Category: Paper Smooches

Paper Smooches Sparks Trend Watch challenge

This week’s Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge is to use the picture below as inspiration for a card that is VINTAGE.

After a lot of ideas swirled through my head, I became inspired by the vintage papers in Basic Grey’s “Paper Cottage” collection. I love the soft teal, gold, and dark gray. I imagined the snowman from “Freezy Fellas,” who I feel is vintage-y in his top hat, greeting spring by protecting himself with a parasol from the sun. Instead of hiding from the new season, he’s ready for it!

Vintage Sparks

Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock (gray); Spellbinders oval die; Echo Park digital paper (background); Divine Twine

CFC84: Thank You

This week’s CAS-ual Fridays challenge is to create a Clean And Simple Thank You card. I haven’t made a “CAS” card in awhile and every time I do, I’m that much more impressed by the designers who craft in the CAS style on a regular basis. They’re deceptively difficult!

CASThanks

I covered up the “you” of the “Thank you” sentiment with some Echo Park stickers for a punny sentiment.

Starting with this challenge, Ellen Hutson is going to be a monthly sponsor over at CAS-ual Fridays. How fabulous is that!

Supplies: Echo Park stickers; Stampin’ Up cardstock (grey); Divine Twine; Mossy Made button

Happy New Year

Happy 2013! I created this card for the “Anything Goes” Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge.

Happy New Year - Paper Smooches

I’m embracing the colors and cold temps of winter! (It’s a sunny, cold day here in the Pacific Northwest.) My card uses some of my favorite card making techniques – paper piecing, die cutting and embossing.

Supplies: Echo Park Winter Wishes; Stampin’ Up cardstock (orange); The Twinery twine; McGill tag punch

Peace on Earth

For me, the holidays represent an opportunity to embrace the winter season. I also tend to be more reflective at this time of year. I wanted to create a card expressing the quietness and beauty of winter.

CAS Peace on Earth Paper Smooches

 

This card uses the same design that I used for the Sparks Challenge in October. I simply replaced the yellow birds with the red cardinal and added a glittery, soft blue background.

Supplies: Spellbinders circle dies; Stampin’ Up cardstock (red); glitter paper (Michaels); Encore ink (silver)

 

Christmas Mouse

In just a few days I’ll be transitioning from making holiday-themed cards to making more winter-themed cards. I’ve enjoyed making holiday cards this year, perhaps more than any other year! I’ve learned that I really like glitter – although I’m happy to have finally wiped up all the glitter covering my dining table on which I make my cards!

This card plays on the ’Twas the Night Before Christmas poem line that says “Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” I envision a certain mouse up and about checking out the stockings!

Paper Smooches Holiday Mouse

 

Now it’s time to go wrap some packages and get the stocking stuffers sorted!