Sunday Recap 8.31

Hello, Paper Smooches fans & friends! 

Savannah O'Gwynn here today to share the newest Virtual Smooches videos and Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge!!!!!!! 

First up-- the NEW September release goes live on September 1st! Check out more details HERE! 

Next--- be sure to check out the following videos, as well as the Featured Fan, on the Virtual Smooches blog. 

• September Release Sneak- Emily has shared a sneak at some of the NEW September PS stamps/dies! This is a super cute Christmas card! Here's a sneak:
  
• Hello Friend (start-to-finish)- I've created a start-to-fnish video sharing a card that combines fun patterned paper, triangle stamps, and color! LOVE it! Here's a sneak: 
  

Also TODAY the newest Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge goes live! Starting with this new term, our challenges will start on SUNDAY 12:01am PST and end on SATURDAY at 11:59 pm PST. Winners will be shared on MONDAYS:)

And this week.... create any project using Paper Smooches stamps and dies for this fun challenge! 

Create ANYTHING and link it up to our challenge! 

The Anything Goes (wk5) challenge starts at 12:01am PST Sunday, August 31st. Be sure to link up your creation before September 6th at 11:59pm PST. Click HERE for more details.

And finally... I would love to share with you our August Anything Goes (wk3) challenge winner!! Wanda G. won the hearts of the team with this super duper cute card! Who wouldn't love a cuppa joe!?!?! And look at the colors for those cups! SUPER FUN! Great job, Wanda! 

That's it for me today! I do hope you will join in the fun with the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenges!! We would love to stop by your blog and check out your creations! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

8.30

Our September release goes live at midnight (EST) on Sept 1...so I thought I'd share the NEW stamps and dies with you today to give you something to look forward to - eeeek!  (9:00pm - pacific time on Aug 31)

A Blessed Christmas

Fun and whimsical religious holiday images are hard to find, so we answered the call.  This set includes quite a few builder possibilities and the sentiments work beautifully with every image on this set.

Blessed Icons Dies

This is the coordinating die set for A Blessed Christmas stamp set.

Cityscape 1 Dies

This "Bethlehem inspired" cityscape will look amazing on your Christmas projects. 

A Holy Holiday

This stamp set embraces the true meaning of Christmas.  This timeless set can be used over and over in many different ways.

 Holly Jolly

Holly Jolly includes images that looks great on holiday tags.  You can create wreaths with the tree sprigs.  The bows add a darling touch to so many images.  The swag stamps are amazing for all sorts of party projects!

Just for you

Just in time for holiday gifts!  These super fun sentiments will add an amazing 

touch to home made gifts this season :)

 Christmas Words 2 Dies

This is a follow up set to our popular Christmas Words dies set that we released last year.  The words and phrase on this set is larger so it packs a bigger punch!  "Season's Greetings" is connected.

Ornaments Dies

This set has a bunch of ornament options.  The ring is the cut that creates the hanger on top of the ornament.  You can use real wire if you like.  The creative possibilities are wide open!

Stockings Dies
This set includes three unique stockings that are perfect for the upcoming
holiday.  There are lots of fun builder options.  Use cardstock, patterned
paper, felt, fabric etc...

Big Balloons Dies

 This set of large balloons includes confetti for shaker boxes....or you can scatter them on your projects.  The smiling face is a separate die that can be cut into these balloons and so many other shapes if you like.  

Your creativity will burst at the seams with this cute set!

Curly Clouds Dies
Clouds are great to use on projects all year around.
They are happy and truly unique.

Stitched Frames Dies
Stitches adds an amazing texture to paper!  There are a ton of frame options on this set.  Use them to frame a sentiment or focus on an image.  Frame a small photo or use them as a background.  

You burn 650 calories donating one pint of blood.

Thank yu soooo very much for your love and support - I appreciate all of you :)

big smooches

Kim

8.29

TGIF - nuff said :)

Bosom Buddy

oh my gosh, where do I begin.  I freaking LOVE Jocelyn's card!  The mix of classic and vintage, the fall feel of it, the mix of color and shapes and the message is what has me smiling.  Great card!!

Ashley's card packs a lot of PUNCH!  I loooove those bold colored stripes in the background.  The added B/W and gold are fabulous!

I just read this on Faceboook about Hello Kitty - not sure if I believe it...

 http://laist.com/2014/08/27/sanrios_shocking_reveal_hello_kitty.php

love ya!
Kim

August PS DT Blog Hop

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches September release with you!  FOUR new stamps and EIGHT new dies will be available to purchase on September 1st.. You will find our new releases HERE.  

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! 

The prize - a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

• FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
• Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your changes) 
• Deadline: You have until midnight MT on Sunday, August 31st to leave a comment. 
• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, September 1st to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.  

Ashley Marcu

Betsy Veldman

Emily Leiphart

Erin Lincoln

JJ Bolton

Jocelyn Olson

Kalyn Kepner

Laura Bassen

Laurie Schmidlin

Michele Boyer

Pamela Ho 

Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

• Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
• Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
• Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)

I used three of the twelve new products on my card for today.
They are called Ornaments dies, Stitched Frame dies and A Holy Holiday stamp set.

I die cut the stitched window and die cut the stitches onto the square that was cut from the frame.  I stamped the sentiment and popped it up.  I die cut the ornaments and stamped a snowflake on them with a similar colored ink to the paper.  I used two different ornament toppers and hung them with twine.  It was a really fun card to make :)

Steven Spielberg declined to direct the Harry Potter movies and said “It’s just like withdrawing a billion dollars and putting it into your personal bank accounts. There’s no challenge.”

