Time for a Prettie Anniversary BLOG HOP & Prettie Wednesday Challenge!

It's Wednesday and that means I have TWO blog posts. Please click HERE to see La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge #21!


Hello Prettie Peeps! Welcome to Paper Pretties 3nd Anniversary Blog Hop!

We are celebrating in true Prettie style and you won't want to miss out!
For this release, we will be having a week long Blog Hop - starting today!

Remember that on the 15th at 8 pm EST we will all meet in Forum at Paper Pretties to celebrate and find out who the grand prize winner of our Blog Hop contest is!

This hop is not like our typical release hops. Instead, the Design Team will not only be showing you previews of all the wonderful stamps that we will be releasing this month, but we will also be show casing one super cute stamp that you get to try and guess what our adorable Cooper is doing! In order to win our super cute Cooper from this hop, you'll need to collect all of the clues from the blog hop - 10 in all and submit your answer to Jackie. Answers must be in by 8am on the 15th (Friday) to qualify.

You should be coming here from KRISTY.
If not, be sure to start with CHRISTIE so that you don't miss a thing!

My clue is:  SNOW DRIFT

Here is a sneak peek of my card:

Do you see stitching? I know... I rarely have any stitching on my cards. That's because I really don't know how to properly use my sewing machine. I think I am getting better at it. That's a good thing because our challenge for you this week is STITCHING. I suppose I could have done some faux stitching but I really wanted to try something relatively new and get some practice in with the sewing machine.

You will be able to see the whole card when you visit Paper Pretties on the 15th for our New Release Party.

If you'd like to play along with us you can upload your card to the Pretties' weekly challenge gallery for your chance to win a $15.00 gift certificate to our store!


Your next stop is JENNIFER.

Good luck with the clues!!

LLWWC21 - Shaped Up!

Hello everybody! It's time for another La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge!
We have our talented Maureen hosting this week's challenge!

Before I get to this week's challenge, I just wanted to thank everyone who joined in on our new release blog hop last week. It was a terrific turnout and we appreciate everyone's comments! Be sure to go back to the blogs to see if you have won a new release stamp! I have a list of all the blogs posted HERE. Congratulations again to CANDACE who won LOTUS on my blog.



LLWWC#21 - SHAPED CARDS

Here's what Maureen has to say about her challenge:
For my challenge, I would like to see shaped cards - any shape other than a rectangle or square.



Okay! Shaped cards it is!
You can see all of the FABULOUS projects that the DT and GDT have created for this challenge at La-La Land Crafts blog!

I had a blast making this one. It turned out better than I thought it would. I created a template of a fan blade on the thick PTI Stamper's Select cardstock. Then I traced 5 of them on this gorgeous designer paper by Creative Imaginations (Christine Adolph). I put them together and punched a hole at the bottom of the fan blades with my Crop-A-Dile. Then I decorated it with some Japanese stamps by Kodomo Inc. and the Garden Trellis punch by Martha Stewart. The ribbon is from PTI... isn't it pretty? It feels so good to play with that ribbon!

What do you think?







Okay, peeps! Now it's YOUR turn! Gotta love getting "shaped up!" :)
Check out the deets on this challenge HERE. You will find Mr. Linky there too.

Here's are the links to the DT and GDT blogs... enjoy!
Cheryl
Elena
Kathy
Kim
Kristine
Lisa
Maureen
Pam

Happy crafting!

Winner of LOTUS

I hope everyone is having a terrific Tuesday!

I have a winner to announce for Lotus!






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CONGRATULATIONS, CANDACE!!

kandistar said...
Love what you did with this image, it is probably my favourite but shh... lol I love this card! Thnaks for helping me find your site through this blog hop! Candace

I hope that you will enjoy stamping with Lotus as much as I do!!

A HUGE Thank you to everyone who joined in on the blog hop.
If you love Lotus, be sure to place your order with Irina as soon as possible!
You can see Lotus HERE and put her in your shopping cart as a pre-order.

Be sure to go back to all of the other blogs to see if you have won!
I have listed all your stops below. If some of the blogs have not posted their winners yet, just come back tonight or tomorrow. Good luck!!


