Paper Sweeties March 2016 Release Sneak Peeks!

Happy Sunday!

Time for some Sneak Peeks 

by the

Paper Sweeties Design Team

for the new

Paper Sweeties Stamps/Die sets!

Over the next four days, the Paper Sweeties Team will be bringing lots of beautiful projects using the new stamps/dies.

Come see what's new!

What's New 

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 ---

Check out all the Paper Sweeties Design Team's gorgeous projects using these fabulous stamp/die sets!

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)!

If you haven't already, hop over and check out yesterday's PS Planner Stamp Release with the new set Vacation.  And don't forget we have a month long Inspiration Challenge still going on!  We love having you play along!

Paper Sweeties Blessings!

Wish You Luck!

One more card for today---

I found a new (to me) stamp company/blog, Power Poppy Stamps.  They have some awesome stamps, both digital and clear sets!  I bought a couple digital stamps to play with to see how I like them.  This is one of them, called Wish You Luck.  

I printed it out on watercolor paper and then used my watercolors on it.  I kept the card pretty neat and simple to showcase the beautiful image.  I thought it was a perfect image for The Card Concept, where I think my card fits nicely in the Clean and Graphic Style, and Curtain Call challenges.  

Luck & Blessings!

Spotted Butterfly Birthday

Good morning!

Another post for this fine Thursday!  Make sure you check out my Guest Designer Post for 4CraftyChicks just below this one!

So, this card was suppose to be a double duty with last week's Color Throwdown, but I just didn't get it finished in time.  As you see, I used the sketch at CAS(E)thisSketch #162.

The middle panel is actually a tag die I flipped.  I cut one out of white cardstock and one out of the fushia pink clear plastic sheet.  I set the sentiment die, from Paper Smooches and butterfly, from Impression Obsession, on top.

For Following Challenges:

Polkadot Butterfly Blessings!

Stained Glass Easter- 4 Crafty Chicks #289-7 Layers

Happy Thursday!

I'm Guesting again over at 4 Crafty Chicks!

This week's challenge ---

#289 - 7 Layers!

Think you can pile 'em on?  

Well come play along with us and give it a try!

When I saw what this challenge was, I couldn't help think about the 7-Layer Salad my mom used to make and I make.  It's sooooo good!  Lettuce, onion, green pepper, peas, bacon, shredded cheese and the best part ---- the sweet/sour mayo dressing!  YUM!  Now I'm going to have to make some!

But I digress, here's what I created ---

The perfect challenge for my new supplies --- Stain glass cutting plate and cross die from Taylored Expressions.  I loooove the combo together.  The stained glass plate has a cross in the middle, but this other stand alone cross looks gorgeous with it too!  

The color around the outer border of the stain glass is actually a reflective/mirror gold cardstock.  The photo doesn't do it justice.  I took a couple other pics hoping to pick up some of the gold.

The middle cross is also cut in the mirrored gold as are some of the small flowers around the wreath.  The wreath die and flowers are from WPlus9, another new acquiescence for me, as is the sentiment die from Penny Black.  

The background or "stained glass" part behind the cutting plate was made with Brushos - mostly orange but a bit of yellow and red also.  Then, I sprayed it with some gold Color Shine by Heidi Swapp.  I also used some of the rest of the background to cut the orange flowers. 

So, you have the card base (1), the gold layer (2), the Brusho layer (3), the cutting plate (4), the gold cross and wreath (5), the larger orange & gold flowers (6) and the smaller orange and gold flowers (7)  --- 7 Layers!  

I've just fallen inlove with my card!  LOL So much I had to go get some more gold mirror cardstock to make some more of them!

Now, go check out the 4 Crafty Chicks' Design Team's 7-Layered projects for more inspiration, then play along with us!

Crafty Chick Blessings!

You're My Kind of Peep - The Challenge 63

Happy Monday!

It's time for another challenge

at 

The Challenge!

Since it's the first full week of the month,

the challenge 

is a 

Sketch!

Go visit all of the Design Team's fabulous projects for more inspiration!

Lesley Croghan

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Laurel Seabrook (off this week)

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld (You are HERE!)

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

Monthly Featured Designer --Anita in France

Weekly Guest Designer --Rahmat

Here's my card---

I  used a new stamp set from Simon Says, My Kind of Peep, stamp and die set.  I cut three out of each one, Stamping the top ones in Angel Pink, Cottage Green and Danube Blue from Memento. I used watercolor paints for the background and splattered banner.

For Following Challenges:

 Peep Blessings!

Eggstra Sweet - 4CC Challenge #288- Guest Designer!

I've had a secret!....

I'm a Guest Designer 

at 

4 Crafty Chicks

for the whole month

of

March!  

YAY!

I'm so honored and so excited to be designing alongside these four talented chicks: Tamie, Lori, Leanne, and Tina!  Lori and I are former teammates from The Pink Elephant and I'm so thrilled to be able to design with her again!

This week ---

Leanne is our host

and she has chosen the theme: 

Easter!

It's just around the corner you know!  

(But seems like I just put away my Christmas tree)!

I love Easter, the religious meaning behind it of course.  My dad was a minister, so it was a busy time in our house as at church.  Yet I also love all the spring-time colors and the symbolism of rebirth and renewal. The flowers and trees wake up from their winter naps and bloom so vibrantly and smell so good!

And then there's the Easter bunny and Easter baskets filled with treats and fun!  I used to love having Easter Egg hunts at both my grandparents' homes after church.

