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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series - June 2017

Good Morning, Tuesday!

Hope you're having a good week so far!

Today is the first day 
of 
Paper Sweeties June Release Week!

There are some new planner stamps this month ---

Planner Series: Shapes


You can hop along the links below to visit the Planner Team's projects!  Stop by and leave them each some blog love!

Paper Sweeties Planner Team:

Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE!)

I really can't believe it's June already!  2017 is flying by!  

June is a special month for me because it's the month I married my best friend!  We celebrate our 27th Anniversary on June 9th.  Yes, it's been a roller coaster ride, but what life isn't?  We have two wonderful, handsome grown sons, a beautiful daughter-in-law, loving pets and grand-pets, loving and supportive extended family and awesome friends from all over the world!  The adventure is not over yet either!  We're hoping we have a good 40+ years left together and many more blessings and adventures to come!
Winter 1990
Look at those young kids (I really wasn't that young, but the Hubs was)! LOL That sweet little kitty (Buttons) was my college grad gift from the Hubs two years prior.  We were blessed to have her with us for 17 years.  She helped welcome both our sons and a couple dogs.  I'm really not sure which she disliked more, the dogs or the kids, but she loved me! LOL

 Vacation time for us is this month too.  We've finally planned a nice vacation for two, our first long vacation, just the two of us, since our honeymoon to Hilton Head, SC 27 years ago. We are sooo long overdue and can't wait!





Our Monthly Inspiration Anything Goes Challenge is going through June 30th!  
Come play along with us!

Come back tomorrow for our PS Sneak Peek Day!  New Paper Sweeties Stamps/Dies to see!


Paper Sweeties Blessings!
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Thursday, June 8, 2017

The Challenge #86- Sketch

Hello again!

Thursdays are awesome days --
lots of challenges!

There's a new challenge 
at 
The Challenge 
today!
Sketch Dimensions
Layer 1- 4.25 x 5.5"
Layer 2-3.25 x 5"
Layer 3-2.75 x 4.5"
Layer 4- 1.25 x 4.25"

Check out all the Design Teams' fabulous projects and leave them some blog love!
Lesley Croghan

Here's my card ---
STAMPS: Layering Turtle (Hero Arts); Trees (Inkadinkadoo); Sentiment - Sea Sentiments (Your Next Stamp).
PAPER: Marina Mist and Chocolate Chip cardstock (Stampin'Up); DP: Happy Campers (We R Memory Keepers); Text - Maps, Text & Ledgers (Die Cuts With a View).
INK:  Garden Party, Fiesta Blue (Catherine Pooler Inks); Desert Sand (Memento); Squeezed Lemonade (Tim Holtz Distress Inks);  Versamark;
EXTRAS:  Turtle die (Hero Arts); Small Banner Dies (Verve Stamps); White emboss powder. Arched banner die (Taylored Expressions).

I  need some more masculine cards so here's another one.  I created the ocean background by stamping a tree stamp with versamark and then white embossed to make coral at the bottom of the ocean.  Then I sponged it with Catherine Pooler Inks and Tim Holtz distress ink.

For Following Challenges:
Simon Says: Make It Masculine

Challenge Blessings!
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4CC #354 With Sympathy/Triple Mat Technique - {Nance}

Good Morning, Thursday!

It's challenge day at 
4 Crafty Chicks
and I'm your hostess with the mostest (well, at least your hostess)!

I chose kind of a double challenge this week:

4CC #354 With Sympathy/Triple Mat Technique


STAMPS: Succulents (Waffleflower); Crisscross background (DRS Designs); Sentiment - Flourishing Phrases (Stampin'Up).
PAPER: White cardstock. Turquoise cardstock.
INK: Mint To Be, Aquatini, Sweet Sixteen (Catherine Pooler Ink).
EXTRAS: Scallop oval die (Pretty Pink Posh); Heart enamel dots.

I can't believe I've never done this technique ever.  It was challenging but fun.
Check out the rest of the Chick's projects and our June Guest Designer: 
Leanne Elliott
Lori Turner
Tamie Camp
Alicia, June Guest Designer


For Following Challenges:


Crafty Chick Blessings!



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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Be Your Own Kind of Gorgeous


Happy Sunday!

 It's a rarity these days for me to post on Sunday.  Usually it's my day with the Hubs, only since he worked last night, he had to sleep part of the day today.  So, I utilized my time wisely...gave Ellie (my granddog) and myself a pedicure, Tarheel style and then I worked on some cards, including finishing up this one.

 So, first, here's pics of Ellie "spa-ing" ---
        
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Now my card ---

Stamps: You are Fabulous - (Hero Arts)
Paper: White cardstock; watercolor paper (Strathmore); gold stripe DSP (from stash); gold cardstock (from stash).
Ink: It's a Girl pink (Catherine Pooler); Black Onyx Versafine; Versamark ink; Copic (for lipstick). 
Extras: Gold emboss powder; Scalloped frame dies (Pretty Pink Posh); Eiffel Tower die (My Favorite Things).

I started this card earlier last week and finished it today.  When I saw the Card Concept's challenge this week, I immediately knew I was going to pull out my new purchase of Hero Arts' set, "You Are Fabulous" a tribute to Audrey Hepburn.  I fell in love with it!  

I drew mostly on the pink and gold colors in The Card Concept's photo and pulled in the Eiffel Tower, using an old MFT Eiffel Tower die that rarely sees any love.  I had the pink watercolored background sitting on my desk.  I used "It's a Girl" pink dye ink from Catherine Pooler.  I versamarked and gold embossed the crown and fussy cut it to give her a little bling. Then, I stamped and colored the lipstick holder for an added girlie touch.  The layout just evolved as I finished each part so I'd say it falls into the Classy and Elegant style.  I mean, can't get much elegant than Audrey! 

