Thanks Paper Smooches

It's the final day of October. How did that happen?? Time just goes crazy fast. That also means my time as a guest designer with Paper Smooches is up. I had a blast creating with Kim's awesome products. I have one more card to share today. Once again, I combined a whole bunch of the newly released products. I just love the coffee themed sets, this 

And I'm just in time to mention....you check out the Coffee Lovers Blog and Paper Smooches Collaboration hop. You could win some great prizes! Details HERE. 

I used the Caffeinated Stamps and coordinating Caffeinated Icons Dies to create my sweet little coffee to go. The sentiment is from Caffeinated Two. 

In the background I added the houndstooth pattern with a Life Changing Blender Brush and the Essentials Stencils. I finished the cad off with a wooden heart that I colored up with a Copic marker. Papers and inks are all from The Stamp Market. 

It's simple, and sweet, and punny....my favorite type of cards. Thanks for hanging with me today. Have a wonderful Halloween.  

Paper Smooches/ You are a Blessing

I have a few more cards I created as this month's Guest Designer for Paper Smooches. I had fun with this one, as I combined a handful of the just released products. I LOVE the You are a Blessing Die. Talk about versatility! There are so many bits and pieces you can use in this one die. 

I tucked in some of the Laurel die pieces. I used a Life Changing Blender Brush to add some color to the leaves. In the background I added a touch of light pink ink with the Essential Stencil. 

I will have one more card to share later this week. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great start to the week. 

Color Throwdown 564-Mocha Latte Love

Hello, Color Throwdown friends!  Amy here is our host for the week's challenge.  She picked a yummy fall inspiration piece featuring red, yellow and brown as this week's color combination and hope you'll find a little time to get crafty with it.

If you upload to a public gallery, please use the keyword CTD564, and use #ctd564 and #colorthrowdown on social media sites.  Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post and not just to your blog.  All of the rules are in the sidebar!
I am guest designing with Paper Smooches this month and this adorable new set was just released. It's called Caffeinated. I colored it up with Copics and then cut it out with the matching Caffeinated Icons Dies. The sentiment was stamped in Dark Roast ink along the bottom. 

I accented the background with the hearts from the Stackers Stencil. I used some RC inks in the background along with some Distress oxide inks. The Life Changing Blender Brushes make for easy ink blending. The challenge colors were perfect for my coffee themed card. 

Here's some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the CTD team to get y'all started!

We can't wait to see what you create!

Rosemary Dennis- October Guest Designer- Hey There....rosigirl

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders 

Broni Holcombe 

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Thanks for stopping by

Paper Smooches October Release/ Guest Designer/ Giveaway!

Hello crafty friends! I am so excited, and a whole lot giddy to be here today sharing my exciting news. I have been a long-time admirer of  Paper Smooches. The style is so fun and unique and Kim creates amazing products. When she asked me to be a Guest Designer in October I wouldn't be surprised if she heard me scream, it was more like a squeal of excitement. I am joining the team for today's Blog Hop and the rest of the month sharing my Paper Smooches creations. 

 Here are the Release Details

THREE new stamp sets, FOUR new dies and TWO new stencils will be available to purchase at 10:00 AM Central time zone on October 7th. 

 Once they go live, you will find the new products here.

To add extra fun to our blog hop...there is a prize!  The prize - a $50. gift code to use at the PS online store.  

There is a GIVEAWAY I think you will be excited about.

Details:

- TWO winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the blog below

   - Leave a comment on any of the blogs listed below (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it will increase your chances of winning) 

   - Deadline: You have until midnight Central time on October 8th to leave a comment. 

   - Please check the Paper Smooches blog on October 9th to see if you are one of the TWO lucky winners.  

You are going to love the products releasing today. I had so much fun creating with the goodies Kim sent me and I will be sharing more throughout the month. Today I have two cards to share. I had a hard time deciding which ones to start with. 

Yep. this was pretty much me working with these stamps, dies, and stencils. I was bursting with smiles! I used the cool new stencil called Stackers Stencil to create the bold rainbow. I then stamped a trio of the cute chubby critters from the Caffeinated stamp set and colored them up with copic markers and cut them out with the matching Caffeinated Icons Dies. I added the sentiment from Caffeinated Two along the bottom in black ink. Oh, how I love this font! I attached the critters with some foam dots and added in a trio of Stackers Stencil hearts to finish off the card. 

You know I love a good word die. Well, Kim takes word dies to a whole other level. You sure get your bang for your buck with this Joy die. You get a solid word, the outline, AND individual letters. The combos and uses are pretty much endless. I customized my word with three colors of card stock and then added some sparkle with silver glitter paper for the outline. I completed the greeting with a sentiment from Spreading Joy stamp set. 

