Paper Smooches - Right as Rain

Paper Smooches Challenge – Anything Goes

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Valentines-themed Thank You (a Valenthanks?!) created with Paper Smooches products for their Anything Goes Challenge featuring the Cozy Coffee die set.

Because take-out coffee cup colors are often black, white, and tan, I knew I needed some color on this card from another source. I found patterned paper in my stash and started building from there.

I heat-embossed the Winter Sampler sentiment for additional polish. I often forget what a little heat-embossing can add to a sentiment.

Supplies: Paper Smooches Cozy Coffee die set, Paper Smooches Winter Sampler stamp set

Paper Smooches Challenge – Anything Cold

Hello! Today I am sharing a winter card created for the Paper Smooches Challenge – “Anything Cold”! I’ve been working to embrace the season rather than move on to spring! I’m even cross-stitching snowmen.

I began with the snowman’s hat, inlaying the four colors into the frame. I then constructed the scarf and the snowman’s body.
I cut the snowflakes from white and colored cardstock. Note to myself – the snowflake die set has five dies. However the center of the largest snowflake also cuts the small snowflake.
I stamped the sentiment with blue ink and cut the sentiment with a circle die.
My original background was gray. The gray went with the other colors, but it didn’t energize the card at all. I swapped it out for the patterned paper after I had the card assembled!

Supplies: Patterned Paper is from Carta Bella “Christmas”

Paper Smooches Water Wise – Take Two

Hello! Today I am sharing another card featuring the Paper Smooches Water Wise die set combined with a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Vacation Time set. Last week I shared a card with the Water Wise dies and a card with the same Vacation time sentiment.

I created an ink blended background with Distress Oxide inks.
I cut the fish from cardstock to which I had applied Distress Oxide inks.
I stamped the sentiment and cut it out with a circle die.
I cut the circle frame from cardstock to which I had applied Distress Oxide ink.
I added the fish to the circle with foam adhesive and adhered the circles to the card base.

I’ve got just about all of my supplies packed for my upcoming move. I have not packed up my Distress Oxide inks or my white cardstock. Those will be the last thing I pack!

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Paper Smooches – It’s O-fish-al!

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS friendship card on which I’ve combined the recently released Paper Smooches Water Dies with a computer-generated sentiment.

I cut the fish, air bubbles, and waves from colored cardstock.
I printed out the sentiment on white cardstock, which I trimmed.
I added dry-embossed cardstock (created with the retired Lifestyle Crafts Tide embossing folder) at the top and bottom of the panel.
I added the waves and air bubbles with liquid adhesive and popped the fish up with foam adhesive.

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Paper Smooches Silhouette Flower Bouquet

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS friendship card featuring Paper Smooches Silhouette Flowers. While this is an older die set, it’s a recent purchase for me. The card design is similar to the one here.

I cut the flowers, foliage, and dragonfly from white 80 lb cardstock and colored them with Distress Oxide inks.
I used sticky notes to mask the flowers from the stems, and vice versa, while applying the inks.
I colored white cardstock with Tumbled Glass ink and cut it with the Mason Jar die set.
The background was colored with Scattered Straw ink.
I stamped one of my favorite Paper Smooches sentiments from the Lovely Thoughts set onto the background and added the assembled bouquet with foam adhesive.

Supplies: Paper Smooches Mason Jar and Silhouette Flowers die sets; Paper Smooches Lovely Thoughts stamp set