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09 May 2026

2026: TapeRunner + Paper Smooches + Pink & Main + YourPaperInsider [Card #120]

Hello again, sweet friends!

I'm back to share a combo card made from 4️⃣ companies: TapeRunner, Paper Smooches NEW collab with Honey Bee Stamps, Pink & Main, and YourPaperInsider!!!

I am obsssssssssssssessed with making glittered die cut pieces using my TapeRunner adhesive and Pink & Main glitter!!! I had to do it again... however, I only did this technique for the red glittered heart 🙃

The multicolored glittered paper is from YourPaperInsider Box 14 papers- it's so chunky and fun! I also used the White Hemp Flower tissue paper from Box 14- this paper is so pretty and light! It added just the right detail behind my honeycomb design!

And have you checked out the NEW PS collab with HBS!??!? I am in love with Kim's designs- her style is the BEST! I love how this alcohol inked bee looks with the glittered honeycomb! And that sentiment- Kim's handwriting is the BEST!

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

24 April 2026

2026: Simple Stripes with TapeRunner Adhesive

Hello again, sweet friends!

Today I am sharing a quick way to add colorful stripes to a negative image or panel.

This card was created for my sweet friend and Finn's best friend's mom- she lost Tiberius a few weeks ago. The colorful stripes remind me of Tiberius' winter coat- he had a winter jacket that was dark blue with a hint of orange and white. He was sooooooooooooo cute!

Here's a photo of Finn and Tiberius (without his coat) walking together. I love that Tiberius was so small and friends with Finn!

Making this striped background is super EASY! The key to keeping the strips of cardstock in place is using a great adhesive like TapeRunner! I use this for ALL of my striped cardstock backgrounds!

Here are some quick steps to make your own striped background:

Gather your supplies- I'm using TapeRunner adhesive with Pink & Main Pet Angels stamps and Paw Print dies, as well as a retired die set from Paper Smooches to create the vellum dog image.

You can see I already have my colored cardstock cut into strips and used washi tape to hold the strips together in the order I would like them on my cardbase.

Next I drew a rough image of where the negative image panel would be placed on my cardbase. Then I added some TapeRunner adhesive to this exact location. After applying adhesive to the rough location of this image, I added one more layer of adhesive about an inch around this spot- just so I knew that I had enough adhesive for the image and strips of cardstock. **It's never bad to use too much adhesive :)

I also added adhesive to the negative image panel back- this will help the strips and cardbase stick together.

To finish the card, I just sandwiched the cardbase with the strips of cardstock to the negative image panel. EASY!

I love how easy it is to use the TapeRunner adhesive! I also love how strong this adhesive is- I think I might have to use this striped background for MORE negative image paneled cards :)

🤑Don't forget to use code SAVANNAH10 for 10% off your purchase at TapeRunner!

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Supplies Tiberius Sympathy Card:

TapeRunner adhesive

Pink & Main Pet Angels stamps and Paw Print dies

Paper Smooches Paws for a Cause dies

Card #099

15 November 2024

2024: Caffeinated Christmas Card November Challenge [card #271]

Hellooooooooooo, sweet friends!

I'm back and thrilled to join in the fun again with the Caffeinated Christmas Card team for their November challenge. Pink & Main is sponsoring this challenge, which is PERFECT as they have some super cute images for Christmas and that match the coffee theme!

For today's project, I went with "green" as my inspiration since my first project {HERE} was "red". LOL 😂 My first card was all red using one stamp set... this card is green with several fun goodies and products by P&M!!!! I love it!

Since this card is more my style, I pulled out everything I love using on my cards: an embossing folder, twine, gold embossing powder... and of course the cutest mug image!!! I took my time coloring this image **NOTE: I'm still a newbie!!! and originally wanted to have his hair red, but after much thought, I went with black and I'm glad I did! I think he is super cute!!!

I hope that this card inspires you to pull out your P&M goodies to create today--- maybe something green or red so you can join in the fun with the November challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge blog.

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Gold Rush embossing powder

P&M Supplies, Nutcracker Wishes {SLTC#43, image #47}

Plaid embossing folder

Mugs & Kisses stamps/dies

Stop Sign twine

01 November 2024

2024: Caffeinated Christmas Card November Challenge [card #270]

Hellooooooooooo, sweet friends!

I'm super excited to join in the fun with the the Caffeinated Christmas Card team for their November challenge- red or green. Pink & Main is sponsoring this challenge, which is PERFECT as they have some super cute images for Christmas and that match the coffee theme!

For my project, I wanted to do something that was "all red" since the challenge was red and green. This made me think of a one-layer card using only one stamp set, P&M Mugs & Kisses. This was harder than I thought, but it turned out the way I envisioned it👍🏻

First I stamped the Santa mug on the cardbase and masking paper
Masked him to stamp the whippy dip and candy cane (also on the cardbase and masking paper)
Then I kept the masks on so I could ink the background--- yes the background is inked! #SSS20yearsofdistress
Then I stamped the sentiment with red ink as well
Finally I added color to the image (ok--- I added just a hint of green for fun!)

Simple steps but nerve-wracking as working on a one-layer card means if you mess up... then you have to start all over! LOL 😂

I hope that this card inspires you to pull out your P&M goodies to create today, as well as joining in the fun with the November challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge blog.

That's it for me today. I've got another P&M project that I will share for this challenge in a few weeks! I can't wait:)

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

23 July 2024

2024: Coffee Date with Shelly & Coffee Loving Papercrafters [cards #146-147]

Hellooooooooooo, sweet friends!

