Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Back to School!

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

This week our challenge is "Back to School"!

Now it is time to share with all of you our two newest Digi Whatnot images, and you are going to love them! Please welcome our newest Digis: Back to School and Osbert!

For my card today I used the new image Back to School. I set out to make a school related card, and I bought some of this super cute Jillibean Soup designer paper at my LSS called Apple Cheddar Soup, I thought that this print would be perfect for a back to school card! I pulled the colors for the layers and for some of the image from the designer paper I decided to use. I also used some of my grosgrain ribbon to finish off the card.

I do hope you decide to play along with us this week, we would love to see your take on our challenge! Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Back to School from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Orange Red, Golden Yellow, Jillibean Soup Apple Cheddar Soup DP; Ink: R46 Strong Red, E15 Dark Suntan, G17 Grass Green, C3 Cool Gray No. 3, RV02 Sugared Almond Pink, B32 Pale Blue, Y17 Golden Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Grosgrain Ribbon

A Paper Pretties Double Birthday Blog Hop!

Today the Prettie Girl's are celebrating two birthdays! That's right both Lisa and Nadine celebrate their birthday's today! If you didn't know, whenever one of the DT Girl's celebrates a birthday at Paper Pretties the clear stamp and digi design teams join forces for a massive blog hop to celebrate!

For my card today I decided to use this fun image from Paper Pretties called Billingsley! This cutie is all about summer, and since we are coming to an end of our summer here I thought that we should all celebrate our Duo of Birthday's with a bit of summer fun!

Here is the full Blog Hop list, just in case you get lost along the way!

• # Paper Pretties Blog
• Frances Byrne
• Amber Hillman
• Heather Lee-Reppen
• Kristine Reynolds
• Lynda Benden
• Cely Smith
• Lawren Fowlkes
• Melissa Craig
• Nancy Bush
• Stephanie George
• Jackie Rakoski (you are here!)
  Lisa Rasmussen (the birthday girl!!!)
• Nadine Buhl (the birthday girl.!!!!)

Thank you so much for hopping with us, now it's time to wish BOTH fabulous Pretties Girl's a Happy Birthday! So the last two spots on the hop is to our Birthday Girl's Lisa and Nadine! Have a fabulous birthday ladies!
Stamps: Billingsley from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Aqua Mist, Tempting Turquoise, Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss DP; Ink: Y02 Canary Yellow, YR04 Chrome Orange, B05 Process Blue, B0000 Pale Celestine; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabilities, Eyelet Border Punch

Warm Colors and Paper Piecing

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create an a card or project using warm colors and paper piecing!

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
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:
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 used Dottie Cowgirl and I used some warm colors, but only a few. I made an oops and used red and blue, when I should have just used red, but I do love how this card came out. I paper pieced Dottie's adorable cowgirl hat and gave her a fun colored outfit. I also used my ticket corner punch, my rhinestones, and my grosgrain ribbon to tie it all together.

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card was also entered into the following challenges: Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes; The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes; Show and Tell - Anything Goes.
Stamps: Dottie Cowgirl from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Blue Baroque, Bo Bunny Liberty DP; Ink: BG09 Blue Green, E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, R27 Cadmium Red, E55 Light Caramel; Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Pop Dots, Grosgrain Ribbon

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Blue, Brown and Choice!

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

This week our challenge is a color combo: "Blue, Brown and Choice"!

Now it is time to share with all of you our two newest Digi Whatnot images, and you are going to love them! Please welcome our newest Digis: Channel Surfers and Sudz!

Channel Surfers
Sudz

For my card today I used the new image Sudz. I wanted to make a card that was bright and fun but still followed the color combination, so I used this bright blue paper and made a tri-fold card. Something a bit different, but I really like how it turned out. Plus, this doggie image is just too darn cute! He makes me smile!

I do hope you decide to play along with us this week, we would love to see your take on our challenge! Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Sudz from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Enchanted Evening, Plaid DP; Ink: E23 Hazelnut, N5 Neutral Gray No. 5, Y35 Maize, R46 Strong Red, B00 Frost Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Eyelet Border Punch

Floaty Girl!

The summer will soon be coming to a close, in fact since school has started here they have closed the local pools. Totally not fair, I am not in school, why can't I go to the pool?! Anyway, since summer is quickly coming to an end I wanted to make another fun and summery card while I still can! So for my card today I pulled out on of my Whimsy and Stars Studio images and played!

