Our birthday month is over, and we want to thank everyone who played along in our challenges. We were amazed by the creative ideas and all the fun interpretations that you shared.
Heres a recap of the winners from each challenge:
Pink & Orange Challenge Winner: Nancy Grant.
Paper Doll Challenge Winner: Keely Yowler.
Cupcake Challenge Winner: Michelle Michael.
Triple the Sketch Winner: Christy (over at the Triple The Sketch Challenge blog)
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.
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!
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).
Anyone else getting hungry for cupcakes?
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.
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.
Ballerina Lottie
Doll arms and legs attached to a vintage button card.
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!
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!):
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!
Update: We'll do the drawing at 12Noon (Pacific Time), so you still have a few hours left! Thanks to everyone who has posted so far!
Spring is blooming all over here in California. I know it is only the beginning of March, but the mustard flowers are in complete bloom, the daffodils are coming up, the vineyards are budding and we have Spring Fever! Are you ready to join us for a Spring Inspired Challenge?
Post up a link to your favorite Spring Inspired creation (made by you) and then we'll do a random drawing of all the posts for a great set of Spring Inspired Stamps. The winner of the random draw will get Flower Garden, Ribbit, Gnome Home, Swirl Journal and Soda Pop Alpha Small. That's over $50 worth of stamp sets from Pink Persimmon! Do you feel the fever coming on?
So get creating and link up your Spring Inspired card, layout, photo, anything you have created, to the comment section of this post. We'll draw a winner on Friday, March 13th (just so that it will be a LUCKY day for one person). We can't wait to see what you make!
Another Bonus:
Spread the word too. If you participate in the challenge AND post this challenge on YOUR blog, be sure to let us know and we'll triple (yes 3x) your entry in the random draw. You can either include your blog in your post or send us an email (darcy@pinkpersimmon.com)
P.S. Tanis, our Guest Designer for March, made the adorable Fairy Card at the top of this post. Come meet Tanis and see what else she made for us! We'll have more fun inspiration from Tanis later this month!
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