More Paper Pretties Previews

The Paper Pretties "My Favorite Things" lyric contest continues today! The Prettie Girls with today's lyrics are:

Jana: Girls in White Dresses
and
Christi: with Blue Satin Sashes

Don't forget...all you need to do for a chance to win the stamp set used is to go to the Paper Pretties gallery and leave a comment on the card telling what your favorite thing about the card is. Easy Peasy!!

While you are there, be sure to leave comments on my 2 preview cards for a chance to win the sets I used this week. My cards are Dreamboat and Bubble Time Sophia.

I hope you all have a Happy Halloween!

Pretties Previews Continue

This is my 2nd post for today. For the Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop(e) please scroll down to previous post.

It is time for more Paper Pretties November release previews! If you recall, we are having a fun contest this month bases in the song "A Few Of My Favorite Things". Each day two or three of the Prettie Girls will upload their challenge cards based on a line from the song. If you stop by the Pretties Gallery and leave that Prettie Girl a comment on what your 'FAVORITE THING' about her card is, you'll have a chance to win the new set that has been used in that challenge - make sense? The contest will end November 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.

Today's Prettie previewers are:
Julie: Sleighbells
Frances: Schnitzel with noodles
Me: Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

Ok, so when I first started working on this card I was thinking "yeah....so.... Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings...yep, that's my lyric...hmmm....what in the world am I going to do....my set has nothing to do with geese...or any type of bird for that matter....wings...nope...aaaahhhhhhhhhhh.....HELP!!!!......oh wait.....moon....woohoo only 21 days until New Moon....no wait...that is something totally different (LMBO)....back to my problem....no moons in my stamp set either.....BUT WAIT....everytime I look at this image for some reason I start singing the song "Blue Moon"....WOOHOO...I think I might be able to do this..."

Yep, that was my exact line of thinking for this card. This new set is called Dreamboat and I absolutely LOVE it! Isn't the main image AWESOME!!! I seriously can't stop singing "Blue Moon"...
Run, don't walk, to the Paper Pretties Gallery and let me know your favorite thing about my card and you could be the lucky winner of this fabulous set...while you are there be sure to comment on my other preview card (and the cards of the other Prettie Girls for chances to win the other November releases)...Prettie Please....No one has commented on my Bubble Time Sophia card yet...don't any of you like it :( I'm just giving you a hard time, but seriously...you could win any one of the fabulous November releases!

I hope you all have a dreamy day!

Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop(e)

Welcome to the Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop(e)! If you are just joining us, be sure to start back at the begining of the hop (Michelle's blog). You won't want to miss anything! If you got here from Kelly's blog you are on the right path!

When I saw Michelle was organizing a blog hop for breast cancer awareness I knew I had to join in! I think every single one of us has probably been effected by breast cancer in one way or another...some of you have lost loved ones to breast cancer, some of you know someone currently battling breast cancer, some of you are battling breast cancer yourself...and even if you don't fall into one of these groups I know for sure that you all know and love someone with breasts, so this does indeed effect all of us!

Before I share my projects I thought I would share a few links to some great breast cancer information web sites.

National Breast Cancer Foundation
Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation
Breastcancer.org

Unfortunately I have been super busy volunteering my kids' classrooms this week so I didn't get time to work on my project until last night and then to make things worse, I'm feeling a bit under the weather and didn't have a lot of energy so I decided to go with a simple layout. Simple layout or not, I think the message still comes through loud and clear!

All of the stamps I used are from DRS Designs.

Thanks for stopping by today! Lets keep on hop(e)ing...next stop is Ashley's blog!

Paper Pretties November Previews

The "A Few of My Favorite Things" Paper Pretties previews/contest continues today. Today's previews/lyrics are:

Christie with "Crisp Apple Stuedals" and Danielle with "Doorbells"

Remember, you can win the sets previewed by going to the Paper Pretties gallery and commenting what your favorite thing about each card is. I'll have a fun preview card to share tomorrow. Don't forget to go and comment on my preview card from Monday, HERE!

I hope you all have a terrific day!

A Prettie Wednesday!

