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Happy Sunday everyone. We've got another gorgeous California day here today. I could get used to this weather again...but I know soon enough it will start raining and get chilly again. At least it isn't snow!!

I got a chance to play along with the MFT stamp club challenge, and this week's sketch was fabulous!! I finally got my new little Ladybug PI inky too - which was loads of fun! Isn't she adorable? I think the perfect Valentine for my Julia bug!

I actually mixed patterened papers...I have some Cosmo Cricket Garden variety along with the houndstooth from Pink Paislee's Bayberry Cottage.  I can't wait to paper piece with that one, it's such a nice small pattern! I colored her in wtih my copic markers, and then used a silver spica pen for her wings. I sponged the edges of her oval layer with some creamy caramel ink. The little I Love You sentiment is from another PI set, I just can't remember which!

I finished off the inside with a sentiment from the ladybug set along with some more dp...I know my little bug will love it!! I'll be back tomorrow with another sample for my February class...don't forget to sign up if you're in the area!

TCP Tuesday 144 - Sketch Challenge

I love a good sketch...and this week's TCP Tuesday challenge is a wonderful sketch!! I used my adorable Bear Hugs set again, and this time I made him (her?) a brown bear. I colored the bear in with my E53, 55 and 57 markers with a touch of 51 and 59. My 53 is really juicy, which ended up adding some nice texture!

For the sketch, I decided to use felt for the circle piece, and I wanted to add some stitching, so I carefully zigzagged all around the curve. I only messed up a few places...pretty good for this lousy machine I've been using (the Pixie - I don't recommend it!!!) Then I also stitched down the 3 strips of paper. I stamped the sentiment on the rectangular piece and sponged around it...then added the bear on top.

Overall I think it's pretty cute, so I'll probably use it for Jackson's valentine this year. I also finished Julia's and will show you that soon!

TCP Tuesday 143, have a Heart!

I was excited to see this week's TCP Tuesday challenge (still need to go back and do the previous 2 - where does all the time go?!?) because I just got this ADORABLE new heart hugging bear, Bear Hugs from their new release! He is just adorable, and the sentiments that come with him are perfect!

As usual, I didn't color him in much, just added a little highlighting and shadows. I did paper piece his tummy, ears, and heart to add some color though.  For once, I didn't have a sketch to use, and just kinda played around with the layout - I like it! Of course, having just bought the Glee Love Songs disk from Target (I'll admit it, I'm a closet Gleek!) I couldn't help but sing the song as I stamped the sentiment  - it's always been a favorite of mine from when I was a child and my brother and I would sing the 2 parts together.

I hope you all have a great day, and I'll be back tomorrow with another LaLa Land cutie for you all!

Marci's all Sugar and Spice!

Introducing Sugar and Spice Marci! Isn't she adorable?? You can get her digi image right now, and she'll be available very soon in rubber as well! We all know cupcakes are totally hot, and so is retro. So here I've combined the two by coloring this sweet little thing B&W. Actually...I'll be honest. I had to go to the doctor's earlier this week and it's so easy to just toss 4 markers into my bag with some images, instead of thinking of ALL the colors I might want. So watch for more B&W to come!! ;-)

I used this fabulous new Cosmo Cricket Circa 1950's paper that Irina gave me recently - isn't it fabulous?? and for the floor, I used some wood sheets from Su! To create a floor. I used a sentiment from an MFT set and made it into a little banner coming out from a felt heart.

If you haven't seen all the adorable new Valentine images be sure to go check them out...and if you're a rubber addict (like me!) then very soon you'll have that too!!! :-D Have a wonderful Thursday everyone!

MFT Valentines...

I'm getting behind in all my posting. But the good news is I've been creating LOTS! Just haven't been getting them up here!

Here are 2 MFT Valentines I made recently for the Wednesday Stamp Club. The current inspiration is to create a basket...but I'm waiting for my new stamps before starting on that project!! However, last week's inspiration was to create a Valentine (or to use the new love birds set that Amanda Baird illustrated...or a few other things!) Since I had forgotten to buy the Amanda Baird set when doing my release night order, I stuck with Valentines (but don't worry, that set is coming in this new order!!)

