Friday 16 November 2012

Frosty Festivities ~ Welcome & Grand Giveaway! {NOW CLOSED}

Challenges are STILL OPEN, but the giveaways are now closed. Thanks to all who entered. Giveaway winners will be announced Thursday 22nd November.

Hello and welcome to my Frosty Festivities weekend! I'm so pleased you're here, and I hope you'll find lots of inspiration and enjoyment from all the winter themed posts this weekend!


If you haven't previously heard about this event, then here's what's going to happen. This weekend (the 16th - 18th November), from 4pm-10pm Friday (today), and 10am-10pm Saturday and Sunday (GMT), there will be posts going live here every hour, on the hour (if all goes well!). There will be tips, tutorials, challenges, crafts, a blog hop, a chat room (for details see here), a PDF to download after the event, and lots of GIVEAWAYS!


The giveaways {NOW CLOSED} will stay open until Monday (19th November) at 10.59pm GMT, so if you're away for any part of the weekend you'll have Monday to try and catch up! The challenges (there's four of them) {STILL OPEN} will be open until the following Sunday (25th November 2012) too! All the giveaways and challenges will be open internationally.

And, we're kicking off the giveaways right here, right now, with a Grand Giveaway {NOW CLOSED}:


The prize includes (worth over £40):

  • 5 sheets of Crate Paper Sleigh Ride Patterned Paper (Let it Snow, O Christmas Tree, Rudolph, Blue Christmas, Tag Cuts)
  • Crate Paper Sleigh Ride 'Mini Alpha Stickers' and Vellum Die-Cuts 'Tags & Numbers'
  • 4 Sheets of My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland Patterned Paper (Flakes, Presents, Polka Dots, Tags)
  • My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland 'Decorative Buttons' and 'Enamel Dots'
  • 12 sheets of Pink Paislee City Sidewalks 8x8 Patterned Paper (this is half a pack)
  • Pink Paislee City Sidewalks 'Ephemera', 'Paper Garlands' and half a pack of 'Chipboard Snowflakes'
  • 3 Sheets of 12x12 Cardstock, 10 yards of Bakers Twine Divine Twine 'Cherry', and pale blue Kaiser Scrapbook Pearls.
What do you think? Definitely a lot of bits to help someone with their winter crafting. A lot of the papers and embellishments could be used on non-Christmas or winter themed pages too, so they'll be good in your stash all year round! 

So how do you get your hands on this prize? Just leave a comment! You could just leave one on this post, but every comment on any post this weekend will count as another entry into the draw! (That's commenting on posts that have been newly posted this weekend, from now until Sunday 10pm - going back commenting on old posts won't count - sorry!)

You will only be entered into the Grand Giveaway draw if you have commented on this welcome post - that way if you don't want to win the prize (perhaps you're lucky enough to already own all this stuff?!) then don't comment here - but you can still leave commments for the rest of the weekend (and maybe win some other giveaways!), without being entered into this draw. (I hope that all makes sense!)

And to tempt you to enter, and to start of the winter inspiration, here's a tag I've made using products the same as those in the prize - all I've added is adhesive, red ink, and some gold glitter glue:


It looks good on a parcel wrapped in brown paper and lace:


To make one of your own: 1. Take an ephemera piece and ink the edges with red ink, mount it onto a pale blue patterned piece of paper. Ink the edges of this and mount it onto red-and-white patterned paper, ink the edges again. 2. Place a sentiment in the middle of the tag, and then add a scattering of chipboard embellies, enamel dots, and another bit of ephemera stuck on with a strong 3D foam dot. Add a few drops of glitter glue, leave to dry. 3. Punch a hole at the top of the tag and thread with bakers twine. Attach to a gift or project!

Be Inspired:
  • Make a tag with layers of ephemera and patterned paper
  • Use lace to wrap a parcel

Don't forget to leave a comment here to be entered into the Grand Giveaway {NOW CLOSED} - the giveaway is open internationally, and it will close at 10.59pm (GMT) Monday 19th November. Make sure you leave me a way to contact you if you win, if you're not easily reached via a Google account.

 I'll see you again at 5pm!

81 comments:

KraftyKaren said...

Wow what a super duper giveaway. Lovely tag too!! I'm off to get the ironing finished and tidy the lounge, then I can take the weekend off without feeling guilty. I'm hoping to make a mountain of Christmas cards this weekend as I am seriously behind - so need all the inspiration that I can get.

Karen x

humel said...

And we're off! Yay!! And what a great start to the festivities - a gorgeous project, and an amazing prize :) Can't wait to see what other treats you have in store for us!

Mary Mac said...

Love the tag, I know many quilters and sewers that would love to use this as a Christmas ornament as well.

