The Valentine's Photo Challenge winners announced!

SOOOooo... I know I said I'd post the winners tomorrow.. BUT, the post is all done and I couldn't figure out why I'd wait to post it! So... here you go:

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Wow... with over 100 entries the judges and I had to break it down to 30... then YOU all voted for your favorites! There were over 1400 votes for the 30 finalists! But, there can only be four....

Starting with fourth place...

Fourth Place:

{A Sorta Fairytale}

Mandy from A Sorta Fairytale! Congrats! You won this spot with 88 votes!

 You are MORE than welcome to grab the "Fourth Place" button below!

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Third Place:

{Ashley Sisk}

Ashley from Ramblings and Photos! Congrats! You won this spot with 100 votes!
 You are MORE than welcome to grab the "Third Place" button below!

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Second Place:

{Bonjour}

Libby from Bonjour! Congrats! You won this spot with 120 votes!
 You are MORE than welcome to grab the "Second Place" button below!

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AND, the first place winner of the 2011 Valentine's Photo Challenge is.............

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First Place:

{L to the third}

L. from L to the Third! Congrats! You won this spot with 200 votes! That's 13% of all the votes!
 You are MORE than welcome to grab the "First Place" button below!

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Congrats to the four winners! I will be contacting you through email in a bit!

And, here's the list of the top 15 Valentine's entries this year (as voted by all of you):
First: L to the Third
2nd: Bonjour
3rd: Ashley Sisk
4th: A Sorta Fairytale
5th: These Days
6th: A. Zimmerman
7th: Just Another Manic Momday
8th: Mamma Town
9th: A Little Bit Stronger
10th: Through My Lens
11th: My Life Just As It Is
12th: My Perspective
13th: Mischiefs and Laughs
14th: Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
15th: Mama and the Dudes

All of the above entries were so very close to placing. Great job! Please, to ALL of my top 30: grab a button below! Wonderful entries everyone! This was so fun. Thank you for playing!

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Looking forward to: The 2011 Celebrations Photo Challenge! We're headed into the season of MANY celebrations... wedding announments... graduations... birth announcements... birthdays... I'm really just leaving this photo challenge VERY open. What will you be celebrating?  Once again.... Many photography lover prizes! Start planning now! The challenge will be up and running in late March or early April. I hope to see you all again! The rules will pretty much be the same... Photo required!

If you thought the Valentine's Photo Challenge 

was the Bees Knees... Could we get a vote? :D

❤ Chelsey


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Valentine's Photo Challenge top 30! Vote for your favorite!

Ok.... So, the judges and I could NOT narrow it down to just 20... So, say hello to your Top 30!!!

1.

{Mischiefs and Laughs}

2.

{A. Zimmerman}

3.

{Just Me and My Boys}

4.

{These Days}

5.

{L to the third}

6.

{Mumsyhood}

7.

{Bonjour}

8.

{June Makes Six}

9.

{Three Blue Eyed Boys}

10.

{Brooke Martin Photography}

11.

{Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails}

12.

{Luvin' Life}

13.

{Momma Town}

14.

{Just Another Manic Momday}

15.

{Wiz Man'll Never Fit You Like the Wiz Kid Did}

16.

{Through My Lens}

17.

{RSVP Ink}

18.

{Mama and the Dudes}

19.

{Pasando}

20.

{Ashley Sisk}

21.

{A Little Bit Stronger}

22.

{My Life Just As It Is}

23.

{Just the 2 Us... and a Cat}

24.

{Peaceful Mamma}

25.

{Live Love Travel}

26.

{Tezzie}

27.

{My Perspective}

28.

{Roed Book}

29.

{Six Cherries on Top}

30.

{A Sorta Fairytale}

Ok everyone! Time to vote! If you want to see the prize details... click here!

Please pick your two favorite Valentine's photos! You can only vote for your favorite 3 once. The Poll will close Monday night... 11:59 PM Pacific Time February 7th, 2011. Because of my delay of posting the top 30... the poll will be open till about 10 am February 8th, 2011 my time. :) I plan to post the winners on the 9th! Hurry, get your friends and family to vote! And: thank you so much to everyone that entered! It was seriously SO hard to pick these top 30! Great job!

Vote here:

Again, thank you to the sponsors of this challenge:

❤ Chelsey







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