Paper Smooches April #1 Challenge ~ Pastel!

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Challenge deadline: April 14th, 2018 at 11:59pm PST

Winners will be posted on April 16th. 

Next challenge begins April 15th.

HELLO!! 

I'm here with the NEW Paper Smooches April Challenge #1 ~ Pastel!! I LOVE using Pastel Colors especially during the Spring, so this is a FUN Challenge!! I wanted to create a Floral Bouquet Card that I could send to my Mom!! This has been the LONGEST we've gone without seeing them and its been ROUGH for all of us, especially my Kiddos!! 

I Started by creating the Card Panel Background Inking with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink!! I added some Water Splatters and let it Dry!! Then I took the Hot Dot stencil and placed it over the Background and Inked it Randomly using Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink!! I LOVE the texture it adds to the Background!! I then added some Black Soot Distress Paint Splatters and some Tonic Studio Clear Glitter Pen Splatters for some Sparkle and set it aside to Dry!! 

I used SEVERAL Dies to create my Floral Bouquet, but look through your stash and see what you Dies you have!! It's really easy to create a Bouquet and just by mixing together the different Textures and types of Cardstock/Paper you use also adds to the Design!! I've used Lawn Fawn Shimmer Cardstock along with regular Cardstock and some Therm O Web Deco Foil Flock Sheets for the Greenery and some of the other Sprigs to add some extra Texture!! In real life its a GAME Changer!! 

I used the Sunflower Dies and Die Cut it from some Lawn Fawn Cardstock (in Sunflower and Pastel Shimmer) inking the edges of the Die Cuts with Mustard Seed Distress Ink using and Ink Dauber for some Dimension!! For the Center I Die Cut from some Cardstock that I coated with some Versa Mark Ink and Embossed with some Ranger Potting Soil Embossing Powder and Sprinkled it with some WoW Metalic Gold Glitter Embossing Powder to add some Sparkle!! I then added some Glitter Nuvo Drops in Sunset to the holes for some Dimension!! I LOVE the way it turned out!! For the Leaves I Die Cut them from the Therm O Web Emerald Green Deco Foil Flock Sheets that I inked with some Lucky Clover Distress Oxide Ink for some Dimension!! Next I Die Cut the Flower Dies from Lawn Fawn Pastel Shimmer Cardstock and Regular Cardstock in Guava and Mermaid, Layering them together after Inking with Worn Lipstick, Ripe Persimmon and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Inks!! I used TE Peach Cardstock for the Centers of the Orange Flowers also Inking with Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide Ink!! I added Studio Katia Pearls and some Iridescent Jewels for some Sparkle and Shine!! I Die Cut the Foliage 3 Dies along with Flower Dies and Laurel Dies from some Green Envy Therm O Web Deco Foil Flock Sheets and Inked with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink and some White Latte Deco Foil Sheets and Inked with some Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Inks!! I used both iCraft Ultra Bond Adhesive and Gina K Designs Foam Squares to adhere the Flowers on Card Panel!! I Like adding Dimension to make the Bouquet more realistic!! I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment from Rosy Posy Dies onto some Black Cardstock with Versa Mark Ink and WoW Bright White Embossing Powder!! 

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
• One winner will receive a $5 Paper Smooches gift certificate

Now its your turn!! I CAN'T WAIT to see what you create!! 

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!! 

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA  💖

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