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It's A Birthday Party!

Little-Doll_cropped  Pink Persimmon is turning 1!!!  Can you believe it?  As a thanks to all of you who have helped and supported us during the first year, we are having a little blog fun this month with some great giveaways. 

We have 4 challenges during the month of June, and we have already completed two!  If you want to get a head start on the other challenges, hop over to our website where we have them all listed along with the prize packs we'll be giving away.  


Pink & Orange Challenge Winner:  Nancy Grant. (Thanks to all who played along!). 

Paper Doll Challenge Winner:  Keely Yowler.  

Cupcake Challenge Winner:  Michelle Michael.

Last Challenge:  Head on over to Triple The Sketch to see our last challenge! (and win a $50 gift certificate)


June 27, 2009

The Sketch Challenge

Our birthday month is coming to an end and we have our last challenge celebration over at Triple The Sketch with a fabulous sketch challenge.  Patter Cross and her design team have been busy creating adorable cards, tags and layouts and have 3 days worth of great inspiration using her latest sketch and our new stamps.  Check out the sketch post here where they feature layouts, and then be sure to follow up with the next two posts for more design inspiration. 

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Now, here's the catch:  DON"T post your sketch here.  Be sure to post your link over at TripleTheSketch.blogspot.com.  Patter has some specific rules to participate in this challenge, so be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post to read the details

Prize for one lucky random participant:  $50 gift certificate to the Pink Persimmon online store. 

We have more of the new stamps (wow, they went fast) on order and should be arriving in early July.  So if your favorite one is out of stock, it will be back soon and you'll be able to use that nice gift certificate to get some good creativity going. 

Now get on over to Triple the Sketch and start playing with Sketch 63! 

The Cupcake Winner is....

Michelle Michael!

We assigned a number to all the entries (including those that came in via email) and did a random  number generator and Michelle was our winner!  Thanks so much to everyone who played along, your cupcake designs were delicious! 

Michelle - send me your address and the cupcake stand and stamp sets will be on their way! 

June 20, 2009

The Cupcake Challenge!

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You are going to love the prize for this challenge!  The random winner of this challenge receives 3 new stamp sets from Pink Persimmon (Vintage Cupcake, Tea & Cake, and Sweet Greetings) PLUS an unfinished large 3-tier wood cupcake stand (made by Glue Art & Paper Studio) for you to decorate for your next party.  This is not a wimpy cupcake stand, this thing is solid!  These stands are made of high density MDF and are ready for you to paint, decorate, add ribbon, and then use to display cupcakes, or even use in your craft room to display supplies.  It is 10" tall with three tiers (7"-9"-11" in diameter).  The whole prize package is worth over $50!

So how do you get this amazing prize?  We want you to create your own Cupcake inspired creation. Make a card, layout, party decor, wall art, anything you want as long as there is a cupcake somewhere on your design (and don't forget the sprinkles!).  Link your image to the comments in this post and we'll do a random draw from all the participants.  Contest ends Friday, June 26th at midnight (Pacific time). 

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Anyone else getting hungry for cupcakes? 

The Paper Doll Winner

Well, this one really was a challenge!  We only had a few participants, but those who did, created the cutest dolls.  We had the traditional paper dolls, a mother-daughter layout with dolls, a cabaret dancing doll canvas, and even a punk rocker doll.  Thank you so much for everyone who played.  While we can only give out one of the Lottie Doll Stamp Sets (we have just sold out, but have more on order), we will be sending an email with a special discount coupon to all of our doll participants! 

And the winner is:  Keely Yowler!  Send me your address Keely, and I will get your vintage package in in the mail to you next week. 

For those of you inspired to still try to make some paper dolls, we want to share this link with you:  Hazelruthes Blog - Paper Doll's Galore. Cathy Jackson is the owner of this blog and has compiled a lot of links to some great Paper Doll resources.  She was nice enough to post about our challenge and I think that is why our Lottie Doll Stamps are now sold out!  (Don't worry, more are on order).

June 13, 2009

The Paper Doll Challenge - June 13-19th

Everyone remembers how much fun Paper Dolls are to play with!  We want to introduce you to our new doll stamp set called "Lottie". She would really like some friends to play with. Create a vintage or modern paper doll that you can play with, mount on a card or layout, or just perch her next to your computer to keep you company. Any format, any size, any style. Use vintage doll images and dress them up with patterned paper and embellishments.

Winning Prize: The new "Lottie" Paper Doll Stamp Set and a selection of vintage embellishments and papers to go with her.  A random participant will be chosen for the winning prize. 

Link up your doll image to the comment section of our blog, or send us the photo in an email.  This challenge ends on Friday June 19th.  

Available with the Lottie Stamp is a pdf download of her body and a dress template.  You are welcome to use this template with any other doll stamp or image if you would like.  You can download the pdf here.

Here are some samples of Lottie to inspire your own doll designs.  

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This doll shows Lottie with her inspiration and with her full dress and body form.  A pdf template for the dress and body is available here.

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Ballerina Lottie


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Doll arms and legs attached to a vintage button card. 

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Dorothy Doll.  Judi stamped the hair color twice and cut out the pony tails with the second stamp.  (Don't you just love the ruby slippers?). 

 

Looking forward to seeing all the fun dolls! 

