PPPR dt (final post) - You Perk Me Up

Happy Wednesday to you!!  Hope your week is going well and if not, hey - you are halfway to the weekend!!  Today is a bittersweet post for me - this is my last post for the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons design team.  I have been working with Lisa since September 2012!!  I have loved working with her and all of the different DT members these past four years!!  For my last post I made a BIG card!!

My card is a 6x6 square card and I just love all things to do with tea even though I am really a coffee drinker.  I like to collect tea cups and tea pots and love the idea of having a tea party with friends so I was inspired by this cute set from PPPR - "Tea Time Cutting Files" .  I also used a doily from the "Doilies 1 Cutting Files" and then cut it in half and layered it under my teacup.

I hope I have inspired you to be creative today :-)  Once again here are the files I used for my card.  I absolutley love all of Lisa's images because they always evoke a happy feeling with their fun facial expressions!!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today!!

PPPR September Inspiration Facebook Hop

Hey guys!!  I hope you will join the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' design team for our September Inspiration Facebook Hop!!

The fun begins HERE.  

Here is sneak peek of my project for the hop - 

You can get all the details on my card HERE.

There is a special file available for FREE this weekend only (after that it can be purchased in the store)

Today also starts our new linky party -

For more details on the linky party please go HERE.  

Have an awesome weekend!!

Thanks A Latte - PPPR dt

Happy Labor Day!! Today is my turn to post over on the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog and I have a simple but fun card to share with you -

I love anything to do with coffee!!  Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons has some super cute coffee images and this newest one is so cute I couldn't wait to use it on a card.  I often find Lisa's images so adorable that I just want them to be front and center on my cards.  To create this card I used PPPR's "Iced Coffee" cutting files.  Never hurts to have extra thank you cards on hand does it??

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Have a great holiday weekend and I hope you get a bit of crafty time in too ;)

Thanks a Bunch!! PPPR dt

Hello and happy Monday!!  Today is my turn over on the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' blog and I have a fun card to share with you -

I just love the "Silly Fruit "cutting files set!!  I mean how can you go wrong with fun fruit??  I wanted to play around with this set again and this time I really wanted to use the grapes.  I found the perfect sentiment stamp to go with it and voila!!  a card is made!  I never seem to have enough "thank you" and "birthday" cards and my goal right now is to stock up.  The image is so cute that I made it large and gave it center attention on my card.  

I added a few sequins and some pen doodles to finish off my card.  I know this is not going to be the last "Silly Fruit" cutting file I play around with ;) 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Wine Bottle Gift Tag - PPPR dt

Today is my turn to post over on the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' Blog and I have a fun project to share with you.  I wanted to give some wine to a couple of friends as a thank you gift and came up with this -

I used the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' "Bottle Tag 1" cutting files along with a strawberry from the "Strawberry Basket" cutting files to create these tags for my wine bottles.  I stamped a quick thank you and voila!! my gifts were ready.  I had no real reason why I chose the strawberry theme - just liked the paper and the cute cutting file ;) !!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Die Cuttin Divas Guest Designer

Today I am exited to be a guest designer over at the Die Cuttin Divas Blog.  The theme for the new challenge is "Superheros" and this is what I came up with -

I decided to do an easel card as I haven't made one of those in ages!!  My fearless kitty is from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' Super Cat Cutting Files.

I die cut an oval shape out of purple pattern paper to make it look like my cat was sitting on a pretty cushion.  My sentiment and the paw prints are from a couple of Craftin Desert Divas stamp sets.  

I am going to use this as a thank you card - again another one for the wedding!!  I had so many great people helping me out and I have just the right person in mind for this one!!  

Thanks for stopping by today and thank you Georgianna for having me be a part of the Die Cuttin Divas challenge this week.

