Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and a Blog Hop!
Since I'm still trying to ease my way back into my stamping routine, I made a pretty simple little notebook this week. One of my goals for 2010 is to be better at sending out birthday cards (on time). I figured if I made a little notebook and wrote birthdays and addresses in it and kept in at my stamp table maybe I'd be more on the ball when it comes to sending birthday cards.
For my notebook I used a little 3.5"x3.5" mini scrapbook. I stamped and colored Make a Wish Sophia and adhered it to the scrapbook. I added some ribbon to the spirals and viola!
If you are just joining in the hop be sure to go back and start from the begining (Christie's blog). If you have been hopping along, the next stop in the hop is the blog of Prettie Girl Wendy Bond.
Be sure to check out the brand spanking new Paper Pretties site HERE!!!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!
Because I'm still a bit out of it after vacation and Christmas, I totally thought this challenge was to just use ribbon. I totally missed the part about a creative way to use ribbon. So here is my not-so-creative way of using ribbon:
I used a super cute Stampavie stamp, gorgeous May Arts ribbon and Basic Grey designer paper from the Jacksonbelle store.
This week is the last week for a couple of our departing design team members. Be sure to stop by and leave them some love. They are definitely going to be missed!
Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping
Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho
You'll also definitely want to check out the rest of the design team for more ribbon creations!
Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place
Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom
Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic
Lynda Benden: Stamp Act
Jill Dunn: Ink Genious
Lindsey Botkin: Embellished
Stephanie Severin ~ Ingenious Inkling
Amy Tsuruta ~ Tsuruta Designs
Pam Varnell ~ The Stamping Addict
Dawn Lusk ~ Dawn a New Day
Thanks for stopping by today! We hope you all have a wonderful day!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge
With vacation and Christmas and all of the chaos that went along with both of them, I didn't get a chance to play along with the color challenge this week :(
I do however have a fun Little Paper Shop card to share with you! This card uses the {I Heart} set that you have a chance of winning on the LPS blog if you play along with the challenge this week. I just love this heart topiary!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific Monday!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
A Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and Blog Hop!
For my card I used the new Paper Pretties Snowbunny set along with the I Love You This Much Coooper set. I had so much fun with Frances' sketch challenge sketch from a couple weeks ago that I used the it again!
If you are just joining in the hop be sure to go back and start from the begining (Christie's blog). If you have been hopping along, the next stop in the hop is the blog of Prettie Girl Wendy Bond.
Be sure to check out the brand spanking new Paper Pretties site HERE!!!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a great day! We are currently making the long drive back to Wisconsin from Florida. Sadly we had to leave the warm sunny weather to return to the frozen land of Wisconsin :( We should be home by Christmas Eve but just in case I don't get a chance to blog again this week I wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge
Be sure to check out the gorgeous creations of the Jacksonbelle design team. You can find links to their blogs on my sidebar.
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge!
Be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the LPS design team. You can find links to the entire design team over on my side bar.
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you are all having a terrific day! We are still on vacation in Florida. We spent several exhausting days in Orlando doing all of the fun theme park stuff and now we are enjoying a couple quiet days on the beach. We start the long drive home tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
A Prettie Wednesday challenge and blog hop!
How to Enter: make a card using the provided sketch and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges album and use keyword PWC82.
Deadline: 6pm EST Tuedsay, December 22nd.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique
This was definitely a challenge for me since I don't own any eyelets. Lucky for me a few weeks ago when I went to my friend Jen's for a stamping night, I raided her crazy eyelet stash. She just happened to have frog eyelets which I thought would work perfect with Lady Sophia.
If you are just starting at my blog, head on over to Christie's blog to start from the beginning. You definitely won't want to miss any of the stops! If you are following the hop, the next stop after my blog is the blog of Prettie Girl Wendy Bond!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a wonderful day. We are at Disney's Animal Kingdom today! I hope you have lots of pics to share when we get back!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
A Prettie Birthday Blog Hop!
Next stop on the birthday blog hop is Prettie Girl Wendy Bond! Be sure to follow the hop all the way to the end to leave some birthday love on Kristy's blog.
Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge
For my card I used some beautiful Basic Grey designer paper, Cuttlebug embossing folder and May Arts ribbon from the Jacksonbelle store.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Jacksonbelle design team's blogs for more sketchy inspiration! You can find links to their blogs on my sidebar (I'm in Florida and my computer is acting up so I don't have time to put all of the links in this post, sorry)
Don't forget...ALL Inkadinkado stamps and stamp sets are on sale 75% off!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific day!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge
Be sure to check out the blogs of all of the LPS design team for more baking inspiration. You can find links to all of their blogs on my sidebar (I'm on vacation in Florida and my computer isn't cooperating so I apologize for not listing all of the links in my blog post).
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a great day!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Jacksonbelle 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!
