Try It Out Tuesday...On Sunday!

You may have noticed that there was no Try It Out Tuesday last week. Sweet Susana and her dear husband took some much needed time off, therefore the SCACD store was closed for the week. The good news is, it is back open and ready for business. To make the news even sweeter, Susana has added TONS of fabulous new products to her store...including Our Craft Lounge Stamps, Zva Creative, Copic Multiliners and lots more!

Our belated Try It Out Tuesday challenge is to create an Easter or Spring gift.
I am not typically a gifty item maker so this was definitely a challenge for me. Kisa had sent my kids some super duper cute hot chocolate boxes at Christmas and I decided to case them. For my gift box I used the ADORABLE new Victoria Case "Little Aud" stamp. She is just the sweetest thing. I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic markers. I added some Brown Sparkly Fluff to the bunny to give him a fun furry look. I also added some Kaiser gems to the flower centers and as a pretty little earring for Little Aud. I used the Bow Easy to make that perfect bow at the top of my gift. I have always struggled with bows and the Bow Easy lets me create a PERFECT bow every single time! I love it! To finish it off I added a gorgeous Basic Grey stitched brad.

Be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the incredibly talented SCACD design team members for more inspiration!

Suzanne Dean
Anki Bargman
Danni Bindel
Aud Nordheim
Jennifer Greco
Marti Wills
Carolyn Bounds
Dianne Prewitt

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all all having a terrific weekend!

Running late!

I'm running late today! Too much going on in our life this week, I guess. It is a good thing I was chatting with Jen at 11:30 last night since she is the one who reminded me that I needed to blog today.

It is preview time at Paper Pretties! The new releases will be available to purchase on April 1st. Today there are some super fun previews from myself, Jana and Jen.

My card today uses the March SOTM which will now be available for non SOTM customers starting April 1st. This set is called You're Maavelous. She is such a cutie!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you all have a great weekend!

A Prettie Preview!

It is preview time at Paper Pretties. The April 1st stamp release is just around the corner! Today I get to give you a peak at Julie's newest Scripture stamp. I just love how beautiful and elegant her designs are.



Jennifer and Christie also have scripture cards to show you today so be sure to check out their blogs too!

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

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and a Birthday Blog Hop!

It's Wednesday! That means it is time for another fun Wednesday Prettie Challenge and blog hop! This week we are also celebrating a Prettie Birthday. Today is Prettie girl Frances' birthday! Happy Birthday Frances! I hope you have a terrific day! This week our challenge comes from Prettie Girl Jana! In honor of Frances' (Stampowl) birthday Jana challenged all of us to find a picture of an owl to use as an inspiration.

This week the design team will be using either the set Lady Sophia or Make a Wish Sophia. Both stamp sets featured this week will be on sale for 20% off all week. Also be sure to check out the new digi stamp section of the boutique, Christie is adding new digis all the time (there are a bunch of super cute digi Sophia stamps)!

I did a google search for owl pictures to find my inspiration piece:

For my card, I used the set Lady Sophia. I used my inspiration piece as a color challenge.


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! Make sure you follow the hop all the way to the end and wish Frances a big Happy Birthday!!!

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

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

Welcome to another fun Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge! Since Easter is just around the corner, our challenge this week is to make a project with a spring or Easter theme! We'd love for you to play along with us! If you do be sure to leave a link to your project in the comment section of the challenge post on the JB blog and/or use keyword JBE098 when up loading to PCP or SCS.

For my card I used some fun Basic Grey designer paper, Basic Grey glazed brads, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder and some Zva Creative felt flowers.

For more Spring/Easter inspiration, be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars!

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Stephanie Severin

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

The Jacksonbelle store has tons of awesome new products in stock now, with more on the way. Lindsey just got a huge order of Prima in but it is selling fast so you should check it out soon! Some of the other new products in the store include Pink Paislee (the new PP 6x6 pads sold out really quickly but more are on the way!), Basic Grey, Stampavie, My Favorite Things and much much more!

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

Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge!

Welcome back! I hope you all had a terrific weekend. It's Monday, that means it is time for another fun Little Paper Shop Challenge! This week Allison has a fabulous sketch challenge for all of us! We'd love for you to play along with us! If you do, be sure to leave a link to your card in the comments section of the LPS blog challenge post. One lucky random participant this week will win the set {Topiary}.

Here is the sketch:

For my card I used the newly released set {Everyday}.



For more inspiration be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the fabulous Little Paper Shop design team!

