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Deck The Halls – Merry Monday #67!
Hi crafty peeps! My oh my … how the month of June is flying by 
I’m popping in today to share a little something sweet that I recently created for this week’s #67 sketch challenge at Merry Monday! I’m so happy to be joining Lesley and the MM girlies this month as their featured designer!!
I dug out some old, and treasured Cosmo Cricket holiday paper and goodies to create my card for today! Don’t you just love that sweet chipboard music note candy cane?? I punched a star from gold glitter paper and then added a button, twine and a rusty jingle bell to the pretty little nosegay.
The nosegay was adhered to a red and white polka dot grosgrain ribbon bow that was tie on top of some crochet lace trim and a pretty white paper doilie. A snipett of holiday sheet music paper was added to the bottom of the card base and I created the scallop on the bottom of the sketch using festive, red buttons! Last, but certainly not least, I stamped the sentiment using the Sending Holiday Cheer stamp set from Paper Sweeties!
I love how this card turned out … especially all those yummy buttons! I’ll have to save it to send to someone very special this holiday season!!
I’ll be back again next Monday for my fourth and final project as the June Featured Designer for Merry Monday — see you then!
Challenges I was inspired by: Festive Friday #10 – vintage; Moxie Fab World – Mixy Matchy style challenge; The Ribbon Reel #74 – dots with ribbon; There She Goes #212 – anything; Fussy & Fancy #91 – button up
With Love – TKJ #126!
Hello friends and welcome to The Kraft Journal #126 – ‘Felt, Twine or Burlap’! These are three of my favorite things to use when paper crafting, so it was hard to choose just one to create with!
I began with a base of White cardstock onto which I layered a piece of Indigo cardstock. Next, a piece of Brown Kraft Cardstock was embossed and inked. I added a piece of white paper doilie and then several lengths of Blue Baker’s Twine was wound around the left side. The embossed layer was adhered to the base of the card. I created a cardstock sandwich from Melon Mambo and White cardstock. A frame was stamped in Lucky Limeade using the Best Wishes stamp set and then a sentiment was stamped using Indigo ink. A Round Metal Edge Grungy Tag was added to the top of the card and then a butterfly punched from patterned paper was adhered to the ring.
Please be sure to stop by The Kraft Journal to check out the amazing inspiration projects created by the rest of the teamies … and then I hope you’ll have time to join us this week for our ‘Felt, Twine or Burlap’ challenge for your chance to win some yumminess from The Kraft Outlet Shop!
Challenges I was inspired by: CAS(E) this sketch #32 – sketch; CASE Study #145 – muse; There She Goes #212 – anything
Sweetness x 10 – TSTR #171!
This week The Shabby Tea Room #171 is asking us to create a card or project using pink, green, ruffles and ribbons — right up my shabby little alley!
I created this sweet little card using the Princess Dress Card
from Creations by AR and the You Are Amazing stamp set from Paper Sweeties!
Please be sure to pop on over to the Tea Room to take a peek at the amazing projects created by the Shabby Girls this week … and then we hope you’ll have time to play along with our ‘Ruffles and Ribbons’ challenge for your chance to win an awesome prize package from Creations by AR!
Challenges I was inspired by: Moxie Fab World – Mixy Matchy style challenge; The Ribbon Reel #74 – dots with ribbon; There She Goes #212 – anything; Pinspired Challenge #11 – photo with flowers; The Ribbon Girl – June color challenge/pink
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#4: VISIT our Splitcoaststampers Company Gallery for loads of amazing inspiration from the Sweeties Teamies! UPLOAD your projects made using Paper Sweeties stamps to our company gallery using keyword ‘papersweeties’! If we spot your project in our SCS Company Gallery, you could be eligible to win some goodness from the shop!
#5: VISIT our Flickr Company Gallery to check out yummy inspiration projects created by our Design Team and fans! UPLOAD your projects made using Paper Sweeties stamps — we LOVE to see your creations!!
#6: MARK YOUR CALENDARS for August 16th & 17th … the Paper Sweeties are taking a road trip to attend the Creaking Keepsakes Convention in Charlotte, NC! Two days of card making, scrapbooking and paper crafting BLISS!! We will have all of our stamps on display and available for sale, as well as all 15 colors of our yummy tea-stained seam binding! We’ll be unveiling the new August AND September stamps at the show … as well as a ‘show exclusive’ stamp set – available to show attendees FIRST before it is available to purchase in our shop!
