Reason for the Season

Happy Wednesday everyone!!!!  

Amy here today sharing a super cute card I made using Nativity 1!!!

Since Christmas is just around the corner I thought I would make a Christmas card. I love this fun stamp set along with it's companion, Nativity 2, they are just so fun for this time of the year!!!
This is one of my favorite sentiments from this stamp set so I made it the focal point of the card, I love how it came out!!!

I hope you have enjoyed some inspiration today and to find this set and other fun stamp sets please visit us at Pretty Cute Stamps!!!

Amy

Wise Men Still Seek HIm

Hello friends. Larissa here today with a new Christmas card. I used the Nativity 2 stamp set.

I stamped the three kings on a piece of white cardstock and colored them using Copic markers.
I then cut each one out using a pair of detailed scissors. 

I found a piece of Christmas pattern paper that had the song "We Three Kings" on a sheet of music and thought it would match perfectly. 

You can't see it in the picture but I added lots of glitter using to the kings. I added some twine to the top and tied it in a bow. I also finished it off with a few different colors of sequins.

I stamped the sentiment on a piece of white cardstock and punched it out with a square punch.

I hope you enjoyed my card today.

Have a wonderful day friends.


Larissa
MuffinsandLace

Come Adore Him

Hello, Pretty Cute Stamp fans! Can you believe it is December? Where does the time go? Before we know it, Christmas will be here!

 

Today, I am showcasing the holiday sets, Nativity 1 and Nativity 2. The simple image and cute sentiment make it easy to create this CAS card.

 

To start this card, I stamped the image of baby Jesus in the center of the card. I colored in the image with a variety of markers. Also added a shadow effect with a gray marker. The sentiment is stamped at the bottom of the card. A few sequins are added to the card and the bottom corner. 

 

Thank you for stopping by!

Jessi

 

Supplies:

Pretty Cute Stamps - Nativity 1 and Nativity 2

Using Sentiments As Focal Images!

Karla here today, and I sure hope all of my US friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! We put up our tree and decorated for Christmas on Friday while we listened to Christmas music and had some very yummy snacks!

I'm sharing these cute cards and boxes today, and I wanted to let you know how I made them. I've been using a lot of the Heidi Swapp Believe paper this year and have also been enjoying the One Sheet Wonder video instructions by Angie at My Chic'n Scratch. I love that you can take one sheet of patterned paper and some cardstock to create all these projects!!

I used the sentiments from the Nativity 1 and Nativity 2 stamp sets, as well as one on the inside of my card (bottom photo) from the Oh, Christmas Tree set, by Pretty Cute Stamps as my focal images. They are beautiful sentiments and are printed in wonderful fonts. I absolutely love the adorable images, but I really wanted to focus on these amazing sentiments this time!

I love these cute little folded bags! The video link above shows you how to cut and fold all the pieces using just a scoring board and cutter. I love how CAS the cards are and even though I usually struggle with that style of card I am really happy with how they turned out. I think the sentiments really show up using these layouts. Below each card (bottom row) I've shown the coordinating inside sentiment.

Thanks so much for joining me today! Don't forget to check out our Gift Giving Challenge at this month and you could win yourself a fabulous gift certificate!

Joy to The World

Hello Pretty Cute Stamp fans & Happy Saturday! It's Amber here, today I'm sharing a festive holiday card featuring stamps from the Nativity 2 stamp set. I've used this stamp set quite a bit since its release in October and I still can't get enough of it. The images in this set are just too cute! You can check out the entire stamp set below. 

I stamped one of the wise men in the middle of a white die cut circle and added the "Joy To The World" sentiment all around the outside edge. I colored the cute little guy with some Close To My Heart markers and a gold Gelly Roll pen. After I had my image all colored I adhered the die cut circle to some red cardstock and some striped patterned paper. Before adhering all the layers to my cream card base I stapled some white ribbon to the right side and added a bow. I also added a cute little 3-D gold sticker to go along with the gold I added to his crown and treasure box. 

I hope you enjoyed my festive little card today and don't forget you can share your Pretty Cute Stamps projects on the Pretty Cute Stamps Facebook Page or in the Pretty Cute Projects Facebook Group. Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock- White, Red, Cream / Die Cuts With A View Patterned Paper- Christmas Mat Stack / Pretty Cute Stamps Stamp Set- Nativity 2 / Ranger Archival Ink Pad- Jet Black / CTMH Markers / Gold Gelly Roll Pen / Sandylion Essentials Sticker- Christmas Presents / Offray Ribbon- White / American Crafts Mini Stapler & Mini Gold Staples

Christmas Tags - Nativity 2 Stamp Set

Happy Saturday crafty friends! Joann here today sharing some holiday Christmas tags that I made using Nativity 2 stamp set from Pretty Cute Stamps.

I used my Cricut to cut my images out. I did add some red stickles to my berries and added some foam adhesive to my hollies to add some dimension. I also added some gold glitter washi tape from TCP and some ribbon and twine to the top of my tags.

I stamped my sentiment using the Nativity 2 stamp set. I absolutely love the font and love how they turned out. Well that is all for today, I hope you enjoyed today's project.

Here is a look at the stamp set I used

Thanks for stopping by, have a fabulous weekend!

PCS Nativity Magnetic Board

 Hello, stamping friends! I am stepping out of my comfort zone and using stamps for a non-card project! I am excited to show you my Pretty Cute Stamps Nativity Magnetic Board!

