WELCOME TO THE MICHELLE PERKETT STUDIO "HOLIDAY MAGIC" BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Michelle Perkett Studio "Holiday Magic" Blog Hop! Merry Christmas everyone!

Can you believe that Christmas is just a week away?!? I want to thank all of you who participated in our hop this weekend and thank you for all of you who are hopping along! We have lots of fun planned for you!!

Our theme is of course Holiday Magic and our blog hop participants were to use their favorite Michelle Perkett Studio holiday image and make a magical creation with it, which is always my favorite thing about our hops!:)

Also, we asked everyone to share what is magical to them about the holidays. if they have a favorite holiday magic memory or maybe they find magic in the eyes of your children or their holiday traditions or their family and friendships? Do they find magic in volunteering to help those less fortunate or maybe they find magic in the holiday cards they are creating! I cant wait to find out!

My holiday magic is being together with my friends and family and how even more special they are to me during this time of year. I am always so sentimental at Christmas and hug them a little longer or laugh with them a little more and tell them how much I appreciate them because I dont see them as much as I'd like to during the rest of the year ( I think I need to work on that!) The magic of family and old friends never fades no matter how long its been since we've seen each other or talked with them.

I also have an extra special magical memory of Christmas with my Dad. He passed away in 1994 and Christmas was always extra special for me because we both shared the same birthday on December 25th. How cool is that!? A friend of mine told me once that I will always have this day to remember him and all the birthdays we shared and the birthday cakes we blew out candles together and that is just what I do. Even now, on Christmas Day I say, "Happy Birthday, Dad!" I know he is still here in spirit helping me blow out the candles on my cake!:)

And now for some holiday magic fun and games! I am going to ask you guys a question and for those of you who know the answer you can email/convo me at my Etsy shop or at Paper Craft planet,CDAD or SNR groups (or if you already have my email you can email me there, too, or you can just yell really loud!:)) with your answer and the winner will win my not yet released, "Missy the Mistletoe Fairy" image and here she is!:)

And here is how you can win little Missy - Just answer this question:

"What is the name of my mischevious stamp character who appears in the most digital stamp designs and who also appears under the christmas tree in a digital stamp that was recently released?"

Know who it is? Well here is another clue for you... the answer has 6 letters and those letters are waiting for you as clues along the way at our Holiday Magic blog hop! There are 6 blogs that have letter clues for you and all you have to do is find all 6 letters and unscramble the word and email me at Etsy with your answer!!

And there's more! Along the hop we are also giving away 2 more of my newly released holiday images called, "Tia the Holiday Fairy" and "Christmas Blessings Angel" so make sure you visit all of our blogs along the way and leave a comment to be entered to win one of my new digis!! All of our winners will be announced on the Michelle Perkett Studio Challenge Blog on Monday! Good luck and lets have some Holiday Magic Fun! Happy Hopping!

Your next Magical stop will be the blog of our talented DT Blog Coordinator, Jan!

And if you get lost you can come back here to our list of hoppers below, Have fun!

Merry Christmas!

Michelle:)

Jan

http://jans-gonestampin.blogspot.com/

Lee
http://stampingwithgrandmalee.blogspot.com/

Pauline
http://paulineguttrey.blogspot.com/

Marilyn
http://marilynscardsandmore.blogspot.com/

Karen
http://karensdigi.blogspot.com/

Kami
http://kamispapertrail.blogspot.com/

Rhonda
http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/

Marion
http://cardsbymarione.blogspot.com/

Mari
http://trailsofpaper.blogspot.com/

Tammy
http://mycraftcentral.blogspot.com/

Maria
http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com/

Andrea
http://AndreasScraps.com/

Shelley
http://shelleyscreations.blogspot.com/

Melissa
http://8ers.blogspot.com/

Michelle Perkett Studio
http://www.michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com/

20% OFF POINTSETTIA FAIRY DIGITAL STAMP THIS WEEK!

My little "The Pointsettia Fairy" Digital stamp is now 20% off this week at my Etsy Shop! And to see some amazing and beautiful creations with Poinstettia Fairy the Michelle Perkett Studio DT mermaids have created with her click here! I promise you will be incredibly inspired!!

