Freebie Friday for September 30th

Hello all! Here is another edition of Freebie Friday. With the holidays in the near future, I am very tempted by all the sweet treats and desserts. I saw this saying at a craft store or somewhere and thought it would be nice to add to a card to all my sweets loving friends...for motivation or to let them know we're all in the same boat together!

As always, it's available in .png format, so just right click over the image and save to your computer.

Here is some inpiration for you:

Card by Tina Hale

And here is a sample from one of our Digi Makeover artists, Melissa Shultz

If you use this quote, we'd love to see it. You can just link your creation up in the comments of this post.

Have a great weekend!

Digi Makeover Challenge 4 - Size Matters!

Welcome to another Digi Makeover Challenge! So many beautiful creations this past week - you really rocked the fabric challenge!

The winner of our sketch challenge from last week is....

That's Jenni! Congratulations!! Send me an email to claim your digi's!!

(jami at sgtstamper dot com)

For our challenge this week...

We want to see how you re-size your digi's. That is one of the many things you can do with a digi that you just can't do with rubber.

Let's see what our Digi Makeup Artists have come up with this week...

Anne Temple

Britt Bass

Ivette Aviles

Jami Bova

Katie Cotton

Jennifer Scull

Melissa Shultz

Michelle Van Patten

Sally Kendall

Velta Wesson

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

- 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!)

- 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 you like

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

Freebie Friday for September 23rd

Hello PMS fans, Tina here!

Here we are, another week gone. Anyone else wonder where in the world September has gone?! Well, we're gearing up for fall wonder in my neck of the woods and it's predicted that the colors will be magnificent this year!

This week's freebie is another I arranged for the Freebie Friday feature, hope you enjoy it! As always, it's in .png format; all you need to do is right click over the image and save to your computer.

Card by Tina Hale:

We'd love to see how you've used this Freebie, so be sure to link up down in the comments area.

Have a great weekend!

Try a New Technique: Got Baby Wipes?

Howdy PMS fans!

Lisa M. here to bring you a super fun cool and fabulous technique that you HAVE to try! You just need two things--baby wipes and reinkers. An odd combination I know...but it makes such a cool technique! Now if you have a baby in the house like I do--actually, if you have SMALL CHILDREN in the house like I do, you probably have a good stockpile of baby wipes. When it comes to reinkers, some may think that they have such an odd collection of these there is no way anything could work. Well, I'm here to tell you that I had just TWO. Two reinkers and they SOOOOO didn't coordinate--I mean, Bermuda Bay and Mellow Moss (both retired Stampin Up colors) aren't exactly near each other on the color compatibility! But I was game to try anything...

So here's the scoop--just fold a wet baby wipe over several times to make yourself a square or rectangle. Put it on top of a paper plate or something that can help absorb the dampness and any ink leaks. Then starting with your darkest color drip 3 or 4 dots randomly. Now go for your medium color--do the same thing again keeping the new drops slightly overlapping the first ones. Now with a third color fill in the white spaces in between. Got just 2 colors like me? Then scatter them around overlapping each other.

Your baby wipe should look something like this...

Okay--now get a solid image stamp--flowers, butterflies, birds, bugs...anything like that looks amazing with this technique, but feel free to experiment. I went with a flower from the Springtime Solids set by PMS.

Press it onto your inked up baby wipe. It will be nice and juicy-so you won't have to huff on the stamp. Now stamp it! It looks VERY cool! My odd combination of re-inkers made for a very tropical looking flower--so I paired it with the fabulous sentiment by K. Brown and made this darling little card.

I loved this technique and now want to get more re-inkers so I can have more variety!

If you want to print out the instructions, you can find them at Splitcoaststampers HERE.

I'd love to see your use of this technique --leave me a link in the comments and I'll come check it out!

Have a fabulous rest of the week and official start to FALL!

Tootles,

Lisa M.

PS. Make sure you also check out this week's DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE and get signed up for our MONSTER MASH BLOG HOP on October 7th!

Digi Makeover Challenge 3 - Use Fabric

Welcome to another Digi Makeover Challenge! I'm so happy to see the participation in our new challenge. I am really enjoying seeing all of your wonderful creations!

The winner of our sketch challenge from last week is....

That's Kate! Congratulations!! Send me an email to claim your digi's!!

(jami at sgtstamper dot com)

For our challenge this week we ask that you use fabric on your creation. Easy as that. It can be a fabric flower, or a piece of fabric, or a bit of lace...the options are limitless. Just make sure you have a digi on your project too. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Let see what our Digi Makeup Artists have come up with this week...