K said...

WOW! Fab giveaway Jennifer, & lovely tag :)
Cant wait to see what all the other projects etc will be this weekend.

Lesley G said...

I've never scrapped Christmas but I will hopefully be totally inspired by the end of the weekend.
Love the tag x

Melissa Whittaker said...

Ooooh! Exciting stuff! Thanks for the chance to win :)

Sarah said...

I've been looking forward to Frosty Festivities all day and I'm so happy to be a part of it!! The tag is gorgeous! Fabulous Giveaway too!! Now, I'll try & patiently wait until 5pm for the next post!! :) xx

eClaire said...

I am new to your blogg, but this weekend looks fun, hoping to join in

furrypig said...

so glad to see the festivities have started really hoping I can join in lots of the events this weekend but I always seem to be away when you host!

scrappyjacky said...

Wonderful giveaway to start such a fun weekend...and love that tag.

Fleursbydesign said...

Looks like a fun weekend ahead, an amazing prize too :)

Miriam Prantner said...

What a cute tag and a great giveaway! Found you through Craft Gossip....I'll be here all weekend!

JO SOWERBY said...

and we're off again hopping all over the world. Love the cute tag what a gr8 idea. So lovely to be joining in with another hop along,
Jo xxx

gillyb's crafting blog said...

How exciting is this - AND a giveaway too - me please, me please. :) - cantstopstampin on UKS.......

Look forward to the rest of the weekend now.

Lou said...

a great start....and a lovely grand prize!

Susan said...

Very cute tag and one that is going on my pinterest board. Thanks for the chance to win!

Jane said...

looks like it's going to be a fun weekend, love the card and tag x

Julie Baswell said...

I love that tag. Great start to the weekend. I was a little slow getting there-had my time off as usual, but on ready now!

Fay aka Beautifullily said...

oooh fun! Love the Grand Prize :)

hotpotato said...

what a fab giveaway. I love your tag idea, looking forward to seeing what other lovelies you'll be posting.

Zahra said...

Stunning tag and what a lovely giveaway, thanks for the chance!

alexa said...

Hoping it all goes well and is lots of fun for everyone!

Nikki D said...

glad I found this blog - was looking for something to do this weekend....

Fiona@staring at the sea said...

Love the tag. Being a fabric addict, it would suit me down to the ground. What a fantastic give away. Thanks for the chance x

Lea Lacoste said...

this is a gorgeous giveaway Jennifer!! This week end is gonna be lots of fun i'm sure of it!

twinsmummy said...

oh i love the present wrapped in brown craft paper i think il be doing that this year. ohhhhh just imagine all the pressies under the tree. exxxxccciiiteddd xx great blog

Lisa-Jane said...

Lots of wonderfully yummy things in that prize Jennifer - thank you for organising this again xx

Teresa said...

What a fabulous prize! Thank you for offering the chance to us.
I am a quilter and will certainly use the tag idea for my quilty friends present

Kirsty.A said...

This is a truly yummy prize. And I've already seen so many Frosty Festivities posts pop up in my browser I'm looking forward to visitingthem all

Mary B said...

Tag looks good may have a go at that sometime.

Anonymous said...

Oh lov this! Will need to try this...maybe a start of a tag book for dec daily!!! Thank you for sharing and doing this. Oh and would lov this kit too...hehe

Jackie





thompsonjackie60@yahoo.com

Jackie said...

Love your tag...think I will have to have a go at some!! Super giveaway too...thank you for the chance to win!!

stephanie said...

wow what an amazing giveaway :) i look forward to seeing what you're doing on here over the weekend.

Jolene said...

Fab giveaway, I just love Christmas craft goodies. These would be a great addition to my Journal your Christmas stash.

Tinker said...

WOW great give away. I have a whole weekend to follow and plan what I'm going to do with it! :)

Scrapdolly said...

What a super weekend and hopefully I will get a chance to look at all of the posts. I love winter and so crafty ideas like these are going to kick start my mojo
Fabulous and thank you

Alison said...

Great giveaway Jennifer...and love that tag!
Alison xx

Missus Wookie said...

Cute - I need to make some more tags - they are one of my favourite ways to use up scraps.

Lizzie said...

Yes, yes! I would love the chance to win such a fabby prize! Thank you!

scrappymo! said...

So going to be following this on the weekend. i am going to a 12 hours crop tomorrow (with no internet) but will catch up when I get home.
What a fab prize this is...so many lovely items. Thansk for the chance to win!

Your tag looks great...I love the vintage look of it!

Melissa said...

I've been seeing lots of announcements that this weekend was coming, so I'm looking forward to lots of inspiration! What an awesome prize package - would love to win that. Your tag looks fantastic on that package!