20% OFF "HOLLY FAIRY" DIGITAL STAMP THIS WEEK!!

My little "Holly the Christmas Friendship Fairy" Digital stamp is now 20% off this week at my Etsy shop! And to see some amazing and beautiful creations with Holly click here to see what the Michelle Perkett Studio DT mermaids have created with her!!:)

Coming December 18th, the Michelle Perkett Studio Holiday Magic Blog Hop! More details coming this week!!:)

"SNOW FAMILY" DIGITAL STAMP SET NOW AVAILABLE!

Happy Holidays!! Are you ready to start making your holiday cards?!? Well you are in luck! My new set of "The Snow Family" digital stamps are now available at my Etsy shop!! Hope to see you there!!:)

SNOW GODDESS - 20% OFF THIS WEEK ONLY!!

BRRRRRR! It's cold outside!! But dont worry, the Snow Goddess has her warm muff to keep her warm!! She is one of my favorite digital stamps and she is 20% OFF THIS WEEK AT MY ETSY SHOP!! You wont want to miss this opportunity to own on of my most popular digis!!:) See you there!

And to see some lovely creations with the Snow Goddess, pop on over to the Michelle Perkett Challenge blog!!

COME JOIN OUR MICHELLE PERKETT STUDIO RELEASE PARTY!!

Its Party Time at Michelle Perkett Studio this Sunday at our CDAC Group!!

You are all invited to the "WOOFIE'S FIRST CHRISTMAS" RELEASE PARTY!! The party starts at 12PM Pacific/3PM Eastern this Sunday, November 14 and our two hosteses Marion and Margie have lots of fun party games, freebies and surprises for you! And three lucky winners will each win one of my new digital images!!


Here are the 2 new images and new set all starring Woofie the dog! Its his first Christmas and he is into everything he is so excited! He is jumping in the snow and rummaging thru all the presents under the tree and getting into so much trouble!!:) I hope you like them and hope to see you there!!

"SNOWMAN WITH HEART" IMAGE 20% OFF THIS WEEK!

Happy Saturday all!! I wanted to let you all know about a special promotion at Michelle Perkett Studio! One special image each week will be 20% OFF at my Etsy shop from Sat-Sat!! Marion will be posting the weekly image on her "Spotlight Saturday" blog post every Saturday along with her wonderful and warm blog entry at the Michelle Perkett Studio challenge blog.
This week my "SNOWMAN WITH HEART" digital image is 20% off from Saturday November 6th thru Saturday November 12 at my Etsy shop! He is featured at the top of my shop home page so you cant miss him!!:)

And while you are at the Michelle Perkett Challenge blog, check out our Under the Sea challenge this week!! See you there!!

Michelle

GOT MERMAIDS?

If you love Michelle Perkett Studio mermaids you are going to LOVE our Challenge at the Michelle Perkett Studio challenge blog this week!! Our DT has an "UNDER THE SEA" Challenge waiting for you that you wont want to miss!!


Here is a little sneek peek at our DT Mermaid's creations. A lovely card by Mermaid Marion using my Harmony Mermaid imgage!!

Hope to see you there!!

50 % OFF SALE!!

Happy Halloween everyone!! Dont you just love this time of year? I sure do! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and just love everything about it!

All of my Halloween images will be 50% off this coming Monday, November 1st , at my Etsy Shop (cant even believe its almost November!!:) The sale will be on from 12am to 12 pm PST on Monday so come by and stock up on your favorites!!:)

See you at the shop! Happy Halloween!!

WELCOME TO THE MPS "FULL MOON FEVER" BLOG HOP!

Welcome! You have just arrived at the first stop of the Michelle Perkett Studio "Full Moon Fever" Blog Hop!! We have lots of Spooky fun for you along the way and we also have lots of giveaways throughout the hop, too!! But dont be scared! We will make sure you dont get lost down the wrong path and bump into a werewolf or scary monster, since there is a full moon tonight!!:) Just keep to the hop path and you'll be okay!:)

Our blog hop theme is of course Halloween but for some of us that dont celebrate Halloween in their countries our blog participants were to share with us some of their traditions at this time of year in their home countries! How much fun is that!?!

We will be giving away three of my new Halloween images for 3 lucky winners!

The first one is called "SPOOKY SALLY"



















The second giveaway is called "THE HAUNTED TREE"




















The third image we will be giving away is called "TRICK OR TREAT"











And here is all you have to do to be entered to win:

You of course must leave a comment at each of the blogs along the way and then you must say "TRICK OR TREAT" in your comment as well!! That's it!

So lets get on with the Michelle Perkett Studio "Full-Moon Fever" Blog Hop!!

Our first participant is Sara!! Sara is a new member of our CDAC group and does not yet have a blog so I am posting for her here. I hope you enjoy her lovely Halloween creation and her fun story about her own Halloween traditions at her house!!


"I knew right away that I wanted to keep the focus on the witch and give her the green hairdo. So I coordinated her hair to the papers without too much distraction from the image. I used Tim Coffey's Halloween specialty pad and silver Stickles to accentuate the ends of the her hair. Every year on Halloween, we have the house decorated outside to the hilt and have my girls dress up in their costumes. My parents and my husband's mother come down every year to trick or treat with our girls. After trick or treating, we all go back to my house for pizza and to eat our "treats". The biggest tradition is we ALWAYS have to watch Charlie Brown's "The Great Pumpkin" before the night is over to top it all off --it just wouldn't be Halloween without it."

Thank you, Sara! I loved reading your story and your card is awesome!! Now please keep your hands inside your cars and keep to the blog hop path so you wont be seen by the scary creatures who love to come out and scare unsuspecting bloggers during the full moon!:)

Next stop on our hop is Pauline's blog! Make sure you stay on the path and go right over to Pauline's!! Have yourselves some Spooky Halloween fun!:)

The way to Pauline's is here:

"LORELEI" AND "ENCHANTED LOVE" NOW AVAILABLE!!

I have two new fall images that are now available at my Etsy shop!

"Lorelei the Autumn Fairy" and "Enchanted Love" are waiting for you at the shop! I hope you like them both!!:)

Michelle

NEW CANDY DIGIS NOW AVAILABLE!!

Hi everyone!!

I have just listed two new candy images at my Etsy shop that I thought would make really fun birthday and just because digital stamps!! Come and check them out and see some of my new images there as well!!:)

Michelle

HELP IF YOU CAN FUNDRAISER!

Hi everyone!

Alison at Stretch N Bubbles is having a fundraiser for her Dad who is very ill. Please check out the post and help if you can!

Here is the link:

WILLOW THE AUTUMN FAIRY IS NOW AVAILABLE!

I just finished my newest fairy digital stamp called, "Willow the Autumn Fairy" and I cant tell you how much I enjoyed working on her. Its been so long since I drew any fairies! I hope you all like her!!:) She is available at my Etsy shop here!:)

COME JOIN US AT OPERATION WRITE HOME!!

I am so proud to be the sponsor this week at Operation Write Home blog! It is such an amazing organization and being an Air Force Veteran its even more of an honor to be involved!

They have a really fun challenge for you with a couple of my freebies for you as well!! Come and check it out and have some cardmaking fun for a great cause!!:)

http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org/2010/08/michelle-perkett-studios-meets-owh.html

WILLOW THE AUTUMN FAIRY

I was sneaking in a little sketch time the other day, I havent had much time for that in the last week. I started to draw a goddess which turned into an angel which then turned into a fairy!!:)

I liked the direction this sketch was going but I knew it wasnt quite right so I left it until the evening and worked on it until I was satisfied with it as a fairy! The name Willow came to me right away so that is what she will be called!

