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Use It Tuesday Challenge #22 - GO TEAM!

2011-12-26T22:00:00.000-08:00

Hello Users!
I hope everyone had a fabulous week of holiday celebrations.
I am sad to say that this is my last post for Use It Tuesday as part of the Design Team.

My term is up and I have to say that it is hard for me to say goodbye.

The past year has been a very difficult one but being on this team has kept me crafting and it has been a very good form of therapy. I know that I will continue to join in on the fun when I can. Thanks to Sami and Siobhan for letting me be part of the design team.
Our new team will be introduced on the 6th when we post the winner from this challenge, so stay tuned!

Now, for our challenge:

Please make a project that incorporates the colors of your favorite sports team!

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday Jan 6th.

HERE

So most of you know that I live in San Jose, Californa... born and raised in San Francisco.

You would think that I would be a huge 49ner fan.

I did follow them through high school and then I moved to LA.

To make a long story short, I "had" to pick a team to follow and I chose the NY Jets.

Gang Green.

I've been a fan for well over 10 years.

What can I say?

Jets, Jets, J-E-T-S!!

Playoffs chances are still there... Go, JETS!

Yes, Jet Green snowflake wreath against a white background.

The red swirls and bow, and the sentiment in gold.... well Siobhan, that's for you girl.

I still have a place in my heart for the SF 49ners. :)

My time with the team comes to an end.

It was fun.

Thanks, team!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #21 - HOLIDAY

2011-12-12T23:00:00.000-08:00

In honor of the upcoming holidays, we want to see your Holiday creations!

It can be inspired by anything that means "holiday" to you... winter, snow, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc. It's all good! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

You can check out all of the challenge information and Use It Tuesday Design Team's holiday spirit HERE!

Here's my holiday creation:

I used hoarded pieces of scrap to put the card together.

The layout is from a card I made last year.

The cute snowman is a freebie that I have never used from Meljen's Designs.

I pulled out my stickles and glossy accents to add some shimmer and shine.

Now it's your turn!

Let's see your holiday spirit!

* Pink Cat Studio * MEGA SALE, NEW Digis, and a FREEBIE!

2011-11-24T22:00:00.000-08:00

For the next 3 days, Pink Cat Studio is offering 50% off on all digital stamp purchases! At the checkout just enter the code "MegaSale" and your order total will be cut IN HALF!!

What a terrific release!

Melissa has come up with more super cute Christmas, Winter and Hanukkah themed digi stamps, just in time for the holidays!

Here are a few cards that I made for this release.

Xmas Lily and Her Bird

Owl Holding Star of David

Blobby Elf with Presents

You can find more samples from the Design Team HERE.

OH! Wait!!

I just took a peek over at Pink Cat Studio and I found MORE DIGIS!

Melissa... you were holding out on us. ;)

But seriously, I saw the dinosaur, robot, and squirrel. They are adorable! Take a look!

Christmas Dinosaur

Christmas Robot

Christmas Squirrel

Happy shopping!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #20 - Thank You

2011-11-21T22:00:00.000-08:00

You still have a time to apply for our Design Team!
Click here for more information!

Applications are due by Nov. 30th!

Hello!

Can you believe that it's Thanksgiving in just a few days?!
It's time to give thanks and what a way to kick off this week with a
THANK YOU challenge!

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies!

A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday 2 Dec. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE020 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation.
Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge, with a link so we know that you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!!

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION

Here's my THANK YOU card!

Paper: My Minds Eye, Very Vanilla Cardstock (SU), Old Olive (SU)

Image: Meljen's Designs

Ribbon: Bashful Blue Satin (SU)

Inks: Ink Jet, Copics

The image is super cute and I had downloaded it a while ago... waiting to be printed. :) The designer paper is so cute! Cute enough where I bought about 10 sheets... and this is the last one. I love ribbon. LOVE ribbon. I'm hoarding all of the satin ribbons. I have about 1 foot left of this blue one.

Time to hop over to USE IT TUESDAY for more inspiration and info.

Use It Tuesday Challenge #19 - COOKING and a Design Team Call!

2011-11-07T22:00:00.000-08:00

Hello, everyone!

Time for another Use It Tuesday Challenge!

Pssssst... interested in joining a Design Team?

Use It Tuesday Design Team Call is posted below this challenge.

The challenge this week is all about cooking and as always, using your hoarded goodies.
Do you have a favorite recipe to share?

How about a layout showcasing your favorite dish?

Have someone to thank for hosting or cooking for you?

Or in my case... a card for a neighbor who thoughtfully dropped off some baked treats last week.

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday 18 November. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE019 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link!

Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge with a direct link. :)

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Need some inspiration?

CLICK HERE!

Here's my card for Challenge #19 - Cooking

Hoarded items:

Sweets for the Sweets (Paper Pretties)

scraps of designer paper

twine

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DESIGN TEAM CALL!

Sami and Siobhan are excited to announce an open call for the 2nd Design Team!

They are looking for people with all experience levels.

Requirements:

- have an online gallery and/or a blog
- if you have a blog, you need to be a follower of Use It Tuesday to apply :)
- have a Facebook account or a willingness to make one
- be able to work with deadlines
- make and post 2 inspiration projects per month
- comment on players’ projects
- be a team player
- have a positive attitude

Term: January 1-June 30

Interested?

Please email the following completed application HERE by November 30th.

1. Name
2. Links to your online galleries and/or blog
3. Your previous DT experience, if any.
4. Please tell us a little about yourself.
5. How did you hear about our DT Call?
6. Have you played with us previously?

7. Please tell us why you would like to be on our team.
8. Please share one fun fact about yourself.

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Pink Cat Studio 50% Off MEGA SALE, 12 NEW Digi Stamps, and a Freebie!!!

2011-11-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

For the next 3 days, Melissa is offering 50% off on all digital stamp purchases!

That's right... 50% off!

This is your chance to stock up on your favorite digis for your Thanksgiving and Christmas cards! Simply enter "MegaSale" upon checking out and your order total will be cut in half!

WOW!

Isn't this duck sweet?!

This digi stamp is FREE!

As a special gift to all of our digi stamping friends, Pink Cat Studio is giving away this adorable digital stamp! No purchase necessary. Just visit this link and you can download this cute stamp. It comes in both black & white and in color.

THANK YOU, Melissa!!

*NEW* Digi Stamps!

Today, 12 new super cute Thanksgiving theme digi stamps are being released! There's a great deal on a value pack of all 12 digis and if you combine that with the 50% off sale it's one fantastic deal!

Again...

WOW!!

The Pink Cat Studio Design Team has come up with some really cute samples using some of these cute Thanksgiving images. Please visit Pink Cat Studio's blog today to get some inspiration.

Here are my cards for this release:

Itty Bitty Betty Cooked A Turkey

Itty Bitty Betty and Bobby Pilgrims

Now, GO!

Shop!

50% OFF!

2011-10-24T22:00:00.000-07:00

Hi!
This week we have a fun and colorful challenge!
Orange, Black or Purple!

Use one or two or all three colors!

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz HERE by Friday Nov 4th. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE018 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!) One lucky participant

will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Here is what I came up with for this challenge:

The square scrap of designer paper is a leftover piece I could not bring myself to toss. That is purple cardstock that I had used as the cardbase. My camera got dropped and although I got it to work, the colors are off! Or maybe it's my computer. The spiderweb was made using a punch that I have not seen in over a year! I actually had to dust it off! The image is from Pink Cat Studio. Blobby has eyes but I had hoarded a copy of this printed last year. His eyes were cut off a little so I decided to trim it all off and it kind of looks like he is looking straight up at the sign.

The Use It Tuesday design team has come up with some really awesome projects!

Please hop over and check them out HERE!

* NEW * Pink Cat Studio's Digi Stamp Designer!

2011-10-06T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hello, everyone!

What an exciting day!

Introducing...

Pink Cat Studio's Digi Stamp Designer!

Melissa has created a new software that lets you design your own digi stamps using Pink Cat Studio characters and accessories! I have not been able to stop playing around with this fabulous and FUN program. It's quick to download and easy to use.

The Design Team has come up with their very own adorable images created with the Digi Stamp Designer that you can purchase HERE! Please go take a look... they are really cute!

Here's mine!

Lily Magical Birthday

Melissa has created some new Halloween digis using the Digi Stamp Designer and added them to the store. She wanted to have something for those who may not want to use the program. You can get them HERE!

She has also created a company webpage on Facebook! She has been using a personal account but felt that it was time to switch over to the proper business page. Yay, Melissa!

Time to hop over to Pink Cat Studio!

Have fun with the Digi Stamp Designer!

A Sneak Peek to Pink Cat Studio's Digi Stamp Designer!

2011-09-30T05:00:00.000-07:00

Who wants to be a digi designer?

I have some GREAT news to share... a new software that you design your own digi stamps using Pink Cat Studio characters and accessories!

That's right! You can custom design your own digi stamp with a program called the "Digi Stamp Designer" and Melissa is giving you a sneak peek at the program!

We will be releasing this program next Thursday Oct. 6th.

The Pink Cat Studio Design Team will have designed their very own digi and will be showing them to you along with sample cards on the release day. Our designs will also be available in the PCS store so if you really like them you can own them too!

Click HERE for more info.

** CONTEST **

We would love your help in spreading the word about the new Digi Stamp Designer. There is a blinkie at the top of the Pink Cat Studio blog. If you post the blinkie on your blog then you will be entered into our contest to win a credit to make your own digi stamp for free! Melissa will randomly pick 3 winners. Please click HERE to get more details on this contest. Hurry! This contest will close Wed. Oct. 5th at 5pm EST. The winners will be announced on this blog on Thurs. Oct. 6th.

Use It Tuesday Challenge #16 - CHOCOLATE

2011-09-26T21:00:00.000-07:00

Hi, everyone!