Kristine
Cheryl
Maureen
Pam
Kathy
Elena
Jane
Lisa
Kim
La-La Land Crafts Blog

Pink Cat Studio Paper Piecing Projects and a Contest!

I am so excited to announce that Pink Cat Studio is expanding into Paper Piecing Projects! Most of you already know just how much I LOVE to cut by hand. These Paper Piecing Projects are SO much fun to cut. But wait!! If you don't love to cut by hand as much as I do, how about trying these out on your favorite electronic cutter?

Here's a link to the webpage that displays all of the newest Paper Piecing Projects to choose from. There is also a contest on the Pink Cat Studio blog. The winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to spend in the Pink Cat Studio rubber or digi store! To enter, you will get to download a FREE Paper Piecing Project so not only will you get to play along with me, but you have a chance to win some Pink Cat Studio goodies!

Also on the blog are lots of projects made by those who received the opportunity to try these Paper Piecing Projects a few days ago. I happened to stop by the Pink Cat Studio blog and saw that Melissa had posted a call for help in trying out her new Paper Piecing Projects. I was very lucky to get this chance to play along with several fabulous and very crafty gals. Thank you, Melissa!









I downloaded the butterfly and printed the parts on Stamper's Select White from PaperTrey Ink. The cardstock is so wonderfully thick that it makes for terrific templates. I cut out the butterfly and its various "parts" and used them to trace onto the designer paper with my Copic Multiliner. What do you think?

So now I am working on two more cards using the butterfly. Come join in on the fun!
I would LOVE to see what you come up with! Link here if you get in on the challenge!

Come back later tonight and I will have another project using the butterflies! I can't stop cutting! LOL!

Into the New Year with a New Release - LOTUS

** This blog candy is now closed **

Happy New Year!! As always on Wednesdays, there are TWO posts. My Snowbunny post for Paper Pretties is right below this one. Please click HERE to see it!

We would like to invite you to our INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH THE NEW RELEASE Blog Hop!!

We would like to introduce you to NINE new images from La-La Land Crafts!! This is a sneak peek type of Blog Hop because these stamps will be available on January 20th. BUT, there are some GREAT news for you! These stamps are already available to pre-order in our online store so be sure to pre-order yours right away!!

So, here is how this Blog Hop works. We are showing you all of the designs over at La-La Land Crafts Blog. Every Design Team member and our Guest Designers have made cards using one of the new stamps. Now here is the treat for you! There is a Blog Candy being given away on EVERY blog!! Just follow the order of the Blog Hop and leave a comment on each blog that you visit for a chance to win!! It's so simple!

Then go back to La-La Land Crafts for one more chance to win!
Just leave a comment telling us which of the new stamps is your favorite. The winner will receive the stamp they have chosen in their comment!!! We will draw the winning numbers on Tuesday, January 12th at around 12 pm PST.

I saw this sketch from this week's Mojo Monday and I knew I just had to use it for Lotus!



So, now you have a chance to win Lotus! Isn't she beautiful?!

Just leave me a comment here and I will enter you for a chance to win her!




Now it's time to go see what fabulous project LISA has whipped up for you!


Here is the list of your stops, just in case you get lost along the way:

Kristine
Cheryl
Maureen
Pam
Kathy
Elena
Jane
Lisa
Kim

Oh! It would be FABULOUS if you could help spread the word and mention La-La Land's blog hop on your blogs!! Thank you!!

Good luck everyone!

PWC85 - Valentine Bunny Snuggles!

Hello Pretties! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Wednesday Challenge! Hopefully you got here from Kristy's blog. If you didn't, be sure to head back over to the start of the blog hop with Christie. Today's sketch challenge comes to us from Frances .




Isnt't it a beautiful sketch? It's for a tall card so I made mine 4" x 8-1/2".
I colored the bunny using my Copics YG03, BV02, and B95 (Copic Colour Challenge) although they have started a new challenge for today. I really like this color combination so I went ahead and used it.
Splitcoaststampers' Color Challenge called for Bermuda Bay, Certainly Celery, and Hunter Green (neutrals of your choice) and as a "dessert" anything but cardstock in pink.
The CAS (Clean and Simple) challenge over at SCS is all about Valentines... althought mine is a wee bit nontraditional. :) Take a look! Isn't Snowbunny just the cutest?!











How to Enter: You have until next Tuesday to make a card using the following challenge guidelines:

1) Any Paper Pretties stamps
2) Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery.
3) Please include it in the Weekly Challenges album and use keyword PWC85.
Deadline: 6 PM EST Tuedsay, January 11th.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.

By the way, did you notice that there were no new stamps released on the 1st? Not to worry! Paper Pretties is getting ready to celebrate its 3rd anniversary!! It is going to be a combined release AND anniversary party... and it begins next week! Keep your eyes open for those new releases!

Now hop on over to visit with Prettie girl, Jennifer!
I can not wait to see what you do with this sketch!



hugs,

La-La's SURPRISE Birthday Blog Hop for IRINA!!

Hello everyone!

I have to tell you that as you read this on Saturday, Irina and I are in Disneyland, celebrating her 40th birthday. She wished she could spend her birthday at Disneyland and I am making her wish come true! What are friends for, right?! I really wanted her 40th birthday to be as special as she is. So let's make it even more special by having you join in on the SURPRISE Birthday Blog Hop!

Each of us have created a card with birthday wishes for our special Birthday Girl. If you arrived here from Sue Kment's blog, then you are already on the right track! If you are just starting, then be sure to start this blog hop at La-La Land Crafts blog.

If by some reason you loose track on your journey through the hopping spots, here is a list of all of your stops:

Kim

Kathy

Lisa

Katie

Karin

Sue

Jane

Moon

Maureen

Elena

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IRINA!

Now hop on over to see what Maureen has created! It's Moon's turn in the blog hop but I noticed that she is not up yet. :)
Don't forget to visit Irina and wish her a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!


hugs,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

新年あけましておめでとうございます!

Wishing you all the best for 2010!

Ringing in the New Year with a Triangle Treat Holder!

Before I get started, I would like to wish my family and friends in Japan:
新年あけましておめでとうございます!

To all those who are already celebrating 2010: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope that everyone else has a wonderful and safe New Year's Eve!

I have been getting quite a few requests for the Triangle Treat Holder that I had posted a week ago for La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge.

There is another site that I blog for and I decided to post it there. The blog is called "The Crop Spot" and it is on Scrapbooking Supplies R Us site, which is the online store linked with Memories Live On... an awesome local scrapbook store that I teach at.

Here's are some sneak peeks for the tutorial...

Check out the Triangle Treat Holder Tutorial!

Leave me a comment there or here and let me know what you think of the tutorial.

Wishing you all the best in 2010!!

hugs,

A New Year Challenge!

Can you believe there are just three more days until the new year? What are you going to be doing this new year's eve? How about a couple of new challenges to kick off the new year? To see La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge, click HERE!

Time for another Pretties Wednesday Challenge & Blog Hop!! If you didn't hop onto my blog via Kristy Ketterlin's blog then you might want to hop over to the very beginning of this blog hop with Christie Ortman's blog.

This week it is Julie Masse’s turn to host the challenge and she has the perfect challenge to kick off the new year! Julie has challenged us to alrer a notebook to use for 2010!

I thought long and hard about what kind of notebook or journal that I wanted to make for the new year. I am SO bad about birthdays so I decided to alter a small notebook to keep birthday reminders in. There is a little charm that I attached to the spine that I will use as a bookmark. The cakes are from one of my favorite Paper Pretties set "Time for Cake". I colored the cakes with Copics and added some bling with Papertrey glitter. I added some glaze on the tops of the cakes of each layer as well. I really love this set!!

Ugh! I need to find a way to take better pictures. Any suggestions?

Here's how to enter the challenge!
Create a card using the challenge above and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload your project to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges category and use keyword PWC84.

Deadline: 6pm EST Tuesday, January 5th.

Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.

I hope you will join us this week for the challenge!

Now hop on over to check out what Jennifer Greco has altered!