I used this cute little girl image called Floaty Girl, she is perfect for a summer fun image! Plus, I played along with the current Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge! I love a good sketch challenge and I thought that this one would be a lot of fun to play along with! I did rotate the sketch, in fact I uploaded it here in the direction I made my card so you can see what I did. I also finally got to use one of these adorable crocheted flowers I have, too cute!

I hope you like today's bright and summery card! Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Floaty Girl from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Red, Light Orange, Echo Park Summer Days DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E23 Hazelnut, R55 Hollyhock, Y17 Golden Yellow, Y35 Maise, R35 Coral; Accessories: Pop Dots, Button, Glue Dots, Crocheted Flower

Summer if for the Birds!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create an a card or project with the theme "Summer is For the Birds"! There are several things that come to mind when I read this, the question was where to start!

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
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:
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 used Flamingo Picnic! I wanted a fun and summery image, but with the theme of this weeks challenge I just knew that it had to be a bird of some sort so I pulled out my Flamingo images! I also wanted to play along with this months Sketch for You to Try Challenge! I love a good sketch challenge, and this one just seemed like it would work perfectly with this image and the Bugaboo Challenge!I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!
Stamps: Flamingo Picnic from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Raspberry Fizz, Echo Park Summer Days Dp; Ink: BG15 Aqua, Y08 Acid Yellow, C1 Cool Gray No. 1, C7 Cool Gray No. 7, G24 Willow, R35 Coral, FV1 Fluorescent Violet 1, RV17 Deep Magenta; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Christopher's Catch at Inky!

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

For my card today I wanted to use this stamp Christopher's Catch, he is just too cute! I wanted to play with this fun and adorable Boy stamp that Inky Impressions now offers! I am in love with this months release, all of the new boys are simply fabulous! I used this fun Echo Park designer paper, I thought it would be perfect for this fun little boy image!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation for today and have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Christopher's Catch from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Only Orange, Going Green, Echo Park DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, G17 Forest Green, FBG2 Fluorescent Dull BG, YG17 Grass Green, YR04 Chrome Orange, E97 Deep Orange, N5 Neutral Gray No. 5, BG49 Duck Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Ticket Corner Punch

Inky Impressions Challenge!

Good morning all! Today I get to share with you the card I created for the new Inky Impressions Challenge! This week is our challenge host is Carrie at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog, and her challenge is to create a card that reminds you of a song!

Today the Inky Impressions Design Team will be sharing our creations for the current Inky Impressions Challenge! For my card today I decided to ink up Summer Splash Nicholas! When I looks at this adorable stamp I start to sing the song, "Splish, Splash" so I thought it would be prefect for this challenge, plus I get to ink up this cutie! I used some of my Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss Collection designer paper. I simply love the colors in this paper and I was able to pull a lot of those colors out and into this card by using the same color family on the main image.

I hope you like my take on the current Inky Impressions Challenge, be sure to join in on all the fun over at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the Inklettes have created, they are sure to impress! I can’t wait to see what you create! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Summer Splash Nicholas from Inky Impression; Paper: Whisper White, Teal, Simply Chertuce, Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E37 Sepia, B0000 Pale Celestine, FBG2 Fluorescent Dull BG, BG18 Teal Blue, YG06 Yellowish Green, BG0000 Snow Green, E70 Ocean Mist, YG11 Mignoette; Accessories: Pop Dots, Regular Oval Nestabilities, Satin Ribbon, Quickie Glue Pen, Inky Dinky Drops Crystal Clear

Paper Makeup Stamps Sponsors Party Time Tuesday!

This week Paper Makeup Stamps is sponsoring the Party Time Tuesday's Challenge! The challenge we are sponsoring is a sketch challenge, so I just had to play along and I am so glad I got the chance to do so!
I use this super fun sentiment, You miss 100% of the shots you don't take., ain't that the truth! If you don't at least try, then you can never succeed. I used some of my Bo Bunny Liberty Collection designer paper and paired it with a bit of red cardstock. I also used some of this cute red stitched ribbon as well as a prima flower with a wooden button center. I had a lot of fun with this sketch, I hope you decide to play along!

