Prettie Preview - CLUCK II

Happy Monday to all my stampin' friends!  I hope you had a good weekend!!  Today is a TWO POST kinda day, I have my regular {Little Paper Shop} Monday Challenge card, along with a special PREVIEW for the September Release over at Paper Pretties!!  I can't believe it's time for the second release already!!  We have so many great sets coming your way, you will not BELIEVE the cuteness.  :)

My preview today is for Cluck II.  Chicks Rule!!

This week our challenge is to used Glitter Dots, pearls, or rhinestones (keyword: PWC119).  Glitter Dots are one of my favorite embellishments!!!  They add so much, they are cheap, fast and easy.  I put mine on using Mini Glue Dots.     

I used a sketch for this project, Taylored Expressions #128 (TESC128).  I just love the look on this little chicken's face.  TOO FUN!!  The chicken wire you see in the background is a stamp too!  Yes it is!  Perfect for making backgrounds of any size, you can line it up and stamp all the way across the paper.  Love it!

I was also thinking of the Card of the Week challenge when I created this project.  The challenge this week is to create a "Thinking of You" card.  I like this sentiment because it's simple and you can send the card to anyone - for any reason.  Thanks Susanna for the challenge!

We are smack in the middle of previews, they'll be happening all week on the Paper Pretties blog and the individual blogs of the Prettie Girls.  FRIDAY is release day, and we'll be back here with a blog hop!  You still have time to participate in the current Prettie Wednesday Challenge - use rhinestones, pearls, or glitter dots.  You have until tomorrow night to link up on the Paper Pretties blog for a chance to win Prettie stamps!

See you back here Wednesday for a new Prettie Challenge!  Thanks for stopping by!

PWC119 & More - Fall Fun!

Happy Wednesday! Are you ready for the Prettie Wednesday Challenge?! I bet you are!  If you play along with us you could WIN!   Check out the Paper Pretties Blog for all the details! 

This week our challenge is to used Glitter Dots, pearls, or rhinestones (keyword: PWC119).  Glitter Dots are one of my favorite embellishments!!!  They add so much, they are cheap, fast and easy.  I put mine on using Mini Glue Dots.    

Here is my contribution using Falling For You Sophia.  It's that time of year and fall is my FAVORITE!!

I am also entering this card in a whole bunch of challenges (goooo Fall/Autumn theme!).  In no particular order:


ColourQ #50 - Peach Parfait, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, and Early Espresso
Taylored Expressions #127 - Sketch
Cutie Stampers - Glitter
Prairie Fairy - Embossing
Paper Make Up - Autumn
Theme Thursday - Autumn
Paperplay - Autumn Colors
Incy Wincy - Autumn Colors
Stempel Magie - Fall Colors
Allsorts - Colors of Autumn
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Colors of Autumn
Raise the Bar - Orange, Brown and Green
Delightful Challenges - Colors of Autumn and Ribbons
Pollycraft - Autumn Colors
Paper Players - Fall color combo
Creative Card Crew - Autumn
Timbro Scrapmania - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Anything Goes
Tellens Place - Anything Goes
Gingersnaps - Punches


Thanks for stopping by today!  We have changed the PWC format so it's no longer a blog hop, head over to the Paper Pretties Blog for a full list of the day's eye candy and all the challenge (and PRIZE) details!  You link up THERE for your chance to win!

Prettie Preview - THE GRAND RE-OPENING IS COMING!!

Hello out there in blogland!!  Happy Sunday to you all!  I hope it's a good weekend for all my stampin' friends.  It's been fun around here -- guess why?!  I'm playing with all kinds of amazing new stamps from Paper Pretties!!  You may have heard one or two (hundred) things from me in the last month about Paper Pretties - we have a NEW owner and have moved to the USA; faster and cheaper shipping; amazing customer service; fun new products being stocked in the store; etc.  All great stuff - and to make room for all these new sets, all current stamp sets in stock at the Prettie Boutique are on sale up to 75% off!!

BUT things get even better this week, because we're finally ready for the Grand Re-Opening EVENT we've been promising!  It's going to happen this Thursday, August 12th with a huge blog hoppin' party LITERALLY stuffed full of gorgeous creations...and FREE STAMPS.  Yeah, I said free stamps!  Check the Paper Pretties Blog and the rest of the Prettie Girls' blogs this week for previews and more details, and be back here on THURSDAY to shop with us, hop with us, and win with us!  Get Prettie!

Here's my preview card for today, which features the absolutely PERFECT Engineer Cooper.  I have three train fanatics in my house so you know I am in love with this set.  Is he having fun or WHAT??

