ABC for Bugaboo!

Today I am sharing with you my ABC, or Anything But a Card, for Bugaboo Stamps! Each and every Monday is ABC day where a few Design Team members share some of their most recent ABC's with everyone on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog, today it's my turn and I am so excited! While I was shopping in Micheal's one day I found these great mugs that come with some sticky piece that allows you to attach a photo to any mug! So after I browsed through my fabulous digi's from Bugaboo Stamps I decided to use my Poppi Ice Cream image to spice up this porcelain mug! These penguins that Jodie released a few weeks ago are just perfect for the summer, in fact I will be using another one of these cuties later in the week, so be sure to stop by and see that one too, you will not be disappointed! Have a fabulous day and thank you for coming by today!
Stamps: Poppi Ice Cream from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: C1 Cool Grey No 1, C5 Cool Grey No. 5, G12 Sea Green, RV11 Pink, Y21 Buttercup Yellow, E31 Brick Beige, YR16 Apricot, B05 Process Blue, E57 Light Walnut; Accessories: Porcelain Mug

Bugaboo Challenge, Christmas in July!

It is the 2nd Saturday of the month at Bugaboo Stamps do you know what that means?! That's right today the DT is all sharing with you cards for the first challenge of the month! Can you guess what the challenge is, anything coming to mind?

That's right, today's challenge is all about Christmas in July! To participate in the challenge please create a “Christmas in July" card or project and link it to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog!

Now this Challenge not only can you win Bugaboo Goodies, but since we have a fabulous sponsor for our challenge you can also win a $30 goodie basket from Bizzy Becs Online Store! We are thrilled to have a sponser this week, so be sure and stop by the Bizzy Becs Online Store, not only does she carry wonderful crafting supplies but she also has stamps and digis available!

You will have two opportunities to win, if you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:

1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice

Now we do have some rules for our challenges, so here they are for you to refer to:

Rules:
1.) Have fun!
2.) Multiple entries are fine - but each one must be a completely different card or project.
3.) Combining challenges is completely acceptable, so long as you follow our theme.
4.) You must use a NEW card/project! Back-linking of old cards/projects is NOT acceptable.
5.) You may use any stamp from any stamp company. However, you get TWO CHANCES to win for each card/project you link using a Bugaboo Image. To get a second chance please enter your name in Mr. Linky Twice (ex. Name1 and Name 2)
6.) You MUST post a direct link to the project or card you wish to enter in this challenge. General links to your blog will not be counted. PLEASE TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION!!!

We like to be able to comment on all of your amazing work, but Word Verification hinders this process for us. You can easily change your blog settings to monitor your comments if you are using it to avoid comment spam. Thank you for your understanding! Be sure to leave your great creations with Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! I can not wait to see what you create for our new challenge!

My card today uses two great Christmas Kid images, specifically Christmas Boy 2 and Christmas Girl 3. Now, these images are sold seperatly, but in order to get them standing next to each other like they are I used my free photo editing software, gimp, and worked with the png files. That's right I moved the images together in the same file so that they could be standing next to each other then printed the entire image out and started creating my card. I will admit that these Christmas cards have been a bit hard to create, but I do like how this one ended up looking. I used two different sheets of Christmas DP and cute a few squares of them to make the background on this cute image. I did use traditional colors on this one too and I think it works! I do hope you check out what the rest of the Design Team created, you can see all the cards at the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog, but for some more information on the all cards be sure to stop by all our great blogs and check them out.

I do hope you enjoy your weekend, and find a way to get into the Christmas spirit and join us in our challenge! Thanks for stopping by, have a great one!
Stamps: Christmas Boy 2 and Christmas Girl 3 from Bugaboo; Paper: Whisper White, Glitter Christmas Stack DP, Green, Pure Poppy; Ink: E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, W5 Warm Grey No. 5, Y11 Pale Yellow, R37 Carmine, E47 Dark Brown, YG09 Lettuce Green, Y15 Cadmium Yellow, R29 Lipstick Red; Accessories: Pop Dots, Liquid Applique, Grosgrain Red Ribbon

Friday Freebie from Bugaboo!

Today is Friday, which means that it's Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today a fabulous new image is posted in the Bugaboo Store for FREE! Just head on over to the store and pick up this weeks perfect for the summer image!

