Category Archives: Paper Smooches

You’re Mooovelous

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The current Paper Smooches Sparks challenge is so adorable!

I chose to work with the colors and the idea of something being different colors.

I made my own sentiment by pairing a partial sentiment from Sentiment Sampler and then using the Alphadot alphabet to create the rest of it.

I have a few extra yellow cows because I could not find the right yellow. This one was the best of the bunch.

Thanks for taking a peek!

You’re Mooovelous
Stamps: Chubby Chums, Sentiment Sampler, Alphadot (Paper Smooches);
Colors: White, Chartreuse, Berry Sorbet, Smokey Shadow (PTI); Yo-yo Yellow (SU);
Other: Blush Bitty Dot pattern paper (PTI), White twill (PTI);

Sheep and Rainbow

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My girls have a birthday party to attend today. And as usual, I’m last minute making the card. The invitation was a rainbow and clouds, so I figured I would just emulate that.

The birthday girl loves goats so I was lamenting the lack of goat images in my index when I remembered she also loves sheep – and hey I have one of those – and, even better – it looks like a cloud!

I can’t believe how quick this card came together – even with all the hand & die cutting!

Thanks for taking a peek!

happy baa-thday
Stamps: Party Posse (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Spring Rain, White, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Blueberry Sky, Plum Pudding (PTI); Going Grey (SU); Black marker (SU); Black ink (Palette);
Other: By the Numbers impression plate, Cloud dies (PTI); Rainbow die (MFT);

March Winds

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I made this card a few months ago – because I wanted to play with my new stamps. I love Paper Smooches images, but cutsey is hard for me!

I stamped the kite onto DSP and cut it out. The clouds were stamped and hand-cut. Hard to see but I added a bit of grey Copic along the inside of the clouds.

The sun is actually a PTI Limitless Layers Circle die! And since that was all pointed, I added some pinking edges.

Thanks for taking a peek!

happy birthday
Stamps: Sunny Side Up, Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Kraft, White, Lemon Tart (PTI); forget whose DSP, sorry!
Other: Pinking Edge die, Limitless Layers: Circle die (PTI); twine;

Shell-ebrate

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For the final round of the SCS CAS design team search, Jenn set a color challenge (SpringDT3). The colors are: bashful blue, certainly celery, and creamy caramel.

It took me awhile to decide what to do with my card, but this idea kept coming back to me, so I decided not to continuing ignoring it. I had to go with the colors I have in Copic, so my green is more Gable Green than Celery, and I went with Kraft because I love it; I think my changes still qualify.

I had fun coloring this little guy. I added a bit of green scallops under the sentiment because it needed it. I finished off the card base with some polka dot debossing.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Let’s Shell-ebrate
Stamps: Party Posse (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Bashful Blue, Gable Green (SU); White, Kraft (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: YG11, YG13, YG17 Markers (Copic); Scallop Square die (Spellbinders); Polka Dot Impression Plate (PTI);

You Turn My World Upside Down

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I made this card months ago when I first got the stamp set, but never got around to posting it here. Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I figured I better get in gear!

I thought I was clever putting the bat right-side up and having the sentiment say “upside down”, but it took my hubby for*evah* to figure it out!

To do the sentiment, I printed some words (“turn” “upside down”) on the computer and then selectively inked the “you color my world” sentiment and stamped it in place (hence the slight color difference in blacks).

Thanks for stopping by!

Turn My World Upside Down
Stamps: Falling for You, Word Salad (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Sweet Blush, Plum Pudding (PTI);
Other: markers (Copic); Dainty Lace Border die (MFT); Linen impression plate (PTI); CK Journal font;

Pastel Posies

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I created this card for the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge (view).

I drew my inspiration from the theme (flowers), colors, and techniques (pinking).

I used the tree from Gently Seasoned to be the foliage behind the flowers. The leaves aren’t quite as dark in person; they don’t match the celery, but they at least complement it better than in the photo.

The flowers are paper pieced.

Thanks for taking a peek!

hey there
Stamps: Friendly Flowers, Gently Seasoned, Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Bashful Blue (SU); Kraft, White (PTI); Landscape, Black (Palette);
Other: Delicate Dots DSP (SU); Celery ribbon (SU); pinking shears;

Hey Chickie

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I created this card a few weeks ago, but haven’t had a chance to post it – so now I am!

When I first decided to pair these two cuties together, I wasn’t sure what to do with them, but the “hey chickie” sentiment got my brain rolling. I was so happy that the little flower pot from Friendly Flowers was sized perfectly to be a telephone cup!

This was a lot of fun to put together! Thanks for taking a peek!

Hey Chickie
Stamps: Chubby Chums, Chubby Chum Pals, Friendly Flowers (Paper Smooches);
Colors: White, Kraft, DSP (PTI);
Other: markers (Copic); twine, label dies (PTI);

You’re the Bird

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I created this card for the latest Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge (rainbow text poster).

I love rainbows, so I knew I would definitely use that from the inspiration photo. The poster included text to encourage a person, so I used that concept when picking my image and sentiment.

I stamped the body and feathers onto white paper and colored them. Then I cut them out and arranged them as I wanted. As a finishing touch I added colored bling to the feather centers.

The inspiration photo included sub text in grey, so my sentiment is stamped onto grey paper. Finally the card base is embossed with a wood grain pattern.

Thanks for taking a peek!

You’re Special
Stamps: My Peeps, Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Kraft, White, Soft Stone, Lemon Tart (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: Wood grain impression plate (PTI); markers (Copics); Rhinestones (Hero Arts);

Sunny Birthday

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I created this card for the latest Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge (reindeer beer).

From that photo, I pulled the inspiration to use pom-pom trim and stripped ribbon. Since I’m done with everything Christmas, I decided to make a sunny birthday card.

I wanted one little pop, so I covered the heart in the flower image with a red rhinestone (for dimension, because I had colored the heart red but it wasn’t enough for me).

Does anyone know of a grass die that only cuts the top? I know I could get a punch, but I prefer dies.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday
Stamps: Friendly Flowers, Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Harvest Gold, White (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: Petal Patch DSP (SU); markers (Copic); Rhinestone (?); Ribbon (?); Pom-pom Trim (SU); Grass die (MFT);

Chilly Spark

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I’m interrupting my week of mailable Christmas cards so I can post this card…hope you don’t mind 🙂

I recently bought a bunch of Paper Smooches stamps – I love the cute designs! As I was checking out their website I found their challenge website: Paper Smooches Sparks.

The current inspiration challenge is photo of a frame arrangement. The blue and white color scheme made me think “cold”, and that is what I used as my inspiration to create my card.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Warm Thoughts
Stamps: My Peeps, Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Rain, Black, White (PTI);
Other: yellow marker (Copic); snowflake die (MFT); bling (Hero Arts); Northern Flurries embossing folder (SU); Fillable Frame 11 die (PTI);