Think INK #29!

It's time for another Artful INKables Think INK challenge! Our new Think INK Challenge is being issued by Me, that's right it's my turn to host the challenge, and I have proposed a color challenge! That's right, for this challenge please use one of the following three color combinations: red and green, blue and orange, or purple and yellow!

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, September 27th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 to win a Badge to display on your blog and get to host one of our upcoming challenges!

* 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 AIC29.

I had a lot of fun with this card, the colors were bright and made me smile, but I had a hard time finishing off the card after I picked the colors, image, and papers. I wanted to use flowers, but none of the ones I had looked right so I ended up going with just a simple ribbon tied in a bow. I hope you get the chance to play along with us in this challenge, it should be a lot of fun! Have a great day!

Stamps: Spot on Summer from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, DCWV DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Pop Dots, Ribbon, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones, PTI Buttons

Stitch In Time Bugaboo Style Challenge!

It is the 2nd Saturday of the month at Bugaboo Stamps do you know what that means?! That's right today the Design Team is all sharing with you cards for the first challenge of the month! Our challenge is 'A Stitch In Time' (Stitching, Buttons, Pins, Sewing Notions, etc) plus you have to use all fall colors! To participate in the challenge please create a card or project using our 'Stitch In Time' theme in all fall colors and link it to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog!

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!

I had a lot of fun with this card, I used this adorable JJ image from Bugaboo Stamps from the JJ Hobbies line. I love the attitude this image has, the way she's standing and holding herself, she always makes me smile. I pulled out my Spellbinders Labels 13 because I wanted to add a bit of drama to the image, and I think it works well. Staying with the fall colors theme I used orange shades and some yellows to color in the image and then used those papers as well as some of the green to really make it all come together to be fall. I decided to finish off the card with some fun felt flowers that I cut out and used matching buttons to create the flower centers. I did have a lot of fun with this, getting into using colors that I haven't used in a while was nice.

I do hope you like my creation, enjoy the rest of the Design Teams work and be sure to play along! Be sure to go and check out all the fun at the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! Have a fabulous weekend too!

This card also qualifies for the Stamp Something Challenge of Spots and Stripes!
Stamps: JJ Hobbies Sewing from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Only Orange, SU! DP, Old Olive; Ink: E00 Skin White, R14 Light Rogue, Y17 Golden Yellow, YR16 Apricot, B32 Pale Blue, YR12 Loquat, E29 Burnt Umber; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Felt, PTI Buttons, Spellbinders Labels Thirteen, MFT Die-Namics Flowers

Happy Birthday Jessica!

Today is a Paper Pretties Birthday Hop, that's right our fabulous Jessica is celebrating her birthday today and in true Pretties spirit we are hopping along to party! We are kicking things off at Frances' blog, so if you haven't started there head on over, but if you are joining me from Cindy's blog then you found the right place!

For my birthday creation today I decided to ink up Always In My Heart Sophia! Isn't she just too cute, I swear all Sophia's are fabulous! I wanted a soft and sweet card so I used some pastel colors for my color pallet, I think this really worked well together. I decided to use my Olivia Basic Grey 6 x 6 paper pad to continue the color pallet and I think it really works with this fun image, makes the whole card seems even more sweet. I hope you have a great birthday Jessica, enjoy your day!

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 Jana's blog, she has more great celebration goodies! Also, be sure to hop all the way through and wish Jessica a fabulous birthday! Have a great day all!
Stamps: Always In My Heart from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Aqua Mist, Pink, Basic Grey Olivia DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG05 Holiday Blue, BG01 Aqua Blue, E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, E07 Light Mahogany, Y11 Pale Yellow, YG07 Acid Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Satin Ribbon, Oval Nestabilities, Buttons

Inky Fun Easel!

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

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

Oldie But Goodie at Bugaboo Stamps!

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!

For my card today I decided to use this cutie Skelekinz Balloon! I made this card not only for today's Oldie But Goodie but also for Joy's card swap! I love these Skelekinz images and I decided to make an easel card, which I haven't done in a few weeks, in fact I am going to make another one to post today as well I think! I love these images in red, white and black, I guess because the contrast really makes the image pop off the card more then other colors.