It's Wednesday! That means it is time for another fabulous Wednesday Prettie Challenge and blog hop! This week's challenge comes from Prettie Girl Julie! Julie challenged the Prettie Girls to create a card with a clean and simple layout. We would love for you to ink up your Paper Pretties stamps and play along with us. Our challenge to you is to chose any one of the layouts the Prettie Girls are showing off today and make a card with it! One lucky challenge participant will win a $15 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique. Here are the challenge details:
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, November 3rd.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique

Clean and simple is definitely a challenge for me. I'm not even sure my card falls into the clean and simple category but it is about as simple as I could make it without feeling like it absolutely needed more. I went with a simple layout with minimal embellishing. Since Halloween is coming up in a couple days I decided to use the adorable "Pick of the Patch" Cooper again. I just can't help but smile every single time I lay eyes on this cutie!

I'm the last stop on this week's hop. 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!

Be sure to check the Prettie Girl blogs again tomorrow for more of the November release previews! I'll be back on Friday with another one of my preview cards!

Oh...Don't forget to stop on by the party in the Paper Pretties forum on November 1st at 8pm EST when all the stamps will be released for sale. You won't want to miss it!

I hope you all have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Anniversary Twilight Tuesday!!

I have multiple blog posts today. Please scroll down to previous posts to see the Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge and the Paper Pretties Preview list.



Welcome to the Twilight Tuesday Inspiration Challenge Anniversary Blog Hop! If you arrived her from Eve Fowler's blog you are on the right track. If you are just joining in, be sure to start back at the beginning (The TTIC blog). You won't want to miss anything!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary to the Twilight Tuesday Inspiration challenge! For those of you unfamiliar with TTIC, it is a super fun weekly challenge inspired by the Twilight series of books. Those of you who know me well, you know that I am completely in love with these books. Funny thing is, a year ago I knew nothing about Twilight what so ever! I hadn't read the books and knew nothing of Edward Cullen...can you imagine how sad my life must have been, LMBO! Then by chance one day I read about the TTIC on my friend Rebecca's blog. Honestly I didn't really think much of it, just looked at her lovely creation. Then as the days passed, I kept seeing more and more and more posts on her blog about someone named Bella...and then Edward...and more and more..and I was thinking "What is up with this lady?" Seriously, LOL! So after reading several of Rebecca's Twilight blog posts I decided that I had to check out this "Twilight" she kept talking about. I bought the book the day before Thanksgiving last year. We were going to be at my parents for Thanksgiving so I figured I'd get a little reading time in. I started the book after we finished Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday and by Sunday night I had read Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Yep...4 books in 4 days! It is a good thing my husband was off of work for the holiday weekend (so he could tend to the kids) because my mind was forever lost in the world of Twilight. I have now read or listened to (I have all 4 audiobooks on my ipod) each book at least 6 times. I have walked through the grocery store listening to New Moon with tears pouring down my face and I have laughed out loud to myself on the city bus listening to Bella say "Why am I covered in feathers". I am forever grateful to Rebecca for turning me on to Twilight and changing my life!
I love the Twilight Tuesday challenges! Even though I don't find a lot of time to play along I do love to look at all of the fabulous creations made by the super talented dt! When I saw they were having a Anniversary blog hop I knew I had to ink up some of my Twilight stamps!
For my card I decided to use last week's TTIC51 "Edward" inspiration for my project.
I have to say that even though I love New Moon Jacob...I am forever Team Edward.
For my card I used the TGF Wild Sprout Edward stamp. Isn't he just perfect! My sentiment comes from the super fun Twilight themed Artful Inkables set "Fictionally Inspired".
I also wanted to give a big shout out to some generous sponsors of today's TTIC blog hop:

Stamp Happens Shop
Stamp Insanity Stamps
The Greeting Farm
Unity Stamp Co.
Die Cuts R Us
Sassy Studio Designs
Stars Fall Designs

Phew....that was a long post....if you managed to stick with me this long....the next stop on the hop is Tamara Bennett.

I hope you all have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!

Paper Pretties Previews

The Paper Pretties November previews continue! Today's previewers are Julie, Frances and Jackie! Be sure to check out their "My Favorite Things" posts! Don't forget to go to the Paper Pretties forum gallery and comment for a chance to win the sets!!

A Few of My Favorite Things...Paper Pretties Preview

This is my 2nd blog post of the day. To see my Little Paper Shop Monday challenge please scroll down to the previous post.

