Prettie Wednesday- A Favorite Embellie- or Four, lol!

So, two week's ago Jodi challenged all the Prettie Girls to make a card using their favorite embellishment. Me being an equal opportunity embellishment lover, I couldn't pick just one, so I used four, LOL!! I also, after some smooth talking from the Pretties, decided that we could start peeking the new sets today instead of tomorrow so you get to see the AMAZING new set, Everyday Picnic too!! YAHOO!! Here are all the release details, and then we will get to the goods!!

On Saturday, August 1st Paper Pretties will be having their monthly Stampin In Your Jammies party!! The party starts at 8pm EST and will last until 10pm. We will be having three challenges, so be sure to come and play along!! Besides the challenges, chatter, and all around fun, we will also be releasing two new sets, Aloha Sophia to the public, and introducing our new Stamp Of The Month. Sneak peeks start on Wednesday July 29th!! Hope to see you there!!

Still here? Good!! Here is a look at the new Everyday Picnic set...isn't it FABULOUS!! It is this main image, and a few FABU sentiments that are PERFECT for many occasions! I had so much fun with this image. It was colored with Copics, then I added Crystal Effects to the wine glasses and bottle to make them shiny. The DP is from the Thoroughly Modern DSP and was paired with the new Soft Suede and Rose Red. The white is from Gina K. All the ribbons are from SU, the sentiment was punched out with an SU punch, and the brads are SU as well. I did a ton of piercing, and the spiral clip is from Joannes....see I told you, I used ALL my favorite embellies, lol!!

Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to check out the other Pretties, listed in my sidebar, to see what they have in store for you....me, I can't WAIT!!

SMOOCHing with MFT

Hey everyone!! Hope you all are having a good day/night, whatever your case may be!! My card today is one that I made using this past Saturday's Sketch For You To Try. It is also one of my samples for this week's How'd They Do That tutorial for MFT!! This week's tutorial is all about the new Smooch paints...well new to me!! Seriously, if you haven't tried these, you need to check them out!! My card features the new Bubble Bunny stamp from MFT. I colored just his ears and cheeks with my Copics, and paper pieced the tub with some of the Spring Collection paper from MFT. I used the Moonlight Smooch paints on the bubbles to make them shimmer and shine! I also used the spring buttons.The ribbon is from the Royalty Ribbon collection from MFT. My cardstock is from SU, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink.
Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to check out my tutorial!!

Bella Wings

Hello everyone, Happy Tuesday!! Here is a card I made using last Monday's Mojo Sketch and the new There She Goes set, Spread Your Wings. The DSP is from the retired SU Bella Rose DSP pack, and all three colors of cardstock are also recently retired..Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, and Riding Hood Red. What can I say, I am having trouble letting go!! My ribbon is from SU, and the spiral clip came from Joanne's. I colored my butterfly with Copics, and cut it out. The circle and it's layers were made with my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties.

Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge

I was looking in my Google reader at the HUNDREDS of posts that I haven't had a chance to look at, much less comment on, and I came across today's Little Paper Shop Blog challenge on Cindy's blog...yayyy! Yayyy, that I found it early so I could play, but not so much yay to what it was....a color challenge-Brilliant Blue, Pixie Pink, Real Red.....huh?? So seriously, I HATE the Bold Brights. I don't know what happened, when I first started stamping I LOVED them, and now I rarely if ever use them, and never, unless forced, do I use more than one at a time. Being a good sport, I decided to try it, but I gotta tell ya, I could just barely make myself use the Pixie Pink. I did color her bows and shoes pink, and there is a little bit in the DP(ok, I think it is Pink Passion-work with me). I stamped my Katie Cupcake on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored her with my Copics. I also paper pieced her dress with some VERY retired SU paper. She was cut out and embossed with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties, and her layer is Real Red-which was cut the same way. My ribbon is from SU, and the buttons are also from SU(Playground).

Well, that is it for me now, thanks for stopping by!!

Spread Your Wings and HOP!!