I threw in a sketch challenge - TESC123 from Taylored Expressions this week:

Thanks for stopping by today!  I will have another preview card for you on Tuesday, and of course a release card this week on Thursday, August 12th.  Other Prettie Girls are also previewing this week, so pay them a visit -- and check the Paper Pretties Blog too!  You still have time to play along with our Prettie Wednesday Challenge this week for a chance to win the Bugs & Fishes stamp set.


The big RELEASE DAY BLOG HOP PARTY TRAIN kicks off at 5 AM EST on the Paper Pretties Blog.  Stamps will be available for purchase at 7 AM EST that day in the Prettie Boutique.  See you tomorrow!

LPS Preview - {Young At Heart}

Hello and welcome to the start of our July previews from the {Little Paper Shop}! We have some great stuff to show you today with a wonderful sentiment set called {Young At Heart}. Julia is so clever with the fun & witty sentiments, love 'em!!

First, here's my card:

I incorporated a sketch - this week's new Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge (TESC120). Here's the sketch:

I also used the Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C45) challenge here (given by none other than JESSIE, stampin' girl extraordinaire) of Red, Black and White. A TOTAL surprise there...heehe. ;-) *love ya Jess*

Be sure to visit the LPS store blog and the other DT members to see all the inspiration with our newest little darling! If you swing by and leave a comment on all the DT blogs and the LPS store blog post, you'll have a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store! Winner will be announced tomorrow, along with our SECOND preview! See you back here in the morning!

LPSC75 - A Purple Day

It's MONDAY!! Yay!! I love starting my week with a great challenge from the {Little Paper Shop}! Did you happen to see the LPS store blog on Friday? We are featuring the FABULOUS {Forest Critters} set with some great samples from the DT and LPS friends. Stop over and see all the lovely creations!

But now, on to today's challenge {your uploading keyword is LPSC75}. We have a pretty in purples color challenge for you today; Razzelberry, Orchid, and Olive! First off, here is my card using {Butterflies}.

I incorporated a sketch, from Taylored Expressions today (TESC119). Here it is:

Be sure to visit the LPS store blog and the other DT members to see all the inspiration with this week's fabulous challenge! AND, if you play along with us you'll be entered to win this week's prize from the {Little Paper Shop}!! Check out the details there this morning - you have until Sunday night to enter by linking up on this week's post on the LPS store blog and the winner will be announced there next Monday morning. Can't beat free stamps AND an excuse to use them!

PWC108 - BIG News At Paper Pretties!!

WELCOME BACK to the Prettie Wednesday Challenge!!! Whew!! We've had some big changes around the Paper Pretties water cooler, and I just KNOW you are going to be as excited about them as I am!!

First and foremost, Paper Pretties has a new owner and a new country! Yes, yes! Our Prettie Mama is Heather Lee-Reppen, and she is one of my bestest friends, both in and out of stamping. I am so, SO excited for her, and I know you don't know her like I do, but she has a TRUE commitment to having things done, and done right (in a fast and organized way, LOL). Every stampin' gal out there knows that when we need new stamps, paper, and accessories, we NEED THEM NOW. Well from now on, you're going to get them now, from Paper Pretties! Now located in the United States (right here in Wisconsin), you will see lightning fast shipping, with SIGNIFICANTLY lower shipping costs -- and free shipping after you meet the minimums too.

So head over and check out the new products - 6x6 designer paper pads, Kaiser gems, pearls and flowers, adhesives, Smooch Spritz and more, plus other improvements Heather has already made. AND, keep coming back, because over the next weeks, there will be a grand re-opening, tons and TONS of additioinal new products added to the store (great prices too), plus we already talked about faster and cheaper shipping; and more...

Oh, and did I mention that right now, every in-stock stamp set at Paper Pretties is ON SALE??? Yes they are!! Discounts range from 10 to 75% off, but MOST are in the 40 to 50% off range. That is a HUGE DEAL!! Go, go, go!

Oh wait, first, check out my challenge card! heehee. Our challenge theme this week is "summer", and nothing says summer more than laying out and catching some rays! This is Soakin' Up The Sun Sophia. Love that Sophia! She and her friend Cooper are what got me hooked on Paper Pretties in the first place. Dare I say....there will be lots more of Sophia and Cooper in our future!!!

I used Taylor's sketch for this week, {TESC118}. Here it is:

Thanks for stopping by! Head over to Heather's blog to finish off the hop, congratulate her on the store and then GO SHOPPING at the Prettie Boutique!

LPS Preview - {Lucy Baking}

*Sorry for the post delay, Blogger wouldn't post for me last night so I had to do it this morning!

