Paper Smooches Special Blog Hop

Welcome to the Paper Smooches Special Blog Hop!  

Kate, owner of i {heart} papers suggested an idea to Kim Hughes to create stamps and dies to support our rescued furry friends.  They worked together to create some really fun dog rescue products!  A portion of the sales will be donated to Home for Good - http://www.homeforgooddogs.org.  Kim asked us to share these fun products with you, through our projects.

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

Two winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs.

The prize - A Lucky Dog stamp set, Paws for a Cause stamp set and Dog Icons dies.

Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed for your chance to win!  Leaving a comment on the all of the blogs increases your chances of winning!)

You have until midnight MT on Wednesday, December 18th to leave a comment.

Please check the IHP Blog (http://www.blog.iheartpapers.com) on Friday, December 20th to see if you are one of the TWO lucky winners.

Blog Hop Participants:

Kate/IHP: http://www.blog.iheartpapers.com
Sarah Gough: http://thinkingstamps.blogspot.com/
Lori Tecler: http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com/
Judy Rozema: http://www.jarfullofjoy.blogspot.com/
Deb Felts: http://withastampandasong.blogspot.com/
Vera Yates: http://lingshappyplace.blogspot.com/
Wida Miller: http://beachorado.blogspot.com/
Stacey Schafer: http://stampinwithstacey.blogspot.com/
Lindsay Amrhein: http://lindsayamrhein.blogspot.com/

CAS(E) this Sketch #57 was a fun layout to display some of the darling images and sentiment from the Paper Smooches Paws for a Cause stamp set.  I'm linking up to the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge, too!

You can find Paper Smooches stamps at the i {heart} papers store....along with Pink Paislee Hey Kid papers, Hemptique Black Hemp Cord, and Momento Black Tuxedo Luxe ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Paws for a Cause (Paper Smooches)
Ink:  Black Tuxedo Luxe (Momento)
Paper:  Kraft (Neenah), Hey Kid (Pink Paislee)
Other:  Stitched Circle Dies (Lil' Inker Designs), Sequins (Avery Elle), Heat Tool (SU), Sparkle Embossing Powder (Hero Arts), Black Hemp Cord (Hemptique), Stapler, Staples, Sewing Machine, Thread

Fresh Squeezed Stamps - Wintery Birthday Wishes

Good morning!  I'm up on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Blog today and would love for you to stop by and say "Brrrrrr, baby it's cold!"  That's right!  It IS cold....an arctic blast recently made its way through the states and boy, oh boy...thank heaven for electric blankets!

To embrace the new change in temperature, I couldn't help but grab the new Fresh Squeezed Stamps set, Arctic Friends, and paired it up a sentiment and flower from the Everyday Expressions set.  My dear daughter, Hannah, has a birthday party to attend and she loves this wintery walrus with a little bloom on her head!  If you haven't picked up the Arctic Friends stamp set, you are missing out on the most adorable animal builder set around!  

I was inspired by the Retro Sketches #93 and Dynamic Duos #82 to create this wintery bliss!

I inked up Miss Walrus in Black Soot, then shaded her a bit with Copics.  After fussy cutting her out, I placed her over a couple of fun circle shapes and embellished with twine and sequins!

You can find Fresh Squeezed Stamps at the i {heart} papers store, too, along with Hemptique White Hemp Cord, Ranger Distress Inks, Copic Markers, and Crate Paper!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Arctic Friends, Everyday Expressions (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)
Ink:  Black Soot, Fresh Picked Raspberries Distress (Ranger), Copic Markers
Paper:  Very Vanilla (SU), Fourteen (Crate Paper)
Other:  Stitched Circle Dies (Lil' Inker Designs), Twine (Hemptique), Sequins (Avery Elle)

Santa's Parking Lot - Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Good morning, friends!  Wednesdays are wonderful because I'm up on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Blog and get to share some inspiration with you over there!  I'd love for you to stop in over there and say "hey!"  or "ho ho ho!"

I went for a bit of a "wonky" feel for my card today!  After placing the panels and elements down all straight and narrow, it occurred to me that it would be much more fun with some slanting and sliding!  I used the fabulously fun images from the Hello December and On Trend 2013!  

The Sunday Stamps Challenge #64 was a great basic layout to feature these darling Fresh Squeezed Stamps and the fun challenge, Paper Issues: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas is a great inspiration! 

You can find Fresh Squeezed Stamps over at i {heart} papers along with Hemptique, patterned papers and Versamark!

The city scene and sleigh sign were inked up with Versamark and heat embossed with some sparkly embossing powder for a little tone on tone effect.  The Santa flair image was inked up with black along with the date stamp, while the flair image was circle punched and marked with some glitter pen for more added shine!  Finally, I added some stars, a bit of curly Hemptique twine and some Pretty Pink Posh Classic Christmas Flat Sequins to give a little extra whimsicality to my project!  Oh, and aren't the Heidi Swapp Believe papers amazing with these stamps and embellishments!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage today!  I hope you are inspired to create something a bit "wonky," too!

