The Scalloped Edge

Friend...

This is my second post for today.  To check out the Paper Pretties Sneak Peek scroll down to the next post....

The Verve Project Parade is in full swing on the Verve Blog and today my project is featured.  The theme for this month's project was "It's a Girl Thing:  Celebrating the women in our lives"

I knew I would make a project that celebrated my "Mom" friends.  My "Mom" friends are three women I met when my youngest daughter started kindergarten.  We hit it off on the first day of school and remain great friends today.  My girls trust them and I know I can count on them if I need ANYTHING! 

 

I made three Rounded Wrap Up boxes from Lauren Meader's Timeless Templates line.  These templates are so fantastic!  I used three different color schemes (all Papertrey Ink), but the design is the same.  Each box is made with Kraft cardstock and the colors are Hibuscus Burst, Lemon Tart and Summer Sunrise.  I used one of Verve's newest and most beautiful sets, Because Of You.  I stamped the silhouette flowers in the coordinating ink over the sentiment.  To give a softer look to the Hibiscus Burst silhouette, I stamped it off once before stamping over the sentiment.  All of the cut out flowers have rhinestone gems in the center and each flower was brushed with Angel Wings Shimmerz. 

This is a close up of the Summer Sunrise box.  Don't you love all of these colors with Kraft?  I do!! 

Well thank you so much for stopping by!!  I hope you have a good one!!

Canadian Sophia Sneak Peek

 

Hi everyone!  I'm bringing you a sneak peek of another new Sophia being released tomorrow night by Paper Pretties called Canadian Sophia!  Isn't she cute?  I colored her in with Copic markers and cut her out with circle Nesties.  The full circle seemed a bit too big, so I cut off part of the circle and decided on my layout from there.  I used Bitty Dots DP in Pure Poppy and the striped DP is from Stampin' Up!  I also added a little stitching with my sewing machine!

On Friday May 1st Paper Pretties will be having their monthly Stampin In Your Jammies party!! The party starts at 6pm CDT and will last until 9pm. We will be issuing a challenge every hour so be sure to come and play along!! Besides the challenges, chatter, and all around fun, we will also be releasing Hola Chica, TWO new Sophias, re-releasing Rainy Day Friend in RUBBAH, and we will have a BRAND new set from a BRAND new artist!! Sneak peeks start on Wednesday April 29th!! Hope to see you there!!

It is time for another Cutie Pie contest!! You have until tonight (April 30th) at 8pmCDT to get your entries uploaded to the Cutie Pie gallery at the Paper Pretties website. The winner will not only get to call themselves a Cutie Pie, but they will also receive all the new release stamps!! Good Luck!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Prettie Wednesday Challenge and Sneak Peek

 

Two weeks ago Danielle challenged the Prettie Girls to make any type of card except a standard A-2 size.  Well, while I was making this card for my Monday post, I went ahead and made a card using the same Curved Rectangle Nestabilities.  I used the soon to be released ADORABLE Lady Liberty Sophia!!  Oh my word....isn't she so so cute?  I told you, I'm so excited for this release....such cuteness!

Here are a few details:  The DP is from the Dreamy 2 collection by My Mind's Eye.  Lady Liberty Sophia was colored with Copic markers and cut out with Oval Nesties.  The three Ruby Red brads are from Stampin' Up!  The ribbon is Riding Hood Red Taffeta from SU!

This is the inside of the card.  I couldn't fit the sentiment on the outside so I placed it on the inside. It was punched out with a circle punch and layered on a scallop circle nestability. 

Don't forget to check out what the other Prettie Girls did with this challenge and check out their sneak peeks!!

Charmaine
Christi
Danielle
Frances
Jackie
Jana
Jessie
Jessica
Jodi
Julie

On Friday May 1st Paper Pretties will be having their monthly Stampin In Your Jammies party!! The party starts at 6pm CDT and will last until 9pm. We will be issuing a challenge every hour so be sure to come and play along!! Besides the challenges, chatter, and all around fun, we will also be releasing Hola Chica, TWO new Sophias, re-releasing Rainy Day Friend in RUBBAH, and we will have a BRAND new set from a BRAND new artist!! Sneak peeks start on Wednesday April 29th!! Hope to see you there!!

