Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge: Bring on the Bling!

Stamps: Paper Pretties sentiment from 'Lady Sophia'. Cardstock: Basic Grey 'Origins'. Ink: Versamark. Accessories: Kaiserkraft rhinestones, square Nestabilities, circle and mini flower punch, googly eyes.

Welcome to this week's Paper Pretties' Wednesday Challenge! This week's challenge is to 'Bring on the Bling' by using glitter dots, rhinestones, or pearls on your creations.

My goal was to use the rhinestones in a unique way, or at least something slightly different from my preferred method of using them to make Primas sparkle. Instead, I used rhinestones to make my frog prince shine:


The rhinestone use may be original (for me!), but the punched frog pattern came from HERE. The crown is actually cut out of the Basic Grey 'Origins' DP -- no creativity required!

The sketch is inspired by Midnight Madness Sketch #71, Clean and Simple style.

Be sure to enjoy the other Pretties' Gals interpretation of 'Bring on the Bling':
Cindy
Frances
Jana
Jane
Jackie
Jennifer
Pam
Wendy
Heather

Then link your creation HERE so we can admire your take on the sketch and enter your name for a chance to win a free Paper Pretties stamp! You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. If you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword PWC119.

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #59: Asian Influences

Stamps: Prairie Fairy 'The Geisha', SU 'Artfully Asian' sentiment. Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey 'Kioshi' DP, GP 110 white. Ink: Copics, Chocolate Chip. Accessories: Papertrey chocolate satin ribbon, Nestabilities long rectangles and Label.

Welcome to Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #59! Here is our sketch for this week:

Our sponsor this week is Prairie Fairy Designs which provided this elegant 'The Geisha' image. I'll admit that I just don't do Asian themed projects well, having only Japanese restaurants and Shogun as my knowledge base, so I left he color and design up to Basic Grey by paper-piecing with 'Kioshi'.

For a great tutorial on digi paper piecing, check out Melissa's tutorial HERE. It's a step-by-step photo tutorial that will evenshow you how to save DP as well.

Be sure to admire the TMS Design Team's spin on this week's sketch:
Melissa
Angela
Theresa
Jacki
Hollyanne, Jr. DT

Then link up your creations HERE to join in the fun and so we can admire your take on the sketch!

Paper Pretties Birthday Blog Hop -- For Me!

Today the great gals on the Paper Pretties Design Team are hosting a birthday blog hop in my honor! Be sure to join in the fun and admire all the awesome birthday creations by starting at Frances' (Stamp Owl's Studio) blog!!

Thanks for helping me celebrate my birthday in true crafting style!

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge: Brads or Eyelets

Stamps: Paper Pretties 'Beach Bum Cooper'. Cardstock: Real Red, Yoyo Yellow, Papertrey white, Memory Box 'Beach'. Ink: Memento black, Copics. Accessories: Rectangle Nestabilties, Heidi Grace brads.

Welcome to this week's Paper Pretties' Wednesday Challenge! Our challenge this week is to use brads or eyelets on your project. Midnight Madness Sketch #70 was the perfect inspiration because it already had the dots built right in!

Our weather is already turning more autumn-like (at least for now!), so I was definitely was in the mood for Opus Gluei challenge #70: Fair-well to Summer . See my bright fair or festival colors? And I'm already wistfully remembering pool fun. Memory sure beats the reality of chlorine-dried hair and sunburn!

Doesn't Cooper look like he knows how to enjoy the last bit of summer?

If you like bargains, you'll really appreciate this little Cooper -- the bare rubber set, including two sentiments is on clearance for only $5! The Heidi Grace brads used on my card are also a bargain at 80 pieces for $1.99.

Be sure to enjoy the other Pretties' Gals interpretation of 'Fun with Brads/Eyelets':
Cindy
Frances
Jana
Jane
Jackie
Jennifer
Pam
Wendy
Heather

Then link your creation HERE so we can admire your take on the sketch and enter your name for a chance to win a free Paper Pretties stamp! You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. If you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword PWC118.

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #57: Cauldron Bubbles

Stamps: Glitterbabe's Art 'Cauldron'. Cardstock: Black, Green Galore, GP110 white, Paper Studio DP. Ink: Copics, Versamark. Accessories: Square Nestabilities, Kaleidoscope EP, Stitched orange grosgrain ribbon, Martha Stewart bat punch, Stardust glitter pen, green Stickles.

Welcome to this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch challenge!

For my card, I went with a Halloween theme and this fun image by our sponsor, Glitterbabe's Art. Doesn't this cauldron remind you of the quote, "Double, double toil and trouble/Fire burn, and cauldron bubble"?

The bubbles are courtesy of Stickles, and I added more sparkle with kaleidoscope EP on the side flourishes with Stardust pen accents for the stars and side doodles.

The inside sentment is by DRS Designs was the finishing touch, along with these bat punch accents. Thanks so much to my stamping buddy, Angela (Just Monkeying Around) for sending me this Martha Stewart punch!

Be sure to admire the TMS Design Team's spin on this week's sketch:
Melissa
Angela
Theresa
Jacki
Hollyanne, Jr. DT

Then link up your creations HERE to join in the fun and so we can admire your take on the sketch!

Happy Birthday, Pam!

Stamps: Paper Pretties 'Just Because Zac'. Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Real Red, Textured white, Papertrey white, Basic Grey 'Cupcake'. Ink: Memento black, Real Red, Copics. Accessories: Long rectangle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart border punch.

Welcome to the Paper Pretties birthday hop to celebrate Pam's birthday! If you arriving here from Jennifer's (Glitter in My Hair) blog, then you are heading in the right direction. If you are just joining us, be sure to start the fun at Frances' (Stamp Owl's Studio) blog!

To be honest, I actually sent Pam a much more girly card complete with flowery DP and glitter. But for the blog hop, I was inspired by Mercy's Tuesday sketch #89 to use this fun 'Just Because Zac' stamp set and challenge myself to create a masculine birthday card. Although that great bouquet of flowers would make a Zac a hit with the girls, too, right?

Next stop on the blog hop is Wendy (Creations by Wendalyn) . Enjoy the hop and don't forget to leave birthday greetings for Pam (The Stamping Addict) at the hop finale!

Paper Pretties' Wednesday Challenge: Sketch Time!

Stamps: Paper Pretties 'Garden Fairy Katie'. Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink, Papertrey white, Basic Grey 'Urban Prairie'. Ink: Memento, Copics, Versafine black. Accessories: SU Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon, circle Nestabilities, Sugar-coated Doodlebug brads, Dazzling Diamonds glitter.


Welcome to Paper Pretties' Wednesday Challenge! This week we are featuring another fun sketch by our very talented sketch artist and fellow DT member, Frances:

For my card, I paper-pieced the adorable garden fairy's smock, added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to her wings, and then cut her out so she would fit right into the garden scenery of the Basic Grey DP:

Help us welcome our newest Design Team member, the very talented Cindy Haffner, who is joining us this Wednesday!

Be sure to enjoy the other Pretties' Gals interpretation of 'Back to School':
Frances
Jana
Jane
Jackie
Jennifer
Pam
Wendy
Heather

Then link your creation HERE so we can admire your take on the sketch and enter your name for a chance to win a free Paper Pretties stamp! You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. If you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword PWC117.