Randi's Review	Sarah's Review	Rachel's Review	Cathy's Review	Kathleen's Review

Review by Randi

Unlike the paint chips that you find in the painting sections of the hardware store, these Paint Stripz from PM Designs are acid and lignin free. They are also a full twelve inches in length allowing for the use across a full scrapbooking page as in this layout about one of my adult daughters and her first Christmas tree of her very own.



Pine Patterned paper, DCWV
Pink Paint Stripz, PM Designs
Color Blocks, PM Designs
Dark Pink, Light Pink Dottie Ann by Magic Mesh
Photo Turns, 7 Gypsies
Pink Mini Brads
Pink Fibers
Pink Gem
Pink Glitter Glue
Sticker Letters, MM

I cut the yellow strip down for this layout and used it behind the flower color blocks as their mat.



Sky Paper, Stack III by DCWV
Yellow, Blue cardstock by Scrapbooking FUNdamentals
All-in-One Template by PM Designs
Flowers Color Blocks by PM Designs
Yellow Paint Stripz by PM Designs
Word Rub-Ons by Royal Langnickel
Glue Runner by Adhesive Tech

My assessment? Don't pilfer from the hardware store! Save your photos and your conscience and purchase these Paint Stripz made especially for use in your scrapbooking and papercrafts!

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Review by Sarah

Paint Stripz by PM Designs: Convenient Color and More!

Paint Stripz are the archival-safe version of “paint chips”-- those sample papers offered at hardware stores that indicate custom paint tints -- which recently made their splash in the world of scrapbooking fads.

Paint Stripz are available in monochromatic and mulit-colored designs. Monochromatic designs fade one color from dark to light, while multi-colored pieces offer different colored sections on one strip. They do no not have writing or code numbers on the blocks of color, like “real” paint sample strips. Better yet, PM Designs Paint Stripz are acid/lignin free, and measure a full two inches by twelve inches. And it’s really twelve inches! This makes them incredibly easy for use as borders of all types on full-size layouts, as well as offering plenty of play space for cutting and making smaller designs.

These strips proved to become my favorite product from PM Designs. Their standard sizing makes them a snap to use; their prominent colors easily make them fundamental building blocks to any page or project; and they are simple to alter and embellish.

On this project, I used a multi-colored Paint Stripz as part of a collage. I distress inked the strip to coordinate it with the look of the page. I really like how it helps pull together so many different colors, textures, and shapes; and the diagonal placement helps guide the eye to the focal picture.

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View (Stack III), Provo Craft
Decorative Paper: Colorbok (White Plaid 8.5" x 11")
Cardstock: Khaki
Die cuts: Paper House (Brownie Camera photo die cut)
Paperbilities (vellum clocks)
Rubber Stamps: Close To My Heart (Sans Small - Capitals)
Inkadinkado (tulips)
PSX (tree)
Rubber stamp ink: Colorbok (Terra Cotta)
Memories (Dye Ink Black)
Tim Holtz (Distress Ink: Vintage Photo)
VersaMark
Stampin' UP! (Stampin' Emboss Powder: Gold Glory)
Other Embellishments: PM Designs (Paint Stripz: Tropical Colors)
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials (Colored mini brads)
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials (silver star brads)
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials (silver heart brads)
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials (silver mini brads)
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials (silver book tags)
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials (colored eyelets)
Dritz (pearlized straight pins, bought at Jo-Ann)
Magic Mesh (12" x 12" Black)
ClearEnvelopes.com (envelope)
K & Company (Life's Journey: Keys)
Making Memories (black metal photo tabs)
Fibers (green eyelash, pink eyelash)
Color and Supplies:3L (Photo Corners)
Ranger (Glossy Accents)
Craf-T (Decorating Chalks)
Craf-T (Glimmer Decorating Chalks)
Craf-T (E-Z Chalk Enhancer)
Corner Rounder Punch
ZIG (Millennium 0.1)

I really loved Paint Stripz. I used them on several projects other than this one for the review! I have added pictures of two of these below, to offer more ideas for use of these fun, convenient page additions.

I sanded the Paint Stripz using PM Designs Scrapper’s Block. This muted the color which was too bright for the portrait. I then applied VersaMark and sparkling embossing powder to complete the Paint Stripz look! It was fun and it has such a unique look.

