Paper Sweeties February 2019 New Release Party!

Welcome to the Release Party for Paper Sweeties February 2019 Release!  The new sets are available for purchase in the shop right now!   For today I used the four leaf clover in the new All Occasions Stamp Set to create this background along with a couple other sets!

For this one the single heart came from the Get Your Craft On Planner Set and the spray of floaty hearts are from the Somewhere Over The Rainbow set.  I made this background similar to yesterday's except this time I used my Zig Clean Color Markers to color in the clovers!

And I thought this sentiment from Home Is Where The Heart Is was perfect!  Of course I used some more of those sweet flowers from the Hello Spring set and more Nuvo Drops for the centers.

I'm playing along with a couple challenges!  Double Trouble is all about the Flowers this time around and you have a couple days left to play along.  Hey Twisty.... Blessings starts with a B!  And I'm also playing along with the Green/Gold Work It Wednesday over at Simon Says Stamp!  This is a new one to me but you should check it out!  And The Outlawz Twisted Thursday has a twist of Flowers!  So I've got it covered!

Thanks for stopping!  Now be sure to head on over to my teamies places and check out what they've got for you today:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jinny Newlin
Karen Letchworth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Lisa Golzbein
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

New Products and Links:

Planner Series: All Occasions

Planner Series: All Occasions Sweet Cuts

Home Is Where Your Story Begins Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties

Hello Spring - Paper Sweeties

Hello Spring Sweet Cuts - Paper Sweeties

Planner Series - Get Your Craft On Paper Sweeties

Somewhere Over The Rainbow Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties

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Paper Sweeties February 2019 New Release Sneak Peeks!

Welcome to Paper Sweeties February 2019 New Release and Happy Valentines Day!  Today we're sneaking some peeks and tomorrow the new Planner Series: All Occasions Stamp and Sweet Cuts sets will be available in the shop!  For this Valentines Day, I've used the heart in the Stamp set to create this background. 

 I started by stamping the heart from the All Occasions set and the arrow from the Checklist Planner set in Versamark diagonally across the paper and heat embossed with white powder.  Then I blended some Distress Inks over the images and wiped them lightly with a wet paper towel to remove the ink from the images.  I used some of the same Distress Ink to watercolor in a few of the hearts to make them darker.  And finally I splattered some metallic watercolor over the top..  

That sweet little girl is from the Checklist set too and her sign was perfect to stamp the XOX from the Get Your Craft on set.  I added the Circle Scallop frame because it was just sitting there waiting for me to use it and it was just right for this!  And I love those flowers from the Hello Spring set are among my favorite... they were perfect to have floating around.  I colored them with Copics and added a black Nuvo Drop center.

And I love all of the sentiments on the Love You To Pieces Sentiment set!  I embossed this one onto a tag cut with the Stitched Tags #1 Sweet Cut.  The pink I used on this wasn't a bright pinky pink and had a kind of orange tint to it.  So I used some ink and swiped it on the pink ribbon until it was the color I wanted and then tied it around the card front and through the tag.

One more flower and it was done!

I hope I made you look at your Planner Stamps in a different way!  Sometimes those smaller images are really sweet on cards.. for a background or an embellishment... or idk... you tell me!

I'm playing along with a couple challenges!  Over at Double Trouble it's all about Flowers!  And I've managed to meet the Twist Twisted Sister... Bow starts with B!  I'm also playing along at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday... the twist this time around is Flowers!  AND I'm playing along the sweet photo inspiration over at Cupcake Inspirations!

And did you know that Paper Sweeties has a challenge this month in the Paper Sweeties Facebook Group here?!  Just create something using Paper Sweeties products and share it in the Facebook Group!  You could win $25 of Paper Sweeties products!  Here's your inspiration:

Thanks so much for stopping here today!  Be sure to hop on over to all of these places and check out what they've created for you today:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jinny Newlin
Karen Letchworth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Lisa Golzbein
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

New Products and Links:

Planner Series: All Occasions

Planner Series: All Occasions Sweet Cuts

Planner Series: Checklist - Paper Sweeties	Planner Series - Get Your Craft On Paper Sweeties	Circle Scallops Sweet Cuts	Hello Spring - Paper Sweeties	Hello Spring Sweet Cuts - Paper Sweeties
Love You To Pieces	Stitched Tags #1 Stamp Set--Paper Sweeties

A Friend Knows The Song In Your Heart-CASual Fridays

Lisa here and today I'm sharing with you a card I made using the Big Treble and Treble Clef Fri-Die along with a couple additional sets. 

I started by creating a background using the Emboss/Resist method that Nora showed you in this post here.  I stamped some of the Treble Clef images from the Big Treble set along with some hearts from the Peace, Love and Coffee stamp set in a sort of random pattern in Versamark and heat embossed them using white embossing powder.  Then I ink blended my background with Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxides and lightly swiped over the top to wipe the ink off of the images.  I decided I wanted the Treble Clef images to stand out more so I added some additional color back to just those using my Zig Clean Color Real Watercolor Brush Pens-alternating in similar colors to what I used for the background.  Then I splattered some metallic watercolors over the top in pink and gold.

I fell in love with the background so I decided my sentiment should be on vellum to let as much of it show as possible.  I cut my frame from vellum using the Bubble Box Fri-Dies and heat embossed in black.  I have always loved this sentiment!!  CAS-ual Fridays has some of the best sentiments I've found anywhere!

I cut a Treble Clef die cut out of some foiled cardstock that was just the right color.  Along with some hearts from the Heartboard Fri-Die... I just used the one for the bottom left corner and saved the rest for a future card.   Finally I scattered some clear and pink sequins around.

I hope you enjoyed your visit here today!  Be sure to come back often for more inspiration!

I'm playing along with the current challenge over at Cupcake Inspiration:

And... should you decide to shop over at CAS-ual Fridays I have this for you!

The Cutting Cafe Inspiration - Valentines!

Welcome to some Valentines Inspiration from the Cutting Cafe!  Today I'm using the Love Window Card from the Everyday Word Window set and I've made a couple shakers using it.

I used this set along with some of my dies ... I added a scalloped layer and the You cut from glitter paper.

I filled my shakers with all sorts of sequins from all sorts of places.  And for an extra touch I used the Kisses images from the Fun With Jars Printable Set.

Love that there each window card comes in a circle shape too!

And I extra love that you can actually see the Wink of Stella on this Kiss!...lol!  That NEVER happens!

I'm playing along over at Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge which is Interactive cards this week and over at Double Trouble where it's all about the Flowers!  I've got one!...lol!

So thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to head on over to the Cutting Cafe Blog and comment for a chance to win three files of your choice.  Then check out what my teamies have created for you today!

Come back soon!

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play - Unity Stamp Co

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog today and playing along with a mini challenge over at the Unity Show & Tell Group on Facebook!  Hope you'll hop on over there and check out the details!

Let Your Light Shine - The Rabbit Hole Designs

I was so happy to find some time to ink up the So-Fishticated stamp set from The Rabbit Hole designs as well as play with a few other new things I've recently found in my mailbox!  It all started when Amy told me I needed the Cloud Stencil from MFT when she created this gorgeous card here!  So of course I believed her and purchased it over at Butterfly Reflections Ink! (along with the larger Cloud Stencil, the Grass and the Waves).  I used it to create my pretty cloud background along with some Tumbled Glass distress Ink on a panel cut using the Double Stitched Rectangle dies from Kat Scrappiness.

Then I blended various blue and green Distress Oxides onto another white panel cut with the same die.  Then I splattered some water and some blues and greens from the Paul Rubens Glitter Watercolor paints that Gracie Chavez told me I needed to buy... she was right also.  And she may not have told me directly... but I know she was talking to me.

Once the water panel was dry, I used a wave die from CDD and cut my layers of waves from it.  I love to do this so that I have a consistent stitched frame around my piece.  I attached them using varying thicknesses of foam tape and then splattered a bit more of the watercolor so that it would splash up into the sky a bit.

Next I stamped some of the gorgeous images from the So-Fishticated stamp set, colored them with Copics and cut them out.  I might add that this stamp set is huge!!  So many images and they are a good size.. just the right size for some beautiful coloring!  Sometimes images can be so small it makes it hard to stay in the lines and some are so big that they can be intimidating.  These are just right and the beautiful Zentangley designs in them... absolutely LOVE!

And it was so worth the few extra minutes to cut these beautiful tendrils of the jelly fish!  Love their dainty curls!  I added a little bit of glitz using some Stickles in purple here and there and love the bejeweled look it gives to my sea creatures.

And in fine Rabbit Hole style... these sweet sentiments.. perfect!  A few sequins thrown around were the perfect finishing touch.

I'm playing along over at Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge which is Anything Goes for a couple more days!  I'm also playing along over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday where it's Always Anything Goes with an Optional Twist-this week's twist is Die Cuts!

Thanks for stopping and hope you enjoyed your stop!  Be sure to stop back again on Wednesday when I'll be doing a little Caffeine Fueled Paper Play!

Three Amigos Blog Hop February 2019 - Inspiration Photo!

Welcome to the February Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!  This month the challenge is based on this beautiful inspiration photo!  It's meant to inspire and not require... so what will inspire you?  Here's what I saw:

I was inspired by the colors... although I have very little pink in mine (except for that adorable tongue...lol!), the blues.. the golds...that orangey color..the gold sentiment...and the circular shape of it reminded me of the sun ray decoration and then the background paper reminded me of the pattern on the pillow.  I love these papers from the Pink and Main Be Brave 6x6 pad.

This is a birthday card for my dad.  He takes care of our dogs for us during the week so this cutie pie from The Cat's Pajamas Whee stamp set is perfect to deliver the message!  He's so excited!  And do you know how long I've wanted that Happy Birthday Circle Frame from MFT??  I finally found it at Doodlebugs and it was perfect for this card!

I thought it would be fun to have him jumping over a bunch of presents and the Presents dies from TCP were perfect!  The bows are beautiful and love all of the different shapes of them.  I used the two box dies that come in the set and then one additional square die from my stash to make one more size of box, cut them from some more of the patterned papers from the paper pad and then layered and stacked them.

I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which is Anything Goes this week and the Outlawz Twisted Thursday which is always anything goes and this week's twist is Die Cuts!  I'm also playing along with Anything Goes over at Die Cuttin Divas... my friend Julie brought this one to my attention!  You should check them out!

That's it for me!  Now be sure to head on over to Susan and Donna's blogs to see how they were inspired by the photo!  And stop on over at the Three Amigos Blog to see who won January's prize and play along in February!

Thanks for stopping!