Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Pinspired Challenge #4

Welcome back for our fourth challenge!  The Pinspired Design team is having so much fun with these challenges and we hope you are, too!  We love having all of you play along and we enjoy seeing all of your fabulous creations!  If you haven't already checked out the winners from our previous challenge, scroll down to the post below!

Now on to the inspiration piece for this challenge:
Feel free to interpret this inspiration photo any way you see fit.  Are you inspired by the color scheme, the rustic feel, or the bold lettering?  Anything goes!  Just make sure the project  (card, layout, altered item, etc.) you create for this challenge is a new one.  Also, don't forget to share the challenge #4 badge in your blog post in order to be eligible for the prize.

The Sweet Stamp Shop is joining us as sponsor again for this challenge!  They are offering the winner of this challenge a $10 gift certificate to their online store.  The Sweet Stamp Shop just released some awesome new stamp sets, so be sure to stop by and check them out. 
Sweet Stamp Shop is a hand drawn polymer stamp company dedicated to creating fun and unique stamps that are easy to use, fun to color, and super 'sweet'! Visit our blog and you'll probably catch us teaching new techniques, staying in front of trends, and giving you a great source of daily inspiration. 
 With an incredibly talented design team and *the* sweetest customers on the block, Sweet Stamp Shop is a one stop shop. Take a moment and visit us on Facebook, Twitter, or our blog and say hello! We love to meet new friends and cheer on our 'old'! Sweet Stamp Shop wishes you 'sweet' stamping and happy crafting.


We can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge!  To get you started, here is a little inspiration from the design team using some of the Sweet Stamp Shop's fabulous stamps:










THE DETAILS:

To be considered for the prize, you must do the following:
  • Share our inspiration photo on your blog and link back to the challenge site in your entry post.
  • If you are uploading your entry thru another form (Flickr or Facebook), we ask that you tag the side and add a like to the challenge post.
  • You can combine up to three other challenges with your entry.  
  • Each challenge, three runners up will be chosen by the design team and win a "Pin Pal" badge for their blog!  A winner will also be chosen by the "Pin Heads"  (AKA Design Team) and will win not only a "Pin Perfect" badge for their blog, but also a prize from a sponsoring company!  

This challenge will end on March 7 at 11:59pm central time and the winner will be announced on the following Monday.  To keep up to date with all we have going on, like us on Facebook and follow us on Pinterest, Twitter, and Flickr!  We can't wait to be "Pinspired" by you!



Monday, February 25, 2013

Pinspired Challenge #3 Winner

 We had a lot of sweet cards for Pinspired Challenge number three.  We really enjoyed seeing them all and reading how you were inspired by the pin.  Thank you to all that participated.  You are truly sweet.  What's also really sweet is this weeks challenge sponsor.
Thank-you so much for providing the winner a $10 gift certificate to Sweet Stamp Shop.  Speaking of the winner.  Let's see who won Pinspired Challenge #3. 

 This super lovely card from
 Congratulation Samantha!
Please feel free to add the "Pin Perfect" badge to your blog and contact Nicole at (info@sweetstampshop.com) for your prize.

Now for Pinspired Challenge #3 "Pin Pals"

All great cards and if you take a look, they are all lovely in a very different way.  We love all the diversity of ways you are inspired by the pins.  Thank-you all so much for participating and please don't forget about our next challenge which starts tomorrow.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Pinspired Challenge #3

It's time for our third Pinspired Challenge and this time we have a fun, valentine pin for you to work with:

You do not have to create a valentine, though.  You can use whatever inspires you from this pin whether it is the color scheme, the shapes, or the patterns.  Anything goes.  We do ask that you make a new creation for this challenge and that you share our challenge badge on your blog (you must do this in order to be eligible for the prize).  For a list of the rules for this challenge, please scroll to the bottom of this post.

  Our sponsor for this challenge is the Sweet Stamp Shop!  
 The winner of this challenge will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Sweet Stamp Shop online store!  Be sure to head on over to their store and check them out.  They are releasing new stamps today!

Sweet Stamp Shop is a hand drawn polymer stamp company dedicated to creating fun and unique stamps that are easy to use, fun to color, and super 'sweet'! Visit our blog and you'll probably catch us teaching new techniques, staying in front of trends, and giving you a great source of daily inspiration. 

With an incredibly talented design team and *the* sweetest customers on the block, Sweet Stamp Shop is a one stop shop. Take a moment and visit us on Facebook, Twitter, or our blog and say hello! We love to meet new friends and cheer on our 'old'! Sweet Stamp Shop wishes you 'sweet' stamping and happy crafting!

 Sweet Stamp Shop

Check out what our design team made using some of the fun stamps offered by the Sweet Stamp Shop:








THE DETAILS:

To be considered for the prize, you must do the following:
  • Share our inspiration photo on your blog and link back to the challenge site in your entry post.
  • If you are uploading your entry thru another form (Flickr or Facebook), we ask that you tag the side and add a like to the challenge post.
  • You can combine up to three other challenges with your entry.  
  • Each challenge, three runners up will be chosen by the design team and win a "Pin Pal" badge for their blog!  A winner will also be chosen by the "Pin Heads"  (AKA Design Team) and will win not only a "Pin Perfect" badge for their blog, but also a prize from a sponsoring company!  


This challenge will end on February 21 at 11:59pm central time and the winner will be announced on the following Monday.  To keep up to date with all we have going on, like us on Facebook and follow us on PinterestTwitter,and Flickr! We can't wait to be "Pinspired" by you!

Monday, February 4, 2013

Pinspired Challenge #2 Winners

 Hi Pinspired Challenge players.
Thank you to all that played along with challenge #2.  The gallery was filled with amazing creations this week.  We also want to send a HUGH thanks to our wonderful sponsor for this challenge.

 Now for the Pin Perfect winner for challenge #2
This wonderful card by
 Congratulation Miriam.  
You can now add the "Pin Perfect" badge to your blog. 

Now for the awesome top three Pin Pals

Congratulation ladies.  All your cards were lovely.  Please feel free to add the "Pin Pal" badge to your blog.

It's so nice to see all the wonderful creations in the gallery.  Thank you to all who played along this week.  We hope you will be inspired to play with our next challenge on February 12, 2013.