text: 21 Dec 2016
  
  I must apologise for taking longer than I expected to publish this list but I had to wait for all the Design Teams to get back to me with their own comment winners.
  I will give you the list of winner in just a moment but first I will give you instructions as to how you can claim your prize.
  
  You can firstly pick a Image from The Paper Shelter website so here is the link for you to browse and to get there click on this:-
  
  And then at the top of the Challenge blog is a bar with several boxes on it and the last one along is the "Contact" box and its this one that you will need to click on and this will bring up a page for you to fill up with your choice of image, you will also need to make sure you give your
  
  1. Name:
  
  2. Email Address/Blog Address
  
  3. Your choice of Image
  
  4. And please Can you also Put that you are a
  
  Blog Hop Winner.
  
  I have emailed Veronica with a full list of all the winners and she will check that you are a winner and will get back to you as soon as she is able to do so, but as she is in Argentina and maybe you are anywhere else in the world it might take a little time to sort out your request but you will get your image as soon as she is able to send it to you.
  
  Please can you make sure your request for your free image as soon as you are able so that Veronica can start to sort it out before the Christmas Break.Also if you have been in touch with The Paper Shelter and expecting a reply, make sure its not gone into your Spam Folder as this happens sometimes. Thank you everyone who took part in this Blog Hop and I hope if you didnt win this year you will come back again and take part in a years time when we host another. Happy Christmas to you All and a Happy New Year to from us all here at The Paper Shelter.
  
  Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, I do so hope that you enjoyed our Blog Hop and I shall hopefully be announcing the winners later this morning so do pop back to see if you are one of the lucky ones as there are 18 images to give away to.
  As its only a few days now to Christmas we like to give the girls a chance to spend it with their families so today's Challenge is a "Anything Goes" one and this means that we wont be commenting on your entries I hope you understand why and it will also carry on for 3 weeks until the 10th January when Marie's B Team will be back with a brand new Challenge for you.
  But before I go any further I know you will want to know who won the Special Birthday Card Challenge we set you and that lucky person chosen by Random Org is:-
  
  And now for the sponsor for this Challenge and you must be aware by now that we are extremely lucky to have such a wonderful generous sponsor in The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of
  
  $30 tospend on their website The Paper Shelter, and believe me when I tell you they have such a fabulous selection of
  not only Images, but Papers and Printable's to choose from, also they
  often have special offers too especially their latest images which are
  often sold at a reduced price. But if you have not used one of their
  products on your card they will still give you 3 digi's of your own
  choice, so you really cannot loose can you? But Please be aware that
  you are only allowed to enter 3 cards in this Challenge and one of these
  must carry one of our products.
  
  Andbecause everyone wants to thank you for being such wonderful followers and to wish you a very Happy Christmas both Teams are taking part so lots of beautiful cards for you to see and draw inspiration from.
  
  Im sure with myself you will want to wish the Girls a very Happy Christmas and to thank them for all their hard work in creating these beautiful and stunning Cards also a very BIG THANK YOUto The Paper Shelter for giving us the chance to play with their IMAGES. Again Happy Christmas Everyone see you in 2017 on the 11th January.Also dont forget to pop back later to see if you are one of the lucky winners in the Blog Hop.
  
  7 Dec 2016
  
  Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers as I said last week it will be our 6th Birthday tomorrow and we always celebrate it each year by hosting not only a Challenge for you to enter but also a Blog Hop with both the Design Teams taking part it will be a 2 week Challenge and we have lots of IMAGES to give away as at each stop along the way there is a chance to win one so it is a good idea to make sure you visit each of the girls blogs and leave a comment so that at the end in two weeks time you have a chance to win one of these PRIZES. And as its "A Special Birthday" this is the theme we want you to follow, it does'nt matter what type of special birthday it is as long as its a "Birthday Card" or project please.
  
