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Make It Monday #166: Debossing Stamped Images

Debossed stamped images? Dawn, you've got us intrigued. We'll be hitting "play" along with everybody else this month. 

 

 

If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.

--A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.

--Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and debossed stamped images.

--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).

--Add your project to our InLinkz list below.

--You will have until 7am, Monday, June 2nd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.

--We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye. 

--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday,  June 2nd, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!

An InLinkz Link-up

 

EDITED TO ADD THIS WEEK'S WINNER:

 

 

Congratulations to Sarah.Boirin for being randomly selected as this weeks winner!  Please email Customer Service and provide the email address you would like your $25 gift certificate sent to!  And a big thank you to everyone else who participated in this challenge.  There were so many amazing entries!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

May 2014 Blog Hop

Today we are excited to present the BIG monthly Blog Hop that Papertrey Ink hosts for all of its talented customers to show off their skills! The Blog Hop is an ALL DAY EVENT!  An Inlinkz list is posted below and you can add your link anytime up until 11:30pm EST.  And don't worry if you didn't get a chance to make a project and play along, there is a contest for non-participants as well over in our forum in the designated thread. I look forward to seeing all of your creativity!

A day dedicated to seeking inspiration through projects utilizing Papertrey Ink products.   This event allows all of our customers who enjoy sharing inspiration & artwork with their peers do so through their personal blogs.

Today, 10 am EST until 11:30pm EST.

photo credits- roses:::maile's ikat cards:::bowls:::floral print:::tulips

 

It is amazing how popular the color combination of aqua and melon is!  I have seen it popping up in fashion, home decor, textiles and so much more!  Now it's your turn to play around with this popular color combination!  Pull out all of your Aqua Mist and Melon Berry supplies (or colors close to these) and create a masterpiece or two! We look forward to seeing your creations!

  

 -Participating bloggers can add their link to the appropriate list here anytime between 10am EST and 11:30pm EST on May 25th within the InLinkz list below. The title of your post should be "Papertrey May Blog Hop Challenge".

-Customers & participants alike can peruse all of the links and absorb all of the amazing inspiration that will be shared!

-After you have made your way through the list, simply return to our forum and participate in all of the fun!

-You can chit chat with everyone in the Blog Hop forum! Take this time to praise your peers efforts, discuss anything new you might have learned and which projects really offered something unique!

-The three random blogger participant winners will be announced Monday morning on our forum and highlighted here on my blog!

-You can enter our Blog Hop Forum contest. There is a special thread posted in our forum specifically for this purpose asking a question. Please only post once, as the winner will be picked via the Random Number Generator. The forum contest will end at midnight EST and the winner announced Monday morning.

-Create a project while you are here, using the new inspiration you have gathered from the Blog Hop. You can post your projects in the gallery, even if you do not have a blog! We are looking forward to all the fun today!  Thank you for joining us!

 

EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNERS:

 

 

Lynn created a fun and clever card with just a few simple elements!  Nicely done!

 

 

Leigh Penner created a stunner with her gradiant background and heat embossing!

Karen Walker got creative with her watercolored butterflies.  So lovely!

An InLinkz Link-up

Make It Monday #165: Artsy Watercolor Backgrounds

Watercoloring is all the rage right now. Combine that idea with Betsy's unique talent and you've got something special to learn this week. 

 

 

If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.

--A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.

--Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and Betsy's watercolor technique.

--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).

--Add your project to our InLinkz list below.

--You will have until 7am, Monday, May 26th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.

--We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye. 

--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday,  May 26th, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!

An InLinkz Link-up

 

EDITED TO ADD THIS WEEK'S WINNER:

 

 

Congratulations to Diana K. for being randomly selected as this weeks winner!  Please email Customer Service and provide the email address you would like your $25 gift certificate sent to!  And a big thank you to everyone else who participated in this challenge.  There were so many amazing entries!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

May 2014 Blog Hop Challenge

The May Blog Hop is not taking place until May 25th, but we thought we would share the challenge as well as the inspiration photos here to give you a head start.

A day dedicated to seeking inspiration through projects utilizing Papertrey Ink products.   This event allows all of our customers who enjoy sharing inspiration & artwork with their peers do so through their personal blogs.

The actual Blog Hop will take place on May 25th, beginning @ 10 am EST.

 

photo credits- roses:::maile's ikat cards:::bowls:::floral print:::tulips

It is amazing how popular the color combination of aqua and melon is!  I have seen it popping up in fashion, home decor, textiles and so much more!  Now it's your turn to play around with this popular color combination!  Pull out all of your Aqua Mist and Melon Berry supplies (or colors close to these) and create a masterpiece or two! We look forward to seeing your creations!

Today is the Day!

The day we have all been waiting for is finally here!  Can't you just feel the anticipation in the air!  Now is your chance to be one of the FIRST to get to play with all of the amazing paper crafting goodness that we are offering up this month!!!  I wanted to let you know a few things about the day today so you can know what to expect!

The release party begins right now, at 7am EST on our forum.
Be sure to stop by our forum and enjoy the camaraderie and chit chat about all of our new products.  It's entertaining and a super duper way to pass the time until you can begin filling your cart.

Stamp Set & Die Reveal NOW @ 7am EST, just scroll below or CLICK HERE.

I have revealed all of the stamp sets in their entirety below, as well as all the dies.  This way you can have everything in one place and make informed decisions about your purchases.

You can't have a party without a contest.
Scroll below to find the "Release in Review & Release Contest" post with a question for you to answer.  Share your answer with us and you will be eligible to win:

a $150 PTI Gift Certificate
to spend on whatever you choose!

The contest will close at 9:30pm EST and the winner will be chosen via the Random Number Generator.  I will announce the lucky winner here before 10pm EST!

Release Ordering 101

I have added a page of information that will tell you all about the details of ordering during the release, procedures & policies you should be aware of and more.  Whether your new here or a regular, I think you will all find this information helpful.  You can find this information HERE.

May in a Nutshell!

You can always see a linked review list for each release on my Previous Countdown page, HERE.  But I have also added the list below, so it's easy to navigate while you are making your shopping decisions tonight.

DAY 1: Splat, Summer Sweetness, Phrase Play #4, Birthday Classics: June, Background Basics: Super Chevron

DAY 2:  Ballerina Beauty, Oopsie Daisy, Wet Paint III, Background Basics: Venice, Keep It Simple: Sympathy

DAY 3: Monthly Moments: May, Clip Tips

DAY 4: Rattled, Sweet Cheeks, Baby Bootie Die Collection

DAY 5: Life is Beautiful

May Release Winners

Be sure to stop by our May Release Winners Page to see if you were one of the lucky folks that won one of our amazing prizes over the last five days!

Shakers + Sprinkles Kit Pre-Order Update

We have nailed down final shipment dates with just about all of the vendors, we are just waiting for a few more details to come in. We are hoping to be able to provide an update shortly after the release. We know you all are excited to get these pre-orders and we are doing everything we can behind the scenes to help facilitate that!

Inventory Report.

You can check out our updated inventory report for this week HERE.

Don't forget: 10pm EST Product Release Time.

Just a friendly reminder that the new products will be released tonight at 10pm EST on our website.

Thank you so much for visiting throughout this exciting countdown and we look forward to seeing all of you throughout the day and later tonight!