Kick Up Your Heels

Hello there, Nicole here today!  I hope you are having an enjoyable Labor Day weekend and perhaps even getting some crafty time in :-)  I was able to get in a bit of crafty time in between coats of paint as I am painting my laundry room this weekend.  I have wanted to use the "Cowboy Boot Card" cutting file ever since it hit the PPPR store so I decided to use it to make a feminine cowboy boot card.

It was so easy to put this card together and so fun to use some feminine colors to create it with.  I had the perfect sentiment and it leaves the option open to use this card for all sorts of occasions!!  

Now if I only had me a pair of REAL pink cowboy boots - I think I could really kick up my heels!!
Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy 4th of July

Happy Monday and a big thank you for those of you who visited the design team's blogs during our "Totally Awesome 80's" blog hop this past weekend!!  Nicole here today and I am sharing a Fourth of July shaker card I created -


I used the "Star Spangled Card" cutting files from Pretty Paper,Pretty Ribbons to create my card. I did a little bit of tweaking with the file to create the shaker portion of the card - involved some welding, cutting, pasting, ungrouping, etc. . . let's just say it took  me several attempts to actually create what I saw in my mind but I am quite pleased with the outcome.  

I hope I have inspired you to look at some of the PPPR files you own and see if you can create a shaker card too.  Thanks for stopping by today - feel free to hop on over to my blog for a visit!

HB2U - handyman style

Happy Monday!!  Nicole here today with a card to share with you that I made for my hubby's birthday.  My hubby is a "Mr. Fix It" so I used some of the tools from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Tool Time Cutting Files".

I made a 5 x 7 card so I was able to make my tools rather large.  I did a print and cut with the tools and created an offset to get the white border around them.  My background paper is from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Man, Oh Man Pattern Paper Pack 1" digital paper.  It looks so realistic, doesn't it?? and I don't even have a fancy printer :-)

 I decided to use some products from my stash (the Scrabble tile stickers) to create the sentiment on my card, added in a few silver brads and the card was done!!  Thanks for stopping by today!!

You're Berry Sweet!!

Happy Monday!!  Nicole here today to share a "sweet" card I made as a thank you card recently.

I used the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Breakfast Sweets" cutting files set for the blueberry muffin.  I used some bright blue sequins for my blueberries and added a few flowers from my stash and the perfect sentiment to go with.

Don't you just love blueberry muffins?!  and how could one ever resist a smiling one?!

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Feel free to visit my BLOG for more details on my card.

Mother's Day Card

Hello there, Nicole here today to share with you a Mother's Day card I made.

I have to share with you that my inspiration for this card came from the last PPPR blog hop Facebook header.

There is something about watering cans and flowers that always draws my eye.  I must confess my actual green thumb abilities are sorely lacking but at least I make up for it with paper, LOL!!

To create my card I used the following Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' cutting files - 

"Bloom Where You're Planted"

"Spring Garden" 

Though it is a Mother's Day card, it also fits in well with our monthly challenge - "Go Green".  Don't forget to add your projects to the challenge!!

for more information or to link up your project to the montly challenge go HERE.
Thanks for stopping by today!!

Scooping Up Some Fun

Happy Monday, Nicole here today.  I hope you were able to join the PPPR design team this weekend and hop along with our "Go Green" blog hop.  Today I have a layout to share with you that I created -

I used the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Ice Cream Treats" cutting files to create the title and also the cute sundae.  For my youngest daughter's birthday we celebrated with frozen yogurt instead of the traditional cake and I thought these files were a perfect way to scrapbook the memory.

I chose not to use the sprinkles on my project but they do come with the cut file if you need them for your project :-)

I chose to use the "Ice Cream Treats" cutting files BUNDLE but they area also available individually too.  

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy Birthday to a Fungi!!

Happy Monday!!  Nicole here today -  I hope you had a blessed Easter weekend!  I have a fun masculine birthday card to share with you today.

For my card I used the following files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons -

"Fungi" cutting files                 "Little Lamb" cutting files

"Happy Bird Day" cutting files

This fun card was created for my daughter's fiancee's 20th birthday :-)  Feel free to pop by my BLOG for more details.  Have an awesome day and thanks for stopping by today!!

Flower Birthday Card

Hello there, Nicole here today and I have a birthday card to share with you. Our family has a lot of birthdays between friends and family during the spring and this is just one out of a handful or more that I am going to need to make :-)

I made this one for a good family friend who turned 18 so I wanted a fun and bright card.  I used Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Funky Flowers" cutting files and used 2 of the 3 flowers included for my card.  I picked out bright colored cardstock and added a couple of enamel dots as well as some twine.

Well, thanks for stopping by today.  Don't forget to pick up this week's cute FREEBIE - perfect for those Easter cards/projects.

Hey Chickie!!

Happy Monday!!  Nicole here today to share a card I recently made for one of my friend's daughters.  She is also my middle daughter's good friend and one of my dance students.  She was attending a weekend retreat for school leadership and parents/family/friends were asked to send letters to support and encourage the students.  I, being a crafter, of course asked if I could make a card!!

I used the following Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' cut files to create my card -

   

I put my cute little chick on an action wobble and added some bright colored sequins and the perfect sentiment to go along!!  Thanks for stopping by today!!  Don't forget about the fabulous spring sale going on right now!!