  But before I go any further I think I had better let you know who the lucky person was who was picked by Random Org: to win last weeks "Christmas Card" Challenge and I must say a very big thank you to all of you who took part as it certainly was well entered lots of stunning cards, now for the big reveal:-
  
  Random Integer Generator
  
  Here are your random numbers:
  
  33
  
  Timestamp: 2016-12-06 20:03:07 UTC
  
  Congratulations Lozzy and well done, and we now have a quicker way for you
  
  to claim your prize and that is by clicking on the "Contact" tab at the
  
  top of the Blog where you will find a form that you can add your choice of 3 digis
  
  please can you also add you email address and Challenge #275 in the subject line
  
  so that it makes it easier for Veronica to see which Challenge your claim is
  
  for, also you must make sure you claim your prize by Saturday this week.
  
  I cannow tell you more about the "Blog Hop" as Ive already said both the Design Teams A & B are taking part in this and I will list all of them in a moment but Im sure you will want to know what you are going to win, firstly there will be a chance to win afree digi image from The Paper Shelter website for each of the lucky people chosen from all the comments on each of the girls blogs and as there are 17 blogs to visit plus coming back here that makes a grand total of 18 images to give away so there will be lots of chances to win one of these prizes.
  
  We will also be giving our normal prize awayas well for your entries to this weeks Challenge, so you still have a chance of winning $30 to spend on The Paper Shelter website
  
  But unfortunately we willstill want to see one of our images on your card to win this whole amount and even if you don't and your the chosen winner, Veronica will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice so you really cannot loose can you. And dont forget you are only allowed 3 entries into our "A Special Birthday Card" Challenge and one of those must carry one of our images.
  
  Im sorry this has been such a long and complicated post but as you can imagine there is a lot to explain, back 6 years ago Marie and I were asked to join The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and we are so lucky to have such a wonderful sponsor in Veronica and I know Marie and I and the Design Teams would like to thank her for all her hard work and generousity we are so very lucky to be part of such a wonderful TeamTHANK YOU and Happy Birthday to The Paper Shelter and to all ourFOLLOWERSand this is our way of thanking you to.
  
  I will now give you the list of all those that are taking part in this "Blog Hop" and to explain that Im only going to be showing my own Card and Marie's so you are going to have to Hop, Hop, Hop along through all the blogs (there are links on each of the blogs to each of the next stops on your way but if for any reason you get lost dont forget to come back here to carry on to the next person in the hop) to see what the rest of the girls have created for you and I can tell you now it will be well worth it, as not only do you have a chance of winning a free image from each of them but also you will be able Im sure to get lots of inspiration from their stunning Cards. And now without further ado here we go.
  
  You will then need to return back hereafterwards to leave your final comment as to how you enjoyed visiting all the beautiful cards and dont forget you also stand a chance of winning a free digi image here as well, so lots and lots of images and chances of winning one of our prizes.
  
  I sincerely hope that you enjoy our Special Birthday Card Blog Hop and we all look forward to seeing your cards and projects.
  
  Dont forget this is a 2 week Challenge and when its finished on the 20th December I will post a list of all the lucky people who won one of these free images, so have fun and enjoy yourselves and thank you. We will also be hosting our last challenge for this year on the 21st December.
  
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  1. You don't need to use a Digi from The Paper Shelter to enter, but those using a Paper Shelter Digi will be eligible to win the $30 Gift Certificate. Any winner not using a Paper Shelter image will win 3 Digi of their choice.
  
  2. No backlinking to previous posts.
  
  3. You may combine our challenge with any other challenges but you MUST provide a link back to our challenge blog in your post.
  
  4. Prize must be claimed by the Saturday after the winner has been announced or it will be forfeited.
  
  5. Maximum 3 entries (one of them must contain a paper shelter image)
  
  For your info:Our DT members don't have to comment on creations that have been entered in to more than 10 challenges, but you still have the chance to win the prize.
  
  Anyone not following the rules will have their entries deleted.
  
  Challenges run weekly from Wed 9 A.M. till the following Tues at 8 P.M.