Etching Glass with Paper Smooches dies and Savannah O'Gwynn

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Savannah O'Gwynn here, and today I'm sharing an idea that I've been thinking about for SEVERAL months!!!! Ever since Paper Smooches introduced their dies, I've wanted to try etching glass/jars/etc. with a die cut vinyl mask. This is a perfect project for Paper Smooches dies!!! 

Here's the video:

Here's a couple of pictures of my etched jars, cups, and bowls:

Create a vinyl mask using Paper Smooches dies

 Paper Smooches dies: Get Well Phrase

Paper Smooches dies: Hope (available August 1)

Paper Smooches dies: Thanks Word and Wedding Shower

I hope that that you will try etching some glass pieces using your Paper Smooches dies!!! Please link up your creations HERE-- I'd love to check it out:) 

**And don't forget if you leave a comment, please add your blog address and email so I can visit you too:) I love hearing from the VS followers when you've created something based off of one of our videos:) So keep leaving comments and links- you could be our next VS FF!!! 

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We have ANOTHER Virtual Smooches Featured Fan!!! I'm shocked at how much my "cross-stamp-stich" technique has been used and loved! THANK YOU!!! This week our VS FF is Juilien Jiang! She used the "cross-stamp-stitch" technique for this amazing card. HERE is the video that inspired her creation. She was also inspired by the Paper Smooches SPARKS Designer Drafts challenge-- double LOVE! 

Congrats Juilien!! Please email me at {sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com} to receive your VS FF badge!!! 

****NEW: I've created a link up for your creations that have been inspired by our videos. Please link up HERE!!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Creating "Friends" Part 3 with Savannah O'Gwynn

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**NOTE: I apologize in advance for the lighting issues in this video-- I believe it was caused by the metal box! So SORRRRRRRY :(

Savannah O'Gwynn here, and today I'm sharing ANOTHER way to create "friends" using magnetic sheets and LOTS of Paper Smooches stamps and dies! I give a couple of tips for die cutting magnetic sheets. I also made a magnetic alphabet-- be sure to check out the video!!!

Here's the video:

Here's a couple of pictures of these little friends:

Create friends using magnetic sheets.

Paper Smooches stamps: A Little Lovin', Cuteasaurus, Spring Groves, Nine Lives, Briny Blue, Green Thumb, and Wicked Nauticool; Paper Smooches dies: A Little Lovin' 1 & 2, Dinos 1 & 2, Nine Lives, Briny Blue 1 & 2, Word Bubbles, Clouds, Nauticool, Anchor, Green Thumb 1 & 2, Shopping Bag, Bam Bubble, Borders 1, and Alphawhimsy

I hope that that you will create some magnetic "friends" and alphabet sets using your Paper Smooches stamps and dies! Please link up your creation HERE-- I'd love to check it out:) 

**And don't forget if you leave a comment, please add your blog address and email so I can visit you too:) I love hearing from the VS followers when you've created something based off of one of our videos:) So keep leaving comments and links- you could be our next VS FF!!! 

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I absolutely love sharing our  Virtual Smooches Featured Fan!!! I love checking out what you create after being inspired by our videos/tips/techniques!!! This week our VS FF is Heather Hoffman! She used the "cross-stamp-stitch" technique for this fabulous card. HERE is the video that inspired her creation.

Congrats Heather!! Please email me at {sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com} to receive your VS FF badge!!! 

****NEW: I've created a link up for your creations that have been inspired by our videos. Please link up HERE!!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Vellum & Paper Smooches with Savannah O'Gwynn

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**NOTE: This post has LOTS of photos! 

Savannah O'Gwynn here, and today it's all about VELLUM and Paper Smooches stamps and dies! Vellum is again a hot trend... and I share different ways to create with vellum, as well as how to attach it to your projects.

Here's the video:

Here's a couple of pictures of my cards using vellum as a highlight/accent:

Use glossy accents to attach vellum.

Paper Smooches stamps: Crystal Clear as well as several other stamps to create that custom sentiment; Paper Smooches dies: Crystal Clear1

Use stitching to attach vellum.

Paper Smooches stamps: FOLKal Points and We Connect; Paper Smooches dies: Power Rays

Use spray adhesive to attach vellum.

Paper Smooches stamps: Chit Chat and Eco Friendly; Paper Smooches dies: Power Rays

Use a sticker maker to create vellum accents.

Paper Smooches stamps: Simply Said; Paper Smooches dies: Wedding Shower

Use staples to add vellum.

Paper Smooches stamps: He Said She Said, Fruitastic, Alphadot, and A Magical Spring; Paper Smooches dies: Word Bubbles

Here's a list of all the ways to adhere vellum on the video-- I know it's hard to see the results :(

Paper Smooches stamps: Streamers; Paper Smooches dies: Streamers

I hope that my video helped you get excited about using vellum with your Paper Smooches stamps and dies! I hope that you will add vellum to your next creation-- don't be afraid of it!!! Please leave a comment below with a link to your project! I'd love to check it out:) 

**And don't forget if you leave a comment, please add your blog address and email so I can visit you too:) I love hearing from the VS followers when you've created something based off of one of our videos:) So keep leaving comments and links- you could be our next VS FF!!! 

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Today we have a special Virtual Smooches Featured Fan- our VS FF is actually three teenage gals that came over to my house about a month ago. Justine, Miranda, and Alexis stopped by during a sleepover (Alexis lives a couple of doors down). I told them that they had to watch one of my videos and create their own project. **I didn't force them to watch the video-- but I told them in order to craft in my studio, they had to watch it first!

They chose to watch THIS video sharing how to make poppers. You can kind of see it on the laptop screen.

