Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge!

Not sure if anyone reads my blog anymore due to my lack of posting, but if you are reading, let me assure you that I am still alive, LOL. Things are just crazy busy for me. I'm working on tons of fun things for future Paper Pretties releases as well as trying to entertain both kids full time...so that leaves me near zero free time to actually stamp. I never realized how hard summer "vacation" would be. Tom had Monday off for the holiday so I did find a few child-free minutes to throw a card together for today's challenge.

Today we have an awesome sketch from Frances!

For my card, I decided to do a little paper piecing with Giving Thanks Sophia. I think she is just adorable. I matched her up with some GORGEOUS flocked Kaisercraft Peachy Keen designer paper and I paper pieced her dress with some Pink Paislee 365 Degrees designer paper. The brads are from Heidi Grace.

All of the stamps in the Paper Pretties boutique are on sale 10-75% off! Most sets fall in the 40-50% range so there are definitely some great deals!
New Basic Grey Oliver and Olivia should be arriving in the next couple days as well as some fun glitter dots and Copic markers! New stuff is arriving all the time so be sure to check back often.
Paper Pretties is now located in the U.S., which means faster and cheaper shipping for U.S. customers!

Thanks for stopping by today! I appreciate you all sticking with me during my blogging drought. I promise that once things get settled down I will be back to posting more often!

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge!

We're back! After taking a few weeks off...it is time for the Paper Pretties Wednesday challenges to start back up! Our challenge this week comes from design team member Jennifer Greco. Jennifer challenged everyone to make a summer themed card! We'd love for you to play along!

With all of the chaos of buying/starting a business, I honestly haven't stamped in over a month. I'm not even sure I remember how to stamp, LOL. I can't remember if I shared this one with you yet but since I don't really have anything else for you I'm just going to pretend that I haven't. For this card I used Make A Wish Sophia. She is one of my favorite Sophia images!


All of the stamps in the Paper Pretties store are on sale 10-75% off. Most of the sets are in the 40-50% range so it is a great time to pick up a few from your wish list! I also added tons of fun new products to the store....6x6 designer paper pads, Kaiser gems, pearls and flowers, adhesives, Smooch Spritz and more!

Paper Pretties shipping is faster and more affordable than ever...for U.S. orders $5 flat rate for orders up to $50. Free shipping on orders over $50. Canada orders $7 flat rate for orders up to $70. Free shipping on orders over $70. All other International orders $13 flat rate.

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

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

It is a sad day :( Today is the last Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge. Lindsey is closing the virtual doors of the Jacksonbelle store at the end of the month. The entire store is 75% off. Things have been selling fast but there are still a few fabulous products left.

Before I share my card for today, I want to say THANK YOU to Lindsey for giving me the opportunity to be a part of her team. I have been on the JB design team for the past year and a half and I have loved every minute of it. Lindsey ...you are a wonderful, sweet, dear friend and I wish you the very best in all of your future endeavors! Of coarse you can't get rid of me this easily...I will definitely be keeping in touch! I'm so sad that this chapter in your life is ending, but I know the best is yet to come for you!

I have to be honest and say that I didn't make a new card for today's post. I decided to go back and look at all of my Jacksonbelle challenge cards and repost a few of my favorites from the past year and half. Unfortunately when I looked at my early cards I seriously had to cringe. I'm not even sure how I managed to get on the team...yikes...scary stuff...LOL.

This was one of the very first cards I made as part of the JB DT. It also happens to be the very first card I ever had published. When I joined the JB team I knew nothing about submitting cards. The team was super supportive and really encouraged me to submit. I can't thank them enough for all of the support and advice!

This is one of my favorite JB challenge cards ever! I usually struggle with clean and simple but I really loved how this card came together!
I won't bore you with too much more....

This happens to be my favorite JB challenge card...EVER! I am in love with the Basic Grey Origins line as well as Zva Creative bling and Stampavie stamps! This card also happens to be my 40th publication! It is in the September 2010 issue of Scrap and Stamp Arts! Without Lindsey and the Jacksonbelle team, I'm not sure that I would have ever found the confidence to submit my cards. Thank you ladies for everything!

Be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars today for more inspiration!

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Stephanie Severin

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

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

HUGE sale at Paper Pretties!

Hello All! Just thought I'd check in and say Hi. I've spent the past couple weeks working around the clock on my new business adventure. I'm finally starting to see that there might be a light at the end of the tunnel but there is still a lot of work to do! That being said, I am having a HUGE stamp sale at Paper Pretties. I need to make room for tons of fun new things coming in the next month. SO......all stamps in the Paper Pretties Boutique are on sale 10-75% off. Most of the sets fall into the 40-50% range so it is definitely a good time to pick up those Sophia and Coopers that you've been wanting. I've also added a ton of fabulous products to the store...Smooch Spritz, Kaiser pearls, gems and flowers, lots of 6"x6" designer paper pads, adhesives and more!!! Shipping is now cheaper too! $5 flat rate for U.S. orders up to $50...free shipping $50 and over! $7 flat rate for all orders to Canada with free shipping on orders $70 and over...and $13 flat rate shipping to all other International destinations!

