Happy Holidays to You!

Gallery Stand Outs

Hello! Roxana here, and I'm bringing you the Gallery Stand Outs this month. These are the layouts I picked from Plum Dumpling's gallery at Funky Playground.

First a page that makes me smile, Our Christmas List by Tomosia. Still Believing was the perfect choice for this layout. I love how she added her list in the negative space and the mats behind her cute pics are just fantastic! 

Next is Xmas Reflections by Kayjay. I love her use of one of the Season's Greeting Borders word art  and the ornaments hanging from it. The glitter corners add a perfect touch to her fantastic photo!

12 Months Title Page by Nikki. This template from Year in Review Templates is just awesome, makes the perfect cover for any year book. The idea of using the Mats of the Months Club in black and white is very creative and adds an elegant touch to the layout.

Last but not least Christmas Wishes by Shaynesgirl. Her Christmas Tree is just fabulous with the pics as the hanging ornaments, that is creativity! She used Still Believing the kit and Still Believing Templates.

All the images are linked so you can go and leave some love. 

Keep uploading your pages to Mary's gallery, you could be the next GSO!!!

Have a great day!!!

Tutorial: Recoloring using Mat of the Month Club Papers

This tutorial will show you how to recolor the Mat of the Month papers to match your favorite kits! This tutorial is written for Photoshop Elements.

1. Open your file in Photoshop Elements. You may want to duplicate this file so you don't accidentally save over the original!

2. Insert a new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N) above your paper and fill it with the desired color. 

3. Change the blend mode to color.

4. Your paper will now look like this. Look at the areas that were black. Are they the color you want them? Not yet...they are still too dark. So we have to lighten them. Don't worry about the rest of the paper. We'll worry about that in a minute...

5. Duplicate the color layer and change the blend mode to Screen. (If you want to darken the color, you would set the blend mode to Multiply.)

6. Now to take care of the background because It's quite green. Duplicate your original paper (Ctrl+J) and bring it to the front (top layer).

7. Change the blending mode of this layer to Overlay. Now the background isn't as green as it was!

8. I decided to duplicate the Overlay layer again to see what effects it would have and liked this version better. You can also adjust opacity and other blending modes to see what you like. All done!

9. Here is the same technique (same settings and everything) using the paper with the black background.

Happy recoloring!

Day 12: 12 Day of Templates (and a paper pack in a pear tree)

Today is the last day of our 12 Days of Templates, so I have something special for you! My first release is a new set of Year in Review templates. I love this set! It really does have something for everyone! And you don't have to limit yourself to year in review pages. You can use them for birthdays, vacations, reunions, cover pages, the list goes on and on! I also have a new paper pack out today called Mat of the Month Club. It's a wonderful addition to your scrapping stash! 

Year in Review is on sale for $2 today only! Mat of the Month Club Paper Pack is on sale for 20% off this week only! I'll be posting a tutorial tomorrow on how to recolor these awesome papers to match any LO!

Congratulations to CRAZY MOM OF 6 who has won both of these new releases! Email me or PM me at Funky Playground Designs to receive your coupon code!!

Here's some awesome inspiration from the CT!

Only a few more days to enter your LOs in our Freebie Challengeand our Product Highlight Challenge! Any easy way to earn Plum Dumpling Dollars!

Sneaky, Sneaky Peek!

Hello there everyone!

I'm here to bring you a sneaky, sneak peek for TWO new releases tomorrow! Here's a LO by Denise that uses both releases. How would you like a chance to WIN both new releases?!

Just leave a comment on this post and you'll be entered to win! I'll announce the winners tomorrow morning!

Good luck!

Day 11: 12 Days of Templates

On the eleventh day of templates my true love gave me to me...2 pagers and template therapy!!!

We have a BIG day of releases today! I have my BIG set of 2 page templates, 30 Day has September and it is on sale for a BIG 67% off!! WOW! Today only! And there's a second set of templates re-releasing today...Group Therapy Templates! Add them to your cart now!