Hello, and welcome to this month's There She Goes blog hop!! The hop started at Jessica's blog, so if you are just now getting here, better head back there to get started!! This month There She Goes is releasing one new set called Spread Your Wings, and it is GORGEOUS!! I LOVE butterflies, and this set has so many gorgeous ones, you will have all you would ever possibly need!! The sentiments are fabulous too, especially this one...I need to repeat this one to myself every day, don't ya think? For my card, I started by stamping my butterfly on an MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored it with Copics. The sentiment was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black on a piece of Gina K. White and then cut it out using my Labels 4 Nesties and Cuttlebug. The DP is from the new SU pack, Cottage Wall. I used my Top Note die from SU to cut it and it's layer out. The layer is Orchid Opulence, and the card base is Rich Razzleberry. I did some piercing, and used my SU white organza for my bow. The dew drops are from Robin's Nest.

Here is all the need to know TSG news before I let you leave!!

Release Challenge
This months Release Challenge is Wings & Things. The challenge is to use a image that has wings. This can include bugs, birds, angels, fairies and anything else that has wings! Jessica will have a Mr. Linky added to the bottom of her post for you to add your name and link to your project for the chance to win the new stamp set Spread Your Wings. She will chose the winner on Monday July 27th. This challenge is open through Sunday.

Blog Hop Challenge
As always, be sure to go through the entire hop and comment on all the Trendsetters blogs. When you are done, head on back to Jessica's blog to get signed up to win this set for free!! The winner will also be announced on Monday, July 27th.

Release Party Chat
The release chat will be on the forum on Saturday the 25th from 6-8 PM. Jessica will show the new set in its entirety during the chat and the set will go live on the website at the end of the chat!!!

Alright, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by!! The next stop on the hop is the fabulous Joanne's blog!! Enjoy!!

Jessica - http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/
Angela - http://aninkandasmile.blogspot.com/
Becky - http://www.lakeshorestamper.com/
Christi - http://cici510.blogspot.com/
Faith - http://stampinwithmarkiesmom.blogspot.com/
Holly - http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Jessie- http://canyousayaddictedtostamps.blogspot.com/
Joanne - http://inkyoceangazer.blogspot.com/
Jodi - http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/
Julie - http://stampsandtaxes.blogspot.com/
Maki - http://makinkstudio.blogspot.com/
Silke - http://silkeledlow.blogspot.com/
Wendy- http://wickedlywonderfulcreations.blogspot.com/

Dare To Get Dirty!!

I don't know if you have been playing along, but it is Dare To Get Dirty time at SCS!! The fun started yesterday, when Jen kicked everything off with a fabulous challenge!! These challenges are for fan club members, so if you aren't already a member, now's your chance to join, and join in the fun!! I was honored that fellow DD/DDA member, Deb Saaranen(DeborahLynneS) asked if I would like to make a sample for her challenge.If you can't tell by my card, her challenge was all about texture, and there is a TON of it on my card!! My main image is Angel Sophia from Paper Pretties. She was stamped on watercolor paper and then watercolored using my SU reinkers and an aquapainter. I cut her out and added her to my SU Whisper White oval. It was then layered with Not Quite Navy. The wings have a touch of glitter on them from my Sakura Stardust glitter pen, and the trim on her dress was done with Liquid Applique. The DP is from Heidi Grace, and has a ton of texture to it as well. The White layer on the back was run through my Cuttlebug with the snowflakes folder. All my ribbons are retired SU, the brads are from Hobby Lobby, and my sentiment is from the retired SU Season's Greetings(I think).

Well, that is it for me now, be sure to check out the challenges and play along!! Have fun!!

Makin' a Splash with the Prettie Weekly Challenge

Hey everyone, Happy Friday!! If you didn't already know, every week on Thursday, Danielle announces a new challenge in the Paper Pretties forum. This week's challenge is this super cute sketch!! I am LOVING it. If you want to play along, be sure to check out the challenge forum at the Paper Pretties website and use the PWC62 keyword when uploading there and on SCS(or whatever gallery you use). Then be sure to post in the challenge thread with a link to your card!! We can't wait to see what you came up with for this awesome sketch!! For my card, I chose to use the SUPER cute Make A Splash Sophia. She was stamped on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored in with my Copics. I layered her with Kiwi Kiss. The DP is all from the Good Morning Sunshine DP pack from SU(now retired), and was also paired with Pacific Point and Summer Sun. I added Joann's spiral clips with SU ribbons on them. I also used Hobby Lobby silver brads. The sentiment was punched out with my SU word window punch.
Be sure to play along, and I can't wait to see what you come up with!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!!!

