What's New Wednesday #5

Well, it's What's New Wednesday again, and, boy, do I have some news to share with you!  You may have already heard the news from Facebook, but the BIG PROJECT I have been working on is finally done!  YAY!  Guess what!!!  I now have my very own STORE!  Well, it's an Internet store, but it's still a store. ;)  I've been working really hard to get it all up and running, and it's finally done...YAY!!!  If you'd like to go check it out, click HERE.

I also have some new sets to share with you today.  First, I'll show you a card I created with one of the files. Here it is:

I really love how this one turned out. :)  I got the Hawkeye character from my new Superheroes set that I'll show you in just a sec.  The "target" behind him is actually Captain America's shield from my Superhero A Cutting Files Set.  I just took the star off and changed the blue inner circle to white.  I got the fun Chevron Arrow Tab from the Silhouette Online Store.  I stamped the background with Pink by Design's Chevron Background and some Versa Mark Ink, and the sentiment is from PBD's Just 4 Men stamp set. I added a little ink and some doodles, and my card was all done. :)

Here are the files that are new in my NEW STORE this week (look, I even have new "packaging"): 

Superheroes BW, HE, & NF Cutting Files (Digital Clip Art also available)

Little Swimmers Cutting Files

Little Swimmers Digital Clip Art with different hair and skin tones

And, wait for it...........

A Superheroes Collection (available in Cutting Files and Digital Clip Art). 

I hope you'll go take a look around my new store.  I'm really excited about it!

OH!!!! SUPER IMPORTANT!!! If you'd like to get notice of new items, sales, and coupon codes, sign up for my store Newsletter HERE.  I'll be sending out a coupon code VERY SOON, so hurry! :)

Come back tomorrow for a new project.  I'm also hoping to have a video for you (if I can get my microphone to work). *GASP!!!*  I know, right?  It's been forever!

Have a wonderful day, everyone!  

PBD Anniversary Challenge #3: Embossing

Hey, everyone!  Today is an awesome day for a celebration (and LOTS of challenges).  Pink by Design is celebrating it's 2 year anniversary, and there are all SORTS of fun things going on today. We're having a challenge every hour, on the hour, and so many awesome prizes are up for grabs!  Plus, if you participate in each challenge, you'll win a FREE STAMP SET!  YAY!!!  

My challenge is to create a project using Embossing (wet or dry).  Here's a sneak of my project:

Head on over to Pink by Design to see my whole project and all of the details, then link up your own project that uses embossing.  You'll have 3 hours to finish (until 1:00 pm CST).  

We can't wait to see what you create! :)

The Celebration is ON!

Today's festivities in honor of Pink by Design's 2nd Anniversary have begun!  

Yay!  We'll be posting one challenge an hour over at Pink by Design, and we'd love for you to link up your projects.  You'll have 3 hours to complete each one.  All participants will have a chance to win some AWESOME prizes, plus, anyone who participates in EVERY challenge will receive a FREE STAMP SET!!! How awesome is that?  Then, tune in for the special 2nd Anniversary USTREAM Event at 8:00 CST to get the final challenge and hear the winners from the day.  I hope you'll play along!

Here's a sneak of some of  the projects you'll see posted for the challenges:

I hope you'll play along!  Head on over to Pink by Design to see the challenges that have been posted so far. :) Have a great Saturday!

Grill Master ~ SOUS Die Cut Challenge July 27

TGIF!!!  It's a great day for another Die Cut Challenge over at Stuck on U Sketches.  The theme of this challenge is Summer BBQ.  Here's what I created for the challenge:

I found this cute Apron Shape Card with Utensils in the Silhouette Online Store and cut it out using my Silhouette Cameo.  I wanted the card to be a little wider, so I created a shadow layer by using the offset feature in Silhouette Studio.  I filled the apron shape with a digital paper from the Lettering Delights Ninja Kicks Paper Pack.  Then, printed it and used the print-and-cut feature in Silhouette Studio to cut it out. I love how it looks all grungy and has a border at the bottom. 

The Grill Master sentiment came from Pink by Design's Just 4 Men Stamp Set, and the Happy Birthday for Goodness Steak sentiment came from Pink by Design's Kitchen Puns Set.  I got the stars from Pink by Design's Oh Boy Set.  I added some stitching lines, and my little shape card was all done. 

Now it's your turn.  Head on over to Stuck on U Sketches to see what the other talented Design Team members created.  Then, link up your own Summer BBQ Themed project that uses a die cut.  I can't wait to see what you create!