Pick these awesome template packs up for $2 today only! Tomorrow they will return to full price! 

Product Highlight- Still Believing

Hi!  Dawn here!  This month we are highlighting Still Believing!  All during this month, different CT members will be posting layouts with this kit. It will be 30% off this month and at the end of the month, we will give one lucky winner a $10 gift card to Mary's new store at Funky Playground Designs. This kit is perfect for all those Christmas memories that still need to be scrapped (admit it, you know you have them!!!  Those countless photos of the kids unwrapping their gifts, or the trips to 5 different relatives houses in one day?!).  Check it out at Funky Playground Designs:

http://funkyplaygrounddesigns.com/store/product.php?productid=26239&cat=0&page=2

For your chance to win the kit, here is what you need to do:

 

--If it's not already in your stash, hop over to the Plum Dumpling Designs store, HERE, and snag Still Believing for 30% off.

--Create a layout with the kit, and upload it to the PDD gallery at Funky Playground Designs HERE.

-- leave us a comment with a link to your layout in the gallery, on the following blog post:  http://plumdumplingdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/12/product-highlight-dont-stop-believing.html

--Watch the PDD blog on the first month in January (Jan. 2) to see if you've won!

Be sure to come back on Mondays throughout December to see different ways the PDD CT has played with Still Believing

 

Here are my layouts for a little added inspiration:

Happy shopping, and Merry Christmas!

Day 10: 12 Days of Templates

Today's release, Still Believing Templates, is a brand new set to coordinate with my Still Believing kit and word art!

Congrats to ALICIA who has won the Still Believing Template pack! Alicia, email me or PM me at Funky Playground for your coupon code!

Here's some cheery inspiration from the CT!

Be sure to check out our monthly challenges: December Freebie Challenge and our Product Highlight Challenge!

Have a lovely day!

Mary has something new heading your way!

Hi everyone Lisa here!! It's that time of the week again...to check out the sneak peek!

Mary has a really great item coming to her store this week. Check it out!

And Mary is giving you a chance to win this product ;) Leave a comment below and she will pick a random winner on Friday.

Good luck!


But wait- there's more!
Eve here with a suprise coupon for you! Today only- 30% off everything in the shop!  Use the code pdd-winter30fun


Enjoy!

Day 9: 12 Days of Templates

On the ninth day of templates my true love gave me to me...fun for the entire family!!!

Today you'll find my Family Fun Templates in the shop for only $2! If you haven't noticed, I LOVE putting lots of photos on a page. It's the practical scrapper in me! I always have so many pics from an event and like to use a lot of them for my pages. Family Fun Templates are no exception! They have lots of photo options with clean lines and fun for everyone!

Stay tuned for a sneak peek on the blog and a chance to win my BRAND NEW template set out tomorrow!!

Pick this awesome template pack up for $2 today only! Tomorrow it will return to full price! 

Day 8: 12 Days of Templates

On the eighth day of templates my true love gave me to me...more templates to tell my story!!!

Today you'll find Storytime Templates in the shop for only $2! Get those typing fingers out and get ready to tell stories with these templates!

Pick this awesome template pack up for $2 today only! Tomorrow it will return to full price! 

Day 7: 12 Days of Templates

On the seventh day of templates my true love gave me to me...templates to use year-ly!!!

Today you'll find 12 Months of Fun Templates in the shop for only $2! If you like these templates, stay tuned because I'll be releasing a BRAND NEW set of Year in Review templates later during our celebration!

Year in Review templates are not only great for reviewing your year, but they are awesome for birthday parties, holidays, reunions...any time when you have oodles of photos you'd like to scrap!

Pick this awesome template pack up for $2 today only! Tomorrow it will return to full price!

Still Believing Spotlight

Emilee here spotlighting Still Believing. Remember Still Believing is 30% off at Funky Playground Designs all month.