Sandie said...

Wow... so generous and gorgeous. I love anything to do with Make do and Mend and sewing, so am inspired by your tag. Thank you for the chance to win !!

Julie H said...

I own heaps of lace that I never use, (not to mention ribbon, of course!) so I love the idea of wrapping it around gifts! Thanks for the weekend and all the inspiration!

Annie Claxton said...
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Ana Laura De Romero said...

I love when you do this specials weekends, I learn a lot and also i can find lots of amazing blogs

hugs from MĂ©xico
sra_de_romero(at)yahoo.com.mx

Maria Ontiveros said...

I definitely want to be entered!!!
Thanks for the chance to win.
Rinda

Margie said...

Wow! GREAT prize!! Thank you so much for the chance to win-I love your tag, it really makes the package special!

Angela L. said...

SO excited for this and can't think of a better way to spend a chilly weekend other than being inspired by this event! What an amazing prize and the tag is so lovely....

Anonymous said...

I thought this was going to be a sleepy weekend, but then I found out about a rummage sale and these giveaways...

Thanks for the chance!
sandralclark at outlook.com

BJewelryBox said...

Oh wow, this is super exciting! You just brightened up my weekend! Thanks! :)

Annie Claxton said...

HI There! How exciting :o) I've been really looking forward to this event, loved the last one - will have to pop in and out as we have a lot going on, but hopefully I won't miss too much - have fun everyone and thanks for all your hard work Jennifer!

Helen said...

Wow - what a fab giveaway :)

Karen said...

What a great giveaway! I just finished the blog hop and had so much fun collecting inspiration for the holidays. Now off to catch up with all your other posts!

MiniOwner said...

Just found this - great! Thanks so much!
Sue x

rach said...

This such a great idea. Love the inspiration. thanks for all your hard work in bringing everything together

Jibba Jabba said...

What a fantastic give-a-way and a beautiful tag too. Thank you for the opportunity to win this fab stash x

vixen said...

Wow what an Awesome give away, perfect for doing the Daily December etc and for the xmas shots. Thank you for the chance, think this would make my Xmas x

Becky said...

A fantastic giveaway and some wonderful inspiration on your blog :-)

TracyW said...

Looking forward to lots of inspiration - and what a great giveaway, perfect for JYC.

Tracy said...

Lovely giveaway and I am loving this weekend of posts!

Unknown said...

What a fab blog and I love that tag. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome kit :)

Marsha F said...

I'm so excited for your blog event! I could definitely use some inspiration. Thanks for the chance to win!

dogmatix said...

I love that ephemera piece :-)
Loving everything I have read so far (as usual I am going backwards through the posts!!!)

Ashley Calder said...

Missed out on the festivities today, but hoping I can catch up a bit tonight! Need coffee!

Thanks for the awesome give-away chance, too!

Ashley
ashley.calder@gmail.com

Sandy Ang said...

Just love your tag. It's vintagy christmas style is so appealing. Thanks for the having such a wonderful frosty festivities celebration. here in the tropics we don't have any chilly weather but i'm looking forward to your hourly posts

li-bee-ti said...

What a lovely mistake led me here :)
Very exciting.
Thanks for the chance to win!

Katie said...

I'm just catching up on your posts and I'm finding it all very inspiring. It's definitely helping out me to get in the festive mood! Thanks for the chance to win!

Azimuth said...

wow, what an amazing event! so much inspiration. thank you!

CoventryAnn said...

Gorgeous giveaway! Loving the retro feel to the papers.

To boldly polish said...

I've been reading your posts this morning (all of yesterday's, in fact) and you're giving me so much inspiration. Thanks for this event!

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

Wonderful!!! This is a fantastic prize...thanks for this chance.

Sherry C said...

Thanks for the holiday inspiration!

Lynn M said...

thanks for the chance!

Marilize said...

It's my 30th this week and I would really love to win this. Holding thumbs :)

Thanks for the chance.

Candace said...

Thanks for hosting this weekend. Have loved looking through all the posts. Thanks for the chance to win this great prize.

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Ness said...

what a lovely tag idea. I love using brown paper for gift wrap at Christmas and this tag really fits with it beautifully and injects some vintage colour. Well done :-)

Sheena said...

Fab giveaway x
Love the tag you made :)

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness I am here by the skin of my teeth!! What a fabulous giveaway and what a fantastic tag. I love handcrafted packaging and it looks as though there is going to be plenty of inspiration on your blog to create the gift inside too :0)

chris said...

Wow, I wish I'd seen this earlier, just made it. I'd love to win this fabulous set to share with my daughter and friend.
Thank you

Julie Baswell said...

Not sure where I am supposed to state it but I have finished and commented on everything.

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