Housewarming gift

A friend has recently moved house, and I thought making a fun little journal to write notes (perhaps phone messages?) into would be a useful thing. And while I was at it, I made a matching photo frame.

I used the now retired Outlaw SU! DSP for both projects. For the journal, I also used the Think Big stamp set along with some Very Vanilla, Sage Shadow and Chocolate Chip cardstocks. I attched the paper to the journal with my red liner tape, and for the frame I used modpodge (both on the frame and then to seal the paper on top.) To finish off the journal I added some grosgrain and gingham ribbons on the spiral binding. I have a contrasting paper lining the inside covers as well...looks very cute!

I really hope she likes them!!!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Think Big
CS: Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla, Outlaw DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow
Acc: grosgrain ribbon, gingham ribbon, modpodge, red liner tape.

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Hi everyone! Just a really quick post to say hi and let you know we're here safely and still getting settled. Got phone/internet setup yesterday finally...so finally got online last night for the first time. Of course, most of our internet time is spent researching cars (I need one!) and other things we need to buy for the house...and the rest of the time is spent unpacking or making Target runs. I did get a chance to go to my friend Michelle's for her New Catty open house yesterday where we made adorable little frames with some of the new sets so I'll try to film that today so I'll have something to post once these run out (which I think might be tomorrow!)

Thanks everyone for all the well wishes...they are much appreciated. Someday when I have time I'll write a post about the move - and lessons learned! :-)

Thanks for dropping in!
-Jana

Circle Journal - final Entry

I had the priveledge of doing a wonderful circle journal project organized by Michelle Tweedy. And while we all got off track on occasion, I'm so excited to say I have finished and mailed my final journal.

This last one I got was for recipes. For me, one of my all-time favorite treats from Maine is Whoopie Pies. I know I've written of them often on my blog...and they are such a wonderful treat I can't help myself! I also thought the title Making Whoopie would be fun to include!! :-)

I used some Berry Bliss paper to cover the pages after punching it with my spiral notebook punch. For the title side I layered Close to Cocoa on Pretty in Pink on Whisper white. I stamped the Making with Newsprint Alpha and Whoopie with my Jumbo Outline Alphabet both in Chocolate Chip ink, coloring the overlapped areas with a versamarker. I then added the grosgrain ribbon to the bottom. For the opposite page, I made a little pocket with some more Berry Bliss DSP, adding a close to cocoa button. Then, I tucked the recipe in the pocket, giving it a little tag first. It was pretty simple, but I'm quite happy with the result, and I hope Allison enjoys the recipe!

Thanks for checking in today. Hopefully we're getting settled into the house by now, and we've managed to get Julia registered for Kindergarten. This will be her 3rd year of it...altho her first at an American kindergarten! ;-) Have a wonderful day!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Newsprint Alphabet, Jumbo Outline Alphabet
CS: Whsiper White, Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Berry Bliss DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, versamarker
Acc: grosgrain ribbon, sprial notebook punch, round corner tab punch, pink brads, neutrals buttons, linen thread

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I'm Falling for You...

Here's the other card I managed to make using the new Falling For You set from Paper Pretties. I really love how the coloring on this card turned out (of course because I used my Prismas!) and I think she looks just like my cousin's daughter on this card. I think I'll have to send it to her!

I went with a fairly simple layout, but I added the linen thread to the corners of the main image to help it stand out a little more and frame Sophia in. I like the linen thread with these colors and image since it adds an additional touch of fall. I've added a close up photo of the main image below so you can see the colors even better...they come out so much brighter with the Prismas than when watercoloring!

For the sentiment I trimmed the strip of paper to 1/2" wide, then I punched the 2 ends with my 1/2" circle punch to round them out a little. Lastly, I sponged on some pumpkin ad chocolate chip inks to fade out the white a little and add some interest.

