Prettie Colorful!

Today is Wednesday, so do you know what that means?! It means that its Pretties Girl's Challenge time! This week I get to share with you the card I created for Jessie's color challenge! Two weeks ago Jessie issued the color challenge of Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss and Cameo Coral which I ended up loving! I decided with these great colors I had to use the Flirty Fortunes stamp set and I think it really works, I love these chopsticks! They are by far my favorite image in the stamp set, even though they are all wonderful, I love these chop sticks! Be sure to check out the other Pretties Girl's, I know their cards are going to be fab, they always are!
Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Jackie Pedro
Jana Weaver
Jessie Rone
Jessica Diedrich
Jillian Winters
Jodi Collins
Julie Masse
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne
Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday, only two more days till the weekend! Have a great day all!
Stamps: Flirty Fortunes from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, SU! Patterns Pack 2; Ink: N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, R22 Light Prawn, R37 Carmine, YG95 Pale Olive; Accessories: Corner Punch

A Little Challenge!

Today I thought I would share the card I created for this weeks Pretties Weekly Challenge! Each week Danielle hosts a challenge in the Paper Pretties Forum, and this week the challenge is to follow the color combination on the image below! To enter the weekly challenge, just follow the color combo and upload to the Paper Pretties Gallery! For my 'mystery' color I picked Certainly Celery, and I love the overall look!How to Enter: make your card using the provided sketch and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s). Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges category and use keyword PWC38.

Deadline: Wednesday, February 18th 12AM (EST)

Prize: $5.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique!

The winner will be randomly selected from among the qualifying entrants and announced Friday, February 20th.

So get going! Create something using this weeks color challenge, you will have a blast! Hope you have a great Monday, and enjoy President's Day as well....no work today!
Stamps: Gliding By from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Craft, Certainly Celery, SU! Prints Sampler; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E35 Light Caramel, G21 Lime Green, YG63 Pea Green; Accessories: Taylored Expressions Twinklets, May Arts Ribbon, Quickie Glue Pen

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope that you had a wonderful Valentine's Day. I don't have a Valentine this year, but I spent tonight with my Mom and my Sister, we watched a girly movie, we had dinner, and we went out for dessert. It was a great night and we still may watch another movie shortly. I had flowers sent to my Mom for Valentine's Day and she loves them! They are a variety of Tulips, and not just regular tulips but also some Parrot Tulips (they are so pretty). If they bloom a bit more I will be sure to post a picture of the bouquet. Today's card is one I made for a friend in our little Secret Sister swap, I can't wait till she opens up her gifts and sees this and the lollipop container I made, which I will be posting later this week. I used the 'VLVFeb01' sketch on Spiltcoast Stampers in the Verve Forum for the layout, and I just love how it came out! Hope you enjoy your day of love!
Stamps: Hunred Hearts from Verve Stamps; Paper: Cream, Raspberry Fizz; Ink: Raspberry Fizz; Accessories: Taylored Expressions Twinklets, Scor-Pal, Large Regular and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities

What I LOVE

It's Paper Pretties Wednsday, which means Pretties Challenge time! I love the weekly challegnes that the Pretties Girl's issue to each other, this weeks card I made in responce to Jillian's challenge that was issued two weeks ago. Jillian wanted us to create "A Card You Love". At first I wasn't sure how to take that challenge, but after thinking about it I decided to create a card from things that I love. So, I picked some yummy May Arts ribbon, those adorable twinklets from Taylored Expressions that I have been eating up, some background paper I created, and one of the newly re-released stamp sets from Paper Pretties. Being that Valentine's Day is just around the corner I thought a Valentine's Day card was a must create and I love this stamp set Sealed With a Kiss, it's just so cute! Be sure to check out the other Pretties Girl's blogs to see what they 'LOVE'!
Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Jackie Pedro
Jana Weaver
Jessie Rone
Jessica Diedrich
Jillian Winters
Jodi Collins
Julie Masse
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne
Hope you like today's card! I had a lot of fun putting this together for everyone, I do think I made something that I 'LOVE', what do you think?!
Stamps: Sealed With a Kiss from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Raspberry Fizz; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Raspberry Fizz, E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel, N3 Neutral No.3, R20 Blush, R29 Lipstick Red, RV14 Begonia Pink, Y11 Pale Yellow; Accessories: Spica Clear Glitter Pen, Taylor Expressions Twinklets, Pop Dots

Pretties Monday!

It's Monday, and what better way to kick off the week then with a Pretties card! To make the week start even better then just any old Pretties card, I created today's card off of Danielle's Sketch Challenge for this week in the Paper Pretties Forum! Here are all the great details to the Paper Pretties Weekly Challenges:

Paper Pretties has moved their weekly challenges back to Thursdays! Not only that but we have tweaked the challenges to allow you to use any Paper Pretties stamps you want to qualify to win the prize!

This week's challenge is to use the following card sketch:
How to Enter: make your card using the provided sketch and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s). Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges category and use keyword PWC38.

Deadline: Wednesday, February 11th 12AM (EST)

Prize: $5.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.The winner will be randomly selected from among the qualifying entrants and announced Friday, February 13th.

So what are you waiting for! Get crafting stampers I want to see those card, and what a great sketch for this week. I love sketch challenges, and Danielle's are all fabulous, they are definitely one of my favorite types of Challenges. This week I used the super elegant Ballerina Sophia, the March Stamp of the Month, as my main image and I love the color combination I used on this one. This decorative paper is one of my favorites, it is from the new Bittersweet DP from Basic Grey and it really makes this new stamp pop. Hope you enjoy today's card, and good luck with this weeks challenge! Have a great day!
Stamps: Ballerina Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Going Grey, Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey Bittersweet DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, R20 Blush, R37 Carmine; Accessories: Large Pink Brads

Hip Hop Hangover!