For my card today I wanted to use some bright colors that would match this adorable ice cream cone so I pulled out my greens, yellows, pinks, and oranges. Did you see these glitter brads? It has been forever since I picked these up, in fact I think I have had these brads for about two years, and this is the first time I thought I made something that they worked well with. I think these bears are so cute, I have my own collection of these images and they are so versatile, this one you need to pick up! I hope you like this image as much as do, and don't forget to pick this image up, you need it!

Please note: We make every attempt to post freebies first thing in the am, however sometimes it just does not happen, please check back with us if they are not uploaded, it will be there and you have one full week to download it!

I also wanted to create a card with a Butterfly today, for this weeks Flutter By Wednesday's Challenge! That's right, this week the challenge is open and as long as you use a butterfly, fairy, or angel on your card it counts! Have a fabulous day all and thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Summer Butterfly Bears from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, The Glitter Sweet Stack DP, Summer Sunrise; Ink: E33 Sand, E57 Light Walnut, E35 Chamois, Y06 Yellow, YG07 Acid Yellow, YG23 New Leaf, RV02 Sugared Almond Pink; Accessories: Glitter Brads, Crop-a-dile, Pop Dots

Oldie But Goodie Day!

Today is Thursday, which means that today is Oldie But Goodie day at Bugaboo Stamps! Now Oldie But Goodie Day means that team members are sharing creations they made using stamps that are not new, but those good ol' stamps that are a part of the Bugaboo collection!

So for my card today I decided to use this cutie Bugaboo Brat Sean with his adorable dog! This little boy is so darn cute, I have a bunch of these brats, definably a must have! You don't have a few of these little ones then what are you waiting for!? I had so much fun with this, I hope you enjoy my card and be sure to hop on over to the Bugaboo Blog to check out the rest of the Design Teams creations!
Stamps: BB Sean Dog from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Pure Poppy, Certainly Celery, Spring Rain, DCWV Summer Stack DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, E33 Sand, E57 Light Walnut, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, W3 Warm Grey No. 3, R29 Lipstick Red, RV11 Pink, B23 Phthalo Blue; Accessories: Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch

Paper Pretties Sketch Challenge!

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! Have you heard the news yet? We are now under NEW ownership! That's right, Heather Lee-Reppen is now the new Pretties Mama! With the ownership change, we have big things coming your way! Not only are we now US based Madison, WI to be exact, but there are NEW shipping rates too!

For U.S. orders....flat rate of $5 for all orders up to $49.99. Free Shipping for all orders $50 and over

For Canada orders...flat rate of $7 for all orders up to $69.99. Free Shipping for all orders $70 and over

All other International orders...flat rate of $13

PLUS there are NEW products in the store that you need to check out! We now have smooch spritz, some great paper pads, Kaiser gems (I use them all the time!), flowers and rhinestones, new adhesives, Tonic rubber scissors, Momento Tuxedo Black ink, White Karen Foster's Scrappers Floss...gosh I think I need it all...and all of our stamps are on SALE! That's right, stamp sets are on sale from 10% - 75% off! Talk about an amazing sale! Trust me, you are going to want to take advantage of this sale and get to see first hand about our all new changes!

Now back to the Wednesday Challenge, today we are kicking things off at Frances' blog, so if you haven't started there head on over!

We are all sharing with you our cards following the current challenge which is to create a card based on the above sketch, then you will have until July 13th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Beach Bum! I love this little guy, I wanted a bright and summery card and I thought he was perfect for just that, I also used some of the great goodies from the Paper Pretties Store that's right, the DP and the brads all came from the store, you have got to check it out and pick some up for yourself! So after you get your inspiration for the week, you may just want to hop over to the Paper Pretties Store and see where is takes you! I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Frances Byrne
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver

Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco
Heather Lee-Reppen

We have changed our challenges up a bit but we still invite you to play along with all the fun! All you have to do is make a project following this weeks challenge, which is to create a card using the attached sketch, and upload it to the Paper Pretties Gallery. We would love to see what you create, so be sure to upload your creation using keyword PWC109!

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 summer card! I can't wait to see what you create! Your next stop on the hop is to visit Jana'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: from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Green, Lemon Tart, Basic Grey Origins DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, Y08 Acid Yellow, YG09 Lettuce Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Heidi Grace Yellow Brads

Bugaboo Stamps Tuesday New Release!

