Hello crafty friends -- welcome to the March 2017 *NEW* product RELEASE PARTY here at Paper Sweeties! I hope you were inspired yesterday by the sneak peek projects the Design Teamies and I shared! If you missed yesterday's festivities, click --> HERE <-- to check out all the creativity! Before we get to my projects for today, let's meet the newest kids on the block this month:
And now for my RELEASE DAY inspiration project (CLICK on photos for larger views) ...
I had so much fun dressing Miss Abigail in her her outfit ... complete with a yummy cup of coffee! And be still my heart with that sentiment! If only, right??!!??
Tackle life one cup at a time
Abigail Sweet Cuts
Abigail
Sweet Borders Sweet Cuts
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Please continue to hop along and visit our talented Design Team Contributors' blogs to be inspired by their AMAZING projects:
We'd love for you to play along with the 'anything goes' March Inspiration Challenge at Paper Sweeties - for a chance to win a $25 SHOPPING SPREE! What fun inspiration we have this month -- will you create a card, layout, sweet treat or something else?
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Thank you for allowing the Design Team Contributors and I to help spark your creativity this month -- see you again tomorrow for one last day of project shares that you won't want to miss! Hugs - xoxo
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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Hello crafty friends! Welcome to a very special blog post ... today I am joining some friends of mine from the Gallery Idol 2012 contest top 20 finalists group to help congratulate 'one of our own' Erin Schreiner, who is expecting a very special delivery later on this month!
We all got together and decided to throw Erin a virtual baby shower in the form of a blog hop to show her just how excited we are for her new little, precious bundle of joy to arrive!
A little birdie told me that Erin is expecting a baby boy and plans to decorate his nursery in shades of yellow and gray!
So, I pulled out my sweet little Jake stamp and Jake Sweet Cuts die and set to work creating a masculine baby card ... something I don't have occasion to do very often as my friends are out of the baby years and our college-aged children have not yet started to have babies of their own ... but that will be right around the corner, so this card gave me some good practice for when the time comes!
I dressed Jake in an outfit from the Hippity Hoppity stamp set! I stamped the shirt and shorts onto white cardstock and then colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. The little yellow vest was stamped onto pattern paper and then paper pieced on top of the white shirt. White knee socks and saddle shoes complete his outfit ... this is how I used to dress my two sons when they were toddlers!! Last, I created the sentiment using the Once Upon a Time stamp set! I created a sweet banner using store-bought stickers, yellow baker's twine and flair from Bossy Joscie!
There are 19 stops along the way for today's designers hop - jam packed with eye candy created by the rest of the Gallery Idol 2012 girls! You won't want to miss a single stop along the way, so be sure to hop on over and leave the girls a little love along the way! Your next stop is Elena's blog, but if you get lost along the way, you can hop back to the beginning and start over at Aga's blog! Happy hopping 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS, Erin! I look forward to hearing the news about the arrival of your sweet little bouncing baby boy! Hugs - xoxox
The November inspiration board is up for this month's challenge -- visit the blog HERE to check out the amazing projects created by the Sweeties Teamies based on this colorful and fun inspiration photo and then play along for a chance to win some goodness from the Paper Sweeties boutique!
And one last bit of fun news, Paper Sweeties is hosting a three-day sale on the November 2012 Bundle! Beginning today and running through 11:59 pm EST on Friday, November 8th, receive 30% off of the eight sets included in this money-saving bundle! Save a whopping $24 off of the regular retail price ... WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
Hello Sweeties friends! I am beyond excited to share some exciting news with you all today! It is no secret that I am a huge fan of the amazing work of Kristi Schurr! I have followed Kristi for quite some time and have had the pleasure of working with her through The Kraft Outlet Shop, The Shabby Tea Room and other events and challenges we commonly frequent around blog land! Now, it is with GREAT PLEASURE that I announce that Kristi is joining the Paper Sweeties Design Team family!
Kristi created this fun, colorful and whimsical card for today's announcement party using the Happy Summer stamp set along with Baby Pink Berry and Mint Green Tea seam binding from the boutique!