I got to play along yesterday with the Unity Hip Hop Challenges and I was thrilled to be back! I haven't been part of a Hip Hop for the last couple of weeks, and this time was long over due. Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner I decided that the two challenges could be combined and a fun Valentine's Day card would be perfect! The two challenges for Hip Hop for yesterday were to create a card where the main image is tilted and the second challenge was to use gel pens, super simple! I got this January Kit of the Month and it's been sitting on my desk screaming to be inked, I was glad to answer the stamp sets call. Hope you like today's card, enjoy my Hip Hop Hangover!

Stamps: love ect... from Unity Stamps; Paper: Raspberry Tart, Whisper White; Ink: Fresh Snow, Raspberry; Accessories: Taylored Expressions Twinklets, Silver Gel Pen, Pop Dots, Quickie Glue Pen, Large Oval Punch

Texture Time!

It's Wednesday so that means its Paper Pretties time! Two weeks ago, Danielle challenged the Pretties Girl's to put some texture onto their cards, but it couldn't be ribbon or primas...eeek! So the first thought I had was to use toole for Ballerina Sophia's outfit, but I couldn't find my toole after a LOT of searching, so I settled for some lace that I had instead. I tried dressing Sophia in lace and I just did not like what I saw, so instead I used the lace in the background over my new Basic Grey Bittersweet DP. I think the lace really works out, I also used my large Circle Nestabilities and these super cute Twinklets I found from Taylored Expressions, they really shine and I love it! I also used my Spica Clear Glitter Pen to make her outfit shine. Hope you like my creation today, be sure to check out the Pretties Girl's cards, I know they are all fab!

Charmaine Ikach

Danielle Lounds

Jackie Pedro

Jana Weaver

Jessie Rone

Jessica Diedrich

Jillian Winters

Jodi Collins

Julie Masse

Christi Thorsen

Frances Byrne

If you didn't know this already, the wonderful Danielle also hosts a challenge every week in the Paper Pretties forum! Each challenge seems to be better than the last, plus you can even win a $5.00 Gift Certificate to the Paper Pretties Store. So be sure to check out her great challenges!

Stamps: Ballerina Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Craft, Basic Grey Bittersweet DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, R22 Light Prawn, RV11 Pink, Y11 Pale Yellow; Accessories: Spica Clear Glitter Pen, pop dots, Taylored Expressions Twinkles, Large Regular and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities

A Little Birthday Fun!

Last weekend my parents went to a birthday party of an old friend who they had not seen in about ten years. They caught up with this couple at a New Year's party last month and ended up going to the wife's birthday party with another close couple. When talking about what to get Mirta they decided to go in on a basket to include a nice bottle of wine and a gift certificate to a really nice restaurant. The problem was that they needed a card, where would they get a card?! So they called me and asked for a purple birthday card, simple enough, right? I had no idea where to start but I remembered the sneak peak I had created for the stamp set 'Sealed with a Kiss' from Paper Pretties and decided to use the same paper and ribbon. I loved the combination and I think this card really works again, the overall look really seemed to come together. I pulled out my My Favorite Things 'You Take the Cake' stamp set and used the floral cake, my favorite image in that set, its just so pretty! The overall look became a really classy card that not only I love, but so did the birthday girl. Success! Hope you enjoyed today's card!
Stamps: You Take the Cake from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, PTI Lavender Moon, Paper Pizzazz Purple Roses and Swirls; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, RV11 Pink, V04 Lilac, V06 Lavender, V09 Violet, V12 Pale Lilac, Y08 Acid Yellow; Accessories: Spica Glitter Clear Pen, May Arts Metallic Pink Ribbon, Pop Dots

You Make My Heart Dance

Can you believe that it's February already? It's just crazy, but that means I get to share with you this stunning stamp Sophia Ballerina, the March Stamp of the Month from Paper Pretties! I know I say this every month, but I SO mean it, this is my favorite Paper Pretties Stamp to date, I mean look at all the detail and the flow, what's not to love! If you sign up for the Stamp of the Month Club by February 28th at midnight, you will get this stamp sent out to you in March, otherwise, you have to wait until her official release in April, how horrible would that be?! I decided today that I wanted to see her in a different color, with dance I always reach for the pinks, but I felt like blue was a great idea for today and I love how it turned out! I recently received this paper from eP in one of their paper grab bags, I knew that Chatter Box was the way to go and it just matches this adorable Sophia perfectly! Her sheer piece wrapped around he waist is only colored with Shimmerz, isn't that shine just stunning! This color is called December Sky and it was part of the first Blingz release, I just love it! Hope you enjoyed today's card, I had a lot of fun making this card today, enjoy!

Stamps: Ballerina Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Chatter Box Meadowlark DP; Ink: B32 Pale Blue, E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel; Accessories: December Sky Shimmerz Blingz, pop dots, Taylored Expressions Twinkles

A Little Recap!