Boy, oh boy... do I have a yummy challenge for you from Use It Tuesday!

CHOCOLATE!

Think of all the possibilities!

Chocolate coloured paper?

Chocolate designer paper?

Chocolate ribbon?

Chocolate accessories?

Chocolate treats?

What do you fancy for this fun challenge?

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

For more information and inspiration, please hop over to Use It Tuesday.

NOW... for my CHOCOLATE project:

Here's the story...

I really wanted to use my precious (and little) stash of Chocolate Chip cardstock. I even have some Chocolate Chip Satin ribbon from years ago. I tried to make something like a monochromatic card with them. Epic fail since it just didn't look "right" and I went through a whole sheet of Chocolate Chip cardstock. :( I decided to take a break from it for a couple of days and that's when it found me. A package of Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares staring right at me in the candy section at Target. Yup, yup. I just had to buy it for this challenge. I made a treat holder with one of the squares. Please don't ask what happened to the rest of the bag. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hahaha!

I'll be making these for Halloween!

Here are a few of the things I used that have not seen the light of day in years:

- Batty For You (SU! 2007)
- Haunting Halloween (SU! 2007)... I used the stars from this set to create a background and cut them into strips as a layer on the card.
- Hoarded scraps of halloween paper and misc purple & green cardstock
- one of my favorite SU ribbons... black gingham

Okay, now it's YOUR turn to crank out something chocolatey.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

USE IT TUESDAY

Use It Tuesday #15 - Un-inked!

2011-09-12T23:00:00.000-07:00

Hi, everyone!

I'm back with another challenge from Use It Tuesday!

It's a fun and super easy one.

You just have to pull out an un-inked stamp to ink up.

I know you have some in your stash. :)

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge! This week, we have Nicki joining us after winning Challenge #14. To see her project along with those from the Use It Tuesday Design Team, and more info on the challenge, please visit Use It Tuesday!

Now here's what I came up with for the "Un-inked Challenge".

This adorable onesie was originally made years ago for a friend's baby shower.

The directions for it was available over on Lauren Meader's blog.

She now has a file for the onesie for purchase HERE.

I had bought the Baby Button Bits stamp set from Papertrey Ink a couple of years ago.

I inked up the pea shaped stamp but the rest of it has gone un-inked!

I couldn't decide which SU ink color to stamp with to go with the Barely Banana onesie. I even called a couple of my dear friends, Michelle and Jana, for their advice.

In the end, I rummaged around a bit and found two packs of brand new SU! ink pads!! They are new colors that I had bought and never opened. YIKES! The Pear Pizzazz was perfect for what I had in mind. SO glad I found these packs. :)

Also unopened and unused is my bag of Papertrey Ink Vintage Buttons.

These particular colors are not on their website for sale.

However, other fabulous sets of buttons are available HERE.

See the lavendar threads that I put on the button?

Unopened bag of embroidery floss from Michaels!

Yup, yup... more hoarded goodies! LOL!

Okie dokie! That's it for now.

Don't forget to hop over to Use It Tuesday for inspiration and information!

Use It Tuesday #14 - Back To School!

2011-08-22T22:00:00.000-07:00

Hi, everyone!

It's time for another Use It Tuesday Challenge!

Just out of curiosity, who has children already back in school?
My boys do not go back until next Monday.
It feels like we are later than usual in starting up!

Well, the theme for this week's challenge is
BACK TO SCHOOL

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday, September 2nd.
No blog? No problem!
Just use keyword USE014 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation.

For more info, just hop on over to Use It Tuesday!

Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

My card this week is super simple but really neat because my oldest son helped me with it! He stamped and I cut/punched the images out. He helped put the images on using pop-up dots. We had a lot of fun working on this together.

Ken picked out this oldie but goodie stamp set from Stampin' Up called "Crayon Kids." He remembered that I had used it for his thank you cards for his 5th birthday... he had helped me stamp those too! This stamp set has not seen the light of day since! He's 8 years old now. LOL!

The "Back to School" with the apple image is from Michael's. It's a dollar stamp set from Studio G. I had bought it a couple of years ago on a whim... never opened!

The hoarded item is my satin ribbon. Ken insisted it was "the perfect" ribbon for this card. I love my satin ribbons... this one is almost gone. I think it's the Bashful Blue satin ribbon from SU.

Oh! I almost forgot to mention that I had hoarded the designer paper that you see... not for the stripes but for the airplanes that are on the other side. Ken wanted to used the striped side for this card. :)

Hop on over to the Use It Tuesday Blog and see what we came up with!

I can not wait to see what you put together!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #13: Indian Summer!

2011-08-08T23:00:00.000-07:00

Hi, everyone!

It's time for another Use It Tuesday Challenge!

What do you think of when you hear the words "Indian Summer?"

I think of unusually hot autumn days and rich fall colors, which is funny to me since the word "summer" is used.

So... your challenge is to come up with something that reminds you of an Indian summer. Need some inspiration? No worries! The Use It Tuesday Design Team and guest designers have come up with beautiful samples of "Indian Summer". Hop on over to the Use It Tuesday Blog and see what we came up with!

Now... be sure to tell us in your post what you used and use up those hoarded items!

Here's what I came up with for this fun challenge...

The stamp set is an oldie but goodie from Stampin' Up! called "Bud Basics."

I used Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Summer Sun for the ink colors.

The funny thing is that I have been hoarding two of these colors since I don't have the reinkers... afraid of using the pad too often and worried that they will start to dry up. LOL! Talk about hoarding!

The designer paper is also from SU! I have been hoarding these scraps of paper because I just love this dp... I think the color is called "Close to Cocoa." Here's the best part of this card... the layout is hoarded too! Now you're probably wondering what that means. I keep notebooks of sketches of layouts that I really like. I was going through an old box of stashed SU! stuff when I found an old sketch notebook of card layouts from workshops that I was going to... roughly 6 years ago. That's a long time to hold off on using a layout that inspired me enough to put into my sketch notebook. LOL! I believe this layout was from a workshop or a card swap that was hosted by my friend, Lisa So. Isn't it cute? I think she even used the same stamp set for the card!

Okay... now it's your turn!

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday, August 19th, HERE.

No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE013 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation.
Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

We can't wait to see what you create!

Now go Use It!!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #12: Two-fer Tuesday! :)

2011-07-25T23:15:00.000-07:00

Hi, everyone!
We have double the fun lined up for you this week for our challenge...

BUT before I can continue on with this week's challenge, I need to announce the winner of my second clear stamp set of the PANDA.

True Random Number Generator

Min: 1

Max: 12

Result: 7

Who is our lucky Number 7?

It's Sunshine Honeybee ~ Melissa!

CONGRATULATIONS!

I'll send you an email for your mailing addy!

***REMEMBER: We need to hear what hoarded supplies you used your post! Spill it, sisters! Let us cheer you on!!***

Here is my project for this week using a few hoarded items:

So here are my hoarded items:

The layout was inspired by this week's sketch challenge from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #127.

OKAY!

So you are ready to get your hoarded goodies out and start with at least two for this challenge, right?

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday August 5th . No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE012 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!)

Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

You can do it!

Just head on over to Use It Tuesday for the rest of the deets.

CHA Release and Copics & $25 credit to LLLC Giveaway!

2011-07-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hi, everyone!
Have you heard? La-La Land Crafts has a gorgeous booth at CHA!
If you are at CHA, please be sure to stop by #1617!

Today, I have three NEW collections to share with you. Pre-orders for all of these stamps will be taken once La-La Land Crafts returns from CHA on July 23rd.

Oh!! I have something else to share from La-La Land!
A GIVEAWAY!
We're giving away another set of 12 copic markers along with a $25 credit to the La-La Land Crafts online boutique!

Here is the list of the Copic colors:

Y21, YR24, R81, E35, E57, YG17, YG25, B02, B05, B66, V95, V99

There are several ways to enter the Drawing and you will get one entry for each option!

For more information, please hop over to La-La Land Crafts Blog.

Now, I am excited to introduce the three new collections from La-La Land Crafts!

The Fairytale Collection (shipping end of July)

Faerie Marci

Sir Luka

Princess Marci

Prince Luka

Genie Marci

Mermaid Marci

The Halloween 2011 Collection (shipping mid-August):

Cowgirl Marci

Cowboy Luka

Buccaneer Marci

Skeleton Luka

The Christmas 2011 Collection (shipping mid-August)

Sunny Christmas Marci

Sunny Christmas Luka

Marci with Snowman

Luka on Sled

Good luck to all who enter!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #11 - You are an Animal!

2011-07-11T22:00:00.000-07:00

Use It Tuesday Challenge #11

We challenge you to use ANIMALS on your project!

Please make a project that has an animal, animal print...or whatever you think is associated with animals!

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies!

A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

I was looking through my single rubber stamp "collection" when I spied this adorable panda. Actually, I found TWO of them. LOL! SO... I have decided to ink one up for this challenge and give the other one away to one lucky person who leaves me a comment by July 22nd.

Here's my card for this challenge!

Stamps: "Panda" Snag 'em Stamps (Imaginisce) & "By Ones & By Twos" (SU)

Paper: Xpress It Blending Cardstock

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Tea Dye (Ranger)

Designer Paper: "Bloom & Grow" series (My Mind's Eye)

Unused products: the rubber stamps

Sketch Challenge: Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #125

Please link your creation at USE IT TUESDAY using Inlinkz by Friday July 22nd.

No blog? No problem!

Just use keyword USE011 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation.

For more info, please go to Use It Tuesday.

Now it's time to visit the rest of the Design Team.

These talented ladies have some super cute animals to share with you!

Jane

La-La Land Sports Collection Release Blog Hop!

2011-06-15T02:00:00.000-07:00

Hello!

If you hopped here from La-La Land Crafts, then you are on the right track!
If not, you might want to start at the very beginning so that you don't miss a thing!
Over on the La-La Land Crafts blog, you will get to see all three new Marci stamps and three new Luka stamps!

