Raise the Bar Challenge

Hi all - checking in from sunny central Pennsylvania!

The groundhog says we have 6 more weeks of winter -

and with the winter we've had, I'll take it!

Been quite warm here lately!

Today's card was made for the challenge over at

Raise the Bar

We are being sponsored this week by

Melyssa Connolly, owner and illustrator for this company is so amazingly talented! I was privileged to be on her debut design team where I also met the awesome Thanh Vo. Thanks so much Melyssa! :) You can see all the amazing inspiration here on the Whimsie Doodles blog, and all of her wonderful images and cutting files here in the store. 

This week is a sketch challenge -

A very fun sketch - right??

Be sure to check out what the other
bartenders have done!

Thanh

Wanda

Joni
Peggy

Peggy is new to the team, and such a fabulous addition!!!

Welcome Peggy

Here is my card - 

Card details:

Stamps:  Dog Martini from Whimsie Doodles

Paper: BG Max & Whiskers, Aqua Mist, Choc Chip, White

Misc: nesties, twine

Thanks for stopping by today!

Giveaway

It’s time for a HUGE giveaway at

Paper and Such!!

We’ve had little giveaways here and there,

but this one is HUGE!

The winner of this prize package will receive –

2 Paper and Such sets of your choice

2 paper pads of your choice

1 bundle of every color twine we have in the store

a HUGE assortment of ribbon

(approximate value of $60)

I told you it was HUGE!!!

Here are the rules to enter ~

Go over to the store and look around, then come back here

and leave me a comment telling me what your favorite item is!

This gets you 1 entry into the drawing.

To receive additional entries, you may ~

 1.  Follow the Paper and Such blog, go back there and
leave a comment telling me you did that

2.  Follow Paper and Such on Facebook, go back there and 
leave a comment telling me you did that.

3.  Share this blog post somewhere else, go back and
 leave a comment telling me you did that.  (places to share
 would be -Facebook, your blog, a forum, etc)

4.  Sign up for our newsletter (over to the right on the main blog), 
go back and leave a comment for this as well. 

You can do 1 of the above, or all of them, it doesn’t matter. 

 Just make sure you leave a comment for each thing you do,

that is how you will be entered to win.

This contest will run until February 14^th, with the winner being announced

everywhere on February 15^th!

If we get to 500 followers on either the blog or Facebook, I’ll add to the prize pack,

so spread the word!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Ribbon Carousel Challenge

Time for a cool challenge at 

Ribbon Carousel

and to make it even better, it is being sponsored by

Paper and Such

the challenge for this week is to use non-traditional colors.

I decided to make a Valentine's Day card - in a non-

traditional blue/green combo....and I LOVE how it

turned out!

Card details:

Stamps: Kids Speak from Paper and Such

Paper: Chocolate Chip and Basic Grey Marjolaine

Ink: Versafine black

Misc: cork, PTI dies, buttons and twine

Raise the Bar

Whew.....been a while since I posted a card for the

Raise the Bar Challenge.
 I'm so happy to be back and joining

them for the weekly challenges.

This week, the challenge is to use circles!
Sometimes we get into a "funk" and everything looks
the same.  Or at least that happens to me! LOL

Have fun using circles this week to help RING in the new year!

my card ~

card info:

Stamps: Friendship sentiments -Paper and Such

Paper: Fine Linen, white, MME dp

Ink: Versafine black

Misc: twine, PTI impression plate, nesties

SALE

Huge sale at Paper and Such -

everything is on sale - absolutely no exceptions!

Map to Your Heart Challenge

I found a way cool challenge over at "Oh My Moxie Fab" -

A Map to Your Heart Challenge

The challenge is to use a map in your creation....

so I put my thinking cap on.

I couldn't find any maps in the house, or in the garage, or anywhere!

We tend to pull things up online to check things out, and

at some point - I must have disposed of all the maps in the house.

Anyways - I pulled up a map of Bedford County, PA -

which is where I am from....printed it out onto cardstock,

and this is what I came up with ~

I can't wait to find a reason to send it to someone!

This sketch is from the
Love My Tapes Sketch Challenge

The sentiment is from the Basketful of Flowers over at 

Paper and Such and it says "just strolling by to say hi"

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Challenge at Paper and Such

It's time for another challenge at 

Paper and Such

The first challenge of 2012 is a color challenge

be sure to play along - someone always wins a prize

and people always win badges!

My card -

details:

Stamps: Just Sayin' from Paper and Such

Paper: MME, Rustic White

Ink: Versafine black

Misc: ribbon, nesties, pearls, dimensionals

Blog Hop

It's blog hop day over at

Paper and Such

I've got a couple cards to share with you -
this first one was made with the set
Wild Rose

This second card is made with the set
Bitty Love

The Design Team has some awesome inspiration for you today!

Be sure to check out all of their blogs and leave as many comments as possible~

one random winner will win the entire release!

The more comments you leave - the greater your chances of winning!

Have fun hopping!

Paper and Such Design Blog

Julie Smith  (you are here)

Janice Melton

Kim O'Connell 
Amber Hillman
Pattie Goldman
Kendra Sand
Meredith Winston
Stephanie Mino
Naomi Gong
Mindy Young
Paper and Such Design Blog

Thanks for stopping by today!

Just a Little Peek!

It's that time of month - time to see some

Paper and Such stamps coming out!

This little set I'm showing you today will be

PERFECT for those little Valentines in your life!

My card is a 3x3 card ~

The set is called Bitty Love -

and will be available on January 9th!!

Keep an eye on the blog for some other sets

we're peeking for ya!

Paper and Such Challenge

Time for a quickie challenge over at

Paper and Such

I know we all seem to be short on time

around the holidays - so this weeks

challenge is to make a

CAS, real quick like, last minute

Christmas card!!

Remember there is always a prize!!

Have fun with this!

Here is my card -

Card details:

Stamps: Christmas Flowers from Paper and Such

Paper: kraft, aqua mist

Ink: versafine black

Misc: MS snowflake punch, rhinestone

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!