Celebrate - The Challenge #68

Happy Monday!

Time for a new challenge

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As you see, it's a color challenge this week!

Love that color combo! 

That photo also reminds me of Mary Engelbreit products.  

Check out how all the Design Team used those beautiful colors:

Lesley Croghan

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Laurel Seabrook

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld (You are HERE)!

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

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Monthly Featured Designer --  Greta Hess from ggnursecreations

Weekly Guest Designer---Sheri Gilson from Paper Crafty's Creation

Make sure to leave each one of my fabulous teammates and our guest designers some blog love!  We love comments too!

For my card I did some watercoloring, stenciling and sponging ---

I finally was able to watch all the stenciling videos in the Stamp Nation Stenciling class and decided to do some myself.  I stenciled on top of my watercolored background and then I moved the stencil around a bit adding some extra little squared circles inside some of the larger ones.

I used Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers and Picked Raspberries distressed inks for the watercoloring, the sponging through the stencil and also to create paper for the butterflies.  The top layer of the butterflies is an ombre effect. The sentiment, Celebrate Artsy and stencil, Square Dance from Stamplorations.  If the sentiment looks a little messy, it's suppose to be.  ;) The butterflies are Impression Obsession and the banner is Paper Sweeties.  I finished off the card with a few silver sequins.

I had a blast using this bright color combo!  Now it's your turn to 'WOW' us and link up your color inspired project in the Inlinkz on Lesley's blog!

For Following Challenge:

Global Design Project #31

The Challenge Blessings!

Thinking of You - The Challenge #67

Happy Monday!

Well, it's almost over, I'm sooo late with my post and card this week!  

I had family in and out last week to visit.  There was lots of eating, visiting, playing with my 2 yr old niece, and a little March Madness (Go Tarheels), so not much room for stamping!  

But, better late than never,

so here is the new challenge for this week 

at 

The Challenge:

Check out all the Design Team's projects, 

fabulous as always!

Lesley Croghan

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Laurel Seabrook

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld (You are HERE)!

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

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Monthly Featured Designer --  Greta Hess from ggnursecreations

Weekly Guest Designer---Christine from Poppaea Cards

Here is my card --

I decided to flip the sketch for my card.  I used flower stamps from Simon Says Spring Flowers set. I stamped them with versamark and heat set with white emboss powder.  Then painted them with my Twinkling H20s and fussy cut them. I die cut some brown woodgrain paper and stamped and embossed the stems.  I stamped the sentiment with some Rich Cocoa ink on turquoise cardstock.

For Following Challenges:

The Challenge Blessings!

Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge #42 - April 2016

 Happy April Fool's Day!

It's also TGIF!

What's better than that? ---

Except maybe that it's time for 

a 

new monthly challenge

at

Paper Sweeties!

Check out this month's Inspirational photo:

How beautiful is that?  

You have the entire month of April to play along, using whatever supplies you have, but if you have Paper Sweeties stamps or sweet cuts, we would love to see them!

Just link up over a the Paper Sweeties blog and play along with us!  You might be our next winner of a $25 gift certificate to the PS Boutique and guest designer!  

Here is what I designed:

I decided to try a new (to me) technique, the bleach technique.  I used the stamp set, Pretty Posies, the Pretty Posies Sweet Cuts and the leaf from Bee Happy Stamps and Bee Happy Sweet Cuts.

Check out all my PS teamies' projects below, starting with our wonderfully talented leader and creator of Paper Sweeties, Debbie:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties 

 Emily Frasier
Jeri Thomas 
Jinny Newlin - *April Guest Designer*

Jill Norwood

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak

Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson

Nancy Penir
 Nancy Salkeld - (You are HERE!)

April Guest Designer: Marsha Drain

Mark your calendars also for April 13th - Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series April Reveal and April 14-16th for our Paper Sweeties April New Release Party!

For Following Challenges:

Paper Sweeties Blessings!

4 Crafty Chicks #292 - Anything Goes & Thank You!

Happy Thursday!

Today is the last day of March,

can you believe it?

Today is also my last day Guesting

with at

4 Crafty Chicks!

I've had a blast hanging out with these gals!

This week is the 

ATG Challenge - Golden Egg Award Challenge!

Make anything you want!  

Woohoo!

I chose to make a bright and springy

Thank you card!

It's my way of thanking 

Leanne, Tamie, Lori and Tina

for 

having me Guest Design 

this month with them!

THANK YOU!

Aloha - The Challenge #66

Happy Monday!

It's time for a new challenge

at 

The Challenge!

This week it's our

Masculine Challenge ---

Use the inspiration photo to be inspired 

to make a 

masculine card.

Check out all the Design Team's projects for more inspiration:

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Laurel Seabrook

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld (You are HERE)!

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

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Monthly Featured Designer --Anita in France

Weekly Guest Designer---Caroline from KISS 

Here is my card---

I kept it clean and simple with some watercoloring and stamping.  The stamps are an old set from Taylored Expressions.

Come join us this week and play along in our masculine challenge!

For Following Challenges:

Challenge Blessings!

Light of the World

Good evening!  

I'm finally getting a card created for the new

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge

and also 

Little Tangles Ombre Challenge!

It's only taken me til the very last minute before it's due!  LOL

Better "almost" late than never, right?