Of course, you're not interested in my trip down memory lane, but it's a nice segway to my card, which involves, flowers and eggs and chicks ---

I wanted to make something springy, colorful and fun!  I chose papers from Doodle Bug's "Hello Spring" and used stamps from Taylored Espressions "Hello Spring".  I colored the image with Copics and Specturm Noir markers. The sentiment is Jelly Bean Time set from Paper Sweeties and the flower popped up is from Hippity Hoppity Easter Wishes by Paper Sweeties also.  The banner die is Reverse Confetti and the scallop border die is Taylored Expressions. I finished it off with a sparkly white enamel dot in the center of the flower.

So, go check out the 4 Crafty Chicks' projects, leave them some blog love and then share your own Easter project with us.  YOU might be the next Golden Egg Award winner!

For Following Challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks Blessings!

Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge- March 2016

Happy Tuesday

&

Happy March!

It's the 1st day of the month and you know what that means!...

A new Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge - #41!

Lots of good  "hot" stuff going on in that Inspiration photo and just love that color combo!

Here's my take on this month's Inspiration Challenge:

Since this month's inspiration challenge goes along with our newest stamps, Debbie has allowed us to preview them today.  I also used the floating hearts from the stamp set, Be Happy.  I colored some of them in with blue and red water color pencils.  And I used the tag from Sweet Cuts Stitched Tags #1 and cut out the middle.  The heart die is from one of the new sets.  Those sweet little sugar cubes, I versamarked, embossed and then cut out with coordinating die to pop them up by the cup.  And I finished it all off with some tea stained blueberry seam binding also from Paper Sweeties!

I haven't done chalkboard for a while, so I decided to do one of my chalkboard signboard cards.  I think they're really cute and a fun twist on a regular card.  

Now go check out the rest of the PS Design Team's projects! 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties 

 Emily Frasier
Jeri Thomas 
Jen Shears - Guest Designer

Jill Norwood

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett

Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson

Nancy Penir
 Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE!)

March Guest Designer:  Jennifer Scull

Won't you also join us this month and play along with the challenge, linking up your projects inspired by our Inspirational Photo!  Play as many times as you like, with different newly created projects.  You might be our next awesome winner and Guest Designer!

AND --- don't forget to check back on March 12-16 for the new Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Release (March 12) and Paper Sweeties Stamp and Die Set Release Party (March 13-16)!

Paper Sweeties Blessings!

Best Ever In The World - The Challenge #62

Happy Leap Day!

Today is Monday, February 29th!

And....

it's time for another challenge at

The Challenge!

This week is our 

Masculine Inspiration Challenge!

Lots of good manly inspiration in that photo!

This past Saturday was my oldest son's 24th birthday. He has a history degree and is in grad school for his Master's in History and eventually a PhD so he can teach history at the college level.  So I thought the card I created for his birthday was perfect for him and this challenge...

I used the globe die from Reverse Confetti, the stitched mat and arrow dies from MFT and party banner is Paper Sweeties. The sentiment is by Stamplorations. The "Son" alphas I don't remember.  My background paper I've had in my stash for 13 years!  The tiny heart is from a small die from Technique Tuesday.  So, I've used a plethora of products!  LOL  The background paper I got it in Orlando, when we lived there, for scrapbook pics (I still have to build that layout).  Don't worry, I have more of the same paper to do my layout.  I'm a horrible memory documenter I'm afraid, many of my photos are still in photo boxes.

Now, check out all of The Challenge Design Team's projects by clicking on their names below as well as our Monthly Featured Designer and Weekly Guest Designer!

Everyone loves a little blog love! 

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener
Laurel Seabrook

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

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Featured Designer - Michelle from Pretty Periwinkles

Guest Designer - Michele Greenwood

For Following Challenges:

Manly Blessings!

Sporting Birthday Wishes

Friday is our son, Patrick's 24th Birthday!

I'm sharing his card I made him for my mom to give him.  Don't worry, he received it Monday and already opened it!  LOL  Kids!  Some things don't change!

I used the embossing folder/paint technique that Happy Little Stampers has had for their monthly challenge this month and used Night of Navy.  I was trying to emulate the LA Galaxy MLS soccer team's jersey for the jersey, but had to modify it some.  Even though it didn't come off as I had hoped, my son recognized the similarities!  

Birthday Blessings to my Patrick!

Happy Easter - The Challenge #61

Good Morning Monday!

It's time to play a new challenge

at

The Challenge - #61!

It's an Inspiration Challenge!

Take whatever you want from the photo to created your card!  Can't wait to see what you create!

I chose the soft pastel colors of pink, green and blue along with the shabby woodgrain to create my card ---

Check out the rest of the Design Team's gorgeous projects for more inspiration:

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener
Laurel Seabrook

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

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Featured Designer -Michelle Leone

Guest Designer - Ashwini

Now it's your turn to create something from that gorgeous shabby chic inspirational photo!  Join in and play with us, you might just be our next Guest Designer!

Inspirational Challenge Blessings!

Paper Sweeties February 2016 Release Rewind!

Happy Tuesday!

Today is the last day of the 

Paper Sweeties Release party!

Come check it out!

Today I have a card I made using a sentiment from this month's stamp set, Thinking of You along with stamps from the set, Sweeties Pets.  I used a die from the set Sweet Cuts Stitched Tags #1 to make a dog tag for the sentiment.  The paws I colored with Copics.  I used the sketch from the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.

Now, check out the rest of the Paper Sweeties Teams' fabulous projects to see more ideas of using the Thinking of You stamp set along with other Paper Sweeties stamps and dies. 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

Jeri Thomas 

Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson 
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir
Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE)

February Release Products:

Thinking of You

Thinking of You Sweet Cuts

Planner Series: Celebrate

FOR FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

Don't forget to check out the February Plan Your Life Series and the Paper Sweeties Monthly Inspiration Challenge!

Paper Sweeties Blessings!