Silly Sushi Thank You!

Hello my crafty friends!  Sarah here!  Hope you're all having a great day.  I am super duper excited to share my card with you all today!  If you haven't seen the latest and greatest new release of cuts from Lisa than you are soooooo missing out!  I am over the top in love with this new set of cuts!!!

Kinda stinkin' cute!!!  Love it!  

Details:

PPPR Silly Sushi

PPPR Layered Labels 1



Crabulous Birthday

Hi, and Happy Thursday!

Gloria here from Gloria's Goofy Craft Spot. Today I would like to share with you a  A2 size card I made using PPPR "Layered Labels 3 Cutting Files" as the card base. The super cute little lobster is from PPPR "Little Lobster Cutting Files" and I actually made the polaroid cut with my cameo (I'm a over thinker). Before gluing the cute little lobster together I inked each piece with  Tim Holtz Festive Berries distress ink. Part of the sentiment (Have a crabulous) is from Pretty Cute Moody Crabs stamps, and the BIRTHDAY sentiment is from Pink By Design Birthday Birthday stamp set. I totally love the way this card came out and it reminds me so much of my hubby who love's lobsters. 

What I used:
PPPR "Layered Labels 3 Cutting Files"

PPPR "Little Lobster Cutting Files"

Pretty Cute Moody Crabs stamps

Pink By Design Birthday Birthday stamp set

 Tim Holtz Festive Berries distress ink

Tim Holtz Black Soot distress ink

Black Zig marker 

Before I go I would like to remind you about the "Yummy" challenge going on over at PPPR.

For more info and to link up your project click HERE.  

Thank You for passing by.

 

You light up my life

 

Hi, and Happy Thursday!

Gloria here from Gloria's Goofy Craft Spot. Today I would like to share with you a  A2 size card I made using the light bulb from PPPR "Laughing Light Bulb Cutting Files"  and one faces from the PPPR "Acorn Faces Cutting Files". I love being able to change the faces and images. I inked the light bulb with Tim Holtz squeezed lemonade distress ink and used chalk for the cheeks. The sentiment is from Pink By Design "Be Mine" stamp set. I cut the hearts from PPPR "Heart Balloon Cutting Files"

 

What I used:

PPPR "Laughing Light Bulb Cutting Files"

PPPR "Acorn Faces Cutting Files".

PPPR "Heart Balloon Cutting Files"

Tim Holtz squeezed lemonade distress ink

 Pink By Design "Be Mine" stamp set

chalk

Twine

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Memento London Fog

Action Wobble

 

Before I go I just want to remind you that there's till time to play along in our PPPR "Hot Hot Hot " challenge going on now till August 2nd. For more details and to link up click HERE.  

 

Thank You for stopping by.

 

Celebrate Your Inner Princess

Hi, everyone! I have a sweet little card to share with you today. I used some of the newest PPPR files to create it. Here it is:

This sweet little girl is from the Dress Up Girls 1 Cutting Files set. Have you seen this set, yet? It features 6 little dress up dolls that you can use to mix and match clothing and accessory sets that I will be adding to the store frequently. For this card, I used a dress from the Princess Dress 1 Cutting Files set and a tiara from the Wedding Dress Cutting Files Set. I added a sweet face from the Peachy Keen Sweet & Innocent Face Assortment and a few little jewels as her earrings and ring. The sentiment is from Pink by Design's Inner Princess Stamp Set, and I stamped it on a shape from the Layered Labels 2 Cutting Files Set. I added some pretty rumple ribbon and some doodles, and my card was all done!

Oh, and don't forget that this is your last day to enter the Baby Challenge. You could win a $20 Gift Certificate to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons store. We don't have many entries yet, so your chances of winning are really good...if you link up. We hope you'll join in on the fun!

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for more PPPR inspiration. Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Easter Treat Bag

Hi, and Happy Thursday!

Gloria here from Gloria's Goofy Craft Spot. Today, I would like to share with you a super cute little Easter treat holder I made. I used the Happy Pumpkin Treat Bag Cutting Files for the base of the treat holder.  I removed the mouth of the pumpkin before cutting then trimmed off the stem and leaves by hand. The egg shape and grass are from the Hoppy Easter Cutting Files. For the big egg shape I ran it thought the Cuttlebug  with my "Charles" embossing folder, then I smoothed some Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet distress ink over the embossing and around the edges. The adorable little chick is from  the Cute Chicks Cutting Files. I used the Peachy Keen "Critter Faces" stamp set for the face. The sentiment is from the Pink by Design "Artisan Tags 2" stamp set, and I stamped it on a image from the Speech Bubbles Cutting Files.