My Favorite Things Sketch

It's Thursday, so it is time for another My Favorite Things sketch to be announced. I am LOVING this week's sketch, and as soon as I saw it I HAD to get to work. This week's sketch was provided by Cindy, who you know just rocks!! I started by stamping my Cupcake Flopsey on and MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored him in with my Copics and cut it out using my Oval Nesties and Cuttlebug. I then decided to color another Flopsey, cut out just the top half of him(from his cupcake up), and then added it onto the original Flopsey. That allowed me to make my cupcake, which was paper pieced with some My Mind's Eye DP, to hang over the DP panel. The colors of CS are Pumpkin Pie and Cool Caribbean. All my ribbons are from SU, and the brads are as well. All punches used for my sentiment panel are from SU too, as well as the scalloped edge at the bottom. Isn't it cute?? I was sorta proud afterwards, especially with my bow!!
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by!!

It's Jessica's Birthday, woot woot!!

Today is my good friend, and fellow Prettie Girl-Jessica Diedrich's birthday, and you KNOW we pretties LOVE our birthday hops, so of course we had to have one today to celebrate our girl Jessica, LOVINGLY known as NJ(if you want to know, she may tell you)!! The Hop started at Christie's Blog, so you need to go there to get started!! For her party today, I of course had to use Pink and Butterflies...cause they ARE her favorite!! I started by stamping my Flutterby Sophia on an MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored it in with my Copics, and layered it with Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, and Old Olive. The butterfly was cut out separately and then added on. I added some white brads, ribbon from SU, and used my SU oval punches to do my sentiment. The sentiment is ACTUALLY from Jessica's very own set recently released by The Greeting Farm. The DP is from the Razzleberry Lemonade pack from SU.
Well, that is it for me now...now it is time to hop on, so head on over to Julie's blog!!
Here is a list of the blog hop participants, just in case there is a break or you get lost along the way!! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to go wish Jessica a HAPPY BIRTHDAY at the end!!

Christie Ortman
Christi Thorsen
Danielle Lounds
Frances Byrne
Jackie Rakoski
Jacque Pedro
Jana Weaver
Jodi Collins
Jessie Rone
Julie Masse
Jessica Diedrich

Prettie Wednesday- My Sketch

ETA: I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all my fellow Prettie Girls for their surprise hop for me today!!! If you didn't get to see it, go to Christie's blog!! I really needed this today too! The swelling set in yesterday, and last night was pretty rough. I am trying to take it easy today, so far so good. Thanks for all the well wishes girls, you are the best!!



So, two weeks ago I challenged my Prettie Girls to make a card using a sketch I had drawn up. I loved my sketch so much, you may be seeing a lot of it!! Basically it is one that I use as my go to sketch, which I think we all have!! For my card, I decided to make a masculine birthday card, I don't know about you, but I am a girlie girl. I NEVER think about making masculine cards until I need them, so it is kinda nice to be ahead for a change!! I started by stamping my Luke image from the Paper Pretties set, Right on Par. I stamped it on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored him with my Copics. His shirt was paper pieced with a piece of Prestwick DSP(retired SU). I then cut him out and embossed him with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties. The layer is Garden Green, and the othe color on the card is Brocade Blue. My sentiment was punched out with the new modern label punch. I added Brocade Blue wide grosgrain from SU , white brads from Hobby Lobby, and a spiral clip from Joann's. The Blue layer was embossed with my Argyle Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Well, that is it for me now!! I am so excited because the next Paper Pretties release is coming up and the new sets are TO DIE FOR!! The peeks will start a week from today, so stay tuned!! While you are at it though, blurf around and check out what the other girls have been up to!!

Julie Masse
Charmaine Ikach
Jana Weaver
Danielle Lounds
Jodi Collins
Jackie Rakoski
Jackie Pedro
Jessica Diedrich
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne