An E-Girl Sketch

So, today my DH comes home from work and tells me that his aunt Amy's boss "knows" me from being in the Dirty Dozen and wants to meet me(or go to a party with me sometime)...how cool is that!! As soon as I heard that I immediately thought of this sentiment from the soon(within the next 2hrs) released Who's That E-Girl? set by MFT, I'm Famous Online!! Too funny!! Anyway...if you are here now, you should totally be at the member forum on SCS participating in the release cocktail party!! I used the new E-girl image, which I paper pieced and colored in with my SU markers. I layered it with Rose Red and Chocolate Chip. I used Chocolate Chip Patterns paper and Rose Red DSP. The ribbon is all from SU too. For the floor, I colored it with my Creamy Caramel marker and drew the wood panels with my black SU marker. I used today's SCS sketch challenge too!! That is it for now...off to the party!!

Prettie Wednesday-Score!!

If you are here for the hop, look at this card first then go to the next post...LOL!!! Seriously, I crack myself up,!!

Anyway, it is time for Prettie Wednesday!! Two weeks ago, Jackie Pedro(strappystamper), challenged the Prettie Girls to make a card with a scored background, and now comes time for confession....I don't own a Scor Pal or Scor It.....I know right??? So when it comes time to do a scored background, I struggle a tiny bit...but never fear, I worked it out(sorta). I used my Fiskars personal paper trimmer and my bone folder to make my score lines(can you see them there on the white panel). I layered it with Bordering Blue and Chocolate Chip. The DP is from the Chocolate Chip Patterns Pack and I added my sentiment( for the Worship Him set) to the bottom along with some silver brads, felt ribbon, and piercings. The main image is from the new Nativity set from Paper Pretties. I colored "Joseph"(really Cooper in disguise) with my SU markers and outlined him with my Prismacolor Cool Grey Marker. This card is way more simple than I usually do, but honestly....these new images from Paper Pretties are just too cute to overdo, if you ask me. They definitely speak for themselves.

So, have you been to the Paper Pretties boutique??? Well, if you haven't, you are missing the BIGGEST sale EVER!! Seriously, it is unbelievable....75% off everything but the swavorski crystals and Prettie stamps!!! What a deal!!! Be sure to get there fast, cause once it's gone, it's gone!!

That is it for me now, got lots more stamping to do for the release tonight and for some other upcoming deadlines!!

Be sure to blurf around and see what the other Prettie Girls have got cooked up for you!!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Julie Masse
Charmaine Ikach
Jillian Winters
Danielle Lounds
Jodi Collins
Jackie Rakoski
Jackie Pedro
Jessica Diedrich

Welcome To The HOP!!

Welcome to the very first My Favorite Things blog hop!!WAHOOO!! Recently, Kim, the MFT lady herself, asked for suggestions from our loyal MFT customers about things we could do as a company to promote the new stamp sets OTHER than our cocktail parties(which aren't going anywhere, so don't worry). So wanna know how it works? I thought you would!!! Well, the hop starts at 12am EST at Kim's(the MFT lady) blog. From there, she will link you to the next "stop" on the "hop"....sounds like a Dr. Seuss book, LOL!! Anyway, if you are here now, and you haven't been to Kim's blog yet..GO THERE NOW to start the hop!! Be sure to follow it all the way through so that you can see ALL of the stops...there may be surprises along the way!!

So for my card I decided to use the new Cupcake Flopsey set.

If you know me at all, I love my animal stamps...and Flopsey is no exception!! Would you get a load of that GINORMOUS cupcake Flopsey is holding...YUMMO!! I colored the cupcake icing and Flopsey's ears with my SU markers and then paper pieced the cup part of the cake with some yummy Sweet Always paper from SU. For my card, I followed Julee Tilman's Mojo Monday Sketch. I added some Felt Fusion flowers from SU with some large and small white Bazill brads. My sentiment was punched out with the Key Tag punch from SU. The chocolate brads are from American Crafts and the clear drops are from Stamping Bella. I did a ton of piercing and added three silver spiral clips with some Pumpkin Pie striped ribbon, white taffeta ribbon, and chocolate grosgrain.

Well, that concludes my "stop on the hop"!!! Next stop, my friend, and one of my FAVORITE stampers, Joanne Basile!! Check her out at her blog- Just a Little Something...

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

For Ali...

