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Digital Sale and FREE Download!

May 20, 2013 By peggy Leave a Comment

My Digital Studio is a wonderful digital design program from Stampin’ Up! Have you tried it? I love it! And several times a month Stampin’ Up! offers FREE – YES, FREE digital downloads! Above is the latest FREE download set called Packed for You. Isn’t it adorable? And it’s FREE!

If you don’t have My Digital Studio yet (also called MDS), this is totally the time to get it. The priced has been reduced so low you can’t afford not to get it! It’s only $19.95 and you can download it to your home computer immediately (or you can get the disks, if you prefer). CLICK HERE to get it now.

AND THERE’S EVEN MORE: Special MDS content and most professional printing is 25% off until June 15! It’s a great time to print your MDS projects and get new downloads. Click here to learn more about the digital sale!

This program is so much fun. I hope you give it a try. And if you have used it, I’d love to hear about your projects! Leave me a comment and tell me about what you’ve mad!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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So Kind of You!

May 19, 2013 By peggy 2 Comments

It’s so kind of you to stop by! I’ve been wanting to use these colors together, so today was the day to play. Summer Starfruit and Basic Grey play off one another and make the white really stand out. Geometric shapes are super popular right now, but I had to give them a feminine edge

Delicate Details Lace Tape lines the bottom of the card and really contrasts with the hexagon shapes. It’s fun to use this tape — it’s sticky and goes on very easily. I cut out one of the little circles and put it under the butterfly at the top left. Very versatile stuff! Give it a try – just click on the photo below.

That little butterfly and the two lower hexagons are from the This and That Designer Series Paper. It really blends perfectly with my theme colors. I love to have a color theme for my cards.

DON’T FORGET: only a few more weeks remain to take advantage of the great deal on the Starter Kit. $155 worth of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99! If you have a big wish list and want to save the most you can, this is the best way to fill that wish list. There is absolutely NO obligation and no responsibility. Choose the stamps, paper, ink and everything you want totaling $155 and pay only $99. Seriously great deal! To find out more CLICK HERE.

Have a great day!

STAMPIN’ UP! ITEMS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS CARD:

Stamps: Sweet Essentials
Ink: Staz On Black Ink
Paper: Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Basic Grey card stock and This and That Designer Series Paper
Other Goodies: Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Delicate Details Lace Tape, Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Rhinestones Basic Jewels

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Beautiful Paper Peek (PPA159)

May 17, 2013 By peggy 6 Comments

So is this paper darling or what?? I’m just loving the new Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper – I can’t stop using it. This is just a sneak peek, it will be available starting May 31st from the new catalog. Have you got it on your wish list?

Today’s card is for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge. This great paper makes a beautiful background and really comes alive with the coordinating card stock. The Happy Birthday stamp is the new Dolled-Up Birthday Photopolymer Stamp, part of the Dolled Up Birthday Kit which is available now (Item No. 133913).

Pretty Pointer: When using Designer Series Paper, be sure to also use items made in coordinating colors. Items such as card stock, ribbon, and ink are specially made by Stampin’ Up! to perfectly go with each other. It really gives a professional look when you use these items together. This is one of the reasons I like Stampin’ Up! so much!

And, don’t forget to jazz up your envelopes with matching paper for just the finishing touch to your card.

Thanks for stopping by today. Give this sketch a try and see what you can do!

STAMPIN’ UP PRODUCTS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS CARD:

Stamps:Dolled-Up Birthday Photopolymer Stamp
Ink: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad
Paper: Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White card stock
Other Goodies: Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Blossom Punch, Linen Thread, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon

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Bon Voyage!

May 16, 2013 By peggy 1 Comment

Know anyone going on a trip? This would be the perfect card! I have a friend who is leaving for an amazing trip overseas, and I want to give her a special card to send her off. The Fan Fair Designer Series Paper is perfect for this occasion. Even the pretty blue script on the small panel is part of this versatile paper. Unfortunately, I just checked the retired list and apparently it’s sold out! Yikes! I’m so glad I had a bit of it to use for my card.

The darling little postage stamp is from the French Foliage stamp set which is also retiring. But, it will be available until June 3rd if you would like to order it (Item No. 121166). Whew! I just love this little postage stamp – it says “Paris” –ooh la la!!

Want to get 20% off Stampin’ Up! products every day? The Starter Kit is the best way to save. There’s no obligation and no future requirements. The Starter Kit is completely customizable too! You choose $155 worth of products from the catalog and pay only $99! You can’t beat that. This offer is only good until May 30th – you only have 15 days left to take advantage of this great offer. To find out more, CLICK HERE. If you have any questions, email me at peggy@prettypapercards.com – anytime!

Thank you for stopping by Pretty Paper Cards today!

STAMPIN’ UP! SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS CARD:

Stamps: Sweet Essentials and French Foliage (retiring)
Ink: Primrose Petals and Island Indigo
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Sarah Sand and Midnight Muse card stock, and Fan Fair Designer Series Paper (retired)
Other Goodies: Linen Thread, Itty Bitty Butterfly Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewel

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Pals Blog Hop ~ It’s a Retirement Party!

May 14, 2013 By peggy 13 Comments

Thank you for joining us for the May Pals Blog Hop and our annual retirement party! It’s time to say goodbye to stamps and accessories that will not be available in the new 2013-14 Stampin’ Up!catalog. Although it’s always sad to see wonderful products retire, it is exciting to think about all of the new products that will soon be available. So enjoy the farewell tour for our favorite retiring products – and remember you have until June 3rd to order from the retiring product lists.

You should have just left stop number 24 on the Pals Hop -Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts . If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

We can’t have a retirement party without including Elements of Style! This has been one of my favorite stamp sets! It has a beautiful flowery background stamp that I’ve used so many times. For today’s card I stamped the background stamp onto the First Edition Designer Series Paper, to also pay tribute to the retirement of this very neat paper. (I’ve tried to pack in as many retiring items as possible!).

The gorgeous hummingbird is also part of Elements of Style. Here it’s been inked up with a Raspberry Ripple Stampin’ Write Marker.

Also wanted to highlight another stamp set that I’ve loved: French Foliage. This set has the cutest little water droplet stamp – I just love it! So I stamped it on the Very Vanilla banner with the flagged end.

The leaves are made with the Little Leaves Sizzlits die. They ARE staying around

But the card stock I used is being retired. It’s Lucky Limeade and it’s been a great color. Just had to use it on this card.

Be sure to order any of these retiring items by June 3rd. Here’s a list of the supplies used on this card:

Stamp Sets: Elements of Style and French Foliage
Ink: Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, and Lucky Limeade card stock and First Edition Designer Series Paper
Other Goodies: Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Raspberry Ripple Stampin’ Write Marker, 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Artisan Embellishment Kit.

The next stop is Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works, stop number 26 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

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Oh Baby!!

May 13, 2013 By peggy 1 Comment

A dear friend of mine is having her first grandson this week. We are all waiting for that call that the baby has been born! It’s a very exciting time, and I want to have a card ready right when the baby arrives!

I’ve seen these darling little baby carriages on cards, but never made one myself. Well I found out it’s very easy! The Oval Framelits work perfectly for the carriage. The tea lace doily just adds that sweetness of a newborn…

The colors are modern and fresh. And the Oh, Baby stamp from the Ciao Baby stamp set adds a little smile

Thanks for stopping by Pretty Paper Cards today!

STAMPIN’ UP! SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS CARD:

Stamps: Ciao, Baby
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe (New In Color available on May 31st!)
Paper: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, and Crisp Cantaloupe card stock (Crisp Cantaloupe is new and will be available on May 31), and Brights Designer Series Paper Stack
Other Goodies: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Brights Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, 7/8 Scallop Circle Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Tea Lace Doily

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Happy Day To You!

May 12, 2013 By peggy 1 Comment

Happy Day everyone! Whether you are a mother or not, today is a day I’m celebrating YOU!! So HAPPY DAY TO YOU!! You are special! Sometimes Mother’s Day is hard, so I made this card just for YOU!

This card is made from a fun kit that is on sale now at Stampin’ Up! It’s called the Dolled-Up Birthday Kit. I changed it up a bit for YOU, but the kit comes with absolutely everything you need. I love the flowered dress form, don’t you? Here it is close up:

This card is super easy and quick to make, and isn’t that what we all want – an easy quick card? And pretty too? For only $15.95 you can get the kit with everything to make 6 cards. Here’s a picture of the contents of the kit:

I got two of these kits because they have so much in them and are so darling. The kit includes a birthday stamp, but today I used a sentiment that says “For You.”

The Dolled-Up Birthday kit includes the following:

Dolled-Up Birthday Photopolymer Stamp (1)
8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ Crumb Cake Cardstock (6 pieces)
2″ x 4-1/4″ Very Vanilla Cardstock (6 pieces)
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes (6)
Tea Lace Paper Doilies (6)
Dress Up die-cuts (6)*
Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Spot (1)
Vanilla 5/8″ Flower Trim (6 pieces)
Sponge Dauber (1)

This is a GREAT value!! To order it now, just click HERE.

Thank you for stopping by Pretty Paper Cards today, and HAPPY DAY TO YOU!!

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Blog Facelift Celebration, Sneak Peek, and Bonus Giveaway!!

May 10, 2013 By peggy 7 Comments

Welcome to my newly designed blog!! What do you think of the facelift? It’s a big change and I’m loving it! Today I’m celebrating with a sneak peek and a SPECIAL OFFER!

SNEAK PEEK #1: Today’s card shows off the new Wildflower Meadow stamp available beginning May 31st. It’s a great stamp and I’ve been featuring it for three days now! It’s super-versatile, as you can see from the various ways I’ve used it (check out the past few posts). I can’t seem to put it down!

SNEAK PEEK #2: This pretty card also features our BRAND NEW 2013-15 IN COLORS. I’ve punched sweet little butterflies from the 5 new In Colors. Aren’t they darling? You are going to love these colors…very soft but vibrant. And their names are yummy: Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush. Yummmmm!!

These beautiful colors will be available starting May 31st but I’m excited for you to see them now. To celebrate my new blog facelift, AND our new In Colors, I’m offering a

SPECIAL GIVEAWAY

If you place an online order with me (any size) between today May 10 through May 14, 2013, I will send you a FREE BRAND NEW CATALOG AND a packet of five card-sized panels (5-1/4″ x 4″) – one panel of each 2013-15 In Color tied with a pretty Linen Thread bow!

There’s a bonus Sneak Peek on this little bundle – do you see it? Yes, it’s the NEW Artisan Label Punch! Very nice! You can see this in the new catalog too and then order it beginning May 31st!

Why not order the Bitty Butterfly Punch? It’s so adorable and you can punch these little butterflies and use them anywhere! To order it today, just CLICK on the photo of the punch below. You’ll go straight to my online store where you can order this darling punch AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY SPECIAL OFFER:

I can’t wait to send you the new catalog and a sample of the new colors! Thank you for stopping by Pretty Paper Cards today!

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Wildflowers in Color!

May 9, 2013 By peggy Leave a Comment

Having fun with the new Wildflower Meadow stamp!! This stamp is just so pretty – there are so many ways to use it! Yesterday it was a clean and simple card. Today – brightly colored!

Pretty Pointer: How did I do it? I hand colored the stamp with the 2012-14 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers. The colors are vibrant, aren’t they? After I fully colored the stamp (it took a few minutes), I “huffed” on it I opened my mouth and breathed on it to moisten any places that had dried a bit. Then I just stamped away! It was fun!

The little hummingbird was colored using the Summer Starfruit Stampin’ Write Marker. Then I stamped a separate piece of Whisper White card stock with just the top portion of the stamp, and I had colored the hummingbird with the Midnight Muse Marker. I cut out the little bird and attached him on top of, but just a little below the Summer Starfruit hummingbird. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to lift him a bit. A pretty rhinestone for the eye and voila! A quick and bright card!

This card can be used for any occasion. In fact, you could stamp a sentiment on a little banner with a flagged end, and attach that somewhere on the card. Actually, I used mine for a Mother’s Day card. I wrote on the inside of the card and mailed it off today to my mother-in-law. I think she will love it!

So, do you have your WISH LIST going for new catalog items? Is this Wildflower Meadow stamp on there? Remember, May 31st is THE DAY you can order from the new catalog. There are lots of gorgeous new items in the catalog! You are only seeing a few before May 31st, but the ones you are seeing — wow!

If you don’t have the new catalog yet, you’ve GOT to get it, and I would love to send it to you!! How?

(1) Place an order with me for $50 or more and I will send you the brand new catalog FREE immediately!! Or,

(2) Send me your check for $5 and I will send it to you immediately!

Either way, you get our beautiful new catalog packed with great ideas and examples!

DON’T FORGET, when we have new products, we also have items retiring. The retiring items will only be available until May 30th, so order NOW! Here are the retiring stamp and accessory lists. If you see something you like, just CLICK THE BLUE DAISY BELOW and you will go right to my online store to order. DON’T WAIT!!

CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF RETIRING STAMPS

CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF RETIRING ACCESSORIES

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Sneak Peek ~ Pretty New Stamps!

May 8, 2013 By peggy Leave a Comment

Oh boy, I am loving the new catalog! I can’t wait for you to see all the new fun items (look below to find out how to get a catalog right away)! Today I’m giving you a little sneak peek of two new stamps in the new catalog.

The first one is this darling Wildflower Meadow background stamp. What do you think? Here it is stamped tone-on-tone, that is, using Crumb Cake ink on Crumb Cake card stock. I love the subtle look. There’s so much you could do with this background.

The other stamp is from the new Banner Greetings Hostess Set. This sweet little “thankful for you” banner is one of the stamps from the set. The font is casual and cute. This set will be available for hostesses only beginning May 31st. Want to host a party or card class? Just email me and we will set one up! You can even have a virtual class with your friends from other cities! Email me and we’ll chat: peggy@prettypapercards.com.

There is also a third new item on this card: it’s our soft new light orange ink called Crisp Cantaloupe. It goes so well with the Crumb Cake card stock. We have 5 new In Colors for 2013-2015! I’ll be highlighting them for you in a few days, so be sure to keep checking back

Do you have the new catalog yet? You’ve GOT to get it, and I would love to send it to you!! How?

(1) Place an order with me for $50 or more and I will send you the brand new catalog FREE immediately!! Or,

(2) Send me your check for $5 and I will send it to you immediately!

Either way, you get our beautiful new catalog packed with great ideas and examples!

CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF RETIRING STAMPS

CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF RETIRING ACCESSORIES

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