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! I do hope you like my Oldie But Goodies today, I am still having so much fun with these images! Have a great day all!
Stamps: Skelekinz Balloon from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pure Poppy, Skull DP; Ink: R29 Lipstick Red, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, E37 Sepica; Accessories: Pop Dots, Oval Nestabilities, Satin Ribbon, Felt, Red Brad

Prettie Brads or Eyelets!

Today is Wednesday, so you know what that means, it's time for another Paper Pretties Challenge! So this week our challenge is to create a card and use brads or eyelets! I decided to ink up one of my new stamp sets from Paper Pretties, Give a Hoot!

Not only did I use this weeks Paper Pretties Challenge, but I also wanted to use this weeks Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge! I love using sketches and this one was so much fun and perfect to use with this fun stamp set! I have this paper pad from Basic Grey called Marrakech that I have never used and for some reason this patterned paper grabbed my eye when it was time to make my card, which I guess explains the color combination, because this is not my typical color palette.

Just a few reminders about Paper Pretties! We are now State side, which means faster shipping times, lower shipping costs, and fabulous customer service! Now head on over to the Paper Pretties Blog to see all of the creations for today's challenge!

We'd love for you to play along, in fact one random challenge participant this week will win a stamp! You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties Blog in your project posting. When uploading to SCS or PCP please use keyword PWC118. I can't wait to see what you create! Have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Give a Hoot from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Real Rust, Dark Chocolate, Basic Grey Marrakech DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bashful Blue, E35 Chamois, E37 Sepia, G05 Emerald Green, Y17 Golden Yellow; Accessories: Large Circle Nestabilities, Sponge, Pop Dots, Brads, Hole Punch

Crafty Ho's - Day of Peace

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 a card based on the fact that September 21st will be the Day of Peace! I took that to mean a relaxing day, a day of being peaceful, so I decided to use this fun Fancy Sunbonnet Flowers image from Bugaboo Stamps. I don't know about you but when I am in my garden I am so relaxed and peaceful. Everything just seems quiet and lovely, so I thought that this image would be perfect for today's challenge!

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
Tammy
Scrappy

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!

For some more fun I also entered this card to this weeks My Time to Craft Challenge which is 'In the Garden'!
Stamps: Fancy Sunbonnet Flowers from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Yellow, Melody DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, E31 Brick Beige, BG01 Aqua Blue, E07 Light Mahogany, BG07 Petrolatum Blue, YG09 Lettuce Green; Accessories: EK Success Border Punch

Happy Birthday Pam!

Today is a Paper Pretties Birthday Hop, that's right our fabulous Pam is celebrating her birthday today and in true Pretties spirit we are hopping along to party! We are kicking things off at Frances' blog, so if you haven't started there head on over, but if you are joining me from Cindy's blog then you found the right place!

For my birthday creation today I decided to ink up Bubble Time Sophia! I love how sweet Sophia always looks in these stamps, and this one looks so darn relaxed, prefect for a birthday card! I also used the sentiment that comes with this stamp that reads 'It's your day-spoil yourself silly!', even more perfect for a birthday card!
I also decided to use this weeks Mojo Monday sketch for this card and I pulled out my DCWV Garden Party DP Stack and got to work. I thought that the pink and green look would go nicely with this sketch, and make this image pop! I didn't use the scallops in the sketch, but otherwise I followed along...don't you just love a good sketch!

Thank you for taking the time to celebrate Pam's birthday! 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 Jana's blog, she has more great celebration goodies! Also, be sure to hop all the way through and wish Pam a fabulous birthday! Have a great day all!
Stamps: Bubble Time Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Berry Sorbet, DCWV Garden Party DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B00 Frost Blue, B0000 Pale Celestine, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, E00 Skin White, E35 Chamios, R81 Rose Pink, RV11 Pink, Y11 Pale Yellow, YR16 Apricot, YG09 Lettuce Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Large Circle Nestabilities, May Arts Green Ribbon

Fancy Umbrella Freebie at 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 new Freebie!

This week our Freebie is called Fancy Umbrella, isn't this image totally sweet! I love the little details in the handle on this umbrella and how sweet the flowers are that go up the handle! I also decided to play along with this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge, talk about a challenge!
This week's Color Throwdown Challenge is to use the colors of Kraft, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip! I do hope you like my card today, I wanted a sweet look to go along with this new image, so I paired it with one of my Martha Stewart Boarder Punches! This one I found on the clearance section at my local Micheal's, so for $4.99 I got a brand new punch! Hope you have a fabulous day all!

