Papertake Weekly / Winter Milly

My entry for this week Papertake Weekly following a sketch by the lovely Dawny.

I have used my 'Winter milly' stamp which is avaiable from Pink Gem Designs

Milly has been coloured with a mixture of Ciao Copic Markers and Koh-I-Noor pencils. I have added Flower Soft to the fur on her clothes and Stickles glitter glue to the snow

Papers are Cosmo Cricket 'Jolly by Golly' - Play Day

Meg Meets 2 Challenges

My entry for this weeks Stamp Something following a fab sketch by Ann. I am also entering it for a Spoon Full Of Sugar where the challenge is 'Baby's 1st Christmas'

I have used my 'Meg In Hat & Scarf' & 'Big christmas Hugs' stamps which are available from Pink Gem Designs

Meg has been water coloured using Tim holtz Distress Inks with Flower Soft added to her hat & scarf.

Papers are Cosmo Cricket 'Jolly By Golly' - Silly Chilly

Something A Bit Different

 Something a bit different from me today. It is my dearest Mam's 75th birthday on Tuesday so I wanted to make her something a bit more elegant rather than my usual cutsie style of cards

A bit out of my comfort zone here but I did a bit of blog hopping for inspiration and I came across a beautiful card..... see here...... by Julie of 'Julies Inkspot' which inspired me to make this card

If you have never visited Julie's blog then you are in for a treat as her work is breathtaking!!

I used white Core-Dinations Card stock which I have inked up with chalk ink, a dovecraft stamp which I have had for ages and never used, sentiment printed on the computer & punched flowers and pearls

Montain Ash Crafts Demo

Had a lovely time at Mountain Ash Crafts today! I was showing how to watercolour my stamp images with Tim Holtz Distress Inks

I also met a few of the lovely people who frequently  pass by my blog ...... that is the nicest part of doing a demo!

I  managed to pick up a few crafty bits and peices that I have been looking for like Polar White Flower Soft, pale pink Stickles & Cut & Dry Foam.....oh and a few other things too!

'Snowflake Mimi' meets 2 challenges!

My entry for this weeks Cute Card Thursday 'Glitter Me Silly' and Sketch Saturday .

I even managed to take a photograph in 'good light' today too!

I have used my 'Snowflake Mimi' stamp which is one of the new releases from Pink Gem Designs

The image has been watercoloured with distress inks and stickles glitter glue added to her shoes and belt

Papers are October Afternoon 'Good Cheer/Sugar Cookies'

By the Cute & Girly Challenge

What a dark and dismal afternoon again! Great card making weather but no good for taking photo's of them after they are finished........popped this one under the daylight lamp again....but it hasn't done it justice!

I am entering this card for the new By The Cute & Girly Challenge which takes place on the 1st of every month. This month the theme is 'Winter Wonderland'.

I have used my new stamp 'Mimi in Coat & Scarf' which is a new stamp just released from Pink Gem Designs. I have water coloured Mimi with distress inks and added lots of stickles to the fur on her clothes and to the snowflakes.

Happy Birthday Pink Gem Designs!

Pink Gem Designs was launched excactly one year ago today! We started selling from our blog with just 4 Mimi designs and soon things began to snowball. Following our success we launched a website in May last year and the business has since gone from strenth to strenth ......... we now have 138 stamp designs online! We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our wonderful customers for their support during the last year!

Janet xx

Good News!

Two brand new Mimi stamps are now onsale on the Pink Gem Designs website......see them here

The other good news is many of you have been waiting for 'Snowy Sprinkles' and our top seller 'Winter Milly' to be back in stock........well they arrived from the factory today and are now on the website!

Ho Ho Ho!

What a dark and dismal day today is! I had to put this card under the daylight lamp to photograph it. Here is another Christmas card made using my 'Santa & Chimney' stamp and 'Ho Ho Ho' sentiment both available from Pink Gem Designs. I have coloured the image with Ciao Copic markers and gone for bright papers to try and cheer the day up! These are lovely  Cosmo Cricket papers and are called 'Jolly by Golly'

Introducing Mimi In Coat & Scarf

Here is another sneak preview of a new Mimi stamp coming to Pink Gem Designs soon!...... & I have just had news from the factory that the new stamps are arriving tomorrow........so watch out for them on the website tomorrow evening!

