Pretty Cute Stamps November Release Blog Hop

Welcome Pretty Cute Stamps  friends! Today is the November Release Blog Hop!

If you came here from Melissa's blog, you are in the right place.  If you just stumbled upon this post and would like to start from the beginning, please visit the Pretty Cute Stamps Blog.

The November release stamps can now be purchase in the Pretty Cute Stamps Store. All of the new items (even the bundle) are ON SALE until 10:00 pm CST on November 18th, 2015. You can find all of these new items in the PCS store HERE.

 

Throughout the blog hop, the design team members will be showing off the new November release now available in the Pretty Cute Stamps store.  I am showcasing the new Fur Baby set:

I decided to switch things up and create a layout

 

 

I decided to use this stamp set on a layout. The paw stamps added a nice detail to the page. A simple sentiment is stamped on a banner.

Now, let's talk 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 Monday, November 16th, 2015.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Your next stop on the Pretty Cute Stamps Hop is the talented Karla's blog.

Here's the lineup for day 1 of the hop, just in case you get lost along the way:
Lisa: http://prettycutestampsblog.blogspot.com/
Gloria: http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/
Melissa: http://8ers.blogspot.com/
Jessica: http://www.kissinkrafts.blogspot.com/
Karla: http://creative-love-affair.blogspot.ca/
Amy: http://aocreations.blogspot.com/
Dawn: http://www.dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/
Amber: http://sew-ink.blogspot.com/
Jen: http://www.livelifecreateart.blogspot.com/
Debbie: http://debbiedee.blogspot.com/
Joann: http://jlopezdesigns.blogspot.com/
Janna: http://www.stampingwiththedogs.blogspot.com/
Larissa: http://muffinsandlace.com/

Joy Clair - Merry & Bright Rudolphs

So have you noticed Christmas music playing in stores? It is still alittle early for me, but I do find myself singing along! My kiddos LOVE singing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. And it is that song that inspired today's card.
 

I am working with Joy Clair's Merry Christmas Sentiments stamp set:

 

When I first saw the Merry Christmas Sentiments set, I was drawn to the reindeer stamp. I wanted to use it to create a background. One day shopping, I found the burlap Rudolph embellishment. So I decided to turn the reindeer into Rudolph by adding a dot of red paint as a nose. To fill in the empty parts on the card, I stamped a small snowflake (from the Christmas Wishes stamp set). The kraft cardstock is added to a red mat and added to the cardbase. A simple sentiment is stamp on a pendant diecut with white ink. The burlap embellishment is added to the front of the card.

Some of the Joy Clair stamps Christmas/This Season stamps are currently on sale. Check out this section to see some stamp sets on sale.

Wan to see more Joy Clair creations?

 'LIKE' their Facebook page to get their latest news/products information!

Thank you for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

Jessi

 

Supplies:

Joy Clair Stamps - Merry Christmas Sentiments and Christmas Wishes

Pretty Cute Stamps November Sneaks

Who wants to see a sneak peek of the upcoming Pretty Cute Stamps November release? I promise you, this is one ADORABLE release!!! I cannot wait for you guys to see the release in its entirety!

 

 

 

Today I am giving you are sneak peek at the new Doggone It stamp set:

 

 

I used a variety of dies to create the scene. I stamped the dog and the bowl onto cardstock and colored in with a few different markers. I tried to color the dog with a couple different grays to make it look furry. After the images were colored, I cut them out and added them to the scene. A fun sentiment from another set from the November release, Fur Baby, was added at the bottom of the scene.

 

Want to see more sneak peeks? Stop on over to the Pretty Cute Stamps blog to see more! And don't forget to come back for the release blog hop starting tomorrow, the 13th!

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

DCWV November Stack-a-holic Challenge

 Hello, DCWV! Fall is in the air! I am loving the cooler temps and the fall décor!

Today, I am sharing the card I made to go along with the DCWV November Stack-a-holic Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sketch:

 

And here is my take on the sketch:

I used the beautiful DCWV stack, Harvest House. I decided to stick pretty close to the sketch and used a variety of prints to make this card! To add some different textures to the card, I included some embossed diecuts and some burlap.

Here are the instructions/rules from the DCWV blog:
Until then, just as a reminder, please create a page or a card that is inspired from the sketches shown above.  Once you are done, please send a picture of your creation to meganlloyd(at)dcwv(dot)com (they need to be submitted by midnight, November 30th).  I will post them on our Facebook Page as the submissions come in.  At the beginning of next month, we'll post our top 10 picks from each sketch and 4 people will be chosen to win a stack for playing along.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Jessi

Joy Clair's Winter Creations

Fall is in the air, here in Texas! And I hear that some parts of the US are getting snow! I would love to see some snow, so I am crossing my fingers to a get few flurries this winter!