What I used:

Happy Pumpkin Treat Bag Cutting Files

Hoppy Easter Cutting Files

Cute Chicks Cutting Files

Speech Bubbles Cutting Files

Peachy Keen "Critter Faces" stamp set
PBD "Artisan Tags 2" stamp set
Cuttlebug "Charles" embossing folder
Tim Holtz Dusty Concord Distress Ink
Tim Holtz Mustard Seed Distress Ink
Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet Distress Ink
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Yellow Stickles
Diamond Stickles

Before I go, I would like to remind you about the PPPR Baby Shower Blog Hop that we will be having this Saturday April 12th. We hope you're able to hop along with us.

 Thank you for stopping by, and may you all have a beautiful Easter.



Diapers, Bottles, Pacifiers, OH MY! (Plus a peek inside my craft room.)

I hope you're having a SUPER Saturday, so far! So, how are you liking the daily PPPR inspiration on the blog, lately? I'm really excited about it, and I hope you're enjoying your daily dose of PPPR goodness. I have a fun little card to share with you today, and I also have lots of photos of my craft room/office to show you.  So, first...here's my project:

I decided to use some digital stamps on my card today, for a change. I like how it turned out, but I realized that I need a lot more practice coloring (especially teeny tiny images like these). 

I got the images from the new Changing Time and Baby Shower Digital Stamp Sets, and I colored them using my Copic markers. Did you even KNOW PPPR has digital stamps? YEP! The card base is from the Mother's Day Cards Cutting Files set, and the sentiment is from a Pink By Design stamp set that I think may be retired. I added some pretty crinkle ribbon from 3 Girl JAM and some enamel dots, and my card was all done!

Okay...now on to the EXCITING part! We just moved here to Colorado and this house last February (2013), and I was so excited that I got my very own craft room! Our landlords allowed us to paint the room since it was originally a Pepto pink, so I chose to paint it a pretty turquoise color. I love the room so much! Unfortunately, my hubby and I have decided to move our little family to another neighborhood this summer (one with fun parks and a recreation center available), so I'm going to lose my pretty blue room. The good news, though, is that I'll still have my own "studio" space that I can use for designing and creating...and it is a little bit bigger than my room is now. But, it won't be a pretty blue.  Anyway...I wanted to share my current craft space with you before I start packing up everything to move. Hey, it's only taken me a YEAR to show you! Now, things aren't perfect in there, but it's a happy space and a space just for ME, so I love it. Get ready for LOTS of photos...you can click on them to see them a little bigger.

First I'm showing you some over all shots of the room. You can see I have an IKEA island in the middle of the room to use as a work table.  The rest of the furniture is really just a mismatch of a bunch of different furniture that was left over from other rooms, along with a few pieces that I bought just for my crafts. One thing I want to point out is my pretty red curtains. I couldn't find curtains that I liked, so I finally found some material I love. It was my plan to find time (sometime) to make them. As time went on, though, it was pretty obvious that I was never going to find time, so my WONDERFUL hubby decided to sew them for me as a Christmas present. Isn't he amazing? Yes, he took home-ec in high school. I think he thought it would be a blow-off class (like underwater basket weaving, or something), and all he actually made in the class was MC Hammer pants (LOL!), but he still remembers the basics of sewing. Didn't he do a marvelous job? They are a tad too short, but that's because the rods that came with the house are set too high. They will be perfect in our new place. Sorry...so proud of and grateful for my sweet hubby!  Here are a couple more over all shots:

Alright..I'll start explaining some of the details, now.  I got this fun little set of drawers from an antique store in Germany when we lived there. I set it on top of some Recollections storage units.

Inside the little drawers, I just have all sorts of embellishments. Also...I forgot to take a close-up, but I have my washi tapes in that little red-topped candy jar down there and some buttons and brads in that little spice rack.

I store all of my paper stacks and Copic markers in the little storage cubes.

On top of the drawers are just some little doo-dads that are special to me, along with an egg basket that holds my crinkle ribbon and another little ribbon storage thingy.

I also found this piece at a little antique-type store in Germany.  It is the home to the little gnomie that inspired my color choice for the room.

The top of the unit holds my twine (and my gnomie). I just store them in my small little milk glass collection.

The drawers hold sequins, rhinestones, enamel dots, and ribbon sorted by color.

The top of my IKEA secretary desk holds a basket full of punches.  Inside the secretary desk, I have my little set up for taking photos of my projects. I like it there so I can close the door and not have to look at it anymore when I'm not using it.

I hold my larger sets of stamps, like my Peachy Keen and Close to My Heart stamps, in this little book display that was left over from my teaching days.

