Playing Catch Up Again

Hi there!

So I've been out of town for a bit, which of course means I've fallen behind with my posting again. In the spirit of getting caught back up, I have a couple of Paper Smooches cards to share.

First up a CAS card featuring the new Crystal Clear stamp set. 

Supplies:
Cardstock: (white, navy: Colormates) WorlWin, Stamps: (bug, jar: Crystal Clear set, Sentiment: Giddy Bugs set) Paper Smooches, Ink: (Frost White, black) ColorBox pigment ink, Colored Pencils: Berol Prismacolor, Corner Rounder: We R Memory Keepers
Size 4.25" x5.5"

I stamped the mason jar in white on the navy background, then I sponged white ink over the jar to create a glow. I stamped the top firefly in black ink and then mirrored the second. The image on the second turned out a bit lighter than I wanted so I carefully went back with a fine tipped black marker and darkened it up. To make their lights bright, I used a light yellow colored pencil, filled in the little butt and added some around the outside. The sentiment is from the Giddy Bugs set.

Next up is a sweet little card featuring the new onsie die.

Supplies: 
Cardstock: (white) Georgia-Pacific, (peach, yellow, teal) American Crafts,  Patterned Paper: Simple Stories, Stamps: (Sentiment: A Little Lovin', string and pins: Pip Squeaks, Bows: Hullabaloo) Paper Smooches, Ink: (black) ColorBox Pigment ink, Ribbon: Offray, Scalloped Scissors: Fiskars, Circle Die: Spellbinders
Size: 5.5" x 4.25"

I paired it with stamps from a couple different sets and some bright, happy papers.

My kiddos are finally out for the summer, so that oughtta keep me pretty busy for a while...we'll se how many posts I manage next week ;)

Have a beautiful day!
♥ Heidi

So Proud of You

Hi there!

I thought I'd share a CAS grad card I made with the new Chart Toppers and Off the Charts stamp sets from Paper Smooches.

This is such a fun set and so perfect for creating guy appropriate cards...which btw, are the hardest for me. The chart, banner arrow, chart arrow and man are all from the  Off the Charts set, and the sentiment and small arrows are from the Chart Toppers. The little graduation cap was my own addition, just a little diamond shape drawn on cardstock with a black marker, then cut out and added to my little stamped man.

Supplies:
Cardstock: (white) Georgia-Pacific, Patterned Paper: (woodgrain), Stasmps: (Chart, chart arrow, man, banner arrow: Off the Charts set, sentiment, small arrow: Chart Toppers set) Paper Smooches, Ink: (red, gray, black) ColorBox Pigment Ink, (brown) Memento, Markers: Copic, Paint: Plaid
Size: 4.25"x5.5"

Have a great day!
♥ Heidi

Fintastic!

Hi there!

Just a quick post to share something I made with the new Briny Blue set from Paper Smooches.

Supplies:
Cardstock: (teal) DCWV, (white) Georgia-Pacific, (yellow) American Crafts, Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye, Stamps: (whale, slashes, sentiment: Briny Blue) Paper Smooches Ink: (black, aqua) ColorBox pigment ink, Gel pen: (white) Sakura, Ribbon: May Arts, Button: from stash, thread: Coats & Clark, Dies: (Ovals Dies, Flag Tags Dies, Tag Scallop Die) Paper Smooches
Size: 4.25"x5.5"

The whale (whom I love to death!), the sentiment and splashes are all from Briny Blue. Killer whales always make me think of Sea World, so I created a hoop for her to jump through with the Ovals Dies :)

Have a fabulous day!
♥ Heidi

Paper Smooches Dies

Hello friends!

Today I have a couple of cards to share that feature some of my new favorite dies from Paper Smooches.

First up is the Shopping Bag Die. Eeeeeek, how cute and clever is this?!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: (white, kraft) The Paper Co., (aqua) American Crafts, Patterned Paper: ? possibly Crate Paper? , Stamps: (Hearts: various sets, Sentiment: Freezy Fellas) Paper Smooches, Ink: (Tuxedo Black) Memento, Markers: Copic, Dies: (Shopping Bag Die) Paper Smooches, Embossing Folder: Lifestyle Crafts
Size: 4"x8"

It's a 3D bag that you can adhere to you project with tabs on the back and fill with so many things! I will definitely be pulling this out again to make some gift card holders.

For this card, instead of filling It I decided to have hearts floating out of it.  After creating my background I die cut my bag from kraft paper, stamped the sentiment on it, then adhered it to the card. I then stamped hearts from several different PS stamp sets (Kim includes a heart in many of her sets), colored them, cut them and adhered them to my card as if they were floating out of the bag.

Seriously LOVE this die and I can't wait to play with it more!

Next we have the brand new Paper Smooches Clouds Dies. This die set comes with two different styles of die, simple cloud silhouettes and these fun outlined clouds that I used for my card.

Supplies:
Cardstock: (blue) Bazzill, (white, gray) The Paper Co., Stamps: (sentiment: Sunny Side Up) Paper Smooches, Ink: (Frost White ColorBox pigment ink) Clearsnap,  Dies: (Clouds Dies) Paper Smooches
Size: 4.25"x5.5"

I may have mentioned this before, but I looooove clouds...cloud paper, cloud stamps, clouds embossing folder and definitely cloud dies. I don't think I have ever seen dies with an outline like this , and I really love the effect it creates!

I cut my clouds in both white and light gray and I simply swapped the outline colors. Really easy, but I love the look...crisp and clean with just enough detail to make it interesting! To finish off my card, I added a sentiment from the Sunny Side up set, that I think makes this perfectly appropriate for a graduation card.

Have a great day everyone!
♥ Heidi

Paper Smooches Winner Announced

Ack! I'm a little late posting this, but I'm finally here to announce who won a green thumb set from Paper Smooches.

Random.org says the winner is # 19 and that just happens to be...

TJ Butler said...
I went on facebook and shared about this cool blog hop!!

May 30, 2013 at 7:35 AM

Big congtrats TJ! contact me with your mailing info and we'll get your stamps on their way to you!

As always, thanks so much to everyone who hopped along with us, hope to see you all again next month!

♥ Heidi

Paper Smooches May DT Blog Hop

Hi there!

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches June stamp release with you!  FIVE new stamps and FOUR new dies will be available to purchase at 12:01am, Eastern time...on June 1st.  You will find them HERE

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize!  Just leave a comment on any of the eight design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of our new stamp sets!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify)  You have until midnight MT on Friday, May 31st to leave a comment.  Please check all design team blogs on Saturday, June 1st to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

Emily Leiphart

Heidi Van Laar

Kalyn Kepner

Karolyn Loncon

Kim Kesti

Laura Bassen

Laurie Schmidlin

Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post
2. Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
3. Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
4. Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to four chances to win on each blog)

Today I've made a card with the soon to be released Green Thumb set, which will be the set I will pick one lucky commenter to win.

Supplies:
Cardstock: (white) Georgia-Pacific, (navy) Bazzill, Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye, Stamps: (Green Thumb) Paper Smooches, Ink: Clearsnap Pigment ink, Dies: (Flag Tags Dies) Paper Smooches,(Standard Circles LG, Standard Circles SM) Spellbinders
Size: 4.25"x5.5"

This set makes me think of my mom...she's the queen of gardening, so of course, I love it :). The watering can, sprout, drops, heart and sentiment are all from the set.

I tore a chunk out of a piece of cardstock and used it as a stencil to sponge my mound of dirt, stamped the sprout on top and added the water drops. The watering can was stamped and cut from polka dot paper and the sentiment (which I think is super awesome btw) was stamped on a banner die cut with a die from Flag Tags Dies.

Alrighty, that wraps thinks up for me. Have fun on the rest of the hop and good luck!
♥ Heidi

Paper Smooches and Scor-Pal

Hi there!

So, Paper Smooches is joining forces with Scor-Pal all week and I get to be a part of it! Woohoo! Today I'd like to share a card I created with the Scor-Buddy from Scor-Pal and some Paper Smooches stamps and dies.

Supplies: 
Cardstock: (yellow, peach, white) American Crafts, (smooth white) Georgia-Pacific, Patterned Paper: (Sweetest Thing 6x6 pad) My Mind's Eye, Stamps: (Leaves from Reflections, Sentiment from Salutations) Paper Smooches, Ink: (green, gray) Clearsnap, Dies: (Ovals Dies, Reflections Leaves Dies, Borders 1 Dies) Paper Smooches, Scoring tool: (Scor-Buddy) Scor-Pal, Corner Rounder: We R Memory Keepers, Other: Buttons, Thread
Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

For this card I used my Scor-Buddy to create some rosette flowers out of some strips of cardstock I cut with my Paper Smooches Border Dies. I die cut three 3/4" x 6" strips, scored them every 1/4" folded them into a rosette and topped them with a button. I also used my Scor-Buddy to make fold lines and add more dimension to my leaves and my banner.

I have the Scor-Pal and the Scor-buddy, and I absolutely love them both! I keep the Scor-Buddy right on my work space. It's perfect for making all of my own card bases and it's smaller size make it just the right fit for my desk space. My Scor-Pal I keep tucked away, but I love having it for bigger jobs, like making long pleated borders or gift boxes.

For more projects featuring Paper Smooches and Scor-Pal and a chance to win prizes, make sure to check both blogs every day, now through Friday, May 31!

Paper Smooches blog - http://papersmooches.blogspot.com/
Scor-Pal blog - http://scor-pal.blogspot.com/

Have fun!
♥ Heidi

Hello.

I've got a just for fun card to share today...just me playing with some supplies.

Supplies:
Cardstock: (grey, white) Worldwin, Patterned Paper: (Vintage Bliss 6x6 pad) Simple Stories, Stamp: (Birthday Sampler) Paper Smooches, Ink: Clearsnap, Felt Flower: Basic Grey, Adhesive Dots: My Mind's Eye, Wodd Heart: Studio Calico, Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug, Corner Rounder: We R Memory Keepers.
Size: 5.5"x4.25"

Have a beautiful day!
♥ Heidi

A Couple Cards

Hi there!

I've got a couple more Paper Smooches cards to share today.

First up, a sweet little creation I made using the Slang Gang stamp set as well as the Wedding Shower and Ovals die sets.

I thought it would make a cute baby shower card...love those Slang Gang sentiments!


Next up a birthday card made with the new Numbers dies.

I cut all the numbers out of the card base with the Numbers dies and then added a panel of vellum behind. I then used the Digits dies to cut a 9 from both black and blue glitter cardstock, and used the 9 from the Numbers dies to cut the black die cut making a window to see the blue glitter through.

I finished it off with an orange vellum panel stamped with one of the sentiments from the Digits stamp set.

As always, you can find lots of great Paper Smooches inspiration on the blog HERE.

Have a fabulous day!
♥ Heidi

Let's do Lunch

Hello!

Just a quick share of another Paper Smooches card today!

This is one I made with the Think Fast set. the "fast" is fast as in fast food so it's a set full of fun food images.

Size: 4.25" x5.5"

The pizza stamp is just a single slice. I repeated it to create the whole pie. Well, almost :)

I made this card with middle son in mind. He's always asking me to come have lunch with him at school. I thought slipping this little card into his lunch bag would be a fun way to let him know that I would be able to come that day.

Have a fabulous weekend!
♥ Heidi