I haven't had the opportunity to mention to my crafty friends that I am back over at La-La Land Crafts as the Design Team Coordinator. I am really excited about being able to work with Irina again. :)

With that said, I am proud to introduce to you:

Baseball Luka

My inspiration for coloring Luka is my oldest son's D'back uniform. :)

Cardstock: X-Press It, Bashful Blue (SU), Riding Hood Red (SU)

Designer Paper: "Blast Off!", "Galaxy", "Stripe" (Bo Bunny)

Dies: Lacey Ovals (Nestabilities), Large Oval (Nestabilities), Simply Scallops (MFT)

Copics
Hair: N0, N6, N8, N10
Skin: E11, E00, E0000, E93
Shading: BV00, N4, R89
Clothing: R59, N2, N4, N6, N8, E39, E47

Inside of the card:

Your next stop is with sweet and talented KIM!

Remember, you will want to leave a comment on every blog you visit along the way to be eligible to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the La-La Land Crafts Store!

In case you get lost along the way or need a detour:

La-La Land Crafts Blog
Jane (you are here)
Kim Dellow
Sandie Dunne
Jeanette Comerford
Ching Tan
Cindy Haffner
Michele Roos
Pops Morfitt
Trisha Mcmullen
Rosie Shaner
Becca Fabozzi
Arlene Cuevas
Karen Maldonado
Leanne Poe

Happy hopping!

Use It Tuesday! Exciting News to share and Challenge #9

2011-06-14T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

I have two exciting things to share with you today.

The first news, I have been holding onto this for awhile.

I am SO happy to be able to post it!

The funny part is that it was announced on the Use It Tuesday blog last week. There was a bit of email woes to sort through but I think I am good to go now! :)

Drum roll please....

I am now a designer for the Use It Tuesday challenge blog!

The design team is fab!

Sami is awesome and of course, there's the one and only Siobhan whom I adore.

Jane
Papillon
Heather
Nancy
Dinah
Haven
Sonya

The second thing I want to share is my card for the new Use It Tuesday Challenge #9!

We challenge you to USE YOUR DIES, PUNCHES, or CUT-OUTS

that has NEVER BEEN USED BEFORE!

A photo of my unused Lacey Ovals Nesties, which I found after scrounging around for some scrapbook paper. Yes... imagine that! Finding a long lost item under a pile of scrapbook paper. Has that ever happened to you before? Perhaps it's time for me to get a paper organizing system. LOL!

My card for the challenge:

I am in love with this adorable Pure Innocence Ladybug (MFT)!

I paper pieced her outfit and added diamond Stickles to her wings.

She is coloured in Copics.

Hair: E33

Skin: E11, E00, E0000, E93

Shading: BV00, N04, N0

USE IT TUESDAY

Please link your creation using inlinkz over at USE IT TUESDAY by Friday June 24th. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE009 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation.

Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

I can't wait to see what you use and how you USE IT!

Need more inspiration?
Check out what the rest of the fabulous DT has created with their unused dies, punches, or cut-outs!

NEW Clown Owl and Mice Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

2011-06-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

Pink Cat Studio has NEW fun & whimsical clown digis that are perfect for making cards to celebrate birthdays, say 'hi' or just to make your friends laugh. I love them! Well, most of you know I collect owls so this one was a fun one for me. These digis are SO much fun to color and I really had a blast picking out the paper for the image I chose for the release.

If you make a purhcase in the digi store today you will receive the "Clown Mice Balloon Ride" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you within 12 hours of your purchase.

These new digi stamps can also be purchased as full color files for use in your scrapbooks and craft projects!

I immediately fell in love with this super cute Clown Owls in Car digi:

Ink: Ink Jet Printer, Copics, TH Distress Marmalade and Tea Stain

Paper: X-Press It Blending Card, SEI Sunny Day (Garden Gloves), Coredinations (Dandelion)

Nestabilities: Fleur De Lis Squares, Classic Square Large

Accessories: SU ribbon, Dimensionals, Copics Opaque White, Distress tool

Copics: FY1, FYR1, FYG2, FBG2, FV2, Y19, YG07, RV04, E25, E27, T10, N3, 0

The layout was inspired by Mojo Monday 193

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!!

La-La Land Crafts Memorial Day Sale!

2011-05-28T05:00:00.000-07:00

From now until May 30th, you can receive a 10% discount on all of the orders at La-La Land Crafts that are over $50.00, including digis! Simply enter the discount code MEMORIALDAY when checking out.

Click HERE to go shopping!

NEW Pink Cat Studio COOL CATS digi release!

2011-05-26T05:00:00.000-07:00

Click HERE for the Summertime Collection La La Land Crafts Release Hop!

Pink Cat Studio has a brand new cool cat digis that are purrrrfect for that special guy!

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Kitten Pile " digi stamp for FREE! It will be emailed to you within 12 hours of your purchase.

All of Pink Cat Studio digi stamps can now be purchased as full color files! The colored files must be purchased seperately from the black and white files so please check our Terms of Use page for more details.
The colored images are perfect for use on scrapbook pages and are also a great time saver if you need to make a card in a hurry.

Here's my project... a treat holder!

Father Cat and Kittens

Summertime with La La Land Crafts BLOG HOP!

2011-05-25T02:00:00.000-07:00

Hi, everyone!

La-La Land is gearing up for summer with new Design Team Members and some fun new stamps! We are hopping around today so that you can see some amazing creations by our new team, featuring these fabulous new stamps. We hope that you will join in on the fun! You will want to leave a comment on every blog you visit along the way to be eligible to win one each of the 6 new stamps in the Summertime collection. That's three new Marci stamps and three new Luka stamps! So be sure to start at the very BEGINNING of the blog hop if you did not get here from JANA's blog. I don't want you don't miss out on a thing!

I am so excited about this release... super cute images!

Introducing:

SUMMER LUKA

Here's my card.

I kept it sweet and simple to showcase Luca.

Paper: X-Press It Blending Card, Stampin' Up Whisper White cardstock

Designer Paper: Paradise (Fancy Pants Designs)

Copics:

Skin: E11, E00, E0000, BV00, E93

Hair: E25, E27, E47

Clothing: B91, B95, YG41

Turtle: YG03, YG23, Y04, B60

Scuba Gear: C3, C5

Your next stop will be with JEANETTE!

Just in case you get lost along the way or there's a detour:

La-La Land Crafts Blog http://lalalandcrafts.blogspot.com/
Becca Fabozzi http://www.beccascraftycorner.blogspot.com/
Ching Tan http://www.notleftstanding.blogspot.com/
Cindy Haffner http://cindyhaffnerscorner.blogspot.com/
Jana Weaver http://stampwithjana.blogspot.com/
Jane Matsumoto http://whoopsiedaisy-jane.blogspot.com/
Jeanette Commerfort http://jeanette-happythoughtsinkspots.blogspot.com/
Karen Maldonado http://www.reallifeinpictures.blogspot.com/
Kim Dellow http://craftymakes.blogspot.com/
Kim Yu http://piggyandminniemouse.blogspot.com/
Lori Mama http://luvnthejourney.blogspot.com/
Michele Roos http://micheleroos-space.blogspot.com/
Pops Morfitt http://poppetsathome.blogspot.com/
Rosie Shaner http://rosemaryscreations.blogspot.com/
Sandie Dunne http://sandieshores.blogspot.com/
Trisha Mcmullen http://tbearstouch.blogspot.com/
Arlene Cuevas http://butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com/

Friendship, Back to School, and Birthday RUBBER stamps from Pink Cat Studio!!

2011-05-18T17:00:00.000-07:00

We are releasing three new rubber stamp sets today!
Melissa has converted some of her most popular digi designs into rubber.
Pink Cat Studio retailers have these stamps in stock now!

Recognize Blobby holding the birthday cake?

I made this card for the digi release last year...

I love it when I step out of my comfort zone and try something new.

In this case, it was using such bold and vibrant colors.

Be sure to check out the inspirational projects that the design team has created...

HERE

Happy Mother's Day!

2011-05-08T03:00:00.000-07:00

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

I hope that everyone is having a good Mother's Day.

I have a few friends whose mothers have passed on.

Just wanted them to know that they are in my thoughts.

Then there are several friends who have lost a child.

You are in my thoughts on this very special day as well.

This most adorable little flower is part of a 4 digi stamp set called "Wee Bee - Pollinatin" by Amber Ink.

I punched three windows on a 4.25" x 5.5" sheet of blue cardstock with my 1-3/8" SU square punch. On a separate sheet of Certainly Celery cardstock, I punched out three matching windows using a 1-1/4" SU square punch. After gluing the green cardstock behind the blue one, and popped it onto the front of my card base with dimensionals. I sized my flower digi to 1.26" x 1.34". Three of them were printed onto X Press-It cardstock. Copics were used to add some color to each flower. Each were cut out and popped up inside the "windows" with dimensionals.

Supplies:

Images: Wee Bee - Pollinatin' (Amber Ink)

Ink: Laser Printer (HP)

Paper: X-Press It, April Showers (Three Bugs in a Rug), Bashful Blue (SU) Certainly Celery (SU)

Misc: Copics (Y35, YR15. YG23, 0), Dimensionals (SU), rhinestones (SU)

Design Team Call for La-La Land Crafts

2011-05-06T06:00:00.000-07:00

La-La Land Crafts is having a Design Team Call!

This Design Team call is open to everyone regardless of previous experience.

This call is for Design Team members as well as Guest Designers.

Here are some of the requirements:

- create one project a week for our blog

- participate in monthly Blog Hops

- participate in team discussions

- participate in other team activities as needed

- promote La-La Land Crafts

- submit your artwork with our stamps to various publications of your choice

Sounds good?

Check out all of the details HERE!

Good luck to all!