Okay, so I've been thinking about how I want to work my posts when I go back to work. I've decided that I will have posts scheduled throughout the week and Sunday will be the day that I post any cards I may have not yet shared on my blog for the previous week but entered into challenges on SCS or PCP. So today I am sharing a card I created for last weeks My Favorite Things Sketch challenge, I have been trying to complete at least one challenge a week in the My Favorite Thingsforum and I have been loving the challenges that have been issued! This new st called Maid for You is just too cute and perfect for Valentine's Day! I did some paper piecing on this one, and I think it really worked out. Hope you like today's recap, be sure to stop by tomorrow to see another Paper Pretties card! Have a great Super Bowl Sunday!
Stamps: Maid for You from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Ruby Red, Basic Grey DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B21 Baby Blue, C1 Cool Grey No 1, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, R20 Blush, RV11 Pink, W1 Warm Grey No 1; Accessories: Pink Shimmerz, White Shimmer Flowers, Pop Dots, Ruby Red Brads

Sent With Love

This weekend There She Goes is releasing new stamp sets and having a party on PCP! Right before a new release Jessica from TSG issues a challenge. This months challenge is to create a card using dimension, and I did just that! I went a little dimension happy actually...the main image is on pop dots, the cupcakes in the mail box are on pop dots, the sentiment and three of the background cupcakes are all on pop dots! Hope you like it, I had a lot of fun with this card and creating this cute DP using the stamp set Special Delivery! The colors are really fun too, I thought they were perfect with some cut cupcakes. Enjoy!
Stamps: Special Delivery from There She Goes; Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Lemon Tart; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG01 Aqua Blue, E51 Milky White, E55 Light Caramel, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, R29 Lipstick Red, RV21 Light Pink, Y11 Pale Yellow, YG11 Mignonette; Accessories: Taylored Expressions Twinklets, Poop Dots, Quickie Glue Pen

Really?! No Way!

I got some great news when I woke up this morning! Not only did I receive my Gina K stamps order but I also got an e-mail from Jana letting me know that Gina K posted a card of mine on her blog! That's right Gina from Gina K Designs posted today about how she wanted to share some cards that her customers were creating. "I decided to start a new feature on my blog where I will periodically show you some of the fantastic projects created with our stamps." One of my cards that I created for a Secret Sister Swap in the Gina K forum was selected, so I decided I had to make another Gina K card today! If you stopped by here from Gina's blog, thank you so much for stopping by and thank you to the new subscribers I have gotten today, my e-mails keep rolling in! I never posted it, but that card had a matching heart shaped tin, so I posted that above, I just love making matchy sets. This card today uses one of the newest sets from Gina K Designs called Sweet Blessings designed by Mary Duffek, a new artist at the company. Hope you liked visiting my blog, and enjoy your cupcake!

Stamps: Sweetest Blessings from Gina K Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Going Grey, Gina K Deigns Digital Paper Pack; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, R27 Cadmium Red, C1 Cool Grey No. 1; Accessories: Spica Glitter Pen Clear, Large Regular and Scalloped Nestabilites

Pretties Wednesday!

It's Wednesday which means that it is time for another Paper Pretties challenge! Two weeks ago Jana challenged the Pretties Girl's to a Limited Supply Challenge, and let me tell you, it was a challenge! Here is a list of rules for the card:

1 dry embossed piece (embossing folders and texture plates count!)
2 pieces of patterened paper
3 colors of solid cardstock (this includes any neutrals you use)
4 embellishments
5 layers

My biggest problem was finding two pieces of patterned paper that I liked to go with the rest of the card! I ended up deciding to use the same DP I used on Monday's second card and some Paper Salon paper I recently got from their Tribeca series. I dug out my Distressed Stripe CB Embossing folder for my dry embossed piece and all sorts of goodies! Be sure to visit the other Pretties Girl's today!

Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Jackie Pedro
Jana Weaver
Jessie Rone
Jessica Diedrich
Jillian Winters
Jodi Collins
Julie Masse
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne

Hope you like today's card and the cute new set Flirty Fortunes, I just love it...could you tell?
Stamps: Flirty Fortunes from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Kiwi Kiss , ChatterBox Courtyard Stripe, Paper Salon Tribeca Floral; Ink: E51 Milky White, E53 Raw Silk; Accessories: May Arts Cream Ribbon, Spica Clear Glitter Pen, Vanilla Brads, Star Button

A Bit of Chocolate

Today I got the chance to play along with the My Favorite Things Who's That Girl challenge in the MFT Forum on SCS. Each week a new stamp set is picked and a challenge is issued, this week the stamp set to use is 'How Sweet It Is' and the challenge issued was to create a card using no more than two layers, so I over simplified and created a one layer card! I love this stamp set in fact I got it last year from my subscriptions from Paper Pretties when they offered card kits and I loved it then! I decided to use the main image in the mini set and this super cute sentiment is by far one of my favorite sentiments! It is just so point on! Sisters and Chocolate make life bearable....man ain't that the truth! Hope you enjoyed the card, I had a lot of fun digging out my old and heavily inked up set.

Stamps: How Sweet It Is from My Favorite Things; Paper: PTI Cream; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, E00 Skin White, E21 Baby Skin Pink, R20 Blush, Y21 Buttercup Yellow; Accessories: May Arts Grosgrain Ribbon

Whimsy Stamps February GD Call!

I almost forgot to post and share this! Today is the last day to enter the Whimsy Stamps February Guest Designer call! In order to apply you were asked to create a card following the below sketch and using Whimsy Stamps or if you don't have any, which unfortunatly I do not (I have some on order!), to use any animal image as your focal point. Here are some details on the Design Team Call:

If you'd like to try out for this guest spot, here are some details....

*Submit your entry between now and January 26th.

*This call is open to all, from anywhere on the globe!

*All participants must have their own blogs to display artwork and promote Whimsy products, specials, and activities.

*Your entry must follow the guidelines below to be considered and must be turned in by January 26th, late entries will not be accepted.

*Enter as many times as you wish, but please follow the guidelines for each of your entries, only new work will be accepted as an entry.

