Paper Sweeties Sneak Peeks - Sending Holiday Cheer!

Hi there! Today is day one of the sneak peeks for the November Release of the newest Paper Sweeties! We're showing you some sweet holiday stamps this month, including this one...

 

This sentiment is from the new set called Sending Holiday Cheer and believe me...you are going to love all the sweet sayings in this set! I paired it up with one of my favorite MME plaid papers and some shabby ribbon tied up in a double bow and topped with a BG brad. My sentiment is cut out with Spellbinders dies and popped up for some dimension. I added a pine sprig die cut and adorable die cut bird by IO that's colored with Copics.

Be sure to visit all of the Paper Sweeties Designers for more Sneak Peek projects...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Simple Treasures

Andrea Ewen

Ewen Style

Char Cundy

Expressions of Me

Jeanne Jachna

A Kept Life

Jinny Newlin

Soaring

Pattie Goldman (you are here)

Paper Silhouettes

We've got more in store for you tomorrow too...
Stop by the Paper Sweeties Shop today to see all of the Paper Sweeties and check out all the inspiration!  We're having some fun over on Facebook for the new release too...check it out HERE!

Home Sweet Nest

Hi there! While I'm traveling home from visiting the college my son will attend next year, you get to see my card for this week's Paper Sundaes Challenge! Our sponsor is Simon Says Stamp and our theme is Embossing! I decided to get my shabby chic on with this one...it's one of my favorite styles!

I love birds and bird nests, so as soon as I saw this Impression Obsession stamp set, I had to have it! You can find it at Simon Says Stamp...it's called Home Sweet Nest! I colored my image with Copics of course! Did you see my embossing...yep, it's up there on the Spellbinders Labels Two die cut shape...embossed with the Birds and Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder. I stamped it with the background stamp that comes with this set before embossing it and brushed it with ink after embossing it to bring out the detail. Lots of shabby goodies layered up here...velvet ribbon and double bow, lace, distressed edges and a pretty pearl flourish! The center of the bow is a Recollections flower center...I just love those!

Don't forget to stop by the Paper Sundaes Challenge and see what the rest of the Design Team has to show you!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Tiffany Doodles Sneak Peek - Daphne Flower!

Hi there! There are some exciting things happening at Tiffany Doodles this week! I'm talking about a new release of three beautiful floral images which will be available to purchase on Friday, January 28th!

Today's sneak peek is the Daphne Flower. This is definitely one of my favorites...so delicate and pretty! Tiffany has done a wonderful job capturing its beauty and she is offering it both with and without the image in a die cut friendly oval! I have chosen to use it in the oval for my card.

I cut it out using my Spellbinders oval dies and colored it with Copics. I thought this sweet flower needed to be surrounded by pastels and the feeling of Spring, so I matted it on a pink scalloped oval atop this handmade dp using my new Impression Obsession Damask background stamp. This stamp is going to be released at CHA, but I got it at the class I took a couple of weeks ago! I added some ribbon and lace, a sheer bow and a couple of pearls! The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Embellishments set.

Be sure to stop by the other Design Team members blogs to see what they have created for you to see. You can find the links at the Tiffany Doodles blog!

Hi There!

Good Morning...again! Are you ready for a new Paper Sundaes Challenge 'cause I am! It's a New Year and a new challenge, so show us something NEW! Our newest sponsor is Michelle's Scrapbooking & More where you can find a ton of papercrafting supplies to start your year off right! Be sure to join us for your chance at a great prize!

I love pink and green and I love birdcages, so this card so very ME! What's NEW you ask...well, this is the first time I used this Impression Obsession stamp set called Tweet Life. I stamped it and colored it with Copics here and there and cut it out using the circles and scalloped circles dies by Spellbinders. The sentiment is from Flourishes Stamps. Another new (to me) item I used is this great scalloped edge die by Sizzix. You can find the Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls embossing folder at Michelle's along with the Copics markers. This Basic Grey paper is one of my "old" favorites! I just added a little sheer ribbon bow and a button to give it the finishing touch!

Be sure to stop by the Paper Sundaes Challenge and see what's NEW by our fabulous Design Team!

Some Birdie's Thinking of You

Hi there - I hope your week is starting off on a good note! It's time for another fun Shabby Tea Room challenge! This week our theme is "Consider it CASED"...so all you need to do is CASE (which means copy and slightly edit) a Shabby Girl DT card! Please let us know which Shabby Girl's card you cased when you post it on your blog! The sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish and she has generously provided the DT with digital images to use this week!

My image is called "Waking Up Ms. Birdie" and I simply loved the bird on this one! It's so cute and has a very simple birdhouse with daisies! I colored my image with Copics and matted it on a yellow cardstock to match the daisies. Then I layered up some October Afternoon dp and a strip of off white linen-like dp over some polka dotted paper on a brown cardstock card base. I stamped the Impression Obsession sentiment and matted with more of the floral dp. All of my edges are inked with ColorBox chestnut roan ink. I finished it off with a simple tied knot in a piece of polka dotted ribbon. I kept this one pretty simple and I like the almost country feel of it!

Be sure to stop by the other Shabby Girls' blogs to see what they have created for you!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures
Cathy Clark - Papier Girl
Lisa Golzbein - Oh So Cute By Lisa
Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations
Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Father's Day...and a card!

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there today! Today I have a card that I made for my 90 year old Grandfather. I made an easel card because I know he likes to display the things people give him and this will make it easy for him. It's for several challenges too...The Play Date Cafe #34 is a color splash challenge which means black, white and a splash of blue, the Sweet Stampin Challenge #31 is Clean and Simple, the sketch is from the Cute Card Thursday Challenge 117 and the Raise the Bar Challenge #23 is called "What a Special Guy!" I think my grandfather is pretty special!

I started with BoBunny double dot paper in black and made the base of the card. The paper and square buttons are from Making Memories 5th Avenue collection. I used DCWV white cardstock, blue cardstock and the dp to mat the Impression Obsession sentiment which is stamped with StazOne jet black ink. The black twill serves the sketch well and gives the pop I needed. On the bottom is a Hampton Art stamp inked up with Memento tuxedo black ink and the papers are edged in this too. Another piece of twill and an AC button serve as the easel stand!


I think the clean lines of the sketch and the use of only one dp serves the purpose of Clean and Simple here. Oh, and this is my first easel card I have ever made...I can see why they are so popular and I know I'll be making plenty more in the future! I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday with all those Dads!