Hello friends! Happy Sunday to you all! I'm here with a special post today, because it's "that time" again -- but in a GOOD way! Our first preview day for the JUNE releases at the {Little Paper Shop}! Wooooooot! Oh, and before I get to all the great stuff for today, did you happen to see the LPS store blog on Friday? We are featuring the {Fairytale Adventures} stamp set with some great samples from the DT and LPS friends. Stop over and see all the lovely creations!

I just love her! She's so sweet! There are some great sentiments and words to go along with her, and a couple different things to put in her outstretched hand. What FUN!

I incorporated a sketch - this week's new Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge (TESC117). Here's the sketch:

Be sure to visit the LPS store blog and the other DT members to see all the inspiration with our newest little darling! If you swing by and leave a comment on all the DT blogs and the LPS store blog post, you'll have a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store! Winner will be announced tomorrow, along with our SECOND preview! See you back here in the morning!

Card details: Paper - Die Cuts With A View DP, Mellow Moss cardstock from SU, PTI white and Aqua Mist. Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black. Other - Copic markers, EK Success border punch Prima flowers from stash, Prima wild rose at the center, dimensionals, Scor-Tape, Art Institute Glitter on cupcake, Ranger Inkssentials white gel pen, Nestabilities Labels 4 for sentiment, ribbon from stash.

LPSC71 - Time For Color!

Happy Monday afternoon out there!! I hope you all had a great weekend! It was busy here, as I'm sure it was everywhere. It's the last week of school here so the kiddos are craaaaazed! Yikes!

Well, it is MONDAY though, so that means it is time for another AWESOME {Little Paper Shop} challenge! This week we have a terrific color challenge for you. Here they are:



For my card (above) I used the fabulous {Moments} set, one of my favorites for it's beautiful sentiments and pretty, casually elegant fonts. I also incorporated a sketch, this is the latest from Taylored Expressions (TESC116).

Be sure to visit the LPS store blog and the other DT members to see all the inspiration with this week's fabulous challenge! AND, if you play along with us you'll be entered to win this week's prize -- stamps from the {Little Paper Shop}!! Check out the details on THIS POST - you have until Sunday night to enter by linking up on this week's post on the LPS store blog and the winner will be announced there next Monday morning. Can't beat free stamps AND an excuse to use them! Thanks for the visit today, hope your week is off to a great start!

Prettie Wednesday!

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 Wendy! Wendy challenged everyone to make a something for a teacher {PWC105}.

Honestly, I'm not really a "gift" kinda person. I just struggle so much with making 3D items and worry so much about how they will be received. So I made a card, and in a couple weeks when school is out my DS and I will bake cookies and give cards, cookies and Starbucks gift cards to the teachers. I think that's a pretty good gift! And this card is a perfect compliment to that gift set. :)

This week the design team will be using either the set Right on Par or Coffee Cool. These are both such fun sets and both stamp sets featured this week will be on sale for 35% 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 several adorable Sophia and Cooper digi stamps)!

I used a color challenge today, love it! ColourQ {CQC34}:

I also incorporated a sketch, this is the latest from Taylored Expressions {TESC114}. Fun times! You may recognize it from Monday's card -- that's how much I liked it!!

Hope you have a great day! Be sure to visit the Prettie Boutique and the other DT members to see all the inspiration with this week's fabulous challenge!

One other quick announcement, the SCACD May release SUMMERTIME FUN by Victoria Case is coming soon! Be sure to check out the store blog for a chance at some awesome blog candy, now through Thursday!

LPS Preview - {Beach Jena}

Hello friends! Happy MOTHER'S DAY to all my fellow stampin' moms! I hope everyone has a truly amazing day with their families, and maybe even sneaks in a few minutes to stamp. ;-) I know I am going to try!

Well we started yesterday with our preview for the MAY releases at the {Little Paper Shop}, and we're back today for more fun....in the SUN! This next set is called {Beach Jena}. She's ADORABLE. I love her little two-piece suit and her long, little-girl hair. Summer is definitely coming!
I incorporated some challenges for today - surprise surprise! The colors come from the current one over at the ColourQ {CQC31}; I know my green is a little too green to be celery but this paper was perfect in every other way, so we're fudging it just a bit. Here is the swatch:

And of course I couldn't resist this week's sketch at Taylored Expressions - you know she's in my top 3 for sketch makers in the stampin' world {TESC112}.

Be sure to visit the LPS store blog and the other DT members today to see the inspiration with our newest little darling! If you swing by and leave a comment on ALL the design team member's blogs today (links can be found on my sidebar or on the LPS store blog) and you'll have a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store! Winner will be announced tomorrow, along with our THIRD and final preview! Release day is Tuesday! See you back here in the morning for another preview and a new weekly challenge.