These gals got right to work stamping and die cutting! They are future crafters:)

Justine, Alexis, and Miranda

Afterwards, I shared all of my publications with them-- they had no idea what I did all day! It was so much fun to share my gifts with them! I have a feeling they will be back to craft again:) ***They also bothered Travis the ENTIRE night! They were here in our house from like 8pm-11pm! They kept calling for him to play some songs for them-- LOL! It really was a fun night!!

Congrats GIRLS!! Please email me at {sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com} to receive your VS FF badge!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Creating "Friends" Part 2 with Savannah O'Gwynn

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Savannah O'Gwynn here, and today I want to share with you another way to create some "friends". These "friends" are great ways to keep the children busy in the car or at a restaurant. And you can use these as gift tags or even bookmarks! This is a great project for literally ANY Paper Smooches dies and stamps!!! 

Here's the video:

About two minutes into the video, you can hear the loud thunder and rain storm that popped up during my videotaping! 

Here's a couple of pictures of our little "friends":

Create some "friends" for kids to use on tables or on the floor... or use these as gift tags.

Paper Smooches stamps: A Little Lovin'; Paper Smooches dies: Little Lovin' 1 & 2

Use an embossing pad to create a name or food card. **K1 and K2 represent the names of my niece and nephew.

Paper Smooches stamps: A Little Lovin' and Alphadot; Paper Smooches dies: Little Lovin' 1 & 2

You can even use these "friends" as a bookmark by adding magnets!

Paper Smooches stamps: A Little Lovin' and Alphadot; Paper Smooches dies: Little Lovin' 1 & 2

I really hope you will create some of these "friends"-- for your children to play with or to use as tags for gifts and maybe you will use them at a party for name cards or to identify food! I hope you will also make some bookmarks!!! Please leave a comment below with a link to your project! I'd love to check it out:) 

**And don't forget if you leave a comment, please add your blog address and email so I can visit you too:) I love hearing from the VS followers when you've created something based off of one of our videos:) So keep leaving comments and links- you could be our next VS FF!!! 

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I'm so excited to share with you our first official Virtual Smooches Featured Fan!!! I've shared some in the past, but it's official now:) I created a fabulous badge for our Featured Fan to place on their sidebar and blog post! So our first VS Featured Fan is CAROL! She shared a beautiful telescoping card after watching THIS video. 

Congrats to CAROL! Please email me at {sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com} to receive your VS FF badge!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Creating Envelope Stickers {decorating envelopes}

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Savannah O'Gwynn here, and today I want to show you how to create envelope stickers or decorate envelopes using literally ANY Paper Smooches dies and stamps!!! I also share a "Savannah TRUTH" about decorating the inside of my cards:)

Here's the video:

Here's a couple of pictures of different ways to decorate your envelopes:

Decorate your envelopes by stamping right on the front or back.

Paper Smooches stamps: Cyber Cafe

Decorate your envelopes by creating stickers using just dies.

Paper Smooches dies: Ampersand and Anchor

Or decorate your envelope using stickers that have been paper pieced/colored/etc.

Paper Smooches stamps: Cuteasaurus; Paper Smooches dies: Dino1

Paper Smooches stamps: Streamers, Slang Gang, and Circle Of Honor; Paper Smooches dies: Streamers

I really hope you will create some coordinating stickers for your envelopes or stamp your Paper Smooches images right on the envelope the next time you need to send a note!!! Please leave a comment below with a link to your project! I'd love to check it out:) 

**And don't forget if you leave a comment, please add your blog address and email so I can visit you too:) I love hearing from the VS followers when you've created something based off of one of our videos:) So keep leaving comments and links!!! 

ANNNNNNNNNND speaking of leaving comments-- I am going to start sharing a Virtual Smooches Featured Fan each week! So be sure to leave links to your creations and pictures of your projects using the techniques we share on the VS blog!!! The Featured Fan will receive a badge to place on their blog or sidebar! We will start next week:) 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Creating "Friends" with Savannah O'Gwynn

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Savannah O'Gwynn here, and today I want to share how to create some "friends", also known as finger puppets and pencil toppers! These are great for literally ANY Paper Smooches dies and stamps!!! 

Here's the video:

Here's a couple of pictures of my finger puppets and pencil toppers:

Create "friends" using ALL sizes of stamps and dies.

Create simple one-layered "friends" or decorate with lots of details!

Paper Smooches stamps: Warm Hearts, Cuteasaurus, Think Fast, Briny Blue, Forest Whimsy, and Halloweenies; Paper Smooches dies: Think Fast, Briny Blue 1 & 2, and Dino1

Update: during the video I said that I would take a pic of Trav using his pencil topper (the sandwich)... but he was too busy. So I took a pic of Latifah!!

Update#2: Trav sent me this pic of his little "Friend" at work!! LOVE it! I think he enjoys it too:)

I really hope that you will create some of these "Friends" (finger puppets, pencil toppers, and even as a desk buddy) using your Paper Smooches dies and stamps. Please leave a comment below with a link to your project! I'd love to check it out:) 

**And don't forget if you leave a comment, please add your blog address and email so I can visit you too:) I love hearing from the VS followers when you've created something based off of one of our videos:) So keep leaving comments and links!!! 

ANNNNNNNNNND speaking of leaving comments {well, this is kind of a comment}-- I shared a couple of weeks ago {HERE} the youngest Virtual Smooches fan. I was hanging out with his family last week, and the conversation was mostly about my craft videos. So the youngest VS fan's dad (Michael) decided to start watching a video right then and there. He was HOOKED! And then Trav and Jeff started watching the videos! LOL! 

The guys wanted to make signet rings-- this is after watching my Wax Seal video {HERE}! LOL!

Some of you might have seen Michael's comments last week-- too funny! I love when I hear from VS fans!!! 

I hope that you will send me pics of you watching our VS videos, as well as links to your creations using some of our techniques!!! 


THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}