Friday, March 19, 2010

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!!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

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!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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!


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

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!

Monday, March 15, 2010

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.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

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!



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