Under the Sea Sneak Peek!

It's that time of the year again ladies! It's Prettie Peek time! I can not believe another month has come and gone, but alas it has...now on to the Peeks! Here is all the information for this month's release and peeks:

Welcome to our Prettie Peeks for Paper Pretties December Release! We had so much fun last month using a well known song for our peeks that we thought we'd try it again, and since we love giving things away, we'll have the same rules for prizes as last month - leave a comment on a card from the new releases in the Paper Pretties Gallery and we'll pick names for you to win the new releases. This month, in keeping with Christmas we've chosen a well known Christmas carol - Winter Wonderland! Each day three or possibly four of the Pretties Girl's will upload their challenge cards based on a new lyric. If you stop by the Pretties Gallery and leave that Prettie Girl a comment on her card, you'll have a chance to win the new set that has been used in that challenge - make sense?

The contest will end December 2nd and the winners will be posted on the Paper Clip. You can find the link to the specific cards in the Paper Pretties Gallery on each blog post. So, lets get started! Jackie (you are here!), Jana and Christi are sharing with you their lyrical creations for today, so get on over there and make sure you stop by and leave a comment in the gallery for these Pretties for your chance to win! Don't forget to stop on by the party in the Paper Pretties forum on December 1st at 8pm EST when all the stamps will be released for sale.For today I am peeking our newest Stamp of the Month, Under the Sea! Isn't she just adorable, I knew when I heard that this stamp was in the works that it was going to be fabulous! For my Under the Sea creation I had the lyrical line: "A beautiful sight, We're happy tonight", so I decided to to make my mermaid beautiful since she certainly already looks plenty happy! I went with a coral tone for her seashells and hair accessories, and of course any beauty needs a bit of shine so I pulled out my Pixie Dust Shimmerz.

Be sure to leave a comment on my card for today's peek in the Paper Pretties Gallery for a chance to win this super sweet stamp, the direct link is: Under the Sea!

Thank you so much for stopping by, be sure to check out the other's Girl's creations for today, Christi and Jana! Plus be sure to head back over to my blog on Tuesday, that is my next Peek for you! Hope to see you at the Release Party on the 1st, it is sure to be a blast! Have a great day! Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Stamps: Under the Sea from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Glorious Green, PTI In Bloom DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel, G17 Forest Green, R35 Coral; Accessories: Pixie Dust Shimmerz, Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels Three, Green Nail Heads

License to Ride!

Good morning all! Today is another wonderful Saturday! These weeks are just rolling by so darn quickly! Well for today I am sharing with you another fun Artful INKables creation! This month we released 4 amazing new stamp sets, so far I have showed you a cute Valentine's Day card using Creature Comforts, but you haven't seen the other set I got, well today I am changing that! This stamp is one of the main images in the License to Chill set! Isn't this boy just adorable! I saw him and I knew he had to be in lots of blues and tons of snow so I pulled out this wonderful snowy paper and my new Martha Stewart punch and went to town!
Stamps: License to Chill from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Enchanted Evening, Snowy DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B14 Light Blue, E00 Skin White, E35 Chamois, N1 Neutral Grey No. 1; Accessories: Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Silver Nail Heads, Glue Dots

A Prettie Sale!

With the economy still a little low and the holidays on the way we figured you could all use a break to buy yourself a treat or another stamper on your Christmas list. So, to celebrate the American Thanksgiving, we will be having ALL of our Thanksgiving, Christmas & Winter stamps 30% off for you at Paper Pretties! The sale will be effective from November 26th until November 30th. Then on December 1st we'll be releasing a bunch of NEW stamps - yippee! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving All!
Stamps: Pulling For You from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Enchanted Evening, DCWV DP, Pure Poppy; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, B29 Ultramarine, R29 Lipstick Red, E31 Brick Beige, E55 Light Caramel, N1 Neutral Grey No.1, N3 Neutral Grey No. 3; Accessories: Pop Dots, May Arts Ribbon

Photo Inspiration!