Anne Temple

Britt Bass

Ivette Aviles

Jami Bova

Jennifer Scull

Melissa Shultz

Michelle Van Patten

Sally Kendall

Velta Wesson

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

- 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!)

- 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 you like

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

Spotlight on Savannah!

I came across this lovely card by Savannah O'Gwynn (known as "espbfdl" on Splitcoaststampers) this week.  Don't you just love how she stamped Ashley Fairy in purple and left her un-colored!!  I sent her an email to find out about her stamping ideas and inspiration!

Savannah writes:  "I enjoy creating and stamping--and my favorite technique is to paper piece my images. I love mixing papers and colors together for my cards. Actually, the card that is featured helped me step out of my fun/cute/whimsical style and create something shabby/chic! LOVE it:) "

  Savannah, where do you find your inspiration?

 "I find inspiration for my cards/creations in several places: magazines, Pinterest, Etsy, and other blogs. I currently follow 650 blogs, and I enjoy seeing different styles and clever ways to use elements/sketches/etc. I also love looking at sketch challenges--I find that they push me out of my comfort zone {fun/cute/whimsical style} as well. And the last place I find inspiration for my cards.....is from my husband! I usually run my ideas by him, and he will share what he thinks or give me ideas."

What is your favorite stamp line from Paper Makeup Stamps? 

 "I really enjoy the fairy stamps--but I'm super excited about the monsters and aliens. There's something about those whimsical creatures that make them lovable!" 

Oh well, then you must join our October Fan and Designer Monster Mash!! I think it's going to be a SCREAM! haha 

  Okay, Okay...Savannh, I have to ask this:  If you were a fairy, what sort of fairy would you be? 

"I would love to be a music fairy- I would have large wings that glittered, super pretty high heels, and a wand that played soft music (classical, contemporary Chrisitan, rock, etc.) that brought cheer and good music to all those within earshot!"

Thanks for sharing your inky thoughts with us, Savannah.

Be sure to click over to her blog for more ideas!

Remember the Paper Makeup Artists are always looking for new ideas and fun projects. Be sure to post your PMS creations to online galleries using "Paper Makeup Stamps" as the keyword.

Dawn

Friday Freebie, Be Yourself!

Hey everyone! Now that the release is wrapped up, we're back to our regular posting schedule of our Friday Freebies!

This week we have another wonderful wordart arranged for you by Tina Hale.

Here it is...

All you have to do is save it by right clicking on the image and saving it to your computer.

Please remember our Digi Angel Policy also is in effect for our Friday Freebie digis.

Here are some samples from the paper makeup artists using this fabulous digi!

Card by Lisa McKinney

Card by Jennifer Scull

Card by Janette Garcia

Card by Andrea Vernagus

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!

Special Announcement

We just found some extra stock of Witch Fairy stamps from last years Halloween Card Kit!

We have decided to sell these extras as SINGLES! The witch fairy along with the Happy Halloween sentiment will be on SPECIAL sale for $4 while supplies last only. In honor of this fun sale as the sumer turns to fall, we are also discounting the digi version of this stamp to a mere $2.

Get them while you can!!!!

Here are a couple of samples from the Paper Makeup Artists!!!

Card by Andrea Vernagus

Card by Ginger Schwerin

Have a great day everyone!

Winner! Winner!

The prize fairy (aka Michelle)  just contacted me and CARMA is the lucky winner of the $10 Gift Voucher from PMS.  You can use this voucher towards any rubber or digi stamps in the Paper Makeup Store!  (Contact Katie for the gift voucher code.)

Here's Carma's lucky Makeover entry:

Be sure to join us on October 7th for the Monster Mash blog hop. Fans and designers will be inking up the whimsically creepy PMS monsters and giving them the spotlight!  The more the merrier!

Digi Makeover Challenge 2 - a Sketch!

The winner of our pink-grey-black-white challenge from last week is....

That's Genevieve! Congratulations. Please sent an email to jami at sgtstamper dot com to claim your prize!

For our challenge this week we have a sketch for you to use. Just remember to use a digi! The winner will get 3 digis of their choice. And if the winner uses a PMS digi on their project, they get 2 bonus digis (for a total of 5!)

And here's what our Digi Makeup Artists have come up with for this challenge...

Anne Temple

Britt Bass

Ivette Aviles

Jami Bova

Jennifer Scull

Katie Cotton

Melissa Shultz

Michelle Van Patten

Sally Kendall

Velta Wesson

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

- 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!)

- 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 you like

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