Paper Smooches: January DT Blog Hop ****giveaway

Hello friends:)

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches JANUARY 2016 release with you!  TWO new stamps and TEN new dies are NOW available to purchase at 8pm PST on Wednesday, December 30th.  You will find our new products HERE.  

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! 

The prize - a $25 gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

• FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25 prize.

• Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS Blog for your chance to win!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your changes) 

• Deadline: You have until midnight PST on Sunday, December 27th to leave a comment. 

• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, December 28th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners. 

Alice Wertz

Ashley Marcu

Emily Leiphart

Kalyn Kepner

Laurie Schmidlin

Michele Boyer

Pamela Ho

Savannah O' Gwynn [You are here]

Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

• Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop

• Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop

• Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)
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Today I'm sharing a project using the NEW Hibiscus die. I've created two projects... but am sharing only one today {check the PS blog on Sunday for the other one!}.

I also used another NEW January stamp set {Silver & Gold} as well as the PS Friend Word die. This card was super easy to make and is PERFECT for the PS December flower challenge {click HERE to join in the fun}.   

Be sure to stop by the PS blog for details about this blog hop and giveaway! And don't forget to leave some love on the DT's blogs:) 

That's it for me today- THANK YOU so much for stopping by! Be blessed! 

Virtual Smooches: Die Cutting Tip {dryer sheets}

Hello, friends:}

Today is my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! **Note: Thursdays and/or Fridays are my NEW days to post on the VS blog:) 

First I need to apologize for a couple of things: 

1. I'm so sorry for the canyon sized gap between my videos! I was traveling and then sick during the month of November. I really didn't get much done at all! 
2. I wanted to get this video completed last night but my iMovie program gave me the "black screen of death"... so I had to learn how to use a NEW version of this program. TOTALLY different than what I'm used to! I'm pretty happy with what I've completed, but I have LOTS to learn before I share another video! 

So today I'm sharing a super cool tip that I learned a couple of weeks ago. You can use a dryer sheet when die cutting!!! This will help when working with intricate or simple images. SO CLEVER--- I wish I would have thought of this:) 

Here's a sneak peek of my video:

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}

Paper Smooches challenge- December 2015 [project2]

Hello, friends:} 

I'm back with another Paper Smooches monthly challenge. project The challenge for December is...... FLOWERS! Picture: Credit

I said I had lots of ideas for this challenge...here's another:)

I created a simple layered card using some papers from the On Trend 6x6 Crate Paper pad along with the Paper Smooches Dainty Flowers dies and the Birthday Bash stamps. 

Flowered patterned paper + some flower dies = PERFECT card for this challenge! Love it!  

That's it for me today! I hope you will join in the fun--- you could win a $50 gift certificate to the PS store!!! Be sure to stop by HERE to link up and to play along! ***NOTE: there's a SMALL gallery!! You should really think about entering! You could win:) 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:} 

Paper Smooches challenge- December 2015

Hello, friends:}

Today we start a NEW Paper Smooches monthly challenge. The challenge for December is...... FLOWERS! 

Picture: Credit

I've got several ideas for this challenge--- I wish I had time to share them all! Funny thing: I don't even like flowers... LOL!  

The challenge is to incorporate FLOWERS somewhere on your project (flower paper, washi tape, flower stamps/dies, etc).  

I created two very CAS cards for this challenge. I used some older My Mind's Eye papers along with the Paper Smooches Religious Words and Adorable Array dies. You don't even have to use the entire die for your creation! I cut the two little flower buds off and added them to the sentiment die cut---- I love it!  

I liked this design so much that I created more of a masculine faith card (I think this card could be given to either a male or a female). I stamped the sentiment using the PS Spiritual Sampler and used the same dies for the sentiment. I LOOOOOOOOOVE how simple it is! 

That's it for me today! I hope you will join in the fun--- you could win a $50 gift certificate to the PS store!!! Be sure to stop by HERE to link up and to play along! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:} 

Paper Smooches: December DT Blog Hop ****giveaway

Hello friends:)

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches DECEMBER release with you!  TWO new stamps and TEN new dies are NOW available to purchase.  You will find our new products HERE.  