Dr. Thank You Card

Hello, Nicole here today to share with you a card I made.  I made this card specifically for a friend of ours who is a surgical nurse.  My middle daughter is thinking she wants to go into the medical field for her future career and our friend allowed my daughter to "shadow" her on two of her work days.  I hope that helps you understand my card better now -

I used one of the Dr. files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Check Up" cutting files set.

 I used coloring similar to my daughter's skin and hair to make it look as though this will be my daughter in the future :-).  For more details on my card, please visit my BLOG.  That's all from me today.  

Sympathy Card

Happy Monday, Nicole here today with a card to share with you. I had need for a sympathy card this past week and I thought the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Peace Dove" cutting files would be a beautiful image on my card.  

I used a file from the PPPR "Sentiment Spots 2"cutting files set to stamp my sentiment on.

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Please feel free to visit my BLOG for more information on my card.

XOXO

Happy Monday, Nicole here today.    Hope you had a great weekend and were able to have a bit of "crafty time".  Big thanks to those of you who hopped along with the PPPR design team this weekend!!  I have a Valentine's Day card to share with you today -



My card is sized to fit a No. 9 style envelope (business envelope).  I used a file from the "Cupid Cutting Files" set for the XOXO.  I embossed the hearts with my cuddlebug, added some enamel dots and did some pen stitching with my white gel pen.  

Don't forget to link up your projects with our new challenge "Made With Love" - in fact, I am linking up this card!!  For more info on the challenge and to link up your project, please visit HERE.  

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Feel free to visit my BLOG for more details on my card.

Get Well Soon

Nicole here today to share a get well card I made using the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Doctor Visit" cutting files.  I realized the other day that I didn't have a single get well card ready to go in my card stash so I decided to rectify that situation with this -

I used 2 files from this set for my card -

For more details on my card, please visit my BLOG!!  Have you seen this week's great FREEBIE???

Warm Winter Wishes

Happy Monday, Nicole here today with a fun winter card using one of the newest Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' cut files.

My card is a 4.5" square card and I used the PPPR "Sweet Snowman" cutting files to create my fun little snowman.  I did add a bit of bling with my Wink of Stella pen.  For more details on my card, please visit my BLOG.

Don't forget there is still time to shop the Black Friday Sale!!!

Thanksgiving Card

Happy Monday, Nicole here today.  I am still trying to finish up some fall projects before I dive into any more Christmas/winter ones.  The weather has gotten cold here so it definitely feels more like winter than fall but my calendar tells me otherwise.  I wanted to have one more Thanksgiving card on hand so this is what I came up with -

This is an A2 sized card folded at the top.  I used PPPR's "Pumpkin Spice Pattern Pack 1" digital paper for my background paper.  I used the PPPR "Thankful Titles 3" cutting files for my title. I added some cute little acorns using the PPPR "Acorn Faces" cutting files and omitting the layer with the smile face on it.  I finished off my card with some doodling using my white gel pen; gold skittles and some fall colored twine.

Don't forget about the PPPR "Fall" challenge - I'd say my card fits in perfectly for this challenge :-)

HB2U

Happy Monday, Nicole here today with a birthday card to share with you that I made for a good friend of our family.

I used the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Happy Hour" cutting files for the smiling beer bottle on my card.  I made this a tall card and it fits into a standard sized business envelope.  I used some scrabble thickers for my sentiment, did a little inking and gel pen doodling.  I basically kept this card fairly simple as it was for a man :-)  Thanks for stopping by today!!  Have you checked out the new products in the PPPR store lately?  Some fun new ones perfect for the upcoming holidays.

Celebrate

Nicole here today and  I have a birthday card to share with you for my design team project   I never seem to have enough birthday cards on hand, do you?   I made this one for a good friend's birthday that was celebrated at the end of September.  

I used Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Make a Wish" cutting files for the candles on my card.  You can find out more details on my card by visiting my BLOG.

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Don't forget to join PPPR's monthly challenge - this time around the theme is Halloween.  You can link up your projects by clicking on the picture below -

A Witchy Hi

Happy Monday, Nicole here today with a Halloween card to share with you for my design team post.  

I used PPPR's "Little Witches Cutting Files" for my cute witch flying on her broom.  I added some dimension to my card by popping up some clouds that I made using PPPR's "Happy Rainbow Cutting Files".  For more details on my card, please visit my BLOG.

Just a heads up - this Saturday the PPPR design team will be back with Halloween inspiration for you.  Please join us for the "Trick or Treat" blog hop on Saturday, Oct. 11th.

You're the Bee's Knees

Hello there, Nicole here today!  I have a card to share with you that I made for a friend who requested a thank you card with a bee on it.  

I just love the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Honey Bees" cutting files set.  I used the girl bee and the hive for my card.  I made this card a 5x7 sized card so that my friend would have plenty of room to write on the inside.  For more information on my card, please visit my blog.  

You Are Tweet!!

Happy Monday folks, Nicole here today with a card to share with you.  I made this card for a friend that recently spoiled me with a lunchdate at my favorite Thai restaurant.  I wanted to let my friend know how much I appreciate her and this is the card I came up with for that.

PPPR files used -
Bird and musical notes - Gnomies cutting files
Sentiment label - Layered Labels 2 cutting files

For more info about my card, please visit my BLOG.  And, don't forget we still have our monthly challenge going on -
this month the theme is "Yummy".  Click on the picture to learn more and to link up your project.