This first card was for my husband. We moved to a house with a pool last summer - which included a pool maintenance company. However, I often tease him that he should take over the pool maintenance (not that he actually has time) just so I can tell everyone that I'm sleeping with my pool boy! LOL!!I paper pieced the wallpaper with some basic gray paper, and colored the rest with markers. I added a little crystal effects to the tv screen to give it some dimension as well.I finished off the inside with another strip of the dp, and another sentiment from the Maid for You set as well. LOVE this set!!My second card for you was for a good friend of mine, and I have to say she LOVED it! I used the Bling Bet alphabet set and the new Twisted Threesome both from MFT. I stamped LOVE with chocolate chip craft ink to get good dark coverage, then added the crystals. (I bought a cordless heat tool for adhering crystals at CHA and LOVE it! I actually finished this card in the parking lot of Starbucks while my daughter was at her German class last week!) I added a sentiment from Twisted Threesome to the inside, and that was the only part my friend objected too...she said cross out "next marriage"! It is now displayed on her desk - so glad she appreciated it!!Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the next I Dream of Stamping Winter Card Olympics challenge - it's one of my personal favorites!!!

SU! Friday - CPS153

Happy Friday everyone. I don't know about you, but we have a 3 day weekend (which is the beginning of February break here!) and I know I'M looking forward to having some downtime while DH takes care of the kids for a few hours. Hopefully I can spend that time in my stamp room and finally finish getting it organized again!!I was so excited to finally get to play with another CPS sketch this week. After looking at it and thinking a great deal, I decided to pull out some of my new SU! stuff that I got last month. I just love this new Sweet Pea designer paper pad - there are so many amazing designs to choose from, and the colors are fabulous! I paired it up with the fun new I {heart} hearts set, and was good to go!I started with a kraft card base of 4.25 by 8.5 folded in half, with a layer of chocolate chip (4" square) and then bermuda bay (3.5" square) and finally the sweet pea designer paper layered on that. I sponged everything with chocolate chip ink, and wrapped the ribbon around the bermuda bay/sweet pea layer before adding the punched heart with some dimensionals. That whole piece was then added to the chocolate chip layer with another set of dimensionals. of course, I had to have a button too.....so I added this one with some white DMC floss.

I loved this card so much, I went back and made a few more to give to my friends for their valentine this year. I hope you enjoyed it as well! Have a very happy Valentine's day everyone! Oh...and be sure to keep coming back over the weekend...there's something BIG coming!

Prettie Wednesday Flirty Valentine

Welcome to another Prettie Wednesday Challenge hop. If you didn't get here via Julie's blog, be sure to head back to Christie's so you don't miss any Prettie goodness! This week Jennifer has challenged us all to make a Valentine for our sweetie (or anyone else for that matter!) and we're using Sassy Circles and either Flirty Fortunes or Sassy Shoes (all three of which are 20% off this week - woohoo!!)I used some more of my new My Mind's eye paper - I've been loving that lately! I stamped the takeout box onto some white cardstock, then stamped the long oval from Sassy Circles underneath it to create the shadow. Next, I paper pieced the takeout box and then added the chopsticks which were colored with copics and covered with crystal effects - love that shiny effect on them!! My dp is layered on some Riding Hood Red cs which is on a kraft card base. I finished off the front with some corduroy buttons tied with linen thread, and some riding hood red taffeta ribbon on a spiral clip.On the inside, I added some more of the striped dp, then stamped the fortune cookie in chocolate chip and added a little shading with my copics. I stamped the fortune outline on some white cs then added the sentiment stamped with the Riding Hood Red ink and cut it out to add to this card. I'm sure my honey will like this one!!Now head on over to Jackie's blog to see what she's cooked up for us today, and give her my best while you're there! have a wonderful Wednesday, and be sure to get working on YOUR Prettie Valentines!