Please help us welcome Kristi! I know you will be wowed by her beautiful inspirations along the way!
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Happy weekend, sweeties! Do you have anything fun or special planned for this weekend? There are so many fall events going on in our little neck of the woods - pumpkin patches and corn mazes ... the Halloween decor has started to pop up on neighbor's homes -- such a fun time of the year 🙂 I have a couple of sweet projects to share with you all today created by a couple of the Sweeties teamies -- enjoy!
Char Cundy created this adorable Halloween theme card using the Spooky Wishes stamp set! CUTE!!
Tammy Hobbs created this amazing fall-theme card using the Occasions stamp set! LOVE!!
Paper Sweeties is sponsoring the current challenge at the Curtain Call and I'm popping in to share some of the gorgeous inspiration the Curtain Call Design Team girls shared using some sweet stamps and seam binding from the Paper Sweeties boutique ... enjoy 🙂
Amber Kroening created this a-dorable card using the Stand Add-on 3 stamp set!
Barb Murphy created this beautiful CAS card using the Sweeties Wagon stamp set!
Christina MacLaren created this sweet pumpkin patch card using the Sweeties Wagon stamp set!
I LOVE the curly vines Gayatri Murali created on all of the pumpkins in her sweet card - created using the Sweeties Wagon stamp set!
Jessica Kephart created a beautiful spooky banner using the Fancy Monograms stamp set!
Have you seen the gorgeous inspiration photo for this week's challenge?
It's a 'must play along' inspiration for sure!
Our Baby Blog Hop & challenge in honor of Sweetie Teamie, Jinny Newlin, is still going on ... have you played along yet for a chance to win some goodies?
And we're about halfway through the October Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge -- be inspired by the colors, theme, shapes or whatever makes you smile for another chance to win a few goodies for your stash!
Hello crafty friends! WOW ... what a fast four days it has been for our October New Product Release! Time sure flies when you're having fun! The sweeties teamies have enjoyed getting creative with the new goodies released this month ... and we have a couple more sweet treats to share with you all today before we start getting ready for the November release!
Paper Sweeties is sponsoring the 10 minute Craft Dash this week! Visit Paulina's blog and play along for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Paper Sweeties boutique!
And, Paper Sweeties is spotlighted at The Kraft Journal today! Have you checked out the a-mazing goodies offered at The Kraft Outlet lately -- YUM!! A big THANK YOU to Babette for showcasing our sweet stamps and dies on her lovely site!
Did you see something that sparked your creativity? We sure hope we helped give you some fun ideas to get crafty for the upcoming autumn season, Halloween and Thanksgiving!
Please be sure to visit our online galleries to peek at lots more inspiration projects created by the Sweeties Teamies:
We have several ways for you to participate in our current October 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 #12 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 Heidi Gonzales … our challenge #11 WINNER!
*HOP, COMMENT & CREATE: Hop along with our current Baby Blog Hop and then create a CONGRATULATIONS or BABY theme card and add it to our linky gallery for a chance to win one of THREE $10 gift certificates to the Paper Sweeties boutique!!!
Do you like discounts? Subscribe to our Paper Sweeties newsletter to receive member-only coupons and specials!
Did you know that Paper Sweeties has a Publication Incentive Program? Yes, we do! 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!
The Sweeties are going on the road again! next week We’ll be attending the Stamp Scrap Art Tour Convention in Hampton, VA October 26th & 27th … and I’ll be teaching a CLASS there on the 25th! I’m so excited to meet our fabulous Sweeties fans in the Virginia Beach and surrounding areas! Hope to see you there!
We ADORE reading your sweet comments … thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!! Bookmark our blog and follow us with Bloglovin {link on sidebar -->} to keep up to date with all the latest news, specials and inspiration! Plans are already underway for the November release -- which will be full of HOLIDAY FUN!! Until then, happy stamping my friends!
Hi there sweeties! Welcome to our RELEASE PARTY for the Paper Sweeties October New Products! We have some adorable things that we are excited to share with you today to help spark your creativity! We're so happy you stopped by today 🙂
Paper Sweeties is sponsoring the Curtain Call challenge this week - you can play along with their beautiful inspiration photo for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the Paper Sweeties boutique!