Today is Tuesday, which means that it's time for a brand new release at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today we are releasing all new images at the Bugaboo Store! For my card today I decided to use one of the new Bobblehead Christmas images, isn't this Santa just perfect for any Christmas card! I colored in this cutie with Copics and then decided that it still needed a bit more, so I added the sponging on the boarder of the Nestability shape I used, I haven't done that in ages, so I think I need a bit more practice, but all the same I like how it came out.

I pulled out my Christmas Stack DP, which has been unloved for a few months now, and got to work. I liked this DP the most, since it looked sort of like a quit, a different take on Christmas, I used this DP as my card inspiration and went with a celery color instead of the typical darker green. I thought that this image needed some liquid applique for that special Santa touch, so with a bit of heat he was ready to go! I hope you enjoyed my card for today, I really had a lot of fun with this one! Be sure to check out the Bugaboo Blog and see the other DTs Members creations with today's new images, you are going to love these images!
Stamps: Bobblehead Santa from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Certainly Celery, DCWV Christmas Glitter Stack DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, E21 Baby Silk Pink, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, W3 Warm Grey No. 3, RV11 Pink, Pure Poppy; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels 2, Glitter Ribbon, Sponge, Liquid Applique

Think INK!

It's time for another Artful INKables Think INK challenge! Our new Think INK Challenge is being issued by Sammi Betbeder and the challenge is to use stitching on your card in some way, this can be real stitching or faux stitching!

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?! 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, July 19th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen July 20th, 2010 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 AIC24.

Be sure to stop by here on Saturday to see my creation for the current Think INK Challenge! I hope you have a great day all, and I can't wait to see what you create for this one!

Spot on Summer from Artful INKables!

Welcome to the Artful INKables blog hop! If you haven't come here from Alicia, then you will want to start at the Artful INKables Blog so you don't miss anything along the way. You are going to love this release, we are releasing 2 fabulous stamp sets, you will not be disappointed! Be sure to follow us all the way to the end and make sure to leave a comment on everyone's blog, you never know which blog we'll be choosing a winner from! You will have until Friday, July 9th at midnight Eastern Standard Time to comment on all the design team blogs for a chance at the blog hop goodies! This month's Blog Hop winner will receive both of the brand new stamp sets plus a set of five new aquatic charms!

Today, I'm showing you a card made with a new set called Spot on Summer! I think this stamp set is just adorable! I had a lot of fun with this one, there are so many great images I wasn't sure where to start first, I finally decided to use the bike image of for my card! I also wanted to use the matching sentiment enjoy the ride! I decided to use these buttons as my wheels and I added twine to my wheels, I thought it looked nice, don't you! I wanted to use some bright colors for my card so I went with this bright orange and light green as my color combination, with the added red bike makes this one pop. I do hope you like this one, I know I had lots of fun with it!

The next stop on the hop is Ann! I can't wait to see what she created for today's hop! Thank you once again for joining us today for the Artful INKables July Release Blog Hop, be sure to head on over to the store to order these fabulous stamp sets right away! Have a fabulous day, I do hope you enjoy these new sets as much as we do!
Stamps: Spot on Summer from Artful INKables; Paper: Certainly Celery, Apricot, Autumn Collection Fall in Love Daisy D's DP; Ink: Pure Poppy; Accessories: Zots, Slot Punch, Buttons, Queen & Co Sunflower Yellow Pearls, Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Twine

Life's a Beach with Crafty Ho's!

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration!

So for our challenge this week we challenged everyone to create something that is based on Fun in the Sun, and to be honest, there are so many possibilities! For mine I decided to go the island route and create a card featuring the stamp set called Life's a Beach from There She Goes! I simply love this set, in fact I have inked it up for a bunch of swaps, it really is a fun set to use! This is where I would love to go....to the middle of nowhere on an island, even if just for a bit, it would be fabulous!

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Life's a Beach from There She Goes; Paper: Spring Rain, Kraft, Whisper White, DCWV Summer Stack DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B05 Process Blue, BG05 Holiday Blue, E31 Brick Beige, E33 Sand, E37 Sepia, E29 Burnt Umber, E71 Champagne, YG06 Yellowish Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Twine

AI 4th of July SALE!

Want to get 25% off all of the Stamp Sets you order? Use code: 25PERC on July 3 and 4th at check out to SAVE this 4th of July weekend!!

Corner Bookmark!

Well today is Saturday, so you know what that means, it's time for another Artful INKables creation! That's right, today I made a corner bookmark featuring out Pick a Pocket Piece stamp set, I thought it would be perfect for all those children who are doing their summer reading! Okay, let's be honest, it's really for me and my reading! Did you know that I am a big time reader? No, well now you do. I simply love to read when I get the chance, in fact I just finished the new Stuart Woods book Lucid Intervals, I love a good mystery! Okay, I am getting off topic here, sorry about that, once I get chatting sometimes I don't stop. Well for today's corner bookmark I went with a dark color combination since I really liked the paper I pulled out for our Twilight Blog Hop earlier this week, it's it fun! I do hope you like it, I had a lot of fun with this one! I hope you all have a fabulous 4th of July weekend! Enjoy whatever you happen to do!
Stamps: Pick a Pocket Piece; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Hibiscus Burst, Luxe Pashmina Bubble Bath DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, R11 Pink, RV14 Begonia Pink, Y13 Lemon Yellow; Accessories: Viva Pearl Pen Black, Satin Ribbon

Friday Freebie!

Today is Friday, which means that it's Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today a fabulous new image is posted in the Bugaboo Store for FREE! Just head on over to the store and pick up this weeks perfect for the summer image!

Plus, while you are at the store be sure to take advantage of the sale going on, 50% off every image! Just use the code GYN6G8O3 to your order from now until the 4th, that's right you have an entire weekend left to use this code and grab all our fabulous images!

For my card today I wanted to use all bright colors since this image screamed summer to me, so I pulled out my summer stack DP and used the colors in the striped paper for my pallet! Man, looking at this image makes me crave a BBQ this weekend, the 4th of July is just around the corner and now I feel like I am really in the summer mode! I had a bit of a hard time trying to embellish this image then I remembered these pins I found and had to use one, but just one pin wasn't going to be enough so I added this bright button with a bit of thread to create an accent to the side of the main image. I hope you like this image as much as do, and don't forget to pick this image up, you need it! Have a fabulous day all and thanks for stopping by!

Please note: We make every attempt to post freebies first thing in the am, however sometimes it just does not happen, please check back with us if they are not uploaded, it will be there and you have one full week to download it!
Stamps: A Kids View BBQ from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Pure Poppy, DCWV Summer Stack DP; Ink: BG05 Holiday Blue, E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, G99 Olive, R05 Salmon Red, R17 Lipstick Red, R37 Carmine, Y06 Yellow, Y13 Lemon Yellow, YG06 Yellowish Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Viva Pearl Pen Light Blue, White Thread, Basic Grey Button, Maya Road Straight Pin, Fiskars Paper Edgers Scallop, Red Grosgrain Ribbon

Oldie But Goodie at Bugaboo Stamps!

Today is Thursday, which means that today is Oldie But Goodie day at Bugaboo Stamps! Have you heard the BIG news! This month I am the Guest Designer for Bugaboo Stamps! I am so excited to say the least to be joining the Bugaboo Team! Now Oldie But Goodie Day means that team members are sharing creations they made using stamps that are not new, but those good ol' stamps that are a part of the Bugaboo collection! So for my card and my entry to the DT I used Scarlette Scarf! I simply love this chic gal, she always seems to look her best, which I think is fabulous! I used this card as my swap card for a swap that fellow Design Team Member, Scrappy, hosted! I thought that pink would be Scarlette's color and I added some bright yellow and orange to finish off her look plus I used one of my mulberry paper flowers. I had so much fun with this, I hope you enjoy my card and be sure to hop on over to the Bugaboo Blog to check out the rest of the Design Teams creations!
Stamps: Scarlette Scarf from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Hibicus Burst, DCWV DP; Ink: Eoo Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, YR04 Chrome Orange, RV17 Deep Magenta; Accessories: Scalloped Edge Punch, Mulberry Paper Flower, Glue Dot

Paper Pretties Challenge!

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! You may have noticed that we took a few weeks off, but you might not know why! Well, here is the BIG news! Recently Christie sold the Paper Pretties Store to our very own Pretties Girl Heather Lee-Reppen! That's right, we are now under NEW ownership!