Have a great day everyone!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Falling for You by Paper Pretties , flannel plaid background
CS: Stamper's Select White, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, Apricot Appeal, Old Olive Prints DSP
Ink: Brilliance black, Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie
Acc: linen thread, sponge, paper crimper, prismacolor pencils, OMS, blending stumps, ticket corner punch, 1/2" circle punch

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Onesie Card

So, now that I'm no longer living in Germany, I'm going to stop doing my German Phrase of the Day. I guess I'll have to think of something else fun to do to open all my posts, but right now (since I'm writing this while still in Germany because I'm not TOTALLY insane, and I don't even have internet at our new house yet) I'll have to think on it. Perhaps I'll run a blog candy contest so you all can help me decide what to do.

Ever since I saw Jane's cute little Onesie card that she made using Lauren Meader's awesome instructions, I knew I had to make one too (since you all know I'm into anything baby right now!) and what is cuter on a little baby onesie than a turtle? This is the adorable little turtle from the new Paper Pretties Beach Bum set, and I totally love him. This time, I colored him with my prismacolors, then I added some shadows in a complementary color to help him stand out even more. I'm quite happy with the effect, and will have to try that more! For the snaps at the bottom I used some tiny little button brads I had from GinaK...aren't they cute?? Oh...I just love this card. Not sure WHO will rate high enough to get this one...but I'm sure I'll find someone! :-)

Ok...today is a busy day as we try to get settled into our new home here in California. I have posts all lined up for this week...so hopefully by the time I finally run out I'll have my computer, internet, and have actually CREATED something! :-)

Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Beach Bum by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, certainly celery
Ink: Brilliance black
Acc: Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, blending stumps, circle punches, scallop punch, button brads from GinaK

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SIYJ Challenge: Party Related item

German Phrase of the Day: Auf wiedersehen Deutschland! = Goodbye Germany! I can't believe we fly to California tomorrow...our time here has passed so quickly, and so many things have happened. Our daughter is now fluent in German, and while my husband and I can't claim the same, we can certainly get by. And we've seen SOOO much here in Europe. I will really miss our travels, but we knew it couldn't last forever. Who knows...maybe we'll be back in Europe in a few more years. :-) My husband is pushing for Barcelona next.

ETA: Ok, it's Friday morning, we leave for Frankfurt airport in 22 hours, and my house is STILL not all packed!! And what am I doing?? Checking on my blog! I'm sick. Ok...back to work!! :-) PS to my family, all is good, and I'm feeling fine - just don't ask how poor Phil is!

This card was for the last of the SIYJ challenges Charmaine issued Friday night - to make something party related. Since I had already make a treat bag, I figured I should make the pool party invite to go with it! I used a very simple layout, and again used the wonderful Bali Breeze dp (since it goes with my prismacolors so well!) I hand wrote the invite portion on the top, trying to match the type style of the sentiment from the bottom. It was a very quick and simple card, but that's good right now! If you haven't checked it out yet, be sure to check out the Paper Pretties gallery for more cards created for the party, and to just see more great samples made by my fellow Prettie Girls, and customers alike!

Have a wonderful day everyone, and wish my luck tomorrow as we head to Frankfurt to get on our plane! Especially hope that our Business Class upgrades came through!! :-) I could use some comfort right now. I'll try to post when we're in California to let you all know we made it, pets included.

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Beach Bum by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, Brilliant Blue, Bali Breeze DSP
Ink: Brilliance black, Black marker
Acc: Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, blending stumps, Organdy ribbon from Mike's

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September SOTM Peek...

German Phrase of the Day: Herbst kommt. = Fall is coming. And with it, all the wonderful rich earthy tones that I love! I realize it's still a little ways off (further where I'm going!) but it will be here before we know it.

I used a color combo I found online (sorry, can't remember where) for this card, and decided to do a little color blocking as well. The 2 Close to Cocoa pieces are stamped with the flannel plaid background, the Really Rust piece with Paisley and the Certainly Celery piece with Aida cloth. But...it's the main image I love the most. Isnt' she just the cutest?? Sophia is busy raking up the leaves, probably so she and Cooper can jump in them. I know my brother used to rake all our leaves together and we'd jump in together. It was great fun!

