Hello crafty friends -- welcome to day #2 of the November 2018 *NEW* product release here at Paper Sweeties - our BIG RELEASE PARTY DAY! I hope you were inspired by the projects the Design Teamies and I shared yesterday! If you missed the festivities, click --> HERE <-- to check out all the creativity!
Before we get to peekin' today, let's meet the newest kids on the block:
For today's release party project, I am sharing a layout I created of us making gingerbread houses last year -- (Click on the photos for larger views!)
I used a selection of our previously released sets along with our new holiday sentiment set - AVAILABLE TODAY! I am so in love with this sweet scrapbook page!!!
Truly a family heirloom marking this moment in time ... the first Christmas with our new daughter-in-law and Bailey's first puppy Christmas too!!!
Recreate using these products:
Merry
Merry and Bright Sweet Cuts
Sugar and Spice Sweet Cuts
Stand Add-on: Sweet Treats Sweet Cuts
Meet me under the mistletoe Sweet Cuts
Snow Globe Add-on: Sweet Treats Sweet Cuts
Doodlebug 6″ x 6″ paper pad – Christmas Town
Doodlebug 6″x6″ paper pad – Sugarplums
Marshmallow Sequins
Kiwi Lane – Cascade Trails
Kiwi Lane – Tiny Traditions
Kiwi Lane – Tiny Holiday
Kiwi Lane – Paisley Place
Kiwi Lane – Tiny Charmed
Kiwi Lane – Tiny Wacky
Kiwi Lane – Breezy Pocket Borders
Kiwi Lane – Pets
Kiwi Lane – Cedar Trails
Kiwi Lane – Banners
Kiwi Lane – Lacey Trims
And, a second coordinating layout ...
Using a mixture of stamps and dies from Paper Sweeties and some yummy templates from Kiwi Lane!
Olivia and Bailey's first Christmas as members of our little family!
I just love all the bright and cheery colors in these Doodlebug patterned papers!!!
Recreate using these products:
Merry
Stitched Tags #3 Sweet Cuts
Doodlebug 6″x6″ paper pad – Sugarplums
Doodlebug 6″ x 6″ paper pad – Christmas Town
Marshmallow Sequins
Kiwi Lane – Tiny Traditions
Kiwi Lane – Tiny Holiday
Kiwi Lane – Tiny Brackets
Kiwi Lane – Tiny Wacky
Kiwi Lane – Adventure Accessories
Kiwi Lane – Paisley Place
Kiwi Lane – Cedar Trails
And the full two-page spread:
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GOING, GOING ... GONE! We've added some newly discontinued products to our RETIRING SOON category to clear our shelves and make room for new inventory ... check it out and get your favorites at up to50% OFF before they are gone forever! (Limited quantities ... available while supplies last).
If you're in or near Carthage, NC, stop by to visit the Paper Sweeties 'she shed' located on our property at The Carriage House Bed & Breakfast for some fun retail therapy!
Thank you for allowing the Design Team Contributors and I to help spark your creativity this month -- see you again tomorrow for more inspiration from the team! Hugs - xoxo
Hello friends! Well, I bet most of you have heard the buzz by now, but if you haven't, I finally get to spill the beans! My sweet friend, Lesley Croghan, is starting a new challenge beginning in January 2014 and guess what ...
... I have been invited to create for the inaugural the card Concept design team in the 'Shabby Chic' category ... LOVE!!! For those of you unfamiliar with the guidelines surrounding the Shabby Chic esthetic, here you go:
Shabby Chic and Vintage
Definition:
the use of used, worn or inexpensive components to make stylish goods
distressed or sponged edges
old feel-antiqued
lots of embellishments
ribbons or lace
lots of layers
Those that know me well, already know that I adore anything shabby, old, worn and antique! YUM! I enjoy going to antique shows and finding old treasures to add to my cards and paper crafted projects! I love piling my creations high with lots of bits and bobs of sweet little treasures -- creating keepsakes suitable for framing in some instances!