Today, I am going to be sharing some Joy Clair stamps creations that I have been working on. They are a fairly new stamp company that offer a variety of images and sentiments. You can check out their designs, HERE!

Here are some fall creations using their Christmas Wishes stamp set:

I used Joy Clair's Cozy Snowman stamp set for these card:

Wan to see more Joy Clair creations?

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Thank you for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

Jessi

DCWV Canvas Pumpkin

Hello, DCWV friends! It is finally fall here in Texas and I am in the mood to decorate! A few weeks ago, I bought a large unfinished pumpkin. I was trying to decide if I should paint it or cover it with a fun printed paper.

 

I decided to use one of DCWV Oversized Stacks available at Joann Fabrics stores. These oversized stacks are available in different types of colors and textures. I settled on using the DCWV 16x20 Oversized Canvas stack.

 

I first painted the stem and edges of the pumpkin. After the paint dried, I covered the front with Modge Podge and attached the canvas paper. I trimmed the paper along the edge. To smooth out the bubbles, I used a ruler and ran it across the front of the pumpkin. To finish the pumpkin, I added a few burlap leaves and a twine bow around the stem.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

Pink & Main Doughnuts!

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! The November release is around the corner!

I broke out the watercolors to create a fun card using a new 'Free with $30 purchase' - Good Like That stamp set.

 

 

The donut image is stamped and embossed in white to create the background. The donuts are painted with watercolors. To fill in the empty spots, I stamped red hearts. The sentiment is from the new Baker stamp set. I curved the stamp to allow the words to wrap around the doughnut.  Even though it is time consuming to paint the donuts, this was a very simple and easy card to create!

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Jessi

Supplies:

Pink & Main - Baker and Good Like That stamp sets

Little Tangles Challenge - Thankful

Happy Thursday, everyone!

Today starts a new Little Tangles Challenge and it is about giving thanks!

 
I used the Neat and Tangled's All My Heart and Simple Christmas stamp sets to create this card.
 

 

To create this card, I covered the card base with the floral print. I used a rectangle die to create the panel, the sentiment will be stamped on. I stamped the wreath in a gray ink and stamped the sentiment in the middle with pink ink. The sentiment panel is attached to a wood print mat and then attached with foam dots. At first, this was going to complete the card, but I felt the card needed something else. I added 3 pale pink enamel dots to the add.

I hope you stop by the Little Tangles blog to see more of the design team projects.

Challenge Guidelines:

• Create a NEW project based on the challenge theme. Your project must fit within the challenge theme in order to be eligible to win.
• Submit your entry through the Inlinkz tool below. (If you have a blog, please link to the blog post with your challenge entry, not your entire blog!)
• Link back to our challenge and display our challenge graphic in your blog post.
• The use of Neat & amp; Tangled stamps is not required, but it is strongly encouraged! If you don't own any Neat & Tangled stamps, check out the FREE digi stamps HERE
• You may enter as many times as you'd like.
• We'd love for you to be a follower of Little Tangles!
• You have until Thursday, November 26th at 11:59 EST to enter.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Jessi

Supplies:
Neat and Tangled - All My Heart and Simple Christmas
My Favorite Things - Double Stitched Rectangle Dies Stax
Pebbles, Inc. - DIY Home 6x6 paper pad
My Mind's Eye - Enamel Dots
 

May Arts/DCWV Blog Hop Day 3

 

Welcome to Day 3 of the May Arts/DCWV Blog hop!

I decided to pair up some May Arts ribbon with the new DCWV Frosted Spruce Stack!

 

 

I create a square card using a snowflake print from the The Frosted Spruce Stack. The sentiment is stamped onto another print from the same stack. The branch frame is a stamp from Joy Clair and is stamped and colored on an off white cardstock. I used a mesh twine ribbon across the bottom of the card. May Arts has this really cute ribbon in the shape of moose. I decided to cut one by itself and add to the card.

 

Interested in win prizes? Stop by the DCWV blog and the May Arts blog for more details!

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Supplies used:
DCWV - The Frosted Spruce Stack
May Arts Ribbon
Joy Clair - Rustic Christmas Sentiments stamp set

Fall Creations with Joy Clair Stamps!

Fall is in the air! I love this time of the year! However, living in Texas, I do not get to experience the fall weather and the colors as much as others do. So I rely on my crafts to get me in the fall mood!

Have you heard about Joy Clair stamps? They are a fairly new stamp company that offer a variety of images and sentiments. You can check out their designs, HERE!

I have been working with a few of their stamp sets and would love to share some of the cards that I have created with their stamps!

Here are some fall creations using their Hello Autumn stamp set:

I used Joy Clair's Rustic Occasion Sentiments stamp set for these cards:

Wan to see more Joy Clair creations?