What's New Wednesday #4

Hey, everyone!  I have a new set in my Etsy Shop that I wanted to share with you.  Here it is:

Get Well Cutting Files (Digital Clip Art also available)

I'm still working on that super exciting project...I'm hoping it will be all done really soon! Thanks so much for stopping by today! :)

YAY WINNERS!!!

Hey, everyone!  I have some winners to share with you today.  Here they are:

The winner of the Blog Candy from the Pink by Design July Release Blog Hop Is:

 

AND the winner of the Blog Candy from the Cameo Creations Cupcake Blog Hop is:

Congratulations Karenladd and Gnat!  I'll be e-mailing you to get your snail mail addresses, so be sure to check your junk/spam folders just in case. :)

Be sure to come back tomorrow for another What's New Wednesday. :)  See you then!

Emotional Oranges

Happy Monday!  It's my day to post over at Pink by Design, and I have a cute little set of cards to share with you today.  Here they are:

These cards each measure 3.75 x 4.25 inches.  I got all of these oranges and sentiments  from the newest stamp set I designed for Pink by Design: Orange You Awesome.  I stamped the oranges on different patterned papers and gave them different faces.  That way, they would match the sentiments I used.  I created the background by stamping one of the PBD Big Hexagon Stamps in different colors on white paper.  Then, I cut them out and arranged them on kraft cardstock.  I matted that on black cardstock, then layered it on a card made from kraft cardstock.  I stamped the sentiments on labels I cut out using my Spellbinders Shapeabilities  Ribbon Tag Trio Three.  

To add a little more fun, I put each of the oranges on an Action Wobble.  I inked up all the edges I could with black ink, added some ribbon, and my little cards were all done! :)

By the way, did you see all of the new stamps Pink by Design released this weekend?  If not, you should definitely go check them out HERE.  Such great sets!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a wonderful Monday! :)

Cameo Creations Cupcake Blog Hop

Welcome to Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons and the Cameo Creations Cupcake Blog Hop. At Cameo Creations Challenges we are all about the Silhouette, all the time! If you have any Silhouette machine, whether it be the original Silhouette SD or the new Silhouette Cameo, join us in on the fun.

     If you've come from Kristy's blog you are in the right place. If you would like to start at the beginning, you can head back to Monica's blog. Believe me, you won't want to miss a single stop along the way. Plus, you might just find some bog candy! Then, when you're finished hopping, you can link up your own Silhouette-created cupcake-themed project at Cameo Creations for a chance to win some Bugaboo Digis, some Trendy Twine, or some Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Scalloped Octagons!

Our projects for this hop are all about cupcakes. Here's my project:

I got this fun little cupcake and lizard from Lettering Delights' Leaping Lizards Cut It Set.  I used the offset tool in Silhouette Studio to create a shadow of the cupcake's background shape, then, I mirrored it above and welded the two together to create a card.  I filled the little lizard and other shapes with digital papers from LD's Leaping Lizards Paper Pack and cut him out using the print and cut feature in Silhouette Studio. I stamped the sentiment, which is from Pink by Design's Oh Boy Stamp Set, on a banner from the 2 Banner Set in the Silhouette Online Store. I embossed the icing with my Cuttlebug Seeing Spots embossing folder, and the banner with my Cuttlebug Herringbone embossing folder.  I added some ink and some doodles, and the card was all done!

Oh, and I also popped up the layers of the lizard's eyes with some foam tape so he looks more like a chameleon would look. So cute!

Okay, I have a little BLOG CANDY of my own to share with you!

One lucky follower will win this 29 and Holding Stamp Set from Pink by Design! YAY! Here's what you need to do for a chance to win:

1.  Be a follower of my blog and leave a comment telling me you are.  Be sure to include your e-mail address. 

That's it!  That's all you need to do to have a chance to win.  If you'd like additional chances, though, you can do one or all of the following:

2.  "Like" Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons on Facebook and leave a separate comment here on my blog telling me you did.  Be sure to include your e-mail address.

3.  Add my Etsy Shop to your Etsy Favorites List.  Then, leave a separate comment here on my blog telling me you did.  Be sure to include your e-mail address.

4.  Post my blinky on your blog.  You can find it on the left side of this page.  Please leave me a comment with your blog address and your e-mail address.  I'd love to visit and become a follower of you, too!

Please, only US or Canadian addresses.  I'll choose a winner for my candy on Tuesday, July 24.  Good luck!

