Release Party Card #2

Remember earlier I wrote that I really liked this tree? Well, I decided to use it in the next challenge...to CASE Katie!

Here is the card I created:


I used blues and white with silver accents in the ribbon and rhinestones. I did a bit of sponging too. All this was based on Katie's card. As you can see here...

Release Party Card #1

Here is what I came up with..before I saw that there was supposed to be a bow/ribbon down the left side. Oops! But using the digi and my trusty computer, I flipped the image so it would work with this layout! The eyes have Crystal effects and there is a page pebble on the little round embellie.

It's time to HOP with PMS!

I sure hope you started at the beginning of the blog hop today. If not, turn around and start on the Paper Makeup Blog. Wasn't Kim's card neat! Today, designers are showing you the nifty digi sentiments. The more you buy, the more will be turned into rubber!! I have been learning about the advantages of digis..namely resizing and flipping images. I know there are often times that I wish the stamp images faced the opposite direction. So, digis are growing on me.

I decided to make a gate fold card for today's blog hop. Since the sentiment was fairytale like, I thought the theme of the card should also be fairy tale-ish. Thus the velvet ribbon, colors, parchment cardstock and flowers.




Now, the swirlie tree is a must have from the PMS collection. Seriously. I can be a tree or a background. For any fairy, monster or sentiment! So when you are ordering, better add a tree to your collection. I'm so glad I (finally) bought it myself!

And now my royal stamping princesses...my magical letter to bestow to you, in honor of Brant (a July fairy), is...




With that, hop on over to Meli's blog. I know she'll have some sweet eye candy...along with the next piece of the puzzle. Be sure to leave comments on all the designers' blogs so you can be in drawing for a prize! And then hop back to the PMS forum tonight at 9pm EST for some fun chatter, challenges and cheer!

A combo challenge...

Here is a card I made for a combined challenge. The Corrosive Challenge by Janet wants you to make a summery card while the CAS Challenge wants a birthday card. Well, perfect since all of my family's bdays are in the summer, except R*, the boy formerly known as C*. So I made a clean bday card with a summery image! I challenged myself a third way. It seems a lot of my CAS cards are white CAS cards. So here I used yellow for the wide expanse as well as the main image. White was only used as a mat.

Remember, tomorrow is the PMS blog hop (100% digi)...and Wednesday is the big unveiling for Starving Artistamps' latest Doodlefactory release.

New Names

Last night, my oldest child decided that he is no longer C*. He now wants to go by his middle name..which is R*. haha. I told him that his wanted to do this during the school year, he would have to gently and softly let his teachers know of the new name. I really shouldn't be surprised by this. In kindergarden, he started writing the name "Max" at the top of his papers. I guess I gave him the "wrong" name. haha. Once in a while, he would even use a pokemon name in kindergarten. But...he settled down and used C* for several years. But recently he gets annoyed when people spell his name wrong. That is a new development b/c in the past when it happened, it didn't bother him. He would just shrug it off. So...now, I am trying hard to call him by his new name.

DD also wants to start going by her middle name. So...if you talk to my kids and they don't respond, then try their middle names. Thankfully, E is still E!

Get Inspired...

Today, Paper Makeup Stamps is presenting an Inspiration challenge.



Although I have already posted this, here is my entry.



The flowers and colors were taken from the inspiration pix. Be sure to link your card to the PMS blog. Also, use the keywords: PMSMC18 when uploading to an online gallery.

Reminder!

Just a remember...The Paper Makeup Blog hop is on TUESDAY...and the Starving Artistamps reveal and blog hop will be on WEDNESDAY!!

PMS Monsters

Paper Makeup Stamps has some cuddly monsters. They are so sweet, perhaps they should have a different name. Nonetheless, here is my sneak peek for one monster who is on his way to (or from) school! This one comes with 2 sentiments. Gotta love that!



Here is the list of other designers who are presenting monsters today:

Katie, Kim, Lisa K, Dawn K, Tangii, Meli, Christi, Mindy, Jamie, Dawn W, Shaela, Dawn B, Lisa M, Tina

OH WAIT...isn't that ALL of the designers? Well, feel free to hop to the PMS blog or click on individual blogs which you can find in the left hand column of my blog!

