Soakin' Queen

It is really late, but when I saw today’s color challenge, I HAD to stay up and make something with it. Emily is celebrating the soon to be retiring in colors by featuring one in each color challenge up until they leave us for good, soooo sad!! In today’s challenge she actually picked two-Purely Pomegranate and Wild Wasabi, and paired them with Certainly Celery. I LOVE IT!!! Isn’t this Sophie cute?? This set is by Paper Prettiesand is called Soakin Up the Sun. It has some more super cute sayings and accessories besides what you see here. It is being released tonight(Tuesday July 1st) in the Paper Pretties forum at 7pm CST. Charmaine will be posting a challenge every hour and there will be prizes not to mention new stamps and some great conversation!! Be sure to join us, we would love to see you there!! For my card, I used last weeks sketch challenge which I loved. I stamped my Sophie on white cardstock with Black ink. I then used my markers, aqua painter and re-inkers to color her in. I added some glitter to the flower on her suit and colored her sunglasses, the dogs collar, and the straw with my silver pen. The circles were made with my circle nesties and I sponged the sky and sand on the smallest circle with Soft Sky for the sky and Creamy Carmel for the sand. I cut out Sophie, the dogs drink(isn’t that too funny), and Sophies slippers and glued them all on. I added some silver clips with ribbon on them and put some white brads in the four corners. The last thing I added was my sentiment, doesn’t it ROCK!! I sooo want to be her right now!! That’s it for me today, be sure to come to the Paper Pretties Stampin in Your Jammies party, it is sure to be a TON OF FUN!!
Stamps- Soakin Up The Sun
Paper- Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Whisper White and DSP
Ink-Black Stazon, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate and Creamy Carmel
Tools- spiral clips, ribbon, SU markers, aqua painter, white brads, silver pen, square punches

Bunny Slippers Sophia

Isn’t she just the cutest??? She is so me!!! I LOATHE mornings. When I wake up, I need about an hour before I am ready to talk and be talked to, before that, you might as well leave me alone because I’m not to friendly and I’m not very talkative. Unfortunately, my DH wakes up talking so mornings can get a little rough around here. I didn’t use to be like that, but for some reason, I wake up grouchy, and take my word(and my dh’s) the worst thing you can say to me is “Is someone grouchy today?”. It’s libel to get you hurt or at least screamed at!! LOL!! I colored my Bunny Slippers Sophia with my SU markers and aqua painter. The paper is from DCWV Nana’s Nursery Baby Girl stack(man that’s a mouth full). I added some white and pink taffeta as well as some celery. I really hope that Stampin’ Up comes out with more colors of this, I swear it is my favorite ribbon and since they have introduced it, I have used 4 rolls of the white taffeta!!! I tried to follow Julee Tilman’s Mojo Monday sketch, but Sophia was a little too tall, I just hope they don’t call the challenge police on me!! LOL!! For all you layer lovers out there, would you get a load of all these??? 16-that may be a new record!! LOL!! Plus, it wouldn’t be a card by me if it didn’t have some white brads on it, now would it!!
SOOOO, do you wanna know how you can get this stamp BEFORE it is released to the public?? I thought you would. Just go to the Paper Pretties home page and click the Stamp of The Month Club at the top. If you sign up before tonight at 11:59pm you will be able to get this stamp before it gets released next month!! How cool is that!!! Just be sure to tell them that Jessie sent you(or if you wanna put my blog name, I get credit for that too!! LOL!!). Since I have seen the next couple months worth of stamps, I can tell you honestly, that you TOTALLY wanna get in now because they just keep getting better from here, and seriously, can you get any cuter than Bunny Slippers Sophia???
Also, today is the last day to enter the Cutie Pie contest, so get those entries emailed to Christie@paperpretties.net by 8pmCST tonight!! Finally, don’t forget about the Paper Pretties release party on Tuesday night in the Paper Pretties forum. We hope to see you there!!
Stamps-Bunny Slippers Sophia
Paper- Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, and Nana’s Nursery
Ink- Black Stazon
Tools-white and pink taffeta, celery grosgrain, white brads, corner punch, Su markers, aqua painter, circle punches.

FINALLY!!!!!

I couldn’t wait for this day to get here to FINALLY get to introduce you to the new Guest Designers for Paper Pretties. Christie and I are so proud of this group of girls and can’t wait to spend the next three months getting to know them and seeing what they can do. Wanna know who they are? I thought you would!! Starting today, our new Guest Designers are Carolina Buchting, Kirsten Dubosque, and Donna Baker. We also would like to welcome back Jackie Rakoski for another term as guest designer. Be sure to go check out there blogs to see what they have cooked up for Tuesday nights release and to congratulate them!! Also, on the Paper Pretties homepage you can find them in our guest room, so be sure to go read all about them!! Don’t forget: Paper Pretties is having a release party on Tuesday night in the Paper Pretties forum at 7pm CST. Charmaine will be posting a challenge every hour and you could win some great prizes. Also, we know you have bought them, why not use them to win free stamps?? That’s right I am talking about our Cutie Pie contest. You have until Monday night at 8pmCST to enter the contest. Just email a picture of your entries to Christie@paperpretties.net. The winner will receive all of this months releases for free, which includes this super cute stamp I used today. This stamp is called Off to School Sophia and it was the first of the Stamp of the Month club stamps. Be sure to sign up for the SOTMC at Paper Pretties too. You get your stamp a MONTH before it releases to the public. The July release is Bunny Slippers Sophia and she is TOO CUTE!! You have until 11:59 Monday night to sign up to get this super cute stamp before it releases(which won’t be until August so you better RUN NOW!!). Be sure to tell them that I sent you by either putting my blog or my name in the “where did you hear about us” line!!
Anyway, back to the card. I used my Off to School Sophia and stamped her with Black Stazon on watercolor paper. I colored her with my aqua painter and SU markers. I made this card as part of the Featured Stamper challenge over on SCS. This weeks featured stamper is Michele(chelemom) and she has a fantastic galleryand blog. I chose this cardof hers to CASE and only added a couple of brads to the bottom, I am so proud of myself!!LOL!! Be sure to stay tuned for more Prettie Peaks, and be sure to check out all the other Pretties blogs and our new designers!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!
Stamps-Off to School
Paper-Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Summer Picnic DSP and watercolor
Ink-Black Stazon
Tools-SU markers, aqua painter, silver brads, olive grosgrain, red gingham, swiss dots, Cuttlebug

Southern Illinois Card Frenzy

Okay, so I have a ton to tell you about today's swap. First of all, I finally got to meet Shirley(wannabcre8tive) and Jenn(jenn1203). It was awesome getting to meet the other two people that have kept our thread going on SCS. We were the ONLY three chatting everyday, and got to know each other really well!! Secondly, I WON the nametag contest, WOOOOHOOO!!! Go me!! I got this awesome gift package from Starlit Studio as my prize. Here is a picture of it all inside it's pretty tin. GORGEOUS!! Here is a picture of the loot inside!! It had scrabble pieces, Basic Grey magnetic snaps, 9 memory frames and a package of Memory Glass, heart and key charms, brads, red star Sakura glitter pen, white Inkssentials pen, key charms and a chest. Starlit Studios was one of the fabulous businesses that answered the call to donate to our swap and we couldn't be more thankful!!

Waiting at our station when we got into the room to set up our stations was a FULL SET of Rubbernecker stamps!! Do you see how stinkin cute my set is!! WOW!! I had no idea I was gonna get all this free loot, but seriously, it rocked!! Also at our station was a free stamp from Alotta Rubber Stamps and from Clear Dollar Stamps, which totally rocked!! And you see those cute little Peppermint patties, well, you won't find them here anymore, but they were awesome too!!LOL!! Also, one of the ladies(actually two for me) took the time to print out a coupon for a local scrapbook store that I had NEVER HEARD OF!!! How could they hide such a thing from me. To think, I was driving right past this little jewel on my way to Joanns and Hobby Lobby! I can't wait to go see what they have for me to spend too much money on!!LOL!! Thanks Trudy and Thala!! I totally need help being enabled!!

Next, between the entrie fees and all the donated stuff(Rubbernecker, My Favorite Things, I Brake For Stamps, Clear Dollar Stamps, Rubber Stamp Avenue, Alota Rubber Stamps, Starlit Studios, Carol Payne(SU demo), Christy Sullivan(The Angel Co. demo), and Thela Chestosky(SU)), everyone got a door prize, and some people got two. My friend that was supposed to go with me, had to back out at the last minute and the ladies that hosted the swap insisted on making sure she got her door prize, free set, and a card from everyone. I spent the last couple of hours working on cards for her because I got done early. Some of the ladies even went ahead and made theirs for her, and I couldn't thank them enough, it will mean so much to her!!

Lastly, here is a full picture of my card, I don't know what happened to the one from the last post, but it disappeared, so here it is. That's it for me now, thanks for stopping by!!

Show Off!!