The rest of my 4x6" and smaller stamps are in this little apothecary/DVD storage case. I'll have to find a new place for them in the new house, though, because we need this piece to hold my kids' DVDs and video games. :(

Not exciting...but the closet holds more supplies, including a lot more paper!

And, of course, I need a spot to display the cards and projects I've recently made. I use some wooden spice shelves as a display.

Whew! Okay...lots of photos, and not even all of my craft stuff. But, I think you get the idea. I hope you've enjoyed my post for today. Come back tomorrow for some more Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons inspiration from one of the wonderful ladies on my Design Team. Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great weekend.

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Friendship Blog Hop

Hey, everyone!  Welcome to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons (PPPR) Friendship Blog Hop.  My fabulous DT and I have created Friendship themed projects using PPPR files.  I've also created some HUGE freebies for you, just for hopping along, and you have a chance to enter to win a $15 Gift Certificate to PPPR on top of that.  Plus, we're kicking off our next monthly challenge.  So, let's get to it!

You know, as a designer, I don't have as much time to play with paper as I used to.  But, when I do have an excuse to do some paper crafting, I just LOVE it.  So, I end up making a bit more than I intend to.  I had so many ideas of what I could make with a friendship theme, but I couldn't decide which one to choose.  So, I decided to make a little set of 5 smaller friendship-themed cards. Here they are:

I wanted all of these cards to tie together and look somewhat cohesive, so I used the same layout on each of the 4" square cards. I also tried to keep the patterns somewhat consistent by choosing stripes for the backgrounds and a solid-ish coordinating pattern for the circle. Then, I printed and cut the images, adding Peachy Keen Faces to some and just doodles with my white pen to others. The sentiments are all on similar banner shapes (even though the train card does deviate from this a bit...the sentiment didn't fit on the original banner I cut). I popped up all of the images with foam tape and then added 3 enamel dots to the upper left corner of each card. Here's a closer look at the cards:

And, here are some of the products I used to create my cards:

PPPR Cookout Cutting Files	PPPR Elementary Supplies Cutting Files	PPPR Camping Fun Cutting Files	PPPR Valentine Sweets Cutting Files
PPPR North Pole Express Cutting Files	Sentiment Spots 1 Cutting Files	PK Sweet & Innocent Face Assortment	PK Sweet & Silly Face Assortment
PBD Plum Perfect Stamp Set	PBD Friends to the End Stamp Set	PBD Train Station Stamp Set	PBD Say it Sweet Stamp Set

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Our hop also kicks off our 9th monthly challenge.  Yippee!  The theme this month is ANYTHING GOES. WOO HOO!!!  Create anything using Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons files as the focus, and link it up for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to PPPR. YEP!  I said $20!!!!!  WOW! You can find out all of the details and link up your project by clicking the photo below OR by clicking HERE.

I also have some BIG OL' FREEBIES to share with you today.  These two sets will be available to download today, and today ONLY (Saturday, Feb. 8).  So, be sure to snatch 'em up now, before you have to pay for them. :)  Just click on each photo to go grab them in the store. You'll have to add them to your cart and go through the checkout process, but, don't worry...you won't have to enter any payment information. 

 

Okay, now how about some BLOG CANDY????

One lucky hopper will win a $15 Gift Certificate to PPPR!  Here's what you need to do for a chance to win a chance to go shopping for FREE:

1.  Be a follower of EVERY BLOG in our little hop.  There are just 9 of us (we have one member sitting out today), so that shouldn't be too hard.  You won't be sorry...I'm super lucky to have such talented ladies on my Design Team.

AND

2.  Leave a comment at EACH blog along the hop.  Be sure to let us know you are a follower and leave us your e-mail address.

That's all you have to do.  If you would like EXTRA entries, you can also do one or more of the following:

3.  Like the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Facebook Page.  Leave me a separate comment on this blog telling me you did.  Don't forget to leave your e-mail address.

4.  Sign up for the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Newsletter and leave a comment on this blog telling me you did.  You'll get a weekly e-mail telling you about new files, coupon codes/sales, and freebies. Don't forget to leave me the e-mail address you signed up with. :)

I will randomly choose a winner of the hop candy on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Your next stop on the hop is Leanne, the newest member of our Design Team.  Enjoy hopping!

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

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Melisa ~ http://www.melisascraftycreations.blogspot.com/

Nanne' ~ http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/

Nicole ~ http://teachdanz.blogspot.com/

Shannon ~ http://designsofapaddymack.typepad.com/

Ana Maria ~ http://shortycreations.blogspot.com/

Brianna ~ http://www.Bloeffelbein.blogspot.com/

Gloria ~ http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/