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: Fancy Umbrella from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Dark Chocolate, So Saffron; Ink: So Saffron, G20 Wax White, E71 Champagne, Y21 Buttercup Yellow, E47 Dark Brown; Accessories: Large Circle Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Martha Stewart's Boarder Punch Modern Garland, Sponge

Prettie Sketchy Time and a Welcome!

Today is Wednesday, so you know what that means, it's time for another Paper Pretties Challenge! So this week our challenge is to create a card using this fabulous sketch that Frances created for all of us! I decided to ink up one of my new stamp sets from Paper Pretties, Dog-Gone Birthday! I love this adorable little doggie and thought that he would look wonderful in this sketch! I also used my Olivia paper pad from Basic Grey that I picked up from the Paper Pretties Store, oh and have I mentioned that both Olivia and Oliver products from Basic Grey are on sale now in the store!
Not only is today another fabulous challenge here at Paper Pretties, but we are also welcoming an amazing Guest Designer who will be joining us for the next two months! So without further ado, please welcome Cindy Haffner to the Paper Pretties team!

Just a few reminders about Paper Pretties! We are now State side, which means faster shipping times, lower shipping costs, and fabulous customer service! Now head on over to the Paper Pretties Blog to see all of the creations for today's challenge and more Paper Pretties fabulous creations using this sketch!

We'd love for you to play along, in fact one random challenge participant this week will win a stamp! You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties Blog in your project posting. When uploading to SCS or PCP please use keyword PWC117. I can't wait to see what you create! Have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Dog Gone Birthday from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Grey Olivia DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E35 Sand, R14 Light Rogue, G29 Pine Tree Green; Accessories: Large Circle Nestabilities, Clear Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Treat Goodie Bag Tutorial with Bugaboo!

Today it's my turn to share a tutorial with you for Bugaboo Stamps, you can see my final product on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! So are we ready to see what we are learning to make today? Okay, here it is, we are making what I call a 'Treat Goodie Bag'!

Materials:
1 - 12" x 12" sheet of DP
Bone Folder
Cutter or Scor-Pal
Double Sided Tape
Scissors
Ribbon
hole punch or crop-a-dile
First decide what paper to use, I pulled out some great Halloween paper to go with this super cute Hoppy Halloween image!
Scor along the top of the paper at 1", 5", 7", 11", then turn the paper to the right and scor along the 1", 4", 5", 6", 9", 10" and 11". At the 5" mark cut over 2" and down 2" and remove that square. Then cut over to the 8" mark and then at the 7" mark and cut down 2" from there and again across along the same line to the 12" mark. I did this on 12" x 12" paper so that we could create two Treat Goodie Bags out of one paper, more bang for the buck! Fold and score over those lines so that the lines are more defined and easy to create with.Now use the top piece to make one, cut the first 1" x 1" square, leave the 3" piece where it is and cut away another 2"s, leave the 3"s following that cut and continue to the rest of the 12" x 12" paper. Also make tabs along the bottom two flaps so that you can attach the entire paper together for the goodie bag! Place stips on the tabs on the bottom and along the 1" side to the left.Begin attaching the sides with sticky strip so that the edges can attach into a bag. Once your goodie bag is attached you have to decorate! I decided to add some ribbon to mine, it's also a great way to hold the whole thing together. I used my crop-a-dile to thread the ribbon along the top and tie a bow. I love this ribbon by the way, it's prefect for this patterned paper too! I then added some pop dots to my main image so that it would pop off the goodie bag, just a little added dimension. That's the last step, attaching the image! Of course you should fill it with candy before you tie the bow, but those are little details and I have no candy on hand...that's right all, I am on a diet for the time being. Here is my final product!Hope you enjoyed my tutorial, these things are a lot of fun to make. Not only did I create this fun Goodie Bag as part of my tutorial, but I also played along with the current Christmas Stampin' All Year Round Challenge, which was to create a card that is a non-Christmas card, Halloween totally counts! My creation today also follows the JUGS Challenge, or Just Us Girls, the challenge was to create something with a template, so I made my own! or Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Hoppy Occassions Halloween from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Orange, DCWV Halloween DP; Ink: C1 Cool Grey No. 1, C3 Cool Grey No. 3, C5 Cool Grey No. 5, E50 Egg Shell, E55 Light Caramel, G12 Sea Green, YR16 Apricot; Accessories: Pop Dots, Crop-a-dile, Sticky Strip, May Arts Ribbon, Scor-Pal

Goofy Ghosts New Releases!