*Monthly guest designers will receive free Whimsy Stamps to work with during your design period as well as links to your blog from our site.I created this card not only for this Whimsy Stamps February Guest Designer call, but also for my Dad's brithday! Today is my Dad's birthday and although we had cake yesterday, I know he will still love this card. Thank you for stopping by, hope you enjoyed the card, I had a lot of fun playing along with the wonderful sketch!
Stamps: High Hopes, It's a Celebration from Paper Trey; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, ChatterBox Courtyard Stripe; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, B05 Process Blue, C1 Coll Grey No. 1, E11 Barely Beige, E35 Chamois, E47 Dark Brown, G21 Lime Green, Y06 Yellow, Y21 Buttercup Yellow, YG67 Moss; Accessories: may Arts Grosgrain RIbbon, Pop Dots

What a Party!

I hope you had a chance to stop by and party with the Pretties Girl's last night, because if you missed you, man did you miss a great Party! We had a blast last night with all sorts of wonderful people that dropped in for a great night! There were lots of prizes given out and a few new friends came out to play as well! The new sets are now available in the store, so head on over there and pick yourself up some great new stamps, you know you want to.....

I can finally share with you not only the March Stamp of the Month, Sophia Ballerina, but also the card that I gave you all a sneak peak of earlier this week! I am LOVING the new Stamp of the Month, not only is she totally adorable, but she is also so elegant. I know I say it every month, or at least it feels that way, but this stamp is my new favorite stamp from Paper Pretties. I went for a different kind of card this time, I used no embellishments besides a Spica Glitter Pen to make her outfit and shoes a little glittery, otherwise the entire card is complete layers. Lots of layers went into this card and all of these papers came from the same paper pad Two Scoops from Basic Grey, hope you enjoy today's card! Have a great day and be sure to check out the complete stamp sets at Paper Pretties.
Stamps: Sophia Ballerina from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Grey Two Scoops DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, R20 Blush, RV42 Salmon Pink; Accessories: Spica Glitter Pen Clear

Pretties Party!

Are you ready?! Tonight is the night ladies, the Paper Pretties Party begins tonight in the forum! I hope you sent in your guesses and I can't wait to see who wins the 6 month subscription to the Stamp of the Month! This card uses tonight's new stamp set release from Paper Pretties called 'Flirty Fortunes' which you are just going to love, in fact if you stop by the PaperClip you can check out all the stamps being released tonight at the party! I just love how this cookie is drawn, the broken edges the shape...plus I added a little shine which shows nicely on the close up below. Also look at that fortune, mine are never that fun!January 25th marks 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!

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 drop everything and join the Paper Pretties Girls in the forum at 8pm EST, we can't wait to see you there, you've never been to a party quite like a Pretties Party!

Stamps: Flirty Fortunes from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, SU! Enchante DP; Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, E50 Egg Shell, E51 Milky White; Accessories: May Arts Grosgrain Ribbon, Pop Dots, Large Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabilities

Day 3 and SWAK!

Are you enjoying the blog hop! I know I am, and keep those guesses coming guys, there is still plenty of time to enter to win a 6 month subscription to Paper Pretties Stamp of the Month Club! Today's hop started at Jodi's Blog, so if you haven't been there yet what are you waiting for?!

Today is last day of our 3 day mystery blog hop celebrating Paper Pretties' 2nd anniversary. We're celebrating in true Prettie style and you won't want to miss out! On the 25th at 7pm GMT we'll all meet in the forum on the Paper Pretties web site to celebrate and find out who our grand prize winner is, as well as the winner of a few other goodies. We will be giving prizes away every 1/2 hour from 7-10.

Everyone who orders that night will receive a free roll of American Craft ribbon.Our hop this time requires a bit of work on your part. Paper Pretties is giving away a 6 month subscription to the Stamp of the Month Club. In order to win the prize, you'll need to collect all of the clues from the blog hop - 13 in all and email your answer to Christie at Christie@paperpretties.net. Answers must be in by 8am on the 25th to qualify. Sound like fun?

As always we are releasing a new Sophia stamp for our March Stamp of the Month Club. Your job is to guess what this Sophia is doing. What could it be? Any ideas? Well then send them in!

Since today is that last day of the Hop I don't have any clues to share, but I do have a card to share with you using our to be re-released stamp set 'Sealed With a Kiss' soon to be in rubbah! This set is perfect for any lovey cards with Valentine's Day on the way, and super cute for just and lovey cards in general. Since we are celebrating a Pretties Anniversary, I made us a card just for this very occasion! Hope you have a great day, be sure to make your way though the hop and take a guess, I can't wait to see you at the party!
Stamps: Sealed with a Kiss from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, PTI Lavender Moon, Basic Grey Eva DP, Paper Pizzazz Purple Roses and Swirls, ; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, E71 Champagne, V12 Pale Lilac, Y11 Pale Yellow, W5 Warm Grey No. 5; Accessories: Spica Glitter Clear Pen, Quickie Glue Pen, May Arts Metallic Pink Ribbon, Me & My Big Ideas Gems

Flirty Fortunes

I know I posted today's clue in the blog hop earlier, but I just had to share this set with you too! Sunday night Paper Pretties is releasing this super cute set called 'Flirty Fortunes' and you are going to love it! Not only is this set cute and a lot of fun, but its also different from what is out there now in other companies. My favorite images are these adorable chop sticks and this cute take out container! Plus that sentiment, love the font used on that! Don't you just love it!? I will have to say that I got off to a rough start trying come up with some colors and which stamps to use first, but I think it all worked out! Now make sure to stop by tomorrow, the Pretties 3 Day Blog Hop is almost over and I plan on sharing a card with our re-released in rubbah set 'Sealed with a Kiss'! Hope to see you then!