Welcome to our Prettie Peeks for the Paper Pretties November Release! This month we thought we'd have some fun and give you a chance to win the new releases. Since our Pretties are some our favorite things, our peeks will be based on the lyrics to the song "A Few Of My Favorite Things". Each day two or three of the Prettie Girls will upload their challenge cards based on a line from the song. If you stop by the Pretties Gallery and leave that Prettie Girl a comment on what your 'FAVORITE THING' about her card is, you'll have a chance to win the new set that has been used in that challenge - make sense? The contest will end November 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.

Today's Prettie previewers are:
Christie: Raindrops on Roses
Danielle: Wiskers on Kittens
Me: Bright Copper Kettles

My Preview set today is actually a sneak peak of the December Paper Pretties Stamp of the Month....Bubble Time Sophia! Isn't she absolutely adorable! I know I say that about every single Sophia stamp but seriously...look at her. I adore this stamp. I had so much fun coloring her and glittering up those bubbles. Such a fun set! To fit in with my "Bright Copper Kettles" theme I painted up the feet and edge of the tub with some Spiced Cider Shimmerz Blingz. It gives it a really pretty copper look. Be sure to head over to the Paper Pretties gallery and leave a comment on my card telling me your favorite thing about it! (you can click on the photo to see the copper in more detail)
Supplies used: Bubble Time Sophia from Paper Pretties, SU CS, DCWV glittered CS, Copic markers, Spiced Cider Shimmerz Blingz, self adhesive glitter pearls, EK Success bubble border punch, foam dimensionals.

Be sure to check out the Prettie Girls' blogs all week for more previews!

Oh...Don't forget to stop on by the party in the Paper Pretties forum on November 1st at 8pm EST when all the stamps will be released for sale. You won't want to miss it!

Hope you all have a terrific day! Thanks for stopping by!

Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge!

Welcome back! I hope you all had a great weekend! It's Monday, so that means it time for another AWESOME Little Paper Shop challenge! This week we have a super fun sketch challenge for you! We'd love for you to play along. If you do, be sure to leave a link to your project on the LPS blog and/or use keyword LPSC39 when uploading to SCS or PCP.
One lucky participant in this week's challenge will win the LPS set {Christmas Tags}. You have until Sunday night to get your project linked on the LPS blog!

Here is the sketch:

For my card I used the set {Beary Special Katie}. I just love this set! She reminds me of Annabelle (except Annabelle has a special bunny instead of a bear). For more sketchy inspiration be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the fabulous Little Paper Shop design team!

Julia
Jessica
Bonnie
Cindy
Mel
Jen
Julie
Silvia
Allison
Ann
Pam - Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific Monday!

A weekend post...

I know I haven't been posting much on the weekends lately but today I wanted to share a little chipboard album that I made recently and remind everyone of the Paper Pretties design team call.

First off...Design Team Call!
Paper Pretties is having a design team call! There are only a couple more days left ...the call ends on Tuesday Oct 27th.

Here are all of the details:
The requirements are 6 cards or projects per month for a 6 month term. If you'd like to submit your work for consideration please email good quality pictures of 3 cards or projects that you consider your best work using Paper Pretties stamps to christie@paperpretties.net. Please include your name, SCS username if you have one, and your blog address. The DT call is open until the 27th of October. Because of the number of submissions, we will not be able to email everyone back. If you are chosen you will receive an email from us by October 31st. Thank you in advance for all of the hard work that goes into submitting for DT calls!

2nd...I wanted to share my Paper Pretties chipboard album that I made a couple weeks ago.
As usual I have to gush about how much I love my Paper Pretties stamps...Falling For You Sophia...ADORABLE!!! Have I mentioned that I LOVE all of the Sophia stamps from Paper Pretties, LOL! This stamp reminds me of my childhood. We used to rake huge piles of leaves and play in them every fall. Our current neighborhood is relatively new and we don't have many mature trees but we still rake up as many leaves as we can for our kids to jump in. That actually might even be our plans for today! If the weather cooperates it will be a great photo opportunity. I'm a mom who is constantly pulling photos of my kids out of my purse to show people, so I thought I would make a little album to put the fall pictures of my kids in. The album pages are a Sizzix die that I used on DCWV chipboard. I used some fun ribbon and fibers to tie my pages together. I'm not usually a person who alters anything but I was really happy with how this turned out.
Thanks for stopping by today. This week is the Paper Pretties November release preview week and the design team has a ton of fabulous projects to share all week. Check back tomorrow for preview day #1. I'll also have the Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge for you tomorrow. Hope you are all having a great weekend!