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! For today's post I get to share with you the card I made for our next challenge, issued by Christie! Today we are not only sharing all of our creations, but to make the whole day a bit more fun, we are also hopping from blog to blog as well! We are kicking things off at Christie's blog, so if you haven't started there head on over, if you are joining me from Jana's blog then you found the right place! We are all sharing with you our cards for this inspiration challenge, then you will have until December 1st to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up one of our to be released stamp sets called Time for Cake, that's right we are kicking off the sneak peeks for the December release today! You are going to love this set, there are all sorts of sentiments and wonderfully beautiful cake images, it was so hard to pick which stamp to use for today's creation. For this bit of inspiration I pulled the colors and the style of the image to create this Anniversary card, and I really like the way this came out, in fact I just got this new DP last week called Saffron from DCWV and I am loving how elegant it is! I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Christie Ortman
Julie Masse

Jana Weaver

Jackie Rakoski
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne
Heather Lee-Reppen
Wendy Bond

Kristy Ketterlin

Jane Matsumoto

Jennifer Greco

Here are all the details challenges so that you can play along with us this week! The rules:

How to Enter: Make a project using the issued challenge and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery using the keyword PWC79 to be entered!

Deadline: 6 pm EST on Tuesday, December 1st.

Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.

After you've seen all of the Pretties Girl's creations for this one, now its your turn to try it out! Your next challenge is to create a card using this photo as inspiration for your creation! I can't wait to see what you create! Your next stop on the hop is to visit Christi's blog, I know she will have something wonderful to share with you! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Time for Cake from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Aqua Mist, Yellow, DCWV Saffron DP; Ink: BG13 Mint Green, V17 Amethyst, Y13 Lemon Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Stickles Frosted Lace, Slit Punch

Think INK

Welcome to Think INK Tuesday! It's time for your eighth issued challenge from Artful INKables! Every two weeks one of the Design Team members will host a challenge of their choice for not only the other Design Team members to participate in, but we also invite you to join us! You will have two weeks to complete the challenge and add your link to the main post over on the Artful INKables Blog to have your entry counted! Now how does that sound? Pretty neat, right?!

For this week Deborah Young is hosting and her challenge which is to use chipboard! Head on over to the Artful INKables Blog for all the little details and be sure to play along, it is sure to be a great time! Here are a few further details for you!

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them!**If you use AI stamps we will give you TWO entries for your creation! Just link your card to Mr.Linky Twice!

* You have until Monday, December 7th, 2009, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC08.

I will be sharing with everyone the project I created for this challenge on Saturday, my new Artful INKables posting day! Hope to see you then! Have a great day!

Inky Impressions DT Call!

You know how I love to find new stamp companies, and I just love stamps! Well I have been following Inky Impressions for a bit now, actually since before Nicole launched the site and I have been loving what I've seen! The adorable stamps featuring Angelica, Lili, Nickie, and Rachel are just some of the cutest girls around, and right now Inky Impressions is having a Design Team call! I ordered some of the winter stamp sets from their new release at the beginning of the month (okay so I ordered a bunch of stamps, there were too many to pick from!) and the challenge for the Design Team call was to create an ornament using their stamps! I haven't made an ornament in ages, so this was certainly a challenge, but I had a lot of fun with this! I hope you like what I created! For all the details on the Design Team Call, just check out the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog!For my ornament I used this cute stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (Sorry! My Inky Impressions Stamps have not arrived yet, but they are in the mail!). Since this was to be an ornament I went for the winter look, complete with shades of light and darker blues and lost so snowflakes and glitter! I love the shine Stickles give to things, plus this snowflake punch I got from the store about two weeks ago is just perfect for a winter ornament. I had a lot of fun with this, and look at that shine! Too much fun!Be sure to check out all the great ornaments submitted, you are sure to love them like I do! Have a great day and thanks for taking the time to look at my creation for today!

Stamps: Antionette from Krafin' Kimmie; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B0000 Pale Celestine, B12 Ice Blue, E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel, N1 Neutral Grey No. 1; Accessories: Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Large Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Frosted Lace Stickles, Satin Ribbon, Quickie Glue Pen, Tiny Twinklets

Tag Your a Birdie!

