Just Another Prettie Monday...

Falling For You Sophia again - I keep using her to try & hurry up Fall! I love it when we can give the a/c a rest & the cats can enjoy sitting on the windowsills enjoying the cool breeze & whatever creature has them enthralled. I love the opportunity to allow nature to water the lawn & the off chance I get to utilize a sweater.

I used a fun layout from Danielle for the Prettie Thursday Forum Challenge. She wanted our cards to lose a little around the middle (in other words, make a tall card) but I really wasn't in the mood to get out an envelope of a different size, so I spliced my card off the side to 3 1/4 and it will still fit in a standard envelope. HA!

Since I'm in the fall mood - I reached for my Basic Grey Mellow Pad and used 5 different patterns (the cloud background Sophia is stamped on is in the pack - that's what I love about them, they all go well together.

Pretties News:

1. Falling For You Sophia is the Stamp of the Month for September so if you'd like to get her before she's released to the general public, sign up before August 31st 11:59 p.m. CST

2. Back to School Sale (Friday August 15th until August 31st) Who says mom has to miss out on all the great deals when it's back to school time!?! EVERYTHING in the Paper Pretties Boutique is eligible, you can even shop from the SALE category and receive the specials!
Spend $25 in the Paper Pretties Boutique and you can choose any one of the Paper Pretties' sentiments for free (Christie just added some new ones on Friday)
Spend $50 you can choose a Paper Pretties' sentiment and a roll of American Crafts ribbon.
Spend $100 - you can choose a Paper Pretties' sentiment, a roll of American Crafts ribbon and you'll get FREE SHIPPING!!! When you check out, simply leave a note in the comments box which sentiment and ribbon you would like and Christie will make sure it gets put in your order! Orders over $100 will automatically not be charged shipping.

3. Stampin' In Your Jammies Party: Monday, September 1st (7 pm CST) in the Paper Pretties Forum. We will be releasing Howdy Girlfriend!!

4. Cutie Pie contest - start working on your submission(s) for the contest - your prize will be a gift certificate to the Pretties store. You need to submit your card to Christie at christie@paperpretties.net. by August 31st at 8pm CST and all entries should be uploaded at the Paper Pretties website and put in the Cutie Pie Submissions gallery.