Better with Friends (and my NEW Silhouette Cameo!)

Hey, everyone!  Today is my day to post over at Pink By Design, and I have a sneak peek to show you.  But first, I want to share the adventures I've had today with my new Silhouette Cameo.  

I've been so excited to get this thing, and I finally got the chance to set it up today.  Well, here's what I learned from my VERY frustrating day with my Cameo:

1.  Make-the-Cut apparently can't use the Cameo just yet.

2.  Silhouette Studio doesn't support SVG files unless you do all of these extra steps to get them to work.

3.  If you want to use SVGs with Silhouette Studio (without all the extra steps), you have to purchase the Designer Edition (which I finally decided to do).  I do like that the SVGs import their color into Silhouette Studio...it makes it much easier to choose paper colors then.

4.  If you buy the Designer Edition, you have to place a cut outline around your SVGs before they'll actually cut (which I finally figured out after TONS of frustration and time on the Internet).  That step is really simple, though, and, once I figured that out, cutting went very smoothly.

5.  You should follow the recommendations in the User Manual, and not the settings in Silhouette Studio, if you want your cuts to go all the way through your paper.

Having said all of that, I will say that the Silhouette cut through the thinner cardstock I had on the mat beautifully at the setting I used. Just look at those perfectly circular eyes!

 I'm excited to try it out again at the proper settings...I think I'm going to be SOOOO happy with my new toy. So, now I have two toys to play with...my Cricut for my cartridges (which I still love and can FINALLY update without fear of losing the capability to cut SVGs), and my new Silhouette for cutting SVGs and Silhouette files.  Anyway...on with my sneak peek.  Here it is:

I got this great sentiment from a set that's going to be released this Friday.  You're going to LOVE this sentiment set!  The sushi roll cuts came from the Lettering Delights Bento Box SVG set.  I love these little guys, and I think they look so friendly!  This card is 5.75" square, and will fit in a 6" square envelope.

Here's a closeup of that sentiment.  


I'm entering this card in the following challenge:
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday--Food & Candy
Wacky Wednesday #57--Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday's Challenge #39--Anything Goes


Be sure to join us on Friday, November 4, for the Pink By Design Ustream and Stamp Release!  It starts at 8:30 pm CST HERE.  I hope to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!



Baby Shower Blog Hop WINNER!!!

Hey, everyone!  I have a winner from Kimi's Baby Shower Blog Hop.  I was supposed to choose a winner on Wednesday, but I guess it slipped my mind.  So, without further ado, the winner is...

Congratulations, MissScrapAlot!  I'll be e-mailing you to get your mailing address.  Be sure to check your junk/ spam folder...these e-mails sometimes get lost there. :)



Got Candy?

Happy Monday, everyone!  Can you believe Halloween is just two weeks away?  It's my day to post over at Pink By Design, and I have a cute little Halloween card to share with you.  I've been dying to use the cute little stamps from the Pink By Design's Guess Who? September 2011 Stamp of the Month Set, and I was so excited when the Copics I ordered finally came in.  I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  Here's my card:

This is my first time using my wonderful Copics, so I hope you like my coloring. :)  If you'd like to see how I made this card, including all of the paper measurements, etc., I have a detailed, step-by-step tutorial waiting for you over at Pink By Design.  I hope you'll leave a little comment for me here, then head on over there to check it out.  I'd also love to hear your comments about my tutorial once you get there.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a great Monday!



Kimi's Baby Shower Blog Hop

Happy Saturday, everyone!  A very special bloggy friend of mine, Kimi from Lovebug Creations, is having a little bambina soon, so some of us got together to make her all sorts of fun creations!  So, welcome to Kimi's Baby Shower Blog Hop!  If you came here from Jenny at Crazy About Cricut, you are in the right place.  If you just happened upon this post and would like to start from the beginning, you can start at Lovebug Creations.  Oh, and we all have a message for Kimi, so make sure to read all the way to the end to find out how you can win some EXTRA blog candy! :)

Some of us are creating layouts for the baby's first scrapbook.  I made two layouts for today: one for the month of September, and one for Baby's First Tooth.  Here they are:

This layout can hold one 4" x 6" photo and four 3" x 3" photos (shown in blue).  Really, Kimi could choose to put any size in the strip on the right (3" x ??).  I used my Opposites Attract cartridge to cut the "September Sweetie" title, and I used the Lettering Delights Feels Like Autumn Cut It Set for the apple bushel and the apples.  I added some ink, ribbon, brads, and white doodling marks, and this layout was all done!

This layout holds one 4" x 6" photo and two 4" x 4" photos.  I got all of the cuts for this one from my Baby Steps cartridge.  I added some ink, ribbon, and white doodles to add a little umph.  I hope you like the layouts, and I ESPECIALLY home Kimi likes them. :)

Alright, how about some BABY SHOWER BLOG CANDY???  

I'm giving away a We R Memory Keepers Piercing Mat.  It's designed to be used with the Sew Easy, but there are OH so many more uses for this baby!  Here's what you need to do for a chance to win:

1.  Be a follower of my blog and leave a comment letting me know.  Make sure you leave your e-mail address for me.

If you'd like EXTRA CHANCES to win, you can do any of the following.  Just make sure you leave me a new comment each time you do something extra so you get extra entries in my "drawing".

2.  Become a follower of my Facebook page and leave a comment letting me know (here AND on my Facebook page...I love comments on my FB page!).  Make sure you leave your e-mail address in your blog comment (not on Facebook).   :)

3.  Grab my blinky from my right sidebar and post it on your blog.  Then, leave me a link to your blog so I can go check it out.  Be sure to leave me your e-mail address, too.

