Trendy Twine - Sending You A Big Squeeze

Hey friends!! It's my day to post over at the Trendy Twine blog!! This month we are teaming up with Fleurette Bloom, which a great place to find SVGs, graphics and digital paper!! 

Here is a sneak peek of my project...

I used the awesome new Cherry Lemonade twine!! It's super fun!! Totally reminds me of Winnie The Pooh!! :) That may or may not be a hint for an upcoming project! ;) 

Head on over to the Trendy Twine blog to check out the rest of my project! 

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons DT Wednesday - Tool Time Happy Birthday!

It's another Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons DT Wednesday!!! I always love sharing my PPPR projects with you!! 

My Dad's birthday is coming up in the middle of September and I knew the Tool Time Cutting Files would work perfectly on a card for him! 

These are the files I used...

And I also printed out some PPPR Digital paper for my card...

Love these papers!!! I printed them out on plain white textured American Crafts cardstock.

Sometimes I find that graphics printed out look a little "flat" in comparison to a layered SVG die, so I thought I would use some foam stickers to add dimension. I popped up the ace on all my tools to make give them a little pop. 

Here is everything I used to make my card...

- Tool Time Cutting Files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

- Man, Oh Man Pattern Paper Pack 1 digital paper from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

- Orange Truffle Trendy Twine

- Sentiment from Pink By Design Happy Birthday stamp set

- Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink

I hope you liked my masculine card today!!! Just a little reminder about the Design Team call going on right now at Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons!!! This is an awesome group of girls, plus you get a PPPR "allowance" to spend in the store every month!! :) You can check out the details HERE!! 

Clearwater Beach Hybrid Layout

Hey everyone!! This is my second post of the day, so if you are looking my project for Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon's DT Day, check out THIS post. 

Have you seen the super new fun kit out at Peppermint Creative?! I love it!! It's called Boardwalk Heat, and has such a wicked unique beach feel to it. 

I am in love with wood grained paper, so that's where I started with my layout...

I printed and cut out the seashells in various sizes and they made the perfect embellishments!! 

I also used the some elements from the Sandcastle collection from Pretty Little Studio, which went perfectly with the Boardwalk Heat kit. 

If you haven't noticed, I am SO addicted to sequins right now!! I love how they look randomly scattered around! 

Here is what I used on my layout...

- Boardwalk Heat digital kit from Peppermint Creative

- Sandcastle Collection from Pretty Little Studio

- My Creative Time doily die, Type font stamps

- Pink By Design alphabet stamps

- Gold Shimmer twine from The Twinery

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Make sure you come back tomorrow for my Disney project and a new release from Trendy Twine! 

Sting Like A Bee Trendy Twine Blog Hop

Yippee!!! It's my very first post as a member of the Trendy Twine Design Team!! I feel like this has been a super hard secret to keep and am so happy today is finally here so the cat can be let outta the bag!! :) I am so happy Lesley has given me this opportunity and am already loving playing with this great twine!!

If you are here from Brigit's blog, then you are in the right place. If you have just stumbled upon this hop, make sure to head back to the Trendy Twine blog to make sure you don't miss out on any of the great projects using this awesome new twine!!

I'm sure you are well aware by now, that today is the release day of the great new Bumblebee twine!!

So fun, right?! The Bumblebee twine is only $8 today only!! (After today, the spool is back to the regular price of $9). I love bumblebees so I was so excited to get started on my project...

I used my Bumblebee twine to add stripes to the body of my bee adding ATG tape on the backside of my body layer, then wrapping the twine around until it was completely covered. And of course I had to add a bow to turn my little bee into a girl... :) 

And a blog hop just wouldn't be a blog hop without some great blog candy... Jaded Blossom (whom I am Guest Designing for in August!!!) has donated their great stamp set, Love Stings for one lucky winner!! 

All you have to do to win this stamp set is make sure you are a follower of the Trendy Twine blog and leave a comment on each blog in this hop (by 11:59pm CST Friday). Pretty easy!! 

Here are all the supplies I used to make my card:

- Trendy Twine Bumblebee Twine

- Pink By Design Honey Pie stamp set

- Recollections washi tape

- Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Honey Bees cutting files set

- Peachy Keen Baby Faces Stamp Set

- My Creative Time mini flag die

- Martha Stewart coarse glitter

- Flower embossing folder

- white gelly roll pen

- pink chalk

I am the very last blog on this hop so I hope you have enjoyed the hop and loved all the great projects!! Here is a list of all the blogs in the hop, just in case! Thanks for stopping by!! 