Supplies Used:
Office Clipboard
Novelty Paper: Fibermark (Bling)
Embellishments: PM Designs (Scrapper’s Block)
PM Designs (Paint Stripz: Teal)
Magic Mesh (Dottie Ann)
Poetry Dog Tags
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials (copper and white brads)
Bulldog Hardware (White Vinyl Cup Hooks 1”)
Lettering: PM Designs (Chalk It! Alpha-Upper)
Color and Supplies: Craf-T (Luster Rub-Ons: Russet)
Craf-T (Decorating Chalks: Brown)
Craf-T (Glimmer Decorating Chalks: Golden Copper)
Jacquard (Lumiere Paint: Metallic Bronze)
Loew-Cornell (3/4” Flat Tip paintbrush)
VersaMark Pad
Stampin’ UP! (Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Iridescent Ice)
Corner Rounder
UTEE (copper)
Adhesive Tech (The Glue Tube)
Adhesive Tech (Glue Runner)

Several Paint Stripz form the borders that comprise this page. I would also like to note how well the colors of PM Designs Paint Stripz match other PM Designs products, such as these Color Blocks.


Supplies Used:
Paper: Yellow Cardstock
Ribbon: Horizon (1" Wire-edged Organdy)
½" Satin blue
Silver spiral clips
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials (Brads: large and small pink, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple)
Embellishments:Magic Mesh (12" x 12" Fine Weave Yellow)
PM Designs (Paint Stripz: Orange, Fuschia, Purple, Kiwi)
PM Designs (Color Blocks: Love, Flowers)
Lettering: PM Designs (Chalk It! Alpha – Upper, Alpha – Lower
Color and Supplies: Elegant Writer (Extra Broad Point)
Craf-T (Decorating Chalks: Red, Brick, Light Mauve)
Ranger (Glossy Accents)
Adhesive Tech (Glue Runner, The Glue Tube)

Listed retail price is $4.99 for a set of ten strips. Personally, I am very glad to see a commercial “paint chip” available to the scrapbooking world. Not only do they offer terrific advantages such as size and archive-quality, but I hope that they will defer some of the imposition the “paint chip” craze has placed on hardware stores that have lost plenty of sample strips without an increase in paint sales (a trend I fear may cause stores to start charging for “paint chip” sample strips).

In Summary: Paint Stripz are archival-quality, colorful and unique, and come in a convenient size for scrapbooking. Easy to use, fun to alter, and reasonably priced, Paint Stripz are sure to add just the right touch of convenient color to your pages! Highly recommended.

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Review by Rachel

I was thrilled when I saw that PM Designs had sent us these very cool items. PM Designs sent a 10 piece variety pack of the Paint Stripz. I received the Tropical colors. I had so much fun using these and my layouts and cards came together so quickly when using these Paint Stripz.

These Paint Stripz were the perfect embellishment for some snow pictures that I hadn’t scrapped yet. The Fuschia and Purple Paint Stripz were just what I needed. I used the Paint Stripz under my titles on the following layout.

 

The Joy of Snow
Supplies Used:
Chalk It: Let It Snow – PM Designs
Chalk It: Alpha Upper & Lower – PM Designs
Paint Stripz: Fuschia & Purple – PM Designs
Eyelets: Silver Snowflakes – The Eyelet Queen
Cardstock: Bazzill & KI Memories
Patterned Paper: Frances Meyer, Inc.
Colored pencils: General’s

I also used the Paint Stripz to add some color and dimension to different cards. They were easy and fun to make.

My 4 year old daughter helped me with this card. See the Chalk-It’s review for more information on this card.

Merry Christmas
Supplies used:
Paint Stripz: Bright (Rainbow) – PM Designs
Scrapper’s Block: PM Designs
Chalk It: Let it Snow – PM Designs
Cardstock: Bazzill
Acrylic Paint: White – Apple Barrell
Ink Pad: Silver – Stampabilities
: Alphabet Stamps: Antique Alphabet – Image Tree
Colored Pencils: General’s
Adhesive: Glue Runner & Rectangular Glue Stick – Adhesive Tech

 

Happy Birthday Card
Supplies Used:
Color Blocks: Celebrate – PM Designs
Paint Stripz: Orange – PM Designs
Scrapper’s Block – PM Designs
Stamp: Happy Birthday – Inkadinkado, Inc.
Ink Pad: White – Memories
Cardstock – Unknown
Adhesive: Glue Runner – Adhesive Tech

In conclusion, I would definitely recommend this product for all levels of expertise. They are fun and easy. You can use them for anything including borders, tags, toppers, journaling boxes, collages and many more things.

