Paper Smooches SPARKS July Designer Drafts challenge {post1}

Hello, friends:}

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Today we start another weekly challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS blog!! The second week of the month is always a DESIGNER DRAFT challenge. 

This week we are inspired by the following sketch:

Ok... so the PSS DT created card that didn't include the jar... so I went ahead and followed this sketch 99%!!!!!!! I used a jar, straws, and the such! HOOOOOORAY! ***NOTE: The sentiment was created by Trav-- I asked him what this card should say and he came up with this sentiment. I have to admit that I looked at him with big eyes-- this sentiment was SUPER hard to stamp (esp. since I had to mask every word)! And I need to give credit to my friend, Laurie. She stopped by while I was making this card, and she prayed me through it! She said she learned a lot about masking... probably more than she wanted to know:) THANK YOU, Trav and Laurie! 

I used some of my favorite papers by Fancy Pants Designs {The Good Life} for this card. I looooooove those polka dots! This is a fairly simple card (minus the masking for the sentiment)... I did use 8 stamp sets for this card and some dies! I inked up the Paper Smooches Word Up, Spiffy Scooters, Pretty Phrases *this stamp set was used to make several words in that sentiment-- LOVE!, Swanky Snowdudes, Green Thumb, Freezy Fellas, FOLKal Points, and Crystal Clear stamp sets. I also used my new Crystal Clear1 dies for that jar-- which I'm super excited about because I stamped the "Ball" sentiment on the vellum with Versamark ink and then used the stem of one of the plants for the line under the sentiment! Laurie and I looked a Ball jar in my studio for that inspiration! LOVE LOVE LOVE! 

Trav says he loves the size of this card-- it's def. tall! 

Not sure if you can see it-- but here are two close-ups of the Versamarked sentiment and line:)

That's it for me today--but be sure to stop by the other Paper Smooches SPARKS DT members' blogs, get inspired, and leave them some love. 

Wida

Jenny

Jocelyn

Alice

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details!!!! This challenge ends July 14th. I cannot wait to see what you make!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

ps... just in case you like to get a "head start" on challenges, we now share the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge photos on the Paper Smooches blog on SUNDAYS!!! That's one day early!!! Be sure to check it out HERE!! 

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