More Inspiration and HOP Reminder!

Thanks so much for joining us for the Spring Is Coming Blog Hop!  If you have not yet, please be sure you pop on buy and comment on all of the blog posts in the hop for your chance to win some fantastic prizes!  Here is more inspiration!!  Enjoy!

Designer Angela Bode using CLR033C Flourished Oval Sentiment, PPRS-D033 Flourished Oval Die, CLR023A Mini Butterflies 2, PPRS-D023Mini Butterflies Die.

Designer Barb Thompson using: GG0209 Graphic Flower ,
CLR013E Circles Set Sentiments clear set .

Designer Heidi Erickson using: DD0231 Happy Spring 3, HH0175 Pond of Ducklings

 Designer Melissa Chipperfield using:  JJ0090 Stacked Robins, DD0226 A Little Bird Stacked

Designer Rita Wright using: GG0206 Antique Car, CLR013E Circles Set - Sentiments

Rene Koehn using:  HH0174 Edith Red Rubber Stamp,  CLR013E Circles Set - Sentiments Clear Stamp Set and D041 Scallop Circle Nesting Die Set

Spring Is Coming Blog Hop Day 3!

Welcome back!  Hope you enjoyed joining in on our Spring Is Coming Blog Hop Days 1 & 2 and are back for some more inspiration today!!!

We are blog hopping for three days to give you a great peek at the new release!  Be sure to leave comments at all of the stops along the way every day....for your chance to win a FABULOUS PRIZE!

 

The winner will be selected on February 22 and announced on February 23 in our Monday Inspiration post.  Good Luck!

Heidi used GG0210 Easter Flowers and D052 Circular Pendant die.

Here is the hop order for today...looks like you are off to see Rene'!

Here is the hop order for today:
Prickley Pear - you are here
Rene'
Angie
Melissa 
Rita
Heidi
Michelle

Spring Is Coming Blog Hop Day 2!

Welcome back!  Hope you enjoyed joining in on our Spring Is Coming Blog Hop Day 1 and are back for some more inspiration today!!!

We are blog hopping for three days to give you a great peek at the new release!  Be sure to leave comments at all of the stops along the way every day....for your chance to win a FABULOUS PRIZE!

 

The winner will be selected on February 22 and announced on February 23 in our Monday Inspiration post.  Good Luck!

 Heidi used GG0209 Graphic Flower, CLR033C Flourished Oval Sentiments, D052 Die for this card.

Your Blog Hop Stops today:

Prickley Pear - you are here

Renee

Rita

Angie

Barb

Melissa 

Heidi

Michelle

Spring is Coming Blog Hop Day 1!

Oh, SpRiNg is coming.... and we can now share our Spring Release with you!

We are blog hopping for three days to give you a great peek at the new release!  Be sure to leave comments at all of the stops along the way every day....for your chance to win a FABULOUS PRIZE!

 

The winner will be selected on February 22 and announced on February 23 in our Monday Inspiration post.  Good Luck!

Today's card is by Heidi Erickson and features the FF0185 Striped Flower image, the FF0186 You Are My Sunshine image, and D041 Scallop Circle Nesting Die.

Here is today's Hop List, Enjoy!

Prickley Pear Blog - you are here

Heidi

Melissa

Angie

Barb

Rene'

 Michelle

Wintery Wreath

Michelle here again, look at what I found in my never posted file for Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps...not sure how this wintery wreath snuck through the cracks!  With the freshly fallen snow in our parts I am thinking it is still fitting...and it's never to early to start creating cards for the next holiday season!

I die cut D031 Poinsettia Die and stamped CLR031A Poinsettia 2 Holiday images on blue designer paper and then accented them with white gel pen.  I curled the petals and then added gems.  The leaves are by Cheery Lynn, but D037 Leaf Set would work just as well.

I added some Martha Stewart snowflake punched pieces and topped them with baby poinsettias.  I added a strip of swirly gems and some seam binding and the touch of faux stitching finishes my card.

We are gearing up for our NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP: Feb 13, 14, 15!!!  

Paper Doll Dress Making Tutorial

 Hello!

Angie, here with a paper doll dress making tutorial! 

A month ago for "PPRS Monday Inspiration" I shared the sweet PPRS retro girl: JJ0085 Hanging an Ornament.  I changed her from a Christmas image to a pretty in pink valentine and mentioned that perhaps next time we saw her she would go green.  I had several comments asking for a little more instruction on how I put together her skirt so today I thought I would share a little tutorial on the skirt making.

I inked up the stamp and then placed a strip of washi tape over the ornament to "mask" it off  and stamped image on white CS.

I stamped two skirts on patterned paper, added highlights to the skirt by watercoloring with distress inks and cut them out.

I colored the image and drew a line so that our girl could dangle the "Lucky Charm" sentiment.  I got lost in the moment and colored the skirt with distress inks and water totally forgetting that it would be  be covered up by the second layer!

Next, I flipped the second skirt over and and added double sided tape.

I adhered the tulle, pleating it just a bit as I went across the skirt.

I added glue to the top of the waist and slightly down the sides stopping when I came to the tulle then adhered it to first layer of skirt.

Check out all the fun dimension!

The sentiment is from CLR013D Scalloped Circle Oval 5.  I stamped and cut out three of the little clover from the clover circle included in the same set and adhered them to the sentiment then I stamped and die cut the bow from sets: CLR036 Stocking clear set, PPRS-D036 Stocking Die Set,

The background layer was created by using the clover circle from   CLR036 Stocking clear set.

There we have it.  This little lady can do a whole lot more than just "hang an ornament"!  

Thanks for looking!!!

I hope you have a fabulous day!