Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Introducing Luibell, Gladibell, Finnbert, and Ninbert



Hi everyone!
I'd like to introduce you to four new characters that are joining the PCS family this week.
Please welcome these adorable Gnomes:
Lulibell, Gladibell, Finnbert and Ninbert!
 These digis are in the PCS store and there is a great deal on a Value Pack if you want to buy the whole set.

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Gnome House" digi stamp for free!

This week we are welcoming two guest designers:
Allison Fillo & Maylee Pham
Welcome, ladies! It's a pleasure having you join the team this week!
Interested in a GDT spot? Melissa is looking for guest designers for upcoming releases. More information will be posted soon so keep checking back!
 
I did mention that the Gnome House (or what I like to fondly refer to as the "gnome home") is available to you for free with a purchase today (Thursday, Feb. 24th), right? I had SO much fun playing around with this image! I even pulled out the big air compressor to air brush with my Copics! Like I said, I had fun... lots and lots of fun.
 
I printed the image out on Xpress It and cut the roof off of the bottom of the house. Using R24, R27, R29, and R59, I airbrushed the entire roof red. E30, E33, E35, E39, and E49 were used to airbrush the bottom of the house. Then I printed a second house and colored the decorative elements to the house with my Copics. Finally,  I cut each element out and attached them to the airbrushed home with dimensionals (SU!).
 
 






 
Here's the final card:
 



You can check out the beautiful projects made by the fabulous PCS Design Team, HERE!
Wishing you all a wonderful day...
Bye for now!


Wednesday, February 16, 2011

*NEW* Rapunzel & Prince Digis AND 10 Free Sentiments from Pink Cat Studio

Looking for the HUGE Valentine's Day Blog Hop?
Click HERE!




 


I am so excited for today's Pink Cat Studio Digi Release of  Lily as Rapunzel. Well okay... I'm always excited about Melissa's releases, but this one is so pretty! Just look at her with all of that beautiful hair! Melissa even drew Billy as the Prince! Such a cute couple!!
If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Bird Holding Flower" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you place your order.
If you look close you can see that the little bird is up on the top of the tower. He brings Rapunzel fresh flowers everyday for her hair. Such a sweet little bird!


If you see digis that you like, they can be purchased from the PCS website.

Melissa has also added 10 new FREE fairytale theme sentiments to the website!
Check them out here.
Here's my card...
I'm sending this one in for my friend Siobhan's new challenge site, Use It Tuesday
So the catch is that we're supposed to use an image from our scrappy stash that has never been used before... digi, rubber, clear, etc. I haven't had much time at the craft table but I really wanted to show her some support by entering a card of some sort. I hope you don't mind that I'm used this image, which is technically the first time I am ever using it. lol!

Copics List

Skin: E0000, E00, E11, BV00, R20
Hair: Y21, Y23, YR31, E35
Dress: R85, R89
Flowers: RV69
Castle: 0, N0, N2, N4, N6, B99

Designer Paper
3 Bugs in a Rug "Chloe"

Accessories
Pearls (Kaiser), Ribbon (SU), sponge

Techniques
Sewing, distressing, 0 blender

Ink
Ink Jet, Antique Linen (Ranger), Black marker (SU)

You might want to see what the rest of the Pink Cat Studio DT has created with these images... they are fabulous!
You can view them all HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!


Monday, February 14, 2011

Taylor's Virtual Valentine's Day Blog Hop


Itty Bitty Betty is pulling a wagon chock full of valentines for...

Taylor's Virtual Valentine's Day Blog Hop!

If you are coming from Emily's awesome Art From The Heart blog, then you are on the right path! If not, please start from the very start of the HUGE blog hop so that you don't miss out on anything!

Now, if you haven't already noticed, there is a looooong list of hoppers and prizes! You will have until Thursday, Feb 17th at 6:00 PM EST to get through this amazing list of talent and creativity. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win. Taylor will draw comments from random blogs (all using random.org) for the 21 prizes from our generous sponsors. A full list of winners will be posted here on Friday!


I have a few valentines to share with you from Pink Cat Studio, who is one of the sponsors for this hop. Melissa is giving away 5 digis of your choice to the winner! There are so many more prizes being offered so keep scrolling!

Bronty Valentine wishes you all a "Dino-mite" Valentine's Day!


Lily Lovebug wants nothing but sweet hearts this Valentine's Day!



Here's a little heartfelt "Thank You"
to you all for stopping by  from Squirrel Valentine!


The prizes are fabulous!
Take a look...

 StampInsanity - a set of choice for one winner


 Meljens designs - 4 digis to one winner


 
Pixie Dust Studio -   2 digis to one winner



Lizzie Anne Designs - $10 gift certificate


Christian Paper Crafts - 1 year general membership


Paper Pretties 
1 person will receive Timeless Love stamp set;
2 people will receive 5 digis of their choice from the store


Karber Digital Images - 2 digis to one winner


 Di's Digi Downloads - 5 digi images to one winner


The Scrappychick Boutique - 2 6x6 Cosmo Cricket paper pads to one winner


Stampendous - 4 cling rubber stamps from new release to 1 winner

Pink Cat Studio - 5 digis of winner's choice to one winner


Amber Ink - $10 gift certificate
AND more if people use an Amber Ink product - see deets on their blog!

Simply Betty Stamps
Simply Betty Stamps - 3 digis of the winner's choice


Mark's Finest Papers - set of their choosing to the winner


 Dreamweaver's Stencils - a couple stencils, pearlescent embossing paste and a palette knife


 Chi Chi Memories - Meaning of Love Digi Stamp Set to one winner

Little Potato House
 Little Potato House - $20 gift certificate


 Kenny K digis: 4 digis to one winner
AND 2 digis to anyone who uses a Kenny K image for their hop card

Just a reminder that these terrific prizes are going to be handed out to random commenters on blogs. The more love you leave, the more chances you have to win... so be sure to hop along all the way with us! You have until Thursday, 6pm EST to leave comments. Taylor will use random.org to select the winners of randomly selected blogs and post them on her blog on Friday

Time to hop on over to Kimme's "Life of a Princess" blog! 
Before you go, please be sure to get in on the chance to win by leaving me a comment!

Just in case, here's a list of our awesome bloggers:
BTW - I went through the blogroll over the weekend and WOW!
There is such amazing talent on this list... I'm honored to be part of this group!
Joyce Martens (Jolara) - http://jolaras.blogspot.com/
Jane Matsumoto - http://whoopsiedaisy-jane.blogspot.com/ You Are Here!
Heather Lee-Reppen - http://inkonmyear.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Dove - http://just4funcrafts.blogspot.com/        
Kristi Parker Van Doren - http://kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com/


GOOD LUCK
and
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Thursday, February 03, 2011

* NEW * Itty Bitty Betty Valentine Digis!



This is our last release before Valentine's Day and who better to feature than Itty Bitty Betty! Isn't she just the cutest?!

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Heart Teddy Bear" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you place your order.

This card was inspired by this week's Mojo Monday #176!




Designer Paper: October Afternoon "Farm Fresh" (Farmhouse and Hay Barn)
Copics: See below


I just went through the Copic Intermediate Certification and it was awesome!
I'll post more about it later today.
In the meantime, I think my coloring has improved by leaps and bounds!
What do you think? Better? No? lol!
I'm always open to constructive criticism.

Here are some of the markers that I used:

Skin

Hair

Dress

Wagon 

Come back later for some pictures from the Copic Intermediate Certification Session with Sherrie and Debbie!



Sunday, January 30, 2011

Paper Sundaes Challenge #54 * Valentine's Day *




Hi Everyone!

I am very excited to be the guest designer over at Paper Sundaes
Pink Cat Studio is the sponsor for this week's "Valentine's Day" Challenge.
Melissa is offering the winner of the Paper Sundaes Valentine Challenge 5 FREE digis of their choice!




Each week, Paper Sundaes chooses their Top Three winners who get the privilege of posting this adorable badge on their blog. 


Be sure to check out the entry rules and the beautiful inspirations from the Sundae Girls
HERE

Thursday, January 27, 2011

*New* Alice in Wonderland Digis from Pink Cat Studio!


Hello from Los Angeles!
I'm down here to take the Copic Intermediate Certification class at CHA!
That's my first exciting news. :)
The next one is that Melissa at Pink Cat Studio has done it, yet again.
Alice in Wonderland digis!!
These new digis are perfect for birthday cards and invites as well as tea theme cards!

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Stacked Tea Cups" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you place your order.
I made this tea party invitation for a friend whose daughter requested something simple and "non-girly" or "frou frou". I am hoping that she really likes it. What do you think?


I will be listing the Copic colors that I used in a couple of days.
The list is at home and I can't remember them all. :)

I am in LOVE with these amazing digis.
The cards that the PCS Design Team has come up with are awesome!
Check them out HERE!

Have a good week!
Come back on Sunday for more!



Thursday, January 13, 2011

All *NEW* Heartfelt Dino Digis from Pink Cat Studio!


Check it out!
Rex and Bronty are back... just in time to spread some love for Valentine's Day! 
Guess what?!
 A new friend named Dacty has joined the team!!
Now we have three super cute dinos in the PCS family!

Today they are showing their love in these 4 new Dino Digi Stamps.

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Dacty Holding Heart" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you place your order.

I used Bronty Valentine for my card today.
Isn't he just the cutest dino?!
I love the little pair of scissors and the dangling hearts!





Copic Markers used:

0, YG00,YG21, YG23, YG25
RV0000, RV02, RV04, RV09, RV25, R27, R46

I was inspired by this week's Mojo Monday Sketch 173





Here's a link to the store if you would like to purchase any of the new digis.

Don't forget to stop by the Pink Cat Studio blog to check out the DINO-mite projects from the rest of the fabulous PCS Design Team!


Tuesday, January 11, 2011

All *NEW* Valentine and Birthday RUBBER Stamps from Pink Cat Studio!


Hello everyone! I have some very exciting news for you from Pink Cat Studio!
Melissa has 3 new rubber stamp sets to share with you today!
The Love Bug & Frog and Love Birds in Tree sets are perfect for making Valentines or a great way to let someone know you are thinking of them! The Ladybug Party set is perfect for cute birthday cards and party invites! Aren't they adorable?!

Pink Cat Studio now offers our small stamp sets mounted on cling foam and cut out! This is a great time saver if you just want to get your stamps and start creating right away. Unmounted rubber is still being offered, so now you can pick what works the best for you.

Where to buy our stamps
To focus our efforts on supporting the stores that carry our products, our stamps are now only available from our retailers. They can no longer be purchased from the PCS website.

Please visit our Retailers webpage to find a store near you or you can ask your local stamping/scrapbooking store to carry our stamps. Speaking of which... if you are in the local San Jose area, Memories Live On will be carrying Pink Cat Studio very soon so stay tuned! I am very excited to be able to teach card making classes and Copic classes with these fabulous stamps.

Have a wonderful week, everyone!