I colored Sophia with my Aquapainter and WWC for this card since I don't have many earthy Prismacolor pencils yet...guess I'm gonna have to fix that soon! This Falling For You Sophia will be going out to all Stamp of the Month subscribers in September. She won't be available for purchase from the Paper Pretties Boutique though until October...so if you want her soon you'd best sign up! And don't forget to tell Christie I sent ya. I totally love this Sophia since she reminds me of my falls growing up in Maine. Fall in California just isn't quite the same. Oh well!

Have a wonderful day everyone...and I'll be back with my last post from Germany tomorrow.

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Falling for You by Paper Pretties , Paisley Background, Aida Cloth background, flannel plaid background
CS: Stamper's Select White, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Really Rust
Ink: Brilliance black, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Really Rust
Acc: WWC, Aquapainter, Satin Ribbon

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Prettie Wednesday 3 by 3

German Phrase of the Day: Wir mussen abmeldung. = We need to unregsiter. Here in Germany, you register in the city you live in. Not to pay taxes, or for anything beyond them knowing you live where you live. You need to show your registration (or prove it in some cases) for various things...although it's rarely come up. However, now that we are leaving we have to "un" register (abmeldung) and EVERYBODY seems to want a copy of that. Which means to cancel many things, we have to wait and send stuff out within just 3 days of leaving. Phew...a little bit down to the wire for me...but we'll manage. But that means, just 3 days from now we're getting on a plane and leaving. OMG...it's scary writing that, and I'm writing this more than a week ahead of time (yes, I'll admit, I've been pre-writing my posts so I can keep providing YOU with eye candy even though I'M most likely completely insane by now!)

ETA: 10am German time, and we are officially abgemeldet (unregistered.) A totally painless process, now to make the copies!! And yes, in case you were wondering, I actually AM going crazy now that it's down to the wire and I still have plenty of packing to finish. Of course, not so much so that I can stay away from you all! ;-)

Anyway, on to the card. Jodi challenged all the Prettie girls to make a 3 by 3 card a few weeks ago, and I loved her for it! This, I could handle even with the limited supplies I still had available. The base is some lovely bazzill textured cardstock topped with some Webster's Pages patterned paper from the Paper Pretties boutique. Isn't it lovely?? The sentiment and the beach bag are both on stamper's select white and colored with an aquapainter and my SU! watercolor crayons. I colored around the image with a little Sahara Sand to try to tone down the bright white a little. The ribbon is some navy grosgrain.

Happy Hump Day everyone...I hope the rest of your week is great. Think happy thoughts for me as we get closer to the big M day! :-)

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Soakin Up the Sun by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, blue textured Bazzill paper, Webster's Pages DP
Ink: Brilliance black
Acc: WWC, aquapainter, navy grosgrain, circle punches, ticket corner punch, word window punch

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SIYJ Challenge: Make a 3D item

German Phrase of the Day: Yes, I do like bugs! = Ya, ich moechte kaefer! I also like cute little boys splashing in the water!

For the second challenge on Friday night to make a 3D item, I decided to make a party treat bag. I had some extra bags laying around which made it pretty quick to put together. Cooper is of course colored with Prismas and mounted onto some more of that wonderful Bali Breeze DSP. I made the top part with my SU! outline alphabet set and some fun little rain dots. I hand wrote the name at the bottom.

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Beach Bum by Paper Pretties Jumbo Outline Alphabet from SU!
CS: Stamper's Select White, Taken With Teal, Bali Breeze DSP
Ink: Brilliance black, tempting turquoise marker
Acc: Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, blending stumps, Organdy ribbon from Mike's, rain drops

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SIYJ Challenge: Black and White with a Splash

German Phrase of the day: Machst du kaefer? = Do you like bugs? I do like bugs...especially since that is our daughter's nickname! In German we call her Julia Kaefer-Kaefer! :-) (someday I'll have my husband show me how to get the oomlots...but for now I cheat and just use an e after the letter that should have an oomlot - it helps for pronunciation too.)

One of Charmaine's challenges Friday night was to create a black and white card with just a little splash of color. It was a very fun challenge, although Wade does make it a little easier. I colored him in with my prismacolor pencils, then used some crystal effects on his goggles and flippers. I stuck with the more classic colors for an old fashioned snorkeling setup, to match his old fashioned bathing suit!

