Paper Sweeties January 2016 Inspiration Challenge

Happy New Year - 2016!

It's going to be an awesome year!

I have a secret to reveal finally ---

I'm a PAPER SWEETIES DT!

YAY!

I've been a fan of Paper Sweeties for a couple years now, ever since I met Debbie online through card challenges and we discovered we live only 20 miles apart in North Carolina.  Whether you've met Debbie online or in person, she is just the sweetest gal, and so wonderfully talented! She invited me to her card classes, I fell in love with Paper Sweeties stamps and dies, and now, I'm part of her team!  I still can't believe it! 

So, let's get on to the challenge ---

Paper Sweeties challenges run for the entire month, so you have until January 31st to play along, as many times as you like, but with different, newly created projects.  You don't have to use Paper Sweeties, but if you have them, we love to see them, AND you also get an extra vote if you use Paper Sweeties products on your projects.

Here is my project --

I used the Sweet Chips Snow Globe and made a birthday shaker card.  I stamped the birthday cake from Happy Cake Day on the back layer inside, colored it and added some glitter to the frosting.  I added some stamped and glittered snowflakes from Snow Friends around the cake.  I covered the top layer with patterned paper from my stash.  I cut out a white cardstock piece for the globe base and embossed it for a more textured feel.

On the top, I layered balloons stamped and cut from the same Happy Cake Day set. I used the snowman from Snow Friends, cutting his scarf from patterned paper like the balloons and added a little pom pom for his hat.  I tied Blueberry Seam Binding around the base and glued a snowflake button/brad with a pearl dot on top to the bow. 

I filled the inside of the shaker Snowflake Sequins and Sugar Sprinkles, adhered it all together and voila!--a 3D winter birthday shaker card!

Don't forget to hop along below and check out all of the design team's inspirational projects.  Leave them some blog love because DT members love visits and comments too!  

Paper Sweeties DT Team:

Angel Johns 

Annette Witherspoon
Cheryl Lea
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties 
 Emily Frasier
Jeri Thomas
Jill Norwood
Julie Tucker-Wolek
Kathy Schweinfurth
Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson
Maria Patrick
Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson 
Mynnette Kitchen
Nancy Penir
> Nancy Salkeld- You Are HERE!

January Guest Designer: Lisa Bzibziak

Sweet Chips - Snow Globe - Paper Sweeties	Happy Cake Day - Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Happy Cake Day - Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties	Snow Friends - Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Snow Friends Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties
Hello Friend Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Be Happy Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties	Blueberry Seam Binding - Paper Sweeties	Paper Sweeties - Sugar Sprinkles Sequins	Snowflakes Sequins - Paper Sweeties

Paper Sweeties Blessings!

Hello Tag

Wow!  Is it still Monday?  

Time flies...I'm a card making, tag making fool lately!  LOL

One of my hubs colleagues asked me to make her some all occasion tags ----  

I decided to use the Stamplorations stamp set, Frames & Flowers. It's so dainty and pretty and perfect for tags. 

I actually used neon pink ink for the flowers so the color wouldn't absorb so much in the kraft cardstock. The other colors I used were Tempting Turquoise, white and Versafine black.  The tag die is from Popppy Stamps.  I actually cut both white and kraft tags and glued the kraft to the white for a white backing and more stability.  

For Following Challenges:

Everyday Blessings!

Tis The Season...

Another fun watercolor card.  I used the galaxy sky technique with watercolors --- dark blue, dark purple and dark grey with a touch of yellow.  The tree die is Memory Box.  The stamp is from Michaels, a little sale item---one of a set of borders. The sentiment is Ellen Hutson.  You can't see it but I added white Wink of Stella to the sky and along the edge of the base card.

FOR THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

City Crafter Challenge #291-It's All About Winter

Winter Blessings!

