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