Welcome to day 12 of the Jacksonbelle 12 Days of Christmas! Today we have a super fun blog hop for all of you. The entire Jacksonbelle design team has created some gorgeous Christmas projects to share with you today! If you are just joining us, be sure to start at the very begining (Tobi's blog) so that you don't miss out on any of the fabulous projucts. Also, be sure to follow through the entire blog hop and leave a comment on each blog. There will be some fabulous October Afternoon blog candy given away on one of the blogs...but which one? It is a mystery! Be sure to leave a comment on every blog in the hop because you never know which blog will have the mystery candy!
For my card I used one of the adorable holiday Gillian F. Roberts stamps from Stampavie.The next stop in the hop is the super talented Jimmi Mayo!
Oh and before I forget...ALL Inkadinkado stamps and stamp sets are 75% off in the Jacksonbelle store. They won't last long at those prices though. The sale is only valid on in stock items. Once these are gone they will not be restocked.
Lindsey is also having a pre-order of the new Basic Grey!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and a Blog Hop!
How to Enter: make a card using the provided sketch and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges album and use keyword PWC75.
Deadline: 6pm EST Tuedsay, December 15th.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique
I have to admit I have been a terrible scrapper the past year. I think I've maybe made a total of 6 pages. I am grossly behind on my kids books! Christie's challenge got my mind back in scrapping mode and I'm hoping to work on some pages after Christmas (I'm also going to give a try at digi scrapping thanks to some major inspiration from Christie's AMAZING digi pages! - when you go to her blog make sure you scroll down and check them out!).
For my 6x6 page I used Whiskers Sophia. The picture is from Halloween when Annabelle was 2 years old...she's 6 now. Where does the time go?
If you are just starting at my blog, head on over to Christie's blog to start from the beginning. You definitely won't want to miss any of the stops! If you are following the hop, the next stop after my blog is the blog of Prettie Girl Wendy Bond!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific day! We got 15 inches of snow last night with 2-4 more in the forecast for today so I can safely say we will not be going ANYWHERE today! I'm hoping to get the house clean and all of our stuff packed for our trip to Florida!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!
The Jacksonbelle store has a terrific variety of holiday products including Making Memories Mistletoe collection, Stampavie holiday stamps, Pink Paislee Mistletoe and Co., Inkadinkado stamps (all Inkadinkado is 40% off right now!) and much much more!
For my card I used the GORGEOUS Pink Paislee Mistletoe and Co. designer paper, a Cuttlebug embossing folder, some May Arts reversible ribbon and a fun holiday stamp from Stampavie.
Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place
Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff
Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping
Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White
Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho
Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom
Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic
Lynda Benden: Stamp Act
Jill Dunn: Ink Genious
Lindsey Botkin: Embellished
Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss
Be sure to check out the Jacksonbelle Blog every day for more fabulous Christmas projects. The design team has some AMAZING projects to share this week, you won't want to miss them! We will finish up our 12 Days of Jacksonbelle Christmas with a fun blog hop on the 12th!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a fabulous day!
Monday, December 7, 2009
LPS Monday Challenge
One lucky participant in this week's challenge will win the LPS set {Merry & Bright}. You have until Sunday night to get your project linked on the LPS blog!
For more sketchy inspiration be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the fabulous Little Paper Shop design team!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific Monday!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Postcard request
I hope you all have a wonderful day!
ETA: They have or will have postcards coming from the following states thus far: CA, AK, FL, WI, CO, WA, OR, OH, MI, TX, LA, NC, AL, ID, NV and KS. They still need the rest of the states!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and Blog Hop!!!
How to Enter: make a card using the provided sketch and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges album and use keyword PWC80.
Deadline: 6pm EST Tuedsay, December 8th.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique
Sorry for the poor lighting in my photo. I have been running crazy trying to get ready for our trip to Florida and by the time I got around to taking my photo last night the sun was almost set and I had little natural light.
For my card I used the absolutely adorable set "The Nativity". This set is just precious!
If you are just starting at my blog, head on over to Christie's blog to start from the beginning. You definitely won't want to miss any of the stops! If you are following the hop, the next stop after my blog is the blog of Prettie Girl Wendy Bond!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific day!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!
The Jacksonbelle store has a terrific variety of holiday products including Making Memories Mistletoe collection, Stampavie holiday stamps, Pink Paislee Mistletoe and Co., Inkadinkado stamps (all Inkadinkado is 40% off right now!) and much much more!
For my card I used the adorable Sarah Kay Noel Eve stamp from Stampavie along with some Basic Grey designer paper, and some Basic Grey brads. I embossed the Basic Grey background paper with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.
Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place
Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff
Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping
Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White
Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho
Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom
Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic
Lynda Benden: Stamp Act
Jill Dunn: Ink Genious
Lindsey Botkin: Embellished
Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss
Be sure to check out the Jacksonbelle Blog every day for more fabulous Christmas projects. The design team has some AMAZING projects to share this week, you won't want to miss them! We will finish up our 12 Days of Jacksonbelle Christmas with a fun blog hop on the 12th!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a fabulous day!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Paper Pretties December Release Previews Continue!