 For Following Challenges:


Fabulously Gorgeous Blessings!
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Friday, June 2, 2017

Hello Handsome!


Hello again! I've had many posts today so while it may not look like it, my crafting has been hit or miss lately.  One day it's booming, the next one, two or three it's dry as a bone.  Probably it's because we have so much going on right now that my brain is overloaded with "schtuff" and not enough creative mojo on a regular basis. Roof repairs...house repairs...helping our son move...dog sitting for said son...annual doc appts/tests...sick cat...upcoming vacation.   Three weeks until the vacation and  I'm really looking forward to it.  We haven't taken a real true week's long vacation somewhere fun just the two of us since our honeymoon 27 years ago.  I think we're a little overdue.

 Anyway, I have managed to get some cards finished, most for design teams but a couple others as well.  I just bought some more new stamps and dies and actually used some of them right away for once!



STAMPS: Parrot and Sentiment - Layering Parrot (Hero Arts).
PAPER: White cardstock (Co'ordinations); Watercolor paper (Strathmore).
INK: Spray Inks (Dylusions); Fiesta Blue, Lime Rickey (Catherine Pooler); Night of Navy (Stampin'Up); Desert Sand (Memento).
EXTRAS: Parrot Die (Hero Arts); Tropical leaf dies (Waffle Flower). Diagonal Stripes Elle-ments die (Avery Elle).

 These are all new products.  The hubs loves birds and so I've been trying to add to my bird stamp supply.  Funny thing, I actually was going to make this card a birthday card, but when he saw it, he asked if he could have it.  So, how could I say "no"?  So I had to find a different sentiment.  Since our anniversary is June 9th, I decided to make it an early anniversary card.
The background I had in my stash I had watercolored and I matched it with a background I had made using the shaving cream technique and Dylusions spray inks, which I used to cut out the tropical leaves. 

 For Following Challenges:



Simon Says - Anything Goes

Polly Wants a Blessing!
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Thursday, June 1, 2017

The Challenge #85

BIG News today!

The Challenge is BACK!

YAY!

Today is our first weekly challenge since last fall.  

Here is our first challenge:

Lesley Croghan (Owner/Creator)

Amy Tsuruta (Guest)


I was thinking about what to do for this challenge, our first one after many months off.  Today is a bit of a reunion for the Design Team, back together again with Lesley, welcoming a new teammate, Kelly, and have Amy Tsuruta as our Guest, . So, I made some rainbow "gull" friends with the set, Seaside Gulls by MFT.  It's like it was meant to be! I took out my new Catherine Pooler inks and a water brush and went to town.  
Stamps: Seaside Gulls (My Favorite Things); Sentiment -Tickled Pink Set (My Favorite Things).
Paper: White cardstock; Fresh Squeezed Chevrons (My Favorite Things).
Ink: Something Borrowed(blue), Grass Skirt(green), Orange Twist & Rocket Red (Catherine Pooler Inks); Grape Jelly (Memento); Squeezed Lemonade (Tim Holtz).
Extras: Scallop stitched frame (Pink Posh); Scalloped border for clouds (Your Next Stamp); Wave dies (My Favorite Things); Chat bubble (Taylored Expressions); label (My Favorite Things).

 Be sure and hop through the Design Team above and check out all the fabulous inspiration from so many talented ladies! Then link up and share your card with us because we love being inspired too!

 For Following Challenges:

THE Challenge Blessings!
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4CC #353 Birthday {Leanne}

Good morning again!

Lots going on for this first day of June!  

Summer is almost here!

First, we have a new challenge
at 
this week.

Leanne is our hostess 
and she has chosen 
4CC #353 Birthdays!

 I think one of us "Chicks" has a birthday later this month <ahem> Lori Turner!


STAMPS: None
PAPER: White cardstock. Watercolor Paper (Strathmore). Gold Vellum (Michaels).
INK: It's a Girl, Bellini, Orange Twist, It's a Boy & Sweet Sixteen (Catherine Pooler Ink)
EXTRAS: Faceted Cover Up Die (Lil Inker Designs); Birthday Sentiment die (Lil' Inker Designs); Butterfly Die -Flutter Zen 1 (Stamplorations).

Check out my fellow Chicks' projects and leave them some blog love!
Leanne Elliott
Lori Turner
Tamie Camp
and our 
June Guest Designer, Alicia!

For Following Challenges:


I chose "No toppings"

Crafty Chick Blessings!

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Paper Sweeties Challenge - June 2017 Anything Goes

It's June!

Can you believe it?  

Summer is upon us!

So is a new Inspirational Challenge 
at Paper Sweeties!



Loving that inspiration photo with all those sweet cherries and lots of red gingham!  
Reminds me of a country county fair!

Check out all of the Paper Sweeties' Design Team projects below:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

June guest designer: Leanne Elliott
I'm really excited this month because my friend and fellow design teammate, Leanne Elliott, from 4 Crafty Chicks, is our Guest Designer this month!  YAY Leanne!  

Here's my creation ---



So I decided to share another version of my card.  I couldn't decide whether to go with sequins or sans sequins.  Lately I've been less bling but the sequined one is growing on me.  I think they have totally different feels to them.  What do you think? 


Remember Paper Sweeties' Release Week is June 13-16! Come back and check out all the inspiration we will have created for you to showcase June's stamp and dies!

 For Following Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday - We're Going Around In Circles

Paper Sweeties Blessings!

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