Oh, and I also have some more BLOG CANDY up for grabs HERE! You definitely want to check it out! :)

Your next sweet stop is: Sandye's blog.

You have 2 weeks to enter your cupcake project. There will be 2 winners chosen for the challenge by random.org on August 2nd. We can't wait to see what you create!

Here is our sweet lineup:

Monica: www.monicascreativemadness.com

Ana: http://www.shortycreations.com/

Ceci: http://www.craftinginthenight.com/

Jessica: http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Kristy: http://www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/

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

Sandye: http://sandyescreations.blogspot.com/

Sandra: http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Sylvia: http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Pink by Design July Release Blog Hop

Yay!   It's new stamp release day over at Pink by Design!  Woot, woot!  Welcome to the July Release Blog Hop!  If you've come from Julie's Blog, you are in the right place.  If you've just stumbled upon my post ans would like to start from the beginning, head on over to the Pink by Design Blog.  I've got a couple of cute cards to share with you today with a brand new PBD stamp set.  Here they are:

For these cards, I used the newest stamp set I designed for Pink by Design: Orange You Awesome.  The fun thing about this set is that the fruit comes with interchangeable faces.  You can make the fruit cheesy, sad, or sweet.  Or, you can opt to leave the faces off.  So many possibilities with these guys.  

Here are the details of the cards:

The sentiment, banana, and face all came from the Orange You Awesome set.  I stamped the sentiment on a shape I had left over from another project.  The banana is pretty large (this card is 5x5"), so I stamped it on yellow patterned paper (since I'm not the greatest with my Copics yet).  I stamped the face on the banana, then I stamped a second one on white paper, trimmed around the eyes and teeth, and adhered it over the yellow.  That seemed like the best way to make them white. :) I added some hearts from the Pink by Design Girlfriends Stamp Set, some ribbons, and some doodles, and this fun little card was all done!

This little card measures 4x4".  I decided to use the sad face on my strawberry so I could use the I'm Berry Sorry sentiment.  The strawberry, face and sentiment all came from the Orange You Awesome set.  I stamped the strawberry on red patterned paper and on green paper, trimmed around the strawberry and stem, then added the face.  She's layered on a scalloped circle punch and popped up with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment on a banner from Pink by Design's Everyday Banners set and added some stitches from Pink by Design's Sew Lovely Stamp Set.  Then, I just added a little ink, and this sweet little card was finished!

Now, how about some BLOG CANDY????

  

One lucky follower will win a Pink by Design Mad Scientist Stamp Set and  a My Mind's Eye On the Sunny Side 6x6" Paper Pack.  YAY!!!!  Here's what you need to do to have a chance to win:

1.  Be a follower of my blog and leave a comment telling me you are.  Be sure to include your e-mail address. 

That's it!  That's all you need to do to have a chance to win.  If you'd like additional chances, though, you can do one or all of the following:

2.  "Like" Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons on Facebook and leave a separate comment here on my blog telling me you did.  Be sure to include your e-mail address.

3.  Add my Etsy Shop to your Etsy Favorites List.  Then, leave a separate comment here on my blog telling me you did.  Be sure to include your e-mail address.

4.  Post my blinky on your blog.  You can find it on the left side of this page.  Please leave me a comment with your blog address and your e-mail address.  I'd love to visit and become a follower of you, too!

Please, only US or Canadian addresses.  I'll choose a winner on Tuesday, July 24.  Good luck!

Don't forget to join us for the Ustream tonight!  It kicks off at 8pm CST.  See you there!

Your next stop in the hop is Anna!  Have an awesome Friday, everyone! :)

Pink by Design Blog www.pinkbydesignstamps.com

Sarah- www.pinkcricut.com

Julie- http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/

Lisa- http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com

Anna- http://www.stampanna.typepad.com

Liz http://217creations.com

Annette http://www.aspoonfullofsugarcrafts.blogspot.com/

Kathy http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com

Dawn http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com

Jess http://homespunelegance.blogspot.com/

Melisa www.MelisasCraftyCreations.blogspot.com

Rebekah http://craftyteachermom.blogspot.com

What's New Wednesday #3

Hey, everyone!  Welcome to What's New Wednesday #3.  I've been working on something super exciting that's not quite ready yet, but I do have one set ready for you.  Here's a project I made with one of the files:

Look familiar?  This Jacob Black look-alike is actually one of my newest superheroes.  Here's the set he came from, which is now available in my Etsy shop:

Superhero Inspired Cutting Files (Digital Clip Art also available)

See, just change the color of his skin, and he can be the Hulk, Jacob Black, or your favorite cabana boy!  LOL!  I got the card base for my card from the Howler Card file, which is in the Silhouette Online Store.  The sentiments came from Pink by Design's Birthday, Birthday and A Haunting We Will Go Stamp Sets. I embossed the moon with my Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Fades Bubble embossing folder, then flattened it out a bit by running it back through my Cuttlebug.  I added some ink, some Blueberry Divine Twine from the Pink by Design Store, and a button, and my card was all done!  I hope you like it!

