Ink Up: June 2015

Let's Go to the Beach Sweet Cuts

And, you've still got time to enter the June Paper Sweeties Party Time Inspiration Challenge for a chance to win a Paper Sweeties Gift Certificate!

Have an amazing week!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #272
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Friends or Superhero
613 Avenue Create Challenge #128: Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge #226: Pile It On
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Flip Flops

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Paper Sweeties June Release Party!

Monday, June 15, 2015

Have you enjoyed seeing all of Paper Sweeties' new summery stamps and dies? They are now available in the Paper Sweeties Shop! I used every one of the new release stamp and Sweet Cuts die sets in this fun beach card.

Stamp Sets

Island Time

Let's Go to the Beach

At the Beach

Surf's Up

Dies

Island Time Sweet Cuts

I love the look of the sun setting into the ocean and I had just enough kraft "beach" cardstock left to add a sliver of beach to the inside of the card.

Visit the rest of the DT to see more cardmaking inspiration using this fun release, then check out the new releases in the Paper Sweeties Shop:

Angel Johns
Cheryl Lea - That's Me!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Emily Frasier
Jill Norwood

And, you've still got time to enter the June Paper Sweeties Party Time Inspiration Challenge for a chance to win a Paper Sweeties Gift Certificate!

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow as we wrap up Release Week with a rewind of old and new products together.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Viva la Verve June 2015 Week 1 Sketch Challenge
613 Avenue Create Challenge #128: Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge #226: Pile It On

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Paper Sweeties June Release Countdown!

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Only one more day until you can get the cute new-release beach-themed stamps and dies from Paper Sweeties! I used the hot air balloon and sandcastle images from Let's Go to the Beach on my card today. I love that the coordinating Sweet Cuts dies make it so easy to cut them out.

After coloring the balloon with Copics, I popped it up with foam tape. No coloring necessary on the sweet little sandcastle. It is stamped onto kraft cardstock. When I inked the stamp, I inked just the flag in Lady Bug and the rest in Rich Cocoa. The sandcastle is sitting on top of a Creamsicle Straw that I pressed flat, and there are a few Frosting sequins to add some sparkle.

I had originally embossed the sandcastle image with glitter embossing powder, then I lightly colored it with a white pencil. I like how it looks, but it was too light for the front of the card. It worked great on the inside, though! The sunglasses are plastic stickers. They don't have lens in them so I glued them to a piece of acetate, trimmed around the frames, then used my airbrush and a dark brown Copic marker to color the acetate from the back side. I tried just coloring the acetate with a marker, but it left streaks. The airbrush worked much better.

More to come tomorrow...

Be sure to visit my Design Teamies for more beachy inspiration:

Angel Johns
Cheryl Lea - That's Me!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Emily Frasier
Jill Norwood

Mojo Monday #401
613 Avenue Create Challenge #128: Anything Goes

And, you've still got time to enter the June Paper Sweeties Party Time Inspiration Challenge for a chance to win a Paper Sweeties Gift Certificate! I hope you'll play along with us!

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Paper Sweeties June Release Sneak Peeks!

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Summer is finally here and Paper Sweeties' June new releases are perfect for a fun, summer-time project. Fair warning, though...you are going to want to get every single new set. They are so cute, and they all work great together!

For this card, I used the new Surf's Up stamp set and Let's Go to the Beach die set. I fussy cut the surf board stamp and layered 3 wave die cuts behind it. I sponged some white ink along the tops of the waves to give each layer a little more definition. How do you like that funky zig zag stitching? I love trying new stitches on my sewing machine.

I made the frame on the inside panel by using an embossing diffuser, inking the edges of the folder before embossing. Just for kicks, I added tiny fishtail banners to the inside to match those on the front of the card.

I'll be back tomorrow with another new release card, but in the meantime, here's a little teaser of what's to come:

Visit the rest of the DT to see some awe-inspiring cardmaking using this month's fun releases:

Angel Johns
Cheryl Lea - That's Me!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Emily Frasier
Jill Norwood

Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

And, you've still got time to enter the June Paper Sweeties Party Time Inspiration Challenge for a chance to win a Paper Sweeties Gift Certificate!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful weekend!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches #304
613 Avenue Create Challenge #127: Anything Goes
Sugar Pea Designs SPD16: Hey Dude!
Corrosive Challenge #226: Pile It On
Freshly Brewed Challenge June 1-16: Dude!!!
Paper Issues: Mist-er Fix-it

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Coffee Tag

Friday, June 12, 2015

Hi there! I'm down to the wire with this coffee tag for the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I used several discontinued stamps for the beans, text, and stains; the bag of coffee beans and mug images are both from Tim Holtz.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Verve June 2015 Inspiration Challenge: Eat Me, Drink Me

Cupcake Inspirations 313

Robyn's Fetish #267: Tags

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Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Friday, June 5, 2015

Hello Friends! The Summer Edition of the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop is happening from today until June 12th, and while I don't have any coffee or tea Paper Sweeties stamps yet, I was able to improvise so that I could participate in the blog hop.

I used a flower pot from the Garden Time stamp set to create a cute glass of sweet iced tea. I used Summer Sky ink to stamp the image then colored the tea with Copics. To get a few ice cubes in the glass, I stamped them with a chisel tipped Brushstix and white pigment ink. A good coating of UTEE melted on the tea glass gives it a nice glassy finish. The "Sweet" sentiment is from the Happy Sweet Cuts die set. I cut several layers and glued them together for stability. All my supplies are listed below.

Paper Sweeties is a "Super Sponsor" for the hop and has offered a $50 gift certificate to one lucky hop participant!

Have fun checking out all the fabulous inspiration in the hop gallery, leave a little blog love along the way, and play along to share your creativity, and possibly with a nice prize!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a fun weekend!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #231
613 Avenue Create #126: Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge #225: Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards Challenge #92: Summer Fun
Fresh Brewed Challenge, June 3-9: Fun in the Sun
Verve June 2015 Inspiration Challenge: Eat Me, Drink Me

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Mojo Monday 400 Contest and Designer Search!

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Mojo Monday is celebrating it's 400th sketch challenge this week! Whoo Hoo! Congratulations Julee!!! I have a special fondness in my heart for Mojo Monday. It was the very first challenge I entered when I started making cards 4 years ago (ok, I put a link to that first card, but be gentle with any comments; I was brand new at cardmaking). A few months later, I kicked off my own blog with another Mojo Monday challenge entry. So, while I haven't been with Mojo Monday since it's beginning, Mojo Monday has been with me since mine!

To celebrate this Mojo milestone, Julee is doing two things: using her very first sketch for this week's challenge, and offering two participants a spot on the Mojo Monday DT! Exciting!!! I had a blast creating my own embossed background paper for this card, using the Verve Bloom & Grow stamps, probably my most used Verve set.

I love how the background turned out, and it was so easy to make. I just spritzed a piece of white cardstock with water, then used Dylusions Ink Sprays to add color. After drying it completely, I stamped the leaves from the Bloom & Grow set in Versamark ink and heat embossed them with copper embossing powder. To give the ink sprays a softer look, I sprayed water over the entire sheet one more time after embossing, then let the paper air dry in a book press so it would dry flat. The sentiment, heat embossed in copper, is from the On Occasion stamp set

The inside of the card has a simple message, from a Penny Black stamp set, which might seem odd for a Father's Day card, but it is perfect for my husband. Our sweet, sweet daughter is with us today because eleven years ago my husband was willing to trade in his long-anticipated, quiet, peaceful, golf-filled retirement days for my tiny, newborn granddaughter. And, he didn't just agree to adopt her, he insisted on it, and I am grateful for that selfless act every single day (even when I'm ticked off and want to lock him outside of the house!) ;)

I hope that the next time I post a Mojo Monday card it's as a member of the DT, but even if I'm not one of the lucky winners of a DT spot, I'll continue to enjoy Julee's sketches and challenges, both at Mojo Monday and Viva la Verve.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a Mojo-filled day!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Mojo Monday 400
Simon Says Wednesday: Make it Masculine
613 Avenue Create #126: Anything Goes
Sugar Pea Designs SPD16: Hey Dude!
Corrosive Challenge Blog #225: Anything Goes

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Paper Sweeties June Inspiration Challenge #32-'Party Time'

Monday, June 1, 2015

It's a new month, which means it's time for a new Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge! Party Time is an easy theme and the color palette is gorgeous! My daughter has a birthday coming up next month, so this was the perfect opportunity to get her card ready.

I used these Paper Sweeties stamps, dies, and embellishments for this card:

Stamps

Party Time

Jelly Bean Time

Happy Everything

Sending Sweet Thoughts

Dies

Sweet Cuts - Stitched Tags #1

Sweet Cuts - Beautiful Little Wishes

Sweet Cuts - Party Time

Sweet Cuts - Sending Sweet Thoughts

Embellishments

Sequins: Cookie Dough, Raspberry, Spring Peeps, Sweetheart Mix

Cotton Candy twine

Here's a look at the inside.

For more inspiration, visit the rest of the Paper Sweeties DT, and be sure to say hello to our June Guest Designer, Karen Oliver, and our NEWEST DT teammate, Angel Johns! Welcome, Angel!

Angel Johns
Annette Witherspoon

Cheryl Lea <– you are here!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties