Sorry ladies! As one of my blog readers pointed out to me yesterday, I forgot the ribbon in my portion of the Mothers Day Collab! (Yikes…I was SURE I had all my ducks in a row for this one… SIGH… )

So to make it up to you all, I’ve created at few different colored ones to make it worth your while to head back on over and download it!

Just click on the preview to head on over to my blog and pick them up! (SORRY!)

Once again, happy Mothers Day to all of you! Enjoy your day!

Shauna - Pineapple Plantation Designs

WOW! Is it THAT time of the week already? I can’t believe how this week flew by, I had such a great time… as did the other Sunshine Girls checking out the amazing talent that is here on our little blog already! Thank you sooo much for your entries, and all of your wonderful comments… keep them coming ok? It’s why we do what we do! First order of business: our random drawing winner from the last Challenge… (drum roll please…)

Carrie!!

Carrie won a $10.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE to our dear Megs’ (or as you may know her as… THE Flergs… he he he!) store! Click HERE to check out Megs’ store and see what Carrie has to choose from! (Carrie, Megs is going to email you the code to use your Gift Certificate!)

NOW! On to Challenge #2!

It’s a bit different…it’s a color challenge! Here is your color swatch:

Simply right click and choose SAVE AS… (name the file whatever you’d like and choose desktop for the place to save it–because if you are ANYTHING like me…you will lose it otherwise) and then “sample” the colors for your layouts!

Then go create! And then POST a link to your layouts here in the comments section… (by the way, minds greater than mine have figured out a way to “glean” your email address from your post so there is NO need to post it publicly–and yes… we have refused to give Monica the passwords to the blog… you and your loved ones are safe from her, have no fear!). He he he, I LOVE tormenting Monica!

DON’T FORGET to post your layout before this week’s deadline of FRIDAY, April 4th NOON EST.

WHAT? What do you mean WHERE IS YOUR “GIFT FOR PLAYING”?? Really, isn’t the art of your photos and layouts gift ENOUGH? …No? …….Yeah, I didn’t think so… (sorry, Sunshine Girls… I tried!… these girls love free stuff tooo much!)

Okay, fine… TrishH (of Templates-n-More) and I (Shauna, from Pineapple Plantation Designs) will GENEROUSLY (and from the kindness of our own hearts… they didn’t make us or anything… well, Monica did make an ugly face with we balked a bit, but THAT hardly counts really!!!) donated Gift Certificates from our stores for 10 lucky, randomly drawn “artists” who post links to their layouts in the comments section! Remember no need to leave your email address… (we can’t stop Monica from coming here like the rest of you and reading the comments… she might get suspicious and she scares me a little). Just leave the links to your layouts and let us do the rest!

I can’t WAIT to see what you do with this challenge. Hmm…is it just me or does that pallet look suspiciously close to our Fabulous-if-you-haven’t-yet-seen-it-you-must-hurry-now-to-get-it MEGA KIT Walking on Sunshine?? WOW!

“Hey Trish! Having THAT kit, might make this challenge a SNAP!”

“What? I should tell the nice ladies where to get this ‘fierce’ kit?”

“Why certainly….I’d be happy to!” (insert cheesy salesperson voice here)

Seriously… check out our fabulous kit, okay?? He he he!

You can get it at:

Ellie’s Shop

Nicole’s Shop or

Kristi’s Shop !

But hurry! It’s ONLY available while supplies last!!

(ok, I’m sorry, that’s a lie… it’s just that THAT line always works on me!)

Have a great day ladies!!
Shauna Burke-Smith

Because we’re ready to give you one! And HERE is what you get if you play!!

Hi Ladies! Shauna here again!…Here it is… our first weekly challenge: “The Sunny Side of You!” Now ladies, settle down… no pushing and shoving to download the freebie… ’cause you only get the participation prize, if you PARTICIPATE!!! (insert diabolical laugh here…).

You got it…. you heard me right LOL! We’re holding this gorgeous Sunny Side Up Kit HOSTAGE until you show us YOUR sunny side!

For the past few months you have all gotten to know us…the Sunshine Girls, and now WE want to get to know YOU! So, ladies–here is your challenge–should you choose to accept it:

Basic Rules

1. Complete a layout with whatever digi scrapping materials you choose that tells us about YOU! There are 14 of us, and we EACH want a different fact about you…(greedy little things aren’t we?) You decide HOW to incorporate these facts into your layout (for example, in journaling, as a list, maybe pictures if you prefer) but there needs to be 14 different personal facts (hey…not TOO personal ok ladies? It IS a G rated blog after all…he he he)!