La-La Land Crafts National Scrapbooking Day Contest

2011-05-03T22:00:00.000-07:00

La-La Land Crafts

National Scrapbooking Day CONTEST

The National Scrapbooking Day is just around the corner and La-La Land Crafts would like to celebrate it with a contest! Irina is looking for different projects including but not limited to Scrapbooking Layouts, Decorative Items, Altered Items, 3D projects, etc.

Anything but a card!!

There will be THREE winners for this Contest!!!

1st Place - $50 credit to the store

2nd Place - $25 credit\

3rd place - $10 credit

This Contest will run through May 7th.

The winners will be announced on May 9th.

Click HERE to enter

Good luck to all!!!

Some Bunny Loves You!

2011-04-28T05:00:00.000-07:00

Looking for the new Kiddies and Flowers release from Pink Cat Studio?

Just scroll down to the next post or click HERE

Last week, I posted a bunny love card for Amber Ink as my month long stint as the Purple Torch Bearer kicked off. I love the little bunnies so much that I wanted to use one of them for this week's project.

The image that I used last week is called "Sorry About That" and what's awesome about this image is that the download purchased comes in a set of three separate images! Now, if you care for just one of the bunnies, then you can purchase the two separately as well. Just click on the names and you will be sent to Amber Ink.

Love Bunny -Sorry About That

Love Bunny - Eager

Love Bunny - Miffed

Aren't they cute?!

Here's my card:

If you take a good look at the bunny, you will notice that this bunny on my card is looking up at the sentiment "Some Bunny Loves You", which is also from Amber Ink. I printed the image onto designer paper and cut the head off from the body and used a pop-up dot to attach it onto the card. I tilted the head up a bit.

The card was missing "something" so I added flower buttons from SU! and some twine and then used my Old Olive marker to draw in the grass and stems. The stitching was done by hand. I can not get my sewing machine to work properly. I think the tension is off and don't have a clue as to how to fix it, so I just went for the old sewing by hand trick. :)

The card was inspired by Mojo Monday 186 Sketch from a couple of weeks ago.

Come join me on Friday over at Amber Inklings for Aloha Friday!

All NEW Kiddies and Flowers digi set from Pink Cat Studio!

2011-04-27T20:00:00.000-07:00

I have the cutest "Kiddies & Flowers" digi stamps to share

with you from Pink Cat Studio!

These images are perfect for all occasions,

including upcoming Mother's Day!

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the

adorable "Flowerpot" digi stamp for free!

It will be emailed to you within 12 hours of your purchase.

The new digis are now in the PCS store and

there is a fantastic deal on the Kiddies & Flowers Value Pack.

I hope you like them as much as I do!

You can view the Pink Cat Studio DT samples HERE.

Here's my sample using "Lily Laying in Flowers"

I found inspiration for this layout from this week's Mojo Monday #188 sketch.

Come back tomorrow morning for some Bunny Love from Amber Ink!

Love At First Sight

2011-04-21T13:00:00.000-07:00

Do you believe in love at first sight?

I do!

When I saw Amber Ink's Love Bunny line, I fell completely head over heels in love with these cuties.

I wanted to honor the passing of the torches by using PURPLE (my torch color) on my first project.

I used Love Bunny - Sorry About That and changed it up a wee bit.

The bunny on the left seems so anxious and the one on the right looks miffed.

I wanted to see if I could pull off a kiss instead and make it a love connection between these two.

I sponged Snow Cap (Adirondack) very lightly over the embossed Bazzill.

This gives it a bit of a velvety look which I really like!

I used Grape Jelly (Memento) all around the edges of each layer.

The hearts are from a Stampin' Up! punch. I wanted to use something to hide the miffed bunny's crossed arms. There are rhinestones on there from Stampin' Up! as well. I used my Copic marker V17 to color the rhinestones. The bunnies were shaded with V20 and Y02 was used to highlight the area all around the two bunnies.

Image: Love Bunny - Sorry About That (Amber Ink)

Sentiment: Love Birds (Paper Pretties)

Paper: X-Press It Blending Card, Bazzill, Three Bugs in a Rug

Ink: Printer, Grape Jelly (Memento), Snow Cap (Adirondack)

Copics: 0, V20 (shading), Y02 (highlight), V17 (bling)

Nestabilities: Lacy Squares, Classic Squares Large

Embossing Folder: Large Damask (Textured Impressions)

Flower: Lilliput Roses Iris (Prima)

Punch: Heart to Heart (Stampin' Up!)

Misc: Ribbon (Imaginisce), Basic Rhinestones (Stampin' Up!)

Wishing you all a lovely Easter weekend!

On Your Mark... Get Set...

2011-04-21T03:00:00.000-07:00

On you mark...

Get set...

(cue Chariots of Fire theme song)

Or maybe it should be:

It's a bird! It's a plane!

It's Torch bearer Jane!

Seriously though... I really am a "Torchbearing Babe" for the next month for Amber Ink!

A HUGE hug and THANK YOU!! to Jana Weaver for passing the purple torch to me!

I won't let you down, Jana!

I have been drinking my Smart Water and Gatorade.

I've been loading up on carbs and protein.

I can do this!

Hey!

Are you new to Amber Ink?

Hop on over to the Amber Ink store and take a look at all of the digi cuteness, fabulous acrylic stamps, and beautiful iPapers. Click on "Our New (th)Ink Tank" and you can check us babes out... I guarantee at least one of the photos will make you smile! Then there's Amber Inklings where you can keep up to date with Ink-happenings.

My Fellow Torchbearers

Cathy Weber

Michele Greenwood

Anne Cullen

Katie Kahl

and

Shannan

(Amber Ink's Ambassador of Awesomeness).

I am so excited to share this experience with these uber talented ladies!

Here's a sneaky peek:

I'm ready now.

On you mark...

Get set...

GO!!

Pink Cat Studio Fairy Rubber Stamps Are Now Available As Digis!

2011-04-14T01:41:00.000-07:00

As requested by several customers, Melissa has converted some of her most popular rubber stamps into digital format. Today we have the super fun Fairy Friends gang and also a few Fairy Lily images available as digis.

The new digis are now in the PCS store and there is a fantastic deal on the Fairy Friends Value Pack.

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Fairy Lily Dancing" digi stamp for free!

To see some fabulous DT samples, past and present, please hop on over to Pink Cat Studio!

Hippity Hop! Here Comes Lily and The Easter Egg Gang Down the Bunny Trail!

2011-03-31T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

Can you guess what this week's Pink Cat Studio release is all about?

That's right!

Pink Cat Studio is releasing all *NEW* Easter digis today!

Melissa has 6 super fun digi stamps to share with you!

If you love bunnies and Easter eggs then I think you'll love these digis.
The new stamps are now in the PCS store and there is a fantastic deal on a Value Pack if you want to buy the whole set.

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Bunny Hugging Egg" digi stamp for free!

I fell in love with "Lily and the Easter Egg Gang" as soon as I laid my eyes on it!

Here's what I came up with for this week's awesome release.

I got my inspiration from this week's Mojo Monday 184 Sketch Challenge.

Isn't this image just the sweetest?!

Copics used:

Hair: E57, E27, E47

Skin: E21, E00, E0000, E93

Others: RV14, RV17, YG23, B52, B95, Y18, FYG2, FBG2, FYR1, BG0000

Wishing you all a happy Thursday!

HUGS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELISSA!

2011-03-30T09:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Melissa!!!

MacKenzie corralled a few of the current and past Pink Cat Studio design team members to do a little blog hop for Melissa. With everything going in Japan and things here, I totally missed out on the fun. :(

Such beautiful projects... please check it out and then stop by Pink Cat Studio to wish Melissa a wonderful day!

Here's the blog hop order:

MacKenzie Bruckler
Lysa Rohrer
Emily Leiphart
Patty Tanúz
Vicki Garrett
Maria Bell

NEW Baby Gnome Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

2011-03-17T03:00:00.000-07:00

Today, Melissa has 6 SUPER cute digi stamps to share with you!

This week, we are welcoming Bibi to our family. Bibi is the newest addition to the gnome family... isn't Bibi just the cutest little baby gnome?! These stamps are perfect for "welcome baby", "birthday" and "baby shower" cards as well as just saying "hi" and "thank you".

These new digis are now in the PCS store and there is a fantastic deal on a Value Pack if you want to buy the whole set!

Our guest designers this week are the talented Janna Werner and Cheryl! Fabulous work, ladies! Glad you can join us this week!

You can check out all of the design team cards HERE.

I have a friend who is expecting a baby boy (due today!). I thought it would be nice to have a card ready.

colors used will be posted shortly

I Spy Me a Leprechaun! NEW St. Patrick's Day Release from Pink Cat Studio

2011-03-10T03:00:00.000-08:00

Today I have 5 new fun & lucky digi stamps to share with you! These are just the cutest St. Patrick's Day images! Isn't Itty Bitty Betty adorable?! Look!! The pixies are back! They look like they are putting those coins into the pot... or are they taking them out? LOL! Those pixies! Teddy bear is ready for St. Patrick's Day! He looks so soft and cuddly! Now I have to say, that Leprechaun is definitely my favorite... so much fun to color!

I am always reminding my Copic students to look on the back of their work.

They mentioned they wanted to see me post the back of my images...

here you go, ladies!

These digis are now in the PCS store and there is a great deal on a Value Pack if you want to buy the whole set.

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Pixie on Shamrock" digi stamp for free!

A big welcome to this week's fabulous guest designers... Jessi Fogan and Veronica Zalis! You can see their cards and the rest of the talented PCS girls' projects HERE.

I feel so lucky to be part of this fantastic design team and to be able to design for Melissa, who is simply THE BEST!

I did mention how much I like that leprechaun...

Here's my card using Leprechaun Holding Pot

Beate posted that she and her cyber friends were getting their crafty on and when I saw this sketch...

I knew I had to use it for my card. Thanks for the inspiration, Card Patterns!