Today marks another weekend so it is time for me to share another Artful INKables creation with you! I made a tag for the current Artful INKables Think INK challenge! For this challenge Crystal Irwin is hosting and she has issued a challenge to create a tag. Head on over to the Artful INKables Blog for all the little details and be sure to play along, it was so much fun to create a tag! It seems like I haven't made a tag in ages! So I pulled out my super cute Birdie set called A Bird's Song, I really think this set is just so pretty and elegant, and I am always worried that I won't do a set justice, this set does that to me. For this tag I used this adorable robin and added a bit of shine to it, unfortunately it is really hard to photograph nicely, but I hope you like this tag, I think its sort of pretty. Have a great day all! Thanks for stopping by! Stamps: A Bird's Song from Artful INKables; Paper: Very Vanilla, Candy Cane DP, Dark Chocolate; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E33 Sand, E57 Light Walnut, Y13 Lemon Yellow; Accessories: Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Nail Heads, Smooch Moonlight

Artful INKables Twilight Hop!

Welcome to our Customer and Design Team Twilight Artful INKables blog hop! Make sure you start at the Artful INKables Blog, so you don't miss a single thing! To celebrate the release of NEW MOON today, we're highlighting the Artful INKables Twilight inspired sets: Into the Moonlight and Fictionally Inspired. Artful INKables also has a set of Vampire Romance Themed Charms available! Plus, in additon to our wonderful Blog Hop, Artful INKables is also sponsoring Twilight Tuesday’s Hop that includes some Twilight Prizes, so be sure to check them out today as well!

For my card today I used both the Into the Moonight and the Fictionally Inspired stamp sets from Artful INKables! I decided that I would make a Twilight Gift Set in celebration of the New Moon release! So for my Artful INKables Blog Hop post I created an altered notebook that follows the Twilight Color Combination of Red, White and Black! I wanted to add a bit of shine so I added not only someone wonderful Satin ribbon, but also some great silver nail heads in the corners of my images.Do you love this sentiment?! I think it is just a fabulous one, 'Look after my heart, I've left it with you', it just seemed so fitting for a bit of the plot line in the New Moon movie! Plus, the pad inside is all black and white too, I found it in the dollar bin at Micheal's and thought I just had to get it and possibly use it for today's hop!
It's a little hard to see, but this altered pad has a few layers and pops, I cut out the Werewolf and popped him up from the layers, then the mat for him is also popped up. I really like the way it all came together on this, it's simple, but clean too.

The next stop on the hop is Holly Endress! I can't wait to see what Holly has created to share for this hop, I know it will be wonderful!

In case you get lost along the way, here’s the order of the hop, trust me you don't want to miss one stop on this Hop!

Kristin Soboloski
Margie Cortina
Alison Heikkile
Jen Shults
Lois Bak
Michele Lourenco
Jodi Collins
Jennifer Olauson
Jen Pahoulis
Juanita Gillen
Donna Wardle
Joy Stagg
Sherry Campbell
Michelle Woerner
Crystal Irwin
Kathy Jones
Dani Chapman
Tamara Bennett
Tonya Klar
Jackie Rakoski
Holly Endress

April Davis

Erica

Make sure to leave a comment on each stop on the hop for the chance to win your choice of two Artful INKables stamp sets! You have until Midnight, November 23rd to comment and be entered to win some fabulous stamp sets! I hope you enjoy the rest of the Hop today and of course the New Mood movie! Have a great weekend all!
Stamps: Into the Moonlight and Fictionaly Inspired from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Basic Black; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B14 Light Blue, E35 Chamois, E37 Sepia; Accessories: Pop Dots, Notebook, Silver Nail Heads, Black Satin Ribbon

Twilight Tuesday New Moon Blog Hop!

Good morning all! Today is the release day for New Moon, the newest film in the Twilight Saga! To celebrate the new release, Twilight Tuesday is hosting a Twilight Inspired Blog Hop! So for today's post I created a card to match the pad I made and posted earlier! For my card I used the typical Twilight color combination of Red, White, and Black, with a bit of shine to add to it all. I used my Artful INKables stamp sets Into the Moonlight and Fictionally Inspired to create this fun Werewolf card! I do hope you like it, together the pad and matching card make a super cute Twilight Gift Set! Oh, what do you think of the sentiment? I think it is so much fun, and let me say that if Jacob is the 'Big Bad Wolf' I am not afraid, are you?!

