Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Pinspired Challenge #10


Welcome to the Pinspired Challenge Blog!  I can't believe we are already beginning our 10th challenge!  For this challenge, we have a fun and colorful pin to inspire you! 


Please be sure to create something new for this challenge and share the badge above on your blog.  You may combine up to 3 other challenges with this challenge.  For a full list of rules, please see the bottom of this post!

Now on to the good stuff...  
Our sponsor for this challenge is Bossy Joscie Flair!
She is offering the winner of this challenge a $20 gift certificate to the Bossy Joscie online store!  You must stop by her store and see all of the awesome flair she has for sale.  You can choose from all sorts of sayings and images in every color of the rainbow.  You even get to choose the backing that comes on your flair-foam back, pin back, or magnet back!


Bossy Joscie

Bio:
Joscelyne (Joscie, rhymes with bossy) Cutchens has been crafty for most of her life. She has dabbled in creating hand made papers, sewing, screen printing, book making and beading but her true passion is in photography, computers and paper crafts. Joscie says that Hybrid crafting is a great way to incorporate all of her passions in one hobby.
In June 2012, Joscie was named the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol 2012 through a vote based card making contest hosted by Paper Crafts Magazine. She is a contributor for the Everyday Storyteller vol. 2 book. She has been published in Creating Keepsakes Magazine, Memory Makers Magazine, Paper Crafts, Card Ideas for Paper Crafters, Simply Handmade, Scrapbook Trends Magazine, Scrapbook Trends: For the Home, and Scrapbook Inspirations (UK), and Scrapbooks, Etc. Online, Joscie has been featured as a guest designer for the Making Memories Blog, and has been highlighted at ClubCreatingKeepsakes, GalleryStandouts.com, and Gallery Pretties at OneStoryDown.com. Her creations have been featured in online magazines Scrapbook Dimensions, Digital Artist Magazine, Scrapstreet.com and Scrapbook.com.
Joscie creates bossyJoscie flair for use in crafty projects, wearing and use as magnets. Joscie is currently a Design Team member for  BasicGrey and Whisker Graphics and Co-DT Lead for  Punky Sprouts Design Team.
Joscie and her husband Troy were married in Honolulu, HI in 1996.  They have moved with the Navy through Hawaii, Alabama, Maine and back to Hawaii.  They are happily raising their sons Jalen (12) and Jordan (8) in Honolulu, HI.



Check out what the design team made using some of Bossy Joscie's super cute flair!












  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 through Flickr or Facebook, we ask that you tag the side and add a link 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 June 6 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, May 27, 2013

Pinspired Challenge #9 Winners

 Happy Monday and Memorial Day to all our American Pinspired players.
We're back to announce another round of awesome winners.  But first we must send a huge THANK-YOU to this weeks challenge sponsor.
 One very lucky pinspired player will win a $15.00 gift certificate to their store.
That Pin Perfect Player from Challenge number 9 is...

 Congratulations Cristine!  We loved the water colored ombre look you created based on the PIN.  Such a pretty card.  Please feel free to place the Pin Perfect badge on your blog and contact us at (pinspireddt@gmail.com) for your prize.

Now on to more pretty pink cards made for this challenge.  Lets send a big congratulations to this weeks Pin Pals.
Congratulations ladies, you all made wonderful cards.

Don't forget to stop by the blog tomorrow.  We have an awesome new challenge and a great new sponsor.  Both will put you in the mood for summer.


Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Pinspired Challenge #9



Welcome back for Pinspired Challenge #9!  Check out the inspiration photo we are working with this time:
Isn't it fabulous?!  There are so many elements to this party photo, that it shouldn't be hard to come up with something that inspires you!   Bold colors, fun pattern, sheer papers, or sparkle and shine..anything goes!  Please be sure to create a new project and add our badge to your blog post.  You may combine up to 3 other challenges with your entry.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Avery Elle!  
The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to the Avery Elle online store.

Avery Elle
Avery Elle offers fun and fresh clear photopolymer stamps, premium heavy card stock and coordinating grosgrain ribbon.  Our entire collection of image stamp sets has matching free .svg and .pdf cut files. Yes, we did say free!  If you have an electronic cutting machine, you have the ability to cut shapes for our stamp sets for no added cost.  How great is that?  All of our products are proudly made in the USA.  For our complete line of high quality products, ideas and inspiration go to www.averyelle.com.

Owner: Jamie Gracz <jamie@averyelle.com>


And now for a little inspiration from our design team:









 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 through Flickr or Facebook, we ask that you tag the side and add a link 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 May 23 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, May 13, 2013

Blog Hop Winners!

We hope you enjoyed our combined Blog Hop with Crafter's Companion! We have some winners to announce!

The random commenter that won (from Khristen's blog):


We had so many incredible projects that were entered.  It was truly tough to only pick one! The project winner is:


Please contact us at pinspireddt@gmail.com so we can get your gift certificates out to you! You have 14 days from today's post to claim your prize!


And Sanketi, please grab the badge below and display it proudly on your blog!!!






Don't forget to pop back in tomorrow for a brand new challenge and awesome sponsor!!!!!

Monday, May 6, 2013

Pinspired Challenge #8 Winners

Hello Pinspired Challenge players!
We were so excited to see all the amazing creations whipped up for our last challenge.  Thank-you all for playing along and supporting our challenge site.  
We would also like to thank Timeless Twine.
 Timeless Twine was our awesome sponsor for the whole month.  They will be rewarding one lucky player a $10.00 gift certificate to their store.

That PIN Perfect winner is
 Congratulations Michele, we loved how you captured the loving feel of pin #8.
Please contact us at (pinspireddt@gmail.com) for your prize.

We fell in love with so many of the entrees this time around.  
Join me in celebrating our top three PIN pals!

Congratulations ladies, proudly display the PIN Pal badge on your blog.

 Please don't forget about our BIG partner hop with Crafter's Companion USA going on right now.  You have two chances to win a prize from them.  Read more about it HERE.
Also tomorrow we will be welcoming a brand new challenge and sponsor so be sure to join us then!

Friday, May 3, 2013

Joint Blog Hop with Crafter's Companion USA!

Welcome to the Pinspired - Crafter's Companion Joint Blog Hop!

Just in case you are new to  Crafter's Companion, let me tell you a little bit about them:




Crafter’s Companion is a U.K.-based company with offices in Anaheim, CA and Northern England. Well known for our innovative paper crafting tools and accessories, our products are distributed and sold worldwide. Our most popular products include Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, the Ultimate Crafter’s Companion Tool, the Ultimate Pen Storage, embossing folders, and EZMagnetic Storage panels for metal embossing and cutting dies. Our staff prides itself on top-notch service with a 100% customer satisfaction philosophy. If we have exceeded your expectations, then we’ve done our job!




From May 3 - 5, we are showcasing Crafter's Companion stamps from Sheena's A Little Bit Floral collection.  You have TWO chances to win! You can hop around and comment on all of the blogs for one chance to win a gift certificate from Crafter's Companion (May 3 - 5, 2013).

For a second chance to win, you can play along!



Use the image above to create a project and post it using InLinkz  below.  You have until May 9, 2013 to participate for a chance to win a gift certificate from Crafter's Companion.  If you create and comment on the Blog Hop, that is two chances to win!

Here is the full Hop List:


Annette
Audrey

Please also check out the Crafter's Companion Blog for more inspiration!


I hope you will play along for a chance to win - the InLinkz is listed below! And don't forget to comment on all of the blogs for a second chance to win, too! Good luck and Happy Hopping!!!