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Review by Cathy

PM Desings has Paint Stripz packaged in groups of 10 colors. Paint Stripz from PM Design are acid and lignin free. I reviewed the tropical pack. The Paint stripz are 12 inches long, so they fit a 12x12 page perfectly. The blocks of color on a paint strip are separated with a narrow band of white and have monochromatic graduated color blocks that start as pastels on one side and gradually increase in color. The tropical pack also included a multi-colored strip with teal, pink and purple blocks. My first example is a monochromatic purple strip, it was easy to distress with the PM Design Scrapper's Block.

Supply List
PM Designs: 12x12 Color Blocking Template;
PM Designs: Chalk It! Alpha-Upper;
PM Designs: Paint Stripz-Tropical (Purple);
PM Designs: Scrapper's Block;
Doodlebug Design:Very Berry Splash;
Stampin Up: Magenta Ink;
Stampin UP Stamps: Bitty Backrounds;
EK Success: Color Oasis- Malibu Slide Frames;
Craf-T Decorator Chalk-Glimmers;
Craf-T: E-Z Chalk Enhancer;
White Vellum;
Loersch: Solid Tiles- Purple;
Offray: Ribbon; and
Adhesive Tech: The Borderline(glue stick) and Permanent Bond Glue Runner.

My next example is the Orange Paint Stripz, I also distressed it with the PM Designs Scrapper's Block and applied some Craf-T Metallic Rub-ons (Copper) for some pizazz. The Ghost Tag is made with the special edition paper from the All In One- book from PM Designs.

Supply List
PM Designs: All in One: Templates, Idea Book and Paper-Paper;
PM Designs: Paint Stripz-Tropical (Orange);
PM Designs: Scrapper's Block;
Craf-T Metallic Rub-Ons (Copper);
Creative Memories: Halloween Stickers;
Lasting Impressions: Mini Matte Brads;
Creative Impressions: Creative Impressions Twill(Happy Halloween)
Cock-A-Doodle Design: Halloween Frame and Die Cut;
Adhesive Tech: The Borderline(glue stick) and Permanent Bond Glue Runner.

The Paint Stripz from PM Design come in a large variety of colors. They are an inexpensive accent (about 50 cents for a 12x12 layout or 25 cents for a 6x6 layout). Paint Stripz can be used as a border , a page accent, to make tags, journaling boxes or greeting cards. They are made from acid and lignin free paper, so they are safe for your photos. I really like the distressed paint stripz look and I will recommend these for purchase for your projects.

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Review by Kathleen

The Paint Stripz package from PM Designs is a neat take on the paint strips that many of us have found in the local hardware store. PM Designs offers a package of 10 – 12 inch strips in a variety of colors. PM Designs offers 40 colors and four variety packs. I received the Tropical Variety Pack.

I like the Paint Stripz. I thought the colors were beautiful and there was a nice array of colors. The Tropical Variety Pack offers soft blues, greens, pinks, and yellows.

My first project using the Paint Stripz from PM Designs uses the Fuchsia colored strip. I first used the Scrapper’s Block from PM Designs to distress it and then I inked the edges. I also used rub on words to give it the look similar to the paint colors you would find on paint strips from the hardware store.

‘Brother Sister Sibling Family’
Products used:
PM Designs – Paint Stripz, Scrapper’s Block
SEI – patterned paper
Nostalgiques – Destinations paper clips
Provo Craf-T – Memory rub ons
ColorBox – fluid chalk ink
Bazzill Basics – textured cardstock
Adhesive Tech – Glue runner
Kathleen Campos – photographs

My second project uses the Kiwi Monochromatic strip. I first distressed the piece with the Scrapper’s Block and walnut ink. Then I cut a 5 ½ inch length piece and cut that piece in half length wise. I used the two pieces as borders for a Christmas card. Finally, I adorned the Christmas card with some stickers and wire.

‘Merry Christmas Card’
Products used:
PM Designs – Paint Stripz, Scrapper’s Block
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials – stickers
Creek Bank – Liquid Walnut Ink Bazzill Basics – textured cardstock
Adhesive Tech – Glue runner
Other – wire

In summary, I would say the Paint Stripz by PM Designs are fun to work with. They are colorful and versatile for both cards and scrapbook layouts. While some may wonder why they should buy this product when they can get paint strips at the local hardware store, the Paint Stripz do come in 12 inch lengths making them perfect for borders and titles for those who scrapbook in 12x12. They also come free of any wording making it easier for you to embellish your project without worrying about a paint color hindering your masterpiece.

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