Please, only US mailing addresses...sorry. I'll randomly choose a winner on Wednesday, October 19.  


OH!  Remember that message we have for Kimi?  You'll find a letter on each person's blog along the way.  Put all of the letters together to figure out the message, then leave it on the last blog for a chance to win some  more AWESOME blog candy!  My letter is: A.


Thank you so much for checking out my layouts.  Now, hop on over to Liz's Blog to check out her ADORABLE project! Here's the whole lineup, just in case you get lost along the way: 

Pam - Lovebug Creations
Tanya - Scrappin' KY Momma
Candace - Paper Crafts by Candace
Haidee - Created 2B Unique
Jenny - Crazy About Cricut
Lisa - Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons THAT'S ME!
Liz - WhichCraft NEXT STOP
Mandie - Mandie's Scrappin
Martha - A Scrapping Time
Sarah - Pink Cricut
Michelle - Scrappin' with my Bug
Zeni - Scrappy Zeni

Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween Blog Hop WINNER!

Happy Humpday, everyone!  I have a winner for the PBD Halloween Blog Hop!

Congratulations, Lynn...you're the winner of the Making Memories Toil and Trouble 8" x 8" multipack!  YAY!  I'll e-mail you to get your snail mail address. :) 

Thanks for stopping by, everyone!  Have a great Wednesday!



Let's Monster Mash

Hey, everyone!  Today is my Pink By Design Design Team Day, and I have a quick little Halloween card to share with you.  Here it is:

I used Pink By Design's super fun A Haunting We Will Go stamp set for the sentiment on this one.  Every time I think about the monster mash, I think of Frankenstein for some reason, so I added this cute little Frankie from the Lettering Delights Spooky Soiree Graphics Set.  The beautiful ribbon is from Pink By Design's Halloween Crinkle Ribbon…this one is Ghoulish Green. The patterned paper is from Making Memories 8" x 8" Toil and Trouble Multipack.  (If you'd like the chance to win one of these packs, click HERE...the giveaway is open until Wednesday, Oct. 5.)

Here's a little tip:  to help your patterned paper pop against your solid-colored card base, add a black piece of cardstock that is 1/8" larger than your patterned paper as a thin mat.  It really helps to distinguish the patterned paper.  

Well, I hope you like my little card.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great Monday, everyone!



Pink By Design Halloween Blog Hop

Hi, everyone!  Welcome to Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons and the Pink By Design Halloween Blog Hop.  If you are coming here from Michelle's blog, then you are in the right place.  If you happened upon this post and would like to start from the beginning, go visit Sarah's Blog, Pink Cricut. Plus, make sure you leave a comment on each and every blog in the hop...Sarah is giving away a Pink By Design Stamp to one commenter on each blog!  So, hop and comment away!

I've just been dying to make some Halloween projects, but I just haven't gotten around to it...until today!  Yay!  Here's my card:

I wasn't in much of a paper-piecing mood this week, so I decided to only use a few cutouts on my little 5.75" square card.  The tree came from the Lettering Delights Halloween Cut It Simple Shapes Set, and the pumpkins came from the Lettering Delights Witches Brew Cut It Set.  I got the cute vampire guy from the Lettering Delights Smell My Feet Graphic Set.  The bat came from the Lettering Delights Bat-itude Graphic Set.  I just printed out the graphics and trimmed them with my scissors and craft knife.  Easy peasy!

And, of course, Pink By Design had the perfect stamps to go with my card.  I got the sentiment on the front from the September Stamp of the Month set, Guess Who?  The sentiment and the cute little bat and moon on the inside came from the Ghostly Greetings Stamp Set.  You can get that one from Oh My Crafts! or from the PBD website if you are a Stamp of the Month Club Member. I added some ink and embossing, and my quick little card was all done! I hope you like it!

Now, how about some BLOG CANDY?????  

I have a Making Memories Toil and Trouble 8" x 8" Multipack to give away to one lucky follower.  Here's what you need to do to have a chance to win:

1.  Be a follower of my blog and leave a comment letting me know.  Make sure you leave your e-mail address for me.

If you'd like EXTRA CHANCES to win, you can do any of the following.  Just make sure you leave me a new comment each time you do something extra so you get extra entries in my "drawing".

2.  Become a follower of my Facebook page and leave a comment letting me know (here AND on my Facebook page...I love comments on my FB page!).  Make sure you leave your e-mail address in your blog comment (not on Facebook).   :)

3.  Grab my blinky from my right sidebar and post it on your blog.  Then, leave me a link to your blog so I can go check it out.  Be sure to leave me your e-mail address, too.

Please, only US mailing addresses...sorry. I'll randomly choose a winner on Wednesday, October 5.  

Thank you again for checking out my project.  Now hop on over to Candace's Blog to check out her SPOOKTACULAR project! Here's the whole lineup, just in case you get lost along the way:  

Sarah @ http://www.pinkcricut.com/

Jenny @ http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Tanya @ http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Paula @ http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/

Bryan @ http://scrapguy.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth @ http://217creations.blogspot.com/

Meriah @ http://tatteredtime.com/

Michelle @ http://scrappinwithmybug-scrappinwithmybug.blogspot.com/

Lisa @ http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Candace @ http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/

Emily @ http://www.createserendipity.net 

Candace Pelfrey @ http://www.papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/