Let's go through the shabby checklist, shall we? Used, worn, inexpensive components - check! Distressed or sponges layers - I inked mine with vanilla paint - check! Old/antique feeling with lots of embellishments - check! Ribbons or lace - check! Lots of layers - check!
A huge thank you to Miss Lesley for inviting me to join the line-up of talented designers who will be creating for The Card Concept challenges! We are all in for a treat to be inspired by these lovely ladies! Stay tuned for this new and exciting challenge to launch after the holidays in January ... and until then, happy stamping my friends!
Hello sweeties and welcome to the blog today! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving last week here in the US! We enjoyed lots of beautiful family time with our sons home from college for five days ... so sad to see them leave on Sunday to head back for the last push over the next two weeks for final exams.
I have lots of inspiration and goodies to share with you today for the Paper Sweeties December *new* product release!
I'm also sharing some goodies I created for The Shabby Tea Room - 'Terrific Tags' challenge and The Visions of Sugarplums Designer's Hop --> click HERE to view my projects for these events! If you're here looking for my project for this week's challenge at The Kraft Journal, please click HERE!
So, without further ado, let's get this party started!
I am sharing the final three months today in my 2014 calendar series posts! You can find the previous posts HERE and HERE and HERE.
Those sweet blooms in the polka dotted wagon make me smile, how about you? Now, be sure to hop on over and check out what the other Sweeties Teamies have created to share for today's first day of the December *new* product release:
Thank you SO MUCH for your valued support in 2013 - we appreciate your business so very much! To reward you for your valued patronage, we are hosting a 'GIVE BACK CONTEST'! Visit the Paper Sweeties blog often during the month of December and comment on the blog posts we share throughout the month. At the end of the month, one lucky commenter will win a $100 SHOPPING SPREE! Share our contest and graphic with your crafty friends on your blog and Facebook wall! When your friend leaves a comment letting us know they heard about us from YOU, you will earn an extra chance to win! Enter AS MANY TIMES throughout the month as you want ... the more you visit and comment, the more chances you have to WIN BIG! Winner announced January 1, 2014! Ready, set ... GO!
CYBER MONDAY SALE runs 12/2/13 from 12 am EST through 11:59 pm EST! Happy shopping, my friends!
For additional inspiration, please visit our online galleries:
Pinterest (contact me for an invitation to pin your projects using Paper Sweeties stamps/dies to our Friends of Paper Sweeties board)
Flickr - upload your projects using Paper Sweeties stamps/dies to this public gallery
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We have several MORE ways for you to participate in our current December contests and giveaways — enter for your chance to win some goodness from the boutique:
* LIKE our Facebook Fan Page and SHARE with your blog and/or Facebook friends for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate when we reach our next giveaway level of 1,400 fans!
* CREATE to WIN free stamp sets!! Submit your project for the current Paper Sweeties #14 challenge using any of your favorite crafty supplies for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the shop and a guest designer invitation to create with us next month — earn a bonus vote if you use anything from the Paper Sweeties boutique! Congratulations to Karen Letchworth … our challenge #13 WINNER!
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Hello sweeties!! I’m so happy you stopped by the blog today!
The votes are in and I’m thrilled to announce the winner of the Sweeties Sketch Inspiration #13 Challenge: Karen Letchworth
What a darling little scene Karen created using the Abigail, So Proud of You and Happy Fall Ya'll stamp sets from Paper Sweeties -- and all those fun polka dots just make me smile! Contact me, Karen, to claim your gift certificate for a shopping spree and get the challenge details for your Guest Designer spot in January!
Now, we have PaperSweeties Inspiration #14 to share with you all!! Paper Sweeties hosts monthly challenges right here on the blog! Each month on the 1st we will have a brand new inspiration for you to play along with. You can enter as many times as you wish throughout the month — the more times you enter, the more chances you’ll have to win!
It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to create, share and win:
1. CREATE a card or project based on the current inspiration graphic using any of your favorite crafty supplies! You’ll get an extra vote if you use ANYTHING from the Paper Sweeties Shop!! Use the graphic as a starting point for your project — be inspired by the colors, shapes, theme — anything goes … most important — HAVE FUN and let our photo inspiration spark your creativity!