Holly Jumper Milly does the Triple Challenge!

I have entered 3 challenges with one card this week. I have followed a lovely sketch by Sonja over at A Spoon Full of Sugar, follwed the Colour Create Challenge by making my card in 'Blue, Silver & White'.........and I am also entering it for the Allsorts Challenge 'Bring Out Your Bling'

I have used my 'Holly Jumper Milly' stamp which is available at Pink Gem Designs. Milly has been water coloured with Tim Holtz Distress Inks and you can see a tutorial on her being coloured Here. I have also added plenty of glamour dust for a touch of sparkle!

Distress Ink Tutorial

I keep being asked to do a tutorial on watercolouring with distress inks so we have put one on the Pink Gem Designs Website.......and here it is!

It was my middle childs 30th birthday last weekend and my older son made this cake for his brothers surprise birthday party. It is a copy of his first ever car, an old Mini which he lovingly restored!

15% Off Fairies

Good morning everyone! The good news is my computer is now fixed and some other good news is .......we have 15% off all Fairies until the end of November including our ever popular Snowy Sprinkles!........see them here

A Sneak Peak - Snowflake Mimi

A little peak at one of two new Mimi designs coming soon to Pink Gem Designs.......she is called 'Snowflake Mimi'........isn't she sweet!

Mountain Ash Crafts

I will be at Mountain Ash Crafts on Saturday 14th November. I will be doing a demo on how to watercolour my stamps with Tim Holtz distress inks. I will be there between 1-4pm so if anyone fancies popping by to say hello then please do! Mountain Ash Crafts is located in the Halfpenny Green Vineyards in the beautiful south Staffordshire countryside and is well worth a visit!

Teddy & Snowman

Sorry to have been missing for 24hrs but I have not been able to access my blog at all until this morning. The computer is very iffy at the moment and anything I can connect to in the mornings I lose in the afternoon.....so I have quickly posted a card before it dies on me. We have a good neighbour who is a computer expert........he is coming tonight to take it apart and rebuild it. Windows 7 will also be installed if need be so I will be missing from early evening until tomorrow when hopefuly things will be back to normal (fingers crossed)
Anyway the card has been made with my 'Teddy & Snowman' stamp which is available from Pink Gem Designs. The image has been watercoloured with distress inks and stickles added for a touch of Christmas sparkle. I have gone for the 'all white' look again as I am just loving this at the moment!

Computer Problems

Anyone else having computer problems this last couple of days? I keep getting error messages and then losing internet connection. Have had the computer switch off all afternoon to give it a rest. I can get on my blog now but I can't get into Pink Gem Designs website at the moment.....help!

Guest Designer!

Morning Everyone.......sorry I am late posting this but I lost my internet connection yesterday morning and things are still a bit hit and miss with my computer
Anyway I am pleased to announce our new GD at Pink Gem Designs is Christine aka Nanaseaside. Christines cards are wonderful and I am sure you will agree when you visit her blog!

Competiton Winners!

The winners of the two competions are:-

Win 6 Pink Gem stamps of your choice (subject to availability) - Lorna of Lorna's Card Corner Lorna was chosen using the random number generator

Where Have I Been? - Jane of Jem's Crafting Blog guessed the correct resort where we had spent our recent Spanish holiday which was Mojacar. Jane wins 2 Pink Gem stamps of her choice (subject to availability)

So girls if you can email me at pinkgemdesigns@googlemail.com with your stamp choices and details I will pop them in the post tomorrow

Now as for the guest designer winner I am going to have to keep you all guessing until tomorrow. We have been away all weekend as it was my sons surprise 30th birthday party last night and we have just arrived home. I am feeling very tired and need to study the entries very carefuly before I make a choice. It is not going to be an easy choice to make as there has been so many wonderful entries...... so pop back tomorrow to find out who it is!

Win 6 Pink Gem Stamps / Guest Designer

This post will stay at the top until November 1st:-

Win 6 Pink Gem Designs stamps of your choice, subject to availability!

Here is what you have to do to enter:-

1. Make a card using any Pink Gem Designs stamp and post it on your blog. It's OK to use a stamp that you already have.

2. Post the card on your own blog with a link back to this blog. You can enter as many times as you like. The more cards you make the more chances you will have in the draw.