Have a great day and thank you so much for stopping by!
Stamps: You miss 100% of the shots you don't take from Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Bo Bunny Liberty DP; Ink: Enchanted Evening; Accessories: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Stitched Red Ribbon, Wooden Button, Prima Flower

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - BBQ or Picnic!

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

This week our challenge is "BBQ or Picnic"!

Now it is time to share with all of you our two newest Digi Whatnot images, and you are going to love them! Please welcome our newest Digis: Chop Chop and Tutti Frutti!

For my card today I used the new image Tutti Frutti. I wanted to make a card that had picnic as it's inspiration so the color combination had to include red, but I didn't want to go with the usual red and white, and decided to use green and red. I know, very Christmas, but I thought that this shade of green reminded me more of the outdoors then of Christmas. I do hope you enjoy my card, I had so much fun with this image, he just makes me smile!

I do hope you decide to play along with us this week, we would love to see your take on our challenge! Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Tutti Frutti from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Light Green, Basic Grey Oliver DP; Ink: G17 Forest Green, YG03 Yellow Green, N5 Neutral Gray No. 5, R35 Coral; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Nestabilities, Self Adhesive Pearls, Ribbon

Birdhouse Girly!

Today I have a sweet card using an adorable little girl image from Whimsy and Stars Studio called Birdhouse Girly, she is so darn cute!

I stared to base my card off of the current Mojo Monday sketch, but it some how shifted to be this, so part of the layout works, I just don't have the strip of designer paper edged with scallops. I really do like the softness of this paper from Basic Grey and I think it was a perfect pair for this image and the colors I had used.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I do hope you enjoyed the card I shared with all of you today. Have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Birdhouse Girly from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Maroon, Pretty In Pink, Basic Grey Madeline DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, R39 Garnet, E57 Light Walnut, R81 Rose Pink, RV55 Hollyhock, E23 Hazelnut; Accessories: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Ribbon, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities

Distressed or Shabby Chic

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create an a card or project using Distressing or making something that is Shabby Chic!

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
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:
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 used Flower Name - Rose for my creation! I wanted a simple and sweet image that I thought might look perfect with a bit of "Shabby Chic", but to be honest, this is really not my style. I did a lot of distressing to the layers, but only by creating wrinkles in the paper and not by inking them up. Such a fun image to work with!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card was also entered into the following challenge: Simply Create - Distress.
Stamps: Flower Name - Rose from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Light Orange, Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss DP; Ink: YG17 Grass Green, Y38 Honey; Accessories: Pop Dots, Die-Namics Dizzy Doiley, Grosgrain Ribbon

The Boys of Summer Inky Impressions Blog Hop!

Today is release day at Inky Impressions! That's right, it is time for the Boys of Summer Blog Hop! You read that right, Inky Impressions now has BOYS! I am kicking off today's Blog Hop festivities!

We will have one winner from this release will be announced on the Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog...so be sure to check back to see if you're a winner! For the prize, one lucky winner will receive TWO of the new released images you see today along with a sentiment stamp and some yummy embellishments! Now doesn't that just ROCK?!! So please be sure you leave a comment on EVERY blog hop stop along the way and finish to the end for your chance to win!

For my card today I inked up the fabulously adorable Nicholas' Firefly Frenzy! When I opened my mail and saw these boy stamps I swear my mouth dropped open. Their details and realness is so much fun and the excitement of these stamps hasn't worn off yet. I can not wait to share more of these boys with you, they are all better then the next! I also got the chance to use this months Sketch for You to Try Challenge, I had so much fun with this sketch!

Jackie (you are here!)
Michaela
Ria
Cyndi
Carrie
Tanya
The Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog

I hope you enjoy the rest of the Blog Hop, I know that these stamps are fabulous and you will love them all! The next stop on the Blog Hop is Michaela's Blog, I know she is going to have something amazing to share! Have a great day!
Stamps: Nicholas' Firefly Frenzy from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Red, Dark Chocolate, Lime Twist Life of the Party DP; Echo Park Boys Time DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, Y08 Acid Yellow, YG17 Grass Green, R24 Prawn, YR04 Chrome Orange, E15 Dark Suntan, E37 Sepia; Accessories: Pop Dots

Oldie But Goodie!

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 Stamps collection!