It is time for another Cutie Pie contest!! You have until Thursday April 30th at 8pmCDT to get your entries uploaded to the Cutie Pie gallery at the Paper Pretties website. The winner will not only get to call themselves a Cutie Pie, but they will also receive all the new release stamps!! Good Luck!!

Have a great day!!  Don't forget to check back again tomorrow for another Prettie Sneak Peek!!

Sweet & Simple Sophia

 

Hi everyone and Happy Monday!  I am so excited for this new week with no sick kids, hubby back to work (he stayed home a few days last week to help me) and having "my time" back!!  It's also an exciting week because Paper Pretties is releasing some new stamps on Friday and I have to say that this is my FAVORITE RELEASE to date!  So stay tuned!!  You don't want to miss it!!

For today's Prettie card I used my fave Sophia, Cuddle Me, and made my card with a Curved Rectangle Nestability.  Denise Marzec does this all of the time and I love the look!  I was going for a Clean and Simple look and I think I achieved it!  Sophia was paper pieced with Nana's Nursery Baby Girl DP from Die Cuts With a View.  The Berry Sorbet cardstock was embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.   The idea for the button and ribbon thingie (sorry don't know the technical name!!) came from the fabulous Susan Liles.   I also took my picture outside which is what I did when I first started uploading to SCS.  I get better pictures this way!! 

Here is some important Prettie information for this week:

On Friday May 1st Paper Pretties will be having their monthly Stampin In Your Jammies party!! The party starts at 6PM CDT and will last until 9pm. We will be issuing a challenge every hour so be sure to come and play along!! Besides the challenges, chatter, and all around fun, we will also be releasing Hola Chica, TWO new Sophias, re-releasing Rainy Day Friend in RUBBAH, and we will have a BRAND new set from a BRAND new artist!! Sneak peeks start on Wednesday April 29th!! Hope to see you there!!

It is time for another Cutie Pie contest!! You have until Thursday April 30th at 8pmCDT to get your entries uploaded to the Cutie Pie gallery at the Paper Pretties website. The winner will not only get to call themselves a Cutie Pie, but they will also receive all the new release stamps!! Good Luck!!

Have a great Monday!!  Thank you for stopping by!

 

Stamps:  Cuddle Me Sophia (Paper Pretties)    
Paper:  Papertrey White & Berry Sorbet, Nana's Nursery Baby Girl (DCWV)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories & Tools:  Curved Rectangle Nesties, Chocolate Adhesive Pearls (Kaiser Crafts), Button (PTI), White Satin Ribbon (SU!), Linen Thread, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Dimensionals

TECC65 Make A Wish

 

Hi everyone!  Whew.....it's Friday and it's time for another one of Taylor's Cupcake Sketches!!  This has been one crazy week.  I had two sick girls....one ended up in emergency (par for the course with her!) and finally today things are getting back to normal!  I have not stamped since last weekend so it felt good to get inky!!   I really struggled with this sketch and sort of veered from the original by adding the oval!  But isn't a sketch just inspiration?  LOL!

I used a new set from Papertrey Ink called Wishing You.  I LOVE this set!  I'm also having a love affair with Papertrey and I have my friend, Julie Lacey to blame for that....Thanks, girl!!  For the sake of time, just know that everything on my card, with the exception of the Swiss Dots and the Oval Nesties are from Papertrey.  Color combo is Kraft, White, Pure Poppy and Ripe Avocado.

Now it's your turn to try the sketch.  Taylor will choose the most clever, creative and cute creation from the submissions this weekend to be the Featured Cupcake Sampler next week.  Your design and blog will be featured on her blog during Cupcake Friday.  You're welcome to create something other than a card, but just stick to the sketch as closely as possible and you'll be eligible for the Featured Cupcake Sampler honors.  If you upload your sketch to Splitcoast, use keyword TECC65 (for Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge 65).  Leave a comment on Taylor's blog with a link to your blog or gallery upload so Taylor can check it out.  The deadline to be eligible for the featured cupcake sampler is Monday April 27th at 8:00 am PST.

This week's Featured Cupcake Honors go to Joanne Basile!  You can check out her sample on her blog, Stamped By Hand.  Congratulations, Joanne!!