3. Leave comments here each time you post your cards so I can come and visit your blog as I am also looking for our next 'Guest Designer' for the Pink Gem DT

All the entrants will be entered into a draw which will take place on November 1st and the winner drawn at random will win 6 Pink Gem Design stamps of their choice, subject to availability!

I will also announce the new Guest Designer! Please note that the Guest Designer will be chosen separately. COMPETITION NOW CLOSED!

All White

My entry for this weeks Colour Create Challenge which is 'All White' apart from the image. I have used my 'Christmas Bear' stamp wich is available at Pink Gem Designs. The bear has been watercoloured with Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I have used White Core - Dinations CS with a bit of cuttlebugging here and there!

All That Sparkles!

My entry for this weeks Simon Says Stamp and the challenge theme this week is 'All That Sparkles' so I have been quite liberal with the glamour dust! I have used my 'Winter Hoot' stamp which is available from Pink Gem Designs. This is quite a large stamp so a large acrylic block is needed which we also sell on our website. The image has been coloured with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

Baby Sell Out - Back In Stock!

Our very popular 'Baby's 1st Christmas' stamp is back in stock again at Pink Gem Designs. I know a lot of you have been waiting for this cute little stamp so don't delay as we have only a limited amount available!

Where Have I Been? - Competition

Morning Everyone! We arrived from a warm and Sunny Spain yesterday afternoon to a damp and drizzly UK.........and the central heating is not working :(
Never mind it is nice to be back really......... I will be going to collect little Gem from the kennels this morning.....can't wait to see her! She usualy goes mad and licks me to pieces lol!
Anyway I am running a little competition.......we went to Spain but can anyone guess the resort by looking at the photo? I will leave the competition open for one week...... any one who gets the correct resort will be entered into a draw to win two Pink Gem Design stamps of their choice (subject to availability) Only one entry and one resort guess allowed per person!
Good Luck! x COMPETION NOW CLOSED!

Sketch & Stash/ Christmas Denny

My first attempt at a 'Sketch & Stash' Challenge using 'Christmas Denny' which is available from Pink Gem Designs....isn't he a sweetie! I have coloured Denny with distress inks and added glamour dust for a touch of Christmas sparkle!
This will probably be my last card for a couple of weeks as I am going away soon......and have got so much to do!
I am hoping to go to the NEC on the 7th November (as a shopper) so if anyone else is going drop me a line! I know the wonderful Tab is going and I would so love to meet her! I will try and get over my 'fear of driving on strange motorways/roads' for just one day lol! X

Website News

Just a quick note to tell you Pink Gem Designs will be closing for one week from 16th October until 25th October. Orders will still be taken but can not be dispatched until Monday 26th October. Orders taken before 12pm on the 16th October will be dispatched on that day. We are very sorry for any inconvienience!

Sketch Saturday / Snowy Sprinkles

I was up bright and early today and got the urge to make a card while still in my PJ's! I have followed this fab sketch on Sketch Saturday using 'Snowy Sprinkles' which is available from Pink Gem Designs.......see her here. Sprinkles has been coloured with distress inks with glamour dust added for a touch of sparkle to the fur on her clothes. The coregated card is made by Inkcraft. I found packets of this in a sale last year so bought lots of it........I am so pleased I did as I just love it!

Not A Christmas Card!

No Christmas cards today! I have made this card for our little niece Isabel who will soon be 8yrs old. I have used 'Thoughtful Sprinkles' and 'Hugs & Kisses' sentiment stamp....both are available from Pink Gem Designs. The image has been coloured with distress inks with glamour dust added to the wings.

Keep 'em coming!

I am just loving looking at all your Pink Gem creations! (see competition above) Don't forget you can enter as many times as you like.....so you will have more chances in the draw. We will be using the random number generator to choose the winner of the draw. We are also on the look out for a new Guest Designer to work with us at Pink Gem Designs for three months November,December and January....... the guest Designer will be chosen seperately!
So come on girls (&boys) 'Get Creating'

Winter Kaya

I just had to make a card with this little cutie 'Winter Kaya' . She is the latest Manga style Christmas release from Pink Gem Designs. The image has been coloured with distress inks and glamour dust added for a touch of Christmas Sparkle! The DP is Cosmo Cricket 'Jolly By Golly'