01 Dec Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge | December 2015!
*NOTE* All of the *NEW* in December products are NOW LIVE in the Paper Sweeties boutique. Visit our What’s New page to check out all of the holiday and winter inspired stamps, dies and sequins! Beginning 12/2 and running through 12/13, the Design Team Contributors will be hosting a TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Blog Hop sharing projects using all of the new goodies! Mark your calendars and join the party — there will loads of inspiration and creativity + some extra special surprises too!
Hello crafty friends!! It’s that time of the month again … time for a NEW challenge at Paper Sweeties! Before we share the new inspiration board, let’s congratulate last month’s challenge winner … the votes are in and I’m thrilled to announce our latest winner: Nance Salkeld!
We love everything about Nance’s wonderful card and the sweet scene she created! Nance used Sweeties Wagon, Sweeties Wagon Sweet Cuts, Stand Add-on: Scarecrow, Stand Add-on: Scarecrow Sweet Cuts, Home Tweet Home and Home Tweet Home Sweet Cuts from Paper Sweeties! Contact us, Nance, to claim your gift certificate for a $20 shopping spree and get the challenge details for your Guest Designer spot with Paper Sweeties next month … and here’s a {sweet} badge to display on your blog – enjoy!
Paper Sweeties hosts monthly challenges here on the blog! Each 1st of the month we will have a brand new inspiration board to help spark your creativity! It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to create, share and win:
1. CREATE a NEW project based on the current inspiration board using ANY of your favorite crafty supplies — receive an EXTRA VOTE if you use something from Paper Sweeties such as a stamp, die or embellishment! If you don’t have any stamps from Paper Sweeties yet, we have some complimentary digital images for you to try out! Use this month’s board as a starting point for your project — be inspired by one or more of the colors, shapes, theme — ANYTHING GOES!
2. POST a DIRECT LINK to your project in our link gallery below — please link to your project post (not your entire blog) so we can easily find your creation. You do not need to have a blog to enter — you can use any online gallery to upload your project: Flickr, Pinterest, Facebook or Splitcoast Stampers (keyword papersweeties)!
3. LINK back to this blog post so your readers can easily find us!
Our challenge will run for the entire month. You can play along as many times as you wish and combine with as many other challenges as you want! The challenges will end at 12 pm EST on the last day of each month. The winner will be revealed on the 1st of each month!
Paper Sweeties Inspiration #38:
HOW will YOU be inspired this month — colors, theme, shapes, patterns? I was inspired by the theme, shape, ornament, bells, holly leaves and sentiment in this beautiful holiday photo (CLICK on the photos for close up views):
I created sweet little ornaments by turning the Snow Globe from the Snow Time Sweet Cuts set upside down and die cutting it eight times using a variety of different patterned papers! The ‘JOY’ sentiment was die cut using the Joy Sweet Cuts set!
I enjoyed creating eight different ornaments with coordinating papers and embellishments!
This cutie pie is dotted with aqua Stickles!
The holly leaves were created using the Holly Days Sweet Cuts set!
I had just the perfect mini pink flocked tree to decorate with all of these adorable and sweet handmade ornaments!
Bells and baubles … sequins and glitter … ribbons and flowers!
Here I added a couple of the delicious Snowflake Sequins – I love the white on white!
And then I created a pretty tree topper with aqua tulle, a pink & white chenille candy cane and some more fun baubles!
I LOVE how this tree turned out … what do you think??
And, I put a little snow globe I created several years ago under the tree …
I used the Little Wishes and Beautiful Little Wishes Sweet Cuts to create the tiny tag!
The snow globe is a tiny canning jar and I put a glittered pine cone and some glitter snow inside, then decorated the top with pretty bits and bobs of treasures from my craft baskets!
Supplies used from the Paper Sweeties boutique:
Please visit our talented Design Team Contributors’ blogs to be inspired by their AMAZING projects:
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties <– you are here!
Jeri Thomas *WELCOME TO THE TEAM*
December Guest Designer: Tracey Kelly
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I cannot wait to see how YOU will be inspired by this month’s challenge!
Sharing with these challenges: House of Cards – December; Really Reasonable Ribbons #130 – silver/gold; Dies ‘R Us #38 – Christmas; 613 Avenue Create #152 – ATG; Cupcake Inspirations #338 – cupcake ornament; JUGS #321 – photo inspiration/ornaments/pink; Fussy & Fancy #153 – words; Cut it Up #85 – make it sparkle with dies & sequins; Fusion – blue Christmas; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – ATG; The Shabby Tea Room #264 – O’ Christmas Tree; Pink & Main #4 – Christmas
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Posted at 01:50h, 01 DecemberSuch a sweet set of ornaments for your pink tree! So cute! And I love your mason jar snow globe.
Julie Tucker-Wolek
Posted at 08:00h, 01 DecemberWow wow wow!! These are gorgeous! I loveeeeeeeeeee them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fikreta Posavec
Posted at 09:32h, 01 Decemberlovely creations
>^.^<
Darlene Pavlick
Posted at 11:00h, 01 DecemberOH WOW how awesome! They look fabulous! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘CHRISTMAS’ challenge at Dies R Us! Please come back again soon!
Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Jeri
Posted at 15:03h, 01 DecemberCan I say great minds think alike? I turned the snow globe upside down for my design, too. Your little tree is just so incredibly sweet. I love the pink, especially combined with the soft aqua.
Maria
Posted at 15:10h, 01 DecemberOh, be still my heart, Debbie!!! Look at that pink tree with the gorgeous mitten ornaments!!! And, love your little snow globe jar with all the lovely trims!!!
Mandy
Posted at 17:23h, 01 DecemberGorgeous ornaments Debbie! They are all so sweet & pretty.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Mandy xx
Evelyn
Posted at 18:12h, 01 DecemberWhat a lot of work! These are beautiful, every one of them. Beautiful style!
Thanks for joining us at Cut it Up for our Christmas – Make it Sparkle (sequins) challenge!
Evelyn
http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com
Mynn xx
Posted at 04:00h, 02 DecemberThese ornaments are SO darling, Debbie! I LOVE how each is unique–what a gorgeous finished product, too! Thank you SO MUCH for joining us at House of Cards! HUGS! 🙂 Mynn xx
Katrina
Posted at 12:54h, 02 DecemberThis is so adorable! I love the colors, textures, sparkle….well, everything! This adds a lot of sparkle to our challenge over at Cut It Up! Thanks for sharing!!
Nancy
Posted at 13:12h, 02 DecemberLove your gorgeous mittens and enjoyed every one of them. Very festive and beautiful on the Christmas tree. Just fun! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous mittens with us at Really Reasonable Ribbon and can’t wait to see your next creative project with us on our next challenge. Nancy Hill, Design Team
Bonnie
Posted at 15:12h, 02 DecemberGreat projects! Thanks so much for participating in our Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge.
Nancy Leppek
Posted at 16:19h, 02 DecemberThese are incredible Debbie! I love each and everyone of them! SUPER job with our challenge and thanks for taking the time to join us at Just Us Girls this week, I am thrilled that you did or I might have missed these!
Pam
Posted at 11:03h, 03 DecemberLove all the different ornaments so very pretty! Thanks for joining the Pink and Main Challenge this month! DT Member Pam M.
vicki dutcher
Posted at 19:28h, 03 DecemberAmazing post of eye candy! Thanks for joining in at JUGS!
Michelle
Posted at 19:53h, 07 DecemberAdorable as always! -Michelle
KarrenJ
Posted at 00:01h, 08 DecemberSuch a fabulous collection of ornaments – all so different and all so beautiful. Thanks so much for joining us at Fusion Card Challenge.
Stacey's Creative Corner
Posted at 17:41h, 18 DecemberWhat a great idea!! I love the idea of turning the globe upside down! Great way to stretch those dies 🙂 Thanks so much for joining us at Pink & Main for the December challenge 🙂
Stacey (Pink & Main DT member)
Kim Heggins
Posted at 10:59h, 26 DecemberAdorable….love all your wonderful creations!!!!
Ruza Rebel
Posted at 19:03h, 30 DecemberGorgeouThank you for joining our December Challenge at the House of Cards.Wishing you a Prosperous & Happy New Year!
Ruza, HOC-Designer
Ruza’s Craft Corner
s ornaments!