise I might randomly draw another winner so hurry out that email!

Pppssstt....there could be another surprise giveaway from week 4 and the winner might be selected from all the comments we've received throughout the month! We at Third Coast LOVE reading your comments so leave us some love on any of the TCCC#1 posts.

It's time to announce whose art caught the eye of the Third Coast Creative Coterie design team!

This week we had two fab entries that rocked Third Coast horse stamps so we decided to feature both of them!

Our Featured Artists are...

#19 Kapree

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: CM-244-Q, Christmas Colt

#18 Mrs Swandog

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: CM-112-R, Holiday Gypsy Vanner

Congrats ladies! Please grab your "My art was featured" badge and display it proudly on your blogs.  Please link it up to the TCCC#1 post!

We'd also like to award an entry that didn't use Third Coast stamps with an Honourable Mention badge too ;0)

#20 Laine

Well done Laine! Please grab your "Honourable Mention" badge and proudly display it on your blog and link it up to the TCCC#1 post!

Now for some fab Coterie eye candy to kick off Week 4!

Donna C

Third Coast Rubber Stamps:

FA-529-M Steam Train, WT-003-M Traveling Tessa, ES-192-L Snowy Pines

Anesha

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Yellow snowman(VB-354-M) and Warm holiday wishes(WS-054-F)

Leigh S-B

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Percy on Ice (VB-211-M)

Valerie W

Third Coast Rubber Stamps:
AP-460-G Peeking Snowman, AP-457-D Peeking Elf, AP-461-M Snowy Rooftop
This hand drawn snow globe was inspired by CO-249-S Snow Globe

~**~
Here's all the details about the contest again for all our new followers!

The theme 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 we've added a none-Third Coast category...read on for more details ;0)

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. We have also decided to award a second prize to a randomly drawn winner in the none-Third Coast category too so get those entries in!

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 the original Launch Contest 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 or other source 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!

We are very excited to see your entries so let the festivities continue!

Happy Stamping!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

Third Coast Creative Challenge & Contest Coordinator

TCCC#1: Week 2's Winners plus a Surprise Giveaway for "Deck Our Blog With Boughs of Holly" Blog Launch Contest!

Hello Third Coasters!

Welcome to all our new followers, we're so happy you've joined us :0)

We're now into Week 3 of our blog launch contest and, Wow, what fabulous Christmas entries we've received so far!

It's time to announce whose art caught the eye of the Third Coast Creative Coterie design team!

This week the Coterie voted on entries #14-17 and we are handing out another snazzy "Honourable Mention" badge to....

#14 Susie

Well done Susie!  Please grab your "Honourable Mention" badge and proudly display it on your blog and link it up to the TCCC#1 post!

Before I delight you with some more wonderful Third Coast Creative Coterie eye candy I've got a surprise giveaway...Woohooo!  You guys are obviously in dire need of some Third Coast rubber so I picked one lucky follower to be our first surprise winner of one fabulous Third Coast stamp of your choice!  How awesome is that ;0)

and the lucky randomly drawn winner is.....

PIA

Congrats Pia!  Please email me with your full name and snail address and more details on how to claim your prize!  You've got one week to contact me otherwise I will randomly draw another winner so hurry out that email ;0)

Now for some fab Coterie eye candy to kick off Week 3!

Leigh S-B

Third Coast Rubber Stamp: Spring's Muse (LS-010-V), yep, I transformed Spring into Winter ;0)

Mish B

 Third Coast Rubber Stamps:  VB-083 Santa's Sleigh and CM-251 Snow Covered Tree Small

Ink Stained Roni

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Snowy Branch LG CM-145-N; Gnome on Ornament VB-359-Q

Virginia

Third Coast Rubber Stamp: Cowboy (VB-203)

 ~**~
 Here's all the details about the contest again for all our new followers!

The theme 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 giving out Top 3 awards to ones that used Third Coast stamps and there could be some more Honourable Mentions for ones that didn't so keep visiting to stay on top of the news!

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 the original Launch Contest 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 or other source 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!

We are very excited to see your entries so let the festivities continue!

Happy Stamping!

Leigh S-B 

The Sharpie Domino Queen 

Third Coast Creative Challenge & Contest Coordinator

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

Hello Third Coasters!

Our Challenge Blog launch contest is well under way and we're thrilled with the entries we've received so far!

It's time to announce whose art caught the eye of the Third Coast Creative Coterie design team during the first week of our contest!

We received only one fabulous entry during Week 1 that used Third Coast stamps so I'm very proud to announce that Karen McAlpine is our Featured Artist his week!  Karen actually shared two Third Coast Christmas cards in her blog post so here's a closer look at her adorable festive Cupcake Snowmen!

Third Coast Rubber Stamps:  Snowman Sprinkles Cupcake (CM-241-J)

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Melting Snowman Cupcake (CM-240-J)

Congrats Karen!  Please grab your "I was Featured" badge and display it proudly on your blog :0)
Please link it up to the TCCC#1 post!

Now because the rest of our amazing entries didn't use any Third Coast stamps we're handing out some Honourable Mention badges for our favourites too!  The Coterie has voted on entries #1-13 and in no particular order, congrats go to...

#4 Suzette - Santa's Delivery

#7 Dawn Frost

#13 Alison

Well done ladies!  Please grab your "Honourable Mention" badge and display it on your blog with pride!  Please link it up to the TCCC#1 post!

To kick of Week 2 of our "Deck our Blog with Boughs of Holly" launch contest here's some more fabulous design team inspiration from the Third Coast Creative Coterie!

Ink Stained Roni

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Peace Dove Collage (JB-026-M), Splendor of the Season (WS-081-F)

Ink Stained Roni

 Baby Penguin Dancing (VB-212-I), Celebrate in Style (WS-085-C), Snowflake Border (FA-453-A)

 Valerie H. Wilson

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: FA-546-L Vintage Carriage, DT-285 Large Frame

 Leigh S-B

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Mini Me (ES-200-I)

  Anesha

Third Coast Rubber Stamps: Snow Angel (VB-373-K), Winter Brook (AP-193-H) and Merry Little Christmas (WS-091-B)

Stempelientje

Third Coast Rubber Stamps:  Peppermint Fairy and Friend (VB-064-M)

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 giving out Top 3 awards to ones that used Third Coast stamps and there could be some more Honourable Mentions for ones that didn't so keep visiting to stay on top of the news!

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 the original Launch Contest 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 or other source 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!

We are very excited to see your entries so let the festivities continue!

You can submit your entry below or on the original post, they're the same Linky collection!
TCCC#1:  "Deck Our Blog With Boughs of Holly" Blog Launch Contest!
Ends July 30 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