Going Postal Jan. 2012

[vickyday]

Welcome to January 2012! I am thrilled to be hosting this challenge. Normally, the phrase, "Going Postal" has a negative connotation, but we are going to change that with this challenge. This challenge is all about leaving love in the gallery and forum each month to help build community! Digitals has always been like family to me and it is all because of the friendly people who hang out here. Everyone likes for their posts in the gallery and forum threads to receive comments and generally, the more you give the more you receive in return! This will be a very easy challenge for you to participate in. All you have to do is post away and leave the rest to me! Here's how it works:

1. Post your intent to participate in the challenge in this thread. Include the number of posts you are beginning the month with. (You can find that number on the right hand side of your last post, or click on your user name beside the “WELCOME, username” that shows at the top right of this thread. Then look to the right near the top for your “TOTAL POSTS.”)
2. Post at least 50 comments/photos total in the gallery and forums through the month.
3. On January 31st (or sooner), edit your "participation" post from step 1 to include your final number of posts for the month.
4. I will confirm and send out the bonus shown below to those whose totals are at least 50 posts for the month.


If you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks, in advance, for participating! Have fun!

Your prize this month is from ME! aka Today's Scrap (http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/digitals/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=26_326) and coordinates with the rest of the monthly challenge prizes.

http://www.digitalscrapbookpages.com/prizes/Jan12/vday_NewBeginnings_preview.jpg


Following are participants so far (red means I confirmed you completed the goal and your prize was sent):

vickyday 10,758 COMPLETED
KAPOH 347 COMPLETED
mdusell 533 COMPLETED
makeyesup 3574 COMPLETED
withnuts 713 COMPLETED
Toucan Scraps 453 COMPLETED
PattyB 11 COMPLETED
bunnyfreak 1206 COMPLETED
norah 2069 COMPLETED
dreamerpaula 2463 COMPLETED
Sparky4 21,471 COMPLETED
lorig 4439 COMPLETED
glonet 1911 COMPLETED
dorannmwin 3236 COMPLETED
snowowl551 4546
dekek 2887 COMPLETED
katlen124 14,072 COMPLETED
mrscarol_1 1144 COMPLETED
Jillybean_tx 765
flowerfriend 6508 COMPLETED
diharper 1411 COMPLETED
Purple Princess 920 COMPLETED
missty 1
teresaj 2021 COMPLETED
nellielillie 63 COMPLETED

[KAPOH]

I'm going to participate. The bonus kit is lovely! I'm starting at 347, so I need to get to at least 397. Oh, let's just make it an even 400!

MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vickyday]

Welcome, KAPOH!

I'm going to participate. The bonus kit is lovely! I'm starting at 347, so I need to get to at least 397. Oh, let's just make it an even 400!

[mdusell]

I'm ready to post away! Starting at 533.

[makeyesup]

Happy New Year everyone.

I'm in at 3574.

[withnuts]

I'm starting at 713. Looks like the numbers have been changed again.

[Toucan Scraps]

great start to the new year Vicki, bless you.

I'm in on 453

[PattyB]

Hi there!!!! I am starting with 11 posts. Wish me luck!
(Luck needed for time to do the posting, as well as the layouts :) )

[vickyday]

Welcome to Digitals, Patty! No luck involved in this challenge.....just a little bit of posting! :D

Hi there!!!! I am starting with 11 posts. Wish me luck!

[vickyday]

Welcome back, Ladies, for another month of posting some luv to your fellow scrappers! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

[vickyday]

Yep, Terry, Stacey did some more housecleaning! :D At least it was before we started our counts this time!

I'm starting at 713. Looks like the numbers have been changed again.

[bunnyfreak]

Starting with 1,206. Hopefully this month I will remember to keep track.
As of today (1/26) I have 1257 posts. I managed to do it.

[norah]

playing again this month starting at 2069
i have found in this challenge the more you leave the more you receive - thanks vicky

[vickyday]

Welcome back, ladies!

[dreamerpaula]

I'll play along again - looks like I'm starting with 2463

[vickyday]

Thanks, Paula!
I'll play along again - looks like I'm starting with 2463

[Sparky4]

starting at 21,471

[vickyday]

Thanks, Stephanie!

starting at 21,471

[lorig]

I'm in looks like my starting number is 4439 with this post

[glonet]

Sign me up. I had to go & look at my postings and it is 1911!
Gloria

[vickyday]

OK, Gloria! Gotcha!

Sign me up. I had to go & look at my postings and it is 1911!
Gloria

[dorannmwin]

I'm in to play again.

Starting with: 3236

[vickyday]

OK, Dorann! Gotcha!

I'm in to play again.

Starting with: 3236

[snowowl551]

Looks like my start # is 4546

[vickyday]

OK, gotcha, Marcia!

Looks like my start # is 4546

[dekek]

My starting number is 2887.

[katlen124]

starting at 14,072

[mrscarol_1]

Starting Post 1144

[Jillybean_tx]

I have not been on this site in a while. I've been concentrating on photography more than scrapbooking but want to get back in the scrapbook mode. So, I thought this would be a good way to get back into the swing of things.

I'm starting the month with 765 posts. Hope to hit the 50 more mark.

[vickyday]

YAY! Good to see all of you joining in! Best wishes to all for the New Year!

[flowerfriend]

I will be doing this again, but must admit that I am very confused about the numbers. On Dec 30th It said I had 6556 posts and now today, Jan 2nd it says I have 6508. Anyway, I'll just keep doing some every day I'm at the site. I'm sure that will work. Judy

Thanks Vicky for the explanation.

[vickyday]

Judy, Stacey did some more housecleaning for 2012 on Dec 31st, so it changed all the "old timers'" numbers again. So, we will begin you with 6508. Thanks for participating again!



