Paper Hugs

Zva Creative February DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and the Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special!

There is now an added twist to our blog hops, YAY!  As you know, Zva offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project. 

The Blog Hop begins here and I will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ...YAY! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, February 28th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, March 1st and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, March 2nd on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on here as well. We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.

Zva: FL01CB111, CR02CA116, bulk flowers

Zva: PE03CA110, bulk flowers

Zva: CRB03CA116, bulk flowers

The blog hop begins here

Your next stop is here: Tara Orr

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Tara is linking to:Windy Robinson

Windy is linking to:Julianne McKenna-De Lumen

Julianne is linking to:Gail Lindner

Gail is linking to: Susan Lui

Susan is linking to:Ingrid Danvers

Ingrid is linking to:Camilla Ekman

Camilla is linking to:Lou Collins

Lou is linkng to:Angelica Franssen

Angelica is linking to:Teri Anderson

Teri is linking to:Nancy Doren

Nancy is linking to:Guiseppa Gubler

Guiseppa is linking to:Jillian Deiling Cassity

Jill is linking to:Tomoko Takahashi

Tomoko is linking to:Carole Maurin

Carole is linking to:Benedicte Raphalen

Benedicte is linking to:Tanya Tahir

Tanya is linking to:Lisa Johnson

Lisa is linking to:Jolanda Meurs

Jolanda is linking back here

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us

Paper Crafts Go-to Sketches

Hooooray...another special issue that revolves around designers sketches!!

I submitted some sketches to be considered for the latest Paper Crafts special issue and 10 were chosen.  They are numbers 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82.  You can see them all HERE, and HERE is where you can submit your CARDS to Paper Crafts magazine.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

xo

just roll with it...

is a sentiment found on a March stamp release that you will find at Paper Smooches on March 1st :)

Hero Arts bike stamp...Frog's whiskers polka dot background stamp and the PS sentiment that I mentioned above

I colored the bike black with a Sakura micron pen

*FF Of all the restaurants that are opened, 90% of them fail in the first year. Of the remaining ones that survive, 90% of those fail in the second year* (shesh...so glad that I didn't go into the restaurant business)

I hope that I have inspired you today :)

have a fabulous day sweet friends!

xo

Peace...

Hey everyone :)

I am busy getting ready for the Paper Smooches release day at 12:01 am MT on March 1st...and I simply cannot WAIT to show what I have been up to!

I admit it...I suck at heat embossing!! That was until my sweet friend pointed out what I was doing wrong.  I was lifting my stamp quickly and it would always leave a mess somewhere on my image when I added powder.  She told me to lift gently and it made alllll the difference.  Now I don't cringe when I heat emboss any more.

Pretty Phrases stamp, American Crafts embossing powder, Versamark pad

*FF Honey is used as a center for golf balls and in antifreeze mixtures*

KISS

Keeping . It . Simple . Silly

just layered Echo Park papers and stickers...the sweet products do all the hard work :)

I know that you looooove blog candy...and I happen to know where you can find some.  (Paper Smooches are involved)

Scrapbook & Cards Today blog

Paper Smooches Facebook page

don't walk...RUN :)  see you over there

*FF Australia has had stamps that actually look like gems. In 1995 and 1996 they used a special technology to make the stamps look like diamonds and opals* (WAY coooool)

have a great weekend friends

my CPS card...

Supplies:
stamps: Paper Smooches (Falling For You)
ink: Fresh Ink
paper: Cosmo Cricket, My Mind's Eye, Melissa Frances, Echo Park
die cut: Lawn Fawn
scalloped border punch: Stampin' Up!
pen: Sakura

The fun is still going on over at the Card Positioning Systems (CPS) blog

*FF The phrase "Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride," actually originates from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash from 1924* (k, is that just mean?)

xo

Scrapbook & Cards Today

you have all heard of this fabulous magazine right?  If not, what are you waiting for?  please visit them HERE

I will be contributing to their blog this week...I'm offering up a challenge, a technique and a giveaway!

This card follows today's challenge.  You will need to visit the SCT blog to find out more.  I used Birthday Buddies, Paper Smooches stamps and grey ink

Here's another blast from my past...I created a card for the CPS (Card Positioning Systems) challenge Blog today.  It's their 4th Anniversary. (congrats CPS)  I was one of the original designers and had a blast playing along with such a talented group!.  Here's the sketch (and my new card)

*FF Some cultures kiss by biting off each other's eyelashes* (yeah, no thanks)

Happy Valentine's Day everyone

xo

anyone sick?

well, I hope not...but something's going arund and messing everyone up around here...shoo-germs-shoo!

could this green dude help?

*FF MacDonalds fries are made with beef flavoring* (huh?)

have a "healthy" weekend friends

(hugs)

do you like a challenge?

Today my Splitcoast challenge is an EASY one...use BIRTHDAY products on your project.  Here's mine:

here's the challenge thread where you can see all of the details.  And  a link to the Splitcoast gallery filled with birthday lovliness!

*FF In the Netherlands, there are special traffic lanes for bicycles. There are approximately 17,000 kms of cycle lanes with special bicycle traffic lights* (ahhhh, sounds wonderful)

xo

Birthday cards...

do you have some on hand?

I just found out that I don't have a single one...huh?

My cute friend Karolyn is celebrating her Birthday today and I had a heck of a time finding a card for her...ugh, am I serious?  Why don't I sit down to crete a new one?  My gosh I don't know....and I don't get it either.  I found one, wrote in it, sealed it a few minutes ago and can't remember what card I found.  (sacking head) I am sure that she will mention the non-coordinating envelope, LOL.  K, so we haven't stopped at Starbuck's yet, I am going with that.

Here is an OLD Birthday card that I found in my archive

enjoy:

anyone recognize those ancient products?

This was back in the day when I scanned my projects.  I wish there was a date on it

*FF There are places in Saskatchewan called Elbow, Eyebrow, and Drinkwater*

xo