November 2011 DECEMBER 2011 a creative lifestyle magazine from pink paislee a creative lifestyle newsletter from pink paislee 2012 DESIGN TEAM CALL submit your designs NEW: follow us on pinterest WINTER WONDERLAND EVENT IN REVIEW details inside
{comingsoon} {a winter wonderland} Last year while visiting friends in Colorado we were lucky enough to take a few extra days off to play in the mountains of Winter Park. We got to introduce our son to the world of skiing, snowmobiling, night sledding and the overall beauty that makes that area so majestic. Although the trip was short it was one of my favorites to date. This year we haven t seen any snowflakes appear on our doorstep (yet) but I know it is inevitable and I welcome the chance to take photos of my son making snow angels, and maybe even a lopsided snowman or two! If you missed the Winter Wonderland Event on the blog earlier this month - don t worry... you can go back and review each post in detail and all of the download links will remain active until next year. And last but not least, if you were waiting for our design team call be sure to check out page 10. Rebecca Cross Owner & Creative Director 2 I know it is funny to see a SNEAK PEEK of an upcoming collection for Spring when we are heading full speed into winter - but we just can t help ourselves; we love showing you what we are working on for 2012! In January we will head to the CHA Winter Show in Anaheim, CA and set up our trade show booth to show off five (YES 5) new collections, AND we are excited to announce the addition of another licensed artist to our product family; now before you start speculating who it is...i promise the news will be revealed SOON!
{table of contents} in this issue... EDITORIAL Founder & Creative Director Rebecca Cross Studio Artist Shawna Stobaugh CONTRIBUTING DESIGNERS Karen Grunberg 2 4 FOUNDER S LETTER with Rebecca Cross COMING SOON get a sneak peek of Pink Paislee s upcoming product releases UPCOMING EVENTS who what why 6 PRETTY IN PINK check out some of our Live Pink community creations! 8 PINK ON PINTEREST 10 DESIGN TEAM CALL Roree Rumph Greta Hammond THE GOODS Vicki Boutin Nancy Damiano Piradee Talvana Karola Witczak 5 WINTER now in stores WONDERLAND join the party and win! Michelle Lanning Danielle Flanders Mona Pendleton Live Pink is a lifestyle magazine published by Pink Paislee, LLC. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited without prior written permission from Pink Paislee. All rights reserved. For questions or comments email us at: info@pinkpaislee.com on the cover baby its cold outside by Karola Witczak Pink Paislee 9426 N. Kensington Ave. Kansas City, MO 64156 materials: patterned papers, ephemera, wood shapes: Pink Paislee other items include: cardstock, buttons, embossing folder. 3
{thegoods} get social with us (more pink! more often!) upcoming events Winter Wonderland Event Dec 1st-12th Pink Paislee Blog 2012 Desig n Team Call Entries due Dec.18th see page 10 for details CHA Winter Show Booth #2091 Jan 29th-Feb 1st, 2012 Anaheim, CA Inspired Journey Event May 18th - 19th, 2012 Manhatten Beach, CA. National Stationery Show Booth TBD May 20th-23rd, 2012 New York, NY 4 OUR LATEST DIGITAL COLLECTION {HOLIDAY MAGIC} FEATURING NORDIC INSPIRED PATTERNS AND ELEMENTS CAN NOW BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT JESSICASPRAGUE.COM! our entire shop is 35% off until 12/31/11
{Winter Wonderland Event} 12 Days of Handmade Holiday Projects Every year we host one of the best 12 Days Of Christmas Events right on our blog and this year we are switching it to a Winter Wonderland theme in order to focus on our latest product release: Snow Day! Our creative team will show you ways to craft holiday inspired projects during this busy holiday season including: Layouts, cards, ornaments, wreaths and so much more! Trust me, even though we have renamed the event there will still be plenty of gift giving going on! Each day we will post a new project from our creative team that includes step by step tips and tricks so you can create along with us; and we will also provide FREE printables and host daily blog drawings so we can give out secret scrappy gift boxes filled to the brim! (Wow that is 12 total prize packs...hint hint!) So start making plans right now to join us everyday December 1st - December 12th on the Pink Paislee blog! 5
{pretty in pink} Hand picked from our Live Pink Community These member gallery projects were created by readers just like you! Kraft papers and elements go so perfectly wth the snow day patterns and colors. FROSTY DAY ALICE CARMAN ALICECARMAN.WORDPRESS.COM materials: patterned papers, ephemera, bitty block alphabets Pink Paislee. downloading and printing the Snow Day digital papers and elements is easy; hybrid crafting doesn t have to be intimidating SNOW FUN LAUREL SEABROOK WANTTOSCRAP.BLOGSPOT.COM materials: Snow Day digital paper pack, element pack Pink Paislee Digital Kit. 6
