It's Almost Time!!

So, it is going to be CRAZY busy around my blog for the next few days, but never fear...it is gonna be FUN!! Today it is my day to share a Paper Pretties card, but tomorrow we will start the pre-release celebration that takes place on the first!! Here are all the details!!

On Monday, June 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 issuing only one challenge, so be sure to come and play along!! Besides the challenge, chatter, and all around fun, we will also be releasing Make a Splash Sophia and introducing our new Stamp Of The Month. Sneak peeks start on Saturday May 30th!! Hope to see you there!!

Today, I have another card using Give Thanks....can you tell I LOVE her?? I need to use her as much as possible because putting her away for an entire month will be somewhat close to torture for me...no matter how CUTE the new Stamp of The Month is!! Speaking of Stamp of the Month, it is not to late to get signed up to have this stamp sent to you before it's actual July release!! You can find all the details here, but you only have until midnight on the 31st to get signed up, so you better hurry!!

For my card today, I stamped my Give Thanks image on Gina K. White and then cut and embossed it with my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties. The image was then colored with my Copics. I paper pieced the dress with some Washington Apple DSP. The image was layered with Riding Hood Red, So Saffron and Bashful Blue....have I mentioned how much I LOVE this paper?? Anywho, I cut it's layers with my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties as well. I then used the same colors and more Washington Apple DSP to create the background. I left off the sentiment because I don't know what I will use it for yet, but I know I will figure it out!! The ribbon is from SU and the spiral clip is from Creative Express. This card is 5in. square.

Well, that is it for me now!! Come back tomorrow when I will have the TSG bloghop, and MFT teaser, and a Prettie Peek....see, told you it was gonna be busy!!

Prettie Wednesday- White on White is Alright...

If you know anything about me, you know that I HATE white space on cards. When Jacque challenged the Prettie Girls to make a card using all White card stock, I wanted to have her tarred and feathered. We did what we Prettie's always do, we moaned and groaned and whined and complained in one never ending string of emails. What is funny is we all start out miserable, and then end up making the best of it at the end. I guess we, no I, like to whine a little to much, because this card, to me, is kinda beautiful!! I started by stamping my Give Thanks Sophia from Paper Pretties on Gina K. White and then coloring her with my Copics. The scalloped layer was made with my Cuttlebug and Nesties. The rest of the White Cardstock is all Gina K. as well. The ribbon is from SU, and the glitter dots were also bought at the Gina K. website.

Give Thanks Sophia is the June Stamp of the Month, so sometime during the month of June subscribers will be receiving her. Then on the first of July she will be released to the public. That means that if you have to have her, and trust me you do, you need to get signed up for the stamp of the month club by May 31st at midnight. For more details, here is a link to the Stamp Of the Month Club.

That is it for me now, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! Be sure to blurf around and see what the other Pretties have created for this challenge. I am sure they are SUPAH gorgeous!! Danielle will be a little late today, but I am linking her anyway because I KNOW that whatever she makes, it will be a must see!! Thanks again!!

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

MFT VIP

It is time again for the My Favorite Things VIP package to be released!! Here are all the details taken directly from the MFT newsletter!!

Do you want to be an MFT VIP? Of COURSE you do! Being a VIP comes with perks! MFT offers a bundle on the last Wednesday of every month that includes NEW products that have not been released yet. Excited yet? The bundle will be shipped out quickly so you'll probably have your stamp set before the release date. You can post teasers along with the design team and even post your card samples during the release party if you would like to. There are a limited number of bundles available and they are available for only ONE DAY! Show your MFT spirit and be a VIP!

The bundle this month includes:
Let's Picnic (WTG Stamp Set) $15.95
Perfect Plaid Ribbon Nest $11.95 (2 yards of 5 types of 7/8" ribbon, in perfect summer colors)
Clear Crystal Adornments $15.95 (2mm, 3mm and 4mm clear Swarovski crystals in our fabulous Adornments box! Approx 80-100 crystals per package.)
White Shimmer Flower Adornments $2.95 (A mix of small, medium and large white shimmer flowers in our Adornments case)
FREE Build a Bouquet Stamp Set ($17.95 value)
The bundle retails for $46.80. You can find it HERE.

