May Flowers and A Hop

It's Monday and the 7th, which means we have a new Digi Makeover Challenge and a Blog Hop for you from Paper Makeup Stamps!  There's also new digis being released at PMS that you can see here - yay!

So, be sure to check out the beginning at the PMS Blog for a peek at the {new digis} and all the {prize details} for both the hop and the challenge.  Then if you're hopping along, you should have arrived here from Katie's Blog.  {wink}

I suppose my card looks more like summer flowers than May flowers now that I think about it. {giggle}  Oh well, I'm just so excited Faith, Hope, Love is being released as a digi set!  I love being able to flip and size digis so they don't all look the same scale and angle.  I used Paint.net for saving flipped versions and then set up my scene with the png files in Word.  I then used a brayer and post-it notes to create the sunny day effect like I learned from Michelle Zindorf's class.

Before you go, let me remind you that any rubber stamp inventory left in the PMS Store is on clearance for 75% off.  Just use the code CLOSEOUT75 in your cart.

Okey-dokey - time to hippity-hop to Tangii's Blog and see what sweet flowers she has waiting for you!


Challenges: SCS Featured Stamper #274 inspired by Heather's Sunrise Trees, Sassy Cheryl's #113 May Flowers, Moving Along with the Times Summer Sunshine, Pixie Dust Studio #125 Flowers, Little Darlings #22 Flowers, Scrapalicious Flower Power, Crazy Amigo Challenge Flowers, Crazy 4 Challenges #135 Great Outdoors, Speedy Fox #106 Three of Something, Crafty Catz #131 May Flowers
Images: Faith Hope Love digi set by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Basic Black
Ink: More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Printer ink for digi images
Accessories: Brayer, Post-It Notes, 1-1/2" circle punch for mask, SU! Photo Corner Punch, Gems, White Gel Pen, Sponge for edges

Make a Wish

Time for another Digi Makeover Challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps and you're going to love how easy this one is - a Birthday theme!  Don't forget to use a digi image on your birthday creation then link it up at the PMS Blog to be entered in our weekly digi giveaway!  {wink}  And check out some more birthday inspiration from the Digi Makeup Artists while your there too!

It so happens that my own birthday is later this week and I went ahead and used a few of my favorite things for today's card: CAS style, silhouette image (Dandy Wishes), bling (diamond for my birthstone of course), and turquoise blue.

Also - as an early birthday gift - I attended a couple of Michelle Zindorf brayer classes this weekend!  {thud - I know, right?!}  I'm still pinching myself that I got to meet her and make some gorgeous cards under her teaching.  She's just so clever and fun!  I did use my autographed brayer from her class to apply the blue inks to my background - very simple and straightforward for this card, but lovin' how it looks.  {grin}  Can't wait to have more time to practice what I've learned.

Stamps: Dandy Wishes digi set by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Printer, Tempting Turquoise, Not Quite Navy, Basic Black (sponged)
Accessories: Bling, Sponge, Brayer,  White Gel Pen