{pretty in pink} continued SNOW DAY LEAH C. DARLNSNOTALONE.BLOGSPOT.COM materials: patterned papers, wood shapes: Pink Paislee. capturing those sweet expressions mean everything w a n t t o s e e y o u r p i n k p a i s l e e p r o j e c t h e r e? Just sign up for an account at www.livepink.ning.com (it s free) and then upload your pink paislee papercraft creations into our member gallery. It is that simple! You never know when we are going to choose your project for our next publication! 7
{ pinterest } we have a new pinterest page 8 Did you know that sometimes our creative team members design projects that never get featured on our blog? Fortunately for us we still get to see them - but we know you might have missed it! That is why we have created a new Pink Paislee PINTEREST page to highlight all of the projects created by our creative team throughout the year! This is a great way to see even more Pink Paislee projects in one place and you can follow your favorite designer easier this way too; of course you can also PIN your favorite projects for reference later! These cards designed by Karola Witczak were uploaded to our Live Pink gallery last week and we were just blown away by all the ways she used our Snow Day collection to create these mini masterpieces. We are so proud of our creative team and this is just one of the reasons our Pinterest page will become one of your favorite gallery destinations. We didn t want you to miss these handmade cards so we decided to feature them here in our newsletter for you to enjoy! View all of our team galleries on Pinterest today!
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2012 DESIGN TEAM CALL Last year we were so busy we did not hold an open call for our design team but this year we are ready to see what you ve got! We are looking for 15 new members to join our team in addition to 6 guest artists for 2012. Pink Paislee provides the following to all permanent team members: LOTS and LOTS of FREE Product FREE product from our trading partners Compensation for monthly assignments Compensation for trade show samples Product Discount For Teaching Opportunities Private Forum Name & Bio on website (coming in 2012) Designated Pinterest Gallery Designated Live Pink Gallery Pink Paislee requires the following from all of it s permanent team members: 2 projects a month (as assigned or requested) 2-4 projects for trade shows (2-3 times a year) participation in blog hops or special events open communication and weekly forum check in social networking (sharing your projects on your blog, online galleries, facebook and twitter) social sharing (share or retweet our news and updates atleast twice a month as requested) creative design and fresh ideas! We are pretty sure we have the best team structure on the planet! We actually pay you to create every month and we give you the tools you need to be successful! In 2012 we are going to be searching for team members who can commit to a full 12 month term and give us 110% each and everytime! If you love our products and you want to show off your talents to the world then we want to hear from you! PLEASE FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES TO SUBMIT YOUR DESIGNS TO US; WE CANNOT ACCEPT ENTRIES THAT ARE INCOMPLETE OR ARE MISSING INFORMATION. THIS OFFER IS OPEN TO DESIGNERS IN EVERY COUNTRY. COMPENSATION DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED TO SELECTED CANDIDATES. TERM WILL BE 1/1/12-12/31/12. PLEASE SEND SUBMISSIONS TO REBECCA@PINKPAISLEE.COM SUBMISSION GUIDELINES DUE DATE: 12/18/11 1. Send us 3 project images that show off samples of your best designs! 2. Image size should be no bigger than 600 pixels wide at 72 dpi so the email file size is manageable. Please send image attachments and not links to images on Flickr or online galleries. 3. Provide us with your full name, full address, & phone number. 4. Please include a link to your blog. 5. Please answer the following questions in your submission email: Do you have a facebook or twitter account? Do you work outside of the home? What is your favorite type of paper crafting project (layouts, cards, altered art etc..) Do you have any interest in teaching? Do you have any interest in traveling to events if needed? Do you know how to scrapbook with digital papers and elements? Do you ever do any Hybrid Crafting? Have you ever created any video tutorials? What is your favorite Pink Paislee product of all time? What do you love about our products? 10
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