I made this card for a girl named Ali. She is Laurie's (Lauraly) daughter and she has become very sick. Right now, she is in Seattle having some tests done to determine the best possible action to take. If you'd like to know about her progress, there is a thread HERE on SCS where friends of Laurie's have been giving updates. If you'd like to send a card to her while she's in the hospital (it could be two weeks or more), email me and I'll get the address to you. Her favorite colors are pink and green, so when I saw today's color challenge, I knew I would use it to make my card to send to her. I started with my Poppy Patch set from Flourishes. The flowers were stamped with Black Stazon on PTI white and colored in using my SU markers, reinkers and blender pens. I stamped the lower flower twice and cut out the flower to give it a tiny bit of dimension(also to let it slightly hang off the oval). My sentiment is also from Flourishes and is part of their Many Sentiments set. I layered the image panel with Pretty in Pink and Riding Hood Red. The horizontal panel is some Bella Rose DSP layered with Riding Hood Red and Pretty in Pink. Before layering it, I ran it through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder to give it some texture. The other DP is Kiwi Kiss Patterns paper and it was run through the Cuttlebug with my houndstooth folder. I added a white organdy bow, gold cord, and some gold brads too.

Be sure to check back later for the first EVER MFT BLOG HOP!!!! How exciting!!! The fun starts at Kim's blog and you can follow the links from there, so be sure to go to Kim's blog at 12pmEST to start the hop!!

Prettie Tuesday

ETA: I ALMOST FORGOT!!! Paper Pretties is having a GINORMOUS moving sale!! 75% off EVERYTHING in the store EXCEPT for the Prettie Stamps and Swarovski crystals. Better get there fast while supplies last!!


So, I LOVED Jen's SFYTT so much this week, I decided that I would do it TWICE!! One of my FAVORITE stampers in the whole wide world is Laura Fredrickson(scrapnextras). Now, if you haven't seen her work, or heard me talk about her before, you must immediately crawl out of your hideyhole and check her out..she is AMAZING!! Anyway, Laura has been doing a post once a week where she uses all the sketches from that weekend(usually Lauren's, Jen's, Beate's, and Taylor's), and I LOVE that, but I was no where near that productive this weekend(boy am I happy that wedding is over!!), so I decided that I would use the same sketch and materials, just change the stamps and embellishments. I decided that it was time to ink up my new Sending MY Love Sophia stamp from Paper Pretties. This is a PEEK at the next stamp for the Stamp of the Month Club. Haven't joined the club yet? Well, you should!! You have until the end of the month to get signed up to receive this SUPER cute stamp a month before it is released to the public(in January). Just be sure to tell them I sent ya, kay!! Anyway, I used some more of my yummy Loves Me DSP and Jen's Sketch to make this card. I stamped my image with Black Stazon and colored it in with my SU markers. I layered it with Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose and Taken With Teal. My hearts are chipboard that I covered with some more of the DSP. I added a bunch of piercing, some cocoa and pretty in pink grosgrain, and some yummy teal felt ribbon from one of the SU ribbon original packs(long retired, I am sure). I have to say, I LOVE this new image from Paper Pretties....I love her tongue sticking out...too funny(cause I totally do that when I concentrate)!!
Okay, that is it for me now...be sure to check back later for my take on the color challenge...if I ever get to play!!

Day Two- Another MFTeaser for You!!

So, when I saw the new sets for this My Favorite Things release, I was GIDDY!! I have been trying to find a cupcake set that I liked, but wasn't having any luck. I sorta liked a few different ones, but NONE as much as the soon to be released, A Cupcake Kind of Day by MFT. It features two super cute cupcakes as well as one sentiment. Totally ADORABLE, if you ask me!! I decided that I would use Jen del Muro's Sketch For You To Try from this weekend to make my card. I started with some retired Loves Me DSP from SU( I still have a TON of this, so if you need some, let me know, A TON I tell you!!) and stamped my cupcake on one of the pieces. I cut out just the cup part of the cupcake and then colored the top of the cupcake with my SU markers. The white part is Liquid Applique, to make it look more like frosting, and then I added some crystal effects to the cherry and the syrup part. I followed Jens sketch using the DSP, Close to Cocoa and Regal Rose cardstock. The spiral clips have cocoa and rose grosgrain and the other ribbon is white taffeta. I used some big white brads at the top and then smaller ones in the corners. and did a TON of piercing. The scalloped layer was made with my square Nestabilities, and I had kept seeing where Dawn(treasureoiler) kept piercing three holes in her scallops, so I wanted to try that out, SO CUTE!! My sentiment is from ANOTHER one of the new sets being released tomorrow night by MFT, Cupcake Flopsey-SO CUTE!!! I have another card made using this set, but I will post it later, since my nephew is yelling at me as we speak!! Hope you have a fabulous day!! Be sure to check out the MFT member forum for all the details!! If you would like to see all the samples from this release, check out this gallery!!

