Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Use Flowers!

Welcome to our twenty sixth Paper Pretties Monday Challenges! That's right! Each week we will be releasing 2 new images PLUS hosting a challenge so that you can play right along with us too!

This week our challenge is to use the theme of "Use Flowers"! Just create any project that is uses these three colors, simple enough!

One random lucky participant this week will win 3 Paper Pretties Digis of your choice". You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. When uploading to SCS or PCP please use keyword PPMC26. Please be sure to link up your project at the bottom of this post!

Now it is time to share with all of you our two newest Digi Whatnot images, and you are going to love them! Please welcome our newest Digis (we have 2 this week!): Tea Rose!

Flourette
Tea Rose

For my project today I used Tea Rose, and I paired it with this pretty and spring colored paper! It's so sweet and fun and I simply love, plus this adorable image is just too sweet to pass up! I love roses of all sorts and this one was great!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope you enjoyed my creation! Have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Tea Rose from Paper Pretties; Paper: Pretty In Pink, Simply Chertruce, Three Bugs in a Rug Ellie DP; Ink: R81 Rose Pink, YG23 New Leaf; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Vintage Seam Binding

Angelica's Heart Sock Inspiration

Good morning all it is time to share a bit of Inky Impressions Inspiration! That's right, today I have a creation to share with you using one of the fun stamps from the Inky Impressions Store!

Today I decided to ink up Angelica's Heart Socks! I decided to play along with both the current Mojo Monday Sketch as well as the current Ribbon Carousel Challenge! For my ribbon "alter" I bunched it up, sort of like ruffles and picked a ribbon that matched the color I used on Angelica's Socks! I love trying new ways to use ribbon, heck I have a tendency to reach for ribbon with almost all of my cards, and I was glad that I got the chance to play along with this ribbon challenge.

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation for today and have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Angelica's Heart Socks from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Blueberry Sky, DP; Ink: B34 Magnese Blue, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, E42 Sand White, B32 Pale Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Sticky Strip, Grosgrain Ribbon

A Bit of Whimsy Mojo

Good morning all! Today I am sharing with you a card I made using one of the newly release Whimsy and Stars Studio spring images! This cutie is called Rosie Ballerina! It's just such a sweet image that it just makes me smile, oh heck they all make me smile!
I have a blast each time I sit down and color in one of Mabelle's images, each image is so detailed and fun to work with. For this image I wanted to play along with the current Mojo Monday challenge! I think that this sketch is pretty neat, I liked the idea of using strips of paper to make the background for my card, so I pulled out a bunch of scraps from a handful of my recent cards and added one more pattern to get the background. I really like how the dots worked so well with both this image and the flowers in the pattern I added from the same designer paper pad. I almost didn't add the ribbon since I couldn't find one ribbon I felt like worked, but as I was taking my photo I spied this stitched ribbon and adjusted the card to add it in, now I am glad I did so.

Have you checked out the Whimsy and Stars Studio Store yet? Well if you haven't, what are you waiting for! You are going to love these fun images, they all make me smile, I know they will do the same for you! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Rosie Ballerina from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Simply Chertruce, Razzleberry Fizz, Pretty In Pink, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky DP; Ink: E23 Hazelnut, RV55 Hollyhock, R81, Rose Pink, YG07 Acid Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilties, Stitched Ribbon, Scalloped Border Punch

Whimsy and Stars Studio Mojo!

Good morning all! Today I am sharing with you a card I made using one of the newly release Whimsy and Stars Studio spring images! This cutie is called Little Girl Garland! It's just such a sweet image that it just makes me smile, oh heck they all make me smile!I have a blast each time I sit down and color in one of Mabelle's images, each image is so detailed and fun to work with. For this image I wanted to play along with a few challenges that are going on right now. First I decided to play along with the current Mojo Monday challenge, it has been a while since I did one of those and they are always a lot of fun. Plus, I also decided to play along with a brand new challenge from a new company, Ribbon Carousel at the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog!
I love playing along with challenges whenever I can, and I had a lot of fun playing with both of these challenges with this one card! The inspirational photo was so sweet and fun but I was really drawn to the bundles of ric rac in the image, there is a light pinkish one and a darker shade, so I went with this designer paper since it had the same effect as the ric rac and I went with two shades of paper as well to mimic it as well.

Have you checked out the Whimsy and Stars Studio Store yet? Well if you haven't, what are you waiting for! You are going to love these fun images, they all make me smile, I know they will do the same for you! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Little Girl Garland from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Razzelberry Rich, America Crafts Happy Go Lucky DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E23 Hazelnute, YG17 Grass Green, RV19 Red Violet, RV14 Begonia Pink, Y06 Yellow; Accessories: Labels Four Small Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Quickie Glue Pen, Zva Pearls, Ribbon, Scalloped Edge Punch

Inky Fun Easel!

In my blog browsing I came to find that Inky Impressions Challenges have been reinstated! I was so excited, all summer Inky Impressions has been on break, but back to school has now also become 'back to Inky'! The first challenge back from their break was to create an easel card, but not only is the card for the challenge, it's also for a spot to be a Guest Designer for a month. I had a blast on the Design Team earlier this year and just had to try my hand at this challenge too!

