Just had to share this...

Annabelle hung out with me while I stamped tonight. She is an amazing little artist herself. While I worked on some design team stuff, this is the card she made...all by herself! She has some mad coloring skills for a 6 year old!


Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to come back tomorrow for the first peak at the Little Paper Shop January release!

Paper Pretties January Release!

Last night was the Paper Pretties January release party! Happy 3rd Anniversary Christie and Paper Pretties! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of your team!
All of the January releases are now available to purchase in the Paper Pretties store!
Another new feature in the Pretties boutique is digital stamps! Right now there are only a few digital stamps available but there were be new digi stamps with each month's release!

If you remember, on Wednesday the design team blog hop showed only snippets of one of the newest Cooper stamps. Today we get to show you the whole card.

Just in case you forgot, the challenge this week is to use STITCHING on your project. We would love for you to ink up your Paper Pretties stamps and play along with us. 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 with stitching 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 PWC86.
Deadline: 6pm EST Tuedsay, January 19th.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique

Here is the peak of my card that I gave you on Wednesday. Could you tell my picture was of snow and boots?

Without further ado, introducing Bundle Up Cooper:

Isn't he just adorable! I think I say that every single time a Cooper or Sophia are released but I truly think they are adorable!

When I first saw this stamp I thought it could be used as either a Cooper or Sophia so I colored one up as Sophia to show you the versatility of this stamp. Isn't she adorable, LOL!

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Prettie Girls to see their full Cooper cards! Hope you all have a great weekend!

Have a great weekend!

It has been a long time since I've had a chance to just post for fun. Life has been totally crazy for us the past few months. I'm sure many of you have noticed I haven't been commenting on blogs much lately. With vacation and Christmas and unfortunately a lot of illness, I haven't been able to get back on track. We are also trying to get our house ready to put on the market so I've also been spending a lot of time trying to make it appear like our house actually has some storage (not an easy thing to do when every closet in the house is packed floor to ceiling). I'm hoping to get back in the swing of blogging and commenting on blogs ASAP. I also missed my blogiversary a couple weeks ago so be on the lookout for some fun blog candy coming soon. Thanks to all of you how have stuck with me even when I haven't been around to your blogs!

With all that being said I thought I would share a card I made a few months ago. I absolutely LOVE this image from SCACD. Isn't she just adorable!

I also have a few little annoucments to share today:

My blogging friend Erika is giving away some INCREDIBLE blog candy. Check out her blog HERE.

All Inkadinkado stamps are on sale 75% at Jacksonbelle! Sale applies to in-stock items only. Lindsey will no longer be carrying Inkadinkado stamps so these will no be re-stocked. All of the remaining stock is under $3 and there are still some awesome stamps left!

Today is the big 3rd anniversary party for Paper Pretties. The fun starts in the Paper Pretties forum at 7pm CST.

The Little Paper Shop January release sneak peaks start Sunday. The sets this month are AWESOME! You'll definitely want to check them out! The design team will be sharing peaks on Sunday and Monday with the sets being available to purchase on Tuesday. Be sure to check out the LPS blog on Sunday and Monday for a chance to win the new sets!

I think that is about it from me today. I hope you all have a terrific weekend!

Another Prettie Preview!

This month, we are celebrating Paper Pretties' 3rd anniversary! To celebrate, we'll be having a big Anniversary party in the forum, tomorrow, January 15th starting at 7pm Central time. We'd love for you to join us!!! We will also be releasing several fun new sets that I know you will all love!

The design team has been giving peaks of the new stamps all week and today I have the chance to give you a peak at the February SOTM - Asian Sophia. I am just in love with this newest Sophia. Isn't she just absolutely ADORABLE!


Christie and Jennifer also have fabulous peeks for you today too, so don't forget to check out their blogs!
Also...Don't forget about the Guess the Cooper contest going on. Check out my blog post from yesterday for all of the details!

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

Happy Anniversary Paper Pretties!!!

Welcome to Paper Pretties 3nd Anniversary Blog Hop! We're celebrating in true Prettie style and you won't want to miss out!

This hop is not like our typical release hops... today the design team will not be showing you full projects. We will all be showing you just a little snippet of one of the FABULOUS new Cooper stamps being released on Friday! There is a little contest to go along with our little sneaks...GUESS THE COOPER! We want to you guess what Cooper is doing in this fun new stamp! One random lucky person with the correct guess will win this super cute Cooper! Each design team member will have a clue to help you with your guess so be sure to check out the blogs of all of the Prettie Girls.... when you have your guess, submit your answer to Jackie (babitoons@gmail.com). Answers must be in by 8am EST on the 15th to qualify.

We also have a challenge for you this week! This week the challenge is to use STITCHING on your project. We would love for you to ink up your Paper Pretties stamps and play along with us. 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 with stitching 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 PWC86.
Deadline: 6pm EST Tuedsay, January 19th.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique

Here is a little peak at my card. I am not a sewing girl so I went with faux stitching for my card. I will be posting the full card here on Saturday.
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 clues! If you are following the hop, grab your BOOTS and hop on over to the next stop: the blog of Prettie Girl Wendy Bond!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a wonderful day! Don't forget about the Paper Pretties anniversary party in the Paper Pretties forum on Friday, starting at 7pm Central time.

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

It's time for another fun Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge. This week we have an easy one for you..."Bling in the New Year". I don't know a single person out there that doesn't love bling! We'd love for you to play along with us! If you decide to play along, be sure to let us know. Leave a link to your project in the comments section of the challenge post on the JB blog or use key word JBE088 when uploading to SCS or PCP.For my card I used the GORGEOUS new Basic Grey Origins designer paper. I honestly think this may be my favorite Basic Grey line ever!!! I love the greens and yellows! I added some MAMBI bling to finish it off. The main image is a Sugar Nellie stamp that I got from my dear friend Delia for Christmas. She totally spoiled me with Sugar Nellies so you'll definitely be seeing more of them in the next few weeks!

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

Dawn Lusk

Julie Lacey

Heather Pulvirenti

Windy Robinson

Stehpanie Severin

Amy Tsuruta

Pam Varnell

Lynda Benden

Tobi Crawford

Jill Dunn

Carly Robertson

Shemaine Smith

Lindsey Botkin

Don't forget that all Inkadinkado stamps and stamp sets are 75% off in the Jacksonbelle store. There are still some fabulous choices but once they are gone they will not be restocked.

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

A Prettie Preview!

This is my 2nd post for the day. Please scroll down to see my Little Paper Shop Monday challenge.


This month, we are celebrating Paper Pretties' 3rd anniversary! To celebrate, we'll be having a big Anniversary party in the forum on Friday, January 15th starting at 7pm Central time. We will also be releasing several fun new sets that I know you will all love!

Until then, the design team has some fabulous sneak peaks of the January release for you!
I am so excited to be able to give you a look at one of the newest Cooper images. Eggstra Special Easter Cooper is ADORABLE!!!!!


Christie also has a fabulous peek for you today, so don't forget to check out her blog!
We have a special contest planned for our Wednesday blog hop, and you definitely won't want to miss it! I will have one more sneak peak on Thursday for you before the big release party on Friday!

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

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 from design team member Allison Fillo 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 LPSC50 when uploading to SCS or PCP.
One lucky participant in this week's challenge will win the LPS set {For You}. You have until Sunday night to get your project linked on the LPS blog!

Here is the sketch:

For my card I used the stamp set {Beautiful Things}. This set is filled with some beautiful 2-step flowers as well as some terrific sentiments! It is one of my favorite Little Paper Shop sets!

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

Julia
Bonnie
Cindy
Mel
Jen
Julie
Silvia
Allison
Ann
Pam

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

Paper PRetties Wednesday Challenge and a Blog Hop!

It's Wednesday! That means it is time for another funWednesday Prettie Challenge and blog hop! This week our challenge comes from the incredibly talented Prettie Girl Frances! Frances' challenge is a super fun sketch. We would love for you to ink up your Paper Pretties stamps and play along with us. 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 PWC85.
Deadline: 6pm EST Tuedsay, January 12th.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique

Here is the sketch:

Frances had a tall card (not A2) in mind for this sketch but because my brain is apparently still on vacation and because I haven't been feeling well and am just not on the ball, I made mine A2 size. I'm sure my card would have been much cuter had I actually followed directions.

For my card I used 2 of the fun new winter sets Snowy Snuggles and Frosty. Both of these sets are super cute and great for Christmas or just general winter cards!
The large blue snowflake was not exactly in my original plan but just as I was finishing up gluing my card together I somehow smudged black ink from my fingers onto my card. In an effort to salvage it (since it was completely done) I added the felt snowflake.
Supplies used: Frosty and Snowy Snuggles sets from Paper Pretties, SU cardstock, Copic markers, Sparkly Fluff, MAMBI self adhesive rhinestones, SU scalloped edge punch, Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder, nestibilites, Hero Arts felt snowflake.