Pink & Orange Challenge Winner

Thanks so much to everyone who played in our Pink & Orange Challenge.  We did a random draw with all the names on slips of paper and here is the winner:

Happy Birthday Pink Persimmon! Here's my card for your Pink & Orange challenge. I hope it makes you smile.

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Posted by: Nancy Grant | June 08, 2009 at 04:43 PM


Congratulations Nancy!  You will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Pink Persimmon store and a copy of the 2009 Stamping Ideas Book from Scrapbook Trends. 

A few of you sent in photos of your projects that had used Pink Persimmon stamps and really caught our eye.  We have added a few to our gallery, so be sure to visit and see these fun pink & orange designs.  Special thanks to Teresa Williams, Alison Manning, Lisa Zappa, Keri Lee Sereika, Samantha Sibbet and our current guest designer Melissa Bove. 

Next Challenge Starts Today:  The Paper Doll Challenge - watch for a new post soon! 

May 31, 2009

The Pink and Orange Challenge!

Get out your pink and orange supplies and get creative!  This is our first challenge to celebrate our birthday month at Pink Persimmon (we are one year old!). 

June 1st thru June 12th
Create a card, layout, home decor, or any type of art, as long as it uses the colors Pink and Orange (Persimmon).

Winning Prize: $25 gift certificate to the Pink Persimmon online store, plus the 2009 Stamping Ideas book from Scrapbook Trends.

Upload a link to your image to the comment section of this post by June 12th at Midnight PST and we'll do a random drawing for a winner.  (If you would prefer to email the image to us, that is fine too: darcy@pinkpersimmon.com.)

Here's some inspiration for you (and a sneak peek at the new stamps sets that will be released on June 8th!): 
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May 24, 2009

Scottie Dog "Best Friend" Wall Plaque

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Lisa Zappa found these great little alterable plaques at Dollar Tree ($1.00 each! Cheap!) and added patterned paper and Pink Persimmon Scottie Dogs with FUN FLOCK to create a wall-hanging for a pet-lover. Her sister's dog Kira volunteered to pose for the project.

Using Fun Flock on the Scottie images turns the doggies into adorable FURRY creatures!  What a great use for this fun new material. 

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 Step 1 - Pick out a fun patterned paper, and then remove the ribbon handle from the plaque top. Turn your patterned paper over, and trace the plaque shape on the back of the paper. Cut it out and then adhere to the plaque front using Mod Podge.


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Step 2 - You'll need Pink Persimmon Scottie Dogs, Black Fun Flock, Heat and Stick powder, and a black pigment ink (here we used Brilliance Graphite Black). Stamp various scottie dogs onto white cardstock.

 


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Step 3 - Quickly dump the heat and stick powder onto the wet ink

 


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Step 4 - Using a heat gun, heat up the heat and stick powder until it turns shiny & sticky.

 


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Step 5 - Dump black fun flock onto the dogs, and with your hand, press the top of it so that the fibers adhere to the sticky image. Dump off the excess flock, and then take your heat gun and run it over the flock to 'set' the heat and stick powder.

 


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Step 6 - Using coordinating patterned paper, stamp your scottie dogs again and cut out their cute patterned coats!

 


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Step 7 - Adhere the outfits to the dogs, and BLING up their collars!

Really cute Lisa!  Thanks so much for showing us how to use the Fun Flock with this tutorial. Lisa also used the Small Banner to spell out Kira's name above the photo. 

(All photos courtesy of Lisa Zappa). 

April 30, 2009

Online Shop Hop (with prizes & coupons!)

Pick-A-Palooza-Logo We are participating in an Online Shop Hop with some really fun and interesting online stores and vendors.  We are inviting you to play along with us during the month of May (May 1st through the 31st). 

A special flower image will be hidden in each participating store website starting May 1st. Check each home page for a "hint" on the location of the hidden flower.  Once you find it, click on the image and it will take you to a special page for each store where you will receive a discount coupon and be able to enter your email address. If you find the hidden flower in each participating store, you will be eligible to win prizes (should be around 30-35 stores participating, so this will be easy and fun!).

Anyone can participate... all you need is access to the internet and a valid email address.

Participation is FREE. Lots of fun coupons and discount offers will be presented each time you find a flower and for registered participants, a weekly email newsletter from Scrapbooking Roads will offer even more specials. (Including some discount coupons for Pink Persimmon Stamps!)  Click on the Flower Pot to register now or head on over to www.pickapalooza.com

We'll be posting our "hint" on the home page starting tonight! 

April 24, 2009

Sisters are special

I know that my sister is special.  I could tell you all kinds of great stories about my sister and the nice things she did for me when we were growing up.  We'll save those stories for later when I can dig up some old photos to go with them! 

Obviously Vicki Chrisman loves her sister too.  She made this very simple, but really nicely done layout about how much she appreciates her sister.  I love the little paper scraps that she stitched on the outside to make the border.  Adds the perfect amount of color to the kraft background. 
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Vicki used the Dutch Journal Circle Stamp to add some text to her layout.  I hope you can read what she wrote, because it is something we should make sure that our loved ones know... how thankful we are to have them in our lives.
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Now I am inspired to dig though all those old slides that my Dad took and find some great photos of my family when we were kids.