Paper Smooches: January Blog Hop **************GIVEAWAY

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***Be sure to stop by THIS post for the Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia. And be sure to stop by her blog HERE for all the details and giveaways! Deadline is Dec. 31st! 

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 stamp sets and FIVE new dies will be available to purchase at 8pm PST on December 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, January 1st to leave a comment. 

• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, January 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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For today's sneak peek I've created a watercolor underwater scene using the NEW Ocean Scene dies, as well as the NEW Courteous Cuties stamps and dies. 

I used a couple extra PS stamps and dies for this card, including: Summer Sampler, Enchanted Elves, and Banner dies. As soon as I saw the jelly fish carrying that shel [from the Courteous Cuties stamp set], I knew I wanted to make an underwater birthday scene! 

Those bubbles along with the rocks, seaweed, and coral are all from the NEW Ocean Scene die set! It's such a FUN set to use, esp with watercoloring! 

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! 

Paper Smooches challenge- December project #12-15

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***Be sure to stop by THIS post for the Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia. And be sure to stop by her blog HERE for all the details and giveaways! Deadline is Dec. 31st! 

Today I'm sharing my final projects for the Paper Smooches "Winter-Holiday-Hanukkah-New Years" challenge for December.

Picture: Credit HERE HERE HERE and HERE

In case you don't know- I challenged myself to make 15 projects for December's challenge---- and I did it!!!!!!!!!!! HOORAY! I made 15 cards even with a few stitches in my finger:)  

I'm going to keep this post short because it's still hard to write (these stitches HURT!!!!!!) I used the following PS stamps/dies on the cards for today: Digits, Numbers, Alphawhimsy, Criss Cross, Let It Snow, Lg. Snowflakes, Mirror Blocks, Cool Dudes, Notebook Paper Two, Hot Concoctions, Winter Sampler, Coffee & Tea, Gingerbread House, and Word Bubbles.   

This card was inspired by a design/graphic on Pinterest- I tried to get a link but it shows nothing:( This card was sooooo hard to make- but it looks awesome! I used the 2017 Pantone color of the year for 2017!!! LOVE it! 

This design was inspired by a poster in a store on one of our trips this past month! Not my favorite because I totally messed it up... but I think it's very CAS and perfect for the holidays or New Year since it snows until March!

Those are marshmallows:) Trav thought they were ice cubes (what they were intended to be... LOL!)! I saw THIS inflatable on a road near Trav's work, and I knew I had to make a card! 

CAS- two ribbons and a glittered snowflake. Easy!

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 play along:) 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:} 

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

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Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!! 

Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!

I created a fun time-laspe video for 3 different holiday cards that I'm entering into the Paper Smooches December challenge (read more about it and link up your creations HERE). 

The challenge is to create a "winter-holiday-Hanukkah-New Year's" creation---- and there's an extra challenge for me! I challenged myself to create 15 projects; so far I have 10 done!!!  Here's a closer look at my cards! 

This card was inspired by a gift card with a dachshund dog with a scarf wrapped around his belly! 

Toooo cute! 

I share my baby powder technique with washi tape for the scarf in the video! This is one of my favorite techniques to use! ALSO--- I don't normally send out Christmas/Holiday cards... but this year I might send this card to a special friend:) 

Trav really loves this card- esp the sparkly snow! 

DON'T FORGET: there's a prize up for grabs from a special sponsor! Please be sure to show our sponsors some love, as they have been very generous in giving their support and time to this event. 

It’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by [my favorite] Paper Smooches so you’ll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as mine in order to be eligible to win! 

DON'T FORGET: to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 23:59 EST on 31st December 2016 to enter. 

The Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas! 

Virtual Smooches: Embossed Image from a Die Cut (and December project #6)

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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:) 

Today I'm sharing how I created an embossed image using the November 2016 PS Decorate A Tree die. This is a simple technique- you are using the die as a stamp! It's a fun way to use your dies! 

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

Paper Smooches challenge- December project #3-5

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Today I'm sharing more projects for the Paper Smooches "Winter-Holiday-Hanukkah-New Years" challenge for December.

Picture: Credit HERE HERE HERE and HERE

In case you don't know- I challenged myself to make 15 projects for December's challenge---- I aim high! After today I'll have 5 out of 15. I think I might finish before Christmas 😬 

I went with a CAS Christmas card for my first project. I was inspired by a package I saw on Instagram. CAS isn't really my style... but I tried it and liked it;) Funny story: I showed Trav and his response was that it was too simple! TOO simple?!?!?! He said it was simpler than his "Trav's Card Style" of stamp, ribbon, done. LOL! That's when I thought about adding a scored line around the edges. I never thought I would hear Trav say that my card was too simple 😝 PS stamps/dies: Bows dies (I die cut the smallest bow and then cut it down to fit the "windows" from the Gingerbread House dies-- making it look like a present) and Merry Christmas die.   

My second card was inspired by an email that I received from a company this past week. It had rolling hills, lots of trees, polar bears, and snow. LOVE it! Trav says that I take images/photos and make them my own- and this is an example of just that:) PS stamps/dies: Warm Wishes, Snow Drifts die, and Happy Camper stamps/dies. 

And for my final card today- I was inspired by THIS super cute print of a moose! Oh my! How adorable is he??! LOVE him! I used the same snow technique as I did for the previous card (I used ICT Frost Shimmer Spritz) and then watercolored my moose image. I even used some interfacing batting for the ear muff to make them look fuzzy! Sooo CUTE:) PS stamps/dies: Chubby Chum Pals stamps/dies and Ovals 1. 

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 play along:) 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}