Well, I'm super excited about these new files.  I'm hoping that I'll have more to share with you next week, and that I can maybe share what else I've been working on.

I'll have more projects for you later this week and this weekend! :)  Have an awesome day!

Frog Prince Hello

Hey, everyone!  I finally got the chance to get in my craft room today and create something!  It's been a super busy week and weekend, so I was happy to have some time to play. :)  Here's what I made:

I got this fun little frog from the Frog Prince file that's available in my Etsy shop.  I just love this little guy.  The card base is from the Silhouette Online Store: Card Base #4.  The background paper is from Echo Park's Victoria Gardens 6x6 paper pad, and the frog's spotted belly is from Basic Grey's Indie Bloom 6x6 paper pad.  I got the cute little sentiment from Pink by Design's Scripted Year Stamp Set.  I added lots of ink, some seam binding ribbon, and some doodles, and my little card was all done.  I hope you like it!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll come back tomorrow for What's New Wednesday.  I have some fun new files to share, and I can't WAIT to show you the project I made with them.  SOOOO fun!  I hope you'll come back...see you tomorrow!

What's New Wednesday #2

Yay!  It's time for my second What's New Wednesday!  Here's what's new in my Etsy Shop today:

Frog Prince Cutting Files (Digital Clip Art also available) 

Fishy Friends Cutting Files (Digital Clip Art also available)

I'd love it if you'd go check these out.  Thanks so much for stopping by today! :)

Lab Partner & a FREEBIE!

Happy Monday!  Today is my day to post over at Pink by Design, and I have a fun little card, a tutorial, and a free .studio file to share with you today. YAY!  Here it is:

I got the idea for this fun wheel card from a card I saw in Paper Crafts Magazine a while back.  Here's the card I saw:

Isn't it adorable?  I decided to try making a card like this to feature the newest stamp sets I designed for Pink by Design: Mad Scientist and Radioactive.  

     

Here's how I did it:

First, I created a cutting file for the pieces of the card and cut them out using my Silhouette Cameo.  If you're interested, you can download the .studio file for free HERE.  Then, I started creating the background pattern for my card:

I stamped the atom image from the Mad Scientist set with VersaMark Watermark Ink.  I covered the entire card, front and back, with a random pattern. 

Then, I stamped some little heart electrons on the little atoms.  One of the fun things about this set is that you can choose what kind of electron you want on your atom (an open circle or heart, or a closed circle or heart).  That way, you can use it for a lovey-dovey project or for a project for someone who loves science.  Anyway, once I had stamped all of the little heart electrons, my background was done.

Next, I attached the a circle to my card using a brad.

I didn't want the back of the brad to show on the inside of my card, so I covered it with a slightly smaller circle.  Then, it was time to stamp some sentiments:

I stamped my first sentiment (from the Mad Scientist set) on the white wheel, centering it inside the speech bubble cutout.  Then, I turned the wheel until that sentiment was no longer visible and stamped my next sentiment.  Continuing in this way, I was able to stamp 4 different sentiments on my card.

Finally, it was time to add my little scientist from the Mad Scientist set.  I colored him with Copics, cut him out, and adhered him over the brad using foam tape.  I made sure to leave a space for the brad so the scientist would sit level against the front of the card. I used a black Copic marker to outline the speech bubble and the card base and added a little bling, and my card was all finished.  Here's what other sentiments I used:

This sentiment is from the Radioactive Stamp Set.

Hee hee...this one's also from Radioactive.

And finally...*giggle*...this one's from the Mad Scientist set.

Well, I hope you like my card!  Remember, you can download the .studio file for the card base if you like from here:

Oh, and don't forget this week's Pink by Design Ink it Pink Challenge.  This week, we'd love for you to show us some sparkle!  Createa project using PBD stamps and something sparkly or blingy, and link it up HERE by Tuesday evening .  I think my little atoms would qualify, don't you think? :)  I can't wait to see what you create! 


I'm also entering this in the Stamp It! Cards Love Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!