Hey friends! Long time, no chat, I know! I’m finally graduated from my Master’s program and I’m so thrilled to be an “official” graphic designer now! It’s a dream come true and I really have cardmaking to thank for getting me into design and sparking my interest in the first place!
Today I’m sharing a card I made using the Stampin’ Up! Eastern Palace Premier Bundle. They were kind enough to send this to me to play with and it’s truly a gorgeous assortment of goodies. The dies were my absolute favorite part of this set, so I wanted to feature them on a card.
I added some of the patterned paper that comes in the set and some of the delicate gold foil stickers. I die cut the front piece from Very Vanilla cardstock and stamped the sentiment in the new Fresh Fig ink color.
Definitely check out this set if you’re looking for some beautifully elegant options for all kinds of card occasions!
Hey there and Happy New Year! I just love the fresh start that a new year brings and I’m incredibly excited for 2017! This is the year that I’ll graduate from my Master’s Degree program and start my career as a graphic designer. The future is so uncertain, but I’m just enjoying this season of life and all the blessings I get to experience day by day.
I’ve got a clean and simple thank you card to share today. LCI Paper was kind enough to send me some of their Gmund Color System line of paper to experiment with, so I made this card using their Felt cardstock as a card base and three colors of Vellum cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment in white using a stamp from the Kelly Purkey Best Friends set (love this set so much, but I don’t think it’s available anymore). The embossing worked really well on the colored vellum and I just love the light and airy feeling the vellum gives even though the colors are very saturated.
Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope there is a lot of crafting planned for your 2017!
Hey friends! It’s Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches JANUARY 2017 release with you! TWO new stamp sets and FIVE new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on December 30th. You will find our new products HERE once they go live.
To add extra fun to our blog hop…we are offering up a prize!
The prize – a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.
Here are the details:
FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your chances)
Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, January 1st to leave a comment.
Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, January 2nd to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.
Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop
(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)
I created this layered tag using the For You Tag Die. The set comes with the tag base as well as the “for you” sentiment, so it’s really easy to make simple gift tags for any occasion! I added some layered ephemera from the Open Book collection by Crate Paper as well as some chevron ribbon and enamel dots!
Thanks so much for hopping along with us today! Happy crafting!
Hey friends! I’m so excited to share my post for the Advent Calendar Extravaganza! This is the first year I’m participating and it’s been so much fun. I can’t wait to see what everyone creates!
Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests – each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!
And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!!
Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!
Here’s the project I created with the Warm Wishes stamp set from Waffle Flower Crafts. I just adore the sentiment and the fact that you can change up the tea cup to have different faces (or without a face if you want).
It’s not a party without a prize – and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Waffle Flower Crafts, so you’ll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post – then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as mine in order to be eligible to win! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 23:59 ESTon 31st December 2016 to enter.
Don’t forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas!
Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the Extravaganza!
It’s Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches DECEMBER 2016 release with you! ONE new stamp sets and FIVE new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on November 30th. You will find our new products HERE once they go live.
To add extra fun to our blog hop…we are offering up a prize!
The prize – a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.
Here are the details:
FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your chances)
Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, November 27th to leave a comment.
Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, November 28th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.
Our cute Pamela is taking a hiatus for our November and December releases. She will pick back up with our January release. The very talented and clever Jill Hawkins will be her temporary replacement.
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I used the Melted Snowman die set from this month’s release on my card and added a sentiment from the Winter Sampler stamp set. I also used one of the Scallop Frames dies and the Snowflakes dies!
Hope you enjoyed today’s cheery card! Thanks for hopping along with us!
Hey friends! I can’t believe it’s time for Christmas and holiday cards already, but sure enough it is! They are truly my favorite cards to make and send. And all the stamp companies out there I think make their very best sets for the holidays.
The awesome people at Stampin’ Up! sent me one of their sets and new die sets to play with, so I made a super easy-to-make and send Christmas card. I used the adorable Christmas Pines stamp set for the sentiment and branches and then used the new Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies for the circle. I love the detail that the stitching gives on these basic shapes. They just add a bit of extra specialness!
