Paper Smooches and Puppy Smooches

Happy Wednesday! This week, on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog, we are celebrating the non-human members of our families! Yup! It's Animal Magic week! We want to see you celebrate animals in some way on your creations this week! The Design Team is using Paper Smooches goodies (LOTS of fun critters available from Paper Smooches!) for our projects this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but if you have some, we'd love to see what you create with them!



You know I had to feature dogs. That was just going to happen. This cutie is from the super fabulous Paws for a Cause set from Paper Smooches. It is one of my favorites! The sentiment is from the Paper Smooches Fun and Flirty set! This set has so many awesome sentiments!!!!



Paper Smooches and Puppy Smooches!!! You didn't really think you were going to get out of here without seeing a picture of my sweet Morgan girl, did you? This one is a shot I took while we were in Indianapolis for vacation. She is such a pretty little thing and she makes my heart happy! I love her to pieces!!!

And now it's YOUR turn! Create something showcasing Animal Magic in some way and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Simon Says Stamp store! You can even make a card with your dog if you want. Good luck with that.

Have a Happy!

Furry Friends!

You GUYS!!!!! This week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge couldn't be more perfect! It's a FURRY FRIENDS challenge! If you saw my post yesterday, you know that I have a brand new furry friend in my house. And because of that sweet little girl, I don't think my Butter Pecan Ice Cream flavored Coffee is going to be enough this morning, BUT, that's okay. Because she is great. And learning. And I love her to pieces. We are featuring Newton's Nook Design Stamps today. If you like animals, Newton's Nook is a GREAT company to check out! They have non-animal stamps, too, but LOTS of cute animals! I love them!

I used the super fun Beach Party stamp set for my card along with the Simon Says Stamp You Are Pawsome stamp set. The grass is actually the waves stamp from the beach set! I just colored it green and added visual texture to make it look like grass instead of water. I colored the images with Spectrum Noir pens. The clouds are cut with the Memory Box Puffy Cloud dies and accented just slightly with a grey Copic marker before adding with foam tape.

And now it's YOUR turn! Create something fabulous inspired by the Furry Friends theme and link it up over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! 

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Have a Happy!

Because Puppies Make Me Smile

They really do. And I like to smile. And I REALLY love puppies. (And for the record, age does not define a puppy in my world. They are ALL PUPPIES!!!) Even though it makes me a little sad to pull out my puppy stamps, it reminds me of both of my sweet girlies and THAT makes me happy. I recently got these adorable Mama Elephant Playful Pups from Simon Says Stamp and I just love them. The puppies are just so sweet!



I colored that sweet little chubby puppy with my Spectrum Noir pens and stamped and colored the tennis ball, as well. I then added the line for the floor by hand. I really like doing this, as it is never perfectly straight and adds a touch of visual interest to the card whilst grounding the images quite well.



I used some fun washi tape in a few places to accent the card. I love this tape! It's super cuteness! It is made by Little B so it comes in a cute little dispenser thingy, too. I think you can find it at Michael's. A single Spellbinders® sequin finishes it off. Did you know Spellbinders even HAD sequins? They do. And they don't have holes in them. And I LOVE that. Also, the colors are amazing and they come in a wonderful little pot. Seriously. I love them. Lots.

I hope this little puppy has made you smile today! You can find my complete supply list below.

Have a Happy!

Supplies:

Stamps: Mama Elephant Playful Pups

Pens: Spectrum Noir, Sakura Fine Line Micron Pens

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Sequins: Hip Hooray by Spellbinders®

Washi Tape: Little B Designs

A Five Minute Valentine

***Don't forget to enter yesterday's giveaway!***

Looking for an adorable card that you can whip up in bulk before tomorrow? Or perhaps you just need one, but you need it fast! I got these stamps in the mail the other day and didn't have a ton of time, but I wanted to make something, so I created this fun little card in about five minutes. I love it. It makes me smile!



The stamps are from Reverse Confetti and they are ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! I super love them. Had to have them. It was really that simple. HA! I then used WPlus9 inks to add color to the bowtie and hair bow, along with the little hearts and the sentiment. I colored with Copics, but kept it simple by only using flat color. I used a whopping two markers to color these cuties. Yup. Just two. It's allowed. I promise.



I finished it off by rounding the corners with the 1/8" corner chomper. This is a new toy in my studio and, you guys, seriously....it is AMAZEBALLS! I already had the 1/4" version, but this tiny rounded corner... BE STILL MY PAPER LOVING HEART! For reals, though. It's awesome.

And that, my friends, is what I have for you today! Be sure to stop by yesterday's post to enter to win a Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp!