#7: MAKE SOMETHING using Paper Sweeties stamps and share your project on any on-line gallery. If your project is spotted, you could be our next FRIDAY FEATURED FAN! (Leave us a comment or send us a link to be sure we see your goodies!) CONGRATULATIONS to Kristi Schurr, our latest Friday Featured Fan 
#8: PLAY ALONG with the June Paper Sweeties Sketch Challenge for your chance to win some goodness from the shop! The project you submit may be spotted and showcased as a FRIDAY FEATURED FAN creation!
Thanks for your support of the Paper Sweeties stamps — we {heart} our fans!
Friday Featured Fan!
Hello sweeties!! Today we are starting a new and fun little spotlight program called:
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 gorgeous card designed by Kristi Schurr using the Banner Wishes stamp set!
Stunning, right?!? I am smitten with everything about this little beauty that Kristi has created — from the grosgrain ribbon rose and seam binding, to the pretty pink button, twine and Paper Sweeties banner tag & sentiment! Bravo, Kristi! Please feel free to grab the ‘Friday Featured Fan’ badge to display on your blog!
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 June Paper Sweeties Sketch Challenge for your chance to win some goodness from the shop! The project you submit may be spotted and showcased here!
Hugs!
Celebrate Your Day!
Look a this little beauty Amy Tsuruta created for this week’s Seize The Birthday challenge using the So Sweet of You stamp set from Paper Sweeties … LOVE the bright, cheery and FUN palette to Amy’s card!
Thank you, Amy, for creating such a pretty card to share with us!
Most Wonderful Father!
Hello sweeties! I’m popping in quickly today before I get going to share a little card I recently created to give to my sweet Father-in-Law for Father’s Day! He is the best … treats me like his own daughter … love him dearly!
I used the You Are The Most Wonderful and Fun Shapes stamp sets from Paper Sweeties to create the text and banner pieces!
A little strip of washi tape and a silver glittered star complete my card!
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful stampy day!!
Challenges I was inspired by: JUGS #192 – washi tape; Catered Crop – for the boys; Tuesday Throwdown #151 – masculine; Fussy & Fancy #90 – bling; City Crafter #163 – all about him
Sleigh Bells Ring … Merry Monday #66!
Hi crafty friends! Welcome to another installment of the Merry Monday challenge! I’m so tickled to be Guest Designing this month with Lesley and the MM teamies! This week, we are asked to create using this fun sketch:
I stamped my sentiment using the Wagon Add-on 2 stamp set from Paper Sweeties!
And used a combination of delicious holiday papers from October Afternoon, ribbon from The Ribbon Reel and flair from Bossy Joscie!
I’m so excited to be stock piling holiday cards in JUNE — usually I’m way behind, but this year I’m getting a jump start on things — yippiee!!
Please be sure to hop on over to the Merry Monday challenge blog to check out the yummy inspiration from the rest of the teamies … and then I hope you’ll have time to play along this week!
Thanks for stopping by today … see you again next Monday with another holiday card!
Challenges I was inspired by: Festive Friday #10 – vintage; Fussy & Fancy #90 – bling; CAS-ual Friday #104 – banners
Sweet as Sugar – TSTR #170!
Hello Sweeties! How are ya’ll today? I’m popping in to share a {sweet} little something I created for this week’s challenge at The Shabby Tea Room #170 – ‘Sweet as Sugar‘! Lenet is our host and she had provided this lovely photo for our inspiration:
… Lenet asks that we create a card or project using aqua, pint, white (or cream) and include flowers! Easy peesy!!
I created a scalloped circle shaped card using the Little Patisserie file from Digital Papers by Janet Etsy – LOVE!! The sentiment was stamped using the You Are Fabulous stamp set from Paper Sweeties … and then I added a pretty little nosegay using Paradise Aqua Mist and Vintage Winter White seam binding, also from Paper Sweeties, and a gorgeous two-tone paper flower from The Ribbon Reel Shop! To top off this pretty in pink card, I sugared the top of the cupcake with glitter to add sparkle and bling!