Are you hosting a Thanksgiving dinner or party … we've shared loads of ideas for table favors, name place cards, gift tags, cards … and you can also turn these ideas into scrapbook pages, gifts and so much more! The possibilities are endless when you use our versatile and fun stamps and dies!
Please be sure to visit our online galleries to peek at lots more inspiration projects created by the Sweeties Teamies:
We have several ways for you to participate in our current October 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 #12 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 Heidi Gonzales … our challenge #11 WINNER!
*HOP, COMMENT & CREATE: Hop along with our current Baby Blog Hop and then create a CONGRATULATIONS or BABY theme card and add it to our linky gallery for a chance to win one of THREE $10 gift certificates to the Paper Sweeties boutique!!!
Do you like discounts? Subscribe to our Paper Sweeties newsletter to receive member-only coupons and specials!
Did you know that Paper Sweeties has a Publication Incentive Program? Yes, we do! 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!
The Sweeties are going on the road again! next week We’ll be attending the Stamp Scrap Art Tour Convention in Hampton, VA October 26th & 27th … and I’ll be teaching a CLASS there on the 25th! I’m so excited to meet our fabulous Sweeties fans in the Virginia Beach and surrounding areas! Hope to see you there!
We ADORE reading your sweet comments … thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!! See you back here again tomorrow for some more adorable project shares from the teamies for our release wrap up! Until then, happy stamping my friends!
Hi there sweeties! Welcome to day two of sneak peeks for the Paper Sweeties October New Product Release! We have some fun things to share with you today to help spark your creativity! Are you hosting a Thanksgiving dinner or party ... loads of ideas for table favors, name place cards, gift tags, cards ... and you can also turn these ideas into scrapbook pages, gifts and so much more! The possibilities are endless when you use our versatile and fun stamps and dies 🙂
So, let's get started:
Created using the *new* Guess What set along with the Make Today Beautiful stamp sets! Designed by Debbie Marcinkiewicz. (Click or scroll down to see additional pictures of today's project)
Created using the *new* Guess What stamp set! Designed by Jeanne Jachna.
Created using the *new* Autumn Blessings and Give Thanks stamp sets along with Jake and Abigail! Designed by Lori Hairston.
So, what did you think? I hope you're as excited as we are about the new sets that will be released in the shop tomorrow! In the meantime, hop on over to our online galleries to peek at lots more inspiration projects created by the Sweeties Teamies:
We have several ways for you to participate in our current October 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 #12 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 Heidi Gonzales … our challenge #11 WINNER!
*HOP, COMMENT & CREATE: Hop along with our current Baby Blog Hop and then create a CONGRATULATIONS or BABY theme card and add it to our linky gallery for a chance to win one of THREE $10 gift certificates to the Paper Sweeties boutique!!!
Do you like discounts? Subscribe to our Paper Sweeties newsletter to receive member-only coupons and specials!
Did you know that Paper Sweeties has a Publication Incentive Program? Yes, we do! 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!
The Sweeties are going on the road again! next week We’ll be attending the Stamp Scrap Art Tour Convention in Hampton, VA October 26th & 27th … and I’ll be teaching a CLASS there on the 25th! I’m so excited to meet our fabulous Sweeties fans in the Virginia Beach and surrounding areas! Hope to see you there!
We ADORE reading your sweet comments … thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!! See you back here again tomorrow for some more adorable project shares from the teamies for our BIG OCTOBER RELEASE PARTY CELEBRATION! Until then, happy stamping my friends!
Hi there, sweeties! I’m so happy you popped by the blog today!! The teamies and I are excited to share some goodies we have created using some of the soon-to-be released stamp sets! We’ll have FOUR fun and whimsical sets releasing on the 15th for you to add to your line up this month — full of adorable fonts & sweet images ... plus a few new fall/Thanksgiving theme outfits for the Sweeties paper dolls!
