FBW #205 ~ Favorite color!

Happy Flutter By Day!

Today's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge is to use your favorite color along with a butterfly or fairy.  This week we have a sponsor ~ Paper Makeup Stamps! One lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to use on PMS digi images.  Enter your creation {HERE} and check out all the wonderful DT samples too!

PMS was kind enough to provide the team with images to use, however I chose to use something from my vast collection of PMS.  I chose to use a WordArt for my card - Sing, Love, Dance, Live.

And some long time followers might be wondering when my favorite color changed from pink lol.  Last winter I fell in LOVE with some butterfly material at Joann's.  It's black with white, yellow and grey butterflies.  It has yet to be turned into curtains for my scrap room but I'm hoping my mom will be able to make them soon.  I plan to repaint my pink craft room grey in the next few months and add black/white accents and pops of color.  This Authentique paper is some of my favorite - its from the Blissful line.

My card was made using this week's Feeling Sketchy sketch ~ it was the perfect starting point for my WordArt!

Thanks for fluttering by today!

Flutter By Wednesdays #202

Happy Wednesday!

I'm here to share my card for this week's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge.

The challenge is to create a friendship card using a butterfly or fairy.  It's a sponsored challenge this week! One lucky winner will win a prize from Saturated Canary.  You can enter your card HERE and check out the DT cards on the blog too.

Each team member was provided an image to work with - I chose Pigtails. Loved the little doggy in the basket :)

I added a friendship sentiment from a rubber stamp set from Paper Makeup Stamps and added a few butterflies using a Martha Stewart butterfly punch. The dp is Basic Grey Sweet Threads.

Thanks for fluttering by today!

Have a Fairy Happy Birthday!

Good morning!

It's time for another Birthday Sundaes challenge! This week we'd like to see your birthday themed easel cards!
Click {HERE} to enter your creation and to be inspired by the Design Team cards. The rules have also been updated and there's no limit on the number of entries where you card can be linked - just make sure to follow our challenge theme and the rest of the rules which can be found {HERE}.

We're also welcoming a new sponsor!

Trendy Twine will be sending the winner a Trendy Twine ValenTwine mini pack!

Here's my easel card using {these} directions from SCS~

When creating my card last night, I was also inspired by the Use Striped Paper challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters and the Things with Wings challenge at Crafty Catz.

Supplies:
Kirsten Silhouette - Paper Makeup Stamps
Birthday Cheer - Paper Makeup Stamps
Country Drive dp - Echo Park Paper Co.
cardstock from Papertrey Ink
Pixie Passion ink - Stampin Up
Tuxedo Black ink - Memento
Martha Stewart punch
Kaisercraft rhinestones
buttons from stash
Twisted Lime twine - Trendy Twine

Paper Makeup Stamps Winter Wonderland Hop!

Good morning!

If you're here from Tina's blog (isn't her door hanger cute!), you're in the right spot! If you just happened to stop by, well hello there...if you'd like to see all the wintry wonders created by the PMS team, please start the hop at the Paper Makeup Stamps blog {HERE}. Don't forget that PMS still has their rubber stamp closeout sale going on - use the code CLOSEOUT45 to get 45% off of your rubber stamp order!

For this hop, I decided to use the adorable Pete who was just itching to be inked up and colored! Seeing as I've not colored in weeks, I think he turned out pretty good :)  I used my Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather paper, love the soft colors of them!

Your next stop on the hop is Anita, just wait til you see what she made with Nole!

Challenges entered:

Cards and More - Snowflakes

Crafty Sentiments -  Snowflakes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Hooked on Crafts - Winter Wonderland

Here is the full hop list, in case you get lost along the way:

Picadilly birthday card

It's Sunday and even though Birthday Sundaes doesn't have any more challenges this year, I still have a birthday card to share!

Today is my mom's birthday and I broke out my new Basic Grey Picadilly paper and embellishments that I picked up at the LSS a few weeks ago.

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches - perfect for the fun flowers! Some of the flowers in the package and fabric and the camera really picked up the texture in them.  The sentiment is from the Birthday Cheer set from Paper Makeup Stamps (which is already sold out - bummer!) - have you shopped their rubber closeout sale yet? If not, check out the details HERE!

Thanks for looking!

Paper Makeup Stamps News and a sale

On Thursday, Katie made the sad announcement that Paper Makeup Stamps will no longer be carrying rubber stamps. Click {HERE} for the full announcement. This saddens me as I LOVE rubber stamps and PMS stamps are excellent quality and cute to boot! Moving forward, most images will still be available in digi form - hurray!

Right now on the Paper Makeup Stamps site, you can get 45% off of your rubber stamp order using the code CLOSEOUT45.  I just placed an order, I do believe I left some stamps for the rest of you.

Go shop!

Bday Sundaes #35 - Put a Tree on It!

Good morning!

This week's Birthday Sundaes Challenge is to include a tree on your birthday card, as well as the usual birthday wording/sentiment on your card front! Click {HERE} to enter your card and to check out what our Guest Designer, Rayna, and the rest of the DT created. They are so creative in their choice of trees!

Here is my card~

I used the Willow Tree from the Cottage Collection from Paper Makeup Stamps (p.s. it's on sale for $3.00 now!!). I've had it for quite some time and finally inked it up for the first time!  I've had the kraft and black combo in my head for awhile that I've wanted to try and love it. I used my Copic Multi liner pen to doodle some butterflies. :)  I really wanted to add some score lines so the background isn't so boring but I cannot for the life of me find my scoring tools although I have the scoring board LOL!  My room is like the black hole currently and really needs to be cleaned up big time...hopefully the week of Thanksgiving since I will be off from work!

Paper Makeup Stamps November Release - Review Day #2

TGIF!

It's time to review the latest stamps released from Paper Makeup Stamps! Did you see the Day 1 review yesterday? If not, click {HERE} to check it out.

I get to show off one of the new Color Kids, Snowflake, today. Isn't she a cutie? I think so :) She is available as a digi or rubber.  Here I used the rubber version.

It was interesting coloring on the kraft paper.  I had to remember to keep using the darker colors since they show up better.  I added some smooch to her snowflake and paper pieced her skirt with a scrap from my Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses dp that I also used on the rest of the card.

Check out the rest of the release reviews {HERE}!

I am entering Christmas Card Challenges #49, I used the sketch shown below.

TFL!

Paper Makeup Stamps MakeOver Challenge

Good morning!

Did you attend the PMS Release Party in the forum last night? We had a great time chit chatting about some of the new fall shows, playing games and talking about and showing off PMS stamps!

The MakeOver Challenge for this release is to create a Thank You card, easy peasy! Use a Paper Makeup image/sentiment and you'll be entered for a chance to win more PMS rubber or digis. Click {HERE} to link up your entry!

Here is my sample for the challenge~

I used the Baby Jamie Fairy Silhouette and the Thankful Essentials sentiment set, both released in September. I hadn't had a chance to ink them up yet and I've had this card layout in my head for awhile. Glad to finally put it to ink and paper!  I think this would be a great card to mass produce and give to an expectant mom for her thank you card needs.  The only change I want to make is to create a flat bow for easier (and cheaper!) mailing.  Anybody have any tips/tutorials they'd like to share?

I am also entering my card in these fun challenges:
Pile It On #45 - Thanksgiving or Give Thanks
The Crazy Challenge #92 - Something with Wings
Dutch Dare Challenge #137 - Give Thanks
Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge - Be thankful and feature a sentiment

Supplies~
Paper Makeup Stamps Baby Jamie Fairy Silhouette & Thankful Essentials set
Papertrey Ink Lemon Tart & Stampers Select White cardstock
Stampin' Up So Saffron & Wild Wasabi inks
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Papertrey Ink Fresh Snow satin ribbon

PMS Release Day Blog Hop!

Good morning! Welcome to my stop on the Paper Makeup Stamps Release Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Janette's blog where she showed off the adorable Pete Penguin. If not, please start at the beginning on the PMS blog {HERE}.

I get to show off the new Color It: Winter Tags set. I decided to use the snowman to create a holiday card.  I envisioned hills covered with snow and pulled out one of my favorite Basic Grey pads - Eskimo Kisses. I inked up the top half of the sentiment "Happy Holidays from Me to You" on the top of the card.

I popped up two of the snowmen and one of the layers for some dimension and then I added diamond glaze and some Martha Stewart snow. 

Don't forget to join us for the release party in the PMS forum from 9pm-11pm EST where the stamps will be released and there will be fun chatter, games & prizes! Your next stop is the fabulous Katie who is using the awesome new Handmade set that I used in yesterday's post. 

See you at the party!

Challenges Entered:
A Gem of a Challenge #33 - Cold & Frosty
BasicGrey #56 - Anything Goes
Bah! Humbug! #43 - Snowmen

Paper Makeup Stamps - Sneak Peek Day #3

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Good morning! Have you been enjoying the Paper Makeup Stamps sneak peeks? If you haven't seen any yet, click {HERE} for Day 1 for the single stamps being released and {HERE} for Day 2  to see the new Color It Winter Tag set. All the new stamps will be released tomorrow night during our release party from 9pm-11pm EST. You can join us in the forum for fun chatter, games and prizes!

