Wanna win a Shaela stamp plus a BLINGZ?

Aren't those ADORABLE cards!  Aren't you just DYING to see them in detail!?  I bet you are! But i'm a tease!  :)  Here's the lowdown... these are all cards made by the Quixotic Paperie design team.  Quixotic Paperie is the one of the only other online retailers that carries the PMS stamps (located over in the UK, the are no other online retailers here in the states but there are local shops and if you want YOUR local shop to carry them, email me and I'll send them a press packet!)

Quixotic Paperie is hosting a challenge to comment on all of the design team blogs and you are entered to win this stamp and a jar of Shimmerz Blingz.  So go HERE to get started and see a Shaela card not previewed here!  

Blog Hop, round 2 starts NOW!

Welcome to the 2nd round of the September Release Blog Hop! We're sorry that these "bad boys" weren't ready to release on the 7th with the rest of our stamps, but they were worth the wait!

Before you start your hop... a few things you should know...

Yes there is still a coupon code for you! Use the code GETSPOOKY to get 15% off all the new releases! Thats right, we're extended our release sale thru this week! You have until this friday at midnight to use your code to get 15% off anything in the New September Releases category!

1 lucky commenter will win the entire release! SO comment away on everyone's blogs! A winner will be drawn and announced on Thursday of this week. But dont be afraid to shop! If you have already shopped and are the winner, you can either get a refund for your purchase or you can simply choose different PMS stamps! How fun is that! Thats like getting freebies of whatever you want! :)

Ok, now hop away to Tina's blog and be prepared to GET SPOOKY!

PMS Monday: Let's Get Flappin'!

Happy Monday PMS peeps! It's Christi with another Paper Makeup Monday challenge!! I hope you guys enjoyed last Monday's release festivities AND got to play along in the PMS release party challenges! This week's Paper Makeup Monday challenge is a fun technique that was picked out by the extremely talented Jamie Morris: to make a flap card! Are you guys loving the new Moody Girls as much as I do? They are so fun and funky! AND they match Basic Grey dp perfectly! LOL Here is a shot of the inside of my card...
I actually made mine into a little notebook. Each page is sponged and has this awesome quote on them. Super easy and so cool in real life.

Ready to see the design team creations? They rocked this challenge this week...

Kim Stewart
Dawn Barrett
Lisa McKinney

Tina Hale
Tangii Crane

Jamie Morris

Shaela Odd
Aren't they fantastic?! I hope you all can play along with us this week. Remember, you do not have to use Paper Makeup Stamps to play along but if you've got 'em why not use them!

Please link up to Mr. Linky with a direct link to your challenge creation and if you upload to SCS/PCP please use keyword PMSMC27 so we can see your creations there as well.

Now go get inky! Happy Stamping!!

Christi

A Special Friday Freebie in honor of 9/11n

Yep, last week we did not have a Friday Freebie digi for you because of all the sneak peeks and release hoopla, but this week it is BACK!  This week's friday freebie was donated to us by Shaela Odd.

Since today is a day in history that I know most of us will never forget, this word art by Shaela is not only appropriate but moving and touching as well.

Here is your Friday Freebie...

First your PNG...

And also the jpg...

You can drag these right off the blog.  :)

Here are a few samples a couple of my always fabulous design team made up for you...

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  If you live anywhere near South Carolina, the Greenville Expo Center is hosting the Heirloom Rubber Stamp Convention.  Funkie Munkie Stamps will have a booth that will be carrying EVERY SINGLE PMS STAMP EVER MADE!  You really should check it out!  It's going to be CRAZY!  Who knows, you may even see ME there!  :)

A digi stamp tutorial, by Mandi!

Hello ladies!  A PMS friend and fan did a fabulous tutorial on digi stamps.  From the point of buying them, to printing and using them.  And what did she use in her tutorial.... PMS of course!

So go to MANDI'S BLOG to check it out if you've been on the edge of whether or not you want to purchase digi.  :)

On an extra side note... some of the digi stamps on the PMS site will be "retiring soon".  This is just to keep our stock of rubber equalized.  But all we will still continue to release many of our stamps in both rubber and digi before anything is ever retired.  We will let you know the retiring list when it is finalized.  :)

Release Party Challenge Card Samples

Here are some wonderful cards the design team has CASE'd from the SCS gallery... to check out who's cards they cased, go to the Challenge Thread in the PMS forum!

Check Back in tomorrow for some samples from the Release Party 2 challenge!

Release Party Recap!

Phew!  What a fun release party that was!  And i actually got to be there instead of doing backend stuff on the website!  WOOHOO!

Here is a recap for you!!!!!

Sneak Peek blog comment winners...

Day 1 - Spooky Sentiments - Heather Lee-Reppen

Day 2 - Moody Girls - Jane from Scotland

Day 3 - Fairy Preview 1 - Michelle Van Patten

Day 4 - Apples to Apples - Cheri Howard

Day 5 - Fairy day 2 - Melissa Craig

Day 6 - Caffeine Trip - Alex Lundgren

Winner of the blog hop $25 gift certificate was Shana Dahl

Winner of the Custom Fairy challenge was Michelle Van Patten

Quick Fire winners (you had to be at the party to win these!)

Name 2 previously digi only stamps that were rubberized this month?

   (answers Fairy Friends, I'll just be me, Mothers to Little Girls WA, To the world WA)

30% off winner... Heather Lee-Reppen

Name our newest illustrator: Cynthia Liu

Wins moody girl stamp of choice: Lorie Ames

How many new items added to the site: 50

Wins entire monster set, to be released this month: Anita Hovey

And onto the challenges, we have 2 release party challenges for you as always...

You have until this saturday at midnight to upload your cards or put links in the appropriate threads.  We will have our normal Sunday Showoff and pull 1 winner for each challenge to win a stamp of their choice.

Challenge 1 - I've got a case of PMS

CASE a card in the PMS gallery of SCS and change at least 2 things. Here's a link to the gallery:

Splitcoast Stampers Paper Makeup Stamps Gallery

Challenge 2 - 

It's our Paper Makeup "recipe" challenge.

Your foundation is the sketch below. 

Then add:
powder: use some sparkle (glitter, stickles, crystals, etc.);
eyes: use buttons;
blush: incorporate pink into your card;
lips: use at least three layers

Check back in tomorrow for some samples of these challenges!