MFT Teasers!!

Today starts the MFTeasers of the new sets from My Favorite Things that will be released on WEDNESDAY! Check out the MFT forum on Splitcoaststampers for all the fun release party details!

My card features the new Annie Lapoint image, Wind Down. I used my new Washington Apple DP from SU, and paired it with Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, and So Saffron. The main image was stamped on Whisper White with Black Stazon ink, and was then colored in with my SU markers. I stamped the tub twice-once on the WW and once on the DP and cut out just the bath tub. The pipe and shower head were colored with my silver gel pen. I cut the main image and it's layers out with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties. I added a couple of spiral clips with some Pumpkin Pie striped ribbon and Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon on them. The yellow stripe down the middle is some So Saffron Poly Twill ribbon from SU, isn't it yummy!! I added a ton of silver brads as well as some piercing and it was done!! Be sure to check out the other MFT sistahs(over in my sidebar) to see what they have cooked up for you! To see all this month's samples, check out this gallery!!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

If You Can Believe It...

Yep, I still have some birthday RAK's to show you!! Right now, I am working up the will to stamp...so I decided that I would at least let you see some of the GORGEOUSness that was sent my way!! First is from my friend Jenn Diaz. She is a guest designer for Paper Pretties right now and is so SUPER sweet and TALENTED!! She not only sent me this card, but also some yummy ribbon , CTMH rub ons and clips and some dew drops. LOVE the colors!! Thanks so much Jenn, I love my goodies!!

Last, but DEFINITELY not least, came to me from my SBFF, Jodi Collins(kharmagirl). Now, I know I mention her all the time on here, so it won't come as any surprise when I say that I am in AWE of this girl!! She has MAD coloring skills and the biggest heart! For my birthday, she ordered me this stamp set and ribbon from the SU mini catalog and had it shipped directly to me!! What a PEACH!! I love it all Jodi, and I swear, I am gonna use it ASAP, that ribbon, YUMMO!!! And would you LOOK at this CARD!! Besides the fact that she slapped the number 30 every conceivable place for me to cry over, it is AMAZING, and in my favorite colors, YAYY!! You know I love ya!! BTW- I am in desperate need of "our" brain, can I borrow it back please!!(she will totally get this, trust me, but for those of you who DON'T know, we CONSTANTLY joke about sharing the same one)LOL!!!

So, Wanna See What I Have Been Up To??

My BIL is getting married tomorrow and we had the rehearsal dinner tonight. My MIL wanted to decorate, but it really isn't her thing, so I took over. Here are my under $5 dollars a table centerpieces(it is a fall themed wedding)!! I learned how to make the bows on the Mums TODAY, so, GO ME!! Bear with me, there are a ton of photos!!

Prettie Peeks, Day Two!

So, I am running WAY behind this morning, but I wanted to get this card I made posted fast(in reality, I just got done making it, but I REALLY need to be on the road already!!). I used the one of the SOON TO BE RELEASED sets(Baby Jesus is from the Nativity set and the sentimente is from the Adore Him set) from Paper Pretties for my card. The sketch is Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge, and my colors are Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White and some yummy Ski Slope DSP. The ribbon is also from the SU mini catalog(along with the paper) and is part of the Alpine originals. My image was colored with SU markers and the cut out and layered using my Cuttlebug and Nesties. I sponged the edges of all the layers and also the card base. I did a lot of piercing and added a bunch of silver brads. The olive layer was also run through the Cuttlebug with my distressed stripes folder to give it some texture. Aren't the new sets FABULOUS!!! The Pretties are really outdoing themselves this release, be sure to check them out(links in my sidebar)! So, here is all the info you need to know!!

First, 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 upload it to the Cutie Pie Contest gallery on the Paper Pretties forum, and Christie will chose a winner from the entries. Besides being able to call yourself a Cutie Pie, you will also win the entire release!! You have until October 31st at 8pmCST to get your entries in!! Good luck!!

Second, On Saturday, November 1st,

Paper Pretties will be having their monthly Stampin In Your Jammies party!! The party starts at 7pm CST and will last until 10. 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 4 new sets and the Angel Wings Sophia stamp. Hope to see you there!!(Sneak peeks will start tomorrow!!)

And last, but not least, don't forget that you have until October 31st at midnight to get signed up for the

Stamp of the Month Club and get the Trim the Tree Sophia stamp before it is officially released in December!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!