Now it's time to hop along! The next place on the hop is at Joni's Blog, so get on over there and see what she has to share! Here is the full list in case you get lost along the way!

Starts at Twilight Tuesday – http://twilighttuesday.com/

1. Tonya
2. Laura
3. Jennifer O.
4. Pam
5. Jen del Muro {Guest}
6. Dani
7. Tamara Bennett
8. Cathy
9. Dina
10. Makeesha Byl {Guest}
11. Beth
12. Sarabeth {Guest}
13. Mindy Baxter
14. Tia
15. Jami Bova {Guest}
16. Eve
17. Monika in VA
18. Lois Bak
19. April D.
20. Stephanie {Guest}
21. Leigh Ann Baird
22. Jeri Moody
23. Juanita
24. Amber Goble {Guest}
25. Jen S.
26. Sammi
27. Tracey F
28. Corinne aka Rinne
29. Jodi Collins {Guest}
30. Margie
31. Cheryl
32. Kathy
33. Holly
34. Jodi Ann Lee {Guest}
35. Rebecca
36. Kathy J
37. M.E. Driggs
38. Randi
39. Jessica Diedrich {Guest}
40. Erica
41. Jacquie
42. Donna Schnees
43. Julee Tilman {Guest}
44. Donna W.
45. Heather Lee-Reppen
46. Jackie R.
47. Joni
48. Joy Kennedy {Guest}
49. Alison
50. Jacquie N.
51. Monika Davis
52. Julie
53. Beate Johns {Guests}
Last Stop: Twilight Tuesday

I do hope you enjoyed my post for today and my Twilight creation, I really had a lot of fun making something for the release of New Moon! I hope you like what you saw, have a great day and enjoy the New Moon movie! Stamps: Into the Moonlight and Fictionaly Inspired from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Basic Black, PTI Bitty Dots; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B14 Light Blue, E35 Chamois, E37 Sepia; Accessories: Pop Dots, Notebook, Black Satin Ribbon

Color Combination!

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! For today's post I get to share with you the card I made for our next challenge, issued by Heather! Today we are not only sharing all of our creations, but to make the whole day a bit more fun, we are also hopping from blog to blog as well! We are kicking things off at Christie's blog, so if you haven't started there head on over, if you are joining me from Jana's blog then you found the right place!
We are all sharing with you our cards for this color combination challenge - Black, Red and White plus you must use glitter, then you will have until November 24th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Sophia Ballerina! I have no idea why I was reaching for this stamp for this week's challenge, although it may have something to do with the two dance shows I have been watching-Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance. Both were on last night and I couldn't seem to pull myself away from my TV! I love this cutie and while I haven't gotten the chance to ink this one up recently I am glad I reached for her for today's creation, plus she looks fabulous in glitter! Although, I sort of cheated...I used stickles, which is 'clean' glitter. I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Christie Ortman
Julie Masse
Jana Weaver
Jackie Rakoski
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne
Heather Lee-Reppen
Wendy Bond
Kristy Ketterlin
Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco

Here are all the details challenges so that you can play along with us this week!

The rules: How to Enter: Make a project using the issued challenge and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery using the keyword PWC78 to be entered!

Deadline: 6 pm EST on Tuesday, November 24th.

Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.

After you've seen all of the Pretties Girl's creations for this one, now its your turn to try it out! Your next challenge is to create a card following the provided sketch! I can't wait to see what you create! Your next stop on the hop is to visit Christi's blog, I know she will have something wonderful to share with you! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Sophia Ballerina from Paper Pretties; Paper:Whisper White, Pure Poppy, PTI In Bloom DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel, R29 Lipstick Red, 100 Black; Accessories: Frosted Lace Stickles, Pop Dots, Linen Red Ribbon, Pewter Self Adhesive Pearls

Artful INKables Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Artful INKables blog hop! I hope you enjoy the party! We are celebrating the October release at Artful INKables, trust me you are going to love all four of the new sets that are coming your way with this release! If you haven't come here from Michelle's blog, then you will want to start at the Artful INKables Blog so you don't miss anything along the way! Make sure to comment on everyone's blog, because one lucky commenter somewhere along the way will find some hidden candy! For you chance to be entered into the blog candy draw you have until midnight Sunday, November18th to comment!