2. POST a DIRECT LINK to your project in our Inlinkz gallery below — please use the URL to your actual 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 such as Flickr,Pinterest, Facebook or Splitcoast Stampers (keyword papersweeties)! You can pin your Paper Sweeties creations directly to our Friends of Paper Sweeties Pinterest Board — contact me for an invitation to contribute!
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 — the more times you play, the more chances you have to win! The challenges will end at 12 pm EST on the last day of each month. The new challenge will be revealed on the 1st of each month. The winner of the previous month’s challenge will be announced on the 1st of each new month, will win a $20 gift certificate to the boutique and will be invited to Guest Design with the Sweeties next month!
Paper Sweeties Inspiration #14:
I found my inspiration in the theme of this month's board ... the sweet little girl wearing a pink cape and watching the snow fall outside her window ... so adorable!
So, I pulled out some of my favorite dies and cut a sparkly tree and window to re-create this precious winter scene! I added a snipett of lace trim for the window valance and some delicious marshmallow sequins from my sweet friend, Paulina's, Pretty Pink Posh Etsy Shop!
I die cut a couple of snow drifts using the *brand new*Thanks Snow Much Sweet Cuts die set -- RELEASED TODAY in the shop -- and adhered them to the base of my card using dimensionals in between to add depth.
I stamped sweet little Emma onto cream cardstock and then die cut her using the Emma Sweet Cuts die. Next, I stamped the cape from the Warm Winter Wishes set onto pink patterned paper, cut it out and dressed Emma in it! Last, I stamped the sentiment onto a die cut banner using the Let It Snow stamp set and adhered it to the top of my card!
Please be sure to visit the other Sweeties Teamies' blogs to be INSPIRED by their creative and beautiful projects ... and then we hope you'll have time this month to play along with the Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge #14 for a chance to win some goodies and guest design with us next month!
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Thank you SO MUCH for your valued support in 2013 - we appreciate your business so very much! To reward you for your valued patronage, we are hosting a 'GIVE BACK CONTEST'! Visit the Paper Sweeties blog often during the month of December and comment on the blog posts we share throughout the month. At the end of the month, one lucky commenter will win a $100 SHOPPING SPREE! Share our contest with your crafty friends! When your friend leaves a comment letting us know they heard about us from YOU, you will earn an extra chance to win! Enter AS MANY TIMES throughout the month as you want ... the more you visit and comment, the more chances you have to WIN BIG! Winner announced January 1, 2014! Ready, set ... GO!
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Shop Small with Paper Sweeties on Saturday, November 30th and save 30% on your order of $50 or more! Use coupon code: shopsmall2013 to redeem your savings! Sale begins at 12 am EST and ends at 11:59 pm EST. Enjoy your shopping spree!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my family & friends who live in the US! To everyone else outside the US -- I'm thankful for the blessings of you too! I so enjoy this amazing paper crafting community we all share and am truly thankful to have met and made connections with so many wonderful people whose path I would never have crossed had it not been for blog land!
I am most thankful today to be surrounded by my family today -- my supportive and loving husband and our two amazing sons! They are home from college vising us for a couple days over the Thanksgiving holiday, so I am treasuring each and ever second with them ... Sunday will be here all too soon and they will be heading back to school for the final push to end the term before winter break.
So, in honor of Thanksgiving, I whipped up this sweet little card the other day to share with Linda and the girls over at Catered Crop for this week's Animal House Recipe Swap! The gift bags I created for last week's Thankful challenge earned a shout out (below), so I was invited to tag along for this week's designer's quick fire spotlight! I used the Jake and Gobble Gobble stamp sets along with the Jake Sweet Cuts die to create this fun and festive card!
And .. just for giggles, I'm sharing a couple more of the fall things I recently created in honor of this wonderful holiday and treasured time of the year:
SALE ... SALE ... SALE ... SALE ... SALE ... SALE -- ALERT!
Shop Small with Paper Sweeties on Saturday, November 30th and save 30% on your order of $50 or more! Use coupon code: shopsmall2013 to redeem your savings! Sale begins at 12 am EST and ends at 11:59 pm EST. Enjoy your shopping spree!