 'LIKE' their Facebook page to get their latest news/products information!

Thank you for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

Jessi

Happy Halloween from Pink & Main

Happy Halloween, everyone! Hope you day is full of playful frights! I am excited to be on the Pink & Main blog today!

In spirit of today's spooky holiday, I am playing with Pink & Main's Best Witch stamp set!

 

I used marker to color in the witch image. After the image was colored in, I used the Best Witches coordinating dies to cut out the witch. I used printed sentiments to complete the card! It is a very simple card to recreate.

 

Are you ready for November? I know that we are at Pink & Main? Be on the look out for sneaks from the next release!

 

Have a safe (and creepy) Halloween!

 

Jessi

 

Supplies:

Pink & Main - Best Witch stamp set and coordinating dies

DCWV - Spooky Delight

DCWV December Daily Album Part 2

Hello, DCWV friends! I am back to share PART 2 of December Daily Album! I am excited to be working on this in advance in hopes that I will actually finish it this year! If you happened to miss my first post, you can find it HERE! I am using the new DCWV DIY Project Stack - Favor Boxes to create my entire December Daily Album.

 

Today, I am showing how I am embellishing the pages. I started with the opening page. I cannot decide if I want it to be a title page or a photo. So I add one of the simple punch-out banners included in the Project Stack

 

 

I decided to have two pages per day. One for the Instagram photo and the other to add any journaling. I did find it hard to do the embellishments before hand. I feel like I will add more once I have the chosen picture for the day.

 

 

 

 

The Project Stack includes a variety of punch-out embellishments that I plan to use throughout the album. Some of the embellishments are the numbered ornaments. The stack includes the number 1-25 and a few blank ones.  I decided to use a variety of stickers to and the dates to the blank ones.

 

 

I have some of them already punched out and ready to go.

 

 

 

I love the character the tabs give the album when it is closed!

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a great day!

 

Jessi

 

 

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

Pink & Main Gingerbread

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! I am running a little behind today! (Seems to be a trend for me...) But I am finally able to post today's project! 

Today I am using the new Gingerbread stamp set and coordinating dies. The sentiment is from the new Hollydays stamp set.

I decided to take out my colored pencils to color in the gingerbread image today. Once the image is colored in, I used the coordinating die to cut the image out. The gingerbread is paired up with a sweet sentiment, stamped onto a strip of cardstock. I felt the card needed something else. I decided to add a few white sequins to the card.

 

There you have it, a CAS card perfect for that special person.

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Jessi

Supplies:

Pink & Main - Hollydays, Gingerbread stamps and coordinating die.

Joy Clair Stamps - Fall Leaves

Today is my first post using stamps from the new stamp company- Joy Clair! I am super excited to be part of their design team and look forward to seeing what the future has in store for this fun stamp company!

Most of the US is getting in the fall weather! I am still waiting for it here in Texas. I took out Joy Clair's Hello Autumn stamp set to get me in the Fall mood!

 

To start this card, I decided to stamp the different leaves onto kraft cardstock to create the background on the cardbase. The center panel is textured cardstock (hard to photograph). The leaves a stamped in a variety of colors. The quote is stamped with a chocolate brown ink. The panel is attached to the card using foam dots.

 

I used the Joy Clair - Hello Autumn stamp set for the above card. This stamp set is currently on sale, along with other Fall/Halloween sets!

 

 

Please visit their store to see the variety of amazing images and sentiments they have available!

 

Love to be inspired by other stampers or love to share your stamping projects?  We hope that you will join the Joy Clair Clear Stamp Projects Facebook group!

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Jessi

 

Supplies:

Joy Clair - Hello Autumn stamp set

Umbrella Crafts Inks - Marsala, Tanned Leather, Classic Brown



Pink & Main Winter Scarlett Card

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! I am running a little behind today! But I am finally able to post today's project! 

Today I am using the new Scarlett stamp set and coordinating dies. When I saw the name of this sweet girl, I insistently thought of using different shades of red. However, I recently saw a snowflake card and thoughts blues would be great.

Scarlet is stamped on white cardstock and cut out using the coordinating die. I colored the image with a variety of markers. To form the card, I simply stamped the sentiment onto the card. I randomly stamped snowflakes (from the Scarlett and Cocoa Cafe stamp sets). The girl is attached using a foam dot. To fill in some of the empty spaces, I used some white sequins. 

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Jessi

Supplies:

Pink & Main - Cocoa Cafe, Scarlett stamps and coordinating die.

Pretty Cute Stamps Challenge - Thank You

Today starts a new Pretty Cute Stamps Challenge! This month the challenge is "Thank you"!

I used the fun Many Thanks stamp set. This set is full of fun sentiments!