For my card today I am using the brand new stamp set Creature Comforts! This set is jam packed with cuddly animal images and some fantastic matching sentiments! In fact, I had the hardest time deciding which image to use for today's card, I finally picked these cute little otters, aren't they just adorable! I just thought that for today a Valentine's Day card would be nice, I do know that we aren't there yet, but I didn't want to think of Christmas since I am SO behind, so I took a step forward. I hope you enjoyed what I created.

Here is the list and order of today's hop in case you missed a spot along the way, you will certainly want to back track, you don't want to miss out

Kristin

Joy

Crystal

Jen

Sherry

Holly

Michelle

Jackie

Lisa

Emily

Deborah

Now make sure to hop on over to the next blog on the hop...Lisa! I know that she will have something fabulous to share with you, featuring another one of our wonderful new stamp sets! Have a great day and enjoy the rest of our hop!Stamps: Creature Comforts from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Sweet Blush, Kraft, Pure Poppy, Candy Lane DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E31 Brick Beige, E35 Sand, RV11 Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Large Scalloped and Regular Rectangle Nestabilities, Heart Brads, Crop-A-Dile

Artful INKables Creation!

Well I can't believe that another week has come and gone already, but Saturday is here once more which means that it is time for me to share another Artful INKables creation with you! But before I tell you all about my card for today...do you know what tomorrow, the 15th of November is? It's the November release from Artful INKables! That's right, make sure to stop by here tomorrow to see me preview one of the stamp sets to be releases! This month we are releasing FOUR stamp sets and you are going to love them all!

For my card today I wanted to use this pretty birdie image from our last release, A Bird's Song. The two birds in this set are just so stunning and whimsical I really love their simple elegance. I decided that this bird would be perfect as a Blue Jay, so here he is! I have no idea why I seem to think of this bird as a male and the other image as a female, but there you have it! I do hope you enjoy my card for today

Stamps: A Bird's Song from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Enchanted Evening, PTI In Bloom, Spring Rain; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B12 Ice Blue, B14 Light Blue, E57 Light Walnut, N1 Neutral Grey No. 1, Y02 Canary Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped Edge Scissors, White Ribbon

Twilight Blog Hop Reminder!

The time is almost here, it is coming quickly, are you ready?! To celebrate the upcoming movie NEW MOON, we're having a Customer and DT Twilight Blog Hop on November 20th!!!! Did you know that Artful INKables has some fang-tastic sets perfect for Twilight Fans? Even if you're not a fan...you MUST know someone who is.......

Check out the Twilight Inspired Stamps: Into the Moonlight and Fictionally Inspired and the Vampire Romance Themed Charms available from AI!

DETAILS:

* You must use the stamps and/or charms from Artful INKables for the Hop....if you don't have them...you still have time to get them!

* You must have a blog to participate

* Email Jackie at babitoons@gmail.com with your name and your blog address by November 13, 2009 (that's me!)

* Details will be sent to you via email regarding the hop details after November 14, 2009- with plenty of time to get your post ready for the hop on the 20th

Tell your friends and save the date!!!! Tomorrow is the LAST day to sign up, and you know you want to, so send em an e-mail today while there is still time!

Feeling Blue

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! For today's post I get to share with you the card I made for our next challenge, issued by Jana! Today we are not only sharing all of our creations, but to make the whole day a bit more fun, we are also hopping from blog to blog as well! We are kicking things off at Christie's blog, so if you haven't started there head on over, if you are joining me from Jana's blog then you found the right place!