Stamps: Flirty Fortunes from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Cream, SEI DP; Ink: C1 Cool Grey No. 1, E35 Chamois, R20 Blush

Happy Anniversary Blog Hop!

Welcome to Paper Pretties 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop! We're celebrating in true Prettie style and you won't want to miss out! This will be a 3 day Blog Hop - starting today!! Remember that on the 25th at 8 pm EST we'll all meet in the 2nd Anniversary Party Forum at Paper Pretties to celebrate and find out who the grand prize winner of our Blog Hop contest is, as well as the winner of a few other goodies. Plus there will be prizes every 1/2 hour at the party and everyone who orders that night will receive a free roll of American Craft ribbon! Yum!! :)

Our hop this time requires a little bit of work on your part. As always we are releasing a new Sophia stamp for our March SOTM. Your job is to guess what this Sophia is doing!! The grand prize is a 6 month subscription to the Stamp of the Month Club. In order to win the prize, you'll need to collect all of the clues from the blog hop - 13 in all and submit your answer to Christie (christie@paperpretties.net). Answers must be in by 8am on the 25th to qualify.

Sound like fun? If you didn't start at Jessie's blog, then hop on over there first and then follow the links until you end up back here. If you've arrived here from Frances blog, it's clue time for you! My clue for the day is a sentiment, a little harder than the others....here is comes....ready?!.......'YOU MAKE MY HEART....'There is only one more clue to find for today, so hop on over to Jillian's blog and put on those thinking caps! What could Sophia be doing?! Good luck in your travels!

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Grey Two Scoops DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, R20 Blush, RV42 Salmon Pink; Accessories: Spica Glitter Pen Clear

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Paper Pretties! Today our celebration begins for our 3 day mystery blog hop celebrating Paper Pretties' 2nd anniversary.

We're celebrating in true Prettie style and you won't want to miss out! On the 25th at 7pm GMT we'll all meet in the forum on the Paper Pretties web site to celebrate and find out who our grand prize winner is, as well as the winner of a few other goodies.

We will be giving prizes away every 1/2 hour from 7-10.Everyone who orders that night will receive a free roll of American Craft ribbon. Our hop this time requires a bit of work on your part. Paper Pretties is giving away a 6 month subscription to the Stamp of the Month Club. In order to win the prize, you'll need to collect all of the clues from the blog hop - 13 in all and email your answer to Christie at Christie@paperpretties.net. Answers must be in by 8am on the 25th to qualify. Sound like fun?

I thought so! Let's get the party started! We are releasing a new Sophia stamp for our March SOTM. Your job is to guess what this Sophia is doing. Ready to put on your thinking cap? For your first clue and the kick off to the whole shebang head on over to Christie's blog and get going!

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

Hippy Hoppy!

It's Monday so you know what that means....Paper Pretties sharing time! This month the Design Team gets to use this adorable image, Bunny Hop Sophia which I just adore! Isn't she just too cute! If you want her to show upon your door step next month before she is released to the general public be sure to sign up for the Stamp of the Month program, you will not regret it! Also thank you everyone for being so concerned about me, I a doing much better and I can breathe like I should again, so all in all the surgery was a success!

Now for some 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 rereleasing 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 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.

Stamps: Bunny Hop Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Grey Euphoria DP, Pink, Lavendar Lace; Ink: BV02 Prune, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, RV21 Light Pink, Y11 Pale Yellow, YG03 Yellow Green; Accessories: Scalloped and Large Oval Nestabilities, Pop Dot, Spica Clear Glitter Pen

And Then I Said

I finally got the two new B.C. Dzyns stamp sets, 'And Then I Said' and 'Daydreaming' so as soon as they arrived this past weekend with the January releases I had to create something. You may also notice the fun paper, isn't it too cute! This paper came from the newly released digital paper from Stephanie Fizer and My Favorite Things called 'All Seasons' and I love the whole collection, of course I couldn't choose just one and I had to get them all...oops! I was thrilled to see a new digital paper collection being released since I had a lot of fun with the last release and now it makes me remember all those other paper packs that I should start using again. My favorite part of this main image is the attitude she has, its so perfect for any teen. Hope you like today's creation, I just love this set.
Stamps: And Then I Said from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, All Seasons Digital DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B05 Process Blue, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, RV42 Salmon Pink; Accessories: Yellow Brads, Sky Blue Shimmerz, White Shimmer Flowers

Every now and then we all need a hug or two. I received this image in the mail from Wish RAK on Splitcoast Stampers and I just love how adorable this image is. This stamp is from Rachelle Anne Miller and let me tell you her stamps are on my list to pick up, I mean they are all so cute! This one is called Simon & Lola...which is my bad since I thought it was a Mom and a Daughter, or at least that is what I imagined when I saw this image. I made this card since I felt a bit down, today, actually this afternoon I am having sinus surgery so this post is scheduled to post all by itself, as is another post for this weekend. I hope to get some of my creativity back with the clearing of my sinus pressure in which case I should be unstoppable, so look out, here I come! My Mom has been beyond amazing with all of my issues and I know I could not be this strong without her, so this post is another thank you to an amazing women who keeps me strong just by being strong herself. Have a great day all, hope to post without scheduling soon!