The black layer is actually thicker than regular cardstock and has a little corrugation to it. It was in some packaging I got at some point, and ended up in my scrap drawer so I thought it would be perfect for this challenge! I trimmed the sentiment to just 3/8" wide, then stuck the end into my word window punch to round it off. The flat end is hidden under the ribbon knot. To finish the card, I added the 3 real red brads. The black layer is popped up on dimensionals on top of the Stamper's Select CS white base sized 5.25" square. Be sure to go check out the other wonderful creations from the PJ Party Friday night in the Gallery!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Bugs & Fishes by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, Real Red, Black corrugated CS from ??
Ink: Brilliance black
Acc: Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, blending stumps, word window punch, Bazzill polka dot organdy ribbon, real red brads, crystal effects

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Catch THIS Beach Bum!!

German Phrase of the Day: Sein wie zum strand gehen = Let's go to the beach! When I first started playing with this little Cooper, I was in love! His little tummy is just SOOOO cute! How can you not love a little guy looking up at you like that?

This is the first card I made with my new Beach Bum set. I had so much fun coloring him with my Prismacolor pencils, and after I finished coloring him I knew I had to come up with a fun layout. I love this cuttlebug folder, and happened to have a piece of white already run through it, so I swiped my Tempting Turquoise pad across it to make lovely little bubbles for Cooper to swim in! For the matting behind the image, I cut strips of Tempting Turquoise and Taken with Teal, then cut alternating angles on the edges. I like the 3D look it gives. I also liked putting my word window punched greeting onto a punched circle - this was a card of trying new things for me, and I like how it turned out. Of course, with Cooper, how could I NOT love it?!?

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Beach Bum by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, Taken With Teal, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Brilliance black
Acc: Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, blending stumps, word window punch, circle punch, cuddlebug embossing folder

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Prettie Peek Bugs & Fishes

German Phrae of the Day: Erzaehle mir etwas von dir. = Tell me something about yourself. I used to scuba dive (before child) and hope that my husband and I can start up again after this little one we're growing now has gotten bigger. It's such a wonderful experience to float peacefully through the water watching all the fishes. I love it!

Here's Wade all set to jump in the pool, or perhaps grab his tanks and swim with the fishes! I seem to have just discovered this awesome SU! paper Bali Breeze, but it's perfect with all these new water sets we've got coming out at Paper Pretties tonight! I love how the white polka dot lines look like they could be water reflections. Wade was tons of fun to color, and I just love his towel looking wings (or is it a wing looking towel?) and the mask and snorkel are perfect! I added some crystal effects to his mask to make it a little more real looking...see that shine?

Don't forget, Paper Pretties is releasing 4 stamp sets TONIGHT! Come join the Prettie Girls and stamp in your jammies starting at 8pm Eastern time in the Paper Pretties Party Forum. Charmaine, our wonderful hostess, has some great challenges lined up to get your creative juices flowing, and where you could win fabulous prizes...and of course there will be lots of fun chatter! And who knows, I might even pop in to say a quick Hello.

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Bugs & Fishes by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, Real Red, Taken With Teal, Basic Black, Bali Breeze DSP
Ink: Brilliance black
Acc: Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, blending stumps, word window punch, Bazzill polka dot organdy ribbon

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Prettie Peek Surfin' USA!

German Phrase of the Day: Jeder liebt das Surfen surft USA. = Everybody loves Surfin'...Surfin USA! Have you every SEEN such a cute penquin surfing?? I LOVE the big wave. I am a huge fan of the ocean, and have already declared to my husband that I plan on spending a week at a beach house somewhere EVERY year, because the ocean and the waves are just so calming to me. I've also promised myself that I will take Julia over the hills to visit the ocean as often as I can once we're back in California because, we need to appreciate it while we have it, right??