Hello Sunshine!! - PPPR dt

Happy Monday!!!  Today is my turn to post over on the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Blog and I have a card to share -

My card is 5 inches square since I wanted to make my cut file images as large as possible so that they were the focus of the card.  I designed this card to give as a thank you to a friend who recently treated me to my first spray tan ;)  I wanted to cover up some "imperfections" on my legs so that I would look like  a "hot mama" for my daughter's wedding, LOL!!

To create my card I used two files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons -

"Sunscreen Cutting files" 
 and

"Day at the Beach cutting files"

One more look - 

I used foam tape to help create some dimension on my card and stamped a cute Peachy Keen face on my sun.  I added a tiny sentiment from a Cardz TV Stamps set.

Stirring Up a Big Thanks - PPPR dt

Happy Monday!!  Today is my turn to post over on the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' blog and I have a card to share with you.  As many of you might know now after seeing my card for this past weekend's PPPR blog hop - my oldest daughter is getting married this Saturday.   I have 3 girls and this is the first one to get married :) Anyway, I have been busy making cards to give as thank yous for all of the help we are getting to put the wedding together.  This card is designed for my friend who is catering our desserts.

 To create this card I used several images from the "Baking Fun Cutting Files" set.  I just layered the images on top of each other to give the card a fun effect.

One more closer look -

I had the perfect sentiment to go with my card from the Craftin Desert Divas' "Baked With Love" stamp set.  Thanks for stopping by today!

From Our House to Yours - PPPR dt

Happy Monday!!!  Today is my turn to post over on the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' Blog and I have a card to share -

As soon as I saw the newly released Birdhouses Cutting files I knew I needed to play with them!!
To create my card I also used the tree branch from the Bird on Branch cutting files.  I cut out two of the birdhouses but did a little editing in my silhouette software and using the knife tool I cut off the bases of the birdhouses.  I popped up the birdhouses with some foam tape to add extra dimension to the card.  I hope I have inspired you with my card today - thanks so much for stopping by!!

CDD June Release Inspiration Showcase day 4

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Craftin Desert Divas Day 4 of our June Release Inspiration Showcase! For the next few days we are going to highlight our new products by sharing the fabulous Design Team's projects for each stamp set that was just released!
Today we are showcasing "Crazy Frames Dies".

 We are doing these showcases on our Facebook fan pages so you will want to head over HERE to start at the top of today's showcase and that is where you will want to leave your comments to in order to be eligible for the prizes.

I created a card using the larger of the frames to cut out my gingham paper.  I also used the flower dies from this set to cut out the flowers that are in the corners of my card.  My stamped images and sentiment are from the "Farm Living" stamp set and the "Punny Farm" stamp set.  I also used a die from the "Pocket Pieces HI Dies"

Release Inspiration GIVEAWAY:


Each day from 6/10 thru 6/15 one comment left on the projects on our Facebook fan pages
will be chosen from random.com to receive a $15.00 CDD shop
credit.
You still have a few more days to take advantage of the June release specials:
**New sequins mixes will be on SALE for $1.00.
**FREE SHIPPING with minimum on orders placed.
Shipping minimum orders:
$10 USA use Code: 10SHIP
$15 International use Code: 15SHIP
Enjoy this special for in stock items only 6/10 thru 6/15 at 10pm MST
All Stamps and Dies are made in the USA

CDD June Release Inspiration Showcase Day 3

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Craftin Desert Divas Day 3 of our June Release Inspiration Showcase! For the next few days we are going to highlight our new products by sharing the fabulous Design Team's projects for each stamp set that was just released!
Today we are showcasing "Greeting Word Dies" and "Tiny Sentiments" stamp set.

 

We are doing these showcases on our Facebook fan pages so you will want to head over HERE to start at the top of today's showcase and that is where you will want to leave your comments to in order to be eligible for the prizes.
I created a card using both of these new sets along with the "Botanical Layers" stamp set . I did a bit of masking to stamp my images and used 3 different ink colors for each flower. I used Memento dye based inks for all of my flowers. I cut my word die out 3x and glued the layers together to give it a bit of dimension.

