Virtual Smooches: November Recap {post1}

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**After 6am EST- click HERE for my Reverse Confetti SFYTT#7 post. 
**After 3am EST- click HERE for my Paper Smooches Sparks challenge post! 

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 November videos and creations-- just in case you've missed any! **NOTE:: Thursdays are my video days on the VS blog. Mark that in your calendar! 



November 7th: O'Gwynn Oscars (Travis O'Gwynn guest)

Be sure to stop by THIS post for Travis' Top 3 Virtual Smooches videos and Travis Truths:) 

November 14: Die Cutting Foam Tape

This card was featured on the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog (Nov. Designer Drafts challenge).

PS stamps: Timber, Many Thanks, and Potpourri; PS dies: Quote Tags

PS stamps: Merry Motifs; PS dies: Christmas Words and Motif Icons

PS stamps: Calorie Free, Circle Of Honor, and Get Outta Town; PS dies: Quote Tags

November 21: Dinner Decorations (name plates)

PS stamps: Streamers, Alphadots, FOLKal Points, and Gently Seasoned; PS dies: Streamers

PS stamps: Jive Turkey and Alphadots; PS dies: Flag Tags, Hickory Leaf, and Toppers

PS stamps: Jive Turkey and Alphadots; PS dies: Hickory Leaf and Paper Die

November 28: Start-to-Finish (Pinterest Inspired)

PS stamps: Alphadot, Sentiment Sampler, Group Hugs, and We Connect; PS dies: Ampersands

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:}

Ribbon Carousel #87 and Reverse Confetti

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Have you played along with this month's Ribbon Carousel challenge yet??? The RCC is now doing monthly challenges with a huge prize at the end for one lucky player!!! The prize::: a ribbon carousel!!!!!! This month's theme/challenge--- Holidays & Celebrations! 

Savannah Fact: I LOOOOOOOOOOVE Thanksgiving. I love it because there is so much that I'm thankful for. I should be celebrating Thanksgiving EVERY. SINGLE. DAY!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE it!!!

So of course for this challenge, I wanted to create a Thanksgiving card. I used some old Authentique Thankful papers along with my Reverse Confetti Forever Fall and Tag Me dies for this card. I LOOOOOOOOVE how I created that sentiment and layered the banner die cuts! ***NOTE: I actually cut the cream banner so that it was longer! To finish my card, I stitched around the edges and added some May Arts Ribbon twine! LOVE x10000000! 

Tsukineko: Memento Rhubarb Stalk and Rich Cocoa inks

That's it for me today--but make sure you stop by the RCC blog for more details for this challenge and DT inspiration!!! And click HERE to link up your creation!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:} 

RCC#81: Celebrations {post1}

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**After 9am--please click HERE or scroll up/down for my Mama Elephant highlight post.

Have you played along with this month's Ribbon Carousel challenge yet??? The RCC is now doing monthly challenges with a huge prize at the end for one lucky player!!! The prize::: a ribbon carousel!!!!!! This month's theme/challenge--- Celebrations! 

I have been wanting to create a birthday card with this sentiment on it for about six months! I used some old Cosmo Cricket 2wenty-thr3e papers along with some grey vintage seam binding-- I actually wrapped it around the card and tied a bow (but the center panel hides it). I made that brad using the Imaginisce iTop and then stamped the sentiment using several Paper Smooches stamp sets {including Digits, Christmas Sampler, Warm Hearts, Birthday Buddies, Chit Chat, and Perky Plants}. I love love love how it turned out! And I actually played along with a sketch challenge-- or kind of:) I used the Seize the Birthday sketch as my inspiration. **I know that I moved the two circles together and the center panel over... I did a loose interpretation of this sketch:)

That's it for me today--but make sure you stop by the RCC blog for more details for this challenge and DT inspiration!!! And click HERE to link up your creation!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

RCC New Crewmates

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**After 10AM EST--Please click HERE for my Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge post. 

I'm excited to share that I'm joining in the fun again with the Ribbon Carousel Crewmates!! Another term starts today with the RCC, and this new team has some newbies and oldies....but this has some SERIOUS talent!!!! Check out the new team HERE or click on their name below:}

AMANDA COLEMAN

AMBER HIGHT

 ANDREA EWEN

CANDACE PIERCE

 DANIELLE DAWS

ELS BRIGE

JAK HEATH

 JENNY PETERSON

KELLI HULL

KIM O'CONNELL

LAUREL SEABROOK

  LINDSAY ARMHEIN

LISA SOMERVILLE

MICHELE LOURENCO

PIALI BISWAS

 PEGGY TOOLE

SAVANNAH O'GWYNN

STEPHANIE MUZZULIN

TANGII CRAIN

 TRACY VALURE

VALERIE MORILLO

 WENDY RAMLAHKAN

The first RCC challenge goes live on Oct. 6th!!! And be sure to stop by the RC store! There's a great sale going on until Oct. 4th!!!! Happy shopping!