For my card today I decided to use this fun image, Girl Knobby Knees! I wanted to use more of the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky paper pad, as you can tell I have used this one many times. I just find the colors to be so fun and bright, with this card I decided to pull out the bright green from the leaves in the background paper. I also used this fun ric rack I have that matches the layer I used for the background. This card just makes me smile, if I was upset at someone and got this card, I think I would forgive them!

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: Knobby Knees from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Lime Green, Pretty In Pink, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E15 Dark Suntan, RV55 Hollyhock, RV19 Red Violet; Accessories: Pop Dots, Ric Rack, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities

Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge - Sizzlin Summer!

It is time for a new Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge! This one is called Sizzlin Summer and it is a challenge all about colors! We want to see you use the colors of summer, so think Reds, Oranges, and Yellows! The challenge will be open for one week, and one lucky winner will be given a $10.00 voucher for some Paper Makeup Stamps images! How awesome is that?!

For my card I decided to ink up Shaela Fairy, I thought with the sparkler in her hand she would be perfect for a summer color challenge! I used some of My Mind's Eye Out of the Blue designer paper and my Peony Nestabilities for this fun shape. I stayed with the red, orange, and yellow theme because I thought she would look best in those colors. I really do like how this one came out, plus this image was so much fun to work with!

I hope that you get the chance to play along with us, you know you want to! Thank you for stopping by today, have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Shaela Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Only Orange, Light Orange, My Mind's Eye Out of the Blue DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E23 Hazelnut, R27 Cadmium Red, Y11 Pale Yellow, Y08 Acid Yellow, YR04 Chrome Orange, RV02 Sugared Almond Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Nestabilities Peony

Whimsy and Stars Studios and Try a New Tecnique

Today I wanted to share a card I was able to make yesterday that follows the current Try a New Technique Challenge on SCS! I decided to use this adorable little fairy from Whimsy and Stars Studio! This sweet image is called Posie Fairy, she is so darn cute!I have a blast each time I sit down and color in one of Mabelle's images, each image is so detailed and fun to work with. For this image I used some of My Mind's Eye Life of the Party designer paper and created a "Z-Fold" card. I can honestly not recall the last time I made a card like this, but I think it was at a card class I took forever ago. It's sort of silly how you forget some of the basic folds that really make a card so different. I had a lot of fun with this card, I used my ticket corner punch and added some pearls to each corner plus I used my Labels Four Nestabilities to cut the main image out, and this time instead of using a sponge to create a color in the background I outlined the image in a very light blue Copic marker and then I went back and dotted in some color. It is a bit hard to see the effect it created, but it looks so pretty in person. Then to complete the entire card I tied some satin ribbon, this really was such a fun card to make.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I do hope you enjoyed the card I shared with all of you today. Have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Posie Fairy from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Aqua Mist, Light Green, Bright Pink, My Mind's Eye Life of the Party DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, B0000 Pale Celestine, Y02 Canary Yellow, E97 Deep Orange, YG07 Acid Green, Y11 Pale Yellow, R81 Rose Red, FRV1 Florescent Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Ticket Corner Punch, Nestabilities Labels Four Small, Self Adhesive Pearls, Satin Ribbon

A Paper Pretties Birthday Blog Hop!

This week we are in the midst of the Paper Pretties Clear Stamp Release and Previews so we do not have a new Paper Pretties Monday Challenge or a new Digi release for you, but we do have a fabulous Paper Pretties Birthday Blog Hop! That's right, today the entire Clear and Digi Stamp Design Team is celebrating Melissa's Birthday! Here at Paper Pretties there is only one way to celebrate a Pretties birthday and that is with a one of our Virtual Birthday Party Hops Prettie style!

Come join us on our Virtual Birthday Party, by hoping through each of our Design Teams blogs who have some wonderful birthday creations to share with us all. Hope you have a wonderful birthday Melissa!

