Meet Nite Nite Ellie!!

Here is a peek at one of the new Stephanie Fizer sets being released by My Favorite Things on Wednesday!!

My Favorite Things (http://www.mftstamps.com/) is having a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday, March 4th from 9-10 PM EASTERN. This month there are 5 new sets being released including a Who's that Girl who is hanging with her peeps!Head over to the MFT forum on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ to find out all the details and to find out how YOU can be the next MFT Guest Designer. We hope to see you there on Wednesday night.

For my card, I used my new FAVORITE MFT set, Nite Nite Ellie. It was originally thought up by Jen del Muro. Her daughter is a PEACH, and Jen thought it would be SO CUTE to have a set about her at bedtime...and I TOTALLY agree!! This set is also a Charity set and $2 from each retail set sold will benefit St. Judes Children Hospital for the first 6 months of release! I am posting this card in the tips and tricks area in the MFT forum on SCS. Each month four DT members will be posting their cards and a tip or trick about how to make them. My tip is about what to do AFTER you paper piece...better check it out!! I used Beate's Weekend Sketch for my card, which was actually designed by Lori Craig. I stamped my girl twice, once on Gina K. White and once on some Nana's Nursery DP. I then paper pieced her PJ's. Her bunny slippers were cut out separately, hint hint, and then popped up. For the side panel, I stamped my sentiment and then added some stars in Barely Banana. The moon and bunny were also stamped separately and cut out after coloring with my copics. If you are unsure about your coloring skills, this is a great MFT set to have. She is FABULOUS to paper piece, and once you do, there is very little coloring left!!

Well, that is it for me now, thanks for looking!!

By the way, there are TONS of fun things going on in the MFT member forum, and this one might be the funnest of them all...wanna hear??

Calling all stampers for the MFT Stampin' Idol Search! The information for the audition will be posted today on the MFT Member Company forum!!! How STINKIN COOL IS THAT!!

Stamps:Nite Nite Ellie

Paper: Nana's Nursery from DCWV, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery and Gina K. white

Embellishments: Heidi Swapp Ghost Heart, Bazil button brad, MFT Spring Collection Ribbon, Copics

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Meet the NEW Sophia

Before I show you the NEWEST Sophia on the block, I wanted to let you know that TONIGHT is the night for the Paper Pretties release party!! Need more details? Well, here they are!!

So, are you ready for some Paper Pretties fun?? I sure am!! Here are all the details about this months release!!On Sunday March 1st, Paper Pretties will be having their monthly Stampin In Your Jammies party!! The party starts at 6pm CDT and will last until 9pm. We will be issuing a challenge every hour so be sure to come and play along!! Besides the challenges, chatter, and all around fun, we will also be releasing Bunny Hop Sophia to the public as well as a new stamp set!! Hope to see you there!!

I know that I should be promoting the new stamps being released today at Paper Pretties, but seriously, I am in LOVE with this SUPAH cute new Sophia. This is Hola Chica and she is the Stamp of the Month for April. If you didn't get signed up by midnight last night, you missed out on the chance to get Ballerina Sophia early, but that just means you have ALL month to get signed up for Hola Chica. yyayyyy!! Now seriously, isn't she adorable?? For my card, I used Danielle's Sketch from last week. Now, the deadline to enter the contest has already passed, but it is a SERIOUSLY awesome sketch, so I had to play along(that and I made this card last week, lol). I stamped my Hola Chica Sophia on Gina K. 120lb white, as well as some Pink Flamingo DSP from SU. I then paper pieced her dress and colored the rest of her with my Copic markers. The flowers were made with my SU Flower punch, and I added some YUMMY jumbo brads to their centers. All the DP is from the Pink Flamingo DSP, and the white brads are from Doodlebug. I added some Tempting Turquoise grosgrain ribbon to my spiral clip, and some white grosgrain that I colored with my Cameo Coral marker. The white ribbon is some that I got from my pal Julie. See I told you, CUTTTTTEEE!!

Okay, I am off to play in the Featured Stamper challenge...see you soon!!

FS108-Kelly_H!!

I love Saturday night/Sunday morning. It is so fun to wait up and see who gets the featured stamper on Sunday. When it is someone I know, it is like I was chosen along with them, and when it is someone I don't know...it makes me happy to get to see a new gallery. This week's FS was actually someone I was not as familiar with as others, but I do know who she is, and I now know that she has a fabulous and FULL gallery!! Lots of yummy cards and layouts to chose from, which makes me a happy girl. I was WAY to tired to stamp last night, so I decided to stamp today....and I just NOW finally got a chance to play. I chose this card of Kelly's to CASE. I changed the image, colors, paper, and embellishments. I also added a few layers....I just love layers. The main image is from the SU Ever After set and the DP and all the accessories are also from SU. In fact....this is an SU only card, SCORE!! I used my SU reinkers and a blender pen to color my main image. The DP is from the Bella Rose DSP. All my embellishments are from SU-both the Bouquet and Latte Buttons and the ribbon from the Dress Up Ribbon Originals. I used small strips of paper to thread through my button holes. Well, that is it for me now, I need to get back to my stamp table...or something, LOL!! Thanks for looking, have a great day!!

