Still have a chance to enter our Inspiration Challenge

Our inspiration challenges are so great. The photo's we use always capture some sort of creativeness. Whether you draw from the color scheme, or the layout, inspiration comes in many forms!



And here are a couple inspiring projects:

Angelique


Mackenzie




You have until April 19th, by 11:59 pm PST to enter. Make sure you leave a comment on the original post here. Good Luck.

Blog Hop Winner

Happy Sunday!

We're here to announce the blog hop winner. And the lucky participant is...Lillian Child!!!!

Please contact us within 48 hours to claim your Fairy Tales Rubber Stamp set. If we don't hear from you by Tuesday, March 29th 5:59 pm PST we will have to draw another winner!

Congratulations again. You will love this set.

Sketch Challenge

Still have a little time to enter our sketch challenge.

We'd love to see what you come up with. Deadline is Tuesday April 5th by 11:59 pm PST. The prize is one or two digital images of your choice.

Here is some inspiration:

Patricia C



Lawren




Aren't those images adorable? Come on give it a try. Now's as good of time as any! Good luck.

Let's Go to the Hop!

You know what time it is, it's Blog Hop time! I'm glad you stopped by to join us.

This month our theme is Spring. I love spring! We need the rain where I live since doesn't rain much so I look forward to it. I remember singing "April Showers" in the school choir and that tune runs through my mind at this time each year.

This month's prize is our Fairy Tales Stamp set. This set comes with 6 fairy tale themed images, Snow White, Thumbalina, Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Alice in Wonderland and Sleeping Beauty. The set is worth $21.95.

All you have to do to enter is simply go to each team members page, comment on today's post and come back here to comment and let us how much you enjoyed the hop.

A winner will be announced on Sunday, March 27th by 6:00 pm PST. You will then have 48 hours to claim your prize. Make sure you send us an email by clicking the contact us tab at the top of the blog.

Here is the line up:
Patricia H
Angelique
Axa
Kimme
Sherry
Jennifer
Kerry
Virginia
Patricia C

Happy Blog hopping!

Enter our Color Challenge

to your project in our comment section here. If you use one of our images you will receive 2 free digital images, if you use one, you still receive one image. Great odds, and you get to be creative.

Here is the color palette:



You have until April 12th no later than 11:59 pm PST time to enter. What are you waiting for?

Check out a couple more samples from our design team members:

Axa's



and Sally's



It's simple to do. Simply use the color palette below and post a link here to enter.

Have you entered our Color Challenge yet?

What are you waiting for? You could win 1 or 2 digi's. It's simple. Here is our color palette:



And here are 2 more samples:

Kerry's:



Virginia's:



Both Kerry and Virginia used Patty in her Sunday best from our Patty's Bunny Wuv set. It is available for purchase now.

Hope to see your entry soon!

Freebie Thursday!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!

I hope you are not getting pinched too much! We have a great image to share with you today. But before we do that I want to let you know about our sale we will be having that starts tomorrow.

We are offering 25% off all products in the store. That's right, 25% off. The sale starts tomorrow. The coupon code will be on the blog. And the sale will end on March 31st. So make sure you visit. And if you are a subscriber to our newsletter or a past customer, your coupon code will go out today and you will get an extra day to shop before the inventory goes.

And now for the Freebie of the day:



Isn't this stork super cute? The image is 3.12 x 2.43 and is 72 dpi. I love the colors.

Now here's the best part...

Just click on the image, copy it, and paste it into your image software program.

That's right. You can use this image, free of charge!

There is just one catch... you cannot sell anything you create with this image, or any of our "Freebie Thursday" images. They're for non-commercial, personal use only. If you happen to share an image of your completed work online, attribution to our company is mandatory. Oh, and if you'd like to use these images to enhance your blogs and/or website, you can...just make sure you follow our "Freebie Angel Policy" here.

FREEBIE ANGEL POLICY

Our images posted under Freebie Thursday can be used to create any type of project you like for personal use. You may not use this artwork to sell. Crafts created for sale using this artwork in anyway, shape or form is strictly prohibited. These images can not be used in Trademarks, banners or buttons. You are welcome to use them to enhance a blog post or for personal art projects and or paper crafts.

