Digi Makeover Challenge #95 - Vacation

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

#18 Vivi Casale 

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

And now for our next challenge.....

We are ready for a Vacation!  Think travel, fun in the sun, relaxing locations - whatever you'd like to do for a vacation - or to wish someone else a happy one.  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. 

Here are some inspired creations from our Digi Makeup Artists!

Ardilla with Sailing By

Carla with Scenery

Emily with Dude the Surfer Fairy

Eret with Jack Fairy

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.

July Sneak Peeks

Today is the first day of Sneak Peeks for Paper Makeup Stamps July release!

We have so much new stuff to show you! New fairies that you will just LOVE for the summer!

New silhouettes! New word art! New images to coordinate with wordart!

But before we get to the goods... let's get the info out on the dates!

So for the 4 days, the paper makeup artists will bring you new peeks! Then in the 7th the whole team will join in and we'll start the day off with a super fun blog hop showcasing the entire new release! You'll have all day to play along in our release challenges (thats right, we're bringin' em back!) and then we'll have our release party that evening and the stamps will also go live on the site! So much fun to be had!

For our sneak peeks today, we're showing off a new sentiment set that we think you'll be really excited about! Remember last release we had a build your own sentiment set?

Well this set is a coordinating set focusing on a few family members you THOUGHT we forgot as well as some great additions for teachers and students!!!

Check it out!

In the new set we have Son and Daughter (as well as Grandson and Granddaughter!)

Card by Katie Cotton

Also in the set are some new sentiments that work just as well solo as they do with the Nouns!

Card by Stephanie Zito

See more of those sentiments as well as more generic recipients like Kid!

(not seen here, but we also have the word Congratulations in this set!)
Card by Jenn Cochran

Card by Randee Elsing

Last but not least this set is just perfect for teachers and cards for teachers!

Card by Lisa Kind

AND, it's also available in digi format so you can make the sentiments as large as you want!

And there we have it! This month we're doing things a little differently... we're going to give away a $10 gift card for each sneak peek day! Winners will be announced during our blog hop!

To get entered, you just have to leave a comment here on this post! Only 1 entry per post!

Have a great one!

Tuesday Meet n Greet with Meli Mitchell

Hello ladies! It's time for another Meet n Greet with one of our fabulous Design Team Members!

Today we're "meeting" the wonderful Meli Mitchell!

First... here's the questions we always ask!

When did you start stamping?
I started stamping about 5 years ago. I had been into scrapbooking since Natalie was born and a friend that I scrapped with invited me to a Stampin' Up! party. I had fun and got a few sets...then that friend became a demo and I joined her stamp club. We did tons of projects and partied once a month with our stamps. It was lots 'o' fun. Now I'm a big stampin' geek.

What first drew you to PMS?
The people. I "met" Katie through the Bellaholics group and have known Christi, the DT leader, since we were in the 6th grade. I joined the PMS group over at Paper Craft Planet and just loved getting to know Katie and the people who used the stamps.

What's your favorite stamping color combo?
Anything paired with dark brown. I actually painted the rooms in my house according to Stampin' Up! colors. I took pieces of Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky and Pink Pirouette cardstock in and had them match it. I know, I'm a freak! I tend to use a lot of pink too.

What else do you like to do?
I am a total nerd. I read a lot. Jane Austen, Harry Potter series, Jackie Collins. I will read anything. I am also a huge old movie buff. Most nights you will find me curled up in my recliner with my Yorkie watching an Audrey Hepburn or Monte Clift movie. I spend a lot of time with my husband and my kids. That usually means we are on a ball field watching or playing a game. I also collect Hello Kitty. It's an obsession.

Where do you get inspiration from?
Other crafters mostly. I troll blogs a lot and will jot down things or sketches in my journal that I really like.

What's on your Ipod?
LOOOOOTS of John Mayer. When I say that, I mean I have over 500 John Mayer songs. I'm serious. My husband is constantly making fun of me because he's almost all I listen to.
I also have a lot of Prince, 80's hairband music, Lady GaGa, Enrique Iglesias, Madonna, Ne-Yo, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Psapp, Regina Spektor, Amy Winehouse, Linkin Park, Bon Jovi, New Kids on the Block.....I just love music.

