Customer Feature ~ Janna Williams

TGIF, everyone!  Happy Halloween!!! I have another Customer Feature for you today. Janna Williams from Stamping With The Dogs shared two sweet Halloween Cards with us in the Pretty Cute Projects Facebook Group. Here they are:

Janna used the Bewitched stamp set to creat these fun and colorful cards. She shares the details about these cards (and more) on her YouTube video HERE. Here's the stamp set she used:

Bewitched 4x6 Stamp Set

Hey, would you like to have your project featured here on the Pretty Cute Stamps Blog? You can share your Pretty Cute Stamps projects on the Pretty Cute Stamps Facebook Page or in the Pretty Cute Projects Facebook Group. Also, if you are part of the Splitcoaststampers Community, you can add the keyword PrettyCuteStamps (no spaces) to your Pretty Cute Stamp project photos (we're hoping to get enough projects added so we can have our own little gallery there). I'll be looking for projects that are shared with us to post here on our blog. I'm hoping to post a PCS Customer Feature at least every other Friday, so please show us your beautiful Pretty Cute Stamps projects. If you don't share with us, I can share your projects here. So share, share away! :)

Oh, and one last thing...Sign up for the Pretty Cute Stamps Mailing List so you'll be the first to hear about new items, events, specials, limited-time offers, contests, and more. CLICK HERE to go to the sign up form.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! We'll be back next week with more PCS inspiration. Have a great weekend, everyon! :)

Oh, Christmas Tree Cards!

Oh! I was so excited to see the October releases by Pretty Cute Stamps! Karla here, and for my post today I couldn't help but share this adorable set, Oh, Christmas Tree (plus stamps from a few other sets shown below!) There are so many possibilities with this set! So many ways to decorate the tree, and so many wonderful sentiments!

I decided to make a couple cards for my Christmas card stash - I think we definitely have to start thinking about that now ;)

I used some 6x6 ME Christmas themed papers as my background papers and then the fun started! I get so much inspiration from watching my kids craft, and since my 2 year old decided to colour her tree pink - I thought I would colour mine pink too! I stamped the presents and coloured them with gel pens in some non-traditional Christmas colours  and popped some of them up along the bottom with foam dots.

I used Prismacolour markers to colour my tree, star and ornaments and then gel pens to colour the garland to look like popcorn. I had to add this happy face - soooo sweet! I used the frame from Any Better Than This stamped with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink on a kraft banner and the snowflakes from Christmas Cheer, which I white heat embossed.  I forgot to make sure the ink on the frame was dry before embossing the snowflakes, but I loved how it turned out! The sentiment, Oh Christmas Tree and star garland stamps to the left of the tree are also from the Oh, Christmas Tree set.

Inside, I hand cut some matching paper and layered on a piece of white cardstock and a piece of vellum stamped with one of the sentiments from the set, along with a tiny (how cute!) gingerbread man!

I had to make a second card, similar to the first, but decorated differently - there were so many ideas of what to do with this set! Take a good look at all the little bits included (below) - amazing! For this card I used Prismacolor Markers again on my tree and gel pens on the garland.

I used gold embossing powder to heat emboss the star and ornaments and silver for the little tiny hangers!! I used the frame from the Celebrate Today stamp set around the edge of my banner.

On the left side I layered a gold embossed sentiment on vellum and a silver embossed star garland, and popped up the tree banner with foam dots.

Inside I used gold embossing powder for the sentiment and silver for the stars on top of vellum and then added some white gel pen stitching lines.

These are all the amazing stamp sets I used, available right now at the Pretty Cute Stamps store!

Thank you so much for joining me today!! I had so much fun creating these cards, and I can think of a million more ideas for using them! Be sure to check out the Pretty Cute Stamps store to pick up your favourites and have a wonderful week :)

Quick and Easy Halloween treats!

Hi beautiful crafters!

I'm here to share with you all a super quick and easy project for a teacher/class room gift this Halloween. 

I wanted something that I could whip up a few fairly quickly and not be devastated when they rip the boxes open, grab the goodies and throw the boxes away. YUP It happens. ;/

I used a fun die to cut out the boxes but you can use your electronic cutting machine and cut out any box really. Used a few circle dies and layered the circle and then used the ADORABLE Spooktacular Stamp set from Pretty Cute Stamps, fill with some goodies and BAM all done!

Hope you all have a super crafty day!!!

October Release Blog Hop WINNER

Well, I got completely carried away yesterday with family time, and I totally forgot to post the winner from the October Release Blog Hop. So, the randomly chosen winner of the $15 Gift Certificate to the Pretty Cute Stamps store is:

Congratulations, Lisa! Contact me a lisanorris at prettycutestamps dot com to claim your prize.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend. Remember, all of the newly released items are ON SALE through Tuesday night. :)

Customer Feature ~ Yvonne Morentin

TGIF!!!!! I hope you have having a fantabulous Friday, so far! I have a fun Customer Feature project to share with you today. Yvonne Morentin from Adventure of the Creative Mind created an adorable little card and shared it in the Pretty Cute Projects Facebook Group:

I love that she added this sweet little nerdy owl to a coffee mug and used it for a coffee-themed card. I would love to have a coffee mug like that. She got the sweet little owl from the Chick With Brains stamp set:

Hey, would you like to have your project featured here on the Pretty Cute Stamps Blog? You can share your Pretty Cute Stamps projects on the Pretty Cute Stamps Facebook Page or in the Pretty Cute Projects Facebook Group. Also, if you are part of the Splitcoaststampers Community, you can add the keyword PrettyCuteStamps (no spaces) to your Pretty Cute Stamp project photos (we're hoping to get enough projects added so we can have our own little gallery there). I'll be looking for projects that are shared with us to post here on our blog. I'm hoping to post a PCS Customer Feature at least every other Friday, so please show us your beautiful Pretty Cute Stamps projects. If you don't share with us, I can share your projects here. So share, share away! :)

Oh, and one last thing...Sign up for the Pretty Cute Stamps Mailing List so you'll be the first to hear about new items, events, specials, limited-time offers, contests, and more. CLICK HERE to go to the sign up form.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! We'll be back next week with more Pretty Cute Stamps inspiration. Oh, and don't forget that the newly released stamps for October are ON SALE now through Tuesday night. You can find all of the new items here:

PCS October 2014 Stamp Release Hop

Happy Hump Day, everyone, and welcome to the Pretty Cute Stamps October 2014 Release Blog Hop. Woo HOO! My amazing Design Team and I have some super cute projects to show you today that we created using the very newest PCS 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 stamps (even the bundle) are ON SALE until 11:59 EST on Tuesday, October 28. YAY! Anyway...here they are. You can click on each of the photos to see these in the PCS Store:

October 2014 Stamp Release Bundle

Christmas Cheer 4x6" Stamp Set

Dear Santa 4x6" Stamp Set

 Oh, Christmas Tree 4x6" Stamp Set

Turkey Time 4x4" Stamp Set

Any Better Than This 3x4" Stamp Set (3 separate stamps)

Celebrate Today 3x4" Stamp Set (7 separate stamps)

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. I also added outlines for the June stamp sets. I'll be working on getting SVG Outlines in the store for the last bit of the previously released sets as soon as I can.  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, now here is my project I created that features the two 3x4" sets. These sets are sized perfectly for use on traditional or pocket scrapbooking pages, but I wanted to show you that they also work well on a card. Here's my project:

The fun lined border on this card is from the Any Better Than This stamp set. I just stamped it right on an extra Project Life card I had...and I think it goes perfectly with this polka-dotted paper I had in my stash. I got the sentiment from the Celebrate Today stamp set...perfect for a birthday card. Those sweet little gifts are also from new stamp sets....Dear Santa and Christmas Cheer. 

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.  Be a follower of EVERY BLOG in our little hop.  There are just 5 of us, so that shouldn't be too hard.  You won't be sorry...I'm super lucky to have such talented ladies on my Design Team.

AND

2.  Leave a comment at EACH blog along the hop.  Be sure to let us know you are a follower and 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:

3.  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.)

4.  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 Friday, October 24 2014.

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

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

Lisa: http://prettycutestampsblog.blogspot.com/
Kendra: http://www.inkinitupwithkendra.blogspot.com/
Raven: http://www.love4stamps.blogspot.com/
Dawn: http://www.dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/
Karla: http://creative-love-affair.blogspot.ca/

Christmas Cheer Sneak Peek

Hello Crafty Friends, It's Kendra!  It's almost time for the Pretty Cute Stamps October Release....I'm still working on all my Halloween cards and goodies and yet Christmas is right around the corner!!! I LOVE making Christmas cards and this little sneak peek using "Christmas Cheer" would be perfect for all your Christmas cards/projects!  The variety of sentiments in this set are fabulous!