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Let’s get to peeking, shall we …
Created using the *new* Give Thanks and Autumn Blessings along with Abigail and Jake stamp sets and Abigail and Jake Sweet Cuts dies! Designed by Debbie Marcinkiewicz. (Click or scroll down to see additional pictures of my project for today)
Created using the *new* Smile stamp set! Designed by Jeanne Jachna.
Created using the *new* Autumn Blessings, Give Thanks, and Smile stamp sets! Designed by Lori Hairston.
Created using the *new* Smile stamp set! Designed by Maria Patrick.
Created using the *new* Smile stamp set! Designed by Michelle Bala.
Created using Abigail and the *new* GiveThanks stamp sets! Designed by Pattie Goldman.
Created using the *new* Guess What stamp set! Designed by Tammy Hobbs.
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Such lovely projects created by the design team girls for today’s sneak peeks, don’t you think? We have a bit more to share with you tomorrow for day #2 of peeks, but in the meantime, hop on over to our online galleries to peek at lots more inspiration projects created by the Sweeties Teamies:
We have several ways for you to participate in our current October 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 #12 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 Heidi Gonzales … our challenge #11 WINNER!
*HOP, COMMENT & CREATE: Hop along with our current Baby Blog Hop and then create a CONGRATULATIONS or BABY theme card and add it to our linky gallery for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the Paper Sweeties boutique!
Do you like discounts? Subscribe to our Paper Sweeties newsletter to receive member-only coupons and specials!
Did you know that Paper Sweeties has a Publication Incentive Program? Yes, we do! 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!
The Sweeties are going on the road again! next week We’ll be attending the Stamp Scrap Art Tour Convention in Hampton, VA October 26th & 27th … and I’ll be teaching a CLASS there on the 25th! I’m so excited to meet our fabulous Sweeties fans in the Virginia Beach and surrounding areas! Hope to see you there!
We ADORE reading your sweet comments … thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!! See you back here again tomorrow for some more adorable project shares from the teamies! Until then, happy stamping my friends!
Hello Sweeties friends! It's that time again ... time for the peeks to begin for the October New Product release at Paper Sweeties!! We have some awesome fall and Thanksgiving theme sets releasing this month ... along with a couple of really cute all-occasion sets that will be 'must haves' for your stamp line up!This card was created using the Abigail, Jake, Give Thanks and Autumn Blessings stamp sets along with the Abigail and Jake Sweet Cuts dies. I paper pieced both the outfits, stamped the head dresses onto cardstock and colored with Prismacolor Pencils and added pearls to Abigail's dress for a little pop!The sentiment was stamped directly onto the blue background patterned paper and I added a strip of Washi tape, gingham ribbon, pretty lace trim, a rusty jingle bell and tied the tag on with some button twine!
Be sure to scroll down to check out the amazing inspiration by the rest of the teamies today!! I'll be back again tomorrow to share another little something ... I look forward to seeing you again! Until then, happy stamping my friends!
Hello sweeties!! I’m popping in today to share about today’s:
Friday Featured Fan
Each week I will be perusing the internet looking for projects created by all of YOU using anything from the Paper Sweeties shop! Feel free to send me a link and/or picture of your projects too, so I don’t miss a single peek-a-boo at any crafty goodness you create! On Fridays I’ll pop by here and showcase one designer’s project that caught my eye! Fun, right??!!
So, without further ado, please take a peek at this absolutely darling card designed by Maria Patrick using the Emma and Rah-Rah stamp set along with the Emma Sweet Cuts die …
… what an absolutely darling card Maria has created! The sweet scene she created with a fall football theme is so much fun, and Emma looks adorable dressed in her cheerleading outfit! Thanks for sharing your amazing project with us … please feel free to grab the ‘Friday Featured Fan’ badge to display on your blog, Maria!
Who will be next week’s Friday Featured Fan … maybe you? Send me links to your projects … I cannot wait to see what you’ll create this week!
And … don’t forget to play along with the October Paper Sweeties Challenge for your chance to win some goodness from the shop! The project you submit may be spotted and showcased here!