Please be sure to stop by and check out the beautiful projects created by the rest of the Shabby Girls this week … and then I hope you’ll have time to play along for your chance to win some delicious goodness from Janet’s beautiful shop!
Challenges I was inspired by: Fussy & Fancy #90 – bling; Cupcake Inspirations #214 – inspiration photo/sprinkles/flowers
LOVE … TRR #55!
Hello crafty friends! I hope you’ve had an enjoyable weekend so far — I love summer, don’t you??!!
I’m popping in today to share a card I recently created for this week’s challenge at The Ribbon Reel #55 – ‘Treasure Pearls‘. We are asked to create a card/project using pearls, ribbon, lace/twine based on this gorgeous inspiration photo!
I used these yummy goodies from The Ribbon Reel Shop:
Cosmo Cricket Tea For Two 6×6 paper pad
White Pearl Decorative Stick Pins
May Arts White Silky Crush ribbon
May Arts Parrot Green Silky Crush ribbon (for leaves)
16mm Mauve Two Tone Mesh ribbon
And … the Love stamp set from Paper Sweeties – love that sweet vintage postage stamp image!
Please be sure to pop over to check out the amazing inspiration from the rest of the teamies, and then I hope you’ll give our ‘Treasured Pearls/ challenge a try for your chance to win some goodness from The Ribbon Reel Shop!
Challenges I was inspired by: Fussy & Fancy #90 – bling; There She Goes #211 – inspiration photo (yellow wallpaper); CAS(E) this sketch #31 – sketch
Holiday Hugs – Festive and Fussy style!
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a perfectly wonderful stampy day!!
Paper Sweeties June RELEASE REWIND!
Hello sweeties! Thanks so much for popping in today! The design teamies and I want to thank you for all your lovely comments and e-mails about the June release! We had a ‘record setting’ day yesterday — selling the most stamp sets in any one day to date! THANK YOU so very much for your business and support – we are tickled that you loved the new stamps!!
Here are a few last peek-a-boos at some goodies made using the new June stamps in combination with some previously released sets to spark your creativity — enjoy!!
Created using Abigail, Jake, You’re My Hero, Faith Hope Love and Wedding Day stamp sets! Designed by Debbie Marcinkiewicz.
Created using Live Laugh Love and Spring is Here stamp sets! Designed by Andrea Ewen.
Created using Enjoy Your Dayand Best Wishes stamp sets! Designed by Jeanne Jachna.
Created using Faith Hope Love and Lovestamp sets! Designed by Lori Hairston.
Created using Live Laugh Love and Make Today Beautiful stamp sets! Designed by Maria Patrick.
Created using Live Laugh Love and Sending Springtime stamp sets! Designed by Michelle Bala.
Created using Faith Hope Love and Spring is Here stamp sets! Designed by Tammy Hobbs.
Created using Abigail and Some Bunny Loves You stamp sets! Designed by Pattie Goldman.
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Such beautiful projects created by the design team girls – we have the best designers creating for Paper Sweeties … I am blessed for sure and we are so lucky to have their talent to help us with our creativity!!! Be sure to visit our online galleries to peek at lots more inspiration projects created by the Sweeties Teamies:
Splitcoast Stampers Paper Sweeties Company Gallery
Don’t forget about the current contests and giveaways — enter for your chance to win some goodness from the shop:
Like our Facebook Fan Page and share with your blog and/or Facebook friends for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate when we reach our next giveaway level of 750 fans! Congratulations to Jean Martin, our latest Facebook Fan Page contest winner!
Create to WIN free stamp sets!! Submit your project for the current Paper Sweeties Sketch Inspiration #8 challenge using ANY of your favorite crafty supplies for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the shop — earn a bonus vote if you use anything from the Paper Sweeties shoppe! Sketch challenge runs for the entire month of April!
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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 shop!
Live locally or like to travel to paper crafting events? Mark your calendars for the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Charlotte, NC this summer — August 16th & 17th … Paper Sweeties is going on a road trip to attend this much-anticipated annual event! We’re so excited to meet our fabulous Sweeties fans at the event this summer!!!
We are SO HAPPY that you stopped by and ADORE reading your sweet comments … thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!! We hope you found some inspiration from the projects the design team girls shared with you here and we cannot wait to see what you’ll create with YOUR Paper Sweeties stamps! Happy crafting my friends!