If you would like to obtain a limited commercial license for these images, there is a licensing fee of $50.00. If you obtain the license fee, you will be allowed to use the images for sale and in button and banners, but they may not be altered in any way and there is a restriction on the amount of items that you can sell. Please email us for further details. InStyle Stamps reserves the right to change or alter this freebie giveaway program at any time.

Still Time for the Sketch Challenge!

We have a great sketch challenge going on. Here it is:



Check out these inspiring projects:

Allison



and Axa's



Enter now! The prize is fabulous. Post a link to your project in the comment section of our March Sketch Challenge.

March InSpriation Challenge and winner

It's the 3rd hump day of the month and that means it's time for our new InSpiration Challenge.

3 Wednesdays of the month here at ISS we offer great challenges! The first Wednesday is our Sketch Challenge, the 2nd Wednesday is our Color Challenge and the third Wednesday is our InSpiration Challenge. Each challenge has a prize ranging from 1-2 digital images to a whole rubber stamp set. Their fun and easy to join. Simply create a project using our featured color palette, sketch, or inspriation photo and post your link in the appropriate post's comment section. We will select a winner and notify you the day of the challenge. You will then have 48 hours to contact us for your prize. That's it! Easy peasy.

So now let's announce last month's InSpiration Challenge winners: It's Jan!!!! Congratulations.

But I'm not going to stop there. Since we had so many participants, I want you all to feel special so I'm going to give away one digital image from the set to each participant! Yay!

You have 48 hours to contact us. Please use the contact button at the top of the blog and email me your image choice from Tia and Cuddles- Rain or Shine rubber stamp set. Congrats again to Jan and to everyone.

And now for this month's InSpriation:



Here is Axa's take:



and Sherry's

Last Call for InSpiration Challenge

Haven't entered our InSpiration challenge? Well today is the last day. Make sure you post your project soon.



Here's a cute sample our very own Jennifer made. Cute right?



We are totally sure your's will be just as creative. Why not give it a try? What do you have to lose? We need a couple more entrants in order to give away our Tia and Cuddles Rain or Shine set. Go for it!

Making up for Freebie Thursday!

The post for Freebie Thursday didn't happen so today we are making up for it. Here is the latest installment:



This image is sized 4.86 x 5.55 and is 72 dpi. Doesn't this image just scream spring? I'm hoping it comes soon. :)


Now here's the best part...

Just click on the image, copy it, and paste it into your image software program.

That's right. You can use this image, free of charge!

There is just one catch... you cannot sell anything you create with this image, or any of our "Freebie Thursday" images. They're for non-commercial, personal use only. If you happen to share an image of your completed work online, attribution to our company is mandatory. Oh, and if you'd like to use these images to enhance your blogs and/or website, you can...just make sure you follow our "Freebie Angel Policy" here.

FREEBIE ANGEL POLICY

Our images posted under Freebie Thursday can be used to create any type of project you like for personal use. You may not use this artwork to sell. Crafts created for sale using this artwork in anyway, shape or form is strictly prohibited. These images can not be used in Trademarks, banners or buttons. You are welcome to use them to enhance a blog post or for personal art projects and or paper crafts.

If you would like to obtain a limited commercial license for these images, there is a licensing fee of $50.00. If you obtain the license fee, you will be allowed to use the images for sale and in button and banners, but they may not be altered in any way and there is a restriction on the amount of items that you can sell. Please email us for further details. InStyle Stamps reserves the right to change or alter this freebie giveaway program at any time.

Wanna see some more inspiration from our new releases?

Easter is right around the corner. Have you started your projects yet? Well we have the perfect sets to help your creativity!

Here is Patty in her sunday best from our Patty Bunny Wuv set available now created by Jennifer:



And our very own Virginia created a little something something using the flower from the same set:



This set comes with 6 rubber stamps that are deeply etched and works perfectly with any coloring medium you select.

Make sure you stop by and pick up one for you or maybe even for a friend!

New Color Challenge and last month's winner

Hello Happy Hump Day!

Thanks for stopping by. Are you have a great week? I will reserve my comment when I have something better to say lol. My mom told me if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Right?

So without keeping you in suspense, let's announce our winner and then show our next color palette.

