The Paper Princess

Secret Project :: The Abby Headband

Happy Friday!!

As promised, today I am revealing my secret project...the Abby headband.

These headbands are made 100% by me, from only the finest silk available. I cut my own ribbon, hand stitch each rose and hand pick and stitch each headband. The Abby headband can be made in any color and can be custom made to fit girls and women of ALL ages. The Abby headband sells for $10.00, contact me to create your one of a kind headband. 

The Abby headband will be listed on my Etsy shop starting Monday. Until then, I am giving Paper Princess Facebook fans the opportunity to order now. 

 

Thanks for stopping by,

February :: Love You Tons!

During this Valentine's Day my two favorite and most used stamp sets were from Papertrey Ink; Background Basics Sheet Music and Say It With Style. Both these sets are great to use for multiple ocassions... Below are some cards that I made using these two sets. 

Cream, Black, and Kraft

Red and Black

Pink, Ivory, and Chocolate Brown

Black and Red




I apologize for such a short post, but I promise to showcase a "secret project" later this week. Now, I'm off to make dinner before Alexis gets home.

Thanks for stopping by,

Love You Tons! :: Supplies

 

Cream, Black, and Kraft:

Paper: Bazzill (Kraft) cardstock

Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Background Basics; Sheet Music) stamp set, Papertrey Ink (Say It With Style) stamp set

Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Tim Holtz (Vintage Photo)

Other: Black and cream striped cotton fabric (Yardage Town), ivory organza fabric (Fashion Fabrics), black pearl [used in center of flower], Marvy (corner) punch, Stampendous (clear) embossing powder

 

Red and Black:

Paper: Papertrey Ink (Paper Basics; Vintage Cream) cardstock, Red glitter paper; Paper Tales

Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Background Basics; Sheet Music) stamp set, Papertrey Ink (Say It With Style) stamp set, Papertrey Ink (Vintage Labels) stamp set

Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Tim Holtz (Vintage Photo)

Other: Marvy (heart) punch, sewing machine, sheer red ribbon; Michael's 

 

Pink, Ivory, and Chocolate Brown

Paper: Papertrey Ink (Paper Basics; Vintage Cream) cardstock

Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Background Basics; Sheet Music) stamp set, Papertrey Ink (Say It With Style) stamp set

Ink: Memento (Angel Pink), Tim Holtz (Vintage Photo)

Other: Pink and white striped cotton fabric (Joann's), ivory white silk fabric (Fashion Fabrics)

 

Black and Red

Paper: Papertrey Ink (Paper Basics; Vintage Cream) cardstock, Black glitter paper; Paper Tales

Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Background Basics; Sheet Music) stamp set, Papertrey Ink (Say It With Style) stamp set, Papertrey Ink (Vintage Labels) stamp set

Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Memento (Ladybug)

Other: Marvy (heart) punch, sewing machine, sheer red ribbon; Michael's 

 

 

 

 

February :: What I LOVE About You

Feels like it's been FOREVER since my last post, but I've been away for a good reason... I have quite a bit of orders right now so I've been spending lots of time creating, brainstorming, and researching different themes with clients. Unfortunatly, I havent had time to create any new cards; however, I have a few cards I made for Valentine's Day that I have decided to share with you all. I hope to get some free time to create during the week, but in the event that I don't, I will be sharing projects I've created throught the month.

Today's card is a custom card I created for my husband for Valentine's Day, he loved it so much saying it's one of his "favorite" I've made for him.

Apart from invitations, I'd say my number 1 request is for custom cards... This month alone, I've gotten requests for 7 custom cards. It's pretty obvious I LOVE creating, but I really enjoy getting requests for custom cards, they're so much fun to do and sometimes even challenge me to create outside of what I normally would. In the end, I strive to make EVERY card unique and personalized for that particular person. Case in point, for the card showcased today, I wanted to create something that was romantic but not too mushy... and since my husband is a pianist, I wanted to include music. In the end, I created this card which my husband adored. 

Thanks for stopping by,

What I love about you :: Supplies

Paper: Papertrey Ink (Paper Basics; Vintage Cream) cardstock, Bazzill (Kraft) cardstock

Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Background Basics; Sheet Music) stamp set

Ink: Tim Holtz (Vintage Photo) ink, Papertrey Ink (Vintage Touch; Tea Dye Duo) ink

Other: Papertrey Ink (Woodgrain) impression plate, Marvy (corner) punch

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Photo courtesy of High Note Photography

Right about now, you're all probably getting dolled up and ready to hit the town be it with your husband, boyfriend/girlfriend, or freinds. Regardless of what your doing or who you're doing it with remember to enjoy the moment and live that moment to it's fullest potential.

