Paper Smooches SPARKS September Designer Drafts challenge

Hello, friends:}

Today we start another weekly challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS blog!! This week we are sharing a DESIGNER DRAFT challenge. 

This week we are inspired by the following sketch:

**Sentiments can be placed anywhere on the sketch.

Two months ago I challenged myself to stick to the sketch 100%- no changes what-so-ever {check out that post HERE}. I'm still not doing so well with that challenge! LOL! I thought I was onto something with my design this month.... and then I realized that I didn't add the larger square panel (or I guess you could say it's the sentiment die cut?!?! Maybe not! LOL!)! 

Even though I changed some things, I still LOVE LOVE LOVE this card. I love the papers [Fancy Pants Designs True Friend] and I loooooooooooove all the PS dies I used- PS Heartfelt Thanks, Coffee & Tea, Hearts, and the Stitched Flourishes 2 (which Trav loves the most on this card! He says it really looks like steam! LOL!). I also used a sentiment from the PS Cyber Cafe stamp set. I LOVE everything about this card! It's simple but the designs and layers really make it DETAILED:) LOVE LOVE LOVE! 

*ETA: I'm actually joining in the fun with the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! I do not like coffee (I know that's weird) but I love coffee mugs;) So I thought I would enter the hop:) 

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

Karin

Larissa

Lori

Lynn

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details!!!! This challenge ends October 3rd. I cannot wait to see what you make!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Paper Smooches SPARKS: August Anything Goes (wk3) challenge

Hello, friends:}  

Today we start another weekly challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS blog!! Another Anything Goes challenge starts today!   

That's right--you get to create ANYTHING you want (as long as you use Paper Smooches stamps)!! This is the BEST challenge ever!!!

I made this card last Sunday at 2am! I was up and just wanted to craft. WOW! I have missed my studio and crafting time! I had so much fun putting this card together for our friends (they just bought a house!!!)!

I did some masking to create this sentiment using the PS Denim & Daisies, Christmas Sampler, and the Spreading Sunshine stamp sets. LOVE when you can mix and match stamps to create a custom sentiment! 

And that frog is from the PS Royal Cuteness set... QUESTION: does that frog look familiar? I actually created it for THIS video and THIS post! I have had it sitting on my desk for OVER a year! LOL! LOVE it!

I also used the PS Dainty Flowers and Royal Icons dies. Papers are from an OLD Simple Stories pad (Summer Fresh from 2012!) and the alphas are from an OLD Fancy Pants Design set (Childish)--- which makes this card perfect for my Sav Challenges! LOVE! 

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. 

Karin

Larissa

Lori

Lynn

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details. This challenge ends August 22nd. Hope you join in the fun--- this is the EASIEST challenge ever!!!!!!!!

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Countdown to Confetti: Sneak Peek Here We Go, Let's Chill

Hello, friends:}

**Giveaway details below

Today the Reverse Confetti DT is sharing a sneak peek for the Here We Go and Let's Chill stamp sets. Be sure to stop by the RC blog for more inspiration and details! And be sure to stop by all the RC DT blogs for your chance to win!!! Details below! 

 

 

For my first card, I created a super cute Thank You note using the submarine and sentiment from the Here We Go set. I used the coordinating Confetti Cuts for this set but also paper pieced the submarine to make it pop even more:) 

I used some Fancy Pants Designs Trendsetter papers along with the Imagine Crafts silver embossing power. I added a couple of stars die cut (using the RC Oh My Stars) using coordinating paper and Chickaniddy Crafts Silver Surfer paper. LOOOOOVE how this turned out!

For my second card, I created a very CAS card! I also used a watercoloring technique with my Tsukineko Radiant Neon Electric Coral/Yellow/Pink inks! I thought these colors would make this popsicle from the RC Let's Chill set pop! LOOOOOOVE! I finished this card off by embossing the sentiment in IC gold embossing power. LOOOOOOVE! So simple-- which is not my style! But it is so cute! LOVE! 

That's it for me today! But wait! There's MORE! This month RC is celebrating their first birthday! HOOOOORAY! Happy birthday, Reverse Confetti!!! And because of this celebration, there are 2 separate prizes up for grabs on the blog!!! 

• $25 gift certificate
• the ENTIRE release (6 stamp sets and 6 Confetti Cuts)

**Giveaway details: leave a comment on this post (and all of the RC DT blogs during sneak peeks) for your chance to win!!! You have until noon CST May 7th to leave a comment (only one comment per blog per day, please!). The winner will be randomly chosen from all the DT blogs and sneak peeks for May 5-7 and announced on the RC blog at 5pm CST on May 7th:) ***NOTE: my comments are moderated due to spam- please note that all comments will be published before giveaway deadline.

**Want another chance to win? Head on over to our Facebook page and look for the promo being posted by Jen a little later this morning! And leave a comment to win a $25 gift certificate!!! 

Be sure to stop by the Reverse Confetti blog for more inspiration and details! And stop by the RC Facebook page and "like" us!! **Be sure to check out the "comment to win" promotion on FB! 

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Reverse Confetti: January Blog Hop

Hello, friends:}

Today is the 8th of the month and that means it's time for a creative blog hop with the Reverse Confetti DT and friends! We are inspiring you with projects and cards using the NEW November release stamp sets (well... all of the RC stamps really!). We also have some EXTRA fans joining in the fun with the DT!!! 

If you came from Val's blog, you are in the right place-- if you would like to start from the beginning of the hop, please click HERE or go to the Reverse Confetti blog. It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop, so you don't miss a thing!!! We have tons of inspiration for you to see using RC's brand new stamp sets and CONFETTI CUT die cuts!!! 

I created a very CAS card today-- I layered several of my favorite Fancy Pants Collecting Moments papers on a card base and then stamped my sentiment and crane from the RC Paper Crane stamp set on the center panel. I added another sentiment vertically trying the "second stamping" technique. I added some gold twine... and that was it! LOOOOOOVE it! I think this will be a graduation card for a friend (she graduated in Dec... so I'm a bit late! LOL!)! 

Tsukineko: Memento Luxe Espresso Truffle

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Reverse Confetti blog for more inspiration and details! Next up--hop on over to Susan's amazing blog! **If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti blog. 

A few things before you hop along though, just to keep you “in the know”…

• SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY (SFYTT)—Play along with us each month for your chance to win the ENTIRE NEXT RELEASE and to be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps.  Click HERE for more details and link list.
• Be on the lookout for the NEW monthly color challenge! We will introduce another color story on January 16th. 

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

a bit late.... and a WINNER :)

Hello, friends:)

So sorry for the late post today! I cannot tell you how behind I am already in the NEW YEAR! LOL! Can you believe that I am already 5 days behind!?!?! 

I created this card for a special post on the Ribbon Carousel blog. I LOOOOOOVE this team! 

I used some Fancy Pants Etcetera papers along with the Paper Smooches Captured Moments and Merry Motifs stamps. I also used some Imagine Crafts gold embossing powder to stamp the year with the PS Digits stamp set! LOOOOOOVE! I love the gold/silver/black color combo! Bold.... simple... yet profound and fun:)

Be sure to stop by the RC blog for more details and more challenges! 

Now for our WINNNNNNNNNNER! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog for my Seasons Giving blog hop! I had a great time reading all of your comments-- I'm still in the process of visiting each of your blogs (I like to stop by if you stop by here! It's only fair and kind!)!!!! And THANK YOU for watching my videos and following me! Your love and support mean so much to me! THANK YOU! 

The winner of my giveaway is....... **NOTE: I had to draw three times to get a winner! Several comments didn't answer my question. 

Nancy Carroll said...

As I hadn't been here before I watched a video, love it, will come back for more, bookmarked and will come back (need to make dinner now) Happy New Year, Thanks for the opportunity to win such lovely prizes. Love the inspiration,=

JANUARY 1, 2014 AT 9:19 PM 

Congratulations, Nancy Carroll. Please email me (savannahland2 at comcast dot net) to claim your prize! 

That's it for me today! Have a fabulous NEW YEAR [I know I'm late!]!! Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed :)

Paper Smooches Sparks Nov. Trend Watch challenge

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****Be sure to check out the Paper Smooches SPARKS design team call! I cannot tell you how much I LOOOOOOOVE being on this team-- and I would LOVE for you to join in the fun! Click HERE for more details! 

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:

I had so many ideas for this challenge-- stripes can go so many directions on your paper that I couldn't decide what paper or design I wanted to use! LOL! I also knew I wanted to use that striped wash tape on my card-- soooooooo many stripes to use! 

I ended up making this sympathy card for a VERY SPECIAL friend. She has been hit with two sudden deaths in her family (both within a week or two of each other). I used some pretty Fancy Pants Designs Collecting Moments papers along with the PS Spiritual Sampler set for the sentiment, which was stamped on a PS Word Bubble die cut piece. ****NOTE: It took me 6 tries to get that sentiment right-- I tried to use striped/textured paper... DID NOT WORK! LOL! I also die cut some hearts from gold metallic paper using the Paper Smooches Wedding Shower dies (I LOOOOOOOVE this heart!). I finished this card off with a messy yet beautiful clump of May Arts Ribbon white twine and a mini clothes pin. LOVE! I hope this card brightens her day, and that God would comfort and bring peace to her and her family. 

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. 

Jamie

Larissa

Heather

Pamela

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details!!!! This challenge ends November 10th. I cannot wait to see what you make--I just LOOOOOVE my Paper Smooches stamps-- did you see the new stamp sets??? I literally just got my package of new sets and dies the other day-- LOVE x100000! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}