Trendy Twine:  http://TwineItUp.com

Jessica:  http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Jessi:  http://kissinkrafts.blogspot.com/

Jamie:  http://jamiek711designs.blogspot.com/

Kate:  http://www.scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

Helen:  http://www.htbcreations.com/

Sukie:  http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com/

Candi:  http://chaos-n-crafts.blogspot.com/

Brigit:  http://www.brigitsscraps.com/

Candace: http://scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE)

PPPR Project Day!!

It's Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons DT Day!!!! I know you all love every second Wednesday!! :) 

I have totally shocked myself with the amount that I am using Lisa's Superhero Files... Almost everything I do is always girly, so I never thought I would have much use for anything superhero. Turns out I was wrong!! I have been using these cute little guys like crazy!! 

This cranky little guy comes from the Superhero H & I set, and I used a face stamp from the Everyday Face Assortment Peachy Keen stamp set. I also added a touch of chalk to Hulk's cheeks to make sure he looked really mad. I am loving white space on my cards lately, so the only other things I added were a sentiment and some arrows (stamp).

Here is a list of everything I used...
- Superhero H & I cutting files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons
- sentiment from the Pink By Design Attitude stamp set
- Arrow stamps from the It's All About You stamp set from My Creative Time
- Everyday Character Face Assortment stamps from Peachy Keen
- Colorbox fluid chalk ink
- white gelly roll pen

Just another reminder as well... Lisa is now having monthly challenges over at the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog!! The theme for the month is 'Get Well' and if you don't have any files that would work for this theme, check out the current freebie at the store:

The prize is a $10 gift certificate to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons store!! How awesome?! Link up your projects HERE!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Make sure to come back tomorrow for a fun announcement as well as a Trendy Twine blog hop!!! :) 

You Are the Milk to My Cookie

 Hey Crafty friends!! I hope you were all able to check out the projects this past weekend in the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Get Well Hop!! :) We FINALLY had a nice day with no rain yesterday so my girls and I were outside alllll day! Let's hope summer is finally here! :)

I have a super cute project to share today...

Isn't this the cutest little cookie box?! My husband is away working right now, which means my evenings are very quiet - perfect time to make a video! :) Disclaimer: I am a video making rookie... don't go too hard on me! ;) 

I actually am getting better... believe it or not! I think if I just keep on it one of these days my videos will AMAZE you! Someday... ;)

I also added a tag (also from the Twitterpated Collection) onto the back so that I could add the name of the lucky recipient! 

Here's what I used for my project..

- Twitterpated Collection from Pebbles (Digital Version from ACDigitals)

- Chocolate Cupcake Trendy Twine

- Hot Chocolate 3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon

- Cookie SVG from Miss Kate Cuttables

- You Are stamp set from Pink By Design

- Treat Box by Lori Whitlock 

- Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink

- Clear Acetate from Michaels

I hope you liked my project and video today!! If you didn't see my awesome news yesterday, I am going to be the guest designer over at Jaded Blossom in August!!! I caught a sneak of the stamps I will be working with and they are soooooo much fun!! I can't wait to get making some projects with them! 

Thanks for stopping by today!! 

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Get Well Blog Hop!!!

Hey friends!!! It's a Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog hop!! If you are here from Shannon's blog, you are in the right place!! If you just stumbled on this hop, make sure to head back to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog so you don't miss any of the great projects!!

The theme of this month's hop is Get Well! Lisa has a ton of great 'get well' themed files in her store right now, but I wanted to show that a lot of her files have so much versatility! The corn I used on my card is from the Thanksgiving Feast cutting files set (see below).

Here is the set these cute little corn came from...

Here is what I used to create my card...

- Thanksgiving Feast cutting files by Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

- Recollections washi tape

- Peachy Keen face stamps: Princess Face Assortment and Critter Faces

- Pink By Design Plum Perfect stamp set

I'm sure if you have hopped through the first few blogs, you are aware that Lisa is doing something fun and new!!

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon challenges!! You have the chance to create your own Get Well projects and link up for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the PPPR store!! I cannot wait to see what everyone creates! Link up your projects and check out more details HERE!!

Even MORE good news.... Check out the blog candy Lisa is giving away to one lucky hopper!

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. 

A random winner will be chosen for the prize on Tuesday, June 25th. Only US or Canadian mailing addresses, please.

