PTT25 - Getting Sketchy with Robin's Nest and Paper Pretties

Welcome to PTT#25 Party Time Tuesdays Sketchy Tuesdays!

This week we have a fun sketch for you to try out...but first...

We have a couple of really HOT sponsors this week! The very cool scrap store Robin's Nest, and the ever so famous digi and Rubber store-Paper Pretties!!! Here is a bit of information about each:

We are a scrapbooking company with a huge love for

creating memories into art. We love sharing and

are glad to be apart of this challenge!

One Lucky Winner will receive a $25 gift Certificate to The Robin's Nest online Store....How lucky!

Paper Pretties is a full-service online crafting store.

We have many exclusive stamp lines, from elegant to

whimsical, sweet to clever; there is something for every stamper in our Prettie Boutique!

In case you haven't heard yet, Paper Pretties has a BRAND

NEW owner, Heather Lee-Reppen. Now located in Madison, WI,

we are pleased to offer you amazing customer service,

faster and cheaper shipping, and a wider variety of stamping

"must have" products to go along with all of our fun new

stamps!! All orders are shipped within 24 hours

One Lucky winner will receive this ADORABLE Digi!

Here is the wonderful inspiration sketch.

Card Details:

Stamps: Garner by ARTish for Paper Pretties; sentiments by Art Impressions

Paper: DP by Robin's Nest; Kraft by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic markers; Nestabilities; baker's twine; White gel pen;

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots - Back in Action!

My 2nd post today -- scroll down for Woodware USA

Welcome back! We are back from our brief vacation at Paper Pretties! We have some adorable images to share with you today from ARTish for Paper Pretties. With that comes some changes! We have a little different team, we are all posting on Mondays, and we now have sentiments to go with the images! You will love them. In addition, we want you to play along with us each week...yes, that is right! Our theme this week was Make a Splash, so I did just that with my card! For more inspiration and information, please visit HERE.

Card Details:

Stamps: Billingsley and Max Splasher by ARTish for Paper Pretties; sentiment from Paper Pretties

Paper: unknown dp; Close to Cocoa and Bermuda Bay by Stampin' UP

Ink: Bermuda Bay and Soft Sky for sponging; Early Espresso for sentiment

Accessories: Copic markers; clear teardrops; sponge; Nestabilities

Woodware USA Challenge #35 - A Sketch!!

A little aside from me about Woodware USA...I just adore all of their sentiment sets! They are my go to sentiments for just about every card I make. I love, love, LOVE them! Check them out HERE to see what I am talking about!

I'm giving you two views of my Woodware USA card this week! It was a departure as far as colors go for me...I hardly ever deal in the orange family! Well, here it is this week! We have a fun sketch from Kerry this week, and if you would like to join us, you can visit HERE for samples and more details!

Card Details:

Stamps: Ted in the Garden and Mixed Greetings by Woodware USA

Paper: Beyond the Garden DSP, Groovy Guava, and Wild Wasabi by Stampin' Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic markers; hole punch; Nestabilities; rickrack by May Arts; Cuttlebug embossing folder; SU ribbon; SU Modern Label and Word Window punch; corner rounder by Creative Memories

FBW162 A Little Inspiration for YOU!

I realize that I didn't use sunflowers in my card, but that is the beauty of an inspiration photo...you take whatever you want from it and use it as a jumping off point. Plus, I didn't have any sunflowers!!

I've used this amazing little image from Whimsy and Stars Studio. She is drawn by Mabelle RO (you'll recognize her from the TAC catalog), and you can buy this digi image straight from Mabelle HERE.

Our challenge this week at Flutter By Wednesday is to use the picture below as inspiration for your project. It is a beautiful picture! Don't forget to include your butterfly, fairy, and/or angel on your creation! My butterflies are very small in the paper at the top of my card. However, they are there! Upload your card and see some other amazing samples HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today!


Card Details:
Stamps: Faith Flowers by Mabelle RO for Whimsy and Stars Studio
Paper: Prima DSP; Soft Suede and Soft Sky by Stampin' Up
Ink: computer ink
Accessories: Copic markers; Nestabilities; CM cutting system - oval; prima flowers; brads

PTT24 Blue Skies and Sunny Days

Party Time Tuesdays PTT#24 Blue Skies and Sunny Days!

We have a couple of really HOT sponsors this week! The very cool scrap store Robin's Nest, and the ever so famous digi and Rubber store-Paper Pretties!!! Here is a bit of information about each:

We are a scrapbooking company with a huge love for

creating memories into art. We love sharing and

are glad to be apart of this challenge!

One Lucky Winner will receive a $25 gift Certificate to The Robin's Nest online Store....How lucky!