Stamps: Simon & Lola from Rachelle Anne Miller, Sugar Nellie; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Baja Breeze; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG10 Aqua Blue, E00 Skin White, R14 Light Rogue, YR23 Yellow Ochre

A Pretties CASEing

Its another Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge day! This week I get to share the card I created off of Jules card challenge. The challenge was to create a card from CASEing something in the Paper Pretties Gallery and I decided to CASE a card based on Danielle's beautiful mittens card. I haven't CASEd a card it what seems like forever so I had a lot of fun with this challenge, although I must say the real challenge was picking only one card to CASE! Ladies, let me tell you that gallery is stuffed with all sorts of amazing cards and I browsed the galley for hours deciding which one to select out of the masses of wonderful creations. Hope you like today's card I had a lot of fun with this layout and these mittens. I changed the colors and the embellishments on my card, but I love how it all came together. These two papers were a lot of fun as well, the stripes are always fun and I just love the pink clouds in the background. Have a great day all and be sure to check out all the other Pretties Girl's creations, I know you will love them!
Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Jackie Pedro
Jessica Diedrich
Jessica Rone
Jillian Winters
Jodi Collins
Julie Masse
Stamps: Snowflake Kisses from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Green Galore, Basic Grey Eva DP, Basic Grey Euphoria DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, RV06 Cerise, RV21 Light Pink; Accessories: Hot Pink Dew Drops, Quickie Glue Pen, Prima Flowers

Pretties Weekly Challenge

Every week the wonderful Danielle posts a challenge for everyone to play along with at the Paper Pretties site. This past week Danielle issued a great sketch challenge and asked us to use either Wade E. Bug or Flutter By as the main image. You know I love my Sophia stamps, but poor Wade E. Bug has not gotten much use lately so I thought I would give him some ink time for this one. You can see each challenge in the Paper Pretties Challenge Forum and posted on the The PaperClip, trust me you don't want to miss these challenges. We would love to have you play along each week! To be entered to win the $5.00 gift certificate to the Boutique upload your creation to the Weekly Challenges gallery and use keyword PWC34. You have two weeks to enter your card for this challenge, the deadline to enter is Saturday, January 18th @ midnight. So get creating ladies, I would love to see what you can make of this sketch! Have a great day.
Stamps: Wade E. Bug from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Going Grey, Basic Black, Black Market Covert Compacts; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, 100 Black, R27 Cadmium Red, W-1 Warm Grey No. 1, W-5 Warm Grey No. 5; Accessories: Large Scalloped Circle Nestabilities

All Those Layers

Tonight is the Verve Stamps release party, I had planned to enter some cards into their challenges, but unfortunately being sick got in the way of creating cards this week. Instead I decided to share a card that I created for a Verve swap a few months ago, this stamp set is one of my favorite ones so far from Verve. I love how the flower can be layered and this color combo was just so much fun. I love the look of Celery with most colors, and matching it with Pure Poppy and Berry Sorbet really seems to work. I used my ticket corner and some fun decorative paper to accent the main flower image and of course a dew drop as the focal point. Hope you like what I shared today, I plan on creating cards to be scheduled to post next week, hopefully that will work out and I can continue to share with you while I rest. Have a great day everyone!

Stamps: Petals and Stems from Verve; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Certainly Celery, Berry Sorbet, DCWV DP; Ink: Pure Poppy, Certainly Celery, Berry Sorbet; Accessories: PTI Berry Sorbet Grosgrain Ribbon, Dew Drops, Ticket Corner Punch

Color Fun!

Two weeks ago Jessica challeneged the Pretties Girls to create a card using a the colors Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, and Kraft. Wow! Talk about a tough challenge, with so many colors I wasn't sure where to start, but I knew that I wanted to use my new mini sewing machine in some way. I had asked for a mini sewing machine for paper crafting and my Mom got me a mini machine from Shark and man can this thing fly though paper, I just love it! Still getting used to the ways in which to use it, but I love the look and the speed of this machine. After I decided I was using the machine (which I should get some fun bobbins for) I picked this Off to School Sophia stamp that I haven't used in what seems like forever. I went for layers today, I was going to use some DP but decided against it for this one I went for a simple card with some great colors. Hope you like today's creation, be sure to visit the other Pretties Girls blogs to see what they created, I know that today's cards will be wonderful!

Charmaine Ikach
Jessica Rone
Jillian Winters
Julie Masse
Danielle Lounds
Jodi Collins
Jackie Pedro
Jessica Diedrich

Stamp: Off to School Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Kraft; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG72 Ice Ocean, E00 Skin White, E47 Dark Brown, E50 Egg Shell, YG03 Yellow Green; Accessories: Shark Sewing Machine, Me & My Big Ideas Crystals, Quickie Glue Pen

A Little Hop

A new month means a new Stamp of the Month to share with everyone! This month the Pretties Girls get to create things using Bunny Hop Sophia, the February Stamp of the Month from Paper Pretties. I love this lovely little stamp, let me tell you each month I think I find a new favorite and then the next month I find a new favorite! Love it! Christie and Joni are just amazing at putting together great stamps, and this one is no different. Isn't she just too cute for words! Her frilly dress, the cute little basket, and the bunny ears, who could hate bunny ears!
Stamps: Bunny Hop Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Ruby Red, Basic Grey DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, E35 Chamois, G24 Willow, RV13 Tender Pink, RV21 Light Pink, Y11 Pale Yellow, W1 Warm Grey No. 1; Accessories: Pink Dew Drops Quickie Glue Pen, Fabric Flowers and Leaves

One, Two, Three

How cute is this little guy! I ordered this stamp a few months ago when I got together some ladies and we all ordered and I am thrilled this cutie made it into my cart. I love the little inch worm guy as well, I mean how can you get a cuter stamp than that?! I signed up to be part of my friend Joy's decorative paper swap and this paper was just cute enough to to accent the adorable stamp! Hope you like today's bright card, I had a lot of fun creating it, thought it would warm us up on a cold wintery day.
Stamps: Howd You Do from Elzybells Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B14 Light Blue, E31 Brick Beige, G17 Forest Green; Accessories: Blue Dew Drops

