Purple Monkey Moments

Saturday, April 9, 2016

April Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome to Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons Inspiration Blog Hop!! If you are here from MELISSA'S then 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 Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog. This month we are hoping to inspire you to get crafty using PPPR files. Here is what I created.

Please meet Happy Butterfly! This amazingly cute butterfly is the freebie this week, so be sure to go and pick it up! I LOVE her, and decided to make a shape card with her. I created with my Silhouette - it's SO very easy. I loved the colors that Lisa chose, and was able to hind them in my paper stash, but the next time I make her, I will change things up a little. Don't you think she would be fabulous with purple wings? Or maybe some bling?

The sentiment is from one of Lisa's Pretty Cute Stamps stamp set called "Rainbow". Look how perfectly it fits on my old SU Word Window Punch. This stamp set, along with all the other great sets, is on sale right now - 25% off - so, be sure to grab it quick, the sale ends Sunday April 10th.

The next stop on today's hop is the talented and amazing NANNE. I know that you will LOVE what she created, I got a sneak peek, and it is FABULOUS!!

The blog candy for this hop is a $15 GC to the PPPR store. Anyone who comments will be eligible to win!

You can also pick up the Blog Hop freebie on Saturday and Sunday only, then it will be available for sale in the store. Look at what she created for us!

The hop, marks the start of the PPPR Linky Party. You can link up ANY project featuring ANY Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons files. You can link them up HERE, and you can enter as many times as you would like, for more chances to win! One lucky participant will win $15 to spend in the PPPR Store.

Here's the lineup for today's hop, just in case you get lost.

Lisa ~ http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Shannon ~ http://designsofapaddymack.typepad.com/

Gloria ~ http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/

Leah ~ http://leahschaeffer.blogspot.com/

Melissa ~ http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/

Michelle ~ http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/ - You are HERE

Nanne' ~ http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/

Nicole ~ http://teachdanz.blogspot.com/

Sarah ~ http://sarahvaitstamps.blogspot.com/

A la prochaine...

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Rainy Day Card Set

Happy Wednesday everyone! It is my day to share a project over on the PPPR blog. I am so excited to show you the project I created with Lisa's cute files!!

There is nothing I like better than cute faces on things - food, suns, inanimate objects - you name it, and I like it cute! Today I picked some of my favorite cute weather files and put together a little card set:

Pretty cute, aren't they??? I will give you a closer look at each of these cuts.

Loving the rain boots!! They are from Lisa's "Rain or Shine" cut files. It is one of my all time favorite sets! I used 3 cuts from that set in these cards.

The cuteness in this cloud is too much!! I think his face is perfection!

The lamb is from Lisa's "Rainy Day Critters". I think this was one of the first sets I bought, when I found PPPR. I think each of them are ADORABLE!! One of my favorite things about Lisa's files, is how easily they come together. And this sheep took just minutes.

This sad little cloud is from the "Rain or Shine" files. He looks so sad, I think he is just the cutest.

Did you know that you can find MANY of Lisa's great files in the Silhouette Store? Each of these cute cuts is available there. You can find her HERE. You can pick up a whole collection - or individual files, it's easy peasy!!

I am sure you're all wondering where all the cute sentiments came for my cards... well, Lisa took care of that too! Last month, in Pretty Cute Stamps March release, I found 2 cute weather stamp sets that I NEEDED to add to my collection. The sentiments on these cards are from the "Rain or Shine" stamp set, and you can pick yours up HERE.

AND if you buy it before April 10th, all of her stamps are 25% off!!! I know there are a few sets that I have been eyeing that will be making there way to my house!

Be sure to pop by the PPPR blog every day for some cute inspiration from all my fellow Design Team Divas!

A la prochaine...

Friday, April 1, 2016

Thanks

Happy Friday everyone! It's challenge day over at PDE Linky Parties. Miss Janis, challenged us to create any crafty project. I love me some creative freedom... Here is what I created.

This is the last of the puppy party posts. I made a thank you card for Gabrielle to give her friends at school the Monday after the party, thanking them for their gifts.

These were very easy to create. The paw is from Paper Pups, the Thanks is from Lyrical Letters, and voila!

I hope you all play along with us! I can't wait to see what you create!

A la prochaine,

Monday, March 28, 2016

Cheers

Happy Monday everyone!! I am popping in to share a couple of cute tags. A couple of weeks ago, I got some new stamps sets from Pretty Cute Stamps. One of them was the cute "Happy Hour Faces".