Happy turkey day, ya'll! I wish you all a fabulous day surrounded by your favorite family & friends ... enjoy 🙂
Hello crafty friends! Happy Monday 🙂 I have a little something sweet to share with you all that I created for this week's new challenge at The Shabby Tea Room - 'Christmas is Coming'! We are to create a holiday card/project using red, white & brown.
Bugaboo Stamps is the sponsor this week in the Tea Room and I got to create with their delicious Christmas Cupcake Mistletoe image - YUM!I stamped the sentiment tag using a phrase from the Make the Season Bright stamp set and then added some pretty embellishments to make this holiday card sparkle and shine ... red & white polka dot grosgrain ribbon, a white chenille candy cane, baker's twine, glitter, green jingle bells and a darling piece of holiday flair from my friend, Joscelyne's, shop!Please hop on over to the Tea Room to be inspired by the rest of the Shabby Girls' projects this week and then I hope you'll have time to play along with our 'Christmas is Coming' challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize package from Bugaboo Stamps!
Hello crafty friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend filled with everything you love! I'm sharing a little card I recently made for this week's challenge at The Shabby Tea Room - 'Gingham Country Christmas'!
The Tea Room is sponsored this week by My Time Made Easy and I used the Gingham Candied Apple paper from the shop on the base of my card - LOVE!!
I stamped the presents and adorable little rocking horse using the Homespun Holidays stamp set and then die cut them with the coordinating Homespun Holidays Sweet Cuts die - easy peesy! The sentiment was stamped onto a banner using the same set and then double mounted on a base of Kraft cardstock! The tree was die cut from aqua glitter chipboard using a die from PTI and then I added some homespun cotton lace trim, burlap ribbon bow and a couple of delicious Rusty Jingle Bells!
Please be sure to visit The Shabby Tea Room to be inspired by the rest of the teamies gorgeous projects this week, and then I hope you'll have time to give our 'Gingham Country Christmas' challenge a try for a chance to win an awesome prize package from My Time Made Easy!
I decided that I am going with an aqua, red and cream color palette for my main holiday card this year! I adore these colors together!! I have about 30 cards made ... 30 more to go! Off to get a couple more made ...
I ... love ... Christmas!! Everything about this magical time of the year just makes me giddy inside! The baking, the decorations, the entertaining, the gathering with family and friends, the food and yummy smells ... I just adore it all! It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! I'm going to savor every precious moment because it all goes by so incredibly quickly.
I stamped the yummy candy canes on the left side of this card using the Ho Ho Ho stamp set and then stamped the sentiment inside a die cut ornament shape using the Make the Season Bright stamp set!
I hope you found some inspiration in the projects the teamies and I have shared with you over the past four days for the November *new* product release here at Paper Sweeties! Before we wrap up this month's release and move forward looking to December, we have just a couple more cards and gift ideas to share to help spark your holiday creativity!
I created little 3" x 5" 2014 calendars to give this Christmas as stocking stuffers and hostess gifts! I used various different stamp and dies from the Paper Sweeties line up to add a different image and sentiment to each of the months. I've shared 9 months of inspiration for this month's release and will be sharing the final 3 months at the beginning of December for our next release ... yes Paper Sweeties fans, we will be releasing all of the new in December products on 12/1 so you don't have to wait until the middle of the month for our regularly scheduled release! This way, you'll get an extra three weeks of paper crafting in before the big day arrives! Mark your calendars, bookmark our site, follow us on Bloglovin' (link on sidebar -->) so you won't miss a minute of the fun!
Created using the Rainbows and Roses stamp set!
Created using the Jelly Bean Time and Baskets & Bunnies stamp sets!
Created using the Make Today Beautiful and Borders stamp sets!
Created using the Season Of Love stamp set!
Designed by Kristi Schurr.
Created using the Make the Season Bright and Homespun Holidays stamp sets and the Make the Season Bright Sweet Cuts die and Homespun Holidays Sweet Cuts die!
Pinterest (contact me for an invitation to pin your projects using Paper Sweeties stamps/dies to our Friends of Paper Sweeties board)
Flickr - upload your projects using Paper Sweeties stamps/dies to this public gallery
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We have several ways for you to participate in our current November contests and giveaways — enter for your chance to win some goodness from the boutique:
* LIKE our Facebook Fan Page and SHARE with your blog and/or Facebook friends for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate when we reach our next giveaway level of 1,300 fans!
* CREATE to WIN free stamp sets!! Submit your project for the current Paper Sweeties #13 challenge using any of your favorite crafty supplies for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the shop and a guest designer invitation to create with us next month — earn a bonus vote if you use anything from the Paper Sweeties boutique! Congratulations to Gail Lass … our challenge #12 WINNER!
Subscribe to our Paper Sweeties newsletter to receive member-only coupons and specials!
Paper Sweeties offers a Publication Incentive Program! If you have a card or project published in any nationally recognized print magazine using Paper Sweeties stamps, contact us to receive a $25 shopping spree in the boutique!
We LOVE reading your sweet comments … thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!! Leave us a comment on any blog post November 13th – 16th and one lucky commenter will win a $10 gift certificate to the shop! Winner announced 11/17. Until next time, happy stamping my friends!
We hope you're enjoying the Design Team projects shares for this month's new product release here at Paper Sweeties! Christmas is such a magical time of the year and it's so much fun to create pretty cards, tags and gifts for family and friends! Nothing says that you care more than a handmade from the heart little something sweet to give to your loved ones!
Here are a couple of cards I created using the *new* Make the Season Bright stamp set along with the *new* Make the Season Bright Sweet Cuts die!
And some more eye candy from the Sweeties Teamies ...
This darling banner was created using the *new* Homespun Holidays stamp set and coordinating Homespun Holidays Sweet Cuts die! Designed by Jeanne Jachna.
This colorful and fun card was created using the *new* Ho Ho Ho stamp set and coordinating Ho Ho Ho Sweet Cuts die! Designed by Kristi Schurr.
This yummy treat gift set was created using the *new* Ho Ho Ho and Homespun Holidays stamp sets along with the coordinating Homespun Holidays Sweet Cuts die! Designed by Lori Hairston.
This pretty pastel card was created using the *new* Make the Season Bright stamp set and coordinating Make the Season Bright Sweet Cuts die! Designed by Maria Patrick.
Sweet polka dots and sheet music paper featured on this card created using the *new* Make the Season Bright stamp set and coordinating Make the Season Bright Sweet Cuts dies! Designed by Michelle Bala.
This bright and cheery holiday set was created using the *new* Season of Love and Ho Ho Ho stamp sets! Designed by Tammy Hobbs.
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For additional inspiration, hop on over to our online galleries:
Pinterest (contact me for an invitation to pin your projects using Paper Sweeties stamps/dies to our Friends of Paper Sweeties board)
Flickr - upload your projects using Paper Sweeties stamps/dies to this public gallery
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We have several ways for you to participate in our current November contests and giveaways — enter for your chance to win some goodness from the boutique:
* LIKE our Facebook Fan Page and SHARE with your blog and/or Facebook friends for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate when we reach our next giveaway level of 1,300 fans!
* CREATE to WIN free stamp sets!! Submit your project for the current Paper Sweeties #13 challenge using any of your favorite crafty supplies for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the shop and a guest designer invitation to create with us next month — earn a bonus vote if you use anything from the Paper Sweeties boutique! Congratulations to Gail Lass … our challenge #12 WINNER!
Subscribe to our Paper Sweeties newsletter to receive member-only coupons and specials!
Paper Sweeties offers a Publication Incentive Program! If you have a card or project published in any nationally recognized print magazine using Paper Sweeties stamps, contact us to receive a $25 shopping spree in the boutique!
We LOVE reading your sweet comments … thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!! Leave us a comment on any blog post November 13th – 16th and one lucky commenter will win a $10 gift certificate to the shop! See you back here again tomorrow for one final day of adorable project shares from the teamies for the November new product release. Until then, happy stamping my friends!