Julia
Bonnie
Cindy
Jen
Julie
Silvia
Allison
Ann
Pam

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

Happy Birthday Julie!

Today is Prettie Girl Julie's birthday! To celebrate, the rest of the Prettie Girls have put together a fun blog hop. If you arrived here via Frances' blog you are on the right path. If not, be sure to go back to the beginning (Christie's blog). You won't want to miss any of the fabulous projects.

For my card I used the super cute set "Happy Birth Day Lamb". I think this image is so cute!

Next stop in the birthday hop is the blog of Prettie Girl Wendy!

Julie, I hope you have an absolutely wonderful birthday!!

Little Danni with Flutterby

Hello friends! Today I have another card that I made with one of the newly released Victoria Case stamps from SCACD. The new spring collection is just incredible. I have been loving all of these cute little ladies! Today I used the new stamp "Little Danni and Flutterby". I think she is just so sweet! I stamped my image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic markers. I also added some Doodlebug Designs sugar coating glitter to her shoes, the cherry and the butterfly. For a little more sparkle I added my favorite embellishment, Dress It Up glitter dots!

I hope you are all having a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and a Blog Hop!

It's Wednesday! That means it is time for another fun Wednesday Prettie Challenge and blog hop! This week our challenge comes from the incredibly talented Prettie Girl Julie! Julie gave use a fun color challenge for this week: Yellow, Aqua, Kraft and White/Ivory.

This week the design team will be using either the set Love You This Much or Eggstra Special Easter. Both stamp sets featured this week will be on sale for 20% off all week. Also be sure to check out the new digi stamp section of the boutique, Christie is adding new digis all the time!

For my card, I used the set Eggstra Special Easter. I just think this Cooper is so cute!


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!

TIOT #59 : Inspiration Challenge!

This is my 2nd post for today. Please scroll down to see my Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge card!

Welcome to this week's SCACD Try It Out Tuesday challenge! This week's challenge is an inspiration challenge. We were challenged to find inspiration from one of our favorite movies!
This was a tough challenge for me since I have so many favorite movies. I decided to limit my pick to movies that I've watched in the past couple months. Since I happen to be someone who loves food and I happen to be a blogger, the movie "Julie & Julia" seemed like the perfect pick as my inspiration.
The newly released Victoria Case image "Little Marti" fit my inspiration piece perfectly (ok, so I might have picked the movie for this reason, but I truly did like the movie!). "Little Marti" is just the cutest little chef I have ever seen! You can purchase the new Victoria Case images individually or you can buy the entire Spring collection at an incredible discount! My main image is stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment I used comes from Pink Cat Studio. Susana carries several Pink Cat sets! I couldn't resist using some Basic Grey Nook and Pantry designer paper as well as my new favorite embellishment, American Crafts glitter buttons!

I used this week's Friday Sketchers sketch challenge as my layout inspiration.


Be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the incredibly talented SCACD design team members for more inspiration!

Suzanne Dean
Anki Bargman
Danni Bindel
Aud Nordheim
Jennifer Greco
Marti Wills
Carolyn Bounds
Dianne Prewitt

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday! Be sure to check back tomorrow for another fun Paper Pretties Wednesday challenge.

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

Welcome to another fun Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge! This week our challenge for you is to Show us your NEW STUFF!!! Use your favorite new products! We'd love for you to play along with us! If you do be sure to leave a link to your project in the comment section of the challenge post on the JB blog and/or use keyword JBE097 when up loading to PCP or SCS.

For my card I used the new Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety 6x6 paper pad along with the coordinating Garden Variety buttons. These new Cosmo 6x6 pads are filled with gorgeous coordinating patterns. I am addicted to 6x6 paper pads. They store so nicely and the price is definitely a plus! I also used one of my favorite Stampavie images. It isn't new, but the Jacksonbelle store does have the new Sarah Kay stamps in stock! I bought a couple of them and you will be seeing those on my cards in the upcoming weeks!

For more sketchy inspiration, be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars!

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Stephanie Severin

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

The Jacksonbelle store has tons of awesome new products in stock now, with more on the way. Lindsey just got a huge order of Prima in but it is selling fast so you should check it out soon! Some of the other new products in the store include Pink Paislee (the new PP 6x6 pads sold out really quickly but more are on the way!), Basic Grey, Stampavie, My Favorite Things and much much more!

Little Paper Shop March Preview Blog Hop!

It's day 2 of the Little Paper Shop March releases! To celebrate this month's release the design team is having a blog hop! If you arrived here via Cindy's blog you are on the right path. If not, be sure to start back at the LPS blog to make sure you see all of the gorgeous preview cards! Make sure to leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win today's preview set!