Beate, I'm going to join in on more challenges when time permits.

Thanks for posting the fun on FB.

It's really encouraging and inspiring.

NEW Forest Animals Digi Release, ISO Guest Designers, Copic demo, and 600th post giveaway!

2011-03-03T02:30:00.000-08:00

Hi! I hope that you are doing well!

I have been fighting a sinus and ear infection.

My youngest has had a high fever and sinus/chest congestion.

But together, we have been trying to "roll with the punches".

It's funny how things keep coming at you when you are down, but it's all good in the end.

Keiji has this funny habit of skidding across the wooden floor and falling hard when running through the dining area. He always pops up quickly and (with both hands up in the air) says "I'm okay... I'm okay!" Well, it's been a trying year, but I'm doing okay. I know... it's kind of cryptic but I can't share too much right now. You'll all find out soon enough. I hope. In the meantime, I'm doing okay. :)

Anyways, this is my 600th post.

I know! Crazy, right?!

So in honor of this, I'm going to give away a few things.

In a nut shell...

SEI Chiplets (Mimosa)

Amuse 10 Square Notecards and Envelopes

K&Co Life's Journey sports charms

Doodlebug Crushed Red Velvet Flock

Prima "Artful Collage" flowers

SU Twill Tape ribbon

SU Original Alpine felt ribbon

Stamped images of Tilda and Edwin on Xpress It Blending Cardstock

Handmade treat holder

AND
If you help spread the word and I get more than 25 entries,
then I will throw in a Copic marker of your choice
(Copic/Sketch colors must be available at Memories Live On).
If I get 50 entries, I will give you two Copic markers.
If I get 300 followers, then I will add a third color to your prize!
So spread the word!

Photo will be posted soon!

Simply leave me a comment... preferably a nice one.

It could be about the Copic demo featured below or about my commentary up above. How about something to do with Pink Cat Studio looking for guest designers... or the new super cute Forest Animals digi release? You have to know what I've posted about, so be sure to read the entire post.
ALL of it.
ROFL!
It's long. I know.
Just read what applies and scroll through the rest. :)

I'll randomly pick a number using a random number picker Wednesday, March 9th and post it on Thursday, March 10th with the new St. Patrick's release from Pink Cat Studio.

Did I say Guest Designer?

I did!

Melissa at Pink Cat Studio is looking for 2 guest designers for her St. Patrick's digi release on March 10th. I can tell you right now it's downright adorable. But then again, all of the Pink Cat Studio releases are too cute for words. Hmmm... perhaps I'm a wee bit biased. Naw! Just a HUGE fan. :) You can find more info about the GDT spot HERE. By the way, if you are in need of a push, you have until 9pm EST tonight. That's right. Go find or make a card using any PCS image (rubber/digi) and post the link HERE right away. Don't even think about it. Just do it.

Now for the *NEW* Forest Animals digi release

from Pink Cat Studio!

These digis are now in the PCS store and there is a great deal on a Value Pack if you want to buy the whole set. If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Tree Stump" and "Chimney" digi stamps for free! The critters look really cute if you cut them out and sit them on the tree stump or the chimney!

I didn't put a card together for this week but I did put a mini Copic demo together for you. Quite a few requests have come in for visuals of how I color with Copics. I really wanted to do a video of my coloring in the image but I can not find the charger for my Flip. Instead, I have taken a few pics showing the different steps I take to color with my Copics. Next time, I'll show a video. Okay?

I chose the sitting racoon as my image.

Isn't he cute? The racoons come as a pair HERE.

Copic Demonstration by Izumi

You want to know who Izumi is?

That would be me. :)

Most of you who are on FB would know that by now.

If you didn't, then you will have to get used to it.

I'm just tired of being plain Jane... is all.

note: Image was stamped on Xpress It Blending Cardstock
It is the BEST paper for Copics.

Step 1

I colored the entire image with W3.

Nothing fancy.

Just some straight forward quick coloring in small circles.

Step 2

I decide where my light is coming in from

(See pointer in upper left hand corner).

I use the same W3 to color in where I want to see some shading.

Step 3

I want the areas around his eyes and on his tail to be darker.

I select N4 to start with.

I use N4 a second time to add in the shading.

Step 4

I use W5 to add darker shading.

Step 5

I use N6 to add darker shading to the eyes and tail.

Step 6

W7 is added to deepen the shading.

Step 7

N8 is added to deepen the shading around the eyes and on the tail.

Step 8

W3 and N4 is used to blend the layers.

Once again, it's simple and quick small circles.

I went over the lines a few times to get them to soften up.

Step 9

I had lost some of the shading so I go back to my W5.

I gently add soft shading by "flicking" so that it blends easily.

Step 10

I do the same with my N4 to the areas around the eyes and on the tail.

I want to cool down the areas under his neck and in the crook of the tail so I add N4 to those areas as well. Also to the area under his bottom and underneath the tail.

Step 11

Can't forget his ears and nose... need some color!

I use RV42 to add pink to his ears and nose.

Step 12

The pink is a bit too pinkish so I tone it down a bit with W1.

SO... what do you think?

I'll be posting pictures of my Copic Samples that I made for my classes at Memories Live On tomorrow so be sure to come back. I will also be posting a picture of the giveaway so check back for that too.

Remember to leave some love and you will have a chance at winning that prize I posted up above.

GOOD LUCK!

Bye for now!

Simple Boy Birthday Card

2011-02-25T08:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday!

I hope that your week has been a good one.

Mine was long... very very long.

Does anyone else have "ski week" at their elementary school?

That's an entire week off for the children, plus the weekend before and after the week off.

9 days off from school!

It wasn't so bad when I was teaching preschool and I looked forward to the time off.

Trying to keep my boys off of the electronic stuff and tv was difficult.

This summer, the boys will be going to camp! lol!

I wanted to put together a quick "boy" birthday card.

I didn't have very much time to spend on it.

I'm not very good with "masculine" cards so I'm quite pleased with how this turned out. I think the coloring needs more work on it but I only had 15 minutes to put this one together.

Hope you like!

Image:

Rex Loves Cake

Pink Cat Studio

Paper:

"Dawson"

Three Bugs in a Rug

Copic colors used:

YG0000, YG23, YG25, YG63

R46, G14, Y15, Y38, B05, BV02

N2, N4

Accessories:

Silver Brads and dimensionals

Stampin' Up!

Standard Circle and Big Scalloped Circle

Nestabilities

Ink:

Broken China

Ranger

We're sort of expecting snow tomorrow...

in San Francisco!

How crazy is that?!

Whatever happens in your neck of the woods,

I hope that it's a good weekend for you!

Bye for now!

Introducing Luibell, Gladibell, Finnbert, and Ninbert

2011-02-23T23:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

I'd like to introduce you to four new characters that are joining the PCS family this week.

Please welcome these adorable Gnomes:

Lulibell, Gladibell, Finnbert and Ninbert!

These digis are in the PCS store and there is a great deal on a Value Pack if you want to buy the whole set.

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Gnome House" digi stamp for free!

This week we are welcoming two guest designers:

Allison Fillo & Maylee Pham
Welcome, ladies! It's a pleasure having you join the team this week!

Interested in a GDT spot? Melissa is looking for guest designers for upcoming releases. More information will be posted soon so keep checking back!

I did mention that the Gnome House (or what I like to fondly refer to as the "gnome home") is available to you for free with a purchase today (Thursday, Feb. 24th), right? I had SO much fun playing around with this image! I even pulled out the big air compressor to air brush with my Copics! Like I said, I had fun... lots and lots of fun.

I printed the image out on Xpress It and cut the roof off of the bottom of the house. Using R24, R27, R29, and R59, I airbrushed the entire roof red. E30, E33, E35, E39, and E49 were used to airbrush the bottom of the house. Then I printed a second house and colored the decorative elements to the house with my Copics. Finally, I cut each element out and attached them to the airbrushed home with dimensionals (SU!).

Here's the final card:

You can check out the beautiful projects made by the fabulous PCS Design Team, HERE!

Wishing you all a wonderful day...

Bye for now!

NEW Rapunzel & Prince Digis AND 10 Free Sentiments from Pink Cat Studio

2011-02-16T22:23:00.000-08:00

Looking for the HUGE Valentine's Day Blog Hop?
Click HERE!

I am so excited for today's Pink Cat Studio Digi Release of Lily as Rapunzel. Well okay... I'm always excited about Melissa's releases, but this one is so pretty! Just look at her with all of that beautiful hair! Melissa even drew Billy as the Prince! Such a cute couple!!

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Bird Holding Flower" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you place your order.
If you look close you can see that the little bird is up on the top of the tower. He brings Rapunzel fresh flowers everyday for her hair. Such a sweet little bird!

If you see digis that you like, they can be purchased from the PCS website.

Melissa has also added 10 new FREE fairytale theme sentiments to the website!

Check them out here.

Here's my card...

I'm sending this one in for my friend Siobhan's new challenge site, Use It Tuesday

So the catch is that we're supposed to use an image from our scrappy stash that has never been used before... digi, rubber, clear, etc. I haven't had much time at the craft table but I really wanted to show her some support by entering a card of some sort. I hope you don't mind that I'm used this image, which is technically the first time I am ever using it. lol!

Copics List

Skin: E0000, E00, E11, BV00, R20

Hair: Y21, Y23, YR31, E35

Dress: R85, R89

Flowers: RV69

Castle: 0, N0, N2, N4, N6, B99

Designer Paper

3 Bugs in a Rug "Chloe"

Accessories

Pearls (Kaiser), Ribbon (SU), sponge

Techniques

Sewing, distressing, 0 blender

Ink

Ink Jet, Antique Linen (Ranger), Black marker (SU)

You might want to see what the rest of the Pink Cat Studio DT has created with these images... they are fabulous!