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 used this super fun Ghost, in fact the set is called Goofy Ghosts! Halloween is just around the corner, believe it or not, and Jodie is getting ready for it with this first spooky and fun Halloween stamp set this year! I know I am loving these adorable ghosts!

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! This card is also being entered into the current Cupcake Craft Challenge which is to use digital images! Got to love that one! Have a great day all, and hope it's a bit spooky!
Stamps: Goofy Ghosts form Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Going Grey, Orange; Ink: B0000 Pale Celestine, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, R27 Cadmium Red, YG23 New Leaf, YR04 Chrome Orange; Accessories: Black Glitter Dots, Martha Stewart's Web Border Punch

Back to School with Paper Pretties

Today is Wednesday, so you know what that means, it's time for another Paper Pretties Challenge! So this week our challenge is Back to School! I sort of took the easy way out with this challenge and used Off to School Sophia, but I simply love this stamp, I pull it out when the fall starts to come back, the whole look to this stamp makes me smile. I pulled out my Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety Paper Pad that I picked up from the Paper Pretties Store!
I also decided to follow this weeks Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge! I used the colors from my paper pad to match the layers and this fun ribbon I found in my stash at home. I really had a lot of fun with this one, makes it all bright and cute!

Just a few reminders about Paper Pretties! We are now State side, which means faster shipping times, lower shipping costs, and fabulous customer service! Now head on over to the Paper Pretties Blog to see all of the creations for today's challenge and more Paper Pretties Back to School creations!

We'd love for you to play along, in fact one random challenge participant this week will win a stamp! You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties Blog in your project posting. When uploading to SCS or PCP please use keyword PWC116. I can't wait to see what you create! Have a wonderful day
Stamps: Off to School Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Simply Chartreuse, Real Rust, Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E08 Brown, E37 Sepia, YG03 Yellow Green, Y08 Acid Yellow; Accessories: May Arts Striped Organdy Ribbon, Glue Dots

New Release Tuesday at Bugaboo!

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 used this adorable Sunbonnet Girl, in fact the set is called Sunbonnet Baseball! If you are like me, then you love these little Sunbonnet Girls, they are all so cute and this new one is just as fabulous as the previously released ones, actually they may be more!

I started going through my DP and found this Paper Salon DP that I got a few years ago, and I still have a few sheets! I thought it matched nicely with the image I had already colored in, I cut out my image using my circle Nestabilities and then sponged the inside of the Nestabilities to look like a bit of sky was in the circle. I also got the chance to use the current Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, SSC82! I love sketch challenges and color challenges together, so I also used the colors from the current Color Chef Challenge as well to add a bit more fun! This weeks the colors to use are light blue, red, brown, and white or cream and they look so great together paired with this image! 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: Sunbonnet Baseball from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Paper Salon Bloom Petite White Floral DP; Ink: B00 Frost Blue, BG01 Aqua Blue, G15 Apple Green, E33 Sand, E00 Skin White, R29 Lipstick Red; Accessories: Pop Dots, Large Circle Nestabilities, Red Satin Ribbon, White Brads

Friday Freebie Hoppy Occasions!

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 new Freebie!

This week our Freebie is called Hoppy Occasions and they are so fun and hoppy! When I saw this image I couldn't help but smile, I mean just think of all the possibilities you could use this image for! I went for a birthday card, but you could do a 'Hoppy New Year' simply with this card, especially with the balloon, the party hat and the confetti! Oh man, I think I need to make one of those now!I also made this card to enter and play along with the new Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge, this week the challenge is to create something following this sketch! I normally don't do many square cards but I really did have fun with this! I do hope you like my card today, I wanted a fun and bright card to go along with this fun image! Hope you have a fabulous day all!

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: Hoppy Occasion from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Brillant Blue, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, SU! Sweet Pea DP; Ink: G82 Spring Dim Green, RV04 Shock Pink, B12 Ice Blue, RV13 Tender Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Large Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Glue Dots, PTI Grosgrain Ribbon

Summer Fun at Paper Pretties

Today is Wednesday, so you know what that means, it's time for another Paper Pretties Challenge! This week we are doing things a bit differently, instead of having a blog hop and challenge we are just having the challenge and saving the hop fun special occasions!