PWC89: Prettie Sketchy Wednesday

Happy Wednesday everyone! I'm back with my promised Prettie Wednesday Challenge card for you. This week Frances has given us another of her amazing sketches, and I really loved it!! If you didn't arrive from Julie's blog, head on back to Prettie Mama Christie's so you don't miss any sketchy goodness. If you'd like to play along we'd love to see your creations, please upload them to the Paper Pretties Challenge Gallery and use keyword PWC89.This week I'm using our S.W.A.K. stamp set. I've loved this set from the first time I saw it because I love all the extra little elements. I chose not to use the main image of Luke and Lexi for this card, but instead included the balloons and Valentine images for my main image. I also used the heart background stamp to stamp on one of the layers of designer paper - cool, huh?I used my new back of Be Loved paper from My Mind's Eye (thanks Joanne for all that enabling!!) which was layered with some Riding Hood Red cardstock, and Kraft for my card base and for the main image panel. Copics worked pretty good on it, don't you think? I used some chamomille distress ink from PTI to darken all the layers. I also did lots of paper piercing (which is why I didn't get the photo taken before the sun went down!) and added this fabulous riding hood red taffeta ribbon. LOVE it!I finished off the inside with another layered piece of dp, and the sentiment. Don't forget, SWAK and Time for Cake are both on sale this week for 20% off as this week's featured challenge sets. Now hop along to Jackie's blog to see what loveliness she has for us today. Catchya later!

Purely Innocent Valentine

I am still head over heals with this new Pure Innocence line from My Favorite Things (as is everyone else from what I've seen in the blogosphere lately!) Joanne's Beloved challenge was a perfect excuse to ink them up and play!It has been quite a while since I watercolored, and I thought it would be fun to pull out my aquapainter and ink pads to try again. It took a while to find some watercolor paper (and this tiny piece was ALL I could find!!) I stamped Flower Girl with my Brilliance Black ink and left it for a while to dry. I watercolored her (following the fabulous tutorial Joanne created!) and then got to work on the rest of the card.I thought I could also use this past week's color challenge from SCS which was Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry and Chocolate Chip. I substituted the retired lighter pink from SU! because I thought it would look better. I put my card together with some Bella Rose paper (Thanks Jane!!) and some more fabulous Princess Satin Ribbon. The heart is cut with the new heart embosslit from SU!, then I used my word window punch to punch out the sentiment. The bow is topped with a piece from the new Sweet Pea felt collection - TONS o' fun!I decided to finish off the inside of the card as well, so I added some white cardstock accented with the same dp as the outside, layered on more pink. I added a few stitches with some chocolate embroidery floss (would have sewed on it, but my machine still doesn't work!) and then I stamped the little girl in pink as well. I wish I had done a little more with the front, but at least it is done within the time limit, and I did get more work done this weekend toward a clean and organized stamp room, so that is a good thing! I'll be back with more MFT goodness tomorrow!

Loving Prettie Wednesday

Guess what I"m doing this morning?? I'm FINALLY going to meet fellow Prettie Girl and San Jose resident Jackie P!!! I can't believe I've been living in San Jose for 6 months and we still haven't managed to meet up in person yet - shame on me! But today, we finally will! Guess I ought to bring my camera, huh? I suppose a Barista will be happy to take our photo! ;-)

On to this week's project. 2 weeks ago Jillian challenged us all to make a project that we love. We've changed things up a bit with our prettie challenge creations, and now some of them get sent to other prettie girls, some get sent to charities seeking cards, and others we get to keep for our own use. Since this was a week we get to keep for our own use, I decided to use this as an opportunity to get working on Julia's valentine.

I'll start off by telling you that my mom used to stay up all hours of the night before Valentine's day making valentines for myself, brother, sister and dad. She would use posterboard (like 11 by 14 or so sometimes!) and then cut things out of magazines and using construction paper and doilies etc. make these amazing Valentine's for us. They were truly works of heart...and I so wish I still had one of them today. Unfortunately, I wasn't as sentimental (or pack ratty) back then. But I do know how much I loved getting those Valentines.