Welcome to another preview for the Paper Pretties December Release! We had so much fun last month using a well known song for our peeks that we thought we'd try it again! And.. since we love giving things away, we'll have the same rules for prizes as last month: Each day two or three of the Prettie Girls will upload their preview cards to the Paper Pretties gallery...If you stop by the Pretties Gallery and leave that Prettie Girl a comment on her card, you'll have a chance to win the new set being previewed - make sense?
The contest will end December 2nd and the winners will be posted on the Paper Clip. You can find the link to the specific cards in the Paper Pretties gallery on each blog post.
This month, in keeping with Christmas we've chosen a well known Christmas carol - Winter Wonderland as our preview inspiration! Today there are previews from Christie, Wendy and myself. Be sure you stop by and leave a comment in the gallery for each card for your chance to win!
Today I am lucky enough to give you an early peak of the upcoming January SOTM. I adore every single Sophia image and today's preview is no different...Under the Sea Sophia is ADORABLE!!!!
Just like my card I previewed on Thursday... I sort of forgot about using the Winter Wonderland lyrics as inspiration when I made my card. Today's card was a lot easier to find a lyric for though..."A Beautiful Sight"....Sophia is definitely a beautiful sight!!!
I colored my main image with Copic markers and added some glitter. When we were in Florida last December I collected a bunch of teeny tiny sea shells that I thought I could maybe use "someday" on a card..."someday" finally arrived! I thought the little orange scallop shell worked great with this image. The designer paper is My Mind's Eye.
Be sure to stop by the Paper Pretties gallery and leave a comment on my card!
Also...Don't forget to stop on by the party in the Paper Pretties forum tomorrow night at 7pm CST when all the stamps will be released for sale.
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific day!
LPS "Recyle It" Challenge!
Don't forget that everything in the LPS store is on sale 10-70% off! It is a great time to build up your collection or pick up some fun Christmas gifts at an awesome price! Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific day!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Paper Pretties December Preview!
The contest will end December 2nd and the winners will be posted on the Paper Clip. You can find the link to the specific cards in the Paper Pretties gallery on each blog post.
This month, in keeping with Christmas we've chosen a well known Christmas carol - Winter Wonderland as our preview inspiration! Today there are previews from Christie, Jennifer and myself. Be sure you stop by and leave a comment in the gallery for each card for your chance to win!
The first December set that I am previewing is called "Unknown Blessings". I LOVE this set! The two mailbox images are super fun and there are also some fun sentiments to go along with them.
To be totally honest, I sort of forgot about using the Winter Wonderland lyrics as inspiration when I made my card. It was a bit hard to find a lyric that fit the card after the fact, but I think it just might fit with "In the lane, snow is glistening"....my thinking is there are probably mailboxes "in the lane" and the bling on my card is "glistening", LOL.
Be sure to head on over to the Paper Pretties gallery and leave a comment on MY CARD for a chance to win this super fun set!
Also...Don't forget to stop on by the party in the Paper Pretties forum on December 1st at 7pm CST when all the stamps will be released for sale.
Oh and one more thing....Paper Pretties is having a Thanksgiving sale now through Sunday...30% off all Thanksgiving, Christmas and Winter stamps!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
A Prettie Challenge and Blog Hop!
How to Enter: make a card using the provided sketch and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges album and use keyword PWC75.
Deadline: 6pm EST Tuedsay, December 1st.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique
I used the teal from the photo as the inspiration for my card. When I was looking through the Paper Pretties Gliding By gallery I saw a GORGEOUS card made by Prettie Girl Frances that I just had to CASE. Check out Frances' card HERE.
If you are just starting at my blog, head on over to Christie's blog to start from the beginning. You definitely won't want to miss any of the stops! If you are following the hop, the next stop after my blog is the blog of Prettie Girl Wendy Bond!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific day! Be sure to stop back tomorrow for the first Paper Pretties December release preview!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge
I have a TON of favorite products from the Jacksonbelle store. Honestly, I couldn't even begin to use all of them on one card so I picked a few of my top favorites:
May Arts Ribbon
Prima Flowers
Cuttlebug folder
Mini Glue Dots
&
Basic Grey designer paper and matching brads.
To celebrate our favorites (and Thanksgiving), Lindsey has a HUGE sale going on in the Jacksonbelle store. EVERYTHING is 25% off. As a bonus, for every order you place between now and the end of the month you get your name entered into a drawing for a HUGE Jacksonbelle goodie package worth over $100!
Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place
Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff
Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping
Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White
Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho
Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom
Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic
Lynda Benden: Stamp Act
Jill Dunn: Ink Genious
Lindsey Botkin: Embellished
Trudee Sauer: Follow Your Bliss
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you all have a fabulous day!