So this week our challenge is Summer Fun…use colors that remind you of summer! I decided to ink up Aloha Sophia since I know she is all about Summer Fun! I love how her skirt is drawn and the flowers every where....so much fun!

A few reminders about Paper Pretties! We are now State side, which means faster shipping times, lower shipping costs, and fabulous customer service! Now head on over to the Paper Pretties Blog to see all of the creations for today's challenge and more Paper Pretties Summer Fun! I pulled out some really bright colors and got to work! I had a lot of fun with this bright color scheme, they are so darn fun and pretty together!

We'd love for you to play along, in fact one random challenge participant this week will win a stamp! You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties Blog in your project posting. When uploading to SCS or PCP please use keyword PWC115. I can't wait to see what you create! Have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Aloha Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, BG07 Petroleum Blue, RV25 Dog Rose Flower, Y13 Lemon Yellow, YG07 Acid Green; Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Paper Pretties and Tuesday Morning Sketches!

Paper Pretties is sponsoring this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketches! This week the challenge is a technique challenge, that's right the challenge is to create a Diagonal Pocket Card! The entire Team at Tuesday Morning Sketches are simply fabulous, so today since we are sponsoring the challenge this week I thought I would play along too! Now to be honest I have never once made one of these types of cards, but they always look so darn nifty I had to give it a try, and I was surprised with my result!

I was having a bit of a hard time with this one, but it all came together when I finally picked out my paper and stamp set. I decided to ink up Flirty Fortunes for this fun and flirty card and I paired it with this SU! Paper Pad I have had for ages it seems Sweet Pea. This set is a lot of fun and I thought it had some great accessory images for these tags to pull out. My tags have a pair of chop sticks and a fortune that reads 'Flattery will go far tonight!'...isn't that so funny! Well I hope you enjoy my card for today, be sure to join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week for a chance to win some fabulous Paper Pretties stamps! In fact Heather is offering a super fun prize package of 4 stamp sets from the Paper Pretties store: Wade E. Bug, One of those days, Look Out World Cooper and You're Maarvelous Sophia! Talk about a prize package! Be sure to check out the Paper Pretties Blog to see what some of the rest of the DT members created too!
Stamps: Flirty Fortunes from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, SU! Sweet Pea, Sweet Blush; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E43 Dull Ivory, RV32 Shadow Pink, E42 Sand White, RV34 Dark Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Crop-A-Dile, Sticky Strip, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Self Adhesive Spring Jewels

Paper Pretties Blog Hop Winner!

The winner of Dog-Gone Birthday stamp set from my blog is....

Danni who said... Very sweet card!!

Congrats Danni...I hope you enjoy your new stamp set! Be sure to email Heather at hlrcrafts@hotmail.com with your mailing address to claim your prize! All of the winners from Thursday's Blog Hop are now posted, be sure to visit the Paper Pretties blog to see if you won too!

Bugaboo Challenge - Primary Colors and Back to School!

It is the 2nd Saturday of the month at Bugaboo Stamps do you know what that means?! That's right today the Design Team 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 Primary Colors and/or Back to School! To participate in the challenge please create a card or project using Primary Colors and a Back to School Theme and link it to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog!

If you play along you also have the chance to win prizes, and I don't know about you but I love prizes! 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!

For my card today I pulled out this adorable Bugaboo Brat and got to work! I have just recently gotten these glitter dots, so when I was working with my primary colors I knew that I had to pair up this image with my new Ruby Slippers Glitter Dots that I picked up at the Paper Pretties Boutique! I went for a simple look, but I wanted to make this a kid card especially with all of the primary colors and I think I succeeded. I do hope you like my creation, enjoy the rest of the Design Teams work and be sure to play along!
Stamps: Bugaboo Brats from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Brilliant Blue, Cosmo Cricket Veggie Garden Mini Stack DP; Ink: R29 Lipstick Red, E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, Y13 Lemon Yellow, E35 Chamois, B29 Ultramarine; Accessories: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Glitter Dots Ruby Slippers, Nestabilities Labels Ten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paper Pretties Challenge!

Today is Wednesday, so you know what that means, it's time for another Paper Pretties Challenge! This week we are doing things a bit differently, instead of having a blog hop and challenge we are just having the challenge and saving the hop fun special occasions!