Another Prettie Peek

Before we talk about the card, here is all the stuff you need to know, LOL!!

So, are you ready for some Paper Pretties fun?? I sure am!! Here are all the details about this months release!!On Sunday March 1st, Paper Pretties will be having their monthly Stampin In Your Jammies party!! The party starts at 6pm CDT and will last until 9pm. We will be issuing a challenge every hour so be sure to come and play along!! Besides the challenges, chatter, and all around fun, we will also be releasing Bunny Hop Sophia to the public as well as a new stamp set!! Sneak peeks start on Friday, February 27th!! Hope to see you there!!
Cutie Pie Contest:
Paper Pretties is having a release on the March 1st so that means it is time for another CUTIE PIE CONTEST!!! All you have to do to enter is upload a card you have made using Paper Pretties stamps to the Cutie Pie Contest gallery over at the Paper Pretties website. Entries must be in by no later than 8pmCST on February 28th to be considered for the prize. Besides getting to call yourself a CutiePie, you will also receive all the new stamps that are released on the 1st!! Good luck!!


I was up late and saw that the Inspiration challenge over at SCS had been posted, so I decided to check out the website, Room Service Home. TONS of great stuff, but I was IMMEDIATELY drawn to this GORGEOUS wrapping paper. I knew the colors(slightly modified mind you) would work perfect with my new FAVORITE Cooper set, Love You This Much. Isn't he a DOLL!! I stamped Cooper on Gina K. White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored him with my Copics. I used some YUMMY Good Morning Sunshine DSP from SU, along with a bunch of other SU accessories. I of COURSE had to use my new favorite buttons, right? I cut a really thin piece of chocolate chip cardstock to thread through them so they wouldn't be bare. All the ribbons are from SU too. That is it for me now, be sure to check out what the rest of my girls have got in store for you today!!!
Julie Masse
Charmaine Ikach
Jodi Collins
Jessie Rone
Jana Weaver
Danielle Lounds
Jessica Diedrich

Prettie Peeks are HERE!!

If you are here for today's There She Goes post, read this one first and then go to the next one, LOL!!



So, are you ready for some Paper Pretties fun?? I sure am!! Here are all the details about this months release!!


On Sunday March 1st, Paper Pretties will be having their monthly Stampin In Your Jammies party!! The party starts at 6pm CDT and will last until 9pm. We will be issuing a challenge every hour so be sure to come and play along!! Besides the challenges, chatter, and all around fun, we will also be releasing Bunny Hop Sophia to the public as well as a new stamp set!! Sneak peeks start on Friday, February 27th!! Hope to see you there!!



Cutie Pie Contest:

Paper Pretties is having a release on the March 1st so that means it is time for another CUTIE PIE CONTEST!!! All you have to do to enter is upload a card you have made using Paper Pretties stamps to the Cutie Pie Contest gallery over at the Paper Pretties website. Entries must be in by no later than 8pmCST on February 28th to be considered for the prize. Besides getting to call yourself a CutiePie, you will also receive all the new stamps that are released on the 1st!! Good luck!!




I actually made this card back when Taylor had her Anniversary cupcake sketches, but I wasn't able to show it since the Bunny Hop stamp was unavailable..now that she is being released, I can free her for all to see....ahhh, feels good!! I don't know about you all, but when I make something, I HAVE to share it! It kills me to keep my work a secret, so I try not to work to far in advance. With all that I have going on right now, that just wasn't possible!! So anyway, this card was made for Donna Baker's sketch. I used some retired Loves Me DSp from SU to make the squares on the back. The main image is one of the stamps being released on Sunday called Bunny Hop Sophia. She is so CUTTTTEEEE!!! I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Gina K. White paper and then colored her in with my Copics. I did a ton of piercing, used a white gel pen to do some faux stitching, and added brads to the corners. The sentiment was punched out with my Large Oval punch from SU. I just love this stamp, and I hope you do too! Wanna see some more samples for this release, please check out my fellow Pretties who are posting samples today...trust me, you won't be disappointed!!
Christie
Danielle
Frances
Jackie P
Jackie R
Jana
Jessie
Jessica
Jodi

The Final Peek!!