Shaker of Joy

Been busy, busy, busy working on Christmas cards, shopping, cleaning, etc.  I'm glad there's still about nine days left before I have to panic!  LOL

Again, I almost forgot to post this card for this past week's Muse Challenge.  I think I need to start setting my alarm for reminders.  I just make one card, then go on to the next and sometimes they just stack up!

It's been a while since I made a shaker card and I had some new Christmas shaped sequins so I made my rendition of the Muse a shaker. I used a Heidi Swapp stencil and Heidi Swapp Art Screen Ink (it's like the molding paste) for the background.  It actually came out looking a little silvery.  The shaker contents are tree sequins, clumpy glittery, a little green and raspberry glitter and iridescent sequins.  Usually I make my shaker to fit inside the background as well, but this time I wanted it to be more defined on top as an ornament.  The sentiment is from Ellen Hutson and stamped in Pink Pirouette.  I finished it off with a silver bow.

Muse Card Challenge #145

Blessings of Joy!

Sweet Holidays

Happy Sunday!

12 Days til Christmas!

Just putting that out there!  LOL

Yes, I'm still working on cards.

I put together a little die cut bouquet of candy canes making a vase out of an ornament die...

I embossed the ornament and then cut off the bottom.  

Sweet and simple!

I made this with Merry Monday in mind --

Sweet Holiday Blessings!

Reason To Believe

Well it started out as a dreary cloudy day and now the sun is beginning to shine!  I love when I have lots of sunshine pouring into my craft room while I'm creating!  I'm working hard today too!  And oh what sound is that I hear?....well it's the leaf sucker truck (don't know what else to call it ) sucking up all of our leaves at the end of the yard.  If you live in NC, you know it's not fall until the leaf truck rolls around!  lol

But I digress, back to more important details!  My card!

This is one of my favorite Christmas stamp sets (Stampendous).  I think it is just so elegant.  I added the heart glitter enamel dot to the star.  

I got my inspiration from the sketch at Freshly Made and the colors at Color Throwdown.

Christmas Blessings!

Merriest Wishes - The Challenge #54

Happy Monday again!

This week is our last challenge for the year at The Challenge!  Then we will be taking a break until January.

This week is a sketch!

Stop by and check out all the 

Design Team's projects for more inspiration!

Anita Madden
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener
Lee Ann Barrett

Lesley Croghan

Lori Tecler
Michele Ferguson

Nance Salkeld (You are HERE!)

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Featured Designer 

Geri
Guest Designer 

- Karola of Invisible Pink Cards!

Here's my card ---

I got some added inspiration for the colors from the Fusion challenge this week.  I love this color combo.  It was actually the colors for my wedding 25 years ago!  ;)

For Following Challenges:

Great Impressions Challenge - December

Merriest Blessings!

Elf Food

Happy Monday!

Got a fun card to share this morning for the Muse Card Challenge.  When I saw the challenge card, I knew these Ellen Hutson stamps would be perfect!

Muse #144

Elf Blessings!

Noel Tree

Happy Sunday!

Working on Christmas cards still.  My hubs sold almost all of the Christmas cards I had to date so I'm trying to get my stock built back up and also trying to finish decorating the house for Christmas.  Nothing like multi-tasking!  Was suppose to accompany my hubs and son to the Tarheel basketball game tonight, but I bowed out.  I hate missing the games, but I can't do everything.  Anyway, I gave my ticket to my son's friend who is visiting, so all is not lost.  I'll make it next week!

So getting a card entered into Merry Monday again.  Two weeks in a row!  Woohoo!  lol  

I was also going to put this card into The Shabby Tea Room, but just didn't get it posted in time.  Oh well.  I splattered watercolor paint, brown, pink and light green, onto the background.  Then, I cut the tree from patterned paper, American Crafts Base Coat.  The birds are from Paper Sweeties, colored with Spectrum Noirs.  The chat bubble I got from Michaels $1 bin.  There's always some nice little find there.  

For Following Challenges:

 Noel Blessings!