I love the versatility of this kit. The doodles are super fun, but did you also know there are also two different vintage postcards included in the kit? These make gift tags simple and fun. I made this tag to attach to some homemade bread by simply using the provided postcard and some other fun kit elements:

And since my mom is a collector of vintage Christmas cards I made her a gift tag as well. I put two tags on a 4x6 canvas to print, cut and paste onto her gift--which isn't wrapped quite yet.

I didn't even add any elements to this one--it was just perfect. Go grab this kit, make some fun Christmas creations and maybe you'll win the $10 gift card to Plum Dumpling's new store at Funky Playground Designs.

Day 6: 12 Days of Templates

On the sixth day of templates my true love gave me to me...four ways to tell my story! 

In an effort to stock my new shop with goodies, I'm going to be having a 12 Days of Templates Sale!! Each day a new template set will be released. For that day only, it will be on sale for $2! You can't beat that! I'll also be releasing some BRAND NEW templates during the 12 Days, so stay tuned!

Today you'll find Tell Your Story Templates in the shop for only $2!

Pick this awesome template pack up for $2 today only! Tomorrow it will return to full price! 

Day 5: 12 Days of Templates

On the fifth day of templates my true love gave me to me...five golden frames! 

In an effort to stock my new shop with goodies, I'm going to be having a 12 Days of Templates Sale!! Each day a new template set will be released. For that day only, it will be on sale for $2! You can't beat that! I'll also be releasing some BRAND NEW templates during the 12 Days, so stay tuned!

Today you'll find my Framed Templates in the shop!

Pick this awesome template pack up for $2 today only! Tomorrow it will return to full price! 

Day 4: 12 Days of Templates

On the fourth day of templates my true love gave me to me...paper pieces going crazy! 

In an effort to stock my new shop with goodies, I'm going to be having a 12 Days of Templates Sale!! Each day a new template set will be released. For that day only, it will be on sale for $2! You can't beat that! I'll also be releasing some BRAND NEW templates during the 12 Days, so stay tuned!

Today I have my very first template set as a designer. And I still love it! I gave it a teeny facelift and now it's looking better than ever. Here are...Paper Pieces Templates!

Pick this awesome template pack up for $2 today only! Tomorrow it will return to full price!

Day 3: 12 Days of Templates

******WINNER****** We forgot to post a winner of our November Product Highlight! Congratulations to SHARI!! Email me or PM me at Funky Playground Designs to receive your code!

On the third day of templates my true love gave me to me...templates perfect for a quilt bee! 

In an effort to stock my new shop with goodies, I'm going to be having a 12 Days of Templates Sale!! Each day a new template set will be released. For that day only, it will be on sale for $2! You can't beat that! I'll also be releasing some BRAND NEW templates during the 12 Days, so stay tuned!

Today I have another of my favorite sets. This set is not your typical template set, but can really be used to make your scrapping stash sing...Patchwork Templates!

Pick this awesome template pack up for $2 today only! Tomorrow it will return to full price! 

Day 2: 12 Days of Templates & FREEBIE

On the second day of templates, my true love gave to me...a set that had me feeling grid-dy!

In an effort to stock my new shop with goodies, I'm going to be having a 12 Days of Templates Sale!! Each day a new template set will be released. For that day only, it will be on sale for $2! You can't beat that! I'll also be releasing some BRAND NEW templates during the 12 Days, so stay tuned!

Today's release is Feeling Griddy Templates. Embrace your love of grids with this handy template pack.

Pick this awesome template pack up for $2 today only! Tomorrow it will return to full price!

I also have a FREE template for our December Freebie Challenge! I figured while we were celebrating template style, our freebie should be a template as well!

DOWNLOAD HERE

Challenge Details: Each month we have a freebie challenge here on the blog. Complete the challenge with the freebie and 50% Plum Dumpling Designs products, post in my Designer Gallery at Funky Playground Designsand link us up here at this post. From those entries, we'll choose a random winner to receive a $5 coupon to my shop. There is a link on the sidebar so you can click back to this post easily when you finish your LO. I can't wait to see what you create!

Congratulations to ANNA who is our winner from last month! Email me or send me a PM at Funky Playground Designs to receive your $5 code!