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Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge 2

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Here we are at post number two for today and it’s all about Paper Smooches. They have the best challenges and this weeks is no exception.

Paper Smooches Designer Drafts Challenge

And here is my second attempt at this sketch although I actually started this card first. I had finished sponging the background with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and I’d given it a light misting of water. When I put the stamped and cut out images on the top it looked so washed out. I put it aside and went onto another card. Once I had finished I picked up the background and realised all that was missing was more colour so I added another layer of distress ink in Broken China this time. Much happier with the look. I left off the clouds because I liked the sky and with the water droplets I felt they looked like stars. Decided just to keep it plain and simple. (Oh, and speaking of Distress products by Ranger. I was just on their website and they have announced the release of another 12 Distress Markers! Yay! They are automatically on my wish list. Love the colours.)

So here is card number two:

Hey
Materials used: Stamps – Happy Camper, Sentiment Sampler, Summer Groves (Paper Smooches); Distress Ink; Distress Markers; Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; and Cotton Embroidery Thread.

Thanks for visiting! Hope you have a happy day!

Happy Stamping!

13 July, 2013 6 comments

Cards Competition Entry Paper Smooches

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge 1

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Hope you’re all happy and well. I haven’t done much in the way of creating this week but as soon as I saw the new Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge knew I wanted to play along. I had a basic idea to use the cute little deer stamp from the Paper Smooches Happy Camper set, however I then had about five different ideas as to how to achieve my idea. Decided to try a few of them and see which I liked the best…as you do. lol So I stamped up the deer and the tree I wanted to use with it half a dozen times and set to colouring them in.

I suppose I should share what the challenge is for this week. It’s a sketch. LOVE this sketch too.

Paper Smooches Designer Drafts Challenge

Here’s the first card I made based on the above sketch:

Thanks Materials used: Stamps - Happy Camper, Sentiment Sampler, Summer Groves (Paper Smooches); Designer Paper - Urban Prairie 6x6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Cardstock - American Crafts, Knights); Distress Ink and Hero Arts Shadow Ink (Bubble Gum).

Thanks
Materials used: Stamps – Happy Camper, Sentiment Sampler, Summer Groves (Paper Smooches); Designer Paper – Urban Prairie 6×6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights); Distress Ink and Hero Arts Shadow Ink (Bubble Gum).

I will share the other designs in the next two posts as I have just decided I might as well enter them all in the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all have an amazing day!

Happy Stamping!

13 July, 2013 6 comments

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More Mojo Monday on a Sunday

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Two posts in one day! Wow. Couldn’t help myself! Whipped up another little card for the Mojo Monday challenge.

Mojo Monday 300 Sketch

Another Penny Black stamp but a cutesy one this time. To contrast my other card I went for much paler colours. I quite like it.

Best Wishes Materials used: Stamps - Bees & Bunny 2305H (Penny Black), Simply Said (Paper Smooches); Designer Paper - What's Up 6x6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Craft Punch - Circle (Fiskars); Distress Ink and Distress Markers.

Best Wishes
Materials used: Stamps – Bees & Bunny 2305H (Penny Black), Simply Said (Paper Smooches); Designer Paper – What’s Up 6×6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Craft Punch – Circle (Fiskars); Distress Ink and Distress Markers.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping!

7 July, 2013 2 comments

Cards Competition Entry Penny Black Stamping

Mojo Monday on a Sunday

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I stumbled across the Mojo Monday website for the first time during the week after reading a blog post by Lawn Fawn. Decided I might like to play along. Each week they share a sketch to get the mojo flowing and this weeks sketch just happens to be their 300th! Wow! That’s amazing! Congratulations to all at Mojo Monday!

Here’s the sketch for this week:

Mojo Monday 300 Sketch

Here’s my take on the above. I stuck very closely to the design. I wish you could see the colours in person. They are so pretty and so vibrant. I love this Brush Butterfly stamp by Penny Black – isn’t it gorgeous!

Best Wishes
Materials used: Stamps – Brush Butterfly 2943H (Penny Black), Dear Lizzy 59156 Stamps (American Crafts); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knight; Distress Ink, Designer Paper – Kneehighs 6×6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); and Mini Pearls – Spring Assortment (doodlebug design).

Not completely loving my effort because it is too busy for me. It is, however, great to challenge myself to do something different. I think I might try and see if I can create something else before the deadline, something a little more “me”.

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

Happy Stamping!

7 July, 2013 4 comments

Cards Competition Entry Paper Smooches Stamping

Hi

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all having, or have had, a great weekend! I had just come in from seeing The Internship (which I thoroughly enjoyed. Lots of laughs!) when I realised there was still time to create another card for the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge for this week. I love the sketch they have up but I don’t think my scene cards completely suit the sketch, or rather, my interpretation hasn’t quite worked. Incentive to try again, I think! lol

I love the little sheep from the Party Posse set – isn’t it cute! – so he was my go to choice for this card. In my mind I had the idea of counting sheep with sheep jumping over fences which is how the little picket fence came to be used. I decided to keep the card as a generic greeting card this time.

Here is my second entry into this week’s Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge:

Hi
Materials used: Stamps – Forest Whimsy, Party Posse, Simply Said, Spring Groves, Summer Groves (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Distress Ink and Distress Markers.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping!

16 June, 2013 6 comments

Cards Competition Entry Penny Black Stamping

Congratulations

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all having a great weekend. I’ve just come in from seeing Star Trek Into Darkness and I have to say that I loved it! That Chris Pine has the most gorgeous eyes so it’s not exactly difficult to watch him on the big screen for a couple of hours. lol

Okay, let’s move back to stamping. Did you all realise Penny Black was releasing new designs this week – complete with a giveaway too! You should visit their blog and take a look at all the great new stamps, as well as the samples made by their very talented design team. There is also the opportunity to win their new designs. Yay! I’m not affiliated with them at all (unfortunately!), I just love their stamps, as you all know by now.

Penny Black

Today’s card is the card I made for my parents wedding anniversary. I wasn’t sure which way I was going to go with my design but as I was looking through my stamps the gorgeous little mice cuddling just jumped out at me. It’s a little more cutesy and girly than I had planned but I just couldn’t resist.

Congratulations
Materials used: Stamps – Squeeze til I Squeak 1664J, …your Wedding 2109F (Penny Black); Designer Papers – Serendipity 6×6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Distress Markers; Stickles – Crystal (Ranger) and Fiskars Craft Punch.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Happy Stamping!

2 June, 2013 2 comments

Cards Competition Entry Paper Smooches Stamping

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge: Warm Thoughts

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Sometimes inspiration comes in the most unlikely form! I was playing with my new Paper Smooches stamp set, Space Cadet, and I had an idea to use some of the designs in a slightly different way. When I saw the latest challenge on the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge Blog it all seemed to click.

The theme for this weeks Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge was to be inspired by the image below.

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge:
May 27- June 2 Picture Perfect challenge

Here’s my entry. Can you see how I used the planet as the centre of the flower and the petals are made up of the rockets flame? I was originally going to colour in the petals, and might try that look in the future, but I thought it might be nice to keep it simple.

Warm Thoughts
Materials used: Stamps – Space Cadet, Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – Knights; Hero Arts Shadow Mid Tone Shadow Inks – Bubble Gum, Butter Bar, Pool, Stone Wash (Hero Arts); Designer Paper – Plumeria 6×6 Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Distress Stickles – Rock Candy (Ranger) and Mini Pearls – Spring Assortment (doodlebug design).

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping!

1 June, 2013 6 comments

Cards Competition Entry News Paper Smooches Stamping

Super Excited

written by Kylie

Having only entered one stamping competition in my life, and that was the Paper Smooches Anything Goes competition, and not expecting anything to come from it, you should have heard the squeal of delight which erupted from me when I saw that I was a runner up. I had to take a screen shot to share.

Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge – Runner Up

Just click on the picture to see it more clearly or head over to the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge blog to see my entry and all the other entries. You will need to scroll down past the details of the new competition.

It was so fun to be considered a contender. Now to have a look at the new competition and see if I might be able to dream up a new idea!

Happy Stamping!

6 May, 2013 0 comment

Cards Competition Entry Paper Smooches Stamping

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge: Birthday Fishes

written by Kylie

After being a fan of Paper Smooches for some time, I thought it was about time for me to take part in their April 29- May 5 ANYTHING GOES challenge.

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge

Anything Goes Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge

I have had a few ideas running through my head for this competition but this is the one I am going to enter and the main reason is that it is actually finished. I do wonder if you can say “Birthday Fishes” if you only put one fish on the card though. lol Oh well. As I look at the card, I think I might go back and add some glossy accents to the toadstools. I think that will look cute. This is the first competition I have entered online. Pretty fun! I have a lot of ideas going through my head now so I think I might go and try and get them down onto paper!

Birthday Fishes
Materials Used: Stamps – Birthday Buddies, Cuteasaurus, Forest Whimsy, Spring Groves (Paper Smooches); Distress Inks, Distress Markers, Tombow Markers, Star Dust Distress Stickles (Ranger); Black Rhinestones (KaiserCraft); Cardstock – America Crafts, Knights.

Happy Stamping!

5 May, 2013 6 comments

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