So here we are at the final day of sneak peeks at the new There She Goes sets...how did that happen??? If you haven't been paying attention or you missed out, we have been doing peeks for the last three days of all the SUPER AWESOME new sets being released by TSG on Sunday March 1st. Today's set is called Nature of Friendship and it is GORGEOUS!! Wanna win this set, all you have to do is leave a comment on the Nature of Friendship blog posts on each of the trendsetters blogs. Then you need to go to Jessica's blog and leave your name in the Mr. Linky box provided. All entries must be in by midnight Friday/Saturday night. Also due Friday night, are your entries into this months Bling it On challenge-to add any kind of bling to your TSG card. Then on Saturday, Jessica will be showing the FULL sets on her blog, and that night, we will be having a release party at Paper Craft Planet from 7to9pm PST.

Enough chatter, now on to the fun stuff!! For my card today, I used one of my FAVORITE papers, Georgia Peach from SU. I stamped the grass with Old Olive ink and the Butterflies with Regal Rose. The other butter fly was made with my Martha Stewart butterfly punch. I cut it, and it layers out with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties. I then added some ribbon on spiral clips and layered it on top of my DSP panel. I finally used my new border punch from SU..yuummmm!! All the accessories are from SU except for the spiral clips. Well, that is it for me now, now go hop around and see what the other Trendsetters have cooked up for you!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Angela Jones

Becky Carafa

Bev Rousch

Christi Thorsen

Denise Marzec

Faith Hofrichter

Holly McMillan

Jessica Knutsen - Owner

Jessie Rone

Joanne Grzelak

Jodi Collins

Julie Lacey

Maki Jones

Silke Ledlow

Stephanie Hargis

Wendy Weixler

Limited Florals

I saw today's Limited Supplies challenge last night before I went to bed, but I was too tired to play. This was the first thing that I did this morning, since I had all night to think about it!! This card is SUO and I THINK it follows all the rules, which were:


What this week’s challenge entails making your very OWN patterned/designer paper. I get comments on my cards all the time where someone will say “Great DSP!” Funny thing is, I have usually made it myself! Here are the rules:Using only ONE stamp set for your entire creation (yup, you read that right, just ONE), make a card that features patterned paper you make yourself using the images from the stamp set you select. Don’t worry, you can still stamp something as a focal point, I’d just like you to use your hand-stamped patterned paper somewhere on the card.Any sentiments you incorporate must also come from the same ONE stamp set.As far as punches/Nestabilties, diecuts, etc., you may only use these IF you are going to use them as part of your sentiment ONLY! Do not frame/mount any images using punches/diecuts, etc. You CAN, however, handcut any images you want!!And if that weren’t enough, the only embellishments you can use are ribbon and brads. Also, NO Cuttlebugging or texture plates. We want to see your lovely patterned paper!!!How’s that for limited?? I just want to give y’all an opportunity to go back to the basics . . . paper, stamps and ink!! Have fun!!

I used my new Fifth Avenue Florals to make my DP(Black Stazon on Kraft). I then made my main image by stamping the flower in Baja Breeze and then the sentiment over it in Black Stazon. I used my Valet ribbon originals, and two Kraft Corduroy Button Brads....I figured anything with the prongs on the back is a brad, so this TOTALLY counts!! A little bit of piercing and it was done...easy peasy!! I will have three posts today, so if you came straight to this one, you might check out my other two!! Thanks for stopping by!!

TSG Peeks- Day Two

So, here we are at day TWO of the There She Goes Blog Hop sneak peeks. Today we are previewing one set, Slow and Steady, and one mini set, Holiday's Galore. These two sets work so well together, probably because they were made to go together, hehe!! YOU have the chance to win these stamp sets!! All you have to do is leave a comment on EACH of the Trendsetters blogs (listed right above!!). When you are finished, you need to go back to Jessica's blog where you can enter your names in the Mister Linky box. You have until 12:00 AM Saturday to get the Blog Hop Challenge comments in as well as the TSG challenge, which is to "Bling It Out" Sparkle, rhinestones, shimmer, glitter... it all counts for this challenge! For any questions, you can go to Jessica's blog to get the answers!! And don't forget, we will be having a little release party on Saturday night at Paper Craft Planet from 7pm to 9pm PST.