Okay, so maybe I am starting to sound like a broken record, but I love Paper Pretties!! This is my second time using Wade E. Bug, and I gotta say, he gets cuter everytime!! I stamped him with Black Stazon on Whisper White and colored him in using my SU markers and aquapainter. I cut him and his layers out with my circle nestabilities. My layout follows Danielles sketch challenge from the Paper Pretties forum...yep we have challenges too!! Danielle hosts a challenge everyweek and there are prizes and everything, you really should check it out!! Anyway, the paper is from Imagine That and the colors are Only Orange and Green Galore. I added some white brads to every corner and some ribbon around the middle.

How would you like to own the super cute stamp from this post BEFORE it is even available to the public? I thought you would!! This is our July Stamp of The Month Club stamp over at Paper Pretties and you have until 11:59pm on the 30th to sign up for it!! She will not be released to the public until August 1st, so you better act now!! Be sure when filling out the subscription form that you tell them I sent you(either my name or my blog's name-whichever!!)!!!
And don't forget, Paper Pretties is having a "Stampin In Your Jammies" release party on July 1st in the Paper Pretties forum starting at 7pmCST. Our hostess with the mostest Charmaine will be issuing a challenge every hour and a winner will be picked from the entries!! Please join us for a fun night of conversation, stamping, and all around FUN!!
One more thing-be sure to enter our Cutie Pie contest. The winner will recieve all of this releases stamps for free!! Send your entries using your Paper Pretties stamps to Christie at christie@paperpretties.net by 8pmCST on the 30th. A winner will be chosen from the entries!!

Shoebox Swap

Tomorrow(Saturday) is my first ever Southern Illinois shoebox swap. I am so excited!! It is only 25mins. from my house which is way better than the last one I went to in Texas!!LOL!! I have to tell you, I had the hardest time designing a card for this swap. I don't know why, but the 10-15min. time limit really throws me. After being at the swap in Arlington, I learned by stamping with lots of other people, that everyone works at a different pace, and some things that I think are easy are really hard for others. I wanted to make my card as easy as possible, but it still be cute and worthy, ya know what I mean. So a few hours later, a VERY sore hand, and this is what I came up with. Did I mention they are having a name tag contest too? What do you think? I tried to make it look like a strawberry so it would match my card. I used my oval nesties to make it and can you believe I put 23brads on that sucker!! I swear I am hopeless!! For the card, I did everything but stamp the two strawberries and cut out the top of the green one. All they really have to do is put it all together and punch a lot of holes. Oh ya, they have to stamp the sentiment too. I am pleased with my card, but I don't know. I really wanted to put some crystal effects on the strawberry, but it would never have dried in the time limit!!

So, have you entered the Cutie Pie contest? You have until 8pmCST on Monday night, so you better get to it!! Did you sign up for the Stamp Of The Month Club? What you waiting for!! Go to the post below this for all the details and be sure to tell them I sent ya!!! Have a Prettie Day!!

A Quick Reminder!!!

How would you like to own this super cute stamp before it is even available to the public? I thought you would!! This is our July Stamp of The Month Club stamp over at Paper Pretties and you have until 11:59pm on the 30th to sign up for it!! She will not be released to the public until August 1st, so you better act now!! Be sure when filling out the subscription form that you tell them I sent you(either my name or my blog's name-whichever!!)!!!

And don't forget, Paper Pretties is having a "Stampin In Your Jammies" release party on July 1st in the Paper Pretties forum starting at 7pmCST. Our hostess with the mostest Charmaine will be issuing a challenge every hour and a winner will be picked from the entries!! Please join us for a fun night of conversation, stamping, and all around FUN!!

One more thing-be sure to enter our Cutie Pie contest. The winner will recieve all of this releases stamps for free!! Send your entries using your Paper Pretties stamps to Christie at christie@paperpretties.net by 8pmCST on the 30th. A winner will be chosen from the entries!!

Women Of Life

I just love this Women of Live set from Papertrey ink, and it doesn't see near enough action in my stamp room. Recently, one of my stamping buddies, Marissa*, helped me to see the error of my ways. Up until yesterday, I was keeping all my clear stamps in their original plastic bags. I had plenty of room to store them, but I didn't use them enough because they were such a pain to work with. She convinced me to put my clear sets into empty cd cases(got them at Kmart-10 for 2.99) and they are now all proudly hanging in my cd racks(Kmart again-9.99 hold 45, they connect together and can be hung on the wall). While I was getting them organized, I ran across this set and thought to myself, I need to use this soon. While trolling around SCS, I happened upon the limited supplies challenge for today, and since I was still up, I decided to do a little stamping. The challenge was to use brads as your only embellishment, but not just sticking them on the card, they had to be part of your main image. Bells went off and the angels were singing, it was fate I tell you!!LOL!! I stamped the stems in Always Artichoke, the flowers in Rose Red, and the centers in So Saffron. I then put white American Crafts brads through the centers and it was done. I really should be in bed, I have a ton to do tomorrow, and it won't get done if I don't get some sleep!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

stamps-Women Of Life by Papertrey

paper- Always Artichoke, Rose Red, Whisper White and AA DSP

ink-Always Artichoke, Rose Red, and So Saffron

tools-white brads

On another note, Paper Pretties will be having a “Stampin In Your Jammies” party on July 1st at 8pmEST. Not only will we be releasing the new stamps, but we will also be having challenges with PRIZES(come on, you know you love to win free stuff). We will also be announcing our next round of Guest Designers on Sunday June 29th , so be sure to check that out!!