THANKS for stopping by! Be blessed:} 

Ribbon Carousel and Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker hop--GIVEAWAY

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**Be sure to leave some love for your chance to win--giveaway details below:) 

Today the Ribbon Carousel Crewmates are teaming up with the talented designers from Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker to bring you a blog hop along with some prizes:) 

At Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker, we create distinctive and original designs. Our designs are based upon two core beliefs which also serve as the foundation for our company and everything we do to support it.

We believe that scrapbooking, card making and crafting are always:

• Authentic artistic expressions
• Created with love

Our designs are driven by imagination; we strive to be different, not for the sake of being different, but to inspire you to express yourself in meaningful and fun ways. We mix elements from different sources, including styles, colors and materials. Our designs are genuinely eclectic. Our papers use vibrant colors with unique patterns and often contain irresistible characters. We are authentic in intention, action and results. We have achieved our goal if you are inspired (and tickled) when you see our paper.

I've created a super fun Thank You card using some of my FAVORITE twine {available HERE and HERE from the Ribbon Carousel} as well as the Messages papers from NS. This was an easy card to put together- layering lots of elements from this paper pack and adding twine. FUN!!! The pocket works so you can pull out that message and add a small note on it! LOOOOOOOVE it! 

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by the RC blog for more details and more inspiration! And don't forget about the giveaways! Here's how to win: 

The Ribbon Carousel will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to the Ribbon Carousel Store and Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker will be giving away a scrapbooking kit (winner's choice!)  Enjoy the hop and be sure to leave some blog love along your way to be eligible for the prizes!  Winners will be announced Saturday night at 8:00 PM EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Be blessed:}

Paper Smooches SPARKS August Cool Shades challenge

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Today we start another weekly challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS blog!! The third week of the month is always a Cool Shades challenge.  

This week we are inspired by the following colors: 

I just love that orange and light mint/blue color together with the mauve/purple/pink! The yellow was probably the hardest part for me to add to my card! LOL! I used several of my My Mind's Eye papers {Honey, Fiddlesticks, My Fav Things--all available HERE from the Ribbon Carousel. The images are from my Paper Smooches Pip Squeaks set; the sentiment is from A Little Lovin'. The ribbon was cut in half to create a smaller bow {available HERE from the RC}. LOVE LOVE LOVE this card! 

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. 

Kasia

Heather

Glenda

Lori

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details. This challenge ends August 26th. I cannot wait to see what you make--I just LOOOOOVE my Paper Smooches stamps!!! **Did you see the new Kismet collection stamp set!!?? LOVE it! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

 

Nat'l Lollipop day with Bazzill card stock and Ribbon Carousel {post2}

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**After 6am--please click HERE for my Paper Made Bakery post:) 


GIVEAWAY details below:)
I'm joining in the fun with the Ribbon Carousel today--we are sharing projects using the Bazzill Card Shoppe Card Stock!! LOVE it!! We have teamed up with Bazzill today to show off their amazing new cardstock. 

Here's a little of information about the Bazzill Card Shoppe: Bazzill has been working with its paper mills to create the perfect premium, smooth, heavy-weight cardstock that will be a sweet treat for every card-maker. Now available in 28 coordinating colors. The paper is a stout 100 lbs. and folds with a crisp edge. It won’t warp when used with markers, inks, or mists, and can handle loads of embellishments without sagging. The Ribbon Carousel shop carries all 28 colors, and I LOOOOOOOOOOVE it! This cardstock is my NEW fav!! 


Today is National Lollipop Day so we have created some eye candy using this as our theme! I used some of my favorite Paper Smooches images {Hang Ups and Sugar Rush} for my card. I also used some 1/8" orange/white center stitched ribbon {available HERE from the RC} as an accent color! The Bazzill card stock that I used includes Marshmallow, Peanut Cluster, and Candy Hearts. LOOOOOVE it! 

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Ribbon Carousel blog for more inspiration! And stop by the RC store to order some of this cardstock-- you will LOVE it! **NOTE:: Be sure to stop by the Bazzill blog to find a special COUPON for the RC store!!! 

GIVEAWAY---Bazzill donated 3 sampler packs of the Card Shope card stock for us to give away! Here's what you need to do:

1. Leave a comment on the Ribbon Carousel blog post. 

2. Head on over to the Bazzill Facebook page to "like" them and tell them the Ribbon Carousel sent you and then head back over to our Facebook page and tell us you did!

3. Share this post on your blog or facebook page and let us know you did on the Ribbon Carousel blog or Facebook page. If you share on your blog--be sure to leave a direct link to the post so we can stop by and thank you:) 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:)