So after pulling out my Inky Impressions stamps and picking an image, I got to work. I decided to ink up Flower Lili, she always makes me smile and I also decided to play along with two challenges that were on my 'to do list' this week.
While I go through my blogs I save sketches, color combinations, and challenges that catch my eye and this post also serves as a creation for the current Mojo Monday Challenge and the current Color Throwdown Challenge! This weeks Mojo Monday Challenge uses a tag element and lots of different areas for color or pattern paper, perfect for all the colors that are part of the current Color Throwdown Challenge! I really love how this all turned out, the colors really seemed to work well with this image, or maybe it was my mood, either way I am very pleased with what I came up with, I hope you enjoy it too!
Stamps: Flower Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Ink, E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, E35 Chamois, BG05 Holiday Blue, RV13 Tender Pink, YG23 New Leaf, Y13 Lemon Yellow, Y21 Buttercup Yellow, Soft Sky; Accessories: Regular Circle Nestabilities, Sponge

Paper Pretties Grand Re-Opening and New Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the next stop on the Paper Pretties Grand Re-Opening and New Release Blog Hop!! If you’re arriving from Mercy Kerin's blog, you’re in the right place! If you are just joining us on our HUGE PARTY TRAIN, you can head back to the Paper Pretties Blog to start from the beginning. Check out all the information in the blog post too, there are PRIZES galore and different GIFTS WITH PURCHASE, you don’t want to miss out!

You’ve likely heard by now, but Paper Pretties is releasing TWELVE brand new sets today, along with the big Prettie Boutique Re-Opening. All of the new sets will be available for purchase in the Prettie Boutique beginning no later than 7 AM CST today. I am showcasing the set Dog-Gone Birthday.

For my card today I used the main image, this adorable doggie, from the Dog-Gone Birthday set. This set is one of 7 stamp sets being released this month from our newest Illustrator to the Paper Pretties team, the fabulous Victoria Case! I was thrilled when I heard that she would be joining the team, and this set just proves how wonderful she is! The best thing about these new stamp sets is that each set comes with so much! Dog-Gone Birthday doesn't only include this main image, but also comes with two different sized dog bones, a matching paw print and three sentiments! You really get a lot for what you pay for, and these clear stamps are high quality, and they have the smell to prove it! I think you know what I am talking about, that unique aroma that comes off of these stamp sets tell you all you need to know! In fact I didn't have to even season these stamps when they arrived, I just put my stamps right on my block and pulled out my Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad the image was so crisp and so clean immediately!Now on to the details on my card! I wanted to work with this weeks Mojo Monday Challenge if I got the chance, and decided that today's card would be the perfect chance to do just that! I colored in my main image with my Copic markers and pulled out my Cosmo Cricket Designer Paper Pad called Garden Variety Mini Deck that I picked up from the Paper Pretties Store to match! I also used this lovely ribbon that Michele gave me earlier this week, it was part of my early birthday present and it is lovely! I pulled out my eyelet border punch and some red metallic dots to match and tie the whole look together!

It’s our party, but the PRESENTS are for you!! Leave a comment right here on this post to enter to win this fabulous stamp set!! I will take comments until Sunday, August 15th at 6 PM CST, and then one Prettie Lucky stamper will be chosen at random to receive this set!! Can’t get a better deal than that! And you can shop now without fear, if you happen to win a set you already purchased (you know you can’t resist these amazing new images!), you may substitute a different set of equal or lesser value in its place.

If we’re going to have a party, we’re going to make it a REALLY GOOD PARTY. Here are the purchase specials for all purchases from the Prettie Boutique:

• Every order placed during release weekend (now through Sunday, August 15th) will receive a free Paper Pretties “Hand Stamped” stamp!

• All orders that total $25 or more (before shipping charges are applied) will receive a free stamp set (Paper Pretties’ choice) in their package!

• Any orders that total $100 or more (before shipping charges are applied) will receive a free 6x6 paper pad (Paper Pretties’ choice) with their order!

• The older Paper Pretties’ stamps are still on sale! Up to 75% off, with many of the Sophia and Cooper sets selling for just $5! WOW!!

Thanks for joining us today. We hope you love this release as much as we do!! Your next stop on our Blog Hop is Danni Bindel. Good luck and Shop Prettie!
Stamps: Dog-Gone Birthday; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Pure Poppy, Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Y21 Buttercup Yellow, R27 Cadmium Red, YR04 Chrome Orange, E37 Sepia, E55 Light Caramel; Accessories: Grosgrain Satin Edged May Arts Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, Hero Arts Metal Self Adhesive Dots, Scissors

Mojo On The Farm!