Today, I have far more resources paper crafting wise than my mom had 30 or so years ago (OMG - 30! did I really say that?!?!) I started with this Colorbok (you'd think I would have figured out the keystroke for an oomlot by now but NOOooo, I'm too lazy!) heart shaped chipboard book from Mike's 1$ bins (I only bought 5 of them...wasn't I good?!) I covered it with paper from the Bella Rose collection (yup, still hooked on that paper!) sanding the edges and then sponging them with Bravo Burgundy ink. Next, I stamped flutter by Sophia onto some white cardstock and colored her in with my SU! markers. I stamped her again on the opposite side of the dsp used to cover the heart and paper pieced her dress. After coloring the flower and her jewelry with my Spica glitter pens, I cut her out and adhered her to the heart. Then, I stamped the word LOVE from an old retired SU! set, and hand wrote the rest to read "Things I LOVE about you!"

Now, on all the pages to follow I will include different things that I love about my little girl. I have managed to finish one of them, and it says "you make me smile" and includes a photo of me smiling. Now to finish the rest of the pages before Saturday...hmmm...I see a few late nights coming up myself!

Be sure to check out the amazing creations of the other Prettie Girls, and then go make something special for the people that YOU love!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Flutter By by Paper Pretties , retired SU! sets
CS: Pure Luxury White, SU! Bella Rose DSP , Bravo Burgundy
Ink: Black, Bravo Burgundy, SU! markers
Acc: chipboard book, nesties, ribbon, spica glitter pens

TFL!

Prettie Challenged Monday

Happy Monday everyone! We had a good, but busy weekend. It seems there is never quite enough time to finish everything that needs to be finished...especially when one of us is always holding Jackson.

I did get some time to finish a card on Friday however - he napped for 30 minutes in the bed! WOOHOO!!! I wanted to use this great sketch by Danielle for this week's Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge (#38) Danielle comes up with these awesome challenges every week, and for those of you who want to play along from home, you can win a $5 gift certificate to the Prettie Boutique, how awesome is that??

For this card I used my favorite new set Flirty Phrases. I added a little shading to the box with my one gray copic marker, then left it. The designer paper is from the Bella Rose set from SU!, and I used that and some basic black cardstock to make the brads on the right. I love simple cards!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful week...I'll be back on Wednesday for another Prettie Wednesday challenge (remember, Jillian challenged us all to make something we LOVE), and might even have something to post between now and then...who knows?!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Flirty Fortunes by Paper Pretties
CS: Basic Black, Pure Luxury White, SU! Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Black, copic gray marker
Acc: build a brad

TFL!

Dancing with sketches

I am really loving this newest Sophia Ballerina. She is just so soft and sweet!! You can get her in March by joining the Stamp of the Month Club this month...otherwise you'll have to wait until April 1st to order her!!

During Taylor's 52nd Cupcake Challenge week, there were several sketches that I loved and had to try, and this one was created by our own Prettie Girl, Jackie Pedro! I decided the soft colors from Basic Gray's Two Scoops papers would work perfectly, and got to work.

The card base is GinaK's Pure Luxury 120 lb. white. I cut Sophia and the scalloped piece underneath with Nesties, and the sentiment was punched with my oval punches. I colored Sophia in with my SU! markers (not too bad, huh?) and added some sparkle to her skirt with my Spica clear glitter pen. I also included some more of these awesome sparkling heart brads Jackie R. sent to me in the upper right corner. Having the sketch made this a relatively quick card...and one I am really liking! I hope you enjoy her too!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Sophia Ballerina by Paper Pretties
CS: Pink Pirouette, pureluxury white, basic grey two scoops
Ink: Palette Noir, SU! markers
Acc: oval punches, ribbon, stickles, spica clear gitter pen, nesties, mm heart brads

TFL!

Prettie Wednesday...Prettie confusing!