I will be doing this again, but must admit that I am very confused about the numbers. On Dec 30th It said I had 6556 posts and now today, Jan 2nd it says I have 6508. Anyway, I'll just keep doing some every day I'm at the site. I'm sure that will work. Judy

[diharper]

I love this challenge

So I guess I'm not starting with 1400? Looks like I have 1411?


Diane :)
diharper
dianecropper@gmail.com

[vickyday]

Hi Diane! Welcome back! I've got you down!

I love this challenge

So I guess I'm not starting with 1400? Looks like I have 1411?


Diane :)
diharper
dianecropper@gmail.com

[vickyday]

Hey, Ladies! Just a shout-out of CONGRATS! Some of you are ALREADY close to your goal! WOOHOO! That's great! Looks like I'll be sending out prizes in the next couple of days! Keep up the good work! The quicker you get done with mine, the more time you'll have to concentrate on the "harder" challenges! ;-)

JK! But, you have to admit, this is a cinch of a challenge, huh?! Keep on truckin'.....er, postin'! :bigsmile:

[dorannmwin]

I believe I've just made it.

However, I will offer an easy way to get this challenge done every month. . .

What I will do is when I post a challenge layout I will go through and try to comment on all of the other challenge layouts for the month (or since I last posted a layout for that challenge).

This way, you can see what other people are doing with the challenges and get the Going Postal Challenge done as well.

[Purple Princess]

I'll give this challenge a try... I'm starting with post # 920

[missty]

I'd like to participate in this challenge please. This is my first post at all so I am starting at 1.

[mrscarol_1]

Been working on the post which started at 1144 and now up to 1196

[vickyday]

Welcome to the challenge, Purple Princess and missty!

[vickyday]

WOOHOO! The following participants have completed the challenge!

Yours Truly
Toucan Scraps
norah
Sparky4
dorannmwin
mrscarol_1
Purple Princess


Prizes have been sent!

[vickyday]

FYI - I will be out of town for the next week, so please don't think I have forgotten you if you reach your goal while I am gone! Have a blessed week, everyone!

[withnuts]

I have completed the 50.

[dreamerpaula]

If I've counted right, this post makes 50 for me. But, I'm sure I'll have more posted by the end of the week and even more by the end of the month.

[katlen124]

starting at 14,072

done, but have more LOs to post and of course more "lovin's"

[makeyesup]

Made it over the goal, at 3626 right now and still more days to go.

Happy New Year everyone.

I'm in at 3574.

[vickyday]

We have more winners!!! Prizes have been sent to:

KAPOH
makeyesup
withnuts
dreamerpaula
glonet
katlen124


The rest of you don't have many more posts to make to reach the goal! ESPECIALLY one PATTYB who only has ONE more to go!!! Just post here, Patty, that you are done............and you will be done! :D

[diharper]

I ended up with 1466 :bigsmile:

[lorig]

I believe I have now posted at least 50 times since the month started (and I'm not done, I have a page in progress as I type this!)

[vickyday]

MORE WINNERS!!!

Prizes sent to:

mdusell; bunnyfreak; lorig; flowerfriend; diharper

THANKS for participating, ladies! Check your private messages for your prize!

[PattyB]

It looks like I've made my goal as well! Yay!

[vickyday]

YAY! WTG, Patty! I will send you a private message with the link to your prize! Thanks for participating! Hope you had fun!



It looks like I've made my goal as well! Yay!

[teresaj]

I'm starting with 2131. Ok this is weird last month I ended with 2130 and when I posted my count for this month. It showed 2021 posts. I'm totally confused so I guess that what I am starting with this month way less than what I started with last month. My ending post is 2099.

[dekek]

2937 Done!

[nellielillie]

Boy, I'm starting way late--let's see if I can get the 50! My starting point is 63.

[vickyday]

Teresa, the owner of the site did some housecleaning before the new year started, and that is why most everyone's counts were decreased.

You've made the goal for this month, I see! I'll be sending out prizes in just a few minutes. Thanks for participating!

I'm starting with 2131. Ok this is weird last month I ended with 2130 and when I posted my count for this month. It showed 2021 posts. I'm totally confused so I guess that what I am starting with this month way less than what I started with last month.

[vickyday]

Welcome, nellielillie! YOU CAN DO IT!!! :D Only 40 more! You can take care of that in 1/2 an hour!


Boy, I'm starting way late--let's see if I can get the 50! My starting point is 63.

[vickyday]

MORE WINNERS! Prizes sent today to:

dekek
teresaj

Thanks for participating, ladies! Hope to see you next month!

[nellielillie]

Thank you, Vicky!
Yeah, I made it (okay, it took me a bit longer than a half hour as I feel I have to write and encyclopedia on every LO!). I started with a post of 63 and I just made it to 113!! Wooo Hoooo!

[vickyday]

YAY!!! WTG!! I'm glad you gotter' done! Thanks for participating! I hope you will join us again next month! I'll be posting next month's challenge in a few hours!


Your prize has been sent! Check your private messages!


Thank you, Vicky!
Yeah, I made it (okay, it took me a bit longer than a half hour as I feel I have to write and encyclopedia on every LO!). I started with a post of 63 and I just made it to 113!! Wooo Hoooo!

[vickyday]

ATTENTION!!!

The count has changed again! As of 9:47 p.m. EST, the following counts are what I have confirmed:

snowowl551 is at 4496 having made 35 posts so far this month!
Jillybean_tx is at 761 having made 2 posts so far this month!
missty is at 7 having made 7 posts so far this month!

[snowowl551]

:-( I didn't make it. Next Month!

[vickyday]

NP, Marcia! Life gets in the way, sometimes, and there just aren't enough hours in the day!

:-( I didn't make it. Next Month!