And now, Meli has been ROCKIN' PMS stamps this past week or so.  I mean, when she has to take a break (her daughter had a big birthday bash to which she gave away some fun blog candy if you might remember) she comes back with a vengeance so all of these beautiful creations are ones you havent seen yet (on this blog... hehehe)

Aren't these all just GORGEOUS?! Dont forget to go leave Meli some love on her blog!

Let's Stamp Out Alzheimer's!

So, you may notice that this post is going up at 12:01 am (or maybe it'll be 12:05! This actually isnt a prescheduled post! I'm still up!) That is because the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's event is offically started!

A bit back, I was contact by Susanna Boyd (a friend of mine, and the founder of Paper Craft Planet) and she asked if I would help and be a sponsor for a fundraising event she was hosting with Jen Tapler. I of course said that i'd love to help out! I just love Susanna! She told me all about the event, to be called Stampin' Out Alzheimers, and why she and Jen were putting it on.

Alzheimer's is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. This was a fact that I had no idea of! 5.3 million people suffer from it including Jen Tapler's father and Susanna's grandmother. Which is just 1 of the reasons they've decided to put on this event. After letting the design team know that PMS would be a sponsor, I learned that Lisa Kind's father passed away from this disease. It is something that affects so many and at this point, there is no cure.

To become a member, go to http://www.stampinoutalzheimers.ning.com
The suggested donation is $5. Once you are a member you will have access to all kinds of fun things! There are oodles of challenges (all with prizes attached! Freebie downloads. And daily prizes given away at random. It is a 7 day event so there is a lot of time to get in on the action!

PMS is hosting a challenge called "Any Winged Thing". It's easy to play, just use "any winged thing" on your card! It can be a fairy, a butterfly, bumblebee, angel, bird, the list really is endless! Please use the tag PMSSOA in the gallery so we can easily see all the cards in one place! 1 Lucky winner will get a gift certificate of $25 to use at the PMS store!

Members of the Stampin Out Alzheimers event will also get a coupon code to the PMS website for 10% off their order. You'll just have to look for our blinkie in the sidebar to get the code. :)

There are more ways to get some PMS goodness too! There are some stamp singles in the daily give aways and our very own Lisa Kind is sponsoring a Copic Coloring Challenge that ALSO has a $25 gift certificate to the PMS store (you can buy copics, stamps, whatever your heart wants! Thanks so much Lisa!)

And of course, as always, my fabby design team stepped up to the plate to help promote this cause!













So we really hope you'll come over and say hi!!! It's such a worthy cause and bound to be a lot of fun!!!

A Fabulous Friday Feature

 It's time for another fabulous friday feature everyone!

Today Friday Feature is close to my heart.  She was the first true fan of Paper Makeup Stamps.

What do i mean by true fan?

Well she found PMS thru a card someone (i dont even know who!) posted on splitcoast and fell in love.  She went straight away and ordered.  And ordered.  and ordered.  haha.

She told friends and helped spread the word.

And even know i know a lot of people in this great big crafting world we all live in... i did not know her, which meant her love was not biased.  She loved these stamps!

Who is it?

NANCY BUSH!

Dont's forget to stop by Nancy's blog and leave her a little love!

April Release AND Super Tuesday Super Sale!!!

Oh my my my - it is a BIG day in the land of PMS. Today marks the day of the April release!!! 4 new fairies, 2 new animals with fun pun sentiments, a new quote (available in large and small) and also a cross and scripture set (sold separately!). AND new product for the website! We have the Spellbinders Impressabilties IN STOCK as well as some of the nestabilities (including the new Labels 3 and 4) AND we have COPICS! New colors (and more product) is arriving this week. Everything listed as in stock on the website we currently have in our hands, ready to ship to you!
And with all that new goodness... there is more to be had! Today is also the first Tuesday of the month which means the Super Tuesday sale!!!
Whats on sale... well you'll have to scroll down this post to find out!
FIRST... here are the new releases...











(the above set is a mini set for the backs of your cards!!!!)

So go on over to the shop and fill up your cart... but while your at it... here is your Super Tuesday Sale! It's MONSTER MADNESS! All monsters are 50% off!!!!! So there is no excuses now to not have a stamp for the favorite man (or little man) in your life!

And now because the PMS design team is amazing... i've just got to show you some of the amazing creations they've been making!














And then here are some of their recent MONSTER cards...





Ok, i know your head is now spinning with all that PMS goodness!!! I hope everyone has a fantastic Tuesday!!! OH - and all preorders have been sent out!!!