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Wish You were Here (at the Bakery)

By on August 2, 2014 in Paper Crafting

Have you ever just craved a good bakery item? Today I was hungry for something delicious right out of the bakery and I think that’s  what inspired this card. Well, that and the Designer Drafts challenge at Paper Smooches. Here is the draft:

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This draft lends itself so perfectly to fill with some adorable Paper Smooches birds! Oh, and a little crab too.

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That little (hand written) bakery window was made with the sign from Hang Ups.

I used some mowed lawn distress ink to match the papers. And distress ink markers to color those critters.
Hope you enjoy this little group who are all interested in getting at that freshly baked pie.

I love that pelican!

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Supplies Used:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Folkal Points; Hang Ups; Surf and Turf
Inks: Distress Markers, Distress Inks
Embossing Powder: Silver
Other: Washi Tape, Wink of Stella clear
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Zoo and Pirates!

By on July 25, 2014 in Paper Crafting

My dear nephews (my brother’s boys) both have birthdays in July! So I had some fun with making their cards this year.

Lincoln turned 3, and I just knew my Paper Smooches zoo stamps (and a few others) would make a perfect card for him!

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His (current) favorite color is green, so I added green chevron paper behind his die-cut name. This is such a happy card!

His brother, Carter, turned 5 and so I put together a fun pirate card for him!

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I just love those fish jumping over the pirate ship into the glittery water! So fun!

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I am entering this into the Paper Smooches anything goes challenge.

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I hope you enjoyed these cards as much as my nephews did! 🙂

Supplies Used
Stamps: Paper Smooches Zoo Crew, Paper Smooches Forest Whimsy, Paper Smooches Surf & Turf; My Favorite Things It’s A Pirates Life
Dies: Lawn Fawn Cole’s ABCs, Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 1
Color: Distress Markers 
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Super Lann

By on July 5, 2014 in Paper Crafting

I made this card for my husband for his birthday a while back, but it seems like it could be a bit of a patriotic card doesn’t it? So I decided to post it today.

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I just love this Super set from Paper Smooches. When I saw it I knew I had to get it to make a card for my husband! He loves all things superman and we even call him “Super-Lann.” He’s a leap year baby, so a couple birthdays ago he turned 12 (again) and we had a super hero birthday party for him. We even had a super hero obstacle course…I wish I had pictures to post! But for now, this card will have to do.

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I used gold foil for the body…awesome! Then I paper pieced back on the boots, head and hands and colored them with colored pencil. Hard to tell in this picture, that is a glitter heart above the super hero guy.

Love how this card turned out and it made my hubby laugh! 🙂

Joining up with the Paper Smooches Challenge.

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Happy 4th of July!

By on July 4, 2014 in 4th of July, Paper Crafting

Happy 4th of July to all my friends in America! It is a beautiful day to celebrate and today my little Paper Smooches monster wanted to get in on the fun. So this card was born:

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I used my distress inks and distress markers to watercolor. You may not be able to tell in this picture, but there are embossed stars behind that little monster. Isn’t he cute?

Joining up with the Paper Smooches challenge.

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A study in Alligators and Distress Marker Practice

By on June 28, 2014 in Paper Crafting

These Distress Markers are amazing and I’ve been learning some new techniques using water with them. I started out with a butterfly and three different colors:

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Then I graduated up to an Alligator from Paper Smooches! I’ve been excited to ink this guy up. And what started as a Study in Alligators practice sheet, turned into a card for the current Paper Smooches Challenge:

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I tried out lots of colors on these guys. I’ll list them below if you are interested. It was super fun to apply a bit of marker in each color, then blend them out using just a bit of water and a brush. Sweet! I know I’m gonna have so much fun with these.

I ended up adding a strip of color on the inside of the card below the curved edge (to match the paper I used to matte the alligator study).

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These. Gators. Are. Awesome!

Joining in the Paper Smooches Challenge here.

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Also linking up with the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge here.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Zoo Crew
Dies: Pretty Pink Posh Borders 1
Distress Markers: (For the first gator belly: Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, & Squeezed Lemonade; For the body: Crushed Olive, Frayed Burlap, Forest Moss; For the scales & dots: Peacock Feathers, Evergreen Bough)
(For the middle gator belly: Tattered Rose, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey; For the Body: Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers, Pine Needles, Faded Jeans; For the scales & dots: Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar)
(For the last gator belly: Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey; For the body: Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Peacock Feathers; For the scales & dots: Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon)
Other: Black embossing powder, Glossy accents, Watercolor paper
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