So, Snowflake got to make snow angels, and now he's surfing! What will this penguin do next??? I was so excited when I first saw this set, and just new it would be tons of fun to color (it is!) I love using these nice bright colors too. Perfect for a late summer day! And did you see the sentiment? Having lived almost half my life in California, I can actually say that correctly! ;-) Although in all honesty, this card reminds me more of Hawaii then California. I had some cool swirly chipboard that I saved out from packing, and finally got a chance to use it here. I covered it with Taken with Teal craft ink (I think that might be my new favorite SU! color) and then embossed it twice with Ultra Thick Embossing Powder. Doesn't it look like some swirly waves?? Rad, dude!

Other details...it's mostly self explanatory. I of course colored him with my prismacolor pencils, and for the greeting, I punched it with my word window punch, then added 2 more punched pieces behind to give it more color. I attached them all together with a black brad.

Don't forget to get your Cutie Pie entries to Christie today!! PJ Party is tomorrow night starting at 8pm Eastern time in the Paper Pretties Forum. And...if you want to get Howdy Cowgirl in August instead of waiting until September, be sure to join the Stamp of the Month Club TODAY...and tell Christie I sent ya! Ever wonder where all these cards I make for launches and other Prettie events go? I send them to members of the Paper Pretties RAK group, or to new members of the Stamp of the Month club. So...go join and you might just get THIS card!! :-)

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Surf's Up by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, Only Orange, Taken With Teal, Basic Black, Bali Breeze DSP
Ink: Brilliance black, Taken With Teal craft ink
Acc: Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, blending stumps, word window punch, black brad, chipboard from ???, UTEP

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Prettie Wednesday with a Prettie Peek!

German Phrase of the Day: Wir bald gehen auf eine Reise. = We are going on a trip soon. I very big, long trip! I can't believe we have less than 10 days left in Deutschland! I still have too much to do!

Here is the first of my Prettie Peeks, and it also happens to be the card I created my sketch from for the Sketch Challenge I issued to the other Prettie Girls 2 weeks ago (did you play too? Please link up your creations here, I'd LOVE to see them!!) I absolutely fell in love with this little turtle. You know...Christie previewed him without anyone noticing a couple months ago in response to my challenge to make a baby card using Prettie stamps. Of course, none of us even asked where the little cutie came from! He's SOO fun to color with my prismas, and has just the cutest little turtle face ever! Wait until you see the OTHER card I made with him...you'll have to wait until next week for that.

I have my turtles all lined up in a row (unlike my ducks which are still scattered all over the place!) and peeking out of the circles I punched in the Take with Teal cardstock. Don't they look like they are all waiting at the starting line to take off? I then popped that layer up on top of my certainly celery layer. For the greeting, I pulled that from ANOTHER new Paper Pretties set being launched on Friday night because I thought it worked well with these little guys. I love the layers I did here...I just happened to have those Taken With Teal circles on my desk and one got mixed up between the ovals and I thought...gee...that actually looks cool!

For my ribbon, I put the ribbon around and tied the bow separately to stick on with a glue dot. You don't think I could actually have tied it on there and had it turn out this pretty, do you??

Don't forget to send your submissions to Christie@paperpretties.net for the Cutie Pie contest...you have until 8pm CST on July 31st (that's TOMORROW!) to get them in!! I can't wait to see the beauty that will win this months releases! And, be sure to party with the Prettie Girls in your PJ's on Friday night. There will be stamping, prizes, and lots of fun chatter! I probably won't make it this time, unless my nightly trip to the bathroom happens to fall in the right time period...then I might pop in to say a quick Hi before going back to bed. But NEXT month, I'll be there for the WHOLE party!! WOOHOO!!!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Beach Bum and Bugs & Fishes by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, Certainly Celery, Taken With Teal
Ink: Brilliance black
Acc: Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, blending stumps, wide Celery grosgrain, oval punches, circle punch

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Another Guest Blogger entry from Julia

Back by popular demand...here's Julia!

German Phrase of the Day: Schmetterling moergen gerne gefallene fruchte. = Butterflies like fallen fruit. They really do! I saw it on tv.

This card has been colored with crayons. See the red on the bushes near Sophia's feet? Those are flowers. Her name is Julia. I colored some flowers in the corners of the card. I picked out the ribbon and mommy tied it on for me. I'm going to give this card to mommy. Now it's done.