Thanks so much for joining us!

xoxo Kim

8.27

Hello friends!
I have an announcement to make today.
A couple of our scrapbook designers stepped down to work outside the home. And since that left us with only two scrapbook designers, we decided it was best to no longer have a "scrapbook team".  It turns out the timing was perfect for the other two girls as well.  Sadly, we are saying goodbye to Kimmers, Mou, Summer and Wendy Sue.  I wish them all the very best.  My goodness....they are amazing in every way.  Not just talented paper crafters but the most genuine girls you could ever meet.  It has been a true pleasure working with them.  I adore them and look forward to watching these girls on the "outside".

Our blog posting days will stay the same.  I will continue to post the PS "Die team" projects on Saturdays.

Our PS DT Blog Hop is tomorrow.  Please stop by for your chance to win some "smooches"

I will post our full release here on Saturday.  The September release is on September 1st.

Bosom Buddy

heehee, this card is a crack up!  I love the hot teenage colors.  Fantastic use of our Slang Gang stamp set...and He Said, She Said as well.  This is super playful and totally FUN!

Bam!  soooo fresh and fun!!  I love the bold colors and the cute paper star accents.  Kelly green is unexpected and wonderful!

This is Nancy's last week as our guest....boo!  I loved having her in August and I will be sure to stalk her blog ;)  I adore her happy card!  That tag is really cute and so are those fun patterns!  Thank you Nancy - it has been a pleasure xx

Russian voters used to have a box on their ballots to vote for “against all”.

BIG smooches!

Kim

8.26

Bosom Buddy

Laurie's sweet little card packs a huge punch!  I looove the red/white and black color combo.  I haven't seen those mushrooms in a while, so I love that Laurie chose them as her focal point.  The cute mushroom cluster is from our Spring Groves stamp set and the frame is our Scallop Frame die.

gosh, this card would surely cheer up anyone :)   I love the inlaid sentiment.  That hot pink really stands out.  Her coloring - FABulous!!!  She makes our "Chums" look extra-cute!

During the late 1800s a baboon was employed by the railroad as a signalman. 
He never once made a mistake.

xoxo Kim

8.25

Hellllo Monday!

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend.

I will have some Bosom Buddy cards to share this week.  You have a week to receive this set for FREE with a $60. purchase.  

This Thursday is our PS DT blog hop!  I can't wait for you to see our September release - eeeek!!

Bosom Buddy

Patterned papers and sticker accents are sooo beautiful and easy to use.  In most cases (like this one) all that is needed is the perfect sentiment.  That's the beautiful thing about stamps...you can use them over and over again and stamp them in any color.  It looks like a card you would buy in the store...love this!

Michele rocked this set!  I love her colored words ~ the butterfly accent is beyond perfect and that super sweet paper peaking out from the back is soooo cute!!  My fav - the embossed word - it looks AMAZING!!

It wasn’t until he was 37 when Jack Nicholson found out that his supposed

 “sister”, June, was actually his mother.

Loves,

Kim

Sunday Recap 8.24

Hello, Paper Smooches fans & friends!

Savannah O'Gwynn here today to share the newest Virtual Smooches videos and Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge!!!!!!! 

First up-- be sure to check out the following videos, as well as our Featured Fan, on the Virtual Smooches blog. 

• Trav's Card Style (TCS) #5- I tried Trav's Card Style again---- oh my! Clean and Simple... just isn't my thing! I really want to add more to this card! However, I think it's a perfect masculine card! LOL! Here's a sneak:
  

Next-- TODAY the newest Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge goes live! Starting with this new term, our challenges will start on SUNDAY 12:01am PST and end on SATURDAY at 11:59 pm PST. Winners will be shared on MONDAYS:)

Today starts our August Designer Drafts challenge. 

The August Designer Drafts challenge starts at 12:01am PST Sunday, August 24th. Be sure to link up your creation before August 30th at 11:59pm PST. Click HERE for more details.

And finally... I would love to share with you our August Picture Perfect challenge winner!! Kerilyn really found inspiration in the picture last week! Her inspiration came from the washi tape and flower in the jar. BEAUTIFULLY done, Kerilyn! 

That's it for me today! I do hope you will join in the fun with the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenges!! We would love to stop by your blog and check out your creations! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

8.23

I have some gorgeous scrapbook pages to share with you today ;)

Mou's artsy page is soooo beautiful to look at!  She works wonders with our stamps and dies.  I love the splashed water coloring and her title is very cool!

(Blossoming Buds, Kudos dies)

ok, this page is just WOW.  I love the colors, the balance and that FABulous journal!  The feather treatment is so hot right now!  :)
(Kudos, Feathers dies, Hearts dies, I Blank You)

The lowest class of meat called ‘Canner’ is used for dog food… 

and school lunches.

xx Kim

8.22

Happy Friday!  It doesn't feel like Friday to me since I arrived home late on Monday, so my week feels off for sure.

Dots & Dashes dies

The stitched line from this set adds a great texture to paper.  Ashley used it on the side of her cute banners.  This is a fabulous card for any girl or woman at any age :)

Jocelyn used the stitches and dots to hang her accents...and it looks AWESOME!! I LOVE the yellow paint (swoon)

Billy Joel gives away all of his front row tickets to random people in the cheap seats so that the front row isn’t always just wealthy people.

love ya!!
Kim

Our SEPTEMBER guest designer is...

Vanessa Menhorn

Congrats Vanessa!
She has a delicate and dreamy style and I cannot wait to see what she creates with our September release.  I am soooo excited!

This is the sweet card that grabbed my attention...
I love the dimension, the baby pink...the cute stars and stickers...and inked edges

Don't forget....you will have another chance to try out next month.  Don't give up, ok?  Look for details on September 4th.  Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us.

A 12-year-old girl was arrested, handcuffed, and detained at a police precinct for several hours for doodling on her desk in class.

BIG smooches!!
Kim