You can view them all HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Taylor's Virtual Valentine's Day Blog Hop

2011-02-14T05:00:00.000-08:00

Itty Bitty Betty is pulling a wagon chock full of valentines for...

Taylor's Virtual Valentine's Day Blog Hop!

If you are coming from Emily's awesome Art From The Heart blog, then you are on the right path! If not, please start from the very start of the HUGE blog hop so that you don't miss out on anything!

Now, if you haven't already noticed, there is a looooong list of hoppers and prizes! You will have until Thursday, Feb 17th at 6:00 PM EST to get through this amazing list of talent and creativity. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win. Taylor will draw comments from random blogs (all using random.org) for the 21 prizes from our generous sponsors. A full list of winners will be posted here on Friday!

I have a few valentines to share with you from Pink Cat Studio, who is one of the sponsors for this hop. Melissa is giving away 5 digis of your choice to the winner! There are so many more prizes being offered so keep scrolling!

Bronty Valentine wishes you all a "Dino-mite" Valentine's Day!

Lily Lovebug wants nothing but sweet hearts this Valentine's Day!

Here's a little heartfelt "Thank You"

to you all for stopping by from Squirrel Valentine!

The prizes are fabulous!
Take a look...

StampInsanity - a set of choice for one winner

Meljens designs - 4 digis to one winner

Pixie Dust Studio - 2 digis to one winner

Lizzie Anne Designs - $10 gift certificate

Christian Paper Crafts - 1 year general membership

Paper Pretties
1 person will receive Timeless Love stamp set;
2 people will receive 5 digis of their choice from the store

Karber Digital Images - 2 digis to one winner

Di's Digi Downloads - 5 digi images to one winner

The Scrappychick Boutique - 2 6x6 Cosmo Cricket paper pads to one winner

Stampendous - 4 cling rubber stamps from new release to 1 winner

Pink Cat Studio - 5 digis of winner's choice to one winner

Amber Ink - $10 gift certificate
AND more if people use an Amber Ink product - see deets on their blog!

Simply Betty Stamps - 3 digis of the winner's choice

Mark's Finest Papers - set of their choosing to the winner

Dreamweaver's Stencils - a couple stencils, pearlescent embossing paste and a palette knife

Chi Chi Memories - Meaning of Love Digi Stamp Set to one winner

Little Potato House - $20 gift certificate

Kenny K digis: 4 digis to one winner
AND 2 digis to anyone who uses a Kenny K image for their hop card

Just a reminder that these terrific prizes are going to be handed out to random commenters on blogs. The more love you leave, the more chances you have to win... so be sure to hop along all the way with us! You have until Thursday, 6pm EST to leave comments. Taylor will use random.org to select the winners of randomly selected blogs and post them on her blog on Friday.

Time to hop on over to Kimme's "Life of a Princess" blog!

Before you go, please be sure to get in on the chance to win by leaving me a comment!

Just in case, here's a list of our awesome bloggers:
BTW - I went through the blogroll over the weekend and WOW!
There is such amazing talent on this list... I'm honored to be part of this group!

Taylor Usry - http://taylorusry.blogspot.com

Libby Hickson - http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com/

Cindy Coutts - http://cindycoutts.com/

Cyndi Bundy - http://scrappychickcyndi.blogspot.com/

Amber Hillman - http://ambersantics.blogspot.com/

Angelique Nederpel - http://scrapping-angel.blogspot.com/

Tanya Johnson - http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com/

Suzi McKenzie - http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com/

Cathy Wallington - http://ellieskeeperscreations.blogspot.com/

Pam Hornschu - http://1pamperedstamper.blogspot.com/

Wendy Price - http://paperinkandsmiles.blogspot.com/

Patricia Hays - http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Maria Levine - http://riacreations.blogspot.com/

Sandie Dunne - http://sandieshores.blogspot.com/

Juanita Gillen - http://stampintwilghtmom.blogspot.com/

Janelle Stollfus - http://rainpuddlesdesign.blogspot.com/

Mary Collins - http://www.softangelkisses.blogspot.com/

Berenice Rendon - http://karbersweetescape.blogspot.com/

Cheryl Gorka - http://shestamps.blogspot.com/

Jessica Fitzgerald - http://jkfitzgerald.blogspot.com/

Dee Morris - http://sprytebyrd.blogspot.com/

Darsie Bruno - http://www.craftingwithdarsie.blogspot.com/

Sandy Allnock - http://acolourfulworld.blogspot.com/

Margie Cortina - http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com/

Kathy Fronczak - http://pixieduststudio.blogspot.com/

Cat Darling - http://catscraftycorner.blogspot.com/

Joyce Martens (Jolara) - http://jolaras.blogspot.com/

Erin Leveille -http://stamptillucramp.blogspot.com/

Gudrun Loennecken- http://papirbloggen.blogspot.com/

Mackenzie Bruckler - http://midnightscramper.blogspot.com/

Melissa (Pink Cat) - http://pinkcatstudio.blogspot.com/

Patty Tanuz - http://cardsbypattytanuz.blogspot.com/

Emily Leiphart - http://www.leiphartonart.blogspot.com/

Jane Matsumoto - http://whoopsiedaisy-jane.blogspot.com/ You Are Here!

Kimme Leach - http://kimme-thelifeofaprincess.blogspot.com/

Kerry Kung - http://kerryischilling.blogspot.com/

Heather Lee-Reppen - http://inkonmyear.blogspot.com/

Rachel Sztonyk - http://gingerbreadgallery.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Dove - http://just4funcrafts.blogspot.com/

Lysa - http://lysaq.blogspot.com/

Erica Johnson-Wanzer - http://www.inkedupandreadytoplay.com/

Tina Kiehn - http://kiehn10.blogspot.com/

Sugar Whiting - http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/

Karin Martin - http://karin-withaniforpaper.blogspot.com/

Sunghee Chon - http://www.creativityinprogress.com/blog/

Tanis Palmer - http://tannyps-rubbish.blogspot.com/

Lindsey M-P - http://www.bashfulblogging.blogspot.com/

Kristi Parker Van Doren - http://kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com/

Julie E - http://www.lastminutecrafter.blogspot.com/

Alison Heikkila - http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/

Audrey E - http://hippieaud.blogspot.com/

Laura Drahozal - http://www.rememberinglifesmoments.blogspot.com/

Louise Healy - http://www.artfullyarticulate.blogspot.com/

Wendy Jordan - http://www.papertherapy-wendy.blogspot.com/

Lynell Harlow - http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/

Terrece Siddoway - http://www.made4ubyt.blogspot.com/

GOOD LUCK
and
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

* NEW * Itty Bitty Betty Valentine Digis!

2011-02-03T07:15:00.000-08:00

This is our last release before Valentine's Day and who better to feature than Itty Bitty Betty! Isn't she just the cutest?!

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Heart Teddy Bear" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you place your order.

This card was inspired by this week's Mojo Monday #176!

Digi image: Itty Bitty Betty Pulling Heart Wagon

Designer Paper: October Afternoon "Farm Fresh" (Farmhouse and Hay Barn)

Copics: See below

I just went through the Copic Intermediate Certification and it was awesome!

I'll post more about it later today.

In the meantime, I think my coloring has improved by leaps and bounds!

What do you think? Better? No? lol!

I'm always open to constructive criticism.

Here are some of the markers that I used:

Skin

Hair

Dress

Wagon

Come back later for some pictures from the Copic Intermediate Certification Session with Sherrie and Debbie!

Paper Sundaes Challenge #54 * Valentine's Day *

2011-01-30T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

I am very excited to be the guest designer over at Paper Sundaes!

Pink Cat Studio is the sponsor for this week's "Valentine's Day" Challenge.
Melissa is offering the winner of the Paper Sundaes Valentine Challenge 5 FREE digis of their choice!

Each week, Paper Sundaes chooses their Top Three winners who get the privilege of posting this adorable badge on their blog.

Be sure to check out the entry rules and the beautiful inspirations from the Sundae Girls
HERE

New Alice in Wonderland Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

2011-01-27T00:37:00.000-08:00

Hello from Los Angeles!

I'm down here to take the Copic Intermediate Certification class at CHA!

That's my first exciting news. :)

The next one is that Melissa at Pink Cat Studio has done it, yet again.

Alice in Wonderland digis!!

These new digis are perfect for birthday cards and invites as well as tea theme cards!

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Stacked Tea Cups" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you place your order.

I made this tea party invitation for a friend whose daughter requested something simple and "non-girly" or "frou frou". I am hoping that she really likes it. What do you think?

I will be listing the Copic colors that I used in a couple of days.

The list is at home and I can't remember them all. :)

I am in LOVE with these amazing digis.

The cards that the PCS Design Team has come up with are awesome!

Check them out HERE!

Have a good week!

Come back on Sunday for more!

All NEW Heartfelt Dino Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

2011-01-13T01:00:00.000-08:00

Check it out!

Rex and Bronty are back... just in time to spread some love for Valentine's Day!

Guess what?!

A new friend named Dacty has joined the team!!

Now we have three super cute dinos in the PCS family!

Today they are showing their love in these 4 new Dino Digi Stamps.

If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will receive the "Dacty Holding Heart" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you place your order.

I used Bronty Valentine for my card today.

Isn't he just the cutest dino?!

I love the little pair of scissors and the dangling hearts!

Copic Markers used:

0, YG00,YG21, YG23, YG25

RV0000, RV02, RV04, RV09, RV25, R27, R46

I was inspired by this week's Mojo Monday Sketch 173

Here's a link to the store if you would like to purchase any of the new digis.

Don't forget to stop by the Pink Cat Studio blog to check out the DINO-mite projects from the rest of the fabulous PCS Design Team!

All NEW Valentine and Birthday RUBBER Stamps from Pink Cat Studio!

2011-01-11T07:33:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! I have some very exciting news for you from Pink Cat Studio!

Melissa has 3 new rubber stamp sets to share with you today!