Pretties ATC Style

Another Wednesday is here and its a Pretties one! Two weeks ago Jackie P. challenged us to create an ATC (atrist trading card) and add it to a card. I haven't made an ATC for a few months now so I was thrilled when I heard about this challenge. I just had to use Gliding By Sophia one more time before the new month is here, after tomorrow she gets put away until February...ekkk! So squeezing in one more fun card was a must do! I used my marvy circle punch and scalloped circle punch to make an ATC, I added some fun brads and of course some dots to finish off the ATC. I then went a little brad happy and used the same paper and colors for the card base. I just love this paper, sometimes I used a DP and I just can't seem to put it down, this Basic Grey sheet has become that for me recently. Hope you like today's creation, be sure to sign up since today is the last day that you can receive this stamp as one of your Stamp of the Month stamps, you have until midnight tonight!

Today it's Jules turn to issue the Pretties Challenge that will be posting two weeks from now and she would love if you joined in on the fun! Be sure to stop by Jules blog to check out full details, there are Jules Jewels involved, so you know its got to be good! Have a great day and a very Happy and Healthy New Year! Make sure to check out the other Pretties Girls ATCs today!

Stamps: Gliding By from Paper Pretties; Paper: BasicGrey Figgy Pudding DP, Whisper White, Baja Breeze; Ink: BG10 Cool Shadow, BG72 Ice Ocean, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand; Accessories: Aqua Brads, Pop Dots, White Gel Pen, Mavry Mega Circle Punch, Mavry Giga Scalloped Circle Punch.

A Little Gina K

Its T-Shirt and Hoodies time! I was sorting through my pictures and I never shared these cards! I made these cards forever ago for Gabby's swap, the first card was for the humor group and the sweatshirt was for the Hoodie swap. I just love these stamps, when Mel create stamps they are always so much fun and exciting to try out. These two sets have quickly become my favorite stamp sets of hers, I guess because of how versatile they are.

I made the football inspired hoodie since it was during football season for my brother, of course after I made it my Mom was bummed that I didn't use his school colors. But none the less I love the looks, the simple color scheme the fun stripes, what more could you ask for. Hope you like what I got to share with you today, tomorrow is Pretties Wednesday so be sure to stop by!

Angelic

With Christmas just passing, I still am in the holiday mode, so I wanted to share a card I created with Angel Wings Sophia. I just love how wonderful image this image is, it just warms we me to see this little angel stamp. I pulled out the paper I used for a card earlier this month for my Mom and got to work. I was able to find that perfect ornament if anyone was wondering, I got my Mom a brass snowflake, I just love it and so does she. My Mom is by far my best friend and always has been, I talk to her about everything and I mean everything. Today in fact I woke up to find a package on my steps from Hong Kong, it had her name on it so I ran down and gave it to her. She came back up to my room later to tell me that the package was in fact for me. I was so confused, I had no idea what she talked about, I opened up the package to find a doll! And not just any doll, I was born in 1984 and I was a huge Rainbow Bright fan, inside that package was a Rainbow Bright doll! I had wanted one for Christmas years ago and never got it, so she tracked one down to give it to me this year! She really is the best! Hope you like today's card, I think it is just precious.

Stamps: Angel Wings Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Grey Silent Night DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG10 Cool Shadow, BG72 Ice Ocean, E00 Skin White, E35 Chamois; Accessories: Pop Dots, White Sheer Ribbon

Happy Birthday Jodi!

That's right its a Pretties Party! Today's birthday girl is Jodi and in celebration we having a Pretties Virtual Birthday Blog Hop! You should have started the Party at the Prettie Mama herself Christie's blog, if you have come from some where else, be sure to head back to the beginning to experience all the fun!

For the festivities I was asked to bring cake to the party and I got to cracking those eggs and whipping up that frosting to create a fine looking cake if I do say so myself. Now, you may be wondering where that cake stamp came from....well look mom no stamps! That's right, I drew out that cake, its a little lopsided I think, but I brought cake none the less. Mmake sure you take a huge slice before you head out of here too! Hope you enjoy your big day Jodi, you deserve to have your day, so take a moment and do something for yourself! Thank you so much for taking part in this birthday celebration, be sure to hop on over to Jessica's blog to continue in the festivities!

Stamps: Trim the Tree from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Ruby Red, Pretty in Pink, Paper Salon DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, RV06 Cerise, RV11 Pink, RV21 Light Pink, RV14 Begonia Pink, W1 Warm Grey No. 1, Y08 Acid Yellow, Y11 Pale Yellow; Accessories: Quickie Glue Pen, Me & My Big Ideas Gems, Pilot Precise Rolling Ball Pen Extra Fine

Merry Merry....belated

I hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday! I had a nice day with my family which always nice and getting to spend more time with each of them is great. Since I've been doing the Christmas thing, instead of sharing more Christmas things with you today I want to share a card I created for a Verve swap what seems like ages ago. I guess it would be two months or so by now there was a great Verve swap that I joined with not only some of the Verve Divas but also the Owner and head Diva Julee! The cards that I received from this swap were just stunning, really something to enjoy. I love this color combination of white, dark brown, and light teal the colors just work so well together. Plus these birds are just too cute together, love them! Hope you like what I shared today, be sure to drop by tomorrow for some fun!

Put a Hole in it!

Its another Paper Pretties Wednesday! Two weeks ago Jillian challenged the Pretties Girls to create a card and 'Put a Hole in it'! That means we can not fill any of the hole we create, oh my! So I pulled out Gliding By and got to work ladies, with holes and dots! I used this adorable Sophia who is the January Stamp of the Month! Be sure to sign up before the end of December, otherwise you'll have to wait until the February release party, and you know you can't wait that long for such a precious stamp! I used my Spots & Dots Cuttlebug Embossing folder in the background and layered Sophia on some great Pixie Pink paper, making sure to add a few holes as accents. Then to finish off the card I used some organdy dotted ribbon to match! Hope you like today's creation, and be sure to check out the other Pretties Girls creations, as always they are all just too wonderful! Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas Eve and of course Christmas! Happy and Healthy Holidays to you and yours!

Stamps: Gliding By from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pixie Pink, Pretty in Pink; Ink: E00 Skin White, RV14 Begonia Pink, RV21 Light Pink, W1 Warm Grey No. 1, Y11 Pale Yellow; Accessories: Pink Dotted Organdy Ribbon, 1/8" Hole Punch, Pop Dots

Another Box in a Bag

I warned you that I was on a Box in a bag kick and here is more proof. This one I decided to create for a Secret Santa I had signed up for with Unity, so this was on of the things that my Secret Sister received. I picked cream, gold, and green for the color scheme with these cute stockings, aren't they adorable! I got this adorable little stocking a few weeks ago during one of Hip Hop Thursday specials, it was in a package and all the stamps are just wonderful! I love when Angela creates little bundles, not only do you get lots of great stamps but you get them for a great price, I mean who can resist!? Today I completed my Christmas shopping, okay you caught me, I didn't really, but my Mom picked up the last thing I needed so I am all done. Hope you are as lucky! Have a great day and happy holidays!

Stamps: Stocking of Elegance from Unity; Paper: Cream, Glorious Green; Ink: Old Olive; Accessories: Cream Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Gel Pen

Cookies!

That's right, yummy stuff! Today is Monday which means it is my Paper Pretties creation day and since I baked cookies with my Mom yesterday I decided to pull out my Made with Love set. I love this baking Lexi, she looks so cute and wonderful! Plus, with the holiday upon us, I had to pull out the red and green for this one! I love baking and baking around the holidays is always the best time, there were fourdifferent types of cookies we made. We made the traditional sugar cookies with decorations, candy cane cookies, mini chocolate chip cookie cups and something called gum drop cookies. These are by far my favorite type of cookie hands down but unfortunatly my Mom only makes them once a year, which is Christmas time! They have coconut, oats, gum drops and yummy stuff! I hope you are all ready, because Christmas is almost here! Have a great day and get ready!
Stamps: Made with Love from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Gable Green, DCWV Christmas Stack; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, G17 Forest Green, YG09 Lettuce Green; Accessories: Quickie Glue Pen, Me & My Big Ideas Jewels

Baggie!

Okay, this week I am sharing two more of these adorable boxes in a bag! I really do love this creation, the best part is that it only require paper, which makes it a super simple but totally fun thing to create! The little creation I made for Verve's project parade earlier this month and I had just so much fun with it! The challenge was to create an ABC, anything but a card. In fact, this was the first box in a bag I set out to create. I went with only two colors, but the compliment each other so nicely that really worked well with Verve's stamps. Whenever I try to create something with Verve stamps I want the creation, card of otherwise, to be really classy its just something that these stamps seem to portray to me. Does that happen to you? Do different stamp lines make you want to create specific types of creations...or am I just silly? Well, either way I hope you like today's box in a bag, I plan on posting one this week that I creating using stamps from Unity. Have a great day!

Stamps: Grateful Elegance from Verve; Paper: Berry Sorbet, Cream; Ink: Berry Sorbet; Accessories: Cream Grosgrain Ribbon, SU Scalloped Edge Punch, 1/4" hole punch, sticky tape, tag punch

Its Almost Christmas!

With Christmas coming and almost here I have been trying to get some shopping done. I had intended to post something on here yesterday but my three hour shopping just drained me completely, so instead I am posting the Gina K card I made last weekend today! This month's Gina K release was wonderful and with any great release there is a challenge. This month there are three great challenges and I got the chance to create one card for one of the challenges. The challenge was to create a card using monochromatic color scheme and I went with red and white, and I just love the results. I used my aqua painted and a red ink pad to shade the pointsettas and then I used some fun shimmerz to really make those flowers sparkle. Hope you all enjoyed today's card sorry it wasn't posted yesterday.
Stamps: A Year of Flowers, Say It With Flowers from Gina K; Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, White Metallic Shine Paper; Ink: Real Red; Accessories: SU! Vanilla Embossing Powder, PaperTrey Pure Poppy Dotted Ribbon, VersaMark, Shimmerz Pink Poinsettia, Aqua Painter

Plaid!

Two weeks ago I challenged the Pretties Girls to create a card using plaid. I love the look of plaid, I don't know what it is, maybe its the architect in me that enjoy all the lines, but something about it just draws me in. I wanted to create a card using this paper I had from PaperTrey using the color scheme dark chocolate, very vanilla, and white. I think this Sophia, Gliding By, looks fabulous in plaid, wouldn't you agree. If you haven't heard yet Gliding By is January's Stamp of the Month, if you haven't signed up be sure to do so, you will love getting these stamps every month, I know I do! Be sure to check out what the other Pretties Girls created this week, I'm sure they are all wonderful as always! Have a great day everyone!

Charmaine Ikach

Jessica Rone

Jillian Winters

Julie Masse

Danielle Lounds

Jodi Collins

Jackie Pedro

Jessica Diedrich

Stamps: Gliding By from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate; Ink: C1 Cool Grey No. 1, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, E50 Egg Shell, E71 Champagne; Accessories: Brown Dew Drops, Quickie Glue Pen