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!!

Prettie Peeks!!

So, I know you have seen this set before, but I have had this card made since the LAST release and I have been DYING to post it!! I just love this little angel!! I made this for one of the last PJ party challenges, so some people have seen it, but I still love it, so I am posting!! The challenge was to use Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze. I stamped my Angel Wings Sophia on Very Vanilla and then colored her with my aqua painter and re-inkers. I then layered her with the challenge colors and pierced a border around the corners. The DP is from the Bella Rose DSP and all the brads came from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts, as well as that GORGEOUS pink ribbon. My Sentiment comes from the retired SU Season's Greetings set. I did add liquid applique to the bottom of her dress. This stamp, which was last month's stamp of the month, is being released Saturday, November 1st at 7pmCST(can you BELIEVE it is November already??), along with four new Christmas sets that you are gonna HAVE to have once you see them!! As soon as I saw them, I was bouncing around in my chair!! Here is all the info you need to have about what all is going on at Paper Pretties!!

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.

Adventure...

That is one of the words I would use to describe marriage, wouldn't you?? My BIL is getting married this weekend, so I really needed a card for him and my new SIL. I decided that I would use the sketch challenge from today to make their card. They are having a fall themed wedding, complete with pumpkin centerpieces, so I used a more "fall" color scheme. I tried to go SU only on this one, but I just love my organdy ribbon and spiral clips, so I ALMOST made it, does it count is SU used to sell it? hmmm. Anyway, I stamped my flower from Bloomin' Beautiful twice, colored both the flowers in and then cut one out. My squares are 1 1/2in at the largest layer and then a 1/4 step down for the other layers. My image was colored with my SU markers. I layered them with Old Olive and Bravo Burgundy. The paper is from SU and is part of the Parisian Summer DSP, isn't it GORGEOUS!! I am not a huge fan of Blavo Burgundy, but I LOVE this paper and I LOVE this card, so what can you do?? I added some piercing around the edges and the corners of the image panels and silver brads to the top and bottom. My sentiment is from the Sweet Serendipity set and was stamped with Bravo Burgundy. I punched it out with my designer label punch and used some Stylized Silver hardware to frame it. The ribbon on the spiral clips is vanilla taffeta and around the middle it is burgundy wide grosgrain as well as my olive organdy. I am super excited about this card, mostly because I have been in a stamping funk here lately...but I think I am starting to recover, what do you think? Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!
I will leave you with some SUPAH cute pics of my ADORABLE nephew...seriously, could he get any cuter??!! Carolina, do you see anything you recognize( LOVE THE BIB YOU SENT!!)!!

What's Up Wednesday Challenge

Did you know that every Wednesday, My Favorite Things has a What's Up Wednesday challenge as well as a chat thread and special sale? Well, now you do!! Today's What's Up Wednesday Challenge was hosted by Joanne(basilefamily) and her challenge to us to emboss something on your card. You could heat emboss your image, use some sort of dry embossing, stamp and emboss a background, change the color of an embellie by embossing it etc! Lots of possibilities. For WUW Kim thought it would be fun to add a free Perfect Palette to all orders over $40, today through midnight Friday! Simply mention Perfect Palette in the comments section of your order and she will add one in! If you don't add the text, they might not remember (sigh...)! So don't forget!! Part of Joanne's challenge, besides embossing, was to use one of the Anne Lapoint images on your card as well. I decided to use one of my favorites, Chill Out. I love the polkadots on the tub, they are so cute!! I colored my image with SU re-inkers and SU markers. It was then outlined with my Prismacolor Cool Grey Marker. I layered my image with Bashful Blue, Old Olive and Perfect Plum. The white layer was cut out with my Cuttlebug and Rectangle Nestabilities. I added some silver brads to the end of the rectangle as well as all of my embossed panels. My sketch is a past MFT sketch that I thought I hadn't done, but I did, oh well!! Each panel was embossed with a different folder.

So, I really need to get back to my stamp table!! Thanks for stopping by again and have a great day!!