Peachy Keen Stamps - Emboss It Challenge Winner

Good Morning Everyone! I am so excited to announce our winner for two of my FAVORITE wintertime stamp sets - Peachy Keen Santa & Snowman Winter Greeting Card set!! Can you believe we were just FIVE entries short of giving away the Ciao set?? I know! But not to worry, we'll keep that set safe in the PKS Bloggy Vault (a.k.a. my office hehe) for a future giveaway soon!

And without further ado... Random.org chose #78 which is....

78. Court!!

Congratulations, Court!

Please email me your shipping details and we'll get those prizes out to you asap! :)

Thank you SO SO much everyone for playing along in this challenge! We have many exciting things happening in the new year like a different guest designer each week on the Peachy Keen Stamps blog, More streamlined challenges here on the Challenge Blog here and opportunities to showcase YOUR work in blog hops and more! Stay tuned for more details!

You're probably noticing there is no new challenge posted today. Our designers have the rest of the month off! We wanted to make sure everyone had plenty of time to finish their gifts, spend time with their families, and not have to worry about finishing another project during the busy holiday season. Keep watching, though, I just might throw a few mini challenges out there during the next couple of weeks for both our Tuesday and Let's Face it Friday participants.

On behalf of the entire Peachy Keen Family, we thank you so so very much for an exciting, happy and fun-filled 2010, we are SO looking forward to another magical year with the Peachiest Designers and fans around! We couldn't do this without each and every single one of you! ~ Angelica :)

Let's Face it Friday Paper Bag Challenge WINNERS!

Hi Everyone! Just a quick post tonight to announce our Paper Bag Challenge winner! I am so sorry I completely forgot to pick the winner on Friday with all the excitement of my mom's super amazing surprise birthday hop! If you got a chance to hop along with us this weekend - THANK YOU! You really made her day a special one.

Also, you'll notice there was no new challenge posted on Friday as our designers have the rest of the month off! We wanted to make sure everyone had plenty of time to finish their gifts, spend time with their families, and not have to worry about finishing another project during the busy holiday season. Keep watching, though, I just might throw a few mini challenges out there during the next couple of weeks! ;)

We LOVED seeing your creations for the paper bag challenge - it's proof that one little paper bag can be used in so many ways! I was also surprised to hear that some people did not have easy access to them. I apologize! I always ask for "paper" at my local grocery store, so I always have tons of them. LOL ;) Next time I will try to think of something a little more universal. ;)

SOOOOO onto the winners!! Random.org chose..........................

4. Teresa B {When It's Cold Outside}

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19. Linda Lapotka {PK-480 Winter Face Assortment}

Congratulations, Teresa & Linda!!

Please email me your shipping info and we will get those prizes out to you asap!

Thanks so much again for playing along. We have so many fun things planned for the PKS Challenges in 2011, we know you're gonna love it!

Have a wonderful week, everyone!! Happy Holidays!!

Angelica :)

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge 42 :: Emboss It

Good Morning Peachy Friends! I hope you are all enjoying the holiday spirit and soaking up every creative moment you can. We have a very exciting post today so please, be sure to grab your java or tea and enjoy all the amazing creations our Design Team has created for you! And don't forget to check out the prizes at the bottom that you'll be playing along for - we're throwing in an extra prize if we make it over 100 entries!!

Before we move on to the next challenge, I'd like to congratulate our winner from Challenge #41!

Random.org chose... 13. K Andrew!!!
Yippee! Please email me to claim your prize! ;)
Thank you SO much to everyone who played along in this challenge!

And now, onto the next one...

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THE CHALLENGE:

Create a card or layout using an EMBOSSING technique
You can either HEAT emboss or DRY emboss {or both if you wanna be fancy}
There are no limitations, but if you have Peachy Keen Stamps, 
you are encouraged to use them!

Please link your blog post URL to Mr. Linky before December 21st.
(the actual posting closes 12/20 11:59 p.m. PST)

We'll use Random.org to generate our RANDOM WINNER (only one entry per person, please) on 12/20 to receive the prize package posted after all the DT submissions!

If you've never heat embossed before, and want to give it a go, here is a quick tutorial I found online. Just Google "Basic Heat Embossing Instructions" and a lot of tutorials pop up! It's really fun once you start playing around and trying different colors/images!

I read a great tip in Paper Crafts magazine this month from Kelly Marie Alvarez - use a dryer sheet & rub over your cardstock before stamping to remove any static. This way the embossing powder will only stick to the ink! Thought that was pretty nifty!

Now for our beautiful DT samples - they do such an amazing job!! Please visit their blogs to see which stamps they used to created their projects!

Viv

Lorie

Janice

Nikki

Emma

Samantha

Lisa

Here are the two stamp sets you'll be playing along for:
(One lucky winner will receive both sets!)

PK-332 Peachy Keen Santa Set

PK-328 Snowman Winter Greeting Card Set

As an added holiday treat, if we make it over 100 entries, we'll also give away a 12 piece Copic Ciao set (valued at over $50.00) to another lucky random winner!

Good Luck Everyone, we can't wait to see your creations!!!

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Let's Face It Fridays - Paper Bag Challenge

Hi Everyone!! Welcome back to another Peachy Keen "Let's Face it Friday" Challenge! Every other Friday our 5 Fabulous Face Designers create inspiring projects for us & other Peachy Keen Face fans to enjoy! We give out awesome prizes and give you challenges to get your mojo going! {For those who do not have any of our stamps yet, there's a challenge every other Tuesday on this blog which is open to any products you have! We have lots of chances to win PK Stamps there, too!}

We SO appreciate your help in getting LFIF's off the ground, and if you haven't heard, we are going to have even MORE opportunities in the new year to Guest Design with our awesome DT and earn some free stamps! If you haven't submitted your info to me yet, you have until December 8th! If you have emailed me, thank you! I am still in the process of going through and looking at everyone's blogs so if you haven't gotten a confirmation email from me yet saying I received your application, don't worry! It's coming soon- promise! ;) Now onto the next challenge....

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First, I want to congratulate 6. Kimberly T. - our RANDOM WINNER of the Winter Frolic Cricut Cartridge!! Yippee! It's such a fun little cart, you're going to love it! Pairs oh-so-well with our snowmen faces!! Kimberley, please email me your info so I can get this out to you asap! :)

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Alright, here it is - the next challenge! This one is a challenge, but at the same time it's FUN and you can re-use something you may have otherwise thrown away. Ready for it?

THE CHALLENGE
Using a lunch sack or a paper grocery bag, create a winter-inspired project. Some ideas can be a set of ornaments (staple two pieces of the lunch sack together), stamp the paper bag & use as wrapping paper, a holiday gift bag (paint both sides of the bag with gesso first if painting it), spray with archival mist to use as an element in a scrapbook page, crinkle and use distress ink to create an aged element, use the brown bag to wrap a frame or pail, or make a craft that a child could help you create (puppets)! The sky's the limit, and the more creative, the better!

• Design must be new
• Project must include Peachy Keen Faces
• Link to Mr. Linky before December 16th
  

Our DT has put their creativity caps on and came up with these deeeelightful projects for you!


Kim
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Heidi
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Erin
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Joanna
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{Ruthie's will be up by Monday! ;)}

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And now....what you'll be playing along for!
We'll draw TWO random winners
ONE will receive "When It's Cold Outside" Cricut Cartridge
ONE will receive PK-480 Christmas Character Assortment!

Good luck everyone!!! I know I am going to LOVE what you all come up with!

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