Wishing Someone a Happy New Year's

Happy New Year's crafty friends!

Joann here today sharing a few cards that I made for my family for New Year's! These cards would be great to give to family, friends, teachers and even co-workers, wishing them a Happy New Year. 

I started off with cutting out the top layer from the PPPR A2 Card Bases 3 cutting file. I used a large background stamp for the bottom of my card. The "happy" was cut using the Celebrations Cricut cartridge. I used a toner sheet and after my phrase was cut I added some foil and ran it through my laminating machine.

I stamped "New Year's" using Pretty Cute Stamps Holiday Planner stamp set on some black card stock and added some white embossing powder. After pairing these 2 up I feel in love, lol! I finished them off by adding a few sequins that matched perfect with the foil I had chosen.

Well that is all for today, thank you so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend!

This stamp set is WONDERFUL, not only great for planner's, but as you can see you can totally use them to pair up with other die cuts to create wonderful phrases! 

Don't forget about Pretty Cute Stamps Monthly Challenge, click HERE to see all the details!

September 2015 Stamp Release Blog Hop Day 1

Hey everyone! Guess what!?!?!! The newest Pretty Cute Stamps are here! Welcome to Day 1 of the Pretty Cute Stamps September 2015 Release Blog Hop. YAY! Half of my amazing Design Team and I have some super cute projects to show you today that we created using the very newest PCS stamps.The other half of the DT will also be back tomorrow for Day 2 of the hop with more fun projects using the stamps.

But first, I want to show you all of the new stamps you can purchase now in the Pretty Cute Stamps Store. Oh, and, most importantly...all of the new items (even the bundle) are ON SALE until 10:00 pm CST on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Woo HOO! Anyway...here they are. You can find all of these new items in the PCS store HERE.

The SVG Outlines for the images on each of these new sets are also now available in the store. So, if you're not one who likes fussy-cutting around images and has access to an electronic cutting machine that can use SVG files, these could be a great resource for you. The stamp images are not included with these files...you need the stamp sets for those. Oh, and these SVG Outlines are also ON SALE until Tuesday night, too!

Okay, here is my project for the hop. I used the new Holiday Planner set to decorate the calendar that hangs in my office. I also added some leaves and a sentiment from the Harvest Happiness stamp set to decorate the first day of Autumn.

Now I have a freebie for you from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons. This Gift Card Holder Tag will be available for FREE today only, then it will be available for purchase in the PPPR store. You can download this file by clicking on the photo below. Be sure to come back to Day 2 of our hop tomorrow for another great freebie.

Okay, now how about a PRIZE????

One lucky hopper will win a $15 Gift Certificate to the Pretty Cute Stamps Store!  Here's what you need to do for a chance to win this Gift Certificate:

1. Leave a comment at EACH blog along the hop on each day.  Be sure to leave us a way to get in contact with you if you win.

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

2.  Like the Pretty Cute Stamps Facebook Page.  Leave me a separate comment on this blog telling me you did. (The separate comment is your extra entry.)

3.  Sign up for the Pretty Cute Stamps Mailing List and leave a comment on this blog telling me you did.  You'll get occasional emails telling you about new releases, sales, coupon codes, and events. (The separate comment is your extra entry.)

I will randomly choose a winner of the hop candy on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Your next stop on the hop is Amy.

Here's the lineup for day 1 of the hop, just in case you get lost along the way:

Lisa: http://prettycutestampsblog.blogspot.com/
Amy: http://aocreations.blogspot.com/
Janna: http://www.stampingwiththedogs.blogspot.com/
Gloria: http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/
Larissa: http://muffinsandlace.com/
Dawn: http://www.dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/

Sept 2015 Sneak Peek Day 1

Woo HOO!!! The big day is finally here! It's time for the Pretty Cute Stamps September 2015 Stamp Release Sneak Peeks! YAY! Here on the Pretty Cute Stamps Blog, we will be sharing sneak peeks with you today through Wednesday. Then, I'll show you all of the new stamps, and we'll have a 2 day new release blog hop on Thursday and Friday. So, let's get to today's sneak peeks.

Today, we're showcasing three planner stamp sets: Holiday Planner, School Planner, and Exam Planner. Be sure to stop by these wonderful crafters' blogs to find out all of the details about their projects.

Amber Rasmussen from Sew Ink shows how she used the Holiday Planner stamps on her February calendar. I love how colorful it is!

Larrissa Pittman from Muffins and Lace created these amazing cards using the Holiday Planner set along with the Currently stamp set. Isn't this a great idea?

Dawn Mercedes, from Sunnyside Up, created some amazing folders for her friend who home schools her children. She used the new School Planner stamp set, along with several older sets to decorate these amazing folders. Aren't they awesome? Be sure to stop by her blog to see more photos and check out all of the details.

I also used the School Planner set along with the Exam Planner set to create my projects. I decided to create some stickers and planner clips for my 6th grader's school planner:

I bought white rectangular and circular labels from an office supply store and color coded them with my Copic markers. That way, I got bright, fun colors that go perfectly with my daughter's bright, fun personality. Then, once the ink was dry, I stamped words and images from the School Planner and Exam Planner stamp sets.

I also found these cute little clip flags at the office supply store and added some words and images from the same sets. Now, she can mark the pages she needs to read and study in her textbook or notes.

I hope you enjoyed our sneak peeks for today. I also have a freebie for you that goes really well with these planner stamp sets. This School Planner Clips Cutting Files set will be available for FREE today only! Then, it will be available for purchase from the PPPR store. You can get this freebie HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!