I found this quote by Rumi and love it alot but not sure if its the right match for Willow, I have been writing some quotes of my own to go with her but still havent seemed to get the right one to go with her. I think she has the potential to be a very special digital stamp and needs the perfect sentiment/quote!!:) I know I'll figure it out!!:) Hope you like the new sketch!:)

WE HAVE A NEW DT!:)

We now have a brand new MPS DT and a new challenge and I would love for you to meet the new DT and join us for our challenge!:)

Head over to our challenge blog to meet the new gals and join us for our challenge!!:)

www.michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com

See you there!!

MPS DT CALL!!!

ITS DT CALL TIME AT MICHELLE PERKETT STUDIO!! CLICK HERE TO GET ALL THE DETAILS!!:)

WELCOME TO OUR "ALOHA DT BLOG HOP!!"

ALOHA!! You are at the first stop of the Michelle Perkett Studio "ALOHA DT BLOG HOP!!" We are honoring all of the first DT members of Michelle Perkett Studio and saying thank you and Aloha! This was my first DT ever and I am so thrilled that I had such a talented and wonderful group of designers!! Thank you to Pattie, Tammy, Nancy, Rhonda, Lynne, Terri, Jean, Ileana and also to our original DT members, Jana, Carlie, Kerri, Gini and Cabio!!:) Thank you!!:)

I want to tell all of you how much I have loved having you as a part of my first team and how much you inspired me and others with your gorgeous creativity!! I couldnt have asked for a more talented and beautiful group of ladies for my first DT!! Thank you for all you have done for me to promote my images and for your beautiful creativity that you shared with all of us!! I hate to let you guys go but I know that I will still see you all at our groups and challenges and I hope to keep in touch will all of you!! Your all amazing women, thank you from the bottom of my heart!!:) MWAH!!:) Big group hugs!!:)

Love,

Michelle (aka Mikela:))

Now lets all get hopping, shall we!?!:) I am giving away my 2 new stamps, "Camille" and "Stella the Summer Storyteller" to one lucky winner randomly at the end of our hop on Monday evening!! Dont forget to leave some lovin' at each blog, everyone worked so hard on their entries so let them know you were at their blog!!:)

I am posting Amanda's entry for her here, since she was having trouble with her blogger, so here is Amanda's beautiful blog hop entry and when you have visited Lee's blog you can skip over to Pauline's!! Enjoy!!:) Here is Amanda's....

This is a great way to start out a month!! HAPPY AUGUST everyone! I am so happy to be a part of the Michelle Perkett Blog Hop! We were given this INCREDIBLE image to work with (thank you Michelle!)...and also, this is a THANK YOU letter for the design team that's departing! We are so grateful for everything you've done...you've been an inspiration to us all each month...I know I appreciate you all and will miss your creations but we all hope you continue to share and bless us with your talents. Thank you so much! Aloha! Sincerely, Amanaka (aka: Amanda)


And here is Amanda's beautiful creation....





Your next stop on the hop is Helen!! Click here to see Helen's blog!!:)



You are here:

www.michelleperkett.blogspot.com


Helen:

http://h2designs.blogspot.com


Marilyn:

http://marilynscardsandmore.blogspot.com

Sandi:

http://oneofakindcreations-bysandi.blogspot.com

Tammy:

http://tmaynard.blogspot.com


Maria:

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com


Jean:

http://jeano9.blogspot.com


Claire:

http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.com


Lynne:

http://doodlebuglynne.blogspot.com


Randi:

http://hobby-for-sjelen.blogspot.com


Mari:

http://trailsofpaper.blogspot.com


Linda:

http://cardchallengesandmore.blogspot.com


Shelley:

http://shelleyscreations.blogspot.com


Pattie:

http://pattiescreations.blogspot.com


Lee:

http://stampingwithgrandmalee.blogspot.com


Amanda:

http://colouringourworld.blogspot.com


Pauline:

http://paulineguttrey.blogspot.com


Jan:

http://jans-gonestampin.blogspot.com


Ileana:

http://allthingsthatmakemehappy.blogspot.com


Jana:

http://stampingeek.blogspot.com


Tammy:

http://mycraftcentral.blogspot.com


Trish:

http://wwwhillsidecraftscouk-trish.blogspot.com


Denise:

http://myinkimprint.blogspot.com


Jasmine:

http://oysterflowers.blogspot.com


Kerri:

http://fotf-constellations.blogspot.com


Bev:

http://beeceecreativity.blogspot.com


Laralee:

http://racinggrandmacrafts.blogspot.com


Ann:

http://annfran9093.blogspot.com


Margie:

http://creativityplace24.blogspot.com


Rhonda:

http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com


Margaret:

http://deniquecrafts.blogspot.com



Michelle Perkett Studio Challenge Blog:

http://michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com

MERMAID LULLABY STAMP NOW AVAILABLE!!:)

Congratulations to Randi, the winner of my Name the Stamp Contest!! Randi's name was "Mermaid Lullaby" and it is now the new name of my new mermaid mom and baby image now available at my Etsy shop!!:) Thanks Randi!!:)

EVA THE GLAM MERMAID IS NOW AVAILABLE!!

Eva the Glam Mermaid is my newest mermaid is now available and she is ready to "swim" the red carpet!! She is always ready for her close up, carries her lip gloss in her seashell clutch and has dreams of being the next Ariel!!:)

Come join the paparazzi and see Eva on the red carpet!!:)

YOU ARE INVITED TO ABBY AND WALTER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY!!

You are all cordially invited to Abby's birthday party!!I just listed my newest digi called, "Abby and Walter's Birthday wishes" at my Etsy shop and you are all invited to come to the party!!:)

Hope you like this one! I had alot of fun with it!!:) Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!:)

SUPER DIGITAL STAMP SALE THIS WEEKEND!!

Hi everyone!!

I am having a SUPER SALE!! This Saturday and Sunday only I will be having a 40% OFF SALE at my Etsy shop so I hope to see you all there!!

Sale begins at 12AM SATURDAY thru 12 PM SUNDAY PST so dont miss it!! Its a great time to stock up on your favorite Michelle Perkett Studio images and I will be listing my new birthday stamp on Saturday!!

See you there! Have a wonderful weekend everyone and Happy Father's Day!!:)

NEW DIGITAL STAMPS!!

Oh, my poor blog has been so neglected lately!! Work has been so busy! I just miss the days when I could spend time writing and posting here!! So forgive me for not posting and especially for not visiting your blogs and saying hello!! I hope you all are enjoying lots of creativity out there!!:)

Here are my newest digital stamp images now available at my Etsy shop, I hope you like them!!:)

Here is Goldilocks, Junior, Harmony Mermaid and Emily and Sam!!:)

NEW MOTHERS DAY IMAGE NOW AVAILABLE!

I just finished my new Mothers Day image called, "Thanks, Mum!" I am dedicating it to my mother and also to all of the other mothers out there in honor of Mother's Day and of course, every day!!:)

I want to thank my "Mum" for all of her love and support, her sense of humor and for everything she does for me!! She is the most important person in my life and I just want to say, Thanks, Mum!! I love you!!:)

Happy Mothers Day week everyone!!:)

THREE GRACES BALLERINA STAMP NOW AVAILABLE!!

I FINALLY finished my new stamp, "Three Graces Ballerinas" and just listed her on my Etsy shop! It feels so good to finally get it done! It seemed that everytime I tried to work on it, something got in the way so its finally available!!:)

This image is based on the image in one of Botticelli's paintings, one of my all time favorite painters! I have always loved his work and I might have to do the Birth of Venus next!!:)

EARTH DAY BLOG HOP!!

Welcome to the Michelle Perkett Studio Earth Day Blog Hop!!

You are at the first stop! We are so glad you joined us!!

To celebrate Earth Day all of our participants were to create something using only recycled material (other than ink and markers/paint)and to get creative with their recycled plastic, paper, cardboard and whatever they liked, as long as its recycled!!:)

Also, there must be some green in each design as well!

