Think Pink ~ Breast Cancer Awareness

**Please scroll down to view a new**

**Charity Digi Set for Breast Cancer Awareness**

The winner of last week's challenge chosen by random.org is

#5 Kathy Curry

Congratulations!  Please send an email to Michelle at mybearybest{at}yahoo{dot}com to claim your prize.  

And now for our next challenge.....

One of our own, Jennifer Scull, is battling breast cancer.  With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month - this "Think Pink" challenge is in honor of her and anyone else who has dealt with this disease.  Please scroll down to view a new charity digi set for Breast Cancer Awareness with a portion of the sales going towards the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  Be sure to use a digi stamp with this week's theme and link your creation below to play along.  Don't forget that Paper Makeup Stamps has a great collection of digi images that you can view here. 

Here is a pink feast from our Digi Makeup Artists for your viewing pleasure!

Yolie with Breast Cancer Awareness

Vicky with Hope Fairy

Ruza with Danni Fairy and Breast Cancer Awareness

Eret with Madelyn Fairy

Emily with Hope Fairy and Breast Cancer Awareness

Carla with Marissa Fairy

Ardilla with Courage is Not

Michelle with Breast Cancer Awareness

The Rules

- You must use a digital image on your entry

(hey, it is a digi challenge after all)

- The challenge will be every Monday thru Sunday 9pm EST

- A winner will be selected every week by random.org

- The winner will get to choose any 3 digi images from PMS as their prize.  If the winner used a PMS image on their entry, they'll get 2 bonus images (for a total of 5!)

- Prizes must be claimed within 7 days once the winner is announced.

- You may enter as many times as you want, there is no limit; however you may not link back to old posts.

(prior to the challenge post)

- You may combine our challenge with any other challenge.

- Please post a link directly to your individual blog post using InLinkz (the blue frog), so we can find and admire your creation!

- We reserve the right to delete any links that do not follow the challenge rules.

Digi Makeover Challenge #50

The winner of last week's challenge chosen by random.org is:

#11 Emily L.

Congratulations!  Please send an email to Michelle at mybearybest{at}yahoo{dot}com to claim your prize.

And now for our next challenge.....

Tent-Topper cards are pretty easy to make - here's a tutorial from Splitcoast if you've never heard of them.  Just be sure to use a digi stamp with this week's theme and link your creation below to play along. Don't forget that Paper Makeup Stamps has a great collection of digi images that you can view here.  

Please welcome this week's Guest Makeup Artist - Rachel Fisher!  Check out her fun card featuring Eye Pod.  

And we would like to introduce you to our newest team member - Ardilla!  Isn't her Lucy Mouse card the sweetest?!

Here are a few inspired creations from our Digi Makeup Artists!

Anne with Lea's Kite

Carla with Isabella

Eret with Retail Therapy

Jennifer with Courage is Not...

Ruza with Couple of Moodies

Vicky with Sourpuss

Yolie with Webster the Owl

The Rules

- You must use a digital image on your entry

(hey, it is a digi challenge after all)

- The challenge will be every Monday thru Sunday 9pm EST

- A winner will be selected every week by random.org

- The winner will get to choose any 3 digi images from PMS as their prize. If the winner used a PMS image on their entry, they'll get 2 bonus images (for a total of 5!)
- Prizes must be claimed within 7 days once winner is announced

- You may enter as many times as you want, there is no limit; however, you may not link back to old posts
(prior to the challenge post)

- You may combine our challenge with any other challenge

- Please post a link directly to your individual blog post using InLinkz (the blue frog) so we can find and admire your creation!
- We reserve the right to delete any links that do not follow the challenge rules

Meet N Greet Tuesday with Lisa McKinney

It's time to "meet" another fabulous design team member.  This gal just might be the biggest cheerleader PMS has ever had!  :)  And we love her for it... meet....

Lisa McKinney!

Here's the same 6 we always ask!

When did you start stamping?
I started officially stamping fall of 2007. I have been a card maker forever, but you don't even want to see the cards I was making before I started stamping...they are embarassing! LOL! I was RAK'd about 75% of the supplies I have which really helped me get started. Now I'm addicted!

What first drew you to PMS?
Why Katie of course! I "met" Katie through a thread on a forum of Splitcoast Stampers and decided to check out her website. It was love at first site! Then she put out a DT call and I took a deep breath and entered never in a zillion years thinking i would be chosen! I am a serious lover of PMS stuff and advertise it wherever I go--and of course have a "must-be-fed-regularly" addiction!

What's your favorite stamping color combo?
Mmm, I love black and white...with a splash of color...or just intensely bright color combos with turquoise, pinks and purples.

