Easter Card with Easter Egg Die and Large Bow Die

Hi, it's Emily and I'm back with the third in a series of three videos. I shared the other two videos earlier this week and you can find them HERE. Today's post focuses on the Easter card that features the Easter Egg Die, and includes the large bow die.



To coordinate with the Easter Gift Tag, I used the same the island blue cardstock, It Factor grass and Homemade bow. I also coloured the images using the same colours that were featured on the tag.

I used the Easter Egg Die to die cut a frame into the front panel which houses the scene. The large bow die is the perfect embellishment for the top of the egg.

'Bucky' the bunny, the purple bird and the sentiment are all from A Magical Spring (Magical Spring Icons). The pink chick and butterfly are from Spring Fling (Spring Fling Icons).

The grassy hill was die cut using the Quotables Dies and I heat embossed the sentiment on to the blue sky, just like the tag.

I hope this special video series inspires you to create cheerful spring and Easter-theme cards. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Coffee & Tea Dies

Hi, it's Emily here with a heart-warmer featuring the new Coffee & Tea dies. I thought they'd be perfect in the hands of the Snowman dies! Aren't those mugs the cutest?



I die cut the hill into the card base using the Stitched dies. Then I created a mask with the Quotables dies and sponged the light of dawn at the horizon, just like in the Universal Studios logo. It provides a nice contrast for all the white and highlights the mugs.

After assembling the snowmen, I stamped the sentiment from A Holy Holiday and heat embossed steam from Fresh Snow behind the mugs. The snowmen were then adhered to the card base with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Joyful Tag + Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags Giveaway

***Please click HERE for Savannah's video and giveaway with the 25 Days of Christmas Tags! 

 

My very wonderful and talented friend Tracey McNeely asked me to guest for her 25 Days of Christmas Tags and I'm delighted to share this tag and video on Day 22 of her festivities! Tracey has some amazing prizes to give away, including one from Paper Smooches so be sure to head over to her blog for all the details.



I started by die cutting the largest of the Gift Tags 2 dies and applied pearlescent embossing paste using Heidi Swapp's Confetti stencil. While that dried, I die cut the Cool Dudes Icons and stamped their respective images with the Cool Dudes stamp set. Then I coloured them in with Copic markers and embellished the snowlady's outfit with enamel dots.

To ground the snowfamily - oh, how I love that tiny little snowbaby! - I die cut the tag again in white cardstock and glimmer paper. Then I used the Borders 1 and Quotables dies to create the snow hills. After adhering the snowfamily to the tag, I added chevron ribbon and white hemp cord with some silver bells.

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Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to join in on my SquirrelFest Challenge and Giveaway! I'm giving away Chilly Chums and I Blank You to one lucky winner.

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Scrapbook & Cards Today Feature + Giveaway!

Hello, everyone! I'm delighted to be sharing this Paper Smooches Halloween project on the Scrapbooking & Cards Today Blog! I hope you'll pop over there to leave some love. Did I mention there's a giveaway? :)



I created this card using the Halloweenies stamp set and coordinating Halloweenies dies. I coloured the images with Copic markers and heat embossed the sentiment on a hill die cut with the Quotables dies. The buildings in the background are from the Super 2 dies.

I finished the card with glossy accents on all the eyes. Apparently, I don't do this often enough since my son asked what was on their eyes and was hesitant to touch it. LOL! I do like how they give the illusion of googly eyes while preserving the original illustrations.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Introducing A Holy Holiday, Holly Jolly and Just For You

Hi, it's Emily here, and I'm sharing the card I created for the August DT Blog Hop! I was asked to feature the A Holy Holiday stamp set. I used the reindeer, berry (for the nose), large snowflake and two-part sentiment. The mini tag is from the Holly Jolly stamp set and the small snowflake is from the Just For You stamp set, both of which are also from this release. All of these stamps will be available for purchase on September 1st and Just For You is the TAM set for September 2014.

The birch tree background was created with the Autumn Groves stamp set. The sky and hills were created with a combination of the Borders 1, Stitched and Quotables dies.



Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Stitched Notebook + SALE!!!

Hi, it's Emily Leiphart here and this project features the seriously awesome Stitched Dies from Paper Smooches. I often make these little notebooks for my son and his friends to draw and craft in. Here's the video showing exactly how I make them:




I used the new Stitched Dies to give my notebook authenticity. I absolutely love these. Two of them coordinate with the hills and curve from Borders 1 and Quotables, respectively, so you can die cut twice and add stitched detailing on the edge of your hills and curves.

I used the Flowers Dies and an enamel dot to embellish the magnetic clasp. I also used my favourite stamp set of the moment, Blossoming Buds, to heat emboss the sentiment in leaf and mustard.

Don't forget, Paper Smooches is having a Summer Sale! There's no better time to order a few things from your wish list. :D

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Birthday Choir with Smarty Pants, Smarty Pants Icons and School Icons

Kim featured this card in the latest Paper Smooches newsletter. It features the Smarty Pants stamp set and coordinating Smarty Pants Icons dies. I also used part of the pencil from the School Icons dies to create the stage curtains!

I used the professor as the conductor/music teacher and the bookworms as his choir. The sentiment is from the Happy Birthday stamp set and the music notes are from Perpetual Bliss and Beboppin.

The wooden stage was die cut using the Quotables dies and the professor's shadow was stamped with the Shadows stamp set.

Thanks so much for watching!