There are ONLY 59 VIP kits available, so please shop EARLY to ensure you get one. Last month, the VIP kits were sold out by 11am!

Of course with being a VIP, comes MFT Perks! Your perks for the May VIP include:

VIP perk #1: You get our newest WTG? set in your hot little hands one week before anyone else even sees it!

VIP perk #2: Should you wish to purchase the One-Click Collection within the first 48 hours of the release on May 6th, you may switch out your VIP WTG? set with any other set on the site by mentioning your selection in the comments section of that order.

VIP perk #3: A FREE Build a Bouquet Stamp Set (value $17.95)
Want to be a VIP?

So seriously, RUN don't walk so that you can your package before they are sold out!!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I wasn't able to get a card made with the Let's Picnic set but I do have a couple of samples left from last release that I haven't shown here yet!! The first is from the Who's That Girl set, Girls Day In. For my card, I stamped the bottle image on three different pieces of Urban Oasis DSP. I then stamped the words and used a copic to color in the stopper. I added them to small square panels that were punched out with my SU punches. The colors on this card are Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze. All the ribbons are from the Valet Ribbon Originals, and the brads are from SU. My Spiral clips came from AC Moore online.

For this next card, I used the new Snuggle Bunnies set. It is part of the MFT Presents line and was illustrated by Stephanie Fizer. I stamped my bunnies on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored them in with my Copics. I then layered them with Regal Rose and Tempting Turquoise. I used DP from the Georgia Peach and Pink Flamingo DSP. I added a bunch of piercing , some large silver SU brads, and a spiral clip with Regal Rose ribbon on it. I believe this sketch was one on SCS, but it has been awhile since I made this one!! The sentiment was punched out with my SU punches. To make the tails fluffy, I used some liquid applique. I let it dry overnight before heating so that it would be nice and even instead of lumpy and bumpy...thanks Jody, you are a genius!!

Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by, now get shopping!!

I Know, I Know...

The other day my Dad came into my room and asked if I could make him a graduation card for my cousin Drew who is graduating from High School tonight. I of course said yes, but knew it wasn't going to be easy. I swear, for some reason I struggle so hard with Graduation cards. I usually feel forced to use the school colors and I NEVER have an image that will work. I have never cared much for any of the Grad. sets that SU has come out with, so I have never invested in one, and the only other set that I had that had any sort of grad themed stamps in it, I sold. So, I decided to do some searching last night and I came across a card using this super cute Digital Stamp from The Greeting Farm. I had promised myself NOT to buy any new stamps for awhile, but for three dollars, it was worth it!! I still stuck with the school colors, although I used Basic Grey instead of Black. I colored my image with my Copic markers, cut and embossed it with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties, and layered it with Basic Grey. The DP is from the Walk In The Park DSP from SU. The sentiment is from one of the older All Year Cheer sets from SU as well. I added some Basic Grey taffeta, but I didn't do much else cause I didn't want it to get to girlie!! Hopefully he likes it, I know I do!! That is it for me now, thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Floral Frenzy Peek

Welcome back for day two of the Little Paper Shops May release peeks!! Today I have a peek at the fabulous new Floral Frenzy set. Before I talk about my card though, here is all the need to know info about the exciting things going on at the Little Paper Shop!!

"Jen Tapler and Susanna Boyd have been hard at work organizing "Stamping Out Alzheimer's": an amazing event that you won't want to miss!! For a mere $5 donation you will have access to exclusive challenges and fun prizes from numerous different companies. And the best part..... 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Alzheimer's Association!


Little Paper Shop is hosting a sketch challenge on the Stampin' out Alzheimer's forum and would love for you to join us. At the end of the event we will be drawing one name from all the entries to win 4 - 4x6 stamp sets. That's over $60 in value! But the only way to enter is on the Stampin' out Alzheimer's forum! Hope to see you there!"

For my card today, I used Jen's Sketch For You To Try from this past Saturday. I stamped all three flowers separately. I stamped the dark red with Riding Hood Red, and the two lighter with Pink Pirouette. I then stamped the darker outline with Bravo Burgundy and the lighter with Riding Hood Red. I cut all three out and attached to a Gina K. White oval that had been cut out with my Oval Nesties and Cuttlebug. The leaves were stamped before attaching them with Kiwi Kiss. To add some highlights, I went in with my Copics and added some shading. The DP is from the Bella Rose pack from SU. I paired it with Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red paper. My accessories are from SU and the sentiment was punched out using SU punches.