Stamps:  Hello December, On Trend 2013 (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)
Ink:  Black Onyx Versafine, Versamark
Paper:  Gumball Green (MFT), Believe (Heidi Swapp)
Other:  Stitched Circle Dies, Stitched Stars Dies (Lil' Inker Designs), Circle Punch, Heat Tool (SU), Twine (Hemptique), Flat Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Sparkle Embossing Powder (Hero Arts)

IHP - Celebrate Black Friday

IHP is celebrating Black Friday and Cyber Monday with a 20% off store-wide coupon (in stock items only and not valid on gift certificates) on all orders of $50 or more, valid through December 2nd, Cyber Monday.  

Use coupon code Black20DT13 at checkout.  All orders will ship on Tuesday, December 3rd.  

Here are a few of my favorite things from the IHP store!

Happy shopping!

Thankful - Grateful Heart

Happy Monday!  There's a new challenge up and running over at The Pink Elephant!  This week, our theme is "Be Thankful!"  

I have so much to be thankful for this year!  Most of all, my heart is grateful for my mother's bounce-back from some health problems that she went through late summer/early fall!  She is visiting with us this week and is looking and feeling so much stronger, healthier and energetic!

The Dynamic Duos #80: Triple Threat and Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #198 were additional inspiration for my card!

Thanks to my awesome Reverse Confetti stash, I grabbed a couple of stamp sets and dies to work into my "thankful" card!

Forever Fall

Whole Lotta Dots

Tag Me Confetti Cuts

You can find Reverse Confetti stamps and dies at the i {heart} papers store, too, along with some other goodies on my card today...Basic Grey RSVP, Momento Rich Cocoa & Espresso Truffle Luxe, and Hemptique Natural Hemp Cord!

Also, you'll notice a little BLING on my card...those are the super fabulous METALLIC GOLD SEQUINS from Pretty Pink Posh Shop!  Sweet Paulina of Pretty Pink Posh asked me to join her for the GRAND OPENING...can't wait to show you what I've been creating for that special event!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Forever Fall, Whole Lotta Dots (Reverse Confetti)
Ink:  Espresso Truffle, Rich Cocoa Luxe (Momento)
Paper:  Kraft (Neenah), RSVP (Basic Grey)
Other:  Tag Me Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti), Leafy Flourish (MFT), Metallic Gold Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Twine (Hemptique), Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool (SU)

Metro Masculine Birthday - Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Hey there, stamping friends!  I'm up on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Blog today!  I would love for you to head on over and check out how my hubby helped me with the title of my post!  

Here are the FABULOUS (and totally masculine friendly) stamp sets that I used!

On Trend 2013                                              Breath of Fresh Flair

The Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #320 inspired the layout of my card!

You can find an array of Fresh Squeezed Stamps at the i {heart} papers store...as well as the fabulous Carta Bella Wildflower , Hemptique Black Hemp Cord, and Momento Black Tuxedo Luxe!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  On Trend 2013, Breath of Fresh Flair (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)
Ink:  Black Tuxedo Luxe (Momento), Evergreen Bough, Faded Jeans Distress (Ranger)
Paper:  White (PTI), Wildflower (Carta Bella)
Other:  Twine (Hemptique), Sequins (Avery Elle), Sewing Machine, Thread

A Home - Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Hey there!  I'm excited to be able to share projects with you on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog every Wednesday!  I'd love for you to head on over and say "hello!"

I've been thinking a lot about "home" and "family," and with the Thanksgiving holiday coming up, I wanted to create something with my own family in mind!  The Fresh Squeezed Stamp set, Friendly Folk, came in very handy!  It is a wonderful folk-art styled set with great images and a heartfelt sentiment!

I was inspired by the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #197, Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes, and Simon Says Stamp: Thanks/Thanksgiving challenge!

You can find Fresh Squeezed Stamps at the i {heart} papers store along with the Studio Calico Thataway papers and Ranger Distress inks!

The house image was stamped in gray ink, while the sentiment was inked up in an aqua distress ink...both were stamped onto white card stock.  The house was fussy cut and both the image and sentiment tag were propped up with foam squares along with a cute little heart punch!  Oh, and notice the stars...stamped in the same aqua distress ink and embellished with sequins!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage today!  

I hope to see you over at the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog!

Stamps:  Friendly Folk (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)
Ink:  Steel Gray (MFT), Evergreen Bough Distress (Ranger)
Paper:  White (PTI), Thataway (Studio Calico)
Other:  Stitched Circle Dies (Lil' Inkers Designs), Fishtail Flag Stax Die-namics (MFT), Heart Punch (SU), Sequins (Neat & Tangled), Sewing Machine, Thread