 I cut my top layer smaller in the width than my cardbase and popped it up on fun foam. I added some black heart designer paper on my base card and offset my top layer so that the black paper strip showed on the left side. I finished my card off with some "Fairy Dust Sequins" .

Release Inspiration GIVEAWAY:


Each day from 6/10 thru 6/15 one comment left on the projects on our Facebook fan pages
will be chosen from random.com to receive a $15.00 CDD shop
credit.
You still have a few more days to take advantage of the June release specials:
**New sequins mixes will be on SALE for $1.00.
**FREE SHIPPING with minimum on orders placed.
Shipping minimum orders:
$10 USA use Code: 10SHIP
$15 International use Code: 15SHIP
Enjoy this special for in stock items only 6/10 thru 6/15 at 10pm MST
All Stamps and Dies are made in the USA

Mr Fix It Father's Day Card - PPPR dt

Happy Monday my fellow paper crafters!! Today is my turn to post over on the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' Blog.  I hope you had a great weekend and were able to stop by the PPPR Facebook hop :-)  I am still working on getting ready for Father's Day and created this card for my husband.  He really is quite handy so this will be perfect for him!!

I used the "Power Drill Cutting Files" for my power drill.  I created an offset to back him up on - I did this to help his eyebrows from getting lost on the background paper.  My background paper is created from the "Man Oh Man Pattern Pack 1".  I did a print and cut with my Cameo using the digital paper.  

Well, one more card down and one more to go and then I should be ready for Father's Day!!  how about you?  I hope I have inspired you for the special man in your life!!

CDD June Product Release Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to the CDD June Product Release Blog Hop. 

All stamps are in the CDD Shop and now available for purchase HERE.

 

 

We also offer SVG stamp outlines for .99 they work perfectly with your cutting machine. You must have a program that opens these files. This is a great alternative to coordinating dies and much less expensive. 


New $1.00 sequins....

Here's what I've created for you...

For my first card I used some images from the "Peek A Boo Animals" stamp set.  I created my windows using a die from the "Pocket Pieces Hello Dies" and did my best to cut 3 windows evenly spaced.  I popped that layer up on foam tape and added in my animals peeking out of the windows.  I used the new "Greeting Word Dies" and cut out the word thanks 3x - twice in black, once in gold and then glued the layers together slightly offsetting the gold layer.  My sentiment is from the new "Tiny Sentiments" stamp set which goes perfectly with the new word dies!


Here's a closer look -

For my second card I used the new "Crazy Stitched Frame Dies" and using the largest die in the set cut out some watercolor paper.  I watercolored a simple background.  The rest of my images along with my sentiment are from "The Sky Is the Limit" stamp set and after I colored them in I cut them out with the coordinating dies.

Here are the specials for this release:

**New sequins mixes will be on SALE for $1.00.

**FREE SHIPPING with minimum on orders placed.

Shipping minimum orders:

$10 USA use Code: 10SHIP

$15 International use Code: 15SHIP
 

Enjoy this special for in stock items only 6/10 thru 6/15 at 10pm MST

All Stamps and Dies are made in the USA.

Each day from 6/10 thru 6/15 one comment left on the projects 

will be chosen from random.com to receive a $15.00 CDD shop 

credit. So be sure to join us for our 2 day blog hop and then hop 

on over to the CDD Facebook page to join us for our Release 

Inspiration Hop. The CDD DT will feature more projects 

showcasing the new June release.


Your next stop is the super talented: Nanne

Here is the full lineup for today's hop in case you get lost along the way -

CDD- http://www.craftindesertdivasblog.com/

Amy- http://www.sharingnewlove.wordpress.com/

Jan- http://handcrafthobby.blogspot.com/

Linda- http://www.scraphappylin.blogspot.com/

Steph- http://stephanie-scraps.blogspot.com/

Elodie- http://www.scrapydoo.com/

Lisa B.- http://www.our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/

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

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