I added some sequins and inked around the edges for a bit of added detail and warmth. Links to every product I used are down below!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I’ll be back to making videos as soon as the semester is over. Yay!
Hey friends! Hope you’re having a great week so far! Can you believe it’s the end of October already? I can’t! But here we are! I do have to admit that even though it’s a bit early for Christmas and holiday decorations (at least for me), I absolutely love making holiday cards. So this latest Paper Smooches release has been giddy for the next couple of months! Hope you enjoy!
It’s Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches NOVEMBER 2016 release with you! ONE new stamp sets and FIVE new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on October 31st. You will find our new products HERE once they go live.
To add extra fun to our blog hop…we are offering up a prize!
The prize – a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.
Here are the details:
FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your chances)
Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, October 30th to leave a comment.
Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, October 31st to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.
Our cute Pamela is taking a hiatus for our November and December releases. She will pick back up with our January release. The very talented and clever Jill Hawkins will be her temporary replacement.
Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop
(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)
I used the Be Merry stamp set which features lots of adorable sentiments. I also used one of my favorite winter sets, Fresh Snow for all of the snowflakes. I embossed them in white and then blended 3 different ink colors over top to create a fun rainbow effect. Some clear sequins were the final touch!
I hope you enjoyed this card as well as all the other fabulous ladies on this blog hop! All of the products I used to create this card are listed below!
It’s Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches OCTOBER 2016 release with you! ONE new stamp sets and FIVE new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on September 30th. You will find our new products HERE once they go live.
To add extra fun to our blog hop…we are offering up a prize!
The prize – a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.
Here are the details:
FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your chances)
Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, October 2nd to leave a comment.
Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, October 3rd to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.
Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop
(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)
I used the Leaf Frame Die on this card which is part of the new release as well as the sentiment that you see featured here. I used all patterned papers from one of my favorite collections ever, the BasicGrey Grand Bazaar collection. You can still grab the 6″x6″ paper pad here on Amazon. I also used a leaf transparency from that collection as well. But the Leaf Frame die comes with the two leaves you see in the corner. You can keep them attached to the frame like I have theme here or you could easily trim them off and use them separately!
Hope you enjoy today’s hop and seeing lots of fun fall-themed projects!
It’s Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches SEPTEMBER 2016 release with you! ONE new stamp sets and FIVE new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on August 31st. You will find our new products HERE once they go live.
To add extra fun to our blog hop…we are offering up a prize!
The prize – a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.
Here are the details:
FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your chances)
Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, August 28th to leave a comment.
Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, August 29th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.
Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop
(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)
I used the Arrow Dies set to create this fun card. These new dies are great because they include the full arrows as well as separate scored pieces for folding and adding on top! I paired them with a sentiment from the Fun & Flirty stamp set and papers from the Shine collection from Crate Paper. I then added some black ink splatters for an artistic touch!
Hope you enjoyed my card and be sure to keep hopping along to see what else the design team members created! Thanks for stopping by!
Hey there! I’m so happy to say that I’m back home from a summer away and back in my beautiful craft space. I haven’t been able to craft very much these last two months because of my internship, but I’m so glad to be back in my happy place now. I had an awesome summer, don’t get me wrong. But there’s nothing like getting back into your favorite hobby that just makes you feel…centered. Pretty deep for a Friday, I know.
So let’s get into today’s card! The awesome people at Stampin’ Up! sent me the adorable Thoughtful Branches bundle to play with and I had so much fun using it. Botanical sets are my favorite to use, so this one is going to get a lot of love from me in the future. It’s super versatile and the coordinating dies open up the options even more. Here’s what I created:
I made a subtle background pattern using two of the leaf stamps in the set and then stamped and die cut the tree trunk and leaves to add on top. I also added a little blue bird to the top of the tree (you get two birds in this set!). I finished off the stamping with one of the sentiments in the set and then added some buttons and a little patterned paper flag that matched my color palette!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and be sure to check out the Thoughtful Branches bundle while it lasts – the deal ends August 31st! All supplies I used are listed below!
