Paper Smooches SPARKS April Trend Watch challenge {post1}

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Today we start another weekly challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS blog!! The first week of the month is always a TRENDS WATCH challenge. 

This week we are inspired by the following photo:

There are SOOOO many Paper Smooches butterfly images and now dies-- that this challenge was super easy for me! I actually have three other cards that I want to share hopefully later this week:)

For my this card, I used the PS Butterflies2 dies along with a sentiment from the PS Spiritual Sampler set. LOVE these papers by KaiserCraft {Flora Delight}-- there are foiled and embossed papers! GORGEOUS:) I also love love love that glittered frame with the butterflies flying out of it!!  I think this card is a bit out of my comfort zone-- kind of shabby chic... or vintage but not vintage...either way, I think I nailed it:)

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

Ashley Marcu

Jessica Davis

Lori Tecler

Nina Yang

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details!!!! This challenge ends April 7th. I cannot wait to see what you make--I just LOOOOOVE my Paper Smooches stamps-- did you see the new stamp sets??? I cannot wait to get them in the mail!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Fourth card for the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge

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I want to share another Paper Smooches SPARKS DESIGNER DRAFT challenge creation that I made on WCMD. I stated in my post Monday {HERE} that I made four cards with this sketch. 

I was inspired by the sketch on the left for this card. I wanted to think outside the box...and I began to think about what that triangle looked like. And it looked like an owl beak! So I whipped up this card using some Kaisercraft Tiny Woods papers (minus the sentiment which was created using Paper Smooches Chubby Chums and Christmas Sampler sets) and showed my friend and Trav--I was so proud of my "clever" idea. BOTH of them just stared at this card with nothing to say. Then Trav said it didn't look like an owl! WHAT???? Back to the drawing board. So I modified his head a bit and pretty much recreated the entire card (because this paper tears so easily!).....and below is what we got. 

I looooove this card despite my friends and husband telling me that it doesn't look like an owl!!! 

That's it for me today-- and for this sketch:) LOL! Be sure to stop by the other Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more inspiration and to link up your creation! **NOTE:: be sure to check out the DT call going on over at the PSS blog too!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}