Thank you to everyone who participated! I am so happy that all of you are doing your part in celebrating Earth Day!!:)

Your next stop is Robyn's blog!! Enjoy all the wonderful entries and please leave a comment on everyone's blog that you visit and let them know how much you appreciate their Earth Day creations!!:)


Robyn:

http://robynstime.blogspot.com/


Tammy

http://tmaynard.blogspot.com


Rhonda:

http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com


Abby:

http://abbyscreations.blogspot.com


Ellen

http://tinktime-tink.blogspot.com


Lee
http://stampingwithgrandmalee.blogspot.com


Betty

http://pinkglitterfae.blogspot.com



Lynne:

www.doodlebuglynne.blogspot.com


Kerri:

http://fotf-constellations.blogspot.com


Jennifer Scull:

http://justcoffeepleasestampsribbonspaper.blogspot.com/


Pattie:

http://pattiescreations.blogspot.com/


Claire:

http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.com/


Mary:

http://cr8iveme.blogspot.com/


Ileana:

http://allthingsthatmakemehappy.blogspot.com/


Therese:

http://theresetravis.net


Helen:

www.h2designs.blogspot.com


Shelley

http://shelleyscreations.blogspot.com/



Pauline:

http://paulineguttrey.blogspot.com



Jean:

http://jeano9.blogspot.com



Marilyn:

http://marilynscardsandmore.blogspot.com


Deanne:

http://a-scrapaddict.blogspot.com/


Sammi:

http://stuffbysammi.blogspot.com/


Tana:

http://kreativekaleidoscope.blogspot.com/

Therese:

http://theresetravis.net



MPS Challenge and Inspiration Blog:

www.michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com

PLEASE JOIN OUR EARTH DAY BLOG HOP!!

Its that time again!! Thats right!! Its Blog Hop time at Michelle Perkett Studio!!

This time we are Going Green for Earth Day and I hope you will all help the environment and have fun doing it!!

Please join us for our new Earth Day Blog Hop!! Details here!!

PRE-EASTER SALE THIS SATURDAY ONLY!!!

I am having a Pre-Easter Sale THIS SATURDAY ONLY April 3rd at my Etsy shop!! Everything in the shop will be 30% OFF!!! DONT MISS IT!!

(Discount will be taken off after purchase and refunded to your account)

NEW ANGEL COMPANY STAMP DESIGNS

I just finished another design for the Angel Company! What would a stamp set be without a pair of Angel Wings?!?:) I hope you all like them!

I am loving the designs in this set and cant wait for them to be made into rubber stamps! I will keep you posted!!:)

MORE ANGEL COMPANY STAMP DESIGNS

I just finished another rubber stamp design for the Angel Company! I love that they wanted a regular size/plus size angel and not a size 2!!

They are so easy to work with and they have loved all of my designs so far, its an artists dream job really!! I cant wait to get my next assignment!

I hope you like this one!:)

ANGEL COMPANY STAMP DESIGNS

Hi all!! I was hired by the Angel Company for freelance stamp design set for their June catalog and wanted to share one of my designs with you! There will be 8 designs all together that will be made into rubber stamps!!

The stamp set is called, "Playful Sophistication" and will have angel wings, (of course!) flowers, angel friends having tea, and a spoiled poodle!! I'll keep you posted when they are available in rubber!!:)

Please visit the angel companys website to purchase their beautiful stamps!!:)

NEW BFF MERMAIDS DIGITAL STAMP NOW AVAILABLE!!

I just listed my new little BFF MERMAIDS digital stamp on my Etsy shop and I hope you all like them!! I thought they were just two peas in a pod so the caption had to be BFF related!!:)

NEW ALICE STAMP NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Hi Friends!

I just listed my newest Alice in Wonderland digital stamp on my Etsy shop and I hope you like her! I have been having a really great time using my borders again for my designs. Its been a while since I have done borders and its nice to get back to playing with them again!

Hope you are all having a wonderful and creative day today!!

Hugs,

Michelle:)

MARLA'S RECIPE CARD CHALLENGE ENTRY

Hi everyone!! Marla doesnt have a blog just yet so I wanted to make sure everyone saw her lovely entry to our Recipe Card challenge this week!! Isnt it beautiful!! Thank you so much, Marla!!:)