So for my card today, I paired my cutie patootie snail with some Twitterpated paper from Imaginesce. I stamped him on Gina K. white with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored him in with my copics. I stamped both the dragonflies separately and then cut them out and added them on. All the accessories are from Stampin Up except for the spiral clips. You can just barely see it, but the white panel at the top was embossed with the swirls folder...so cute!! For the inside of my card, I used a couple of strips of the same DP, and then added my sentiment. The Birthday part of the sentiment is actually from the Mini Holiday's Galore set. I stamped it separately and then punched it out with my word window punch. Well, that is it for me now!! Now it's time for you to go see what the rest of the team has come up with...I am SURE they are all FABULOUS!

Angela Jones

Becky Carafa

Bev Rousch

Denise Marzec

Faith Hofrichter

Holly McMillen

Jessica Knutsen

Jessica Rone

Joanne Grzelak

Jodi Collins

Julie Lacey

Makiko Jones

Silke Ledlow

Stephanie Hargis

Wendy Weixler

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!

Let the Fun Begin!!

I am SUPER excited to write this post, why you ask? Because it is my first OFFICIAL peek as a Trendsetter!! There She Goes stamps is releasing 4 new sets on March 1st. Starting today, we will be previewing one set a day(two tomorrow actually, but you will see...so fun!!) until Saturday. On Saturday, Jessica, the owner and FABULOUS designer, will be showing you the full sets and will have more info about when they will be released!! To win this set, you must post a comment on each of the Trendsetters blogs. When you are done, head on over to Jessica's blog and enter your name in the Mr. Linky box. Jessica will be picking and announcing the winners on the 28th as well as the winner of the Bling it On Challenge(just add some bling to any TSG card to enter, be sure to use the TSG04 keyword when uploading too)!! Entries for both must be in by midnight on Friday/Saturday night(technically Saturday, but you get my drift, right?)!! We will also be having a release party chat on Paper Craft Planet from 7pm to 9pmPST on Saturday night, hope to see you there!!
The set we are previewing today is called Blessings and is TOTALLY gorgeous!! I used one of my old favorite color combos, River Rock and Basic Black. When I want to go for a clean, elegant look, it is definitely my fall back!! I embossed the cross on River Rock CS with Black EP. I then cut it out and layered it on my Label One cut outs. I sponged the edges with my River Rock ink pad too. The DP is from the retired Ginger Blossom DSP and the wide Black ribbon came to me from my friend Jody. That is it for me now!! Be sure to leave a comment to be entered to win and don't forget to go to all the other girl's too!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!
Angela
Becky
Bev
Christi
Denise
Faith
Holly
Jessica
Jessie
Joanne
Jodi
Julie
Maki
Silke
Stephanie
Wendy

Prettie Wednesday- Rule of One's

Before I get into the normal business, Paper Pretties has a TON going on this week. Here are all the details!!


On Sunday March 1st, Paper Pretties will be having their monthly Stampin In Your Jammies party!! The party starts at 6pm CDT and will last until 9pm. We will be issuing a challenge every hour so be sure to come and play along!! Besides the challenges, chatter, and all around fun, we will also be releasing Bunny Hop Sopia to the public as well as a new stamp set!! Sneak peeks start on Friday, February 27th!! Hope to see you there!!

Cutie Pie Contest:
Paper Pretties is having a release on the March 1st so that means it is time for another CUTIE PIE CONTEST!!! All you have to do to enter is upload a card you have made using Paper Pretties stamps to the Cutie Pie Contest gallery over at the Paper Pretties website. Entries must be in by no later than 8pmCST on February 28th to be considered for the prize. Besides getting to call yourself a CutiePie, you will also receive all the new stamps that are released on the 1st!! Good luck!!


So, two weeks ago, my former friend Jodi(yep, I said former..anyone who loves me would NOT pose this challenge-TOTALLY KIDDING), challenged the Prettie Girl's to make a card using the Rule of One's. One layer, one image, one embellishment, one sentiment.......EGADDDDDSSSS!!! Now, before you get all freaked out, no, I still luv Jodi, I just am not a one kinda girl...I am more of a 10 or 15 kinda girl!! LOL!! So, anyway, after I was done whineing about it, I decided to use my Gliding By Sophia since she is such a large and GORGEOUS image. I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black on Gina K. 120lb white and then embossed a frame around her with my Rectangle Nestabilities and Cuttlebug. I colored her with Copics, added some stickles(which I am TOTALLY counting as a coloring tool) to her trail, and the tied a big silverbow at the top. I promise you, in real life the sentiment is NOT crooked, but for some reason every picture I took of this card LOOKS crooked...grrr. Well, that is it for me for now...have a great day!! Don't forget to go see what the other girls have created for this lovely challenge!!
Julie Masse
Charmaine Ikach
Jana Weaver
Danielle Lounds
Jodi Collins
Jackie Rakoski
Joni Stringfield
Jackie Pedro
Jessica Diedrich
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne