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Friday, July 1, 2016

Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge - July 2016

Happy Friday!

Happy July 4th Weekend, America!

July starts today!

A new monthly challenge begins at
Paper Sweeties too!

Check out our current challenge inspiration:
Hop over to all the Design Team's blogs and check out their fabulous inspiration!



Last month was ended on a crazy note for me.  My mom is moving from WV to SC and last week (two weeks before her move), the move she thought she hired, backed out!  So, this week I scrambled quickly to go up from NC to help her pack her entire house before her closing (now in 6 days)!  Luckily she has another mover, but it's good I came up and will have her 95% packed when the movers get here!  Oh what a mess!  lol

Then, I will drive her in her car down to NC for a few days and then on to SC to close and unpack!  July is going to be a busy, busy month!

So, with all that I didn't get to finish a new card for this month's inspiration challenge.  So I'm re-cycling one from last month's Release.  Once I'm home again I will spend a couple days relaxing and stamping and will finish the new one to share.
Make sure to come back on July 13th for our Planner Series and then July 14-16th we will feature a PS Favorites where all the Designers will feature their favorite PS cards from the past that they've made.  

 Come play along with us this month in the Inspiration Challenge.  You could be our next winner!


Now I'm off to continue packing! 
Paper Sweeties Blessings!
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Saturday, June 18, 2016

No Place Like Home...

Happy Weekend!

One card today before I'm off on a little road trip ---

I did a little watercolor play.  I took a brick emboss folder, smooshed some Mustard Seed on it, spritzed with water and rubbed it on watercolor paper.  Then, I stamped the shoes using some Barn Door, spritzed the stamp with a little water then stamped it on the bricks.  I added the sentiment stamped in Versafine Black Onyx. I die cut the stamped panel and black panel with a rectangle stitched die from Little Inkers Designs and added glitter to the shoes to finish it off.  The shoe stamp and sentiment are both from Stampendous.

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Home Blessings!
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Thursday, June 16, 2016

June 16: Paper Sweeties June 2016 Release Rewind!


Happy Thursday!

Today is the last day of our 
Release Week 
at 
Paper Sweeties!

Check out the new stamps/dies in the store!

For Sale Now ---



Check out all of the Design Team's final projects 
for the Release!  

So much fun and inspiration! 

 Beth Luetschwager ---> WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas 
Jinny Newlin - *June Guest Designer* 
Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE!)







Don't forget about our monthly inspiration challenge still going on!  You don't have to use Paper Sweeties stamps but we love seeing them if you do!  

And, if you are our lucky winner, you win a $25 gift certificate to the Paper Sweeties Boutique as well as a guest design gig with our Design Team!  



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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

June 15: Paper Sweeties June 2016 Release Party!


It's Release Day 
at 
Paper Sweeties!

All the new June stamps and dies 
are in the 
Paper Sweeties Boutique!


For Sale Now ---



The Design Team has another day of fun projects to share!

 Beth Luetschwager ---> WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas 
Jinny Newlin - *June Guest Designer* 

Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE!)


I used the sparkler stamp in the stamp set I Love Summer, to make embossed dandelions blowing in the wind on a painted background.

Paper Sweeties Blessings!
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Summer Re-Do

Here's a little sneak peek of my own ---

Part of our "staycation" involved a little painting and redecorating of my craft room.  Hubs ordered me a wall cabinet and an extra floor cabinet for much needed extra storage space!  The wall color is Aloha from Home Depot. It's a tad darker in person but still really bright and refreshing! I kept my pink rug and pink ceiling fan too!  

 Lots still to do.  It's far from finished yet, but it's just soooo much more refreshing and roomier and already a creativity boost!  Watch for more posts to come in the near future as the room comes together!  Just don't ask about the state of the rest of the house!  I'll give you one hint ---- we haven't been able to sleep in our bed or the guest bed for two nights so far!  ;)  Good thing my son's room still has a bed. I did discover through this that I could never live like a hoarder (except for my paper hoarding, of course)!  LOL
Crafty Blessings!
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June 14: Paper Sweeties June 2016 Release Sneak Peeks!

Happy Flag Day, America!

It's also 
Release Sneak Peeks Day
at 
Paper Sweeties!


Today we are showing projects using 
Paper Sweeties' June Release stamps/dies!



Check out all of the Design Team's fabulous and fun projects!

 Beth Luetschwager ---> WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas 
Jinny Newlin - *June Guest Designer* 
Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE!)



As you may note, the new stamps have a patriotic theme to them, very fitting for today being Flag Day!  




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Paper Sweeties Blessings!
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Monday, June 13, 2016

Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series - June 2016


Good Morning Monday!
It's that time again---
Paper Sweeties Planner Seris!

Today we are sharing our June planners
with new planner stamps 
that will be for sale
on June 15th,
at
Paper Sweetie's Release Party!


Below is my planner -


I have a hanging calendar my son gave me for Christmas with photos of his puppy (and himself) for each month.  I have it hanging in my craft room and so I decided this month to share it.  We don't have a lot going on this month other than relaxin and chilling --- as you can see!  LOL  A few weekend trips, but a couple of those are just road trips driving my mom from her home in WV to my brother's in Myrtle Beach.  

Our 26th Anniversary was June 9th and so the Hubs took that week off and we had a "stay"cation just being very lazy at home.

Check out the rest of the PS Planner Team's planners for more inspiration!  I love how different each one is!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas
Nancy Salkeld (You are HERE!)

And don't forget, if you don't have a planner and want to start, Paper Sweeties has their own digital planner you can get and print out to use ---


Our monthly Inspiration Challenge is still going on too and we hope you will play along and share your projects inspired by our photo/colors.  


Come back tomorrow for sneak peeks of the Paper Sweeties June Release of new stamps/dies!  Everything will be on sale beginning Tuesday, June 15th, on our Release Party Day!
Paper Sweeties Blessings!
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge - June 2016

Good Morning!

It's June 1st!

The first of the month and so that means
a new challenge at
Paper Sweeties!


Here is our Inspirational Challenge #44 
for June!


My card ---


Check out all my fellow Paper Sweeties Teamies and their creations:


Now it's your turn to create a new project using our inspiration photo above then, link it up in the Inlinkz and share it with us!  You might be our next Guest Sweetie and win a $25 gift certificate to the Paper Sweeties Boutique!

I'm entering my DT card in the following challenges:


Retrosketches #216





Paper Sweeties Blessings!
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Monday, May 30, 2016

Thanks - The Challenge #75

Happy Memorial Day!

It's a National holiday in the U.S. 
to remember 
all of our fallen military
who have fought for our country.

THANK YOU!


Today is also the 
5th Monday of the month
so 
we have a 
Wild Card Sketch Challenge
at 
The Challenge!



This will be The Challenge's last challenge before summer.  We have decided to take the summer off.  We will be back in September!  Until then, enjoy this week's Wild Card sketch and play along!

Check out all the Design Team's awesome projects for added inspiration!

Lesley Croghan (Owner/Creator)
Nance Salkeld (You are HERE)

Monthly Featured Designer - Patti from Stationary Styles 
Weekly Guest Designer - Maura

My Card ----

Supplies: 
Stamps: Little Eagle (Pretty Cute Stamps);
Patterned Paper: Americana (Pebbles); White cardbase; Navy & silver cardstock.
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Copic markers.
Extras: NYC background die (MFT); Moon die (PTI); Thanks word die (Lil' Inkers Designs).


It's Memorial Day in the U.S. so I chose a patriotic theme for my card.  I flipped the sketch upside down also.

Be sure and link up your card using our sketch!  You might be one of our weekly Guest Designers if you win!

Challenge Blessings!









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Monday, May 23, 2016

The Challenge #74 - Funny Farm Greetings!

Happy Monday!

Wow can you believe that May is almost over?  
Summer is creeping around the corner!

Today we have a fabulous challenge 
at 
The Challenge
that will make you think of 
summer down on the farm!


#74 Masculine Inspiration Challenge

Use the above photo as inspiration for a masculine card!

You could use the tractor itself, the color, the metal, the background field, lots of inspiration there!

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

Lesley Croghan (Owner/Creator)
Nance Salkeld (You are HERE)

Monthly Featured Designer - Patti from Stationary Styles 
Weekly Guest Designer - Wanda Cullen from Cullen-ary Creations

I don't have any farm or tractor stamps, alas.  Hmmmmm. However, I do have some farm animal stamps from Your Next Stamp that I used and my inspiration came from the red and metal of the tractor and "farmy" things to inspire my card --

As I stated, I used the farm animal stamps from Your Next Stamp.  The sentiment and the "snort' are also Your Next Stamp and coordinate with the farm animal set.  I fussy cut the animals and placed them inside a photo die (Taylored Expressions) I cut from pattern paper.  The wonky circle in the top corner behind the photo die is the inside of a wreath die from WPlus9.  It looked like a saw blade to me so I cute one from silver paper along with the curly stitched dies, also from Your Next Stamp.  I thought these would resembled barbed wire.  For my background I chose red woodgrain paper that reminded me of the side of a barn.

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I used the sketch from Fusion for layout inspiration --

Now it's your turn to get inky and share your masculine cards inspired by our inspirational photo this week!  You might be one of our next Weekly Guest Designers!  YAY!

Challenge Blessings!

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