Card details: Paper - TAC DP, Curry and Brilliant Blue cardstock from SU, PTI white. Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black. Other - Kaisercraft white pearls, Basic Grey white pearl swirls, Copic markers, SU sentiment punches, Circle and Pinking Circle Nestabilities, dimensionals, Scor-Tape, Turquoise Opaque Art Glitter, Ranger Inkssentials white gel pen.

Prettie Peek - So Sweet

Hello out there! I am back and feeling a bit better, so I managed to put together my card for today's Paper Pretties May Prettie Peek - the set is called So Sweet.

I used the current sketch from Taylored Expressions (TESC110), here it is for reference:

I also used the color challenge from the ColourQ (CQC30).

That's it for me. Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out what Christie and Heather have created for this sweet set. :)

PWC99 - Spring Break, Dude!

Hello stampers! Well, it's Wednesday already, which is Paper Pretties day; with a new featured stamp set (or two) plus a DT blog hop each week! This week's challenge {PWC99} is to create a spring break card. How fun! Here is mine:

This week the design team is featuring the two sets Holy Mackerel and Surf's Up. These are both adorable penguin sets and are on sale for 35% off all week!!!

The card info for today - I stamped this little darling in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on PTI white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. Paper from Die Cuts With A View. Sketch from Taylored Expressions {TESC108}. Lots of Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the wave, and I did the glittery dots on my oval scallop using the VIVA DECOR GLITTER LINER PEN in Hematite. Have you SEEN this amazingly awesome new product yet??? Susana is carrying a huge range of their pens, from the glitter to gloss, pearl to glass. Suzanne Dean and Pezadoodle have videos on how these babies work. These are amazing, you can make your own flat-backed glittery dots, pearl dots, etc. in a huge range of colors and they look perfect! I need morrrrrrrrrrrrrre, heehee.

Thanks for hopping with us - I'm the last stop, so you can head over to The Prettie Boutique and Forum when you're through here for more info and inspiration. Or, if you are just starting the hop here at my blog, head on over to Christie's blog to start from the beginning.

Try Out Some COLOR!

Happy Tuesday stampin' friends!! Today we have another fun Try It Out Tuesday challenge from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design to jump start your creativity! This week's challenge {TIOT62} is a "Tulip" color combination in honor of spriiiiiiiiing! The colors are Red, Yellow, Hot Pink and Violet.

I chose Little Dianne from the latest Victoria Case for SCACD set - Hearts and Hugs Spring Collection to work with today. Did you know that you can buy the set of all 7 stamps in one sheet for a savings of over 30% off the price of the stamps bought individually? That's a heck of a deal!

I added in a sketch challenge {of course!} to today's card as well. Here is my card:

Today's card details - I stamped my sweetie with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on PTI white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. Accents and highlighting, and circle spots, with the Ranger Inkssentials White Gel Pen. The patterned paper and fancy brad are from Basic Grey - the new Green at Heart pattern. Yummy!! Susana has both of the newest BG patterns (and many more) up on the store website - click the link above to go to that category. I love that she carries a few of the popular older (but still fabulous) patterns that are hard to find in the 6x6 pads after that initial "rush" when they are first released!

And here is the sketch I used, this week's Taylored Expressions inspiration {TESC107}. You know I love these!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you're inspired by all the beautiful DT projects, we'd love to see you get your color on!!

Also a quick note, Paper Pretties has introduced a new special, $2 Tuesdays. Every Tuesday there will be a new special in the Paper Pretties store an item or two on sale for $2. Today's special is the Queen & Company Think Pink buttons. Fun!

That's it for me, I will see you all tomorrow - happy stamping!

A New Prettie Peek

Hello stampers! It's that time again ALREADY! The first preview day for the upcoming April Paper Pretties release, and I'm showcasing today along with some of the other Pretties! The new stamp sets and digital images will be available to purchase on April1st. Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team blogs between now and then for more peeks! {Including me, I'll be back on Saturday with another!}.

My card today uses a new scripture set that will be coming out in rubber. So pretty!

I stamped my image on PTI white with Memento Rich Cocoa and cut it out with Classic Oval Nestabilities. I matted with the new Big Scalloped Oval Nesties for a softer look. NEW yummy Basic Grey paper on this one - just in over at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, I am having a blast with the new patterns! I went with these papers because they wanted to see SPRING over at Crazy 4 Challenges this week {C4C29} and this paper just SCREAMS spring!

Also used a sketch on this, you know I gotta get those in whenever I can, they are my favorite! Taylored Expressions #105 today, I flipped it on it's side to make the horizontal sentiment my main focal image.