Two weeks ago I challenged the Pretties to make a limited supply card...a 1 2 3 4 5 card you could say! What was I thinking??? So...here were the guidelines in case you forgot - Create a card or scrapbook page using the following items:

1 dry embossed piece (embossing folders and texture plates count!)
2 pieces of patterened paper
3 colors of solid cardstock (this includes any neutrals you use)
4 embellishments
5 layers

I started with Taylor's Cupcake sketch from this week (her 52nd!) and went from there. My dry embossed piece is the heart cuttlebugged pink pirouette layer. My 2 patterned papers are the stripes and burgundy piece, both from Basic Grey's Sugared collection. My 3 solids are whisper white, pink pirouette and always artichoke. My 4 embellishments are SU! button bouquet buttons, Making Memories glittery heart brads, pink pirouette striped ribbon and pink stickles. And from Sophia down to the base card is 5 layers. Phew!!! I think next time I'm picking a nice simple challenge!!!

In the meantime...you've still got time to order this Valentine Sophia and get your Valentine's made...so head on over to the store. Also, be sure to check out Tuesday's shopping day on the Paper Clip...Jodi has highlighted the Simple Special set this week...and it looks fabulous with those papers!

Have a very prettie Wednesday!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Sending You Love by Paper Pretties
CS: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Always Artichoke, basic grey sugared
Ink: Palette Noir
Acc: scallop edge punch, buttons, ribbon, stickles, nesties, prismacolor pencils, OMS, blending stumps, cuddlebug folder, mm heart brads

TFL!

Prettie Party TONIGHT!

So, let's bring in some food and settle in to chat! I LOVE this new set that you'll be able to buy starting this evening. The Prettie Party starts at 5pm Pacific Time, (8pm Eastern) in the 2nd Anniversary Party forum on the Paper Pretties site. We'll be chatting away about new stamps, showing full versions of the cute cards you've seen this week, and giving away LOTS of prizes - you really don't want to miss this!!

When I first got this set I was a little stumped, I'll admit. But then I saw what the other Pretties were doing with it and I was amazed! Such incredible creations...and so much fun! I was happy Jackson actually took a 1 1/2 hour nap on Friday allowing me to complete this card, inside and out!!

The images are all on GinaK's Pure Luxury 80 lb. white cardstock - and I must say I am loving the smoothness of it! I added some shading to the box with my grey copic marker, then colored the chopsticks with my SU! markers (creamy caramel, real red and basic black) before cutting them out. The box, black matting and red scalloped layer were all cut with my nesties (STILL so happy to have them finally) then I popped the chopsticks up on top. The designer paper is from the SU! Bella Rose DSP package, and the riding hood red layer was scalloped with my SU! scallop edge punch. The cute glittery heart brads are from my awesome Prettie Secret Santa, Jackie! Thanks Chica!! The card base is basic black. For a more detailed shot of the front, scroll all the way down!

Now, I have to say, I just LOVE this card...but look at the inside!! This set is SO much fun, and SO versatile! Such a perfect card for my dh for Valentine's day!!! Or, why wait? Maybe I should give it to him tonight before the online party as an incentive to let me chat longer! ;-) Think it will work??

There are several "fortunes" to choose from, as well as some other fun images you could put on the box, or use as backgrounds for your card. Trust me...I'm just getting started with this set, and I know you all would love it just as much as I do! You could even WIN this set for FREE at the party tonight...so be sure to come on over!

Have a wonderful day, and I look forward to chatting with you all tonight!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Flirty Fortunes by Paper Pretties
CS: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Pure Luxury White, SU! Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Black, SU markers
Acc: Making Memories heart brads, nesties.

TFL!

Prettie Pastel Wednesday

All the Prettie Girls were complaining about this week's challenge of having to use pastels to color their images. I have to admit, I wasn't even sure I had brought my pastels back from Germany...so I had to dig under lots of things to find them. I'm not sure if my application is cheating, since I actually did poppin' pastels with them...but that was all I could muster one-handed this morning.

