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Cards Competition Entry Paper Smooches Stamping

Bear Hugs

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

It’s either a famine or a feast, isn’t it? I was thinking about how not so long ago I took a large break from posting and here I am tonight with TWO posts! I keep thinking I should save this until tomorrow…

The second card I have made to share is called “Bear Hugs”. I LOVE this little guy. He’s such a cutie! Can you also picture him holding onto a balloon? CUTE! Paper Smooches really do have some totally ADORABLE critters!

I am going to enter “Bear Hugs” into the Get Krafty challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog.

Simon Says Stamp
Wednesday Challenge Blog

Of course, I also have to enter the Paper Smooches SPARKS Anything Goes challenge. How fun!

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Blog

Anything Goes Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge

Here’s the card…

Bear Hugs
Materials used: Stamps – A Little Lovin, Cosmos, Summer Groves, Warm Hearts (Paper Smooches); Wise Dies – Clouds, Paper (Paper Smooches); Designer Paper – 6×6 Paper Pad – True Love (Basic Grey); Copic Markers; Distress Ink, and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

And on that note, I’m off to make a home for an owl. What a hoot!

Happy Stamping!

17 February, 2014 8 comments

Cards Competition Entry Hero Arts Paper Smooches Stamping

Hey Roo

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I’m still on my Paper Smooches kick. All my other stamps are getting lonely but what can you do? You have to follow where the muse leads. lol

I sat myself in front of part one of the mini-series “INXS – Never Tear Us Apart” last night and created a couple of cards. I was on a roll. If it hadn’t been a “school night” I think I could have been in for the long haul. I felt so inspired (not by the mini-series although I am enjoying it)!

The first card I made is called “Hey Roo”. I liked the pun and I was inspired by the card I shared yesterday. I am going to enter this card into two competitions! Wow! The first is the Get Krafty challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog.

Simon Says Stamp
Wednesday Challenge Blog

The second challenge I am entering is the Paper Smooches SPARKS Anything Goes challenge. Love this challenge!

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Blog

Anything Goes Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge

And so onto the card….

Hey Roo
Materials used: Stamps – A Little Lovin, Briny Blue, Cosmos, Summer Groves, Swanky Snowdudes, Warm Hearts (Paper Smooches), Designer Woodgrain (Hero Arts); Wise Dies – Clouds, Hello Words, Paper (Paper Smooches); Designer Paper – 6×6 Paper Pad – True Love (Basic Grey); Copic Markers; Distress Ink, Hero Arts Shadow Ink and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

And with that I am bouncing off to prepare another post to share.

Happy Stamping!

17 February, 2014 10 comments

Cards Competition Entry Halloween Lawn Fawn Paper Smooches Stamping

Happy Halloween…part two

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

My table is covered in the few Halloween goodies I have so there was no other option but to create another Halloween card. It kind of took on a life of its own and at the end I realised it was perfect as another entry into the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge this week. It is such a great sketch!

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge
October 14-20 2013 Designer Drafts challenge

So here’s the card…

Happy Halloween
Materials used: Stamps – Halloweenies (Paper Smooches), Happy Haunting, Say Cheese (Lawn Fawn); Distress Ink, Copic Markers; Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Ink Pads – Whisper White (Stampin’ Up!), Onyx Black (Versafine), Jet Black (StazOn), Embossing Powder – White (PSX) and Glossy Accents.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you all have a great week!

Happy Stamping!

20 October, 2013 10 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Paper Smooches Stamping

Hope to See You Again

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been playing with the Promenade set from Paper Smooches tonight. I liked the basic idea (the scenic panel) of the Feel Better Soon card I made last week so I started with that idea. I loved the idea of making the little scene appear through a window so that is what I tried today.

Here’s today’s card:

Hope to See You Again
Materials used: Stamps – Party Posse, Promenade (Paper Smooches); Home Sweet Home (Lawn Fawn); Distress Markers; Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Blae & Ivy (KAISERCraft); Pearls – Snow (KAISERCraft); Lawn Trimmings (Lawn Fawn), Distress Stickles – Crystal (Ranger) and Die Cut – Window (Silhouette).

I think it is just a little bit cute. Oh, if you are wondering why the grey shadow on the window frame is where it is – I had just applied the glue when the doorbell rang. I quickly stuck it down and it wasn’t until I got back that I realised I had done it the wrong way. lol Oh well…I still like it. I’ve now cut some more so will give this window scene look another go. It’s CUTE!

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful day and I…hope to see you again! 😉

Happy Stamping!

2 September, 2013 4 comments

Cards Get Well Soon Lawn Fawn Paper Smooches Stamping

Feel Better Soon

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Couldn’t help myself, I just had to play with the Promenade set from Paper Smooches again. It is just so sweet.

This card didn’t quite work like I was hoping. Whilst it has plenty of texture, it just comes across as flat to me. I haven’t quite worked out what I don’t like about it. lol I’ll sleep on it and maybe tomorrow I will have worked out what I should have done, or maybe I will just develop a new appreciation for it. It’s funny how that happens sometimes. Update: I know what it is – too similar to other designs I’ve done in the past (and which, just quietly, worked better) AND that pink is too pale. 🙂 Phew! Back to the drawing board on this one.

So here’s the card for today:

Feel Better Soon
Materials Used: Stamps – Home Sweet Home (Lawn Fawn); Chit Chat, Debonair, Party Posse, Promenade, Summer Groves (Paper Smooches); Designer Papers – 6-1/2″ Paper Pads – Summer Breeze, Tea Party (KaiserCraft); Distress Markers, Lawn Trimmings (Lawn Fawn) and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

28 August, 2013 4 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Paper Smooches Stamping

Just a Note

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Wow! It’s hard to believe it has been a week since I last posted anything and I haven’t created anything in this time either. To inspire myself I was flicking through some older cards and came across this one. There’s nothing particularly special about it but I remember having lots of fun creating it. I had just purchased a couple of stamp sets (from Lawn Fawn) and I was trying out colouring with Copic markers for the first time. (USA and Canada friends: There’s a competition on their website to win a marker.) I also thought it was pretty cool that you could use the tree top as bushes for the scene. This is one of the cards which inspired me to start making scenes.

Just a Note:
Materials used: Stamps – Bon Voyage, Critters in the ‘Burbs, Critters in the Forest, Making Frosty Friends (Lawn Fawn); Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches); Distress Inks; Copic Markers and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

Thanks for visiting! Hope you are all enjoying a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

26 August, 2013 2 comments

Cards Competition Entry Paper Smooches Stamping

Whimsical Wishes

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Decided it was time to play along in another of the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenges. This week is their Designer Drafts Challenge where they post a sketch to inspire you. When I first saw the sketch, I knew I had the most PERFECT Lawn Fawn stamps for the challenge….but nothing I thought was suitable in the Paper Smooches range. Uh Oh! lol You see, I got a little bogged down on wanting to recreate the sketch exactly as posted. I toyed with the idea for a couple of days and finally decided I just had to jump on in (especially since the challenge ends tomorrow. haha).

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge – August Designer Drafts Challenge

The card is, shall we say, bright! I had an idea for the background which didn’t quite go to plan. With a burst of frustration I swiped the distress pad across the background so it was a bright blue. Then I spritzed water on it with the idea of just throwing it away at the end. Instead, I really liked how it looked. Decided to keep the bottom part white, and add glitter to make it look a little snowy (I’m sorry this doesn’t really show up in the photograph). Oh and my tip for today: Prime your glitter bottle on a scrap piece of paper so when the lid pops off and empties the rest of the bottle of glitter on your paper, you haven’t ruined your entire project.

So, here’s the card for today. Not completely loving it but I am feeling pretty chuffed that I managed to complete something for the challenge when I had initially struggled to move away from the hot-air balloon idea.

Whimsical Wishes
Materials used: Stamps – Forest Whimsy (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Distress Inks; Distress Markers; Glossy Accents (Ranger) and Distress Stickles – Star Dust (Ranger).

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

18 August, 2013 4 comments

Cards Penny Black Stamping

Have a “micey” nice day!

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Do you ever buy a stamp/stamp set because it is cute but you don’t necessarily know how, or for what occasion, you might use it? I confess I have a few in my collection which fall into this category. I like to think I give my stamp selection a little more consideration these days but sometimes you just *have* to get that cute stamp. Today’s card features a stamp which I think is totally adorable but I really didn’t think about how I might use it when I purchased it. It’s another adorable stamp from Penny Black. They have some of the best stamps to colour!

After I had finished colouring the image, I really didn’t know how to finish the card. What sentiment fits? What colour scheme? I thought of going with pastel blues, then neutral colours, pastel yellows and even the same colour as the mice. I pushed around quite a bit of paper and even toyed with creating my own background. Anyway, I do think any of the combinations would have been quite nice but when I stumbled across the background paper below I really just wanted to use it. It has such pretty colours. For the sentiment, the greeting actually says “Have a “micey” nice birthday!”. It didn’t fit so I simply masked the stamp to remove the “birth” from birthday to make it more generic. I added lots of the little bubbles to the background paper to add a little interest. Quite happy with the end result.

Have a “micey” nice birthday!
Materials used: Stamps – Bubbles ‘n Squeak 1684K, Have a ‘Micey” Nice Birthday! 1666E (Penny Black); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Designer Paper – Sweet Wishes Paper Stack (Australian Papercraft Essentials); Distress Markers (Ranger); and Distress Stickles – Star Dust (Ranger).

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a “micey” nice day!

Happy Stamping!

14 August, 2013 2 comments

Cards Penny Black Stamping

Twice as nice

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I made time this weekend to tidy up my space and it was well worth it. I stumbled across the Candy Time!!! stamp by Penny Black. I have had this stamp for quite a while but I have never used it. I wasn’t really sure how I was going to tackle this stamp so decided to stay pretty close to the colours on the decal. Made it much easier to colour it the first time.

Candy Time!! Materials used: Stamp - Candy Time!! 1679K (Penny Black); Cardstock - American Crafts, Knight; Designer Paper - Soleil 6x6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Distress Markers; Ribbon (Unknown) and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

Candy Time!!
Materials used: Stamp – Candy Time!! 1679K (Penny Black); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knight; Designer Paper – Soleil 6×6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Distress Markers; Ribbon (Unknown) and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

I decided I wanted to try a different colour combination. It doesn’t have quite as much oomph as the original but I still like it. The colours also co-ordinate much better in real life!

Candy Time!! – Take 2
Materials used: Stamp – Candy Time!! 1679K (Penny Black); Cardstock – American Crafts, Bazzill Basics Paper, Knight; Designer Paper – Plumeria 6×6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Distress Markers; and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

On both cards, I popped up the two mice and also one of the lollies just to give it a little more dimension. I added glossy accents to the lolly on the bottom right but I am thinking of going back to add glossy accents to all the others. And voila two cards done. I haven’t added a sentiment. Wasn’t really sure what I wanted to use the cards for at this stage. Can always leave it blank, or add it later.

Update: I decided to go back and add glossy accents to all of the lollies – finishes the cards off perfectly!

Hope you are all having a wonderful day no matter where you are in the world!

Happy Stamping!

11 August, 2013 4 comments

Cards Penny Black Stamping Thinking of You

The case of the disappearing work surface

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

As I sat down to create tonight, I found myself puzzled at how I was now working at a space no bigger than an A2 card. lol Seems like I am due, or overdue, for a great big clean up. Instead of doing that, I grabbed out an image I had stamped and partially coloured and decided to finish it off. You have to get your priorities straight! The clean-up will come this weekend.

You’ve seen this stamped image a few times now. It is the Asking the Flowers (2296K) stamp from Penny Black. Just love this one! And I have to confess I think there are a few more stamped images in the pile….

Decided to keep this a super simple card – water coloured with Distress Markers, a little border and then pop dotted on the card. Quick, simple and a little cute to boot!

Thinking of You!
Materials used: Stamps – Asking the Flowers 2296K, Salutations 30-014, Scroll Tapestry (Penny Black); Cardstock – American Crafts, Bazzill Basics Paper, Knight; Distress Markers (Ranger); Craft Punch (Fiskars) and Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers).

Hope you all can find the surface of your work space!

Happy Stamping!

7 August, 2013 4 comments

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