Today is also time for another Little Paper Shop blog challenge. Today's challenge is a color challenge to use Perfect and Pale Plum and Pretty In Pink. I had every intention of doing a card using the new Floral set with this combo, but things don't always go the way I plan!! I made this card a few weeks ago forgetting that I would have a new set to use, and since it is WAY to cute not to share, I decided to go ahead and share it today!! It was made using a Weekend Sketch Challenge from a couple of weeks ago. I used my Katie Mushroom image, and paired it with a sentiment from
the Topiary set. All my accessories are from SU as well as the sentiment punches. I colored the image with my Copics. Wanna play along? Be sure to leave a comment linking your colorful creation to the LPS blog on today's post, and if you use SCS or PCP, please use keyword LPSC17 so we know where to find your entries!ONE lucky winner will be chosen via Random.org and will WIN the new Flower Frenzy stamp set! Good luck and get colorful!
That is it for me now, thanks for stopping by!!

Sweet Peeks and Stampin' Out Alzheimer's

Hi and welcome to this month's Little Paper Shop release previews!! Today we have the SUPER cute new set, Sweet. It is full of super cute images that are sure to give you a tooth ache!! Before I get into the details of my card, here is some VERY IMPORTANT info!!!

"Jen Tapler and Susanna Boyd have been hard at work organizing "Stamping Out Alzheimer's": an amazing event that you won't want to miss!! For a mere $5 donation you will have access to exclusive challenges and fun prizes from numerous different companies. And the best part..... 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Alzheimer's Association!

Little Paper Shop is hosting a sketch challenge on the Stampin' out Alzheimer's forum and would love for you to join us. At the end of the event we will be drawing one name from all the entries to win 4 - 4x6 stamp sets. That's over $60 in value! But the only way to enter is on the Stampin' out Alzheimer's forum! Hope to see you there!"

This is the sketch that we are hosting, but to be able to win, you have to donate and join the forum!! Personally, I can't think of one person I know that hasn't been directly affected by this disease so it is DEFINITELY for a good cause!! I decided to use this sketch for my peek today!! I started by stamping my cupcake on a piece of Gina K. White paper. I then colored it with my Copic markers and cut it out using my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties. The main image is layered with Riding Hood Red. The DP's are both from SU...the Ballet Blue is from the Muirfield DSP and the other is from the Riding Hood Red pack. I added some ribbon on spiral clips, both from SU, and a few brads. The sentiment was stamped and then punched out using my SU oval punches. As always, I did a bunch of piercing around the edges. The other color on this card, besides Riding Hood Red and Ballet Blue, is Summer Sun.

Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to go around and see what the other LPS girls have been up too!!

Julia Betemps
Allison Fillo
Bonnie Sharp
Cindy Haffner
Elyssa Tannenbaum
Jennifer Greco

Jessica Diedrich
Julie Lacey
Mel McCarthy
Sarah Green
Silvia Mabie
Taylor Usry

Give Thanks...

Sometimes I get so caught up in all the drama that surrounds my life, and trust me...there is a TON of it right now, that I forget to be thankful for what I do have. I have my health, 3 beautiful nieces and one adorable nephew, great friends, great bosses, and a room full of stamps....what more could a girl ask for?? I think that is why this is my new favorite Sophia. She is sweet and simple and reminds us to say thanks....a reminder I need more than once a day. This card was made for one of the Paper Pretties release party challenges from last month. Charmaine provided us with this gorgeous sketch and I thought it would work perfect with my favorite little girl!! I stamped her on Gina K. White with Memento Tuxedo Black. I then colored her in with my Copics and cut her out with my Cuttlebug and Nesties. I stamped the image twice so that I could make the flower out of the circle. I layered it with Bravo Burgundy. I chose my complementary colors with my SU color wheel....so don't judge, lol!! The ribbon and DP are both from SU(Parisian Summer DSP).

Give Thanks is June's Stamp of the Month, so if you are a subscriber, she will be sent to you within the month before she is released to the public. For more info on the Stamp of the Month Club...check this out!!