I used the wonderful Sealed with a Kiss set, which I just love and which is being re-released in RUBBAH this weekend, paired with Julee's Monday Mojo sketch #70. I stamped the fun hearts image all over my white card base with pink pirouette ink to give it a subtle pattern, then I stamped the bunch of roses with my versamark ink. Using the applicators, I applied some Rose Red pastel to the roses, and some mellow moss to the leaves and stems. I finished with some so saffron to the baby's breath. I then punched it out with my 1 1/4" punch and layered it on a scalloped Rose Red square.

The patterned paper is from a retired SU! Holiday Happenings hostess bundle and is covered in XOXO's. The scalloped circle was cut with my Nesties (LOVE em!) and I adde the sparkles from a Heidi Swapp circle frames bling set. I used the 1 1/4" pink pirouette grosgrain ribbon and stamped the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment that comes in the SWAK set. A fairly simple card...but pretty good for having only one free hand most of the morning, don't ya think?

There's lots of excitement in the Prettie world as we're getting ready to celebrate our 2nd anniversary. WOOHOO Christie!!! Be sure to join us for all the fun. Our blog hop will begin on Christie's blog on January 22nd and will span 3 whole days, culminating in our party in the forum on the 25th starting at 8pm EST (5pm for us Westerners!)

There's a contest to go with this fun blog hop, and the winner will get a 6 month subscription to the Paper Pretties Stamp of the Month club!! WOW!!! At the party we'll also have prizes every 1/2 hour, but you have to be there to win...so be sure to come on over!

Have a wonderful hump day everyone!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Sealed With A Kiss by Paper Pretties
CS: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Rose Red, SU! retired DSP
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Versamark
Acc: SU Stampin' Pastels, scalloped square punch, 1 1/4" square punch, Heidi Grace bling, 1 1/4" grosgrain, nesties.

TFL!

Altered heart tin

German Phrase of the Day: Meine Tante kann gut Geschichten erzaehlen. = My aunt can tell good stories. Which is true...and her stories are so good because they are often true...like how she got me some AWESOME Barnie's Santa's White Christmas decaf coffee for FREE! (which is what I"m drinking right now...YUM!)

I made this tin for her while in Floriday, but forgot to show you all! It's one of those cool large heart tins from Papertrey Ink, and I covered it with last year's SU! Valentiney paper. I followed Debbie Olson's instructions for cutting otu the top, and I think it turned out pretty well. Mom only had an empressor stylus, but I think it worked ok. I used some teal velvet ribbon from the retired Flirty ribbon originals around the lip of the lid, and lastly I stuck on an organdy flower I had picked up at Joann's because I thought it was pretty. Worked perfectly for this piece.

My friend and fellow prettie girl Joanne had made some cute tins where she stamped on the center part...and I really liked that. But...since I had just gotten my rub-ons I thought those might work even better...so I went to town! It was sooooo easy, and I think it turned out great! You can't really see it all that well because of all the M&Ms inside...but I think it's from the SAB set and says "A Small thing done in Great Love is a Great Thing." I like that one!

I didn't film my cards from yesterday with So Hoppy, and there isn't a lot of light this morning so I'll try to take photos later this afternoon. Last night I sat and "mounted" 6 new SU! sets (that means I put the stickers on the back, cut them out, then applied my tack it again and again to them - I really do miss wood sometimes!) while watching Grease. I love that movie, and it's a great one to watch while doing something else because I don't have to actually WATCH the movie, I can mostly listen to it. Maybe I should try listening to it in German...see how much I understand yet! :-)

Supplies: (all supplies are SU! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: NONE
CS: Retired SU! valentine's dsp
Ink: NONE
Acc: Flirty ribbon, flower from Joann's, SU! Rub-ons, heart tin from PTI

TFL!
-Jana

Moose You!

German Phrase of the Day: Ich mochte ihn heiraten. = I would like to marry him. And I did! However, this year we are apart for Valentine's day (probably a relief to him since that gets him off the hook as he says!) So, I left him a card or sweets for each day I'm gone and he's home.

