Today I'm excited to be guest designing for
Paper Sweeties which is owned by one of the sweetest ladies out there, Debbie Marcinkiewicz. Paper Sweetie's is having a Designer Hop all this week, with a new designer revealed each day. Be sure to leave a comment over there each day because Debbie's going to give a $20 store credit to one commenter.
The Sweeties are an adorable collection of paper doll themed stamps. There are several different figure choices and all sorts of great outfits/accessories.
My first card uses Emma (I love her piggy tails) and the You Are Special set. I really pinked this one up using Glitz's Hello Friend collection, and some pink seam binding. This is destined for Ellie, whose favorite color is pink.
There's a little bit of sparkle from the AC Glitter tape that I added to mat the sentiment piece. The little heart button was from my stash, and the doily is from Curtsey Boutique.
Now I realize that paper dolls aren't for everyone, but there are still lots of great images and sentiments that are good for all occasions. This next card is a much more CAS style using the accessory images from the Happy Fall Ya'll set and sentiment from the So Proud of You set.
I first lightly sponged the background with blue ink. The kites are colored with Spectrum Noir markers, and I used a light turquoise on the clouds. I managed to dry out the lightest shade of turquoise, which is what I normally use. My work around was that as soon as I finished tracing the clouds in the second lightest turquoise, I went over the edge of the line with the blender pen to make it more subtle.
For the kite tails, I used a technique that I saw
here, where you push washi down, lightly cut around the shape with a craft knife, and peel the excess away. Not the easiest to do with tiny shapes, but I love the effect.
Thanks so much for coming by today. Don't forget to head over to the
Paper Sweetie's blog, you could win a $20 credit to the store!
Supplies Used
Card 1
Paper/Cardstock: Glitz - Hello Friend 6x6 paper pad; CTMH - White Daisy, Desert Sand, and Parchment cardstock
Stamps: Paper Sweeties: Emma and You are Special
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Other: Spectrum Noir markers; American Crafts - Glitter Tape; Polka Dot Whimsy - Seam Binding; Curtsey Boutique - Doily; The Twinery - Blossom twine; Close to My Heart - Dimensional Foam Tape - Uniball - White Signo Gel Pen; Tombow - Mono Adhesive; Therm-o-web - Zots adhesive; Kuretake - Glue Pen
Card 2
Paper/Cardstock: Bazzill - Wax Lips Card Shoppe Cardstock; CTMH - White Daisy Cardstock
Stamps: Paper Sweeties - Happy Fall Ya'll and So Proud of You
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Other: Spectrum Noir Markers; October Afternoon - Woodland Park washi tape; CTMH - Dimensional Foam Tape; Tombow - Mono Adhesive