MMSC31 Christmas Blog Hop

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Welcome to our Midnight Madness Christmas Blog Hop. We know this is a busy time of year for everyone so we are including our Blog Hop with our regular weekly Challenge MMSC31. We invite you to participate in our challenge by making a card from our fabulous sketch and to be inspired by the projects on our blogs and make a matching ornament or small project. You are not required to do the project, but it would be a treat for us to see what you come up with and we would love it!!!  You also do not have to do the sketch to participate in the Blog Hop. As an added bonus, we are going to do something a little different this time around. Each of our Design Team is offering up their card and project as a prize. WOW, a chance to own a Midnight Madness Card and design!!!

1 Blog Hop GRAND Prize Drawing (PRIZE TO BE ANNOUNCED)

1 REGULAR Weekly Sponsor Drawing-(You do not have to participate in the blog hop to be eligible but our standard Sketch Challenge policy for winners does apply).

2 Design Team Featured Card with Ornament/Small Project Random Drawing

1 PRETTY PAPER Christmas Card drawing from the 12 Highlighted on Each DT Blog from the MMSC#28

You have until Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12 p.m. Midnight EST to enter your MMSC31 in Mr. Linky at Priscilla’s Midnight Madness Blog as always to be eligible for the Regular Weekly Bonus Prize.

If you would like your name entered in for the MIDNIGHT MADNESS BLOG HOP PRIZES, you will have to follow the directions below……..

1. To be eligible for the Blog Hop Grand Prize, 12 Design Team Card/Project Drawing, and Pretty Paper drawing; you must leave a comment on each of the Designer’s Blog’s during your journey through the Hop. Once your name has been chosen, we will check to make sure you have commented on each blog before you are notified.

2. Enter your name and the words BLOG HOP in Mr. Linky, to be eligible for the Blog Hop prizes. As an added bonus, if you do the sketch you can enter you link to your card/project and have two entry chances for the prizes.

3. In order to have a chance at winning any of the prizes, except for the Regular Weekly Bonus. you must gather a secret phrase along the Blog Hop. Each Design Team Member will have a particular word or words listed on their blog and as long as you visit them in order, you will have the secret phrase at the end. If you are picked as a Prize winner you will be contacted by email and you must email back the secret phrase WITHIN 48 HOURS to claim your prize. If there is no response within the 48 hour time frame, another winner will be chosen until all prizes are awarded. To start off, you must begin at Priscilla’s Midnight Madness Blog! If you have not started there, I suggest you go back and begin again . . . you don’t want to miss out on the Prizes! If you have arrived from Michelle's Blog then you are on the correct course. If you want a chance to win you will have to follow the instruction listed above. Thank you and have fun on the Hop.

If you would like to be considered for the Christmas Blog Hop Prizes, and you DO NOT have a blog, you still can participate. You will have to follow the directions below……..

1. Leave a comment on the Midnight Madness Blog Hop comment section with your email address, first name and last name initial.

2. Link up to Mr. Linky with first name, last name initial, the words BLOG HOP and in the URL space enter this address http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/

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 Pretty Paper Christmas Card Picks

'Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon of Blue,

Wrap your presents to your darling from you,

Pretty pencils to write I love you,

Pretty paper, Pretty Ribbons of Blue.'

We as paper crafters and card makers go crazy over pretty paper, pretty pencils, and pretty ribbons. Probably most of you are wishing for a special paper crafting tool or treat to be under the Christmas Tree with your name on it this year!!!! This song fits the mood and tempo of all us out there crafting away for the Christmas Holiday. For something Festive for the Season we want to feature our favourite cards from MMSC28 to honour our Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Players who played along with us that week. Our Pretty Paper card choices will need to do the Blog Hop, leave a comment at each of the Design Team Blogs, and collect a word from each of the blogs visited for the winning phrase and place their name in Mr. Linky with “Blog Hop” after their name at Priscilla’s Midnight Madness Blog! We will enter your name in a drawing for one winner from our 12 entries. We will email you when we verify that you have entered your name in Mr. Linky and have left a comment on each of the Design Team Blogs, you will need to email back the phrase in order to qualify for your prize. Even if your card has been chosen for the “Pretty Paper” you are still eligible for the other prizes.

It is my privilege to be showing you Gunn's (aka as Ms Plum) card  from the MMSC28.  I love this card as soon as I saw it, Gunn  makes such a great variety of syles and always amazes up with her creativity!  I love the unique feel to this card, Gunn , your colouring is gorgeous - keep those cards coming - we are loving them!!

If you get a moment why don't you pop over to Gunn's Blog - be prepared to be inspired!!

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Our Gold Star Winner this week is:

#34 Sue Drees

Our Remarkables this week are:
#13 Christina C.
#44 Kreativemonster

Thank you for playing this week everyone and we would be honored if our award winners would pick up their badges on the side bar and please display them proudly.

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For my project this week I have made a card and a Christmas Album.  It has been a lot of fun making this knowing that one of you will be winning it - I have asked my DH and friends 100's of times 'is it good enough' 'would you be disappointed to win it?'  They tell me they would be thrilled to win it -so let's hope you feel the same!

I have gone with a 'vintage' feel as it is my favourite style.  I have also used Layers of Color images, combining the older sets with the New Releases - they work so beautifully with this album.  The card is made using the MMSC31 sketch and I have used the sentiment that is in the album for the card as well. The theme this week is 'Winter Wonderland'  I have used that theme through the album with the reindeer and embellishments - my snowflakes are 'blinged' - I could not resist it - so for the sake of the Blog Hop, every time you see 'bling', think 'snowflake!'  LOL!

The Granny's Jewelry set has been adorned with copper pearls

and dressed up with half gems and Cuttlebug Vintage Die Cuts which have had Distressed Stickes added to them!

The album is very eclectic as you will see by the photos - I will keep my comments to a minimum as there are a few photos!

So there you have it - I hope you like it  - I am interested to hear what you think and am looking forward to sending  it to the Winner from my Blog!  For a chance to win this and the other DT cards and projects, please leave me a comment here and at each of the Design Team Members and place your name in Mr. Linky at Priscillastyles. Good Luck with the Drawing!!!!!

Oops - nearly forget this week's sketch - too excited about the Blog Hop LOL!  Here it is - have fun with it and I will be by to see what you have done!

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Thank you for playing in our weekly challenges and for all your support each week. Everyone at Midnight Madness would like to wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year. We thank you for joining us in our special Christmas Blog Hop and invite you to participate in the sketch challenge this week with a small project of your own.  Here at Midnight Madness we are looking forward to 2010 with more exciting fun and prizes and meeting and making friends with all of our participants past, present and future. Thank you and all the best with winning the prizes!!!