Houses Built of Cards: Paper Smooches

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Sunday, January 5, 2020

November 2019 Favorites and Giveaway

Good morning! The past couple years I have had so much fun looking back over the past year and sharing a recap of my favorites from each month - and it's time of year again! It's so fun to see how my style has changed or sometimes stayed the same throughout the year and to be reminded of techniques I haven't tried in a while either. It is also nice to have a little time to catch my breath and spend time with family, and spend a bit less time in the craft room - or at least spend time working ahead for a busy new year! :)

In November 2019, I had 25 posts on my blog here! That's a LOT of blog posts!

I have posted links to the original post under each photo in case you missed it or would like more details! I am also going to box up some surprise goodie boxes filled with some gently used (and a few new) crafty goodies and pick a winner or two from any comments left on these 12 monthly recap posts (not each individual link from these posts!) - so if you're interested, make sure and leave a comment! I'm so grateful for each of you that has been part of this journey for me!

Details HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by - have a wonderful day!!!

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Paper Smooches - NOVEMBER 2019 Blog Hop

Good morning! I'm delighted this morning to be joining in as guest designer this month for the BRAND NEW Paper Smooches Release Blog Hop! There are 2 new stamp sets, 4 new dies, and 2 stencils! You can find the new release HERE! There are also prizes up for grabs along the blog hop today - check out the bottom of my post for more details!

I have a total of 3 cards to share with you today - first up this card with mostly stenciling, and just a bit of die cutting and stamping!

For this first card, I started off by die cutting the new To From Tag Die from white cardstock, then did some stenciling with the new Botanicals Stencil and my distress inks. I masked off the parts I wasn't using which made it super quick and easy!

I then tucked a few Pretty Pink Posh jewels on the flowers to add some texture and shine, and threaded through some jute string through the top.

For the cardbase, I used another new stencil - Savvy Stencil - and more distress ink to add a stripe along the background, and also added some black splatters to the background with my Pinkfresh Studio Licorice Liquid watercolors. I finished off by stamping a sentiment from the new Feel Better Sampler stamp set on the bottom, and attached the tag with foam adhesive, tucking the ends of the jute string behind the tag. I love how that final touch turned out!

Next up, I have a fun shaker card using the adorable new Well Wishes stamp set and coordinating Well Wishes Icons Dies.

For this card, I started off by die cutting the window through the front panel of the card, then stamped my that huge sentiment in all it's adorableness through the window onto another panel of white cardstock and coloring it in with Copic markers.

I then created the shaker and filled it with a few sparkly 3mm sequins from Pretty Pink Posh!

Finally, I added a layer of yellow cardstock behind the shaker element, and mounted the entire thing onto a blue cardbase.

Finally - I have a card featuring entirely die cutting - no stamping or stenciling at all!

This final card uses the fun new Sunflower Dies - I die cut them all from plain watercolor cardstock, then did some ink smooshing with distress inks to add color to them. Once all the layers dried, I assembled them with some liquid adhesive and adhered them to a panel of white cardstock.

For the sentiment, I die cut the new Thinking of You Die from white cardstock and black cardstock, then did some ink blending on the white layer to make it coordinate with the flower above. I adhered them together slightly offset, and layered them onto my card as well.

I added a nice coating of Glossy Accents over the letters for some fun dimension and shine...

...and also to the center of the sunflower! I always love the fun shine that adding Glossy Accents adds to a card!

GIVEAWAY INFO:

To add extra fun to our blog hop today, there is a prize! The prize is a $50 gift certificate to the Paper Smooches Store.

There will be 2 winners chosen at random along the hop.

Leave a comment on any or all of the blogs listed (no need to comment on all blogs to win, but doing so will increase your chances!)

Deadline to comment: Midnight Central Time November 8th

Check back on the Paper Smooches blog on November 9th to see if you were one of the lucky winners!

Hop Lineup:

Paper Smooches Blog

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means that if you use one of the links below, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for supporting my blog, and stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Old Crab - Paper Smooches Challenge

Good morning! Heehee - this card makes me laugh! I needed a card for my OLDER brother (ha!) who also happens to currently live in Hawaii - so I had fun pulling out one of my favorite Paper Smooches stamp sets to put together this funny scene for him!

Loving the current Paper Smooches Challenge - Fun and Cute:

I added some wood veneers, a few tiny bits of washi in the bottom left corner, and some torn eedge cardstock to finish it all off!

Here are links to most of the supplies I used (the torn paper was in my scrap bin, so not sure where it was from!) - thanks so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!!!