 

 

I decided to go with a different color combo than the traditional red and green....and I'm really loving this berrylicious blue paired with the red!

 

 

I used my Copic Markers to color this little cutie patootie! The background was stamped using my VersaMark pad....The Wink of Stella Pen gives the image such pretty shimmer....I used white Tulip Puffy Paint and my heat gun for the "pom poms" on the hat, her sleeves and the bottom of the dress.  Love, Love, Love!

 

Thanks so much for taking a minute out of your day to take a peek at my design.....you are going to love this month's releases!  Be sure and come back on Wednesday and check out the PCS Design Team Blog Hop and pick up your favorite sets from the Release!

 

 

Oh, Christmas Tree

Hi!  Dawn Mercedes here, from the Sunnyside Up blog!  

Once you see this sneak peek, you are sure to start humming Christmas Carols!

This notebook will be perfect for jotting down notes and lists and prices and ideas 

as you scamper around the holiday shopping madness. 

(I know I am no where near ready myself!!

This notebook is going to be well used.)

This new set, which will be released in a few days, is called

"Oh, Christmas Tree."  It has such a cheery face, don't you think!

I used Irridescent Embossing powder for the background stars. 

And plenty of of bling for the happy tree.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to come back for our Hop on Wednesday.

You are going to love the new sets from Pretty Cute Stamps!

Turkey Time Sneak Peek!

Hey, everyone! I hope you have been having a wonderful weekend, and I hope you've been enjoying the October sneak peeks, so far. Today, I have a sneak of one of the new sets that will be available for purchase on Wednesday, October 22, 2014.

I got this sentiment and sweet little turkey guy from a stamp set called Turkey Time. His little hat is an extra little stamp...he actually has some cute little feathers on top of his head. I colored him with my Copic markers, trying to match the colors of the patterned paper as much as I could. The orange turned out a little brighter than what I had hoped, but I think he's still adorable!

Be sure to come back on Monday and Tuesday for more Pretty Cute Stamps October Sneak Peeks! Oh, and remember that Wednesday is the October Release Hop day and the day all of these fun stamps will be available for purchase (and on SALE, too!). Have a great Sunday, everyone, and thank you for stopping by today!

Celebrate Today & Any Better Than This - October Sneak Peeks Layout!

Karla here today, and I am super excited to bring you this sneak peek! I've been lucky enough to be able to use two of the new 3x4 sets from the Pretty Cute Stamps Store that are part of the October release.  These stamps are so perfect to use with scrapbooking and Project Life style pocket pages! And of course, I can think of a million ways to use them with cards too!

For my project, I chose to create a scrapbook layout and a pocket scrapbook page of my third daughter, Erica's birth day.  I felt bad recently when her 7 year old sister was looking at her baby album and Erica (who will be 3 in two months) kept asking, "is that one me?, is that one me?".  So, after seeing these darling stamp sets, it was just the inspiration I needed to start. I used a Recollections paper pad from Michaels, Fabulous Girl, which is actually the same as a Simple Stories line, as well as some chipboard diecuts and acetate tags I had in my stash.

Pocket Page:

I stamped this fun outline stamp on watercolour paper and then put some Dylusions Spray Inks on my craft mat with some water and added it with a paintbrush to create a watercolour effect background.  These heart stamps are awesome! I cut them out and popped some of them up to layer on my journalling card.

 I can think of so many uses for this cool stamp!

This card was in the paper pack and I layered on some acetate tags and another awesome stamp, which I watercoloured around the edge of.

For my layout I used a printed background paper and started layering on embellishments from the paper pack, chipboard letters, a doily, and some of the acetate embellishments used on the pocket page.

Another amazing journalling outline (I love the hand drawn look of these stamps!) and some fabulous stamped sentiments and hearts embellish my page!

I sprayed some Dylusions Spray Inks on some seam binding ribbon - I think this is my new favourite technique! and finished off the bottom of my photo with some more cute stamped hearts!

I had sooo much fun creating this layout and using all these fantastic new stamps from the Celebrate Today and Any Better Than This stamp sets.  You will be able to purchase these and the other new stamp sets on October 22nd - but be sure to check back each day to see another sneak peek look at more amazing sets!!

Thanks so much for joining me, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!