All Creatures Great and Small

Hell, friends! Well, last week's All Things Bright and Beautiful challenge was pretty awesome, but now we have to keep that fun going this week with a new challenge. It seems only natural to go with All Creatures Great and Small! Yup! We want to see you create something with a critter of some kind! The design team is featuring Paper Smooches products today, so you are going to see some super cute stuff over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog today!



This card is one of those that just sort of came together by accident, but I do love it. It is sweet and colorful, and just makes me smile. I used the Paper Smooches Blossoming Buds and Paws for a Cause sets along with Chameleon pens for this one. I kept the design simple.



And now it is your turn! Create something NEW based on the All Creatures Great and Small theme and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog! One lucky participant will win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store! Woot! Woot!

Have a Happy!

No Tricks, Just Treats!

Okay, I am admittedly, a HUGE fan of Halloween! It is just SO. MUCH. FUN! Costumes, candy, and cuteness abound, my friends. ABOUND, I tell ya! I am also a HUGE fan of puppies. Huge. Soooo, that being the case, when Simon Says Stamp sent me the super adorable Costumed Pets stamp set, I was instantly in love. Insta-love, my friends. Insta. For reals, though.



This. So.much.this. (I'm not even exactly sure what that means, but people say it a lot on the interwebs, so I'm going with it. K? K. Glad we had this little parenthetical chat.) For REALS, though, people! Aren't they just the CUTEST?!!! I colored the images with Spectrum Noir pens and accented the puppy nose with some Glossy Accents. Other than that, this one is really all about the stamps! LOVE!



For the LOVE of all things cute and wonderful. *sigh* I am telling you folks, sometimes things just make me smile and this, well, this is one of those things. And Red Sox baseball. That makes me smile, too. And it's on my mind because we are TOTES going to the game tomorrow. That was pretty random. I'm sure you are glad I shared that with you.

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Thank You

I just want to take a moment to thank you all for your support after my last post. I was overwhelmed by the love and comments coming in. Thank you.



This card, well, these cards, actually, were therapy for me. I created them with my sweet Thatcher baby in mind. (Not that much else has been on my mind as of late, buy you know...) I used the adorable puppy from the You Are Pawsome set by Simon Says Stamp along with a pretty sentiment from Winnie and Walter's Big, Bold, You set.



The puppy is colored with Spectrum Noir pens. I am not great with blacks/greys yet, but this one had to be a black puppy, so I gave it my best shot. I think it turned out pretty darned cute. I added glossy accents to the nose, naturally. The tape along the edge is from Little B Designs. It is mint and silver and I kind of love that. I picked it up at AC Moore. I hadn't been to an ACM in awhile, and they had a really nice selection of Little B tapes.

That's all for today. I am working on getting back into the daily things. But, again, thank you.

A Springtime Hello

Hello! I  have been playing with watercolors a LOT lately and I am SO loving it! I got this great French 50's Cafe stamp set from Crafter's Companion awhile ago knowing it would be absolutely BRILLIANT with the watercolor look! I love it! LOVE!



I stamped the image with VersaFine Smokey Grey ink, gave it a  minute or two, then I watercolored the image and the areas around the image. The sentiment is a gold rub-on from Pebbles, Inc. (I used a rub-on successfully. Let's just take a moment to appreciate this very special moment in time. Because dude, that never happens. Never. It's a miracle, I assure you.)



My watercolor set is a super handy one, too! It's the Sakura Field Set and I particularly love that it is small enough to travel, but has a ton of colors. It also has a handy handle on it so you can use it standing up or in a field or wherever inspiration may strike! The waterbrush comes with it, too! LOVE IT!

For more awesome Crafter's Companion inspiration, be sure to visit the Crafter's Companion USA Facebook page! They do a TON of giveaways, over there, too! Be sure to like and comment so you continue to see the inspiration and opportunities to win!

Have a Happy!

Faithful Friends

If you have a dog, it is likely you are aware of how much they add to your life.  They are part of the family.  Creating a card like this one is usually too hard for me when it  is actually needed, so I made this one so I could have one on hand if and when I do need to send this particular sentiment out to a friend.  I used the super wonderful Paws for a Cause stamp set from Paper Smooches (a portion of the proceeds are donated to A Home For Good Dog Rescue) and the Teresa Collins You Are My Happy 6x6 papers that I love so much!



I kept my design fairly simple, but sweet.  I stamped and fussy cut the puppy and popped him up with some thinner foam circles for just a bit of dimension.  The enamel hearts are from Lily Bee Design.  They matched the papers so perfectly!!!  I love it when that happens!



I am linking this one up to the Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes Challenge this week.  I like this one.  It's like a hug in card form.  *grin*

Have a Happy!!!

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