PMS Blog HOP- Winter Mittens

This month it is Non-Release month at PMS but we like celebrating the 7th of the month with a blog hop anyways:0) This month the theme is Winter. Here is what I have come up with:0)

They are slightly different as I was too lazy to take out the cuddlebug again; I like them both...can you spot the difference?

For a chance to win the Handmade Set check out my CANDY HERE!

DPapers: Heidi Grace-Snowflake Park with Glitter
Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps (Mitten- Color It Winter Tags,  Merry Christmas- Season Greetings, Hand Crafted- Handmade Set)
Embellishments: Stash

Here is the list of stops along the way:

1.	PMS Company Blog	7.	dawnmercedes	13.	Ginger Schwerin
2.	Katie Cotton	8.	Lisa M	14.	Tangii Crain
3.	Michelle VP	9.	Andrea Vernagus
4.	Jackie Rakoski	10.	Tina Hale
5.	Janette G.	11.	Kristie Wilson
6.	Lisa Kind	12.	Anita Hovey

I would like to enter these into the following challenges:
Celebrate the Occasion -#42 Christmas
 Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes
 Tuesday Throwdown - #77 Celebrate The Season
 Incy Wincy Designs - Non Traditional Christmas Colours
 Make My Monday - Seasonal. Add Some Glitter
 Bearly Mine -#25 Un-Traditional Christmas

Let it Snow!

TUESDAY is the busiest day of the week on my blog. Yes it is again time for a new Top Tip Tuesday Challenge. I just love Tuesdays and this one is extra special because it is my birthday! :0) I have CANDY HERE for you to check out.  Okay so back to the task on hand; This week the FAB Bettina has shared a tutorial on how to make the paper snowflake pictured below. Check it out HERE!

 This week we have two  sponsors;
 The Crafty Pad and Limited Runs!


This weeks challenge is LET IT SNOW

 I have kept this card fairly simple as my emergency card. In case that I need to make a bunch for remaining Christmas card. I think it is simple yet CUTE:0) The Snowflake is from Paper Makeup Stamps; part of the Color It Winter Tags set. I have stamped it with grey ink and then used Viva pearls to add tiny droplets of pearls. The inside sentiment is also PMS part of Season's Greetings. I have also added a snowflake on the envelope for the extra touch. (Psst; did you know that PMS is having a huge closeout sale on their rubber? Just use cupon code Closeout45 at checkout) You can check out more details HERE.

I have made a set of two, papers are Heidi Grace-Snowflake Park with Glitter. Here are my first two:0)

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts -  (November) Anything Christmas with Pearls
 Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Pearls
 The Crazy Challenge -  Anything goes
 The Pink Elephant - Snowflakes and Sparkles
 Victorine Originals -  Ribbon
 Whoopsi Daisy  -  Snowflakes


Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs;
Janette

Mini Winter Tags

Good morning lovely ladies; I have a quick post today. Just wanted to share these mini winter tags that I have made.

These are from Paper Makeup Stamps; Color it Winter Tags Set. I had so much fun making them tiny and then coloring them with my prismacolor pencils.

I love that when using digis you can flip the image and make double-sided projects:0)

 Come and Get It Challenges - Anything Christmas
 Scrappy Frogs - Use Kraft Card Stock
 Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration

And Last I leave you with a picture of my 9 month old baby; give a kid a cookie (daddy's idea) and you have a happy baby!
Edited: So many people get confused, thinking that my baby Boy is a girl. He has the perfect hair for a little girl too!

Old St. Nick

 I have been quite bad at getting my cards into the challenges that I have made them for. I love using sketches as a starting point and have been trying to use as many different stamps as possible. The following card I have made using the Sugar Bowl sketch with the theme of snow.

So here is my card using Sugar Nellie Old St. Ncik. I have sewn around the edges and also given the edges a stickle border. Papers are MME and the snowflakes are Whimsy.

Here is a closeup of Old St. Nick; Thanks Elaine; I am having loads of fun coloring these images and getting great use of them. (I won him from Elaine's candy) I have given all of the suites fluff some sparkle fluff from Our Craft Lounge. Doesn't really show on the pictures:(

Colored with Copics: Skin-E00,000,0000 R20 Hair/Beard-W2,0 Suit-R59,37,35 Shoes/Belt- T7,5,3 Mittens-G07,YG09,05

Here is a little bit of a sideways view of the snowflake so that you can see how high it really is. Also a peak of the inside and back of the card. Both sentiments are from Paper Makeup Stamps. I have been using the Handmade set on all of my cards; just love it! The sentiment on the inside is also PMS and you can find it as a digi HERE along with other great ones. Oh and remember that the PMS rubber is on 45%off sale while supplies last. Just use CLOSEOUT45 to get your discount.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:
Sugar Bowl- Sketch; Snow/Ice
 Stamp with Fun - Stitching
 The Crazy Challenge -  Stars and/or Snowflakes
 Addicted to StampsChristmas card
 Dream Valley Challenges - Sparkle
Stamptacular Sunday -Anything Christmas


Thanks for stopping by:0)

Bad News, Good News, Sale, and a RANT!

Okay so I will start with the Bad News; so to say. Paper Makeup Stamps will no longer be doing their stamps in the beautiful red rubber; or any kind of rubber for a matter of fact. Each time I have worked with a PMS image I will say that I just love it and ALWAYS asked myself how could Katie(the owner) do it to keep her prices so low for such good quality of stamps. Well it turns out she hasn't really been making any profits; more like paying for our stamps.

The GOOD NEWS is that all of the images will now be in Digital form. So don't expect those cuties of images to be gone. So now you will be able to work with PMS in a digi form and how much fun it is to play with them; making them bigger, or smaller, merging...etc. etc..

Now as a consequence of the bad news Katie is having a SALE! You will be able to purchase the rubber at a fraction of the price. Now remember that I said that the prices were already really low; so you can imagine you will be getting awesome quality of rubber for a steal(45% lower!)! Please visit the PMS blog for Katie's post and your discount code HERE.

So if you are still around it is time for my RANT! I am so sad to see that stamp companies like PMS that have amazing customer service are not making ends meet, I mean they have super cute images, great quality, and amazing people behind the scenes. Now for me customer service is a BIG thing; and recently I am getting really turned off by one particular company that has super cute images and HORRIBLE customer service. I am talking about Magnolia. Now I know they have such cute images and I am keen on their stamps as I started my stamping with Magnolia images. But there are a few things that really bug me about Magnolia at the moment.

With the StampClub kit
 1. I was worried that my stamps were very uneven; I mean one side was about 3x the thickness than the other side. Didn't even want to mount it because thought that perhaps my parcel had been defected and I could get it replaced. I tried getting in contact with the company and did not have any luck; tried e-mailing them, to the e-mail that they have on the website, through the blog, even through the TOMIC ladies who have contact with them; but nothing.
2. Next they have one price advertised on the website of  kr399.00= to about $56.86 USD now when the kit was charged the price was 434.00 plus an exchange rate adjustment totaled to $66.57.
3.Last about the kit I feel like they keep the best images off of the kit. I know that I just would have been a lot happier to just pick 3 stamps that I absolutely love and not have the bunch that are cute cuz they are but now I want others that are not on the kit.

As a conclusion I am just upset that such a big company doesn't care about it's customers. The images are cute but I think I will order more from other companies that do care about their customers. If I do order Magnolia I am thinking it will be through a company like Simon Says that does care about the person receiving the stamps.

 Now I would like to know if anyone else is bothered or has had issues with Magnolia? Or am I the only person that has been having these issues? Please do share!

Not so GIRLY!

Yesterday was the oh so famous Black Friday and I spent the day home to my crafting and bogging. I must admit that I didn't have a babysitter or else I would of gone to at least one store to get my dose of madness!
Today I would like to share this card that I made for my niece. She is such a sweet girl and I love the way that she is not too girly; yet she still has her touch of girly. She will not wear dresses anymore but is not a total tomboy. So I made this card and tried to make it not so girly. The papers are Marjolaine from BasicGrey; I have layered my panels and given them a bit of a doodle on each one. Also added bling swirls, pearls, a great big bow, and  some buttons with cord.

When I first saw this image from Saturated Canary it immediately reminded me of my niece with those glasses and her big eyes and little smirky face. Her name is Ivy and you can find her HERE. I have colored her with Copics but did not jot down the colors...Sorry : ( Wish I had cuz I am really liking her hair.

 The inside has complimentary papers with ribbon band and the doodle lines also.

 The ticket sentiment is from Whimsy, stamped on kraft, inked around the edges and with a touch of bling.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
SaturatedCanary- Anything Goes 
Moving Along With The Times- Ribbons and Bows 
Pals Paper Arts - Pearls
Sarah Hurley Challenges - Buttons
Fab 'n' Funky -  #100 Happy Birthday
House of Gilli - Flourishes
Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Some Tickets
Stamps R Us - Bling It On   
Paper Sundaes - Beautiful Bows

Thanks for stopping by; and hope you have a wonderful weekend:0)

Hugs;
Janette

You Rock My World Boy!

I made this card for a very special cousin. He did like the babe that I sent him:0) So meet Star from Kenny K; aint she just so darn sexy? Love it! I kept this card fairly simple since it is for a boy! I have added some canvas material and some satin ribbon with no bow! and That corner Whimsy corner swirlies have been embossed. The ticket sentiment is from also Whimsy. Papers are from DCWV Rockstar Stack; ribbon, star brads, pearls are all from stash:0)

 Here is a closer view of Star, I just love the way her hair is flowing and how she is embracing that guitar. Look at that super seductive eye peeking out, love it!

 I have almost matched the inside to the front panel; except I have embossed the top paper and left out the other details.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday- Sketch *LATE*
Kenny K's Krafty Grilz- DT Call 
Rainbow Lady's -Cards for Men 
Pals Paper Arts - Pearls
Whimsical Wednesdays - texture
Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Some Tickets 
Kenny K Krafty Girlz  - Kids Rule
Challenge Up Your Life - #57 Music
Totally Gorjuss -  #107 Swirly Whirly

Whoo hoo this is my second post and I think I will do one more today:0)
Thanks for stopping by!