Head on over to see what Melisa of Melisa's Crafty Creations has to share!! I know it will be great!! :)

Here's a lineup in case you get lost along the way! :)

Lisa ~ http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com

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

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

Ana Maria ~ www.shortycreations.com

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

Candace - www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com (you are HERE)

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

Tanya - http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

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

Jeanne ~ www.jeannespapercrafts.com

This card is also entered into the current challenge over at Little Tangles!! The theme is: Washi It Up!!

ScrapbookSteals Blog Hop!!

Hey there!! If you are here from Teresa's blog, then you are in the right place!! If you just stumbled upon this hop, make sure you head back to the beginning - ScrapbookSteals BLOG - to make sure you don't miss any of the awesome projects!!

The products we got to play with - American Crafts DIY Thickers - for this hop are soooo much fun!! The possibilities are endless!! I actually wanted to make a few more projects for this hop, but ran outta time!! I had so many ideas!!

My first project is a layout using family pics from this fall when our baby, Taylah, was born...

Just in case someone out there has never seen, or heard of, DIY Thickers before... They are adhesive on both sides so you can totally customize them!! I used Martha Stewart glitter on the letters in this layout, but you can use flock, coarse glitter, flowersoft... the list goes on! :) 

Here is a little tip for using the letters.... They come in a long sheet, and I like to lay out my projects to see how everything will fit, so I cut each letter out so that I could easily figure out the best spot for them on my layout. Once I knew where they should go, I just peeled the backs off and stuck them to the paper. 

Here is what I used to make my layout...

- American Crafts DIY Thickers

- Recollections Fabulous Girl stack

- My Creative Time We Are Family stamp set and doily and button dies

- Pink By Design Bracketful stamp set

I also made a quick card...

These Thickers are material chipboard letters and sooo fun!! I sprayed them with dark blue Ditto glimmer spray and they turned out really neat! They look like blue jean letters. I forgot to take a pic, but the inside of the card reads,"Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad". 

For this card I used the following supplies...

- American Crafts DIY Thickers

- Ditto Glimmer spray

- file from the Silhouette store

- Pink By Design Our Fathers stamp set

Your next stop in the hop is 

Misty's blog!! 

If you would like to get your hands on some of these Thickers, check out THIS link!! They are the steal over at ScrapbookSteals today!!! 

Enjoy the rest of the hop!! Below is a list of all the stops in case you get lost along the way! 

1. ScrapbookSteals 
2. Lanette Erickson - Stacks of Scraps  http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com/
3. Teresa Fenstermacher - Teresa Jaye Is Here to Play http://teresajaye.blogspot.com/
4. Candace Zentner - Scrappin 2 Little Princesses  www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com (YOU ARE HERE)
5. Misty Buck - Lil Buck's Creations   http://mistylynnwhat.blogspot.com/
6. Jennifer McDermott - Wonky Wares  http://wonkywares.blogspot.com/
7. Brenda Smith - The Imperfect Scrapper  http://theimperfectscrapper.blogspot.com/
8. Heather Conklin - Goldiecar Designs http://goldiecar.blogspot.com/

Swinging By to Say Hi!

It's Wednesday night, so what does that mean?! Candace is working on her weekly Peachy Keen Challenge project! :) It is becoming my weekly routine!!

The theme this week over at Peachy Keen is a sketch challenge...

And here is the sketch...

I used an adorable monkey from the Monkey Girl set from Pixel Paper Prints and added a Peachy Keen face. I bet you didn't know the PK teddy bear faces work GREAT for cute little monkeys!? 

Here is what I used to make this card..

- Peachy Keen Teddy Bear faces

- Monkey Girl Graphics from Pixel Paper Prints

- sentiment from the Jungle Fever stamp set from Pink By Design

- twine from the twinery

- grass from the Silhouette store

- doily die from My Creative Time

Now I'm off to link up over at Peachy Keen, then I'll be working on some more projects for their release challenges tonight!! FUN!! :)

ScrapbookSteals - Graphic 45 ABC Primer Collection

Hi crafty friends!!! Thanks for stopping by!! I am over at the ScrapbookSteals blog today, with projects using the awesome ABC Primer Collection from Graphic 45! This collection is perfect for school layouts/projects with a vintage feel!

Here is a little sneaky peek of my projects!!

Make sure you head on over to the ScrapbookSteals blog to check out my projects in detail!! If you don't know what ScrapbookSteals is, you are MISSING out!! It is a site that sells awesome scrapbooking supplies at a wicked discount!! Each day is a different sale!! 

 Make sure to leave some love over there, so I know you visited!! :) 

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons - Just For Him Blog Hop

Yippee!!! It's a Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog hop!! Always fun!! :) We are all making masculine projects for our hop this time around, and Lisa has some awesome files available to make projects for all the men and boys in our lives!! If you came from Jeanne's blog, you are in the right place but if you just stumbled upon this blog, make sure to head back to Lisa's blog so you don't miss any projects!!

