Christmas in July New Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to The Paper Nest Dolls' Christmas in July New Release Blog Hop!

Today the very talented and creative design team of The Paper Nest Dolls has put together this hop to share with you projects made using our 10 new holiday stamps!

Digital versions of these stamps regularly sell for $3.00 each, but from today through Tuesday July 30th you can get ALL 10 images for only $20 HERE in our shop!

I made a fun and bright Christmas card using the new Snow Girl Emma stamp:

She was super fun to color! The papers are scraps from an old Recollections Christmas collection that I used a few years ago for Christmas cards. I wanted her to be the focus of the card, so I didn't over embellish and only used some lace and pearls. The 'Waiting For Santa' sentiment is from Whimsical Designs, and I added some Diamond Stickles to her outfit.

Copics Used:

Skin - E00, E11

Hair - E13, E19, E21, E25

Outfit - R24, R20, G05, G09

We couldn't host a blog hop without fun giveaways! One lucky winner will receive our entire set of new images, one lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to our shop, and another lucky winner will receive the prize pack pictured below!

Christmas in July Prize Package!

Participants must comment on every stop of the hop and be a follower of our blog for a chance to win! We also encourage you to become a fan of our Facebook page!

Winners will be announced on Wednesday July 31st over at

 The Paper Nest Dolls blog!

You're next stop is Lori Ann's blog. 

Here's the complete lineup:

The Paper Nest Dolls

Ashley

Lori Ann

Michele

Valerie

Nikki

Jasmina

Lydia

Katrina

Kelly

Tina

Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)

The Paper Nest Dolls Summer Release Blog Hop

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Welcome to The Paper Nest Dolls' Summer Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Today the very talented and creative design team of The Paper Nest Dolls has put together this hop to share with you projects made using our 14 new stamps!

Top Row: All American Oliver, Angel Ellie, Bunny Love Avery, Dandelion Wishes, Diver Owen

Second Row: Dollhouse, Girl Talk

Third Row: Sparkler Ellie, Groovy Owen 

Bottom Row: Sailor Owen, Hammock Owen, Picnic Ellie, Farmer Owen, Bubble Fun Owen

Digital versions of these stamps regularly sell for $3.00 each, but from today through Tuesday June 25th you can get ALL 14 images for only $25 here in our shop! AND all rubber stamps are 20% off! In order to get the discount, please email your rubber stamp order Christine at papernestdolls@yahoo.com and she will invoice you for 20% off your rubber stamp order.

I made a card using the new Diver Owen stamp!

The fun papers used on this card are from Fancy Pants' "Down By The Shore" collection, which I absolutely loved! The anchor and paper clip are accessories from the line as well. The blue and white cording is from Recollections.

I colored Owen using Copics (below) and computer generated the sentiment. I also inked the edge of the stamp with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink by Tim Holtz and added a tad of Star Dust Stickles to the coins in the treasure box. :)

I also used R22 - somehow it escaped from the picture!

And the rest! They all wouldn't fit in the bucket. :)

We couldn't host a blog hop without fun giveaways! One lucky winner will receive our entire set of new images, one lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to our shop, and another lucky winner will receive the summer prize pack pictured below!

Participants must comment on every stop of the hop and be a follower of our blog for a chance to win! We also encourage you to become a fan of our Facebook page!

Winners will be announced on Wednesday June 26th over at

 The Paper Nest Dolls blog!

You're next stop is Valerie's blog!

Here's the complete lineup:

The Paper Nest Dolls

Ashley

Valerie

Lydia

Nikki

Lori Ann

Kelly

Jasmina

Tina

Michele

Katrina

Ilene

Jane

Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)

Avery's Sixth Birthday Blog Hop!

Welcome to Avery's Sixth Birthday Blog Hop! We're so glad you could join us.

Avery is one of our dolls and she has just happened to have a birthday! In honor of her sixth birthday, the design team put together a hop to share projects made with the brand new "Avery's Birthday Surprise" stamp now available in both digital and rubber!

What a fun stamp! Avery was sure excited to see it. :)

Now onto the card I created... I just love how it all came together!

I used papers from the "Dolled Up" collection by My Mind's Eye along with some Kraft cardstock for the base and Neenah cardstock for the digi. For the balloons I used a Cuttlebug die cut and cut the balloon shapes using scraps of paper from the same collection, and used twine from The Twinery as their strings. 

I also added some Antique Linen crinkle ribbon by 3 Girl Jam and some star pearls from Miriam's Crafting Supplies as embellishments on the card. The "Happy Birthday To You" sentiment is from Whimsical Designs "Everyday Sentiments" stamp set. 

And of course we have some super fun blog candy to thank those who come and hop with us!

To be eligible to win, you must comment on EVERY stop of the hop!

1 winner will receive this scrappy prize pack:

1 winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to our online shop:

And 13 winners (one from each hop stop) will win the Avery's Birthday Surprise digital stamp!

Blog hop winners will be announced at The Paper Nest Dolls blog on Tuesday June 11th.

And now for your next stop of the hop - Michele's blog!

The Paper Nest Dolls

Ashley

Michele

Nikki

Lydia

Jasmina

Valerie

Jane - Guest DT

Kate - Guest DT

Lori Ann

Kelly

Katrina

Tina

Happy Hopping! We also hope you join us again in two weeks for our SUMMER RELEASE BLOG HOP!

