Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge - PRIMARILY PURPLE

Hello friends and happy Saturday. I'm here to bring you a card today for Saturday's challenge on the Kraftin' Kimmie's blog. Our challenge today is called "PRIMARILY PURPLE". Yay, you know I LOVE purple. I used the NEW Mistletoe Miles and Maisie Christmas stamp that was released this month. Here is my card.

Please join us for this fun challenge and use any Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp you'd like!! Then be sure to share your card with us by clicking on the little blue frog link at the bottom of today's post on the Kraftin' Kimmie blog to add your card for your chance to win.

Thanks for joining me today. Have a great weekend friends.

Hugs,

Claudia and Company - PREVIEWS Start Today

Hello friends and happy Friday. I am so glad the weekend is here. Our family has a whole weekend of fun planned. All kinds of fun activities tomorrow for Halloween and stamping with my bestie on Sunday. Yay, I am so excited.

I have a new digi to preview for you today from Claudia and Co. I have a preview today, a preview next Wednesday, Nov. 3rd, all leading up to a BIG Winter Release Party on Friday, Nov. 5th. Our party is sponsored by Die Cuts R Us and there will be an awesome PRIZE PACK for one lucky blog hopper. Mark your calendar for these dates for your chance to win and to see some gorgeous eye candy.

I am showing you an image today called Wreath. I used mine to make a card for my parents. I have inserted my son's face in the inside of the wreath. Let me know what you think. I kinda like it. I used this week's sketch from Splitcoaststampers SCS304.

Head on over to all my DT sisters for their sneak peeks too.

• Jacquie Nordaune
• Lysa Rohrer
• Margie Cortina
• Nicole Anderson
• Shelby Goolsby
• Shelly Skala

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Take care.

Hugs,

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - PWC125

** Please scroll down to see my post for today from All That Scraps. Thanks!!!

Hello and happy Wednesday my friends. It's time for another Paper Pretties challenge. Today I am using the adorable Holiday Polly. I just love this little guy, he is so cute. Our challenge today is to make a square card. Here is mine.

We hope you can play along with us this week. Leave a link to your project on the Paper Pretties blog. One random participant this week will win a Paper Pretties stamp set.  You DO NOT need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. If you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword PWC125. Please check out the samples by the awesome DT.

• Heather Lee-Reppen (Our Precious Leader)
• Frances Byrne 
• Cindy Haffner
• Jackie Rakoski
• Jana Weaver
• Pam Varnell (me)
• Jane Matsumoto
• Jennifer Greco
• Wendy Hoff
• Jessica George

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you back here tomorrow.

Hugs,

All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge - LAST MINUTE HALLOWEEN PACKAGING

Hello friends and happy Wednesday. It's time for another All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge. Our challenge today is to make some LAST MINUTE HALLOWEEN PACKAGING. I used C.C. Designs Honey Cat Girl rubber stamp and made a Halloween bag and filled it with candy as a gift. What do you think?

Be sure to head over to the ATS Wednesdays Challenge Blog to play along with us. Every week there is a new and exciting prize being offered .... but in order to be eligible to win, your card must include a stamp that is sold in the ALL THAT SCRAPS store. Whether it is one of our wonderful in-house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries, the choice is yours. Then be sure to link up your creation with Mr. Linky by next Tuesday at 10:00pm EST with only one entry per person please! Now check out what my DT sisters have for you today.

• Lesa Rapp (Our Precious Leader)
• Traci Porter
• Risa West
• Rachel Schneider
• Pam Varnell (me)
• Mercy Kerin
• Mary Pfaff
• Mary Giemza
• Amy Young

Thanks for stopping by today. Goodbye my friends.

Hugs,

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge - MTSC97

Hello friends and happy Tuesday. It’s time for my sweet freind Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC97. Today I am using a digi designed by Lori Boyd for Claudia and Company and sold at the sister store Die Cuts R Us. This is Lollipop MAISIE. Here is my card along with Mercy's awesome sketch.

Make sure and upload your card to Mercy’s blog and when you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword MTSC97. Now check out what the rest of the Muses have for you to look at today using Mercy's wonderful sketch.

• Mercy Kerin (Our Head Muse)
• Cindy Haffner
• Pam Varnell
• Julie Lacey
• Jackie Pedro
• Jessica Diedrich
• Heather Pulvirenti (October 2010 Guest Muse)

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you back here tomorrow. Goodbye my friends.

Hugs,

Little Paper Shop - SKETCH BY ALLISON - LPSC91

** Please scroll down to see my post for Paper Pretties today. We have some new digi images to show you. Thank you so much.

Hello friends and happy Monday. Our challenge for you today at the Little Paper Shop is a sketch by Allison. Allison's sketches are always awesome and this week's is no different. For my card today I used a Christmas set that was released last year called Katie Caroler. This was my fav Christmas set from last year. She worked perfectly for today's sketch. Here is my card and Allison's sketch.

Want to win a free digi today? Add your card to the InLinkz program on the LPS blog and you will be entered to win the Rocking Horse digi image. This is an adorable image. When you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword LPSC91. Now check out what my DT sisters have for you today.

• Cheryl Walker
• Joy Hadden
• Allison Fillo
• Ann Kranitz
• Jennifer Greco
• Silvia Mabie

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you back here tomorrow with a post for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Have a great week friends.

Hugs,

Paper Pretties - Monday Whatnots

Hello and happy Monday my friends. There are some fantastic things going on over at Paper Pretties. They have a new illustrator named ARTish. She will be designing some FUN digis and will also be a design team member. There are already 6 digis that she has illustrated in the Pretties Boutique and today we are adding 2 more. Make sure you check out the Digital Stamp section in the store. EVERY MONDAY, we will be releasing 2 new digi images. Therefore, we are calling Mondays "Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots ..... What's Not to Love!!"

For my card today I am using one that is releasing today called Patches. He is such an adorable and fun mouse. For my card today I also CASEd a card for yesterday's Featured Stamper - FS194 at SCS. Yesterday's FS was LynniePoo and here is the card of hers that I CASEd. She has an adorable gallery. Here is my card using Patches.

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you have fun checking out the digi section in the Paper Pretties store and that you find lots of fun things to play with. Have a great day friends and I will see you back here shortly with another post.

Hugs,

Kraftin’ Kimmie Saturday Sketch

Hello friends and happy Saturday. I'm here to bring you a card today for Saturday's challenge on the Kraftin' Kimmie's blog. Our challenge today is a sketch. I used one of the images that was released this past week, Nick. He looks like he is just looking for a date. Here he is just waiting for the right woman along with this week’s sketch.

Please join us for this fun challenge and use any Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp you'd like!! Then be sure to share your card with us by clicking on the little blue frog link at the bottom of today's post on the Kraftin' Kimmie blog to add your card for your chance to win.

Thanks for joining me today. Have a great weekend friends.

Hugs,

Claudia and Company

Hello friends and happy Friday. I have 2 cards to show you today using a couple of adorable digis from Claudia and Co. The first one I used is Ella. Isn’t she a precious little image???

Next is Maisie. Love her too. Such a girly girl.

Make sure you head on over to the Die Cuts R Us store to check out their wonderful digital image line and all your other paper crafting needs.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day friends.

Hugs,

Pam

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Heather

Hello and happy Thursday. Today is Heather Lee-Reppen's, NEW owner of Paper Pretties, birthday and the other DT girls and I are having a Birthday Blog Hop just for her. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEATHER!!!! You are such a precious person and I wish you lots of joy and happiness on this special day.

You should be arriving here from Jessica's blog. If not please start back at the beginning at Cindy's blog so you won't miss any of Heather's birthday cards. For my card today I used EVERYDAY LILY. I also used yesterday's sketch from Splitcoaststampers SCS303. Here is my birthday card for Heather and this week's sketch from SCS.

Your next stop on the hop is Wendy’s blog. Thanks for joining us on this Birthday Hop for a wonderful lady. Have a great day my friends.

Hugs,

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - PWC124

** Please scroll down to see my post for today from All That Scraps. Thanks!!!

Hello and happy Wednesday my friends. It's time for another Paper Pretties challenge. Today I am using the adorable Pirate Cooper. I just love this little guy, he is so cute. Our challenge today is a color challenge of Purple, Green and Orange. I also used this week's sketch from Card Patterns Sketch CPS86 flipped on its side. Here is my card for today and the CPS86 sketch.

We hope you can play along with us this week. Leave a link to your project on the Paper Pretties blog. One random participant this week will win a Paper Pretties stamp set.  You DO NOT need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. If you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword PWC124. Please check out the samples by the awesome DT.

• Heather Lee-Reppen (Our Precious Leader)
• Frances Byrne 
• Cindy Haffner
• Jackie Rakoski
• Jana Weaver
• Pam Varnell (me)
• Jane Matsumoto
• Jennifer Greco
• Wendy Hoff
• Jessica George

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you back here tomorrow.

Hugs,

All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge - REFRIGERATOR ART

Hello friends and happy Wednesday. It's time for another All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge. Our challenge today is to make REFRIGERATOR ART. I used one of this month's new releases, C.C. Designs Sweet November Baby Present Boy. I used him as a magnet for my "Countdown to Christmas" calendar, to hold the calendar to my fridge. Here is my calendar.

Be sure to head over to the ATS Wednesdays Challenge Blog to play along with us. Every week there is a new and exciting prize being offered .... but in order to be eligible to win, your card must include a stamp that is sold in the ALL THAT SCRAPS store. Whether it is one of our wonderful in-house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries, the choice is yours. Then be sure to link up your creation with Mr. Linky by next Tuesday at 10:00pm EST with only one entry per person please! Now check out what my DT sisters have for you today.

• Lesa Rapp (Our Precious Leader)
• Traci Porter
• Risa West
• Rachel Schneider
• Pam Varnell (me)
• Mercy Kerin
• Mary Pfaff
• Mary Giemza
• Amy Young

Thanks for stopping by today. Goodbye my friends.

Hugs,

Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge and a KRAFTIN’ KIMMIE STAMPS Sneak Peek and BLOG HOP

Hello friends and happy Tuesday. It’s time for my sweet friend Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC96. Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing their new Sweet Holiday Octoberstamps. As you have seen over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, Annie Rodrigue has created some amazing festive characters this month! There are six images in the complete set and they are Christmas Clara, Nick, Noelle, Merry, Willard and Virginia and each one comes with it’s own matching accessory stamp and a bonus coordinating image.

And Steven Leary is back with Miles the Mouse and his pals, having some jolly winter fun! You’ll get to check them all out in today’s October release day Krafty Hop. You’ll meet Miles and Maisie Claus, Squirrel’s Gift, Mistletoe Miles and Maisie, Stocking Miles and Frosty the Snowmouse.

If you want to start from the beginning, just head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge Blog! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of stamps from the new release. And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie store, because ALL of the new images are NOW available.

Also, you’ve been enjoying the ‘Gimmie Kimmie’s Kits’ so much, that we’re doing it again. For those of you who just HAVE to have all the new images, we’ve got the perfect thing for you. It’s called the ‘Gimme Kimmie’s Kit’!!! Instead of clicking on each image that you’d like, you only have to click once to pick up a Gimmie Kimmie’s Kit AND it’s at a discounted price. What could be better?

Today I am previewing an image called Mistletoe Miles and Maisie. You should have arrived here from the amazing Melanie and Ainsleigh’s blog. If not please start back at the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog so you won’t miss anyone along the way. We have bunches of participants in today’s Hop.

Here is my card along with Mercy’s awesome sketch.

Your next stop on the Hop is the VERY talented Beate.

Now for Mercy’s challenge make sure and upload your card to Mercy’s blog and when you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword MTSC96. You can check out the rest of Mercy’s Muses by clicking on their links on my sidebar or on Mercy’s blog.

Thanks for joining me today and I’ll see you back here tomorrow.

Hugs,

Pam

Little Paper Shop – Monday Challenge, Preview day 2 and a BLOG HOP

** Please scroll down to see my Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps October sneak peek post. Thanks!!

Welcome and happy Monday my friends. It’s time to show you our final stamp set that we are previewing today for the Little Paper Shop and to have a Blog Hop. We are combining all this with our Monday challenge.

You should be arriving here from the amazing Ann’s blog. If not please start back at the Little Paper Shop blog so you won’t miss anyone along the way.

Our challenge today, LPSC90, is to use Stickles or Glitter on your card. Our prize this week is the Katie Igloo digi. She is an adorable Winter/Christmas image. Just add your card to the InLinkz program on the LPS blog for your chance to win.

Today we are previewing TYSON SNOWMAN. He works wonderful with the Stickle/Glitter challenge. Here is my card.

Want to win a $15 gift certificate to the LPS store? Just leave a comment on all the DT members blogs preview/challenge post.  Make sure you leave your comments no later than Sunday, the 24th, at 8:00pm EST. I will announce the winner on next Monday’s, the 25th, challenge post.

I am the last stop on the Hop. I hope you had fun hopping with us today. I will see you tomorrow.

Hugs,

Pam

Kraftin’ Kimmie Sneak Peek

Hello and happy Monday. I have another sneak peek for you today from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. My image today is called Christmas Merry. She is one of the fabulously talented Annie Rodrigue’s images. Here is my card.

This reminds me of my cute, little, petite Mom cooking our Christmas dinner. Isn’t she adorable? These images will be available tomorrow, the 19th. Be back here for our KRAFTY HOP as it’s release day and there are tons of prizes to win. The Hop starts at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps blog.

Thanks for joining me my friends. Have a great day.

Hugs,

Pam

Little Paper Shop – Preview Day 1 and a BLOG HOP

Hello friends and happy Sunday. It’s time for October previews from the Little Paper Shop. We have two sets being previewed this month. The first one that I’m showing you today is called LUCY ELF. She is just waiting to smack you with a snowball …. or she may want to give you a present. This is an adorable set. 

You should be arriving here from the amazing Ann’s blog. If not, please start back at the Little Paper Shop blog so you won’t miss anyone along the way. Here is my card.

Want to win a $10 gift certificate to the Little Paper Shop store? Make sure and leave a comment on all the DT members blogs on their preview post. Get those comments in by 8:00pm EST next Sunday, the 24th. I will announce the winner on Monday’s challenge post on October 25.

I am the last stop on the Hop. Thanks for joining us today and I hope you had fun hopping.

Hugs,

Pam

Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge – Non-Traditional Christmas Colors with a SNEAK PEEK

Hello friends and happy Saturday. It’s time for another challenge from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. Our challenge today is to make a Christmas card with Non-Traditional Christmas colors. I loved this challenge because it gave me a chance to use some of my new Bo Bunny Christmas paper, Winter Joy, that has some of my fav colors, purple and green.

The October sneak peeks start today. Make sure you check out all the Krafty girls blogs for sneak peeks. You can find their links on the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog. Here is my card using a new image called Frosty the Snowmouse.

Aren’t they precious making their little mouse snowman?

I hope you can play along with our challenge today. Use any Kraftin’ Kimmie stamp you’d like!! More details on the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog, and be sure to add your link to the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog for your chance to win.

Thanks for joining me today my friends. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Pam

Paper Pretties RELEASE DAY and Blog Hop

Hello everyone and happy Friday. Today is the big day. All seven (7) sets are now available at the Pretties Boutique. I have to say that these sets have blown me out of the water this month, TOTALLY GORGEOUS.
You should be arriving here from the wonderful Jennifer’s blog. If not please start back at the Paper Pretties blog so you won’t miss anyone along the way. There are prizes on EVERY DT members blog today, including the Paper Pretties blog.
Here is my card today using the adorable Tis’ the Season Sophia. You can win this stamp set by leaving a comment right here on this blog post. OK, here’s my card.

Isn’t she a beauty? I just love her boots.
Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Jessica’s blog. Have fun on the Hop and good luck.
Hugs,
Pam

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge and a Sneak Peek

Hello and happy Wednesday my friends. It's time for another Paper Pretties challenge. I am combining a sneak peek of one of our October sets with today's challenge. Our challenge today is to use Black, White and one more color on your card. I chose to use Bermuda as my third color. The set I'm previewing today is called CAROLING COOPER. Yes, he is just as cute as the Caroling Sophia I showed you a couple of days ago. Here is my card for today.

We hope you can play along with us this week. Leave a link to your project on the Paper Pretties blog. One random participant this week will win a Paper Pretties stamp set.  You DO NOT need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. If you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword PWC123.

• Frances Byrne 
• Cindy Haffner
• Jackie Rakoski
• Jana Weaver
• Pam Varnell (me)
• Jane Matsumoto
• Jennifer Greco
• Wendy Hoff
• Heather Lee-Reppen (Our Precious Leader)
• Jessica George

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you back here tomorrow.

Hugs,