Paper Smooches with Twinchies...

Today is the last day you can post your homework in the Pattern Play class, so as soon as I saw this weeks Paper Smooches Sparks Designer Drafts Challenge, I knew I wanted to have a play with this cool paper quilting technique for my background, using 1 inch by 2 inch pieces of paper (twinchies!), I created one panel of quilted paper and cut it into two pieces for the sketch.  I love this weeks Color Q combination of soft pinks, yellow and suede, and it was perfect timing to play with my left over scraps from this card, with a combination of My Mind's Eye and Lily Bee Designs papers, paired with these gorgeous Paper Smooches stamps, and Crate Paper wooden sentiment.  Added the faux stitching & updated the photo :) and linked to Paper Smooches May Guest Designer Search Challenge too.

Thank you so much for stopping by and saying hello - it's REALLY appreciated :)

Playing along with Pile It On Wooden Challenge too!

Getting Inky with Patterned Paper...

Just a quick post for today - couldn't resist having a play even though my crafting area (aka dining room) is being painted today, and looks even more of a crime scene than usual LOL!  Whilst having a play with Pattern Play Homework, clear embossing and inking over patterned paper, I thought I'd also join in Mojo Monday, Paper Smooches Sparks Butterfly Challenge, Simon Says Stamp Birthday Celebrations, and Little Red Wagon Be a Negative Nellie too.  Sentiment, leaves and butterfly are all Paper Smooches & butterfly die.  I used Broken China Distress Ink, together with a combination of papers from Pebbles, My Mind's Eye and October Afternoon, with a few Kaisercraft pearls too.

 

FUSION #1 Challenge...

I'm SOOOOO excited to be playing along with the inaugural FUSION Challenge, I can't wait to see what you create.   As for me, I scooped up a cup of design inspiration from Jackie's Sketch Challenge, and added a liberal dash of colour and theme inspiration from Lesley's Photo Challenge, and shook them up to create this FUSION...

I LOVED the fabulous vibrant colours and flowers from Lesley's Challenge, and the strong chevron lines from Jackie's Challenge.  To create my chevrons I liberally swiped some watercolour paper with Distressed Inks in Pickled Raspberry, Orange Marmalade and Squeezed Lemonade and spritzed with Glimmermist Iridescent Gold, before heat setting and die-cutting.  I stamped the Paper Smooches flowers on some of the excess watercolour paper and fussy cut before pop-dotting and finishing with a sentiment from my stash and some Kaisercraft black gems. 

Here is how you can play along:
1. Play with just Jackie's sketch challenge.
2. Play with just Lesley's inspiration photo challenge.
3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.
4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.
5. Please read the other considerations on the Experiment Page before playing along.

Hop on over to the FUSION blog for some more fantastic DT inspration.

Join in & experiment with us... you know you want to!!!

Playing along with this weeks CASual Fridays Chevrons & Flowers too!

Retro Smooch with a Pink Twist...

It's that time of the month for the Paper Smooches Guest Designer Search, so I thought I'd add this into the mix.  Having fun playing along with extra homework for Pattern Play too - although I seem to be stuck on Day 1 LOL!  This fabulous Retro Sketch was perfect for creating white borders around your patterned papers.  I love this mix of My Mind's Eye and Lily Bee papers, Paper Smooches negative die cut ampersand and We Connect sentiment stamped in brown. I pop dotted the sentiment blocks and added these two Studio Calico love birds, and of course I had to tie-the-knot in the twine from my stash.

 

Playing along with Little Red Wagon Be a Negative Nellie,

The Pink Elephant Decorative Papers & Favourite Embellishment (die cuts) and

Catered Crop Twine Love Recipie Swap too.

This made me smile...

Keeping it Super Simple... (or KIS & CAS)

As soon as I saw this weeks Keep It Simple Sketch Challenge, I remembered this weeks CASology Cue Card - Up, and this is what popped into my head...

I created the sentiment digitally with A Little Pot font and used this cute Paper Smooches yo-yo stamp, together with The Twinery Carribean twine, perfect for linking up with this fortnights Catered Crop Twine Love Recipe Swap, and Marie's 7 or Less Challenge too.

 

 

These made me smile...

AMUSEing Pattern Play...

Laurie's fabulous MUSE card

I just couldn't go past a MUSE card with a negative die cut, especially when it's as fabulous as this card by Laurie!  I LOVE the teal, green and brown colour combo of Laurie's card, the gorgeous polka dots and overall design.  After having learned a few tricks in the recent Pattern Play class, I thought I'd up the ante and try for 5 patterns instead of the usual 3, with this combination of American Craft, Bo Bunny, Crate Paper and My Mind's Eye papers, together with the positive die cut Paper Smooches sentiment left over from my last card.  I used a MFT label to create my negative die cut frame, paired with a Spellbinders butterfly, using twine to create the body and antennae.  Perhaps a little OTT with the patterned paper, but a girl's got to experiment every once in a while!

Playing along with Little Red Wagon Be a Negative Nellie,
The Pink Elephant Decorative Papers & Favourite Embellishment (die cuts) and

Catered Crop Twine Love Recipie Swap too.

A Crafty Dash Towards Spring...

Well maybe in the northern hemisphere, but not quite here!  

This fortnights 10 Minute Craft Dash colours reminded me of Spring, so I kept my Dash card super simple, with a gorgeous Memory Box branch die cut from mint paper and added these three fabric flowers from my stash, die cut my Paper Smooches love sentiment from cardstock, and pop dotted over Crate Paper timber textured pattern paper, and voila - 8 minutes 17 seconds this week - and I didn't have to panic about stamping my sentiment this time LOL!

With this fabulous Gossamer Blue kit up for grabs, 

why don't you give the 10 Minute Craft Dash a try!

Also playing along with Addicted to CAS Spring Challenge, and 

Little Red Wagon Be a Negative Nellie Challenge