So this week our challenge is to use ribbon on your card! Now I don't know about you but I simply love ribbon it doesn't matter what color, shape, style, texture it's all wonderful to me! I decided that for my ribbon today to use this really fun two toned grosgrain ribbon from May Arts. I paired it with this great paper from the Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety 6x6 Mini Deck which I got from the Paper Pretties Store, I am loving this paper pack, there is such a mix of cuteness!

Have you noticed the image I used today? This uber-cute owl stamp is one of our 12 new releases coming your way tomorrow, Thursday the 12th of August! We will be having an amazing Blog Hop in celebration of our release plus the stamp sets will be going live to the store at 7am EST!

Okay, sorry I digressed...back to my current card! I inked up this soon to be released owl stamp set called 'Give a Hoot'! This stamp set is one of 7 stamp sets that are being released from our new illustrator Victoria Case! I have simply loved all of her designs since I first laid my eyes on her work and I am beyond thrilled to get the chance to work with these stamps as a Design Team Member! I used my Labels Eleven Nestabilities Dies and decided to work with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge this week for some added fun to this card! I hope you liked my card and preview of another stamp set to be released tomorrow! Here are a few things to remember about our Grand Re-Opening, these words are straight from Heather's post!

1. We have 12 new sets being released on Thursday! 5 of them are from our INCREDIBLE veteran illustrator Joni Stringfield and 7 of them are from a brand new Paper Pretties illustrator! I am thrilled to tell you that Victoria Case has joined the Paper Pretties team as our newest illustrator! Victoria is amazingly talented and sweet as can be. You are going to LOVE her images!

2. All NEW Paper Pretties sets from here on out are going to be Clear Photopolymer sets. I want you to know that I did a lot of research and made sure I found the highest quality clear stamp manufacturer possible. I am VERY picky about clear stamps and I am EXTREMELY happy with the quality of our new stamps. The reason for the switch is to make our Paper Pretties sets more affordable for everyone! The new sets will have more sentiments and accessory stamps than the old sets and they will considerably less expensive for you! It also allows me to release more images every month, so it is a win-win situation for everyone!

3. We will be having a blog hop on Thursday, showcasing all of the new releases.

4. The new stamps will be available in the Paper Pretties store beginning at 6am CST on Thursday Aug. 12th. We will also be having several sales specials and prizes!

Last but not least, remember Paper Pretties is now State side, which means faster shipping times, lower shipping costs, and fabulous customer service! I sure hope you join us in the Blog Hop tomorrow, now head on over to the Paper Pretties Blog to see all of the creations for today's challenge and more new stamp set previews!
Stamps: Give A Hoot from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Simply Chartreuse, Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety Mini Deck; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E57 Light Walnut, E33 Sand, E31 Brick Beige, E55 Light Caramel, YG09 Lettuce Green, E42 Sand White, YR31 Light Reddish Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Bow-Easy, Labels Eleven Nestabilites, May Arts Grosgrain Two Toned Ribbon

Pretties Dog-Gone Sneak Peeks!

Have you heard all the big news about Paper Pretties?! Not only is Our Grand Re-Opening Release Party almost here, but oh what a celebration it will be! We are releasing 12 brand new sets in the Paper Pretties store Thursday, Aug. 12th at 6am EST! We will be unveiling 5 new sets illustrated by Joni Stringfield, the creator of our super adorable Sophia and Cooper, and 7 of them are from a brand new Paper Pretties illustrator! That's right, our newest illustrator is Victoria Case has joined the Paper Pretties team as our newest illustrator! So be sure to join us on Thursday for a fun blog hop showcasing all of the new sets, lots of prizes, and plenty of amazing creations!

So now on to my card for today! Today I inked up a set called Dog-Gone Birthday, this adorable doggie is perfect for any holiday celebration. I love the fun party hat and his cupcake in hand, this dog really knows how to party! not only is this dog the main image of the stamp set, but this set included accessory images and a variety of sentiments all to coordinate with this canine sweetheart. I do hope you liked my card for today, be sure to stop by the Paper Pretties Blog to see which other team members whipped up to share with you today! Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: Dog-Gone Birthday from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Basic Grey DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, N2 Neutral Grey No. 2, Y21 Buttercup Yellow, B97 Night Blue, B93 Light Cockney Blue, E71 Champagne, R29 Lipstick Red, E37 Sepia, E51 Milky White; Accessories: Pop Dots, May Arts Ribbon

Think INK Artful INKables!