To create this card, I needed to use only part of one of the sentiment stamps in the Many Thanks set. In the past, I would take the time to tape of the unwanted parts, ink, remove tape, stamp and repeat. This process would have taken forever on this card. So I did something that I was scared to do. I cut the stamp. And I have to admit...I would do it again! It made the job super easy.

After I finished the repeat stamping, I decided the card needed a pop of color. I punched out a pink heart and stamped a simple sentiment. The heart is attached with a foam dot.

Pretty Cute Stamps Monthly Challenge Rules:

This month's theme is Thank You. So, create any thank you themed project using Pretty Cute Stamps. A Pretty Cute Stamp must be used to create the project.

Please link to your actual blog post...not to your blog.  If you don't have a blog, you can add a photo of your project to the current Monthly Challenge photo folder in the Pretty Cute Projects Facebook Group.

You can enter as many different projects that follow the monthly theme as you want for more chances to win.

The challenge will run for 3 weeks.  You must link up your project by 11:55 pm CST on Saturday, November 7, 2015.

One random winner of a $15 Gift Certificate to the Pretty Cute Stamps store will be chosen. The winner will be announced before the next challenge starts on Saturday, November 21, 2015.

    

You can link up your 'Thank You' project HERE!

Thank you for stopping by! Cannot wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Pretty Cute Stamps - Many Thanks stamp set

DCWV December Daily

Hello, DCWV friends! It is Jessi and the holiday crafting season is here! DCWV has a new DIY Project stack coming to Jo-Ann stores soon. The Holiday DIY Project Stack is for Favor Boxes. However, I decided to switch it up some! And let me admit, I am going out of my comfort zone!!



Each year I keep telling myself that I would make a December Daily to document the holiday season. However, each year goes by and no December Daily! When I received this stack, I was determined to make one! So this year I am glad to say I will finally have a December Daily album.

My plan for this album is to have an Instagram pic for each day. So I grabbed one of the DCWV Insta Photo Albums available at Jo-Ann stores.



The first step I took was to create the album cover. I took some of the patterned prints and the die cut embellishments available in the DIY Stack. I also used a variety of dies for the wreath and the gold letters. Every time I added something to the cover, I felt like I needed to fill up any white space. This was odd for me, because when I create cards, I LOVE white space!

After the cover was done, it was time to create the pages. I used all the prints available in the stack and cut done the pages. The idea is to include the instagram photo on one page. The other side with have a place for the journalling.

Sorry, I do not have the pages embellsihed yet. It is a very long process for my. I have to say that this cover took me over a week to complete...and I am still unsure it is finished! However, I will be using the embellishment diecuts available in the stack.



I will be back in 2 weeks to showcase a few of the pages that I created for my December Daily album. See you then :)

Have a great day!
Jessi


Supplies:
DCWV - Holiday DIY Project Stack - Favor Boxes

Warm Winter Wishes - Pretty Cute Stamps

Who else is ready for colder weather? I know I am ready for a break from the 90 degree weather!

Hello, Pretty Cute Stamp friends! It is Jessi, here. I am excited to be working with the new

 Warm Winter Wishes stamp set today.

When I saw this bear, I thought it would make a cute shaped card with a snowy scene.

This was a very simple card to create. The first step was to create the circle card. After I chose the patterns, I used a fun border dies to create the snow drifts. The bear is stamped on white cardstock and colored in. The fun sentiment is stamped in blue ink at the bottom of the card.

Have you seen the new October stamps? If not, check out the Pretty Cute Stamps website to see the adorable new stamp sets.

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Supplies used:

Pretty Cute Stamps - Warm Winter Wishes Stamps

Pink & Main Warm Holidays

Happy Saturday, Pink & Main friends! Today is the 10th, which means it is RELEASE DAY in the Pink & Main store! Hop on over to see the new stamp sets! They are pretty awesome!

Today, I am working with the new Warm Holiday stamp set and coordinating dies.

I really wanted to highlight the palm tree. To do so, I created the oval scene and placed on a solid white card. I had a piece of the patterned paper that had waves on one side and a light blue on the other side. I cut the oval in half and flipped over one side to create the water/sky. The palm tree is stamped on cardstock and colored in. Once I finished with the coloring, I lined up the die and cut the image out. The top of the oval was a little empty, so I decided to add the sun. The fun sentiment is stamped onto a banner diecut and added with a foam dot.

Did you hear that Pink & Main now has a challenge blog? We just started our second Our current challenge and it is all about 'Birthdays'! Pink & Main products are not required!

Also, Pink & Main has a new Facebook group to share your Pink & Main Creations Gallery! We would love for you to join in the fun!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Jessi

Supplies Used:
Pink & Main - Warm Holiday stamps and dies