Believe Hope Dream Inspire

I just love this sentiment stamp.  It's from Victorine Originals. I was having so much fun with the sentiment and the London Market papers from Pink Paislee that I ended up making several cards.

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English Robin

Today I have two cards using the English Robin stamp from Inkadinkado and more of the London Market papers from Pink Paislee.

I used Sweet Blush ink from Papertrey Ink for my images and added some ribbon with a vintage flower and sequin for the finishing touch.

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Congratulations

Today's card uses products from three of my favorite companies - Whipper Snapper, Paper Smooches and October Afternoon. The adorable cow stamp is from Anna Wight's Bundle of Joy cling set from Whipper Snapper. The sentiment is from the Sentiment Sampler set from Paper Smooches. The papers are from the Cakewalk Collection by October Afternoon.

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PSX Teddy

Today I have a couple of baby cards to share with you. I inked up an old PSX Teddy Bear stamp with Sweet Blush ink from Papertrey Ink and paired it with some London Market papers from Pink Paislee.

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October Afternoon Challenge

I'm excited to share a little friendly challenge today between myself and HB (fellow Minnesota blogger/cardmaker). Last month, I was fortunate enough to attend the October Afternoon Warehouse sale and while standing in line waiting to get in I happened to see HB from Happiness Blooms. We attended a Copic Certification class together a couple of years ago at ScrapFest and so it was really great to see her. While we were chatting we decided a friendly challenge to push us to use our newly acquired supplies might be fun. So today's challenge was to use the October Afternoon Cakewalk collection.

I enjoyed using the Cakewalk papers so much that I ended up making a couple of cards for the challenge. For my first project, I went with a tag card. I made one for my daughter's birthday several years ago and I thought it would be fun to try making another.

The tag is cut 4 1/2 x 10", scored every 2 1/2", the corners clipped off and accordian folded. I used a variety of papers from the 8x8 Cakewalk collection and a 12x12 piece of Hula Hoop to create the base. The sentiments are from Paper Smooches Hullabaloo set.

I love the little critters on the Kazoo papers. I just cut them out and mounted them on the card with foam dimensionals.

 

For the next card I used the Paper Smooches Hullabaloo set again. I stamped the cupcake image with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored it with Copics to match the background papers.

 

Finally I made this quick card by cutting out a variety of circles and another of the images from the Kazoo paper.

I hope you've enjoyed my projects and our little challenge. I can't wait to see what HB made. Don't forget to check out her blog Happiness Blooms.

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Paper Smooches

Today I have a couple of cards featuring stamps from Paper Smooches. I ordered several sets from i {heart} papers and couldn't wait to ink them up when they arrived.

The first card uses the Hullabaloo stamp set from Paper Smooches and papers from Crate Paper's 6x6 Pretty Paper collection

The next card uses the Swanky Snowdudes set and papers from October Afternoon. I also used a cuttlebug snowflake die for a little added embellishment.

 

Finally another card using the Swanky Snowdudes set. I created the sentiment by combining the Swanky Snowdudes and Good Gab sets. The papers on this card are from Recollections Naughty or Nice collection.

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Mini Giftbags

Today I have some mini giftbags to share with you. I used a variety of papers from the Holiday Style 8x8 pad from October Afternoon and the Party Favor #1 die from Clear and Simple Stamps.

I die cut the bags and then I used Spellbinders scallop circle and Nestabilities Label Four dies to create the sentiment piece. The sentiment and holly stamps are from my stash of old retired stamps (Memory Box, Comotion, Double D).

I really love this die. It creates a holder the perfect size for a gift card and a small chocolate treat.

And I think these papers are so fun for this project. I like the vintage style of the prints.

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