I decided it needed a little something extra, so I tucked in some of the pretty leaves from the Laurels Die. I love white on white, and a scattering of sequins were the finishing touches. 

Paper Smooches blog 

Guests:

Amy Rohl

Lisa Henke

Design Team:

Alice Huang

Jill Hawkins

Karin Akesdotter

Michele Boyer

Savannah O' Gwynn

Teri Anderson

Ways to increase your chances of winning:

§  Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop.  If you don't already like the PS FB page, please do https://www.facebook.com/PaperSmooches

§  Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop (follow PS on Twitter - https://twitter.com/papersmooches)

§  Share our blog hop on Instagram @papersmooches

§  Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

Did you know that Paper Smooches offers up a fun challenge each month?  Keep an eye on the PS blog for details.  http://papersmooches.blogspot.com/

Thanks so very much for joining us.  

Sweet Sunday Sketch no.243 {pet sympathy}

Halloween is over and BAM!! Winter is here.....brrrrr. Temps dipped down in the 20's last night. This does not make me happy. I am not a fan of cold weather. I am a fan of the Sweet Sunday Sketch and today is a good day, despite the temps because we have a new sketch.

I needed another sympathy card this week, but this time for a friend who lost her beloved cat. I used the Paper Smooches set, Paws for a Cause (I know it's a dog set, but the paws and sentiment worked for a cat card, too). 

I used a few dies from my stash to make this card work. The circle is from Lil' Inker Designs and the heart is from Reverse Confetti. 

Here is this week's sketch:

Come Play along: simply make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of Karen's post to enter your card. The links will close on Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time). Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC243 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

 Don't forget to see what the Sweet Sunday Sketch team has done this week.

• Barbara Anders
• Dana White
• Jackie Pedro
• Jenny Peterson
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Lisa Henke
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put 
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick 
• Karen Giron

Make sure you CHECK OUT the SSSC crew has done with the sketch. I love how these girls create. It's always inspiring. thanks for stopping by today. 

Before you go, check out the Reverse Confetti products I used for today's card. 

Curtain Call { puppy Smooches}

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

I know you're going to love the sponsor! I was super excited to get my hands on the

Paws for a Cause stamp set. I am a huge dog lover. I made this card for our dog sitter. I know she'll love it. 

We have a new sponsor, Paper Smooches, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Smooch!  A randomly selected participant in the Smooch challenge will be awarded a $25 gift certificate to the Paper Smooches store, while the LEAD of the challenge will be invited as a guest designer for a future challenge!

Here is my full card. I am also linking this up to the Tag You're It Challenge. I was inspired by Gayatri's beautiful color was on the sample tag.

 I also doubled up the tag (Tag Me by Reverse Confetti) like the inspiration piece, too. 

All stamps are from the Paws For a Cause stamp set by Paper Smooches. 

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Smooch Designers

Wanda Guess, Guest Designer

Amy Kolling
Amy Sheffer
Amy Tsuruta
Gayatri Murali
Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Monika Davis
Sarah Gough
Sheri Gilson
Stacey Schafer
Tenia Nelson
Tracey McNeely

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Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Facebook Page

Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Smooch for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Zoo Crew and Paper Smooches!

I have loved Paper Smooches stamps from day one. With all my design team work I rarely found time to stamp with other companies products. I am finding it sooooo liberating to create with whatever I want to. I now have the time and I am happy about that!
I picked up Zoo Crew and made sure to ink it up right away. I stuck to some pretty clean and simple designs for my cards. Both of these were made for some challenges on Splitcoast last week. 
I love Alligators.  Not the real ones, but the cute, and whimiscal ones. I also love the saying, "later Gator". So this was my choice when I went to make this card with the sketch on SCS. It was Card sketch 442.  

In place of the oval from the sketch, I opted for the Gator. I stamped him on x-press it blending card stock, colored him with copics,  and then cut him out. I placed him in a grassy panel and tied on some twine. I stamped the sentiment in Steel Blueink. 

Another favorite animal of mine is the giraffe. They are so mesmerizing, graceful, and beautiful. The one in this stamp set is a cutie-pie!

Beate has THIS awesome tutorial on Magical Masking tape. Once I chose my colors, this process was SO fast and I think it made a stunning card. It is an easy technique. You use Glossy cardstock and ink up some masking tape (I used painters tape, it has a lower tack and doesn't stick to your card stock) strips and stamp them onto your background. Once it's dried, you can stamp whatever you want over top of it. 

I used Brown Stazon ink so I didn't have to worry about my image smudging on the Glossy cardstock. My background was created with MFT inks in Lemon Drop, Orange Fizz, and Berrylicious inks.
Thanks so much for stopping by!