Thanks So Much Friend w/ Paper Smooches & Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Hop!!

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HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!! 

I'm sharing this SWEET Thanks So Much Friend Card that I've made for both the Paper Smooches Thank You Themed Challenge and the Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Hop!! I can't believe how FAST this week is flying by!! I have SO MANY Cards to share, and just a few more days to get them ALL in!! EEKKK!! Here's my Card for today!! 

SQUEAL!! How SWEET is this Coffee Bumble Bee!! I just LOVE her!! I started by Stamping and Embossing the Image from the Caffeinated Stamp Set!! I Stamped with Vera Fine Black Onyx Ink and them Embossed with WoW Embossing Clear Gloss Powder!! 

I Colored the Image using Copic Markers 

(Wrap: Y00, Y15 & YR23   Cheeks: R00 & RV11  Cup & Lid: N6, N4, N2 & N0   Glasses: B00 & BG10)  

Then I Fussy Cut the Image out!! I Die Cut the Wings and the Antenna from the Build a Bug Die Set!! These Images are the PERFECT Scale for the Coffee Cup!! I Die Cut the Wings from some Pearlescent Vellum from Lawn Fawn and Inked them with some Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Ink using an Ink Dauber for some Dimension!! I used Black Cardstock for the Antenna layering 3 together for a sturdier thickness!! Then I adhered them to the Coffee Cup!! I added some White Gel Pen Details and then added some Foam Tape to the back for some Dimension!! I Die Cut the Friend Die from some Honeycomb Patterned Paper and then layered it with a Black Cardstock for a Shadowed effect!! I LOVE the way it POPS off the Card Panel!! I Stamped and Embossed the Thanks So Much Sentiment from the Graceful Beauties Stamp Set!! 

I wanted to add some Pops of Red to create a Visual Triangle and to make it more of a feminine Design!! I Die Cut the Bitty Bows from some Therm O Web Toner Sheets that I foiled with some Gina K Designs Radiant Red Fancy Foil!! Then I Die Cut the Flowers from some Cherry Pop Cardstock using the Mini Flowers Die Set!! I Layered the Flowers together and added some Pearls to the  Centers!! I LOVE finding CUTE ways to combine the Products in my Stash to create unexpected Cards and this one REALLY Screams Summer and just makes me SMILE!! 

I hope I've INSRED you to look at what you have a create a SWEET Critter!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you'll join in the FUN for SEVERAL chances to WIN!! 

Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! 

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA  🐝
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Paper Smooches SPARKS Designer Drafts Challenge!! =)

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Hello!!
I hope you're ALL having an AMAZING Weekend!!?? Beckett is on Spring Break, so we were able to get away with some of our Friends and their Kiddos and go Skiing!! It has been just BEAUTIFUL ALL Weekend!! Beckett was SO AMAZED at how it was 76 Degrees at our house in Nebraska and then we traveled just 61/2 hours to Nederland/Eldora Colorado in the Mountains and it was Snowing and 30 Degrees!! It is SO FUNNY how different it can be just miles away!! =)
I'm stopping in to share the New Paper Smooches SPARKS Designer Drafts Challenge!!
I LOVE the sketch for this week and decided to use some of the Newly Released Goodies for my Card!! I've used the Graceful Beauties and Fanciful Frames Stamp Sets and the Butterfly Duet Die Set, Fringe Die, and the Gift Tags Die Set!!

I started by stamping the Largest Butterfly from the Graceful Beauties Stamp Set with Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and then I covered it in Judikins Sticky Stuff Embossing Powder!! I added the Melissa Francis Vintage Glass Glitter and then Fussy Cut it out!! I layered an Oatmeal Meal Cardstock Butterfly and a Vellum Butterfly using the Butterfly Duet Die Set on top and then added a Confetti Heart Piece from Pretty Pink Posh to finish it off!! For the Fringe I folded some Packing Paper to fit just inside of the Fringe Die so that I could extend the length of the Fringe to fit the entire length of my card!! I LOVE being able to Stretch the uses of my Dies!! =) Then I stitched it along with a couple Sequins to the top part of my card front panel using my Sewing Machine!! I then Die Cut the Second Largest Tag from the Gift Tags Die Set also from some  Oatmeal Meal Cardstock and Vellum and then Stamped and Embossed my Sentiment from the Fanciful Frames Stamp Sets using Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and Ranger Ultra Clear Embossing Powder!! I added my layered Butterfly and a Bow and layered it on top of the Fringe Border!! I LOVE how it turned out!! =)
I hope you'll join us this week for the Challenge and stop by the rest of the AMAZING Paper Smooches SPARKS Design Team Blogs to see what they have created using the FUN New Designer Drafts Sketch!!

Katie Gehring

Larissa Heskett~you're here!!

Lori Tecler

Lynn Mangan

Savannah O'Gwynn

You'll have until March 28th at 11:59 PST to enter a Project and Play along with the Designer Drafts Sketch Challenge for a chance to win!! Our PS Pros receive a $30 credit to the Paper Smooches store!! Can't wait to see what you create!! =)

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a Fabulous Week!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)