Alexis and I celebrated Valentine's Day this past Saturday. The reason we do this is because our favorite places are less crowded and for us, it feels more special. We had a BEAUTIFUL and delicious dinner at our fav Thai restaurant. Then, we stopped into Chocolat; a new restaurant in Hillcrest. Apart from a full menu, Chocolat has an extensive dessert menu [yum]... Plus, the resturant itself was SO DARN CUTE, I took pictures to share with you all. If you live in San Diego or will be vacationing in San Diego soon, I highly recomment Chocolat... you won't regret it!!

If you've been keeping up, you know Anniversary festivities are currently underway on the Facebook fan page. There is still time to enter to win today's prize pack!! Today's prize includes: 4 Thank you notes with matching envelopes.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a lovely Valentine's Day,

 

 

Winner!!

Congrats to Angel Wilson who won Anniversary GIVEAWAY day 1 prize pack.

This prize included the following:

1 handmade tutu made to fit their little girl in their choice of color with up to 3 color choices.

1Crochet Kufi hat in their choice of color.

1 flower of their choice and color with pin back, aligator clip, or both. To be used on hat or tutu.

Congratulations Angel and thanks for being a fan!!

Anniversary GIVEAWAY day 2 is currently underway, head on over to the Paper Princess FB fan page (www.facebook.com/danithepaperprincess)to enter into today's giveaway.

Paper Princess Turns 1

I cannot believe I completely forgot about the Paper Princess' 1 year anniverary. Yesterday was the offical anniversary of the Paper Princess; however, at the same time my husband and I were experiencing plumbing issues in our home. Luckily, we got it all fixed and taken care of last night... But if you've ever had any type of plumbing issue, you know it controls your entire day [LOL]!! Nevertheless, let the anniversary festivities begin!!

Earlier during the week I had asked Facebook fans if the giveaways should be given out all in one day or if there should be multiple days of giveaways. The fans voted and the majorited wanted multiple days of giveaways. with that said, Giveaways will start today and end February 16th. 

Today's giveaway is a handmade tutu and hat set valued at $35. The winner of this prize will get a handmade tutu made to fit their little girl with a matching kufi hat and flower. The winner will get to choose the color of their tutu,color of hat and color/type of  flower. Since I will be handmaking the tutu, the winner can choose up to 3 colors of tulle for their tutu. 

There are 3 ways to win:

1.) Head on over to Facebook and "Like" the current status.

2.) Leave a comment at the bottom of this post.

3.) leave a comment or "Like" this note on Facebook. 

You can choose one or ALL three options for a total of 3 entries per person.

The winner will be decided tomorrow after noon and notified via email and announced here and on Facebook. This giveaway will close at 11AM (PST) tomorrow .

Good luck,

 

Go-To Sentiment :: Baby

Hello friends!!

Before I go into today's card, I wanted to say a few words... February 11th is the Paper Princess' 1 year anniversary!! I could not be more excited and at the same time I am in disbelief, has it really been a year already?! Wow... I guess time does fly when you're having fun ;D

To celebrate, we will be having 5 giveaways; either on the day of the anniversay OR the 5 days leading up to the anniversary... I am leaving this decision up to the fans. So, head on over to FB and be sure to comment on the Paper Princess current status to vote on how you think the anniversary giveaways should roll out. 

Now onto the card...

One of my all time favorite color combnations is green and pink. Today I  created a card for baby that includes my favorite color combo, adding just a touch of brown. For this card, I handmade a chrysanthemum flower and added a green lady bug bead to the center of the flower. I thought the bead was such a cute addition to the flower.

Created using: American Crafts (Enchnted; Wise Tortoise) paper, Bazzill (Beach) paper, Papertrey Ink (Perfect Match; Vintage Cream) paper, Spellbinders (Nestabilities; Circle) die-cut, Marvy (Corner) punch, VersaMagic (Spanish Olive, Gingerbread, and Aloe Vera) ink, Memento (New Sprout, Angel Pink, and Desert Sand) ink, Colorbox (Pink) pigment ink, Crystal Stickers (Glitter Dome; Pink) embelishemt, ribbon; Paper Tales. 

Thank you so much for stopping by,

 

Go-To Sentiment :: Wedding

Hope everyone is having a GREAT day.... today has been a very busy day for me and I know I will not have time to write later. With that said, today's post is going to be a quick one.