2. Then post that LO in your favorite gallery and leave a link to your LO in the comments section of this post ALONG with your email address so that we can email you the link to your participation prize! What? Some of you are shy about leaving your email address on our blog? (what do you think, that we’ll stalk you or something??? LOL…ok…some of us might…one or two maybe, but we’re pretty harmless overall! LOL) if that’s the case, simply email your link to our “Challenge Queen” Trish at TemplatesAndMore@hotmail.com and she’ll make sure that Monica can’t get your address (sshhh…don’t tell Monica that I “outed” her as our potential stalker… LOL!) AND she’ll be sure to send you your participation prizes…everyone’s a winner!!

That’s it! You do a layout, get a cool kit and introduce yourselves to us!!

Too easy right?

Well if you want a bigger challenge and a BIGGER prize to go with it…then simply create your challenge layout with any of our Walking on Sunshine kits (Bright, Shabby or Mega) and you’ll get a bonus gift from me (Shauna, one of my Commercial Use Overlays) AND you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $10.00 gift certificate from our very own Flergs of Studio Flergs!

So what are you waiting for? Get busy… show us your “Sunny Side” (we can’t wait to see it)!

Our very own Franziska’s take on this challenge… Love it Franziska!!

Deadline? oh yea! LOL I’m nooo good at them which is PROBABLY why I forgot to post it! he he he! The deadline for submissions is this Monday, March 31st…Noon EST!

Hello all! I have “blogging duties” today and have the fun task of announcing our Golden Egg Comment winners!!

Here are our winners, I will try and track down your email addresses ladies, but if you see this post earlier and would like your gift, please email me at PineapplePlantation@gmail.com and I’ll get right back to you with your coupon code or link!

Tracy Anderson (PhotosAndPearls)
won a SuperStars Template Brag Book Pack from Trish!

Aly in GA (HowWillMyGardenGrow)
won My Vintage Grunge Kit!

Vicki in Texas (txbubbles-bubblesbabbles)
won a $5.00 Gift Certificate to Nicole’s Shop!

Bethany (JewelryByBejeweled)
won a $6.00 Gift Certificate to Ellie Lash’s Shop!

And last, but certainly not least…
Paula B (Spaniel Mom)
Won a $6.00 Gift Certificate to Kristi’s Shop!!

Congratulations to our winners! And please…. stay tuned ladies! Check back daily because we have some GREAT surprises planned for you all!!

Much Aloha!
See you soon!

Shauna
Pineapple Plantation Designs

*QUICK UPDATE* Please Read!! One of our sunshine girls has had an emergency and we’re unsure if her links will be active by the time you get there… If for any reason you come to a site that doesn’t yet have it’s links posted or if those links don’t yet work… PLEASE just be patient…this is a really complicated matter with all of our different time zones! The links WILL eventually (and by eventually, I mean as quickly as we possibly can) be corrected or posted!…. Remember this is fun!! LOL

Congratulations! You’ve found it!!! The GOLDEN EGG is our new Sunshine Studio Scraps Blog and our very first blog freebie!

After having soooo much fun creating and designing our collaborative freebies for you this past Christmas (Whimsical Wonderland) and Valentines Day (Love Actually), we Sunshine Girls (and our new Mr. Sunshine…Vasco) decided that we needed a more permanent home to reside, and for all of you, our dear freebie hunting friends, to visit us at! And what better way for all of you to find us for the first time then during our newest collaborative “mega” freebie Sunshine Sweets!!

Before you download our first blog freebie, PLEASE take the time to bookmark our new blog… (trust me, you’ll WANT to!) because we have SO many more goodies, surprises, challenges and fun in store for you!

In fact…in addition to the blog freebie you download, you’ll find the link to the next Easter Egg on the bunny trail (from one of our MOST beloved designers), plus a folder with ANOTHER gift for you and a sneak peeks at the next HUGE, (and if I might say…GORGEOUS) collaborative effort of the Sunshine Designers! (can’t say Sunshine Girls anymore, that just wouldn’t be PC now would it! LOL)

So what are you waiting for? …Go! Bookmark us! Download! Finish the 1st Annual Sunshine Studio Scraps Egg Hunt and then come back and check out our new blog a bit more! Better yet… leave a comment here and let us know what you think about Sunshine Sweets, our new blog, and all of your goodies! (5 lucky people will receive a free kit from one of us!)

What? You want to see our blog freebie?! Well sure! Your wish is our command… he he he! Here it is:

Can’t wait to see you back here soon!

Wishing you a day full of sunshine,
The Sunshine Designers