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!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge and blog hop!

Welcome back! It's Tuesday, so that means it is time for another fabulous Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge. Since this week is the first official week of the newest design team members we thought we would have a little fun and do a blog hop along with the challenge. If you just joined the hop you will want to go back to Lindsey's blog and start from the begining. The cards are all fabulous and you definitely don't want to miss any of them. If you got here from Windy's blog you are on the right path!

The challenge this week is a super fun sketch challenge. We'd love for you to play along! If you do, please be sure to leave a link to your project in the comments section of the Jacksonbelle blog challenge post !

Here is the sketch:

For my card I used the new Sugar Rush designer paper from Basic Grey. Jacksonbelle has both the Sugar Rush and the Origins lines in stock!

Supplies used: Basic Grey Sugar Rush, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, SU cardstock, Copic markers, misc ribbon, stamps from Paper Pretties.

The next stop of the hop is one of the newest members of the Jacksonbelle team: Julie Lacey!
Julie is an absolutely AMAZING stamper and I am lucky enough to be on 2 different design teams with her. Julie's talent is incredible...I am inspired by her work on a daily basis! She is seriously the one of the best bow makers I have ever seen!!!! She is also a wiz with chipboard!
I also just found out that she lives in Minnesota...so she knows what it is like to be freezing cold too (we have some temps in the neg. digits this week)! Julie spends her days working as a financial controller (bet my dh wishes we had someone besides me controlling our finances, LOL) and her nights stamping with her 3 doggies! Ok...now that you know a little bit about Julie, head on over to HER BLOG and take a look around! You won't be disappointed!

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

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 color challenge from design team member Pam! 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 LPSC49 when uploading to SCS or PCP.
One lucky participant in this week's challenge will win the LPS set {I Heart}. You have until Sunday night to get your project linked on the LPS blog!

Here is the color challenge:

For my card I used the {Make A Wish} set from Little Paper Shop.

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

Julia
Bonnie
Cindy
Mel
Jen
Julie
Silvia
Allison
Ann
Pam

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

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and a Blog Hop!

Welcome back to another Paper Pretties Wednesday challenge and blog hop! The challenge this week is to decorate a notebook. For all of the challenge details be sure to check out the Paper Clip.

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!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

Welcome to another fabulous Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge! For our final challenge of 2009 we decided to have a little fun with ribbon. Our challenge this week is called "Rolling in Ribbon". Think of a fun way to use ribbon ie ruffles, make a medallion by using a running stitch and gathering, use your scraps and layer them under your image...anything with ribbon! We would love for you to play along with us. If you do, be sure to leave us a link to your project on the challenge post on the Jacksonbelle blog.

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!

Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge

It's Monday! That means it is time for another fabulous Little Paper Shop Monday challenge. This week we have a super fun color challenge given to us by Allison....Bashful Blue, Silver and Navy! We would love for you to play along! If you do, be sure to leave a link to your project on the Little Paper Shop blog. This week, one lucky challenge participant is going to win the super fun {I Heart} set!


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!

Be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the fabulous Little Paper Shop design team!

Julia
Bonnie
Cindy
Mel
Jen
Julie
Silvia
Allison
Ann
Pam

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

A Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and Blog Hop!

Welcome back to another Paper Pretties Wednesday challenge and blog hop! The challenge this week is to make a Valentine's card without using pink or red. For all of the challenge details be sure to check out the Paper Clip.

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!!!

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge

Welcome to the Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge! The challenge this week is to make a project using any product from the Jacksonbelle store. For my card I used and adorable Stampavie stamp and some May Arts ribbon from the Jacksonbelle store.


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!

Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge!

It's Monday, so that means it is time for another Little Paper Shop Monday challenge! The challenge this week is to make a clean and simple 1 layer card. For all of the challenge details be sure to check out the LPS Blog.

Here is my 1 layer card:

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.

A Prettie 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 Christi! Christi's challenge for everyone is to use eyelets on your project. We would love for you to ink up your Paper Pretties stamps and play along with us. 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 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!

A Prettie Birthday Blog Hop!

Today is Prettie Girl Kristy Ketterlin's birthday! To celebrate, the rest of the Prettie Girls are having a birthday blog hop in her honor! If you are just joining in the hop be sure to start back at the begining -Christie's blog-because you won't want to miss any of the fabulous birthday cards! If you got here from Frances' blog you are on the right path!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTY! I hope you have a wonderful day!

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

It's Tuesday, so that means it is time for another fun Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge. This week we have a fun sketch for you.

Here is the sketch:

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!