Today I get to peek a new set called Hand Made and it includes both sentiments and images to include on all your handmade art.  I have to admit that I found this set challenging at first and then came up with multiple ideas but decided to go with my first - isn't it nice when what you see in your head turns out like you envisioned it? I love it when that happens!

I participate in card swaps on a few card groups that I belong to. I used the digi version of this set to create a set of cards that I can include with those cards so the person knows who sent them the swap and how to contact me if needed. I think they came out so cute!

I shrunk the scissors and made them into a top and bottom border and then I changed the color of the sentiment and rotated it on its side. The beauty of digi images is all the fun things you can do with them. This month's release will be available in both digi and rubber format. I used glue dots to attach the ribbon...I did want to staple it but I haven't used the stapler in so long that it's hiding somewhere! My room really needs a good cleaning LOL!

I hope you enjoyed my peek! Tomorrow we will be having a blog hop starting at 7 am EST and then our party tomorrow night. Be sure to join us for both!

I am also entering my project into these challenges:
2 Sisters #64 - Ribbon
Crafty Catz #107 - Anything Goes

Have a great day!

Happy Birthday for Birthday Sundaes #34

It's time for another Birthday Sundaes Challenge!

Today is DT Member Tracey's Birthday and she is sponsoring us. Happy Birthday Tracey!!

This is the prize that Tracey is offering, an assortment of Kaisercraft Christmas supplies. Aren't they pretty? I love Kaisercraft!

Our challenge today is an easy one - create a birthday card and include birthday wording on your card front. Easy peasy! Also we have Mary Beth joining us as a Guest Designer today, you can see her sample on the Birthday Sundaes blog and visit her blog {HERE}.  If you'd like to enter for a chance to win this fab prize, click {HERE}. Please be sure to abide by our rules when entering.

Here is my card~

I just LOVE the colors in this paper! It's Authentique Blissful and I got it from Susana's. My favorite source for 6x6 paper. I used 3 different Martha Stewart punches for the butterflies and the sentiment is from the Birthday Cheer stamp set from Paper Makeup Stamps. Speaking of PMS, I'll be back in a few hours with my sneak peek for PMS' new release tomorrow!

I am also entering my cheerful birthday card into these challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (plus a bit of bling)

Di's Digi Designs Challenge Blog - Ribbons & Bows

Annabelle Stamps - Say it with Sentiments

Clean & Simple Stamping - FTL165 sketch

Life is a Daring Adventure...

Just a quick share from me this morning!

I made this at the crop a few Saturdays ago.  It was supposed to be for the MTME Pretty Patterns challenge but I missed the deadline since I didn't unpack for a week. LOL

I love how it came out. I think the inked edges really make each layer pop!

I used my last scrap of pleated black ribbon that I bought at the crop I went to in September. This time I bought some white, cream, silver and brown to use.  They were out of black, bummer!

The quote is from Paper Makeup Stamps, I used the large version for this card. There is also a small version and you can get it as a digi!

The paper is MME Vanity Fair which you can find at SCACD, my fave place to buy papers! I popped the quote off the layer underneath to give it a little dimension. Pearls are from my stash and the border was punched with an EK Success border punch. 

Here is the sketch! I think it's one I will use again :)

TFL! Have a great day!

Use your scraps for FBW #175!

Happy Wednesday!

This week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge is to use your scraps along with a butterfly, fairy or angel.  We also have a wonderful guest designer, Barbara! Check out the FBW blog to see what she created and to enter your own creation.  You can check out the rest of the DT using the links of my left sidebar.

My card is one from the crop I attended over the weekend. I had to use my favorite paper pad - Random from Crate Paper. I've been using it lots so I had plenty of scraps to choose from LOL. I really think I'll need to buy another one when this pad is done. LOVE it!!

I used a Mojo Monday sketch from a few weeks ago, I thought one of the four squares was perfect to add a quote. This one is from Paper Makeup Stamps and it's from the Purpose of Friendship quote set, you can also get this individual quote as a digi.  I inked all the edges with my fave chalk ink - Colorbox Chestnut Roan.  The butterflies are from a Martha Stewart punch. I can save all my itty bitty scraps to punch oodles of them!

TFL!  I'll be back in the next few days with lots more cards to show you. I made 6 in all last Saturday but didn't unpack them until this morning.

Paper Makeup Stamps Monster Hop!

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Welcome to my stop on the Paper Makeup Stamps Monster of a Hop!

PMS offers so many fun monster stamps! If you don't own any yet, be sure to hop along and find some favorites and then hop over to the PMS shop and add a few to your collection. You'll find a discount code below!

I decided to use Hershey, the chocolate monster for the very first time. You can't tell very well but I added Diamond Glaze to his eyes and all of the chocolate. Yum, I just {heart} chocolate! The designer paper is from the Basic Grey Eerie 6x6 paper pad. Button and twine from my stash. 

For just one week, all monster stamps are 15% off! '

Just use this code: MONSTERHOP

Here is a full list of participants:

Happy Hopping!!

Big News!!!

{Please scroll down for my Flutter By Wednesdays post}

I'm a Paper Makeup Artist for Paper Makeup Stamps!!! 

I was a Guest Designer for PMS last month and was thrilled to be asked to join their talented DT!! PMS is one of my most favorite stamp companies evah! *Squeal* 

I haven't had much time in the craft room lately, so I decided to dig through my archives and share some of my PMS creations from 2009.  If you scroll down to my FBW post for today, you can see some wordart in action. 

 Kirsten Fairy

 Sprout Fairy

 Shaela Fairy

Holly Fairy

Check back on Friday for the Paper Makeup Stamps Monster Mash Blog Hop!!

Thank you for sharing in my excitement!!

Open Challenge for FBW #174

Good morning! It's time to flutter!

This week it's an open challenge, just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation.  You can click {HERE} to enter your project and check out our sponsor, Delicious Doodles!

We were provided with images to use, however, I encountered some technical difficulties printing mine.  So I decided to whip up a quick bookmark to share. I can never have enough of these on hand!

Supplies~

• A World without Flowers Wordart from Paper Makeup Stamps
• Lilac Avenue paper from Kaisercraft
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Classic Butterfly 3-in-1 punch from Martha Stewart
• Easter ribbons from Joanns

I'll be back with a big announcement soon!

PMS Digi Makeover Challenge #2

Here's another card I made last night, this time for the PMS Digi Makeover Challenge #2.  I didn't want to miss this one since I missed the first one last week.

This week's challenge is a sketch and of course a digi image!

I saw Katie's card and was inspired to make my own fall card :) 

I used the Crisp and clear, Fall is here Wordart....and this is silly but I am so impressed with myself! I used the PNG version in Microsoft Word and was able to change the color from black to orange. I have never tried to alter a digi before and it was so easy to do!

Thanks for looking!!

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PMS Release Day Blog Hop!

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If you came here from Jami's blog, you're on the right track. If you just happened to pop over (waving hi!), please join us for the PMS blog hop starting at the PMS blog.

Happy Release Day! Have you enjoyed the PMS sneak peeks? Are your shopping lists made?  Tonight starting at 9pm EST, join us for the September Release Party in the PMS Forum.

My card today features one of the new Color Kids - High Five. She is such a cutie and she comes with this fun sentiment!

Before you hop to the next stop on the hop - grab the letter below. Once you finish the hop, you'll have the code to save 15% off the new releases!

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Your next stop is Jenn!  

Happy Hopping!

Sketch Used - TE145

Supplies Used-

• Paper Makeup Stamps - Color Kids: High Five
• My Minds Eye -Vanity Fair
• Copic Xpress Blend It paper
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Colorbox Aquamarine chalk ink
• Nestabilities Labels 8
• Kimbee's Designs crinkle ribbon

Paper Makeup Stamps - Sneak Peek Day #2

I am SOOOO glad today is finally here!! I've been keeping a secret :) :) :)

I'm a Guest Designer for Paper Makeup Stamps!!!!!!!  I have been a fan since the very beginning and am so excited to have this opportunity!

Today is the second day of sneak peeks. You can see the stamps previewed yesterday in {THIS POST}.

I have the pleasure of peeking Baby Boris today, isn't he a cutie?!  I saw a cute tote on Katie's blog the other day so I decided to get the template so I can create a little giftie with Boris.

I added a little tag and used the Little Moments stamp set. 

Be sure to check out the PMS blog to see who else is peeking images today! There will be more peeks in the upcoming days and the release party is on the 7th at 9pm EST at the PMS Forum.  You know you want to join us! Bring a friend too as the more friends you bring, the more chances you have to win!

Supply List~

• Paper Makeup Stamps Baby Boris stamp
• MTME Tricky Treat Tote template
• Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise cardstock
• Crate Paper Sweet Branch designer paper
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Chestnut Roan chalk ink
• Marvy scallop circle punches
• Nestabilities Labels Eight
• The Twinery twine 
• Copics - E41, G12, R20
• Crystal stickles on the dp