Both of the March release sets will be available to purchase in the LPS store tomorrow. Since it is Monday, we also have a challenge for you! The challenge this week was given to use by design team member Cindy. Cindy's challenge is for us is to "make something new again". Do you have a drawer full of things that you just had to have and you've never used...eyelets, ribbon, buttons, etc. Dig through those bins and use those neglected items! We would love for you to play along. Remember, if you do, be sure to leave a link to your project on the LPS challenge blog post for a chance to win!

Today's preview set is called {Everyday}. I LOVE this set!!! I think I say that every time a new set is released but I truly LOVE this one. I love sentiment stamps and this set is full of gorgeous sentiments! My "old" item comes in the form of some Prima lace ribbon. I have had this ribbon forever but just never quite had the right project to use it on.

Can you tell I'm addicted to the easel card, LOL. I just love these fun little cards! I can't get enough of them!

Thanks for stopping by today! The next stop in the hop is the blog of the incredibly talented Ann.

Where do your Belles 'n Whistles stamps live?

The Belles 'n Whistles blog has a fun contest going on right now. Check out their blog for all of the details.

So to answer the question...my Belles 'n Whistles stamps live in a zoo! Ok, so maybe not a real zoo but our house sure seems like a zoo to me! We've got dogs, a caterpillar, a pig, a bunny, bears, fish, turtles, a killer whale and even a 2 headed snake...oh and did I mention 2 kids. That is the definition of a zoo if I ever heard one!

Be sure to check out the Belles 'n Whistles blog for all the exciting new release sneak peaks!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a great day!

It's Preview Time!

It's preview time at Little Paper Shop. The March release sets will be available to purchase in the LPS store on Tuesday but the design team is giving sneak peaks of the sets today and tomorrow! Today's preview set is called {Apple Lily}. This set is totally adorable! For a chance to win this set, be sure to stop over at the LPS blog and leave a comment!


Be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the LPS design team for more fabulous sneak peaks!

Julia
Bonnie
Cindy
Jen
Julie
Silvia
Allison
Ann
Pam

Check back tomorro for another fun sneak peak and a LPS Monday challenge! I hope you are all having a great weekend!

SCACD Hearts and Hugs Spring Collection Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Susana's Custom Art and Card Design March release blog hop! Today marks the release of the latest collection of EXCLUSIVE SCACD images by the amazingly talented Victoria Case. The Victoria Case Hearts and Hugs - Spring Collection is filled with 7 incredibly ADORABLE springtime images. To showcase all these super fun spring images, the design team has put together a spring inspiration-filled blog hop! Each design team member is showcasing a different image today, so be sure to complete the full blog hop to see the complete release! The collection will be available for purchase at the SCACD store beginning today no later than 6 AM PST.

If you arrived here via Marti's blog you are on the right path. If you didn't, be sure to start back at the begining (Aud's blog) so that you don't miss out on any of the incredible design team projects!

For my card, I used the new Victoria Case stamp "Little Anki". Isn't she just the sweetest thing ever! I smile every time I look at her. "Little Anki" is stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. I paired her up with some fun Basic Grey Sugar Rush designer paper and a Prima Innoscence flower sprayed with Shimmerz Spritz (Shimmerz Spritz is 25% off right now!) and embellished with a fun sparkly American Crafts button. The sentiment comes from the Pink Cat set Lilly and Tweety (lots of Pink Cat sets are 15% off right now at SCACD).

I incorporated a couple challenges into my card too (I have been loving the challenges lately!). My card is for the Cupcake Craft Challenge #81: FLOWER POWER and I know I'm a bit late but I also did use the sketch challenge from last Friday's Friday Sketchers challenge blog for my card layout.


Next stop in the hop is the blog of the incredibly talented Carolyn Bounds! Thank you so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head on over to the SCACD store to check out the entire Victoria Case collection! I hope you all have an awesome weekend!

Only 1 more day....

until the new Victoria Case Spring release at SCACD! To celebrate this awesome new release, Susana is giving away some AWESOME blog candy! You won't want to miss out on this one. You can check out all the blog candy details HERE.

I found a little bit of time to play along with a couple more challenges this week. My card today is for the Taylored Expressions sketch challenge and the Basic Grey Challenge.