Stamps: Flutter By from Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White
Ink: SU! Basic Black
Acc: crayons, Mike's ribbon

Hope you all enjoy this card from Julia. I'll be back tomorrow with the first Prettie Peek of the new sets coming out on FRIDAY night!!! Can't wait!! Have a great day everyone!

Happy Cupcake Day!

German Phrase of the Day: Gestern war ich Tennis spielen. = Yesterday I played tennis. Anyone who knows me at all knows I don't play tennis. I've never played, although I think it might be fun to learn. Who knows, maybe when I'm old I can take up tennis. ;-) Who am I kidding!!

This is a card I made a while back for Kim's (The MFT Lady) birthday. Kim is a WONDERFUL person, and I so enjoyed getting to meet her when I was in Florida this past February. I hope I'll get to see her at the next Winter CHA as well! I've already told my husband I'm going to Anaheim whether he likes it or not...baby and all! :-)

For the card I first cut the Pretty in Pink card base. It started as a 4.25" square then I trimmed up the sides a bit to form the base of the cupcake. I then took some Basic Gray paper and crimped it to make the cupcake paper. For the frosting, I freehand cut some ovals out of whisper white cardstock which I brayered with Pretty in Pink ink, then embossed with iridescent ice ep. I put dimensionals in the center of each layer, and used sticky strip around the outer edges to puff the middles out a little and give it all some more dimension. For the cherry, it also started as a whisper white circle which I brayered with Real Red and then embossed with ii ep. For the stem I used some natural hemp which I colored with my real red marker. The finishing touch was this wonderful American Crafts ribbon onto which I stamped the sentiment from MFT's Icing On the Cake stamp set with Brilliance black ink.

I hope your birthday was an awesome one Kim, can't wait to see you in January!!


Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Icing On the Cake by MFT
CS: Pretty in Pink, WHisper white, Lily Kate from Basic Gray
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Brilliance Black, versamark Acc: American Crafts green ribbon, brayer, natural hemp colored with red marker, irridescent ice ep, crimper
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Look Out World Baby card

German Phrase of the Day: Der Junge hat viele Energie! = The boy has lots of energy!

Today's card is one I made for Kristina Werner's Color Challenge LAST week. I loved the soft colors with the splash of pumpkin, and of course it being baby shoes how could I resist?? I started with a soft sky base stamped with my floral background stamp in the same color ink (had to stamp it twice because it was quite dirty the first time!!) Then I had my very vanilla scalloped piece (scalloped with the slit punch, my new scallop punch will be waiting for me when I get to California!) I then added the strip of pumpkin pie on top and added the Soft Sky double stitched ribbon.

I stamped my egg image on the Very Vanilla cs and on some Soft Sky Prints DSP to paper piece the egg. I colored my little chickie with SU! markers (pumpkin pie and so saffron) and stamped the sentiment with Certainly Celery ink. Lastly, I added a few little grass bits freehand with my celery marker.

Yes, I definitely have baby on the brain lately...but I guess that goes with the territory! For those who are interested, I've added a picture from our ultrasound today. He actually was sleeping most of the time, altho it was neat to realize he was still kicking me in his sleep because I was convinced he was awake, and we did see him swinging his foot around, but the top half never moved!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Look out World, One of the Those Days by Paper Pretties , Floral background from SU!
CS: Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, Soft Sky Prints DSP
Ink: Brilliance black, certainly celery, so saffron, pumpkin pie
Acc: Soft Sky double stitched ribbon

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Off to School?

German Phrase of the Day: Dann geh zum Arzt. = Then go to the doctor. I will be - tomorrow that is for my 21 week "big" ultrasound! I can't wait to see how this little guy is doing. :)

And here's another card with THIS little guy Cooper! I really like his name, but not sure my husband would go for naming his son after a stamp!! I made this card for my friend Lisa's little boy starting school. She wanted a card mostly black and white (since he's all into the pirate theme lately) but a splash of color. I colored cooper brown hair since her boy (one of Julia's best friends and future husband) has brown hair. As usual, I colored him with my prismacolor pencils and used some gingham ribbon trying to to make it too girly. I think it worked out well!