Prettie Wednesday- Jodi's Crazy Color Challenge

Well, it isn't CRAZY like yesterday's SCS challenge, but it is crazy none the less!! In honor of fellow Prettie Girl, Danielle's new Fat Cat stamp line(sold by Paper Pretties), Jodi chose Pacific Point, Baja Breeze and Apricot Appeal. In HIND SIGHT, I would have chosen a different image, but I kinda like the funkiness of it. I used my sassy Hola Chica and stamped her on an MFT Perfect Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then colored her in using my Copics. She was layered with the challenge colors and then I did some paper piercing. The base uses some Apricot Appeal Prints paper as well as some Good Morning Sunshine. All the ribbons, brads, and the punches for the sentiment are from SU. Wanna play along? Just make a card using this color combo and leave a link on one of the Prettie Girl's posts. While you are at it, be sure to blurf around and see what the other girls have cooked up!!

That is it for me now, thanks for stopping by!!

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

Fill Your Jar HOP!!

Hello and welcome to this month's Mid-Month blog hop for My Favorite Things!!! Today's hop started at Kim's Blog, so if you haven't been there yet, go to her blog to get started!! You should be arriving at my blog via Michele's!!
This month we are releasing two new sets, and we think "We'll Change the Way You Gift"!! They are two new label sets that are just too cute!! As part of the "hop" this month, Kim sent us all a jar and challenged us to fill it. I had this idea from the start, but wasn't sure if it would work. When I was in school, my teacher had a jar that sat on her desk full of stickers. If you did good in class all week and never got your name on the board, you got to pick a sticker. Now, stickers don't seem like much to me now, but kids still love them....at least my nieces do!! So, for my jar, I decided to buy stickers and fill it full. Teachers do so much for their kids, and I know for a fact that around here, you aren't provided with enough supplies or budget to do special things for your class. Mostly everything is bought out of their own pockets. So, I thought that this would make the PERFECT gift for any kids teacher. I bought 12- 84cent packages of stickers from Walmart, but you can find them cheaper other places I am sure. I then cut the sheets apart so that the images would be separate(unless they were very small). After they were cut up, they only filled about half the jar, but I tried not to go over $15 on the whole project( $10 for the stickers, the jars are 4 for $12-so $3, and then about another $2 for paper and ribbon). For the "belly band", I stamped the stack of books image repeatedly with Memento Tuxedo Black on a strip of Gina K. White. I then colored it in with my Copics. It was then layered with Ballet Blue, Pumpkin Pie and Riding Hood Red CS. The chalkboard image was stamped on Gina K. White, as well as the teacher sentiment. I then colored it in with my Copics. The stack of books and two rulers were stamped separately and then added on. For the top of the jar, I put a piece of Riding Hood Red ribbon around the lid rim. I then used my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties to cut the Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, Ballet Blue, and Gina K. White layers on the top. I stamped my sentiment on the white, but I left it blank since I am probably going to give this away. I added the books and rulers separately. To finish, I decided to make a matching card. I used the same colors, but I did use some large pewter brads from Creative Express. Well, that is it for me now, the next stop on the hop is Carole's blog. I can't wait to see what she has cooked up for you all!!

Prettie Friday...errr Saturday!!

So, yesterday was supposed to be my day to share another Paper Pretties card with you, but I had so much going on blog, that I decided it would be better showcased today!! My card was made for our very own Christie's, aka Prettie Mama, birthday. Instead of having our normal hop, we invited everyone to her "party" and without her knowing we changed one of the party challenges to "make a birthday card for Christie". I think she liked it, and we all sure had fun!! For my card, I used the new Canadian Sophia and my favorite Washington Apple DSP. The girl was stamped on Gina K. White and then colored in with my Copics. I covered the flags in her hands with some "banners" that said Happy Birthday!! The sentiment is from the Bugs and Fishes set from Paper Pretties as well. All my accessories are from SU(except the spiral clips which came from AC Moore online), as well as the oval punches used to create her banners!! The colors on this card are Riding Hood Red and Bashful Blue. That is it for me now, be sure to check out the Paper Clip for all the Paper Pretties happenings and to see Danielle's challenge for this week!!