Tuesday, October 12, 2010

More Fabulous DT Preview cards!

Happy Tuesday! Only 3 days until the Paper Pretties October release! Are you excited? We definitely are! The design team has been crazy busy making tons of fabulous preview cards to share with you!

Today we have previews of "Caroling Sophia", "O Christmas Tree", "Holiday Polly" and "Snowflakes".

Be sure to visit the blogs of each DT member for the full card details.
Snowflakes

Frances


Holiday Polly

Jana

Caroling Sophia

Heather

O Christmas Tree

Wendy

Pam

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Some Prettie Previews!

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Today we continue our Paper Pretties October release previews. We are releasing 7 sets this month. All of the new sets will be available in the Paper Pretties store on Friday Oct 15th!

Today we have preview cards of "Caroling Cooper", "Caroling Sophia" and "O Christmas Tree".

Be sure to visit the blogs of each DT member for all of the card details!

Caroling Cooper

Frances
Caroling Sophia

Pam

O Christmas Tree

Jen


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Sunday, October 10, 2010

October Previews Day 2

Welcome back! We hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. Today we continue our previews of the Paper Pretties October release sets. We are releasing 7 wonderful holiday themed sets this month! All 7 new releases will be available in the Paper Pretties store on Friday Oct 15th.

Today we have previews of 3 sets: "Caroling Sophia" and "Caroling Cooper"by Joni Stringfield, and "Holiday Polly" by Victoria Case!

Be sure to visit the blogs of each DT member for the full card details!

Caroling Sophia

Frances


Jane
Caroling Cooper

Jackie

Holiday Polly


Pam
Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check back all week for more October preview fun!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Let the previews begin...

Today is the first day of our Paper Pretties October release previews! This month we have 7 absolutely fabulous sets for you! Christmas is still a couple months away, but it is never too early to start making those holiday cards! We are definitely in the holiday mood at Paper Pretties this month! The new release sets will be available in the Paper Pretties store on Friday October 15th. Be sure to check back here every day until then for more incredible preview cards made by my amazing design team!

Today we have previews of 2 of the new sets: Holiday Fairy Meg by Victoria Case and 'Tis the Season Sophia by Joni Stringfield. I absolutely love both of these sets and I'm sure you will too!

Be sure to check out the blogs of each DT member for full card details.

Holiday Fairy Meg

Pam

Jessica

Heather


'Tis the Season Sophia

Frances

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge!

Happy Wednesday! We hope you are all having a great week! Before we get to this week's challenge I want to thank everyone who played along with us last week. We had our best week yet with over 70 participants...WOOHOO!!!! The lucky winner of last week's prize "Wade E Bug" is Wendy Ramlakhan. Congrats Wendy! Please send me an email at hlrcrafts@hotmail.com with your mailing addy and I will get your stamp set sent out right away!

It is the first Wednesday of the month, so that means it is time for a fabulous sketch challenge from Frances! We'd love for you to play along. One random challenge participant this week will win the Paper Pretties set "Bundle Up Cooper". 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. When uploading to SCS or PCP please use keyword PWC122. Please be sure to link up your project at the bottom of this post!


Here is this week's sketch:


Check out these gorgeous cards made by the Prettie Girls (For full card details be sure to check out the blogs of each Prettie Girl)!




Wendy


Cindy


Jackie


Heather

Jana


Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a wonderful day!


Monday, October 4, 2010

Would you like to be a Prettie Girl?

Have you heard that Paper Pretties has a new owner and a new country? My name is Heather Lee-Reppen and I am the new owner of Paper Pretties. Paper Pretties is now located in Madison, WI. I am very excited about this crazy adventure I’m on and I’m looking for a few new Prettie Girls to come along on this wild ride!

**International applicants are welcome!! We ship WORLD-WIDE with very reasonable shipping rates. There are NO restrictions on applicants’ countries, so read on!**

Design Team requirements:

1. You must maintain an active blog and post at least one Paper Pretties project to your blog per week (we do a weekly challenge every Wednesday).
2. You will be required to make 2 additional cards/projects each month at release time (one preview day and one blog hop card on release day).
3. You must link to the Paper Pretties store, Paper Pretties blog and your fellow Prettie Girls’ blogs on your blog.
4. You will be required to upload your weekly projects to the SCS gallery and the Paper Pretties store gallery.
5. Initial design team contract term will be for 6 months, beginning January 1, 2011.

Design team benefits:

1. You will receive 3 Paper Pretties stamp sets per month.
2. You will receive a 25% discount on any other Paper Pretties purchases you make during your term.
3. You will have access to the Paper Pretties Design Team forum (a great place to share ideas and get to know your fellow Prettie Girls).
4. Your blog will be linked on the Paper Pretties blog, the Prettie Girls’ blogs and on the Paper Pretties store “Our Team” page.
5. Publication incentive – publication submissions are not a requirement of the design team, however they are always encouraged! Each publication in a printed magazine using Paper Pretties stamps as the main focus of the project will receive a $30 credit to be used on any products in the Paper Pretties store.

How to apply:

Send an email to me at Paperprettiesdtcall@hotmail.com.
Your email must include the following:
1. Full name and address
2. Email address
3. Three of your favorite cards or projects (these do not need to be made with Paper Pretties stamps, but if you have any Paper Pretties stamps, I’d love to see something you’ve made with them).
3. Link to your blog
4. Link to any online galleries you use
5. List of any current/past design teams (if applicable)
6. List of prior publications (if applicable)
7. A bit about you and why you would like to join the design team

Our Design Team call will be open until Wednesday November 24th at 5PM CST. We welcome ALL APPLICANTS, you DO NOT need to have prior Design Team experience or publications to apply! Unfortunately, it will not be possible to personally contact all applicants who are not chosen for the team. The time and effort and courage it takes to apply is well understood! Thank you for taking the time to do so. If you are not chosen during this call, please reapply in the future!

New Team members will be notified no later than Friday December 3rd.

Good Luck!

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge!

Happy Wednesday! Before we get to this week's challenge, I want to thank everyone who played along with us last week. All of the creations were absolutely wonderful! The random winner of last week's prize "Bugs and Fishes" is ...Cabio! Congratulations! Please send me an email to hlrcrafts@hotmail.com with your mailing address and I will get your stamp set in the mail right away!

Our challenge for this week is make a project with an animal or animal print on it. We'd love for you to play along. One random challenge participant this week will win the Paper Pretties set "Wade E Bug". 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. When uploading to SCS or PCP please use keyword PWC121. Please be sure to link up your project at the bottom of this post!

Check out these gorgeous cards made by the Prettie Girls (For full card details be sure to check out the blogs of each Prettie Girl)!




Jennifer

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