Don't forget to check out what the Cupcake Crew did with this sketch:

Ana Wolfhart
Donna Baker
Lynn Mercurio
Monika Davis
Sherrie Siemens
Taylor Van Bruggen
Vicki Chrisman

I hope you all have a great Friday!!  Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Prettie Monday PWC43

 

Hi everyone and Happy HOT Monday!!  Oh my word....it is HOT here right now!  Yesterday it was 89 Degrees!!   I mean I know I'm in California, but we don't experience hot weather like this in April!  The expected high today is 93 Degrees!  And on top of that, my youngest, Sarah is sick...nothing like having a fever in hot weather!

It seemed only fitting yesterday when I sat down to make this card that I use the May Stamp of the Month, Make a Splash Sophia!  Isn't she adorable?  My DD, Sarah, had pigtails like that when she was little, although she wouldn't jump in a pool!  I used the Prettie Weekly Challenge Sketch, PWC48, that Danielle posted on The Paper Clip.  If you choose to play there is a prize involved!!  Just click on the highlighted link to find out all of the juicy details!  And if you're interested in the Stamp of the Month Club from Paper Pretties, you can read about all of the details here.

I hope you all have a wonderful day!  I appreciate you stopping by!

 

Stamps:  Make a Splash Sophia (Paper Pretties May SOTM)    
Paper:  So Saffron, Regal Rose, PTI White, Georgia Peach DSP
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Markers
Accessories & Tools:  Flower Brads (SU!), Circle Nestabilities, Embossing Folder (forgot the name), Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punches, Sewing Machine, Clear Glaze Pen, Dimensionals

New Verve!!

 

Hi everyone and Happy Saturday!!  I have a couple of Verve cards that I made for the release last night that haven't been seen here!  This card uses the new set, Because of You, and one of the new Plain Jane stamps called Elegant Flower.  The big flower on the left is the Elegant Flower.  It's a perfect match with the flowers in Because of You.  The colors on this card are VERY OUT OF THE BOX for me!!  I used Raspberry Tart cardstock and DP plus Aqua Mist.

 

This next card uses two of the new Plain Jane's, Elegant Flower and Sunshine.  I HAD to use yellow when I made this card and I love it paired with Kraft!  The sketch is Mojo82.  Just a clean and simple card!  I am having a new love affair with the PTI cardstock and ink colors and I especially LOVE their ribbon!  If you read my blog regularly, you know I like ribbon but have a hard time with it.  I love PTI's ribbons because they tie so BEAUTIFULLY!!  I am working on getting all of them!!

All of the stamps I used here are now available for purchase at the Verve Store! 

Thanks for stopping by!!  Have a wonderful weekend!

TECC64 Verve Sneak Peek

 

Hi everyone!  It's Friday and it's time for another one of Taylor's Cupcake Sketches!  I paired this week's sketch with a sneak peek at a new Verve set that will be available tonight!  This new set is called Because of You and it is all about the women in our lives.  I can't tell you how long I've been waiting for Julee to design a set like this!  I about fell over when I received the set!  It is so beautiful!!   I hope you'll join us tonight in the Verve Forum on SCS for the release party!  The fun begins at 9:00 pm EST!  See you there!

Here is a close up of the inside of the card.  I used a color combo that is outside of the box for me, but I really love it!!  The colors I used are all from Papertrey Ink and are as follows:  Kraft, Vintage Cream, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise and Spring Moss.  I recently ordered a sampler pack of paper from PTI and their Bitty Dots paper pack (I {heart} this DP!!).  I stamped the flowers in Hibiscus Burst ink on Vintage Cream and cut it out with rectangle Nestabilities.  "Friend" was stamped in Chocolate Chip (SU!) ink and I used a small square punch (on an angle) to cut the end.  The inside sentiment was cut out with the Labels Four Nestabilities.

 Now it's your turn to try the sketch.  Taylor will choose the most clever, creative and cute creation from the submissions this weekend to be the Featured Cupcake Sampler next week.  Your design and blog will be featured on her blog during Cupcake Friday.  You're welcome to create something other than a card, but just stick to the sketch as closely as possible and you'll be eligible for the Featured Cupcake Sampler honors.  If you upload your sketch to Splitcoast, use keyword TECC64 (for Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge 64).  Leave a comment on Taylor's blog with a link to your blog or gallery upload so Taylor can check it out.  The deadline to be eligible for the featured cupcake sampler is Monday April 20th at 8:00 am PST.

This week's Featured Cupcake Sampler Honors go to Sandra MacLean.  You can check out Sandra's sample on her blog, Paper Funtastics.  Congratulations, Sandra!

Don't forget to check out what the Cupcake Crew did with this sketch:

Ana Wolfhart
Donna Baker
Jami Sibley
Lynn Mercurio
Monika Davis
Sherrie Siemens
Stephanie Hargis
Taylor Van Bruggen
Vicki Chrisman

Thanks for stopping by!!  Have a great Friday!

 

Stamps:  Because Of You (Verve)
Paper:  Kraft, Vintage Cream, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss, Bitty Dots DSP (All Papertrey Ink)
Ink:  Hibiscus Burst (PTI), Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Button (PTI), Hibiscus Burst Bitty Dot Ribbon (PTI), Scallop Edge Punch, Rectangle and Labels Four Nestabilities, Dimensionals

Verve Sneak Peek Wishful Elegance

This is my second post for today, so scroll down if you would like to see the other!

  

Hi everyone!  Today is an exciting day as I bring you a sneak peek at one of the new Verve sets that will be released this Friday, April 17th.  It is called Wishful Elegance and let me tell you, Julee Tilman has hit yet another home run with this beautiful set!  But, really, she always hits home runs....seasoned baseball players can only dream of a batting average like Julee's!!  LOL!

When I first sat down to create with this set, I immediately thought of sunflowers, so I went with it!  I used a color combo of Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate and White.  All of the paper and DP is from Papertrey Ink.  I stamped two of the flowers on PTI White in Memento Black, colored them with Copics and cut them out with paper snips.  I added some Chocolate Sugar Coated Glitter (Doodlebug Designs) to the center of each small flower with a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen.  I then popped up the smaller flower with a dimensional.  The sentiment was punched out with the Key Tag Punch.  The card needed a little something more, so I embossed the Summer Sunrise layer with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and the used my sewing maching to add some stitching around that same layer!  The layout is Jen del Muro's Sketch For You To Try for this week.

The Verve peeks started yesterday on the Verve Blog so don't forget to check out what the other Verve Diva's have cooked up with this beautiful set and some of the beautiful new Plain Jane stamps!  Julee has also cooked up a few challenges to win free stamps from this realease.  They are as follows:

Verve Release Week Challenges - four challenges, six winners, lots of fun
Show Us Your Verve Giveaway - $100 gift certificate up for grabs
Verve Diva Sneak Peeks - more free stamps just for commenting!

And don't forget to join us at the release party on Friday night, April 17th @ 9pm EST in the Verve Forum on Splitcoaststampers!  The release parties are so much fun so I hope you'll join us!!

Have a great Wednesday!!

 

Stamps:  Wishful Elegance (Verve)    
Paper:  Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise, White, Bitty Dots DSP (All Papertrey Ink)
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Markers
Accessories & Tools:  Square Punches, Key Tag Punch, Dark Chocolate Satin Ribbon (PTI), Chocolate Sugar Coating Glitter (Doodlebug Designs), Swiss Dots Embossing folder, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

Prettie Birthday Wednesday Hop!

  

Today the Prettie Girls are celebrating another birthday for our very own Jana Weaver!!  Happy Birthday Jana!!!  I hope you Make a Splash on your big day!!  I have had the priviledge of actually meeting Jana in person!  We only live about 15 minutes from each other and finally got together about two or so months ago for coffee!!  She is truly a warm and wonderful person!!   If you arrived here from Jessie's blog then you are in the right place!  If you want to start at the beginning of the birthday hop, then start at the Prettie Mama herself, Christie Ortman's blog.

We combined this hop with our regular Wednesday challenge.  Two weeks ago Charmaine challenged us to make a card with bright summer colors.  This is my version!!  I really love the new Pink Flamingo DSP from Stampin' Up! and it pairs beautifully with the new May Stamp of the Month, Make a Splash Sophia!!  Isn't she cute?  I colored her in with Copic markers and the sketch is today's sketch challenge over at SCS, SC224.

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop on this birthday hop is to the fabulous Christi Thorsen's blog!  Have a good one!!