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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

CCM New Release and Grand Opening Sale!

Let's hear it for Chi Chi Memories!

A NEW Halloween Release AND a Grand Opening Sale!

Woot woot!

or should it be "Hoot Hoot"?! LOL!

DISCOUNT CODE: CCMGOPEN

Code valid from Sept 4th 12:00AM PST to Sept 5th 11:59PM PST

Chi Chi Memories is finally having their first ever SALE EVENT!!

YAY! I'm so excited!!

You can save 40% on your purchase when you spend over $15 or more!

Sale starts from Sept 4th 00:00AM to Sept 11:59PM PST time.

Simply enter discount code CCMGOPEN on your shopping cart to enjoy the discount.

For more details, please visit Chi Chi Memories!

Now for the HAPPY HALLOWEEN Release!

I'm really excited because (besides Christmas) I LOVE Halloween!

OH!! Remember this notepad holder from last week?

I have the winner that was selected by Random.org!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2010-08-31 17:02:05 UTC

SANDRA!! Congratulations!! Wooo hooooo!!

Stay tuned everyone!

I'll have something new to give away later this week!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Ellephantastic Challenge: Pink & Grey!

Hello everyone!

It's time for another Ellephantastic Challenge!

This week, lovely Vanja is hosting and she has chosen to do a color challenge: Pink & Grey.
Die Cut Dreams is our sponsor with Susie offering a fabby prize and she is our guest designer!

Helen is releasing three new digis for Ellephantastic Cards & Crafts this week!

Aren't they fabby?

I adore the wedding couple and decided to use that image for my sample.

Be warned that my card is not ALL pink and grey.

I wanted to focus on the image so I used pink and grey on the image, ribbon, and pins.

To see the rest of the Design Team samples and more info on the challenge, please visit Ellephantastic Challenge Blog!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

New Digi Release from Pink Cat Studio! GET WELL SOON!!

Hey everyone!
I hope you are feeling good today!
If not then Lily, Billy, Betty and Bear would like to send you get well wishes :)
These NEW digis are perfect for Get Well and Thank you cards.

Today, August 26th, when you purchase anything from the digital or rubber stamp stores you will receive the adorable "Dr. Bear" digital stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you make your purchase.

I wanted to make a simple and masculine post-it note holder for our pediatrician.
I really love how it turned out but desperately wanted to put some ribbon or bling on it! LOL!
Please let me know what you think of it!

I coloured Doctor Billy with Copics:

C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

R29

Please hop on over to the Pink Cat Studio BLOG to see what the rest of the Design Team has put together for this super cute GET WELL SOON digi release!

Have an awesome day!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Back to School!

Hey Prettie peeps!

It's Wednesday! This means it's time for another round of Pretties Wednesday Challenge.

Yesterday was the first day of school for my boys.

Here's a picture of my Kindergartener and 2nd grader with a neighbor friend.

How fast time flies!!

Back to School is the theme for this week's challenge.

I thought about using one of the new release stamps

BUT I ended up reaching for Back to School Sophia.

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Brushed Corduroy (Ranger)

Paper: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey)

Designer Paper: Apple Cider (Imaginisce)

Acccesories: Stampin' Up!

Sophia is coloured with Copic Markers:

Hair: E29, E27, E35

Skin: E00, E000, E0000, R20

Sweater: RV32

Dress: R37, R35

Socks: C3, C00

Shoes: C9, C7

Backpack: B34

Lunchbox: BG93

You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Come play along with us Prettie girls!

How to Enter:

If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project using the above challenge and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword PWC116.

Don’t forget to include link to your card on the Paper Pretties Blog, so everyone can see it too. You don’t have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play, but of course if you have them we would love to see you use them. One random participant will receive a Paper Pretties Stamps set … seeing the Paper Pretties Blog for more details.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Strawberry Friend Notepad Holder

Hello everyone!

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend.

Before I get to the project I made for Chi Chi Memories, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the emails that I have received from many of you regarding my friend, John, who committed suicide on Thursday. I didn't sleep at all for three nights and finally got 6 hours of sleep last night. Many of you have shared stories of your losses and they have all been very helpful as I work through this. For those who are not on my Facebook page or take classes with me, the story goes that I was supposed to try to meet him last week but couldn't make it down. I received the call from a mutual friend the following evening that he had died. I try my best to live my life without regrets and am afraid that this is one that will weigh heavily on my heart and conscience for a very long time to come. I had the opportunity to see him... if anything for one last time. I didn't take it and now he is gone. I fully understand that I am not at fault or to blame but there's always the "what if" that keeps popping up in my head.

Now on to happier news!

My boys are going back to school!! Today will be the first day of school. The best part is that my youngest is going to Kindergarten!! He will have the same teacher that his brother did so it should be relatively easy.

I always make something small for the teachers on the first day. Here's what I made for Mrs. MacDonald.

Meet Candace from Chi Chi Memories!

She is weating a cute strawberry costume.

She is available as a single digi stamp or part of a set

called "Costume Set".

I colored Candace with Copics.

Skin: E11, E00, E0000, R20

Hair: E25, E31, E50

Reds: R27, R24, R22, R20

Greens: YG05, YG03, YG00

Sharpie Poster Paint (waterbased)

The inside is a notepad holder with a pocket:

Hope you like it!

Leave me a comment and I will make another one for one lucky winner!

I will randomly pick a name on Tuesday, August 31st.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

BLOBBY!

A new character is joining the PCS family!!

I'd like to introduce you to Blobby, our newest super cute character at Pink Cat Studio!

Here's what Melissa has to say:

"He is sweet, funny and cuddly, a perfect addition to the PCS family. This week, Blobby takes the cake, literally! Now I'm not sure if he is delivering that cake or running away with it, you be the judge :) Our second digi is Blobby Cracking Up. Someone either told him a joke or he thought of something funny but nothing will stop this little guy from giggling 'til he cries. And our third new digi is Blobby Holding a Flower. Awe, so sweet right?!? I told you he was a sweetie."

I wholeheartedly agree!!

I am in LOVE with this cutie pie!

Here's my sample of Blobby Takes The Cake.

The layout is inpired by Jen del Muro's Sketch For You To Try.

The funny thing is that when I was coloring this image, I was coloring the "cake" as presents. I didn't even realized there was a candle up on top... not even after I had cut it out! LOL!!

So the next time you see Blobby, I will turn his cake into a stack of presents.

See how versatile this image is?

Be sure to let us know what you think of this little guy!

Melissa has tons of ideas for him and would love your feedback!

Have an awesome day!!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

PWC115 ~ Summer Colors

Hello everyone!

Welcome to another Prettie Wednesday Challenge!

This week's challenge is a color challenge. The theme is "Summer Fun".

All you have to do is use colors that remind you of summer!

I love the rich golden yellow, apple green, and bright orange of summer colors.

Right now, we're getting ready for school to begin.

My youngest is going into Kindergarten.

This card is for him.

"Look out world, here I come" totally captures his spirit.

How to enter the challenge:

If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project using the above challenge and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword PWC115.

Don’t forget to include link to your card on the Paper Pretties Blog, so that everyone can see it! You don’t have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play, but of course if you have them we would love to see you use them. One random participant will receive a Paper Pretties stamp set.

Please hop on over to the Paper Pretties Blog for more details.