We are starting the Paper Pretties Wednesday challenges back up this week too! Exciting stuff!

I hope you are all having a great weekend!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

We are down to our last couple Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenges :(

Everything in the JB store is now 75% off! Things are selling fast!

Our challenges for the entire month of June are to use your favorite Jacksonbelle products. We'd love for you to play along with us!

For my card I used some gorgeous My Mind's Eye designer paper, some May Arts ribbon and some Zva pearls!

Be sure to check out the blogs of the Jacksonbelle design team for lots of inspiration!

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Stephanie Severin

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

I'm still alive....

but I am totally exhausted!!! Not sure if you have heard the news, but as of this past Monday I am the new owner of Paper Pretties. I am SOOOOO excited about this new adventure but completely overwhelmed at the same time. I have spent more than 20 hours in the past 2 days opening boxes of inventory...counting and organizing. My back hurts, my feet hurt, my head hurts...but I'm excited (and a little terrified) about the future! I have tons of big plans for Paper Pretties! I'm adding tons of fun new products to the store...a new illustrator or two....plus more fabulous Cooper and Sophia images from Paper Pretties illustrator Joni Stringfield. I hope you all join me on this crazy adventure! I will be having a huge grand "re-opening" event to celebrate sometime in July! You won't want to miss it! In the meantime you might not see or hear much from here for a week or so.

I hope you all have a terrific weekend!

50% off at Jacksonbelle!

As most of you know, the Jacksonbelle store is closing its virtual doors. As of today everything in the store is 50% off! Things are selling fast so shop early for the best selection!
Since it is Tuesday we continue with our June JB challenge of "use your favorite products from the JB store".

One of my favorite product categories in the JB store is Rub-ons! I absolutely love rub-ons and Lindsey has a big selection of them in the store!
I used the Daisy D rub-on tape roller for the stitching around the edges of this card.

Be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars for more inspiration!

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Stephanie Severin

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

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

Life is Busy!

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately. With the start of summer vacation for the kids, life got completely hectic overnight. We are a week into summer break and are finally starting to settle into a routine. Hopefully that means more stamping time for me in the near future.

I do have a card to share today though...This sentiment is one of my favorite from DRS Designs. I also love this simple layout (I've used it several times). The designer paper and brads are from Basic Grey.

Don't forget that the entire Jacksonbelle store is on sale 40% off! There are still some terrific products to choose from but they are selling fast so shop early for the best selection!

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge!

It's time for the Wednesday Paper Pretties Challenge! This week the challenge is to make a tri-fold card.
For my card I used the adorable Lady Liberty set from Paper Pretties.
For more tri-fold inspiration check out the blogs of these Prettie Girls!

• Julie Masse
• Jana Weaver
• Frances Byrne
• Jane Matsumoto
• Jennifer Greco

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

It's Tuesday...time for a new Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge! This week we continue our June "Use your favorite products from the Jacksonbelle store" challenges. If you haven't heard, the Jacksonbelle store is closing its virtual doors :( The entire store is on sale 40% off! There are still a ton of awesome products left but they are selling fast so you'll want to shop early!

One of my absolute favorite things in the JB store is Cosmo Cricket dp. I LOVE the 6x6 Cosmo pads! The JB store has a bunch of fun 6x6 Cosmo designs in stock just waiting for you!

Be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars for more inspiration!

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Stephanie Severin

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

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

Happy Birthday Jane!

Today is Prettie Girl Jane'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 "Make a Wish Sophia". I think she is so sweet!

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

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

HUGE SALE at Jacksonbelle!

The entire Jacksonbelle store is on sale 30% off! Stuff is selling fast so you definitely want to shop early!

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge!

It's Wednesday! That means it is time for another fun Wednesday Prettie Challenge and blog hop! This week our challenge comes from Prettie Girl Frances! Frances always creates the best sketches for us!

Here is Frances' sketch:

Unfortunately my schedule has been a little crazy and I didn't get a chance to play along this week. I'm hoping to make a card with Frances' sketch in the next couple days though. Until then, I have a fun holiday card to share...



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

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

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

Welcome to another fun week of the Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge! Because the month of June is so hectic for a lot of us...kids finishing school....vacations...and more...the JB design team is making the June Tuesday challenges very easy. Our Tuesday challenges for the entire month of June are to use your favorite products from the JB store! We'd love for you to play along with us. If you do, be sure to leave a link to your project in the comments section of the challenge post on the JB blog.

Some of my favorite products in the JB store include Cosmo Cricket designer paper, Basic Grey deisgner paper, Prima flowers and bling!

Be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Jacksonbelle Rockstars for more inspiration!

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Stephanie Severin

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

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

HUGE list of stamps FOR SALE

I did some spring cleaning and have a HUGE For Sale post on SCS right now. Lots of stamps for cheap prices! You can see my list HERE.

Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge!

I hope you are all having an awesome holiday weekend! It is Monday so that means it is time for another AWESOME Little Paper Shop challenge! This week we have a terrific 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.


For my last LPS Monday Challenge as part of the design team, I thought it only appropriate for me to use my favorite LPS stamp set EVER....{A Dream}
For more inspiration be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the fabulous Little Paper Shop design team!

Julia
Bonnie
Jen
Julie
Silvia
Allison
Ann
Pam

We also have 3 fabulous new guest designers joining us the next few months so be sure to stop by their blogs and give them some love:

Kelly
Julie
Tasha

Before signing off, I want to Thank Julia for everything she has done for me. I have been on the LPS design team for the past year and it has been an incredible experience! Thank you so much!

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

Changes

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! We are enjoying the gorgeous weather, hanging out with family and friends! I'm also hoping to fit a little stamping in too, but we'll see.

With school ending and summer quickly approaching we have a lot of changes going on around our house. As much as I can't believe it, Beckett has graduated from pre-school and will be starting kindergarten in the fall and Annabelle is only 2 school days away from kindergarten graduation. I am so sad that my babies are growing up, yet so proud of both of them!
They have a crazy busy summer filled with summer camps, swimming lessons, soccer and lots more!

Besides changes with the kids, I myself have had a lot going on these past several months. Only a few of you know this, but in January I decided it was time for me to get rid of my "pregnancy weight" since my baby was turning 5 years old. Since mid January I have been following a strict diet and walking on the treadmill and have managed to lose 56 pounds. It has been a long, hard road but I'm proud of my accomplishment. I also managed to lower my cholesterol by 48 points which for me is a big deal. I have had high cholesterol for most of my adult life. I am finally considered a normal healthy weight and my cholesterol is in the normal range! Woohoo!
Unfortunately, I have also been dealing with a thyroid issue for the past 6 months which has made me absolutely miserable. This is an ongoing issue that I pray gets resolved soon. If any of you are thyroid experts or are married to one I'd love to hear from you. Can you tell I'm getting desperate, LOL?

I also wanted to post a little bit about some changes you are going to see here on my blog in the upcoming weeks. First off, you may have noticed that I have moved a couple company names into the "past design teams" list on my side bar. Yesterday was my last official post as part of the Susana's Custom Art and Card Design design team and Monday will be my last official post as part of the Little Paper Shop design team. I am going to try and play along with the LPS Monday challenges and the SCACD TIOT challenges but it won't be a regular thing every week for me anymore. I have been truly honored to a part of both of these teams.

I do have some super exciting things coming up in the future (more on that in the next few weeks) but for the next month or so you might not see as many posts from me.

Change is good, right?

I hope you all have a terrific weekend! Be sure to check back here on Monday for my last LPS Monday challenge as part of the LPS dt. We have an awesome sketch for you that you won't want to miss!

Victoria Case Hearts and Hugs Summer Collection!

Welcome to the Susana's Custom Art and Card Design April release blog hop! Today marks the release of the latest collection of EXCLUSIVE SCACD images by the incredibly talented Victoria Case. The Victoria Case Hearts and Hugs Summer Collection is filled with 7 incredibly ADORABLE images. To showcase all these gorgeous images, the design team has put together a fabulous 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.

I am the 2nd stop in the hop. If you arrived here via Kim's Blog you are on the right path. If not, be sure to hop back and start with her 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 "Teddi and Friend". Isn't this just the cutest Teddy Bear EVER! The Victoria Case images are available to purchase individually or you can purchase the entire collection for an incredible discounted price! There are 2 bonus accessory stamps if you buy the entire collection. I stamped "Teddi and Friend" with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic markers.

Next stop in the hop is the blog of the incredibly talented Dianne Prewitt! 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 Hearts and Hugs Summer Collection! I hope you all have an awesome weekend!

TIOT: Tags!

Welcome to this week's SCACD Try It Out Tuesday challenge (on Thursday)! To change things up a bit the design team has split the week up with half of us posting on Tuesday and the other half on Thursday. This week our challenge is to make a tag.

For my tag, I used the Our Craft Lounge set "Sunshine Cheer". I absolutely adore this set! I stamped my images with Momento Tuxedo Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers. I added some Kaiser bling for a little extra shine!

Susana has added TONS of fabulous new products to her store...including Our Craft Lounge , Maya Road Chipboard, Stamps, Zva Creative, Copic Multiliners, Kraftin Kimmie stamps, Pink Paislee, Kaisercraft designer paper and lots more!

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

Don't forget about the AWESOME blog candy that Susana is giving away on the store blog! You won't want to miss it!

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and 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 Girl Jackie! Jackie challenged everyone to make a card using the colors red, green and kraft.

This week the design team will be using either the set Right On Par or Coffee Cool.



If you are just starting at my blog, head on over to Christie's blog to start the blog hop 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!

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