Paper Sweeties October Release Sneak Peeks!

Hello all my crafty friends! I hope you had a fun, long holiday weekend. We topped ours off with a trip to a local farm with our homeschool group and had an amazing day! 

And, now, since it's mid-month, it's time for Release Week at Paper Sweeties! Yay! Here we go....

I used the new stamp set, Stand Add On: Manger to create this Christmas card, and used kraft cardstock, in keeping with Paper Sweeties October Inspiration Challenge, which you still have time to enter. I stamped the images, including the star from the new Do You See What I See stamp set, onto kraft cs, then colored them with Prismacolor pencils, adding Stickles to the halo. The star was heat embossed with glitter ep. For the background, I cut a kraft distressed rectangle, then inked up a woodgrain embossing folder with Fossilized Amber on one side and Walnut Stain on the other, spritzed them with water, then sandwiched the kraft cs, and embossed it. I used Paper Sweeties Tea Seam Binding and Cookie Dough Baker's Twine for the bow, and added Gold and Frosting sequins for a starry night sparkle. The vellum banner, from the Hello Friend stamp set, was heat embossed with clear ep, and the sentiment was heat embossed with black ep. I used the Be Happy Sweet Cuts die set to die cut the banner. 

The inside sentiment panel was sponged with Fossilized Amber and I did a little masking to stamp two straw images together. The sentiment, from the new Do You See What I See stamp set, was stamped, then I colored in the "Christmas" text with a Garnet Spica pen. I hand-doodled the brown border with a fine-tip Sharpie marker.

Now, prepare yourself to be wowed by the rest of the Paper Sweeties team!

Angel Johns 
Cheryl Lea - That's Me!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Emily Frasier 
Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

As I mentioned earlier, there is still time to enter this month's Inspiration Challenge.

And, be sure to check out the October Kit of the Month. Aren't these cards adorable!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you'll come back tomorrow for another sneak peek. Here's a little teaser for ya...

Until then,

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create #145: Anything Goes
Penny Black October Challenge: Warm Autumn Colours
Craft Your Passion Challenge #283: Always Anything Goes
House of Cards October Challenge: Add Texture &/or Color Inspiration

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You Are Such a Joy!

Hello Friends! I'm back to making cards again, after a break for cleaning, organizing, and sewing, and this one was so much fun to make!

I saw this video tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp blog and loved the look, so I just had to try it for myself. I didn't color an image on mine, but I did use UTEE over my sentiment, then created a frame around the edge of the die cut with stamps and distressed it with Distress Ink. Most of it got covered up by the time I was finished with the card, but it still looks pretty. And, I recently won a challenge at Simon Says Stamp and used my gift voucher to buy some MFT rolled flower dies, which I used to make the felt flowers on this card. OMGosh--Awesome!

My card design came from the Viva la Verve August 2012 Week 3 sketch, but I added a few elements to give it a little bit of a shabby vintage look. The vintage image is a freebie from Magic Moonlight Studio. The polka dot strip across the top is actually Washi tape, which I adhered to kraft cs, then sewed to the card. This is my first time to use Washi tape. I've wondered what the big deal was, and now I know. I can't wait to get some other designs!

I bought an old dictionary from our local library during one of their book sales, and used a page for the inside of this card. The edges are inked with various colors of Distress Ink.

And, that's it for this card. I'll be back in the morning with my Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge card. Until then, thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Viva la Verve August 2012 Sketch Challenge Week 3-VLVAug2012
Simon Says Stamp: Animal Antics
Simon Says Stamp and Show Vintage Challenge: No Rules
TCP Tuesday Challenge: Use Washi Tape
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge #50: Lots of Layers
A Blog Named Hero Challenge #10: Krafty Crafter (use kraft)
Basic Grey Challenges #75: Anything Goes
Stamp & Create August Challenge: Stitch It Up

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Stamps: Kind Words (Verve); Organic Fabric Flourish (Inkadinkado)
Paper: Digi Image (Magic Moonlight Studio); Out of Print (Basic Grey); kraft; dictionary page
Ink: Distress Ink; Memento; clear embossing ink
Dies: Labels Three, Labels Twenty-One, Labels Eighteen, Antique Frame & Accents (Spellbinders); Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses, Die-namics Rolled Mum (My Favorite Things)
Accessories: Trendy Tape (Queen & Co); burlap; felt; lace; mini staples; UTEE; pearls; eyelets; sewing thread; Enamel Accents
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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