Happy 7th Anniversary Paper Sweeties!

Welcome to a happy celebration!

Paper Sweeties is marking their 7th year. Applause applause!

And congratulations! 

I'm so honored to join the festivities with a special card,

and a favorite of mine, featuring Abigail.

Abigail's been around since the beginning. She and all the dolls have outfits 

and settings fit for a queen, or in this case, a mermaid!

Mermaid Wishes is a new set I've fallen for. That fish tail! I just 

had to glam it up!

The shell border was stamped, Copic colored and fussy cut.

'Sea' background: Distress Oxide Ink blending, water splashed, and white paint 

splatters. 

Anniversary banner: PS Hello Friend

The bubbles 'HAPPY' and 'anniversary' sentiment from an older

set, Happy Everything.

That's right! A 100.00 gc is the big prize to a lucky follower!

All the deets on the Paper Sweeties Blog.

Good luck, and go join the fun!

Happy 7th Anniversary Paper Sweeties!

Wishing you...

Happy to play along with Lizzie, at PTI with a wonderful tutorial on Matting with Glitter.

All the Halloween cards are happily in the hands of their recipients, so it's full on Christmas mode!

Betsy's kit has not left the craft table since it's arrival. 

Great fun to add glitter to any project. Loved Lizzie's quick and easy method.

Noted A2 Scallop dies. 

Martha Stewart Glitter applied with score tape, and a bit on the roses too.

Happy crafting!

Make It Monday #301: Matting With Glitter

A Day of Marbling

Good Monday to you, (hope it's a good one!).

Playing along with Cas Mix Up's Challenge,

Stamping + Marbling + Your Choice.

I was visiting Marcia Hill's blog,  (Marcia's Stampin' Pad),

and was treated to a craft I hadn't done for ages, marbling. Marcia's blog

is full of great tips if you've never done this.

I followed her lead, and used Gina K's video 

that gives easy to follow directions.

note: Cas's Challenge blog has several sites for more techniques

and directions if you don't want to use shaving cream.

One warning: marbling is addicting! As you can see, just couldn't stop!

The Coverplate Sunflower (PTI) cut through my marbled paper, 

once it was dry.

I emboss stamped 'blessings' in black on vellum,

added PTI's birthday swoosh, 

and added a thin outer frame (PTI's Pretty Frame).

But like I said, just couldn't stop!

The marbling technique I used was to squeeze droplets of ink refill onto a 

paper plate filled with shaving cream.

You cut through the droplets with a knife or stick,

gently swirling the color through the foam.

I was going for a fall color scheme, and used

PTI refill colors: Terracotta Clay, Saffron Spice, Hawaiian Shores & 

Green Parakeet.

Frame is MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles

Leaves: PTI: Leaf Prints

Sentiment: PTI's Color Pop Autumn.

Last 2 cards used positive and negative die cuts

Simple one layer card using PTI's Best Birthday Die.

Stamped with sentiment from PTI's Fancy Pants Sentiments.

Couldn't let the negative portion go to waste! 

Added glitter paper to the balloons, and zing embossed Happy Birthday, with Mustard.

A bit of glitter on the rims of balloons and letters of my sentiment.

Play along with Cas Mix Up here:

CAS Mix Up September Reminder

A Day of Marbling

Good Monday to you, (hope it's a good one!).

Playing along with Cas Mix Up's Challenge,

Stamping + Marbling + Your Choice.

I was visiting Marcia Hill, from Marcia's Stampin' Pad,

and was treated to a craft I hadn't done for ages, marbling. Marcia's blog

is full of great tips if you've never done this.

I followed her lead, and used Gina K's video 

that gives easy to follow directions.

note: Cas's Challenge blog has several sites for more techniques

and directions if you don't want to use shaving cream.

One warning: marbling is addicting! As you can see, just couldn't stop!

The Coverplate Sunflower (PTI) cut through my marbled paper, 

once it was dry.

I emboss stamped 'blessings' in black on vellum,

added PTI's birthday swoosh, 

and added a thin outer frame (PTI's Pretty Frame).

But like I said, just couldn't stop!

The marbling technique I used was to squeeze droplets of ink refill onto a 

paper plate filled with shaving cream.

You cut through the droplets with a knife or stick,

gently swirling the color through the foam.

I was going for a fall color scheme, and used

PTI refill colors: Terracotta Clay, Saffron Spice, Hawaiian Shores & 

Green Parakeet.

Frame is MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles

Leaves: PTI: Leaf Prints

Sentiment: PTI's Color Pop Autumn.

Last 2 cards used positive and negative die cuts

Simple one layer card using PTI's Best Birthday Die.

Stamped with sentiment from PTI's Fancy Pants Sentiments.

Couldn't let the negative portion go to waste! 

Added glitter paper to the balloons, and zing embossed Happy Birthday, with Mustard.

A bit of glitter on the rims of balloons and letters of my sentiment.

Play along with Cas Mix Up here:

CAS Mix Up September Reminder