It's been a loooooong time- I know! Let me catch you up:

I continue to injure myself- no surprise there! I recently stepped on a hammer (soft tissue damage), fell down 4 or 5 stairs (because of Finn), and now the back of my right knee hurts (I think I tore something, but I'm hoping not!).
I celebrated the one year anniversary of my wrist surgery- Praise the Lord🙌🏻 I'm so thankful that I have 95% usage of my wrist movement!!! I won't lie - my wrist STILL hurts, but it's so much better today than it was over a year ago!
Oh-- and we moved📦 I found out that we were officially moving 2 weeks before it happened- long story about going back and forth on the house with the previous owners. It was approved; it happened quickly; and I've been currently living out of boxes in my studio! I'm surprised I was able to make something for today's posts since I can't find any of my tools, inks, papers, etc! LOL!

Ok- now that we are caught up... let's get to the good stuff!

I'm joining in the fun as a Guest Designer with the Coffee Loving Papercrafts blog. My sweet friend, Shelly, asked me on a coffee date, and I couldn't refuse:)

#SAVfact: I have 11 food sensitivities including tea and coffee. I don't drink tea or coffee at all. However, I do love the coffee trend images (mugs, cups, fun sayings, etc) and couldn't pass up on this fun opportunity!

Here's a sneak peek of what I've created--- be sure to stop by HERE for more details and the full reveal! **NOTE: Shelly and I decided to do a Throwback for this Coffee Date and use some of the retired Paper Smooches images for our creations. Again--- I couldn't pass up this fun opportunity to use my favorite PS goodies!

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by the Coffee Loving Papercrafts blog and my IG page for more details!!!

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

ps... I couldn't help myself and made ANOTHER card using a NEW Paper Smooches image!!! This little panda in a mug is just too adorable. I did a bit of shading/coloring, fussy cutting, paper piecing, and stamping/embossing. I love the colors and the way this card turned out!!!! SO fun!

19 January 2024

2024: Paper Smooches January Release [card #8-12]

Hello again, sweet friends!

I'm back with the NEWEST Paper Smooches release- you can find all the stamps and dies HERE on the Queen & Co. website!!

I absolutely love love love Kim's designs- she blows me away each month with her new images and creative mind!! This month we have a super cute set, Forest Family, with several different critters and fun sentiments. I tried to make something different using each critter, and I even made a PINK scene using the new tree dies as STENCILS!! Fun:)

That's it for me today. I hope you are inspired!!

THANKS so much for stopping by!

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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Purchase cards HERE: https://bit.ly/Savannahland2forsale

14 December 2023

2023: Paper Smooches NEW Release Joy Snowman [card #170]

Hello again, sweet friends!

This is my LAST Paper Smooches new release creation.... for now:) I just love this little snowman!

I extended my stamps by masking his body to make it longer so I could fit the sentiment. I also layered lots of stamps and added inking, gems, and splatter. This card has sooooooo much going on- I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by!

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Facebook: Savannah O'Gwynn

Purchase cards HERE: https://bit.ly/Savannahland2forsale

07 December 2023

2023: Released from the hand surgeon and a thank you card [card #198]

Hello again, sweet friends!

UPDATE: it’s been 304 days since I broke my wrist and 284 days since surgery. And a little over a year (390 days) since my first injury on this same hand, which was a crushed hand.

Drumroll please 🥁 It’s official- I’ve hit the LAST marker and have been released from my surgeon’s care🙌🏻🎉🙌🏻🎉

I was hoping for a really fun X-ray like my crushed hand (I was giving an A-Okay sign)… but this one is actually PERFECT because I made my surgeon a thank you card with my hand holding a shaker heart with my scar. That matches the X-ray flipped!!!

This retired hand die from Paper Smooches is my ABSOLUTE favorite!!!

Thank you for your prayers, love, and support❤️ This has been a hard road- I am not 100% but pretty close!! The doctor said I need to work on gaining strength back, which means I can start weight training again! I’m thankful to be this far in recovery🙌🏻

THANK YOU, TROG, for all of your help! I would not have come this far without YOU
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That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by!

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Facebook: Savannah O'Gwynn

Purchase cards HERE: https://bit.ly/Savannahland2forsale

2023: MORE Paper Smooches NEW Release [cards #166-168]

Hello again, sweet friends!

I'm back with more Paper Smooches goodies- I just loooooooooooooove PS images!! These are some of my favorite cards! The detail and layers that I created using new-to-me techniques make these cards hard to give away-- but I will:)

The first two cards came about after a mistake! I wanted to do a green themed Christmas card but it didn't look right... so I scrapped the idea and started over using some of the green candies on the blue background. Perfect! Then I had an idea to do green and pink and to add a different sentiment... PERFECT again:) I love how these turned out.

The new-to-me technique is ink blending a background. I hate getting ink on my fingers and all over my workspace... but I think I'm liking it more than I thought!

This next card is my FAVVVVVVVVVVORITE! I used my favorite technique of fussy cutting for these snowmen-- too cute:)

That's it for me today. I've got one more Paper Smooches card to share and a WHOLE BUNCH of my Christmas cards that I've made in the last few weeks!!! I've been busy since I was released from the surgeon's care on Nov. 30th!!! MORE to come:)

THANKS so much for stopping by!

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Facebook: Savannah O'Gwynn

Purchase cards HERE: https://bit.ly/Savannahland2forsale

31 October 2023

2023: The SECRET is out---- Paper Smooches is BAAAAAAAAAAACK 🎉 [card #127-130, 132,134,137,140]

Hello again, sweet friends!

I am THRILLED to share that the BIG secret is out--- PAPER SMOOCHES IS BAAAAAAAAAACK!!! Kim has started to design again and her images will be available at the Queen & Co. website HERE!! HOOOOOORAY 🎉

I'm here to share all the cards I made for their new release HERE!!

I can't wait to see what you create using the new PS goodies!!!

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by for more inspiration and new releases!!!

THANKS so much for stopping by!

Be blessed ❤️

Sav