Paper Smooches: April Blog Hop **************GIVEAWAY

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It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches April 2017 release with you! TWO new stamp set and SIX new dies will be available to purchase at 8pm PST on April 2nd.  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, April 2nd to leave a comment. 

• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, April 3rd to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners. 

Alice Wertz

Karin Akesdotter

Laurie Schmidlin

Michele Boyer

Jill Hawkins

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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I've got a full reveal/photo and a sneak of another idea using the NEW Pineapple Crush 2 stamp set. 

I went with a fun pink/coral/yellow pastel and neon green color combo--- I thought it paired nicely with the sentiment😊  I really wanted the sentiment to be "around" the pineapple... but I kind of got ahead of myself while stamping and forgot my idea! LOL! I've used two new sentiments from this stamp set, as well as the NEW Pineapple 2 die. **NOTE: I've never had a pina colada... but I'm sure it's a tasty drink. That's why I added a straw to the pineapple... hopefully that matches the sentiment 😬

For my sneak peek... I used the Pineapple Crush 2 set to create this welcome card for a neighbor! I absolutely looooooooooooove that glitter/sequins on the pineapple! And the papers... and the layers... and the entire thing! 

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- March #5

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Today I'm sharing my last project for the Paper Smooches March challenge--- this month we are all about the GREEEEEEEEEEEN! It's my favorite color and Pantone's color of the year:) 

Picture: Credit HERE 

This card was super easy to make! I highly doubt this card will last long in our house- I'm always running out of masculine birthday cards! LOL! I love that little clock! It says "time for fun"! Yes, it is... time for fun (and cake) 😊  I used the following PS stamps/dies: Tick Tock, Bosom Buddy, Celebrate Word, Hexalongs.

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:} 

Virtual Smooches: Shaped Interactive Cards

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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:) 

I'm sharing how easy it is to create an shaped interactive animal card using the NEW PS animal die cuts. These cards are the CUTEST! 

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

Paper Smooches challenge- March #4

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Today I'm sharing another project (or a set of three green cards and one purple one) for the Paper Smooches March challenge--- this month we are all about the GREEEEEEEEEEEN! It's my favorite color and Pantone's color of the year:) 

Picture: Credit HERE 

I always need sympathy cards... which make me so sad to use. So I used some Neocolor II crayons to create the watercolor design, added some white embellishments/die cuts/thread, and then finished with a gold embossed sentiment. I used the following PS stamps/dies: Graceful Beauties, Flap Happy, Waves, Cute Cluster, Single Rose, and Butterfly Duet.

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:} 

Paper Smooches challenge- March #3

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****Click HERE for my Virtual Smooches GIVEAWAYS!!!!!!!!! Deadline to enter is March 15th! 

Today I'm sharing another project for the Paper Smooches March challenge--- this month we are all about the GREEEEEEEEEEEN! It's my favorite color and Pantone's color of the year:) 

Picture: Credit HERE 

I went super CAS for this card- I was inspired by a shirt that I saw in the local grocery store. It was a gray shirt with a leprechaun hat and beard. I knew that it would make a super cute card 🍀 Not only is this CAS but I also used only ONE stamp set! I didn't die cut but fussy cut. I didn't add other embellishments but only used paper----- that's so different than my normal style! LOL! I used the following PS stamps/dies: A Magical Spring

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:} 

Virtual Smooches: 4th Anniversary + GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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First---- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRAVIS!!!!!!!!!! I hope that you enjoy this very special day! This is one of my favorite days of the year- celebrating YOU! 🎉 Enjoy this day and eat cake- Psalm 118:24  {I'm sure that second part is in the Bible} 🎂

Today is my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! Today is a very special day because it's Trav's birthday... and our 4th year anniversary with Virtual Smooches! HOOOOOOORAY! 

Be sure to stop by the Virtual Smooches blog for the GIVEAWAY details!

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

Paper Smooches challenge- March #2

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Today I'm sharing another project for the Paper Smooches March challenge--- this month we are all about the GREEEEEEEEEEEN! It's my favorite color and Pantone's color of the year:) 

Picture: Credit HERE 

This is going to be a fun challenge because the rules are simple: use green on your project {anywhere... any hue of green... any amount...etc}. EASY! 

I needed to create another birthday card (March is filled with birthdays in our family) and I thought this would be a great way to create a card for the challenge! I went with some older Basic Grey papers (Fresh Cut 6x6). Now that it's uploaded to the blogs... I'm not sure that it looks green, but I promise it is! LOL! I added some green watercoloring/ink to the cardbase using Neocolor II Crayons {Lime Green, Light Olive, and Yellow Green- see!??! I told you that there was green on my card! And I used green sequins! LOL!}! I used the following PS stamps/dies: Digits, Birthday Bash, Group Hugs, Butterfly Duet, and Celebrate Word.

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:} 

Paper Smooches challenge- March #1

Hello, friends:}

Today I'm sharing my first project for the Paper Smooches March challenge--- this month we are all about the GREEEEEEEEEEEN! It's my favorite color and Pantone's color of the year:) 

Picture: Credit HERE 

This is going to be a fun challenge because the rules are simple: use green on your project {anywhere... any hue of green... any amount...etc}. EASY! 

I went with a medium amount of green on my card by using a Whisker Graphics tag and some light green polka dot washi tape. **NOTE: that washi tape looks yellow in the photo but in person it's green! I used the following PS stamps/dies: Digits, Happy Birthday, and Stars dies. I pulled out my Basic Grey Hey You papers to match the masculine theme {I haven't forgotten about my own challenge- using up my stash! LOL!}. This is a card for Trav's birthday (March 9th)... he will be... can't tell! His age is hidden on the green card by stamping the numbers with VersaMark ink🤣

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:}