What else do you like to do?
I'm a musician. I have played the piano for 24 years and have taught it for 7 years. I also play the flute and do solo performances at church conventions every fall. I am a substitute teacher in the local school district which is sooo much fun! I have been going back to college in order to get my Bachelor's in Education. I am a lover of food and love to cook! I'm not a baker though. Me and pastries don't get along, though I can do basic cakes and cookies. i'm more of a meal kind of girl. My husband swears I can do anything with Chicken! LOL! i am addicted to the 30 minute Meals shows on the Food Network! I am also a serious lover of books. I own sooooo many! I used to win contests at the library for the most books read during a year! I collect books by Betty Neels, Grace Livingston Hill, Louis Lamour, Janette oak, Jane Austen as well as a rapidly growing young adult genre. I am a die hard Jane Austen fan with Pride and Prejudice being my ultimate favorite book AND movie (the Colin Firth Version!) I adore musical theater and opera and collect the old Rogers and hammersteins musicals. But my all time favorite musical is My Fair Lady! i also love old classic movies. You can't beat the old movie stars. They just had class!

Where do you get inspiration from?
Hmmm...I am a serious lover of sketch challenges. I patrol the various blogs out there and try to participate in as many as I can. I also get my inspriation from color combos I see on various projects through my blog hopping.

What's on your Ipod?

if I HAD an Ipod...it would have a very eclectic music collection. I can tell you what's on my playlist on my blog though (or you could go listen to it yourself!)...I have music by Reba McEntire, Kris Allen, Carpenters, Abba, Casting Crowns, natasha Beddingfield, Evanesence, Moulin Rouge, Michael Bouble, Mark Antony, and so much more! I told you! I'm an eclectic music lover!

And here's some fabulouso creations by this talented gal...

Now go over to Lisa's blog! Leave her some love and read a few posts down to read about a fabulous project she's working on to raise money for her friend (and maybe you could help out too!)

Tuesday Meet n Greet with Dawn Knight!

Hiya everyone! Well, after getting home from the dr this morning i though... OOOO i need to make a blog post! And then i realized it was tuesday and said I WILL NOT FORGET THE MEET N GREET! hehe. Today design team member for you to meet is an absolute riot! I've had the pleasure of actually getting to meet her in person! She's so funny, so full of life! So without much further ado....

I would like you to more formerly meet.... DAWN KNIGHT!

First, here are the 6 questions we always ask!

When did you start stamping?

about 4 years ago and I was bit HARD by the stampin bug!

What first drew you to PMS?

the gorgeous fairy and the amazingly cute monsters

What's your favorite stamping color combo?

my fave color combo is anything with BROWN!!! I really love any shade, light dark whatever and any color just seems to go with it so well!

What else do you like to do?

I LOVE to knit, quilt scrapbook and paint

Where do you get inspiration from?

i get inspiration from everywhere... colors in houses that are painted in a great combo, flower colors... and sometimes i just get inspired by something that will pop into my head!

What's on your Ipod?

my I pod has everything from Frank sinatra to rob zombie to dean martin to heavy metal... it is kinda mixed up in there... sorta like my brain!!!

See, i told ya she's a riot.  :)  Now on to some fabby Dawn Knight Creations!

Word Highlight!

As i poured thru the fabulousness that the design team has been doing lately... i started to notice a trend with the digi word art. Not ALL the time.. but often enough the DT was highlighting words in the wordart with color! And here i was thinking i was being so crafty when i did that to my cards! hahahahahaha.

Anyhoo - i think it's really stunning and looks fabulous with Shaela's wordart... so i thought i'd share some samples! Keep checking back everyday this week for more new ways to use these fun and fabulous digis!

First we have the Plant Your Own Garden quote... clearly this is a fav by my design team!  I think i've seen it used at LEAST 8-9 times already!  It was only assigned to 1!  So yes, it's a favorite!  But the neat thing is you can see different ways to use it!  THe ways shown here are just ways that use the word highlight technique.  Different cards and projects without the word highlight will be shown later in the week!  :)

And then we still have some other samples of how this can be done... letter to letter like below

Or you can do word by word either using soft colors to just gently pull out the words or bold and beautiful colors to definitely bring demand and attention or you can go anywhere inbetween! THe skys the limit!

I have decided that i LOVE this effect! The funny thing is i've done this for quote some time, but i alays choose pale colors to do so. I am just in love with using the bright colors! It does cover the words at all! SO i cant wait to play with my word art!

Oh, and i should mention i know the coloring mediums of the ladies showing off cards today! Copics, Stampin Up Markers, Watercolors and Chalks... you really can use anything to do this! So wait are you waiting for?! Try it out! I'd love to see your samples!