Sorry...and something even better

Yesterday I sent readers over to the PMS blog for the Friday Freebie...which wasn't there.  BUT...today, hop on over to the company blog and leave a comment.  It'll earn you a chance at winning a FREE FAIRY!  And boy, we have some sweet ones this month.

Blue Without You

School starts on Tuesday....and the kids are ready...I am ready.

Although, my readiness will quickly turn to loneliness as all my babies will be in school full time. Often I tuck ATCs with notes on the back into their lunches.  At this time, I'm pretty behind in my stash.  But SCS to the rescue.  (Insert Snood sound:  bump, bump, buuuuuuuuuummm!)  Today's challenge is to make a scrapling! 

Mimo is the classical Eyore-ish character and the emoticon is new from Starving Artistamps' Into the Woods set. Very fun card.  This year, the kids' will get scraplings with notes!

Today is FRIDAY...remember to check out Paper Makeup's Friday Freebie.  I'm thinking I will need to post a scrapling using it later today!

Back to school...

Almost.

My kids return to the books on Tuesday. But Paper Makeup is releasing a fun new set just in time for those going back to school.  Apples to Apples is a fun set with apple images and great sentiments that are so versitile!

I often tuck ATC with a note on the back into my kids' lunches.  Some of my kids would prefer if I did that every day. haha.  I need to get going on a stash now that I have three of them in school full time. 

Head on over to the PMS blog to see what other designers did with this new set.

Yellow Rose of Texas

I used some papers from Paper Temptress for this Sherrod Studio card.  The base is a single 5.5 x 4.25.  The white layer with the rose is a trifold using 4.25 x 11 inch Heavenly White Premium US CS folded into thirds (after the flower is stamped and cut).  I used a corner punch on the corners of the colored layer, Stardreams Malachite. 

So, when you slide off the decorative black ribbon and beaded stick pin, you can open the card to reveal the sentiment. 

Sherrod Studio's Friendship Blooms set has a lot of friendly quotes including the one I used here.  It reads:  "To the soul there is hardly anything more healing than friendship.  -- Thomas Moore." 

I stamped the large flower in white craft and embossed it using clear EP.  The leaves are also stamped and embossed on the malachite paper.  Then I watercolored the image and cut the right side before scoring the top and bottom crease.

Got PMS or are you just MOODY??

Ooh lala...you gotta check out today's sneak peeks from Paper Makeup!  There is a new line of images in town and they are going to be calling your name!  The Moody girls are hip, funky and do they have a unique style!  I had a blast coloring in Art Moody.

I wanted to give her a sketchier style with the colors...lots of texture and interest!  There is an acetate overlay around the card.  The black base is embossed in argyle...perfect for back to school. I told Katie that I liked all the Moody Girls and to just assign one to me as she saw fit.  I lucked out and she gave me my favorite one!  Thanks, Katie!!  This is perfect for a back to school card for a teenager! And here in MI, we practically are wearing scarves this August. Where on earth did summer go?? 

Click on over to the PMS blog to see the rest of the sneek peeks today!

Bad News, Good News

As always, life is full of ups and downs.  A certain un-named rubber company has come out with a strict new policy for its so-called "independant demonstrators."  (cough, cough)  But yeah for me, the head Paper Temptress herself, Patricia, emailed me earlier today asking me to stay on as a full time designer!  Yippee and thanks, Madame Patricia.  (I think a temptress must be a madame! haha)  So, that's life and I now have a few minutes to rush to soccer practice.  GO ROCKETS!

A Chance to Win New Rubber!!

Starving Artistamps is sponsering the latest Rubber Stamp Chat Sketch Challenge.  Tracey has cookied up a really fun sketch that can be rotated for variety.

Here is my take on the sketch using images from Into the Woods by Starving Artistamps.  We sort of missed out on summer weather here in MI...so this fall card is perfect for the current weather conditions!  Inside it reads:  Our family tree is full of nuts.  SA has so many zany sentiments...perfect for a quirky cousin or uncle! 

Head on over the Rubber Stamp Chat and upload your own take on the layout.  If your name is randomly drawn, you'll receive the latest set called Costume Party, as well as Into the Woods and Prehistoric...all with the matching sentiment sets.  That is a load of rubber!  AND if you have used 100% Starving Artistamps on your card and your name is pulled, you'll get to chose ANOTHER free set!  Wowee Wow!  Good luck!

Ready for Halloween yet??

Paper Makeup has some new images that will make you start dreaming of candy buckets and costume fun!  To make these wings, I simply cut out 2 holly leaves from this sizzix green die.  Stacked them together and cut the curve.  Next, I punched out a 3/4 inch circle in black and added googlie eyes.  There is also black stickles on the bat which gives it some depth...but it doesn't show up in the pix.  The ghost "o" and the paranthesis were also stickle-fied. 

While Halloween is around the corner, DS wanted to know how many days until Easter. I think he needs to concentrate on the fall before spring! haha  Check out the Paper Makeup Blog all this week for sneak peeks from all the talented PMS Designers!

Get inky with Starving Artistamps

Here is a fresh styled card using Starving Aritstamps' Doodlefactory image and sentiment.  I think this is ADORABLE!  These stamps are so versitile that you can use them in so many ways and styles.  Be sure to use the keywords: savetenDM for 10% off your stamp order! 

Happy Birthday to my favorite daughter

Today, for two weeks, I have twins!  My DD just turned 9!  And despite what she says, she IS my favorite daughter!  Here is the morning pix of her with the traditional breakfast in bed.  (Sorry I didn't think ahead to buy Lucky Charms.  She'll eat that tomorrow with her friends who spend the night!

She is a bit of a funny girl herself. I had left the camera in her room.  Much to my surprise, I found this self portrait. 

Although Blogger is bugging a bother, here is a pix from a couple of weeks ago. She has recently been busy with her American Girl Doll and braided her hair and the dolls hair the same way...down to the bows.  It was just about to sprinkle so she brought the doll in before I took this pix.  When the rain really came, she sat on the sidewalk under a golf umbrella.

Happy Birthday, MA!  I love you!!

PMS Monday challenge...

Get inspired by these cakes! Wowee...and what fun cakes they are!

I chose the poppy strewn cake called Dorothy.
Here is my creation using Fairy Nurse Donna.  Does she look a little too WWI? haha

I used blue shimmerz on the wings and angel wings shimmers on the nurse's uniform.  Since the cake was had poppies, I cut out a small black circle for the red primas.  The ribbon leaves are a deep green to match the mat of the fairy...they just look black in the pix.  The card is actually the white later.  (Note the fold at the top.)  The red is another mat.  Detail:

Be sure to post your creations on the Paper Makeup Blog.