For my card today I decided to use on of our new Digi stamps, Oh So Tropical! This little guy is so much fun and he looks so relaxed, which is exactly how I like to spend my free time. Melissa I hope that you as relaxed as this adorable mouse! I paired him up with some Echo Park Summertime designer paper and some bright colors. I also got the chance to play along with the current Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #143, this one was a lot of fun!Here is the complete Birthday Party Blog Hop line up:

Paper Pretties Blog
Frances Byrne
Amber Hillman
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jennifer Greco
Lynda Benden
Taylor Usry
Jackie Rakoski (you are here!)
Lawren Fowlkes
Nadine Buhl
Nancy Bush
Stephanie George
Melissa Craig (the birthday girl)

Your next stop on the hop is Lawren Fowlkes! Be sure to hop all the way to the end and wish Melissa a Happy Birthday!
Stamps: Oh So Tropical from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Echo Park Summer Days DP; Ink: E23 Hazelnut, Y11 Pale Yellow, Y08 Acid Yellow, B0000 Pale Celestine, R11 Pale Cherry Pink, R85 Rose Red; Accessories: Nestabilities Labels Fourteen, Pop Dots, Tissue, Satin Ribbon, Quckie Glue Pen, Zva Pearls

Paper Makeup Stamps Oldie But Goodie Blog Hop!

Today is the day, that's right today marks the Oldie But Goodie Blog Hop at Paper Makeup Stamps! Each Design Team member has created something fabulous using of our older stamps that was released before this year, so some time before 2011 these stamps were revealed! You should have arrived here from Ginger's Blog, if you came here from another spot I suggest that you hop on over to the Paper Makeup Stamps Blog so you don't miss out on any of the fun!

For my card today I am featuring the stamp set 'Eye Pod'! I got this cutie in my Design Team package and it has been calling my name since I saw this little guy! He just makes me smile, he looks so relaxed and calm which is not what your used to see with alien stamps, but I love this one! I simply love my own Ipod and I love the play on words that was used for this stamp, what a great idea! I wanted to create a masculine card, so even though I was tempted I did not add ribbon to this one, he's a bit simple, but I think I achieved what I set out to do with this stamp.

Your next stop on the hop is Jami's Blog and I just know that she will have something amazing to share with you! Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the Paper Makeup Stamps Blog Hop!
Stamps: Eye Pod from Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Going Gray, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Out of the Blue; Ink: G12 Sea Green, G14 Apple Green, C3 Cool Gray No. 3, C7 Cool Gray No. 7, Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Weather Paper; Accessories: Pop Dots, Pewter Spiral Clips, Reverse Wonky Rectangles

An Inky Inspiration

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

For my card today I wanted to use this stamp Fairy Lili, isn't she sweet! I also wanted to try something different so I used all whites, grays and blacks and distressed the paper I stamped on. I also decided to leave the image black and white as well, I know a bit different for me, but it was the mood I was in.

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation for today and have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Fairy Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Going Gray, SU Patterns II; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Pop Dots, Charcoal Twine

An Inky Impressions Birthday Challenge!

The Inkettes decided to do something a little different for this week's challenge by putting on this blog hop to have you hop along to see their inspiration for the challenge but to also celebrate our very own Inkette Tanya's birthday!!

This week our Inky Impressions Challenge is to create a Birthday Card! How simple is that?! Plus, Birthday cards on hand are always helpful! For my card today I inked up Lili's Birthday Cake, perfect for any birthday card! I also have these fun animal print designer paper from Bo Bunny that I have been wanting to use, but haven't done so yet. I decided that today's card would work well with some animal prints and I like the way the patterns worked on the end result.

I do hope you liked me creation for today! Happy Birthday Tanya! Have a great day and enjoy the rest of the Blog Hop!
Stamps: Lili's Birthday Cake from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Basic Black, Bo Bunny Zoology Collection DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, R81 Rose Pink, Y35 Maize, YR04 Chrome Orange, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, E97 Deep Orange, E23 Hazelnut; Accessories: Pop Dots, Grosgrain Ribbon

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Lazy Days of Summer

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

This week our challenge is "Lazy Days of Summer"!

Now it is time to share with all of you our two newest Digi Whatnot images, and you are going to love them! Please welcome our newest Digis: A Beary Good Book and ZZZZZ

For my card today I used the new image ZZZZZ. I wanted to create a clean and simple card with this image, I thought it would show this cute alligator more then anything, I didn't want to overdo anything that might draw away from how relaxed he looks, talk about 'Lazy Days of Summer'!

I do hope you decide to play along with us this week, we would love to see your take on our challenge! Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you have a fabulous day!
Stamps: ZZZZZ from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Echo Park Summer Days DP; Ink: N5 Neutral Gray No. 5, E23 Hazelnut, YG07 Acid Green