This week Mojo Monday celebrates 100 sketches! How exciting is that and in celebration the Mojo Team has been posting a new sketch every day! I have been following the celebration trying to find time to create a card or two with all these great sketches being posted and Saturday afternoon I finally got the chance to play along! I used this totally adorable stamp from The Greeting Farm called Megan from their Wild Sprout collection! When I looked through all the sketches so far this week at the Mojo Monday I thought that this sketch would be prefect for this image! Not only would it suit this adorable stamp, but I thought that Megan would look wonderful in scallops! I love how bright this card came out, in fact I made it for a The Greeting Farm swap I joined in the swapping forum on SCS, Tammy is hosting this one, and I hope all the ladies love it! Have a wonderful Sunday! Hope you enjoy today's creation!
Stamps: Megan from The Greeting Farm; Paper: Whisper White, Only Orange, Sweet Blush, SU! Simply Sweet DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E57 Light Walnut, R22 Light Prawn; Accessories: Mini Self Adhesive Pearls, Pop Dots, Large Scalloped and Regular Rectangle Nestabilities, SU Scalloped Edge Punch, Small Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities

Chalking it Up....

Yes, a title in more ways then one I think. Two weeks ago Charmine issued a challenge to the Pretties Girl's to create a card using chalks, and to be honest I had no idea where to start. Well, except that I needed to find my chalks of course, that is always a good starting point, but from there I was a bit lost. I ended up deciding on create a card using February's Stamp of the Month. If you are a member or sign up before January 31st you will receive this stamp in February before she is released to the general public, how wonderful is that! I also decided to try Julee's Mojo Monday Week 70 sketch, I used to complete these sketches from time to time and they are always on my list of things to do...but today it got done! Hope you like today's card, I had fun in the long run creating this card, even though it reminded me why I don't use my chalks very often.

Big Pretties News:
January 25th will mark Paper Pretties 2nd year in business and we want to celebrate in true Prettie style with a mystery, lots of prizes, a party, and a ton of inspiration for you! We'll be releasing a new stamp set, revealing the next Stamp of the Month a little bit early and re-releasing Sealed with a Kiss in RUBBAH!!!Be sure to join us for all the fun. Our blog hop will begin on Christie's blog on January 22nd (tomorrow) and the fun will continue for 3 whole days culminating in our party in the forum on the 25th at 8pm EST. We'll be announcing our grand prize winner of a 6 month Stamp of the Month subscription and giving away one of our new stamp sets to another lucky winner. We'll have prizes every 1/2 hour during the party BUT you have to be there to win! Also, everyone who orders on the 25th OR joins the Stamp of the Month club will receive a free roll of American Crafts ribbon!

Be sure to visit the other Pretties Girl's today, I know we all had a challenge this week with these chalks!
Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Jackie Pedro
Jana Weaver
Jessie Rone
Jessica Diedrich
Jillian Winters
Jodi Collins
Julie Masse
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne
Stamps: Bunny Hop Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, SU! Prints Sampler; Ink: SU! Chalk Pastels; Accessories: Pop Dots, Large Circle Regular and Scalloped Nestabilities

Pretties Wednesday Meets Mojo

So many challenges to do and there is only so much time so today I combined the Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and this weeks Mojo Monday. I also decided since it was a Pretties contest to use the always wonderful Sophia stamp 'Cuddle Me' as my main image. Each week one of the Pretties Girls issues a challenge, the last challenge that was compelted was to create a polka dot card, so I pulled out my Two Scoops paper from Basic Grey and got going. I love Julee's weekly Mojo Monday sketches so I used that sketch as the base for this card...hope you enjoy it!
Stamps: Cuddle Me from Paper Pretties, Ink: E00, E31, Y15, Paper: Two Scoops Basic Grey DP, PTI Spring Moss, SU Garden Green, SU Whisper White

More Mojo!

Today the plan was to use the new PaperPretties stamps I received in the mail, but I got my hands on some Verve Visual stamps I have had my eye on for a while. Since the Mojo Monday challenge is being hosted by Julee (creator of Verve Visual) I thought it was only right to attempt her sketch challenge with stamps she creates.For this card I used the Wild Thing set from Verve Visual to match the wild things going on with the decorative background paper. This paper is from the Basic Grey Gypsy collection, although I never seem to use it I own many collection packs and about 12 6x6 pads from Basic Grey. I am loving these hearts, they have style and the swirls are a lot of fun. Enjoy ladies! I promise Snowflake is coming soon....I just have to let that guy out to play!

Mojo Monday

I had so much fun last week creating a card for Julee's Mojo Monday Challenge so I joined in today on this weeks challenge. My Dad's birthday is this week so I wanted to create a masculine card for his birthday. I have a tendency to never do masculine cards but this Gina K. stamp was just calling my name. This is his 51st birthday and since we didn't do anything big last year I want to make this year a big deal. I will probably try another masculine card before his birthday (on Saturday) until I find one that I think we would enjoy.Have you seen the 'Tickle Your Funny Bone' stamp sets from Gina K.? I own two of them and to be honest this is the first time I have inked one up but I love these stamps. This set is called "You Know Your Old When" and it is so much fun! I love the sentiments and the matching images, its just great! Gina offers so many fun stamp sets that it is always so hard to choose which one to purchase, so my answer is always buy them all! For the 'manly' look I went with grey and blue, both pretty masculine colors. Hope you enjoy!