The Love Bug & Frog and Love Birds in Tree sets are perfect for making Valentines or a great way to let someone know you are thinking of them! The Ladybug Party set is perfect for cute birthday cards and party invites! Aren't they adorable?!

Pink Cat Studio now offers our small stamp sets mounted on cling foam and cut out! This is a great time saver if you just want to get your stamps and start creating right away. Unmounted rubber is still being offered, so now you can pick what works the best for you.

Where to buy our stamps

To focus our efforts on supporting the stores that carry our products, our stamps are now only available from our retailers. They can no longer be purchased from the PCS website.

Please visit our Retailers webpage to find a store near you or you can ask your local stamping/scrapbooking store to carry our stamps. Speaking of which... if you are in the local San Jose area, Memories Live On will be carrying Pink Cat Studio very soon so stay tuned! I am very excited to be able to teach card making classes and Copic classes with these fabulous stamps.

Have a wonderful week, everyone!

Will You Be My Valentine?

2011-01-06T00:27:00.000-08:00

I can not believe that I managed to stay away from blogging for this long! I am really happy to be back at the craft table! I am really excited about the new digis from Pink Cat Studio! Melissa has been very busy creating really adorable and super sweet Valentine designs!

Today we have Lily Lovebug, Monkey Love, Squirrel Valentine and Blobby in Love. If you make a purchase in the digi store today you will received the "Birds Holding Hearts" digi stamp for free! It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you place your order. On the Squirrel Valentine page there are 2 free digis for you to download. A branch for him to sit on and a cute sentiment.

Here's a valentine from me to you!

Valentine Lily is as sweet as she can be with those cute hearts!

I have a lot of thanks to give out for holiday gifts.

The squirrel is SO stinkin' cute that I couldn't resist using it for my holiday Thank You cards.

Please visit us at Pink Cat Studio Blog!

The PCS Design Team has come up with some really neat projects!

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...

2010-12-08T20:05:00.000-08:00

I know... it's supposed to be "It's beginning to LOOK at a lot like Christmas" but here in my home, it's finally starting to FEEL like Christmas is coming. I spent yesterday looking for the perfect little tree to put by the fireplace. It took a half hour or so to actually decorate the tree but the process of looking for the darn ornaments and lights took about an hour. I am still missing a least a dozen ornaments.

But the children came home from school and were so excited to see the tree! Here's a picture of my youngest looking at his first baby ornament.

The Christmas cookies have been baked and decorated (thanks to Mima)!

I have started shopping for the small stuff and will probably finish the rest between tomorrow and Friday. Christmas cards might go out this year... or not. I have already received quite a few cards online. LOL! I might go digital this year. It's not the same but I'm quickly running out of time. Where did this year go?!

I am planning on taking the boys to see Santa on the 18th. I usually go the day after Thanksgiving but of course, that didn't happen this year. Hopefully I will be posting my annual pictures of the reindeer antlers up on the rooftop and Santa with the boys. Wish me luck!

Have you been naughty or nice? What's on your wishlist for Santa?

PWC131 - Punchy Love Birds

2010-12-08T03:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time for another Pretties Wednesday Challenge over on the Paper Pretties Blog! This week the challenge is to get punchy. To be more specific, it's time to pull out your punches. I don't know about you but I have a relatively large collection of punches. :)

Today the Paper Pretties Design Team are featuring the new Love Birds stamp set that will be released along with 6 other stamp sets this coming Friday 10th December.

For this card, I wanted to try coloring the image in Sepia tones so that I have a pretty sample for my Black/Sepia Copics class this Saturday. I decided to keep it CAS by using the heart punch from Stampin' Up! to decorate the cardbase. I also used the Scalloped Oval punch (Stampin' Up!) to punch out the image.

Come play along with us!

How to Enter: If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project using the above challenge and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword PWC131.
Don’t forget to include a link to your card on the Paper Pretties Blog, so everyone can see it too. You don’t have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play, but of course if you have them we would love to see you use them. One random participant will receive a Paper Pretties Stamps set … see the Paper Pretties Blog for more details.

Join us for our release Blog Hop this Friday 5AM EST 10th December, starting on the Paper Pretties Blog.

New Release Stamps available in the Paper Pretties Boutique from 7AM EST Friday 10th December.

Don’t forget to check out the Paper Pretties Blog to see who else is previewing the new stamps today.

On the First Day of Prettie Peeks....

2010-12-03T02:00:00.000-08:00

Today is the first day of Prettie Peeks for the Paper Pretties December release! There are 7 fabulous new sets for you this month! They will be available for purchase on Friday, the 10th.

Today, Jana and I are peeking Elegant Sentiments. This elegant set comes with 5 sentiments and 3 fabulous frames to put them in. And with our clear stamps, it's super easy to line it up perfectly!

I made a sleeve for the cup to match the card I am making.

It was really easy to do...

Just find a sleeve at any of the coffee places.

Here's the card that I made for my friend.

Time to hop over to Jana Weaver's awesome blog to see what she has created with this gorgeous set!

Oh! Please be sure to head to the Paper Pretties blog to see all of today's peeks because one random lucky commenter each preview day will win the set being previewed!! The winners from each preview day will be posted on the Paper Pretties Blog on Friday.

Be sure to leave that comment.

Good luck!

PWC130 - Prettie Sketch Challenge!

2010-12-01T02:00:00.000-08:00

Hey Prettie peeps!! I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

It’s time for another Pretties Wednesday Challenge over on the Paper Pretties Blog! It's the first Wednesday of the month so that means it's time for another fabulous sketch from Frances! Take a look...

Surprise Sophia

Here's what it looked like on the back...

Wondering why the Black and White?

Well... I'm teaching a Black & White / Sepia Copics class tonight!

This is just a sample that I made to show how easy it is!

Come play along with us!

Don’t forget to include a link to your card on the Paper Pretties Blog, so everyone can see it too. You don’t have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play, but of course if you have them we would love to see you use them. One random participant will receive a Paper Pretties Stamps set … see the Paper Pretties Blog for more details.

Pink Cat Studio NEW Digi Release AND Black Friday Giveaway!!

2010-11-26T01:00:00.000-08:00

I hope that all of my American friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Melissa has 5 new Christmas and Winter theme digi stamps to share with you today and a great gift with purchase! If you spend a minimum of $5.00 in the PCS rubber or digi stores, you will get a free gift pack of 6 adorable Christmas digital stamps! Check out the gift pack below:

So after you spend $5 in the store Melissa will email this gift set to you personally within 12 hours of your purchase.

This offer is only valid on Friday November 26th.

You can also use your new stamps to create a project for our challenge!

Here are the details:

Pink Cat Studio Holiday Challenge

We're having a Holiday Challenge!

All you need to do is create a project that includes at least one Pink Cat Studio stamp (sentiments excluded). Examples of projects include cards, gift boxes and bags, tags, scrapbook layouts, etc.

For ALL of the rules, please click HERE.

I used Gingerbread Girl Baked Cookies for my sample.

I decided to paper piece my digi together using coloured cardstock.

I enlarged the image to be 6" tall and printed them several times on different cardstock.

Then I cut out the different pieces and glued them onto my brown gingerbread girl.

The only coloring I did with my Copics are on the baked Christmas trees and the green polka dots on her apron. Hope you like the sample!

To see the lovely projects created by the rest of the awesome Design Team, please visit Pink Cat Studio's blog. Don't forget to check out all of the deets for the Pink Cat Studio Holiday Challenge!

PWC129 - CAS

2010-11-24T03:00:00.000-08:00

Hey Prettie peeps!!

It’s Wednesday and this means it’s time for another Pretties Wednesday Challenge over on the Paper Pretties Blog! This week's PWC129 is one of my faves... Clean And Simple (CAS). It's perfect for the holidays because I know it's really hard to find the time to get crafty. My craft room is a disaster right now. I have bits of cut up cardstock and designer paper all over the floor and my craft table is littered with punches, ribbons, ink pads, scissors, and Copic markers. I was able to use everything I already had out to put this pretty little card together in minutes. Usually, I have to put everything away first and get organized. Not this time!

O Christmas Tree - clear stamp set

I tried something different with my Memento teardrop ink pads. I used Bamboo Leaves first since it is the lightest green that I have. Instead of pouncing the ink on, I swiped it on. Then I used Cottage Ivy and lightly pounced all around the edge of the tree. The effect is pretty awesome... at least I think so. It almost looks like a painting.

Come play along with us!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone!

All NEW Gingerbread Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

2010-11-18T01:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

I hope that you are all having a good week!

I'm hanging out in San Diego today and tomorrow. I'm taking my boys to LegoLand as a surprise. Then I head up to Los Angeles for a family gathering before flying back home on Sunday.

Today, Melissa has the CUTEST gingerbread digis being released over at Pink Cat Studio.

Take a look!!

Today, November 18th, when you purchase anything from the digital or rubber stamp stores you will receive the digi that I worked with on my card FOR FREE!. It will be emailed to you separately and within 12 hours after you make your purchase.

Oh! Melissa is sponsoring The Pink Elephant Challenge blog and if you participate you could win 5 digi stamps from Pink Cat Studio! I used the sketch created by Arielle Gordon as inspiration for this card. Please join in on the fun!

Gingerbread Children

by I. Orleans

Gingerbread children
Stand in a row--
Very good children
Always, you know.
The never will jump
Or kick or leap.
Or start to cry when
It's time to sleep
They never run off
Or look around
And no one has heard
Them make a sound.
Gingerbread children
Are fine to meet;
But, much better stiff;
They're good to eat.

Ready to see more samples from the talented Pink Cat Studio Design Team?

Hop on over to the Pink Cat Studio Blog and let them know what you think!

PWC128 - Thank You!

2010-11-17T03:00:00.000-08:00

Hey Prettie peeps!!
It’s Wednesday and this means it’s time for another Pretties Wednesday Challenge over on the Paper Pretties Blog! This week's PWC128 is a themed challenge... "THANK YOU".

