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HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!! 

I'm here with Paper Smooches for the NEW February Challenge!! The theme is "LOVE" perfect for ALL of those Valentine's Day Cards you may need to create!! 

 Here's the Card I've create for this Month's 1st Challenge!! It has so many of my FAVORITE things one it all included in this one design!! I've created a Step Out so you can see how I've created it, just incase you want to create something similar for someone SPECIAL too!! 

FUN FACT: Did you know that the NEW Paper Smooches Half Moon Patterned Papers are able to used with the Therm O Web Deco Foils!!?? You heard that right!! They are printed with a Toner Ink so that means that you can use ALL of the Therm O Web Deco Foils you may have on hand and run them through your Laminating Machine with the Foil Colored side face up and create STUNNING Foiled Patterned Paper!! SWOON!! I just LOVE this Fact and it makes these Paper Smooches Patterned Paper Pads even more VERSATILE to have in your stash!! I've used the Rainbow Shattered Glass Deco Foil over the Tiny Hearts Half Moon Paper Design and the results are just Beautiful!!

You could totally leave the Paper with the White Background, but I wanted to change the color to match with the Foiling that I did, so I've used the Rina K Designs Electro Pop Neon Inks in Blaring Blue, Potent Purple & Popin Pink along with an Ink Dauber and Inked the background to coincide with the Foiling on the Heart Pattern!!

I then wanted to add some stenciling over the Background Design, so I used the Paper Smooched Heart Stencil and adhered it to the Foiled and Inked Background after I sprayed the back side of the Stencil with some Therm O Web Pixie Spray to help keep the stencil in place while I was inking!! If you haven't tried the Pixie Spray yet, its a Stenciling Game Changer!! 😉 I used the same Inks that I used for the Background, I just applied a heavier coat in order to make the hearts POP off the Background!! I then Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment "Love You" from the Paper Smooches Snowy Salutations Stamp Set to the Panel using Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and WoW Neutral Shimmer Embossing Powder!! Then I added a Splattering of some Black Soot Distress Paint just to add some Dimension!! 

I wanted to frame the Panel, so I Die Cut the Paper Smooches Fab Frames Die from some White Cardstock and then I Stitched around the Hole pattern with some Embroidery Thread that matched the Pink Rainbow Shattered Foil Hearts Color!! I did a Back-stitch so that the entire Dot Design was filed with the Stitching, creating a Stitched Frame all the way around the Fab Frame!! I LOVE the way it looks and adds to the Design of the Frame!!

Here's a Close up loo at the Panel!! Hopefully you can get a better look at how all of the Mediums tie together to create a STUNNING finish to the Design of this Card!! SWOON!! It turned out AMAZING and I KNOW the recipient is going to FEEL my LOVE some Valentine's Day!! 

Here's how to play along!! 

Challenge deadline: February 14th, 2020 at 11:59pm PST

Winners will be posted on February 16th 

Next challenge begins February 15th. 

Here are the rules: 

1. Create a NEW project (card, tag, layout, journaling page, etc).
2. You must use at least one Paper Smooches stamps/dies or free digital images- please link to our website: http://www.papersmoochesstamps.com
3. Post your project on your blog/social media platform and submit a direct link to your post/image using our linking system. 
4. Please display our banner on your blog post (right click on the banner and save to your computer. If you have any trouble, I am happy to email the image to you, savannahland2 at comcast dot net)
   
5. All skill levels are welcome!!! 
6. You can enter as many times as you like! 

Here's what you are playing for: 3 winners

One winner will win a prize pack (pictured below)

• One winner will receive a $25 Paper Smooches gift certificate
  

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS Weekend!! I can't wait to see what you create for this Challenge!! If you try Foiling with your Half Moon Patterned Paper I hope you share with us using the #papersmooches #papersmoochesrocks #thermoweb #decofoil  You NEVER know when Kim or Julia will spot your creations and share them on the Paper Smooches or Therm O Web Instagram Feeds!! 😉

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• COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES 

  LARISSA  💖