With the owner change, we have big things coming your way! Not only are we now US based Madison, WI to be exact, but there are NEW shipping rates too!

For U.S. orders....flat rate of $5 for all orders up to $49.99. Free Shipping for all orders $50 and over

For Canada orders...flat rate of $7 for all orders up to $69.99. Free Shipping for all orders $70 and over

All other International orders...flat rate of $13

PLUS there are NEW products in the store that you need to check out! We now have smooch spritz, some great paper pads, Kaiser gems (I use them all the time!), flowers and rhinestones, new adhesives, Tonic rubber scissors, Momento Tuxedo Black ink, White Karen Foster's Scrappers Floss...gosh I think I need it all...and all of our stamps are on SALE! That's right, stamp sets are on sale from 10% - 75% off! Talk about an amazing sale! Trust me, you are going to want to take advantage of this sale and get to see first hand about our all new changes!

Now back to the Wednesday Challenge, today we are kicking things off at Frances' blog, so if you haven't started there head on over!

We are all sharing with you our cards following the current challenge which is to create a summer card, then you will have until July 6th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Soakin' Up the Sun! I pulled out this fun cloud paper I found and added the sand paper that I also had, I think the layering turned out nicely! I really did enjoy this challenge, the summer is always bright and fun! So after you get your inspiration for the week, you may just want to hop over to the Paper Pretties Store and see where is takes you! I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Frances Byrne
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver

Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco
Heather Lee-Reppen

We have changed our challenges up a bit but we still invite you to play along with all the fun! All you have to do is make a project following this weeks challenge, to create something summer, and upload it to the Paper Pretties Gallery. We would love to see what you create, so be sure to upload your creation using keyword PWC108!

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 summer card! I can't wait to see what you create! Your next stop on the hop is to visit Jana'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: Soakin' Up the Sun from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, DCWV Summer Stack DP, America Crafts Everyday Howdy DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa,BG13 Mint Green, BG18 Teal Blue, E33 Sand, E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, YG00 Mimosa Yellow; Accessories: Viva Pearl Pen Ice White

Artful INKables Twilight Eclipse Customer and Design Team Blog 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 ECLIPSE today, we're highlighting the Artful INKables Twilight inspired sets: Into the Moonlight, Fictionally Inspired and Epic Tales. Artful INKables also has a set of Vampire Romance Themed Charms available!

For my card today I decided to use two of our fabulous Twilight Stamp sets! I pulled out Fictionally Inspired and Into the Moonlight plus I pulled out my Classic Scalloped Heart Nestabilities to use and match with the sentiment "Look after my heart - I've left it with you". I colored and cut out my main image and then attached it to my scalloped heart, but it didn't look complete so I pulled out my Viva Pearl Pen in the Ice White color and got to work! I added just a bit to each scallop of the heart which I think really makes the card shine. Then to tie it all together I added more Pearl Pen to the sentiment and the corners of my card. I do hope you like what I created for today, I had a lot of fun with it myself!

In case you got lost along the way, here’s the order of the hop (I have included the names and blog address for each person, please set the list up to link to all of the people included):

Kristin Soboloski

Laura Boyd

Michelle Barnett

Alison Heikkila

Sammi Betbeder

Michele L.

Kim Nath

Erica Johnson-Wanzer

Patti Nelson

Chelsea Van Wyk

Tanya Johnson

Dawn Knight

Jennifer Olauson

Joy Stagg

Jackie Rakoski

Make sure to leave a comment on each blog along the way for your chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Artful INKables! Please leave your comments by Midnight, July 4th to be eligible to win! I am the last stop on today's Blog Hop, I do hope you enjoyed all the fabulous creations! Thank you for participating with us to celebrate the release of Eclipse! Enjoy the movie all!

Stamps: Fictionally Inspired and Into the Moonlight from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Hibiscus Burst, Pashmina Bubble Bath DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, G17 Forest Green, R29 Lipstick Red, RV14 Begonia Pink, W1 Warm Grey No. 1, Accessories: Viva Pearl Pen Ice White, Pop Dots, Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Classic Scalloped Heart Nestabilities

Some Think INK AI Stars!