A friend of mine has a birthday today, so I decided to make her a tag. I ended up making 2 of them, coloring is something I am not really good at, there is always a learning curve for me. I learned a few things with these tags. Here they are:

For tag number one, I used the super cute wine glass. My friend is a wine lover, so this seemed an appropriate choice. I colored her with my Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. She fit perfectly on CDD's Tag Essentials Die. I just love how cute she is.

On to tag number two. My friend LOVES to head south, where the drinks are fun and fruity, so I was torn between this and the wine stamp. I love how cute he turned out! I even blinged up the ice with a little stickle, to make it look frosty, but alas - the learning curve. I stamped and colored the drink with my Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, before I stamped on the face. I learned, that my ink took a lot longer to dry once it was stamped over gamsol, and ended up smearing the eyes with my finger. ALSO, I learned that while my red marker colored over Gamsol well, the white pen did not. I ended up stamping another face and fussy cutting the eyes. Fussy cutting is a task I despise, so, lesson learned, no more coloring before stamping the face. LOL! Even though his eyes are blurry, and it bothers the perfectionist in me a LOT, I decided to take a picture and share him anyway. He is too cute not to share ;) This time, I used the "Just Tag Die" from My Creative Time.

A challenge or two for my tags:
Pretty Cute Stamps - anything but a card
Amusing Challenges - anything goes
2 Creative Chicks - anything goes

A la prochaine...

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Let a Smile be Your Umbrella

Happy Wednesday everyone! It is my day to share a project over on the PPPR blog. I am so excited to show you the project I created with Lisa's cute files!!

A week or so ago, Lisa created a cute little Umbrella file. I decided that I needed to make something with it, it is TOO adorable!!!

Isn't she fabulous?!? I decided to sparkle up the little dots on the tips of the umbrella. I liked the little bit of bling it added to my card - to bad you can't see it very well in the picture... You can find the cutie umbrella HERE.

I decided to make a little shape card for her. I chose one of the shapes from Layered Labels 1. I just duplicated the shape, and welded them together. Easy peasy :)

The sentiment is from Craftin Desert Divas "Rain or Shine" set. I just love the swirly font - so pretty! You can find it HERE.

Be sure to pop by the PPPR blog every day for some cute inspiration from all my fellow Design Team Divas!

A la prochaine...

Friday, March 18, 2016

Puppy Chow

Happy Friday everyone! It's challenge day over at PDE Linky Parties. Miss Janis, challenged us to create any crafty project. I love me some creative freedom... Here is what I created.

This is another of the posts from my daughter's Puppy Party. These are one of the little goodies we sent home in their treat bags.

I created the little tags with my Gypsy Girl - she still works, maybe not for much longer, but fingers crossed... These little chocolate covered raisin looked a bit like puppy chow, I thought they were pretty cute!

I hope you all play along with us! I can't wait to see what you create!

A la prochaine,

Saturday, March 12, 2016

Spring Break Blog Hop

Welcome to Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons Spring Break Blog Hop!! If you are here from Melissa's Blog then 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 Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog. This month we are showcasing spring projects - Easter, Spring, Spring Break - anything springy goes!! All of the projects we are sharing use PPPR files. Here is what I created.

Earlier this week, Lisa created an adorable Happy Flower file for her stamp release. There isn't much I like better than a cute faced flower - well, other than cute food.... I knew I had to make a project with it! I decided she was perfect for this weekends hop.

I decided to make a cute little card set. I will make a set of envelopes and use this little card set as a hostess gift. I wanted to cut her in a variety of flowery colours, and decided she should be the big focal point of my card.

Here is a close up of one of the cards. As you can see, I did a little bit of doodling on the flower, and pop dotted her up off the base. I embossed the background with my Swiss Dots embossing folder and added a little ribbon, and a cute sentiment. Voila! Simple, yet so cute and fun!

You can find the flower I used HERE.

The next stop on today's hop is the talented and amazing Nanne.

The blog candy for this hop is a $15 GC to the PPPR store. For a chance to win, you must be a follower of each blog and leave a comment on each blog. For extra chances, you can also "LIKE" Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons on Facebook and/or sign up for the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Newsletter. A random winner will be chosen for the prize on Tuesday February 16th.

You can also pick up the Blog Hop freebies on Saturday and Sunday of the hop, only...then they will be available for sale in the store.

The hop, marks the start of the PPPR Spring Break Challenge. The projects can be any project features Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons files. You can link them up HERE. One random participant will win $20 to PPPR.