I have a special Thank You card to share with you today.

One of my regular customers who orders handstamped cards from me fell in love with a card I made for France's last sketch challenge. She loves fairies and so Holiday Fairy - Meg was an easy choice for her. Usually it takes a few tries to get the right image for her holiday cards. I revised it according to her preference for burgundy and olive green. I am making 25 Christmas cards and 25 thank you cards for her with this layout and color scheme. Hope she likes them! Hope you do too!!

Come play along with us!

How to Enter: If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project using the above challenge and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword PWC128.
Don’t forget to include a link to your card on the Paper Pretties Blog, so everyone can see it too. You don’t have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play, but of course if you have them we would love to see you use them. One random participant will receive a Paper Pretties Stamps set … see the Paper Pretties Blog for more details.

Have a wonderful day!

Paper Pretties November Release Blog Hop!

2010-11-12T02:00:00.000-08:00

Hey Prettie Peeps!

I hope that you have been enjoying the November Release Blog Hop!

What a HUGE lineup we have for you!

If you are getting here from Jessica's blog, then you are on the right track.

If not, please head on over to the Paper Pretties Blog and start at the very beginning.

There's a lot for you to see and I don't want you to miss out on the fun!

Today, I'm featuring SURPRISE SOPHIA.
She is SO stinkin' cute and looks prettier than ever, if that's even possible.
I would venture to say that this is probably one of my faves from this release.

Next stop is with the fabulous Shannon Teubner.

Just in case you get lost along the way...

Paper Pretties Blog

Cindy Haffner

AJ Otto

Frances Byrne

Delia Vieira-Cruz

Jackie Rakoski

Shemaine Smith

Jana Weaver

Carolyn King

Jessica George

Jane Matsumoto (me)

Shannon Teubner

Jennifer Greco

Beate Johns

Pam Varnell

Wendy Hoff

Jen Shults

Heather Lee-Reppen

Hope you have a great time hopping!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Final Preview Day for Pretties November Release!

2010-11-11T03:00:00.000-08:00

Hey Prettie Peeps!

Wow... the BIG day is tomorrow, making today DAY 6 of the November Release Previews.

We hope you have enjoyed all of the preview thus far! All 7 new releases will be available in the Paper Pretties store tommorrow, Nov. 12th. We have been previewing one set each day until the big day. One random lucky commenter each preview day will win the set being previewed. The winners from each preview day will be posted here on Friday. As in previous months, we will still have a inspiration filled blog hop on release day (this month we have 7 AWESOME guest blog hoppers joining us!). I can tell you right now that you will NOT want to miss out!

Today's preview set is called "Sledding Cooper" and is illustrated by Joni Stringfield. I LOVE this set and I hope you do too! Cooper looks like he is having SO much fun! The set comes with 1 main image stamp, and 4 coordinating sentiments.

Join us for our release Blog Hop this Friday 5AM EST 12th November, starting on the Paper Pretties Blog.

New Release Stamps available in the Paper Pretties Boutique from 7AM EST Friday 12th November.

Don’t forget to check out the Paper Pretties Blog to see who else is previewing the new stamps today.

Happy Birthday, Jennifer!!

2010-11-10T03:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

Today we have a birthday to celebrate!

It’s Jennifer Greco’s birthday and all of the Prettie girls want to wish her a very happy day with a Birthday Blog Hop since we can't all get together in person. Are you ready?

Ready, steady....

Happy Birthday Jennifer!

The hop starts on the Paper Pretties Blog, so if you didn’t start from there, hop on over to the Pretties blog and start from the very beginning! Don't want you to miss out on a thing!

Oh! It’s also Wednesday which means it’s time for another Pretties Wednesday Challenge! This week, the challenge is embossing. Fun!! The Paper Pretties Design Team are featuring the new Everyday Sentiments stamp set that will be released along with 6 other stamp sets this coming Friday, 12th November. That's right! It's gonna be a FABULOUS release!!

I decided to feature a couple of sentiments from the set on the front of a gift card holder. This gift card holder is called a "Slit Latch Gift Card Holder". The tutorial for it went up on Splitcoaststampers last week during the 3rd Annual Holiday Tutorial Blitz!! Go take a look and see just how easy it is to make! I even have a video tutorial on there at the very bottom for the visual learner. :)

Come play along with us!!

How to Enter: If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project using the above challenge and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword PWC127.

Don’t forget to include link to your card on the Paper Pretties Blog, so everyone can see it too. You don’t have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play, but of course if you have them we would love to see you use them. One random participant will receive a Paper Pretties Stamps set! Please see all of the rules over on the Paper Pretties Blog!

Join us for our Release Blog Hop this Friday, November 12th ~ 5am EST, starting on the Paper Pretties Blog.

New Release Stamps available in the Paper Pretties Boutique from Friday, 12th November ~ 7am.

Don’t forget to check out the Paper Pretties Blog to see who else is previewing the new stamps today.

Here is the order of the hop in case you get lost along the way:

Paper Pretties Blog
ARTish
Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver
Jane Matsumoto (me)
Jessica George
Pam Varnell
Wendy Hoff
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jennifer Greco (the birthday girl!!!!!!!!!!!!)

So glad you stopped by!

I hope you have enjoyed this virtual birthday party thus far.

Now it is time to continue on our birthday blog hop and visit Jessica!

Don’t forget to wish Jennifer a Happy Birthday when you reach her blog!

NEW Pink Cat Studio ~ Introducing Rex and Bronty

2010-11-04T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

Rex and Bronty are making their debut over at Pink Cat Studio today!

These two are DINO-mite!

Super cute and SO much fun to color!

Check out Baby Rex in the center...

is he not the cutest baby dino ever?!

FREE with purchase just for today (Nov. 4th).

I saw this sketch over on Mojo Monday...

Swing on over to Pink Cat Studio and see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has come up with for this Dino Release!

Live, laugh, love... dream big!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #22 - GO TEAM!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #21 - HOLIDAY

* Pink Cat Studio * MEGA SALE, NEW Digis, and a FREEBIE!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #20 - Thank You

Use It Tuesday Challenge #19 - COOKING and a Design Team Call!

Pink Cat Studio 50% Off MEGA SALE, 12 *NEW* Digi Stamps, and a Freebie!!!

* NEW * Pink Cat Studio's Digi Stamp Designer!

A Sneak Peek to Pink Cat Studio's Digi Stamp Designer!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #16 - CHOCOLATE

Use It Tuesday #15 - Un-inked!

Use It Tuesday #14 - Back To School!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #13: Indian Summer!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #12: Two-fer Tuesday! :)

CHA Release and Copics & $25 credit to LLLC Giveaway!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #11 - You are an Animal!

La-La Land Sports Collection Release Blog Hop!

Use It Tuesday! Exciting News to share and Challenge #9

*NEW* Clown Owl and Mice Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

La-La Land Crafts Memorial Day Sale!

*NEW* Pink Cat Studio COOL CATS digi release!

Summertime with La La Land Crafts BLOG HOP!

Friendship, Back to School, and Birthday RUBBER stamps from Pink Cat Studio!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Design Team Call for La-La Land Crafts

La-La Land Crafts National Scrapbooking Day Contest

Some Bunny Loves You!

All *NEW* Kiddies and Flowers digi set from Pink Cat Studio!

Love At First Sight

On Your Mark... Get Set...

Pink Cat Studio Fairy Rubber Stamps Are Now Available As Digis!

Hippity Hop! Here Comes Lily and The Easter Egg Gang Down the Bunny Trail!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELISSA!

*NEW* Baby Gnome Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

I Spy Me a Leprechaun! *NEW* St. Patrick's Day Release from Pink Cat Studio

*NEW* Forest Animals Digi Release, ISO Guest Designers, Copic demo, and 600th post giveaway!

Simple Boy Birthday Card

Introducing Luibell, Gladibell, Finnbert, and Ninbert

*NEW* Rapunzel & Prince Digis AND 10 Free Sentiments from Pink Cat Studio

Taylor's Virtual Valentine's Day Blog Hop

* NEW * Itty Bitty Betty Valentine Digis!

Paper Sundaes Challenge #54 * Valentine's Day *

*New* Alice in Wonderland Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

All *NEW* Heartfelt Dino Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

All *NEW* Valentine and Birthday RUBBER Stamps from Pink Cat Studio!

Will You Be My Valentine?

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...

PWC131 - Punchy Love Birds

On the First Day of Prettie Peeks....

PWC130 - Prettie Sketch Challenge!

Pink Cat Studio *NEW* Digi Release AND Black Friday Giveaway!!

PWC129 - CAS

All *NEW* Gingerbread Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

PWC128 - Thank You!

Paper Pretties November Release Blog Hop!

Final Preview Day for Pretties November Release!

Happy Birthday, Jennifer!!

*NEW* Pink Cat Studio ~ Introducing Rex and Bronty

Pink Cat Studio 50% Off MEGA SALE, 12 NEW Digi Stamps, and a Freebie!!!

NEW Clown Owl and Mice Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

NEW Pink Cat Studio COOL CATS digi release!

All NEW Kiddies and Flowers digi set from Pink Cat Studio!

NEW Baby Gnome Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

I Spy Me a Leprechaun! NEW St. Patrick's Day Release from Pink Cat Studio

NEW Forest Animals Digi Release, ISO Guest Designers, Copic demo, and 600th post giveaway!

NEW Rapunzel & Prince Digis AND 10 Free Sentiments from Pink Cat Studio

New Alice in Wonderland Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

All NEW Heartfelt Dino Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

All NEW Valentine and Birthday RUBBER Stamps from Pink Cat Studio!

Pink Cat Studio NEW Digi Release AND Black Friday Giveaway!!

All NEW Gingerbread Digis from Pink Cat Studio!

NEW Pink Cat Studio ~ Introducing Rex and Bronty