We are all sharing with you our cards from this monochromatic challenge, we are to use only shades of blue plus neutrals of black or white, then you will have until November 17th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Dreamboat, one of our newest releases featuring Lexi and Luke. When I saw this set I thought it was just so much fun and I thought that today's Blue card would be perfect for a boat! I used my Argyle CB Embossing Folder and Lables Four from Nestabilities, plus I used some Smooch in Moonlight on Lexi's out, I love the way this stuff shines! I had a lot of fun with this one, and I hope you do too! I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Christie Ortman
Julie Masse

Jana Weaver

Jackie Rakoski
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne
Heather Lee-Reppen
Wendy Bond

Kristy Ketterlin

Jane Matsumoto

Jennifer Greco

Here are all the details challenges so that you can play along with us this week! The rules:

How to Enter: Make a project using the issued challenge and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery using the keyword PWC77 to be entered!

Deadline: 6 pm EST on Tuesday, November 17th.

Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.

After you've seen all of the Pretties Girl's creations for this one, now its your turn to try it out! Your next challenge is to create a monochromatic card using only blues and the neutrals of black or white! I can't wait to see what you create!

Your next stop on the hop is to visit Christi's blog, I know she will have something wonderful to share with you! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!

Stamps: Dreamboat from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper Whhite, Enchanted Evening, Brocade Blue; Ink: B93 Light Crockery Blue, B97 Night Blue, C5 Cool Grey No. 5, E00 Skin White, E47 Dark Brown, Y13 Lemon Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Moonlight Smooch, Nestabilities Labels Four, Cuttlebut Embossing Folder Argyle, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Scalloped Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch

A Prettie Birthday!

Good morning! Today is one of our newest Prettie Girl's birthday and we just HAD to have a Prettie Birthday Hop in celebration! Today is our Girl Jennifer's birthday! So for today I created her a birthday card featuring our cutie Sophia in one of our newly released stamp sets, Always in My Heart! I wanted to make a girlie card so I went with all pinks and made it pretty!

So here is the HOP! We are starting things off with Christie's blog, so if you didn't start there make sure to hop over so you don't miss any of the celebration, it's always a blast when there is a birthday around here!

Christie Ortman

Julie Masse

Jana Weaver

Jackie Rakoski
Christi Thorsen

Frances Byrne

Heather Lee-Reppen

Wendy Bond

Kristy Ketterlin

Jane Matsumoto

Jennifer Greco

Thank you so much for stopping by and celebrating with us today! Make sure to hope on over to Christi's blog next and don't stop hopping until you get to Jennifer's blog, and be sure to wish her a very Happy Birthday! Have a great day all!

Stamps: Always in My Heart from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Razellberry Lemonade DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG72 Ice Ocean E00 Skin White, RV11 Pink, RV13 Tender Pink, Y13 Lemon Yellow; Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Think INK!

Welcome to Think INK Tuesday! It's time for your seventh issued challenge from Artful INKables! Every two weeks one of the Design Team members will host a challenge of their choice for not only the other Design Team members to participate in, but we also invite you to join us! You will have two weeks to complete the challenge and add your link to the main post over on the Artful INKables Blog to have your entry counted! Now how does that sound? Pretty neat, right?!

For this week Crystal Irwin is hosting and her challenge is to create a tag. Head on over to the Artful INKables Blog for all the little details and be sure to play along, it is sure to be a great time! Here are a few further details for you!

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them!**If you use AI stamps we will give you TWO entries for your creation! Just link your card to Mr.Linky Twice!

* You have until Monday, November 23rd, 2009, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC07.

I will be sharing with everyone the project I created for this challenge on Saturday, my new Artful INKables posting day! Hope to see you then! Have a great day!

On the Farm with AI!

Good morning all! While you are reading this I am not home, that's right I am at Stamping Around Philly! I can't wait for the trip, I know I will have a blast and learn to make all sorts of fun things. For today's post I am sharing with you my creation for the current Artful INKables Think INK Challenge! The current challenge is being hosted by Sherry Campbell to create either a 3D item you have never tried before or try a new technique! So for my project I decided to try a 3D item I have not made yet, a Match Book Candy Holder! I keep seeing these adorable things, but this is the first one I have made and I am liking the results. I decided to use one of the newest stamps from Artful INKables for this creation, Down on the Farm! I picked this adorable goat who is just ready for anything that may come his way! I also used one of the wonderful sentiments that comes with this stamp set 'Kick up your Heels and Celebrate!'. I really think this is a great, fun, and simple project. In fact this may become one of my possibilities for Christmas goodies! I think this would make a super cute stocking stuffer...oh swaps here I come! Have a great day all, I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Stamps: Down on the Farm from Artful INKables; Paper: Kraft, Whisper White, Soft Suede; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E31 Brick Beige, G24 Willow, N1 Neutral Grey No. 1, R11 Pale Cherry Pink; Accessories: Crop a Dile, Sticky Strip, Copper Brads

Friends With Flair!