 

I am using the Pretty Cute Stamps Nativity 1 and Nativity 2 stamp sets for this project!

 

With Christmas around the corner, times are going to get busy! Sometimes the Christmas time is full of parties and family get-togethers.  During this special time of the year, we sometimes forget the true meaning of Christmas! I created this magnetic scene to help explain the Christmas Story to the little kiddos.

 

And you can change the scene as the storytelling continues.

I made a trip to the dollar tree and bought a small baking sheet and a pack of laminating cards.

 Using sheets of 12x12 cardstock, I created the background scene and attached to the baking sheet.

 It is time to stamp and color in the different images. Once I finished, I cut them out and placed them into the laminated sheets. Cut the images out and attach a magnet to the back of each piece.

 

Now it is time to tell the story!

 

 Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

 

Supplies:

Pretty Cute Stamps - Nativity Set 1 and Nativity Set 2

Joy To The World

Hello Pretty Cute Stamps fans & Happy Saturday! It's Amber here, today I have a fun little Christmas card to share featuring the Nativity 2 set. 

This wonderful 6 x 8 set features 14 different stamps, 3 wise men, 1 shepherd, a sheep, a camel, a donkey, and 6 coordinating sentiments. This set also has an SVG Outline that matches this set perfectly, you can find that in the shop HERE. There are so many fun little images and sentiments included in this stamp set, the possibilities are endless

Instead of stamping the "Joy To The World" sentiment straight across my cardstock I decided to have a little fun and change it up by stamping it all around the outside edge of my green die cut circle. After I had my sentiment stamped I added my fussy cut wise man to the middle of the circle and embellished the right side. I had lots of fun coloring the little wise man to match my patterned paper. You can see a little close up below.

A wise man wouldn't be a wise man without a little gold so I added a little gold to his crown and to the little box he is holding with a gold Gelly Roll pen. I hope you enjoyed my card today and don't forget you can share your Pretty Cute Stamps projects on the Pretty Cute Stamps Facebook Page or in the Pretty Cute Projects Facebook Group. Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock- White & Green / Canvas Corp Patterned Paper- Jolly Christmas: Candy Canes / Pretty Cute Stamps Clear Stamp Set- Nativity 2 / Ranger Archival Ink Pad- Jet Black / CTMH Markers / Gold Gelly Roll Pen / Pretty Little Studio Flair Button- Festive / Acrylic Snowflake / White Ribbon / Mini Gold Bell

The Lord is my Shepherd

Hello friends. Larissa here with you today with a cute Christmas card. I am using the set Nativity 2.

Don't you just love this set. I will be using it a lot of the next couple of months for sure. 

I used the stamp and mask technique for this card. I stamped the little sheep all over the bottom of the card making sure to mask them off before stamping each one. Then I stamped the shepherd boy, colored him using Copic markers then cut him out using detail scissors.

I colored a few different shades of blue across the top to the middle of the page to give it the dark sky look and then colored around the bottom. with a couple of different shades of green. 

I hope you enjoyed my card today. 

Have a wonderful day friends. 

October 2015 Stamp Release Blog Hop Day 2

TGIF, everyone! Welcome to Day 2 of the Pretty Cute Stamps October 2015 Release Blog Hop. YAY! My design team have been sharing some fun projects yesterday and today that feature the newest Pretty Cute Stamps! Be sure to go back to check out yesterday's hop so you can see all of the awesome projects.

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, October 13, 2015. Woo HOO! Anyway...here they are. You can find all of these new items in the PCS store HERE.

These first two Nativity sets are TWICE AS BIG as my regular stamp sets. YEP! 6x8"! That's the only way I could fit all of those cuties on there. And, yes, the sweet baby Jesus is a separate stamp from the stable. :)

Here are the other sets from this release:

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!

For my hop project, I decided to create a simple little birthday card using the camel from the Nativity 2 set and a sentiment from the Leapin' Lizards set. I kept the card simple by stamping the camel on kraft cardstock. So, I just needed to color a little of her using my colored pencils and then cut her out. Then, I added a birthday hat that I trimmed off of some patterned paper I had in my stash. I finished off the CAS card by using my ruler and a pen to draw a border around the card. So, you see...the Nativity sets aren't JUST for Christmas. ;)

Now I have a freebie for you from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons. This Skating Bear Couple Cutting File 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.

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.  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, October 13, 2015.

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

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

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

October 2015 Sneak Peek Day 1

Yay! It's time for the Pretty Cute Stamps October 2015 Stamp Release Sneak Peeks! Woo HOO! 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 two Christmas themed stamp sets: Nativity 1 and Nativity 2. These sets are special because they are BIG! I can't wait for you to see them! But, today I can show you these pretty projects to give you a little sneak peek. Be sure to stop by these wonderful crafters' blogs to find out all of the details about their projects.

Dawn Mercedes from Sunnyside Up created this pretty shadow box card using the Nativity 1 set. I love the way she colored her images and that she added those fun details to the back of the card.

Larissa Pittman from Muffins and Lace also created a card with the Nativity 1 set. I love the background she created using images and sentiments from the set.

Amber Rasmussen from Sew-Ink created this pretty card using the Nativity 2 set. I love the colors and patterns she chose for her project.

Joann Lopez from JLopez Designs created this colorful card using the Nativity 2 set. I love the bright colors and that gorgeous background!

I hope you enjoyed our sneak peeks for today. I also have a freebie for you that goes really well with these two sets. This Bethlehem Silhouette Cutting File 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!