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Win it Wednesday: February 13-20

February 13, 2019      Papertrey Ink      11 Comments

Welcome to Win it Wednesday where we share challenges, contests and giveaways all in one place!  Each Wednesday, you have the chance to win a gift certificate ranging anywhere from $25 – $100.  You may be asked to create a card, leave a comment, post a photo on Instagram or find a hidden message.  Who knows what the challenge will be, we just want to make winning gift certificates fun!

Join Laurie Schmidlin this Wednesday as she shares her favorite Papertrey cardstock colors. You have the opportunity to join along for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate. One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Wednesday, February 20th, after 6am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post.

“For this week’s Favorite Cardstock Color Challenge, I made two identical cards featuring my top two favorite colors.  Looking back over my creations, Pure Poppy and Aqua Mist  are definitely the two colors that stood out the most!  I hope you get a chance to play along with this week’s challenge!  I can’t wait to see what color you all choose as your favorite!”

Supplies:

  • STAMPS:  Pen & Ink
  • INK:  Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Versamark
  • PAPER:  Stamper’s Select White, Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy
  • DIES:  Garden Garland
  • OTHER:  Stencil Basics: Dots, White detail embossing powder, Rhinestones

CLICK HERE to visit Laurie’s blog to see more!

 

 

EDITED TO ADD THE RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:

Congratulations, Stephanie Haley! Please send an email to customer service and provide them with your full name and the email address you would like your gift certificate sent to. Thanks so much to everyone for playing along!

 


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Mondays with Melissa Contest!

Your mission is answer two questions:

  1. Did Melissa die cut or fussy cut the bird image?
  2. What did the tiny group of hearts mimic on Melissa’s card?

If you need to view Melissa’s post to find clues, click the Mondays with Melissa image above.  When you have gathered all of your evidence and are ready to post your answers, please be sure to click the button below to enter.  You will have until next Wednesday, February 20 at 6:00 AM ET to enter to win a $25 gift certificate.

One randomly selected winner with the correct answers will be chosen from ALL the entries on Wednesday, February 20th, after 6am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post.

Good luck, everyone!

 

EDITED TO ADD THE RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:

Congratulations, Penny Johnson! Please send an email to customer service and provide them with your full name and the email address you would like your gift certificate sent to. Thanks so much to everyone for playing along!

 


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Instagram Giveaway!

Win a $25 gift certificate if you post this photo of treat boxes from our Saturday Showcase feature by Kelly Lunceford to your Instagram account. Double your winnings to $50 by making a project using any of the products Kelly used to create the springtime favors.  Please see additional rules below.

If you are joining along, here are the details for this Instagram Giveaway:

  • Post the above photo by Kelly Lunceford to your Instagram account (if you don’t know how to add this photo to your account, instructions are listed below).
  • Your Instagram account must be public to participate in this giveaway.
  • If you choose to make a project, please be sure it is included in the same post. Add it as the secondary image in the same post.
  • Click the giveaway entry button below to add your Instagram link.
  • You will have until 6am ET, Wednesday, February 20th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win.
  • One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Wednesday, February 20th, after 6am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 – $50 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!

Don’t have an Instagram account?  You can sign up HERE.

Instagram instructions:

  1. Download the Instagram App to your cell phone or other device and log into your account.
  2. Go to the Papertrey Ink blog using your cell phone or other device.
  3. Click on the Instagram Giveaway photo and choose “Save Image.”
  4. Open the Instagram App, click on the plus sign (next to the search icon) to add a new post.
  5. Choose the image(s) (Instagram Giveaway photo + optional project photo) from your photos.
  6. Click “Share.”

 

EDITED TO ADD THE RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:

Congratulations, Sandy Dayhoff! Please send an email to customer service and provide them with your full name and the email address you would like your gift certificate sent to. Thanks so much to everyone for playing along!

 

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jan Metcalf says

    February 13, 2019 at 8:14 AM

    Just ordered papers in these 2 colors! You have several amazing cards in poppy and aqua, that I have wanted to try and recreate! So over time pinned them for reference. These were also the colors in my daughter’s wedding.

    Reply
  2. Kelsey Thomas says

    February 13, 2019 at 9:34 AM

    1. Melissa fussy cut the bird image.
    2. The tiny hearts mimicked berries.

    Reply
    • Jill S says

      February 13, 2019 at 5:59 PM

      If you click the link up there, you’ll be taken to the entry form. (the blue one that reads, “Enter Contest Here”}

      Reply
  3. Sue Symens says

    February 13, 2019 at 1:35 PM

    Fussy cut bird and hearts are berries.

    Reply
  4. Becca Yahrling says

    February 13, 2019 at 4:31 PM

    Fussy cut the birdie and mimic: berries. I love this beautiful card!

    Reply
  5. Denise Bryant says

    February 14, 2019 at 12:49 PM

    The bird was fussy cut.
    The hearts mimic berries.

    Reply
  6. Donna Gourley says

    February 16, 2019 at 5:44 PM

    I don’t see a link here to enter for the Transformation Tuesday Challenge even though the Tuesday post says it will be here. Where can we enter?

    Reply
    • Papertrey Ink says

      February 19, 2019 at 11:48 PM

      We post a variety of challenges and contests on Wednesdays.

      Reply
  7. Nancy Leppek says

    February 17, 2019 at 8:42 AM

    How many times can we enter! Don’t want to break the rules.

    Reply
    • Papertrey Ink says

      February 19, 2019 at 11:47 PM

      Only one entry per person, please!

      Reply
  8. DIANA L. says

    February 19, 2019 at 10:12 AM

    The bird was fussy cut and the hearts mimicked berries

    Reply

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