I finally, yes I mean finally inked up a Unity stamp this week! Woot! My collection of Unity Stamps keep multiplying, but I never seem to get the chance to use them! I keep making cards for specific people and telling myself I will have time later for a Unity card. Well this weekend I made the time and created a card using this adorable tree image called Carefree Moments Oak! A friend of mine Audrey was hosting a Tree, Leaf, or Shrub swap on SCS and I wanted to play along, so this is not only a 'Friends with Flair' creation but also a swap card! Woot!

For my card I wanted to make something simple in Kraft and Green and I think what I created did just that. I also really like this back ground paper, it is perfect for a tree card! Well I hope you like my creation for today! Have a great day and enjoy the rest of today's 'Friends with Flair' Unity posts!

Stamps: Carefree Moments Oak from Unity; Paper: Whisper White, Kraft; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E31 Brick Beige, E57 Light Walnut; Accessories: Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestone

A Prettie Sketchy Birthday!

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! For today's post I get to share with you the card I made for our next challenge, issued by Danielle! Today we are not only sharing all of our creations, but we are also celebrating a Belated Birthday to one of our newest Pretties Girl's Heather!!!!
We are kicking things off at Christie's blog, so if you haven't started there head on over, if you are joining me from Jana's blog then you found the right place!

We are all sharing with you our cards from this sketch challenge, then you will have until November 10th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up BubbleTime! I am loving this cutie, she looks so comfy and warm in that bath, I totally need one myself! I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Christie Ortman
Julie Masse
Jana Weaver
Jackie Rakoski

Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne
Wendy Bond
Kristy Ketterlin
Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco
Heather Lee-Reppen (the Birthday Girl!)

Here are all the details challenges so that you can play along with us this week! The rules:

How to Enter: Make a project using the issued challenge and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery using the keyword PWC76 to be entered!

Deadline: 6 pm EST on Tuesday, November 10th.

Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.

After you've seen all of the Pretties Girl's creations for this one, now its your turn to try it out! Your next challenge is to create a card following the provided sketch! I can't wait to see what you create!

Your next stop on the hop is to visit Christi's blog, I know she will have something wonderful to share with you! be sure to wish our wonderful Heather a very Happy (Belated) Birthday when you hop on by her way! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!

Stamps: Bubble Time from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, SU! Patterns Pack II; Ink: E00 Skin White, N1 Neutral Grey No. 1, R20 Blush, Y13 Lemon Yellow, YR04 Chrome Orange; Accessories: Pop Dots, May Arts Ribbon

Artful INKables Sale and Reminder!

Good morning all! Today I wanted to share with you not only a Think INK reminder, but also all the great news going on at Artful INKables! We are having a SALE! You are not going to want to miss out on this one, so here are all the details:

From November 1st until November 15th Artful INKables has 35 sets on sale for 25-35% off. No code is needed to take advantage of this sale and our free shipping on orders over $45 still applies to all of our products including the sale items. So stock up now on those sets you've had on your wish list or better yet, send a loved one to over to buy some for you for Holiday gifts. See all the sales sets HERE.

We are also having a Customer Blog Hop to celebrate the release of New Moon! Here are all those details:

To celebrate the upcoming movie NEW MOON, we're having a Customer and DT Twilight Blog Hop on November 20th!!!! Did you know that AI has some fang-tastic sets perfect for Twilight Fans? Even if you're not a fan...you MUST know someone who is.......

Check out the Twilight Inspired Stamps: Into the Moonlight and Fictionally Inspired and the Vampire Romance Themed Charms available from Artful INKables!