And last but not least, we are having a Cutie Pie contest!!

Here are the details!! Cutie Pie Contest!!How would you like to be Paper Pretties Cutie Pie? I thought you would!! All you have to do is make a card using your Paper Pretties stamps and send it to Christie at christie@paperpretties.net , and she will chose a winner from the entries. Besides getting to call yourself a Cutie Pie, you will also get all the stamps from this release for free!! You have until June 30th at 8pmCST to get your entries in!! Good luck!!

New Prettie Girl, Release Party Details, and a Cutie Pie Contest- oh my!!

Have you seen the Paper Pretties home page?? We have a new Prettie Girl!!!YAYY!!! Jodi Collins aka Kharmagirl, has agreed to join our Jr. Design Team and we are THRILLED to have her!! Now, I know it is no secret to those of you that pay any attention to my blog, but Jodi has got to be my stamping BFF. Before I took the DTcoordinator position, Christie(Prettie Mama) had asked for suggestions for guest designers and I immediately nominated Jodi not because she is my friend, but I love her work, and I knew her style of stamping would work well with the Paper Pretties images. Boy was I right!! She ordered her first stamps not to long ago, and as soon as she got them, she cranked out this GORGEOUS card. She has done two more since then and let me tell you, it didn’t take long for her to go from guest designer to WE HAVE TO HAVE HER!!! So I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome Jodi to our happy family. Be sure to go by her blog and show her some love!!!

On another note, Paper Pretties will be having a “Stampin In Your Jammies” party on July 1st at 8pmEST. Not only will we be releasing the new stamps, but we will also be having challenges with PRIZES(come on, you know you love to win free stuff). We will also be announcing our next round of Guest Designers on Sunday June 29th , so be sure to check that out!!

And last but not least, we are having a Cutie Pie contest!! Here are the details!!

Cutie Pie Contest!!
How would you like to be Paper Pretties Cutie Pie? I thought you would!! All you have to do is make a card using your Paper Pretties stamps and send it to Christie at christie@paperpretties.net , and she will chose a winner from the entries. Besides getting to call yourself a Cutie Pie, you will also get all the stamps from this release for free!! You have until June 30th at 8pmCST to get your entries in!! Good luck!!

So, what you waiting for?? We know you own them, now use them to get some FREE STUFF!!YAYYYY!!!

That is it for me now, hope you join us for what is sure to be a rockin’ party!! Sneak peeks start Sunday, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled!!

Lean On Me

Hello everyone!! If you didn't already know, I was chosen by Melanie Muenchinger to be her guest designer for this past release. Her new set Cuddles and Hugs is by far one of my favorite sets of hers. The sentiments and images are so perfect and fun to work with. Not only does she design them, but she makes up a tip sheet for each set so that you can SEE all the possibilities with them. She has them linked on her blog in the sidebar if you wanna go check it out AFTER you read my post of course!! This was one of the samples that I made for her to choose from for the release. I love this super cute image of these two lions cuddling. I stamped it twice and colored them both first with my SU markers and cut out just the top lion on the second one. I then glued it back down to the main panel just to give it a tiny bit of dimension. The ribbon is from a share that I did with the super FABULOUS Jody Morrow(texasjodylynn) and matched my Really Rust card stock and this super pretty dp from the Fall Flowers pack by SU. The brads are So Saffron from the Rich Regals brads by SU. I loved the sentiment on this one, made me wanna sing and dance-trust me when I say you are happy you missed it!! To highlight the sentiment, I added a row of piercing just below it and also in the corners of the main image. Of course I had to have a spiral clip with some white taffeta on it, what can I say, it's a sickness!! The scallops were made with my corner rounder. This card is 3x6, an awesome size for this long image. So in closing, if you haven't bought this set, what you waiting for!! Trust me, you will LOVE IT!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!
stamps-Cuddles and Hugs
paper-So Saffron, Realy Rust, Whisper White, and Fall Flowers DSP
ink-Black Stazon
tools-SU markers, aqua painter, spiral clip, white taffeta, rust satin ribbon, paper piercer, corner rounder