FSS First Birthday Bash - Day 3 - Giveaway!

We're officially halfway through the week and halfway through Fresh Squeezed Stamps' first Birthday Bash!  We're absolutely LOVING the entries in our Birthday Bash challenge thus far.  Haven't played along yet, but want to??  You can find all the details HERE (bottom of the post).

Our design team has done an amazing job showcasing our NEW special edition stamp set, Paper, Scissors, Ink.  In addition to these, we've got even more Fresh Squeezed friends to help us celebrate our Birthday Bash today!

Tracey McNeely

Amy Tsuruta

Michelle McClure

Savannah O'Gwynn

Donna Mikasa

Donna Mikasa

So, you're probably wondering what today's giveaway is?  Well, there is one located here on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog AND if you were to check out Donna Mikasa's blog HERE, she just *might* have a little something special for you too!  :)

Use the Rafflecopter widget below for a chance to win a Paper, Scissors, Ink stamp set!  Winners will be announced on our blog Sunday, October 6th!  *Please note that winners have seven (7) days to contact us, otherwise prizes are returned to the prize bucket for another giveaway. You can find our complete contest/giveaways policy HERE.

Giveaway ends at 11:59pm EST tonight, October 2, 2013

To enter this giveaway, use the widget below:

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**For your chance to win a FREE stamp set - play along with Squeeze-A-Palooza.  Details can be found HERE**

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas yesterday and Santa was good to each and every one of you!  :)

Donna Mikasa is back with her final creation for us as a guest designer.  She's created this amazingly detailed card using Games People Play (sentiment, Scrabble tiles) and The Sweet Life (bird).  We love the fresh color scheme, attention to detail and her brilliant use of design!

Games People Play

The Sweet Life

Squeeze-A-Palooza #3

Today is the 23rd of the month!  You know what that means??  It's time for Squeeze-A-Palooza!  In case you are new to our blog, let us explain...

Squeeze-A-Palooza is a monthly challenge played here on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog.  We offer a free digital image and prizes to two lucky participants!  Sound good?

This month we're doing things a little bit differently.  Instead of issuing a theme for the challenge, we thought we'd mix things up and provide you with some inspiration photos instead!!

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Because not everyone has Fresh Squeezed Stamps (but you all really should!), we thought it would be fun to offer a FREE digital image so everyone can participate in Squeeze-A-Palooza! To download, right click on the image below and save it to your photo editing program.  From there you can print out the digital image and play along!

To give you a little jump start on your Squeeze-A-Palooza inspiration, we have a couple of cards using some Fresh Squeezed Stamps!

An adorable creation by Lynn Mangan highlighting the winter foliage surrounding the birdhouse.
Stamps used: Christmas Treats

A tag by Michelle McClure inspired by the shape of a bird house.

A mini card by Donna Mikasa inspired by the frosted bird house.
Stamps used: The Sweet Life

Okay, here's what you need to know:

• Create a NEW project (card, layout, altered item, banner, tag, etc.) using the INSPIRATION PICTURES PROVIDED ABOVE
• You must use at least one Fresh Squeezed Stamps image (stamp or digital).  Projects using zero FSS images will be deleted.
• Submit a DIRECT LINK to your blog post.  Projects not linked properly will be deleted.
• You must mention this challenge and link to it in your blog post.  Feel free to grab the Squeeze-A-Palooza banner to use on your blog too!

There will be two winners of Squeeze-A-Palooza every month!

• Readers' Choice winner - The project with the most "LIKES" at the end of the challenge will win one (1) stamp set of their choice.
• Random winner - One random challenge player will win one (1) stamp set of their choice.

After you've created your new Squeeze-A-Palooza project, simply enter your information into the Linky Tool below to be entered to win!  Remember that we're looking for TWO winners - one random participant and the person with the most "LIKES" on their project. Be sure to tell all your friends to play along and vote, too!!  :)

12 Days of Christmas - Day 11

Welcome to Day Eleven of our 12 Days of Christmas!  In case you missed our blog post from Monday, be sure you check it out HERE.  You only have until tomorrow to play this week's game!!  There is a free stamp set up for grabs and we have a surprise for everyone that participates so make sure you get your entry in!

Donna Mikasa has created a fun and playful holiday project using Games People Play. The subtleness of the white inked design really packs a punch against the red cardstock.  We love Donna's "outside the box" approach to this whimsical holiday card!

Games People Play

Be sure to check back here tomorrow for more holiday inspiration from another of our guest designers!

12 Days of Christmas - Day 7

**We're having a Design Team call!  

Go HERE for details!!**

Welcome to Day Seven of our 12 Days of Christmas!  In case you missed our blog post from Monday, be sure you check it out HERE.  You don't want to miss out playing this week's game!!  There is a free stamp set up for grabs and we have a surprise for everyone that participates!

Donna Mikasa is back today with a super sweet card using The Sweet Life.  She used chalk ink and the kissing technique on the fence. The texture it gives the fence is awesome!!  Donna also used reverse stamping for the right bird to create a little scene. So sweet!!

The Sweet Life

Be sure to come back here tomorrow for an awesome idea for using stamps in scrapbooking!

12 Days of Christmas - Day 3

**We're having a Design Team call!  Go HERE for details!!**

Welcome to Day Three of our 12 Days of Christmas!  In case you missed our blog post from Monday, be sure you check it out HERE.  You don't want to miss out playing this week's game!!  There is a free stamp set up for grabs and we have a surprise for everyone that participates!

Today we have an AMAZING card by Donna Mikasa using Games People Play!  With some handmade Scrabble tiles and a little washi tape, she's created this awesome card!  We love the shading Donna has created on the individual tiles and splatters of ink are FAB!

Games People Play

If you're not already following us on Facebook, you might be missing out!  Also, don't forget that we are having a design team call.  All the information can be found HERE.