To celebrate BLACK FRIDAY - we have a special sale for you. At check out, type the code BFSALE15 in the coupon code box to receive 15% off your entire order. The sale ends on Saturday, November 28th at 8:00pm PT. 

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! 

The prize - a $25 gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

• FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25 prize.

• Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your changes) 

• Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, November 29th to leave a comment. 

• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, November 30th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.  

Jennifer McGuire (video)Alice Wertz 
Ashley Marcu 
Emily Leiphart 
JJ Bolton 
Kalyn Kepner 
Kara Vrabel 
Laura Bassen 
Laurie Schmidlin 
Michele Boyer 
Savannah O'Gwynn [You are here]
Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

• Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop

• Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop

• Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)
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Today I'm sharing a project using the NEW Foliage 3 dies--- oh my! Super cute and perfect for any addition to clusters and embellishments. 
I used several PS stamps/dies for this card including: Streamers (stamps/dies), Quote Tag, and Butterfly Duets. I'm in love with those Foliage 3 leaf die cuts--- and I absolutely love that some of the leaf pieces are removed. This adds a bit more interest and makes the cluster and embellishment POP! LOVE LOVE LOVE it :) 

Be sure to stop by the PS blog for details about this blog hop and giveaway! And don't forget to leave some love on the DT's blogs:) 

That's it for me today- THANK YOU so much for stopping by! Be blessed! 

HAPPY News:)

Hello friends:) 

I can hardly hold in my excitement--- it's official! Kim Hughes asked me to join the Paper Smooches Design Team!!!!!!!!! OH MY OH MY OH MY! 

This is a HUGE dream come true!!! I'm so thrilled--- and to be honest, a bit nervous because the PS DT has soooooo much talent! It's an honor to work with all of these ladies (and esp. Kim!!)! Click HERE for more details and for the official announcement! 

Thank you so much for this great opportunity, Kim!

Friday will be my first official blog hop with the NEW December release--- you will NOT want to miss it! And you won't want to miss the hop because you could win a PS gift certificate to get some of these amazing stamps/dies:) 

That's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:) 

PS November (gold) challenge- project #2

Hello, friends:}

I'm back from our Paris trip--- and I just want to say THANK YOU for all of your prayers for our safe return! We were over there for the terrorist attacks and thankfully were able to leave the next day! We had the most amazing time in France!!! We walked everywhere and visited lots of different museums... we ate in little cafes and had baguettes (MMMMMMMMM! My favorite!)...and we walked up almost every tower and building we could (for exercise). It was super fun! 

Happy 9th Anniversary, Travis! Here's to 100+ more years of wedded bliss ❤️ Ecc. 4:12b

Unfortunately, I did get sick as soon as we got home:( But thankfully I didn't get sick over there! LOL! 

Ok--- enough about our trip and my sickness....

I hope you've checked out (and played along with) the NEW Paper Smooches monthly challenge over on the PS blog. The challenge for November is...... GOLD! 

Picture: Credit

So I have about a hundred ideas for using GOLD on my PS projects, but I'm behind due to being on the couch most of the week. Hopefully I will share a couple more ideas this week:) You can use gold paint, gold paper, gold thread, gold embossing powder, sequins, and so much more! Just stamp with PS stamps and add gold--- then enter to win a $50 gift certificate.

For this card, I was inspired by a pink reindeer at Bath & Body Works. I watercolored this little reindeer from the Paper Smooches Enchanted Elves set and added gold glitter to his antlers. Super easy! I also wrapped a gold thread at the top of my linen paper card for extra bling (but it's still a simple card... I bet this card could be mass produced!). The sentiment is from the PS Holiday Cheer set. Easy, simple, and PERFECT for the PS November challenge. LOVE! 

That's it for me today! I hope you will join in the fun--- you could win a $50 gift certificate to the PS store!!! Be sure to stop by HERE to link up and to play along! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}