Paper Smooches: MAY Blog Hop ****giveaway

Hello friends:)

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches May 2016 release with you!  ONE new stamp set and FIVE new dies will be available to purchase at 8pm PST on April 30th.  You will find our new products HERE once they go live.  

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, May 1st to leave a comment. 

• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, May 2nd to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners. 

Alice Wertz

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 Happy Travels stamp set. I loooooooove how this card turned out!! I wasn't sure at first, but this card is so fun and actually inspired by a photo I took on our trip to Paris in November last year. 

I used some older Crate Paper papers along with my favorite Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko inks, as well as a NEW PS die and the PS Speech Bubbles dies. Glue, staple, stamp, sew, and attach dies... EASY! 

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:) I can't wait for you to get your NEW May stamps/dies! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

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

Paper Smooches: April challenge #3

Hello, friends:)

Each week I write the "Sunday Recap" over on the PS blog (click HERE). Today I'm sharing these two cards for the April challenge, black and white with a pop of color. Play along HERE! 

I think I might have added a bit more color than needed or wanted, but I still love these cards! They are simple and so fun--- perfect for anyone celebrating a birthday. **Annnnnnnnd I think I might use this design for a card using one of May's new releases! Check back soon for that card! 

Paper Smooches stamps: Bosom Buddy, Birthday Bash, Sweet Hearts, Tri-balation

I also wanted to let you know that I will be having a giveaway with my Virtual Smooches 3rd anniversary video (sometime in May). I want to answer your questions! So ask anything HERE! I will pick one winner from these questions. **Winner will be picked after the video goes live and will be contacted via email. 

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

Virtual Smooches: March RECAP

Hello, friends:}

I've been sharing my Virtual Smooches videos over on the VS blog with just sneak peeks here...so I created a post with all of my March videos and creations-- just in case you've missed any! **NOTE:: Thursday/Fridays are my video days on the VS blog. Mark that in your calendar! 

***Be sure to change your settings to HD before watching! THANKS:) 

March 17: PS March Challenge (and tips)

PS stamps: Fun & Flirty; PS dies: Bicycle

March 31: Time-Lapse (inspired by THIS layout by Eyoung Lee)

PS dies: Happy Birthday Words

That's it for me today-- be sure to stop by the Virtual Smooches blog for more inspiration! And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for challenges and a chance to win a Paper Smooches gift certificate! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

 

Paper Smooches challenge- April 2016

Hello, friends:}

Today we start a NEW Paper Smooches monthly challenge. The challenge for April is...... BLACK/WHITE with a POP OF COLOR! **A pop of color means "just a pop" or "hint" of color!   

Picture: Credit

This is truly a challenge for me!! You know me----> I love love love patterned papers and color! This was my first try at black/white with a pop of color.... not bad! Simple and perfect for just about anyone's birthday (esp my SIL Candice)! I used the PS Happy Birthday Words and Balloons dies. And I added the balloon string from the Hullabaloo stamp set. Easy as 1, 2, 3! Hey--- this might fit under the Trav's Card Style challenges (it was die cut, stamp, and done 😜). The painted ballon was created using the Illustrated Faith pink paint. 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:}