Here is the Taylored Expressions Sketch #103:

Here is the Basic Grey Challenge inspiration piece:

For my card I used the super cute Elisabeth Bell "Oh Baby" stamp from SCACD. I used the Taylored Expressions sketch and then went with a baby theme as my inspiration. I stamped my image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored her with Copic markers. For the flower I used one of the wonderful new Prima innoscence flowers and sprayed it using Smooch Spritz. The Smooch Spritz gives a GORGEOUS shimmer and it dries really fast!! The designer paper I used is Basic Grey (Origins) and My Mind's Eye. The Button and bling are from Basic Grey.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check back tomorrow for the big SCACD release blog hop!

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and a Blog Hop!

It's Wednesday! That means it is time for another fun Wednesday Prettie Challenge and blog hop! This week our challenge comes from Prettie Mama herself, Christie! Christie has a fun inspiration challenge for us this week.

Here is the inspiration piece:

This week the design team will be using either the set Bunny Slippers or Hippity Hoppity. Both stamp sets featured this week will be on sale for 20% off all week. Also be sure to check out the new digi stamp section of the boutique, Christie is adding new digis all the time!

For my card, I used Bunny Slippers Sophia. Isn't she just adorable. I decided to use the inspiration piece as a color challenge. I added some sparkly fluff to her bathrobe and slippers to give them that warm and fuzzy look.


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!

TIOT #58 Buttons, Buttons, Buttons!!!

This is my 2nd post for today. Please be sure to scroll down to see this week's Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge...it is a good one!


It is time for another fabulous Try It Out Tuesday challenge from SCACD! This week's challenge {TIOT58} is buttons, buttons, buttons! Find a creative way to add buttons to your project!


For my card this week, I used another one of the gorgeous newly released Elisabeth Bell images from SCACD. This image is called "Heartstrings". Isn't she just beautiful! There were 7 new Elisabeth Bell images released and you can order them individually or you can order the entire Sampler Edition #3 collection for a fabulous discounted price! SCACD also carries a huge selection of Pink Cat stamps. My sentiment comes from the Pink Cat set Lilly and Tweety (15% off right now!). I cut the sentiment out using a Spellbinders die. My image is stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. I embellished my card with a gorgeous Petaloo Dazzler flower (these are 25% off right now!). I pulled the rhinestone center off of the flower and added a super fun American Crafts glitter button!

I also made this card for this week's Cupcake Crafts Challenge: FLOWER POWER!

Be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the incredibly talented SCACD design team members for more inspiration!

Suzanne Dean
Anki Bargman
Danni Bindel
Aud Nordheim
Jennifer Greco
Marti Wills
Carolyn Bounds
Dianne Prewitt

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head on over to the SCACD store blog. Susana is giving away some absolutely WONDERFUL blog candy in honor of the upcoming Victoria Case Spring release at SCACD! I hope you all have an incredible day!

Jacksonbelle is getting sketchy!!!!!

It is time for another fabulous Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge! This week we have an awesome sketch challenge for you. We'd love for you to play along. If you do, be sure to leave a comment with a link to your creation on the JB blog!

Here is the sketch:

I absolutely LOVE this sketch! I also absolutely LOVE my card that I made using this sketch. I don't know if my photo really does it justice because it really is beautiful in real life. I absolutely love the colors in these Jenni Bowlin mini papers (all Jenni Bowlin mini papers are 30% off right now at Jacksonbelle). They are the perfect size for this sketch too!
I added some gorgeous May Arts ribbon and some Prima crystal swirls! Doesn't that bow just look marvelous! I used the Bow Easy and I am just in awe at how perfect my bow turned out. I tried it a second time just to make sure it wasn't a fluke and amazingly enough I was able to duplicate my perfect bow. The Bow Easy is amazing! The sentiment is from Paper Makeup Stamps.

For more sketchy inspiration, be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars!

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Stephanie Severin

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

There are TONS of new products in the Jacksonbelle store. Both of the new Basic Grey lines are in stock as well as the brand new Stampavie Sarah Kay stamps. Also just in... Pink Paislee 6x6 designer paper pads. They are GORGEOUS and a must have (I ordered mine yesterday!). Oh and did I mention Zva Creative....Oh my word...gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!!

ALSO...Imaginisce, older Pink Paislee lines, non-new release Stampavie and Jenni Bowlin are all 30% off. Thanks for stopping by today! We hope you all have a great day!

AWESOME blog candy from SCACD!

Be sure to scroll down for my Little Paper Shop Monday challenge post!!

Just wanted to let you all know that Susana from SCACD is giving away some INCREDIBLE blog candy to celebrate the March 12th release of the new Victoria Case Hearts and Hugs Spring collection !
Be sure to head on over to the store blog for all the details!!!