I was hoping to get more participants in the challenges this month and offered a Patty's Pretty Posies set for giveway if we reached 10 entrants. Sadly we didn't, but we still chose a winner and they still get a digi. Yay! The winner is Dorcas! Please email us at the link above under the contact us tab. Check out the website and let us know which image you'd like and we'll email your. Remember, you only have 48 hours to claim your prize.

Now on to this month's challenge. Here are the colors:



Now these colors I can work with. I love green's and blue's. And here are a couple of samples using the color palette:

Sherry's



And Jennifer's



Sherry used Tia reading her bible from our Tia and Cuddles - He is Risen set. Jennifer used our Easter Tree from Patty's Bunny Wuv set. Both sets are on sale for $19.95 in the store now.

You have until April 11th, 2011 by 11:59 pm PST to enter. You could win either 1 or 2 digital stamps depending of if you use one of our images or not. So what have you got to lose? Help us spread the word about our challenges and don't forget to enter!

Last Call for Color Challenge

Today is your last chance to enter our color challenge. We need a few more entries in order to give away that Patty Love set. If we don't meet our number we will still give away 1 or 2 digi's depending on if one of our images were used.

Here is the color palette:



You have until tonight by 12:00 pm PST to enter. What are you waiting for?

Operation Write Home Bunny Hop

Welcome to our stop along the Operation Write Home Bunny Hop.  You should have hopped here from Jan  if not you will want to go back to the Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Blog so you don't miss any of the wonderful creations.  

Today's hop is all about Spring and Easter.  It's nice to think about such nice warm thoughts after a long hard winter.  If you would like to donate any Easter cards the deadline is March 18 and Mother's Day cards must be to the shippers by March 31.  This helps insure that the cards can make it to their destinations in plenty of time for our troops to send home to their loved ones.  If you have never sent cards to OWH before the list of their shippers and all the information you need to know can be found here

Now for the cards:

From Kimme

From Virginia 

Now hop on over to Kimme's blog to see what else she has created.

Release Day

Tia


AND

Patty



ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE HOUSE!!!!

Here are some more projects featuring both our resident cuteness:










Make sure you stop by and get em'while their hot!!!

Sneak Peek Tia and Cuddles

Is it Thursday already? Wow time flies by. I'm glad though. My hubby was deployed to Afghanistan and he won't be back until October so I'm counting the weeks.

Today we are sneak peeking Tia and Cuddles - He is Risen. This set is a mix of cutesy images with religious symbols.

Our Tia and Cuddles He is Risen set comes with 6 rubber stamps and will sell for $19.95.



So let's meet Tia holding her bible:



And our a lovely sheep:



A cross:




Tia painting eggs with her bestie:




A flower pot:




And lastly a lovely basket filled with eggs:





Both Tia and Patty will be available tomorrow morning. So make sure you snatch them up fast. We're expecting to sell out by the afternoon. They were a huge success at CHA.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peek and New Sketch

Happy Hump Day peeps! Hope you are having a fantabulous morning! We've got our new releases and our sketch for the month of March. This month we have 2 Easter themed sets but before we get into all that, let's announce our winner.

And the winner of February's sketch is Ruza's Craft Corner! Congratulations Ruza, you have 48 hours to claim your digi. Please click on the contact button at the top of the page to email us.

And now for our sweet releases. Today we are featuring our new sketch for the month of March for our sneak peeks. We are showcasing Patty's Bunny Wuv set.

Here is our sketch:



And let's meet Patty wearing her Easter best:




Bunny himself:




Here's a beautiful flower:




And Patty holding a basket:




Wow what a fabulous tree:




And lastly a lovely egg:



This set is so versatile and perfect for all your Easter projects because Easter is April 24th so you have way over a month to be creative. Woo hoo!

Our Patty Bunny Wuv set comes with 6 rubber stamps. This set and our Tia and Cuddles He is Risen set (peeking tomorrow) will be available for $19.95 on Friday.

I love Patty, she is adorable!




So why not buy the set and enter all of our challenges this month? You have until Tuesday, April 5th by 11:59 pm PST to enter the sketch challenge. If you use one of our images for the sketch, you could win 2 digital images. If not, you are still a winner and will receive 1.

Join us tomororw as we showcase Tia and Cuddles new set. She is just as cute! Trust me.

Thanks for stopping by.