Paper Smooches SPARKS: December Designer Drafts challenge

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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.

Get ready for this.... I would say that I've followed this sketch 90%!!!! I did change a couple of things (i.e. flipping it, the string only goes around the diagonal panel, and the sentiment is moved-- but that's allowed! LOL!)!

This is my nephew Jackson's birthday card-- he is a HUGE farmer and I thought these papers by Pink Paislee and the Paper Smooches Green Acres stamp set would be PERFECT for this card! I also used the PS Digits stamp and die set. HAPPPPPPPPPY (early) birthday, Jackson!  *His birthday is on January 1st. 

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. 

Alice

Lisa A. GDT

Erin

Jenny

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

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

IMAGINE CRAFTS + Authentique + May Arts Blog Hop

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***Giveaway details BELOW! 
Welcome to a crafting extravaganza all week featuring myself and other Artists In Residence from IMAGINE Crafts, along with the Design Team Members of Authentique Paper and May Arts Ribbon.  

Olsen and I near my piano with an Authentique sign-- LOVE it! Wish Trav was in the photo with his guitar! 

Today I'm pairing up all three companies and making a SUPER FUN card! 

I LOVE the bold ink design (just from using a scraper and IC inker!!!)! I love the the Authentique Paper and May Arts supplies match PERFECTLY with my IC Lilac Posies ink! Click HERE to check out my video on YouTube or HERE for Vimeo. ***Be sure to change your settings to HD before watching! THANKS:) 

Here are today’s other featured Artists In Residence projects:

Penny Ward

Sylvia Blum

********NOTE: There' more inspiration to be found on the Authentique Paper and May Arts blogs!  Simply visit these blogs to view the projects created by those company's design teams and to view the other prizes available.

Prizes galore for participating in the Blog Hop this week!

All three participating companies in this week's Blog Hop will all be giving away 3 prize packages for leaving comments on the featured blog posts.  Each day will we feature projects created by the artists from IMAGINE Crafts, Authentique Paper and May Arts. Simply visit their blogs and leave a comment on each post by midnight PST September 27th.  We ‘ll randomly select three different blogs from the seven days, then randomly draw one commenter from each blog as the winner.  

Blog Hop Hint – if you click on a link that takes you to a page saying something like, “Sorry this page cannot be found,” just click on the header at the top of the blog (usually a picture, or the blog’s name), and it will take you to that blog’s most recent post. That post *should* be our hop. If not, you can probably scroll down a short way to find the hop post.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to leave comments for your chance to WIN! 

Reverse Confetti: VIDEO + March color challenge {post2}

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***Please click HERE for my Paper Smooches Sparks card and post.

I'm sharing a video today using some NEW Reverse Confetti stamps and dies! 

This card was inspired by the RC March Color Challenge {yellow, green, navy}. 


I created one of my FAVORITE cards for this challenge! I love it because of all the details.... I love the technique I used.... I LOVE LOVE LOVE the papers (esp the Chickaniddy one!).... and I LOOOOOOVE these new RC Carton Cuties stamps and dies and the Beautiful Banners dies! LOVE this card x10000000! 

Here's the video! Hope you enjoy:}

Sequins and pompom ribbon from Pretty Pink Posh

The technique I share in this video is how to create a stencil using RC dies. I love this idea-- I've actually been thinking about doing this for about four months! LOL! LOVE! I also created my very FIRST embossing paste design for this card!!! I love this embossing paste! 

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Reverse Confetti blog for more inspiration! And be sure to follow us on Facebook HERE. 

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Countdown to Confetti: Sneak Peek Class Act

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**Please click HERE for my Virtual Smooches blog post and video- ****GIVEAWAY.
**Giveaway details below

Today the Reverse Confetti DT is sharing a sneak peek for the Carton Cuties and Class Act 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! 

Soooooooo..... I have a special person in my life that is supposed to be graduating sometime in May.....and so I created a graduation card for him using the NEW RC Class Act stamps and dies.

 

I wanted this card to be fun so I didn't use traditional school themed papers. I LOVE that apple with the vellum sentiment/banner... and that pocket at the top added just the right amount of color and pop! I also love the double stamped "awesome" sentiment {RC Arrows 'n Elements}. I really think my family member will love this card:) It's simple- it's masculine- it's PERFECT:) 

That's it for me today! 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! 

**Giveaway details: leave a comment on this post (and all of the RC DT blogs during sneak peeks) for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the RC store!!! You have until noon CST March 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 March 5-7 and announced on the RC blog at 5pm CST on March 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! 

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Countdown to Confetti: Sneak Peak Forever Fall

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**Giveaway details below!