This card is one I made for a Valentine's swap, and I was so happy with how it turned out, I kept one to give to my dh! Isn't it stinkin' cute?? I really love simple cards, and this one can't be beat for simplicity. Yet, it's still really cute! I made the lot of them in about 45 minutes!! The most time consuming part was cutting out the heart.

I used the Sending Thoughts of Love set to stamp the X's and O's on the background of the pretty in pink layer first. Then, stamped the moose with Chocolate Chip ink onto whisper white. I then layered that onto an ever so slightly larger layer of Purely Pomegranate, and then put that onto the much larger chocolate chip layer. I tied the ribbon around, then mounted this onto the card. Lastly, I stamped the heart with pomegranate ink on pomegranate paper and cut it out. It's popped up next to the moose. Super easy, but super cute! And, perfect for me who can't be with my honey for Valentine's Day this year.

Ok...I'm all packed up to head down to Captiva, but I still need to get my parents and daughter packed up. I'm hoping we'll leave soon though. So, my next post will be coming from beachside! :-D I can't wait!!!

TFL!
-Jana

Wade is such a Lovebug!

German Phrase of the Day: Im Februar fahren wir immer ans Meer. = In February we always go to the seaside. Well...that is true for my sister but not always so for me. This year however, we are joining them on Captiva Island, and I can't wait!! We arrived in Florida last night, and after a few days with my Aunt in Orlando, we'll spend a week at my parents house in Lakeland, then on to Captiva for a week! WOOHOO!! While here I'm hoping to meet up with the MFT Lady herself Kim...that will be so awesome!! :-)


Here is another Wade card I made when working on the Valentines from my Dec. Pretties box. Isn't he adorable? I just quickly watercolored him, and the rest of the card came together quickly since it was all precut and ready to go. I just love that!! Don't forget to go over to the Prettie boutique to see all three of the new sets, and check out the sale category...I know Christie has lots of things discounted right now!


For the supplies, you can visit this post. Sorry for the short one today but we've got things to do and places to see! ;-)

Have a great day everyone!

TFL!
-Jana

Cutie Patootie

, German Phrase of the Day: Es war ein unglaubliches Feiern. = It was an unbelievable party. Did everyone have fun last night? I can't believe I had to miss most of it...but you don't wanna see me on 3 hours of sleep right before I have to get on a VERY long plane ride with my 5 year old alone. So...what did I miss?!?!?

First off...the Bon-Bon's winner is Karen! She made this beautiful card!! Karen, send me an email and let me know if you'd like the Wade E. Bug or Lovebugs sets along with your address and I'll ask Christie to send it out to you!

Today's card features Wade's little cutie patootie on her own. I was able to easily ink her up without inking him to stamp on this precut circle I had leftover from my December MFT box. Doesn't she look so shy and demure? But you know underneath the coyness there's a bug who knows what she wants, just like my little bug! Speaking of her...she just might be getting this little Valentine...I know she'd love it!

As I usually do I stamped with Palette Noir on a precut circle, then I colored her in with my aquapainter and watercolor wonder crayons. At least until I have my prismacolor pencils, I would just die if someone took my crayons away from me! I put some stickles on her flowers to make them sparkle.

The designer paper is from the SU! Winter Brights SS Kit, and the card base is a 4.25" by 8.5" piece of Real Red CS. The ribbon is May Arts pink polka dotted organdy. Lastly, I stamped the greeting from an MFT set...I just love Kim's fonts!

I hope you enjoy this one...I'll have my Prettie Girl challenge card from 2 weeks ago posted here tomorrow. Not sure if it made it to Canada yet, but Christie just may not get a surprise when it does finally arrive!

Supplies: (all supplies are SU! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Lovebugs from Paper Pretties
CS: Watercolor, Real Red, winter brights ss kit
Ink: Palette Noir, Real Red
Acc: sponge, aquapainter, WWC, ribbon, stickles

TFL!
-Jana