Paper Pretties is a full-service online crafting store.

We have many exclusive stamp lines, from elegant to

whimsical, sweet to clever; there is something for every stamper in our Prettie Boutique!

In case you haven't heard yet, Paper Pretties has a BRAND

NEW owner, Heather Lee-Reppen. Now located in Madison, WI,

we are pleased to offer you amazing customer service,

faster and cheaper shipping, and a wider variety of stamping
"must have" products to go along with all of our fun new

stamps!! All orders are shipped within 24 hours.

One Lucky winner will receive this ADORABLE Digi!

I can't wait to see what you create for the Blue Skies and Sunny Days challenge.

You can visit the Party Time Tuesdays Blog here.

Card Details:
Stamps: Ian Laurent by ARTish for Paper Pretties; sentiment by Woodware USA
Paper: DSP by Robin's Nest; Elegant Eggplant by Stampin' Up

Ink: Elegant Eggplant by Stampin' Up

Accessories: Copic markers; prima flowers; May Arts ribbon; SU brads; SU oval and scalloped oval punches; EK Success border punch

Woodware USA Challenge #34 - Paper Piecing

Hello Woodware USA fans!! We are back after a week's hiatus! I was travelling, so the break was much appreciated! We have a paper piecing challenge for you this week. I don't know what it is about this technique, but I love it! Maybe it is all of the cutting that has to be done, I'm not sure. If you would like to join us, please visit HERE.

Sorry for the short post today...summer always seems to get really busy!

Card Details:

Stamps: Patch an Owl by Woodware USA

Paper: My Mind's Eye DSP; Chocolate Chip by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic markers; scissors for all of that cutting!

FBW161 Flight of the Fairy

I was so excited to use this spectacular image from The Stamping Boutique, our FBW sponsor this week! It is called Swan Song! Isn't it gorgeous? My daughter said it looked like Swan Lake! Our challenge is open this week at Flutter By Wednesday -- just don't forget a fairy, butterfly, or angel on your creation! If you would like to join us this week, please visit HERE for more details and to upload your card!

Card Details:

Stamps: Swan Song by The Stamping Boutique

Paper: My Mind's Eye DSP; Pink Pirouette and Rose Red by Stampin' Up

Ink: none

Accessories: Copic markers; Martha Stewart border corner punch; My Mind's Eye ricrac

PTT23 A Double Header for you Today!!

I have a double header for you today at Party Time Tuesdays! We have some amazing sponsors this month at Party Time Tuesdays, and they are all listed below. However, I'm a bit partial to Paper Pretties, as you can imagine! The above card features a sepia card topper from Charlie's Ark, which is connected to Flower Soft. They are absolutely gorgeous images, and I used a tutorial from Flower Soft to just add watercolor pops of color to the image. The tutorial can be found HERE. The paper used in the above card is from one of our sponsors this month...The Robin's Nest. They totally spoiled us with amazing double-sided paper and great embellishments!

In the above card, I used my Dienamics dies from MFT, and I just love them!! I used a bit of Very Vanilla craft ink to whiten up the edges. I still can't find my Whisper White craft ink...it must be lost somewhere with all of my socks!! I used pastels from Stampin' Up to give a little color to my background with Tommy flying his kite. The sentiment is from Woodware USA.

If you would like to join in the party this week at Party Time Tuesdays, you can visit HERE for more details and to upload your card!

Summer Fun with Whimsy and Stars

I have this sweet little boy from Whimsy and Stars to share with you today! And, he is aptly named Watermelon Boy! He is designed by Mabelle RO for her very own Etsy shop. You may know Mabelle's images from The Angel Company, but she has her own designs available. They are so adorable...you have to check them out HERE!

I have used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #123 for the card.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Card Details:

Stamps: Watermelon Boy by Mabelle RO - Whimsy and Stars Studio; sentiment by Paper Pretties

Paper: Lauderdale by Basic Grey; Chocolate Chip by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic markers; Nestabilities

Things are just Distressing!!

They are at Art Impressions this week!! Today is my last post as the guest designer for Art Impressions, and I was able to use this wonderful photo polymer set from them called Mouthfuls-Frog, and he is so darn cute!! The distressing is minimal in my card, but it is there, around the edges of the Nestabilities piece!

The idea of the Mouthfuls stamps is to use the main image and cut a slit in the mouth of the image. From there, you have many accessories to put in the mouth! Well, you know that I love to cut out images, so this was a little bit of relaxation for me! If you would like to join in with the challenge this week, please visit HERE.

Card Details:

Stamps: Mouthfuls - Frog by Art Impressions

Paper: Eva by Basic Grey; Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic markers; Nestabilities; Silver pen; SU ribbon; EK Success border punch