Other quick details - I sprayed the white Kaisercraft flowers with Shimmerz Spritz to color coordinate with the papers and add sparkle. A Prima mini rose in the center and I added Smooch Illuminate to it so it would also stand out. I also went over the dove in the scripture with Illuminate {that didn't really show up in the photo}. I love that the Smooch paints have so much sparkle, and that they comes with the little applicator brush. No hunting for a brush and no wash up after use!

Ok, that's all I've got, thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of the previews, and I hope everyone has a fabulous Thursday!

LPS Preview BLOG HOP!

Happy morning stampin' friends! It's MONDAY!! Yes it is, but as you know around here Monday is a GOOD thing, because I feature the {Little Paper Shop}, where there is so much to love you hardly know where to begin!

This particular Monday is even more special than most, because we are BLOG HOPPIN' our latest preview -- the March releases will be available at the {Little Paper Shop} store TOMORROW, and you are going to need these (just like every month, ha!!). So WELCOME from Julie's blog. You're right where you should be. She's always got a fabulous project to share, doesn't she?! Today we are showing off the {Everyday} set, a beautiful sentiment collection. Here is mine:

For my project today, I used this week's Taylored Expressions sketch (TESC104), flipped on it's side. It's also the start of a new challenge today {LPSC59 is the keyword for public forum uploads}; and Cindy has asked us this week to "make something old new again"! My something old items are the plain scalloped border punch (there are too many to choose from, it's been awhile on this one) and the yellow Prima flower. Yeah, I have literally 1,000's of Primas and yet I only use the NEW ones I buy, so I dug around for one to layer up on today's project -- it represents all of it's neglected Prima sista's too, LOL! I added on one of the AMAZING Prima mini roses (I know, where have I been that I only just now got these?!?!?!). There's SMOOCH Illuminate topcoat dabbed onto the Prima and the mini rose -- it looks so pretty IRL. What a great product! I paper pierced all the layers on the main panel for extra depth and stamped the sentiment directly onto the PP with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.

Here's the sketch:

Ok, that's enough from me! To continue on the hop, head over and visit ALLISON at Stampin' When I Can. Did you know I first learned of LPS - waaaay back when Julia first started the company - from her? I was a customer before I was on the DT and I've never looked back! Thanks girl!

If you're just starting the hop here at my blog, be sure head over to the LPS store blog to start from the beginning. If you're on course, be sure to stop in at the store blog when you're all hopped out and enter for a chance to win this set! Lastly, play along with us this week for our "make something old new again" challenge and you'll have another chance to win free stamps! Check out the details on the LPS store blog this morning - you have until Sunday night to enter by linking up on this week's post on the LPS store blog and the winner will be announced there next Monday.

See you tomorrow!

LPSC58 - Colorful Blessings

It's MONDAY!! Wow, that weekend flew by! Back to our regular schedule, and it's time for a new challenge from the {Little Paper Shop}! Did you happen to see the LPS store blog on Friday? We are featuring the {Butterflies and Blossoms} set with some great samples from the DT and LPS friends. Stop over and see all the lovely creations!

But now, on to today's challenge {your uploading keyword is LPSC58}. We have a color challenge for you, check it out:

I really had fun with this one. When I first saw the swatch, I wasn't thinking "elegant" for my card, but the more I looked at it and played around in my mine, that's what emerged! I just love when the creativity takes over! I used a sentiment from the beautiful set {Blessings} for my project today, along with this week's sketch from Taylored Expressions {TESC103}. I love, love this quote, and it fits right in with the other wonderful sentiments and images in the {Blessings} set. A great group of "go to" stamps.

The purple flowers actually match the Rich Razzleberry perfectly! I don't know why they look so off in the picture. Not a lot of details you can't immediately see - the pearls along the lower panel are from Kaisercraft, the little turquoise roses are the new Prima Cameo Roses (LOOOOOOVE these!!). Cardstock and patterned paper is SU.

Here's the sketch for reference:

Be sure to visit the LPS store blog and the other DT members to see all the inspiration with this week's fabulous color challenge! AND, if you play along with us you'll be entered to win this week's prize -- stamps from the {Little Paper Shop}!! Check out the details on the LPS store blog this morning - you have until Sunday night to enter by linking up on this week's post on the LPS store blog and the winner will be announced there next Monday morning. Can't beat free stamps AND an excuse to use them!

One quick note before I go - if you get a chance, head over to the Susana's Custom Art and Card Design Store Blog beginning today and enter to win the SUPER YUMMY blog candy! The next release is coming up this Friday and trust me, you don't want to miss out!

See you tomorrow - hope everyone has a GREAT day!