DETAILS: * You must use the stamps and/or charms from AI for the Hop....if you don't have them...you still have time to get them!

* You must have a blog to participate

* Email Jackie at babitoons@gmail.com with your name and your blog address by November 13, 2009

* Details will be sent to you via email regarding the hop details after November 14, 2009- with plenty of time to get your post ready for the hop on the 20th Tell your friends and save the date!!!!

And last but certainly not least, you still have time to enter the current Think INK challenge!

For the current challenge Sherry Campbell is hosting! Her challenge is to use any technique or create any 3D item that you have never tried before. Head on over to the Artful INKables Blog for all the little details and be sure to play along, it is sure to be a great time! Here are a few further details for you!

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them!**If you use AI stamps we will give you TWO entries for your creation! Just link your card to Mr.Linky Twice!

* You have until Monday, November 9th, 2009, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC06.

Be sure to take advantage of all the great things happening at Artful INKables! Have a great day!

Bubble and Boil!

On Saturday I shared with you a Halloween card I created for one of my co-workers, here is the other card I made for her. I looked through all my DP, but I couldn't find and Halloween themed paper that was only White, Black and Orange, so...I made my own! That's right, I don't know if you have seen it before but the craft store sells webbing in different colors that can be bought, and I have several colors I just never use and of it! So, for this one I took a piece of black cardstock and sprayed it with some webbing to create this great effect. I also wanted to use this great set from Taylored Expressionsded stickles to the bubbles so they shine! Hope you like my creation for today, I had a lot of fun with this!
Stamps: Spooky Expressions from Taylored Expressions. Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Only Orange; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, G21 Lime Green, N3 Neutral Grey No. 3, YR04 Chrome Orange; Accessories: Frosted Lace Stickles, Halloween Ribbon, Webbing, Pop Dots, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Pretties Peak and Release Day!

Today is the last day in the Pretties Peaks this month! Each Prettie has been sharing with you their 'Favorite Things' based on the lyrics from 'A Few of My Favorite Things'! My lyric for today is "silver white winters" PLUS I am sharing with you a Peak of Always in My Heart, our newest Sophia stamp set! Before I tell you a bit more about my card, here are all he details for you about our Pretties Peaks this month!

Welcome to our Prettie Peeks for Paper Pretties November Release! This month we thought we'd have some fun and give you a chance to win the new releases. Since our Pretties are some our favorite things, our peeks will be based on the lyrics to 'A Few Of My Favorite Things'. Each day two of the Pretties Girl's will upload their challenge cards based on a new lyric. If you stop by the Pretties Gallery and leave that Prettie Girl a comment on what your 'FAVORITE THING' about her card is, you'll have a chance to win the new set that has been used in that challenge - make sense?

The contest will end November 2nd and the winners will be posted on the Paper Clip. You can find the link to the specific cards in the Paper Pretties Gallery on each blog post. So, lets get started! Today there are three Preties Girl's sharing with you their 'Favorite Things' so make sure you stop by Jules', Frances', and Jackie's (you are here!) blogs and leave a comment in the gallery for them all for your chance to win!

Don't forget to stop on by the party in the Paper Pretties forum on November 1st at 8pm EST when all the stamps will be released for sale.

For my card today since my lyric was "silver white winters" I decided that my card needed to use white and silver as it's main focus. I also wanted to create a clean card, so I pulled out this silver metallic paper and some wonderful white satin ribbon. I hope you like my take on this lyrical line.

Now it's your time to stop by the Forum and leave a comment to what your 'favorite thing' is about my card today! So click HERE to check out my card again and comment away for your chance to win this stamp set for yourself.

I am so excited about this release, and I can't wait to see what your 'favorite things' will be for all the cards we peaked for this release! I do hope you get the chance to join us in the Pretties Forum this evening for a great Pajama Party! Be sure to stop by the Forum for all the fun tonight at 8PM EST! Hope to see you there, and have a great day!
Stamps: Always in My Heart from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Gina K Luxury White 120, DCWV the Metallic Stack; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, N1 Nuetral Grey No. 1, N3 Neutral Grey No. 3; Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Silver Nail Heads, Pop Dots