Paper Smooches SPARKS ~ Anything Goes Challenge!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm here to share the New Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge with you!! This week we are back with an ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE!!  ;)  I just LOVE the New Roses Dies and knew I had to use them for my card this week!! I have LOVED all of the BEAUTIFUL Inspiration that the Paper Smooches DT has shared and I thought it would be FUN to try something with them that I hadn't seen done yet!!?? I wanted to use some Printed Vellum!! Tim Holtz has one of the most BEAUTIFUL Printed Vellum Paper Pads I have EVER seen called "Wildflowers"!! I decided to Die Cut the Dies which is the outline shape of the flower in Kraft Cardstock and then back them with the Printed Vellum!! I just traced around the Die onto the Vellum and then I cut inside the outline by about 1/8 all the way around the Image and I had my shape!! I Inked the edges of the Flower Outline first just to add some more interest to the Flowers and then glued the Vellum to the back!! Once they were adhered I decided they needed little more of something!!?? So I traced along the flower outline with my Glue Pen and then added some Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter and I LOVE the way that they turned out!! I added some Foam Tape to the back of the Flowers making sure to hid it behind the outline and then added the Leaves!! I took a Distress Water Color Panel and Stamped my sentiment from the Paper Smooches Blossoming Buds Stamp Set with Versa Mark Ink and then added some Hero Arts White Embossing Powder!! Once heat set I added some Old Paper Distress Ink that I watered down and created a Water Colored Panel!! I took some Gold Acrylic Paint and watered it down with some of my Old Paper Distress Water Color and added a few Splatters for some extra dimension and contrast!! Once those were dry I added the Flowers and a few Pretty Pink Posh Crystal Sequins and some Gold Thread and my card was done!!

I hope you'll stop by to see what the rest of the AMAZING Paper Smooches SPARKS DT created for the challenge this week and that you'll be able to find the time to play along with us!!??
Katie

Larissa--you're here!!

Lori

Lynn
Savannah

Don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details. You'll have until March 7th to link up your Project for a chance to win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Paper Smooches Store!! WHOOP WHOOP!! With the New March Release just becoming available I KNOW you'll want to win a chance to shop!! =)
I'm linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog too!!

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

Paper Smooches SPARKS ~ Anything Goes Love Card!! =)

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Hello!!
We are starting a New Challenge over on the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge Blog this week and its ANYTHING GOES!! =) I CAN'T wait to see what you create!!
I thought it would be FUN to create a SPECIAL Valentine's Day Card for my Mother!! I wanted her to know How MUCH I LOVE her and I decided to use SEVERAL Paper Smooches Products to create my card!! I've used the Paper Smooches Lovely Thoughts, Lots of Love Stamp Sets, and the Squared Die, Roses Dies, Heart Dies, Always & Forever Dies!!
I die cut my Rose and then used the Lovely Thoughts stamp set to add some highlights to my Rose!! These aren't actually sized to be used together, but when I was playing around I realized that the Stamps were actually just the PERFECT size for the Highlights so I used some White Hero Arts Ink and stamped the highlights!! Then I took a Colored Pencil and added a Darker Pink color then blended it all together using some Gamsol!! I then colored over just the Highlight spots with a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker to add even more light to those areas!! I LOVE the look it gives to the Die Cut Rose and Leaves!!  I then stamped and embossed my sentiment and then layered the Forever Die Cut for a shadow!! I added a few Hearts and Sequins and my Card was done!!  =)

I hope you'll visit the rest of the AMAZING Paper Smooches SPARKS DT Blogs to see what they have created for the challenge this week!!
Katie
Larissa--you're here!!
Lori
Lynn
Savannah
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you had a FABULOUS VALENTINE'S DAY WEEKEND!!  =)

COUNTRY-HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)