PPPR design team

It's Wednesday and that means 2 things - 1.) it's the middle of the week and 2.) it's design team day for Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons!!  Today I am sharing a card I made for Valentine's Day.  I used the Frog Prince Cutting Files to make my cute little froggie - who can resist that face?!  I had the perfect sentiment to go with this from the Cardz TV stamps' set "Toad-ally Awesome".

Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team's projects by heading over to the PPPR blog.

"Toto" thank you card

I wanted to share a quick (okay, let's be honest here. . . nothing I make is actually "quick" ) thank you card I made today.  I created this for my daughter to give to her classmate/friend.  My youngest daughter was recently cast as Dorothy in their spring school play.  Her friend brought her the cutest stuffed Toto animal as a congratulatory gift/momento.  So thoughtful. . .   anyway, my card uses a file from the Silhouette store for my dog.  The sentiment is from Cardz TV stamps "Heartfelt Wishes" set.  Thanks for stopping by today - hope your week is off to a good start!

PPPR Valentine's Day Blog Hop

Today is the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Valentine's Day Blog hop.  You should have arrived here from Melisa's blog.  If you didn't start from the beginning of the hop, feel free to head over to Lisa's blog so you can start the hop from the beginning.  Lisa is offering some great blog candy so you will not want to miss out!!  Each of the design team members is creating a project with Valentine's Day in mind and we are showcasing Lisa's wonderful cutting files, clipart and digital paper.  My project is a Batman Valentine.  This was designed with our former neighbor boy in mind.  He is 7 years old and he and my 10 year old daughter were the best of buds when they lived next door.  He is one of those boys who gets into something and becomes fixated on it for a year at a time.  It was dinosaurs, sharks, Star Wars and now it is Batman.  I used the Superhero Trio cutting files to cut our Batman.  I also used the Layered Labels 2 to create my sentiment. I did a print and cut for the actual sentiment because I did not own this saying in stamp form.  The hearts are from the Little Hoot cutting files. 

 I am going to let you in on a little secret.  Before I made the batman easel card I had originally made a batman shaped card.  Batman is supposed to be holding a garland of hearts.  However, after closer inspection of this card, I realized it actually looked a bit obscene, yikes!  So what is your opinion - do you think I should send the easel card or the shaped card to our neighbor boy?  I can't wait to read your comments!!

 Back to the blog hop - now it is time to head over to Barb's Blog to see what she has made.  Don't forget about the great blog candy.  For a chance to win, you must be a follower of each blog on our hop and leave a comment on each blog. For extra chances, you can also "LIKE" Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons on Facebook and/or sign up for the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Newsletter.

Here is the full  lineup for the hop in case you get "lost" along the way. 

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

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

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

Barb ~ http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/

Candace ~ http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/

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

Thanks for stopping by today and have a blessed weekend!

Cut It Up Challenge "Love is in the Air"

***If you are looking for the Cardz TV Stamps design team post, please go HERE***

Welcome back to another Cut It Up Challenge!!  This time the theme is Love - "Create a Valentine's Day project" - don't forget you need to include a die cut!!  My whole project is a die cut.  It is actually a file I purchased last year and never got around to making so this was the perfect opportunity.  My svg for this project came from Lettering Delights.  All of the cuts are from the same set.  My paper is from K and Co and I added some liquid pearls, my own crinkle ribbon, twine and some bling.  This mailbox is actually quite large, I tested it out and it can fit 3x3 sized cards easily.

Thanks for making it through the plethora of pictures!!

Now it is your turn!!  I can't wait to see what you make :-)  The prize for one lucky person is -

Now head on over to the Cut It Up Challenge blog to see more inspiration from the rest of the design team and to link up your project!!

Cardz TV Ch #23 "Color Challenge"

Cardz TV Ch# 23 "Color Challenge"

Make a card, layout, or craft project using RED, BLACK, and WHITE ONLY!

Starts: Fri, Jan 25

Ends: Thurs, Feb 7 @ Noon EST
Prize: 1 set of Cardz TV Stamps 

Here is my project for this challenge:

Come play with us!
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I made this tea bag holder from a file I got in the online Silhouette store.  I made this for a friend who had just gotten home from some minor surgery and I wanted to put together a little goodie basket for her to let her know I was thinking of her.  I used Cardz TV stamps "Heartfelt Wishes" on the back and "Christmas Joy" on the tag.  

Now it's your turn!!  Head on over to Cardz TV blog to see the other design team's projects and to enter yours too for a chance to win one of Mary's fabulous stamp sets!!  

Hoppy Birthday

Happy Saturday my fellow bloggers!  I needed a quick birthday card this morning for a last minute birthday party that my youngest daughter was invited to.  I decided to pull out my Cricut and use Create a Critter because those images go together so quickly.  Besides, as my children are growing older I am getting fewer opportunites to use this cute images.  I also decided to break out my Cards TV Stamp set "Toad-ally Awesome" (which by the way is totally awesome!!)

I did do a little bit of inking around the edges of my patterned paper and the pond but other than that I kept it pretty simple.  Everything is glued flat and I added a couple of small buttons and a gem for some dimension.  I always like to use my scraps on the inside of my card to tie it in with the outside.  Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you are having a fabulous weekend!

PPPR Design Team Day - Snowflake Layout

Welcome back to another design team day for Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.  Today I have another scrapbook layout for you - a one page layout that I designed to go with some pictures I took last January when we had some snow.  We don't get snow often in Eugene as we are in a valley and it doesn't get cold enough to turn the rain to snow very often.  For my layout I used the Snowflakes Cutting Files which was actually a freebie a few weeks back.  It is very reasonably priced at just under a $1 and let me tell you these snowflakes are gorgeous and they go together so quickly and easily too!

I used some red and silver Liquid Pearls to embellish my snowflakes and it is hard to see in the photo but the white paper in my snowflake has a pearlescent sheen to it.  My stamped sentiments are from Cardz TV stamps - "Snow Day" set.  Make sure you head on over to PPPR blog to see the rest of the design team's projects.  Here is a peek at one of the newest sets that Lisa has released.  You can shop the PPPR store HERE.