I started out with some watercolor paper and a yellow egg die cut from a card gone awry!  I lightly taped the egg to the watercolor paper and then saturated both with water and then brushed on some yellow watercolor. After it dried, I took a darker yellow and flicked it on top and then dried it.  My plan was to lift off the egg so there would be a white egg underneath, but I didn't tape it down enough and some paint oozed underneath.  So, plan B --- kept the egg on.  I stamped the sentiment (Taylored Expressions) in green ombre ink from Hero Arts using my Misti.  I lifted off the egg and stamped it again so all the words would stamp well.  I cut the panel and then placed the egg back on.  I die cut the back panel with the stitched scallop die Sunshine Die pack from WPlus9.

I used stamping, watercolouring and die cuts for my card.

Easter Blessings!

Flights of Fancy --- Crafty TBT #5

Crafty TBT!

I haven't posted a crafty Throwback Thursday for a while---

This is a photo card I made about five years ago.  The photo is one I took at the NC Museum of Art outdoor art trail about four or five years ago.  I added the digital sentiment from Create with TLC.  It's matted on a black background and white cardbase.

TBT Blessings!

4 Crafty Chicks - #291 Less Is More-Guest Designing

Happy Thursday!

Today is my 4th week of Guesting Spot with

4 Crafty Chicks!

I just love designing with these Chicks!

This week Lori is our host 

for

 Challenge #291 - Less Is More

We want to see your clean, crisp, less froo-froo, more space!

Here is what I created:

My image is a digital stamp from Aramis Lab on Etsy. It's one of several images from Lion Clipart.  I cut it with a postage stamp die from Simon Says.  The sentiment is from Paper Smooches.  I adhered it all on a black background.  And there you have it!

Go check out the 4 Chicks' fabulous projects, leave them some blog love and then link up your own Less Is More card with us!  We can't wait to see what you create!

For Following Challenges:

Paper Smooches March Challenge - Birthdays

4 Crafty Chicks Blessings!

Hello Spring - The Challenge #64

Good Morning Monday

and 

Happy Spring!

Yesterday was the first day of spring, 

but it sure didn't feel like it

in North Carolina!

A little cold snap came through 

making for a very chilly day!

Brrrrrr!

But it is now spring --- YAY!

Today there is a new challenge

at 

The Challenge!

Take anything you want from our

Inspiration Photo to make

your project!

Look at those wonderful bright, springy colors!

Check out what the Design Team has done for 

added inspiration:

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Laurel Seabrook

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld (You are HERE)!

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

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Monthly Featured Designer --Anita in France

Weekly Guest Designer---

Here is what I created---

My image is a digital stamp, peonies, from Power Poppy Stamps.  I thought it was just gorgeous!  My dad loved peonies!  I colored them with pink and orange gelatos. green for the leaves,mixed with water on water color paper.  I added some gold Wink of Stella and Diamond Stickles to the centers.  The sentiment I cut from white foam, gold and black cardstock.  I was going to keep it gold at first but it just didn't show up too well so I stacked black on top and made it a little two-toned.  I layered some green patterned paper, dark coral, black and gold cardstock behind the image.  I wanted the image to have center stage.

For Following Challenges:

Decorate To Celebrate #6-Anything Goes

Love To Scrap Challenge #74-Anything Goes

Once you have visited my teamie's projects, (be sure to leave them a comment), link up your own and share it with us.  We can't wait to see how our challenge inspires you!  

Spring Challenge Blessings!

4 Crafty Chicks - #290 Humorous

Happy Thursday!

A new challenge is starting

at 

4 Crafty Chicks!

This week is #290 - 

Humorous

Everyone loves to laugh and chuckle so 

we want to see your humorous cards!  

This is my 3rd week Guest Designing 

with the

4 Crafty Chicks!

I'm loving it!

I used a digital stamp from Hambo Stamps.  Are those "springy" bunnies adorable or what? I water colored them and the background.  I added a little glitter to their ears and bellies for a little fun bling.  The sentiment is a combo, part My Favorite Things, part Michaels bargain bin.

So, come play along with us and make us chuckle and laugh at your humorous cards!  Don't forget to check out the 4 Crafty Chicks' projects too and leave them some blog love!

4 Crafty Chicks Blessings!

Paper Sweeties March 2016 Release Rewind!

Happy Hump Day
and
Welcome to 

Paper Sweeties March Release Rewind!

Today we are showcasing the new Coffee/Tea stamps/die sets along with previous Paper Sweeties products to show you just how all of Paper Sweeties Stamps can coordinate together!

All of the new Stamps and Die sets 
are now
FOR SALE
in the Paper Sweeties Shop!

Coffee, Yes Please
Coffee, Yes Please Sweet Cuts

Eat Cake
Eat Cake Sweet Cuts

But first, Coffee
But first, Coffee Sweet Cuts

Planner Series: Vacation

My card ---

My card showcases stamps from Coffee, Yes Please stamps and Coffee, Yes Please Sweet Cuts. I made the sentiment from two different Paper Sweeties sets, one of the new ones, But first, Coffee Stamp set I left off "day" and then I stamped the "Easter" from the Happy Everything set.  I paper pieced the mugs and colored the coffee beans with Copics and Spectrum Noir markers.

I decorated the inside also since I made a peek-a-boo layer. I made the card for Easter and am entering it in the AAA Easter Challenge this week. 

Check out the rest of Paper Sweeties Design Team's fantabulous projects winding down this super fun four-day Release!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jen Shears - March Guest Designer
Jeri Thomas 
Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson

Nancy Penir
Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE)!

And --- don't forget we have a month long Inspiration Challenge still going on!  We love having you play along!

For Following Challenges:

Paper Sweeties Blessings!