It's time for another Artful INKables Think INK challenge! Our new Think INK Challenge is being issued by Patti and the challenge is to create an ABC, anything but a card, using the color scheme red, white and blue!

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?! 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, July 5th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen July 6th, 2010 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 AIC23.

So for today I created a Star Shaped Box! I had so much fun with this one I used the stamp set Bug & Blossom Mandalas in red, white and blue! Plus I added a ribbon around the top part of the Star Shaped Box! A fun change to my typical ABCs and lots of fun!

Our last Twilight Challenge is posted on the Artful INKables Blog, you have until Wednesday night to get your entry in, so you still have time to play along, the challenge is to create an ABC, anything but a card, using a Twilight theme! Hope you get the time to join us! Have a great day all, I have missed you all more then you know!
Stamps: Bug & Blossom Mandalas from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, R29 Lipstick Red, B05 Process Blue; Accessories: Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Scor-Pal

Catchin' Some Bright Rays

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration!

So for our challenge this week we Scrappy challenged us to go bright! Use bright colors to create your card, I decided if I was going bright, I wanted to be doing so at the beach! I pulled out my Catch Some Rays stamp set from My Favorite Things and got to work! I got this text dp from a local store, I just thought it was a lot of fun! For some shine I added some stickles in turquoise and a few dew drops along the edge.

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Gael
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Catch Some Rays from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG15 Aqua, E00 Skin White, G00 Jade Green, Pale Yellow; Accessories: Dew Drops, Stickles Turquoise, Pop Dots, Scallop Fiskars Paper Edgers

AI ATCs!

It's Saturday so you know what that means, it's time for another Artful INKables post! Today I am sharing with you an ATC card that I created using two of our fabulous stamp sets! I pulled out my Paisleys and Peacock stamp set as well as our Bug and Blossom Mandalas, not only do I love these stamp sets but this ATC is also a great example of the current Twilight Challenge we have going on which is to create a red, black, and white creation, and you can use any Artful INKables stamps!

I do hope you like this ATC, I think its fun and bold. In fact I made this ATC for a card swap that I will be swapping out in person at a shoebox swap today! In fact that's what I am doing all day long, participating at a shoebox swap! I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Bug and Blossom Mandalas and Paisleys and Peacock from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Basic Black; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, R29 Lipstick Red; Accessories: Grosgrain Ribbon

Fifty Cent Friday at Paper Pretties!

Yuppers, that's right! Every Friday we'll be hosting $0 .50 cent Fridays where there will be items on sale at Paper Pretties for $0.50. This week our special is ALL Making Memories designer paper sheets, is now on sale for $0.50! Just a reminder, the sale is only good while supplies last, so get there fast!

Yor Fin-Tastic!

Good morning all! Today I am sharing with you a card I made with one of our new stamp sets Aquatic Fantasy from Artful INKables! I decided to use the same paper that I used for the release in May, but I went with a light green instead of a turquoise! I couldn't find ribbon that I thought worked for this so I used some of my fun and bright PTI buttons, I love these things!

Since today is Tuesday, it is also time for a new Artful INKables Think INK Challenge!

It's time for another Artful INKables Think INK challenge! Our new Think INK Challenge is being issued by Annand the challenge is to Use a new technique, go out of your comfort zone, make something completely different than you normally would make!

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?! 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, June 21st, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen June 22nd, 2010 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 AIC22.

Be sure to stop by here on Saturday to see my creation for the current Think INK Challenge! I hope you have a great day all, and I can't wait to see what you create for this one! Oh, and one more thing! Our first Twilight Challenge of the month is posted on the Artful INKables Blog, you have until tomorrow night to get your entry in, so you still have time to play along, the challenge is to use any of the book covers as inspiration! Hope you get the time to join us! Have a great day all!

Stamps: Aquatic Fantasy from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Grass, Sea Glass Pink Shell DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, Y17 Golden Yellow, G12 Sea Green, R05 Salmon Red; Accessories: Glue Dots, PTI Buttons

Toonie Tuesdays at Paper Pretties!

Toonie Tuesday is back and this week at Paper Pretties we're featuring around the block brown antiquing tool! This antiquing tool is a steal this week when it's normally priced at 5.95, but today you can get them for $2.00 Today ONLY!!! What a great deal! Be sure to run to the store and order yours, remember this sale only lasts as long as the stock does!