Don't forget all the exciting things going on over at Paper Pretties now, there's still a sale on ribbon slides and ric rac, in addition to the Cutie Pie contest, and another release coming on August 1st! Oh yeah...and if you want to get Howdy Girlfriend (our little cowgirl Sophia) before everyone else you'd best mosie on over to the Paper Pretties site and join the Stamp of the Month Club before July ends!

Have a wonderful day everyone, and I'll be back tomorrow - possibly with a peek at MY little guy! :-)

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Look out World by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, basic black, real red
Ink: Brilliance black
Acc: Prismacolor pencils, OMS, blending stumps, red and black gingham ribbon

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Prettie Wednesday: Only 1 embellie!

German Phrase of the Day: Nur ein Embellishment? = Only 1 embellishment? Yup...that's what the lady said. Our own Charlie challenged us to make a card using only 1 type of embellishment. Once I saw that clarification I knew it would be a cinch. We could use ribbon, but several ribbons. Or we could use brads, and it could be several brads. Since I'm kindof a plain Jana anyway, this was pretty easy for me.

Since it was Charmaine issuing the challenge, and we all know how much she loves Ladybugs, I had to pull Wade out and dust him off. I really like Wade, I just have so many NEW Prettie stamps I forget about him. Also, seeing some recent Prettie Girl creations feature Wade in very untraditional colors ( especially loved Jackie's card here,) I thought that would be a good challenge for me. I'm also a traditional kindof girl, so this was actually quite hard for me to make a green, teal, and purple ladybug. SOOO not me. But, I LOVE these colors together, and had tons of fun creating this card. Of course I colored him with my Prismas...can't seem to get enough of those lately, and I feel like I'm FINALLY getting the hang of using them and shading with them better (I think I was overblending before!)

It's a VERY simple card, and only 4.25" square...but perfect for this challenge! And you gotta love a guy who wears a purple top hat and carries a matching purple cane, right?? This little guy is already on his way to the Prettie Mama herself, Christie.

In other Prettie news, the Cutie Pie contest is on again! YOU could win all the stamp sets being released on August 1st (and trust me...they are AWESOME!!!) simply by sending photos of your favorite Prettie Projects to christie@paperpretties.net. Not only do you get some TO DIE FOR stamp sets, you get the honor of calling yourself a Cutie Pie...what could be better than that?? You have until 8pm CST on July 31st to get your entries in, so get stamping!!!

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Wade E. Bug by Paper Pretties
CS: Stamper's Select White, Taken with Teal, Elegant Eggplant
Ink: Brilliance black, Elegant Eggplant
Acc: Prismacolor pencils, OMS, blending stumps, celery and eggplant grosgrain ribbon

TFL!

Wedding Gift

German Phrase of the Day: Wie lange kannst du die Luft anhalten? = How long can you hold your breath? Julia likes to count how long she can hold her breath when swimming with her daddy. It does seem to get longer...altho it's funny to see her counting on her fingers while her face is underwater.

Today I have the gift that went with yesterday's card (the photo shows the card again too) I used one of the Plain Jane cigar boxes from PTI and the stationary set. I decorated the stationary and envelopes according to Nichole's awesome tutorial using the Porcelein Prints DSP. For the outside of the box, I used Certainly Celery cardstock around the sides, and the DSP on the top, with small strips of DSP on the corners to hide the edges. I also used some DSP to cover the tin which comes with the stationary to include the envelope seals. Overall, it only took me about 3-3.5 hours to complete the entire project, including the card. I figure that's pretty good!

Hope you all have a great day, and don't forget to come back tomorrow for Prettie Wednesday! (I remembered what day it is today...pretty good, huh?)

Supplies: (all supplies from SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Ambassador Monogram, Borders & Corners Monogram Edition by PTI
CS: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Porcelain Prints DSP, transparency sheet
Ink: Taken With Teal, Certainly Celery
Acc: Circle punches, scallop punch, celery grosgrain

TFL!