It's Saturday so you know what that means, it's time for another Artful INKables post! For my creation today I am sharing with you my card for the current Think INK Challenge! Our current Think INK Challenge is being issued by Tanya Johnson and the challenge is to make a non-standard card AND you must use the color purple! I have only made a few easel cards and decided that I would give another one a short, I used to be so intimidated by them because it looked all complicated, but they really are super simple!

For my card today I decided to ink up the set Spot On summer! I picked the flower image and used these beautiful Mulberry Flowers I ordered a while ago and I paired them with this stunning lace trim that fellow AI DT member and friend Cheryl Walker sent to me earlier this month. Cheryl always uses these amazing lace trims and her floral work always looks superb so I wanted to give it a try for my self today! I really don't use that much purple when I create, but since we were asked to use purple in some way I went all for it and accented the shade with some green as well to match the floral stems! Then I thought the corners needed something so I pulled out these great self adhesive jewels I received as part of an early birthday present from my Mama Ho (lol), Rae Anne Springer! Thank you both so much ladies! See how spoiled I am sometimes!

There is still plenty of time to join in on the Think INK Challenge, so be sure to hop on over to the Artful INKables Blog and join in on all the fun! Well I do hope you enjoyed my card for today, I had a lot of fun with this one! Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: Spot on Summer from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green, Rich Razzleberry; Ink: New Leaf; Accessories: Glue Dots, Mulberry Flowers, Lace Trim, Spring Jewels from The Paper Company Studio

Summer Swimming!

For today I wanted to share with you a card I created this week using my fun Bugaboo Stamps! Since it has been so hot I just had to color in this adorable Alligator, he is all set to go swimming in this get-up! You know that I love these little guys, they are so fun! If you haven't seen the change on my side bar yet, my Guest Designer spot on the Bugaboo Stamps Team has come to an end, but I was lucky enough to be asked to stay on the team for the new term! Isn't that exciting, I am simply thrilled about staying on with these fabulous Bugaboo Stamps Design Team! Since I was creating a fun and bright summer card using a great summer image I decided to play along with this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge!
This week the colors are Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, and Old Olive which are wonderful for the summer mood I am in! I also decided that I wanted to use these two very different ribbons from my mass-o-ribbon, I just didn't think that one ribbon would be enough for this card. I do hope you enjoy my summer fun card, I had a lot of fun with this one! Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
Stamps: Alligators Beach from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Only Orange, Old Olive, SU!Sunny Garden DP; Ink: C1 Cool Grey No. 1, G99 Olive, Y15 Cadmium Yellow, YR16 Apricot; Accessories: Pop Dots, Large Scalloped and Regular Rectangle Nestabilities, May Arts Thin Ribbon, May Arts Striped Ribbon

Sketching Time!

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 just got more Copic Sketch Markers, the new Basic Grey DP Olivia and Oliver, Basic Grey stitched and glazed brads, Glitter Dots! PLUS we have a NEW Paper Pretties Blog! Be sure to check out all these fabulous products and our new blog!

Now back to the Wednesday Challenge, today we are kicking things off at the new Paper Pretties 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 using this fabulous sketch, then you will have until August 10th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Simply Special (it's on sale for $4.00). This sketch was fun, all the different layers took a bit, but I really do like the end result, and the background paper is perfect! I needed to add a bit of something to this, so this two toned ribbon I have from May Arts was amazing! 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, in fact we have three NEW DT members, be sure to send Jessica George, Pam Vernell, and Wendy Hoff a huge welcome!

Paper Pretties Blog
Frances Byrne
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver

Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco
Jessica George
Pam Vernell
Wendy Hoff
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 based on the above sketch, and link it to the Paper Pretties Blog post, we have a inlinkz! I hope you will play along, in fact do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps either (although we would love to see them!), so come and play along!

This week one participant will receive a stamp, in fact we are giving away Bugs and Fishes!

After you've seen all of the Pretties Girl's creations for this one, now its your turn to try it out! Your next challenge is to create a card using this fun sketch! 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: Simply Special from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Jade, Parakeet, Pebbles Treehouse DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E49 Dark Bark, R14 Light Rogue, Y08 Acid Yellow, YG63 Pea Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Two Tones May Arts Ribbon