I used the recently released Tool Time Cutting Files for my card.

I kept my card super simple because I didn't want to take away from my tape measure. 

I always use a foam stickers on my projects to make certain items "pop" off my page. 

Here is what I used to make my card...

- Tape Measure from the Tool Time Cutting Files set

- Layered Labels 1 Cutting Files

- Sentiment from the Pink By Design Our Fathers stamp set

- Chevron embossing folder

- white gelly roll pen

A PPPR blog hop would not be complete without a great prize from Lisa!! 

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. 

A random winner will be chosen for the prize on Tuesday, May 21st. Only US or Canadian mailing addresses, please.

Now off to 

Brianna's blog, 

where I KNOW she will have an awesome project!!

In case you get lost along the way, here is the hop lineup... 

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

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

Jeanne ~ www.jeannespapercrafts.com

Candace - www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com

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

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

Tanya ~ http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

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

Nicole ~ http://teachdanz.blogspot.com

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

Beary Sweet Grandma

Hey Friends!! Stopping in for a quick post today... I wanted to get my card for this week's Peachy Keen Challenge up!

This week's theme was a card for Mom/Grandma. Easy peasy. Doesn't it seem like there is always a reason to give a card to a mom or grandma?? I wanted to create something my girls could give to their Grandma and a freebie from Jessica Weible came available that was perfect!!

Love these little bears!! 

Here's what I used...

- Bear graphic from Jessica Weible

- Pattern paper from Crate Paper, Stampin' Up and a flowered digital print that I cannot for the life of me find again... :( (does that mean I have too many?! ;))

- Peachy Keen Bear Face Assortment stamps

- the Bear Hugs stamp set from Pink By Design, as well as the Our Grandparents set

- Posy twine from Trendy Twine

- Colorbox fluid chalk ink

- rhinestone from my stash

- white gelly roll pen

That's it!! :) 

Smile for the Camera!

Seriously, my favourite thing about Instagram, is the little camera icon! When I saw this camera in the Funktography Jazzers LIP kit, I knew it would make an EXCELLENT shape card!! Was I right?! ;)

What I used to create my card:

• Peppermint Creative Life In Pictures Kit: Funktography Jazzers
• Card base (cardstock cut in shape of camera)
• Martha Stewart Glitter
• Pink By Design Stamps
• Glue Pen
• Foam stickers
• White Gelly Roll Pen

How I put it all together: 

Step1: To create shaped card base in Silhouette Studio, use the trace tool to outline the camera.

Step 2: Offset the outline to create a border around the camera, mirror the offset.

Step 3: Make sure the two offset outlines are touching, weld them together and cut with Cameo.

No Silhouette? No problem. You can always print your image in Photoshop (or the graphics program of your choice) and cut by hand!

 

Step 4: Use circle tool to create circle the exact same size as camera lens & cut

Step 5: Print camera and cut with cameo

Step 6: Add sentiment to camera with ink/stamp

Step 7: Cover one color with glue and add glitter over top, shake excess onto scrap paper. Let glue dry for a couple minutes.

TIP: I fold my paper in half so the glitter is easy to pour back into the bottle. 

Step 8: Repeat Step 1 with the remaining 3 colors.

Step 9: Adhere camera to card base, add faux stitching around the outside using a white gelly roll pen

Step 10: Add stitching to the camera lens, adhere to camera with a foam sticker to give dimension

A shaped card can be created using almost any element from a digital kit. Some other examples of elements that would make great shape cards are the cupcakes in theBirthday Boogie Element Pack or the flip flops in the Sunkissed Summer Kit.

Possibilites are endless! I hope this project sparks some creative ideas of your own!!

PPPR - Flower Shape Card

It's Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons DT Day!!! Yippee!!! Make sure you head over to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog to get tons of inspiration from the awesome Design Team!! 

Here is my project this week!! 

I used the Spring Garden Cutting files to create my card...

I love being able to mix and match the files in this set!! 

Of course I always love a PK face wherever I can fit one!! :) 

Here is what I used to create this car...

- Spring Garden files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

- Happy Lashes face assortment stamp set from Peachy Keen

- My Creative Time flag die

- Our Mothers stamp set from Pink By Design

- Twine from The Twinery

- white gelly roll pen

- Colorbox fluid chalk ink

Thanks so much for stopping by!!! I love visitors!!! :)