Happy Birthday Jane!

Today is a Pretties Birthday Hop, that's right our fabulous Jane is celebrating her birthday today and in true Pretties spirit we are hopping along to party! 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!

For my birthday creation today I decided to ink up Lady Sophia, isn't she just so pretty! I also wanted to use this fun butterfly paper I found while sorting through my scraps today, it seems I have a lot more 'scrap' then I thought! I thought the color combination on the DP was prefect for a bright birthday card, I do hope that Jane likes it! 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 (you are here!)

Frances Byrne
Heather Lee-Reppen

Wendy Bond
Jane Matsumoto(birthday girl!)

I hope you enjoy the rest of the Hop, you know I am loving getting the chance to celebrate another wonderful Pretties Birthday! Now hop on over to Frances' blog, she has more great celebration goodies for our Jane and be sure to hop all the way through and wish Jane a fabulous birthday! Have a great day all!
Stamps: Lady Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Pretty In Pink, Sparkle Butterfly DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E47 Dark Brown, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, R22 Light Prawn; Accessories: Pop Dots, Viva Silver Pearl Pen, Smooch Illuminate

Fairies!

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration!

So for our challenge this week we challenged everyone to a free for all! That's right, we had the chance to create anything, no rules bar this week! I decided to share a card I created using one of the great sentiments from Paper Make Up Stamps called "Whoever Said Fairies Don't Exist..."! When I first saw this sentiment I just had to get it, but this was my first time inking it up, I really had a lot of fun with this one, I made it pretty girlie too!

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: "Whoever Said Fairies Don't Exist..." from Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Glitter Stack DP from DCWV, Raspberry Fizz, Pretty Ink Pink; Ink: Raspberry Fizz; Accessories: Pop Dots, Viva White Pen, Glue Dot, Mulberry Paper Flowers

Fifty Cent Friday at Paper Pretties!

Yuppers, that's right! Every Friday we'll be hosting $0 .50 cent Fridays where there will be items on sale at Paper Pretties for $0.50. This week our special is ALL K & Company designer paper sheets, is now on sale for $0.50! Just a reminder, the sale is only good while supplies last, so get there fast!

Twilight Fans...It Starts Today at Artful INKables!

Today kicks off our Twilight Challenge Month! What can you win? How about a $25 Gift Certificate to the store, as well as being our featured Customer on the Blog ALL MONTH LONG!!

WEEK 1 CHALLENGE: Use any of the Book Covers for inspiration

Details: Challenges start today. We will have 4 challenges, one per week, each will be posted on a Thursday. You will have one week to complete your challenge piece. You will be required to participated in each challenge, each week, to be eligible to win. An overall winner will be chosen on July 1st. You have until Wednesday, June 9, midnight EST to enter this week's challenge.

To participate, you can use any of our fantastic Twilight Themed Stamp sets....

Epic Tales
Fictionally Inspired
Into the Moonlight
Vampire/Romance Themed Charms

or you can use ANY Artful INKables stamp set to create a Twilight themed card/project. You MUST use AI stamps as the main focus of your cards/projects.

Summer Fun!

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 Frances! 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 great sketch challenge, then you will have until June 8th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Summer Fun! I wanted to create a fun and bright summery card, I used the drink glass as my main image an pulled colors from this fun Paper Salon DP I found while go through my paper supplies! You will notice that we are featuring two great stamp sets this week, and not only are Summer Fun and Ahoy Matey being featured, but if you decide to order either of these featured stamp sets this week they are both on sale for 40% off the regular price! So after you get your inspiration for the week, you may just want to hop over to the Paper Pretties Store and see where is takes you! 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

Frances Byrne

Heather Lee-Reppen

Wendy Bond
Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco

We have changed our challenges up a bit but we still invite you to play along with all the fun! All you have to do is make a project following this weeks sketch and upload it to the Paper Pretties Gallery. We would love to see what you create, so be sure to upload your creation using keyword PWC106!

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 ! I can't wait to see what you create! Your next stop on the hop is to visit Frances' 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: Summer Fun from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Raspberry Fizz, Paper Salon DP; Ink:Memento Tuxedo Black, E33 Sand, RV11 Pink, Y02 Canary Yellow; Accessories: Viva Pearl White Pen, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Ribbon