For today's card I have another go-to sentiment card, of which I will be entering into the Make It Monday challenge over at Papertrey Ink. Since there is no limit to the amount of entires, I'm pretty sure I am going to enter all the cards I make this week. 

 
Created using: Papertrey Ink (Perfect Match; Vintage Cream) paper, Bazzill (Kraft) paper, Papertrey Ink (Mega Mixed Messages, Say It With Style, Borders and Corners Mini, Fillable Frames #4, and Mat Stack 2) stamp set, Papertrey Ink (Fillable Frames #4) die-cut, Memento (Tuxedo Black, London Fog, and Desert Sand) ink, Brilliance (Galaxy Gold and Pearlescent Beige) pigment ink, Papertrey Ink (Vintage Touch; Chamomile and Chai blend) tea dye ink, Flower [handmade]; Ivory Organza (petals) and swarovski bead (center).

Before I go, I'd like to add one more thing.... I ADORE Papertrey Ink's Perfect Match paper. I tried it for the first time this week and It was SO great to work with and to stamp on. In the past, I've used Neenah and Gina K paper brands for stamping and Copic coloring. However, going forward I will definelty be using more of Papertrey Ink's paper. I have yet to try it with my Copics, but if  the Perfect Match paper works as well with the Copics as it did with my stamps, you can believe that I will be switching to Papertrey ink fully.

Gotta go... See you tomorrow,

Go-To Sentiment Card

Hi there!!I hope you all had a great weekend and a speedy Monday.

I have a few things I want to share with you all today. But first, Papertrey Ink will be having a challenge contest EVERY Monday and today was Make It Monday's kick off. The challenge today was to create a go-to sentiment card (hence the title of this post) using different sentiment stamps. Here is my entry:

 

Created using: Bazzill (Beach) cardstock, music sheet; Paper Tales, Bazzill (Candle) cardstock, Papertrey Ink (Mega Mixed Messages, Say It With Style, Make A Wish, Mat Stack 2 Collection, Fillable Frames #1, and  Dress Form) stamp sets) Papertrey Ink (Victorian Lace) border die, ribbon (Eggplant); Michael's, Twine; Paper Tales, Marvy (corner) punch, Memento (Desert Sand) ink, Tim Holtz (Vintage Photo) ink, Versa Magic (Purple Hydrangea, Pearlescent Rust).

Did you see that pretty purple flower I made on the card featured above?! Well, I handmade a few other things this past weekend that included flowers... Take a look.

From Left to right; I made a rosette headband using bridal tulle, chiffon, and pearls. Then, I made a rosette and chrysanthemum pin using ribbon (rust colored rosette), organza (chrysanthemum), and chiffon (rosette). For this pin, I sewed matching swarovski  beads into the middle and affixed a peal into the middle of the chrysanthemum. Lastly, for the single rosette, I made this from chiffon and adhered pearls to the middle and a pin-back as well as an alligator clip for versitility. 

Hope you enjoyed taking a peek at my latest projects,

Christmas Tags Revisited

I am so excited to be writing today's blog post because Papertrey Ink is having an ENORMOUS  giveaway, the prize is valued at $700!! In order to enter this contest, participants are asked to revisit their favorite creation made in 2010 using Papertrey Ink products. I choose to enter this contest using a tag set I created during Christmas Gift Tag Giveaway week. Wish me luck... the winner will be selected randomly on Sunday (Feb 6th) and will be announced that same day.  Eeek..... I'm SO giddy with excitement!! Even if I don't win, I just would be so excited for whoever wins.... This prize is like the lottery for paper crafters!!

I have to admit, it was hard picking just one product... But, I really like the mix of colors on this set. Plus, my most favorite part of this set, the Swarovski crystals on the end, which I beaded myself :D 

Created using: Bazzill (Kraft) paper, The Girl's Paperie (Tinsel & Twig; Festive Brocade) paper, Papertrey Ink (Holiday Tag Collection 2010) stamp set, Papertrey Ink (Fillable Frames #9) stamp set, Papertrey Ink (Limitless Layers; 1 3/4 " Circle Collection) die-cut set, Papertrey Ink (Seeing Stars Collection) die-cut set, Spellbinders (Nestabilities; Labels Four) die-cut set, Versamagic (Sage) ink, Tim Holtz (Vintage Photo) ink, Jolee's (Flat Back; Red) Swarovski crystals, Swarovski crystal beads (Red, Green, Mint), Findings (Gold & Silver) eyepins, ribbon; Michael's.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic weekend!!