Now remember, you will be able to see all of the new releases, have some fun challenges, get to chat with stampers and have the opportunity to win some of the releases on July 7th!

Are you Analog or Digital??

Don't be an analog stamper! Get digital with this month's release!! (Scroll down to the previous post. I updated my card and added more orange flowers. Should have added them originally.)

Digis and Diecuts

I'm still a newbie when it comes to digis. And while I enjoy rubber (and now clear stamps by Sherrod Studio), I know that you gotta go with the flow sometimes. And the trends in stamping these days is digis. So to get some ideas, I posed this challenge for Friday's LSC challenge on Splitcoast:

Digis and Diecuts!!

What can you do with them...and NO STAMPING!



This sentiment is an early sneak peek of a Paper Makeup Stamps July release. In fact, all of the July release are DIGIS! So if you don't have a digi stamp, you can always type up a fun quote for this challenge too...or find some free digis out there. Dustin Pike has had some on his blog in the past.

Meanwhile, here I used paper from the Paper Temptress! The white is Heavenly White Premium Ultrasmooth Cardstock. The green is Pop gumdrop Green. Interestingly enough, the watermelon is dual sided. So I simply flipped the center oval on the flower diecut to show the mango side of the paper. It's quite thick. I love it! (It's called Sorbet Duplex.)

I lucked out b/c I had the perfect dual sided ribbon which matched the colors! Ooh lala. Love it when paper and ribbon match up! haha

(EDITED: Added more orange flowers to this card to show off the awesome dual sided paper sold by Paper Temptress. Should have done that from the start! haha. But all the flowers, large and small are cut from the same sheet of paper! How versitile is that!!)

Ready for more sneak peeks?

When it rains, it pours sometimes. New stamps are always great though! And now we'll turn some time over to Paper Makeup Stamps. July 7th will be the release day for July's all-star digi release! First up...the fairies want to strut their stuff! Here is Shelbie who would make a delightful birthday card for a one or two year old! Good thing a few of my sisters are still in baby-making mode...b/c I can send some to upcoming neices!



Her smock has been stickle-fied!



Be sure to check out the company blog for more fairy sneak peeks today!

Edited: Here are lnks to the Designers' individual blogs!

Shaela
Tangi
Lisa M.
Dawn W.
Christi
Katie
Dawn K.
Meli

Cupcake Line Up celebrating Sherrod Studio

I couldn't resist using this cream topped cupcakes for today's Sketch Challenge on SCS. This image comes from a new set called "Birthday Ella" from Sherrod Studio. I used tons of sparkle...glitter glue, stickles, kalidescope EP, stickles and rhinestones. Wowee!

And the winner is...

We've just returned home from errands and the library and I remembered that I forgot to pull a name. So, the winner of the fairy nice prize is #2!

#2...

Mybearybest


Soon this fairy will be fluttering into your mailbox! Keep your eyes open. Fairies can be ellusive!

BUT...I want to send some treats to Stephanie and terriavidreader (IN-USA). Please send me your name/addy to dawnmercedes at hotmail dot com and I will be sure that you will have some fairy happy mail too!

Sherrod Studio's Grand Opening!!

Today is the day we've been waiting for...the Grand Opening of Sherrod Studio!!

You will just fall in love with the detail and sweetness of these stamps. Each set has so many accessories and sayings that you will be able to use these stamps over and over for so many occasions.



In other sneak peeks, you have seen the above image with 2 kids in the sand. (The set is called By the Seashore.) I masked off the little girl and inserted the sand castle propped up on dimensionals for some depth.

Here is a detail so you can see the sparkly stickle-fied sand.



Be sure to post your thoughts and then hop on through the other designers' blogs to see what they have for your viewing pleasure. (One of us has a prize to give away so be sure to post a comment on each one!) Then stop by Sherrod Studio and order some stamps! Free shipping for a full week! I love free shipping. That means you can order one more thing without noticing.

Sparkle
Mary V.
Kathi
Kim
Mary G
Ceal
Joseline
Kelly
Sherrod Studio