Today the Reverse Confetti DT is sharing a sneak peek for the Forever Fall stamp set. Be sure to stop by the RC blog for more inspiration and details! 

This stamp set is perfect for all kind of Fall projects. I decided to use the woodgrain heart, background, and "give thanks" sentiment for a card. I paired these new RC Forever Fall stamps with my Imaginisce papers and stickers. PERFECT! LOVE the vintage seam binding too! This card has all kinds of details- sewing, twine, a button, stickers, ribbon, and coordinating papers and inks! LOOOOOOVE x100000! 

Sooooo sorry for the bright photo-- the paper and sentiments have gloss on the designs! It was hard to get a good photo! Trust me-- this is super pretty in person:) 

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Reverse Confetti blog for more inspiration and details! And stop by the RC Facebook page and "like" us!! 

**Giveaway details: leave a comment on this post for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the RC store!!! You have until noon CST September 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 September 5-7 and announced on the RC blog at 5pm CST on September 7th:)

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Paper Smooches SPARKS June Cool Shades challenge {post1}

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**After 9amEST--please click HERE or scroll up/down for my Mama Elephant highlight post! **Giveaway details at bottom of that post.

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 color story "Nature"

Yellow, Baby Blue, Teal, Light Green

My card was created for a sad situation-- my SIL's dog was put down last week. It's so sad-- Bentley Boy was sooooooo sweet! He wasn't very old either. Poor little thing! 

I created this card to let my family know we are thinking about them and praying for peace during this difficult time. I knew I had papers that matched this color story perfectly and would allow me to highlight different colors with accents-- this paper is SUPER OLD! Like 6 or 7 years old but it matches perfectly! I used my Paper Smooches Woofers & Tweeters stamps set and coordinating dies {Woofers} along with a sentiment from the Word Up set. This is a very simple card-- not many layers or details.... I do love this card-- I just hate the reason I had to make 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 June 23rd. I cannot wait to see what you make--I just LOOOOOVE my Paper Smooches stamps. And I just got the June mid-month release-- oh! I cannot wait to use these dies! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Reverse Confetti NEW Release Blog Hop

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Today is Reverse Confetti's first release day!!! To get things started, we invite YOU to hop along with the Confetti Crew and a few other talented stampers that are helping us launch this fabulous new stamp company!

If you came from Joscelyne Cutchens' 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 first 4 brand new stamp sets!!!

For my card today, I combined the RC stamp sets Happy Harbor and I Like You to create this super CAS card! I created a paper mask for this whale image and then used the hearts like it was water coming out of his blowhole. LOOOOOOOOOVE how this card turned out!!! 

Don't look too close-- I might have messed up two of the anchors when stamping! :(

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 Liles' 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. Be sure to hop with us on the 8th of every month for more RC inspiration!!! 

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Countdown to Confetti: I Like You Sneak Peek

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**Please click HERE for my Whisker Graphics post and feature!

Today the Reverse Confetti DT is sharing a sneak peek of the new stamp set I Like You. Be sure to stop by the RC blog for more inspiration and details! 

I know that there are lots of different creations that I can use this stamp set for--my fav idea is to create a layout with pictures of all of my heels!! I love my shoes:)

For today's card, I masked some of these stamps to create my own sentiment-- LOOOOVE how this turned out! I used some old Crate Paper PaperHeart embellishments and papers. I also used some May Arts twine for some extra fun:) I looooooove this card x100000! 

Do you see all the little hearts in the polka dots??? I embossed them in clear powder for a subtle look! LOVE!

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Reverse Confetti blog for more inspiration and details! And stop by the RC Facebook page and "like" us!! 

**Giveaway details: leave a comment on this post for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the RC store!!! You have until 1pm EST on 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 EST on May 7th:)

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Paper Smooches SPARKS May Trend Watch challenge {post1}

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**After 6amEST--please click HERE or scroll up/down for my Reverse Confetti sneak peek post! 

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:

The hottest trend right now-- anything and everything Nautical! So I pulled out my PS Nauticool dies and Wicked Nauticool stamp set to create my card. I also used the PS Duo Die2 and the "heart anchors" are from the PS Vegtastic and FOLKal Points stamp sets. LOOOOOOOVE how this card turned out! Papers are from the Fancy Pants Designs Trendsetter collection. I learned how to tie this knot from THIS video by Lorri. I also found inspiration from THIS card by Yainea. LOVE x1000! 

Can you tell those hearts are the anchor? LOVE it-- thanks for the idea, Yainea!

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 May 12th. 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 and ink them up-- esp. the Retail Therapy set! ACK! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}