Sending Hugs & Lots of Love

Happy Wednesday! First off - I can't believe it's JUNE already! Where is this year going?! Although I can't say I'm not happy it's summer, it feels so good to be able to walk out into the warm sunshine without a jacket on. :)

Anyways - onto my card for today! It's design team project for the new challenge over at Whimsical Designs. This week our challenge is all about creating a vintage project!

Let me just start by saying that vintage is not my style - I can try, try, and try, and my brain struggles with having to think that way creatively, if that makes any sense. So, I decided to put a bit of a modern twist on this vintage challenge and use a digital stamp - Washboard Ellie from The Paper Nest Dolls.

The sentiment on the card, Sending Hugs & Lots of Love, is from the 'With Love' stamp set, available for sale at Whimsical Designs.

Aside from the Kraft base and Neenah paper the digi is printed on, papers on this card are from the Market collection from My Mind's Eye.

I colored little Ellie with the following Copics:

Then, I took some ivory colored flowers and added Star Dust Stickles to give them a bit of sparkle.

Here's a close-up of the distressed edges. I used a Tim Holtz paper distresser to rough up the edges of all the layers. It was my first time using the tool and I absolutely loved it! As for Distress Inks, I used Worn Lipstick, Antique Linen, and Evergreen Boughs.

Our sponsor for the vintage challenge is Scrapping Memories! One randomly chosen winner will receive 5 files of their choice.

Have a fabulous day!

Bikini Ellie

Good morning and Happy Memorial Day! I hope those of you who have a long weekend are enjoying it - I know I sure am. The weather here hasn't been all that great (cloudy, rainy, and in the 60's) so I've been inside doing a bit of crafting these past couple of days.

Today's the start of a new challenge over at The Paper Nest Dolls challenge blog and it's all about ribbon & lace! I used some fun Heidi Swapp trim along with the Bikini Ellie stamp on my summer-themed card:

I used paper and embellishments from the "My Girl" collection by My Mind's Eye. Such a fun collection! The "so sweet" sentiment is an SRM sticker (love these!) and I bordered the tab with some Pink Sorbet twine from The Twinery.

Bikini Ellie is colored with the following Copics:

One lucky winner of our challenge will receive this awesome, scrappy prize pack! The top three submissions chosen by the design team will also receive their choice of one digital stamp. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Life is Sweet!

Happy Monday! It's the start of a new Paper Nest Dolls challenge - all about pearls! I'd like to share with you the card I made for the challenge using the super cute and adorable Ice Cream Ellie stamp!

I love the color scheme of these papers!As soon as I saw the ice cream cone background I knew this collection would be fun to work with for this card.

I chose to use a sentiment from SRM Stickers to accent the card. The "Life is sweet!" sticker is from We've Got Your Sticker - Sweet. I love how they're stickers - yet so transparent! You would never know it wasn't a stamp just by looking at it. :) The heart up in the top right of the card is also an SRM Sticker from the same set as the sentiment.

I colored litle Ellie using these Copics:

One lucky winner of our pearls challenge will win this awesome prize pack!

AND the top three submissions (chosen by the design team) will receive their choice of one, free digital stamp from The Paper Nest Dolls!

Hope to see you linking up! Happy Monday!

Sending Smiles Across the Miles with Aviator Ellie

We have a super fun challenge going on this week at Whimsical Wednesdays - it's all about bling! My favorite. :) Our sponsor this week, The Paper Nest Dolls, gave each team member an image to use, and I chose to do something a bit different with mine...

I made Aviator Ellie an actual plane! Thanks to the help of this airplane file from the Silhouette store. :) I used bling on the wings of the plane and also a little bit on her outfit. 

Close up with the digi (she's propped up with a toothpick - shhhh). 

Here are the Copics I used to color her:

Here's a close-up of the sentiment, from a Whimsical Designs stamp set, of course.

(Different lighting - original picture came out blurry and I had to retake it). 

The Paper Nest Dolls is very generously providing the winner of this week's challenge with their choice of THREE COPIC MARKERS! You heard me right. :) And - if a Paper Nest Dolls image is used on your blinged up project and you win, you'll receive FIVE COPIC MARKERS! How awesome is that?! 

Hope to see you playing along! 

Bath Time Ellie

Hey crafters! Today I'd like to share with you the card I made for the new embossing challenge over at The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog!

The card was inspired by this week's sketch challenge over at Peachy Keen, which I'll also be entering:

I used the brand new Bath Time Ellie digital stamp from The Paper Nest Dolls to make my card for these challenges.

All papers are from the Sweet Day collection by Echo Park - how fitting for bath time! I even paper pieced the tub to give it some flair. The rubber ducky was cut with my Silhouette and his eye is a Peachy Keen stamp from PK-573 Basic Paper Doll Faces. 

Little Miss Ellie is colored with Copics and her "bubble" is distressed with Antique Linen Distress Ink by Tim Holtz. Here are the Copics I used:

I almost forgot the best part - the prize for the embossing challenge! One random, lucky winner will receive this scrappy prize package just for creating a project with embossing!

Hope to see you linking up! I hope your week is off to a great start. :)